Gundam: From Piece to Player

Having talent doesn't guarantee success... it's only one factor in achieving it.

Brad's talent and abilities actually met the needs of the Eight States Group—a capable and ambitious son-in-law.

However, the extremely rare labels of "War Hero" and "Federation's Youngest Captain" also made the family agree to Millai's broken engagement... Compared to Camran, Brad has greater investment potential and is easier to control in their eyes.

After all, the family also wanted to expand its reach into the military, and this was an opportunity... Her father even praised her choice.

With support behind him, Brad's somewhat straightforward personality wasn't a fatal problem.

Millais's only fear was that Brad might be killed in battle.

If things proceed as planned by the two of them, launching a war to reclaim Zeon... whether it be the Republic or the Kingdom, is almost a certainty.

Millais had no qualms about it... She would have nightmares from time to time about her comrades who had been killed by the Zeon army in the war.

"Honey, where will you be transferred next?"

"I will be transferred to side 1 to serve as the fleet commander and local military inspector for that area."

Miley frowned immediately upon hearing this.

Given Brad's age, his appointment as fleet commander was an exceptional promotion, but Side 1 was considered an underdeveloped region in the Federation... The colony's facilities were severely outdated, raising suspicions of "exile."

In Millais's opinion, it would be more appropriate for him to serve as the fleet commander in side 5, Lum.

After all, Side 1 had wiped out twenty of the most valuable colonial cities with a nuclear strike by the Zeon forces.

The remaining outlying cities are even less worth looking at.

It is an inevitable fact that a large number of people will flow to Side 4.

After all, at the same Lagrange point, although both suffered nuclear attacks, the foundation is better.

"That remote, impoverished place... Does General Tiam have a prejudice against you?"

"It's because of poverty... Commander Tiam wants me to achieve results, select military talent, and gradually restore the combat effectiveness of the local colony captains."

"If you need anything, you can ask me for help... The family will provide resources, so you don't need to worry about spending this little bit... Father is not a stingy person."

"I will."

Even without his fiancée's reminder, Brad had already decided to put aside his useless pride and use all available resources to continue climbing the social ladder.

Only in this way could he climb to a high position, become an official, and become a big shot while he was young and still had vigor.

Only then can the federal government be reformed from within to combat corruption within the federal government.

However, it would be a difficult task to organize the colonies and local fleet of Side 1.

The year has come to 0080, May 1st, Labor Day.

Another earth-shattering event has occurred.

Almost all of the Federation Space Force fleets had their leave canceled and were urgently recalled.

Meanwhile, tsunami and earthquake warnings were issued on Earth.

Because the engines on Luna II had started to ignite, their enormous exhaust plumes were visible even to von Braun... This meant that an entity equivalent to 400 Iphishu colonies was moving.

Damn it, have the Zeon army gone mad?

They just signed a peace agreement, and they're already going to throw Luna II into the ocean?

If Luna 2 were to fall to Earth, it would be more than just a minor issue of cities being destroyed.

The question is whether vertebrates can still survive on the Earth's surface.

End-of-volume remarks and trailer

This is the end-of-volume summary and trailer.

The year-long war is finally over. Thank you to all the bosses who continued to subscribe.

I finished writing Volume 3 at this point in time... I apologize, but I still need to ask all the bosses for a day off.

I still have to go to the construction site tomorrow to watch the mortar work (building). Because of this project, I haven't had a weekend off for almost three months. I've been working non-stop. Considering that tomorrow is Labor Day, it's a bit of a cruel joke.

But I've digressed. Let's get back to the plot.

The three battles on the ground—mainly the pre-battle preparations and the Battle of Odessa—are the ones I'm most satisfied with writing about.

Because in terms of preparation and rationality, it was sufficient to defeat the 100 million-strong Federation army with less than 600 million Zeon troops, including using submarines to smash anti-ship missiles and wipe out all the Pallas-class ships.

I've basically written what I wanted, and it's the limit of my current writing skills and ideas.

I remember a commenter saying that Zeon couldn't possibly win... Actually, they've already won by now.

The Zeon War of Independence was not about replacing the Commonwealth's ecological niche.

This is the best possible outcome, considering that the war potential has been fully utilized and no strategic decisions have been made incorrectly.

Actually, at this point in the story, there are two possible paths.

The first option is to inherit Zeon's throne, which would be a natural choice if Karma (who doesn't dislike Zeon).

If it comes down to stealing, Char can't beat him.

However, Karma, because she disliked Zeon, chose the second path: to venture into the asteroid belt in the Luna II, try a more difficult route, and establish her own country.

The butterfly effect he himself caused has also begun to take effect:

Because Gihren was fully engaged in Zeon's expansion in the original timeline, the remaining space colonists all had some connection to Zeon... which led them to support Zeon.

It also proves the saying: either don't do it at all, or do it thoroughly.

In this timeline, more people survived because of Karma's "weakness".

This resulted in an additional 32 billion space colonists in the universe who were hostile to Zeon and could not negotiate with them.

What can we do then?

We can only fight to the death... If we can't make dumplings, we can only stir-fry the dumpling filling.

Earth, on the other hand, was spared because colonies were not established... which directly eliminated the soil in which the Titans were born.

I won't write about the Titans as villains, mainly because I feel that there are already many fanfics about them. Those who are interested can look for them.

As for the plot of the next volume, I can also give a preview.

A new human group within the Earth's sphere will emerge on the historical stage.

It's also about nurturing a BOSS, but it won't create powerful enemies out of thin air.

This is a side story, and it won't be very long—it will focus on some of the more dramatic and significant events.

So how should we arrange the main storyline involving Karma?

In reality, the outer planetary regions are no different from writing an original story using existing settings.

It's quite challenging, and there's basically nothing to learn from.

But I've made up my mind. Besides developing farming, my main goals are to fight the Federation Expeditionary Force and the Jupiter Fleet.

A battle is raging over the rights to mine helium-3 energy.

Sirocco will become a formidable rival to Karma.

So how powerful is this Jupiter-born demon? We won't discuss his extraordinary Newtype abilities here.

Let's talk about the ability to develop the machine body.

The Messara, which he designed and developed, was the fastest spacecraft in 0087, bar none.

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To overcome Jupiter's gravity, the thrust was pushed to an insane level, with a maximum speed of 27.2 kilometers per second (Mach 80).

The maximum detection range of the Zeta Gundam is 14 kilometers.

Imagine you are Camus Vidan.

Even with only half the thrust, the Messala still reached a speed of 13.7 kilometers per second.

And there is a very high probability that you will perceive an enemy suddenly appearing out of nowhere at the edge of the inner screen.

It moves to the center of the screen in 0.5 seconds.

Then the Mega Particle Cannon fired.

It shouldn't be difficult to dodge it, right?

Go and defeat Messala now!

Therefore, even in the field of mecha development, this is true for Kalmar.

Sirocco is also an enemy that requires him to rack his brains and not be careless in the slightest.

Not to mention that, aside from MS development, he is probably one of the top three Newtypes in terms of NT capabilities in this era.

Oh, and there will also be a hidden boss.

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Happy May Day to all bosses!

Updated around midnight on May 2nd.

Asteroid belt nation-building

Chapter 170 Prototype Qubeley

The panic lasted only two hours, and the alerts were lifted once the Juno's acceleration direction was confirmed.

The federal government did not explain the reason to the residents, because even the federal leadership was puzzled.

"Is Luna 2 moving away from Earth's orbit?"

"Yes, we have already broken through to the second cosmic velocity (the minimum speed to escape Earth's gravity) and are about to break through to the third cosmic velocity (the minimum speed to escape the Sun's gravity)."