Gundam Super G Universe

Chapter 109: Give Archangel a Vaccination First (5000)

After Red and Mina's secret talk at night, she returned to her room. However, she probably won't sleep well tonight. After learning about the progress of the Atlantic Federation's MS from Red, she will definitely reconsider how to preserve Orb and make a new plan.

As for Red, after rejecting Xia Yufang's attempt to warm the bed when no one else was around, he sent her to the security cot and went to sleep peacefully. He had already completed most of what he wanted to do in Orb, and he would leave tomorrow after meeting the Archangel and find a way to return to the Star Palace.

The Archangel had been under repair in Orb for more than half a month, so he didn't have the time to waste here. Anyway, the system didn't ask him to guarantee that the Archangel would return to the Alaska base, which proved that the system believed that the Archangel's last leg of the journey should be safe.

The next morning, Red saw Mina, who had dark circles under her eyes despite trying her best to cover them with makeup.

However, Red was blind to this "politeness" and the smile on his face was just because he was thinking about something happy.

Mina was furious to see that the man who had kept her awake all night was still gloating over her misfortune, but she really had no good way to deal with Red. So she could only finish her breakfast quickly, leave the man at the Shuguang Club, and find a rest room to rest for a while.

Red also knew that it was best not to provoke a woman when she was in a bad mood, so he was obediently taken all the way to the Dawn Society and met Erica Simmons, the technical director of the Dawn Society whom he had mentioned several times.

At this point, Red changed the tour guide, Mina went to find a place to rest, and Erica Simmons would lead the way later.

Red was naturally relieved about this, because for Orb, especially Uzmi, if he really had to choose between Erica Simmons and Lund Mina Sahak, Uzmi would definitely choose Erica Simmons in a second. She was his absolute confidant.

Erica Simmons obviously took Red's visit very seriously. Not only did she come to the door of the Dawn Society to pick him up, she also shook hands with Red politely.
"Mr. Red, welcome to the Dawn Society. To be honest, I have wanted to meet you for a long time, and this time I finally have the opportunity to have a good chat. As a pioneer in the field of MS technology, you must give us more advice."

Red was unusually calm in the face of Director Erica, who exuded the aura of a mature woman. After all, this Erica Simmons had sent people to the Star Palace to cause trouble. He wanted to meet her, but he couldn't show too much enthusiasm.

So Red just shook his hand politely and let go, then said in an official manner:
"Director Erica, you are too polite. The Aurora Society is the leading scientific research institution on Earth. I am only here to learn."

Erica Simmons was not too surprised by Red's attitude. To put it bluntly, this was a communication between two technical experts from two manufacturers who were destined to compete. There was no sharp words, and the gunpowder in the words was the result of restraint on both sides.

So Erica Simmons showed the characteristic of scientific researchers who don't like to beat around the bush and asked directly

"Mr. Red, you are too modest. However, I have been given two tour guide tasks. Are you going to go to the Archangel first, or are you going to visit the MS development factory of the Aurora Society?"

Red saw that Erica Simmons didn't seem to want to hide the fact that Orb was developing MS. It seemed that Kira had been pulled over by her to develop the Natural Human OS, and there were results. Otherwise, she would definitely not want to take Red to watch the heretic practice old age Tai Chi.

But think about it, Kira has already developed a natural human OS for the Green Heretic on the Archangel, so developing an OS for the M1 Heretic is naturally a piece of cake. It is not impossible to produce results in one day.

So Red decided to go and see the M1 Heretic later. After all, there was really nothing much to see about this model, and all the technology was in-house. Going to see it was just a process, so it was better to go to the Archangel first to see the two debtors whose debts were seriously overdue.

"Director Erica, I'm going to go meet my friends on the Archangel first. It's been a month and a half since we last met in the universe. From what I know, they haven't had a good time in the past month and a half."

Red decided the order, and Erica had no objection because it didn't matter to her which one came first or last.

So, with Erica acting as the driver, they drove inside the Dawn Society for ten minutes, entered the secret factory, and went at least a thousand meters underground. In an underground dock, Red saw the Archangel, which was undergoing comprehensive repairs.

Well, unlike the MS development in Plan G, there are many technologies developed independently by the Atlantic Federation. The development of the Archangel was mainly carried out by Orb's Aurora Company.

Therefore, the Archangel's return to Orb was really like returning to its mother's home. It had only been a little over a day, but from what Red could see, the laminated armor on the exterior that was almost broken had already begun to be replaced. At this rate, more than 70% of the ship's armor would need to be replaced, so the maintenance was in place.

However, people on the Archangel were still restricted from entering and leaving, including Kira's friends who were originally citizens of Orb.

Fortunately, Red has Erica's help here, so all the guards will not stop the technical director of Dawn Society who has the final say.

When they got back to the Archangel, Red didn't need Erica to lead the way, as he was familiar with the place. There was no Atlantic Federation soldier on the ship who didn't know Red. After reporting to Malu at the door, Red naturally got permission to enter the ship immediately. Then he rushed to the captain's room with familiarity.

On the way, the first person Red met was Bugylulu. She had always been worried that the people from Orb would find a chance to get on board and do something, so she patrolled very diligently. Anyway, she had nothing to do during this period of time, so every day she had nothing to do except to organize reports along the way and patrol.

So when Baki Lulu saw Red, she was surprised, and just as she opened her mouth to say the word "Red", she was interrupted by Red's hug the next second.

When Red saw Baki Lulu open her mouth, he knew that she must want to ask him why he was here. So he hugged her like an old friend and said,

"Oh, Lieutenant Bucky Lulu, long time no see."

Then he hugged Bakilulu and whispered in her ear
"Don't ask questions yet. Wait until we get to the captain's room and I'll explain it all together."

After saying that, Red let go of Baki Lulu.

Baki Lulu was still confused, but out of trust in Red, she didn't plan to ask any more questions.

As for the fact that she seemed to be taken advantage of just now, how to say it, Baki Lulu didn't seem to think that being hugged by Red was a thing of taking advantage of. At most, her ears were a little red.

After meeting up with Bakilulu, Red met the idle Saiyi, Mirialia, Thor, and Kaz along the way. When these four students from Heliopolis saw Red, they excitedly rushed over to him.

For them, the most intuitive feeling was that when Red was still there, the Archangel basically defeated the enemy in a few moves when it encountered ZAFT's blockade. The only crisis was also resolved by the reinforcements of the New Misrchi Republic.

After Red left, the Archangel was almost always under attack. Although it managed to break through every time, except for the time it broke out of Africa, it basically did not achieve any results that could be considered a victory.

Especially at sea, hiding from the attacks of ZAFT has become a normal thing for the Archangel.

So when Red was surrounded, he was immediately asked by everyone whether he was here to provide the Archangel with a final escort, or whether Red had a way to secretly send the Archangel to the Alaska base.

At most, Sei asked about Frey's recent situation. It seems that this NTR who lost Kira still has feelings for Frey.

All Red could say was that the four kids were overthinking it. He didn't want to be in charge of the Archangel's last leg to Alaska. He really just came to show his face and demonstrate his presence.

As for Frey's situation, Red still explained a little bit, saying that Frey had joined the army of the New Misrchi Republic and was now undergoing hell training (real hell training, Angel trained her personally, the goal was to train Frey to be a warrior who could stand on her own in Arsenal)

Fortunately, Baki Lulu knew that even if Red really had a way, he couldn't say it in front of Erica Simmons, the director of the Dawn Society. So she resolutely frowned and scolded the few people.

Erica Simmons also knew that her presence was affecting the communication between Red and the Archangel members, so she consciously said when Baki Lulu was teaching the four children
"Mr. Red, I'll be waiting for you in the Archangel's mess hall. There's still plenty of time, so you can chat with your old friends."

Red naturally had no objection. Even if Erica Simmons didn't say anything, Red would ask her and Xia Yufang to wait at the door of the captain's room when they arrived.

So Red asked Xia Yufang to "protect" Erica Simmons well, and went to the captain's room with Bucky Lulu for the last part of the journey.

Now there were only Red and Bakilulu. Bakilulu started to talk more. Seeing that there was no one around, she asked softly as she walked.
"Red, did you come to the Dawn Society specifically to find us?"

Red certainly couldn't say that he came to the Archangel just for fun, so he replied:
"I didn't come here specifically to find you. When you entered Orb, I had just received a custom-made warship from the East Asian Republic and was conducting a sea trial. But now it's difficult for me to intervene in your war with ZAFT, so I didn't show up until the last moment.

Later, I saw you guys entering the Orb Sea. I had plans to talk to the Orb government, so I found an excuse to come in. "

Baki Lulu nodded after hearing Red's explanation. If Red kept paying attention to the Archangel, she would have to consider what Red's goal was.

But although Red's explanation now has many unreasonable points that can only be explained by coincidence, it is generally acceptable. Let's discuss the next matter with the captain.

After arriving at the captain's room, Mariu was already waiting anxiously. At this moment, Mariu was obviously much more haggard than a month and a half ago. It seemed that she had spent a lot of energy in the past month and a half.

At this time, Malu felt like she had seen a savior when she saw Red. After Red left, Archangel clearly felt how important it was to have someone who could make combat decisions. It was too difficult for this makeshift team to lose Red. So Red didn't take the initiative to hug her this time, but Malu hugged her excitedly. Red wanted to complain about her for hitting someone with the ball.

Fortunately, Malu didn't hold her for long. Mu received the news and rushed to the captain's room. He saw this scene and was immediately embarrassed and wondered if he had come at the wrong time.

However, after Malu let go of him awkwardly, Red punched him in the chest and said with a smile:

"What do you mean you came at a bad time? Have you ever seen a hug? But, Mu, forget about the two captains. If you dare to hug me, I will beat you up."

Mu Ming was not one to suffer a loss, so he slapped Reid's back and fought back.
"Don't give me that. What's the hug? You're taking advantage of me. And what's more, this is called discrimination."

After the two of them complained to each other, the atmosphere returned to normal, and the four of them sat down and began the formal talks.

But this time, Red spoke before the three people on the Archangel and said directly

"Well, I'm relieved to see that you're still healthy. At least I don't have to worry about the debtor dying and my debt becoming a bad debt.

However, I still cannot intervene in your war with ZAFT, please understand."

What Red said was actually to shut up Mariu from asking for help, because this time Red really didn't plan to provide any practical help to the Archangel.

But Mu was still smart. When he heard it, he laughed and retorted:

"Forget it, Red. You're not the kind of person who would shoot without a purpose. Since you're here, at least you have something to tell us. Get down to business. Good news or bad news is better than no news."

Red nodded. Mu was right. He couldn't have come to the Archangel just to meet people. He had to lay the groundwork for what was to come.

So Reid said softly
"Well, I do have intelligence. Let me tell you the good news first, Malu. Congratulations. The thing you are most worried about will not happen. I have confirmed that the Atlantic Federation has already obtained complete data on the G plan, and the relevant mass-produced aircraft and second-generation aircraft are almost developed."

After Reid said this, the eyes of Malu and the other two lit up. This was indeed good news. As a result, the pressure on them was greatly reduced.

But Red still had to say but, after the three of them were happy for only a few seconds, but then

"But, I also received news that the Archangel seems to have been abandoned by the Atlantic Federation. You haven't received any support from the Earth Federation along the way. It's not that the Earth Federation is unable to support you. It's that the Atlantic Federation only wants you to attract ZAFT's attention so as to buy time for mass production of MS."

After Red said this, the three men's faces instantly fell. After all, it was hard to accept being treated as a discarded pawn.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the Archangel really didn't feel any support from friendly forces along the way.

Even though the Earth Alliance was the suppressed party in the current battlefield on Earth, it was definitely not to the extent that they could not even cross the border. The navies of various countries still frequently clashed with ZAFT in the open sea. How could it be possible that not even a single order or instruction could be delivered along the way?

But you really can't think about this too much. If you do, the three men's faith as soldiers will collapse.

So Malu took the initiative to express his opinion.
"No matter what the Atlantic Federation military does, I will lead the team to deliver the combat data of the Strike and Archangel to Alaska. This is our mission."

The other two members of the Archangel nodded in agreement with Malu's words. After all, they had come this far, and it was hard to give up on a mission that was about to succeed.

However, Red was not prepared to persuade them any further. He came here to give Archangel a shot of prevention. This way, when they were treated coldly, they would be more grateful to him. So he continued.

"I'm not suggesting you abandon the mission. After all, you have almost no way back now. I'm just reminding you that when you get to the Alaska base, you may not be welcomed."

After revealing the spoiler, Red turned to Baki Lulu and said

"By the way, Baki Lulu, you'd better revise your little notebook. Although Captain Maru has committed many violations, you don't want your records to become evidence for the Atlantic Federation military to maliciously attack her."

Bakilulu was a little embarrassed when she heard this, because this was not in line with her style, but she really didn't want Maru to be attacked because of this, so she could only answer awkwardly

"I just recorded it truthfully..."

Red knew that Baki Lulu was still struggling, so he gave them some reassurance and said

"Of course, you don't have to worry about what the Atlantic Federation military will do to you. In the worst case, I will make a deal with the Atlantic Federation and buy you three out. After all, you are all talents needed by my New Misirchi Republic. Be prepared to work for me for the rest of your lives.

And the situation may not be as bad as I said, I am just giving you a heads-up."

Red has stated his ultimate goal here, but the three people opposite him could only smile bitterly. It would be too sad if they were abandoned by the army and had to rely on Red to make a political deal to buy them out.

However, Red achieved the purpose of this trip, which was to plant suspicion of the Atlantic Federation in the hearts of the three people, so that they would not be sold out and would have to pull evidence with him when he went to rescue them.

So after chatting for a few more meaningless words, Red left the Archangel.

Later, during the tour of the M1 Heretic, Red saw the awakened Kira. This boy was indeed much more mature than when he left, but it was a pity that Frey followed him. Kira lost the opportunity to become a man.

However, after meeting the M1 Heretic, Red saw three test pilots testing the maneuverability of the machine. Red frowned and asked:
"Director Erica, this machine is pretty good as a mass-produced machine, but I have a question for you, and you don't have to answer it. What is the positioning of this machine, Orb?"

Erica Simmons did not hesitate to answer Reid's question.

"To defend the Orb territory, of course."

Reid continued to frown and asked
"I see. But as far as I know, the territory of Orb is not very large, and the terrain is not too complicated. Why should a machine that is supposed to defend the country be set up with low armor and high mobility? Do you expect this machine to rely on dodging to defend? Wouldn't all the bullets and missiles fall on your country? What can this machine protect?"

Red's meaning was clear: the M1 Heretic was still qualified as a mass-produced aircraft, but as a machine used for homeland defense, its design seriously violated its purpose.

For national defense, we should choose machines with high firepower and heavy armor like the East Asian Republic, especially for a small country like Orb that has almost no national depth.

Otherwise, you won't even have the space to dodge when facing a hail of bullets. No matter how high your mobility is, can you expect your opponent to be so martial and only send a small force to fight guerrilla warfare against you?

When Erica Simmons heard this, she immediately realized that Red was right. She was indeed a little out of touch with the actual needs when designing the machine. So she did not deny her mistake at all, but decisively admitted it and thanked Red.

"Well, I didn't think it through. Thank you for your suggestion, Mr. Red. This machine has not yet been deployed to the army, so there is no feedback from the frontline troops. This is indeed my mistake."

Red was satisfied with Erica Simmons' attitude, but he did not point out the design flaws of the M1 Heretic for the good of Orb. Red simply wanted Orb to consume more of the Atlantic Federation's military power in the subsequent battle of Orb.

After all, the Atlantic Federation military was almost controlled by the lunatics of Blue Cosmos, and Blue Cosmos was controlled by the arms dealers of the Atlantic Federation. In the future, they might be hostile to him.

Therefore, it is in Red's best interest for Orb and the Atlantic Federation to fight each other to the bitter end, so he would not hesitate to offer some suggestions. So Red said
"It's probably too late to redesign your machine now. Let me suggest a plan. Buy some Chobham armor from our country. As long as you don't cut corners, the X100 frame should be able to withstand a full set of Chobham armor. Also, replace the weapon with the Gatling gun that you designed that mixes solid ammunition and beams. That weapon is quite easy to use."

Here, Red simply wanted Obdo to expend some national strength on this M1 Heretic which was destined to be useless. Even if the Chobham armor was not purchased from him, Erica Simmons would only increase the thickness of the armor and the mixed live ammunition and beam Gatling gun, and she would definitely accept the proposal.

The manufacturing cost of this is not low, enough to consume a large amount of Orb's wealth.

(End of this chapter)