Chapter 97: Republic of Moralia Military Exercise (Part 1)

Tianzhu Space Station, gravity section detachment incident.

Thanks to the help of the Gundams belonging to Celestial Being and two unidentified Flags, the stranded civilians were successfully rescued.

However, people couldn't help but speculate afterwards that the two suddenly appearing unidentified Flags using beam weaponry must also belong to Celestial Being; after all, none of the three most powerful nation groups on Earth currently possessed such weaponry.

But only those within Celestial Being knew that the two Flags using beam weaponry did not actually belong to Celestial Being.

To be precise, the technology for the beam weaponry used by the Flags did not belong to Celestial Being.

"The two Flags were indeed prepared by me."

Inside a secret chamber, Wang Liumei, dressed in a qipao, sat poised and waiting on a chair.

The secret chamber resembled ancient Roman architecture, with rows of white stone pillars arranged in a circle, forming a "coliseum" that surrounded Wang Liumei in the center.

The pillars were divided into many levels, each with a black window, and each window contained an item—be it art or food—representing the different Observers within Celestial Being.

Within every massive organization, problems of one kind or another inevitably arise; the existence of the Observers was to correct these issues, ensuring Celestial Being followed the path laid out by Aeolia Schenberg.

And now, these Observers were questioning Wang Liumei regarding her actions during the Tianzhu Space Station detachment incident.

Every question from the Observers struck at the heart, and immense pressure bore down on her, as if they would erase her if her answers were not satisfactory.

Yet, under this pressure, Wang Liumei remained calm, answering each Observer's question with the elegant tone of a parlor tea party.

"The pilots are also intelligence agents belonging to Celestial Being—Li Boyong and Shihe Hafunisi, whom I previously recommended to join the organization."

"As for the beam weapon technology, it was developed and manufactured experimentally by Shihe Hafunisi."

"Currently, this technology is not mature; it consumes a massive amount of the mobile suit's energy and possesses no possibility for mass production."

"As for why I, as an agent, would use my authority to prepare my own armed force?"

"Actually, at first, it was simply out of regret; after all, under comprehensive observation, their combined ability scores exceeded those of the existing Gundam Meisters."

"Following that, after the incident where important supplies were accidentally hijacked, I conceived the idea of forming a secret armed force to prevent accidents during the organization's operations."

"Rest assured, their actions do not represent Celestial Being, nor will they engage in any armed intervention. To put it in more appropriate terms, it is more like a personal insurance policy of mine."

"The only things that can represent our Celestial Being and its philosophy are the Gundams equipped with GN Drives."

"As for the beam weapon technology that does not use GN Drive energy, I do not intend to provide it to any party; otherwise, I might become a target for armed intervention myself."

"Regarding the developer, Shihe Hafunisi, I have already arranged for her and Li Boyong to leave the Human Reform League regular army."

"She, Li Boyong, and I have all joined Celestial Being after rigorous examination and are aspiring individuals who deeply agree with Celestial Being's philosophy. You have absolutely no need to worry about this technology leaking out."

"Of course, most importantly, Veda has already approved my action plan."

A series of unyielding, well-founded replies not only answered the questions but also cut off any excuses for interested parties to demand the technology.

Of course, Wang Liumei also knew that some old foxes might still have other thoughts in secret, but given that Veda had already made its judgment, it was difficult for them to continue making trouble.

The questioning ended.

The stone pillars and the items representing the various Observers vanished, and the secret chamber returned to its original office appearance; it turned out the entire event had been nothing more than a holographic projection.

Wang Liumei looked at the empty office, a smile of slight triumph on her face.

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Celestial Being's four Gundams continued their armed interventions, while the world, rife with undercurrents, made its first strong response to Celestial Being.

The Republic of Moralia, a nation whose economy relied on the military industry, held a massive military exercise in conjunction with the AEU.

Participating in the exercise were the Republic of Moralia's MS units, AEU dispatched units, and mercenary units belonging to the private military company PMC, totaling over 130 MS in a single military exercise.

It could be said that this military exercise was a provocation against Celestial Being, an organization with the philosophy of eradicating war.

Celestial Being naturally chose to continue upholding its philosophy, opting to conduct an armed intervention against the military exercise.

In space, the Kyrios Gundam and Virtue Gundam descended to Earth simultaneously, joining the Exia Gundam and Dynames Gundam; the four Gundams were acting collectively once again.

In a country neighboring the Republic of Moralia, at a seaside villa belonging to the Wang family.

Li Boyong and Shihe were waiting at the entrance with Wang Liumei for a group of special guests.

Soon, a car pulled up to the villa entrance. Hong Long went over to open the door and brought the three guests who had stepped out of the car to the villa entrance.

Tactical Forecaster Sumeragi Lee Noriega and the two Combat Controllers, Feldt Grace and Christina Sierra, were preparing to command this armed intervention on-site.

"We've been waiting a long time."

Wang Liumei greeted Sumeragi, who was walking toward them.

"Sorry for the trouble."

Sumeragi took off her glasses and smiled in response.

"Then please come this way; all equipment is ready."

Wang Liumei turned and made a gesture of invitation to the three guests from the Ptolemaios.

Sumeragi walked two steps, then stopped when passing Li Boyong and Shihe. She squinted at the two of them and said sternly, "Thank you both for your help in the space station incident."

"Not at all... you are too kind."

Li Boyong replied, though his tone was a bit airy. In truth, Sumeragi's outfit today was so explosive that those two mounds of snow seemed ready to burst out of her clothes at any moment, leaving him—a man who prided himself on being a veteran pilot—not knowing where to look.

So big, so white, so fierce—this was his first impression of meeting Sumeragi.

"A lightning strike and withdrawal; a very brilliant operation."

Sumeragi added another compliment, then gave Shihe a meaningful look before entering the villa with the two Combat Controllers.

Wang Liumei followed, and as she passed Li Boyong, she teased softly, "Stop looking, your eyes are going to fall out."

"............"

Li Boyong looked embarrassed, feeling that he had indeed acted a bit low, especially with Shihe still by his side.

He was just about to explain himself when he saw Shihe wrinkle her nose and snort coldly, following Wang Liumei without even looking at Li Boyong.

This... was this a rare moment of jealousy? ===== CHAPTER 98 =====