UC will eventually reach the stars

They would unhesitatingly use Sera as a "flag" to face the terrifying pressure from the Zabi family, and then keep causing trouble. But without troops or power, what could they ultimately accomplish? Ramba Lal fell silent. Perhaps so be it, let Sera shine in her own name, rather than being merely a princess in name only.

After all, given Ramba Lal's understanding of Kilian Zabi, Kilian Zabi and Kycilia Zabi would just smile and watch these fools gather, then wipe them all out in one fell swoop, saving time and effort, with the readily available charge of 'treason'...

"Sigh..." So all his words turned into a sigh. Of course, at this moment, Ramba Lal did not notice the glimmer of hope in the depths of his fiancée's complex eyes.

Harmon was a little curious about what Sera had given him, but now wasn't the time to find out. He also hoped it would help him convince Ramba Ral; after all, helping "Deacon" shouldn't be considered betraying Zeon, right...?

“Miss, what about Ramba Lal…” Sera hadn’t gone far when the old butler came up to her with several people.

"We chatted for a bit! Let's see if there's an opportunity to invite someone capable to help." Sera smiled and gestured to the old butler not to be too nervous and to relax. She knew very well that the Zabi family's intelligence agent had been following her all along, and that Side 6's so-called "neutrality" was nothing more than that. It seemed that Ye Yun's side wasn't working hard enough. Once Zeon's decline became obvious, Side 6 would definitely stick to neutrality.

“Alright, we’ve contacted quite a few grain merchants, but…” the old steward sighed, “some people have already started to take action.” This action naturally refers to hoarding and speculation. After all, the war has begun, North American grain warehouses have been severely damaged, and large areas of colony satellites have been attacked and are almost completely destroyed, making repairs difficult. Human food production has plummeted at an alarming rate (in a sense, the sharp drop in population at this time has eased the pressure on the survivors, otherwise it would have been a terrifying disaster).

“…” Sera shook her head and didn’t say much. Although there were still a lot of food reserves on Earth, it was really difficult to transport them up at this time.

“Let’s contact Sister Ye Ning. We might need more Leo parts.” Sera took a deep breath. It seemed she was about to make a choice she didn’t really want to make. “Contact Zeon and the Federation, inform them of our objectives and approximate timeline, and hope they don’t misunderstand.” Sera shook her head. Doing so was risky, but not informing them was even riskier!

During the war, both sides would directly attack any ship they suspected of being a hostile target. Moreover, their own ships carried Leo, an industrial robot that was very close to MS specifications. Once the robot began operating, the risk of being attacked would suddenly increase.

“Yes, I understand. However, I heard that Mr. Ye Yun is currently near Luna 2. Perhaps we can set our first stop nearby,” the old butler said with a smile.

"Ye Yun? That's indeed a good suggestion. When the time comes, we can be more justified in calling for help." Sera put her hands on her hips. "This guy, I didn't realize he had the talent to be a general."

Chapter 81 Emergency Rescue

"What happened?" Ye Yun was somewhat surprised to see Rachel rushing in so quickly. After all, Rachel was always calm and collected, and seemed more like a big boss than him. It was more likely that Doris or Michelle would rush into his office like this.

Ye Yun suddenly became curious whether Michelle, that little brat, had caused Aina a lot of trouble on Earth recently. After all, compared to Rita and Jonah, this little girl, full of ideas, was a bit naive, but she was definitely the one who could cause trouble.

"The rescue fleet was attacked by Zeon and forced into a damaged colony on Side 4," Rachel said succinctly.

"Hmm? Where did this news come from?" Ye Yun looked up, frowning as he spoke. He didn't panic and immediately prepare to organize a rescue. After all, this was war, and if he really wanted to investigate his relationship with Sera, it wouldn't be troublesome at all.

So the meaning of sending this information to him is worth discussing. After all, ever since Sima surrendered and revealed the agreement between him and Sima, Ye Yun has received many warnings. The intelligence department and regular army of the Zeon army are watching his actions and are determined to kill him.

The fact that Ye Yun was targeted so quickly when he led the Federation MS trainees in training last time is suspicious. The Earth Federation Intelligence Department even warned Ye Yun to be cautious and not to stray too far from Luna 2 after deployment.

“It’s a lady named Josephine from the Earth Federation Army’s intelligence department,” Rachel quickly replied to Ye Yun’s question. “According to her self-description, she was saved by Sera and has been providing Sera with intelligence information. Now, after discovering that Sera has been attacked, she immediately applied for rescue from the Federation Army. However, the Federation Army is currently unwilling to send a sufficiently powerful Federation Army fleet to carry out the rescue mission, so she had to contact you, whose attitude is unclear.”

"Has it been verified?" Ye Yun frowned, somewhat skeptical of the information before him. The Zeon Army, especially the guys in the Zeon intelligence department, had been looking for an opportunity to kill him for quite some time. In addition, it had only been a few days since that attack, so it was hard for Ye Yun not to be suspicious.

“It’s been verified. Three days ago, Sera informed the Federation Army that they would be going to the damaged Moor colony on Side 4 to recover supplies and conduct survivor search and rescue operations. This operation will use some industrial-grade Leo units, not MS units. We hope neither side will attack.” Rachel handed over a tablet. “We haven’t received scheduled contact from Side 5 for 24 hours.”

"This is really interesting." Ye Yun glanced at the tablet and sighed.

Without a doubt, Sera's approach was correct. Ye Yun was well aware of the problems she was facing. The Earth Federation Army had been providing Sera with food as much as possible each time, and the Federation Army's near-expiring reserves were almost depleted. However, the number of refugees under Sera's care had truly exceeded 100 million. When in human history had such a scale of refugees ever been seen? The Federation Army's reserves were simply not enough.

"Phew... I wonder if I can convince Reibill." Ye Yun got up, shook his head and went out the door. After all, he was no longer on Earth, let alone being in Admiral Gap's faction. He was now in the Space Force, and Gap's name wasn't so useful anymore.

Furthermore, the Earth Federation Space Force's MS unit is practically its only remaining force, so it's impossible for them to just watch Ye Yun take them out to have fun. Ye Yun, as the instructor, is in a similar situation. There are also some factional grudges involved. Even though Ye Yun's reputation in the Space Force has improved somewhat, the principle of "your position determines your perspective" can't be changed just because of some improvements.

Therefore, Ye Yun now has to persuade Rebil, the de facto highest-ranking commander of the Earth Federation Forces.

The persuasion process went surprisingly smoothly for Ye Yun. Rebil remained silent for a moment upon hearing Sera's name, giving Ye Yun a complex look before nodding in agreement to Ye Yun's deployment. However, he stipulated that Ye Yun could only bring his direct subordinates—in other words, only Gao Long and Squadron 666. Fortunately, he was relatively humane in allowing Ye Yun to use the Trafalgar-class destroyers and dispatched one Magellan-class and two Salamis-class destroyers to accompany him.

Rebil gave Ye Yun an explanation: Sera's reputation is currently very high. If Sera were to suffer at the hands of the Zeon army, it would indeed be a good thing to damage the Zeon army's reputation. However, if Sera were to die at the hands of the Zeon army, and there were no witnesses, then Sera's body might be used by the Zeon army for their own purposes.

For the sake of the Federation's current moral high ground, let's try our best to save people. Even if we fail, at least the Federation will have tried.

Ye Yun felt a bit of a "you really went to a lot of trouble to make this up" feeling after hearing this.

However, this was for the best. Having received the order to attack, Ye Yun quickly led his men to set off. After departing from Luna 2 Fortress, the group headed towards the wreckage area of ​​SIDE4.

"Stop the ship..." Just as they approached SIDE4, Ye Yun suddenly spoke up. Captain White immediately signaled the helmsman beside him to slow down and issued Ye Yun's order. The Magellan-class and Salamis-class ships accompanying them also reduced their speed.

"There's a problem with the wreckage area," Ye Yun said succinctly. "It's not news that Zeon forces are stationed here. Normally, a fleet of our size would be very welcome! Now there's not even a hint of ceremony."

"...You mean the Minovsky particles?" Captain White thought for a moment and said hesitantly.

"Almost. Notify Squadron 666 to deploy. I'm going down to change my clothes too." Ye Yun shrugged. He couldn't very well say that he suddenly felt a chill coming from the direction of SIDE4, like he was being stared at by a venomous snake. "Oh, and don't forget to call the SIDE5 rescue fleet."

All I can say is that the Spider-Sense... no, the New Human ability is indeed quite useful, and its targeting is very clear. Ye Yun raised his eyes and looked in the direction of a Lepanto-class missile frigate wreck in the distance. He narrowed his eyes and thought, "Thank you for your early warning!"

"Fleet, switch to anti-air formation! MS squadron, launch! Minovsky particles, be ready to spread at any time! Remember the lessons learned in the exercise! Keep your eyes wide open! Zeon MS, come closer!" Captain White quickly began to give orders, and a series of commands were issued on the bridge, mobilizing each department of this steel behemoth to get busy and ready to engage in battle.

"What is all this..." Ye Yun's lips curled up. He could tell that Captain White was somewhat resentful about dying repeatedly at the hands of the MS team. However, he was at least very satisfied with this change.

The exercise conducted by Ye Yun and his team has indeed provided the Earth Federation Space Force with a lot of experience in combating mobile suits. Many of their mobile suit tactics have also greatly impressed the Earth Federation Space Fleet. Even if they can't learn them, they can at least think about how to deal with them.

When Ye Yun arrived at the hangar, the 666th Squadron had almost been catapulted out. Gao Long's short sword was standing in front of the catapult, ready to be launched next.

"Ammunition, energy, and thrusters are all full. Self-test passed. All systems are normal!" The mechanic briefly reported the status of Ye Yun's fully armored short sword to Ye Yun.

"Thank you!" Ye Yun jumped in and couldn't help but admire the quality of the Space Force ground crew. They had arranged everything perfectly. After taking his seat, Ye Yun saluted and thanked them.

"I wish you good luck in the battle!" After returning the greeting, the mechanic used the front armor plate of the short sword to glide away. After all, the short sword was about to be put into action, and if he didn't leave, he might get injured if he bumped into it.

As the hiss of airlocking sounded, the cockpit pressurization was complete. Ye Yun, who was ready to launch, casually opened his helmet to breathe the air inside the machine and to reserve more oxygen from his pilot suit. With Ye Yun pressing the pedal, Dagger walked to the ejection seat, obediently lowered his shield, and then the entire MS sprawled on it.

"Control Center." Ye Yun opened the communication. "Ye Yun, GAT-01FA fully equipped short sword, now attacking."

"Understood! Please!" The flight control center didn't waste any words. This procedure was originally used to dispatch fighter jets, but back then these fighter jets still needed to be moved by external force. Now the MS can move on its own.

"Beep!" The red light on the left side of the short sword's head lit up.

"Beep!" The red light flashed.

"Ding..." Ye Yun didn't actually hear any sound, because he had already been launched into space by the catapult!

"Colonel, you're making us come out in such a hurry, there must be a queue," someone from Squadron 666 joked over the communication channel.

“Yes, and…” Ye Yun frowned quickly! The chilling feeling that was originally just like being targeted by a venomous snake quickly turned icy cold! “Scatter!” Ye Yun roared, pushing the lever and stepping on the pedal at the same time. As the thrusters on his back suddenly shot out, the machine sank sharply.

Those present were all seasoned veterans of the battlefield, and Ye Yun's shout was met with silence; no one uttered a word more, and they all scattered in all directions.

A thick beam of particles suddenly shot past.

"Minovsky particle beam? A Zeon fleet nearby?!" This scene wasn't just witnessed by Ye Yun and his group; the entire fleet noticed it, and Captain White was immediately shocked!

"No, we might have run into an interesting force, a Zeon army toy!"

"Yes, it's not a warship! But it seems there's more than one enemy!"

"This is really interesting."

Chapter Eighty-Two Showdown

"They're all veterans!" Ye Yun, piloting the short sword, leaned against a huge piece of wreckage, looking at Lepanto not far away, and further away, a piece of land that seemed to be close to the port of the colony satellite wreckage. Finally, directly below, was the wreckage of a ship called Mse.

These are the three firing positions that have been exposed. The powerful and precise MiG particle beam cannon strikes even penetrated what appeared to be a part of the Salamis-class wreckage where Ye Yun had previously hidden, almost hitting him.

"Tsk tsk... This feeling of being targeted by a sniper is really interesting." Ye Yun's lips curled up.

The hunting ground, composed of multiple long-range MiG particle cannons with power comparable to naval guns, is an almost perfect ambush and strangulation position. Even the veterans of the 666 Squadron dare not venture in recklessly.

"But I have to say, the new humans are really terrifying~" Ye Yun muttered to himself, looking around at the environment. It has to be said that this is a sniper's paradise. The environment is complex, and there are not many relatively stable passages to enter. Strong propulsion is not good news here.

"Colonel Ye Yun, what are you saying?" Captain White just managed to connect with Ye Yun at that moment.

"It's nothing. This place is haunted. Someone's trying to ambush us here. But since we've been discovered, it's not a big deal." Ye Yun shrugged and stretched his limbs in his cockpit. "Captain White, have the maintenance crew urgently prepare a batch of 155mm flashbangs and launchers for us, load them into the resupply packs, and send them over. We'll be firing at roughly these locations, is that alright?" Ye Yun raised his hand and entered a series of coordinates.

“It is possible…” Captain White hesitated for a moment, looked at the coordinates, and nodded to the air deck control at the rear, signaling him to give the order.

"Let's not talk about anything too complicated. It shouldn't be a Zeon warship. What warship would dare to enter this godforsaken place? It would be smashed to pieces in no time." Ye Yun continued to examine the various sizes of wreckage around him. "So... Zeon's toys are powerful, aren't they? Oh." Then, as if remembering something, Ye Yun quickly added, "Remember to stuff my 180mm gun in there too and send it over! This thing has never been used in space before."

"Yes, sir! Understood." Captain White quickly replied. "Colonel, any other requests?"

"Hmm... Get the missile bays ready. Once they see the flashbangs I fire, fire a salvo at these coordinates!" Ye Yun shrugged. "It'll be a way of alerting them a little."

"Huh?" The foreigner looked bewildered upon hearing the idiom.

"What I mean is to probe the enemy's possible positions with fire." Ye Yun didn't have much to say for a moment, so he explained the tactical intentions to the other party in detail, "to make the enemy reveal their position in advance."

"Yes!" This time Captain White understood and quickly made the arrangements. After all, Ye Yun and his men were fighting in the wreckage area, and no one could guarantee how many Zeon soldiers were hiding there.

"Fire the supply crates!" A flurry of activity erupted in the hangar as people emptied magazines from storage crates, stuffed flashbangs from the warehouse into them, and even added the TYEP59's matching under-barrel shotgun launcher. The group worked frantically for over ten minutes to finish everything, then launched the crates, along with the 180mm cannon and ammunition that Ye Yun had specifically requested.

"Supply crate location!" The crates have location signal transmitters, which are used to help mobile suits find these crates. Of course, the bridge receives these location signals and information about the crates without conducting any manual tracking. "The crate has been opened."

"Great! How can a party be complete without some lighting effects?!" Ye Yun manipulated his short sword, took out a 180mm heavy cannon from the supplies nearby, assembled the folded cannon, unfolded the front tripod of the cannon, and the short sword was still in a half-crouching position. However, this time, the legs of the fully armored short sword were lowered with the fixing bolts, which were plunged hard into the armor plate of the wreckage.

"Ready! Men, the party's not over yet, don't die carelessly!" Sima, piloting a dark gray short sword, loaded two 155mm flashbangs into the magazine. The short swords beside her were almost ready, raising their shields and choosing their next hiding place in the wreckage, just waiting for the starting whistle.

"Play music!" Without hesitation, the moment SIDE4 discharged its power, Ye Yun pulled the trigger at the spot where he remembered the killing intent had erupted! Although it was secured by a spade, even in space, the recoil of a 180mm heavy cannon still made Ye Yun's fully armed short sword tremble violently.

"Charge!" Sima pulled the trigger of the shotgun almost simultaneously. The flashbang fired from the 155mm launcher burst into space. Sima and his teammates immediately ignited their thrusters and charged toward the wreckage they had chosen!

"Flash bomb!"

"All gun ports! Fire!" With Lieutenant Colonel White's roar, all the missile launchers on the warships outside the wreckage area launched the loaded heavy anti-ship missiles in an instant. These missiles, adjusted to impact-destruct mode, plunged into the wreckage area. Many of them exploded on the way, but many still flew deeper into the wreckage.

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"The Federation's rats are hiding very well..." A handsome pilot, sitting in the cockpit of a Zaku 2C, said leisurely, "As long as I kill them, oh, especially that rich kid from that big conglomerate that the Earth Alliance was bragging about at the beginning, I'll definitely get a cross medal and a commendation!"

"Ah... are you going to take it back and brag about it to the women?" another young man, whose hands were already mechanical arms, joked with a smile.

"Lieutenant Hoover has a complicated entourage to report to!" a middle-aged man in the group said with a laugh.

"Enough talk! I told you, I'm almost there! The Federation! Women! I'll take them all!" Lieutenant Hoover said smugly. "Eh!"

But he was too smug... Opening champagne at halftime was a recipe for disaster.

Two flashbangs suddenly exploded in the wreckage area, illuminating the entire battlefield. The intense light completely filled the shooters' vision, making it impossible for them to see what was ahead.

"This is... a flashbang?" The man was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting such an action as throwing a flashbang while advancing, but in just a moment he understood the other party's intention.

"Federal Army! The attack has begun!" When the light faded, no trace of their presence could be seen in space; it was clear the enemy was there...

"Boom!" But in the next instant, the Zaku 2C piloted by the middle-aged man was thrown out in the explosion. The flames and debris from the explosion directly shattered the cables connecting the power facilities to the heavy artillery equipment he was using.

"Artillery fire?! Where did this cannon come from... Wow!" The man with both arms made of mechanical arms screamed suddenly, because the second shell had hit him. And what was worse for him than that uncle was that this time, the shell hit the vicinity of the heavy artillery directly. The explosion instantly engulfed the fixed turret, and the shrapnel even shattered the main camera of the Zaku.

"Where did this attack come from..." Several mobile suits frantically looked around, searching for what was attacking them. But the next instant, they saw a scene that made their scalps tingle: a series of missiles were rapidly approaching their vicinity! Judging by their size, they were large anti-ship missiles. Even if they were hit directly, or even if they were to be struck in their vicinity, they would be unable to withstand it!

"Damn it! Daryl!" Lieutenant Hoover shouted! At the same time, he immediately turned his gun and fired at the missile's location.

"Fire!" The two heavy cannons fired in rapid bursts, destroying missile after missile. Often, the explosion of one missile would take out several others nearby, leaving the remaining missiles seemingly no longer a threat.

"Boom~"

"Lieutenant Hoover!" The man piloting the Zaku 2C, after a series of struggles, finally managed to stabilize the aircraft. He had suffered a leg injury in the previous battle, resulting in the amputation of both legs…

But the moment Ness looked up in his Zaku 2C, he was horrified to see a 180mm shell hit the Zaku 2C piloted by Lieutenant Hoover. In the flames of the explosion, another pile of metal debris was added to the wreckage area.

"I see it!" This time, Daryl finally saw a faint light flickering in the distance. He immediately turned the heavy cannon in his hand and pointed it at the target location!

"Oh?" In that instant, Ye Yun felt a chill run down his spine. Without hesitation, he dropped the 180mm cannon, pressed the emergency disengagement button, blew off the spade on his leg, started the engine, and jumped up.

A beam of mega-particles swept mercilessly across the wreckage where Ye Yun had been standing, almost grazing his feet. The scorching heat even scorched the paint off the ankle of the short sword.

"Phew..." Looking at the suddenly increased temperature, but without any damage to the machine, Ye Yun watched as the 180mm cannon and its ammunition exploded in the scorching particle beam, and couldn't help but let out a long breath. "Looks like my good luck isn't over yet,"

Ye Yun drew a Type 59 90mm machine gun from his back, then slowly retreated a bit, disappearing into the wreckage!

Meanwhile, on the other end, some people had already started cheering!

"Daryl! You hit them!" Fisher Ness exclaimed with delight. After all, as a mobile suit pilot who relied on sniping Federation forces, he hated enemy snipers the most.

"No... the flash of the explosion is wrong! The other party is a battery-powered machine..." He quickly scanned his surroundings, seemingly searching for something.

But the next instant, a blinding light suddenly rushed towards him, once again engulfing his vision. And unlike the last time, this time the flashbang exploded right in front of him!

"Damn it! Ness, get out of the way immediately!"

But Daryl was met only with Fisher Ness's desperate roar.

"Move! Get moving!"

Chapter Eighty-Three: Confiscating Property

“Found it…” Gao Long narrowed his eyes. Behind him were four black and gray short swords, Xima’s subordinates. “Ye Yun told me to tell you that a warship costs 20 and an MS costs 5. It won’t be easy for you to find a job in the future, so save up more.”

They had just secretly followed a small, somewhat panicked work boat to the area where the other ship was anchored.

"Gao Long, Colonel Ye is really thoughtful. But even without this money, we would still kill them!" A sneer came from the communicator, and the four short swords immediately ignited their low-speed thrusters and charged forward.

"..." Gao Long's lips curled up, but he didn't say anything more. The knife was easy to use, and Ye Yun wanted to grip the handle tightly, so naturally he wanted to see if there was a way to do so.

Like the four Daggers of Squadron 666, Gao Long also began to power up the thrusters of his Dagger. He needed to destroy the enemy's small fleet as soon as possible so he could turn around and cause trouble for the snipers.

Gao Long gently shook the control handle, pressing and releasing the foot pedals. His enhanced mobility Dagger easily evaded a long-range barrage from the enemy with a simple turn! The enemy light cruiser clearly began to accelerate and maneuver, preparing to deal with the MS attack.