CE71, January 27th.
Artemis is an EU military base located in the fifth space domain. It is a small-scale military stronghold built on a border asteroid.
It is not very important as a military stronghold, but it is famous for its unique defensive installations.
The entire asteroid is shrouded in a light wave defense zone. No object or weapon, not even laser light waves, can penetrate this layer of defense. Therefore, it is called the "Umbrella of Artemis" - an absolute defense weapon that can be called an iron wall.
Captain Maliu was originally worried that the "Archangel", which was built under extreme secrecy and did not have any military identification code, might not be able to enter the port smoothly. Unexpectedly, the other party gave permission readily.
But before entering the port, Flagg approached Kira first and said, "Go and encrypt the startup program of Strike Gundam so that no one can start it except you."
Of course Kira didn't understand the meaning of these words, but he still obeyed Flagg's request and returned to the cockpit of the Strike Gundam.
"Kakaka~"
"Don't move!"
Less than a minute after entering the harbor, the "Archangel" was surrounded by armed soldiers and MA.
The air-tight lock was broken, and countless soldiers armed with firearms rushed in.
The crew members who had just felt relieved were suddenly speechless in surprise, and their originally relaxed nerves became tense again.
Subsequently, all civilian members, including Noel, who was preparing to sleep and become invisible, were coerced by gun-wielding soldiers to gather in the restaurant.
"How is this going!"
Facing the angry Malu, the officer of the Eurasian Federation showed a flattering smile and said: "I am just taking some basic necessary measures. Besides, this is a last resort! Your ship has not logged in, and of course it has not Allied identification code.”
"Although we judge that you can enter the port based on the situation, unfortunately, without the allied identification code, we really have no way to directly recognize your ship as a friendly force, so I am really sorry."
Although what he said made sense, it was somewhat contradictory.
After all, if you are really worried that the Archangel may be an enemy force, then you can directly refuse the "Archangel" to enter the port.
However, the reality is...
The EU soldiers separated the officers and other crew members of the Archangel and took them inside Artemis. They were surrounded by armed soldiers on both sides of the road.
After walking into the commander's room, he saw a burly, bald officer waiting inside.
He is Gerald. Galucia, the commander of "Artemis".
"Welcome to 'Artemis'."
On the other side, shortly after Captain Malu, Captain Flagg, and Lieutenant Bucky Lulu were brought to Artemis.
The rest of the officers on board the Archangel, such as Arnold Norman, controller - Jackie Tenomula, communications officer - Dalida Lollaha Chaandra II, and gunnery commander - Romel Parr , the maintenance officer - Cojero Madek... and others were also escorted into the restaurant by the other party.
"Cut~"
"hateful!"
Under the threat of weapons, several people could only walk into the restaurant honestly, although they were unwilling to do so.
"You are Mr. Noel... right?"
Just when Noel was trying his best to hide his figure, Kira, who was wearing an Earth Army uniform, noticed Noel's presence and couldn't help but walked over with a dinner plate.
"Huh? Well...it's me."
Noel, who was thinking about how to reduce his sense of presence, heard the sound and looked over.
Staring at Kira's slightly childish face, Noel hesitated for a moment before nodding in response and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Well, thank you for your help yesterday!"
Kira said a little shyly that the three shots of Noel yesterday were something he could not forget for a long time.
"It's nothing, it's just a little effort." Noel waved his hand. He never thought of helping Kira from the beginning to the end.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come out and been playing hide and seek around the Archangel.
At that time, it was really because the position of Yitzhak and others overlapped with the main gun of the Archangel, and with Yitzhak's character, there was a high probability that they would catch up.
There is no guarantee whether Kira will be dead by then, but there is a high probability that Yitzhak and the others will be gone.
After all, I haven't heard of any MS that can withstand the main guns of the main battleships.
"No matter what, I still have to thank you. If it weren't for you...thank you!"
Kira couldn't think of any other words to express her gratitude, so she just kept thanking Noel.
"Okay, okay, thank you. There are only two of us here as adjusters. If I don't help you, who can I help? Besides, you helped me stand out that day."
After thinking about it, Noel still felt that it would be better to have a good relationship with the protagonist.
Moreover, Kira generally values feelings very much, just in case... right?
Maybe it can save your life!
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Outside, the Laurasia-class MS ship was anchored at a position where "Artemis" could be viewed.
On the bridge, Captain Selman, Yitzhak, Diaka and Nigel were giving a briefing on the bridge of the "Gamow".
The Feisalius was evacuated due to a sneak attack by Flagg, a main gun hit by the Archangel, and an order from the Council, and Aslan was also taken away with it.
"Neither physical bullets nor laser bullets can pass through this umbrella, and of course the same goes for the opponent."
Laurasia battleship commander Selman introduced the situation of Artemis to Yitzhak and others.
"So, they won't attack? How could there be such a stupid thing?"
After hearing this, Diaka couldn't help but feel ridiculous that there was such a defensive fortress in the world.
At the same time, he couldn't help but glare at Captain Selman, because this man had a big beard, meticulous clothing, a very strict personality, and it would be fun to show off his skin.
In fact, there are no strict class distinctions in the ZAFT army, there are only job titles such as captain, captain, etc.
Since the basic intelligence level of the army as a whole is very high, soldiers are allowed to make independent judgments on the front line of battle instead of just obeying the orders of their superiors.
Diaka was still leaning forward at this time, looking careless.
On the other hand, Nigel looked at "Artemis" on the strategy panel extremely seriously.
"Having said that, when it comes to defensive weapons, Artemis is second to none."
Selman, who had a beard, turned a blind eye to Diaka's behavior and just explained to himself: "Because it is not an important defensive stronghold, our army has not launched an attack on it so far, so currently We don’t have any good way to deal with it, and it really makes them escape to a troublesome place.”
"Then what should we do? Do we have to wait for them to come out on their own?"
Diaka couldn't help but sneered twice when he heard this.
"Don't be ridiculous, Diaka. Do you want to report to Captain Cruze who has returned home: 'Without Captain Cruze and Aslan, what can't we do?' You are shameless and I want more!"
Yitzhak, who had been silent at first, immediately broke his guard after hearing this. Especially when he thought of what Aslan had done not long ago, there was an anger in his heart that could not be calmed down.
Diaka, who was just joking at first, fell silent when Yitzhak said this.
