Gundam: From Piece to Player

Kalmar also returned to North America to prepare for the "second step" of the engineering work.

Char's speeches also require careful location selection and broadcast arrangements.

Ensuring that the entire Earth Sphere can receive the signal is no easy task, and the preparations involved are not simple.

However, at the request of his fellow engineers, Karma reluctantly took three days off.

I went with Iserina to a villa in a rural resort town in eastern North America.

Since there is a Zeon military base nearby, there is no need to worry about security.

In this weather, I won't go skiing; I'll just warm myself by the fireplace and while away the winter days.

"Aishie, wake up, breakfast is ready."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

Iserina, wearing loose pajamas, sat up sleepily in bed.

...Don't get me wrong, we haven't gone that far yet, although we've had plenty of kisses and hugs.

Karma felt that being with her would drastically lower her IQ, making her react more sluggish...

"Don't call me 'Your Excellency,' can't you just call me by my name?"

“Your name doesn’t sound very intimate. I see that other fiancées call you by different names. I want my own special ‘name’ too.”

Karma thought back and realized that... almost no one called him by his name directly.

After breakfast, Iserina took on the role of recorder, continuing to have him write down the war history.

I've heard that some generals only published their memoirs when they were old... The process of recalling them was incredibly painful, and there were many errors and omissions.

For Karma, however, this is just a recent development.

Compared to work, it feels more like relaxing after organizing (bragging).

"Darling... what are your plans for the future of Unit 3 and the pilots of the Ground Combat Gundam?"

Although Kalmar captured 300 million prisoners, not all of them were imprisoned in the three towns. Some MS pilots and officers, who were of higher value, were kept in separate custody in preparation for future high-level prisoner exchanges.

Speaking of Unit 3, even if Karma heard the name Sugai Shiko, she wouldn't know who it was.

It wasn't until he saw her face that he realized she was the "witch." Karma even wanted to get closer and touch her bob haircut.

The other person bit him like a stressed-out old man. Luckily, he stopped in time, otherwise his finger would have been bitten off... It would have made normal communication impossible.

I never expected the other side to be Muya (SIDE4). These are all aftereffects of the British campaign.

Taking advantage of his free time these past two days, he specifically searched for information about the space region near SIDE5 and found information about "Io Fleming," the son of Mayor Zaner, who was also a Muya.

If I'm not mistaken, he's the one who plays in a jazz band, the difference being that he didn't fly a Gundam or anything like that... and there are no battlefield rumors about him.

The situation of Muya people like Shiko and Io joining the Federation Army because of the Great Britain incident is not an isolated case.

Rather, it is a widespread phenomenon.

Compared to the original history, more people survived in the various side countries that were attacked... The seeds of revenge have been widely planted in their hearts.

Put yourself in their shoes: you are a citizen of a country (SIDE4), living a peaceful daily life. Then, a neighboring country (Zeon) drops nuclear bombs on twenty cities in your country, killing hundreds of millions of people, including your family and friends.

Now, in your anger, you've joined the coalition (federation) seeking revenge against this neighboring country.

If revenge can be avenged, what if the allied forces fail to achieve their goal?

As a citizen, what is your attitude towards this neighboring country? Would you intend to forgive this neighboring country?

This phenomenon gave Kalmar a vague premonition that the world's trajectory had already undergone a dramatic change due to the butterfly effect.

Earth's inhabitants were like outsiders during the war, and if the subsequent colony crash hadn't occurred... Earth's inhabitants might have held a certain "isolationist" mentality towards space affairs...

It would be difficult for the Titans to be conceived; even if forced to conceive, they would only suffer from malnutrition.

But in the universe, in other sides, fertile ground for hatred has already emerged... If some people notice and exploit it, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Chapter 136 Pulling

Karma had followed a few online novels in her previous life, but unfortunately, they were all abandoned.

At that time, he vowed never to read novels by authors who were not authors themselves.

It wasn't until he started writing novels himself that he understood what those gifted "newcomers" were all about.

By registering a new author account and pretending to be a newcomer, one can cover up their past failures and abandonment of their work, just like a time traveler... This is too convenient.

The process of establishing a nation by launching an asteroid belt with my friends is actually an innovation.

It can completely shed the historical burden brought about by the stigma of Zeon.

However, there is a price to pay: everything has to start from scratch.

The initial size of the new nation might be as small as an asteroid, with at most a few hundred thousand people and a dozen or so warships.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it starting a new business... But then again, given that Deikun and his father were able to build a nation with a bunch of abstract makeshift teams (which is why Zeon is also an abstract nation), Karma doesn't think her team is any worse than theirs.

He also wanted to use the new country's immigration policies to dismantle the hostility of other sides towards him.

"What are you thinking about, sir?"

Iserina's words brought him back to reality, and Kalma laughed and joked.

“I’m thinking about building a nation. I want to prove to the world that I can achieve great things even without the Zabi family name and power.”

"But you've already used it."

“Ah.” Karma didn’t understand what Iserina was saying.

"Even if you successfully establish a nation in the asteroid belt in the future, you will still have accumulated your reputation in your early years by relying on your family's influence, before you were even 30 years old."

“In the past, only emperors and nobles had the opportunity to do this. It was like a kind of ‘primitive accumulation’ of prestige. Other young people didn’t have this opportunity.”

The girl spoke earnestly, her blue eyes reflecting her seriousness.

Perhaps realizing his words were a bit harsh, he added another sentence to soften the blow.

"Of course, no other young person has your abilities."

Karma laughed upon hearing this.

"Little Aisie is really strict."

Iserina blushed instantly, and Karma, wanting to see her even more shy, reached out her hand.

"Come on, Aisie, let's go out and play."

"It's so cold!"

"Cold weather is actually a good time to soak in hot springs."

"Hot springs? Where are the hot springs?" Iserina asked hurriedly.

Karma smiled slightly, "If you don't have one, you can just make one, right?" With that, she picked Iserina up in her arms amidst her gasp.

ZUDA had descended from the sky, and Karma, on a whim, suddenly decided to use a beam weapon to create a hot spring on the snowy mountain.

Speaking of the inventor of the patent... apparently he's in jail.

After his own mischief, will the boy in Side 2 still have a chance to meet the noble lady of Zeon?

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On December 6, riding the wave of victory in the Battle of Odessa and the naval battle, apart from South America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Russia, and the western states of the United States also signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Zeon, which meant that these member states would no longer devote manpower and resources to the war against Zeon.

If Karma wanted to, he could also try attacking Jabro, who is currently short of troops and generals.

But that won't help end the war... Even if he could take down Jabro of the Federation like in the game "Gihren's Ambition," the Federation might not necessarily surrender.

To end the war, the second step must be taken.

Alice's simulations and calculations revealed various scenarios that required extremely stringent logistical preparation.

Behind every miracle in history, there is always a logistics officer who is almost exhausted.

Karma thought for a moment, then called someone and asked him to come to Houston and wait for him.

"General, you wanted to see me."

"Please sit down, Father-in-law."

"Ok."

Joseph sat down on the sofa nervously, afraid of upsetting Karma. A father-in-law who was so afraid of his son-in-law was probably one of a kind in the world.

Karma didn't like him much. Old Deng had tried to assassinate him before, and if it weren't for Iserina's sake, he would have made him suffer a lot.

"Father-in-law, there's something I need you to do for me. I need you to collect these supplies. Although I've looked through many other channels, the more the better."

Kalmar stood up and placed a list in front of the other person.

"Okay." Joseph looked at it, then asked with a puzzled expression, "Old-fashioned rocket fuel?"

"Yes, there's no other way. Helium-3 isn't produced on Earth, so we have to rely on it to propel the rocket. As long as it gets into orbit, that's fine."

Joseph suddenly realized something.

"General, are you going back to space?"

"Yes, the universe is my home, not Earth. I will go back to it one day."

"What about my daughter?"

“I asked Iserina, and she will come with me.”

Karma recalled the "beautiful view" she saw from the mountaintop while soaking in the hot springs on her day off.

"General, you can't just take my daughter away like this."

Why is this old man so agitated? It's not like Iserina is never going back to Earth. She can still make phone calls... Well, if she were to fly back from the asteroid belt, it might take a very long time.

"General, I've heard you already have a fiancée, and my daughter is indeed unworthy of you..."

Seemingly noticing Karma's hesitation, Joseph immediately increased the intensity.

But these are all wishful thinking; Kalmar has already come up with a solution.

"Mr. Mayor, how about this? Why don't you go to space too? Anyway, you can't be the President of the United States anymore, and you can't continue to be a federal official. If you want to be an official in Zeon, I can arrange it."