Gundam, Iron Banner

Captain Murphy laughed loudly, patted You Bai on the shoulder and said, "Haha! Don't be so excited. I didn't say I would let you join now." He emphasized the word "now".

"What do you mean?"

"You can get the military status of the Federal Army first, and stay in our team for a year and a half. When the qualifications are almost enough, I will tell the superiors to transfer your military status. Although it does not sound in line with the regulations, this kind of Operations are actually quite common. Of course, everything I said is based on your consent, and I have no intention of forcing you to join the army."

Captain Murphy spoke very naturally, and it seemed that he had seen many similar things.This can't help but make You Bai, who is an ordinary citizen, a little surprised. Is military registration such an easy thing to get?

But You Bai didn't have the nerve to ask, after all, he could hear the kindness in the other party's words, and asking to the end would only annoy others.

According to his past knowledge of Titans, this organization similar to the urban management brigade has quite generous benefits.Not only is the salary generous, and the holidays are a few more days, but more importantly: their members will be given a higher level of authority than ordinary federal officers.

This means that they also belong to the privileged class in the Earth Federation Army, which fully reflects the earth supremacy of some of the superiors in the army.In other words, by joining the Titans, you can suddenly become a master.

'No matter how you look at it, it's a good opportunity to reach the pinnacle of life, but...'

You Bai hesitated in his heart, "If I remember correctly, this organization will be wiped out in a few years, and the remaining members will be liquidated."If you join them, you may become a rebel against the trend of the times. '

After pondering for a long time, You Bai raised his head and asked, "I want to know, why did you spend so much effort recruiting me into Titans? Recruiting civilians is not an easy matter."

Captain Murphy hummed, picked up the notebook on the table, flipped through it and asked, "Before I answer, I want to ask you, is everything written on it true?"

"Of course." You Bai nodded.

He didn't lie a single word during the recording, it's just that the listener and the narrator are not on the same channel.If there is anything on this that can attract the captain's attention, it is probably only the wonderful intuition mentioned in the transcript.

"Ah, is it because of that?"

"Guess it?" Captain Murphy said with a smile, "Dodge bullets with intuition, tsk tsk, just looking at the text description, you can see that your aptitude is unusual, maybe you will become the second Amuro Ray!"

The evaluation is really high...

You Bai clicked his tongue secretly.

No matter how much he is a cloud viewer, it is impossible not to have heard of this name.

Amuro Ray, that is the protagonist of the first generation of animation, the ceiling of the combat power of the universe century, the legendary white devil, everyone in and out of the show hailed him as the strongest driver of the universe century.

Being compared with this legendary figure, You Bai couldn't help but feel ashamed.But judging from the other party's attitude, no matter how you look at it, it's just a casual joke, there's no need to take it to heart.

You Bai is very sure that he was not a new human being before time travel, but it is hard to say whether he is the special individual in the legend now.Maybe the original owner of this body is a new human who awakened naturally?It is not impossible for him to inherit his strength and potential.

"Captain, do you think I'm a so-called new human?" You Bai asked with a frown.

"I don't have the ability to distinguish new humans. But, your ability is worth a lot of trouble. After all, you see, wild new humans are hard to find. I can't say what others think, but at least I am very Those who want to meet new humans. Taking a step back, even if it’s not the kind of mysterious existence, it’s not bad for such a lucky guy to be a mascot on the ship. We go to the front line to eat this kind of thing the most, hahaha!”

You Bai laughed a few times in agreement, thinking to himself: "So that's the case, because I think my ability can become sufficient combat power? It's understandable."

Captain Murphy's personality is very straightforward, and he has no patience to wait: "How, have you considered it? Do you want to join our federal army?"

You Bai immediately made a decision, stretched out his right hand in front of the other party, and said with a smile, "It's a great honor."

Captain Murphy held that hand, laughed and said, "You will understand in the future, this is the most correct decision in your life! Welcome to the Black Otter Squad."

Hearing this, You Bai muttered in his heart, thinking to himself: "I don't know if it's right or not, but it's hard to say about the future."

However, even though he thought so, You Bai didn't regret agreeing to the other party's invitation.

Joining the military is the closest path to becoming a driver.In addition, the other party had saved his life, he thought, if he joined the army, he might have a chance to repay this kindness.

More importantly: You Bai feels that the world needs to change.

Close your eyes, the fragments you experienced just now still recall what you saw today in your mind, and your scalp still feels numb.

Countless ordinary civilians were ruthlessly involved in the massacre, and one by one they were shot through their heads in despair.

You Bai knows better than anyone what kind of icy feeling the black muzzle of the gun brought to his forehead.

He is not a messenger of justice, but even such an ordinary him knows what to do and what not to do.Swinging the butcher's knife at the weak who can't resist is the greatest evil.

He wanted to contribute to changing the cruel world. For this reason, it would be a good idea to join the Federation Army, as it was the first step to set foot in the world.

"Does this count as being on a pirate ship?"

Feeling the strength from the opponent's right hand, You Bai couldn't help thinking to himself.

……

"Come and meet, your three seniors."

Speaking of this, Captain Murphy brought You Bai to his exclusive office, and introduced the team members to him one by one.

From the perspective of skin color, Karl Songyuan is an Asian, with seaweed-colored hair that is very conspicuous, and his personality is off-kilter, and he is still winking at him at the moment.

Audrey April next to her was a pretty woman with short hair. No matter how critical her eyes were, she was considered quite a beauty, but she looked very serious and seemed not so easy to touch.

The rest of Eliard Hunter was a fair-haired, blue-eyed white man with a good-looking face and a gentle smile on his face, and he seemed easy to get along with.

Seeing them, You Bai somewhat felt relieved.

The Titans in his impression were quite serious and mean people, but these few were completely opposite to the image in his impression, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. "Sure enough, stereotypes are bad." You Bai couldn't help complaining in his heart.

It is said that several of his seniors were assigned to this team not long ago, less than half a month ago.

We are all newcomers, but we cannot generalize between newcomers and newcomers.

Being able to be selected to enter Titans shows that the three in front of him are all elites selected from a million, and they are very different from ordinary people who are born as civilians like themselves.From MS operation to execution of military discipline, I am far from being able to compare with it.Therefore, You Bai's attitude was very respectful, and he dutifully reported his name and some basic information without saying anything unnecessary.

Unexpectedly, he had just finished introducing himself, the lieutenant named Carl Songyuan grabbed You Bai's shoulders familiarly, and said with a smile: "Oh! When I read the file before, I told them that you are not ordinary, no, you are actually accepted We have been recruited out of the ordinary. From now on, we will be colleagues, just call me Carl. I will cover you on this ship!"

"Although you just came in not long ago?" Lieutenant Eliard Hunter pierced him mercilessly, and then smiled, "I'm the same as Carl, you don't need to call me a military rank, just call me Eliard .”

"Oh..." You Bai couldn't bear such enthusiasm.

Carl continued to ask: "Little brother, do you like MS?"

Seeing You Bai nod his head, he said again, "Then you came here at the right time! We are a team dedicated to MS testing, nothing else, cutting-edge experimental machines are indispensable!"

"Whoa whoa!"

"Don't indoctrinate people with strange cognitions! Our job is very dangerous!"

Lieutenant April smacked Carl on the head, cutting him off just right.Immediately, she looked at Captain Murphy again, "Captain, since this rookie has never been trained, should we arrange for an instructor?"

"that's true……"

Captain Murphy rubbed his head, as if he only remembered this question now.

His eyes wandered over the three team members, hesitating for a moment, ignoring Carl who raised his hands high, and pointing to Lieutenant Audrey April: "Both of them are going to the front line, so you can train him! "

Chapter 7: Simulation Warfare

"Left?! Tsk, so fast... Oops, I was hit directly!"

boom--

In the simulated cockpit used for training, the sound of locked alarms resounded.The seat and the joystick vibrated violently at the same time, followed by a piercing explosion.

After that, the word "Death" was displayed on the screen in front of You Bai.

"It was killed again..."

You Bai let go of the steering column with both hands, took off the helmet and threw it at his feet, and pressed his whole body weight on the seat back as if he had given up on himself.

In the cosmic era, space suits have become the standard clothes that pilots must wear for mobile suits.It is said that this standard suit has saved many unlucky people who were thrown into the universe, but for You Bai, who is not yet familiar with MS operations, it is just a burden that affects the flexibility of the body.

He flicked the helmet next to his feet with his feet, thinking that this thing is really annoying, if he doesn't wear this, maybe his grades will be better?But he quickly realized that he was making excuses for his failure.

"Oh, there's no other way, I didn't expect the grades to be so bad..." You Bai muttered to himself as if he was refuting someone.

The upper right corner of the screen displayed You Bai's record in the simulated battle, and the Arabic numeral "0" was displayed in glaring red letters in the column of the knockdown, which made him feel an unspeakable sense of frustration.

"Are you talking about Amuro's rebirth, and I couldn't survive under the hands of the miscellaneous soldiers for 5 minutes. I must have searched all over the world and couldn't find such a weak time traveler like me, right?"

He was distressed when the door of the cockpit opened suddenly.

The slender figure of Lieutenant Audrey April appeared outside the hatch.

"How did it turn out?" There was a smile on her soft face, "I just came to practice MS after a few hours of rest, didn't you work too hard?"

"... I had a nightmare. I really couldn't sleep, and I wanted to experience the feeling of driving a mobile suit. But even if I said it conservatively, my score was completely bad. I had zero kills in four and a half minutes, and I was killed by the AI. .Ha... Do I not have the talent to drive mobile suits?"

You Bai lay weakly on the driver's seat, looking hopeless.

April laughed out loud, shook his head and said, "It's too early to give up on yourself. To be honest, being able to memorize the operation methods of mobile suits in one day is simply considered a talent. As for the results of the mock battle, we can use it for the time being." Don't think about it."

"Lieutenant, the consolation is not very strong. But having said that, the operation of the body is indeed much simpler than I thought. With the assistance of the OS, most of the actions can be completed with one button, as long as you remember the function of the button, it is almost the same. I This layman can also make it move."

"But even if it's like this, there are still many people who can't handle it. It's not pleasing to be too self-effacing."

As she spoke, she squeezed into the cockpit. You Bai was not used to being so close to a girl, so he moved away unconsciously.So she squatted carelessly beside You Bai, checked the simulated battle records with great interest, and sighed at the same time.

"I see. Do you prefer close combat to long-distance shooting? It's the opposite of most novices."

You Bai nodded, but didn't speak.

The sword that Hazel Gundam swung yesterday was amazing and impressive, and he unconsciously wanted to imitate it.

But it would be embarrassing to say this. After thinking about it, he thought it would be more appropriate to say it differently.

"There is nothing you can do about it in close combat. The mobile suit is too sensitive. Whether it is adjusting the posture or aiming, it is very difficult to get started quickly. Even an error of one or two millimeters will cause the beam to deviate far from the target. In contrast, It’s still really close combat, you just need to rush over and swing the knife, and I can do it as a novice.”

April nodded, focusing on the screen.But the more she watched, the more dignified her expression became.After about 3 minutes, the eyes finally moved away from the screen.

She opened her mouth, intending to say something, but she swallowed the words, and the words converged into a unique gaze, which You Bai didn't understand the meaning of.

You Bai was looked at with hairs all over his body: "What's wrong?"

She muttered something, but her voice was too soft for You Bai to hear clearly.

"Excuse me, Lieutenant, what did you say?"

After April replied "Nothing", he shook his head and said with a smile: "I take back what I said before. As long as you can maintain this level of operation, you can almost start the real training. You answer honestly, you really didn't touch it before. past this?"

"Huh? Of course not..."

You Bai was taken aback, thinking that he just crossed over yesterday, how could he have a chance to touch MS?Then he recalled, "Wait, lieutenant, you mean real training? Isn't simulated combat part of the training?"

April smiled and patted the screen next to his hand: "Isn't that a matter of course? This thing is just a toy, used to let you get familiar with the basic operations, barely passable, but it's not very useful. The captain wants me to quickly train you into a combat power , How can a lukewarm simulation game be enough? Do you still have the strength, let's get some real stuff."

"Could it be..." You Bai had a bad feeling.

"Put on the helmet, and I'll take you to actual combat training."

"It's too messy!?"

……

It is said that during the One Year War, the standard establishment of the military squadron was four aircraft, but the Black Otter squad was a test unit, and generally only Captain Murphy, Carl, and Eliard went to the front line, while April was responsible for the auxiliary operations inside the ship. and body maintenance.

As an Alexander-class cruiser that only rolled off the assembly line after the One Year War, the Aswin has excellent performance that was unmatched by previous warships. Not only is its firepower better than before, but the mobile suit garage and ejection deck are also surprisingly large.

Not only can it accommodate the special machines used by the Black Otter team, but also park a few "Jim Kai" belonging to the second team.

For the driver, loving the machine is equal to life.You Bai is new here, so it is naturally impossible to use other teams' mechas casually.In addition to the main test machine "Hazel Gundam", there are still Eliard and Karl's dedicated "GM-Mobile Type", "Sniper Jim III" and one used as spare parts in the garage. "Riot Jim".

As a matter of course, You Bai borrowed a black Jim that no one drove, and April, in order not to take advantage of it, specially applied to borrow a "Jim Mod" to drive it.

It is worth mentioning that the "Riot Control Jim" used by You Bai is unusual.

Its head has been replaced with a Gundam head of the same type as "Hazel".It is said that it is to test whether the appearance of the Gundam can cause psychological pressure on the enemy. As for whether it is reliable or not, it is hard to say, at least You Bai does not think anyone will be scared by a head.

Sitting in the cockpit, You Bai firmly held the joystick with both hands, pursed his lips tightly, and took several deep breaths before making a sound.

"Ai, Lieutenant April, are you sure you will come on the first day of duty? Is it too early?"

"This is a test, which is actual combat? Many drivers in previous wars were untrained and directly started to operate. Our test is completely in line with the process."

"You know I didn't mean this..."

April's voice was very casual: "Don't worry, the weapon power has been reduced to 10%, even if it is directly hit, it will not really cause damage, at most it will be complained by the maintenance personnel for a while. Of course, if it is directly hit on the cockpit, it will be very painful. It’s hot. Anyway, you won’t get hurt in this battle, just follow your intuition.”

"Tsk, I don't care what the result is!"

You Bai knocked his helmet on the standard uniform as if venting his anger, reached out and pressed the self-test button under the dashboard, and when all the lights turned green, he said loudly, "You Bai, riot Jim, attack!"

He recalled the details in the operation manual in his mind, stepped on the pedal with his feet, and pushed the joystick forward with both hands.

In the next second, the violent recoil pressed him firmly on the seat, and the strong vibration immediately made him understand: the acceleration was too much.

Fortunately, this level of overspeed is still within the controllable range. He rubbed the round button for firing with his thumbs, trying to calm himself down, and then slowly adjusted the joystick and pedal to the appropriate position.All of this happened within a second. After You Bai dealt with his operational mistakes, "Jim" who was painted black was finally safely sent into the universe.

"...!"

For the first time in actual combat training, You Bai thought that he would experience feelings of anxiety or panic, but the fact was just the opposite. The moment he really entered the universe, his whole body was suddenly covered by a great sense of openness, and all distracting thoughts in his mind were completely overwhelmed. Dissipated, leaving only the touch of the touch of the universe.

The stars are shining.