Not Super Robot Wars at All

Chapter 1: A researcher who doesn't want to drive Gundam is not a good capitalist

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"Good morning, Dr. Lingos."

"Good morning, Director."

Adrian Lingus, dressed in a white lab coat, strode to his office amid greetings from colleagues, messy hair showing that he hadn't combed his hair in the morning and that he was single.

Since he was promoted to the director of the MS Research Institute of the Military Industry Department of the Lunar Surface Headquarters of Anaheim Electronics Industry last year, some people have changed their names to call him the director, while others still call him Dr. Some of the latter are more inwardly looking at Dr. Lingos as a researcher rather than a technocrat, while others are just trying to figure out what to do. Probably in their opinion, a scientific research talent like Adrian would prefer people to praise his academic level rather than his professional title status? But Ed didn't really care much. He didn't say anything, just nodded casually as a response to everyone's greetings, and then entered his office.

This office belongs to Ed alone. Although he is already the director, he still insists that there is no secretary. The office reflects his personal style very well—except for desks, chairs, computers and other office utensils, there is only a sofa large enough for one person to lie down, and there is nothing else in it. As for the sofa, it is the prerogative of the director. It's harmless to be a little self-willed in this kind of place, right

Ed turned on the computer, opened the engineering software, and made himself a cup of coffee while the design was loading. Appearing on the display is a drawing of the Zeta Gundam's movable skeleton, which is now Ed's main project. Unlike the RX-78-2, which was also deformable to a certain extent before, the Earth Federation that placed the order required that the body be able to be transformed into a fighter plane by itself, rather than the original combined type. This puts forward high requirements for the most basic active skeleton of MS. First of all, the skeleton must be precise enough so that the MS can complete such complex deformation; at the same time, the skeleton must be strong enough to support the back and forth of a big guy of more than 20 tons-you know, such deformation may be repeated in high-intensity battles Appear.

In addition to the design difficulty, the price of the Zeta is not comparable to the previous RX series. It's like plastic toys that can be deformed tend to be more expensive. Of course, it's also more prone to breakage if you're out of shape all day long. The Earth Federation is not the same as PLANT, which is budget-conscious and bargains for everything. Everyone knows that the rich and powerful take advantage of it. But the Zeta at hand can't be easily broken, and the signboard that Anaheim must produce must be a boutique must not be smashed in their hands.

After nearly a month of precise calculations and repeated attempts, the basic structure of the movable skeleton has been finalized a few days ago, and now Ed is doing the final fine-tuning work. If it goes well, it should be able to produce results today? In this way, tomorrow's general meeting of shareholders can also increase the voice. Thinking of this, Ed's mood couldn't help but get better, and he hummed "Love That Can't Be Done" softly.

Yes, Ed's other identity is a shareholder of Anaheim Electronics, holding 3% of the actual shares of Anaheim Electronics. With Queen Diana owning 51% of the absolute controlling stake, this 3% stake is really not a small number. Although my colleagues didn't know it, they were actually working for Ed to some extent. Of course, Ed is also working for himself and paying himself a salary at the same time.

Then again, what's the point of Gundam transforming into an airplane? In the gravity-free cosmic environment, as long as there is power, it makes no difference whether the MS transforms into a plane tank or a color TV refrigerator. All this only makes sense in the atmosphere. Then the application scenario envisaged by Zeta Gundam is likely to be a long-distance raid in the atmosphere. After transforming into a plane to quickly approach the strategic target, transform into MS form to provide combat power that is powerful enough to change the battle situation, and then transform into an aircraft to quickly evacuate or rush to the next mission location after completing the strategic mission. So, the hypothetical enemy of the Earth Federation is on the ground? Anyway, I was on the absolutely safe moon, and it had nothing to do with me if the Earth Federation wanted to hit anyone.

Time passes quickly when people are focused, and Ed naturally missed lunch, and skillfully took out a bottle of nutritional supplements from the drawer and drank it. This is one of the reasons why he and his colleagues have never been able to warm up - Ed never eats lunch with everyone, and he drinks nutritional supplements every day. He misses the most important time to chat with colleagues every day, and it is not surprising that he still has not made close friends.

By the time Ed came back to his senses, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. After more than half a day of hard work, the design of the movable skeleton is basically completed. From the simulation results of the force analysis, there are no mistakes. The remaining problems may only be found in the actual test. Ed sent the blueprints to the workshop and asked them to try to make a model first, so that Zeta's business would come to an end.

Then Ed checked his to-do list, and at the top was the biosensor.

This is another requirement of the Earth Federation in the order, requiring Zeta Gundam to maximize the use of the power of New Type's telepathy, so the research on biosensors was established. But at present, this project is barely maintained by the written information provided by Captain Amuro Ray, and the progress can be described as a tortoise. It is better to say that the progress in this situation has already reflected the technical level of Anaheim's industry-leading technology.

Ed borrowed Amuro twice from the federation and did not respond, so he left the matter to Lucette Oderby to deal with it. The last time he was concerned about this matter was last week. Today, I will ask how the progress is. Well, by the way, wash the cup that made the coffee in the morning. Ed picked up the cup, got up and walked downstairs to Oderby's office.

Lucette Oderby has been working for several years as a systems engineer in Anaheim's MS development department. She is a good-looking person and has strong abilities. She has also participated in the core research and development of the GP series. Many admirers. The only downside is that his character is a bit bad. If you say it nicely, you will be called your own way, and if you say it badly, you will be called arrogant and arrogant. In the Xingchen incident last year, I made a mistake in the route, and in the end, I was seriously injured and almost died, and it was finally rescued. After going through nine lives, he seems to want to understand something, as if he has changed his personality, his style has become low-key, his speech has become smoother, and he has more friends and admirers.

At that time, because of the wrong route, the company planned to fire her. Ed, for the sake of her personality and her ability, made a promise to the company to keep her and let her still serve as an MS system engineer. After this, Odeby was very grateful to Ed, who often gave her some things to do out of trust in her ability.

Came outside Oderby's office and heard the voices of her and another female colleague from inside.

"I saw a spoiler on the Internet saying that Shirou died in the end? There are even pictures, wow, Amada Shirou is written on the death list."

"No way, Shirou and Aina are such a loving couple. The screenwriters must not make any tragedies caused by the youthful illness. As long as they can reunite, I will buy two copies of each physical and digital version!"

"Tonight is the finale. I will be able to send the blades tomorrow. I'll go buy some after get off work in a while for emergencies."

"Don't be a crow-ah, the director is good!" Audby looked at Ed who walked into the office, his face flushed and embarrassed. Another female colleague turned and banged on the computer, pretending that she was suddenly very busy. It's the feeling of chatting with colleagues during working hours and being caught by the boss on the spot. Ed is also a person who has come here, but now as the director, his position should be different.

"I can hear it at the door, it's too loud." Ed nodded a little, and then said business, "Is there any progress with Amuro Ray?"

"Earth just replied to the email yesterday." Audby quietly relieved, seeing that Ed didn't intend to delve into what he meant, "Looking at what they mean, they are still very reluctant for Captain Ray to leave the earth. They said that if we send someone over there. Willing to cooperate fully, but when it comes to bringing Captain Lei to the universe, he starts going around in circles."

"What's the use of the plant and equipment going to the earth here? I've asked everything I can ask. If the project wants to make a breakthrough, NT must cooperate in person." Although Auderby's answer was expected by Ed, it did not To make him happy, he couldn't help but complain, "Is there any point in keeping Amuro in captivity like a pig? NT is not an infectious disease, doesn't this mean that the new human is not a natural person? Etc. Let's see, Blue Cosmos will have to chug Amuro sooner or later."

"I want the horse to run, and I want the horse not to eat grass, how can there be such a good thing? Amuro won't give it, should I go to PLANT to find Char? I still want Pru, why not ask Gremi Send me one too?"

The director will often say some strange things, and most of the time, there will be content that is completely incomprehensible, such as now. Amuro and Xia, two Oderbys, knew that they were both new human beings who had awakened in the one-year war. Now they are both big figures. The director has always called these two by their first names and looked very familiar. Where did the name Gremi seem to have been seen, seems to be from ZAFT? I can't remember exactly, it shouldn't be a big man. But who is Pru? Why does the director want this person? Is this Pru more attractive to the director than Captain Ray? However, the experience of working together for many years told her that it would be fine as long as she did not answer at this time, and the director who was not answered would soon return to normal.

"I'm afraid there is no point in continuing to negotiate. This is not a problem that can be solved at your level." Ed did not live up to Oderby's expectations, and quickly returned to the topic, "You continue to do your thing, I will talk to you about this. Get support from the top. By the way, how is the recruitment of Gundam test drivers?"

"Some people have submitted their resumes, but none of them meet your requirements. It is enough to deal with ordinary MS, but Zeta will definitely not be able to handle it. I am afraid that all good pilots are monopolized by the Federation and ZAFT, and His Majesty Diana has no extra talents. can be given to us."

"It's still a while before the Zeta test drive. Let's look for it. It's better to have more than enough. I can't do it myself. It's the same as before." At the beginning of the development of the GP series, Anaheim did not have enough test pilots, Ed. Took a while. In fact, Ed quite likes the feeling of driving Gundam, but the test pilot is driving a product. If it is addicted, it will be very uncomfortable. After all, it will be sold in the end. "It's a pity not to pay double wages."

Ed, who returned without success, washed the cup and returned to his office. Today's work has been completed, and there is nothing to prepare for tomorrow's shareholders' meeting. It is only four o'clock, and it's not very good-looking after get off work. What should I do? Ed decided to combine work and rest to relax. He is the director and the leader. Can he be called a fish

Ed locked the door to the office, took off his shoes, lay lazily on the large sofa, and turned on the music player—his office was soundproofed and couldn't be heard inside or outside. With the accompaniment, Lux's gentle singing gradually filled the entire space.

This is Lux's latest single "On the Field of Hope", which was released the day before yesterday. Pre-orders prior to release already shattered the all-time record for single sales, and within 24 hours of release, digital downloads were twice as many as pre-orders. Ed contributed a digital pre-order. As for the song itself topping the music charts or something, it is a matter of course for a top diva like Lux, and it is news if it does not top.

According to the analysis of online industry insiders, Lux is currently at the peak of her career, and her next single will continue to maintain absolute strength. As long as she doesn't quit the circle for a day, the other heavenly queens in the entertainment circle may never get ahead. Ed thinks it is completely understandable. Whether it is Earth or PLANT, for people who have experienced a year of war and understand what pain is, such healing music can bring infinite comfort to people, and it is also called spiritual opium. Not too much.

But for Ed, who didn't experience the war and was just a bystander, Lux's song could also bring infinite emotion, but it was for a completely different reason. Ed stared at the empty ceiling in a trance, his thoughts gradually relaxed following Lux's singing...

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