Gundam SEED: Eastern Enlightenment

In the duel cockpit, Lin Chu heard the wonderful sound of the system after returning to the Archangel.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the main quest. You have performed well in battle and are rewarded with an opportunity to select an S-level talent.

Congratulations to the host for completing side mission 1, fighting together with friendly forces, shooting down 28 Zeons, and being rewarded with 28 opportunities to select B-level talents.

Congratulations to the host for completing side quest 2, sinking Laurasia-class battleship 1, and being rewarded with a chance to select a B-level talent.

Congratulations to the host for completing side mission 3. The advance team survived Drake level 4 and Nelson level 3, and was rewarded with 6 opportunities to choose B-level talents. The Montgomery survived and was rewarded with one opportunity to choose A-level talent.

Congratulations to the host for completing side quest 4, which is rewarded with an opportunity to choose a talent without level. The system will issue the reward to the host in advance.

Host, do you want to choose your talent now?"

Lin Chu almost laughed out loud when he saw the system calculating the rewards in the duel: 1 time for no level, 1 time for S level, 1 time for A level, and 35 times for B level.

Looking at so many B-level rewards, Lin Chu decided to try the talent synthesis function.

Lin Chu opened the system's synthesis interface. It was very simple, with three spaces connected by a space in the middle.

Next to it is a colorful light ball, an orange light ball, a purple light ball, and many blue light balls.

Lin Chu directly dragged the blue B level in for synthesis.

For the first time, the synthesis failed! Lin Chu's face turned black. Is his hand so black?

The second time, the level remains the same.

...

Lin Chu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He tried to synthesize it ten times, he failed five times, and the level remained unchanged five times, but he did not succeed once.

How come this is different from what we agreed?

"System, it's not easy for me to earn some talent! Is there something wrong with your success rate?" Lin Chu cried.

"The host's luck is too bad. There is no shady deal in this system." The system's mocking voice sounded.

"No, I've failed ten times, don't you have a guarantee?"

“Only non-Africans need a safety net.”

"I need to…"

"... "

Then Lin Chu saw a line of small words appear below the system synthesis interface: It will definitely succeed next time and the talent level will be improved.

"System, can I keep this guaranteed chance for A-level synthesis?"

"The system seems to be shocked by Lin Chu's shamelessness."

"..." The system did not reply, but the small text on the synthesis interface has changed to: 1 guaranteed chance, do you want to use it (only for S-level and below, not including S-level)

Lin Chu also noticed that the words after the brackets were a bit choppy. Did he lose out by reminding him?

Lin Chu continued synthesizing with tears in his eyes. After failing once again, he succeeded twice in a row. He now had three chances to choose A-level talent!

Pull in three purple A-level light balls, use the guaranteed chance, and synthesize them!

Orange light appears!

Looking at the two orange light balls in the backpack, Lin Chu finally slumped down in the chair with satisfaction, like a sage mode or a gambler's repentance mode after a successful gambling. He succeeded!

When Sergeant Murdoch opened the duel cockpit, he saw Lin Chu slumped in the seat with a smile on his face.

Lin Chu looked outside, feeling embarrassed! It seemed as if he had been caught practicing the flight mode in his room.

Major Lappman looked at the young man who was so tired and even a little mentally broken under such a powerful machine, and he was filled with admiration!

"Thank you for your hard work! Lieutenant Lin Chu! You are our hero!" Major Rapman saluted Lin Chu.

The next second, everyone saluted Lin Chu, and Lin Chu felt even more embarrassed, as if he thought he was studying hard after being discovered and locking the door while practicing techniques.

"Haha, Captain, why are you here!" Lin Chu came down to the cockpit while laughing. It was so embarrassing.

"Lieutenant! Arigato! Thank you so much! Dad said that if you hadn't kept fighting and threatened them with that Adjuster, my ship would have been shot down." Before Lin Chu could stand firmly, Fulei pounced on him and hugged him.

..., Lin Chu was a little confused, it felt fragrant and soft, but she reacted quickly, don’t play with me!

Jishen and Sai will definitely cause trouble for me soon!

"You're too kind. This is what I should do. I'm just trying my best to fight! Major, Vice Minister of Affairs, I'm the duel pilot, Lin Chu!"

Lin Chu quickly pushed Fulei away and saluted back to Major Lappman and Malu and his group.

Kira looked at Lin Chu and listened to what Lin Chu said, feeling a little complicated for a moment.

At first, Kira thought that Lin Chu was just sending Lacus back, but Lin Chu's words of threatening Lacus on the battlefield made Kira feel a little uncomfortable. Although Kira knew that Lin Chu was just trying to save the advance team, holding civilians as hostages...

But many people survived because of Lieutenant Lin Chu, including Fulei's father.

Is there really power of belief?

Even if it is not because of belief, but for some other reason, under the same conditions, can I have the determination of the second lieutenant and do this?

Fule looked at Lin Chu with admiration from behind, while Saiyi looked at Fule with complicated feelings.

After being interrupted like this, Lin Chu didn't know how to choose his talent anymore. He talked with Lapman, and most of the words Lapman said were encouraging to Lin Chu, which made Lin Chu look confused.

"Young man, thank you so much. If Frey hadn't been engaged, I would really like to marry her to you. But you were too kind to those adjusters on the battlefield. Only when those ignorant guys die can the world be blue and peaceful." Deputy Minister George was also very pleased with Lin Chu, but he started talking like an old lady. No wonder your daughter is so hostile to the adjusters.

Lin Chu was a little speechless. Although I was a little merciful, if I really chopped all of Gene to death, would they let your advance team go?

At this stage of duel, energy is still the biggest factor limiting combat effectiveness.

"Sir Alsta, if the Zeon team on the opposite side is completely wiped out, I'm afraid they will not let us leave even if it means we will all die together, and we will be completely sunk," said Major Rapman.

It seems that there are still some people who understand. If they really kill all the opposing Genes, they will definitely be destroyed in the universe by the remaining battleships if they don’t have enough energy. Besides, the opposing side is not without reinforcements. The Aegis and Thunder that they haven’t seen may appear in the next second.

Lin Chu thought about it carefully and found that the force he just faced might be only half of the force Cruze was chasing them with. He couldn't help but feel a headache.

"Don't we have Siegal Klein's daughter?"

"Mr. Vice Minister, you are too optimistic. I held Lacus Klein hostage only because I had no choice. Besides, Cruze on the other side may not really care too much about Lacus. Just like will the top leaders of Blue Cosmos compromise on the war because of your daughter Frey?"

"this…"

"The real reason why the other side retreated is because Lieutenant Lin Chu injured most of the Genes on the other side. If they continue fighting, they may not win. The Speaker's daughter will also lose her life, right?

Moreover, we didn't see the Holy Shield and Thunder on the other side. I estimate that at least half of the troops have been separated from Cruze. Cruze and his fleet are still chasing us from behind. I guess it's not that he can't catch up with us, but that he is waiting for the other part of the reinforcements to join us. "Mu is worthy of being Cruze's mortal enemy. He guessed Cruze's purpose in one sentence.

"Indeed. Cruze is not a stupid man. There is no way his Nazca-class high-speed battleship can catch up with us, but he just follows us. Repairing the damaged Jean is one thing, and waiting for support is another. Next it depends on whether their reinforcements come faster, or how fast we can meet up with General Halberton's Eighth Fleet." After Lin Chu made his inference, everyone's face darkened.

"How is this possible? Is it really like this?" Deputy Minister Old Chrysanthemum was a little panicked.

"But you don't have to do this. I'm still here. Don't worry, I will take you back." Lin Chu, who had already received the system reward, was extremely confident.

But everyone obviously didn't think so. They just thought that Lin Chu was just cheering everyone up.

"But your duel energy is not enough, right? If you had continued fighting just now, you would have run out of energy for the duel, right?" Mu, who had seen the whole process of Qiang Xi fighting until he lost energy, probably knew that the duel had reached its limit just now.

"There was still 10% chance. Even if I can't escape, I can drag them down with me." Lin Chu didn't care. The people on the Archangel had developed feelings for each other. He would rather die together than run away alone.

Mu was surprised that there was still so much energy, but when he thought of Lin Chu's unknown XT professor, he felt relieved. Such a powerful person might have his machine secretly improved, otherwise Mu really couldn't imagine that a natural person could drive a mobile suit and exert such strong combat power.

And after hearing Lin Chu's last words, Major Rapman seemed to have triggered a switch.

"No! This ship and these two mobile suits must not be sunk here!

Listen, I will bring the advance team to cover your retreat and buy you some time, you should rush to the moon base to meet up with the general!"

"Major..."

"Don't be so soft-hearted. These are not ordinary battleships and mobile suits. They are our hope of winning the war and the seeds of future peace.

Mr. Vice Minister, you should follow the Archangel. I will go back to the Montgomery to prepare. Once the Archangel's personnel and supplies are supplied, you should leave at full speed immediately. Don't look back. There are no cowards in the advance team. We will buy you some time."

"No, I rescued you, not to let you die again. I will protect you and return to the lunar base together." Lin Chu really didn't want to see the rescued advance team sacrifice their lives again.

Major Rapman looked at Lin Chu who was speaking, and the anger in his heart surged and he could no longer control it.

"Are you going to disobey orders, Lieutenant? What are you talking about? Are you insulting us? We are the vanguard of the Eighth Fleet. In order to protect the Archangel and Plan G, we choose to sacrifice ourselves. Do you understand?"

"Alas, young man, although I am very grateful to you, the war will never change because of one person. Can you kill the entire ZAFT fleet by yourself?

You can't do it, but the mobile suits in your hands may be able to end the war and bring peace after returning to the headquarters! This is our hope, and our sacrifice is only for more of you to have peace and happiness in the future!

Can you understand?

Follow your orders, Lieutenant Lin Chu!"

Lin Chu feels very uncomfortable now.

What made him sad was that Major Lapman was right, he really couldn't change the situation of the war by himself now; what made him sad was that the duel was so strong only because he cheated, the war would not end just because the Archangel and Gaoda reached the headquarters; what made him sad was that he couldn't refute Lapman and the others' words that they were going to die.

(The author works from Monday to Friday and will try to update on weekends.)