Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor

A month after King of Thrace's visit, the factory's production department had two production lines: one for combat vehicles and one for drones.

King of Thrace had not returned empty-handed last month either. Although he had not been able to buy what he wanted, he had still purchased two decent items.

He was especially satisfied with the drones' combat efficiency. They could scout and strike, operate as an entire force, and be used for swarm tactics.

When King of Thrace left, he had left behind his most beloved daughter, Princess Robina, along with three female guards to look after her.

Although Princess Robina was royalty, she was extremely interested in military matters, especially Mobile Suits, which she could not get enough of.

In just one month, she had become friendly with many people at the main base.

"Wow, the cookies baked by Her Highness the Princess smell so good." Zhou Ya looked at the tray of cookies in Robina's hands, admiring their various shapes.

"Miss Zhou, please have a taste."

"Certainly, Your Highness. I won't hold back. Mm, they're delicious and crispy."

The others also each took a cookie to eat.

Robina glanced around and asked, "Where did your boss go?"

"The boss is personally testing Gundam Chrysanthemum."

"Hey, come take a look. The boss's piloting skills are incredible."

All the Ace Pilots, including Robina, watched the test footage of Gundam Chrysanthemum on Avina's tablet.

Everyone watched as Gundam Chrysanthemum's speed rose to its maximum, carrying out a series of evasive maneuvers in the Meteoroid Zone. Even the drones filming from above could barely keep up with its speed.

The drones' cameras could only capture the meteor-like trail of Gundam Chrysanthemum as it doubled back, dodged, and turned amid the meteorites.

At the very front of that meteor, cyan beams occasionally burst forth, striking the targets set on the various meteorites.

Upon entering another section of the Meteorite Zone, Gundam Chrysanthemum came under attack from numerous drones and GM Mobile Suits controlled by the MD System.

Under Long Fei's control, Gundam Chrysanthemum not only evaded the meteorites and avoided the attacks, but also counterattacked. The drones and GM Mobile Suits that were hit automatically withdrew from the field.

The relevant personnel in the command room and the Ace Pilots watching from their tablets all exclaimed in amazement.

In the end, Long Fei piloted Gundam Chrysanthemum through the encirclement and rushed to the target location. The test officially ended.

"The boss is amazing. We couldn't complete it, but he actually did."

"The boss is strange. If he can do it himself, why make us conduct the tests?"

"If the boss had to personally handle everything, what would he need employees like us for?"

"Speaking of the new thing the boss developed..." Pani had only gotten halfway through before Li Xiucheng shot him a glare, making him swallow the rest of his words.

Li Xiucheng also glanced at Princess Robina.

At that moment, Robina was completely focused on the screen of her tablet and had not noticed what they were saying at all.

Holding her tray of cookies, Robina headed for the hangar where Long Fei was about to return.

Of the three female guards who had silently followed the princess the entire time, Diana, the more quick-witted one, handed the princess a towel and a bottle of water while taking the cookie tray herself.

Long Fei piloted Gundam Chrysanthemum back into the hangar and stepped out of the cockpit. The maintenance crew prepared to service Gundam Chrysanthemum.

Long Fei looked at Princess Robina as she walked toward him.

"You worked hard." Robina handed Long Fei the towel and water bottle.

"Thank you." Long Fei took them, wiping his sweat with the towel in one hand while drinking from the bottle in the other.

Robina took the cookie tray from Diana.

"Try the cookies I baked."

"Thank you." Long Fei picked up a cookie and ate it, then prepared to leave.

"Um..." Robina called out to Long Fei.

"Your Highness, do you need something?"

"I want to... pi-pilot a Gundam. Is that possible?"

Long Fei glanced at Robina, then looked around and spotted the Zhou Ya Sisters watching from a distance with gossiping expressions.

Long Fei directly pointed at the Zhou Ya Sisters and crooked his finger.

The two sisters came over to Long Fei.

Long Fei pointed at the Proto Gundam in the distance, then looked at Robina and tilted his head at the two sisters.

The two sisters understood what their boss meant.

"Your Highness, this way, please."

Long Fei left the scene and returned to his office to review Gundam Chrysanthemum's data report.

The Zhou Ya Sisters brought Princess Robina to the cockpit of the Proto Gundam. Zhou Ya said a few words to the person in charge of the hangar.

"Your Highness, please."

Robina entered the Proto Gundam's cockpit, took out her chip card, and inserted it into the card slot.

Why did Robina have a chip card?

A few days after she had stayed behind, Robina had wanted to pilot a Mobile Suit. She had been arranged to undergo a round of testing in a simulation cockpit. After her piloting patterns had been analyzed and a series of codes compiled, the simulation cockpit had issued her a chip card.

Therefore, once a pilot with a chip card inserted it into the card slot, there was no need to make a series of adjustments on the keyboard.

After the Proto Gundam launched, Robina sat in the cockpit and saw that its standard cockpit equipment was even more advanced than that of a GM Mobile Suit.

"This thrust and reaction speed are beyond anything a GM Mobile Suit can compare to."

In the following test, Robina piloted the Proto Gundam through a series of evasive maneuvers and counterattacks. Her performance was excellent in every regard.

The Zhou Ya Sisters watched the tablet.

"Big Sis, Her Highness's piloting skills aren't bad at all."

"If the princess were a member of our mercenary group, she might become a candidate for Gundam pilot."

"The first time we saw the princess pilot a GM Mobile Suit, we were really shocked. Her Highness looks delicate, but she is quite skilled at piloting Mobile Suits. She's better than quite a few of our Mobile Suit pilots."

The two gave Princess Robina's Mobile Suit piloting skills very high praise.

"You two, training time is almost here. Report to the assembly point immediately."

Their superior's order came from behind them.

The two hurried to the assembly point.

"Come to think of it, the series of training exercises arranged by the boss has really improved everyone's physical fitness and reflexes."

"I also heard that the boss plans to have the other Mobile Suit pilots undergo the same training. Hopefully, new Ace Pilots will emerge."

"Then we need to work twice as hard. We have to improve, or we might be eliminated from the ranks of Ace Pilots."

In his office, Long Fei looked through the report and was very satisfied with Gundam Chrysanthemum's data.

Ever since the first Minovsky-type Thermonuclear Reactor had been successfully developed and installed in Gundam Chrysanthemum, its overall performance had exceeded the specifications in the design documents by 10%. Its combat endurance had also increased considerably, and Energy Type weapons no longer had to worry about overfiring and causing the unit to lose power.

Of course, this Minovsky-type Thermonuclear Reactor differed from the original technical data. It was the Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor, newly created by incorporating the Super Energy Reactor and the nuclear fission reactor technology of the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit.

Although the first Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor had been successfully developed, its drawback was that it could not be mass-produced.

Long Fei did not mind. He had no intention of mass-producing it anyway. As long as it could be used by Gundams, that was enough.

"However, this successfully developed Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor has the same problem as the original Minovsky-type Thermonuclear Reactor. Minovsky particles render existing radar and search functions ineffective. The report shows that Mobile Suits controlled by the MD System can only use cameras to search for enemies. It seems I need to develop a new technology. This technology appears to be called Superconducting Communication. It can resist technology similar to Minovsky particles, so radar searches will not be affected. More importantly, our side will be able to communicate with one another and coordinate in battle. In contrast, once the enemy's radar searches become ineffective, they may become like headless flies. Their combat operations will become extremely difficult then."

As soon as Long Fei thought of it, he immediately began his research.