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

Chapter 55 Public opinion and confidentiality!
"There's still hope, Killian. Do you really think I'm an idiot?"

Killian looked at his father sitting high on the throne, then lowered his head, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and continued.

"There is indeed a chance of a turnaround. The Federation Army has won, but that doesn't mean the Federation has won. Don't forget, our Zabi family represents the righteous cause of the inhabitants of the universe!"

"Great justice, great justice! The Federation fleet is already approaching the gates of Zeon. What can your so-called great justice do?"

"It can help us overcome the current difficulties!"

Killian looked confident.

"Next, no matter what the federal army does, whether it's war or threats, we'll just accept it all and open the port to them. At worst, all the troops will stay at the garrison and be on standby. Letting the federal army fight smuggling and piracy for us is not bad!"

"Are you crazy, Killian?"

Dekin was stunned. If they did as Gihren said, Zeon would be defenseless against the Federation!
At that time, if the Earth Federation wants to kill the Zabi family, it won’t have to put in any effort. It just needs to drive the fleet to the edge of the satellite and fire a shot!
"I'm not crazy, father. This is for the outside world to see. It's our response to a series of events. Let the other side see how the Federation bullies us. Everything we do, whether it's the march or the uprising at the military academy, is just resistance because we're forced to do so!"

After hearing what Kilian said, Dekin's anger subsided a little, but he still didn't look at Kilian in a good mood.

"But what about our losses? If the Federation Army takes over defense, won't all our efforts for the Zabi family's great journey be in vain?"

"Will not!"

"The federal government and the federal army have never been of the same mind!"

And the fact is just as Gihren said, even in the Side 2 colony which is closest to the Federation, there are still people who are dissatisfied with the Earth Federation. Therefore, as the events of Zeon continue to spread outward, the sympathy of the space colonies for Zeon is also growing.

Although we have entered the cosmic age, humans still have many limitations in obtaining information, especially when it comes to hot events. Everyone would rather believe what they see and hear rather than official channels.

Just like the riots in Zim City, after a hard fight, the federal army restored order in Zim City and began to repair the damaged urban facilities to ensure the daily lives of residents. They even provided rations and tents to residents who suffered losses in their properties or personal property to ensure their temporary daily lives.

But in the eyes of many space residents, the Federation Army is still suppressing the citizens of Zim City, so some other sides also started supporting Zeon.

Of course, these side members know what time it is now and will definitely not organize large-scale marches and demonstrations. This would undoubtedly be dancing on the tense nerves of the federal army, fearing that the other side's tanks would not bombard enough, especially those side members who are close to the federal army. Even without the federal army being dispatched, the residents who support the federal army alone can give those guys a hard time.

Therefore, these activities are generally about donating money and materials to Zeon, and there are even interactions between schools. Residents of other sides donate the cash in their pockets without hesitation, or donate food and clothing, etc.

As for the Zeon Military Academy, they also received a large number of applications for admission, all of which were passionate young people from other sides. This age is the time for rebellion, and they usually don’t like the Federation soldiers on the street. Now they hear that someone has organized a riot at the Zeon Military Academy, so they wish they could grow wings and fly over to study.

The federal army is in a bit of an awkward situation at this moment!
After learning of the riot at the Zeon Military Academy, the First Fleet of the Federation Space Force stationed on Luna II immediately assembled a combat-ready fleet and, under the command of Rebil, headed towards Zeon to prevent a possible subsequent war.

Considering the possibility of a firefight with the Zeon Defense Force fleet, the Federation Fleet was very cautious, spreading out its battle formation and slowly moving towards the Zeon space. But the result was that Zeon opened its doors, and the two fleets that had been formed to compete with the Federation Army all returned to port. Officers were on leave, soldiers were on vacation, and everyone went home.

On the contrary, the Federation Army was cautious and nervous for a long time, like a thief. Therefore, the murderous fleet could only put away its battle formation and wait for orders outside the Zeon space. Rebil was also very clever and sent a document about the First Fleet's friendly visit to Zeon to the Federation Parliament and the Zeon President's Palace.

But no matter what, in the eyes of the outside world, the federal government really went too far. In the federal parliament, members from several other sides also expressed their opinions. They hope that the federal government can control the overreacting federal army. After all, the scale of that fleet is too terrifying, enough to destroy Zeon!

"Fuck, these guys are just eating other people's food and doing nothing for other people!"

In the cafeteria of the Guardian Banchi, when the TV news showed scenes of other Side residents donating money to Zeon, the Federation soldiers who were eating immediately began to greet the families of those residents.

In Zim City and Guardian Land, it was clearly Zeon who started the trouble. Our brothers shed blood, tears and sweat to settle the matter, and now you jump out and accuse us of being bad guys!
The bodies of those brothers who died in battle are still sleeping in body bags in the cold storage!
"We lost more than a hundred men, over a hundred of them. Damn it!"

Lieutenant Lecky, who was eating at the same table with Macharius, pounded the table angrily.

"Hey, Dragon Knight, why don't you react at all?"

Because of Macharius's outstanding performance in the battle that day, coupled with the overwhelming fighting style of Red Dragon No. 3, the federal army infantry cadets who witnessed all of this began to call Macharius the Dragon Knight. Then, the garrison soldiers of Side also followed suit.

"What kind of reaction do you want? It's as if the money you're talking about can be delivered to the Zeon people!"

Macharius didn't even raise his head as he concentrated on dealing with the fresh steak on the plate. This was all thanks to General Rebil. When the First Fleet arrived at the Guardian Land, it also delivered a large amount of fresh supplies. Originally, it was prepared as a reserve for the reinforcements that might arrive later. But now the war can't be fought, the reinforcements can't come, and these supplies can't be transported back, so everyone can only consume them desperately.

"These people are so happy to help Zeon, so when the Zeon people thank them in the future, just don't make a fuss!"

After swallowing the beef in his mouth, Macharius looked up at the TV and saw that the person appearing on the screen was a girl with tears in her eyes. She had just watched the video of the riot in Zim City and was shocked by the loss of Zeon civilians. She was now blaming the Federation Army, calling the soldiers a bunch of emotionless cold-blooded animals.

"If this happened in our hometown, I wouldn't even look at it and would just beat them up!"

A Federation Army sergeant from Siberia shouted, waving a small bottle of wine in his hand.

Then, cheers were heard all around.

"By the way, what happened after you shipped the computer back?"

After finishing his steak, Macharius ordered himself a plate of seafood risotto and a glass of freshly squeezed juice, then asked Lieutenant Lecky who was standing beside him.

"Don't mention it. After we carefully sent that thing back, we specially took out all the secrets of the intelligence squadron and prepared to crack the code. Guess what happened?"

"That guy, didn't he set a password?"

"That's right!"

"I've already connected the decoder to the computer, but when I plug it in, the computer boots up straight away without a password!"

"What then?"

"Then what's on the computer?" Lecky looked around and found that the other members of the Red Dragon Team sitting at the same table were looking at him eagerly. He could only swallow and speak in a low voice.

"According to the confidentiality principle, I can't say anything, so the following is my own monologue!"

"There's a ton of information in the computer, including Zeon's fleet formation, training schedules, personnel promotions, and other things. There's also some other blueprints and information about something called a motorcycle warrior. But since those things have been taken over by Fleet Command, they must be very important!"

"What about the safe?"

"Two boxes of cigars, some photos of the Zabi family, and tens of thousands of Hites in cash. Nothing else!"

"Ah, General Zeon, why are you still using our Earth Federation currency? Aren't their Zeon banknotes worth anything?"

"It's worth a damn!"

As a member of the intelligence department, Lakey obviously knew more about these trivial matters. He pointed to an untouched apple on the table. The apple was a little damaged because it was squeezed during transportation, so after receiving it, Lakey was ready to throw it away without even looking at it and replace it with a new intact one.

"Do you know how much this apple costs in Zim City?"

"One mark?"

"no!"

"That's ten marks?"

"neither!"

"This thing costs ten haites! And it's only available on the black market!"

"what?"

Now everyone in the Red Dragon team was shocked. You know, a glass of brandy in a bar is only three krubes and five krubes, and buying an apple on Earth or other sides only costs about fifty krubes. But in Zeon, the price has increased twenty times!
"You can't buy anything with Zeon Mark right now because there's nothing in the store. If Zeon people want to eat some cake or fruit, they can only buy it on the black market with Hite!"

"No wonder Dozle has so much money. But how can a Lieutenant General like him only have so little hidden money?"

"You think cigarettes and alcohol are free? That guy is enjoying special supplies from the federal government!"

"So, you will return these things to each other, right?"

"Well, the money will definitely be returned intact, but as for the cigarettes and alcohol, you know, it's normal to see some damage during the inspection!"

Lecky gave a very sheepish smile.

"I see. What you mean is that you've already broken up, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense! The Chief of Staff took half, and the Squadron Leader took the remaining half. We only got one each!"

"Damn it, you guys, the cesspool of the Dozle family is about to get into your hands and taste the saltiness!"

"The Chief of Staff got to taste it first!"

While several people began to make up wild history for Jodl, at this moment in the headquarters, Jodl was welcoming several special guests.

They are from Anaheim!
Anaheim Electronics, also known as Ae, is a giant company headquartered in Anaheim, California, North America. Its industries cover many fields, including military, civilian, manufacturing, aerospace, and even every aspect. For example, the portable game console in Macharius's backpack, or his insulated space water bottle, are also products of Anaheim.

In addition, a considerable amount of the Federal Army's technical equipment was also manufactured by Anaheim Corporation.

Naturally, their participation is also indispensable in the Federal Army's MS plan, or in other words, it is the Anaheim Company that is responsible for it!
The person who came to the Guardian's Land was the main person in charge of the MS Project, Major Timley. He was a student of Dr. Minovsky, one of the greatest scientists of the Universal Century, and had very rich attainments in physics.

Therefore, he was specially hired by the Federal Army as a major and began to lead the research and development of the Federal Mobile Suit.

However, because this was the first attempt to develop this epoch-making weapon, the project did not proceed very smoothly. Not only did problems arise frequently, but there were also many conflicts within the research team. Therefore, to this day, the Federation Army's mobile suits are just large-sized toys with no combat effectiveness at all.

However, as Macharius obtained Dozle's computer, the information about Zeon mobile suits stored in the computer naturally became the reference needed by the federal research team.

Originally, in order to protect the research team, Vice Admiral Gop of Gabro Base wanted to send the data to the experimental team, but Major Timre was too impatient, so they could only follow the First Fleet and secretly come to the Guardian's Land.

"The information is right here! Let me help you open it!"

Chief of Staff Jodl didn't know what these scientists were doing, but he had to obey the orders from above unconditionally, so even though Timre was a major, he had to listen to them!

However, facing the chief of staff's hospitality, several scientists didn't care at all, especially Timre, who directly pushed Jodel aside, sat down in front of the computer, and quickly browsed the information about Zeon mobile suits.

"Power, power, power, yes, that's it!"

Tim Lei scanned the information at a glance, his whole body twitching with excitement as if he had knocked ice.

"Great, great! The information on the Zeon people is really useful!"

"Is it useful? As long as it is useful!"

Chief of Staff Jodl was a liberal arts student and had no idea about all that messy stuff. He got a headache just looking at the data, but seeing the excitement of these scientists, he also became excited.

"This helps us a lot!"

(End of this chapter)