Chapter 1721
Zanskar's Trail!
Chapter 1721 Zanskar's Trail!
After all that commotion, everyone felt a bit tired.
Moreover, the emergence of the Zanskar Empire made everyone feel that the world was once again undergoing a change.
"Colonel, aren't you going to rest?"
Hathaway arrived at the cargo hold where the mobile suits were parked and saw that the cockpit of the Banshee Gundam was not closed. He floated over, glanced at it, and found He Ming sitting there organizing documents.
"Well, it's alright. In another half a day, we'll be able to rendezvous with the support fleet sent by General Rebil."
He Ming typed on the keyboard while glancing at Hasavi.
"You want to know your fate, don't you?"
Hasavi paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile.
"As expected, you can't fool the colonel."
“It’s not that you can’t fool them. It’s that your thoughts are written all over your face, Mafti.”
He Ming pointed to Hasavi's face and shook his head slightly.
Hathaway's reaction was actually normal.
After Huso Ebin arrived and recognized Amro Ray, the Federation hero, Hassawi seemed to have an idea.
Since the other party already knows about Amuro Ray, they should also know about Char Aznable, and even everything that happened in UC 0093. So, do they know about the Mafite incident that happened later?
However, after much hesitation, Hasavi ultimately failed to speak up and probe.
“Mafty Nabiyu Erin. Only forty or fifty years have passed since the time of Huso Ebin, but the other party does not seem to know the name Mafty Nabiyu Erin.”
There seemed to be a surge of melancholy deep within Hassawi's eyes.
"So what if I know? Will it change your mind?"
He Ming closed the keypad cover and pushed it back into the storage compartment located to the right of the driver's seat before getting up and leaving the cockpit of the Banshee Gundam.
"Do not."
Hassavi shook his head.
"At least for now, I have no intention of changing my mind."
He Ming nodded slightly and patted Hasavi on the shoulder.
"It's good that you think that way. I thought you came to me to ask what your future self would be like."
Upon hearing this, Hasavi chuckled.
"Colonel, I don't think of you as a fortune teller!"
"Heh. Is that so? But in a sense, to you now, I am no different from a fortune teller."
He Ming shrugged and made a self-deprecating remark.
"Colonel, you jest! I'm just a little shaken right now. Just a little."
Hasavi sighed, a hint of sadness in his expression.
Although he did not test Husso Aibin to see if the other knew of Mafti Nabiyu Erin's existence, the other's reaction when he introduced himself as Mafti had already given Hasavi some answer.
"You, Hathaway Huso, although you've been piloting the Victory Gundam on the battlefield, at the very least, you're still just a child in terms of age. Most children aren't very interested in obscure and difficult history."
"On the contrary, the heroic stories of civilians who boarded Gundams during the One Year War, piloted Gundams to fight fiercely against the evil Principality of Zeon, repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, and finally ended the One Year War are more likely to be remembered by children."
Hearing He Ming's almost comforting explanation, Hasavi nodded silently, indicating that he understood.
However, only Hasavi himself knows what he is really thinking.
Moreover, He Ming did not simply believe that Hasavi would accept these words and thus resolve his inner conflict.
Otherwise, Mafti Nabiyu Erin would not have been born.
"Let's go back and rest! Once we reach von Braun, your new mechs should be ready for testing."
"Yes, Colonel!"
After this conversation, Hasavi seemed to have recovered somewhat and didn't dwell too much on Husso Ebin's origin from the future. Instead, he treated this younger man from the future with more normalcy.
This thrilling yet safe journey came to an end with the shuttle successfully rendezvousing with the fleet led by Tiam.
"General Tiam!"
Led by He Ming, everyone saluted and reported to Tianm.
"At ease, soldiers!"
Tianm raised his hand in return, glanced around at everyone, and slowly nodded.
"I know everything from Colonel Ming. Although we were somewhat prepared, we were still caught off guard by such a dramatic turn of events."
After a brief moment of reflection, Tianm turned his gaze to CC and Husso Ebin.
“Miss CC, since you have made up your mind, you will follow Colonel Ming from now on.”
"Yes! Thank you very much, General Tiam."
CC response channel.
At the same time, she secretly gave He Ming a smug look, but He Ming ignored her, which made her quite unhappy.
"Huso Aibin. I and General Rebil are aware of your situation. General Rebil led a fleet yesterday to the space zone where the Zanskar Empire fleet might be present to investigate and is doing his best to search for clues related to the Holy Military Alliance."
"Yes! Thank you very much, General Tiam."
First Amro, then Tiam; the appearance of these historical figures left the young man, Husso Ebin, somewhat dizzy.
"Hmm. Until you find a partner in the Holy Military Alliance, you can stay by Colonel Ming's side and make sure you stay there!"
After dismissing everyone, He Ming and Tianm returned to the office.
Unlike his composed demeanor when meeting with everyone in the hangar, Tianm's expression gradually became serious once he returned to his office.
"General He, the situation in the Zanskar Empire is not very optimistic."
Seeing that no one was around, Tianm didn't bother to continue referring to He Ming's false identity, and instead directly pointed out the importance of the next topic.
"The existence of the Zanskar Empire has been discovered?"
He Ming's expression turned serious, and he immediately asked.
After meeting Huso Ebin, He Ming also had the intelligent AI cube Adino send some information about the Zanskar Empire to Rebil and Tianm through a special encrypted communication channel known only to him, Rebil, and Tianm.
"Yes, that's right. According to our intelligence personnel stationed in Side 1 and Side 2, a few days ago, some strangers did appear, spreading the message of Mariaism. Furthermore, at the same time these people appeared, battles also broke out in the surrounding space."
"The battle that General He experienced was originally part of the Federation Army's planned encirclement and suppression operation, but it was unexpectedly disrupted by that fleet that appeared out of nowhere at the crucial moment of the operation's conclusion."
"Now it seems that the fleet of unknown origin was indeed the space fleet sent by the Zanskar Empire."
(End of this chapter)