Episode 42: The Spoiler
"I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
"kindness?"
When he heard Mina's question, Lux tilted his head towards the communicator, looking a little puzzled.
"Let's listen first." Lux replied with a smile.
"The good news is that Frey can already command warships alone, and I have sent four more astrays on the Lord Angel."
Upon hearing the good news from Miner, Lux just nodded slightly.
"What about the bad news?"
"Bad news?" Mina suppressed her smile and said, "Frey's first command, and she didn't even leave the port, and she hit the gate. Puff... Hahaha..."
Lux rubbed his forehead helplessly, and for the first time he was wondering whether Frey was the captain's material.
"Oh...you'd better ask Bucky Lulu to control the warship." Lux sighed.
After Mina didn't smile, Lux's expression became serious.
"I have no good news to tell you, only one bad news."
"kindness."
"Ob has joined the war. Today the dispatched troops will leave the port and head towards Suez Base. The expected route is to bypass the Cape of Good Hope and reach Suez Base from the Red Sea."
Mina was not surprised too much. She had known that such a day had come. Once she formed an alliance with others, there would always be one day when she would go to the battlefield because of other people's affairs. And she also received information in advance that Aubu was about to join the war, but the goal was unknown.
"You don't seem to be surprised. Then I tell you that their target is the Minerva." Seeing Miner's unhurried expression, Lux added another sentence.
"Minerva? Mary?"
Mina was indeed anxious, but saw Lux shook her head.
"Mary is now the Purple-clothed Staff, responsible for the war in the Black Sea and Ukraine."
"Then what are you worried about?!" Mina asked in confusion.
"The current target of the United Army and the Ob Army is indeed the Minerva. But what if that ship sank? The target is control of the Black Sea."
Mina frowned. Control of the Black Sea? Then she was going to fight with Mary. If it was just the United Army, Mina didn't care. But with the Aubu army inside, Mina was somewhat unable to get along with her relationship.
"In addition, there is news that I don't know whether it's good or bad."
"kindness?!"
"The Archangel has left the Kingdom of Scandinavia."
"Leave?!"
This time, Mina was completely surprised. She was not surprised by the actions of the Archangel, but she didn't believe anyone could drive the warship away from the ground of Larks's nose.
"This is my mistake. After Cacarine learned of the news of Aub's troops, she discussed countermeasures with Kira. In the end, even Maliu, the captain, agreed. So without me knowing it in advance, the Archangel left." Lux smiled bitterly. This was also a big failure in her life.
"Maybe it's not possible to notify you." Mina explained for Cacaree.
"Maybe. But the result won't change."
"What are you going to do?"
Facing Miner's questions, Lux could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
"Anyway, find them first."
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"To be honest, this warship is really big."
Heine couldn't help but exclaim after seeing the Minerva. Alice behind him also nodded, agreeing with his lover's opinion.
"It's smaller than Rosa Federatt." Marie asked back with some surprise.
"No, no, no. You don't understand. The Rosafeldit is a spacecraft and rarely can be seen at close range."
“That’s right.”
Marie nodded, Heine had not stayed on Rosafedier for a few days, so it was difficult to have the opportunity to observe closely.
"By the way, Alice. Are you planning to ask Dean in the end?"
Mary remembered the body submitted a report yesterday, so she asked.
"Yes. Commander Amplu." Alice answered with a stern look.
"Just like Heine, just call me Mary."
Then the three of them came to the captain's room together. Mary came to hand over the procedures and took away her things by the way. Heine and Alice were checking in.
Mary spent a little longer in the captain's room, mainly chatting with Talia. Although she didn't cooperate for a long time, Mary still admired the female captain. Unfortunately, the other party was Dylandal's direct descendant.
When leaving the ship, when passing by the lounge, he heard Heine talking loudly inside. After listening carefully, he turned out that everyone usually had to call their names directly, not the captain or the like. After smiling, Mary left the Minerva with her own things.
Originally, Mary thought her fate with the warship had ended, but unexpectedly, just the day before the Minerva was about to set off, she received a piece of information.
"Look. Trouble is here."
As Mary said, she handed the information in her hand to Elsa. Since Shihe still didn't plan to come back, the position of adjutant fell on Elsa's head.
"Auber? Seven warships including one aircraft carrier?"
"Hmph. That Sailan family is really working hard." Mary laughed, her tone full of disdain.
"I don't think it will cause any trouble to the Minerva. At most, I'll be beaten back." Elsa analyzed the military strength and then said.
"Well. Even if the joint forces are added, there is no way to deal with the Minerva. But whether it can leave the Dardanelles is a problem."
The Dardanelles is located between the Asia Minor Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula, and the isthmus at the boundary between Asia and Europe. It connects to the Marmara Sea in the east and the Aegean Sea in the west. It is an important channel for the Black Sea to lead to the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Because the waterway is deep, it is conducive to the passage of large-tonnage ships, and the strait can be navigated all year round. Therefore, this is also a place controlled by the United Army. The reason why the Sihe River crossed the Balkan Peninsula was because the Dardanelles were strictly blocked.
Things were as Mary guessed. The Minerva encountered the Ober army and the United Army in the Dardanelles. The battle was fierce and the Minerva was severely damaged. But the one who caused the Minerva was severely damaged was not the Ober army or the United Army, but the Liberty Gundam and the Archangel that suddenly appeared.
After encountering the Ob's army, the Minerva fought with the opponent. Although the Ob's army had an advantage in number, the Ob's army could not gain any advantage against the six red-clothed pilots on the Ob's army.
During the battle, in order to quickly resolve the battle, the Minerva decided to use the Yang electronic cannon. At this moment, the Free Gundam, which suddenly fell from the sky, attacked the Yang electronic cannon, causing serious damage to the head of the Minerva ship.
As Liberty Gundam appeared on the battlefield together, the famous ship Archangel in the previous war, their appearance immediately shocked all the forces in the battle. Cacarine drove the attack on Pink and also attacked, and stated his identity as Aub in front of the formation, demanding that Aub withdraw his troops immediately. However, Aub's army still shot at Liberty Gundam and Alisa, but all attacks were blocked by Liberty Gundam. At this time, the Bao United Army launched an attack on Minerva, and Aub's army also followed him. Then Liberty Gundam launched an indiscriminate attack on all parties involved in the war, which made the battlefield chaotic and eventually injured Heine and Alisa.
Finally, the joint army saw that the war could not continue, so the retreat signal was sent, and the two sides temporarily ceased fire. The Minerva was also able to breathe.
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(The trouble is coming out~ Yes~~ It's coming soon~~ I'm going to have a holiday ahhhh)
Chapter completed!