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The beam burst out from the muzzle of the pulse beam rifle. The first shot broke the left leg of a dagger, and the second shot hit the lower back of the broken-legged dagger, causing an explosion.

"Even though I wasn't able to save those three mobile suits... but they're more than enough to deal with you guys!"

After taking a look at the smooth operation of the combat recorder, Fei Niao gritted his teeth and raised the beam rifle in his hand again.

Although I like to use close combat to deal with enemies, it is indeed more efficient to shoot when it comes to making money.

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PS: Today’s update.

I played the game "VUP Life from Zero" today, and I can only say, if you don't work hard when you are young, you will be a VTB when you are old.

I feel like I already understand how to do VTB (I'm sure)

Volume 128: Chapter : Minerva's First Battle on Earth, on the Eve of the Strike's Transformation

He is really clear about his shooting skills. It would be better to say that besides being fast, his shooting accuracy is also very good.

But this is enough. Fighting is not a fixed target competition. If one shot doesn't work, fire another one. The most correct choice is to destroy the enemy as quickly as possible.

Besides, the enemy is the Earth Army, the guys who destroyed his peaceful life and killed his parents. Under the temptation of hatred and bonus, he has no psychological pressure at all to take action.

After being attacked by Pulse, the dagger that was flying towards the Minerva split into three and flew towards Pulse.

Zhen almost subconsciously fired a shot at each of the three daggers. Three beams of light burst out from the muzzle and flew towards the three daggers.

The dagger that rushed forward was hit in the torso and exploded in mid-air, while the remaining two daggers blocked the shot with their shields.

With their shields damaged a lot, the two daggers seemed to have formulated some tactics and flew towards the Pulse one after the other, like a train.

"You think I'm just a flying archer?!" After just one look at the two dagger formations, he grinned, "Stop looking down on me!"

He aimed his gun at the dagger in front and fired three shots in succession, then controlled the pulse to fly towards the two daggers in front of him.

The already damaged shield in Dagger's hand only blocked one shot before it was shattered. The remaining two shots hit Dagger's torso and right arm, exploding in mid-air.

The last Dagger of the team saw the explosion in front of them and reached out to grab the beam saber on its backpack.

But the next moment, Pulse rushed out from the flames of the explosion, dragging a few wisps of smoke stained on the body, and appeared in front of Dagger, who had just drawn out the beam saber and had not yet reacted.

Pulse raised his left hand, and the beam saber that had been drawn out at some point extended its blade. The thrusters burst out with fierce flames, pushing the machine forward at an extremely fast speed, and finally collided with the dagger.

The pulse beam saber easily pierced through the dagger's waist. Shin controlled the pulse without hesitation and lifted the beam saber, splitting the dagger in front of him in two from the waist to the top of the head.

Then, as if it had lost power, Pulse fell sideways from the sky and dived towards the sea surface disturbed by the battle.

Before the machine touched the sea, Zhen adjusted its posture, and the pulse propulsion backpack spewed out flames again, pushing the machine towards the Minerva.

At this time, near the Minerva, two Zaku Warriors, one red and one white, had already attacked and were fighting with the remaining six Daggers.

"It's hunting time!" Zhen locked the crosshairs on the dagger in the sky and pulled the trigger on the joystick.

The sudden attack from below caused some distortion in the dodging movements of the daggers. Two of the daggers were even unable to dodge in time and were directly hit by the light beam.

Lei, who was driving a gray-white Zaku Warrior, frowned, and the heavy machine gun in his MS shot the dagger in front of him, which had stopped to avoid the beam of light from below, into a sieve.

"Lei, that counts as my assist, remember to write it in the report!" Zhen's voice sounded in the communication, making Lei sigh.

For Shin at this moment, destroying a machine equals a full bonus, while assisting one equals 30% of the bonus. Even though assists don't give much, every little bit counts!

"There will be combat videos on the machines. I'll write them down in the report." Lei looked at the remaining Daggers and controlled the gray-white Zaku Warrior to fly towards Luna's machine. "Now we should first kill these Earth Army mobile suits and the patrol fleet."

"Of course I know... but the battle should be over soon. It's just a small patrol fleet... ah, one ship is gone." Hearing Lei's words, Zhen subconsciously glanced at the fleet in the distance.

Since it is just an Earth Army patrol fleet, in addition to a battleship carrying MS, there are also two standard Earth Army Navy battleships.

A conventional naval warship of the Earth Army was penetrated by a shell fired from the triple-mounted live-fire cannon tower Isolde on the Minerva, causing a violent explosion inside the hull, which also detonated the Hell Dart anti-aircraft missile that had not yet been launched, blowing the entire ship into several pieces.

At the same time, Luna, who was driving the red Zaku Warrior, used the shield on her shoulder to charge the dagger in front of her, directly knocking the dagger away.

While the dagger had not yet adjusted, the red Zaku Warrior's thrusters suddenly ejected, carrying the body back a distance.

Then, the machine pulled out the sniper cannon from behind, pointed it in front of Dagger, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Long-range sniping may not be very accurate, but don't even think about dodging it at this distance!" Looking at the dagger that melted and exploded under the attack of the beam sniper cannon, Luna gritted her teeth and controlled the machine to return to the deck on top of the Minerva hangar.

You know, although Luna's shooting accuracy is average and her sniping skills fluctuate, her combat test scores are higher than Zhen's. The one just now was her first kill record in the entire battle.

"Humidity, speed... no problem, we can hit it!" Luna skillfully controlled the Zaku Warrior to squat down and aimed at the two Earth Army warships that were preparing to evacuate in the distance.

After seeing that the daggers they had sent out were almost completely destroyed and one conventional warship had been sunk, they decided not to continue fighting. Although they wanted to delay until the arrival of the main force, they obviously did not have the ability to do so now, and retreat was the best option.

As for recovering the MS? It was too late. After the beam sabers were drawn, the only two remaining daggers were chopped in half by the pulse like a mad dog.

After completing the calculation, Luna pulled the trigger without hesitation. A thick beam of light lit up from the muzzle and accurately hit the hull of another conventional warship.

The heavy armor was penetrated by the bombardment of the light beam like a tissue encountering water. The high temperature detonated the ammunition depot on the battleship, causing a violent explosion and blowing a huge hole in the battleship.

Luna breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the seawater pour into the Earth Army's warships.

This was her second takedown of the fight.

The Minerva's missile launcher also fired several anti-ship missiles at this time. These missiles, trailing smoke, penetrated through the top of the only remaining Earth warship and destroyed the warship.

"Hurry up and recover the mobile suits and release the smoke screen!" Natalie breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the last battleship destroyed. "The battleship turns to the two o'clock direction. We'll circle back to the Kingdom of Findersen."

"Go around in a circle? But shouldn't we get to Findersen as quickly as possible now?" Arthur was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand Natalie's arrangement.

"Because Earth is now completely under the control of the Earth Army, the Findersen Kingdom is a hidden stake we have planted and cannot be exposed." At this time, Durandal, who had watched the entire battle, spoke up. "In short, for the sake of the next operation, the relationship between the Findersen Kingdom and us cannot be exposed."

"I see... I understand." Arthur scratched his head and accepted Durandal's statement.

As the three MSs were recovered into the hangar, thick smoke began to spray out from the Minerva's hull. After being spread by the sea breeze, the entire battleship was hidden in the smoke and disappeared.

……

The New Argama returned to Industrial 7 very smoothly, folded its wings, and docked steadily in the dock.

Director Erica, who had been in charge of the research and development of the M1 Heretic, had been waiting here for a long time.

The Assault was loaded into a transport box and transferred from the New Agamar to a transport vehicle by the Haro men.

"Hello... did they change the logic... No, are they 'victims'?" When Erica saw the Hellos working, she subconsciously thought that it was Ross who changed the operating logic of those artificial intelligence Hellos, but when she recalled what Ross had said in the brief meeting after Lux and others came to Industrial No. 7, she knew what these Hellos were.

Perhaps compared to the wetware of Hello and Cosmos, these are luckier in that they can move freely and connect to the network at any time...

"Are the parts and materials ready?" Ross, who had just left the New Argama and walked in front of Erica, asked directly.

"It's been prepared for a long time, but is it really okay to give us the parts blueprints like this?" Erica looked at Ross and sighed, "After all, Kira's side..."

"The anti-neutron jammer is no longer a secret. The Earth Army is undoubtedly already using it." Ross looked at Erica with a serious tone. "Next, we'll inevitably see the emergence of a large number of nuclear-powered machines. The high-energy batteries in the assault force must be upgraded."

"Is that so? Then hurry up and act. The new battery port is ready, just replace it." Erica looked at the Strike as it gradually retreated and pointed to the vehicle next to it. "Also... Kira and the others have been waiting for a while."

After Ross and Mu got in the car, Erica stepped on the accelerator and followed the transport vehicle towards the Dawn Society's MS R&D center at Industrial No. 7.

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PS: Today’s update.

Tomorrow I have to take out the drawing board that I haven't used for a long time to draw sketches.

I can only say that my skills are still not good enough and I can't draw pictures smoothly with the mouse.

Volume 129: Chapter : Strike's Nuclear Battery Modification

Following the transport vehicle loaded with assault weapons, we arrived at the gate of the MS R&D center.

"Hmm? That's..." Seeing a few familiar-looking machines being debugged not far away, Ross subconsciously supported himself on the frame of the vehicle and stood up from his seat.

They were several mechas painted red and white, but whether it was the simple and capable appearance or the blue "sunglasses" that distinguished them from the other mechas, they all pointed to the mechas that Ross was most familiar with.

"Although the production line for the Jegan D has been adjusted, the main focus is currently on producing the M1 Heresy and developing new mobile suits, so the production of the Jegan D has not yet been increased." Erica glanced at Ross's gaze and explained, "These Jegans are currently undergoing OS optimization. After all, although your mobile suit's OS is quite excellent, the operating threshold is too high for Orb's current soldiers. The M1 Heresy's OS is currently more suitable for them."

"But later on, perhaps Orb's OS will also refer to some of your work. After all, soldiers are not static either."

"That's normal... Even I, as a rookie, would have performed worse than them." After looking at the red and white Jegans for a while, Ross seemed to remember the days when he was beaten up by "Amuro" during the early simulated training in the cockpit, and sat back in the vehicle's seat.

"Okay, we're here, let's get out of the car." Erica parked the car skillfully and got out.

The transport vehicle beside it also stopped steadily, allowing the gantry crane to place the transport box with the assault fixed on it onto the transmission mechanism and transport it into the R&D center.

"Where are Kira and the others? Didn't they say they were waiting here?" Mu looked around but didn't see the familiar figure.

"They've been waiting in the hangar at the R&D center." Erica brought Ross and Mu to a door, skillfully verified their identities, and opened the door.

Compared to the outside which looks like a cargo port, there is a whole other world behind the gate.

Many people in work clothes were pushing a cart of components hurriedly past, and several researchers in white coats were pushing an unknown machine into a room.

At this time, the assault had already left the transport box and was taken by the transport agency to the hangar.

"We've set aside a hangar specifically for upgrading the Assault's nuclear battery." Glancing at the Assault being transported into the hangar not far away, Erica couldn't help but sigh, recalling the nuclear battery Ross had made with ordinary parts, which looked like it would explode at any moment. "Be careful, it's nuclear energy after all. I don't want this place to be blown up due to an operational error."

However, this time all the parts are provided by Orb... The production process is very standardized, so there shouldn't be any problems...

Erica turned her head to look at Rhodes, who had taken a wrench from somewhere and was playing with it in his hand while observing the surrounding environment. She felt a little unsure at this time.

……

"Why are you here?" Cagalli, dressed in a black suit and looking like a tomboy, looked curiously at Ross, who had entered the hangar and was working with a wrench nearby. "The agreement has already been signed. Although the aid will be small, it will begin soon..."

"Because you haven't seen the capabilities of a nuclear battery... not just in terms of combat endurance, but also the performance improvements it can bring to a machine. You still don't have a clear understanding of it." Lux stood by the glass window, watching Ross below assembling the nuclear battery bit by bit. "I hope you can understand this matter here, so I can confidently give you the anti-neutron jammer technology."

At this time, Kira was holding a document in his left hand, and with his right hand he was looking at Lacus in front of him, and he took her hand with some uneasiness.

Perhaps it was confusion over the world's sudden change, or perhaps doubt about his own ability to protect Lacus in the future? Kira wasn't quite sure.

But when he thought about the enemy that might appear next, Kira couldn't help but feel his own weakness, and began to desire power in his heart.

"Cagalli, watch what happens next..." Athrun appeared beside Cagalli without her noticing and patted her shoulder. "You will see what we may face next. The enemy's performance is similar to this Assault Machine, or even stronger."

"……I see."

Although Cagalli is a bit reckless, she is not a completely reckless person. She will listen to the useful parts of her companions' suggestions.

"By the way, why haven't those three M1 Heretics been moved? Is there not enough space in the hangar?"

"Maybe one of them wanted to see her boyfriend, so the other two stayed with their best friends." Erica's voice rang out in the observation room.

"But it's also a good opportunity to conduct a simulated training between the nuclear battery-equipped Assault and the M1 Heretic to see the difference in performance..."

Erica walked into the observation room at some point, walked to the window, and took in everything at the scene.

Erica knew very well that learning Rhodes's techniques and principles for manufacturing mechanical components by observing him on site would be completely impractical. After all, many of Rhodes's operations seemed to be made on the spur of the moment, and the end result was like assembling a model by piecing together various scrap parts with blu-tack. You had no idea why it looked like this, but what he made was usable and very stable.

Therefore, instead of getting confused on the spot, it would be more intuitive to look at Rhodes's design drawings.

It must be said that the parts prepared by Orb were of excellent quality. Rhodes did not feel any lag when assembling the nuclear battery.

Unfortunately, the file in my pocket is useless.

With a sigh, Ross put the file back into the toolbox and tightened the last screw on the nuclear battery. Thus, the nuclear battery, whose parts and materials were all produced in Orb, was born.

Rhodes tapped away on the computer with ease and successfully activated the nuclear battery beside him. The specially reserved LED indicator light showed a normal blue color.

The maintenance team had already removed the battery connector inside the Assault, along with the original high-energy battery, and replaced it with the connector specially designed by Ross for this nuclear battery.

He reached out and picked up the remote control next to him, and the hook of the hangar lifted the nuclear battery to the vicinity of the interface.

Ross walked slowly to the plank road near the interface. After taking a look at the status of the interface, he suddenly exerted force with both hands and pushed the nuclear battery that gave the assault a new life into the interface.

"Mu! Stop chatting and come back to debug the data!" After doing all this, Ross turned his head and saw Mu who was flirting with Mayura, and narrowed his eyes.

Damn it, if Malu wasn't still carrying out supply operations on the New Agama, how would it be my turn to be fed dog food by a guy like you, Mu?

Mu walked up the plank road under Rhodes's gaze.

"So... what should I adjust next?" Mu sat in the cockpit of the assault, completed the startup, and let the various screens light up in front of his eyes.

"You need to make some numerical adjustments to components like weapons and thrusters." Ross casually picked up a tablet and connected it to the Assault, checking the data displayed on it. "Even though the Assault has reserved room for upgrades, you still need to adjust your values carefully, otherwise the circuits may overload and burn out during combat."

"I understand..." Mu turned over the keyboard belonging to Qiangxiong on his left hand and started typing on it.

"Zizizi... Everyone, after the assault is adjusted, a simulated battle will begin. M1 Heretic Squad, be prepared." The broadcast sounded, and Erica's voice echoed in the hangar.

"Don't get knocked down when you're driving a nuclear-powered machine." Hearing Erica's words, Ross raised an eyebrow and looked at Mu in the cockpit. "Your family status will depend on this battle."

"Haha, you underestimated me." Mu laughed at this time. "Driving this Strike, I am confident that I can defeat Mayura and the others."

It seems that no one expected that because of the relationship between Mu and Mayura, this ordinary simulated battle has now affected Mu's future family status.