Prologue: My Name Is Long Fei

My body's alarm clock woke me up. I got up and sat on the bed, looking at the digital clock on the bedside table.

"My name is Long Fei. More than twenty years ago, I was an otaku who loved Gundams, and also a bit of a sci-fi novel fan. In my free time, I'd spend it all on these things and never date. For me, having Gundams and my favorite sci-fi novels was my entire life."

"More than twenty years ago, I bought my favorite Wing Zero Gundam model. As I was heading home to assemble it, a car accident knocked me unconscious.

"When I regained consciousness, I was lying in a crib. From my perspective, I found myself in a hospital. I let out a baby's cry, an 'aah-aah' sound, which startled the nurses who were attending to the equipment. They rushed out of the room to call a doctor. After the doctor examined me, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, 'Incredible! A baby who was declared dead during a difficult birth has miraculously come back to life!'

"Then I saw a man with a square-shaped face, wearing a suit, and an imposing presence rush in. He picked me up, tears streaming down his face, saying, 'Thank heavens, my son is alive again!'

"Only then did I realize that I had died. The soul that was reincarnated had possessed a baby who was already dead. My soul had entered his body and replaced him.

"After that, I learned that I had been reincarnated into a wealthy family. My mother, a graceful and elegant beauty, held me. My father, though serious in expression, looked at me like a doting father. Besides me, I also had three older sisters: the eldest was Long Kui, the second was Long Xuan, and the third was Long Wen.

"Then I noticed that the crib I was lying in, as well as the surrounding equipment, were different from what I knew. At first, I thought it was just because I had reincarnated into a rich family and the medical equipment was more advanced.

"When I was discharged from the hospital, listening to the radio and looking at the scenery outside, I realized the car designs were also different from what I knew, with a touch of sci-fi. After hearing the news broadcast by the radio announcer, I finally discovered that I had traveled to another world.

"Born into this wealthy family, my name in this life is Long Fei. To my surprise, all the knowledge about Gundams was in my brain. The technology and techniques from some sci-fi novels were also stored in my brain. Moreover, whether it was from Gundams or other sci-fi novels, I had complete mastery of the related knowledge. I could even dismantle and redesign them.

"Three years after my birth, on my third birthday, I finally understood that the world I had reincarnated and traveled to was called the Earth Sphere. As I gradually grew up, I realized that the history of this Earth Sphere was different from my previous life's history. Although the history was different, many things were still similar, such as the written language and spoken language, which were all the same. It's just that in this world, Chinese and English were the two major universal languages.

"If there was one difference, it would be that the Earth in this life is nearly twice the size of the Earth in my previous life.

"The Earth Sphere in this world is much more technologically advanced than my previous one. Humanity has ventured into outer space. Not only are there space colonies similar to those in the Gundam world, but many countries have also sent their own space forces to explore Mars and Jupiter. This time, it's mainly an extension of various national powers.

"Currently, Mars has been successfully terraformed, and some Earthlings or residents of space colonies have begun to migrate to Mars.

"Moreover, the lifespan of humans in this world is much longer than that of humans on Earth in my previous life. Humans in this life can live to around 200 years old. Although 18 is considered adulthood, middle age only begins after 100 years old, and old age begins at 150.

"However, this world is not peaceful. As humanity gained the ability to colonize outer space and alien planets, they gradually became greedy and insatiable. Countries waged wars to strengthen their power. Although this world also has nuclear weapons, their deterrence is not as strong as before for people who can already travel to outer space and live on alien planets. Furthermore, the technology for missile defense systems has become increasingly advanced. Since the advent of laser defense systems, the effectiveness of nuclear missile deterrence has diminished. Many smaller countries have also developed this defense system, making them unafraid of the nuclear deterrence of major powers. This has led to even more intense warfare.

"Although there are no large-scale wars happening now, there are still minor skirmishes in many places.

"While war brought suffering to many, for me, born into a wealthy family, such hardships were far away. Until I was 16, I was a carefree young master. Besides researching the technologies in my brain, I also studied the various technologies of this world. In both my past and present lives, I've been a homebody, doing what I love.

"However, after my 16th birthday, my parents in this life died in an accident while traveling to outer space for a business deal. My three sisters and I inherited a vast fortune from our parents.

"In my previous life, my parents had already divorced, and I had never felt my parents' love. This time, I felt the love from my parents in this life. Their deaths made me cry for three days straight. Then I locked myself at home for a period, feeling somewhat dejected. But I also knew that I couldn't stay dejected forever. After a long period of contemplation, I decided to use the knowledge I gained in this life to forge my own path.

"When I graduated from university at 21, I handed over all the substantial assets my parents left me to my three sisters. Taking my money, I left a note, bid farewell to my three sisters, and secretly went to outer space alone, determined to start a company and make a name for myself there.

The place I am currently in is a meteorite belt a long distance from the Earth Sphere. It was originally an abandoned mining factory. Later, I purchased this abandoned factory at a low price from the relevant departments of the country (Mika'ang) within this area of influence and began to renovate it to serve as a factory for manufacturing weapons and a base for the mercenary group I established.

"Although this world also has weapons like the Mobile Suits from Gundam, MS can also be called mechs. Of course, most people just call them MS. However, MS are still new weapons being deployed in this world, and their combat effectiveness does not surpass battleships and fighter jets. Currently, the main forces in warfare are battleships and fighter jets.

"And my arms manufacturing factory's main production is currently fighter jets.

"'Beep... beep... beep,' a sound came from the desk.

"I glanced at the desktop and said, 'Connect.'

"A stereoscopic virtual projection appeared on the desktop.

"The stereoscopic virtual projection showed a middle-aged man in work clothes, with slightly dark skin and stubble on his face. He was the director of my manufacturing factory, named Simmons.

"'Boss, the MS that was developed has been adjusted. Please come and take a look, boss.'

"'I know. I'll be there shortly.'

"After ending the communication, I got up, changed my clothes, and walked out of the room. Along the way, I ran into my best friend, Li Xiucheng.

"He was my childhood playmate. If I were to talk about our backgrounds, I came from a merchant family, while he came from a military family.

"Despite our vastly different families, we became friends.

"Although Li Xiucheng received a military-style education from childhood, he doesn't have the rigid personality of a soldier, nor does he particularly like the life of a soldier. I don't know if there's something wrong with his brain, but compared to being a soldier, he yearns for the life of a mercenary. Three years ago, he secretly retired without his family's knowledge and ran off to a space colony alone. When I met him, I had just arrived in outer space and was troubled about where to establish my company when I encountered him. It was also thanks to him that I found this abandoned mining site. According to him, four years ago, he and his unit secretly infiltrated Mika'ang's territory to wipe out a pirate group.

"It's also because of him that I ended up establishing two companies: one called Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company, and the other called Skywing Mercenary Group. Initially, I handed over the management of the mercenary group to him. But he quickly called his uncle, who was also a retired officer, to recommend him to me. The main reason he called his uncle was that he had a very good relationship with him. He also explained to me that he was originally just a second lieutenant in the army and was not suitable for managing a military unit. However, his uncle was a colonel before his retirement and would definitely be more capable than him in managing a military unit. For his sake and recommendation, I handed over the entire mercenary group to his uncle, Li Jiaming, for management.

"'Old Fei, are you heading to the factory hangar now? Let's go together. Your Mobile Suit MS is so cool, I can't wait to pilot it.'

"Li Xiucheng, with his usual familiar attitude, slung an arm around my shoulder and patted me.