Which Technology is Better Still Needs to Be Verified by Actual Combat

Back at the main base, Shi Tingfen followed Long Fei off the Albion No. 1 mothership.

Shi Tingfen looked in amazement at the base built within the asteroid. It was a shared base for the mercenary group and the factory.

She saw many staff members repairing warships and MS, as well as many warships and transport ships coming and going.

In the factory, she noticed that many of the manufacturing machines and instruments were fully automated, controlled by a single system. The staff were only responsible for adjusting and handling some minor details.

After observing for a while, Shi Tingfen asked Long Fei, "Old classmate, are the manufacturing machines and control systems in your base factory, as well as these warships and MS, all designed and built by you?"

"Yes, I built them all myself."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, old classmate, you're too terrifying."

Shi Tingfen suddenly remembered that during their school days, her old classmate often participated in machine competitions or software control competitions. Not only did he win championships every time, but many companies also wanted to buy his technology. However, her old classmate unilaterally refused, directly handing over all the technology to his three elder sisters' companies.

Although she was not familiar with military matters, she saw that the standard equipment used by her old classmate's mercenary group was far more advanced than that of her own country's military.

Sakchi approached Long Fei.

Long Fei introduced the two women to each other.

Shi Tingfen requested of Long Fei, "Old cla... no, Boss, can I stay and work here? I don't want to be transferred to another location."

"Yes, Sakchi, you arrange it."

"No problem, Boss."

After watching the two women leave, Long Fei went alone to the Gundam manufacturing workshop.

Long Fei looked at the Deathscythe Gundam and Strike Gundam, which were still semi-finished, as well as the Shield Gundam, Gundam Heavyarms, and Blizzard Gundam, whose manufacturing was delayed.

Factory Director Simmons came to Long Fei's side and said, "Boss, the scheduled time for the manufacturing of these Gundams might be delayed a bit."

"Hasn't Sakchi allocated funds to you these past few days?"

"The money was allocated yesterday, but the materials we need to purchase might take some time. Some materials cannot be bought openly and must be purchased on the black market, which takes time."

"Mm, I understand."

"Also, Boss, the special coating you developed for the Deathscythe Gundam, which reduces radar reflection, requires some time. As for the jamming devices equipped on the fuselage, we can complete their manufacturing once the materials arrive."

"Mm, anything else?"

"The Mirage Frame device for the Strike Gundam might be successfully manufactured in the next few days, and then it can be put into testing."

"Okay, I know."

"Boss, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead?"

"The Deathscythe Gundam and the Strike Gundam both appear to be MS designed for surprise attacks. Why do the two Gundams adopt different technologies and devices?"

"Then which of these two devices and technologies do you think is better?"

"This..." Simmons scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "I don't know."

"I don't know either, which of the two technologies is better? It can only be verified in actual combat."

"That's true. We staff members are responsible for doing our jobs well. Whether they are usable or not should be verified by the frontline personnel."

Long Fei looked at the Deathscythe and Strike Gundams, which were being manufactured in the progress engineering phase.

In recent years, Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company's various armaments have been in high demand, generating immense profits. Manufacturing one or two Gundams per month is not a problem.

However, recently, Long Fei impulsively decided to manufacture and develop nearly 10 Gundams, which has put Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company in a difficult position. It would consume several months of Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company's total revenue.

At that time, they wouldn't even be able to pay the employees' salaries, which is why Sakchi directly refused to increase funding and maintained the monthly allocation. Otherwise, Sakchi would have resigned.

Fortunately, Yue Yangchun's revenge against the Evil Fang Pirate Group was a timely intervention, and the substantial funds and supplies received resolved Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company's predicament.

Otherwise, Sakchi would have had to confront Long Fei, the boss, and deal with the consequences of not being able to pay salaries.

Long Fei pondered whether he should also have the Skywing Mercenary Group invest in the future manufacturing of Gundams.

The Skywing Mercenary Group's operations were also doing well, earning a lot of money, to the point where it could be said to be making a fortune daily.

Long Fei returned to his office and summoned Li Jiaming to discuss the matter.

Li Jiaming did not object at all. He also felt that Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company shouldn't be the sole investor. All the Gundams were being used by the Skywing Mercenary Group, and not a single manufactured Gundam was being sold. Investing such a bottomless pit of money into the Gundam project was indeed unfair to Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company. Li Jiaming believed that the Skywing Mercenary Group should also contribute financially.

"Will this affect your manufacturing of other warships, MS, and other armaments?"

"No, it won't."

"That's good. I don't want us to be unable to manage things at both ends."

Li Jiaming thought to himself, Boss, I just hope you don't impulsively demand that we invest a large sum of money into this project. Although he thought this, he dared not say it, fearing he might incur the boss's displeasure.

Because no matter which Gundam the boss manufactured, he would be the first to test it. He could see that the boss had a special fondness for the Gundams he designed.

Although the cost of developing and manufacturing Gundams was a bottomless pit, it could not be denied that Gundams deployed on the battlefield could greatly enhance battlefield advantage.

Despite the high cost, Li Jiaming was also very supportive, believing that the more Gundams manufactured, the better.

At this moment, Li Jiaming reported an important matter to Long Fei: "By the way, Boss, there's something I want to report to you personally."

"What is it?"

"It's like this, boss. We had a fleet that, after completing a mission, was returning to the main base when they accidentally discovered a spaceship that had crashed onto a giant meteorite."

"What was special about this spaceship?"

"As for what was special, the spaceship's design looked very old. When our personnel entered to investigate, they found the equipment inside was also very old, appearing to be technology from at least sixty or seventy years ago. Then, as our personnel investigated further, they discovered that the people inside had already been dead for a long time, and the spacesuits they were wearing were also designs from sixty or seventy years ago."

Long Fei felt very curious upon hearing this and continued to listen to the Commander's report.

"Furthermore, after investigating these deceased individuals, some committed suicide as a group, while others committed suicide in their own rooms. Each dead crew member had a gun next to them, and one bullet was missing from each gun."

Long Fei, feeling very curious, asked, "Why did they commit suicide?"

"After investigation, their spaceship encountered an accident. The engine exploded, making it impossible to return or go to a rescue location. What's worse, while the spaceship was drifting, it ended up on that meteorite. Without any hope of rescue, these crew members committed suicide out of despair to end their suffering."

"Didn't they send out a distress signal?"

"After investigation, they did send out a distress signal using the backup power after the engine exploded. However, while the spaceship was sending out the distress signal, it continued to drift. When the last of the power finally gave out, the final distress signal was sent. Calculations show that at that time, it was at least 500,000 km away from the point where it finally crashed into the meteorite. It's estimated that the search and rescue teams at the time failed to find them."

Long Fei closed his eyes upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then asked Li Jiaming, "Commander, you said that spaceship was very old. What do you think was the original destination of that old spaceship? Where did they come from?"

"According to our investigation, they came from Jupiter."

"Jupiter!" Long Fei jumped up. In the past, many people had gone to Jupiter to develop, but it had been over 50 years since any contact was made with the colonies or the Earth Sphere. No one knew how things had developed on Jupiter.

"Then Commander, did you discover anything else when you investigated that spaceship?"

"Yes, we discovered quite a few containers loaded with metal inside the spaceship. After investigation, it was found that these metals were not from the Earth Sphere or the colonies. They can be described as unknown metals."

"Then Commander, how did you handle it?"

"Currently, I've sent some people to stay behind and dispatched a crisis investigation team to continue the in-depth investigation, just in case of any danger."

"Commander, make arrangements. I want to go personally to investigate thoroughly."

"Boss, this is very dangerous. It's better to wait..."

Before Li Jiaming could finish, Long Fei directly raised his hand to stop him. "Commander, I've made up my mind. There's no need to say anything more. Make the arrangements immediately."

"Yes, boss."

I've had a high fever recently, and there will be an update around 11 AM today.