The next day, He Kui got out of his warm bed early in the morning. After receiving a batch of light shield materials, he returned to his office.
Although yesterday was filled with charm and ease, Ao Bu also needed to prepare defenses. In such a chaotic situation, he had to ensure that the exchange of lunar materials and the new Gundam Frame with the Defense Committee proceeded on schedule.
"He Kui~ you finally came."
It was unclear how many times Meiling had seen He Kui in front of the asteroid office, and she said with a hint of grievance.
"Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately."
"Really now."
Meiling said with annoyance as she opened her wristband, likely a communication device, and transmitted some documents to He Kui's terminal.
"These are the research papers that need the director's signature, and Mr. Heinlein said he would visit you next week."
"Okay."
"How about you, Meiling? Did you miss me?"
After He Kui seriously received the documents, he looked up with a teasing smile.
It must be said that he, who was originally not good with words, had become so skilled that he could flirt without blushing or skipping a heartbeat after all his experiences.
He was quite the veteran now.
Although this wasn't something to be particularly proud of.
As He Kui thought this, he noticed that Meiling's face visibly flushed with shyness.
Her small face was rosy, looking quite adorable.
"I missed you."
Though Meiling seemed shy, she was unexpectedly bold.
Of course, her voice was very soft; after all, it was her first time saying something like this to a boy.
"Hmm?"
Pretending not to have heard clearly, He Kui took a few steps closer until their noses were almost touching before stopping.
"What did Meiling say?"
"Nothing! Just hurry up and sign!"
Flustered and angry, Meiling tried to push the boy in front of her away.
However, this attempt was unsuccessful.
Her small fists pounded on He Kui's shoulders, almost like a spoiled child seeking affection.
"Oh~"
He Kui deliberately elongated his tone, feeling quite proud of the girl's expression.
His skills were improving, after all.
[Meiling. Hawk's Favorability: 90]
Just a little more to reach a hundred, and a hundred would grant an extra skill. From an electronic warfare perspective, it should be something related to electronic warfare, right?
For a moment, his fondness for the girl, along with a bit of anticipation for the new skill, made He Kui feel quite satisfied.
While there was fighting outside, he was here comfortably leveling up and dating, feeling completely secure.
"By the way, how's your progress been lately, Meiling?"
Hearing He Kui suddenly bring up a serious topic, the displeasure on Meiling's face slightly diminished.
"Thanks to the equipment here, I've obtained the A-level certificate in electronic warfare."
He Kui's place had leading technology and equipment in the entire PLANT, and with Sulei's guidance, it wasn't surprising to achieve such speed.
"Hmm, very good. But why use honorifics?"
Saying this, He Kui didn't control the distance between them anymore and kissed Meiling softly on her tender lips.
The slightly sweet kiss didn't provoke any resistance from Meiling.
Instead, it was as if she had been enchanted, her delicate body softening.
"Mm."
A long kiss made Meiling gradually start to whimper in a pleading manner.
"So, from now on, don't speak in that tone~ or there will be many, many kisses."
Gently placing the girl on the secretary's seat, He Kui smiled and walked into the office.
As she watched He Kui leave, the girl gradually came back to her senses and excitedly stood up again.
However, it didn't last long before her high shoulders drooped once more.
Her onion-like fingers brushed over her lips, stirring up a strange feeling in her heart, a mix of satisfaction and emptiness, tickling her and making her lose focus on work.
On the other side, after quickly completing the document approval work in his office, He Kui opened a highly specialized software.
Inside was stored the skeletal parameters of the Z Gundam.
After removing systems like psychic sensing, this Gundam was still an excellently designed weapon.
In a situation where their main battlefield was concentrated on Earth, a transformable MS was absolutely crucial for them.
Through an encrypted channel, He Kui packaged and sent all this data to Amalfi's computer.
Since the materials had been sent out, the next step was to have Hoss prepare more mining MS and get to work on establishing the branch office on the moon.
This was a big business, and of course, it couldn't be solely contracted to him; he couldn't handle it all by himself.
He was just taking a small piece of the cake.
As for the larger portion, that was still in the hands of the Zala Faction and Clyne Faction.
But even this small piece was definitely a project worth over a billion.
Thinking this, he connected with Hoss's communication. The location for the lunar office would definitely have to be in Tolemy.
However, he still needed a general manager for the moon.
Clearly, Hoss was more than capable of taking on this responsibility.
Moreover, being on the front lines perfectly matched Hoss's requirements.
As for Hoss's work in the design bureau, he was the director himself.
Even if Amalfi and Joule found out, they wouldn't say anything.
While He Kui was reporting this good news about the long-term assignment to the front lines to Hoss, on the other side, Amalfi had also received the design drawings for He Kui's Z Gundam.
Just one glance at the transformation structure inside left Amalfi astonished, and she hurriedly sought out Joule.
"Amalfi, what's wrong?"
Joule still looked tired, as if she had just finished an all-nighter.
"You said He Kui would give us a new Gundam skeleton, right?"
"Yes, what's the matter? Is it not what we expected?"
Hearing Amalfi's words and her excited tone, Joule raised an eyebrow.
"He shouldn't be the type to boast, right? Besides, his people haven't even gone to the moon yet."
At this time, it s
eemed impossible for He Kui to do such a thing.
Clearly, Joule believed that He Kui had given them an incomplete design draft.
(End of Chapter)