Gundam: From Piece to Player

Because Deakin excels at publicity and theory, but is not good at behind-the-scenes operations.

After he finished pushing the cart, it was Minerva's turn to push it. She told the old man about her experiences, and he nodded. He liked Minerva's humility and restraint very much.

Finally, there's Eloby... Eloby's storytelling ability is even stronger than theirs. She makes her adventure stories full of ups and downs, making the audience feel entertained, just like a Mary Sue novel.

But Dejin, being a shrewd man who had lived for eighty years, could tell that some of it was exaggerated and artistic embellishment.

His expression was a mixture of nostalgia and fear, probably because he saw many of Gihren's traits in Elobi.

Kilian has a strong ability to tell stories (lie), which is a talent in itself. As Dekin's eldest son, it is impossible to say that he was not loved.

It's just a pity that his older brother is too extraordinary and anthropomorphic.

"Erubi."

"grandfather?"

"Telling a good story is a skill, but you can't disregard the facts."

"But if it's not told in a captivating way, then nobody will read it... What's the point of a book if nobody reads it?"

Dejin glanced at Karma beside him, looking somewhat serious, as if asking him how he taught her.

Kalmar shrugged; he thought his father was being too serious.

However, he also had to admit that he had paid less attention to Ailubi, and after the child turned 13, she did indeed show a tendency to grow up wildly.

"It seems I'm getting old and I'll have to immigrate. You should arrange it right away. I'm also going to the asteroid belt. Since you're so busy with work, I'll help you educate the next generation of the Zabi family."

Dejin's previously unfocused eyes suddenly brightened.

However, Airubi's expression was rather unpleasant. What happened to the supposed bond between grandparents and grandchildren?

"Oh." As a son, Karma could only make the arrangements.

But that's good too, if the father is here, he can help take care of the child.

This senior had mentioned wanting to have children to him more than once—Kalma always explained to him that she didn't have time to take care of them (Alice had stopped taking care of children a long time ago), so she had always refused to have children.

Now there's a solution.

Anyway, the first batch of immigrant ships has already arrived, and scheduling is convenient. The Space Alliance's medical technology is very advanced now. By replacing organs, they can also perform some life-extending surgeries. The extension of lifespan is not the original body.

Even if all else fails, there's always a soul transfer surgery.

Karma actually felt that she had abandoned the old man to venture into the asteroid belt and had not made it to Xiaoyi, so this was a good opportunity to make up for it.

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On Side 1, there is a colony that has been bought by the Buch Corporation. Tens of thousands of its employees live in the colony and work on MS development and scrap metal salvage.

Recently, the New Federation has also included it in the list of key enterprises to be cultivated. With the support of the New Federation, their scale has continued to grow, gradually developing into a large conglomerate like AE Corporation.

The tallest building houses the chairman's office.

"Changed surname? Why so suddenly?"

Mazia Buhe was somewhat reluctant.

"The surname Buch doesn't sound like a noble surname... Since we've already achieved a niche similar to the Bissett Group, we should choose a family name with historical roots. I bought a noble surname in Europe in 1935."

"The founder of the Buch Foundation, Sharonhorst Buch, said, looking at his eldest son."

“Alright, since it’s your decision, Father,” Mazia asked, “what is this called?”

“Rona, from now on our family name will be changed to Rona.”

Ending Remarks

We will be taking a day off on Monday, August 3rd.

Let me reorganize the outline and finish writing the last volume in August.

The release date for the new volume will jump a bit.

That's all for now. Thank you all for subscribing and for your support.

Final Volume

Chapter 360 Infiltration

[Welcome to Space Alliance, immigrants. This is the customs hall. Please proceed with your identity verification according to your assigned number.]

The loudspeaker was playing.

With slightly curly hair and a few stray strands of unruly hair on his forehead, the masked man of medium to slightly above-average height dragged his suitcase forward, glancing at his watch as he walked, exuding a gloomy, scholarly air and a neurotic sensitivity.

UC105.04.16

N13 passage?

"Hello, Mr. Erin, welcome to the Space Alliance. Let me confirm your identity. Your registration in the Earth Sphere is Side2 New Kyoto. Here are your residence card and payment receipt."

"I already looked into this using AI before I came, so there's no need to go into such detail."

"Okay, we still need to perform facial recognition. Could you please remove your mask?"

Customs officers wearing glasses were not surprised, as Space Alliance members have a rather avant-garde style of dress and are quite free in their choice of attire.

People wearing masks are also quite common.

The man in the suit and sunglasses took off his mask, revealing a handsome face beneath the sunglasses, with a huge burn scar on his face...

The customs officer felt rather apologetic, probably because that was the reason the other party chose to wear a mask.

The identification code also contains fairly complete information about the other party.

This is an engineer in the field of mechanical engineering, and also a skilled immigrant specially recruited by the Space Alliance.

"The Space Alliance has relatively advanced cosmetic surgery procedures, and Mr. Erin, the scars on your face should also be able to be removed."

"I kept it for personal reasons."

Feeling as if she had touched a sore spot, the customs officer quickly apologized and then looked at Erin's luggage.

"Your luggage is a bit heavy... It is estimated to cost 25800 base coins. You can choose to deduct 15000 Helium coins. If you have other Helium coins, you can exchange them at the Earth Federation Bank near customs."

"Please deduct this amount for me, thank you."

It seems I was overthinking it; Erin had thought this place would have brainwave testing devices and other equipment.

After passing through customs, Erin took out a small walkie-talkie and began to contact his companions.

"Where are you?"

"To your right." A voice came from beside him. It was his companion, Bei Genzong, wearing a blue suit, with flaxen hair and a small mustache.

"If I were you, I wouldn't use a radio unless absolutely necessary."

"Using brainwave communication is even more dangerous, isn't it?"

“Even if this place is the richest place in the solar system, it is not worth setting up brainwave trackers in this public area. The coverage cost is too expensive, while the cost of shortwave radio surveillance is not high.”

Bei Genzong flashed the room key in his hand. "Let's put our luggage down first. I don't think it's that easy to find information about the project. First, we should apply to the Alliance National University and get in touch with that 'legend.' I heard that he often goes to universities to give lectures now, and we just happen to be able to catch this opportunity."

Unlike the half-baked Minovsky physics knowledge that I had crammed before coming here, Begenzon, although not a new human, was a genius. Two years older than me, he earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering at the age of an undergraduate.

The difficulty of this infiltration mission lies precisely in this: they need experts to translate the useful information they bring back to the New Federation into "human language."

Intelligence sent back by spies a year ago indicated that the Space Alliance seemed poised to phase out older mobile suits within the next 20 years.

This means they have made a breakthrough in MS development.

Fourteen years after the lunar war ended, due to the Space Alliance's light sail deterrence, the New Federation also put the "Integration War" on hold after occupying the moon, and instead focused on internal development and integration.

Erin and Begenzon's mission is to explore ongoing projects of the Space Alliance.

—If necessary, we should deploy the MS they bring to sabotage the project or even kill key figures in its development.

They also brought powerful weapons and escape equipment for when the mission was completed.

This mission is far more important than any other.

Loyalty is important, and Erin and Begenzon were chosen for this mission because their identities make it almost impossible for them to betray the cause.

Erin's father is a big shot in the New Federation, and Begenzon has just become engaged to Benatie Rona, the daughter of the Buhe Group, a noble family among nobles in the New Federation. He can be said to be a national-level prince consort.

Their names were all disguised.

Similarly, they regularly write reports and send them to the new Commonwealth's current Minister of Intelligence—overseen and directed by Ms. Harman.

After leaving the port, the two hailed a self-driving taxi, and the driverless taxi began heading towards the hotel area.

They then noticed a 30-meter-tall statue standing outside the port terminal, holding a telescope and gazing into the distance, its smug expression perfectly captured.

That was how the legend looked in his early twenties, and starting in UC0093, he began to fade out of the Space Alliance's political arena.

If there is any trace of his past, it is that his wife, Elisa Highwin, has been active in government civil service and served as prime minister for five years from UC0093 to UC0098.

The taxi was halfway through its journey when it was suddenly pulled up by a tremendous force, making the two men on edge, since they were doing something wrong.

However, it turned out that this was not a scary thing. The surrounding vehicles were flying, as if they had entered a highway and their speed had increased to 150 kilometers per hour.

How did it float up?

As if hearing what the two were saying, the car's computer took the initiative to "respond".

[Please don't panic, gentlemen. This is the Minovsky suspension system activating; the car is about to enter the intercity highway.]

Erin was shocked. Miniaturized Mife? Isn't that the technology that Cauchy used and now the Space Alliance is using in taxis?

Minovsky particle levitation technology... In AE's view, this is an advanced technology, but has the Space Alliance already miniaturized and made it available for civilian use?

"The alliance's application technology has been used in military and civilian fields for about 15 years, which is considered the fastest iteration... The principle is not difficult, but miniaturization is difficult."

Begenzon said, "This is the foundation of the Space Alliance. Although our new Federation has 30 times the population of the Space Alliance, we must acknowledge the gap in terms of people's livelihood, technology, and development speed."

After dropping off their luggage in the elite talent area, the two continued their journey by taxi to the important location of their mission: the Alliance National University.

The predecessor of the Alliance National University was the Space Alliance Higher School, which was founded in UC0084 and was originally located in Youno.

Later, after the influx of immigrants from the Republic of Zeon, in consideration of industrial and academic research issues, a branch campus was established in the Ceres region in UC0094, with the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering, and the School of Energy and Power Engineering all located there.