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"...It's a very sound idea, but it's also quite difficult to execute." After a long silence, Ross finally spoke.

"But we have to do it, otherwise nothing can be changed." Lux breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ross's reply.

Judging from the general tone, Ross should still be leaning towards this side. It would be better to talk face to face. Through the screen, Lux had no way of knowing Ross's tone and expression, and what he was thinking.

"Anyway... let's leave it at that for now. We'll analyze the details after we get back." Ross sighed, ending the topic without giving a clear answer. "There's nothing wrong with Luo's 'RE home,' but the New Agama is still within the plant."

To be honest, Ross didn't know which one was right between Lux and Durandal, and who could bring a peaceful future.

Now that they have taken their first steps on the track, crossed the starting line, stood in their own position, and expressed their own views on the future, Rhodes also intends to give it a try.

But this time, Rhodes did not intend to be a genius who was half a step ahead at the starting line, or a madman who was one step ahead.

He planned to take two steps.

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PS: Today’s update.

Volume 126: Chapter I don't know what to title it

Compared to Durandal's happy mood after seeing the unicorn, the people on the Minerva were a little troubled.

"We're too deep in the water here... Should we really keep chasing them?" Arthur, the Minerva's first officer, swallowed subconsciously as he looked at the upcoming voyage plan. "Their goal is clearly to land on Earth. If we continue chasing them..."

"We'll land on Earth, in enemy territory," Talia, the captain of the Minerva, finished Arthur's unfinished words. "But there's no other way. Speaker Sarah is furious about the Gundam theft and has ordered it to be recaptured."

"After all, not long ago, two units from another series, launched around the same time as these three were stolen, were also stolen... Two thefts in such a short period of time is certainly not going to sit well with Speaker Sara, a hardliner." Durandal leaned back in his seat, calmly studying the route map. "By the way, those two machines named 'Freedom' and 'Justice' should have participated in the Orb evacuation, right? I really should have seen them."

As someone who was personally promoted, Durandal had naturally investigated his real background carefully. At least his identity as a witness of the Orb evacuation was unquestionable.

As for why Zhen attached so much importance to salary and bonuses, Durandal only knew that Zhen's sister was seriously injured in the Orb retreat and the medical expenses were high, so he didn't care too much about the rest.

"At that time? I didn't pay any attention to those two machines." At Durandal's request, Zhen Zhen came to the bridge and chatted casually with Mei Ling, who was sitting in the CIC position. "At that time, I only paid attention to my sister and the other machine..."

"Phoenix, right?" Durandal narrowed his eyes, recalling his first conversation with Ross. "Last night, during the battle near the agricultural satellite 'Blaug', I had a brief exchange with the pilot."

"Is that so..." After hearing Durandal's words, Zhen suddenly fell silent for a while.

"What kind of man is he?"

"He has some ideas and initiative, but in some ways his persistence can seem a bit naive." Leaning back in his chair, Durandal organized his words. "In short, don't deify that pilot. He's human, too, and he's bound to have flaws."

Everyone looked at Zhen who was lost in thought. After all, they all knew that the red-glowing "Phoenix" had a very important symbolic meaning for Zhen.

"I know." Zhen looked at Durandal, as if relieved, as if he had made up his mind. "What I longed for was what the Phoenix could do... Or rather, after hearing your description, I felt relieved."

"Because he is also a human being, if he can do it...I should be able to do it too."

"...You are worthy of being the one I have my eyes on." Durandal smiled when he heard what Zhen said.

Indeed, Zhen at this time showed his own thoughts, which seemed completely uncontrollable, but Zhen's desire for money became the chain that Durandal used to pull him back to the path he had set.

As long as I can still influence them, there will be no problem in carrying out the plan.

"Well, back to the point. Speaker Sarah's orders cannot be refused. Everyone, please prepare to enter Earth."

"But how do we get supplies on Earth?" Arthur wiped the sweat from his forehead as he listened to Durandal's words. "And how do we get back to space?"

"Regarding supplies... remember what I told you about the Kingdom of Findersen, which we'll be aiding?" Durandal stated his plan almost without hesitation. "We'll resupply there. I also need to go see their Prime Minister and Queen."

"As for returning to space... it's the same principle as the Archangel nicknamed 'Long Legs'. Use the positron cannon to open the interference channel. The Minerva's thrusters are enough to send the battleship into space through the interference channel." Talia was naturally well aware of the situation of the Minerva, and this kind of thing was taken into consideration when the Minerva was designed.

"If there are no other questions, prepare to land and fight."

……

At this moment, Ross, who was revising blueprints in the dormitory of the New Argama, suddenly sneezed.

"Hiss... Who is talking about me..." Ross took out a tissue and wiped his nose, then threw the used tissue into the trash can beside him.

After dismantling the library's armor that he had salvaged, Ross began to improve the blueprints for the Unicorn's subsequent armor.

Also because the size of the weapon is not large, the overtime at the "shipyard" is not as severe as before, and many projects that were stalled due to the rush to complete the Unicorn and the New Agama are also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Not long ago, something seemed to have happened with Luo Qiuer and Cong Yunhe, and "RE home" separated from the New Agama halfway.

As the two warships separated, the closer they got to the ZAFT border, Ross felt a strange feeling. In his vague memory, he vaguely felt that a major battle should be taking place nearby. But the place was now very peaceful, with no sign of any Earth or ZAFT forces gathering.

"...Maybe I'm overthinking it. It shouldn't be here." After a long silence, Ross sighed after not feeling the "premonition" of an impending battle.

After modifying the last area, Rhodes pressed the save button on the tablet and sent the modified drawings to Big Hello.

The overall appearance of the weapon on the blueprint remained unchanged, only a few small components were added in a few places, adding a few functions that Rhodes really liked, and some adjustments were made based on Rhodes's own operating habits.

"Beep beep... beep beep..." At this moment, Ross's communicator rang. Glancing at the name on it, Ross expertly answered the call. "This is Ross. What's up, Malu?"

"Lacus got some information from the people at Plant about why they have been chasing those stolen MSs." Even Mariu felt helpless when he said this.

"You talk, I'm listening." Rhodes frowned, picked up his pilot jacket from the back of a chair beside him and put it on, then walked towards the bridge with the communicator.

"According to what Cruze revealed, or he didn't hide it at all... there is relevant information about anti-neutron jammers on the OS of those machines." When he said this, Mari subconsciously covered his head.

"That is to say..."

When Ross heard the news, his expression turned a little ugly.

"Yes, it can be said that Blue Cosmos has already obtained the technology for anti-neutron jammers." Malu nodded, confirming Ross's idea. "Now there is reason to infer that the Earth Army is already forming a nuclear bomb force... and even developing nuclear-powered machines."

There is no doubt that this is quite bad news. Obviously, the Earth Army will not give up using nuclear bombs to open the situation, and the next round of fighting is about to begin.

"I see…I'll go to the bridge now."

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PS: This is yesterday’s update, and there will be another update for today later.

I've realized that I can't look at the group chat while writing. If I start looking, I won't be able to finish writing. I logged out of QQ while trying to write tonight.

Volume 127: Chapter : Seeing the familiar land again

When Ross arrived at the bridge of the New Argama, Malu and others had already contacted Halberton on the moon.

"...What a beautiful bridge! This must be Ross's masterpiece." Sitting in his dormitory, Halberton looked at the bridge that was just a glimpse of the bridge on the tablet and sighed.

The Earth Army's search of the lunar base has been somewhat relaxed recently, and the lunar base is being restored to full operational function. Halberton's Eighth Fleet has also relaxed a little at this time and can now contact Ross and Malu from time to time.

I don't know why there's a giant Haro on the bridge, but maybe it's Ross's aesthetic? After all, this is Ross's ship, so Halberton can't say anything.

"Yes, this battleship is called the New Agama." Malu nodded to Halberdon. "We have just crossed the border of ZAFT and are preparing to return to Industrial 7 according to the planned route."

"When I heard the Archangel was sinking, I was prepared for you all to die, but seeing that you are still alive, I am relieved." Halberton smiled with relief. "So, what do you want from me this time?"

"General Halberdon, we just received intelligence that the three machines Blue Cosmos recently seized from ZAFT contain technology called 'Anti-Neutron Jammers,' which can eliminate G-interference and utilize nuclear energy." Baki Lulu stepped forward and spoke, "I'd like to know if anyone at the lunar base has received any relevant information."

"Anti-neutron jammer? Nuclear energy?!" After hearing what BuckyLulu said, Halberton thought for a moment.

As if he had thought of something, Halberton took out another tablet and started operating it, as if looking for some file.

"Found it! 'List of Tactical Nuclear Bombs for the Lunar Base and Its Fleet'..." Halbotn frowned as he looked at the list that had puzzled him not long ago. "But if it's a timeline... we had this list in our possession three days after we captured the machine."

The reason why this document confused Halberton was that under the G interference, the Earth Army had habitually changed its armed configuration to conventional missiles and beam weapons, and nuclear bombs had lost their effectiveness for a long time.

"That means it's a foregone conclusion that Blue Cosmos will acquire the anti-neutron jammer." Ross's expression turned grim upon hearing Halberton's list of weapons. "That means, in addition to nuclear weapons, there's also a nuclear energy generator. If the nuclear energy generator self-destructs..."

"That's a small nuclear bomb." Mu, who had been silent all the time, spoke.

But since this information was leaked by Cruze, Mu was very sure of one thing at this time.

"That Cruze guy... he must have put that technology into his machine. Or rather, he put it in on purpose and then sent a message to Blue Cosmos."

"It's a trick!" Halbottom figured it out in a split second. "It's too late! A specially formed fleet has already set out."

"The Earth Army would instinctively use nuclear weapons. ZAFT couldn't have failed to anticipate this, and they'd definitely have countermeasures." Halberdun sighed at this thought. "Plus, probably due to the idea of a blitzkrieg, the new mobile suits and warships are being delivered very quickly. I'm sure headquarters spent a lot of money on this, and those arms dealers must have made a killing."

"Anyway, I suggest you prepare to switch to nuclear energy. The Earth Army and ZAFT should also be switching to nuclear energy soon."

Thinking about the possibility of nuclear-powered machines like Freedom and Justice appearing later, Ross felt a headache.

"...Mariu, contact Orb later to prepare the materials." After a long silence, Ross looked at Mariu. "Mu should also prepare."

"Ah? What preparations?" Hearing that there was something about him, Mu was stunned for a moment and pointed at himself. "What does your manufacturing business have to do with me?"

"I'm going to replace the nuclear battery in the Strike. You prepare to debug it." Ross turned to look at Mu, whose eyes were wide. "The Strike doesn't have a pre-set port for installing a nuclear battery. The pilot will have to configure a lot of data later."

"However, if the nuclear battery is installed... the Assault's armament shouldn't need to reduce its output power." Mu raised an eyebrow, ignoring Ross's complicated debugging situation. "It looks like the Assault can still be used for a long time..."

……

On the other side, the Minerva chased the Archangel-class that had captured three MS and came all the way to Earth. It was now speeding across the sea, heading towards the Kingdom of Findersen.

"This is... the ocean of the Earth?"

Standing on the deck, the creatures called "dolphins" that occasionally jumped up from the sea surface made this group of young boys and girls who grew up on the colonial satellite observe their surroundings curiously.

As someone who was born and raised in Orb, Zhen was currently observing the unchanging sea surface with great boredom, and could only feel the noise of his shouting companions.

"Zhen, look over there with the telescope." As if he had discovered something on the nautical chart, Durandal squinted his eyes and pointed to a direction for Zhen.

"What..." When Zhen heard Durandal's voice, he subconsciously raised the telescope and turned his head.

Then there was a long silence, and he was like a sculpture, staring at the direction Durandal pointed.

It was a devastated island, with the remains of the city still scattered there. One could vaguely see some familiar red and white MS wreckage, as well as a large number of steel structures.

Those ruins, not long ago, were called Orb. It was where Zhen lived and grew up... and it was also where his parents died.

I gripped the telescope tightly with both hands, as if I wanted to crush it, searching for the hilltop according to my memory. Unfortunately, due to the angle, I couldn't see the side of the hill facing the mass accelerator.

"Hey...isn't that place the ruins of a city on an island? What happened to Zhen Zhen?" At this time, Luna saw that Zhen Zhen's condition seemed to be a little wrong, so she also raised the telescope and observed the ruins.

"That ruin used to be called Orb." Durandal walked over to Zhen's side. He didn't use the telescope, but simply looked in the direction of the Orb ruins. "Although the Orb retreat was very successful, many people died in Orb during the Earth Army's attack."

"Among them are real parents."

After hearing what Durandal said, the boys and girls looked at Zhen with changed eyes.

After all, compared to everyone else who is on the battlefield for the first time, Zhen has already fought on a battlefield before and even lost the most important person. This experience can be said to be the beginning of the protagonist of a counterattack novel.

"There's no need to bring this up again, Councillor Durandal." Silently, he watched the unforgettable mountaintop disappear from his sight. He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and lowered the telescope. "I haven't forgotten the past, and there's no need to bring it up."

"All I want to do now is work hard to make money and protect my sister, that's all." Zhen didn't pay attention to his companions' looks. Instead, he looked at Durandal. "Besides, we are still in enemy territory. At least until we reach the Kingdom of Findersen, we are not safe."

"But even the most arduous battles require a few minutes of rest." Durandal smiled. "After chasing that battleship all the way to the enemy's base camp, I'm sure everyone must have reached their limit."

Zhen sighed and was about to say something when the alarm of the Minerva sounded first.

"At ten o'clock on the battleship, the enemy surface fleet and MS have been spotted. The entire ship is entering level one combat readiness!" Natalie's voice rang out over the radio.

"Well, it looks like the Earth Army isn't going to let us rest."

Looking at the young boys and girls passing by him and running quickly towards the positions they were responsible for, Durandal shrugged his shoulders, quickly left the deck and walked towards the bridge.

……

By the time I really put on my pilot's suit and jumped onto the core fighter, the gate I had been waiting for had closed and the elevator was carrying the components to the launch deck.

"Impulse Gundam, air combat backpack is ready and ready to launch."

"Shin Asuka, Impulse Gundam, attack!" Shin's expression seemed serious because he saw the wreckage of Orb's homeland.

When the blue core fighter flew out of the catapult deck and soared in the sky, ten mobile suits could be seen speeding across the sea.

"Ten MSs are approaching!" Meiling's voice rang out over the communication.

"It's too late to reassemble... Meiling, continue to launch the next components as planned!" Looking at the approaching dagger, Zhenban moved the joystick, and the core fighter quickly flipped in the air and approached from the side of the dagger.

The moment the dagger was put into the aiming frame, Zhen pressed the trigger without hesitation.

The core fighter's machine gun roared, and dense barrages swept across the daggers. The missiles on the wings, which had rarely been used, also detached from the wings and rushed towards the daggers.

It seemed that they did not pay attention to the core fighter. When the core fighter's machine gun fired at them, these daggers fell into a brief chaos. The armor on the daggers was pitted by the machine gun, and some places even had several holes in them.

The two missiles mixed in with the machine guns accurately hit the cockpit of a Dagger, blowing it into several pieces, which fell into the sea and splashed water.

It seemed that they had sensed the atmosphere of the impending battle long ago. The dolphins that were originally following the Minerva had already evacuated, leaving only the shells from the ship's guns exploding in splashes on the sea.

After a successful attack, Zhen did not continue to fight and instead drove the core fighter to increase altitude.

The remaining components have all been ejected. Zhen skillfully manipulated the core fighter to transform and complete the connection with the components. As the air combat backpack was docked with the interface on the back of the body, the classic red, white and blue colors spread to Pulse's body. The miniature shield in his hand suddenly unfolded and its size expanded by about twice.

Zhen skillfully operated the pulse, glanced at the dagger that was continuing to approach the Minerva and was firing, and instinctively fired two shots.