Chapter Summaries

Long Fei secretly disciplined three colonels who had stolen treasure from Zoshan Taro’s caches, choosing to keep their crimes quiet to preserve unity in the Skywing Mercenary Group. After the Sea Wolf Pirate Group was destroyed, Mika'ang Nation’s authorities began treating the mercenaries with greater respect.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group finished moving Zoshan Taro’s hidden loot and sent the surrendered pirates to three different nations for custody.
• Long Fei confronted three colonels who had secretly taken treasure, gave them a bank card containing three million universal credits, and warned them not to repeat their actions.
• The colonels learned that Long Fei had uncovered their theft through informants and had spared them to avoid unrest and retain capable personnel.
• Sakchi reported that Mika'ang Nation’s attitude toward the Skywing Mercenary Group had changed after the group destroyed the Sea Wolf Pirate Group.
• Mika'ang Nation and two other nations received signals to take custody of the surrendered pirates, confirming the Sea Wolf Pirate Group’s defeat.

The Mika'ang Kingdom’s king worried about the growing Skywing forces, while Long Fei expanded the mercenary group’s bases, factories, and emergency food and water supplies. The chapter ended with Long Fei sharing a cafeteria meal with his workers and mercenaries as Li Xiucheng, Pani, and Avina joined him.

• King Thrace Mika'ang worried that the Skywing Mercenary Group might threaten his kingdom, and Prime Minister Dutran proposed a plan to address the concern.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group expanded to five bases, with two more under construction, while Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company grew to six factories and hired more technical staff.
• Long Fei arranged experiments in growing crops and raising livestock, expanded food production, and secured mineral water and regenerated water as emergency supplies.
• Long Fei reflected on his former life and his changed appearance before going to eat in the cafeteria.
• Yue Yangchun ate fried chicken and spoke candidly with Long Fei, who reassured him and explained that he ate the same cafeteria food as his workers.
• Li Xiucheng, Pani, and Avina joined Long Fei at his table, and Li Xiucheng told him he had gotten thinner.

Long Fei explained Gundam GP04 Gerbera’s high-speed breakthrough-and-capture combat role and began its first test. Zhou Ya drew the first pilot assignment and entered the cockpit, while the other two Gundams remained untested because their weapons systems were unfinished.

• Li Xiucheng told Yue Yangchun that he and Long Fei were childhood friends who had built the company together, and Long Fei revealed that Li Xiucheng had also run away to avoid his fiancée.
• Li Xiucheng told Long Fei that Zhao Xinlin and Long Fei’s three older sisters had tried to contact him, but Long Fei denied that Zhao Xinlin had been his girlfriend or first love.
• Long Fei inspected the GP02 Physalis, GP03 Stamen, and Gundam GP04 Gerbera, then described Gerbera’s speed and its mission to penetrate enemy formations and capture the opposing commander.
• Long Fei ordered the pilots to test Gundam Gerbera first because GP02 and GP03’s weapons systems were unfinished, and a draw selected Zhou Ya as its first test pilot.
• Zhou Ya put on her pilot combat suit, entered Gundam Gerbera’s cockpit, and began the test.

Zhou Ya, Li Xiucheng, Yue Yangchun, and other pilots tested Gundam Chrysanthemum, but its extreme speed overwhelmed their physical limits. Long Fei identified software lag in the machine and later approved recruiting refugees into the mercenary corps.

• Zhou Ya tested Gundam Chrysanthemum, struggled with its speed, and ended her trial when her body neared its limit.
• Li Xiucheng evaded the simulated attacks and shook off missiles using the auxiliary booster tanks, but stopped testing after the acceleration strained his chest.
• Yue Yangchun and the other pilots also failed to continue testing after Gundam Chrysanthemum pushed their bodies too hard.
• Long Fei reviewed the results, found that software lag hindered Gundam Chrysanthemum's coordination, and assigned further adjustments to the software engineering department.
• Long Fei considered ways to improve the pilots' physiques and continued developing reactor technology.
• Li Jiaming proposed recruiting displaced refugees into the mercenary corps, and Long Fei approved the plan.

King of Thrace and his children visited Skywing’s headquarters to assess the powerful organization and its military technology. The tour revealed Skywing’s automated production and advanced equipment, and the king asked about buying Escort Ships while Princess Robina noticed a new system in the GM Mobile Suit cockpits.

• King of Thrace arrived at Skywing’s base with Prince Glaed and Princess Robina, escorted by his Royal Guard Fleet.
• Li Jiaming and Sakchi welcomed the royal party while Long Fei stayed out of sight and worked on a newly built Gundam.
• The king and his children toured Skywing’s automated manufacturing zone and a completed Escort Ship, and Thrace asked to be notified if Skywing began selling the ships.
• Princess Robina spotted a card slot in a Skywing GM Mobile Suit cockpit, and Li Jiaming explained that the AOTOS system still required verification before it could be considered for future upgrades.
• Li Jiaming led the royal party toward a demonstration of the Armored Combat Suits.

King Thrace and his children toured Skywing’s facilities, saw the Albion MS Carrier and watched the Gundam GP02 Physalis undergo testing. Thrace recognized Long Fei as the chairman and began a direct discussion with him, despite Long Fei’s refusal to sell Gundams.

• Thrace asked about buying the War God Armor Battle Suit, but Sakchi said it was not for sale while it underwent combat validation.
• Thrace toured the Albion MS Carrier with Li Jiaming and praised its advanced design, while Robina showed keen interest in the vessel and military technology.
• Thrace, Robina, and Gleidy watched the Gundam GP02 Physalis tests and saw its impressive performance alongside areas that still failed to meet requirements.
• After the test, Thrace approached Long Fei, who initially denied being the chairman before acknowledging his identity and greeting the king.
• Long Fei said Gundams were not for sale, and Thrace accepted his bluntness before inviting him to discuss other matters.

A month after the King of Thrace’s visit, Long Fei tested Gundam Chrysanthemum and reviewed the performance of its newly developed Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor. Princess Robina piloted a Proto Gundam, while Long Fei began researching superconducting communication to counter the reactor’s disruption of radar and communications.

• Long Fei piloted Gundam Chrysanthemum through a meteorite field and an MD-controlled ambush, completing its test as the watchers praised his skill.
• Princess Robina asked to pilot a Gundam, and Long Fei had the Zhou Ya Sisters take her to the Proto Gundam.
• Robina used her chip card to launch the Proto Gundam and performed evasive maneuvers and counterattacks that impressed the Zhou Ya Sisters.
• Long Fei reviewed the test report and found that the Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor boosted Gundam Chrysanthemum’s performance but could not be mass-produced.
• Long Fei recognized that Minovsky particles disrupted radar and search functions, then began researching superconducting communication.

Long Fei learned about the poverty and exploitation faced by people on colony satellites and unregulated asteroids as he reviewed new recruits for the Skywing Mercenary Group. He explained why War God Armor Battle Suit production had stopped and instructed Li Jiaming to send the princess back soon.

• Long Fei paused work on superconducting communications to develop a Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor for MS Carriers.
• Li Jiaming told Long Fei that many recruits had fled asteroid labor and described the taxes, violence, and weak legal protections they had faced.
• Long Fei questioned the recruitment of malnourished children and teenagers who had signed contracts of servitude, and Li Jiaming explained how they had been acquired and could be trained.
• Li Jiaming asked why production of the War God Armor Battle Suit had halted, and Long Fei said a Directed Energy Laser Weapon could defeat its defenses, requiring an upgrade or a new suit.
• Long Fei told Li Jiaming to send the princess back within the next few days.

Three months after founding his company, Long Fei traveled aboard the Albion No. 00 MS Mothership to establish the Seventh Branch Base in Philalip Nation. On the journey, he reviewed the group's investments and security threats, then learned that testing was about to begin on the Orchis Petals system.

• Long Fei departed aboard the Albion No. 00 MS Mothership with an escort fleet, heading to Philalip Nation to open the Seventh Branch Base with Li Jiaming and several ace pilots.
• Long Fei learned that the group's food plant was operating and that its other investments in Philalip Nation were expected to begin operations that month.
• Li Jiaming reported that foreign spies were targeting the group's companies and investigating Long Fei in hopes of kidnapping him for his military technology.
• Li Jiaming described how the group's reactors and communication systems had improved combat performance, and Long Fei agreed that equipment needed to be easy to operate as well as effective.
• Long Fei read Sakchi's report that Yue Yangchun would test the GP03 Dendrobium with Orchis Petals, while the Gundam pilots' training had improved their ability to control their machines.

Long Fei arrived at Base Seven with Commander-in-Chief Li Jiaming and learned that the Mercenary Guild’s representatives were waiting to meet them. As the Guild’s Jacob reconsidered how to deal with the Skywing Mercenary Group after hearing about the Albion’s firepower, Long Fei entered the reception room.

• Long Fei’s fleet entered the Colony Satellite after the country’s Defense Force verified its authorization documents and identified it as the Skywing Mercenary Group.
• Long Fei and Li Jiaming arrived at Base Seven, where Colonel Omni received them and reported that Mercenary Guild representatives were waiting.
• Omni told Long Fei that the Long Group had invited him to a banquet, but Long Fei ordered him to ignore them and went to meet the Guild representatives.
• Taiga described the Albion’s powerful beam cannon to Gude and Jacob, who realized its firepower rivaled that of national battleships.
• The reception room doors opened as Jacob reconsidered how to deal with the Skywing Mercenary Group.

Long Fei rejected Jacob’s invitation to join the Mercenary Guild, suspecting that its leaders wanted to control the Skywing Mercenary Group and its military technology. After Jacob’s companions considered retaliating, Taiga and Gude received invitations from the Long Family of Hanxia Nation and decided to attend.

• Jacob explained the Mercenary Guild’s benefits, fees, and commissions to Long Fei.
• Long Fei declined to join the Guild, and Taiga and Gude became angry at his refusal.
• Jacob departed politely, while Long Fei told Li Jiaming to monitor Taiga and Gude and predicted they might act against the group.
• Taiga and Gude discussed how to teach Long Fei a lesson, then received invitations from the Long Family of Hanxia Nation.
• Taiga and Gude decided to accept the Long Family’s invitations and find out why they had been contacted.

Long Taotian hired Taiga and Gude to capture Long Fei and take his technology, while Long Fei’s Sky Wing Mercenaries uncovered a spy at the restaurant. Long Huijuan confronted Long Taotian over the plan, but he refused to back down.

• Long Taotian paid Taiga and Gude to capture Long Fei and promised them additional payment after the job.
• Taiga and Gude concluded that the Long Family wanted Long Fei’s technology, but decided not to seize it themselves for fear of provoking the family.
• Sky Wing Mercenaries dealt with a spy in the restaurant kitchen while Long Fei received a report from Li Jiaming and continued eating.
• Long Huijuan slapped Long Taotian and accused him of trying to exploit Long Fei, then warned him to withdraw his plan.
• Long Taotian dismissed Long Huijuan’s warning and declared that he would make Long Fei submit to the Long Family.

Long Fei planned improvements for Gundams from several series, selecting models and systems his company could develop while shelving those beyond its capabilities. When pirate fleets began monitoring his forces, he sent a message exposing their surveillance and challenging the man behind them, Mr. Gude, to act openly.

• Long Fei considered developing Gundams from Gundam SEED and the Wing Series alongside UC models, while setting aside the 00 Gundam and Iron-Blooded Orphans series.
• Long Fei chose High-Energy Super Batteries for Strike, Duel, and Astray-series Gundams, Gundanium Alloy for Astray armor, and the PX System for development, while shelving the Type-0 System.
• Long Fei researched improvements to Gundams and received word from his commander-in-chief that their opponents had started moving.
• Long Fei changed into his pilot suit as pirate fleets remotely monitored his fleet from several directions.
• A pirate fleet's communications officer read a message from Long Fei exposing the pirates' surveillance and telling them to pass his challenge to Mr. Gude.

The Storm, Shadow Ghost, Killer Whale, and White Rose mercenary groups joined forces to capture Long Fei, while Skywing prepared to defend him. Despite being outnumbered, Skywing’s elite pilots and Gundams began overwhelming the attacking forces.

• Kellan, Mike, Fulin, and Meilan learned that their employers all wanted Long Fei captured alive, and Kellan ordered the mercenary groups to prepare for battle.
• Mike called Li Jiaming and demanded that Long Fei come with him, but Li refused, so Skywing launched its Specialized GM Mobile Suits and ordered its Gundam pilots to sortie.
• Long Taotian, Taiga, and Gude watched the battle begin from a guarded space yacht while discussing their business arrangement and Long Fei’s capture.
• Zhou Ya piloted Proto Gundam Unit 4 and destroyed five Harrier Fighters and eight Harrier MS units in less than two minutes.
• Zhou Na, Avina, Pani, and the elite Specialized GM pilots attacked from different directions, suppressing the much larger force of mercenary fighters and Mobile Suits.

Zhou Ya, Pani, and other Gundam pilots battled the numerically superior mercenary forces, inflicting heavy losses while protecting their allies. Commander Meilan learned that an unrecorded Gundam had broken through the Shadow Ghost Mercenary Group’s defensive line and demanded to know why they had failed to stop it.

• Zhou Ya rescued a damaged Specialized GM Mobile Suit and helped two others escape, then left Gundam White Orchid GP01’s pilot Ke Jie Xiong to cover the area.
• Commander Meilan heard reports of severe losses and learned her forces had destroyed only six Specialized GM Mobile Suits despite their five-to-one numerical advantage.
• Pani continued fighting in Proto Gundam Unit 7, destroying twenty-four enemy units before joining Gundam GP02 Physalis to attack the enemy together.
• Meilan received news that the Shadow Ghost Mercenary Group had requested emergency rescue after an unrecorded Gundam broke through its defensive line.

Long Fei’s solo assault in the Gundam GP04 Gerbera broke the mercenary fleet’s defenses, killing its commanders and forcing several groups to retreat or surrender. As Long Taotian and his companions reacted to their defeat, a Skywing fleet appeared behind their spacecraft.

• Long Fei used the Gundam GP04 Gerbera’s speed and weapons to penetrate the Shadow Ghost Mercenary Group’s fleet and destroy Captain Mike’s flagship.
• After Mike’s death, the Shadow Ghost forces fell into disarray, and Long Fei attacked the White Rose Mercenary Group’s flagship, killing Meilan when its chain of explosions engulfed her escape pod.
• Kellan and Fulin chose to retreat, while the leaderless Shadow Ghost and White Rose groups signaled their surrender.
• Long Taotian, Gude, and Taiga discussed the mercenaries’ defiance and their failed attempt to capture Long Fei.
• A bodyguard warned Long Taotian and the others that a Skywing Mercenary Group fleet, including a Gundam and many GM Mobile Suits, had appeared behind them.

Li Xiucheng defeated Long Taotian’s forces and brought him to Long Fei, who humiliated and beat his cousin before exposing his past crimes to the mercenaries. Long Taotian was left surrounded by furious mercenaries who wanted him punished for what he had done.

• Li Xiucheng’s forces overwhelmed Long Taotian’s MS squads and seized his Escort Ships, while Taiga and Gude were taken to meet Long Fei.
• Long Fei hosted Taiga and Gude for tea, then sent them back to their mercenary corps.
• Long Fei visited the detained Long Taotian, mocked him for his past arrogance, and punched him to his knees.
• Long Fei ordered Long Taotian taken to the hangar and told the mercenaries about his abuse of ordinary people, including the rape and death of a schoolmate.
• The mercenaries grew furious at Long Taotian, who trembled and regretted trying to capture Long Fei.

Long Fei ordered the Sky Wing Mercenaries to punish Long Taotian without killing him, and they tortured and whipped him while Li Xiucheng watched approvingly and Li Jiaming chose not to intervene. The chapter ended with the mercenaries continuing Long Taotian’s punishment.

• Long Fei told the mercenaries to torment Long Taotian but not kill him.
• The mercenaries dragged Long Taotian into a restroom and repeatedly flushed his head in the toilet while filming him.
• Long Taotian feared the footage would be uploaded and struggled when the mercenaries prepared to whip him.
• The mercenaries stripped Long Taotian and lashed his buttocks, leaving bloody welts as he screamed.
• Li Xiucheng welcomed Long Taotian’s punishment, while Li Jiaming decided not to stop it.

Long Huijuan visited Long Fei to negotiate the release of Long Taotian, whom Long Fei was holding responsible for his crimes. They agreed that the Long Family’s Philalip Nation industries would go to Long Fei for one dollar and that the family would pay three billion to ransom Long Taotian, while Long Huijuan left without obtaining one of Long Fei’s Gundams.

• Li Jiaming told Long Fei that a Long Family fleet had requested permission to board, and Long Fei accepted his aunt’s visit.
• Long Huijuan arrived aboard Albion 1 and saw the advanced ships, mobile suits, and equipment developed by Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company.
• Long Huijuan found Long Fei in the restroom and asked him to stop the mercenaries’ treatment of Long Taotian, but Long Fei reminded her of Long Taotian’s past abuse and crimes.
• Long Huijuan offered the Long Family’s Philalip Nation industries for one dollar and negotiated the ransom up to three billion, which Long Fei accepted.
• Long Huijuan asked to buy Long Fei’s earliest Gundam, but he refused and she returned to her spacecraft.

Long Huijuan persuaded Long Dingkun to stop provoking Long Fei and consider working with him, while Long Fei took over the Long Family’s investments and advanced his plans. A month later, he revealed that the battery-powered Gundams were a contingency against a technology that could disable nuclear power.

• Long Huijuan told Long Dingkun that Long Fei had defeated Long Taotian and warned that provoking him could drive him to support the Long Family’s competitors.
• Long Dingkun agreed to leave Long Fei to Long Huijuan and consider canceling the marriage alliance with the Shu Family.
• Several days later, Long Fei took over the Long Family’s fifteen-billion-dollar investments in the Philipp Kingdom and introduced advanced chip, network, and precision machine-tool technologies.
• A month later, Long Fei showed Li Xiucheng the completed Strike, Duel, Red Frame, and Zeta Gundams, explaining that some used batteries as a backup in case his Neutron Jammer sealed nuclear power.
• Long Fei told Li Xiucheng to arrange tests for the Gundams.