Gundam: The wind blowing through the universe

Aslan didn't say anything more until the Minerva team said goodbye, but Siegfried knew very well that don't think that he can become friends with Aslan by saying a few seemingly heart-to-heart words. As long as Orb and Orb If PLANT doesn't stand on the same side for a day, he and Aslan will always be in a state of hostility.

"Next time we meet, I will face Aslan in his prime."

Continuously tossing a leftover orange with one hand, Siegfried spoke to Mina in a relaxed tone, seemingly unconcerned.

"I thought you had no explanation. Besides, his friend blew himself up, and it wasn't you who killed him."

"It has nothing to do with Yitzhak. In that case, this was the inevitable result. We all did the right thing for ourselves, but the right things added up to a tragic result."

"So you mean..."

"Now Aslan only has PLANT in his heart. He is no longer the Aslan who drives justice, upholds justice, and trusts justice. He wants to protect PLANT more firmly than anyone else, and we are destined not to stand by PLANT. Side."

"You have us, and behind him there is only a scheming speaker."

Mina caught Siegfried's orange with one hand, and then ruffled his hair pretending to be careless.

"Sooner or later I'll be taller than you"

"Oh? That's really exciting~kid~"

The Minerva came and went quickly. After all, both parties knew from the beginning that this negotiation was futile, so Aslan and Curatis were just going through the motions, trying to persuade each other and arguing with each other based on reason. Nothing.

Mina also politely said that he had more than enough ambition but not enough strength. It had only been two years since Orb was last destroyed. Now he was not enough to protect himself, so there was no need to talk about taking sides.

However, some things will not change based on the will of both parties. Just three hours after Minerva left Orb, Miner held an executive government meeting with a solemn face. It was not a small meeting with only a few people attending, but A national-level meeting that all top and second-level leaders of all departments in the Orb need to attend.

"The Gibraltar base has been lost."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Mina's news suddenly plunged the huge conference room into whispers. From Orb's point of view, the Gibraltar base was one of ZAFT's two major strongholds on the ground. It was established in 1971 or even The base was firmly held by the opponent in 1970. Although it was surrounded like an iron barrel, no one thought that there was a possibility that ZAFT could not defend it.

"What's the reason? We've been surrounded for so long, and we just lost it? There has to be a reason, right?"

Facing Qisaka's inquiry, Mina silently clicked on a picture. Although the clarity was somewhat lacking, the presence of the three huge green figures on it was still impossible to ignore.

"Zamza-Zah, Atlantic's new MA, you may not have an idea just by hearing the name. To put it another way, the only Zambro we have now was modified from the original skeleton of this thing. Although Zamza is now A single machine is definitely stronger than Zamza-Zah, but in this battle of Gibraltar, Atlantic invested three of them at once. Relying on the positron reflection beam shield, Atlantic's MS troops forcibly rushed into the base, and then started an indiscriminate massacre."

The moment the green crab emerged, Siegfried had a vague idea of ​​what the problem was. Now that Mina had introduced it, he was even more determined in his thoughts.

Originally, Minerva first accepted supplies from Orb after landing on Earth. However, the Sailan family stabbed them in the back and wanted to betray them to the United Nations. Minerva was treated like the protagonist of the group and fought all the way through the defense zones of Orb and Atlantic to get to Card. Pantalia.

As a result, this incident was gone. Minerva suddenly received an order to visit Orb just before it was about to support the Gibraltar base. The most direct result was that they completely missed the opportunity to face Zamza-Zah.

Although this Green Crab was completely reduced to a background in the later stages, even Yitzhak's Fire Tiger could kill it alone, but at this point in time, even the real flying bird has to be put into SEED mode to be safe when encountering it. It was a narrow escape, let alone the Gibraltar base without an ace guarding it.

Therefore, the fall of the Gibraltar base was both accidental and inevitable. From the moment Minerva's descent trajectory was changed, the fate of the Gibraltar base was destined not to be too good. Fortunately, ZAFT still has some medium-sized strongholds such as the Black Sea base, which can cooperate with With its unique low-orbit airborne landing, it is not impossible to recapture Gibraltar.

The purpose of Mina's meeting is very simple. From now on, Orb needs to immediately switch to wartime mode, all people's livelihood and economy will be compressed, all departing assets will be managed together, and all departing personnel and funds will need to be carefully reviewed. In short, everything is to prepare for war.

The families that had usually been the most vocal in opposition have now subsided. The facts are before our eyes. It was the Atlantic Ocean that made the last wave of counterattacks in Alaska, and then aimed its guns at Orb. Moreover, with the destruction of the Sailan family, there is no room for peace within Orb with the Atlantic. We can only hope that the output of the gold-swallowing monster of the Dawn Society in the past two years will be strong enough.

After the conference, it is customary to have a small meeting. Ashar and Sahak need to make further policy adjustments to the changes in the situation, so as not to accidentally be led into a ditch by an old fox. go.

"Now it seems that Minerva's coming here is more like the Speaker deliberately trying to give away Gibraltar."

Cagalli kept silent during the meeting to avoid unrest among her subordinates. Now that the small meeting is all her own, she no longer has any scruples.

"It doesn't make sense. Can't we give it to a small base? We have to give it to Gibraltar. Even children know where it is. The risk is too great." Mina did not agree with Cagalli's judgment. ZAFT lost Gibraltar. , all bases in Europe and Africa, large and small, are in danger of being captured. In the end, only Carpantaria is left, which is no different from being driven out of the Earth's circle.

Siegfried tapped the table with one hand and fell into deep thought. From this moment on, this world has been completely disconnected from the 'Destiny Chapter' in his memory. At first, Durandal worked step by step, first funding the anti-Union forces on the earth. A proxy war broke out, and then Western Europe, which listened to PLANT's advice, was destroyed and massacred. Anti-LOGOS sentiment on the earth reached its peak, and ZAFT took advantage of the momentum to harvest.

As a result, all the anti-Union forces on Earth, large and small, are now funded by Orb. Although some forces choose to eat both sides, taking Orb's aid with their left hand and flirting with PLANT with their right hand, it is inevitable that the original Earth United forces will be weakened. Disputed facts.

It stands to reason that it is now much easier for PLANT to clean up the Atlantic Ocean than before. However, due to Orb's interference, LOGOS was revealed in advance, and Durandal's idea of ​​​​solving the countries in the Earth Circle once and for all has become slim. Even if he kills Atlantic, facing an offensive and defensive alliance of Orb PLUS + East Asia PLUS will only be more difficult, not easier.

"Wait for PLANT's next move. I always feel that things will not end so easily. According to our previous analysis, there is also a force within the Grand Alliance echoing Durandal, plus the mysterious library. There are too many doubts about the fall of the Gibraltar base, and we have too little information, so let’s just wait and see what happens.”