Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

Marco Polo checked the video on the White Base and confirmed that Amuro was probably relying on his youthful enthusiasm to hold on for more than a whole day without having a complete sleep.

"Ah...yes, sorry, Miss Marco Polo."

After lying on the bed for a while, his spirit relaxed. The tight string in Amuro's heart gradually relaxed, and a wave of sleepiness surged into his heart unstoppably.

……

'Verification of communication key...successful. '

"Lieutenant General Cunningham, received an order from Gabro Headquarters regarding the current status of the 'White Base'."

In the CIC of the Marco Polo, Lieutenant General Cunningham browsed with a strange expression. The instructions put on the screen by Marco Polo only consisted of a few lines:

First of all, Gabro Headquarters highly praised the initiative of the Federation Space Force fleet on Luna 2, which actively supported friendly forces that were attacked by Zeon;

Secondly, the ownership and mission of the White Base remain unchanged. After the emergency repair and supply work is completed, it will still be driven by the original crew and set sail as soon as possible to transport a mobile suit developed in response to the "V Plan" to the earth;

Finally, civilians who provide assistance in battle and have been involved in military secrets will be treated as volunteers to join the army and continue to serve on the White Base, above.

"When we reported, didn't we clearly explain the current situation of the White Base, especially the casualties of the regular crew members on it?"

Lieutenant General Cunningham frowned and looked at Marco Polo in confusion; this secret order was so outrageous that he wondered whether there was something wrong with his definition of certain terms:

'Is it necessary to understand the crew as part of the maintenance work, and wait until the surviving crew members of the original class have fully recovered from their injuries before allowing the White Base to set sail? '

"Unfortunately, Lieutenant General Cunningham, I even emphasized the current situation of the White Base in the report, and the integrity of information transmission can be guaranteed; it seems that the order from Gabro Headquarters is indeed, after fully recognizing this Made on the basis of one point.”

On the way back to Luna 2, Marco Polo briefly established communication with Gabro's headquarters and reported the situation related to the White Base;

Unexpectedly, this time, Gabro headquarters responded extremely quickly.

"I know that this unit is the treasure of Gao Yun's group who actually implemented the 'V Plan', but there is no need to be in such a hurry, right?"

Lieutenant General Cunningham was slightly dissatisfied. Although he knew that even if they were both cultivated and promoted by General Rebeer, there would still be mountains of different sizes under this big 'Rebeer Faction';

But if just for the sake of these mountain battles, one ignores the objective status of the troops and makes irresponsible judgments, which ultimately leads to a defeat in the battle; Lieutenant General Cunningham really feels that he has been underestimated——

It's like the White Base will be detained by him when it arrives at Luna 2;

Although the Gundam is indeed a powerful machine, and the boy named Amuro does have great potential, but to what extent can one battleship and one machine affect the situation of the battle?

"You...do you have any other news from Gabro?"

Although it is buried deep under hundreds or even thousands of meters of rock formations, even in the entire earth, it can be said to be the deepest buried and the furthest human residence from the stars, but the Gabro headquarters is still the federal headquarters. The center of the space army;

Lieutenant General Cunningham, who has been staying on the front line of Luna 2, is not sure whether something happened to him in the command hall of the Gabro underground bunker, among the seats surrounding the joint meeting round table. adverse changes.

"Although the specific information is not clear, there are indeed 'V Plan' technicians responsible for the development of mobile suits, and they have a...'competitive consciousness' towards the Ogas system."

"Is it because warships have always been used as carriers? No... On the ground, you mainly control unmanned tanks, armored vehicles, individual-level robots, etc. They are just weapons that reduce the human content from the traditional combat system. .”

Lieutenant General Cunningham reacted immediately.

For those senior officials of the establishment, compared with the intelligent control corps that just adds an unmanned control system to traditional weapons and equipment;

MS troops have innovative significance in terms of technical lines, and in the tactical system they tend to decentralize command and operate independently. These are not a more acceptable choice.

What's more, regardless of the fact that the development of MS was strongly led by Admiral Ray Bill, naturally, based on this, there will always be people who oppose it for the sake of opposition.

"But that's not necessary. Artificial intelligence and mobile suits do not conflict, nor do they replace each other - just like the loyal wingman program we are developing now, don't you think so, Marco Polo?"

"In synchronization with Cynthia, I have learned about this project and it is currently in the final testing state; however, as far as the agent knows, the developers of the Gundam project seem to have a close relationship with the director of the Gabro Automation Research Institute, Fa Neil, take some action.”

"Are you collaborating with other artificial intelligence projects? That's really...a pity."

At this moment, he also had some dark thoughts, but Lieutenant General Cunningham still shook his head.

In his eyes, if Dr. Parson can do it, then those elites in the Technology Development Bureau at Gabro Headquarters must be able to do it similarly, or even better;

But even so, Ogas System, which he proposed to develop and handle first-hand, is still a pioneer in this field and has an incomparable first-mover advantage. It is hard to say what the future will be like.

"Since the Gabro headquarters insists on doing this, we will do it; but for the civilians who were recruited, this will be a bit cruel -"

Lieutenant General Cunningham waved his hand casually and sealed the future fate of the group on board the White Base.

"——But in this war that has engulfed the entire earth circle, no one can completely stay out of it."

Chapter 14: Military Uniform (End)

About a day later, the main gate of Luna 2's harbor opened again, and intermittent cursor signals extended outward, guiding the warships of the Federation Space Force to return home one after another;

Under Marco Polo's precise remote control and micro-control, the White Base also sailed smoothly into the Luna 2 port and parked at a berth outside the maintenance dock.

"Miss Marco Polo, your superior, who can make decisions, has now made the final judgment against us?"

Selah Mars rubbed her beautiful short golden hair and walked into the bridge; just like before, her words were always more or less aggressive.

She looked out the porthole of the bridge with some worry. First, stretchers, hospital beds, or dark gray body bags were sent out of the white base under the solemn gazes of federal soldiers on both sides of the road. ;

Those were casualties in the battle, officers and soldiers of the federal regular army.

Later, it seemed that some refugees, carrying bags and suitcases, also followed the slowly crawling queue and stepped off the white base;

But the atmosphere at the base port could not be described as friendly. Rows of federal soldiers with live ammunition were indifferently monitoring the group of refugees disembarking from the white base.

The federal army officers leading the team did not seem to be very friendly, and seemed a little impatient with the elderly people in the refugee team who were shouting to express their dissatisfaction;

In front of the team, there were temporary cubicles built with screens, which divided the refugee team and blocked all sightlines from behind.

And these boys and girls, who are all asked to stay on the ship and have put on military uniforms, what will be waiting for them?

Sera thought, she had a premonition that the federal army here might not let them return to their previous peaceful life casually.

"Please don't be anxious. We are notifying the crew of the White Base right now; we will announce your whereabouts later when everyone is here."

Marco Polo looked at Sera Mars, a girl who had always been very strong and seemed to be wearing a shell full of edges and corners, and recalled her dual identities from the memories of her previous life;

It must be admitted that Luna 2 only exists as a military base for the Federal Space Force and does not store the civil affairs data of each Side colonial satellite group. And the construction of Side 7 was suspended due to the war, and the management of various data materials is even more chaotic, almost They are all stored on various temporary platforms.

Even if those refugees showed their IDs, Luna 2, which was wrapped in the mist of rice particles, would naturally not be able to send a signal to verify the authenticity of the IDs——

What’s more, it’s unclear whether the local government where they were born that issued their identity documents still exists; most of these refugees immigrated to Side7 in the past two years or even after the war broke out.

Compared with them, Thela Mars' identity is "transparent and reliable"; her experience of studying in medical school put her on the list of "potentially recruitable special skills talents" for Luna 2 and the Space Army. Passed the number.

"But I saw that there are already people who can get off the boat, right?"

Serra pointed out the window, but Marco Polo did not look over. Instead, he continued to stare at the blond girl wearing a women's military uniform and said in a tone that could not be refused:

"Yes, but you are different."

After intensive screening through on-board surveillance, those Side7 refugees who had not been exposed to warship operations, weapons systems, entered sensitive facilities such as the bridge, and did not directly participate in combat were guided off the ship in order;

However, after stepping off the highly confidential new battleship of the Federation Army and setting foot on the ground of the equally highly confidential Space Force fortress, it is naturally impossible to let them go directly and send them to other colonial satellites;

They must stay in the settlement on Luna 2 until the war is over.

The boys and girls who stood up to fight for survival, such as Amuro, Mirai, Sera, and Kai, were gathered in the center of the ship together with the space officers and soldiers who originally belonged to the White Base, such as Captain Brad. In the hangar.

Uneasiness spread among the commotion, especially when they saw that some other people who were also affected were able to disembark, but they were asked to stay on the ship;

The crowd gathered in twos and threes, speculating on what the federal army would do to them.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Marco Polo's voice was emitted from the speakers in every corner of the hangar. The sound waves propagated back and forth in the closed hangar, forming a shocking surround sound.

The crowd immediately fell silent, looking slightly uneasily at Marco Polo, who was standing alone across from the crowd, but his momentum could overwhelm the crowd.

"First of all, Captain Blade, orders from the Gabro General Staff and the 'V Plan' Coordination Headquarters."

Marco Polo turned to look at Second Lieutenant Brad Noah, and this young lieutenant who was standing in front of the crowd took another step forward to get out of the queue.

"Yes, Brad - Captain, congratulations, the Gabro headquarters has approved that you will continue to command the White Base in the next battle until you officially return to Gabro to receive the next order."

This was good news, but it was not the news that Brad wanted to hear at this time; however, after all the great changes that had occurred in just two days, the young man had gained some experience, and he endured it and continued. listen;

"And all members of the White Base will set off immediately after completing the supply and repair work on Luna 2 to continue the mission of returning to Gabro's headquarters, above."

"Wait, what about the refugees being taken in?!"

After hearing the word 'above', Captain Brad couldn't hold it back and asked eagerly.

"The refugees have been transferred and they will be temporarily housed on Luna 2, Captain Blade."

"But, these..."

Captain Brad turned his head and looked back at the crowd behind him, scanning the young faces.

"Thank you for volunteering to become a member of the Federal Space Force and serve the Federation. The Federation will never forget your sacrifice and dedication."

"Wait, what did the volunteers say?"

The crowd suddenly exploded, and Captain Blade subconsciously wanted to get closer to express his confusion; but Marco Polo, who looked calm and unfazed, refused to give in, making him realize that there was no way to deal with the artificial intelligence in front of him. It makes no sense for the holographic projection to be angry.

"I want to see the Lieutenant General, I have to know what's going on!"

"I'm very sorry. I understand your eagerness; but this is the best result that Lieutenant General Cunningham has deliberately taken care of and sought for you. Captain Brad, you really realize that you have been Did you do something—"

"What is the best result? Does the Federation want to force us to fight? I'm not even an adult yet!"

Kai Xiting, who was hiding behind the crowd, was encouraging, but for Marco Polo, who was not relying on his eyes to project his face while standing in front of the crowd, and whose voiceprint characteristics had been recorded, he was like this Dodge has no effect.

"Captain Blade, recognizing you as the acting commander of the White Base means that even if your military rank is only a second lieutenant, you have taken over the White Base in accordance with the order of transfer of command authority when all superior officers are unable to perform their duties. command of the base;”

Marco Polo's voice easily drowned out the rioting crowd;

"In this way, any orders you issued before, including the temporary recruitment of volunteers to pilot Gundams and operate battleships, were made as the captain of the White Base, not as an overreaching second lieutenant who acted on his own initiative. In this way, you do you understand?"

Captain Brad pursed his lips. He always believed that he made the best decision based on the actual situation. Although it was short-lived, after all, he had received professional military training——

And with outstanding performance in the training, he was directly awarded the rank of second lieutenant in advance. Brad, who was assigned to the White Base as an intern, understood that if he had to rigidly follow the military regulations and military laws of the Federal Army, what he would do would probably be... to be court-martialed;

'However, rules are dead, and the actual combat situation is changeable. If the battle had been carried out strictly in accordance with military regulations and the idle people and Amuro were driven off the Gundam, then the fate of the White Base would have been nothing more than the unknown. When reinforcements came from Moonlight 2, they were eliminated by Char. '

"...I understand. Thank you to Lieutenant General Cunningham for me...and the volunteers, too...?"

This order, at least in an official sense, endorsed Brad's illegal use of the White Base and the Gundam, making his previous actions legal and legal, both in name and in fact.

"Yes, Captain Blade,"

Marco Polo tilted his head slightly, and the focus of his eyes passed through the crowd, directly piercing Kai Xiting, who was behind the crowd and was observing the development of the current situation through the gap.

Although you can't tell from his somewhat gloomy and carefree appearance, with a rather gangster temperament, this big boy may indeed be the most pragmatic and the one who best plans for himself among the many boys and girls present;

Although he seems to be not doing his job properly, he wanders around the streets with his friends all day long——

But Kai had already obtained a driving license for heavy construction machinery at a young age. If the war had not reached Side7, he would have been unable to find a stable job with acceptable income to support himself in the future by relying on his skills in driving these special machinery. question.

However, it was precisely because of this that Kai, who was forced to board another mobile suit with a crawler structure in its lower body, the Guntank, aboard the White Base, could be regarded as jumping onto this 'thief ship'.

"Everyone present here has entered the bridge of the White Base, the cockpit of Gundam, Guntank and other MSs, and has come into contact with the Federation's core military secrets intentionally or unintentionally. But if you can 'volunteer' to join the army-"

Marco Polo paused and spread his hands;

"Then this kind of behavior can be considered as joining the battle as a volunteer under the order of Captain Brad, the acting commander of the White Base. Not only will he not be held accountable for any responsibility, but he will be able to enjoy various welfare subsidies for volunteers. , and the corresponding results will be counted as credit."

Even if boarding the White Base or the Gundam when escaping from Side 7 was attacked by the Zeon army can be called an 'emergency escape', then in the middle of escaping to Luna 2, he suddenly turned around and turned back to the pursuing Zeon. Weng Jun launched a counterattack——

Is such behavior really necessary?At that time, Lieutenant Brad, who promoted the decision to fight back through a democratic vote among all those on the ship who were willing to fight, really had the power?

Marco Polo was thinking in the background. In the memories from his previous life, TV animations, theater versions, novels and even plots discussed by people in group forums interfered with each other;

She only maintains a vague and incomplete understanding of the specific course of action of the White Base.

So in fact, when Marco Polo reviewed the combat records, she noticed that the White Base had actively launched an attack on Char's troops; she realized that if the regulations were strictly followed, this group of refugees who were forced to participate in the war were really not innocent. No responsibility.

Captain Blade was also stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that if he continued to talk like this, then in the name of 'obligation', these civilians affected by the Zeon raid would be called on to participate in the battle, and even those who put on military uniforms, It was Brad himself;

'Whether the decisions I made were also affected by my own greed - the pleasure of establishing myself as an authority, giving orders to others, the vanity of hearing others call myself captain...'

A heavy sense of responsibility weighed on his heart.

'I have to take them out of the battlefield - to survive. '

"How could it be possible? This is so unreasonable. What have we done wrong? Is it wrong to rise up to resist? Are we supposed to just follow the rules and wait for the Zeon army to kill us?"

"The Zabi family that controls the Principality of Zeon is so unreasonable. Billions of lives have been lost in this war. What's wrong with them? Miss Frau."

A girl who had never thought about setting foot on a battlefield, let alone one day becoming a soldier who might shoot and kill people, Frau Bo became a little emotional.

"End this cruel war as soon as possible, end the tyranny of the Zabi family, and return the world to a state of reason; this is the common aspiration of thousands of federal soldiers fighting on all fronts."

Marco Polo kept his wording precise, 'thousands and thousands' of federal soldiers, not 'all the federal troops'.

"That's enough, we volunteer to join the army, but please don't make it seem like you are still giving us alms; I overheard Captain Paul mention that in fact, the White Base is not under the jurisdiction of Luna 2 at all, is it? It's not our turn. Until you tell us what to do."