Chapter 267: The Trajectory of the Three

In the sea area around the Scandinavian Kingdom, the *Archangel*, which had broken out of Orb, was lying quietly at the bottom of this silent ocean.

On the bridge of the *Archangel*, the leadership of the *Archangel* was discussing the current situation in the Earth sphere.

In general, it was since the outbreak of the war.

PLANT was actively appeasing the masses, and the ZAFT military was only conducting minimum defensive operations.

And the Earth military hadn't achieved any decent results. Internal riots were constant, there was dissatisfaction with the Alliance government that forcibly started the war, and resistance of varying degrees appeared everywhere.

Especially the riots in Xiou, which currently had a trend of intensifying, gradually spreading toward Eastern Europe and Beifei.

In order to deal with the internal riots, the Earth military, led by Blue Cosmos, adopted various cruel suppression methods, which were unbearable to look at.

"Why is it all this depressing news."

Looking at the atrocities of the Earth military, Waltfeld complained.

"After all, war has broken out. If you want to watch gentle news like dolphins giving birth to babies, it's really a bit difficult."

Mula Flaga interjected with a complaint.

"Speaking of which, according to the speculation of that note, that guy should also be in the Earth military now, right?"

Speaking of the atrocities of the Earth military, Mula Flaga thought of a former *Archangel* member who was extremely disgusted with Blue Cosmos, and said with some emotion: "I really don't know how he can stay there with his temper?"

After a pause, Mula Flaga continued: "But I'm more curious about how the Earth military could allow him, who shot and killed Azrael, to continue staying in the Earth military."

"Speaking of which, I had a relationship with him in the Libyan Desert. Recently, I've been hearing you guys mention him, so I'm also curious about this guy. I hope he's an interesting guy like you."

Hearing Mula Flaga discuss Li Boyong, Waltfeld showed an interested look and interjected.

"Hehe, you definitely won't be disappointed." Mula Flaga gave a "gentlemanly" look that said "you know what I mean."

Hearing the discussion of the two, Kira also showed an expression of recalling the past. Back then on the *Archangel*, Li Boyong actually took good care of him.

"Speaking of which, Lacus, you actually met him too."

Kira suddenly threw the topic to Lacus.

"???" Lacus showed a puzzled expression.

"It was that Lieutenant we met when you first boarded the *Archangel* and Sai and the others wanted to send you away," Kira said.

"Now that you mention it, I have some impression." Lacus clapped her hands and remembered.

Seeing everyone discussing the topic related to Li Boyong, Natarle in the CIC also showed a lonely expression of recalling the past.

Murrue, standing by her side, comforted her: "There will definitely be a chance to meet again."

Natarle gave a light "Mm."

As for Cagalli, she didn't participate in the discussion about Li Boyong.

After all, she knew more about Li Boyong and Shihe's affairs, and she also knew about Li Boyong and Natarle's affairs.

This was quite awkward, and she didn't dare to interject randomly, fearing she would let something slip.

It was better to leave such things to the parties involved to solve; this was the consensus she and Athrun reached.

Thinking of this, Cagalli looked down at the ring on her ring finger.

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On the other side, in the *Minerva* hangar, Shihe was looking somewhat awkwardly at Nicol, who had finished the transportation work, saying goodbye to Athrun reluctantly.

Thinking of Athrun and Lacus's engagement, and the fact that Lacus specifically entered Nicol's office after work last time.

Looking at the two saying goodbye reluctantly...

Shihe felt like her "awkward cancer" was about to flare up.

"What's wrong with Shihe-nee, holding her stomach?" Luna asked.

"Nothing, just a bit of a stomachache..." Shihe retracted her right hand that was involuntarily covering her lower abdomen.

"These two days, in order to catch up with the Abyss Impulse adjustment work, I haven't seen you go to the cafeteria much. You should pay more attention to rest and regular diet during this period," Luna cared.

"Don't worry, I've already taken medicine, it's not a big problem," Shihe waved her hand.

"The *Minerva* is about to set sail. You must not drop the chain at the critical moment of the battle," Shinn suddenly appeared next to Shihe and said gloomily: "When the time comes, the evaluation of the Impulse mobile suit by the military upper echelons will decrease if the excellent new mobile suit cannot exert its combat power."

Hearing Shinn's words, Luna desperately wanted to cover her face. Are you a primary school student who attracts the other party by bullying girls?

"Hmph, Shihe-nee, let's ignore this fool."

She directly gave Shinn an elbow strike and pulled Shihe away.

On the other side, Nicol finally said goodbye to Athrun and got off the *Minerva*.

A day later, the *Minerva* set sail from Carpentaria Base, heading to open up the passage between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Due to the total annihilation of the patrol unit a few days ago, Carpentaria Base assigned two submarine carriers to the *Minerva* as escort combat power.

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At the same time the *Minerva* set sail, Li Boyong's fleet had already entered the Indian Ocean.

Originally, if there was a chance, Li Boyong's unit should have ambushed the *Minerva* that set sail.

But the operation to rescue their own underwater unit clearly exposed their own combat power and existence.

Carpentaria couldn't possibly let the *Minerva* continue to set sail alone under such circumstances, and providing necessary escort combat power became inevitable.

Even, it was possible to set up a counter-ambush tactic, so Li Boyong's continued ambush of the *Minerva* became less wise.

Li Boyong directly commanded the fleet to enter the Indian Ocean, avoiding large-scale battles, which could also prevent the exposure of the secret base.

The achievements of rescuing friendly forces and annihilating the enemy were still there, and the military upper echelons had nothing to complain about for the time being.

But after entering the Indian Ocean, Li Boyong's unit faced a new mission.

That was to support the strengthening construction of the Suez stronghold. In order to deal with the increasingly severe situation in Beifei and West Asia, the military upper echelons decided to temporarily reinforce the Suez stronghold.

Specifically, it was to add a positron cannon platform on the basis of the fortress around Suez.

It just so happened that there was a thermal power plant behind the fortress to provide energy security for the positron cannon.

Now the positron cannon platform was being built day and night, but the ZAFT military clearly also got the wind and was organizing a large-scale attack.

So Li Boyong's unit, which entered the Indian Ocean, received this mission for the Suez stronghold.

"Positron cannon platform..."

Li Boyong, who received this order on the bridge of the *Jones*, touched his chin, his tone somewhat subtle.

If he wasn't mistaken, this platform was the one dismantled by the *Minerva* later, right?

Counting the days, it hadn't been long since it was built before it was dismantled by the *Minerva*.

"Yes, according to the calculations of the military upper echelons, as long as the positron cannon platform is built, the Suez stronghold can be foolproof, and our military can curb the entrance of the Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean."

The adjutant added on the side, "After the platform is built, our fleet will continue to enter the Mediterranean to support the counter-insurgency units in Western and Eastern Europe, and the *Bonaparte* will join forces with our military depending on the situation." ===== CHAPTER 268 =====