Gundam: From Piece to Player

At this point, the minimum requirements for this intelligence gathering mission have been met, and it can be said that the mission was not a complete failure.

But Carroszo understood that obtaining such information was still of little use for this mission.

Even with this intelligence, knowing the principles and having some of the blueprints, the New Federation, with its current technological level, cannot build antimatter refining equipment.

The Space Alliance's ability to extract antimatter relies on the integration of resources from hundreds or even thousands of research teams, as well as decades of accumulated expertise in materials and engineering.

In addition to the personal prestige, resource integration, and overall coordination abilities of the legendary figure Kalma Zabi, it took 6% of the Space Alliance's annual GDP to build the antimatter refining equipment.

However, if we want to achieve a more perfect combat outcome,

One approach is to become more deeply involved in Kalma Zabi's research team and gain their trust.

Secondly, it is crucial to obtain the technology for refining antimatter.

He had already tried this method.

Some results were achieved—that's how the intelligence for Captain Lina came about.

However, he could sense that the most crucial and essential part was not explained to him by Legend... They told him to settle down and work hard for 5 years, and then they would make him the head of the core technology department.

It was clearly some kind of loyalty test. Five years was unacceptable for Carozo, who was in the prime of his career. He couldn't gamble a twentieth of his life on espionage, and the Bucher Group didn't have the patience to wait for a son-in-law like him.

The second option is to destroy the space city, causing it to be annihilated by the container in the middle that collects antimatter, while also killing Karma Zabi and important technical researchers.

That would delay the Space Alliance's technological development to the greatest extent possible, and narrow the widening technological gap between the Space Alliance and the New Federation.

This is a high-risk, high-reward military operation.

The new Gundam developed by the New Federation surpasses the Unicorn series of the Space Alliance in performance, and the operation could succeed if a surprise attack is launched.

The only question is when the enemy's antimatter unit will respond... If we can create a time difference, we can activate the Minovsky propulsion system to escape after completing the attack.

Although there was an element of gambling involved, everyone still "forced" Captain Lina to take action.

Persuasion was out of the question; Carroszo was well aware of his own limitations in eloquence.

Each of the new humans is a human lie detector; any ulterior motives will be exposed during conversations.

It requires taking a slightly longer route.

"Lady Lina, as far as I know, Erin has already obtained the qualification of a pilot. Perhaps we can try to plan an operation to seize the enemy's antimatter Gundam."

"If we try to steal the antimatter Gundam, isn't the Gundam on the other side locked too?" Lina thought it was highly improbable.

"The MS of the New Federation uses brainwave direct connection authentication technology. As long as you are authenticated, you can start the machine. I have also gone up to check it out, and there are no other locks set up on it."

"It sounds a bit unbelievable."

Lina hesitated. If she could seize the antimatter Gundam, it would be an achievement beyond her mission. She could also study the physical object repeatedly.

The medals are secondary; what matters is narrowing the technological gap between the new Federation and the Space Alliance—which is crucial for future unification and integration.

"Or I could have Erin confirm with you and let him assess whether to ultimately choose to take action."

Carroszo calmly passed the buck back to Erin... If Erin wanted to take action on his own initiative, then Lady Lina could only respect the opinion of their frontline intelligence personnel.

As a new kind of human, his words carry more weight than his own.

“In addition,” Carroszo said, “Lady Lina, I have another request.”

To the enthusiastic and capable patriot in front of her, Lina said, "If you need any support, just tell me."

"I hope to be able to pilot a Gundam just in case, Lady Lina. I hope you can give me a Gundam to use, and I also hope you can give me some decision-making power on the front lines."

Lina hesitated for a moment, but remembering her brother's advice to "not use those you doubt, and not doubt those you use," she finally replied, "Okay, I'll give you that new Gundam."

“Thank you, sir,” Carroszo said. “I will hide the Gundam well, just in case.”

Chapter 369 Legends and Idols

National Union University, a place located on a rooftop.

"Teacher Erin, congratulations on becoming a qualified candidate, you are amazing!"

“It was just luck,” Erin said, looking at Evelyn. “It’s all thanks to the information you provided.”

After finishing her special training on the Enterprise, Erin returned to school and was once again entangled with Evely.

“This can’t be explained by luck; some things require someone as capable as you.” Evelyn swayed from side to side.

"How about I treat you to a meal later? Let me see if there are any good restaurants."

"If you want to thank me, how about doing me a favor? We're friends, right, Professor Erin?"

Upon hearing the other person use honorifics, Erin instinctively felt that Evely was going to cause her trouble again.

"what happened?"

We're having a family gathering this week, could you please come?

"A family gathering? Why should I attend?"

"The main problem is that my childhood sweetheart is too annoying. I only treat him as a friend, but he has developed feelings for me, and my family is just going along with it... Please help me."

"Oh, so that's what it is," Erin immediately understood.

Isn't he just a fake boyfriend?

You have to act as a shield for yourself.

"Then why don't you just explain it to him clearly?"

“I refused, but he still didn’t give up… I mean, he didn’t give up in his heart,” Evelyn said. “If someone as capable as you were, you could have made him back down and stop wasting so much energy on me.”

"Okay, I'll help you with this."

Erin agreed, even though he had no interest in being a boyfriend or anything like that, but the thought of meeting Evelyn's father made it impossible for him to refuse.

—The legendary red comet.

Despite being enemies, the Red Comet returned to the Principality of Zeon alone, secretly accumulating strength. Taking advantage of the war, she defeated the Federation and restored democracy to the Republic of Zeon.

This experience made Erin admire this man.

He was willing to make sacrifices for democracy and republic.

However, once Evelyn took him to the campsite...

Erin then realized that his understanding of a 'family gathering' was slightly different from the family gatherings that Evelyn's family held.

The gathering did not take place at home, but at an eco-tourism colony built on an ocean and island about 200 kilometers from Ceres.

The artificial sun inside was adjusted to be exactly the same as the sunshine, beaches, and coastlines he had learned about in books.

The asteroid belt actually has oceans and beaches?

Although I've heard that similar colonies on other sides can do this, those places are habitable zones, so doing the same thing on an asteroid would be much more difficult.

"Isn't it spectacular? This is the ocean and island-themed colony that Aunt Haiwen oversaw the construction of in UC0095. Our Space Alliance's technology can even completely simulate Earth's environment, allowing us to have absolute control over the environment and weather—we don't have to worry about natural disasters caused by tectonic movements like earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis like Earth's inhabitants. Oh, and there are no annoying bugs when camping."

Aunt Haiwen, likely referring to Elisa Haiwen, whose actions were also seen by some intelligence personnel as a window into understanding Kalma Zabi.

When they arrived, Erin regretted it a little.

Because the family gathering that Evelyn mentioned wasn't just with her family, but also with legendary figures from the Zabi family.

"Aelin, it's good to see you again." Professor Kalmar, wearing beach shorts, looked at him with interest. "Since you're here, doesn't that mean you and Evelyn are together?"

“My dear daughter, I feel it is your duty to introduce this gentleman to us.”

A blond man with slicked-back hair and sunglasses was holding a fork and preparing the meat for grilling.

When he saw Erin arrive, he took off his sunglasses and glanced at Erin with a somewhat unfriendly look... Clearly, he didn't want to become a father-in-law for no reason.

“Avery, Mom also wants to know who this young man is.”

Despite her age, Lara Singh remained elegant as she sat in the white chair. Unlike her husband's reaction, she possessed keen perception and knew Erin's purpose the moment he arrived.

"This is Mafti Yuna Erin, the next-generation MS candidate who finally passed the test, and also my new boyfriend."

Evelyn's personality is straightforward, and she immediately dropped a bombshell.

“It seems Afraissy is going to be sad.” The blonde beauty stroked her child’s head. Erin had also seen her file; she was the only one among the many wives of the legend to have been born on Earth.

“Mom, I’m not sad… if this makes Sister Evely happy.”

The precocious boy took a deep breath and said, "I am Afraissy, Evelyn's boyfriend... He inherited his mother's light blond hair, so it's obvious who he is related to by blood."

"Brother, I told you, Sister Evelyn isn't right for you."

The purple-haired little girl who was building a sandcastle nearby said,

"This is too early for you, Nars. Children shouldn't be learning about things like love."

Legendary picked her up in his arms. Judging from her curly hair, she was clearly a descendant of Ms. Meisi Lutz, the founder of the Space Alliance's artificial intelligence technology. At this moment, Ms. Lutz was on the beach, swimming in the sea with a swimming ring, and her eyes were full of love as she looked at the father and daughter.

Meanwhile, Elisa Haywin sipped her iced drink under a nearby parasol, watching everything unfold.

"Hmph, Nars already understands everything. Nars is a super genius with an IQ of 250."

"True geniuses don't call themselves geniuses."

The legendary adopted son and eldest daughter were not seen... apparently, none of the children invited to this family gathering had yet started their own families.

"Gentlemen, please take care of me. I am Mafti Yuna Erin." Erin naturally had to be polite, after all, each of these people in front of him had great power, and since they were all nobles, they should pay more attention to etiquette.

“Since Evelyn has chosen Erin, Char, don’t look so sad. We must respect the children’s choices.”

Legend walked over and comforted his friend, but Erin felt that his expression seemed a little gloating—it was probably just his imagination.

“Alright, welcome, Mr. Erin.” The blond man reluctantly extended his hand to him. “But make no mistake, I haven’t approved of you yet, and I’m not comfortable entrusting my daughter to you.”

I will try my best to meet your standards.

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released; Erin has no choice but to go all in.

The legend of this red comet seems to be more interesting than its personality was imagined.

Chapter 370 Dodgeball Battle

"Want a match? Want a match?"

Legend jumped out from the side, "Xia, as a potential future father-in-law, you should at least test your new son-in-law."