Superweapons are wonderful, but unfortunately, they can't be used right now.
Reid had no good solution for this either. The electrical energy converted from the AC Nuclear Fusion Reactor, when faced with such enormous consumption, was like trying to extinguish a massive forest fire with a bucket of water—it couldn't even be described as a drop in the bucket.
If nuclear energy were used directly instead of being converted into electricity, this problem could be greatly alleviated.
However, throughout the developnt of the Gundam Universe, aside from those super-idealistic worlds, most worlds still couldn't escape the cycle of humans boiling water or directly generating electricity.
Although the Minovsky Particle Fusion Reactor could use GA Particles for attacks, the Force Field Motor Technology used to control UC Series Gundam Units brought things back to the application of electricity.
The situation with GN Particles wasn't much different either. The Original Solar Furnace also had power generation capabilities.
However, the output mode of the Solar Furnace wasn't similar to traditional power units but rather resembled a power grid supply. The Solar Furnace ford an organic whole with the Mobile Suit and GN Particle-powered devices through the process of particle generation, output, and usage/release.
As for the Pseudo GN Drive, this thing actually ran on batteries.
Mobile Suits equipped with Pseudo GN Drives needed to carry energy storage devices (such as high-energy-density batteries). Therefore, the energy output mode of the Pseudo GN Drive involved electricity from the battery being input into the GN Particle Generator, with the voltage determining the quantity and power of the GN Particles output by the Pseudo GN Drive.
It was precisely because of this mode that the GN Particle output of the Pseudo GN Drive could surpass that of the Original Furnace.
In the original work, the GN Particle output of the 00 Gundam's Twin Drive System in its non-Trans-Am State was only on par with the Specialized Simulated Solar Furnace used by the Gadessa piloted by a Quasi-Innovator.
That's why Ribbons initially concluded that the Twin Drive System wasn't worth paying attention to and was even inferior to the Gadessa. (From Season 2, Episode 9)
If universes with special particles like Minovsky Particles and GN Particles were like this, other Gundam worlds were even worse off.
The G Fighter universe was routinely excluded from discussions about ordinary Gundam universes.
The Miniature Nuclear Fusion Reactors of the AC Universe and the Ahab Reactors of the PD Universe both required power generation to supply energy to Mobile Suits.
If Reid hadn't intervened, the CE Universe would have been dominated by electric drives from start to finish.
Of course, Reid wasn't saying that electric drives were necessarily inferior. After all, in the CE Universe's theatrical version, they still managed to create the EQM-Y148 "Destroyer" Converged Heavy Nuclear Beam Splitter Cannon.
Moreover, Reid knew that continuing to advance the technology of the Minovsky Particle Fusion Reactor could eventually lead to the developnt of the Discontinuous Super-Vibration Gauge Field Degeneration Furnace.
In layman's terms, this furnace was the Black Hole Engine, which was applied to the Turn A Gundam.
Additionally, now that Dr. Tem Ray had completed his research on nanomaterials, he had begun leading research into the annihilation reaction caused by the conflict between Minovsky Particles and GN Particles, aiming to create an Annihilation Furnace.
The Particle Annihilation Bomb currently in Reid's possession was an early product of this research.
According to Tem Ray, the technology of the Particle Annihilation Bomb belonged to the Positive-Negative Matter Domain, which was roughly at the level of gunpowder's application in ancient China during the Tang Dynasty.
In short, one thing is clear: superweapons cannot be used, and the reason is simple—the technology tree isn't advanced enough. As long as the technology tree is sufficiently advanced, there are always alternative solutions for energy sources of the sa level, even without special elents.
With that settled, since it's already known that the AD, UC, and AC universes he can access can't solve the problem, the only option left is to summon people.
Summon more scientists. If any of them turn out to be ntally unstable, just find an excuse to dispose of them humanely.
Of course, before summoning anyone, Reid first underwent Dragon Gene Enhancent in the dical Pod. When it cos to Card Drawing, one must pay attention to taphysics—you can't just draw impulsively without thinking.
Although taphysics can't save the unlucky, and spending money can't change fate, there's another saying: without taphysics and spending, you'll end up hitting the pity system every ti.
So, Reid felt he must face the Card Drawing in his peak condition.
The Dragon Gene Enhancent process was quick and simple. Reid felt like he just took a nap in the dical Pod and it was over.
Of course, after waking up, it took Reid so ti to adjust to the drastically increased strength.
It has to be said that this enhancent was a bit too effective. Fortunately, Reid's Psychic Power was strong enough to quickly adapt to the sudden surge in physical strength. If it were an ordinary person, they'd likely turn into a destructive maniac for days after the enhancent, crushing cups and plates left and right.
So, if this gene is to be widely applied, it still needs optimization—there has to be a gradual process.
However, even after the enhancent, Reid still didn't proceed with the Card Drawing.
Having finally surpassed Ange in physical fitness, how could he not take the chance to get even? Even if Ange called for help, he wasn't afraid.
Thus, that night in the Star Palace City's royal palace, lingering sounds of passion lasted until dawn.
Early the next morning, still full of energy, Reid first went to find Flay, who was already living in the palace, for so exercise before getting down to business.
As usual, he bathed, burned incense, washed his hands repeatedly, selected the "scientific researchers" category, and began drawing.
The first ten-draw: Blue Sky White Clouds. The character drawn was Aaron Terziyev.
This person was an engineer at Anaheim Electronics, working in the armor materials departnt. The highlight of his career was participating in the developnt of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam.
Of course, don't expect him to have mastered or been involved in any of the Unicorn's black technology. He really was just an ordinary materials engineer at Anaheim Electronics, and in terms of materials research, he wasn't even as good as Murrue. He was practically at the bottom even among blue-tier characters.
But Reid didn't curse the system for being a scam. After all, you can't expect all B-tier researchers to be on the level of Tem Ray.
So, Reid imdiately proceeded with the second ten-draw. Another Blue Sky White Clouds. This ti, it was Magani, a researcher from Neo Zeon in his sixties, nearing the end of his life. He had once worked at the Flanagan Institute, specializing in the Psychomu System and Enhanced Persons. He was responsible for the enhancent experints on Elpeo Ple and Puru Two.
This guy was a standard mad scientist, indifferent to the human rights of test subjects. But he was relatively obedient. He could be handed over to Nanai Miguel later. If he proved unusable, he could just be disposed of under the pretext of a lab accident.
The third ten-draw: Nikola Fafas. The fourth ten-draw: Karen Latoh.
At this point, Reid was starting to feel a bit numb, because without reading the introductions, he had no idea who these two were.
Both were characters from Mobile Suit Gundam X, and both were scientists.
However, the forr primarily used his identity as a scientist to act as a spy, while the latter was the chief physician at the NewType Research Institute in that series.
Both likely possessed knowledge at the level of researchers, but their abilities clearly did not lie in this area, and both were involved in Newtype research.
How backward the research on Newtypes was in the Mobile Suit Gundam X universe is plain for all to see (there is a theory that Newtype research in this universe was blocked and discontinued), after all, the protagonist himself wasn't even a Newtype, and the main function of the Newtype female lead was to help the protagonist activate the Moonlight Cannon.
At this mont, Reid began to suspect that today might not be a good day for Card Drawing, or perhaps switching to a different pool would yield better results.
So, before reaching the pity guarantee, Reid quickly switched to the Pilot Pool. Although the four researchers he had drawn earlier couldn't be called useless, they were far from being powerful characters.
Moreover, their research fields were one in materials science and three in Newtype studies—not a single talent in high-energy physics or energy-related fields. It would truly be better to draw a combat-capable pilot.
After switching to the Pilot Pool, Reid decisively perford another ten-draw. Although it was still Blue Sky White Clouds, the characters this ti were much more reliable.
Shanalua Malin, the pilot of the Diva in Gundam AGE, had a terminally ill younger sister and joined the military to raise money for her treatnt.
On the Diva, she treated Kio Asuno like her own younger brother, teaching him the rules of survival on the battlefield.
Unfortunately, to raise funds for her sister's dical treatnt, Shanalua willingly beca a spy for Vagan. During the defense of Lostoran, she ultimately sacrificed herself to protect Kio, perishing together with the enemy.
Although Shanalua Malin wasn't a particularly powerful character, she was at least a combat-capable role. If placed in the Earth Alliance, she would undoubtedly be rated as an ace pilot.
After all, during Kio Asuno's youth, anyone capable of piloting the RGE-G2100 Clanche was undoubtedly a true elite.
At this point, the character pool had accumulated 70 draws. Although the system didn't specify that the probability of drawing a Golden Light character would increase after 70 draws, based on Reid's experience, the chances of getting one truly did improve afterward.
So, Reid switched back to the Researcher Pool for another ten-draw. Although it was still Blue Sky White Clouds, the quality had noticeably improved.
This ti, the draw produced a Dragon Human, Gekko, a genius Imperial Physician of the Dragon Temple and an authority in Genetic Engineering.
Although she appeared quite old, the original work never detailed how long Dragon Humans could live. However, when it cos to anything related to dragons, humans are better off not comparing themselves in terms of lifespan.
Nevertheless, Gekko was far superior to the previous three researchers focused on Newtypes and Enhanced Persons. Her research abilities were at least on par with Durandal's.
Another ten-draw, and Golden Light appeared!
Reid quickly clicked to open it, then froze, because this ti, the character was from a world he hadn't encountered before—the world of The Witch from rcury: Cardo Nabo.
Cardo Nabo, a researcher at the Nadis Institute, was the foremost authority on "GUND Type" theory and the principal person in charge of the Gundam-Type Mobile Suit research project.
However, Reid lacked the specialty of The Witch from rcury world—[Part Iron Ore]—so her "GUND Type" theory was likely useless here.
However, researchers who can be rated as A-level by the system are all geniuses in their own fields. When such individuals encounter the black technology in Reid's hands, they can likely quickly develop new things based on their past research. So Reid wasn't worried about her becoming completely useless.
A golden light appeared, and there was still one more ten-draw left. Reid didn't hold much hope for it either, treating it as just padding the pool and drawing another pilot.
Once again, it proved that good pulls often happen when least expected.
A red light descended, instantly petrifying Reid.
This was the third S-level red light Reid had ever drawn.
The previous two were Ange and Elvira Hill, both of whom played crucial roles in the developnt of Reid's faction.
Without Ange, Reid would never have been able to navigate the early stages of the CE Universe so smoothly, let alone establish a nation directly using the settings the system gave her.
Without Elvira Hill, the research related to the Psycommu System and Lambda Driver on Reid's side would never have taken off. Without these two technologies, the combat power of Reid's Mobile Suits would have dropped by at least two tiers.
Now, the third red light had arrived so unexpectedly.
Thus, Reid didn't dare to delay. Rubbing his hands together, he clicked on the red light and then smiled brightly.
Salamandine, the person whose fate is intertwined with Ange's. In every lifeti, the two would et in different identities, their destinies entangled.
It seed that even summoning Ange couldn't avoid this causality-level entanglent, so Salamandine had now followed along.
Of course, she absolutely t the S-level criteria.
Salamandine, the Dragon Priestess from the world of dragons in Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon, held the military rank of Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guard.
Unlike Ange, whose skill points were almost entirely allocated to combat, Salamandine was a person of both literary and martial prowess. She completed the developnt of the Dragon Artifact Fla Dragon, and the Convergence Spaceti Cannon was also restored under her leadership.
Moreover, she was a True Dragon Woman, physically stronger in hand-to-hand combat than Ange, and in human form, she possessed wings and a tail.
In short, she was a woman who could serve as a general on the front lines in martial matters, engage in research in scholarly pursuits, and was a standard Yamato Nadeshiko in her interactions with others.
Of course, what Reid didn't expect was that the first thing Salamandine did upon arriving in this world was to beat people up.
Just as Reid was thinking to himself that Salamandine's arrival ant his legal harem had increased by one, an urgent communication ca from his secretary, Elsa.
As soon as Reid answered, he heard Elsa say anxiously,
"Chairman, a group of researchers who secretly defected to us just arrived, but one of the girls beat up several people.
This girl has dragon wings and a tail. She must have been sent by so unknown entity."
Upon hearing this, Reid wondered: Wasn't Salamandine's setting that she was a Yamato Nadeshiko in her interactions? How did she start beating people up right away?
But the next second, Reid rembered the tasks for this card draw, several of which involved researching Newtypes and human genetics.
After being resurrected, encountering soone with dragon wings and a tail would undoubtedly make them want to study her.
Researchers tend to speak rather bluntly, so they probably said sothing that angered Salamandine, leading to the beatings.
Thus, Reid hurried to the scene to clean up the ss.
Upon arriving, Reid breathed a slight sigh of relief. The ones who had been beaten were Magani and Nikola Fafas.
After getting a grasp of the situation on-site, it turned out Magani was beaten up for curiously touching Salamandine's tail, while Nikola Fafas, fearing the elderly Magani might ascend to heaven on the spot, stepped in to break up the fight and ended up getting beaten alongside him.
Regarding this, Reid could only say Magani deserved it. Tails—no living being would allow others to touch them casually. After all, there's a reason the term "mating" exists.
As for Nikola Fafas, he ant well, so Reid offered him a bit of comfort before sending him off to the dical Pod first.
As for Magani, let him lie in a regular hospital for now. Reid planned to have him refrigerated later anyway. At his age, he should just retire peacefully to avoid irritating his future wife later on.
After dealing with these two, Reid finally introduced himself to everyone present.
Almost everyone here were characters who died in the original storyline, with the only exceptions being Salamandine and Gekko, who perished during Embryo's first Space-Ti lt incident.
Thanks to the system's loyalty guarantee, everyone here had temporarily accepted their new identities.
Thus, Reid had Elsa, another summoned character, arrange for the reception of the others, while he took Salamandine and Gekko to the biological laboratory managed by Nanai Miguel.
Reid needed to pick up so candy Vivian ate to help the two conceal their wings and tails.
He also needed to call Vivian over so Gekko could check if he had raised this Little Dragon Human properly.
(End of Chapter)
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