Great, we're doomed now!

In the eyes of the maid, Chika is just an empty-headed Muggle, but because of her outstanding talent, Ruri still regards her as a formidable enemy—there's nothing she can do, she tried her best, but she still can't compare.

However, Ruri is not without her strengths. For example, her physical flexibility is much better than Chika's... Although the visual impact is not as amazing, when the two are deeply in love and lose themselves, her slender waist and doll-like white and flexible thighs bring them an extremely pleasant experience.

Unbeknownst to him, Ye Shou's brain had completely switched to another mode.

Wow~~~

Perhaps because she was bent over, even though she was a little far from the mirror, you could still see the beautiful waistline outlined by the light, as well as her round and plump buttocks, like a full moon.

Just then, Chika got up, lifted one leg at the edge of the bathtub, and stepped in with her instep and toes out, her back to Ye Shou. But the curved white edges of her skin could still be seen from both sides of her back, trembling slightly in the steam...

A girl who claimed to exercise regularly did not have much excess fat, but surprisingly, her muscle lines were not too harsh. Her round and firm thighs and slender toes formed a straight and smooth curve, which, together with her slender waist and protruding buttocks, made her graceful back view as harmonious and beautiful as an oil painting.

No, no, I still have work to finish.

Ye Shou tried to calm himself down:

How could you be so easily distracted by external things? You still need to actively prepare for battle and deal with the monsters and aliens that are coming one after another.

"ah!"

At that moment, a gasp came from the bathroom, and Chika's body inexplicably floated up.

"Zero gravity... does a zero-gravity bathtub mean that? Help! Mamoru!"

Perhaps freed from the constraints of gravity, the already extremely proud pair of life sources now arrogantly present themselves in perfect form.

call!

Ye Shou stood up, his face solemn.

It must have been those awful oppa aliens who attacked my childhood sweetheart!

Watch me send you flying to the heavens without even using the full power of the Bayeux Holy Sword!

Chapter 284: Let's Fly to Space (Bonus Chapter)

In a corridor inside the TPC base, a cleaner put down his tools, took out a small VR headset, put it on, and lightly tapped the headset—

A burst of rhythmic and rousing music began!

At the same time, the sound of orderly footsteps came, and team members in uniform passed by to the accompaniment of music.

Da~da~da~

"By the way, why are we called 'Victory Team'? Even if we shorten it to 'GUTS,' it still means courage, right?"

"This was Captain Kuze's decision; he thought it would have a better meaning."

shuh~

The mechanical door slid open automatically, the sensor lights lit up one after another, and the facial features of the people flashed in turn on the face recognition screen as they entered the secure area in an orderly manner.

"Speaking of the captain, he didn't come to training again today."

"If it were him, training with us would only lower his own level."

"The vice-captain is so mean~ Although he's right, hehe."

"Compared to Captain Kuze, Captain Iruma has probably spent more time with us, right?"

The hangar doors slowly opened, and steel structures were moved out of their positions on the slide rails, stopping on the catapult runway with the sounds of hydraulic transmission and steam injection.

"He's different from me. He's not the head of a single department. He has a lot of more important work to do. Aren't Masaki and Horii the same? ... Okay, enough chit-chat. Today is the multi-person driving test for large vehicles. The person who comes in last place has to treat everyone to eel rice."

"Understood! Commander!"

Wearing uniforms with white and red as the main colors, the members of GUTS entered the elevator and went up to the upper floor. Everyone looked serious but the atmosphere was not tense. Everyone was very confident, and it was clear that this was not their first time undergoing such training.

What awaited them was the latest equipment with yellow paint, a small fighter jet named "Victory Swallow", and the humanoid mecha "Victory Gundam".

The former is a two-person, high-speed support aircraft with an atmospheric cruising speed of up to Mach 5 (currently not capable of space combat), capable of reaching any location on Earth in a short time to join the battle.

The latter is suitable for low-altitude operations in urban areas, excels at handling various complex missions, and is adept at special operations.

These humanoid mobile suits are actually the main force of the "space mobile suit" unit. They generally do not appear alone, but are usually deployed in groups. If there is enough time, they will also be accompanied by self-propelled artillery, Bruman sub-units, etc., which serve multiple purposes such as building defensive lines, rescuing civilians, and providing fire support. They may be specially prepared for large-scale operations.

However, GUTS has a very high priority, so the latest Gundam frame has not yet been deployed in the Space Machines, but has already been transferred to their hangar.

"The Victory Flying Swallow has a general-purpose mode, a cruise mode, and an annihilation mode. These three modes have different usage scenarios, so we must treat them with caution." Tactical Commander Zong Fang was explaining to the team members. "Generally speaking, the basic armament consists of the Spire Laser Cannon, the Rapid-Fire Armor-Piercing Cannon, the Anti-Monster Missile, and the Electromagnetic Steel Nails... But in the annihilation mode, we can use the 'Redstone Laser.' This weapon is still in the testing phase, but it is extremely powerful and has a certain degree of danger, understand?"

"understand!"

They had all read the instructions, so they weren't nervous.

"it is good."

Zongfang nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the vice-captain, Jujian Hui, for her opinion.

To be honest, at first he was puzzled as to why, if the goal was to form a "monster squad," they didn't just select elites from the defense force, but instead broadened the selection pool and even brought in a few "outsiders."

But this was the list decided by Kuseyo no Mori, and not only him, but even Commander Yoshioka had no right to object.

However, after spending time with him, he gradually came to believe in this approach. Needless to say, talented people like Masaki, who are skilled in both academics and martial arts, also quickly adapted to the training subjects, and performed exceptionally well in their respective fields, such as scientist Horii and data analyst Nozue.

Only then did he vaguely understand that GUTS was not organized as a purely military department or suicide squad. It was a "safety device" that brought together talents from various fields, from sharpshooters to scientists, and refused to be internally homogenized, thus avoiding being wiped out by the enemy by finding their weaknesses!

This is probably why Kuzeha Mori, as the captain, delegates the main tasks to Iruma Megumi, while he himself remains largely detached from the outside world, and even has his own private army—this ensures that no matter what happens, [GUTS] has a backup and is always ready to launch a counterattack.

"Great, everyone's progress is very obvious."

Watching his teammates leave first, Zongfang nodded while holding the data sheet: "I originally thought Ye Rui wouldn't be able to hold on."

“Although he is young, he has great backbone and is worth looking forward to.” Megumi took the data sheet and began to browse through it.

"By the way, where did our captain go this time?"

Zongfang had just scolded Lina for asking too many questions, but now he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is it true that they're researching a new power system?"

"Yes."

Megumi nodded, then shook her head: "I don't know much either, but I've heard that if it's successful, we can start building the Mars base immediately."

"what?"

Zongfang was taken aback: "But we've only just started building a lunar base... Mars is on a completely different level of difficulty, isn't it?"

“It’s simply a miracle.” Megumi recalled what she had seen at Dr. Yao’s place and couldn’t help but show an expression of admiration. “Don’t be too surprised. You know there are many amazing people in this world who are working hard to move forward… We can’t fall behind. Let’s start training.”

"learn!"

-

The average distance between Mars and Earth is about 200 million kilometers, but the furthest distance, calculated according to their respective orbital periods, can reach 400 million kilometers.

Given the technological level of the main world, even with the most advanced vehicles, it would take months to move. Even if Ye Shou brought a semi-perpetual motion reactor from "Iron Blood," building a base on Mars would still require a huge time cost, and it would also be a great test of the durability of the ship's materials.

Currently, only one ship, the Temple of Solomon, can travel efficiently between Earth and Fire, but it cannot be cloned. It has many other uses and cannot be used solely as a transport ship.

Incidentally, it is now a goldmine for TPC, which scientists can use as a reference to design the next generation of spacecraft and space stations, and also to train future "space sailors".

After all, ships can be mass-produced, but technical personnel need sufficient time to be trained. However, if they have experience serving in the "Temple of Solomon", they can naturally adapt to new ships quickly.

In other words, it is destined to remain stationed in the Earth-Moon system for a long time and cannot be sent on long journeys.

The Space Development Agency naturally needs a new type of vehicle that is fast and can be mass-produced to undertake the important task of delivering supplies to Mars.

—【Magnus Power Systems】became the highest priority project.

If "light" can be used as the driving force, its output limit far exceeds that of the Ironblood reactor, and the time to travel to and from Mars can be shortened to a week or even a day, showing a rather amazing development prospect.

Dr. Yao Meifan dedicated his life to completing "Megasys". The overall theory has been almost completed, but it lacks resources for practical verification. After all, this is a national budget-level expenditure, and it is unknown when there will be any actual output.

Previously, the Kuze Group and TPC had entered into a comprehensive cooperation, and Dr. Yao received a lot of financial support, but the "Megauss" was intentionally or unintentionally restricted, and Ye Shou also showed little interest in it.

This is normal. After all, there is a thick wall between theory and practical application, and Yatae herself knows that this will be a very long road...

However, after the Battle of Brazil, or more precisely, after a period of time, Ye Shou suddenly changed his attitude and began to fully support "Mages". He also presented a bunch of research results on "light" from an ancient civilization, which allowed the doctor to make rapid progress by drawing inferences from similar cases.

With unlimited resources and the most elite research team in the world, the resulting chemical reaction is truly astonishing.

And look, they've already developed a prototype that can go into outer space!

"It's not easy!"

Standing in front of the huge observation window, Dr. Yamata, dressed in all white, let out a long sigh, his thin face filled with a myriad of emotions.

"Being able to witness my dream gradually becoming a reality... it's all thanks to you, Ye Shou... thank you."

"This is a great invention that will go down in history, and it is an honor for my name to appear on it."

Sitting on the observation deck, Ye Shouhao leisurely sipped his red tea and returned a polite smile to the professor.

Eight-Tails' eyes flashed: "But I'm also a little curious, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Because during the excavation of the ancient ruins, we unexpectedly obtained a lot of mature photon conduction technology, which can greatly accelerate the development of the Magus power system," Ye Shou replied without hesitation, as if he had already prepared the answer.

Yawei felt that he was hiding some important information, but he was in such a good mood today that she didn't press him further.

"Shh~~"

Ye Shou gently blew on the steam, leisurely took a sip, and looked through the rising steam at the twenty-meter-long prototype outside the window with a meaningful gaze.

Why did you change your mind?

Things change!

The previous TPC didn't have the resources to fight against monsters. Although they defeated two in Brazil, the bat and the giant bird were both "mechanical monsters," meaning that finding their weaknesses would reduce the difficulty of defeating them. Even so, they only won because of Leaf Guardian's unleashed power – which cannot be considered TPC's true strength.

Ye Shou had always been wary of a certain force, so he secretly hindered Dr. Yawei's research and prevented "Megauss" from being released too early.

That's right, it's the "Mechanical Island"!

This thing is not a single alien or monster, but a mechanical intelligence that acts according to primitive commands. Its overall strength is far greater than that of ordinary monsters, and it can deploy multiple high-end combat forces.

Their plan is to send a large army to destroy any civilization in the universe that has mastered the power of light.

Although the original work was an episodic series and did not explain where they came from, in reality, a bunch of robots would not appear out of nowhere. In Ye Shou's view, they are very much like the surveillance system of an advanced civilization, which created special "cleaners" in order to prevent any objects in the universe that could threaten them.

Interestingly, this kind of force is not uncommon in the Ultraman Tiga universe. Not to mention the various malicious aliens in Ultraman Tiga, the various Specia chimeras that appear in Ultraman Dyna are actually preventing humans from going to space, keeping humans trapped on Earth, and waiting for the arrival of Gran Specia.

It could even be said that, within the worldview of the Dede universe, any attempt by humanity to make breakthroughs in civilization level or interstellar travel will inevitably encounter unexpected resistance!

(In Ultraman Tiga, there is a creature called "Ligadron," which is a mechanical monster that comes to Earth and causes destruction after its spaceship and astronauts are swallowed by an unknown creature. This thing was later set as "Spia Synthetic Beast," which appeared even before Dyna... In other words, Earth was targeted from the very beginning.)

Ye Shou hadn't thought about it too deeply, because in his view, as long as they couldn't cross the Great Conch Shell, everyone would eventually die, and aliens were irrelevant.

However, after coming into contact with the first generation and realizing that there was a vast darkness in the universe that was no less than that of Gatan, Ye Shou had to broaden his horizons.