Gundam EXARE

And then? Then nothing happened.

In Ola's words, don't worry, Durandal will arrange everything.

What else could Rei say? Aura was so naive, yet so talented, she was the perfect chess piece.

Rei no longer planned to think about the destiny plan. He had thought about it enough before, but these were all just his random guesses without any concrete information.

After all, those things that sound reasonable that Ola puts forward are just theories, and he never mentions how to put them into practice.

Rey must have asked Aura about this, and the answer he got was that Durandal would arrange everything.

It turns out you don’t know anything!

It seems that my opinion of you is correct. You are not the material to be the mastermind behind the scenes. Your level is really very low.

No, she has no skills at all.

They are the kind of people who are not qualified to enter and are not on this track at all.

How did she get the ranking when she didn't even participate in the competition?

That's true, Rei had already seen the situation clearly in the past few months.

As the young queen of Vandysen, Aura is merely a symbol. The people who truly govern the country are Orpheus, the prime minister, and other officials.

If you're talking about skill, Aura doesn't have any at all.

Now Rei knew where Aura found the time to make herself depressed and have psychological problems. How could she not get herself into trouble if she had nothing to do and wasted her time every day?

Rey is very experienced in this area. When he just retired from AEU, he read and thought all day long and made himself manic.

Could it be that they were really mother and son? They were so similar in even this little detail?

All in all, Rey was very skeptical about Aura's status in Durandal's eyes. Although she couldn't be a chess piece to be discarded after use, she probably wasn't that high either.

There is a feeling of being an investor and an investee. Ola doesn't have to think about anything and just needs to focus on being a mediator. She doesn't need to worry about anything else.

The problem is that we are talking about the leaders of two countries. Ola's influence means that she cannot remain ignorant forever. She is responsible for her people.

So Rey had his purpose for this trip. He wanted to see with his own eyes who Durandal was and what his destiny plan was going to be.

In fact, the pretext of the Destiny Plan might even be something Durandal threw out to deceive Aura. He might not really think so, but just use an empty concept to attract people.

Many of Rei's speculations have not yet been verified, but there is no need to worry about them. You will know after you go to PLANT.

I have to escort the secret diplomat well.

The representative who went to PLANT to meet privately with Speaker Durandal was not Rey Rhodes, but Ingrid Terrador.

She and Rei were the ones picked by Aura because Orpheus and Shura couldn't leave. Just kidding, before Rei left, Aura even quietly pulled him over to have a private chat.

The next thing I know is, son, I've picked out a good partner for you, you have to hold on to it.

Lei Yi's reaction was naturally to express his joy. He thought to himself, "So we are not related by blood."

The brothers and sisters between mediators do not actually represent blood ties, but mean that they are from the same series.

Since we can create life artificially, it is not surprising that destiny plans and gene banks can be derived from it.

Oh?

Ray could now feel the shuttle becoming stable, and the boundary between blue and black could be seen outside the window.

The former is decorated with white clouds, and the latter is decorated with stars.

"Ingrid, is this your first time in space?"

At this moment, Ray, who served as his personal bodyguard, spoke to his protector.

Ingrid, who had never stopped reading minds, complained in her mind:

You remember me now.

In fact, none of Rey's long thoughts escaped Ingrid's ability. She had long felt tired of reading Rey's mind, because this man's thoughts were sometimes ridiculously long. You thought he was concentrating but he would suddenly detour to other places.

Take what happened just now for example, Ingrid only just realized that Aura had this intention in arranging her and Rey to act together.

But before Ingrid could react to this parent-matchmaking situation, she realized that what Rey was thinking was, "So we are from the same series!"

Could you please not use the term "putting several bottles of mineral water in the same vending machine"?

That was all Ingrid was complaining about. Although she always thought it was outrageous that Rei thought so much on a daily basis, as a mediator, her thinking speed was not slow.

Less than half a second had passed since Ingrid heard Rey's question and came back to her senses, so she was still in the normal conversation.

She looked out the window at the view, and it was a completely different feeling.

"I've seen similar photos and videos before."

The scenery of flying out of the earth in a shuttle has long been circulated everywhere on the Internet, but for some reason, it feels particularly different when you see similar scenery with your own eyes.

"It feels really different seeing it in person, right?"

The above was Rei's conversation as if he was reading someone's mind. Ingrid was used to it. It wasn't the first time this man had guessed what others were thinking.

Rey could guess what Ingrid was thinking just by looking at the way she stared at the scenery outside the window. Everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances when seeing something unfamiliar.

"If I had money and there was world peace in the future, I would build a space station in the universe."

"Space station?"

Ingrid looked away after hearing what Rei said. She found that Rei's head had become empty again, but Rei hadn't finished his words yet:

"A space station that requires shuttle access. Its slogan is 'Striving to Compete with the Heavens.'"

As he spoke, he raised his left hand and raised his fingers.

"Then the station was full of guests and my account was full of money."

Rei has a good idea. After the world is peaceful and secure, we can build some space stations for use and turn this into a form of space travel.

"I can also contract the shuttle myself, so I can make money twice."

What? You said the universe is dangerous?

"Even people are willing to take the risk of going to the bottom of the ocean in submarines. So, there will definitely be people willing to spend money to build a space station in outer space. After all, look, there's such a spectacular view outside the window."

Just as Ray said, now that the shuttle has left the atmosphere and is looking down, it can see the misty Earth and the azure sea that occupies most of the Earth's space.

At this height, no matter how luxurious human cities are, they are barely visible.

"Ancient poets described the beauty of overlooking all the mountains, but we are not ancient people. We have advanced technology."

Rei spread his hands palms up, they were now sitting in the crystal of technology.

Listening to Ray's words, Ingrid noticed an objective fact—that was not in line with fate's plan.

Whether you travel or not, whether you see wonders or not, it has nothing to do with the plan of fate.

Ray might have a good idea, but if his genes are not suited to business, then his idea has nothing to do with him and it is not his turn to do it.

Thinking of this, Ingrid put on her poker face again.

There is a secret in her heart that she has never told anyone else. Now she finally understands why people use lies to cover up their thoughts, because she has also become a liar.

Ingrid should have believed in destiny's plan and tried her best to carry it out, because only in this way could all mankind be saved.

But is the Destiny Project really a good idea that can solve all problems once and for all?

Ingrid followed Orpheus's orders and used her mind-reading ability to spy on Rei. Because of this, she was affected by Rei's doubts and noticed her own abnormality.

The mediator is an important part of the destiny plan. However, as a mediator, Ingrid was confused when she read Rey's many doubts about the destiny plan. She found that she had never thought about these flaws, and had not yet found a way to improve the destiny plan.

The plan of destiny does not require people to think, everyone just needs to fulfill their responsibilities in their destined position.

But Ingrid found that she couldn't stop thinking at all. The more she thought, the more she realized that she couldn't become a pure gear in human civilization.

So for the first time in her life, she hid her confusion from her other brothers and sisters. When she left Van Dysen with Rey, she felt relieved because she didn't have to guard against others for the time being.

Now that she could read Rey's thoughts, she knew that Rey wanted to see if Destiny's plan was true or not, which was good, and she also wanted to know the answer.

The desire to verify the authenticity is a manifestation of thinking and questioning. Ingrid became upset when she thought of this.

Her poker face darkened, and she heard the words of the bodyguard beside her:

"Hello, do you have any ice cream?"

Why can this eccentric person be so relaxed and at ease despite having so many worries in his heart?

"Okay, two please."

Because Rey had experienced the pain of focusing only on worries. Even if he didn't look at him, just looking at Aura's dejected look at the time, he knew that worrying every day would destroy himself.

At this moment, their eyes collided.

Then Ingrid saw Rei close one eye and said to her with an expression that said, "I understand."

"I eat the vanilla flavored one, and I also eat the one with chocolate sprinkled on it."

Ingrid said nothing, she just thought:

Why does this person use his cool attitude to indicate that he is about to eat a lot?

C.E73, after knowing Rey for a few months, Ingrid discovered that his pranks did not seem to be fake.

Chapter 214 As if Nothing Happened

C.E73

Two years have passed since the war between PLANT and the Earth Union. During this time, the dispute has not stopped, and wars such as the South American independence movement have arisen.

This is not a bad thing for PLANT. It is precisely because the countries on Earth are fighting with each other and internal friction that PLANT has time to recuperate.

The troops lost in the last war could not be replenished in just two years, but it was better than the miserable situation of having no available troops two years ago.

New soldiers and new weapons gave ZAFT strength again. They never gave up and could not give up the use of force.

It may be disappointing to say, but there can never be absolute trust between countries. The purpose of developing each other's military strength is not only to protect themselves, but also to reassure themselves.

Only when holding weapons can one feel safe, just as the warning goes: those who love war will perish, those who forget war will be in danger, and those who do not fight will be in danger.

This is the underlying rule of the country's operation and cannot be changed in any way.

But there is no need to be pessimistic about this situation. There is nothing wrong with working hard to develop the military. The key is whether this development is based on a desire for war or a crisis of forgetting war.

Whether one is belligerent or forgets about war depends on people, not the weapons themselves.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with either PLANT or the Earth Alliance developing military technology. The only problems that arise are those who use weapons incorrectly.

Although there have been various minor frictions in the world situation since the South American War of Independence, they have not caused major problems.

It would be great if this situation could be maintained, because LOGOS and the Atlantic Federation will slowly die in this boiling frog situation.

Unfortunately, this is just a beautiful wish. People will not easily give up their desire to survive.

LOGOS and the Atlantic Federation have already launched a war under the influence of many factors. If there is one, there will be a second one, it’s just a matter of time.

The desire for peace is deep in everyone's heart, but peace, like anything else, cannot be brought about by desire alone.

Whether it is the contradiction or the mistake, it has not been resolved. How can we not repeat the same mistake in this situation?

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Thinking of this, Lacus, who was sitting in the reception room, stood up from her chair. She looked out the window and saw many ZAFT soldiers carrying out transportation or maintenance in the factory.

Today, Lux accepted Durandal's invitation and came to this huge arsenal.

In addition to the Sigujin and Gates, which had already made a splash two years ago, the arsenal also had ZAFT's cutting-edge mass-produced MS.

The green paint job is inherited from Gates, and the one-eye is the symbol of the ZAFT Army. Their name is Zaku.

Among them are the ordinary Zaku Warrior and the commander's Zaku Phantom

The Zaku series is different from previous ZAFT MS. They have eliminated the eye-catching feather-shaped communication antenna. Even the Zaku Phantom with enhanced communication capabilities uses a new blade-shaped antenna.

The Zaku series has eliminated many of its previous iconic designs, and its appearance is slightly rounder and more silly, in order to bid farewell to the past.

Just looking at the three backpacks in the Zaku series that do not have the ability to fly in the atmosphere, you can understand its political significance.

It is to silently declare to the countries in the global circle that we have no ambition to invade.

It is to cut ties with ZAFT, which was previously led by Patrick Sala.

Although some people may laugh at it and say that this is just a show, showmanship has always been a means to achieve an end and is something that must be done.

As long as it can be truly realized in the end, the show will become a promise.