Gundam 00: Rise of China

Chapter 111 The Celestial Watchers Prepare to Take the World Stage

"Lord Kona."

The battle at the Alien Revolutionary Alliance's super-soldier test base has ended, and Ribbons was the first person besides the Alien Revolutionary Alliance to know the results after the war.

In fact, before reporting to Kona, Ribbons was quite unsure about the outcome and the various unexpected events that occurred during the battle.

He stood there stunned for a very long time, and it took him a long time to suppress his anger towards Aeolia.

"It failed?"

Sitting gracefully on the sofa, Conner listened quietly to Ribbons' report.

To Ribbons' surprise, he had expected that Kona would reveal an even more ugly side than when he had first heard the news!

But looking at Kona, who was still sitting on the sofa as if nothing had happened, and noticing that the other man even had the leisure to gesture for her to pour him a glass of red wine.

As Ribbons turned around, a demonic expression flashed across his face.

"Lord Kona, here is your wine."

However, after pouring the wine, Ribbons regained his gentle smile, which Conner called an angel, and respectfully raised the glass.

Place it on the small table next to the other person's sofa.

Ribbons quietly performed his duties as a servant.

"You seem surprised?"

"I was surprised that I wasn't angry or astonished."

"After all, a total of eight Gundams were deployed this time. Not only were the Throne Gundams that our main organization had been secretly hiding exposed, but even the Angels of Celestial Being were exposed."

"With such a strong military force, they still haven't been able to capture the secret base of the mere People's Revolutionary Alliance."

As he swirled his wine glass, Kona's gaze wasn't fixed on the glass; instead, it was fixed on the composed face of Ribbons.

"Yes, I am indeed very puzzled. Did Lord Kona foresee this defeat all along?"

"But given Lord Kona's wisdom, it seems only natural that he would have foreseen such a thing."

With her head slightly lowered, Ribbons' facial expression control was flawless. She was clearly very curious and puzzled as to why this mere human she looked down upon wasn't angry.

But Livonz could still naturally say things that made him feel so disgusted he almost wanted to vomit.

"We must always maintain the elegance of the Kona family; this is a long-standing family motto."

"Actually, I am also very angry and confused, but I am the current head of the Kona family."

"If I show anger and doubt, how can I continue to lead the Kona family forward?"

"If you, Ribbons, are afraid of me, as my subordinate, wouldn't you start to have different thoughts about the Corner family?"

Continuing to swirl the wine in his glass, Kona's gaze was now focused on the wine, which was spinning faster and faster.

Staring at the wine that kept hanging on the glass and then slowly sliding down, Ribbons suddenly realized that Kona's inner world was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

But it is precisely under such circumstances that one is able to suppress one's true emotions.

Alejandro Corner, that man!

Unnoticed by anyone, Ribbons clenched his fists, admitting that he had underestimated this human!

"Alright, connect all the monitors for me."

"They've been waiting for a long time too, all eagerly awaiting news about Celestial Being's Gundam!"

Without giving Ribbons more time to think, Conner put down his glass and spoke quickly.

"Lord Kona!"

Distracted, Ribbons uttered words that sounded like a direct refusal for the first time.

"Should we contact the monitors directly in this situation?"

"Time is too tight. Should we postpone it for a while, and then prepare before sending out this message?"

"As the representative of all the watchers, you bear the heavy responsibility of overseeing the success or failure of the Celestial Being's actions."

"This mission has once again ended in such a disastrous failure. All the Gundams were completely destroyed, and we even had to dismantle parts from the Angels' Gundams to repair them. We even lost a complete GN Drive."

"If those watchers were to hold you accountable, it would damage your reputation and the prestige of the Kona family..."

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Ribbons didn't continue, believing that Conner understood what he meant.

"I told you, go and connect to all the monitors."

Ignoring Ribbons' advice, Conner spoke again in a calm tone, demanding that the other party do as he commanded.

"I..

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Before Ribbons could say anything more, he suddenly saw the way Kona was looking at him, and his words were stuck in his throat.

Because Kona's eyes weren't the kind of eyes a normal human should have; they were the fierce gaze of a predator that had spotted an opportunity and was about to extend its claws to tear apart its prey.

Liphons had never seen Kona look like that in so long.

To be honest, for a moment, Ribbons, who considered himself a god, was genuinely frightened by that look.

Afterwards, because of his humiliating retreat, Ribbons felt extremely annoyed and angry, even more so than when he received the news of Celestial Being's defeat and Aeolia's concealment of something from him.

That means that he, as a god, has developed a fear of mere humans!

"Yes, Your Excellency Kona."

He bowed, using the act of bending over to conceal his facial expression, and when he looked up again, Ribbons' expression was no longer unusual.

Taking three quick steps, Ribbons turned his back to Conner and activated the communication network with all the behind-the-scenes monitors of Celestial Being.

Then he stepped back seven steps and stood in the shadows behind Kona, Ribbons like a stone statue, completely relinquishing the stage of the entire world.

"Kona, contacting us now must mean you have some good news!"

On the huge screen that filled the entire wall, dozens of black images represented the leaders of influential forces in the world.

The black image in the top left corner spoke first, its tone full of arrogance and condescension.

It was as if Kona, who held the only inspector position in the Celestial Being organization, was nothing more than a beast of burden that he could order around at will within his own conglomerate.

"Hehehe."

Kona laughed indifferently at the veiled mockery from the Black Image, and then slowly recounted the crushing defeat of Celestial Being's Gundam.

There was no concealment in the process; for example, the loss of the genuine GN Solar Furnace and the revelation of the Trinity coefficients that they had deliberately hidden were all revealed.

"What?"

After Kona finished speaking, these usually aloof observers didn't share his composure.

The first observer to speak let out a gasp, and Ribbons, whose hearing was better, even heard the sound of the chair opposite him falling over.

Libbons nodded slightly, his mood brightening a bit.

That's right, this is what ugly humans should look like. How could mere humans possibly be more composed than a god himself?

That's why humanity needs divine guidance!

"Kona, you need to take full responsibility for this!"

It took a long time for all the monitors to recover from this devastating news.

A different person appeared, and another black figure suddenly began to loudly accuse Kona, even though the other person's true appearance could not be seen.

But everyone could imagine him being furious, after all, his accusations were still going on.

"Do you know how much money and how much time the entire team spent to build those five GN Solar Furnaces?"

"Starting from those idiots like Aeolia who came to us for our ancestors, how much have each of us contributed!"

"If it weren't for this damned plan, how much more would our power have expanded over the years!"

"All our efforts have gone down the drain?"

"Humanity's future is slipping through our fingers; how can we continue to control it?"

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The incessant cursing and complaining continued, and the remaining monitors clearly agreed with their colleague who was shouting.

Kona listened quietly, his expression unchanged, maintaining the elegant demeanor befitting his family tradition of accepting questioning.

A long time passed, and perhaps one of the roaring monitors finally ran out of steam, before he stopped his string of F...

A greeting at the beginning.

"and then?"

At this moment, Kona propped himself up on both sides of the sofa, crossed his hands, and placed them under his nose before speaking.

"We all know, everyone knows, that we have never been working for a so-called world without war."

"That's why we invested in that foolish Aeolia; all we ever wanted was a future under our control."

"That's why the previous leaders of each family invested resources without expecting anything in return to help the Celestial Organization grow and thrive."

"But now that the Celestial Organization has failed, the Human Revolutionary Alliance, which we wanted to completely destroy, has risen up once again."

"Trying to keep saying no to the world we've built."

"It's time. It's time for the Revolutionary Alliance to know that the will of the world has always been determined by us."

"Um?"

Stunned by the imposing presence Kona displayed, the group of black figures fell silent for a moment.

Perhaps out of sight of Kona, they are having urgent consultations and discussions.

After waiting a while, they must have reached a conclusion and selected a new representative to speak.

"Kona, what exactly are you trying to say and do?"

"Why don't you just say it directly? We can make your Kona family our representative within the Celestial Being organization."

"That means we trust you, we're on the same side, there's no need to hide anything!"

"Just say it!"

"They've always been lurking behind the scenes, manipulating the world. Some people have lost all fear of us."

"After playing the agent game too much, people really think we've lost our courage."

"They only hide in the shadows and manipulate puppets to express our demands, but our ancestors did not reach the top of the world by playing tricks."

"Power is the only thing we can rely on to become the masters of the world!"

"Union has been dormant for too long. I think it's time to unleash the true power of this war machine."

"Let the world know why we are able to dominate the world."

"Um.

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The whispered discussion resumed, and a new representative asked a question.

"The National People's Congress has restarted its nuclear energy program. Do you have any countermeasures in place?"

He laughed, knowing his proposal would definitely be approved.

"Don't we have solar power systems? That's our best weapon."

"We can launch attacks an unlimited number of times, and are inherently invincible. Why should we fear the restrained People's Revolutionary Alliance?"

"Understood."

This time, the discussion ended abruptly, and the observers represented by the black image instantly understood Kona's meaning.

Back then, was there anyone more aware than them of the reasons why they were so keen to promote solar power generation systems?

"Then go ahead and do it. As our representative, we are granting you the position of leader."

"To reclaim our future, you are free to mobilize all your power."

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