In a huge conference hall, in front of a huge projection video, the battle scenes between Unit 4 and Unit 5 of the Original Gundam were being played.
There are people in military uniforms and suits in the parliament hall. They are all high-ranking officials and senior military officers of the country.
The country that holds the parliament is one of the most powerful countries among the colonial powers in the space, the Festamu Democracy.
The big shots at the scene were frowning and watching the battle in the video with solemn expressions.
The original Gundam No. 5 used its Gatling gun to sweep across the enemy MSs, destroying more than a dozen MSs in an instant.
Many people covered their mouths and were so frightened by the powerful fighting force that they could not speak.
When the Origin Gundam No. 4 used its Mega Particle Cannon to sweep across, many people at the scene exclaimed. As the Mega Particle Cannon swept across, they watched the battleship being torn apart like pieces of paper.
The video ends and the lights of the parliament come on.
Many people at the scene were so shocked that they could not recover. Where did this MS come from? How could it be so powerful?
One of the congressmen at the scene asked the Minister of Military Intelligence: "Minister, which country's mobile phone is this? Is it a mobile phone from the three major powers on the earth?"
The Minister of Intelligence is a slightly fat, blond, middle-aged Caucasian Lieutenant General Adili.
"No, this is a mobile phone owned by a private mercenary group of Micah Subaru, a small and marginal country among the colonial powers."
Everyone at the scene had an expression that said, "You're kidding me."
Adili continued to explain: "At the beginning, I and everyone present didn't believe it. I also thought it was an MS developed by a big country. However, after analysis by the country's intelligence team and checking the authenticity of the video, it was determined that the person in the video
MSs are real, and the battles are also real. At first, our intelligence team thought that some big country put the developed MSs into small marginal countries to test their performance. After a long period of investigation, we found that these two MSs were actually the private mercenaries.
The regiment’s private property.”
The Minister of Defense asked: "Lieutenant General, when was the plot of the battle in this video?"
"Your Excellency, Minister of Defense, the date of this combat video is three months from today."
"Lieutenant General, why did your intelligence department take so long to submit this matter?" a member of Congress asked loudly.
"Dear Congressman, it's not that our military intelligence department has to wait so long to submit this matter, but we must verify the authenticity of the video, and who would have thought that such a powerful mobile phone would appear in the private armed forces of a small and marginal country.
force."
The member of Congress who had just asked loudly was about to refute Lieutenant General Adili’s explanation, but the Minister of Defense raised his hand to interrupt.”
"Lieutenant General, have you found out the origin of this private armed force?"
"Your Excellency, Minister of Defense, the current information we have is that this private armed force is called Tianyi Mercenary Group, and their weapons come from an arms manufacturing company with the same name. Currently, we have the same owner of Tianyi Mercenary Group and Tianyi Arms Manufacturing Company.
.”
"Where is that boss from and what is his name?"
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Minister of Defense. At present, we can only know that the boss is called Long Fei and he is from Hanxia Kingdom. As for his age and appearance, we are still unable to know."
"Han Xia Kingdom, surnamed Long..." The president sitting on the main seat touched his chin and spoke.
Everyone in the parliament looked at the president.
The bald president of the Mediterranean, Amdandi, asked everyone: "There are not many people named Long in the Han-Xia Kingdom, but there is a family named Long in the Han-Xia Kingdom. If I remember correctly, this big family with the surname Long is a big business family. They
There is a company called Long's Arms Manufacturing Company."
Everyone looked at Lieutenant General Adili.
"Your Excellency, at first I was thinking about this and investigating this. The information I have so far has nothing to do with the Long family. If the Long arms manufacturing company really has such an advanced mobile phone, why not get it?"
Come out and beat their competition."
"Lieutenant General, what you said makes sense. Does your intelligence department have any other information?"
Lieutenant General Adili then asked the parliament to turn off the lights.
After the lights went out in the parliament, Lieutenant General Adili turned on the video projection again, and a photo of the original Gundam appeared in the video.
"Everyone, the MS in this photo is the early model of the two previous MSs. These MSs are called Gundam, and they can also be called Gundam. Currently, we have new information that they are developing newer models.
Gundam."
"Lieutenant General, interrupt me." The president asked: "Why do they develop new models instead of mass production?"
"Your Excellency, this is what I am about to explain." Adili changed the video.
The screen in the video shows the original Gundam being attacked by live ammunition. After being attacked, the video stops, and then the affected part is enlarged.
"Everyone, take a closer look. Have you seen any changes to the armor of the area where you were hit?"
Everyone at the scene took a deep breath after seeing it clearly.
"As you can see, the part where the Gundam was hit was hit by a 135mm live bullet, but the entire armor was not damaged, not even a dent."
The president asked again: "Lieutenant General, does this have nothing to do with mass production?"
"No, Mr. President, it is related. Our intelligence department currently analyzes two possibilities. The first possibility is that they develop a new model, take out the final data in the battle, and then finalize it to develop a real model for mass production.
The second possibility for the Gundam model is that it will not be mass-produced. Firstly, it is difficult to manufacture the Gundam armor. Secondly, the hardware inside the armor is not easy to manufacture. The purpose of developing stronger models is just to hand them over to excellent pilots.
For example, the ace MS pilot pilots a Gundam."
"Lieutenant General, in your opinion, which one is more likely?"
"Your Excellency, my subordinates estimate that the second possibility is more likely."
The congressman who had asked loudly before asked loudly again: "Lieutenant General, please explain why you think the second possibility is more likely. If it is the first possibility, wouldn't it put the country into an unimaginable situation?"
Crisis?"
"Dear members of Congress, I think the second possibility is more likely, mainly from the perspective of our military. Generally speaking, compared with ordinary mass-produced MSs, the cost of maintenance and replacement of damaged parts is higher.
It is not very high. If it is a mobile phone with high driving performance given to an elite driver or a specially made mobile phone for an ace driver, the maintenance cost is much different than the maintenance cost of an ordinary mass-produced mobile phone. Another important point is that it consumes material resources.
and more manpower, so if you think about it, if the mobile suit called Gundam is so good and powerful, wouldn’t it require more financial resources for maintenance?”
Many people at the scene accepted Lieutenant General Adili's explanation. Just as Lieutenant General Adili said, the more powerful the MS fighter aircraft and warships are, the more they will cost.
Even if the MS called Gundam can be mass-produced, the question is which country dares to mass-produce it?
The answer is not a single country.
Because the cost of manufacturing and maintenance is enough to destroy the country's economy.
"Lieutenant General Adili, your intelligence department continues to monitor the Tianyi mercenary group." President Amdandi ordered.