Gundam UC Hunting Time

"It is said that they have advanced to a position south of Kharkiv."

How could that be?

"Moreover, the St. Petersburg fortress and Astana have also been occupied."

"..."

One bad news after another made the atmosphere extremely oppressive. Lin Xingyuan looked at the news and felt somewhat powerless.

Although his achievements in the Daedalus bombardment were few, mainly consisting of casualties, he surprisingly received a B rating – presumably because he saved the attacking fleet, deviating from the 'original history', thus earning three chances to draw prizes, 800 experience points, an increase in reputation, and rewards such as the "Beware of Heavenly Soldiers' Salted Fish Thrust." The card draw results were also gratifying, yielding +1 Agility, +1 Insight, and a 'Modification Scheme Blueprint'.

However, the fleet that had been painstakingly salvaged was annihilated by a wave of attacks from the Zeon forces. They were so brazen, and he could do nothing about it; it was as if he were being mocked right in the face.

What am I doing...?

"Stop!"

I must be exhausted to even be thinking about such a trivial question!

Lin Xingyuan slapped his face hard, trying to correct his erratic train of thought.

The GM and the audience are looking forward to a spectacular battle. As long as they kill all the enemies they should kill and save all the enemies they should save, they will be considered successful if they survive in the end.

"My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are for justice!"

What are you doing?

Tachibana Kanna looked at Lin Xingyuan, who was talking to himself, with surprise, wondering what was wrong with him.

"It's okay, just wake up."

"I'm not watching anymore! I'm not watching anymore! This is so frustrating!"

Baninger kicked over a chair and stormed off. The others sighed and left as well. Lin Xingyuan also stood up.

"Where are you going?" Tachibana Kamina called out to Lin Xingyuan and asked him.

"Hangar, servicing the aircraft,"

The two walked along the corridor inside the base, and people greeted them from time to time. Tachibana Kanna smiled at an overly enthusiastic female officer, then turned to Lin Xingyuan and said...

"...How about you relax a bit? If you stay too tense, you might break down."

By the way, this guy is handsome, comes from a good family, and is very popular with women.

Lin Hsing-yuan: "I feel most relaxed when I'm in the cockpit."

Tachibana Kanna thought Lin Xingyuan was seriously ill: "Don't say such dangerous things. You should eat properly and sleep well. By the way, why don't you ask a girl out? Nami's friend has been wanting to get to know you. Do you want to consider it?"

"Don't you have a childhood sweetheart fiancée?"

Lin Xingyuan was incredibly jealous. After reading the comments, he asked a question, which greatly surprised Tachibana Kanna.

"How did you know?! Did I say that?"

"Hehe, I have special intelligence channels."

"That's something you only think about if you're alive. In the current situation, we could die at any moment. What's wrong with finding someone to comfort each other? Just think about it."

Lin Xingyuan: "Women will only slow down my sword-drawing speed."

This statement immediately drew cheers from the viewers in the live chat.

Tachibana Kanna: "You're making people misunderstand."

"I think you're standing too close to me, which is what causes misunderstandings!"

Lin Xingyuan glanced at him sideways. The pretty boy was so gentle. Some people in the comments were already shipping the two of them.

"what!?"

Tachibana Kamina froze. Lin Xingyuan ignored him, released the power steering, and with a light touch of his foot, floated into the zero-gravity hangar.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Inside the hangar, the roar of various equipment filled every inch of space. Two rows of Zani were lined up, with technicians busy making final adjustments. However, from his perspective, these mechs were too rudimentary—insufficient materials forced many details to be omitted, such as insufficient armor coverage, and some mechs even had only three fingers, making it impossible to grip the Zaku Battle Axe for melee combat.

But a mobile suit is a mobile suit. With proper equipment and tactics, it can completely confront the Zeon mobile suit forces head-on.

Of course, Lin Xingyuan also made his own contributions to better protect the pilots and the mobile suits. At his suggestion, these mobile suits were equipped with two sets of movable thrusters—from the Swordfish parts depot, and the shoulder armor was also specially structured to facilitate the mounting of 180mm cannons, rocket launchers, and circular defensive shields—yes, it was completely based on the structure of the Torukis I. But this was not without reason—the first batch of Zani pilots were all former Swordfish pilots, very adapted to high-speed combat, while Zani's own armor and combat capabilities were insufficient, so avoiding close combat was the best tactic.

He thought the modification plan was great, and the viewers in the live chat were also very satisfied.

[Aside from being ugly, it's perfect.]

[A combination I never imagined]

[Is that mohawk-shaped antenna for real? Hilarious!]

Using the Swordfish's rocket boosters is a bit of a stretch; a thermonuclear engine would actually be better.

I think it would be more appropriate to paint it red and let Char pilot it.

At Zani's feet, a group of pilots were gathered around a disassembled Zaku cockpit. Lin Xingyuan turned his head curiously upon seeing this.

What are you doing?

"Forest!"

"Lieutenant!"

"You should call the instructor."

Upon hearing the sound, the pilots looked up and greeted Lin Xingyuan.

That's right, Lin Xingyuan is currently one of only two MS instructors on Luna 2, mainly responsible for tactical training. The other is that Zeon prisoner, responsible for teaching basic operations. Incidentally, there's also a familiar face among them—Terry Sanders II, but he hasn't yet been dubbed the teammate killer, and he's laughing quite heartily.

"Simulated battle? How were the results?"

Wow! Awesome, another one!

Sandas exclaimed in surprise. Lin Xingyuan peeked over and saw Jung sitting in the simulator. He was expressionless, his mind completely focused, gripping the joystick, utterly unaware of Lin Xingyuan's arrival.

"...Impressive! That's impressive!"

Watching Jung destroy the Zaku that was flying by at the last second with his amazing intuition, Lin Xingyuan couldn't help but secretly admire him.

As expected of the Federation's top shooter during the One Year War, his talent far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Jung, having shot down his target, revealed a cold smile, pulled the trigger again, and destroyed the last Zaku, ending the battle. The results were then displayed on the screen, his name far ahead. Everyone was full of praise. Jung released the control stick with satisfaction, only then noticing Lin Xingyuan beside him. He slightly composed himself, stood up, and said...

"No, I was shot down twice, so it wasn't perfect."

"here we go again."

Some people scoffed – Jung’s eccentric personality was really not likable.

"That's still pretty impressive! I was shot down four times in one game, and twice I didn't even know how I got hit."

Tachibana Kamui, who had followed, exclaimed in admiration, at which point Bernard Monshah immediately became sarcastic and bitter.

"You, who have actual achievements, what are you saying, trying to show off!"

He's jealous because Tachibana Kamui shot down a Zaku in the last battle.

"It's my turn! It's my turn!"

Alfa A. Bet said impatiently, got into the cockpit, but was defeated in no time after just one minute on the field, which drew a burst of laughter.

"Fuck! Why can't I hit him?"

He cursed angrily, and Lin Xingyuan couldn't help but speak up.

"Is your machine gun just for show? You still have ammunition, so why are you fighting hand-to-hand?"

"Huh? But I saw in your combat log, Lieutenant, that two of your victories were achieved in close combat."

Alpha asked in confusion, and Lin Xingyuan couldn't help but complain.

"That's an extreme case. Remember, MS has long arms, it's not for you to be stupid and fight each other with knives, it's not like you're street thugs."

"Hahaha."

Everyone burst into laughter, even Baninger couldn't help but chuckle.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: Renovation Plan

Lin Xingyuan looked at the group of people enjoying a harmonious atmosphere and felt quite envious. They were all members of the Undying Squad, having survived to this day under Baninger's leadership. In contrast, the Antares team was down to just him and Tachibana, and he didn't know when they would receive reinforcements.

He turned his head and saw Jung staring up at Zani with unblinking eyes, his gaze pure and ardent, and couldn't help but laugh.

"What? You can't wait any longer?"

Jung nodded: "I have never longed for it so much."

"Don't worry, you'll have a chance to prove yourself soon, the future number one ACE."

Lin Xingyuan patted him on the shoulder, and Jung finally turned his head, looking at him in surprise.

Isn't that you?

He had such a question in his eyes, but Lin Xingyuan was only thinking about what was to come—the Zeon army, unable to take down Luna II, would set its strategy as cutting off Luna II's connection with Jabulo as much as possible, isolating Luna II, and continuing to wage a war of attrition. So they wouldn't be bored until the results of Project V were achieved.

"Let's get back to training."

After ending his conversation with Jung, Lin Xingyuan lightly touched the ground with his feet and floated towards his own plane.

On the first maintenance rack after Zani, Lin Xingyuan's Zaku IIC stood upright.

Having already appeared twice before the Zeon forces, it was no longer appropriate to try and take advantage of the situation. Therefore, Lin Xingyuan had the technicians remove the standard Zeon paint scheme and replace it with the Zani standard paint scheme camouflage. To facilitate maintenance, the shoulder armor was also uniformly replaced with the TOW-1 style, which makes it easier to mount cannons and shields. Additional thrusters were also added to the back.

In addition, there is the need for practical feedback, such as the addition of a small multi-functional launcher to launch barrages, flashbangs, jamming balloons, etc., and the installation of rocket spikes on the waist, which can be used for both attack and pendulum maneuvers.

However, this level of modification was still insufficient to meet his needs—the last battle had left a deep impression on him, making him eager to improve the combat effectiveness of his mobile suit, especially its firepower.

Like the people having fun behind the scenes, he also suffers from a severe fear of insufficient firepower—if he had carried enough firepower last time, his achievements would not have been limited to wounding enemies, and he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state when fighting that commander, the Zaku.

"Sergeant Mei, how is it?"

Lin Xingyuan stopped beside the busy, enthusiastic technical engineers and asked.

The technical engineer assigned to Lin Xingyuan was the best technician in the maintenance team. Like Lin Xingyuan, she joined the army to pay off her student loans. She was not only a genius with three degrees, but also a beautiful woman with a slender figure and pretty face. Unfortunately, she was unkempt, with her black hair tucked into her backwards military cap, giving her a kind of beauty like Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree. But at this moment, she had heavy dark circles under her eyes and looked like a ghost who was thinking too much. Her answers were also absent-minded.

"There's a big problem..."

"Is there a problem with the plan?" Lin Xingyuan asked hurriedly. After all, it was a modification design drawing that was a prize in a lottery, and he was worried that it might not be suitable for local conditions.

"It's not a problem with the plan. Your plan is mature and well-balanced, and it's very suitable for modifying a Zaku in all aspects. The problem lies with us."

Sergeant Mei turned on the PAD and took off the electronic pen that was clipped to her ear, but this action resulted in oil stains getting on her face as well.

"What's the problem?"

Lin Xing looked at the screen, which displayed the modification plan he had given to the other party—the Assault Heavy Armor Zaku, with a larger propulsion backpack, a four-barrel Gatling gun and rocket pods added to the back, and missile launchers installed on the legs.

The modification scheme seems to have referenced models such as Full Armor Gundam, Special Jegan, Gundam EX, Duel Robe, and Longsword. The balanced configuration is enough to prove that this equipment set does have its merits.

“The time is too short,” Sergeant Mei said with a sigh. “We have only just come into contact with MS and do not have a deep understanding of it. The mechanical parts are not a problem, but in terms of software, we lack the source code. We need to adjust the balance and integrate the additional armament into the original fire control system. It would be best to have an engineer or technician familiar with this kind of machine system to help us.”

"emmm..."

A technician familiar with the Zaku system?

Lin Xingyuan was also in a dilemma. He couldn't very well go to the headquarters of Geonnik to snatch people away, could he?

"How long would it take if we did it ourselves?"

"If we compress the rest time, it will be at least half a month."

Sergeant Mei thought for a moment before answering. Lin Xingyuan glanced at her dark circles and ultimately couldn't bear to exhaust her.

"There's no need to cut back on rest time; please continue at your normal pace."