With Cardias leading the way, Xiao Ran and Yao soon went directly through the secret passage of Cardias's manor to a special research institute, a place dedicated to adjusting RX-0 and perfecting the NT-D system, a small technology factory hidden in the satellite.
A bald man came out to greet the three of them immediately. Jair Chen, Cardias's secretary, was originally a member of the Earth Federation intelligence department, but he paid his allegiance because he admired Cardias's ideals and had the same goal as Cardias.
The bald man Jal was also stunned when he saw Xiao Ran, and then bent towards Xiao Ran: "Lord Xiao Ran."
"Yeah." Xiao Ran nodded slightly, looked around and said, "A secret technology factory. Although RX-0 was partially completed on the moon Anaheim, the final main body development and system development seemed to be completed here. Is there a hangar here that can accommodate mobile suits?"
Jarl glanced at Cardias first, and after the latter nodded slightly, he said, "Yes, there is also a secret MS hangar here to deal with various situations."
"Yao, call them over." Xiao Ran said to Yao first, then looked at Jial and said, "My people are still on standby on the outer wall of the satellite. Please, please and my assistant bring them back. It's not that good to keep them in the cockpit."
Jal bowed respectfully. "Okay."
Cardias said, "Let's go, then I will take you to see RX-0."
Jarl took Yao and left to meet Guang, Yan and Aiba Shinyo, and Cardias took Xiao Ran directly to the special hangar where RX-0 was stored. A pure white body with a single horn appeared in front of Xiao Ran.
Without gravity, Xiao Ran's feet floated up with a slight click. After looking up and down, he nodded and turned to look at Cardias below him. "It's a good machine. From an industrial point of view, it can be regarded as a creation that combines all the latest cutting-edge crystals of Anaheim. However, if there is no suitable pilot, there is no way to fully utilize the performance of this machine."
"So your son is Newtype who can bring out the full performance of this machine?"
Cardias did not deny. "He is just one of the choices."
Xiao Ran smiled indifferently. This Unicorn is indeed good. If a Newtype pilot drives it, it will be a S-class mecha. Just like the Solar Furnace body and the Xiao Ran, they are a complementary combination.
However, if the person driving this machine is not Newtype, then it is hard to say how much strength this machine can exert. Moreover, once the NT-D system is forcibly turned on, it will be full of huge threats to the pilot, and it will be affected by the souls floating in the universe, eventually turning the pilot into a puppet of the machine.
Xiao Ran said, "Aren't you going to test it? If you don't mind, how about I be the test pilot?"
Cardias was stunned. "You?"
Xiao Ran smiled, "I am a pilot who does not belong to Amuro and Char. If I cannot have power in such a world, how can I ensure that I will not be affected by danger in such a world?"
Cardias was silent for a moment and nodded slowly. His inner thought was that since Xiao Ran was interested, let him try it. As for the result, Cardias had no hope. At best, he could arrange for other pilots to test it.
Cardias said, "Come with me. To test this machine, you must first change your clothes."
Xiao Ran nodded and did not refuse. There is no problem driving this RX-0 with Xiao Ran's physical fitness. Even Dragon God Mecha can drive without protective clothing, let alone this unicorn that should have just reached the S-class passing line, but there is no need to show off this in front of Cardias.
Cardias found a set of heavy anti-G suit for Xiao Ran. Although it looked like one would not want to put it on at first glance, Xiao Ran slowly put it on himself. When Xiao Ran changed his clothes and appeared in front of Cardias, Cardias just nodded and said.
"Your people have already come in. If you don't mind, can you tell me what's going on with those machines? I don't know when Anaheim created such machines."
Xiao Ran said, "The body is not made by Anaheim but independently made by my subordinate Technicians. Can you have such a secret personal factory? As a big stock of Anaheim Can't Dong let me own a factory like this? Oh, of course I admit that it also uses some of the technology of Anaheim. Although it is not suitable for the Newtype, in terms of performance, it should not be worse than the RX-0 that you put so much effort into."
Cardias nodded. "I understand, I will go to the control room to assist you in testing RX-0."
Xiao Ran nodded. "Okay, if you want to join me, I won't be able to fully squeeze out the performance of that RX-0."
A few minutes later, Xiao Ran had already sat in the cockpit of Unicorn Gundam. After taking a look, he opened the body's system with familiarity. Cardias's voice also appeared in his ears. "This test is just a simple test. It is mainly to check whether the performance data of the body itself has reached the initially expected level."
"It's very simple." Xiao Ran controlled the body to close the cockpit cover and said at the same time, "Where is the test area?"
"There is a small Meteor Belt nearby, please be careful."
A map appeared in front of Xiao Ran, which marked the expected route to the planetary belt and the testing range.
Xiao Ran put on the helmet smoothly, buckled the seat belt and said, "Understood, start to untie the restraint rack."
The iron frame restraining Unicorn Gundam slowly moved away, and red lights lit up in the hangar. The armor plates above were opened, and the starry sky above was soon revealed. Xiao Ran lightly stepped on the pedal twice, held the operating lever and pulled it, then stepped on both feet at the same time. Unicorn Gundam flew up while maintaining an upright posture, quickly rushed through the passage and entered the universe.
"RX-0 has launched an attack and started recording the test process."
"The data link is completed and all data has been fully synchronized."
"Wait a minute, Master Cardias, there is something wrong with the data fed back by the body."
Cardias was originally looking at Unicorn Gundam who was slowly speeding up on the big screen. After hearing the report of his subordinate Technicians, he immediately frowned and walked to the side of Technicians who was reporting.
"What's going on?"
"The NT-D system has no signs of autonomous activation. It has reached a zero point and I have lost control."
"Sir Cardias, the RX-0 has begun to increase speed, at full speed of ten percent, twenty percent, forty percent, eighty percent... Sir Cardias! The speed of the RX-0 has increased to one hundred and eighty percent of the expected expectation! The pilot has unlocked the shackles of the RX-0, and is also modifying the OS of the RX-0!"
"We have completely lost control of RX-0, and now we only have the data reception and feedback function of RX-0!"
Cardias turned around and looked back. The RX-0 on the big screen had now completely turned into a blue light, and then he ducked into the predetermined test area for little Debris Belt.
Cardias was a little flustered, but still kept a serious look on his face. "Record all the feedback information, and don't miss anything. Let the rescue team be ready to set off at any time!"
After finishing speaking, Cardias looked at the four people who had walked into the control area at this time, three women and one man. One of the girls, Cardias, had already seen it just now and was called Yao by Xiao Ran. The other two girls, Cardias, also had a slightly surprised expression on their eyebrows.
The appearance of the three girls can be said to be exactly the same. Even the clothes they wear have exactly the same style and texture. There are only some differences in shape and color. This reflects the characteristics of the three bodies having the same origin but being different.
One is cold and arrogant, one is gentle, and the other is full of grandeur and peace.
"Triples or clones?" A thought popped into Cardias's mind, and then he walked towards Yao: "Miss Yao, something seems not right about the current situation. Do you need to pay attention to rescue at any time?"
Yao looked at the nervous staff around him, pursed his lips and said to Cardias, "Mr. Cardias, don't worry, the master's ability is very powerful. He should be helping you test the extreme performance of this machine, and at the same time modify the deficiencies of the machine's OS. Such operations are normal for the master."
Hearing Yao say this, Cardias was a little horrified, but the staff's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, which made him focus again on the big screen in the control room.
"Sir Cardias, we found that the instantaneous reaction of the body has been improved by thirty percent, the flexibility of the body has been increased by fifty percent, the thruster power has also been increased by fifteen percent, and the instantaneous burst power has been increased by fifty percent."
"But this is incredible. How can human beings be able to withstand the pressure caused by such a huge instantaneous steering? The G force that the body must bear now is more than twice as high as before!"
"Report, the body information feedback NT-D system has been turned on. No, no, it is partially turned on. There is no reference for the corresponding situation in Database, Mr. Cardias! I saw here that the performance of the body has improved exponentially again because the NT-D part is turned on!"
Cardias's mind was completely occupied by shock at this time. The words in his ears made it too late for him to think. It seemed that he didn't quite understand what the situation was now. He was the one who presided over the development of the machine. Cardias himself should know what kind of strength this machine should be able to exert.
But Cardias is just a regular technician, let alone a pilot. He cannot truly understand the difference between the expected data and the actual effectiveness of the machine after it is manufactured, nor can he understand the incredible chemical reaction that can occur when a good machine meets a good pilot.
They used their understanding to create this machine, and Xiao Ran used their own understanding to operate and modify this machine. They used S-class Pilot's eyes to adjust and modify every OS link of Unicorn Gundam. Even if the changes in each link could ultimately only bring an improvement of 0.01 to the machine, after countless links, this machine also produced incredible changes due to the innovation of the OS.
Although Xiao Ran is not a Newtype, he is also a spiritual person like Newtype. Even if he cannot activate NT-D from the soul level, his huge Mental Power and telekinesis can also make the NT-D system on Unicorn Gundam play its true role.
Xiao Ran only turned on part of the functions of NT-D, and increased the power converted from these functions. It also caused the body to complete a change in form, which brought a huge increase in a higher factor to the body. Even so, Unicorn Gundam shuttled through Meteor Belt under the driving of Xiao Ran without any problems.
After maintaining operation at almost full power for a few minutes, Xiao Ran slowly stopped the machine and began to gradually stabilize and reduce its performance. Then he turned around and returned to the secret factory of Cardias.
After Xiao Ran drove the aircraft back to the hangar, and after the air in the hangar reached the safe limit and the door opened automatically, Cardias rushed in directly, floated anxiously and stopped outside the open cockpit, looking at Xiao Ran in disbelief. "How did you do that?"
"That machine has such potential." Xiao Ran took off his helmet and said, "I just used all the potential of that machine, but if a more powerful Newtype is used to control this machine, it should be able to achieve some even more incredible situations."
"The concept of this machine is very good. The increase in ability brought about by the change of form is very unique. Needless to say, the performance of the machine itself in the original form. The increase in ability in the second form will increase due to the ability of the pilot. The use of Mental Power Frame makes this machine the same With the possibility of reaching higher, if it is an infinitely powerful Newtype, then maybe this machine will become infinitely stronger, but after all, there will still be a ceiling, but judging from the current situation, no one can touch this ceiling."
"It just so happens that I can barely be regarded as a Newtype. It's not surprising that I can squeeze out the capabilities of this machine. Moreover, the OS of this machine itself has many problems. Modifying the OS from my perspective can truly reveal the full performance of this machine."