Machine War: Starting from Gundam OO

Chapter 1369: Changing ships? Not true (4.8K, just treat it as a small benefit)

"Okay, change the boat. What do you want to change?" Yang Hui rolled his eyes. Mabiti's methods were getting more and more unreliable.

"Of course it's the Macross class!" Maby suggested excitedly. Although the mysteries of the divine civilizations [Eos] and [AOS] deeply attracted her, the beauty of the Macross-class battleship also attracted her!

The transformable structure of the huge battleship, the super-heavy quantum reaction cannon, the GN pin-point defense system... there were so many things that fascinated her.

"Well, now the question is, where can you get the spare Macross-class battleships?" Yang Hui asked Mabie with dead eyes. He knew that Mabie was coveting the Macross-class battleships. Not only Mabie, but even Sanye Greywallai and Reynold Harding had a hidden expectation in their eyes.

If the Promise Legion had not arrived, the Drestriga would have been the most powerful battleship in the world, without a doubt. However, with such a powerful example before it, the Drestriga was not that prominent, especially in terms of the battleship's own combat effectiveness.

Not counting the transformation system of Macross attack, the firepower of Macross-class battleship is not comparable to that of [Drestriga]. The ferocious secondary guns spread all over the ship, the insane honeycomb missile launchers, and the super-heavy quantum reaction cannon that can destroy the colonial satellite with one shot are even inferior to [Drestriga's] main gun - the super-large heavy particle cannon on the bow.

It was just that he didn't say it out loud due to his feelings for [Drestriga]. After all, it was their first ship and they had fought side by side for so long, it was impossible for him to just abandon it.

However, things are not that simple. After all... where are the extra Macross-class battleships for Drei Kreuz to use?

"No?" Mabey asked disappointedly.

"Of course not!" Yang Hui cursed angrily, "All the Macross-class battleships were brought directly from Promise Fortress. Let alone your world, among all the worlds connected to Promise Fortress, only the original Macross World F has the ability to manufacture Macross-class battleships. Moreover, the fortress's territory in Macross World F is just a colonial fleet that has just landed on the colony planet, and it does not have the ability to produce Macross-class battleships on its own. These Macross-class battleships were all produced in the fortress's factory area. The current fleet has already used up all its resources. Where can we get more?"

Not to mention this world, even the Gundam AGE world, which was the first to be connected to Prometheus Fortress and whose technology has always followed Prometheus Fortress, cannot produce Macross-class battleships on its own, let alone the Super Dimension Fortress 30 world that has not yet been connected, because the technology of the Macross F world is too advanced. You must know that most of these worlds will soon be the day when humans will step into the universe, while the Macross F world has already spread throughout the universe. The gap between the two cannot be instantly bridged by simple science and technology.

"What should we do? Colonel Yang Hui, do you have any good ideas?" Mabey was at her wit's end. She had thought of all the solutions she could think of, but nothing worked. She could only turn to Yang Hui for the answer.

"..." Yang Hui thought for a while, but he couldn't think of a good solution for a while. After thinking for a while, he could only deal with it temporarily. "Well, Mabe, you cooperate with me to improve another system and temporarily replace [AOS] to work. It doesn't require the entire battleship to operate at full capacity, as long as it can set sail, and try to catch up with the [Infinite Demon]'s luring operation."

"In other words... use the Drestliga as a transport ship?" Mitsuha Greywallis considered the feasibility of this plan.

"That's right." Yang Hui nodded. "In fact, Drei Kreuz's combat power is already seriously exceeded. The six A-class pilots, including me, Graham, Char, Lala, Amuro, and Camus, plus the six successfully awakened [Dawn Series], are theoretically enough to deal with any danger. In addition, Drei Kreuz's main combat power lies in the MS force, and the battleship firepower also has the [White Fortress]. Therefore, the combat power of [Drestriga] itself is not a rigid demand. What is most needed is the transportation capacity."

Clover Greywallis, Reynold Harding and Mabe had complicated expressions. Although what Yang Hui said was correct, in the previous battles, [Drestriga] itself did not have a very outstanding performance. Its firepower and speed were not as good as others. It had always played the role of a transport brigade, and during battles it only used its meager firepower to make up for the loss.

But... they are members of the crew of Drestligar. What's the difference between disliking Drestligar and disliking themselves?
"Captain?" Reynold Harding and Mabe looked at Clover Greywallis. Although she had experienced the incident in Ochidachia, she was still the captain of Drei Kreuz. The word "acting" in front was only temporary. Everyone could see that the so-called punishment was just a symbolic move and had no practical significance. At most... Clover Greywallis was no longer the general manager of Drei Kreuz. And this was harmless. Originally, the White Fortress selectively accepted her orders because of her military identity and responsibilities, and most of the time it still listened to Yang Hui.

Therefore, the final decision about [Drestriga] still needs to be made by Sanye Greywalla.

"Then let's do it this way." Considering that there was no other good way, Sanye Greywallai accepted Yang Hui's suggestion, "Maby, fully cooperate with Colonel Yang Hui and let [Drestriga] fly first. We must catch up with the [Infinite Demon]'s luring operation."

"learn."

"Colonel Yang Hui, thank you for your hard work."

"It's your job."

After discussing the results, everyone dispersed. Yang Hui and Mabey led a group of researchers to start working busily. It was not easy to build a system for such a large ship, not to mention that it had to temporarily replace the operation of [AOS].

Mitsuba Greywallis and Reynold Harting separated. Although he was not the captain, Reynold Harting had more things to do than the captain. On the one hand, he needed to keep an eye on all the details of the [Drestriga], and on the other hand, he also needed to observe the status of the members and make timely adjustments.

Mitsuye Greywalle had nothing important to do for the time being, so she simply returned to the captain's room. After the meeting was over, she maintained her dignity as a captain and did not show any anxiety, cowardice or suspicion in front of her companions. But now that she was alone, she relaxed and felt very tired. At the same time, the guilt and self-doubt hidden in her heart surged up again and lingered around her.

"Am I really... still qualified to lead everyone in battle?" Although Ochidachea's influence did not cause any substantial losses, it almost caused the entire army to fall apart, triggered not-so-intense internal conflicts, and planted the seeds of doubt and conflict in everyone's hearts.

Fortunately, Ochidachea was caught in time, the impact she caused was eliminated, and Yang Hui also stepped forward in time to explain the matter, thus averting the crisis of internal division.

But Mitsuha Greywallis, the instigator of this, will not let it go. As the head of this force, he has become the promoter of internal division. How is this different from the intrigue and mutual harassment among the former high-ranking officials of the Earth Federation Army?
"Drip drip..."

Just as Sanye Greywallai was becoming more and more depressed and sinking deeper and deeper into self-doubt, the doorbell rang. Sanye Greywallai slapped her face to cheer herself up.

"who is it?"

"Sanye, it's me..."

"Aiji..."

"Can you... open the door?"

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Sanye Greywalle opened the door and invited Aggie St. Claus in: "Come in."

"Excuse me..." Aggie St. Claus was still embarrassed at the thought of being alone with Clover Greywall in her "boudoir", but he mustered up the courage and walked into the room.

"What's the matter, Aggie?" asked Clover Greywallis.

"I heard... you were resting in the captain's room, so... I came here. I hope I didn't disturb your rest?" Aggie Saint Claus asked shyly.

"No...it's okay."

"..."

Both of them fell silent at the same time, and the captain's room fell into an eerie silence.

"that……"

"that……"

"You go first..."

"You go first..."

"No, you should speak first..."

"No, you should speak first..."

The two spoke at the same time, which made them stunned for a moment, blushing and laughing. "Pfft~ You should go first, Aggie, what do you want to talk to me about?" Sanye Greywalle covered her mouth and chuckled. The embarrassment and shyness were reduced a lot, and the atmosphere in the room became relaxed.

"Well...that...I'm just...a little worried about you, Sanye." Aggie St. Claus also relaxed a little, but was still quite shy. He mustered up the courage to express his concerns.

Although there was no sign of abnormality on the surface, after going through so many things, Aggie St. Claus knew very well that Sanye Greywallite would blame herself and doubt herself, so he thought of coming to see her and accompany her.

"Don't worry, Aggie, I'm fine." Sanye Greywallai paused, then immediately regained her relaxed expression and said to Aggie Saint Claus.

"Don't lie, Sanye." Aggie St. Claus pointed out Sanye Greywallis's disguise, "You must be feeling guilty now, right?"

"Eh?"

"In fact, everyone is worried about you, Mitsuha. After all, we have worked together for such a long time."

"...Am I really... still qualified to lead everyone in the fight?" Everything had been pointed out, and everyone had seen through my heart. There was no need to pretend any longer. My breath was drained away, and I became dejected.

"Of course, I should say that it wouldn't work if it weren't for you, Sanye." Aggie St. Claus said seriously.

"But there is also Colonel Yang Hui..."

"Well, Colonel Yang Hui is indeed very powerful and admirable, but...he is inferior to you in one aspect, Sanye."

"Huh? Is that so?" Sanye Greywall asked in surprise.

"Yes." Aggie St. Claus nodded and said solemnly, "Colonel Yang Hui does not belong to this world, or rather... not only to this world."

"Huh? What...is this?" Sanye Greywalle didn't understand what Aggie Saint Claus meant.

"How should I put it? I'm not very good at speaking, I don't know if I can explain it clearly." Aggie Saint Claus scratched his hair and organized his words as best as possible. "Look, Yang Hui is the commander-in-chief of the Promise Legion. Although he is now acting with Drei Kreuz, it's only for now, right? One day, he will leave. At that time, the person who can lead us forward... won't it still be you?"

"...Pfft~" Hearing this, Sanye Greywallai couldn't help laughing, "When you say this, aren't you just saying that I'm a lower-ranking substitute for Colonel Yang Hui?"

"Ah? No! No! That's not what I meant!" Aggie St. Claus was embarrassed. He wanted to slap his stupid mouth and explained hastily, "Look, Colonel Yang Hui has to take care of so many things that he always ignores some of our little things. As our captain, you only need to pay attention to us, right? We... this... that... sorry..."

In the end, Aggie St. Claus chose to apologize. He was really helpless with his stupid mouth. He was not very good at speaking to begin with, and he became even worse in a hurry.

"Hehe." However, the effect was still good. At least Sanye Greywallai laughed happily. "It's okay, Aggie. I know what you mean."

"Really?" Aggie St. Claus looked at Clover Greywallis in surprise.

"Well, and...thank you, Aggie." Mitsuha Greywallis thanked softly with a gentle expression.

"Three leaves..."

"By the way, Edge, I saw you left the meeting in the middle of it. Are you okay?" With Edge Saint Claus's alternative comfort, Sanye Greywalle felt a lot more relaxed and did not continue to dwell on this issue. She shifted the topic to Edge Saint Claus. After all... his angry departure was also quite worrying.

"I... am fine." As soon as he mentioned himself, especially the content involving his life experience and the A Agency, Aggie Saint Claus fell into a visibly depressed state. Although Huso, Ida Longsheng and Al tried their best to comfort him, and other people also offered comfort and encouragement after the meeting, the nightmare of the past would not disappear so easily.

"...Can you tell me about your past?" Sanye Greywallai asked after a moment of silence.

"Eh? My past? Forget it, it's not a pretty story." Aggie St. Claus was reluctant to even recall it, let alone share it with others. Besides... this past was not only his nightmare, but also his inferiority.

"Colonel Yang Hui once said that if you want to defeat yourself, you must first face yourself. Aggie, I believe you." Sanye Greywallai looked at Aggie St. Claus sincerely, and then made a joke, "And... didn't you just say that as a captain, I have to keep an eye on you at all times?"

"Eh? This... that..." Aggie St. Claus was immediately embarrassed. Not only was his careless words used to attack him, but Clover Greywallis was also quite aggressive. How could a novice like him defend himself? ?

"Okay... okay." Under the gaze of Clover Greywallis, Aggie St. Claus finally gave in and stammered about his past.

"...I'm sorry." After listening to Aggie Saint Claus's story, Sanye Greywallis apologized to him. It was indeed not a good memory and she was a little too abrupt.

"No, Mitsuba, you don't have to apologize." Aggie St. Claus shook his head and smiled softly, "I do feel better after speaking out, thank you."

Not to mention, even when Hu Suo, Ida Longsheng and Al were comforting him, he did not tell them about his past. He had been holding it in, hiding it, and enduring it. But now, at the request of Sanye Greywallai, he spoke out, and indeed removed some of the heavy stone in his heart.

"That's the captain's duty."

"It would be better if he wasn't the captain..." Aggie St. Claus pulled his scarf to cover his blushing face and muttered softly.

However, the room was so small, there were only two people, not far away, and there was no noise, so even the quietest voice could be heard. Sanye Greywallai's pretty face immediately became red, but... she did not panic. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and murmured softly: "It's not impossible..."

"Eh?" The murmur was naturally heard by Aggie St. Claus, and he felt like he was knocked unconscious by the hammer of "happiness", or like a kettle that was about to boil and was about to smoke!
Mitsuha Greywallai on the other side was not much better, with her head almost buried in her chest. She didn't know why she was so bold, maybe it was because he was the first one to comfort her, maybe it was because of his support at the meeting, or maybe it was... the agreement that had been adhered to until now.

"That... Sanye..."

"Um……"

"I……"

The atmosphere in the room was gradually filled with pink ambiguity, and the two nervous people gradually approached each other at a very slow speed, and then...

"Ding~Zi La~"

"Excuse me! I have something to report to the captain!"

Just as the two were about to get close to each other, the door of the captain's room opened, and Reynold Harding walked in with his hands behind his back. Behind him, a group of heads formed a circle around the door frame, staring at the two with sharp eyes.

Clover Greywallis and Aggie St. Claus separated immediately as if they had been electrocuted. Steam came out of Clover Greywallis's head with a "puff" sound, and Aggie St. Claus's face turned red, and he looked at Reynold Harding as if he was looking at the murderer of his father.

"Damn you black-hearted guy with glasses! Why don't you just die!!!"

(End of this chapter)