"F-Forty percent? With all due respect, that is really..."
Joseph's back hunched again, and he began wiping away his sweat once more.
"No, no. Hear me out first."
Eli spoke to Joseph, who had visibly gone a great deal grayer.
The moment Eli said forty percent, Joseph had probably already decided that the Mobile Suit division's collapse was a fact.
So Eli quickly explained why he had opened his mouth so wide.
"I think the biggest problem the Yashima Group faces right now is that it has absolutely no accumulated Mobile Suit manufacturing technology, correct?"
There was no need to verify that. Right now, aside from the Federation and Zeon, no one in the world had a systematic body of Mobile Suit manufacturing technology.
If anything, the fact that the Yashima Group had been able to develop a series of Mobile Suit equipment in such a short time already showed extremely sharp strategic vision.
"That is true, yes. Could it be that Mr. Eli has some way to obtain a complete set of the technology?"
Of course, Joseph's words here were more like something said in anger.
How could a mere lieutenant possibly get his hands on Mobile Suit manufacturing technology? Even Yashima Heavy Industries was not allowed to tour a GM manufacturing plant.
"Naturally, I have no way... but doesn't Zeon have a complete ready-made set of Mobile Suit technology?"
"You mean?"
"After the war, why doesn't Yashima Heavy Industries consider acquiring Zeon's Mobile Suit manufacturing companies?"
Eli smiled as he gave his solution.
But that would only earn Joseph's contempt.
In the end, he was just a grunt from the front lines. If they had those kinds of connections, would they have come here looking for a chance to get future Mobile Suit equipment manufacturing orders?
"I know.