Gundam: From Piece to Player

"The federal government just allows you to build underground bases like this?"

“Our explanation was that each city should defend against the mass weapons dropped by Zeon,” Wang Li said. “The Federation government didn’t believe it and sent white gloves to try to sabotage the construction. That’s when the military forces we had built up came in handy. The Titans’ members disguised themselves as space pirates and began to deal with these white gloves and their transport ships… But when the white gloves couldn’t solve the problem, and the Federation used its regular army to directly obstruct them, then it wouldn’t be a special military operation, but a full-scale war.”

A letter of marque, ah, it brings back memories of the Age of Exploration.

Several hours later, the vehicle turned into a castle villa. Led by a waiter, the two entered the mansion, and Kalma began to shake hands with the lunar leaders who had been waiting.

Besides the chairman of Kabain, Melanie, who serves as the president of the Chamber of Commerce and the general manager of AE, Kalmar also saw several unfamiliar faces.

“This is my wife, Masha.” Kalmar shook hands with a still-attractive woman, guided by Kabain.

Maserati? What Maserati?

Karma didn't quite realize it at first; Kabaiin was already an old man, and his wife seemed a bit too young.

However, he quickly stopped wondering, because Kabain immediately began introducing the next person.

"This is Cardias Biste, the current head of the Biste Group, and my brother-in-law."

"Hello, Mr. Cardias."

"You are truly young and promising."

The fragments connected in Karma's mind. Where did this come from? Isn't this a case of child fetishism?

God Ba... It would be terrifying if he were on the enemy's side.

But then I thought, what if I could win him over to my side?

Hmph, the New Federation may have many new humans, but which one can rival the combination of God of War and Unicorn Gundam?

The Green Unicorn is a mobile suit in the UC universe that can compete for the title of "strongest Gundam".

The reason why such a balance-breaking machine appeared is still the fault of Shin-Taka's father. Can we not acknowledge that this is the canon of the Universal Century?

Sigh, since the authorities have already accepted it, what opinions can these so-called old-timers possibly have?

Once I've crafted the unicorn equipped with the full-body mental energy sensing framework, and given it to God Ba, triggering the "Beast of Possibilities" through human-machine fusion, wouldn't I be able to sweep through everything at will?

By the way, how do you create a mental sensing frame?

"Sir, have you thought of something interesting?"

“I suddenly had a great technical idea,” Karma said, managing a slight expression. “These kinds of inspirations just happen sometimes, sorry.”

“I almost forgot, but besides being a skilled warrior, you are also a remarkable industrialist,” Kabai said. “Let’s get down to business and how to fight for the prosperity of the Moon and the Alliance.”

Chapter 239 Searching for New Humans

If you're wondering why Sirocco, the organizer of the Titans, didn't attend this meeting... well, it's because his official job is still the Moon Governor of the Federation Forces.

The Federation's lunar fleet is currently in Granada, giving Zeon its annual show of force.

The Titans position is part-time.

To conceal the existence of the Titans, Sirocco was quite adept at putting on a show, ensuring that the Federation lunar fleet responded immediately to any request made by Tiam.

This is probably what is meant by "a great villain appearing as a loyalist".

The apparent governor of the moon has secretly formed an unbreakable alliance with local forces.

I wonder if Tianm will break down after learning the truth.

Now it remains to be seen whether the New Federation or the Titans will slip up first. If the Federation discovers that they are openly engaging in separatist activities like Zeon, then a massive military invasion will surely follow.

The problem is that there are two bombs now. If one of them flips, the other will definitely flip as well. The Republic of Zeon will most likely not just stand by and watch; it will probably join in and cause trouble.

The situation in that federation was similar to that of the late Roman Empire, with rebellions everywhere.

When this unlimited battle royale tournament begins, the Space Alliance will definitely send out refugee ships to carry out humanitarian aid, accumulating merit while also taking the opportunity to conduct immigration work.

From the perspective of a civil war, the stronger one side is, the faster the war will end. But with three forces in the Earth Sphere, it's hard to say which one is stronger.

The longer the conflict drags on, the more intense the battle in the Earth Sphere will become, although this would be beneficial for the Space Alliance.

But Karma is not a demon, and shouldn't be happy about something like this.

For the Space Alliance, the Moon is naturally a crucial partner that needs to be protected amidst future chaos.

The Moon, as the most important helium-3 storage and transshipment base, is directly related to the economic prosperity of the Space Alliance and has a higher priority than the Republic of Zeon, because the latter has less than 20 million people while the former has 2 billion.

Halfway through the meeting, Karma quickly brought the "gift" that had been agreed upon before the meeting—the manufacturing technology of Gundanium alloy γ. This alloy is essentially an iterative product based on Luna Titanium alloy (Gundunium alloy α, the name after the One Year War, it is the same thing).

The new alloy, which solves the problems of low productivity, low machinability, and lack of flexibility inherent in Luna titanium, will also be better suited for use with movable frames in the future...

But to say it's revolutionary is an understatement. The upgraded alloy is still powerless against beam melee weapons and large-caliber ballistic weapons. Against large-caliber, high-energy weapons, they will still get through.

Essentially, it simply improves the productivity of MS alloys, reduces production costs, and makes this armor more affordable for high-performance MS in the future.

Kalmar also sold this insignificant technology to AE at a discounted price.

"According to my information, your Space Alliance has not yet developed any new warships and is still using the Salamis-class warships. Are you interested in purchasing our new warships?" General Manager Melanie said, and began his sales pitch again.

What new warships do you have?

"Please take a look at our AE Company's latest development, the Ireland-class cruiser."

(Ireland Class)

Under Melanie's control, the 3D image quickly appeared: a green-painted warship, whose most distinctive feature was the two decks positioned on the front of the bow.

"Dual catapults?" Karma said, looking at the diagram.

"There are three catapults, and one more at the stern, equipped with two twin-mounted MEGA particle 456mm cannons; a total of 5 MEGA particle cannons, with a maximum MS capacity of 12."

The Agama-class "space version" mass-produced warship removed the Mify hovering system and rotating living quarters, while its firepower was enhanced.

The Argama class is indeed not useful for the Space Alliance.

It's not a particularly urgent need for the Space Alliance, but ordering two to study them would be feasible—one for use and the other to be salvaged as spare parts… The Space Alliance's shipbuilding technology remains as poor as ever, not very advanced.

"Buy two ships, along with a complete set of construction drawings... How long will it take you to build the ships?"

"The schedule is very tight; it will probably take about two years before delivery."

It won't be usable until 0088, but warships are a type of weaponry that's hard to become obsolete. As long as the MS transport and deck launch capabilities are sufficient, that's enough to guarantee profits.

We might still see people using Salamis-class destroyers a hundred years from now.

"Two years it is then." After some haggling with Chairman Melanie, Karma settled on a price of 23 billion hectares for each of the two new warships.

Simultaneously, it is required that the other party provide a warranty service of more than five years after the sale of the ship, and engineers should be trained for the different functional parts of the hull accordingly.

More than a dozen cooperation agreements were signed at the meeting between the two parties... This mainly made things more reasonable.

Kalmar instructed the members of the accompanying delegation to follow up on these matters.

There was also a banquet that day, but drinking and such wasn't very interesting, and there weren't many beautiful women to see in the big corporation... Moon people of this age don't have a high demand for beautiful wives anymore; it's either a political marriage or one that's useful.

It would leave everyone dizzy and disoriented the next day, and Karma would seize the opportunity to "escape," leaving behind members with a higher alcohol tolerance to cover their retreat.

Diplomatic work is inherently tiring.

Back at AE's hotel, Barney spoke up.

"Your Excellency, thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing, everyone has worked hard. When we get back, I'll give each of you 1000 Creation Coins."

"Great!" The crowd immediately cheered.

Karma gestured for Barney to follow her to the lobby of the presidential suite, and Barney naturally understood what Karma meant.

That's a gesture indicating there's a secret mission to discuss.

After the two were seated, Kalmar wrote down Banagher Links' name.

“This is a child who is 5 or 6 years old. He should be staying at Colony Industrial 7 under the jurisdiction of the lunar satellite. He comes from a single-parent family due to his parents' divorce, or his mother may have passed away. He is now an orphan... at least on the surface. Barney, I need you to arrange for someone to help find him.”

“I understand,” Barney said.

Aren't you curious about who this is?

"I am curious, but you must have reliable reasons and sources of information to do so."

"...This child is a new human, with abilities rarely seen in the world, but he probably hasn't awakened yet."

Barney paused for a moment, but quickly wrote down the record.

"In a few days, when we go to Side 1 and Zeon, you'll see that they've already started searching for new humans among the population. We can't fall behind here either. Before the other Sides start their search, we should try to find some strong new human immigrants."

This work can only be done secretly. Without alerting or alerting the local powers, the more immigrants you dig up, the better.

Besides the moon, Side 6 is also a good place to recruit people.

Chapter 240 Captain Abao Li

During Kalma's visit to von Braun.

The Federation lunar fleet is conducting exercises over Granada.

Char approached in Riki Diaz, which had been fitted with a frame purchased from AE and modified in Zeon.

Accompanying them were the Newtype forces... They arrived here to conduct reconnaissance upon hearing the news.

Anyway, this is public space now, so it doesn't count as territorial infringement... and even if they open fire, Char won't be afraid.

"Lala, how are you feeling?"

"There are several very powerful New Human forces."

Amuro Ray?

"He's one of them; there are several I don't even know."

"Amuro actually joined the Federation? After what happened... it feels a bit strange." Xia pondered for a moment.

"Should we move closer?" Lala asked.

Char originally planned to scout the surrounding area, but then he thought that coming here would be a waste of time... He suddenly felt an urge to charge the Federation fleet and experience what he had done six years ago.

"I'll give it a try."