Of course, thanks to Thor's personal charm and exceptional piloting skills, Sari naturally offered herself and climbed into his bed, adding another member to Thor's large family.
It also eased the awkward situation around Aina, where he could look but not touch.
In his spare time,
Thor began concealing numerous Automated Turrets and Missile Launchers along the cliff faces of Hill Base and several nearby mountains, strengthening the base's defenses.
Just as the base expansion reached its halfway point,
in late November of UC0079,
Thor received word that the Principality of Zeon's forces were about to launch an airborne surprise assault on the Earth Federation Army's Jaburo General Command headquarters, located in the Amazon River basin of South America.
He was also to head to that military base and take part in the operation.
Although he knew this would be a futile effort and that he could not forcibly seize the Secret Base, that did not stop him from joining in for the fun of it.
After all, Thor still needed the Earth Federation Army to wipe out those idiots in the Zabi family, especially that old scheming bastard Gihren Zabi, before establishing his own faction.
However, to avoid exposing his connection to the Southeast Asian Secret Base,
Thor had no choice but to contact Ginias and seek help from his old flame, the general commander of the European theater.
But because the fighting in the European theater was so intense, the other side could only send one transport aircraft and a small number of troops to accompany him.
In the end, Thor headed out alone in the [Super Tiger], catching a ride aboard a [Gaw Class] large transport aircraft from the European theater to the Earth Federation Army's Secret Military Base at Jaburo.
As they were about to reach