Hiss——
Looking at the data displayed on the screen, Luca involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air.
However, Haro, still plugged in with the data cable beside him, wasn't behaving. It continued bouncing on the desk, praising itself.
"Haro, amazing! Haro, amazing!"
Luca, focused on the screen, reached out and pressed the little troublemaker down to stop it from causing chaos.
But as soon as he did this, he realized.
Am I being too presumptuous treating this "golden thigh" like this?
Thinking of this, Luca quickly changed his pressing hand into a petting motion, while his eyes remained glued to the screen without blinking.
The reason for his 180-degree attitude shift...
Was because the data currently displayed on the screen made Luca feel as refreshed as drinking a large icy drink on a scorching summer day, from head to toe.
The database inside this "unassuming" orange Haro contained not only knowledge about parts repair, equipment operation, and programming assistance...
More importantly, perhaps to support development and maintenance, it contained several categories of very complete and comprehensive production data!
Gundam Nucleus Furnace (Solar Furnace/GN Drive)!
GN-000 0 Gundam, GNY-001 Gundam Astraea!
GN Condenser, Prototype GN Sword, GN Beam Saber, GN Beam Rifle, GN Shield, Prototype GN Launcher, Experimental Avalanche Unit!
Gundam Operating System, E-Carbon Armor!
Haro, Haro Maintenance Support Mecha!
Luca scrolled through it all in one breath. Every piece of data stored in the orange Haro was detailed and complete.
From structural parameters to source code, from experimental unit craftsmanship to derivative development ideas!
It seemed that as long as he had this development data, invested funds and time, he could mass-produce an army of super-strong Gundams!
At this moment, Luca looked at Haro with eyes practically glowing green.
This was the "00 Series" Gundam unit.
Even in the entire Gundam universe, despite being labeled "Real Robot" units, these god-stick Gundams touched the threshold of "Super Robot" in various aspects.
When they went berserk, a 400km beam saber slashing a satellite wasn't a joke!
And ignoring the "0 Gundam" as the first-generation unit... who knew which era's Haro the Gold Finger synthesized, but it actually contained the complete data for "Gundam Astraea."
Although "Gundam Astraea" wasn't the third-generation unit used by the protagonists in the original anime...
As a general-purpose unit developed to test more compatibility solutions, its stats and stability made it the most perfect and mature model among the second-generation Gundams.
The database even contained numerous derivative models of "Gundam Astraea."
However...
When the excited Luca suddenly remembered something, he immediately and purposefully scanned the core data of "Gundam Astraea."
As a result, his excited face suddenly collapsed...
"Wait, why does everything in 00 Gundam require the Solar Furnace?!"
Unwilling to give up, Luca quickly checked other files, but the fact remained.
Not only did products with the "GN" prefix like "GN Sword" and "GN Beam Rifle" require the "Solar Furnace" for power...
Beam rifles compressed "GN Particles" to generate beams, beam sabers constrained "GN Particles," and flight relied on "GN Particles" for propulsion.
Even the mecha's transmission system, communication equipment, power engine, and even enhancing the defense of "E-Carbon Armor"...
The core of everything relied on the "GN Particles" released by the "Solar Furnace" to operate.
So...
Since the first complete set of data in Haro's database was the manufacturing manual for the "Solar Furnace"...
Why did Luca look so dismayed?
With a last shred of hope, Luca looked at Haro.
"Haro... does the Solar Furnace really have to be manufactured in Jupiter's special gravity environment?!"
But the result was...
"Jupiter! Jupiter! Necessary condition! Necessary condition!"
Haro, completely ignoring the tremor in Luca's voice, continued bouncing and repeating.
Hearing this, Luca's spirit deflated instantly, as if all his energy had been drained.
That's right.
All the era-defining technologies of the "00 Series" Gundam, those god-stick-like bizarre abilities, were built upon the miraculous "GN Particles." To compress and generate "GN Particles," one needed the "Solar Furnace," a semi-permanent energy core.
And the manufacture of the "Solar Furnace" required Jupiter's unique gravity environment.
In other words, after going in a big circle, for Luca who currently lacked the ability to send a scientific research ship to Jupiter, these technologies were nothing but flowers in a mirror or the moon in the water.
Of the massive amount of data in Haro, perhaps only a small portion could barely be used now.
"Also... it's debatable whether GN Particles even exist in the Marvel Universe..."
Thinking about this, Luca felt his future was even bleaker.
Glancing at Haro rolling on the desk, Luca continued asking weakly.
"If no Gundam? Union Flag, or Tieren would do too, right?"
The two mechas Luca asked about were humanoid combat mechas manufactured by the two "nations" opposing the protagonists in the 00 Gundam world. Their strength certainly couldn't compare to Gundams, but they were still era-defining humanoid combat mechas.
However, the result was as he expected.
Haro's eyes flashed red, giving the answer directly.
"Don't know! Don't know!"
"What about GN Drive Tau (Pseudo-Solar Furnace)?" Luca pressed.
"GN Drive Tau," the imitation of the "Solar Furnace" by the villain organization in the original work.
It didn't need to be manufactured on Jupiter. instead, it used a special drive device powered by electricity to generate "GN Particles" as a consumable energy core.
Although this device generated "Red GN Particles" harmful to the human body due to insufficient compression rate...
The "GN Drive Tau" could indeed drive most Gundam equipment.
Unfortunately, the result remained the same.
"Don't know! Don't know!"
Haro gave the answer again.
Well, actually, Luca already knew the result after browsing most of the data.
Asking was just his unwilling "final struggle."
"Fine, I don't need those low-end goods anyway!"
Luca said through gritted teeth.
"At least with this data, I have a promising future..."
Compared to other items, at least this data from the Gundam 00 world allowed Luca to see "products" he could truly potentially replicate.
The only prerequisite was—reaching Jupiter!
Damn, if I have the ability to reach Jupiter, would I still care about a second-generation Gundam?
Thinking of this, the somewhat dispirited Luca leaned back weakly in his chair, staring blankly at the basement ceiling.
However, perhaps sensing Luca's disappointment, the previously lively orange Haro quickly rolled to the edge of the desk, extended its multi-directional mechanical arm, and gently tugged at the hem of Luca's shirt.
"Don't be sad! Don't be sad!"
"Haro amazing! Haro amazing!"
Luca, who was looking up and pondering what level Aurantius Industries needed to reach to get to Jupiter, looked at the orange Haro in confusion upon hearing this.
Then a light bulb went off in his head.
Slap! He smacked his forehead hard.
"Idiot! Haro is the key to this synthesis!"
Yes, Luca only remembered now that he originally cared so much about this synthesis because of the Gold Finger panel's hint.
Haro possesses repair and manufacturing capabilities and is an excellent mechanic itself.
Unexpectedly, he had forgotten his original intention because he was blinded by the era-defining Gundam technology in the system data.
In fact, with Haro's manufacturing capabilities, even piecing together technologies from the Gundam 00 world might result in some era-defining new products.
Moreover, with Luca's Gold Finger, was he worried about not getting more black-tech data in the future?
What he really lacked now was scientific knowledge and R&D manufacturing capabilities.
If not for his lack of ability, just mastering the production process video of Baymax and creating a batch of intelligent robots would be enough for Luca to solve most crises and make a fortune.
So! The data is the future, but Haro's development and manufacturing capability is the key right now!
Reignited with interest, Luca looked at the bouncing orange Haro again and asked expectantly.
"Haro, can you build something?!"