Space scrap dealers are never picky and will pick up and sell products as long as they are of high enough value. However, the most common scraps in the solar system are the remains of battleships and mechas left by the war, which is why they can't afford this even if they don't have much mechanical repair skills. Eat rice.
Nowadays, a resource satellite equivalent to a prosperous small city has disintegrated, and a large amount of daily necessities are floating in the universe. Scrap dealers are like villagers who find a truck overturned on the highway. They rush over like crazy dogs to plunder these things that are still theoretically available. Things that are the property of residents of Orb.
Although the space port is crowded with people and it seems easy for friction to occur, the scrap dealers know that even if they are the last to arrive at the scene, they will still be able to return home with a full load. They are talking and laughing with each other. The scene is very harmonious and friendly, and they board their battleships one by one. leave.
"...It's so spectacular." Kaguya and his party had no interest in participating in the crowded activities, and teleported directly to the Ever Given. While waiting for the Yuhuo to leave the port, a scene of scrap merchant warships setting off in the same direction. It naturally fell into their eyes.
The warships of the scrap dealers are strange in shape and lack a unified aesthetic, but the sense of spectacle supported by their numbers can still make them feel the momentum of interstellar civilization, at least that is something they have never felt in the Moon City.
Feiton, who was collecting information and confirming the location of the resource satellite, smiled and said: "If you like the lively scene, we can mix in, sail with them and pick up garbage together~"
"Pick up garbage together...!" Kaguya couldn't help but imagine a scene of a large group of scrap dealers working together. This was much more interesting than a person driving a mecha alone to pick up garbage.
But before Kaguya gave a reply, Eirin took the lead and said, "In other words, you originally planned to get rid of them and arrive at Heliopolis first?"
Feiton blinked and said with a smile: "Or, just teleport directly~"
There is no need to hide it at all. In the eyes of the people on earth, this battleship is originally equipped with a space jump system that is obtained from nowhere.
"There is always a reason for a civilian satellite to suddenly disintegrate." Noticing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Feiton pretended to be innocent, "What? Although I am not a kind person, I generally will not attack civilians. Is there anything wrong with ordinary citizens seeking justice?”
"[General]." Yonglin pointed out the keyword calmly.
Well, Feton's criminal files can never be cleaned. He even assisted Thanos in collecting infinite stones in order to test the will of destruction, which indirectly led to the destruction of a universe.
Feiton tilted his head and said angrily: "I admit that I am a double-standard dog. I can get satisfaction by killing other bad guys. Is that okay?"
Yong Lin smiled: "I didn't say anything too serious."
Kaguya floated over, hugged Feiton, and consoled her with a smile: "I like you who are bad, but not completely bad."
Emperor Inaba raised his little hand vigorously and said: "I like the style of hearing about an incident and rushing to it even if it is light years away~!"
"What's wrong with you here?" Lingxian covered the emperor's mouth.
Pets need to be self-aware. At this time, they should stay in the corner and quietly eat the dog food scattered by their owners.
Feiton scratched the tip of Kaguya's nose and said with a smile: "To be honest, it doesn't matter to me. There is a difference between 'hearing' and 'seeing'. The decision-making power is left to you."
Kaguya hesitated and said: "Well... it's great to pick up garbage in a lively manner, but bumper ships are also fun..."
Eirin gave his opinion in the form of a reminder: "Princess, it will take some time to sail from here to Heliopolis."
"Ah——" The conclusion is self-evident.
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The name "Earth Federal Government" is somewhat misleading. Not all countries on the earth have joined it. "Orb" is a neutral country on the earth.
Contrary to its small territory, Orb relied on the large amount of geothermal energy provided by volcanoes and the policy of accommodating adjusters to live in it, and developed an advanced industrial system and strong military strength. Its state-owned enterprise, Dawn Society, is one of the few that can build The high-quality "Gundam" military industrial enterprise in MS.
There are political differences among Orb's top brass. Some top brass secretly signed cooperation documents with the Earth's federal government to develop a new type of Gundam on the resource satellite Heliopolis. Others, after becoming aware of the situation, did not take immediate measures. Bring order out of chaos.
After the news was learned by ZAFT, ZAFT sent troops to perform an interception operation when the Gundam was delivered. During the battle, the Earth Federation Army officer forced him to ride on the adjuster boy Kira Yamato who attacked the Gundam. With one immature operation, one shot hit the central structure of the resource satellite, directly causing the entire resource satellite to disintegrate.
The escape boat on which the citizens were riding sent out a distress signal. Those who received the distress signal turned around and told the news to others. The time when the scrap dealers received the news was actually only about ten minutes apart from the time when the satellite disintegrated... Of course , this has nothing to do with most scrap dealers. When they arrive at the scene, they have already left.
——However, there is a special scrap dealer in the solar system.
The warships suddenly appeared on the radars of Vesalius and Archangel, making video calls on the public channel.
The commander of the Vesalius, Cruze, suddenly widened his eyes, but his surprised expression was covered by his mask: "This man is...!?"
The man on the video made an extremely arrogant speech.
Compared to the captain of the Archangel who was still in shock, Cruze had already adjusted his mood and quickly came to the communication camera to answer: "This is the Vesalius of the ZAFT Army, and I am the captain Rau-Lu. - Kruse, concerning the fact that Orb, who maintains neutrality to the outside world, secretly developed a new type of Gundam for the Earth Federation Army, we have launched a special military operation. The target of our operation is only the Federation Army's Gundams and battleships, and has no intention of targeting civilians or even the resource satellites themselves. The damage caused, and the disintegration of Heliopolis was entirely attributed to the bombardment of the Earth Federation Forces' Gundam pilots."
"???" The deputy looked at Kruse in astonishment, unable to understand why he would tell the ins and outs of the matter to unrelated people, even as humble as a student giving a report to a teacher.
"..." Kruse ignored the deputy's questioning. The information he knew as a man in a white military uniform was different from that of a man in a green uniform!
"..." Cruze didn't want to speak.
After about ten seconds, the captain of the Archangel gave a reply:
The video call ends.
The soldier in charge of monitoring the radar shouted: "Report, report! The warship that just appeared was split into two, and one of them was approaching at a speed several times that of a conventional high-speed ship! According to the movement trajectory, it will happen with the 'Long Legs' collision."
'Long Legs' refers to the Archangel, and its code name comes from its appearance. Its bridge is located in the middle of the battleship, and the two MS launch bay doors are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the front.
Kruse ordered: "Enlarge the screen."
The Archangel also knew the relevant information through radar, and the Federation army chose to adjust the angle. After the Forever entered the range, it fired the positron city-breaking cannon.
...Then, the red particles spread out along some kind of invisible cover.
At the last moment, the Archangel tried to evade, but was still hit head-on by the high-speed Forever. Thanks to its unique shape, the crew on the bridge survived, but it can no longer be jokingly called 'long legs'.
"Enlarge the screen a little more and lock it on the scrap dealer's battleship." Kruse ordered again.
The deputy lost his voice: "... intact, how is this possible?!"
"That's it..." Cruze showed a weird smile and said in a voice that only he could hear, "The [strongest battleship] that once destroyed the Federation's Sixth Fleet in this joking way..."
Some people died, but not completely...
