"Welcome to the Ptolemy Base! My friend. "
Halbarton greeted Dilandar, who was walking down the plank road.
This was the first PLANT leader to come here after the reconstruction of the Ptolemy Base on the Earth United Moon. At the same time, this was a symbol of peace between the two great forces of the human world.
Of course.
In Halbarton's mind, the Ptolemy Base alone couldn't represent the entire Earth Union.
But the actual situation didn't allow him to find a bigger voice within the Earth Union.
Because other than the Ptolemy Base under Halbarton's control, the Earth Union didn't have much power left.
"Speaking of which, I seem to be the first PLANT adjuster to come here."
At first, Dilandar said that he was the first person to arrive at the Tolemy base, but when he saw a few young people with red hair, light brown hair, and eyes of different colors walking by, he knew that this base was different from the demonic base that PLANT knew, which was specifically designed to deal with PLANT.
"Haha! I'm afraid there will be more opportunities like this in the future! Please! Mr. President. "
Halbarton laughed and made an invitation.
Halbarton's intention was very simple.
The reason why he invited Dilandar here was not only to ease the tension between the Ptolemy Base and PLANT, but also to exchange information about the alien monsters that wreaked havoc on the earth.
Of course, after these two purposes, there was also the mysterious country that suddenly appeared in the Smith Sea on the moon.
Half an hour later, after Halbarton and Dilandar sat down on both sides of the conference room, they began the important part of this trip.
The opening speech of the meeting naturally didn't require Halbarton and Dilandar to personally speak.
Dilandar looked at Halbarton and exchanged glances with him. He then opened the document placed in front of him.
Dilandar carefully read every line on it, and he constantly outlined the appearance of the mysterious country in his mind.
Unfortunately, even the Ptolemy Base, which had been in control of the moon for a long time, couldn't obtain much information about this mysterious country.
The known situation was that this was a feudal country.
The country was led by a princess named Shannamia Etna Fra.
Dilandar couldn't help but frown when he saw the young and beautiful face.
This was somewhat similar to the Britannia Empire, which had recently established diplomatic relations with PLANT.
Starting from this princess, the list expanded to include the strategists who assisted the princess in ruling the country, as well as the Holy Knight Regiment that defended against foreign enemies. After that, there was no more information.
"I'm sorry! After our many interactions, this is all the information that the other party can reveal. "
Dilandar closed the document and pondered for a moment, waiting for both parties to finish their opening remarks.
"Commander. I wonder how many times have you come into contact with this country called Frey since its appearance? Whether it's good or bad, I need to know a precise piece of information. "
After the opening speech, Dilandar was the first to speak.
Perhaps, this was not how a steady ruler should behave.
However, Dilandar could vaguely feel that something was wrong with this country that had suddenly appeared.
If he belittled this country, it might have a great impact on his plans.
Halbarton stretched out three fingers and said in a deep voice,
"Three times. The first time was when it first appeared and engaged in a small scale contact battle with the Third B Squadron that was cruising around Smith Sea. "
"And the result?"
When Dilandar saw the seriousness in Halbarton's eyes, he immediately understood that the Ptolemy base had most likely lost this contact battle.
"The MS unit that initiated the battle was completely annihilated. The Third B Squadron's warships were slightly further away, so they avoided the fate of sinking. "
"The MS unit was completely annihilated?"
Dilandar was stunned for a moment, then nodded, indicating for Halbarton to continue.
"The second time was when the other party initiated contact with the Ptolemy base. This information is a compilation of the information obtained during the second exchange with the other party. "
"Who was the one you communicated with? Was it someone from this country? Or was it her? "
Dilandar's eyes were very sharp. He immediately guessed the person who communicated with the Ptolemy base for the second time.
"Yes, it was this Princess Shannamia. According to her, her country fell into this world due to a space-time accident. They have no intention of becoming enemies with us. They just want to understand the situation as soon as possible and find a way to return to their homeland. "
"It sounds like a country that won't initiate an attack on another country! But, what about the third time? "
Dilandar smiled and did not linger on the information of the second exchange.
"The third time?"
Halbarton shook his head and raised his hand. His adjutant immediately walked to the projection screen in the center of the conference room and opened a video.
"This is the video information sent by Fri during the third exchange. The source is the MS unit of our Third B Squadron."
Hearing this, Dilandar's side was immediately shocked. For a moment, there were some discussions.
On the other hand, Dilandar adjusted his sitting posture and shifted his gaze to the projection screen.
Perhaps, this was the reason why the Ptolemy base, no, it should be said that Halbarton was on good terms with PLANT and even Zaft.
From the beginning of the video, there was not much of a problem.
It was the MS unit's usual password when entering the combat airspace. Clip.
The problem was in the following clip.
An unfamiliar body appeared on the screen.
It appeared at the bottom left of the screen at a moderate speed and only stopped when it completely appeared at the center of the screen.
Even if Dilandar did not have any experience in piloting the MS, he knew that it was absolutely impossible for such a situation to occur on the battlefield.
Allowing an unknown body to appear in front of him at such a close distance was undoubtedly an act of suicide.
But it happened just like that.
Dilandar could even hear a voice in the video continuously calling out a certain person's code name and ordering him to attack.
However, until the moment the unfamiliar body launched its attack, the body that recorded this video remained motionless and allowed itself to be slaughtered by the other party.
Moreover, Dilandar also noticed that throughout the entire process, the pilot did not react at all. He did not utter a single word, as if he was a human quietly welcoming death.
"Our pilots are definitely not such incompetent people."
After the video ended, Halbarton made a firm promise.
Dilandar's eyes flashed. He had already realized that Halbarton seemed to be hiding something, but it was not important anymore.
"This is a demonstration. A demonstration from Fri. "
Dilandar made his evaluation.
"Yes. Along with the video, our pilot also sent it back. Back then, they only incapacitated the MS and captured all the pilots that were sent out. "
"All captured? They can do that? "
Dilandar's pupils shrunk as he said in shock.
"We don't know how they managed to capture all the Mech pilots we sent without injuring a single one."
Halbarton was silent for a moment before he stood up.
"Rather than words, it's better to see it with your own eyes! Take a look at our pilots. "
Moon, Smith Sea.
Fri Empire, Palace, Back Garden.
Surrounded by maids, the princess of the Fri Empire, Shannamiya, slowly walked into the back garden that she liked very much.
This was a refuge to avoid the busy government affairs and to relax a little.
Although this refuge couldn't help Shannamiya avoid those troubles, it was already a rare place considering the current situation of the Frei Empire.
"Your Highness, Head Commander Dania requests an audience."
Just as Shannamiya thought, the break time was quickly over.
"Mhmm, let Head Commander Dania come!"
Shannamiya, who was admiring the flowers, straightened her body and ordered as she walked to the pavilion.
Not long after, the old man with a long beard, Dania Gade, who led the civil officials of the empire to assist Shannamiya in governing after the death of the previous Fri Emperor, walked into the back garden under the lead of the guards.
"Dania Gade greets Your Highness!"
"No need for formalities! Head Commander Dania. Is there an urgent matter for you to come at this time? "
Shannamiya sat up straight and waited for the respectful old man to speak.
"Yes! Your Highness. It's about the human base. "
"Oh? Shouldn't this be reported by the head of spies? "
Dania, the head commander of the empire, was not in charge of intelligence. The one in charge of intelligence was another person, a man named Karolan Wei.
"Yes. But the current situation is a bit special! So, after discussing with Head Karolan, it was decided that I will speak to Your Highness. "
Dania nodded and said respectfully.
"Mhmm, I understand! Speak! Head Commander Dania. "
With Shannamiya's permission, Dania organized his words a little.
"Recently, the spies sent by the Fri Empire discovered that the human base welcomed an unfamiliar fleet. From the size and characteristics of this fleet, it seems to be an armed force owned by a country called PLANT – Zaft's fleet. "
"PLANT? The country that uses genetic technology to modify the human body? I remember in the intelligence submitted by the spies, this country seems to be enemies with the Earth Union that rules this planet. "
Shannamiya recalled the intelligence collected by the empire's spies.
"Indeed. But now the situation has changed. Now the earth circle is being invaded by a monster from another planet. According to the intelligence, the Earth Union that rules the earth circle has been greatly weakened. I'm afraid they won't be able to pose any threat to PLANT in the short term. "
Dania paused and waited for Shannamiya to understand his words before continuing.
"Because of this, the human base that belongs to the Earth Union, after encountering us, most likely sent an invitation to PLANT to cooperate with them. In order to deal with the appearance of the Fri Empire. "
Hearing this, Shannamiya suddenly showed a bitter smile.
"Did we overreach ourselves?"
What Shannamiya meant was that during that encounter, the Frey Empire's Holy Knights had defeated the Third B Squadron from Ptolemy Base with overwhelming power. Furthermore, they had captured all of the Third B Squadron without incurring any casualties.
"No. This is a necessary display of power! Your Highness. When encountering an unfamiliar force, an appropriate display of power is the basis to ensure peaceful communication between the two sides. "
Dania said with a serious expression.
"Mhmm, you're right. I'm a little shaken. Then, Chief Zai, do you mean that the human base might come into contact with us again after finding an ally? "
Shannamiya nodded and expressed her thoughts.
"It's very possible! But there's another possibility. "
"Another battle?"
Shannamiya frowned slightly and looked at the flowers outside the pavilion.
She was the one who ordered the Holy Knight Regiment to capture the pilots.
After the battle, in order to avoid another battle, she was also the one who ordered the release of the captives.
However, Shannamiya now realized that these kind actions didn't seem to lead to the expected results.
"Head Commander Dania. What is the possibility of another battle? "
"Your Highness. This, I can't give an accurate answer. Moreover, during this time, after we gathered all the information we could, we found that this is not the earth we are familiar with! "
"In other words, this earth doesn't have the seed of life that Fri spread at that time! To us, Frey, this world, this Earth, is unknown and unfamiliar!! "
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