Seeing Ross walking towards her, Erica, who had just watched a good show, looked at Ross with interest.
"Aren't you going to catch up?" Erica leaned against a box beside her, her tone slightly teasing. "The taste of you just now was almost too sweet to be cloying and sour."
"Listen to me, I've been through this before. If you chase her and play it straight now, maybe she'll agree to it."
Next to Erica, Christina had finished packing the equipment and was standing there, staring at Rhodes with an expressionless face.
"What are you talking about?" Ross looked at Erica, his tone a little tense. "She has her own life, and I have my own goals. Now is not the time to discuss these things."
At this point, Rhodes scratched his head, wondering whether he should just go for it next time they met.
The information that Big Harrow obtained was of course correct. Maru was right in Ross's good zone, but Ross's ambition had the upper hand now.
"Forget it, since you don't want to talk, let's get back to the topic we were talking about just now." Erica didn't keep dwelling on this topic.
"The 'young beast' that appeared in Heliopos, its blueprints and technology, name your price."
Erica's confident performance made Ross narrow his eyes slightly.
"You seem to have me in your sights. Do you think I will sell myself?"
"With the financial resources of the Dawn Society, we can accept most of your conditions. The rest is just a matter of negotiation."
What Erica didn't actually say was that Dawn Society now attaches great importance to the development of MS and is almost determined to obtain Jegan's design drawings and technology.
Even though samples had already been developed due to Project G, the performance and combat performance of Jegan made Azuma quite excited.
Hearing Erica's boast, Ross couldn't help but think carefully about it.
“…I’ve made up my mind.”
After a long silence, Ross spoke.
"My choice is..."
----split line----
PS: Today’s update, the remaining update seems to be unable to come out today, so it can only be postponed to tomorrow.
Kamen Rider Gabu immediately turns the protagonist's mother into candy, and then gets eaten by a monster? Is this really the Kamen Rider that has begun to be popular with children?
Or have they started working really hard just for the sake of ratings?
Volume 46: Chapter Why don’t you bargain? You don’t follow the rules of the underworld!
On a road on Onogro Island.
Ross sat in the back seat of a jeep, watching the Strike Gundam moving on the road.
"I usually control my mobile suit from the cockpit, so I rarely see it in action from this perspective."
Erica, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, seemed to notice Ross's gaze and said something casually.
At this moment, she was holding a tablet computer, on which was a video of Ross piloting the Jegan D-Type in battle from the perspective of the Archangel.
The reason why he didn't give her the video of Zesta's battle was because she only wanted to buy the blueprints of Jegan. After copying the video, Ross deleted the video of Jegan and Zesta and filled the hard drive storing the video with useless data several times.
It can be said that the video of Jegan's battle in Erica's hand is the only one besides the one in Ross's hand.
"I'm just sighing that this kind of machinery condenses the wisdom and sweat of so many people." Rhodes pushed his sunglasses and turned his attention to the jeep that had already driven off the road.
At this time, the jeep passed the Strike Gundam and galloped across the still flat mud, raising some dust, but it seemed that the suspension system was very good, and Ross did not feel any bumps in the car.
"...What's that sudden green light and the red head-mounted monitor's eyepiece?
Erica seemed to have discovered something. She stretched out her hand and moved the tablet left and right, narrowing her eyes slightly and carefully observing the status of the video.
"Also, although it was only for a short time, the thrown shield suddenly stopped. Is that some kind of weapon?"
"...Sorry, these questions are beyond the scope of our transaction." Upon hearing Erica's question, Ross didn't hesitate and immediately refused to answer her question. "I won't sell the technology related to these things."
"Humanity is not yet qualified to obtain the 'key'."
The firmness in Ross's tone made Erica curious, but she was not ignorant of the current situation. Knowing that this matter obviously involved the other party's secrets, she stopped asking.
"Okay, let's skip this topic." Erica smiled and turned off the tablet in her hand. "After all, we're almost there."
At this time, the jeep carrying the Strike Gundam had arrived in front of a gate disguised as a mountain.
"In front is the Akebono Society's MS development department."
……
Orb seems to enjoy hollowing out mountains to build these R&D bases.
The port where the Archangel is docked is already so big, but this MS R&D center looks even bigger than the dock where the Archangel is docked.
Or maybe the two sides were on different levels, so there was such a long elevator ride just now?
Ross followed Erica and Kira, looking around the MS R&D center from time to time, but unfortunately, apart from seeing a group of engineers walking around, there was nothing special.
"Here we are. Here is what I wanted to show you."
Erica opened a door, and what came into view was a huge hangar. Inside the hangar, a row of red and white mechas were quietly parked.
"...Gundam?" Kira couldn't help but widen his eyes as he looked at the machine in front of him that was similar to the Strike Gundam.
"Gundam... I see. Is that what you call the G-Project machines? It's a combination of the initials of the system." Erica thought about it for a moment and understood why Kira called these machines that.
While Kira was still in shock, Ross had already come to the foot of a red and white machine and knocked on its foot armor.
Obviously, the sound produced by knocking on this machine is different from the sound of knocking on the Strike Gundam's armor.
"The armor and the Assault are completely different in strength. Besides, with so many units produced, it's likely they're for mass production. It's impossible for all of them to be equipped with PS armor." Ross pushed his sunglasses up and analyzed the machine. "But the appearance does borrow some inspiration from the G series."
"These are the M1 Gundam Astray. Their appearance does borrow a lot of elements from the G series." Erica walked forward and introduced these machines to Kira and Ross.
"The M1 Gundam Astray is a mobile suit developed and produced by the Aurora Company for the Orb Army..."
"These machines are the power behind Orb's philosophy!"
Just as Erica was about to introduce these machines, a familiar, rather reckless voice sounded.
Suddenly, Kagalli appeared from somewhere, looking at the few people with an expression like an angry pufferfish.
Ross took off his glasses slightly and stared at Erica with a look that said, "Why is this stupid roe deer here?"
"Well, she's the Prime Minister's daughter after all. I can't stop her from going anywhere."
Erica gave Ross a polite smile and inadvertently revealed Cagalli's identity.
But what he got in return was a sigh from Ross.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you sighing for, you money-grubber!" Hearing Ross's sigh, Cagalli instantly wanted to kick Ross.
"Nothing, but it hurts a little when I think about that guy Mu winning away my private money."
Ross never thought that the bet he made with Mu during their casual chat on the Archangel would actually turn out to be his own guess.
Although I was very happy to guess correctly, in the end, because Mu took away Ross's option, Ross lost the bet.
"Secret money? I didn't expect you, Mr. Rhodes, are already married?" Erica was shocked to hear this adjective come out of Rhodes's mouth. After all, according to intelligence, the guy in front of her was still single.
But then again, hasn't it been a while since I last checked where my husband's secret money is hidden?
Erica thought so and planned to raid the hiding place of her husband's secret money in the near future.
"Don't worry about it." Ross shook his head and ended the topic of private money. "So what are you doing here, Cagalli?"
"She's here to help us with the mobile suit OS programming." Erica turned and walked in one direction. "After all, before you came, she was the only one who had seen mobile suits in combat up close."
"And this is why I found Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Kira."
An automatic door opened, and a place that looked like a bridge appeared in front of Ross.
Outside the glass, three M1 Heretics stood neatly in front of everyone.
"Let's start." Erica skillfully walked to the position closest to the glass and gave instructions.
The eyes of the three heretics lit up and they began to perform various actions at a slow speed.
It seemed very steady, but this speed made Kira and Ross look a little strange.
"Don't be fooled by the slow speed. The current speed is already twice as fast as the beginning."
"That's impossible. At this speed, you'll be a sitting duck on the battlefield." Cagalli, who had put on headphones at some point, suddenly walked to Kira's side.
"Not to mention Ross and Killer, any ZAFT can destroy this machine."
"That's too much!" Suddenly, the voice of a test pilot came from the loudspeaker of an M1 Heretic. It was obviously a woman.
While the three female test pilots on the M1 Heretic were arguing with Cagalli, Erica looked at Ross and Kira instead.
"What do you two think of this machine?"
"...The presets aren't adjusted correctly. Just now, it was obvious that the pilot was restraining himself to maintain the balance of the machine." Ross carefully compared the scene with his first training session in the cockpit of the Jegan-A and offered a fairly fair assessment. "Besides, there seems to be a problem with your operating system."
"It's because the OS is not written well at all." Kira's words were very straightforward, because the movements of these machines reminded Kira of the feeling when Mariu was driving the Strike Gundam.
Seeing such sharp comments from the two people in front of her, Erica did not get angry, but smiled with satisfaction.
"That's why we came to you."
……
Not long after, in a conference room.
Erica and Ross sat at opposite ends of the table. The atmosphere should have been very serious, but instead it was relaxed, like they were just chatting.
"So, we've received your offer, Mr. Rhodes." Erica flipped through the tablet in her hand, somewhat surprised by the boldness of Rhodes's offer. "I have to say, your offer is... quite bold."
"It's okay. If you're not satisfied, you can ask." Ross was drinking from a bottle of water, glancing at the door from time to time. "Has your business department not arrived yet?"
Ross was certain Erica would bargain. After all, bargaining was a common practice throughout history, so Ross increased the price that Big Hello had given him by 10%.
Otherwise, if I really reported the price that Big Hello said and she succeeded in bargaining, I would probably have to think of a way to raise enough money.
"No need for that. I'll be responsible for the MS development project, including the funding." Without a second thought, Erica put down the tablet. "We accept your offer."
"puff……"
Ross was so frightened that he spat out a mouthful of water.
"No... no, you're not following the rules of the underworld!" Ross wiped his mouth with his sleeve in embarrassment, obviously not expecting the other party to refuse to bargain at all. "Normally, shouldn't you bargain for this kind of deal?"
"Oh? Looks like Mr. Rhodes left some room for negotiation?" Erica smiled intriguedly. "But in reality, your offer only exceeded our expectations by 5%."
"I believe that through the demonstration of the M1 Heretic just now, Mr. Ross should also understand the financial resources of our Dawn Society."
"For the Jegan's blueprints, technology, weapon blueprints, and other items, to reach our bottom line, your offer must increase by another 45%. We are willing to purchase these items at a price that is 150% higher."
"Want a new quote, then, Mr. Rhodes?"
"...No, let's just sign the contract at the price we just agreed on." Although Ross really wanted to make money to build the machine, he still knew what money he should make and what he shouldn't.
"So, happy working together?"
"Pleasant to work with."
----split line----
PS: Today’s update.
The second update probably won’t come out. Damn it, how could I become so lazy?
Deadline warriors, move! Why don't you move!
Volume 47: Chapter : The Private Money Robbed by Mu and the New Commission
"Director Erica, these 'Jegan D-Type' data... aside from the blueprints and some of the technology, the rest of the technology is all existing..."
In an office of the MS R&D department of Shuguang Society, a group of people in work clothes were gathered around a table, constantly flipping through sheets of information. A few people were looking at the tablets in their hands, sweating profusely.
They all knew the technology behind this machine, but they never imagined it could be combined in this way, and even be on par with the machines in Project G.
"Magnetic coating technology, skeleton design, high-energy batteries..." Erica sat in a nearby chair, a cup of coffee in hand, watching the researchers sweating profusely as they tried to calculate the performance of the machine. She took a sip of her coffee calmly. "Whether it's new technology or old, why haven't we thought of assembling it like he did, or even improving it?"
"Why is it that even though the foundation is based on technology from a year or two ago, after improving its performance, the resulting 'Jagan D-Type' can fight evenly with the cutting-edge 'Project G' mobile suits? And even crush the M1 Heretic we're developing right now?"
Frankly, after seeing Ross's version of the Jegan D-Type blueprints, Erica was also shocked by the rather outdated technology used. At first glance, she instinctively concluded that aside from the new technology and the frame design Ross had included, the remaining information didn't match Ross's quote.
But after carefully reading the information Ross provided, Erica was also impressed by Ross's perspective on enhancing old technology. Just by strengthening old technology, he upgraded the machine marked as "Jegan A" from one or two years ago to "Jegan D", which not only reduced the capital investment but also improved the performance of the machine.
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