Gundam: From Piece to Player

In its half-baked state, it's like the Nu Gundam and Sazabi; in its complete form, it's like the loli-loving Gundam.

As for Cauchy, Penelope... Kalmar believed that they couldn't defeat the Unicorn in space. It turned out that in the original timeline, the Psycommu system on these two machines was limited by the Federation's own actions, and the Psycommu system they used was probably not as good as the one on the Minotaur and Sazabi. He himself also had doubts about whether the floating missiles were stronger than the floating cannons.

The biggest problem with floating missiles is that they cannot be replenished after they are used up; the more they are used, the fewer they have. Of course, companies like Space Alliance, which wholesale missiles and have a complete industrial chain, are not afraid of this.

But it was fatal for a guerrilla group like Mafti; it can only be said that AE had figured out Hassawi's plans perfectly.

"Sir, congratulations! You have broken the record for spacecraft propelled by the cosmic furnace." Oliver, piloting another mass-produced Cupid, also came over.

"Can it go any faster?" Karma asked.

Oliver was somewhat surprised when he heard this. "The propellant propulsion has reached its limit. If it goes any faster, even with the next generation of psycho-framework in use, the pilot will not be able to react in such high-speed and overloaded maneuvers."

"If humans can't, perhaps a new type of human like Ms. Sima could still react?"

The ongoing pressure from the new Federation's sheer size forced Kalmar to continue focusing on technological advancements. As long as they maintained a generational advantage, they could still achieve the same suppressive effect as using Maxim machine guns against rifle cavalry.

Seeing Oliver's silence, Kalmar asked, "Is propellantless propulsion a promising prospect?"

“Controlled nuclear fusion cannot achieve propellantless propulsion... If we want to achieve this, the speed would have to be pushed to 6% of the speed of light, and the magnetic field coils required to collect hydrogen atoms could be as long as 1.5 million kilometers (equivalent to the distance between the Earth and the Sun). Even if all the above conditions are met, its maximum speed may be limited to 16%-20% of the speed of light.”

From a theoretical and engineering perspective, propellantless propulsion through controlled nuclear fusion is a dead end, Kalmar thought... It's even far inferior to the already realized light sail technology.

Since there's no way to increase speed any further, the only option left is to use the technology of the shaman skeleton.

Now, the technology for Alice to transplant a second brain is gradually maturing... Through the transplant of this new organ, perhaps she can also see what the world looks like through the eyes of those NEW-TYPEs.

After the experiment, the two pilots returned to the large immigration ship, which was in high-speed flight.

They will return to Yuno, the capital of the Space Alliance.

On this return trip, Karma also bought the design blueprints for the Sinanju Primal Stone of the UC Project from Anaheim. This thing is still in the feasibility exploration development stage, and even the prototype has not been built yet, but Karma still bought it because he wants to build the Unicorn Gundam and is concerned about the compatibility between Banagher and the Unicorn Gundam.

He still firmly believed that there was something there.

Its initial development motivation stemmed from Anaheim's discovery during the Z program that the Theta series, in its pursuit of comprehensiveness, suffered from numerous drawbacks, including excessive cost, poor maintainability, rapid power consumption, and insufficient structural strength.

Although it possesses terrifying firepower, impenetrable defenses, and terrifyingly sensitive linear acceleration, Anaheim quickly realized one thing—why not build MA?

MA can overcome all the above-mentioned shortcomings, and even saves the need for arms, joints, transmissions, etc., and doesn't need to be made so delicate.

But just like how Karma, piloting the Luv Jeru II, couldn't defeat Aronnax's X-Wing Gundam... another fact has emerged: to unleash the full potential of a Newtype, a mobile suit is still needed.

Ideally, it should be able to use various fighting techniques and sword skills.

This places higher demands on the machine's control system, so the creation of the psycho-frame was actually aimed at developing a machine that would allow the new humans to achieve "human-machine integration".

The final state is Setsuna F. Seiei's classic quote: "I am Gundam."

Chapter 333 Unicorn Development Plan Continued

Unicorn's core technology is its psycho-framework technology.

The Unicorn Gundam takes the Nu Gundam a step further, not just by adding similar equipment to the cockpit and joints.

With the entire skeletal structure arranged, once completed, the 20-meter-tall mobile suit will move as freely as a human.

Its high mobility and resulting acceleration would crush an ordinary pilot into a pulp. This is precisely why a limiter needs to be added to the machine for unmodified humans to operate in the future.

Unless you are a "new type of human".

In terms of the power system, the rice furnace used excludes the main furnace of the main body.

It will use a twin-wing propulsion system similar to the Sinanju – each wing will be fitted with a miniaturized rice cooker…

Three rice furnaces are needed to ensure the energy supply for the Magnum MEGA rifle and the I-field shield. The energy management system developed based on the Cupid mainframe provides Unicorn with a lot of technological reserves for energy management.

Although the output of the entire system is only about 80% of Cupid's, because it extensively uses a psycho-sensory framework, its mass is only 50% of the former, allowing it to achieve a thrust-to-weight ratio of 1.6 times that of Cupid.

With this, Garma is confident that the Unicorn Mode alone is enough to defeat the F91 in the original timeline, and even the V2 Gundam in close combat.

Although the V2's mass is only half that of the Unicorn, the Unicorn's thrust is twice that of the V2.

The above data only reflects the state before the armor is fully detonated. After the armor is detonated, the Unicorn's output and thrust will all become "unmeasurable".

In addition, the "control system" has become brain-controlled, while the V2 Gundam still has to be operated by hand... It's amazing that it can compete with a mobile suit from more than 50 years ago. It seems that the technology lost in the original timeline was quite serious.

On the ship returning to Yuno, he communicated his tasks to the various development and research groups via remote conference.

Aside from the challenges in developing carbon-based materials for the psycho-frame at joints and weak points, the Space Alliance has already prepared relevant technologies for other aspects of the Unicorn Gundam.

"Banagi, do you like this machine?"

After the meeting, Karma handed a 3D-printed Unicorn Gundam to Banagher, who was sitting in on the meeting on a small chair. The boy took the Unicorn, his eyes lighting up: "I like it."

"The Unicorn Gundam's Magnum can recharge itself and fire in rapid succession, so you don't need to count ammo."

"They can fire in rapid succession!"

"Although I've arranged for you to be the test pilot for the Unicorn Gundam, you can't neglect your studies in other areas."

Upon hearing this, Banagher lowered his head and suddenly said, "Uncle Gaman, I heard from Sister Yasna that you're planning to groom me as your niece's husband, aren't you?"

"I'm raising you like my own son, don't worry. Even if my niece and daughter don't like you, I won't do anything to you." Karma thought to himself, he's not some heartless father-in-law unique to UC Gundam works.

“I didn’t say I didn’t like it…” Banagher lowered his head, playing with the Unicorn Gundam’s armor-breaking device.

"Oh, who do you like, Minerva or Elbi?"

I like them both.

"I'll beat you up." Even though she said that, Karma still patted Banagher's head.

In August of 0088, after a year of accompanying the immigrant ships, Kalmar returned to Yuno with the immigrant ships. The 5 million immigrants arrived in batches, fireworks were released into the sky, and Zaku III and Gaza C performed flight shows on the spherical CG display screen in the port, obviously to hold a welcoming ceremony.

Miao An looked left and right; clearly, this was a place that needed to be familiar to the cat.

"Nia, what are you looking at? There are so many people! We need to hurry and get in line."

"Oh well."

After queuing for about an hour with the flow of people, it was Nia'an's turn. Nia'an handed over the identity record card issued on the ship.

“Miss Nia, welcome to the Space Alliance,” the staff member said. “This is your [Economic Terminal], which you can use to check your financial situation, including base currency and creative energy coins, as well as your residential address. As requested, we have arranged for Ms. Ye to move in with you. You can check it first.”

The terminal interface is very simple and not particularly difficult for Nia An, who can pilot a mobile suit, to understand.

Then she saw that there were 12 in the base coin and 4 in the creation coin.

"How come there are so many?" Nia An asked in surprise.

"Let me see... During your time in the Earth Sphere, you worked as a temporary employee, piloting mobile suits, risking your life in battles, and participating in several battles and data recovery missions on Side 6, the Moon, and Solomon. This is your reward."

Does the job you had before immigrating count?

"Yes, for example, Miss Amaterasu. Although she did not officially immigrate, she fought for the Space Alliance, so the [Economic Terminal] she was issued also had a corresponding currency. If it is for tourism, it will be exchanged for the corresponding currency according to the exchange rate system of the economic system. However, the currency exchanged in this way has an expiration time, and it is more troublesome to exchange it after it expires."

Nia An breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this... Understanding this source of income gave her a greater sense of security.

If Nia An discovers a large sum of money of unknown origin suddenly appearing in her account, she will become uneasy—because the other party can transfer money into her account at the same time as they can transfer her money away.

"Can't we use Hatter currency here?"

"Do you have a large amount of Utah Jash? The Commonwealth Bank is in talks with us about establishing a branch locally in the future, which will also provide exchange services," the clerk said. "It's a bit complicated now, and I'm not entirely sure about this. Should I ask the manager?"

"No need, thank you."

Nia took the terminal. In her backpack, there was indeed a lot of paper money she had earned from smuggling in the black market... After all, the smuggling boss only paid her in cash.

"Wait, there's also the electronic key to your house... This requires your biometric authentication."

It has pretty high anti-theft capabilities.

"This is the emergency number for the police, fire department, and medical services. People in your community will also contact you. You can also contact them if you have any questions about your daily life."

Nia An was busy for a while before she finally finished the immigration procedures.

She could clearly understand that the Space Alliance paid an unusually high level of attention to the public... which made the stray cats, who were used to freedom, feel a little uncomfortable, but from another perspective, perhaps this meant safety?

Compared to Nia'an's complicated procedures, Ma Qiu, as a tourist, simply took the terminal and passed through customs.

"Haha, Meow An, I've made a lot of money! Let's go get a good meal... and see if there's anything fun around here!"

Chapter 334 Trantor: Dwelling and Traveling

Nia'an's residence is located in the Third Ring Road of Trantor District, and the new immigrants who came with her will also be allocated housing according to their original place of residence.

The 5 million people will also be distributed in the 3rd to 500th ring roads of Chuantuo, together with the existing 100 million people.

The first and second ring roads are the city's commercial districts, schools, museums, and government buildings. Nia An needs to put down her luggage first and then show Ma Qiu her new house.

"Hello, could you please tell me how to get here?"

"Oh, you can take the elevator over there to the 5th floor."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I only arrived a little earlier than you."

A mother is holding her child's hand and patiently giving them directions.

Macho noticed the change in Nia's expression and took her hand to comfort her, knowing what her best friend was thinking.

Upon reaching the 5th floor, they discovered that there were two apartments on this floor, 501 and 502. As soon as Nia and Ma Qiu reached 501, they saw the door of 502 open.

A girl with long, flowing black hair, just like Nia An, was wearing a T-shirt and jeans and looked to be about 18 years old.

It feels strangely familiar.

“Tian Shou Rang Ye, Nia An, although you’re not in the military now and don’t need to salute, it’s not quite right not to greet each other when we meet.”

The two turned around, but they still couldn't tell faces apart.

Upon seeing this, the girl grabbed her hair and styled it into a side ponytail.

"Colonel Sima!"

Ma Qiu thought to herself, "It seems that Uncle Karma did keep an eye on things after Nia An arranged for her to be here."

The other party is so young to have become a colonel, could it be that he has made great contributions? Or does he have a special relationship with an important person?

Did you just complete your immigration procedures today?

“Mm.” Nia nodded repeatedly. Although the other person seemed to be only a year or two older than her, she felt an indescribable sense of security.