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

"Captain Brad, but I don't think they have gone through formal training after all, at least three or four months, and they can't even be called voluntary members of the federal army. Shouldn't we be more careful when guiding them? A little more technical?"

Although Staff Sergeant Long Jose had a rough image, Captain Brad didn't feel any discomfort when he heard him talk about 'techniques'. However, Brad still bluntly refused:

"That's why we don't have time to let them grow up slowly now. Even if they are forced, they have to get used to the style of the regular army first. Only then can they be qualified to talk about the future after surviving the battlefield."

Chapter 32: Between Battles (2)

"Sergeant Amuro," Shirogane said after seeing Amuro staying alone in the cockpit and continuing to adjust the learning computer and operating system on the Gundam after communicating with the maintenance staff about the repair and replacement of external hardware. said:

"Are you presetting a script for coherent actions?"

Platinum is now connected to the background of the Gundam's onboard computer, and it can be seen that Amuro is trying to write a script to simplify the operation, so that the control output signals provided by the limited joysticks and buttons in the cockpit can be directly converted into more complex actions of the body. .

"That's right, Miss Platinum, the Gundam still has great potential, and the freedom of movement should be even higher. This advantage cannot be achieved by just relying on the joystick."

Amuro said without raising his head, but after speaking he paused, as if he suddenly realized something;

"It's okay, Miss Platinum. I'm fine."

'How sensitive. "Platinum kept correcting Amuro's personality model in the background," directly mentioning help or explanation at this time would be counterproductive. '

"No, if you really want to say it, I want to know, Sergeant Amuro, how you fired that shot when you last intercepted the Zeon cruise missile. Judging from the background data, the Gundam's fire control system at that time was The locking is not completed yet——"

"——It was incredible to destroy two cruise missiles with one shot."

Shirogane said in a tone of surprise and even a little admiration, causing Amuro's face to glow red with both pride and shame.He temporarily stopped what he was doing, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said:

"Ha, that shot was indeed accurate...but I can't figure out how I did it. I just felt that it should be shot in this direction. Maybe it was luck."

"It is difficult to explain such an incident using probability alone, especially when two cruise missiles were destroyed with one shot. From the subsequent deduction, based on the Gundam's location at the time, there was only one chance to achieve this blow, and Ah Sergeant Muro, you caught it just right."

"Even if you say so, Miss Platinum, I still can't explain how you did it..."

Next, Platinum carefully explained to Amuro from statistics and probability why the appearance of this shot was no accident, and tried to use data to analyze with him how to reproduce this shot, but such analysis did not produce any results. result--

But that’s not important. What’s important is that when time passed by and Amuro came back to his senses, he noticed that he had just written a custom action script at the beginning;

"I'm very sorry for delaying your work, Sergeant Amuro. The discussion with you is very valuable; as compensation, can you let me share some basic writing work? Even if the code I generate may not be perfect, but here Modifications based on the basics can also save a lot of time.”

Platinum offered a helping hand with a deliberately manufactured apology; Amuro glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the screen, pondered for a moment, and realized something, but he still accepted Platinum's help:

"Originally I didn't want to trouble you, Miss Platinum, but in this case, my idea here is..."

……

The sun was setting and night was falling. The white base was bathed in the last golden afterglow on the horizon and landed on a dry river in the wasteland.

"Platinum, ask the kitchen to bring me a drink... No," Captain Brad looked around the bridge. Except for himself, Sera and Kai were still at their posts;

As for others, they have either taken turns to rest, such as Mirai, or are currently performing maintenance operations on the open deck, such as Hayabusa Kobayashi and Long Jose.

"Send a pot of coffee to the bridge."

"Okay, Captain Brad, are you planning on staying up late tonight?"

While talking to Brad, Shirogane conveyed instructions to Frau Poe, who was helping in the ship's central kitchen.

"How can I rest at ease like this?"

Captain Blade smiled bitterly and shook his head. If the White Base was still sailing in the air at high speed, it would be a bit difficult to carry out maintenance operations on the open deck against the airflow.

Therefore, even though it is still deep in the zone controlled by the Zeon Army, the White Base has to stop temporarily and hide in this wasteland with no roads in a radius of 30 kilometers to lick its wounds.

"Miss Platinum, for coffee, I want a macchiato, please add more milk, thank you——"

"Kay! Captain Brad ordered coffee to stay up late and stay awake, not for you to choose a drink that suits your taste. By the way, you should also go up to the deck to help with repairs, right?"

Sera consistently found fault with Kai who was slacking off, and then turned to face Platinum's projection and said:

"Miss Platinum, don't spoil him. Doesn't he have a mission at the moment?"

"I'm sorry too, but Corporal Kai Sitting has indeed completed the reloading and preparation of Guncannon, and now it's his turn to be on duty on the bridge."

"Humph, look, Miss Sierra, you can't bring your personal likes and dislikes into your work. You should learn more from Miss Platinum how to act according to the rules."

Kai pressed the button on the side of the seat, pressed his upper body back, and the backrest of the seat also fell down; then, Kai comfortably stretched his arms and was about to lift his legs. Put it on the operating table.

"Kay Sitting!"

Captain Blade, whose eyebrows were filled with worries about the future of the White Base, listened to Kai's lazy tone, and an unknown fire ignited in his heart from the myriad of worries at hand, and suddenly shouted;

Without looking back, Captain Brad could imagine how relaxed Kai was now.

"Being on duty on the bridge is also a task. You must be ready to respond to emergencies at any time! Platinum, has his preparation task been completed?"

"Although Corporal Kay Sitting deserted frequently, the work and tasks assigned to him were completed to standard, at least today."

Shirogane did justice to Kai. Captain Brad would look for Amuro whenever something happened, and he had to be on standby to be ready to attack at any time. In comparison, Kai, who performed mediocrely, did not have the same problem. Carrying so many expectations.

And Kai is not like Kobayashi Hayato, who often secretly goes to the training simulator the White Base obtained from friendly forces on Luna 2 to improve himself, so there is a reason why he often seems to have some free time.

"Hmph, there is still so much free time after completing the mission, which means that the workload is not enough. With my authority as captain, is there anyone else on the ship who needs help now?"

Captain Brad said aggressively; but after hearing Platinum confirm that Kai had completed his assigned tasks, Brad, who had his back to Kai, looked obviously not that serious.

When Kai heard this, he was naturally trembling with fright. He quickly bounced the back of the seat back to its original position with a bang, sat upright, and said quickly with a trembling voice:

"Bu, Captain Brad, am I not helping you on the bridge right now? Giving extra weight to whoever completes his or her mission first is a devil's act, Captain Brad."

"That's like being on duty."

Captain Brad crossed his arms and said threateningly.

Bai Jin noticed that Captain Brad's mood calmed down a lot after he seemed to be angry at Kai; "Is this the purpose of Kai's presence here?" ' Platinum considered that sometimes a similar role is needed in the team to adjust the atmosphere.

"Tsk, Captain Brad, isn't Miss Platinum watching? Why are you so serious? Miss Platinum will definitely notify you in time if anything happens. Am I right, Miss Platinum?"

Seeing that the topic unexpectedly came to him, Bai Jin turned slightly sideways and glanced at Kai; but Kai turned around carefully to avoid Bai Jin's gaze——

To be precise, he avoided the gaze of Platinum's projection and waved his hand in greeting to Platinum's real eyes, the camera installed in the corner of the ceiling behind the bridge.

"Don't blame everything on artificial intelligence. Are you trying to excuse your laziness?" Naturally, Sierra would not let go of this opportunity to insult people and directly intervened in the conversation.

"No, if Platinum..."

Captain Brad subconsciously wanted to say some words of advice and warning, but in the middle of his words, he suddenly froze;

Second Lieutenant Brad Noah, as a trainee officer on the original White Base, was responsible for various tasks beside the former captain Paul, such as delivering orders, communicating between the bridge and various departments on the ship, and sorting out some documents. type of work——

That is to say, Bai Jin almost does all the chores single-handedly now, and Bai Jin will obviously do more, such as controlling the main gun and close-in defense gun on the ship, launching missiles, adjusting the radar working mode and other tasks. She can also do such tasks. Said he was competent.

If it weren't for a series of coincidences that allowed Brad to sit in the captain's seat of the White Base, otherwise, if he, a trainee second lieutenant, had been assigned to an intelligent control battleship of the Federation Space Force...

'No, there should be no trainee officers on such a warship. '

Captain Brad bit his lower lip gently.

“The role of people is of course irreplaceable.”

Bai Jin said calmly, she was sure of this, after all, people were her purpose, but as for what other functions these included, she still needed to slowly think about it and slowly eliminate it.

"——That's right, Platinum is right, but there is one thing you are right about Kai..."

Captain Brad seemed a little reluctant when he first started talking, but soon he clarified his thoughts and said in an unpredictable tone:

"...That means we have no idea about the situation of the Zeon forces around us. The intelligence map we can rely on was updated last month. We just sitting on the bridge cannot be considered as being cautious."

"Captain Blade, what do you mean...?"

Bai Jin also opened his eyes a little wider, showing some surprise, and bowed slightly as if he was obeying orders.

"Deploy a Gunpelle transport plane and lift the off-road vehicle on the White Base to a nearby road. Then the crew members disguised as civilians will drive into nearby towns to inquire about the situation of the surrounding Zeon forces."

Kai instinctively sensed something was wrong and wished he could hide his head in his shoulders.

"Conducting reconnaissance is indeed very important, but considering that we know nothing about the situation in the area occupied by the Zeon army, it is also extremely dangerous. As far as I know, the White Base has not received camouflage reconnaissance training. Professionals.”

'Disguise and sneak into the investigation... This is really something I can't do now, but even if it's Captain Brad yourself...' Platinum began to search her own memory, and she was able to find a few cases where Amuro ran away in plain clothes. It's a plot, but it's not the same.

"Since the work at hand of others has not been completed yet, Kai, you will be responsible for this task."

"Eh--"

Just as Kai was about to come up with an excuse, he heard Captain Brad say immediately:

"I will also go together. As the captain of the White Base, it is necessary to witness first-hand information with my own eyes. The Gundam is almost ready now, right? Let Amuro drive the Gundam to hide behind and provide support at any time. ."

"Eh!?"

This time, Sera also joined the surprised lineup.

"Captain Blade!?"

"Captain Blade, I implore you to reconsider this decision."

In order to show her solemnity, Bai Jin made a rare frown expression; she moved two steps to the middle between Captain Brad's seat and the bridge exit, and blocked it there.

"As the captain of the White Base, you are also the highest-ranking officer on the ship. Such a front-line mission should not be your responsibility."

"I understand, but you also mentioned, Baijin, that no one on the current White Base is fully qualified for this task; and I have at least received formal training and have relevant investigation courses."

Brad stood up. Although he said that he was not 'completely competent', the confident look on Captain Brad's face made Platinum confirm that his decision at this time would probably be difficult to change.

Platinum took half a step to one side, but still faced Captain Brad directly and said:

"I will not try to influence the decision you have made, Captain Blade, but I must make sure that you fully understand your own importance to the White Base and the danger of this reconnaissance operation..."

"I know all this, but it is precisely because of this that I do my best; of course I will also be prepared. In addition to asking Amuro to support me, after leaving the rice particle interference zone, I will fly the drone as a communication relay , keep in touch with the White Base at any time."

Captain Brad had obviously decided where to go, and he had also thought of a seemingly feasible plan in a hurry.

"Captain Brad, you see, an unprofessional person like me might ruin your mission..."

Kai raised his hand weakly.

"Don't say what you shouldn't say. For the rest, it's easy for soldiers who are too professional to reveal their secrets. Your temperament is just right."

Captain Brad pondered for a moment and continued to add:

"If you can play a role this time, you will definitely get better treatment on the White Base. I am not someone who knows rewards and punishments."

"what--?"

Although Kai still looked a little reluctant, he still stood up honestly.

"Captain Brad, in this case, where is the responsibility, I need to remind you that before you leave, you should set up an acting captain to take charge of your absence."

Bai Jin took half a step back again, and her body had already made way to the bridge exit, but she stretched out an arm to block the middle of the road.

Chapter 33: Between Battles (3)

For a moment, Captain Brad frowned, but the next moment he relaxed and said seriously:

"According to the combat regulations, it should be like this. If I'm not here... please tell Mi Lai to take command on behalf of her. Platinum, if there is an emergency, please give her more attention."

"Understood, Captain Brad, the transport planes and vehicles have been notified and are ready. In addition, please remember to bring the local currency of the joining country. I wish you all the best on your trip."

Platinum's figure flickered for a moment, then reappeared directly in the center of the bridge, beside Captain Brad.

"Well, I'll leave it to you while I'm away."

After saying that, Captain Brad led Kai out of the bridge. They now wanted to change into casual clothes.

……

"Shen, Captain Blaie wants to go out and investigate in person?"

Sitting in the cockpit of the Gundam, Amuro, who was fine-tuning the Gundam's operating system while eating, stopped in surprise, wiped his lips with his sleeves randomly, and tried hard to swallow the food in his mouth before continuing:

"Only Captain Blade himself?"

"Corporal Kai Sitting, who is temporarily free, will also go with us. Also, Sergeant Amuro, are you in good condition now? Captain Brad ordered you to drive the Gundam to respond from behind."

Platinum's head appeared on the small communication screen in the cockpit of the Gundam.

"Are you accompanying Kai? I understand. It's really troublesome and I don't have a moment to spare. But thank you for your concern, Miss Platinum. At this time, Captain Brad can't trust anyone but me, right? Then I can only bite the bullet." It’s okay.”

Amuro covered the food box placed on his lap, put it aside, reached out and pressed the button to lower and close the hatch of the Gundam's cockpit; for Captain Brad, Amuro's inner feelings were undoubtedly complicated. of--

But one thing is clear: Captain Brad's role is crucial for everyone on the White Base to unite and get to this day; Amuro also understands that if the Gundam alone can do it, he can't do it alone. Not that far.

"Gundam, prepare to attack, please use the beam rifle equipment!"

Amuro raised one ear to listen to Shirogane's mission explanation, and shouted to the maintenance personnel outside the machine through the intercom.