Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 324 is unleashing its poisonous predictions again!

"Thank you all for your hard work. I've brought some gifts to visit you all!"

Looking at the Anaheim employees who were being tormented by his arrival, Makarius felt that being a leader was great. Just like now, he was walking in the middle of a wide road, escorted by federal military police, with a group of engineers and other related personnel forcing smiles on both sides of the road.

When Markarius waved with a smile, the engineers had to smile, clap, and even cheer.

While the Federation may not practice a personality cult, it's unlikely that the Federation would not practice one. In fact, federal congressmen and generals would love for even more enthusiastic applause, and it would be even better if a few young and beautiful girls fainted while screaming.

If it were Zeon, the requirements would be even stricter. With such a small number of people welcoming them, Commander-in-Chief Gihren would definitely have the person in charge shot.

On the contrary, Brigadier General Macarius, the great savior of the Federation and an outstanding guard of the Federation Army, had very low requirements. He only needed a few people to make it lively, and he didn't make it for nothing. Each technician received a bag of rice and a barrel of oil!

Meanwhile, O'Sullivan, the head of von Braun, was waiting at the door. He could put on airs in front of Mark Bay, but not in front of Makarius. In addition to his series of military positions, the most important thing about Makarius was that he had considerable authority to advise on the management of the Federation's military equipment. Although the Federation might not necessarily want the equipment he approved, it certainly wouldn't want the equipment he opposed.

Then, seeing Makarius approaching, O'Sullivan immediately put on a professional smile and stretched out his hands to greet him, only to feel a weight in his hands.

"Uh? Brigadier General Klinney, what's this?"

Looking at the flour in his arms and the oil jug hanging from his hand, O'Sullivan was completely at a loss; he had never seen anything like this before.

"The gifts are for everyone. After all, Anaheim is a very important private company in the Federation and is responsible for military equipment research and development. It's only natural for me to come and offer my condolences. Besides, the New Year is just over six months away!"

"Thank you so much!"

O'Sullivan hurriedly tossed his things to his secretary and then led Makarius toward the company's reception room.

After having a few sips of tea and some snacks, Makarius got up again and went with O'Sullivan to the research and development base of the Advanced Business Development Department.

"We have specifically strengthened the defenses of the research and development facility, including a new armored dome and additional guards, to prevent a tragedy like the last one from happening again!"

Outside the research and development base, O'Sullivan didn't forget to introduce the GOOZAKs walking around outside the base and the guards on the road. Those GOOZAKs should be the first batch of mobile suits produced by Anaheim. After being rejected by the Federation Army due to performance defects, they were reused to guard the base. However, Makarius's attention was on the huge armored dome that looked like a pyramid.

Because that thing looks exactly like the Nod Brotherhood's Savior Factory, with its black armor shell on all four sides and pyramid-like shape. It wouldn't be surprising if a Savior Macarius walked out of it the next second.

However, from another perspective, this thing is similar to the Savior Factory, since both can produce huge war machines. However, compared to the Savior, GP03D is obviously more to Markarius's liking.

Upon entering the armored dome, Amuro, who was following behind Macarius, exclaimed in amazement. Following his gaze, one could see a massive steel body with a pale yellow base being fixed to a support frame. The thing was so huge that the shadow cast by the light covered most of the floor.

"I bet Captain Cuvatolo will cry!"

"It's alright, that guy's just a wild boar, he can't handle fine food. Even if he serves in the military, it has nothing to do with him!"

We Gundams also need our own unique American-style bullying!
"So, how is the assembly progressing?"

"Ninety percent of it is complete, and testing is expected to begin in a week!"

O'Sullivan quickly stepped forward to introduce them.

“Very good, very good, Mr. O’Sullivan. Speaking of which, there have been quite a few criticisms of you from within the Parliament and the Federal Army, saying that you are not firm in your stance and lack a sense of responsibility. Some members of parliament even wanted to investigate you. However, I now believe that their accusations are unfounded and baseless!”

"They should come here and see how much you've worked for the Federation, Mr. O'Sullivan. You've done a great job!"

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work! It's all what I should do!"

O'Sullivan was all smiles on the outside, but inside he was cursing nonstop.

What kind of criticism from members of parliament and opposition from the federal army? The biggest opposition is clearly you. And now you're starting to bring this up. Many of the members of the federal parliament rely on Anaheim for their livelihood. How dare they have any opinions about Anaheim?

Although Anaheim is morally corrupt and of low quality, it must be admitted that their technological prowess is unparalleled. You can say Anaheim is bad, but you can't say they are incompetent. After being updated with the new Gundam Nim alloy, this new GP03D is more like the Ship of Theseus than an update or reinforcement, because its core has been basically replaced with a new design.

Firstly, the issue of operational delays in the mecha has been largely resolved. While some delays still exist, they are mostly due to the mecha's size rather than design or manufacturing problems. After all, with the particle cannon installed, this thing reaches a length of 140 meters. Keep in mind that the length of a typical mobile suit...

With the adoption of the new Gundam Nim alloy, the weight of GP03D has been reduced to a certain extent. The extra tens of tons allow the mobile suit to be taller, faster, and stronger, and there is no need to worry about structural reinforcement issues.

Of course, this big guy looks mighty, but it's just a body without a brain to control it. Even if it could destroy a star with one shot, it would still be a piece of scrap metal.

Its brain is the RX-78GP03S Gundam Prototype Unit 3 (nicknamed Orchis). Although this Gundam is inferior to the Mk2 Gundam and Z Gundam in terms of combat skills, that is only in terms of its overall strength. Moreover, under normal circumstances, this unit will not be deployed in stand-alone mode, but must be combined with the weapon system "Orchis".

Only after the two are combined can this machine be called the RX-78GP03D Gundam Prototype Unit 3 (Dendrobium).

Compared to the calyx, the stamens underwent fewer improvements, mainly in the electronic systems. The power plant and armor were not significantly modified; in other words, the conventional weapons were replaced.

As for its maneuvering equipment, there is absolutely no need for modification, because the stamen has installed many attitude control rockets in various parts of the fuselage, and the docking racks on the waist and "calyx" have also been considered to add large propulsion devices such as docking side maneuvering wings. With the linkage of the limbs, it can also achieve high-level motion performance with AMBAC effect, thereby greatly improving its balance and maneuverability.

To put it bluntly, with all the technological advancements, this machine's maneuverability wouldn't be outdated even in 0087!
In the research and development factory, Macarius unceremoniously sat on the already developed male core and personally experienced it. The attitude control rockets made the entire machine feel quite light to operate, but in terms of operation, Macarius felt that this thing was just like the Phantom Gundam.

Amuro was full of praise after trying it out. The only pity was that the calyx was not yet fully assembled, and the data of its weapon arsenal was not recorded in the virtual mode. Therefore, there was no way to experience it.

"Two triple-launcher large missile pods, four 84-tube miniature missile pods, and four 108-tube miniature missile pods, boss, that firepower is enough to send the entire battle group into the sky, right?" "You haven't mentioned that beam particle cannon yet!"

Marcarius knew what Amuro wanted to say just by looking at his gleaming eyes.

"After I start my service, I'll come on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and you'll come on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays?"

"What about Sunday?"

"Put it in the warehouse and let Cuvatoro drool!"

"make a deal!"

The two tacitly agreed on their usage time. They didn't even consider whether the machine could serve under Markarius after it entered service, because there was no need to. Dendrobium was designed as a machine for base defense, and what was the most important military base of the Federation in the entire universe? It was none other than Luna II!
Since Luna II is so close to Side 7 and the Pezen base, it must be placed in Macarius. Where else can it be placed? Should it be placed in Side 3 under the nose of Ramball?
The old man was already furious at the sight of that satellite cannon controlled by the Federal Army, and now that he's looking at this thing, he's probably going to throw up his hands and faint!
After inspecting the Dendrobium orchids, Makarius also inspected the regular production line in Anaheim, which is responsible for producing riot control Gorzaku for the Federation Army. It is currently operating at full capacity, working day and night to meet the needs of the front-line troops.

"Speaking of which, while your riot control Zaku is good, shouldn't you also be working on developing new mobile suits?"

"Yes, and I heard that you also offered some suggestions?"

"I suppose so. After all, Zeon-type mobile suits are quite distinctive. I personally quite like the one-eyed mobile suit. However, it seems that it's rare to see such mobile suits on the battlefield now, which is really unfortunate! But if the new mobile suits in Anaheim have excellent performance, I think the Federation Forces will definitely purchase them!"

"Then we certainly won't let you down!"

"Then I'll wait!"

"Oh, Mr. O'Sullivan, how's the progress on the new Gundam mobile suit in Anaheim?"

"This one……"

O'Sullivan hesitated. If Makarius had asked him earlier, he might have leaked a couple of unimportant pieces of information, perhaps in exchange for some information about the Naval Strategic Research Institute.

But now that the new Gundam-type mobile suits have a new purpose, naturally nothing can be leaked.

"If it's classified, then pretend I didn't ask!"

Seeing O'Sullivan remain silent, Makarius also revealed a bright smile. He guessed that if Rick Diaz were available, Anaheim would most likely give it to the Zeon. However, it didn't matter, since there were remnants of the Zeon using this thing in another timeline.

Seeing that Makarius no longer brought up the topic, O'Sullivan breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, Makarius suddenly spoke again.

"Speaking of which, we just looked at GP03. I remember the GP project was supposed to have four units, so where did GP04 go?"

"Well, because GP01 and GP04 have a high degree of overlap in design, we canceled the development of GP04 and then transferred the funds and personnel to GP03D!"

"I see. That's a bit of a shame. I remember your design included a beam machine gun for that machine!"

"That's easy. Our designers can quickly produce a finished product based on your needs, and then we'll hand it over together with the gp03d. What do you think?"

"I'm so sorry, thank you!"

"You're welcome. Actually, if you have any needs for customized weapons, you can also come to us. After all, the Naval Strategic Research Institute has limited resources!"

"You're right. Anaheim Electronics is indeed reliable. From now on, if I hear any more accusations against you, I'll slap them. After all, our business can't do without a pillar of the nation like Anaheim! I'll have to bother you a lot from now on."

"No problem, just leave it to us! We guarantee to meet your needs as soon as possible!"

Looking at O'Sullivan, Makarius nodded with a sigh. He's a good man, but unfortunately, good people don't always get good rewards.

"Um, Mr. O'Sullivan, thank you for your sponsorship. I don't have any good gifts, so how about this pistol for you!"

"Then I'll accept it!"

"I have a feeling this guy won't be long before he dies!"

Seeing that Makarius and O'Sullivan were already so close they were practically inseparable, Amuro quietly whispered to Yudin and Nagase Hotaru.

"Don't just feel it, it is! And believe it or not, that guy might just have to use that pistol!"

Are you so sure?

Looking at the unwavering Nagase Hotaru, Amuro was also amazed. So this is the tacit understanding of a family?

"Then why would he give the other guy a PPK? When have you ever seen that guy use one?"

"That's true!"

Amro shook his head. He suddenly felt a little sorry for O'Sullivan. After all, being Makarius's enemy was very unfortunate, because this guy would really scheme against you to death. Now, he had even started to arrange the way O'Sullivan would die. Would it be long before he could make his words come true and specify the time of O'Sullivan's death?
(End of this chapter)