Gundam, driving a mass-produced machine will change the world

"According to Camus's own wishes, our company's final design was inspired by Delta Gundam. In this sense, the newly designed Gundam is a development of Delta Gundam, which we named Zeta Gundam."

In the lunar city of Granada, Eli was listening to the manager's introduction at the gate of an MS factory.

Yes, Granada.

Anaheim's "Z Gundam" was developed and produced by bringing the team to the territory of Yashu Heavy Industries.

"Considering that Mr. Camus is a Newtype, we installed the latest biosensors on the Zeta Gundam in order to maximize the Newtype's abilities."

Eli nodded noncommittally. Up to now, the specific parameters of the Z Gundam are not much different from those in the original history. That is, the transformation frame verified from the Delta Gundam allows the Z Gundam to transform in a shorter time, giving the pilot more room to maneuver.

"How's the development of the weapons targeting I's position that we mentioned before going?"

"Yes, it's mostly finished, but we're still missing pilots to participate in the actual testing."

This manager was not a technician, but as one of the people who led the defection to Andre Tek, he at least had a deep understanding of his company's technological progress.

As the two walked into the factory, they saw a large number of people wearing orange-yellow overalls floating in the air, preparing a machine with most of its frame exposed—the Z Gundam, which was in the assembly stage.

Eli already knew all this, but he took a few extra glances at the quasi-psycomb device and biosensors installed in the cockpit. This device was developed to allow OT pilots to utilize some of the enhancements provided by the psycomb device, focusing on reading the pilot's brainwaves and projecting their thoughts onto the machine to produce faster movements. Correspondingly, its effect on externally projecting brainwaves is not particularly prominent. However, under the piloting of certain individuals, it can often unleash power comparable to or even surpassing that of the psycomb device.

"I remember this device was compatible with other previous models?"

"Yes Yes."

Another advantage of the Quasi-Symbol is its smaller size, unlike the Qubeley which required a large amount of space in the head to house the Symbol device.

"Let's expand production capacity as much as possible, and replace as many units as we can."

After testing the controls inside the cockpit, Eli grabbed the edge of the cockpit and pushed himself towards the newly equipped vehicle that was also still in the testing phase.

The I-Field Claw and the I-Field Explosive Sword are among the few physical weapons available in this era. In order to fight against enemies who have activated their I-Fields, these two weapons can generate I-Fields when wielded, and the power they unleash when inserted into an enemy's interior is unpredictable.

If you find these two weapons difficult to understand, then think of the I-Field Blaster as the GN Greatsword from the 00 universe, and the I-Field Claw as a weapon similar to the fighting claw on the Banshee's left arm later on.

These two weapons give the Zeta Gundam the ability to destroy large targets in a single strike.

"That's a pretty good weapon."

"Of course, this weapon was developed after learning about the Titans' silver lightning. If the target is positioned correctly, it is possible to wipe out the entire arsenal in one strike."

The manager smiled and said, clearly pleased that the armed force had gained Eli's approval.

Now that they have been temporarily placed under Ander Teke, it is natural to make Ander Teke realize their value.

Although this Z Gundam was actually ordered by the AEUG for their ace pilot, otherwise it would have been difficult for Kamille to unleash his full potential if he had continued to pilot that MK-II.

"Don't worry about the pilots. The young man still has emotional issues to resolve."

"what?"

The manager clearly couldn't understand what Eli meant.

But Camus is indeed troubled by Haman's situation, and Char is trying to comfort him as someone who has been through it all.

Logically speaking, Camus should be focusing all his attention on the battle right now, which is why the manager is confused and unable to understand.

After all, the existence of Silver Thunder is like that of the Armory Bird in Ace Combat 7. Just its presence patrolling around Earth's orbit is enough to intimidate everyone, causing Andre Tec's attacks to be completely thwarted and even forcing him to switch to a defensive posture.

However, Silver Thunder did not launch any further attacks during this period. Optimistically, it is because there are still key parts that have not been completed, so it only occasionally came out of the Sedan Gate to patrol briefly.

“Well done. Remember to schedule mass production. This machine has considerable potential. I have that belief.”

As Eli said this, he left the factory and went to the neighboring factory of Bazhou Heavy Industries.

Inside this factory, two mobile suits are being assembled. Similarly, the mobile suits here are also Gundams.

"Mr. Eli."

Soon, Christina, the person in charge here, came to greet them. Needless to say, the two mechs here were prepared specifically for Amuro and Eli. Therefore, as a technician at the Augusta Research Institute who had collected the most data on these two, Christina naturally became a key figure in the mech design.

"Hmm, long time no see. How's the progress on the mecha?"

"Well... in terms of overall progress, we can say that we have completed 80%. Once the armor is installed, we can put it into battle, and the operation of the Psycommu device will not have any problems."

Eli looked at the mobile suits inside the factory with considerable amazement. Two mobile suits, their heads already clearly visible and resembling standard Gundam faces, stood facing each other. Leaving aside the mobile suit on the left, which was prepared for Eli, the Gundam on the right, which was equipped for Amuro, was quite famous.

"ν Gundam, no matter how many times I watch it, it always fills me with hope."

"Huh? That's way too much. And Elisan, you've only seen it, even if you haven't."

Christina looked at Eli with some surprise; lately he had been saying strange things that left people scratching their heads.

"Leaving that aside, has the base design for the flying wing funnels been completed?"

"Yes, it's done. Apart from the mecha itself that you see in front of you, all the other weapons have been taken offline and are just waiting for the mecha itself to be completed before they can be installed and tested."

This Nu Gundam is naturally equipped with the classic wing funnels, and this is the only thing Eli insists on pushing forward.

"So the remaining 20% ​​did indeed come from..."

"On the telepathic framework."

Christina picked up where Eli left off, turning the tablet in her hand over so Eli could see it clearly.

"The method you mentioned, Elisan, of injecting micro-pyromuel units the size of metal particles into the framework material to achieve the integration of the pyromuel device and the body frame, has indeed been successfully achieved in the laboratory."

Eli looked at the screen on the tablet. It was a palm-sized psycho-frame that was emitting a faint glow due to resonance. The source of this glow was Murasame, who had been saved by Andre Tek. Her hair was swaying gently, her eyes were closed, and her face was as white as if it were illuminated by light.

"This new type of Psycommu device, besides reacting to the pilot's thoughts, can even affect the operation of machinery on the real level. It's completely incomprehensible; it's become a black box!"

Even if you complain to me, I still won't understand. As the proposer of this technology, Eli was well aware that this Psycommu device had transcended the simple purpose of "using the brainwaves of the new humans on the battlefield." It's no exaggeration to say that if the Federation hadn't blocked this device out of fear, it would have been only a matter of time before they truly broke away from Earth and developed into an interstellar civilization, relying on the psycho-framework.

This is the technological singularity that can turn possibilities into reality.

"So, where does the problem lie?"

"Production capacity. It's too late to open another production line for this kind of frame now. All production comes from 3D printing at the laboratory level. It's impossible to produce two psycho-frames within the time limit."

Christina calmly delivered the verdict.

Currently, the Augusta Institute is entirely affiliated with Andre Tek, which means that expanding production capacity would require technology outsourcing. However, for such a black-box technology that Eli brought into reality ahead of time, it is unrealistic to arbitrarily outsource it.

So Eli turned his attention to another Gundam, the one assigned to him.

"This machine is indeed a mass-produced model, right?"

"Yes. Although the two machines are almost identical in performance, a formal mass production plan has still been submitted, and you personally signed it a while ago, didn't you?"

As Christina spoke, she floated over to the mass-produced machine with Eli.

"To meet your requirements, the second unit has already started construction. The frame has just been erected in another factory. If we really go into mass production of this unit, our financial statements for next quarter are going to explode."

Christina's words were not an exaggeration. If Eli hadn't insisted on including this mobile suit in the mass production plan, this Gundam could have easily served as a flagship mobile suit.

"Hmm, no rush. We can take our time with the other units. Let's finish this one first."

Eli looked up at the machine, which bore a striking resemblance to the Nu Gundam, and sighed inwardly.

He finally had enough power to develop a "mass-produced machine" that belonged only to him.

The mass-produced Nu Gundam is one of the few mass-produced models in the original series that truly possesses the complete Psycommu device.

Although only one was ever produced.

“Reduce the psychoframes prepared for mass-produced Nu Gundams and prioritize giving Nu Gundams a global psychoframe distribution.”

This doesn't refer to a luxurious system like the Unicorn, where the entire skeleton is made of psycho-frames. Rather, it's similar to Ka.ν, where psycho-frames are installed in various parts of the body to enhance its responsiveness.

"Is it really okay?"

"It's alright. Amuro's abilities are likely far superior to mine, that's a certainty. Besides, I have my own methods."

Eli gave a hearty smile, stood in front of his machine, and looked at the system panel that hadn't appeared in the book for quite some time.

System, start! (End of Chapter)