After assigning tasks to a few people, He Kui secretly placed his Aegis inside one of the GINNs, and soon after, they set off for South America aboard a Lorasia-class cargo ship.
Once they departed, He Kui controlled the Aegis to walk out from his estate, heading towards the military base.
"Aegis! Did you hear the news?"
Under the blazing sun, Ailina excitedly spoke while driving a military jeep.
At this moment,Aegis was sitting in the passenger seat next to Elina, while Hergules sat behind them, his expression still calm, though his vigilant gaze occasionally scanned the surroundings.
"What news?"
"We're going for a major counteroffensive! We will completely reclaim the territories south of Brazil and wipe out all resistance forces!"
Ailina's enthusiasm seemed even hotter than the sun above.
Her heart raced with excitement at the news.
"Is that so? But we still need to be careful of their counterattacks."
He Kui nodded as he observed the military vehicles appearing along the street.
Recently, the surveillance had become stricter, and fewer people had attempted to steal from his home.
However, with the support of the Atlantic Federation, the counteroffensive would likely not be easy.
The area was filled with the impoverished, and being poor made them more susceptible to the instigation of Blue Cosmos.
But sometimes, a swift and decisive action is a way to go.
Establishing authority would naturally make rebels think twice.
A firm hand followed by a sweet reward; that South American president seemed to understand this well.
"Are they preparing for a curfew soon?"
"Yeah, it seems so~"
As the two chatted, they quickly arrived at the base in Panama.
The base had changed significantly since his last visit, with military buildings repaired under Luo's guidance.
The faces of the soldiers passing by sparkled with confidence.
Upon seeing He Kui, they became even more excited, frequently saluting the two.
"Aegis, long time no see!"
At this moment, the mechanics outside the military factory were also very happy to gather around He Kui.
"How's the testing of the new Backpack going?"
Aegis cut straight to the point without any small talk.
"Pretty good, the functions are stable now."
"That guy named Luo really has some genuine skills."
The mechanics spoke with admiration on their faces.
If Aegis was a Coordinator, they could accept that fact without hesitation, but Luo, being a genuine natural, had completely reshaped their understanding.
Leading He Kui into the military factory's testing hangar, the group sighed as they navigated through various obstacles to reach this relatively secret underground hangar.
At this moment, a Dagger series mecha equipped with an amphibious Backpack, camouflaged, stood quietly in place.
Compared to the Atlantic Federation's own Dagger series, this South American Dagger series appeared slightly smaller, mainly due to budget cuts on the Mobile Suit's strength to accommodate the additional Backpack costs.
After all, they weren't going to space; this Dagger series resembled the land combat Gundam from He Kui's memories, albeit a smaller version.
"The combat testing hasn't been completed yet, but the extreme testing is nearly done."
"We still need endurance and extreme heat testing."
"Alright."
Looking at the rare paper data in front of him, Aegis nodded.
"The Mobile Suit is very stable; if nothing unexpected happens, we can officially start combat testing."
As He Kui spoke, Lin's team, led by him, had already exited the Lorasia-class's separated hangar.
"Captain, where are we going?"
Stepping out of the open hangar and feeling the scorching sun outside, a soldier in green squinted and asked.
"Reporting to the South American National Defense Command, let's go."
Without saying much to others, Lin, still with a calm expression, led the way towards the National Defense Force.
After they left, the cockpit of the GINNs opened a small crack again.
An inconspicuous little bird flew out from inside.
Not long after, a petite figure also emerged.
It could only be the new Aegis made by He Kui.
"How's the situation?"
After bringing the small Aegis from South America out of Panama via the jeep, Shihe arrived in his radar room.
"Pretty good."
After putting the Aegis from the South American estate on standby, He Kui continued.
"Do you want to help, Shihe?"
"Can I?!"
Upon hearing He Kui's words, Shihe's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Beneath her gentle demeanor, she remained lively.
Seeing Shihe like this, He Kui felt happy about his decision and nodded in agreement.
"Of course, it's just some simple operations."
"Once you learn how to operate it, Shihe can help me too."
"Mm!"
Saying this, He Kui began to teach Shihe step by step. The operation of the Aegis was somewhat similar to MS, and soon Shihe was able to operate it skillfully.
"But how are you going to get from South America to the Atlantic Federation?"
At this moment, Shihe controlled the small Aegis as it moved through the somewhat desolate city, becoming increasingly adept at the controls.
Currently, the usual routes between the two sides were definitely suspended, and they could only transfer through the Eurasian Federation or the East Asian Republic.
But he had no identity.
The only way was to cross the border illegally through Panama and sneak into the Atlantic Federation from Mexico.
However, in his past life, he would never have imagined that one day he would become part of the smuggling army.
Of course, he didn't know the way; such things couldn't simply be found online.
But he had his methods. The living conditions in South America weren't great.
Although South America barely had the ability to protect itself, the entire country was heavily in debt.
It was predictable that the people would become increasingly impoverished.
Naturally, more people would want to escape.
And to escape, there would naturally be smugglers.
He Kui had long sent out his little bird, and after filtering through the quantum computing system in his Asteroid base, he quickly extracted the desired information from a lot of useless data.
"I've found the smuggler."
He sent the filtered information to Shihe's screen and said.
"Will he help us?"
Shihe blinked and asked.
Typically, such smugglers needed to know some basic information about the people they were smuggling.
People like them, mysterious individuals, were not usually welcomed by smugglers.
"It's fine, we have money~"
As long as there was money, someone would take the job.
As He Kui spoke, he naturally pulled the girl who was still operating the Aegis into his embrace.
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