Gundam 00: Rise of China

Gundam 00: The Rise of China Chapter 114

"Hey, Captain Wei Meng, what do you think about us this time?"

Regardless of how much the outside world's disturbances intensify, after the battle at the Super Soldier Test Base ends, Wang Ye and others must return to report for duty according to procedure.

Actually, after the Taliban campaign ended, Wang Ye, Piris, and Anura should have gone through this process.

However, at that time, due to the new MS incident, the Tianzhu gravity chamber incident occurred, followed by the Moraria military exercise, and so on.

That's why it's been delayed until now, but that's not actually a good thing.

In particular, during the battle at the Super Soldier Test Base, many of the first batch of mobile suits produced by Liaoning Aircraft and supplied to the training team were shot down or damaged by the Celestial Being's Gundams.

Although we achieved final victory, who knows what those in power will think?

Will Liaofei, which is competing with Shufei, find a reason to blame the frontline combat personnel because its own aircraft have suffered too many losses in the hands of Wang Ye and others?

Therefore, Anura was quite worried about the future of everyone. When he first came to the headquarters of the People's Revolutionary Alliance, he found himself in a building that could not be more impressive than a magnificent building.

Overwhelmed by the imposing grandeur of the architecture, he tried, panting, to get some information from the expressionless Wei Meng.

It brought me some comfort.

Upon hearing this, Wei Meng glanced at Anula, who looked like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden, but did not answer her. Instead, he turned his gaze back to the front.

When faced with the other party's question, Wei Meng, who was actually feeling uneasy with his chin raised, could only conceal his feelings by adopting a more standard standing posture.

"Major Wang Ye, how did you write that report?"

It's normal for Wei Meng and the others to be a little nervous since it was their first time seeing such a scene, but Sergei and Wang Ye, who were already regulars here, still had the mood to discuss things in hushed tones.

Of course, Sergei wasn't completely dismissive of this performance review; at least his report was full of the steady, seasoned style of a seasoned veteran.

Merits are necessary, and demerits are inevitable, but if you compare them side by side, the merits will definitely outweigh the demerits.

"My report?"

Wang Ye, who was idly counting the patterns on the ceiling, turned his head when he heard the question.

"That's about it."

"That's about it, isn't it?"

Sergei's vision went black for a moment. Hearing this answer, he almost fainted. He stared intently at Wang Ye, who had started counting the patterns on the ceiling again.

Sergei, who had been through it all, wanted to say to the other person, "Aren't you showing a lack of respect for your superiors?"

However, Sergei was not given the time or opportunity to patiently share his experience with Wang Ye.

"Tap tap tap tap".

The sound of steady leather shoes clattering on the marble floor echoed through the empty corridor.

A group of generals appeared before Wang Ye and his companions, with the leaders of Wang Ye's and Sergei's factions at the head.

General Jin's gaze fixed on Wang Ye sent a chill down Sergei's spine, filling him with a terrible sense of foreboding.

Could it be...?

"You guys come here."

In the T-shaped passageway, General Gao and General Jin saw off a group of colleagues of the same rank. After they left, General Gao then greeted Wang Ye and the others.

Following behind General Gao and General Jin, Wang Ye and his group arrived at a highly secure conference room.

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"Snap."

As Wang Ye sat down in the chair at the table, he subconsciously touched the antique-looking tablecloth on the table.

In this day and age, perhaps only in this place can one see classical decorations that can be described as belonging to the old era, making one feel as if they have been transported back to that time.

"What, does our great hero, Major Wang Ye, think this place is too simple, and that it's not treating you, a meritorious soldier, well enough?"

"Is this beneath your dignity?"

"Let me tell you, don't think that just because you've made a significant contribution, you're inferior to countless other heroes who have made far greater contributions throughout the history of our People's Revolutionary Alliance."

"They didn't get as cocky as you, and instead of focusing on the performance review, they wrote about future strategic directions in their report."

"Who do you think you are, a general or the Minister of War? Since when did it become your place to worry about such important matters!"

General Jin, who had long disliked Wang Ye, was waiting to find fault with him. Sure enough, when he saw Wang Ye's outwardly solemn but inwardly relaxed demeanor, it was as if he had returned to his own living room.

Taking a trivial matter as a pretext, General Jin slammed his hand on the table and immediately slapped a huge accusation on him.

Moreover, the force with which he slammed the table was so great that Wei Meng and the others immediately stood up straight at attention, staring straight ahead.

Even General Gao, who was about to sit down, was clearly startled and stared at General Jin with a look of wanting to say something but not being able to.

"Reporting to General Jin, I did not have such thoughts. I was simply admiring the simple tradition of our People's Revolutionary Allied Forces."

"Indeed, only our People's Revolutionary Alliance Army still retains such a fine tradition in this era."

Slightly later than Wei Meng and the others, Wang Ye first glanced at his mentor, General Gao's expression before respectfully replying.

"snort!"

A stream of air shot out from his nostrils, and General Jin, seizing every opportunity, continued to speak.

"Alright, Lao Jin, if you want to show off, go back to your own base. This is the People's Revolutionary Army Headquarters, not your office in your own base."

"It's a waste of time to talk about this nonsense. Otherwise, the higher-ups will accuse me of abusing my power."

"If you don't protect your own soldiers, why would you expect others to?" General Gao slammed the ceramic teacup lid back onto the cup.

"snort."

Having failed to outcompete General Gao several times, and now that Gao was gaining increasing importance in the Ministry of War, General Jin had no choice but to back down in the face of General Gao's attempts to smooth things over.

"General Gao."

Wang Ye originally wanted to call him "teacher," but before he could utter the word, General Gao's gaze forced him back down.

Fortunately, Wang Ye changed his tune quickly, otherwise he would have been reprimanded by General Gao as well as General Jin.

"Listen to me first."

General Gao interrupted Wang Ye by rubbing the cup lid against the cup.

"We've seen the reports from the Super Soldier Test Base."

"Liaofei took all the MS's combat test data back with him and, after careful study and discussion,..."

"Our army's mass-produced mobile suits are indeed some distance behind the Celestial Being's Gundams. This is an indisputable fact and a problem that our army will have to face next."

"Similarly, you deserve credit for repelling Celestial Being Gundam under those circumstances, shooting down two and capturing a GN Drive!"

The fact that their merits were recognized and they were not blamed was the best news that Wei Meng and his men breathed a sigh of relief. Even a senior frontline officer like Sergei felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

"but..

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"Do all leaders speak like this?" Wang Ye raised an eyebrow and knew it was true, but he was sure it was.

"This is not a record of achievements you can rest on in the future, nor is it a get-out-of-jail-free card for unbridled behavior."

"For the sake of our army's future plans, you must guard against complacency and arrogance and continue to give full play to your initiative!"

"yes!"

"Give a beating and then a sweet treat," Wei Meng and the others, led by Sergei, shouted loudly, completely understanding the sentiment.

But among the group, only Wang Ye did not respond. He stared at General Gao and asked directly.

"Has the higher-ups seen the plan I submitted?"

Seeing that Wang Ye was still fixated on his so-called future strategy, General Jin smiled, staring at Wang Ye's serious expression, and spoke.

"There's no need to look at the upper levels."

"Um?"

Wang Ye was stunned; he never expected such an outcome.

This shouldn't be happening. Wang Ye was truly stunned. He felt that he wasn't in AEU or Union. Given the nature of his superiors, how could they do this...?

"Don't think that you're the only smart person in the entire People's Revolutionary Alliance. Many times, in places you don't know, countless people are working hard for the same goal."

"Do you think the problems you think you can see are truly invisible to those in higher positions?"

"They just don't talk about it, but they do do things."

He tapped the table; General Jin was reliable when it came to serious matters.

Following up on General Jin's words, General Gao also revealed his signature refined smile.

"Many times, many things are being carried out in the form of long-term plans."

"You think that providing the basic theory of the Minovsky particle is all you need, but you've managed to produce the relevant physical prototypes so quickly."

"How long has the People's Revolutionary Alliance been accumulating behind the scenes, and how much forward-looking technical reserves have they made?"

"Liaoning Aircraft and Sichuan Aircraft are indeed impressive, but what's even more impressive is the collaboration with their 50000 supporting companies and the support of tens of thousands of technical personnel."

"And even more so our entire People's Revolutionary Alliance."

After saying that, General Gao threw a document at Wang Ye and gestured for him to open it.

"This is?"

Today's surprises seem unlikely to end all at once. After opening the file, Wang Ye was immediately drawn to the plans of various research institutes within the country.

"A new type of outer space exploration fleet?"

"A next-generation MS development plan?"

"Construction and value explanation of large-scale mobile suits?"

"Is there any evidence linking the Minovsky particle to the GN Drive?"

"A timeline for the repair and mass production plan of the GN mimicry solar furnace collected from Throne 2?"

"besides..

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Wang Ye's gaze finally settled on the last section of the document, which was a white paper on the exploration, exchange, and prevention of extraterrestrial life.

"The universe is so vast that it's impossible for life to have arisen only on our planet."

"Life takes many forms, and naturally each has its own set of operating logic."

"Just as nodding means rejection and shaking one's head means approval in some regions of Earth, could there be some extraterrestrial beings who share this understanding?"

"What they perceive as goodwill is precisely the malice we cannot accept when we encounter them."

"Simply communicating is not enough; we need to make it clear to the other party that we have the right to say no."

"This will prevent us from passively accepting the kindness of others when we cannot accept it."

The laughter was quite profound; General Gao thought to himself, "Wang Ye, you should learn from this."

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