Gundam: From Piece to Player

“Lord Kalmar, we can purchase this patented technology.”

"Stop arguing, this is a bidding process," Dozru shouted rudely.

Once things had settled down, Kalma continued.

"Ultimately, this technology will indeed be mass-produced by you all, but I do not intend to sell this patented technology. Similarly, I do not want to copy the technology without my consent. Brother, let me introduce you to the engineer who worked with me to build this driving system, Oliver May, Master of Science."

Oliver clearly hadn't expected Kalma to call his name at this moment, but he realized this was a turning point... Without hesitation, he strode confidently to Kalma's side.

"Hello, Oliver, Master. You're so young and promising. You were deeply involved in the development of this operating system, weren't you?" Dozru patted Oliver on the shoulder and said politely.

"It was thanks to His Excellency Kalmar's design concept and equipment resources that this system became a finished product," Oliver said modestly.

Click click click click.

Dozru extended his hand, and Oliver shook it back.

"Gentlemen, please look this way."

At that moment, the intelligence officers hired by Kalmar to take photos and videos recorded the scene, making the place look like a press conference.

"Brother, we'd like to start a company to design and upgrade our military equipment. What do you think?"

Dozru was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but quickly burst into laughter.

"Haha, I would still support you even if you didn't succeed, let alone the fact that you've already proven it with results, Karma."

Perhaps Karma's surprise for him today was a bit too much, because Dozru wasn't smiling like his usual serious self.

Only now could Karma truly breathe a sigh of relief.

After planning for so long, things have finally gone from zero to one.

Only after the company was actually established did his ideals have a solid foundation, rather than just being a simple fantasy.

The battle that took place at the Pezen base and the intentions that Kalmar was behind it were quickly learned by the Zabi family, the military, the wealthy aristocracy, and the top executives of large corporations.

While some have questioned Kalmar's involvement as a 17-year-old, it is entirely the achievement of engineer Oliver, but the momentum of his startup seems unstoppable.

People remarked that after politicians, economists, and military personnel, a new type of person has emerged in Zabi’s direct bloodline this generation—entrepreneurs.

A few days after the battle, Karma returned to the Pezen base.

"Sir, this is the money you won." Mash walked up to Karma with a large bag, a smile on her face. Clearly, as the house, she had made quite a bit of money this time.

"Okay, at least you remember."

Karma accepted it without hesitation.

"If you need anything done for you, you can ask me for help in the future."

Karma didn't say anything, but took out several bundles of banknotes from her bag. "Go and bribe the restaurant that Lieutenant Matsunaga frequents. Sign it up for a year, and just say it's on me."

"No need, no need, I can handle this." Mashu immediately understood. "Please look for me next time you have this opportunity."

"it is good."

Since the other party was being so cooperative, Karma stopped insisting.

Having returned to Zum City with the money, Kalma went to the Eden Bar in the afternoon.

He saw Hamon wiping the cups and was somewhat surprised to see him coming.

"Your Mightiness?"

Karma then took six bundles of banknotes out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

"Here is 6. Consider 1 as a reward for the captain's hard work. Please keep it for now, Miss Harmon. He will definitely not want it if I return it to him. Just keep it for a rainy day."

Chapter 8 AI Technology Tree

In this era, human technology has achieved groundbreaking leaps. It is possible to construct thousands of large biospheres, each several kilometers long and wide, on the moon or at Lagrange points.

This is all closely related to the industrial revolution brought about by controlled nuclear fusion technology.

However, even with the tremendous breakthroughs in productivity, the social structure of humankind has not fundamentally changed.

The middle class in society maintains a high level of consumption to achieve a so-called decent life in order to get a good job, but in reality, they don't have much money in their pockets, while the poor are still struggling to make ends meet.

Meanwhile, privileged individuals such as emperors, capitalists, and nobles could squander their wealth at will, launching forced immigration programs or waging wars to satisfy their own selfish interests and ambitions.

The song "Beyond The Time" describes a "Möbius strip from which no one can escape."

In Kalmar's view, this was the root of the tragedy of the era.

If we do not become a new kind of human being, and do not establish a new kind of society and a new kind of nation, this tragedy will continue.

From nations to cities to the smallest economic organizations—enterprises—all must adopt new models.

That's a bit of a tangent... Kalmar needs to have his new business conduct this experiment.

Now that he has the conditions to start a business, he knows a lot about finance, logistics, and equipment procurement, and he doesn’t want to rely too much on the Zabi family.

Are there any shortcuts or tricks?

He actually had a plan for this... to find another talented person.

Kalma brought up the issue when she met Sally and Oliver at a coffee shop.

"Sir, you want to use artificial intelligence to manage your business?"

“Yes, are there any research institutions in China that do this type of research?” Kalmar asked Oliver.

"No...it hasn't reached the application level."

"Oh, I recently read a paper. Could you take a look and see if the author has any potential? If so, I'd like to poach them."

Oliver began to study it carefully.

"Application and Reflection of Unmanned Combat Aircraft with Evolutionary Logic/Non-Logic Identification Devices on the Battlefield" is authored by Dr. Misie Lutz, a graduate of the University of Granada on the Moon, who is currently employed as the head of electronic engineering projects at Anaheim Electronics.

Taking the Swordfish fighter jet as an example, the paper illustrates how a fighter jet equipped with this system can collect information and assist the pilot in simplifying decision-making in complex battlefield situations, thereby finding and destroying important enemy targets (command centers) on the battlefield. It also demonstrates that the system can continuously learn and improve.

"Your Excellency, I have finished reading it."

"How about it?"

Does this PhD have any published works?

"The paper doesn't say that she has already conducted the experiment."

“I looked at the links she cited, and many of them were the results of her supervisor’s experiments—learning computers, a type of AI developed to assist fighter pilots.”

After Oliver finished speaking, Sally added, "Her mentor is quite famous, an important partner of Anaheim Electronics and an advisor to the Federation Army."

The tablet Sally showed the two of them featured an elderly man with white hair, whose AE logo was prominently displayed on his white coat.

“It’s normal that there’s no finished product, because there’s no funding,” Kalma said. “If Anaheim were really willing to invest money to create a finished product for her, we couldn’t afford the ‘transfer fee’.”

Oliver and Sally both laughed when they heard about the transfer fee.

"You'd like to try your luck at the lottery?"

Karma nodded.

But he didn't tell the two men the basis for his decision.

He deduced the origin from the result, and even ordinary Gundam fans might not know who Misaki Lutz is.

Her son, Ryo Lutz, is the pilot of the Gundam EX-S, which is equipped with the Alice System, developed by Dr. Misaki based on the learning computer on the RX-78-2 Gundam.

The doctor, whose mother was also Liao, also tragically died in an experiment... It's a bit like EVA.

The Alice system is essentially a wheelchair, with a much stronger boost than the rudimentary cockpit he's currently developing. The boost it generates would allow even recruits to turn Titans aces into veteran barbecue.

As a "product" of the spin-off, everything was burned up by atmospheric friction to avoid a "butterfly effect".

Karma believes that using AI in combat is the most rudimentary application.

If we can develop AI that can be directly used for national economic and public affairs management, creating a system like OGAS would be no less than another technological revolution.

If Karma can recruit Meisie Lutz, it's like activating an entire AI technology tree.

"Oliver, I need you to write a report demonstrating the significant role of mobile suits equipped with learning computers in the training of future pilots for our military, and submit it to the Ordnance Development Bureau."

"Are you trying to use the Weapons Development Bureau's research resources to attract her?"

"Not only that, it also involves the 'talent introduction program'."

Oliver understood what Kalmar meant: convincing this doctor to come over certainly couldn't be done by saying it was through their newly registered company.

Learning about computers is the "work of this doctor's teacher." If Misaki can recreate the teacher's work on Zeon and install it on the MS, it will work just as well.

Intellectual property rights in the military industry are not like those in the civilian sector.

Technology theft and plagiarism between hostile nations are commonplace.

If we could lure scientists from the Federation over, it would definitely be worth a Zeon Cross, but that would also require the cooperation of Zeon's spy and intelligence agencies.

Three years ago, Professor Minovsky, the greatest scientist of the Universal Century and the inventor of the Minovsky nuclear fusion reactor, escaped from Zeon in this way and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

Of course, the fact that rice grains can be scattered in a special way to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves was also discovered in the subsequent research of Zeon researchers, so it is now a secret weapon.

Karma is planning a reverse copy.

"Whom does Your Excellency intend to send to recruit Dr. Misaki?"

“This is very important, Sally and I will go.”

"Are you able to travel abroad now?"

“It hasn’t gotten to that point yet. Civilian flights haven’t stopped yet, and besides, we Zeon have quite a few strongholds and shelters in Granada and Von Braun. If there really is a crisis, I can hide there with Sally. To avoid suspicion, I’ve also created a fake identity.”

Karma took out a black wig.

"Amazing, I couldn't recognize him at all."

After finalizing the general arrangements, Kalma and Sally took a week off from the military academy. Although they kept it a secret from Dekin, Kycilia and Dozru let them go almost without explanation after Kalma sent an email explaining their intentions.

Of course, the Zabi family still sent accompanying guards.

Take a commercial flight from side 3 to Granada, and then take a spaceship from Granada to Von Braun.

"The review went smoothly?"

"Yes, even though it's a temporary ID card, the clerk approved it quickly."