"Here, I made this bowl of noodles especially for you." Li Xiucheng placed a bowl of noodles in front of Long Fei.
"Thanks."
Watching the two of them, Yue Yangchun felt that their relationship did not look like an ordinary one between an employee and a boss.
"Lieutenant Li, what exactly is your relationship with the boss? The two of you don't seem to have an ordinary employee-and-boss relationship." Yue Yangchun asked curiously.
Yue Baixue had originally wanted to pinch her brother's waist, but her own curiosity had been stirred as well. Wanting to know the answer, she looked at Long Fei and Li Xiucheng.
"Heh, the boss and I were childhood friends who grew up together, so we're from the same hometown. When he was about to establish the company, I happened to run away from home, so I joined him in building our empire."
"He actually had another purpose: avoiding his fiancée." Long Fei unexpectedly added.
Li Xiucheng looked a little awkward.
Sakchi arrived beside Long Fei carrying a tray, sat down next to him, and whispered a few words into his ear.
"I understand. You'll be fully responsible for it yourself."
Sakchi lowered her head and ate. Her plate held only a few slices of bread, several pieces of ham, a few boiled eggs, and a cup of tea.
Long Fei had just finished the food he had served himself and was about to eat the bowl of noodles Li Xiucheng had given him.
Li Xiucheng suddenly said, "Fei, do you still remember Zhao Xinlin?"
Long Fei froze just as he was about to put the noodles into his mouth.
"Of course I remember her. Why bring her up?"
"Lin Yuehua kept bombarding my old phone with messages. While deleting them, I blocked her too. Then, among that pile of messages, I found one from Zhao Xinlin. She's been looking for you and wants to meet you. Come to think of it, why didn't she message you directly?"
"When I left back then, I shut down all my phone contacts and personal websites."
"No wonder she contacted me instead of you. And by the way, it wasn't just her. Your three older sisters contacted me too. They seemed very worried about you."
"Who is this Zhao Xinlin?" Yue Yangchun asked curiously.
"The boss's ex-girlfriend, and also his first love."
Quite a few people at the scene turned to look at Long Fei. Many were utterly surprised. The boss had actually dated before. Usually, he was just like a scientist, burying his head in research every day. He did not look like someone who would be in a relationship.
Long Fei denied it. "She wasn't my girlfriend, much less my first love."
"Alright, we'll be testing the new Gundam later. Test it properly, and don't let me down." After finishing the noodles, Long Fei stood up and tidied his things, preparing to test the new Gundam's data.
Long Fei arrived at the hangar and looked at the three newly developed Gundams: GP02 Physalis, GP03 Stamen, and Gundam GP04 Gerbera.
"Boss, you've developed these three new Gundam MS, but we still haven't found suitable pilots for them."
Commander-in-Chief Li Jiaming came to Long Fei's side, with Zhou Na and Zhou Ya following behind him.
Li Jiaming looked at the three newly developed Gundam MS.
"Boss, the design blueprints for the Gundam GP02 Physalis Equipment A you developed gave me quite a scare. You actually wanted to equip this Gundam with a nuclear warhead. Even if it's only a Tactical Nuclear Bomb, it still shocked me. If you really dared to use it, you'd be internationally wanted."
"Commander-in-Chief, it's merely equipment I imagined."
"Boss, although it's something you imagined, I believe that one day, you'll turn that imagination into reality."
Long Fei glanced at Li Jiaming before looking toward his Gundam GP02 Physalis.
"If I really can turn imagination into reality one day, then when that day comes, I'll have the strength to challenge those superpowers."
Li Jiaming's right eye twitched twice. He did not know whether to say that the boss did not know his limits or that he was overly confident.
Li Jiaming thought of the other Equipment B and C configurations for Gundam GP02 Physalis. They were also powerful armaments, but at least they were still within normal bounds.
"Boss, the combat concept of the Gundam GP04 Gerbera you developed is roughly the same as Gundam GP01 White Orchid's. Why develop Gundam Gerbera at all? There was simply no need for it." Looking at Gundam GP04 Gerbera, Zhou Ya voiced her opinion.
"At first, I also felt that their combat concepts were extremely similar and that there was no need to develop it. But after giving it some thought, I decided to add several new tactical concepts to the original combat concept."
Long Fei took two steps forward and looked at Gundam Gerbera. "First, Gundam Gerbera possesses extreme speed that Gundam White Orchid does not have, as well as mobility and responsiveness that surpass Gundam White Orchid's. It is equipped with powerful armaments. To that end, I redesigned it. The final tactical concept I gave Gundam Gerbera is to penetrate the enemy formation, break through it, and capture the opposing commander."
"Boss, how fast is this Gundam Gerbera?" Zhou Na asked Long Fei.
"Its speed surpasses all currently known MS. If the thrusters are combined with additional propellant tanks and the high-speed booster, its speed will exceed that of currently known fighter jets."
The Zhou Ya Sisters exchanged glances. The reason fighter jets could still serve as the main force on the battlefield while MS could not was because MS were relatively slow. Their reaction capabilities made it difficult to lock onto swiftly flying fighter jets. If a fighter jet locked onto an MS and launched a missile, the chances of the MS intercepting it were extremely slim. Basically, it would be blasted to pieces by the missile.
MS had originally been useless military equipment meant to be kicked off the battlefield. If not for their ability to carry powerful weaponry and their immense usefulness in suppressing unrest, MS would have long become part of history.
At present, MS were in an awkward position. Many arms manufacturers were doing their utmost to solve the weaknesses of MS while developing new models.
The GM developed by Long Fei had already solved many of the problems plaguing MS.
Now, the Gundam MS developed by the boss was actually intended to surpass fighter jets in speed, break through layer upon layer of encirclement, and capture the enemy commander.
Li Xiucheng and the other Gundam pilots also arrived at the scene.
"For now, everyone will first attempt to test Gundam Gerbera." Long Fei issued the instruction.
Li Jiaming asked in confusion, "Boss, why are we only testing Gundam Gerbera? Aren't we testing the other two?"
"The other two's armaments have not yet been successfully developed. In particular, the weapons arsenal system, Orchis Petals, for GP03 has not been successfully developed yet, so there's no need to test them for now."
"Boss, who do you want to test Gundam Gerbera first?"
"Let's decide by drawing lots."
In the first round of the draw, Zhou Ya became Gundam Gerbera's first test pilot.
Zhou Ya put on her pilot combat suit, entered the cockpit, and began the test.
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