There were people in military uniforms and suits in the parliament chamber, all of whom were high-ranking officials and senior military officers of the country.

The country holding the parliament is one of the most powerful countries among the space colonies, the Fistam Democratic Republic.

The bigwigs at the scene were frowning and watching the battle in the video with serious expressions.

The original Gundam No. 5 used the Gatling machine gun to sweep across the enemy MS, destroying more than a dozen MS in an instant.

Many people covered their mouths, frightened by the powerful fighting force and unable to speak.

When the original Gundam No. 4 used the Mega Particle Cannon to sweep across, many people at the scene exclaimed, and watched the battleship being torn apart like pieces of paper as the Mega Particle Cannon swept across.

The video ends and the lights in Parliament come on.

Many people at the scene were so shocked that they were still unable to recover. Where did this MS come from and how could it have such powerful power?

One of the congressmen at the scene asked the Minister of Military Intelligence, "Minister, which country's MS is this? Is it from the three major powers on Earth?"

The Minister of Intelligence is a slightly plump middle-aged blond white man named Lieutenant General Adili.

"No, this is a MS owned by a private mercenary group in the small marginal country of Mikaplea among the colonial countries."

Everyone at the scene had an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?"

Adili continued to explain: "At the beginning, I and everyone present didn't believe it either. I also thought that these MS were developed by a big country. However, after our country's intelligence team analyzed and verified the authenticity of the video, it was confirmed that the MS in the video was real and the battle was also real. At first, our intelligence team thought that a big country had developed MS and invested them in a small marginal country to test their performance. After a long period of investigation, we found out that these two MS were actually the private property of that private mercenary group."

The Minister of Defense asked, "Lieutenant General, when was the battle in this video?"

"Your Excellency, Minister of Defense, the date of this combat video is three months from today."

"Lieutenant General, why did your intelligence department take so long to report this matter?" a congressman asked loudly.

"Dear Senator, it's not that our military intelligence department took so long to report this matter, but we had to verify the authenticity of the video. And who would have thought that such a powerful MS would appear in the private armed forces of a small marginal country."

The congressman who had just raised the question loudly was about to open his mouth to refute Lieutenant General Adili's explanation, but the Minister of Defense raised his hand to interrupt.

"Lieutenant General, have you found out where this private army came from?"

"Your Excellency, Minister of Defense, according to the information we have so far, this private armed group is called the Tianyi Mercenary Group, and their armed forces come from an arms manufacturing company of the same name. It is currently known that the Tianyi Mercenary Group and the Tianyi Arms Manufacturing Company have the same owner."

"Where is that boss from and what is his name?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Defense Minister, we only know that the boss is called Long Fei and is from Hanxia Country. As for his age and appearance, we are currently unable to determine."

"Hanxia country, surnamed Long..." The president, sitting on the main seat, spoke while stroking his chin.

Everyone in the parliament looked at the President.

Bald Mediterranean President Amdandi said to everyone: "There are not many people with the surname Long in Hanxia, ​​but there is a family with the surname Long in Hanxia. If I remember correctly, this Long family is a big business family. They have a company called Long's Arms Manufacturing Company."

Everyone looked at Lieutenant General Adili.

"Mr. President, I also thought about this at first and investigated this aspect. The intelligence I have now has nothing to do with the Long family. If the Long Arms Manufacturing Company really has such an advanced MS, why don't they use it to defeat their competitors?"

"Lieutenant General, what you said makes sense. What other intelligence has your intelligence department obtained?"

At this time, Lieutenant General Adili asked the parliament to turn off the lights.

After the lights in the parliament were turned off, Lieutenant General Adili turned on the projection video again, and a photo of the original Gundam appeared in the video.

"Everyone, the MS in this photo is an early model of the two MSs mentioned earlier. These MSs are called Gundams, or Gundams. We have also learned new information that they are developing a newer model of Gundam."

"Lieutenant General, interrupt me," the president asked, "Why don't they mass produce it instead of developing a new model?"

"Mr. President, this is what I was about to explain." Adili switched the video.

The screen in the video shows the original Gundam being attacked by live ammunition. After the attack, the video stops and then zooms in on the attacked part.

"Everyone, take a close look. Has the armor that was hit changed in any way?"

After everyone at the scene saw it clearly, they all took a deep breath.

"As you can see, the Gundam was hit by a 135mm bullet, but the entire armor was completely undamaged, not even a dent."

The president asked again: "Lieutenant General, this has nothing to do with the issue of mass production, right?"

"No, Mr. President, there is a connection. Our intelligence department has analyzed two possibilities. The first possibility is that they developed a new model, took out the final data from the battle, and then finalized it and developed and mass-produced a real Gundam model. The second possibility is that they will not mass-produce it. First, the armor of the Gundam is difficult to manufacture, and second, the hardware inside the armor is not easy to manufacture. The purpose of developing a stronger model is just to give it to excellent pilots, such as ace MS pilots to fly the Gundam."

"Lieutenant General, which possibility do you think is more likely?"

"Mr. President, in my opinion, the second possibility is more likely."

The congressman who had raised the question loudly before asked again: "Please explain to me, Lieutenant General, why do you think the second possibility is more likely? If it is the first possibility, wouldn't it put the country in an unimaginable crisis?"

"Dear congressman, I think the second possibility is more likely, mainly from the perspective of our military. Generally speaking, the cost of maintaining and replacing damaged parts of ordinary mass-produced MS is not very high. If it is a MS with higher driving performance given to elite pilots or a special MS made by ace pilots, the maintenance cost can be much different from the maintenance cost of ordinary mass-produced MS. Another important point is that it consumes more material and human resources. So everyone, think about it for a moment. The MS called Gundam is so excellent and powerful, so wouldn't it require more financial resources for maintenance?"

Many people at the scene accepted Lieutenant General Adili's explanation. As Lieutenant General Adili said, no matter how powerful the MS fighter or the battleship is, the more money it will cost.

Even if the MS called Gundam can be mass-produced, the question is which country dares to mass-produce it?

The answer is no country.

Because the manufacturing and maintenance costs are enough to bankrupt a country's economy.

"Lieutenant General Adili, your intelligence department will continue to monitor the Tianyi Mercenary Group." President Amdandi ordered.

"Yes, Mr. President."