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Chapter 275 Movements of All Parties

"this……"

The group of researchers looked at each other, bewildered.

The theory of plasma weapons has existed for a long time, but in practice, it is fraught with difficulties and many technical barriers. Even these eccentric scientists, known for their madness, have not been able to overcome these barriers and reproduce it in reality.

At this time.

Another researcher raised a question: "By the way, was the pilot of that 'Strike Freedom' human or a dragon? I listened carefully to the audio transmitted back from the 'Moniach' just now, and I didn't hear any unusual sounds."

"Um……"

This is also an unanswerable question.

To be fair, they actually prefer the other to be a dragon.

After all, dragons are advanced beings with highly developed alchemy techniques, so losing to them isn't shameful. But what if humans already exist in this world, having mastered the cutting-edge technology to create Gundams, and we are completely unaware of it, unable even to fathom the underlying principles of their technology…

That would be too uncomfortable.

"...There's an old Chinese saying, 'Shame breeds courage.' I hope you all can learn from this incident and bring the equipment department's mechs to the world as soon as possible!"

Director Akadullah raised his fist as he concluded the discussion.

……

From this day forward.

A "mech craze" has swept through the Kassel Equipment Department.

The Mobile Suit Gundam series, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Transformers series... these mecha-related anime and film works were repeatedly played on the research institute's large screen. Many researchers even watched them on their tablets while having late-night snacks. Given their average age of over forty, the scene looked somewhat strange.

In addition, no fewer than five budget requests related to the mecha project were drafted and sent to Principal Angers' email address, leaving Angers speechless.

but……

Compared to the actions of those lunatics in the Equipment Department, what gave Angers a bigger headache was the "Gundam incident" itself.

The intelligence from Mans' side was sent to him almost immediately.

Angers had anticipated the possibility of failure, but he had never imagined it would fail in this way. This caught him completely off guard.

Therefore, he could only follow the conventional plan, sending more people to the Three Gorges area to investigate the situation on the spot, while he also rushed back to the academy to discuss with his old friend, the alchemy master Night Watchman, before deciding where to go next.

"perhaps……"

You could consider making a trip to a certain island nation that is geographically close to China.

—With so many types of mecha, why is it "Gundam" in particular?

This is a question worth considering.

Perhaps the answer to this question can be found in Japan, the country that created this animated series.

……

at the same time.

A small coastal town in southern China.

Inside a black sedan speeding along.

A similar scene is unfolding—

"What is this?"

A woman with incredibly long legs and eyes that were red and fiery red was curled up in the back seat, tidying her loose long hair while looking at the file bag handed to her by the person in front of her, and slightly raising her eyebrows.

"A new task just assigned by the boss."

The woman driving in front glanced at her in the rearview mirror and said casually, "I know you just came back from abroad, but this mission is urgent and needs to be carried out by professionals... There was a slight accident at 'Bronze City'. Constantine's urn was not successfully retrieved by the people from Kassel College, but was instead stolen by a Gundam modeled after 'Strike Freedom'."

"Without Constantine's flask, Norton might not be able to awaken as planned, which would be a very troublesome matter. So we need to go to Sichuan immediately to see who this person is and where he took Constantine."

"?"

The long-legged woman froze: "Wait a minute... what's a Gundam?"

"The 'General-Purpose Sustained Strategic and Tactical Mobile Weapon System,' abbreviated as 'Gundam,' is a Japanese anime. You must have heard of it, right? More detailed information is in that file folder. Take it out and look at it yourself."

"..."

Hearing the woman driving's account, the long-legged woman hesitated for a moment before glancing at the file folder on her lap. She opened it, glanced at it, and a look of surprise gradually spread across her face.

"An unidentified third party, capable of piloting a mecha that looks like a Gundam, suspected to be female... Are you sure the boss isn't joking with us? Would such a person really exist in reality? Even the Dragon King, I doubt..."

"Then you'll have to ask the boss. I'm just an employee like you."

The woman driving shrugged and teased her in a half-joking tone before continuing, after the long-legged woman remained silent, "Also, there's a document in that bag about an incident that happened in the Kanto region of Japan six months ago."

Because some netizens witnessed the scene and left behind photos and videos, the official explanation was that "new Ultraman stills were leaked by others." However, in reality, the Snake-Headed Eight Family was carrying out an expedition against the Demon Clan at the time...

With the former's words.

The long-legged woman pulled out the corresponding document.

They were a few not-so-clear photos. The photos showed a street in Japan, with a Japanese-written street sign standing at one corner. Through the obstruction of trees and buildings, a huge, dark red figure could be vaguely seen, standing in the distant sky, with flames flowing over it.

—This is clearly the scene of Uchiha Hikaru's first visit to the Dragon World, where he confronted the Demon Clan and activated Susanoo!

The other photos are all very similar, with no obvious differences.

"This thing..."

Mai Shotoku narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had thought of something.

The woman in the front row spoke up: "Yeah, it's the 'Susanoo' that appeared in that ninja manga, what's it called again...right, 'Naruto'."

"This is the second thing we need to do."

"The boss believes there might be some connection between these two matters, and we need to investigate. If necessary, we might have to go to Japan to visit the Sheqi family in person."

"……Understood."

Although I still have some doubts.

But Mai Shude has always been a hardworking and conscientious worker. So she didn't say anything more at this moment, but just read the documents again, then crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair: "I'm going to rest for a while. I haven't slept since I came back from America. Remember to call me if you need anything."

"it is good."

……

"...Was this the jar that Kassel College salvaged from the 'Bronze City'?"

Inside a hotel a dozen kilometers from the Qutang Gorge.

Xia Mi carefully tapped the brass jar that Uchiha Hikaru had brought back with her finger, a questioning look on her face.

"Yes."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded slightly: "But it's not quite what you guessed before. This container only contains the egg of one of the Dragon Kings, while the other half is hollow... If I'm not mistaken, Norton, the older of the Fire King twins, should no longer be here."

"?!"

Xia Mi was slightly taken aback.

—Although the specific details are unclear, this brass jar seems to have appeared once eighty years ago, and the Secret Service learned of it, causing the brother Norton inside the jar to wake up prematurely and escape. Then, several years later, he became Old Tang, who lived in Brooklyn, New York.

The details of this incident are known only to Angers, the vice-principal, and a few other high-ranking members of the Peruvian party, as well as Lu Mingze and a few others.

—In a sense, this turn of events was even orchestrated by these individuals, though it was inconvenient to say so openly.

As for Xia Mi...

Her intelligence network is decent, but it wouldn't be able to access such detailed information, so it's impossible for her to know.

but……

Upon learning that Norton wasn't inside, Xia Mi seemed to breathe a small sigh of relief.

"Phew... That's good. I'm actually a little afraid of Norton... He's the one who forged the 'Seven Deadly Sins' and wanted to kill all of us younger brothers and sisters."

"……Um?"

He does not mean that.

Upon hearing the words "Seven Deadly Sins," Uchiha Hikaru's mind stirred—

Yes.

Of the four pairs of twin kings, Norton was the most skilled in alchemy, and the "Seven Deadly Sins" were his masterpiece.

According to the original plot, this thing should have been placed in the "Bronze City". It was lost from the "Bronze City" a few months later when Lu Mingfei and others launched the dragon-slaying operation. It was then retrieved by Lu Mingze's healer group and eventually passed to Lu Mingfei, who used it to get rid of the not-so-intelligent Fenrir.

Although the "Seven Deadly Sins" are dragon-specific weapons and require dragon blood to activate, making them largely useless to Uchiha Hikaru, since he's already here, acquiring them is a good option. He can always sell them to Cassel for a hundred million US dollars later.

—If Lu Mingze can earn money, why can't I, "White King," earn it too?

but……

At this point in time, the area around Kuimen is probably no longer safe.

Whether it's Kassel College, the Secret Party, or even Lu Mingze, they all have reason to send people to investigate and keep watch in the vicinity after learning about what happened here, or even infiltrate "Bronze City" earlier than in the original storyline.

Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru focused his attention on another matter first—

"How is it, Mimi?"

Uchiha Hikaru glanced down at the brass jar in front of him, then looked at Natsumi beside him: "Can this wake this guy up?"

(End of this chapter)