Yang Hui represented the Yang Family and temporarily reached a cooperation agreement with Brudick. First, Yang Hui and Graham would advance as the combat power of Diva, assisting Brudick in obtaining the support of Zalam and Auba, while also contacting Yang Corporation to send a batch of new weaponry before the final battle.
What Grudick needed to do was simple: he would take all the blame in the end, ensuring that it wouldn't affect the others on the ship.
Grudick agreed to this condition without a second thought, as it was exactly what he had planned from the beginning.
Moreover, Yang Hui cleverly proposed a condition that suited him perfectly, and he would naturally use his connections to help Grudick reduce his sentence. Is there anything wrong with helping a real man out?
Commander Bruza, of course, would not be involved in this plan, as he was a senior officer of the Federation and was entangled in too many relationships. Therefore, to help him shed all responsibility, he would directly board a ship to Tordia from Fading and claim he knew nothing of Grudick's plan, remaining under house arrest once on board, unable to intervene.
With the cooperation settled, Yang Hui and Graham needed to address the issues with Dawn Gundam and Samurai Gundam, as well as the multi-machine connection and improvements of the AGE System.
But before that… let's fill our stomachs first.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria, they heard a familiar voice firing off a barrage of questions.
"What's going on!? What the hell is happening? Why isn't this Nora? When did we set sail? Was there really a battle? By the way… who are you guys?"
"Ah! Woolf Anik!" the chubby boy exclaimed.
"You know him?" the others were puzzled.
"A big name! A former star player of the MS World Championship, I heard he joined the Federation Army, and he's on this ship!"
"Sorry for the rudeness! I'm the navigation control officer on this ship…" Navigation control officer Adams Dinnel introduced himself excitedly but was met with a merciless rejection.
"I'm not interested in a man's self-introduction; I'd rather hear yours in detail." After rejecting Adams, Woolf leaned closer to Mireille and said.
"I refuse." Unfortunately, Mireille had no interest in Woolf's frivolous advances and found them quite annoying.
"Wow! Quite impressive, former star player!"
"What? Can't change your ways after being rejected by women so many times? Perverted little white wolf."
"Hmph! I'm already impressive! By the way, what kind of ridiculous nickname is 'perverted little white wolf'… ah…" Woolf didn't catch who was behind him, but when he turned around… he froze and quickly stepped back as if he had seen a ghost.
"Y-you… why are you here?" Woolf asked in a panic.
"It's fate." Yang Hui chuckled teasingly, then sat down at Flit's table with Graham.
"I see, it's fate… what a load of nonsense! Do you think I would believe that!?" Woolf fumed.
"The silly wolf has actually become smart!" Graham pretended to be shocked.
"Shut up! What's with 'silly wolf'? I'm a white wolf!"
"Let's see, perverted little white wolf."
"Ugh! You two bastards!" Woolf was furious, but his expression showed he didn't dare to confront them.
"Pfft~" Everyone laughed; Woolf had been acting all high and mighty, which had annoyed them.
"Yang Hui, Graham, do you know him?" Flit asked with a smile.
"Of course, we know him; he's a defeated opponent." Graham said mockingly.
"Really?" The chubby boy Dique was a fan of Woolf, while the news about Yang Hui and Graham being ace MS pilots was only circulated within the military, and every time they came to see Flit, it was in a military-controlled area, so Dique didn't recognize Yang Hui and Graham.
Graham shrugged and looked at Woolf in the corner, asking, "How many times have you lost to me?"
"Who knows! I've long forgotten that kind of thing…"
Woolf pretended to be clueless, but Yang Hui wouldn't give him a chance.
"One-on-one, seventeen losses, zero wins; five-on-one, three losses, zero wins. This is Woolf's record against Graham, and he used Genoece every time."
"..."
The cafeteria fell silent. Woolf was somewhat famous as an ace pilot within the military, but he never expected to lose so badly to Graham, not even winning when five faced one, and Graham hadn't even used Samurai Gundam. The gap… was just too big, right?
"Y-you… Yang Hui! Don't go too far!" Woolf, seeing his dark history exposed, nearly rolled up his sleeves to confront Yang Hui, ready to fight.
"Too far? I haven't even mentioned your record against me yet…"
Woolf lowered his half-rolled sleeve and obediently walked behind Yang Hui, gently squeezing his shoulders with both hands.
"Alright, please show some mercy."
Everyone was holding back their laughter; just moments ago, Woolf had been acting all high and mighty, but now he looked like a well-behaved child in front of Yang Hui and Graham. This was truly a case of one thing subduing another.
However, this also made everyone present clearly realize just how formidable Yang Hui and Graham were. At first, they thought the high performance of the Gundam was the reason for such outstanding results, but now they understood that in terms of piloting skills, Yang Hui and Graham were also top-notch.
"Ah, I'm hungry."
"Yeah, I don't know why, but when I'm hungry, I just want to say something."
"I'll get you your meals right away! Any number of servings!"
"Pfft~ Hahaha…" Now everyone really couldn't hold back; the famous white wolf was now acting like a little white dog.
But Yang Hui also noticed Flit's low spirits and asked, "Feeling down?"
"...A bit, I didn't know you were always this strong." Flit replied dejectedly.
"What's there to it? Didn't you vow to get back at me after I defeated you before?"
"But…"
"You're not bad either, Flit; at least I can't create the AGE System."
"Hmm…"
"Alright, let's eat quickly. After we finish, we'll study how to modify the AGE System together, and I'll also train your piloting skills." Yang Hui patted Flit's shoulder and said.
"Okay! I got it!"
After that, Woolf's help with the meals arrived, and the few quickly devoured the food before returning to their places. Woolf naturally followed Yang Hui and the others to the Hangar, while Dique, who was also fond of MS, clung to Vargas to teach him maintenance skills. Only Emily watched Flit's departing figure with concern.
Yang Hui's words stuck in her mind; she wanted to support Flit but found herself unable to convince herself. Just the thought of Flit joining dangerous battles made her fearful.
...
"Oh! Is this the new machine prepared for me? It looks pretty cool." The moment Woolf arrived at the Hangar, he was captivated by the elegance of the Gundam, especially fond of Yang Hui's Dawn Gundam.
"That's mine." Yang Hui said calmly.
"Uh… then this one…" Woolf pointed to Samurai Gundam.
"That's mine." Graham said mockingly.
"Then… finally…"
"That's my Gundam!" Flit said angrily; he would never give his Gundam to anyone else!
"Then…" Woolf initially thought Flit would be easy to bully, so he planned to seize the piloting rights, but the spark of excitement was quickly extinguished.
"He's my brother." Yang Hui said, placing a hand on Flit's shoulder.
Woolf: (╥﹏╥) Even wolves have dog rights!
Ignoring the heartbroken Woolf, Yang Hui and Flit began to study the AGE System.
"I've looked at the data for the Dodds Rifle; it's an excellent weapon, with power and penetration stronger than my designed High Output Beam Rifle…"
Hearing this, Flit proudly raised his head; this was a weapon made using the AGE System he invented!
But the next second, Yang Hui naturally pointed out the drawbacks: "But the ammunition count is too low, and the design of the AGE System didn't leave much room for upgrades. My designed High Output Beam Rifle is just the initial version, with many positions reserved, such as extending the barrel to increase range or replacing the large magazine to increase ammunition…"
Upon hearing this, Flit began to feel dejected again: "So… is the Dodds Rifle not good…"
"Of course not."
"Hmm?"
"Sigh, Flit, although you created the Gundam and the AGE System, you're not a qualified developer at all." Yang Hui sighed and said, "The AGE System is indeed excellent; it can create various new equipment to help the Gundam evolve based on different combat situations, but that's just for the Gundam.
A war cannot be won with just one Gundam, so what we need to do is develop more mass-producible weapons and equipment to help the Federation Army enhance its strength; only then do we have a chance to defeat the UE."
"Hmm… I understand." Flit was also a smart person; he grasped what Yang Hui meant. Gradually, Flit's character was changing little by little, from focusing on himself to those around him, and then to everyone.
"I studied it a bit; the most important part of the Dodds Rifle is this Beam Rotation Unit. If we can extract this unit and combine it with the High Output Beam Rifle, we can create a new type of Beam Rifle that incorporates the advantages of both."
"Hmm! That's indeed the case."
"Vargas, can you handle this?"
"No problem, leave it to me."
"Thanks for your hard work. Flit and I will focus on modifying the AGE System and repairing Samurai Gundam…" At this point, Yang Hui shot a fierce glare at Graham, scaring him into fleeing.
"But for the modification of the AGE System, what direction should we start from?" Flit asked.
"For now, let's focus on two main projects: one is multi-machine connection, and the other is pre-input data."
"Okay."
(End of this chapter)