Gundam 00: Rise of China

"Teacher, I'm so sorry to cause you trouble at the military headquarters again."

At a military base outside the Taliban capital, Xia Ya was respectfully conversing with his teacher, who was far away in the People's Revolutionary Union.

After all, the current situation in Taliban is completely different from what was originally planned, and dealing with Taliban is also more complicated than originally planned!

"Wang Ye, apart from that stingy General Jin, do you really think anyone in the military would criticize you?"

As if he had heard some huge joke, General Gao, who was also Wang Ye's mentor and guide, smiled elegantly in the video call.

With his hands clasped together on the sturdy table, General Gao stood ramrod straight, his gentle eyes bearing no resemblance to those of a steely soldier.

But what he said...

"I didn't really agree with the original plan; I only agreed in principle. I believe that most of the people present only acquiesced to the implementation of the original plan because of the worst-case scenario."

"But Wang Ye, you must understand what the significance of our People's Revolutionary Alliance is."

"Pushing other countries into hell for the sake of our own national interests is not something we, the People's Revolutionary Alliance, should do."

"For the future of all mankind, and to lead all mankind into a world of great harmony, sometimes necessary sacrifices are indeed required."

"We should be the ones to sacrifice, not those who need our help to save them."

"You did a great job this time, exceeding expectations and avoiding the worst-case scenario."

"After this incident, the higher-ups have a very good opinion of you."

"Teacher, this is what I should do."

With a look of being taught a lesson and an expression of admiration, Wang Ye humbly said.

However...

People who play tactics have dirty hearts.

Without dwelling too much on certain issues, Wang Ye moved on to another question.

"Has the headquarters reached a conclusion regarding the future path of Taliban?"

Given his unprecedented popularity in Taliban, Wang Ye felt that he was now qualified to speak on certain issues.

"Oh?"

The pleasantries were over, and General Gao suddenly became interested. Did his disciple have some better idea?

"That's right, teacher. I think we shouldn't focus too much on the military aspect of the Taliban issue."

His eyes sharpened, and Wang Ye solemnly expressed his well-considered opinion.

"What do you think about having the AEU focus its military efforts in Taliban, while we focus our efforts on Taliban's economy?"

"Hehehe."

Upon hearing this, General Gao's eyes lit up instantly, and his expression became increasingly satisfied as he looked at his disciple who was waiting for his reply.

"Wang Ye, oh Wang Ye."

"You have finally developed the magnanimity to transcend one country and now have a global perspective. Your future in the People's Revolutionary League is bound to be limitless."

As Wang Ye's teacher, General Gao, who already had similar ideas, almost instantly understood his disciple's cunning plan after Wang Ye revealed his intentions.

General Gao laughed heartily, filled with a sense of satisfaction that his successor was in the right place.

"In fact, the conclusion reached by the Supreme Command was also to prepare for economic development in Taliban."

"We are willing to leave military matters to the AEU to handle."

At this point, General Gao and Wang Ye exchanged a smile, realizing that neither of them, being seasoned veterans, would engage in such frivolous pursuits.

Hopefully, after the AEU has stumbled into the Taliban's mess, it won't be crying and saying it's quitting in the future...

"Teacher, there's one more thing."

They changed the topic again, and this time Wang Ye's question put General Gao in a very difficult position.

"I believe you have already seen the report on the previous Taliban campaign."

"Regarding Lieutenant Soma Piris's unusual behavior at the last moment, which was assigned to my command, I wonder if you have looked into any relevant information?"

Ever since Piris came to his side, Wang Ye had been waiting for an opportunity.

The conflict between Hallelujah and Piris's brain quantum waves is the best stepping stone in Wang Ye's plan.

Sure enough, General Gao opened his mouth in the video, as if he had something to say but hesitated to say it because he seemed to be worried about something.

Of course, he could see his teacher's predicament, but in order to understand his past life, he couldn't understand why the super soldier experiment would happen in the People's Revolutionary Alliance!

Wang Ye, who had clearly seen through it but pretended not to, continued speaking to himself.

"I saw Lieutenant Piris's medical report afterward, although Taliban is limited by technology and equipment."

"The conclusion that Lieutenant Piris was in perfect health was reached, but this only further fails to explain Lieutenant Piris's abnormal behavior at the time."

"I also spoke directly with Lieutenant Piris, and she only told me that she was in a lot of pain at the time, as if something was interfering with her nerves."

"She wouldn't tell me anything more."

"Based on the information she provided when she came to report to me, I privately concluded that Lieutenant Piris had a problem with his brain quantum waves."

"From daily contact, I also discovered that Lieutenant Piris's body showed signs of modification."

At this point, Wang Ye's expression slowly darkened. Under General Gao's calm gaze, he openly expressed his views on certain matters.

Show no mercy, leave absolutely no room for compromise.

"I don't think the People's Revolutionary League needs any unjust practices, and the People's Revolutionary League is far from needing to make those children sacrifice themselves."

"And if it really comes to that, even if we all die, we shouldn't cross the moral bottom line as human beings!"

"The glorious tradition of the People's Revolutionary League will not allow such a thing to happen. Do the relevant decision-makers and those in charge live up to their oaths from back then?!"

Major Wang Ye.

Seeing that his most prized disciple's words were becoming increasingly heated, General Gao quickly interrupted him.

Staring at Wang Ye's indignant expression, General Gao, who was usually refined and elegant, also showed a rare look of displeasure.

But don't misunderstand, he wasn't angry at Wang Ye, but at other things.

"Do you remember what I told you about Celestial Being before?"

"Having finally made up his mind on a certain matter," General Gao explained further.

"Our army suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Celestial Being's Gundams more than a decade ago?"

Wang Ye asked, feigning ignorance.

"Um."

After a moment's thought, General Gao was clearly organizing his thoughts.

"In fact, the Celestial Being organization more than ten years ago was just a trigger; the real root cause lies in the solar energy wars of much earlier times."

"At that time, Union's predecessor suddenly united with the vast majority of countries in the world to promote the complete denuclearization of energy, under the banner of human survival environment and future."

"Given the prevailing moral climate and the prevailing public opinion within the entire gravity circle, our country was forced to follow suit."

"At the time, our country thought it was just the Union making grand pronouncements again, just like with carbon dioxide emissions, merely an attempt to manipulate and interfere with other countries. Who could have imagined that after the draft resolution was passed?"

"Incredibly, they immediately and completely shut down and dismantled all nuclear energy-related facilities and institutions in the country."

"The predecessor of Union took the first step, and then the predecessor of AEU quickly followed suit, destroying all the already limited related resources within the country."

"This sudden situation not only caught our top leadership off guard, but also plunged our country into a very passive and turbulent period."

"Solar power generation systems may seem environmentally friendly and safe, but at best they are a supplementary energy source in the early planetary era and cannot be used as a primary energy source."

"Giving up atomic energy is tantamount to giving up the steps to explore the depths of space."

Following up on General Gao's words, Wang Ye directly shared his own opinion.