Great, we're doomed now!

The boy stopped what he was doing, turned around and smiled slightly at him: "No doubt about it, you are indeed still alive. If you don't believe me, touch your chest and see if your heart is still beating."

"...That's impossible."

Feeling the rhythm in her chest, Agnica murmured, "I should have already... Could it be that you saved me?"

No, it could only be you... But how is that possible? How did you do it?

"There are so many problems."

Ye Shou did not answer directly: "Just consider it a miracle that happened to you."

Miracle?

Agnica stared silently at Ye Shou, speechless. Her newly awakened mind was still hazy and unclear, with all sorts of thoughts flowing through her mind like water... but one most incredible idea became clearer and clearer.

"you……"

"I'm sorry, I couldn't save your companion." Ye Shou pointed to the ground next to Agnica. "Only one person survived. He was hit by the falling steel frame, but thankfully he held on."

"Well!"

The middle-aged man then noticed his other unconscious companion, but the shock in his eyes was even more pronounced.

Being hit by a steel frame... this is probably not an exaggeration.

The man's military uniform had a tear running from the inside out, clearly pierced by broken bones. The amount and location of the bloodstains also proved this. At that time, his internal organs were probably ruptured, making him no different from a dead man.

However, now his breathing is steady, his complexion is normal, and there is not a single obvious wound on his body—just like him, he has received some kind of miraculous blessing!

This is beyond what current human technology can achieve... Just who is this young man in front of us?

“Thank you,” Agnica said in a dry but sincere voice. “Although there are many things I don’t understand, you saved us, and perhaps you saved the hope of humanity… I am truly grateful.”

"I would love to exchange a few pleasantries with you, but circumstances do not permit it."

Ye Shou refocused his attention on the screen, downloading data indiscriminately, and said, "I don't know what kind of organizational structure M·A uses for combat, but they should at least know each other's locations."

“That’s true…” Agnica nodded, initially somewhat bewildered but quickly realizing the problem.

"This is bad! If one unit remains silent for too long, it will definitely attract the attention of the other M·A... We won't have much time."

He turned over and stood up, and suddenly felt dizzy, as if he was a little anemic, but he calmed down and was fine.

"We must leave with [Bayeri] immediately!"

"That's up to you now." Ye Shou glanced at the screen and asked calmly, "Where should we go after we leave here? How far is the journey? How much supplies do we need? How do we maintain the mechs? These are questions that only you can solve."

“Of course… I need to think about it.” Agnica began pacing, her brow furrowed.

However, perhaps due to his talent, he was able to multitask even at this moment, keenly noticing the information revealed in Ye Shou's words:

The boy wasn't sent here on a mission by anyone; otherwise, he wouldn't have been without a plan for the next steps.

But that's really strange!

From his dramatic entrance, his bizarre spacesuit, his superhuman physical abilities and operational skills, and his mysterious power to bring the dead back to life... he seems like a divine messenger sent specifically to save the Gundam and preserve humanity's future.

Agunica didn't want to pry into her savior's secrets, but it really makes one wonder!

"This base has a completely detector-proof shelter, where there may still be survivors. To cross the wilderness and reach safety, we must assemble a convoy with sufficient equipment and supplies... Gundam Frames and Valkyrie support units... [Bayeri]'s cross-country equipment is already armed..."

Just as Agnus was deep in thought, a mobile engineer moved over and caught his attention.

"Lord Ye Shou, we found a red-painted mobile suit in the hangar next door, but it doesn't seem to be a Gundam frame."

"That's a Valkyrie... a mobile suit from the Valkyrie series, designed as a support wingman for Gundam."

Agunica couldn't help but speak up to explain, and then she noticed that the person standing on the mobile engineer was an Asian girl with short black hair. Her temperament was somewhat similar to Ye Shou's, making it clear at a glance that they came from the same place and had a good relationship.

The middle-aged man was suddenly taken aback: the girl didn't seem to be operating the sapper; she was simply holding onto the handle to secure herself.

Huh? How does she control the engineers?

Where is Miss Lucy?

“She’s trying to analyze the coding language of this world… The differences are too great, she can’t operate it directly.” Ye Shou shook his head.

The coding languages ​​of the main world and cyberpunk are different, but cyberpunk is more advanced. With the help of assistive devices, Lucy can quickly master it even if she has to learn it from scratch.

In contrast, Iron Blood is more fictional, and doesn't even use the Gregorian calendar. Although the network and AI technologies here don't have any advanced technology, they are very careful in this regard because of the Omnic Crisis, and various firewalls and encryption methods are constantly being introduced.

Adapting to the network environment here will be much more difficult for Lucy than in the main world.

"She must have had a really tough time." The maid nodded slightly.

Even though they are competitors, as long as they are working for Lord Ye Shou, she can definitely cheer him on.

If the cyber girl generates enough work value, Ruri could even treat Ye Shou and Lucy's intimate behavior as an employee benefit and turn a blind eye.

...Ye Shou and the maid chatted away, oblivious to everyone else, without noticing Agunica's changing expression.

'What do you mean by "this world"? You guys really are...'

"Oh, right."

Ye Shou seemed to remember something and turned around: "Agunica, where are we going next?"

"……Oh."

Agnica snapped out of his reverie and said in a heavy tone, "The last major airport on this continent—Sydney!"

-

The War of Calamity was a full-scale conflict that unfolded around the Martian colonies, drawing in all the major powers, and was also known as "the war that ended all wars."

Because people believe that after entering the interstellar age, all disputes will be resolved in outer space or on the Martian route, and will be purely a struggle for interests, without spreading the flames of war to Earth.

Once the balance is restored, humanity will be able to focus on space exploration and will no longer have the energy to engage in internal competition.

However, just like the historical struggles between European countries for colonies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, this war did not end cleanly and decisively. Instead, it sowed the seeds of various contradictions and conflicts, and the war dragged on...

From Earth to the Moon, from Mars to the Jupiter sphere, humanity has connected the routes with fire and steel, blood and hatred!

In the later stages of this ruthless war, in order to destroy as much of the enemy's manpower as possible, an annihilation war machine was created: M·A.

In an era when battleships and mobile suits commonly possessed nano-armor and special coatings, beam attacks were becoming quite ineffective, leading to a renewed emphasis on physical kinetic energy weapons.

However, while installing kinetic weapons, M·A also carried high-powered beam weapons, which were powerful enough to wipe out a town in an instant!

This kind of demonic weapon, which exists to cause as much damage and destroy productivity as possible, was born with the original sin of humanity... and indeed it later lost control and turned against its master!

"The people in this world are really asking for trouble!"

A convoy of vehicles traveled along the straight Gobi Desert highway. Several special trucks carried a massive object covered by camouflage tarpaulins: the Gundam frame and its wingman, along with various equipment originally designed for it but never used.

Inside one of the vehicles, Ye Shou held the steering wheel with ease, while the maid and Lucy reviewed previously downloaded data in the back, focusing on understanding the "history" of this world to avoid being suspected when interacting with people in the future.

Of course, the origins of the three of them were unknown to begin with, so it was up to Agnukka to decide what to do with them—that person seemed to be of considerable status, so getting him an identity shouldn't be a problem.

"Not only were semi-permanent reactors installed on the M·A, but they were also equipped with AIs that could autonomously iterate and evolve, as well as small wingmen that could collect energy and repair damage... In this way, each M·A is a combat platform that can operate independently for a long time and is completely uncontrollable."

From a manager's perspective, the maid felt that the higher-ups in this world must have something wrong with their brains.

It's not that we're afraid of someone having the idea of ​​rebellion, but that we're afraid of someone having the ability to rebel—and they voluntarily gave that ability to M.A.

"Lord Ye Shou, since our objective in this world is to acquire the Gundam frame and related technologies, and we have now obtained the memory media, we have accomplished most of our goal... I suggest that we proceed with caution from now on, and it would be best to avoid entering the military system of this world."

Liuli shook her head: "An army led by such idiots has too high a probability of becoming cannon fodder. There's no need to take the risk."

“I think so too.” Ye Shou nodded in agreement, while multitasking, paying attention to the multimedia screen on the dashboard in addition to driving and chatting.

A series of characters are being typed out above:

[System Card: Iron-Blooded Calamity War]

[This week's theme: Blood and Steel]

[Gained 15 pseudo points.]

This is a special instance with no negative options. All options have effects that last for one year, after which you can choose whether to redeem them.

Note: Please make a decision within 24 hours.

-6:

[Machine Soul's Great Joy], [Demon God's Chief], [Battle of Calamity]

-3:

[Faith Strike], [Thinking Makes It Possible], [Duel Master]

Free · [Calamity War System Card]

The advanced terms in the "-6" column are quite complex, and including them in the text would affect the reading experience. Therefore, they are posted separately for comparison with the text.

【Machine Soul Joy】

Machines also have a soul; if they can resonate with their operator, they will be invincible.

(This manifests as the exceptional performance of the machine's potential, as well as additional bonuses to attack, defense, and evasion when facing probabilistic judgments.)

Note that the Machine Soul is not an AI, but a concept born from the theory of "animism." It cannot express its own thoughts clearly, nor can it communicate with people; it can only please others through resonance of souls.

[Chief Demon God]

The G-series skeletons are named after the seventy-two demons in the legend of Solomon, each of whom is said to command an army in Hell.

Echoing mythology, piloting the G-series skeleton grants the "Legion Aura," boosting the morale of wingmen, enhancing command capabilities, and increasing the Legion Master's stats based on the number and level of the mechs under their command.

Increase:

Six planes, 10%;

Sixty-six aircraft, 20%;

666 aircraft, 50%;

• When the mount is the Demon King "Bayeli", the aura effect can cover the rest of the G-series frames. It is the only Demon King that can command Demon Kings.

Increase:

Three pillars, 10%;

Seventeen pillars, 40%;

Thirty-five columns·60%;

Seventy-one pillars, 100%;