(Is the pace of development now too slow? I saw some book friends in the book review section saying that development is too slow.)
A few days have passed since Xiao Ran saw the brand-new Black Astray. During these days, Xiao Ran will come to Akatsuki Works's secret factory every Tiandu, and cooperate with Akatsuki Works Technicians is debugging the airframe. Due to the huge changes in the weapon system, backpack flight system, etc., the OS previously written for the airframe also needs to be rewritten. This is definitely a huge torture for Xiao Ran, a person who can only adjust the system and OS but not write.
In the past, Black Astray only needed to press a few keys in the operation, and Black Astray's arm would automatically be taken out from the back waist according to the predicted trajectory. But now the placement of the weapon has been changed. According to the original If the operation is carried out, not only will there be no way to pick up the weapon, but the palm will hit the back waist skirt and the operation will be incorrect, so Xiao Ran needs to cooperate with Technicians to change the original settings.
Changing the weapon retrieval action is not too difficult. Just delete the original parameters, let Xiao Ran control the weapon retrieval purely manually, and then make record adjustments. These are considered simple modifications and do not waste time. With the full cooperation of Xiao Ran and Akatsuki Works Technicians, the basic adjustments were roughly made in just one day.
The remaining energy parameter settings, Flight Pack's parameter settings, etc. took a few days, and they were not all set up yet. Xiao Ran, who had been sitting in the cockpit all day, felt a sore back, and Xiao Ran couldn't help but think of Kira.
Looking at the keyboard and system display in front of him, Xiao Ran under the mask was anxious and sighed helplessly, "If Kira is here, these things can be done within a day, but there is no news about where Archangel is."
Tiandu didn't receive any news from Archangel for several consecutive days, which made Xiao Ran, who was worried about the plot changes and Mwu's safety, a little irritated, scratched his hair and prepared to leave Black Astray, but he didn't expect that a communication box suddenly popped up on the screen in the cockpit, and Erica appeared on the screen with a serious face. "I just received news that Archangel appeared near the territorial waters and was fighting with ZAFT forces."
Xiao Ran suddenly sat up straight and asked anxiously, "How is the situation?"
"Not very good. The information received is that Archangel was seriously damaged in many places. ZAFT forces dispatched four mobile suits and a submarine carrier." Erica shook his head slightly. "Now there are only Strike Gundam and a Skygrasper are resisting the attack of ZAFT, but the military has sent a fleet to the territorial waters of Orb near the battle."
Xiao Ran tapped the keyboard lightly and frowned slightly. "I want to attack."
Erica was slightly surprised and said quickly, "No! That machine must not appear in their sight!"
Xiao Ran frowned. "But Black Astray has already appeared."
"Just because it has already appeared, it cannot appear in Orb." Erica knows that Xiao Ran's lover is the captain of Archangel, and also understands Xiao Ran's worry about Archangel, His voice softened slightly and he comforted, "The fleet gunners sent out are very powerful. As long as Archangel enters Orb's territorial waters, they will definitely have a way to get Archangel out of danger. There are also talents our country needs on that ship, so nothing will happen to them."
It's not that Xiao Ran doesn't know that it's impossible to attack with Black Astray, but after hearing the current situation, Archangel still can't help but want to rush out, not only for the sake of the plot, but also for the woman who let herself leave first in danger.
I don't know when Xiao Ran could no longer suppress his feelings for Mwu. When he watched the anime Gundam SEED before coming to this world, Xiao Ran already had good feelings for Mwu, a person who only existed in the second dimension. Impression, this impression is just a simple two-dimensional like, but after coming to this world, the direct impact gave him a completely different feeling. The various interactions with Mwu made him unconsciously turn this impression into good feelings, and the kiss on Archangel turned the good feelings into love.
The feeling of knowing that the person he loves is in danger, and having the ability to help but being helpless for other reasons, makes Xiao Ran quite struggling, but his reason also tells him that choosing silence in this situation is the best choice for him, Archangel, and Orb.
Xiao Ran got off Black Astray and hurried into the main control room of the factory. Here he had seen the first-hand battle footage from Orb's reconnaissance helicopter. After seeing Archangel in the screen, Xiao Ran took a breath and almost couldn't hold back his suppressed desire to attack.
The Archangel in the picture is as seriously damaged as Erica said. A huge hole has appeared on the port side in front. It is burning with fire and black smoke is coming out. Also on the left, the Variante electromagnetic rail gun here has only one connection port left. The battleship's bumps and bumps were completely dyed a battle-worn black, and even several of its propellers had failed. If it weren't for the assistance and protection of Strike Gundam and a Skygrasper that was circling and shooting in the air, Archangel's current condition would have been worse than what it looked like now.
Strike Gundam was extremely strong in the scene. Even with the help of Archangel's remaining weapons, one against three, Skygrasper seized the opportunity and attacked Buster Gundam, giving Buster Gundam no chance to lock on Archangel. Facing the 'Yehuo' electromagnetic pulse cannon equipped by Skygrasper, Buster Gundam did not dare to attack forcefully, and could only seize the opportunity to shoot Archangel or Strike Gundam.
The whole battle seemed to be at a stalemate, with Strike Gundam's powerful and swift attack protection. Although Archangel was seriously damaged, it was still moving without any danger. Gradually, Archangel also slowly approached the territorial waters where Orb Fleet was located. Xiao Ran was relieved to see it.
After Orb Fleet started bombarding Archangel, Xiao Ran calmed his breathing and ran out of the main control room. He ran out of the factory and got directly into a convertible. The jeep, after a rapid rotation of 180 degrees, drove away with the roar of the engine. His target was very clear, a hidden dock on the main island of Orb, a closed dock built entirely in the middle of the mountain.
As soon as the car drove into the dock, Xiao Ran saw Erica standing in the dock holding a tablet computer and arranging some work. Many of them belonged to Orb's Technicians, staff, and emergency personnel were already waiting here. Xiao Ran braked suddenly and stopped the car, abandoned the car and ran towards Erica.
From the secret factory to the shipyard, almost ten minutes had passed. In other words, during these ten minutes Xiao Ran had no idea about Archangel's current situation. When he ran to Erica, Xiao Ran asked with a little rapid breathing, "Director Symonds, how is the situation now?"
"You really guessed that Archangel would be brought here." Erica·Symonds looked at Xiao Ran's anxious look and smiled slightly, comforting. "Archangel has left the battle and is heading here now. On the way, don't worry, the fire-fighting ship has docked Archangel as soon as possible. The news we have received now is that the fire on the ship has been controlled, and the rescue helicopter has also arrived at Archangel. The injured on Archangel will be transferred first, and there will be no problem."
"It's okay." Xiao Ran exhaled a deep breath, feeling light in his heart. "Then how long will it take to get here?"
"We can arrive within an hour or two. After all, we have just entered the territorial waters, and it will take some time to get here." Erica replied. Seeing Xiao Ran's nervous and relaxed expression with a hint of anxiety, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You can take a rest during this period, and at least change your clothes to meet them."
Xiao Ran looked down at the Akatsuki Works work clothes he was wearing, and touched the mask on his face. He paused and finally shook his head. "No, my current appearance and identity are not suitable for boarding Archangel. I will just watch here. When the time comes, representative Asaha will meet with you when he meets with the commander on Archangel."
"A wise choice." Erica smiled, waved to Xiao Ran and left. "I have to get busy. The ship is already damaged like that, which will keep us busy for a while."
"Yeah." Xiao Ran nodded lightly. After seeing Erica leave, he turned around and found a place to sit down. He sat there for more than an hour. His mind was filled with every detail of getting along with Mwu since boarding Archangel. I don't know when the corners of his mouth had turned up.
When the closed door of the dock slowly rose and began to fill with water, Xiao Ran also woke up from his memories. He looked at Archangel who slowly approached and drove into the dock. Xiao Ran smiled slightly and then turned and left, "We will meet soon, Mwu."