UC will eventually reach the stars

And this person's name is: Kycilia Zabi!

Chapter Nineteen: Joy and Sorrow from Different Heavens

“Ye's Heavy Industry?!” Kycilia typed the intelligence report, frowning. After a moment's hesitation, she typed a few more words on the keyboard and brought up two other intelligence reports.

One photo, taken in SIDE6, shows Leo at Mas's house in SIDE5, using a crowbar to disperse a mob. The other photo shows Leo firing in a test range.

“…” Kycilia glanced at it a few times, then looked up at Mark Bay. “You think Ye’s Heavy Industries has already started supplying these industrial robots to the Earth Federation Forces to prepare for our MS? You should know that industrial robots and military robots are two different concepts, right?” Kycilia tapped her finger on the table.

“Without a doubt, I know very well. I even presided over the testing of several generations of Ye's Heavy Industry industrial robots collected from various parts of SIDE3. I overheard something very interesting: this kind of industrial robot even referenced some of the early industrial robot models of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company after Zeonic initially developed MS. It can use many tools flexibly, and the design is very good.” Mark Bay played with his bangs, a smile appearing on his sinister face.

"Very efficient! And the result?" Kycilia nodded. She had great trust in Mark Bay's abilities, especially in the industrial field. Since he had come to her, there must be a problem.

“In SIDE3, someone just happened to order this latest model called Leo.” Mark Bay’s lips curled up. “Although it’s not the latest version, the other party’s reaction speed and machine output…” Mark Bay pointed to a few screens at this point, “but it’s impossible to reach that level.”

"So... it's possible that Ye's Heavy Industry's prototype was already running around right under our noses?" Kycilia's expression was a bit gloomy. Judging from the current situation, it's very likely that the Earth Federation Forces will obtain their own mobile suits in the near future.

“Yes, very likely, after all… the owner of that ship.” Mark Bay pulled up the port entry record. “Ye Yun, the second young master of the Ye family, one of the founders of Shuguang Heavy Machinery Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Ye’s Heavy Industry. It’s not surprising that he has Ye’s Heavy Industry’s experimental machine.” Then he paused and pulled up another photo. “Oh, by the way, we are also quite familiar with the other founder.”

“Kinias Sakhalin…” Upon seeing the photo, Kycilia Zabi understood instantly. What else could she not understand?

“Yes, the genius of the Sakhalin family.” Mark Bay spread his hands as he spoke. “The problem now is, what is the purpose of the Federation Army taking away Ye's Heavy Industries' industrial robots on such a large scale? If these robots were organized into an army, it would be a joke, and our MS pilots would be overjoyed.” But his next sentence showed that he didn’t think so at all. “But if it’s this genius of the Sakhalin family, I have become very interested in his research, and then… I have to say, after carefully studying the Leo in our hands, the Zeonic designers didn’t look too good.”

“Oh…” Kycilia’s expression turned even more unpleasant. Although Mark Bay didn’t say it explicitly, Kycilia undoubtedly understood what Mark Bay meant. After technical analysis, Zeonnik felt that this industrial machine, at least from the initial design stage, already had a huge potential for modification and upgrades. “Go on.”

“According to their official report, Yeh’s Heavy Industry sold 3574 of its latest industrial robots last year. If the technicians at Gionik weren’t lying to me, this number could very well become part of the Federation Army’s production capacity. So the question now is, how many of Yeh’s Heavy Industry’s production lines have been converted to produce these robots, and when did they do so?” Mark Bay’s expression was very amused. “Moreover, we all know that Dawn Heavy Manufacturing’s main production facilities are located inland, and they were almost unaffected this time, as was Yeh’s Heavy Industry.”

"...This is really not good news." Kycilia squinted. Ye's Heavy Industry was originally a supplier of military products to the Federation Army, but it also had private businesses. The same was true for Zeonnik. "So, the British campaign didn't damage Ye's Heavy Industry at all?"

"From what we can see now, that's correct. Even if it did, it didn't harm their MS production capabilities." Mark Bay looked at the map before him with a playful expression. "Now we might need to think about this carefully. Oh, right, the Federation forces are still gathered in this area. It will probably be very difficult to get spies to conduct further intelligence gathering or sabotage."

"Although the Federation's main fleet was crippled after the Battle of Loum 5, we also suffered significant losses. If the Federation can quickly recover its strength..." Kycilia took a deep breath and said somewhat angrily. A production capacity of 4,000 units per year—no, even if the production rate were halved to 2000 units—would still be a number that would give the Zeon forces a headache.

“However, this isn’t too much of a problem. After all, Ye’s Heavy Industries is different from Chabro; their factories are all in the open.” Mark Bay seemed to have some ideas. “As long as we can afford the cost, destroying them shouldn’t be impossible.”

"Compared to this matter, you should have already sensed the propaganda the federal government has been doing lately. What are your thoughts?" Kycilia's eyes flashed coldly for a moment before she finally closed them and asked one of her few staunch confidants a question.

“I know. It seems the Federation has solid evidence. I investigated the battle report from that day, and it’s highly likely that a ship escaped from one of the ports on Side 2. These people didn’t go to Side 6 as the idiots in the military guessed, but went somewhere else. And now, these people have successfully reached the Federation’s protected area.” Mark Bay looked out the window, seemingly unmoved.

“Hoo…” Kycilia took a deep breath to calm herself down. She had just had a fierce argument with Gihren and Dozru over this matter. Gihren didn’t care, and Dozru was still immersed in Rum’s great victory, completely unaware of how politically disadvantageous this would put them. “We have to take action now.”

“Yes, we can’t control others…” Mark Bay smiled sinisterly, “Then we can only take care of ourselves first.”

"Make it cleaner." Kycilia was always satisfied with Mark Bay's efficiency, and finally, amidst today's pile of bad news, there was one piece of news that made her feel a little relieved.

"Don't worry, I've already gathered the men in advance, and I've had the Gihren Guard carry it out. These idiots are very easy to incite, and they're indeed suitable to be used as pawns." Mark Bay shrugged. Although there was a slight detour in the procedures, the Gihren Guard acted as quickly as he had imagined to arrest the "criminals who slandered the Great Zeon Commander-in-Chief." So, everything was fine as it was, wasn't it?

“Very good.” Kycilia nodded in satisfaction.

Kycilia's satisfied nod would have been a huge weight on anyone else.

On a Musai-class light cruiser undergoing repairs at a Zeon fleet anchorage, a group of Zeon officers quietly gathered together.

"Sima, everyone's here," the lieutenant, who was the last to enter, said softly.

"Captain, to be honest, I didn't expect you to come too." Sima turned around and glanced at the captain of the Musai, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

“Because…” the captain sighed, “I don’t think they’ll let me off the hook since I know the truth. Only the dead can’t speak.”

"..." As the captain finished speaking, the already somewhat oppressive atmosphere instantly froze even more, and everyone's breathing became heavy.

"Have you confirmed the identity of the new neighbor?" Sima closed her eyes, unsure of what to say. Everyone present probably felt the same way about the phrase "the greatest sorrow is a broken heart."

"The ship's number is Kilian's Guard." The captain sighed, which in a sense was the reason he finally made up his mind; those lunatics were capable of anything.

"Hmph..." Sima shook her head with a wry smile. "The Earth Federation has produced evidence that Side 2 was attacked with poison gas. Yes, we were deceived. We didn't release incapacitating poison gas, we released lethal gas. Although we didn't put the gas canisters installed in the colony's air circulation system, but..." But we released poison gas...

Sima looked up at everyone. "Now we need to start gathering as much evidence as possible to prove ourselves, and also be on guard against..." Sima said in a heavy tone, "No matter how high the hierarchy is behind all this, if their plan goes smoothly, that's fine, but if it doesn't..."

Everyone knows that after the crash of Iphishu Island, there is a terrible blood feud between the Earth Federation and Zeon. If Zeon cannot force the Federation forces to bow down, the war between the two sides will become extremely bloody. In order to maintain morale, the Zeon army certainly cannot admit that they have carried out a large-scale massacre of the space colonies, otherwise the inhabitants of the entire universe will be full of hatred for Zeon.

"For the damned Zeon cause, we, the disgraced ones, should die!" An officer crumpled his hat into a ball. After the so-called "incapacitating gas bomb" was fired, all the MS pilots experienced a cognitive shock. They watched helplessly as large numbers of people collapsed to the ground...

They just felt that it was just the hypnotic gas taking effect, and that the superior wouldn't deceive their thoughts, which made them feel a little better.

However, as a fleet deployed overseas, they occasionally receive wide-area broadcasts from the Federation forces... and sometimes even video feeds...

And then... the sky fell!

Chapter Twenty: Kinias's Family Friends

"Hoo..." Ye Yun looked up at the gate not far away with a blank expression. Although he was not qualified, there was no doubt that he would witness such a major event.

Yesterday, he was notified by a phone call from his adjutant Gao Pu, and boarded the plane that came to pick him up. After several transfers, he arrived at a conference venue in a special neutral scientific research area in Antarctica.

Completely bewildered after disembarking from the plane, Ye Yun stared at the soldiers in Zeon uniforms standing right in front of him. His expression was incredibly complex. He was just preparing to train his soldiers for a fierce battle against people in such uniforms, and now these men were standing right in front of him... Huh? Could he draw his gun?

"You seem nervous, buddy. Don't worry, the war should be over after today." A Zeon officer approached Ye Yun with a smile. Although it was the frigid Antarctic, even indoors, Ye Yun felt a chill around him. But the man in front of him, though wearing a military overcoat, still had it half-open, looking very forthright.

"I don't think so." Ye Yun glanced at the Zeon military officer in front of him, too lazy to even salute. Because of the series of events, including the Zeon army opening fire in the downtown area in SIDE 6, inciting mobs in SIDE 5, and the massacre in SIDE 2, he had no goodwill towards the Zeon military and political circles. Now his only thought was to send them all to the gallows sooner or later.

"Oh?! Don't you want peace?" The Zeon officer in front of him seemed not angry at all, but instead extended his hand. "Yuri Kellern!"

"Ye Yun!" Ye Yun extended his hand and shook hands briefly with the other person. "We'll meet again."

"It seems... you think that with so many important people coming to support it, it won't ultimately succeed?" Yuri tilted his head, gesturing towards the inside of the room, "it looks like..."

"No, this is not how you negotiate." Ye Yun shook his head and looked at the Zeon officer in front of him. "In negotiations, you can only proudly make a demand that the other party cannot accept in one situation: when the other party has no other way out. If the other party still has any trump cards, such a demand will only lead to the breakdown of negotiations."

By this point, Ye Yun had a general idea of ​​what treaty Zeon had offered. To put it simply, look at the treaties Germany signed in World War I, cross out all mention of Germany, and fill in "Earth Federation," and that should be about it.

At that time, Germany was almost in complete collapse internally, the front lines were completely untenable, and even the navy sailors, who were fairly well-equipped (definitely better than the line-filling babies), were on the verge of revolt. It was conceivable that the internal contradictions were about to erupt. If the war was not ended at this point, the Germans themselves would kill their rulers.

"Do you think the Federation still has any trump cards up its sleeve?" Yuri crossed his arms, squinted at the person in front of him, and suddenly found the person in front of him quite interesting.

“If you didn’t have any trump cards, you would have already stormed in.” Ye Yun shrugged. “The reason we need to negotiate is because we know we can’t win. The reason you’re asking for a high price is because of your wishful thinking, that you think we’re scared by the defeat in the Battle of Loum.” Ye Yun looked at the person in front of him, a smile playing on his lips. “I’ll ask you two questions, and you already know the answers.”

"Speak!" Yuri waved his hand, showing great interest in Ye Yun's question.

"What were Zeon's objectives in the Loom 5 campaign? Were they achieved?" Ye Yun looked at Yuri and asked with a smile, "Also, is the Federation's resource pool empty?"

“…No, no…” Yuri took a deep breath, slapped his forehead, and said with some annoyance, “I shouldn’t have talked to you about these things!”

Applause rang out from the side. "Ye Yun... oh, he's a lieutenant colonel now. Excellent question." Mark Bay looked at Ye Yun with a playful gaze, a faint killing intent hidden deep in his eyes. "He answered many questions with his own, but unfortunately..." After saying that, he turned and left, "Some things are not for a warrior to judge."

"This guy is tough to deal with," Yuri whispered to Ye Yun.

"General Keller, are we acquainted? I don't recall ever having a close relationship with you." Ye Yun narrowed his eyes, finding it strange that this man, who should have been a straightforward and generous fellow, was so inexplicably familiar.

"Kinias and Aina, are they alright with you?" Yuri Kellern suddenly mentioned the two names, and there was no point in hiding it.

"Huh?" Ye Yun was stunned. Kinias was an acquaintance of Aina. Well, it's alright then. "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll soon be able to call him brother-in-law." Ye Yun took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered one to Yuri. The two walked out in tacit understanding.

"Really?" Yuri almost roared. He naturally knew who Ye Yun was, otherwise he wouldn't have come over to chat. "This guy actually managed to win over the eldest daughter of the Ye family?! My god! When did this guy change his style and become a gigolo?!" Yuri covered his face, looking a little speechless. "Your sister is famously beautiful and capable. How did he manage to win her over? Tell me!"

"I should say, it was my sister who took a liking to him, for reasons unknown, but it seems she has more talent. Of course, Kinias's health isn't very good." Ye Yun shrugged. Good friends, if you don't secretly tease each other behind their backs, are you really good friends? "You know, strong people often like to find someone a little weaker, preferably someone talented."

"..." Yuri was stunned, then scratched his head hard. "There's really no chance for that, I can't learn it! What a pity, now is not the time, otherwise I really want to go see Kinias."

"..." Ye Yun suddenly fell silent, and said in a low voice, "The Zeon army is impossible to win. Try to find a way to get away."

"..." Yuri took a deep breath, patted Ye Yun's shoulder hard, and laughed heartily, "Thank you for your suggestion. If we are both still alive after the war, tell Kinias to remember to send me an invitation."

"Alright!" Ye Yun stood still, his eyes gleaming. This seemed to be a usable lead. His appearance here was an accident, but he... wasn't... "a general of Zeon?"

Unbeknownst to Ye Yun, just after turning a corner from where he left, Yuri was stopped by someone who asked, "Did you find anything?"

“Can Mark Bay please not be like a ghost next time?” Yuri Keller said irritably. “He didn’t say anything, but he was very confident. It seems that the Federation Army has not only many cards up its sleeve, but also quite a lot of cards.”

"It's highly likely that Ye's Heavy Industries will provide the Federation Army with a military MS." Mark Bay's voice was low and somber. "You should be able to guess who designed this MS for them."

“Kinias…” Yuri slapped his forehead, “This guy has been a genius since he was a child! He has never disappointed us at all.”

“Aren’t you nervous? Because you…” Mark Bay coughed twice. This was a military secret, and now was not the time to say it. But the next moment, Mark Bay felt a shadow blocking his way. The tall man had an unusually gloomy expression on his face.

"So what exactly caused this genius, Kinias..." Yuri Kelleren stared at Mark Bay, "to ultimately fail to unleash his genius in Zeon?"

“That’s because he didn’t choose Zeon!” Mark Bay glared back with a sinister look, his aura completely unyielding.

“Yes…” Yuri suddenly smiled and patted Mark Bay on the shoulder. “He didn’t choose Zeon, so now it’s your turn to have a headache playing with the techs.” He turned and left, waving casually at Mark Bay with his back turned. “The meeting is about to start. Do you think it will be like Ye Yun said, with another good show to watch?”

"Hmph..." Mark Bay did indeed know a lot. Zeon had indeed begun to make corresponding preparations, and the Federation Army was obviously also making preparations at this stage. According to Mark Bay's assessment, Ye Yun, or rather Ye Yun's Ye Group, played a huge role in this process. That's why Mark Bay had Yuri try to probe him with words this time. After all, Ye Yun looked very young, and people of this age might not be so mature.

An unexpected incident occurred that even Mark Bay hadn't anticipated. Yuri and Kinias were practically family friends, and their relationship was good before the subsequent events. But now, Ye Yun said that Kinias might become his brother-in-law...

Ah, you are the younger brother of my family friend's wife!

That would be different. Even if they become adversaries in the future, they should stand tall on the battlefield, like knights, wielding lances, galloping on their horses, and charging towards each other!

Such underhanded tricks... Ha! He was disdainful and unwilling; his attitude was no longer perfunctory, but outright refusal.

“Foolish fellow…” Mark Bay could tell that the other party wasn’t willing to help him with this matter, so he didn’t have a good solution and could only start thinking of alternatives. After all, this was probably one of his few opportunities to contact Ye Yun. If he could get some information, he might be able to make some adjustments in the future, especially since he had paid a considerable price to get Ye Yun to attend.

"The meeting is about to begin, General Mark Bay," Mark Bay's deputy said softly as he came out of the room.

"it is good!"

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"General Rebil, the lines are all ready, and we can start the live broadcast immediately!" At this moment, a Federation officer walked to Rebil's side. Rebil, who had escaped from Zeon, did not show any signs of the lethargy that came with being imprisoned. On the contrary, he was full of energy.

"Have the witnesses from SIDE2 arrived yet?"

"coming!"

"Okay, tell them to get ready! They'll need to speak up later."

Chapter Twenty-One: Speech and Understanding

"...

Can a regime that has killed over three billion of its own kind be called justice? No! He is merely using the name of justice and freedom to carry out his own dictatorial desires.

Gihren also said he would drop Luna 2 on Earth. Are we all just going to stand by and watch him continue to promote his "justice"? Of course not! Because I believe there are still kind-hearted people who refuse to submit to Zeon and will continue to fight the enemy.

Listen to me! Gihren's words are nothing but bluff. I was fortunate enough to escape from the Zeon army today, and I've seen firsthand the current state of the Principality of Zeon. The people of Zeon are exhausted, and the nation's strength has waned. Gihren Zabi! If you can just throw Luna II onto Earth, then try! Zeon's military strength was already exhausted in the Battle of Loum. You all understand how long it takes to train a usable soldier, and Gihren Zabi certainly understands that too.

Therefore, Gihren Zabi was merely bluffing, attempting to force the Federation to submit through the deaths of 40 billion people! But fortunately, we now know the truth, and I must reiterate: Zeon has run out of troops! Now more than ever, we are unshakable. The 7000-year-old civilization of Earth will never yield to tyranny and despotism. We must rise up, as a unified Earth Federation, defeat Zeon, and win! Long live the Earth Federation!

An elderly man with white hair and beard stood on a high podium and shouted excitedly, as if he wanted to convey his belief and will to never compromise or bow down to every participant watching the Antarctic Treaty meeting, and also to every citizen of the Federation.

"Furthermore, today we have found survivors of the Zeon gas attack on Side 2. We hope all space dwellers understand that the Federation Forces are fighting to protect your safety!"

Then, Amada Shirou and several people in Federation military uniforms and civilian clothes walked onto the stage. At the same time, the background scene switched to a series of somewhat eerie images. Everyone saw a Zaku launch two rockets into the air, which exploded in mid-air. People on the street quickly began to struggle in pain, including Federation soldiers in ordinary combat uniforms. Only a few who managed to put on gas masks or wear spacesuits in time were able to escape.

hum!

The entire Antarctic Treaty meeting room erupted in chaos. Several quick-thinking federal politicians stood up, tore their papers to shreds, threw them across the room, kicked their chairs aside, and left.

“Looks like…it’s our turn to talk now.” Gauple silently closed the document in his hand, a smile playing on his lips, and turned to his adjutant beside him, saying, “Go and adjourn the meeting, then we’ll talk directly to the officers on the other side!”

The adjutant nodded in agreement.

After Reibir's speech, everything was laid bare. The actions of the Zeon forces were clear. Whether you admit it or not, the Federation has determined that you slaughtered billions of space dwellers! Now everyone knows that it is impossible for the Federation and Zeon to reach any compromise ceasefire agreement directly!

Keep fighting! Once the truth is known, the enraged public will push the federal government to fight on! In this era where votes are king, as long as these politicians want to sit in their chairs and act arrogantly, they have no choice! We must support the Federation and Zeon to the very end; this is no longer a political issue, but a matter of principle.

Just as Gap said, after that, it was time for the two armies to negotiate!

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"Ye Yun!" A few days later, Yuri came out of the venue yawning and saw Ye Yun standing to the side drinking coffee. He walked over to Ye Yun and said, "You knew about this back then, didn't you?"

"You mean General Reibald's speech?!" Ye Yun shook his head with a wry smile, pointing to his epaulets. "Do you think someone of my rank can get involved in something this big? You can still doze off inside, while I'm only fit to freeze at the door." After saying this, Ye Yun took another cup of coffee from the side and handed it to Yuri.

“I’d rather be out in the wind than inside… haha!” Yuri shook his head, not wanting to say more. “I’m going back to the mainland.”

"Well, the next time we meet will probably be on the battlefield." Ye Yun nodded, not particularly intending to say anything more. In the past few days, he had also sent messages to Kinias to get a general understanding of their relationship with the Zeon general in front of him, but the answer made Ye Yun somewhat amused and exasperated.

Kinias: Annoying guy, you can trust him, but don't trust him too much.

Aina: Not very polite, not a good reputation, just like someone else.

Someone claimed to have been shot innocently.

“Yes! Hahaha… You’re very open-minded!” Yuri nodded. “On the battlefield, I won’t show you any mercy.” As Yuri spoke, he leaned close to Ye Yun’s ear and whispered, “I’ve reported your request to me. Grand Duke Dejin doesn’t object to the existence of a neutral rescue fleet in principle, so it should work out.”

"Thank you!" Ye Yun said to Yuri very sincerely, "If the day ever comes when I capture you, I will never send you to Kinias to make a fool of myself."

"..." Yuri, furious, grabbed Ye Yun's shoulder and punched him hard! But he still added, "Your threats are really effective, but I suggest you don't take their promises too seriously. Zeon's situation is more complicated than you guessed."