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The two pictures are slightly blurry, but you can still tell that it is the ZAFT battleship that had previously fought against the New Argama. After all, at present, apart from the New Argama, only the ZAFT Minerva has such a layout.

The rest was some port entry information. Everything on this piece of paper pointed to one thing: "ZAFT's warships entered Mendel, which was controlled by the Seran family."

Cagalli had no way of saying anything about the Aurora Society, which had taken on the commission to repair the Minerva. Although the Aurora Society had close ties with Orb, it was still a neutral business organization as a whole. Cagalli could only stop those business activities that would disrupt the Orb economy.

But there is no doubt that the Sailan family will do one thing when the Minerva enters the Dawn Society for repairs.

"The Selan family will most likely contact the Earth Army to 'capture' Mendel, potentially gaining more benefits from them..." Frey, wearing a uniform and glasses and her hair tied up, looked at Cagalli and said, "But regardless, this is an opportunity to firmly control Mendel."

Since the other families in Orb are now keeping a close eye on Cagalli, although Cagalli has always wanted to get rid of the Seran family to prevent Orb from being dragged into the Earth Union, in order to prevent Orb from being split under the operations of multiple families, she can only wait for the opportunity.

Now with this evidence in hand, as long as we find that the Earth Army is approaching or even entering Mendel's space, it will be an opportunity to eliminate the Seran family.

"...Not enough, but we still need to prepare for a rainy day." Thanks to the team from the Uzumi era, and the guidance and nurturing of these idealists, Cagalli has matured a bit, at least thinking more. "Frei, have your undercover agent on Mendel check the records of the communication relay station, including the contact records between the Seran family area and Earth and the Moon. We need to prepare here as well."

"Which warships can attack now?" As she said this, Cagalli stood up and adjusted her coat slightly, like a lion cub adjusting its hair, ready to show its tender fangs.

"The Izumo-class and Nazca-class are patrolling the Industrial Area 7... The Eternal is said to be designing a new MS, and the only ship that can attack now is the New Agama." After a brief recollection, Frey explained the current situation.

"Then let them prepare to attack. If everything is as we think, then I will also need to be present to judge the Seran family. After all, I am still the current Prime Minister of Orb." Cagalli walked to Frey's side.

Fortunately, Orb is still relatively peaceful now, so Cagalli can temporarily hand over the work to the current team and take time off to deal with these issues.

"By the way, remember to prepare Ross's commission." When she said this, Cagalli's expression was a little complicated.

Ross's current status becomes more subtle after the cooperation between Compas and Orb.

On the one hand, Compass's "strongest" warship, the New Argama, is Ross's personal warship, but its crew has joined the crew of Orb's Archangel. On the other hand, he has not joined either Compass or Orb, and has always regarded himself as a "space scrap recycler", but he has the power to knock Compass and Orb to the ground.

To avoid further complications, Cagalli prepared a commission for Ross. Although Orb's condition wasn't as good as it had been in its heyday, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse, so the commission was still affordable.

"Speaking of this, Director Erica of the Dawn Society's MS Research Institute seems to have something to talk to you about." It seemed that Cagalli's words reminded Frey of something, and she spoke.

……

When Cagalli arrived at the MS Research Institute, it was already late at night in Orb standard time.

There was silence all around, with the occasional sound of some mechanical operation. Erica stood under the street light, calmly waiting for Cagalli's arrival.

"You're here." Seeing Cagalli's arrival, Erica smiled. "I heard that you were planning to go to Mendel with the New Argama. It just so happens that this thing will be handed over to you."

"What on earth is that?" Cagalli was stunned for a moment after hearing Erica's words.

"Just follow me." Erica gave a mysterious smile and took Cagalli into the MS Research Center.

The road was winding and twisting, and apart from some lights, it was obvious that the MS Research Center had already closed for the day. After the crowds of people walking around on weekdays disappeared, the corridor suddenly became much emptier.

As Erica brought Cagalli into a room, the noisy sound made Cagalli subconsciously a little dazed.

But then, something in front of her caught Cagalli's attention.

"This is a gift from Mr. Uzumi." Erica looked at the magnificent mobile suit standing in the room with a touch of emotion. "Mr. Uzumi commissioned us to develop this mobile suit when he launched the Industrial Plan 7."

"Is this... a golden machine?" Looking at the machine in front of her, which was completely golden and sparkling under the light, Cagalli subconsciously widened her eyes.

"Well, Dawn, although we only have the Eagle backpack for Earth right now, backpacks for space are already being designed and will probably be manufactured soon." Erica sighed subconsciously as she recalled the scene today when Ross had solved several major problems in the design of Freedom with all kinds of strange ideas.

They were right. Working with Rhodes was like jumping back and forth between being madly hit and having your blood pressure raised by various safety hazards.

But no matter what, the idea for the new machine has already come up, so the next step is just to continue optimizing it.

Given the speed of design, Erica felt that Dawn’s new backpack should be ready soon.

"Dawn..." Cagalli carefully observed the machine in front of her and opened her mouth.

"This newly forged sword just happened to be used at the perfect time." Looking at Cagalli, Erica smiled. "Then, pilot this machine and do what you should do."

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PS: I wanted to update twice today, but when I was typing in the author's background, I accidentally pressed the wrong key and swallowed more than 500 words. I feel sad. I will see if I can make up for the previous update later.

Today, I was playing against Chen Bai online and encountered two Ichels carrying the three-piece birth set. I tried my best but couldn't defeat them.

To be honest, when I was blown to death by 500kg, I almost thought I was playing with a super-Earth.

Volume 146: Chapter : The Eve of the Battle

Although the number of passengers at Mendel's airport has decreased significantly due to the war, there are still some people traveling between Orb's colonies.

After a long time, he put on his regular clothes and waited for his sister.

The thumb and finger kept sliding across the communicator, and the icons on the desktop kept moving left and right along with the real operation.

Although he was once an Orb, the sensitivity of his current identity made him feel a little uneasy. He could only subconsciously scroll through his phone to keep himself calm.

It was clearly just a visit to relatives, but it felt like a meeting between agents in a spy movie.

The next moment, Zhen's vision fell into darkness. Obviously, someone reached out and covered his eyes.

"Guess who I am?"

The tone was very familiar, but the voice was very unfamiliar, which was normal considering her situation.

"It's Mayu." Zhen put the phone back into his pocket and said the name calmly.

After all, he didn't have any acquaintances in Mendel, and the only person who could joke with him like this was Mayu, who he met today.

"Eh...how did you guess it so quickly? How boring." The voice turned back to the familiar tone, and the hands that were blocking his vision were retracted.

A figure stood in front of her. Her shirt, short skirt and long stockings highlighted her youthfulness. Her hairstyle remained unchanged, or perhaps it was because she could no longer grow hair after the operation.

"Brother, what are you doing? You look so dull..." Seeing that Zhen seemed a little dazed, Mayu put her hands in front of him and shook them. "It's over. How are you going to find your sister-in-law when you look like this?"

"What sister-in-law... I've told you so many times, Stella and I don't have this kind of relationship." Zhen, who finally came to his senses, widened his eyes.

"You were saying something like 'protect her' when you called me earlier..." Seeing Shin's current appearance, Mayu narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Stop talking!" It seemed that he felt that Mayu's little devil attribute was about to appear. Seeing that some people were looking at him, he subconsciously pulled Mayu away.

But Zhen seemed to have forgotten that Mayu was quite heavy due to her prosthetic body, and for a moment he was unable to pull Mayu.

Seeing her brother looking a little embarrassed, Mayu felt that the joke was almost over, so she took a step forward and walked over to Zhen's side.

……

At this time, the New Argama had already hidden in the space near Mendel.

Once the Earth Army is discovered to have invaded Mendel's space, the New Argama can reach Mendel's area and engage in battle in about a minute at full speed.

And now, Ross was in the hangar, looking at the eye-catching golden machine in front of him with a somewhat subtle expression.

This machine was originally transported to the New Argama together with the Freedom, with the explanation that "Cagalli will go to the front lines in person."

To be honest, such a flashy machine reminded him of the Hyaku Shiki that Char once piloted.

"This machine... is called Dawn, right?" After a long silence, Ross spoke into the communicator in his hand.

"Ah, that's right." Cagalli, who had already changed into her pilot's suit, responded into the communicator. At this moment, she was conducting simulation training in the cockpit at dawn.

Because the Dawn project was launched too early, it did not adopt the spherical cockpit that Orb is gradually replacing. This made Cagalli, who had been driving the Jegan D-type and the M1 Heretic equipped with a spherical cockpit, feel a little dazed.

While the battle has not yet begun, Cagalli is constantly using simulation training to rehabilitate her driving skills, which have become a little rusty due to long-term work, so as to avoid being shot down later.

"Unfortunately, due to the armor's characteristics, its resistance to live ammunition is very average." Recalling Erica's explanation when she sent the Dawn to the New Agama, Ross subconsciously thought of the Black Knights. "Perhaps its subsequent enhancements should refer to the armor of those Black Knights?"

The Dawn's "Yashikagami" armor can be said to have sacrificed a lot of live ammunition resistance, providing the body with a powerful ability "beam rebound".

At least in today's environment where beam weapons are rampant, as long as Dawn does not encounter the Black Knight or engage in close combat with others, it can move sideways on the battlefield where beams are flying.

"I don't know how long that will take." As the simulation training concluded, Cagalli stepped out of the cockpit, removed her helmet, and took a breath. "The Yasakami Armor is, after all, a crucial component of the Akatsuki's weaponry. A single move can affect the entire system, so it's not easy to upgrade. Furthermore, the Akatsuki's current weaponry isn't suited for combat in space. We'll have to wait until the new weapon packs are manufactured."

"What a pity, the skeletons of your machines can't use beam magnums, otherwise you could use them." Speaking of this topic, Ross glanced at the beam magnums on the shelf in the hangar and sighed.

If it were given to Assault and Freedom, it would be a big problem if the PS Armor accidentally overloaded on the battlefield. And if it were given to Dawn... one arm might be disabled after firing once. At that time, Ross would have to consider giving Dawn an entire armed backpack with replaceable arms.

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"Instead of thinking too much, I'd rather focus on the present." When she thought of the upcoming battle, Cagalli felt a sense of pressure.

"It's nothing more than the Orb garrison, the Earth Army, and ZAFT fighting together." Compared to the somewhat nervous Cagalli, Ross, who was already accustomed to the chaotic battles, felt that it was nothing.

After all, with the Armored Suit BS, even the Black Knights who had caused him so much trouble during his time as a narrator, Ross could now easily shoot them down.

"...In any case, please show mercy to the Orb army." Cagalli's expression was a bit complicated, perhaps because she was thinking of Ross's fighting habits. "After all, I am the current Prime Minister of Orb."

"If you pay me, I'll listen to you." Ross nodded at Cagalli. "Besides, you've recently given my 'shipyard' a lot of funding, right?"

Thanks to Cagalli's funding of the Rhodes Shipyard in the name of Compass, the two major projects that had been somewhat stagnant, except for the armament, have begun to proceed in an orderly manner and are expected to be able to be used in battle soon.

"After all, the most powerful battleship right now, the New Agama, was built by you. When I was chatting with Mariu before, she also told me that you have two major projects." Cagalli said, putting her helmet back on. "Although Orb is not as good as it used to be, these resources are still affordable."

After saying that, without waiting for Ross's reply, Cagalli once again got into the cockpit of the Dawn and continued the simulation training.

……

Mendel's night gradually fell, and people who had been busy all day returned to their homes, ready to rest and welcome the arrival of the next day.

In a room, several men in work clothes were looking at a bunch of screens and constantly adjusting parameters.

Just when they thought they were going to spend another peaceful night like before, several spots of light suddenly appeared on a screen showing some kind of radar image.

"Analyze target signals."

"Report, these are the Earth Army's warships. There are two Archangel-class, three Drake-class, and three Nelson-class warships, a total of eight warships."

"Based on the probe's direction and the speed of these warships... they will probably cross Mendel's border line at noon tomorrow."

After hearing the report from his men, a man who looked like the leader of the group frowned.

"Reporting to Prime Minister Cagalli, the Earth Army has arrived and will begin monitoring the garrison operations in Mendel."

Following the man's order, a group of people began to act in the quiet night.

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PS: Today’s update.

I still remember the number of chapters I owe, I haven't forgotten.

Today in World of Warships, a submarine took on two opponents at once, sinking one and crippling the other, before finally dying from the battleship's main gun fire.

The way of underwater villains is becoming more and more sophisticated.

Volume 147: Chapter Stella Sends Out to Fight

After spending a long time with Mayu outside and even spending a night together, Zhen finally returned to the Minerva in the morning.

At this moment in the dormitory, Lei was sitting on his bed, flipping through the book in his hand.

"Philosophy... Do you still have time to read this?" Zhen glanced at the cover of the book in Lei's hand, his expression a little strange. He reached out and took out his uniform, ready to put it on.

"Because I know my life is short, I need to learn more." Lei closed the book and sighed, "When are you going to take action?"

"Honestly, I don't know." Zhen put on his uniform and adjusted it a little. "Now that I think about it, I want to slap my old self. I didn't have any plans at all, but I still said such big words."

"Let's adapt to the situation. At worst, you can drive the Pulse to get her out, and I'll open the door for you." Lei thought for a moment, then spoke without hesitation. "If you consider how highly Senator Durandal values you... you won't get shot, but you'll probably get confinement."

Lei's suggestion left Zhen stunned for a moment. He didn't know whether Lei was helping him or hurting him.

But then, Lei's words gave Zhen a sense of urgency.

"The Minerva will return tonight. We must act before the Minerva leaves, otherwise it will be too late."

"Lei... why are you helping me to this extent?" Zhen stared at Lei, who was sitting on the bed, with a serious expression. "This is an action that could lead to accusations of 'treason'. No matter how you think about it, you should report me."

Faced with real questions, Lei fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking about.

The long golden hair also covered Lei's eyes, making it impossible to see his expression and judge.

But the strange thing was that he could vaguely feel that Lei had no intention of harming him.

"...It's out of my own will." After thinking for a long time, Lei gave an ambiguous answer.

Lei recalled the conversation between him and Durandal and thought for a long time. He still didn't intend to explain it to Zhen. After all, Durandal said that it was "very important" for Zhen to send Stella away.

……

On the bridge of an Archangel-class ship of the Earth Fleet, an officer narrowed his eyes as he looked at the intelligence in his hand.