Gundam: Jiren's Ambition

"Has the identity of the other party been found out?"

the captain asked the first mate.

"No...but..."

"But what?"

"Things are a bit strange. The little girl with blond hair has matching information in the database. She was a second lieutenant in 79...and it seems that her age has not changed in more than ten years?"

"What... Phoenix's machine that can operate automatically without a pilot, plus a girl whose age is almost frozen? Is there anything else we haven't encountered on this trip?"

Captain Abayev said and looked at the communicator again.

"Your Excellency Ji Lian, do you have no problem leaving your pilot on our ship like this?"

"No problem, we have already informed you of our demands."

"It would be too much to hope that we would contact the Luo Chamber of Commerce through us, and tell them that our 'Phoenix Hunting' plan is impossible for us to give."

Abayev made a special probing sentence in his words.

"In this case, just convey a word."

"Then what should I convey?"

"'Rita Bernal' is here for you."

Ji Lianyan said concisely and comprehensively.

Ji Lian gradually began to adapt to the feeling of communicating through the communicator, but the other party had no idea that he was actually beside them.

"Okay, this won't be a foul. We can complete the communication, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for you not to show up at all."

Captain Abayev tentatively made one more request.

But Ji Lian smiled slightly and said:

"Captain, there is no need to test me. I know that you arranged for your subordinates to investigate the source of the communication signal, but he must not have received any results."

Ji Lian's answer made Abayev feel slightly embarrassed.

Clearly he has met a formidable opponent.

Abayev glanced at the communications soldier. Sure enough, the communications soldier shook his head and did not find any source of information from the other party.

This either means that the other party's technology is higher than ours and has hacked into our own lines, or that the other party is nearby and coveting Damascus at any time.

Therefore, Captain Abayev decided not to continue to act rashly.

"Well, let's strive for mutual benefit."

Then communications were interrupted.

In this way, Ji Lian used various words to make the other party think that he had the ability to defeat the Damascus at any time, and bluffed the captain of the Damascus.

Otherwise, how could Ji Lian let Croy and Su Ling board the ship so easily.

Fortunately, the soldiers in this covert operations force were quite good, so they were not embarrassed when they saw a girl pilot landing on the battleship.

In the Gundam world view, things like battleships are relatively loose even under the jurisdiction of the military.

A typical example is that in SEED, the Archangel was repeatedly broken into the bridge by civilians. The Trojan and many warships behind it also have a relatively loose management system. The slightly stricter ones are also strict organizations such as Titans, which is composed of elites.

Even the special operations Damascus was relatively loose.

In fact, this is mainly because operating in the universe is somewhat similar to the pirate ship system in the Age of Discovery.

Most of the time, pirate ships are relatively democratic, and the captain is the most charismatic among the people. This is a characteristic of naval warfare.

Of course, this feature was replaced by the more organized navy with the configuration of field-mounted muskets. However, with the advent of the MS era, warships slowly returned to a certain degree of democratic practices.

The core of democracy is to consider the lives of all people on the ship. Although Abayev is a soldier and has the rank of colonel, he must also consider whether he can lead the team in the future.

In the era of cosmic colonization, if you don't have your own direct troops, you can't possibly survive and spend a long time in the vast universe.

Jilian originally understood this more deeply in order to unite Grande and Mado of the Titans, as well as Trall and Kido of the Zeon remnants, to face the unknown universe, and then develop a strong power.

During these days on the ship, the crew of the Damascus has been trying to collect and analyze data on the newly seen Phoenix and Red Spirit Gundam, and many people are also curious about the true identity of Lieutenant Croy.

Su Ling and Croy lived generously on the boat for a while.

After all, if there is any danger, Ji Lian will secretly inform him, so it's not a big problem.

As per the deal, although the contract does not require enforcement, Captain Abayev still successfully contacted the members of the Luo Chamber of Commerce on Earth.

When Michelle Luo and Jonah Basuta learned the news about Unicorn Unit 3, they were both shocked.

Although the Bister Consortium has not died out at this time, the Luo Chamber of Commerce still has considerable influence after many years of development.

Soon, Jonah and Michelle, Rita's childhood friends, soon sailed the Rosebud of the Luo Chamber of Commerce and came to the universe.

Different from the plot of NT Gundam, Jonah and Michelle did not come here in a special mobile suit, but came as promised.

That is to say, because of the deal between Ji Lian and Abayev, the other party no longer needs to capture the Unicorn Unit 3 Phoenix, codenamed "Phoenix".

"Rita, is it really you?"

Jonah asked.

On the other hand, Michelle Luo, who was adopted as Luo Wuming's adopted daughter, was a little afraid of such a scene.

By all accounts, Rita Bernal should be dead.

"Unicorn Gundam Unit 3 was involved in an incident a year ago, so be mentally prepared."

"But, I just want to see Rita. I believe...I believe she is still alive!"

Jonah ignored the vaccination that Michelle gave him and came to Phoenix in a spacesuit.

Phoenix's cockpit opened, revealing a girl figure in a spacesuit.

"Rita...no, you are not Rita..."

Jonah shook his head the moment he saw Roni.

He was disappointed.

"Rita has something for me to bring to you."

Ronnie glanced at the thin boy in front of her and threw a fragment of the necklace over.

Jonah took the fragments and was suddenly moved when he saw that they were two fragments of the necklace that he had given to Rita and Michelle after being broken into pieces when he was a child.

"You...can you really talk to Rita?"

Jonah's NT ability is not as strong as Roni's. Although he can feel the presence of Rita around him, he cannot talk directly.

He didn't even know that Rita's soul might have been integrated into this golden machine.

"Yes, Rita asked me to tell you, live a good life, we are going to another world."

Roni chatted a lot with the soul of Rita in Phoenix along the way, and they had a girl-like understanding with each other.

"Rita...is she really dead?"

Jonah still didn't believe it.