After Reid and the others left the conference room, they noticed that Lacus and Flay were missing. Upon asking, they learned that Lacus had assumed Reid wouldn't be coming out anytime soon, so she took Flay and left the Granshaow to head for the Archangel. It seemed Shinn had gone to physically persuade Kira with Athrun's help.
Reid, satisfied that Lacus wasn't running off to stir trouble, decided not to worry about her. He arranged for the women to rest, as they had been awake for over 20 hours taking care of him and dealing with the arrival of diplomats from the four Earth Sphere nations.
Though they all insisted they could handle it, Reid saw no need—he had slept for nearly a full day and was now completely refreshed. The side effects of the Star Inheritor skill appeared to have fully subsided.
Once he had convinced everyone to get some sleep, Reid went straight to the native crew working on the Granshaow's bridge. There, he compared the ship's recorded images with the Hermes Zero's data to reconstruct the entire scene of his Soul Burst as witnessed by the others.
After reviewing everything, Reid began to understand why the Earth Alliance and PLANT had united—and why the Atlantic Federation's diplomat harbored hostility toward him.
After all, he had created a "phenomenon" that was visible only to the naked eye through glass, undetectable by any instruments.
In the CE universe, where religious revolutions had long concluded and gods were considered dead, this was downright mind-shattering. The four Earth Sphere nations were likely speculating whether Reid was some new species or even an alien possession.
This was a serious problem. Reid had no intention of falling into an endless cycle of self-justification, nor did he plan to offer a public explanation. With baseless suspicions like these, even if he let them dissect him, there would still be fanatics claiming it was all fake.
So, Reid decided to introduce something that could be scientifically understood—yet remained largely incomprehensible to most researchers.
That something was the Minovsky Particle. The four Earth Alliance nations were already studying it, though they currently treated it merely as an interference particle, not investing additional resources.
Next, he would have Elvira Hill—whose identity in the system was already established as a renowned doctor in Psycho-conduction Studies—publish a few papers proving that Minovsky Particles could react to human consciousness.
After all, human consciousness did have a microscopic-level influence on Minovsky Particles. However, relying solely on willpower to affect them was a dead end—even someone with New Human Abilities as strong as Kamille's required the Bio-Sensor System for assistance.
For people in the CE universe to manipulate Minovsky Particles through consciousness alone, they would at least need to develop a complete Psycommu System.
This level of explanation would suffice. It framed the "phenomenon" as scientifically grounded—just something they didn't yet understand about Minovsky Particles.
Reid believed it was still too early to reveal the existence of Newtypes. Though Newtypes were a product of natural human evolution—meaning people in the CE universe could theoretically become Newtypes—his reputation wasn't yet strong enough for most to accept their existence.
Recalling the chaos when Coordinators first emerged, Reid couldn't help but feel a chill.
Having decided how to handle the suspicions from the four Earth nations regarding his identity, Reid opened the system to see what new challenges it had prepared for him after completing this phase's mission.
After all, according to the normal storyline, the next world-affecting plot point wouldn't occur until October CE73—two years later. The system surely wouldn't just let him develop freely during this entire period.
Upon opening the system, the usual flood of notifications appeared. The first one naturally reminded him about completing the phase mission and unlocking the next stage:
"Main Mission Phase 4 completed. Rewards distributed. Assessment Module unlocked. All system modules are now available. G-Invasion Module campaigns refreshed.
Phase 5 Main Mission issued: Prevent Colony Satellite debris from falling to Earth (Mission fails if over 30% mass of colony debris impacts Earth). Reward: 350 Merit Points, 200,000 G-Coins. Failure: World immediately enters apocalyptic era."
Reid immediately understood—the Phase 5 mission had jumped straight to the October CE73 Junius 7 debris drop incident.
Moreover, the system had thoughtfully patched potential exploits. Instead of specifically naming Junius 7's debris, it vaguely referred to "colony satellite debris" to prevent him from cheesing the mission by preemptively destroying Junius 7's remains.
Now, even without Junius 7, there were countless abandoned colony satellites in space. Reid couldn't possibly dismantle every single one. Many derelict colonies still had owners—even if left unused, actively dismantling them would constitute invading sovereign territory.
Since exploits were impossible, Reid decided to prepare properly and adapt when the time came. He'd leave Junius 7's debris alone for now—having a clear target was better than not knowing which space rock might be pushed toward Earth later.
Following routine, after reviewing the new phase mission, he checked the newly unlocked module. The system had indicated this was the final module, explicitly named "Assessment." Reid was curious what exactly the system planned to test.
As he read the Assessment Module's description, Reid's frown deepened until he finally sighed in resignation:
"System, so you really were just an electronic cyber-examiner all along."
Indeed, as the final module, the system had dropped all pretense.
The so-called Assessment Module tested Reid's world-saving capabilities. Its function was straightforward—the system clearly stated:
"Salvation Assessment: A world's primary timeline has become entangled with parallel worldlines due to temporal fluctuations. Intervention required to restore proper historical flow.
Assessment Criteria: Maintain world change fluctuation below 100% throughout. Final fluctuation must be under 20% when main timeline concludes."
In essence, this was exactly what Reid recognized as the core function of the previous-generation G Generation System—now served directly as an assessment.
This practically confirmed that his current system was an evolution based on the G Generation System framework.
Reid then selected the assessment preview to see which world would serve as his testing ground.
The answer came as no surprise at all—the A.D. era universe of Gundam 00.
After carefully reading the introduction, this world system would provide chaotic timeline nodes like phased missions, but without specific tasks—simply throwing him into these moments and forcibly retrieving him once the events concluded.
The entire process resembled the G Invasion, not occupying CE universe time, with instantaneous round trips, and each entry fixed to a single warship.
However, unlike the G Invasion, all of Reid's actions in this world would carry forward, influencing the world's fluctuation value.
Of course, Reid could check this fluctuation value at any time to gauge the impact of his actions and take corrective measures if necessary.
Thus, in this assessment universe, Reid couldn't afford to rampage as recklessly as he had during the G Invasion campaign. The first event node was already visible: Celestial Being's first official mission—the AEU's new MS unveiling, famously dubbed the [Angel's Descent] incident by fans.
Reid could easily imagine that if he stormed in and stole Setsuna's Gundam Exia like in a G Invasion mission, the world fluctuation value would instantly skyrocket past 100%. Without the Exia, even if Setsuna survived, Celestial Being would never assign him meaningful missions again, let alone his later awakening as an Innovator or the dialogue with the ELS in the movie.
So if he wanted to study a GN Drive, even if he returned it in the next event, targeting the Exia was out of the question. He'd need to carefully consider his objective.
Of course, given how troublesome this assessment was, the system had to dangle a big enough carrot to motivate Reid. After all, the assessment module wasn't mandatory—Reid could easily ignore it and live carefree for a lifetime if he chose to slack off.
Thus, the system's reward for the assessment module was straightforward, plainly stated at the end:
"No rewards for any tasks in the assessment module. Enemy units shot down within the world follow standard drop rules, with no capture assistance from the system. Upon completing all tasks, the host will receive the Super G Universe System's highest administrator access password.
Failure: The host will undergo a retake after the current main storyline concludes. A second failure will permanently forfeit any chance of obtaining the Super G Universe System's highest administrator privileges, and the system will detach upon the host's death.
PS: The highest administrator password must be used in conjunction with the final main storyline reward—[Super G Universe System Internal Access Key]—to officially assume the role of the Super G Universe System's highest administrator."
Seeing this reward, Reid finally felt at ease. The system's existence had always made him suspect some hidden agenda.
After all, Reid firmly believed there was no such thing as unconditional love—a system like this appearing in his life had to have a purpose.
Now, its purpose was clear. It was purely an assessment system. In short, he truly was a lucky one, chosen to participate in the evaluation of the newly born Super G Universe System—with no competitors, no less.
Once he passed, he would become the Super G Universe System's administrator, responsible for ensuring none of its subordinate universes collapsed—until his mismanagement led to the system's destruction, only to reboot again after countless eons.
So, the system made it clear from the start: if a mission fails in the CE universe and it turns into an apocalyptic world, the system will detach from its host.
Now it seems the CE universe also has an invisible world fluctuation value, and the system is clearly adapting me to the process of saving the world. It has marked all nodes that could cause drastic increases in the world fluctuation value as missions and helped me identify which events must occur to keep the fluctuation within manageable limits.
Of course, after completing these, the system temporarily granted me administrator privileges for the Super G Universe System as a reward.
Yes, Reid realized that he had actually been using partial administrator privileges of the Super G Universe System all along—just with many restrictions imposed by the system, turning them into so-called modules. And the system truly doesn't care about the fate of parallel universes.
The so-called Merit Points and G-Coins were additional currency units added by the creators of this assessment system. Presumably, once he truly becomes the administrator of the Super G Universe System, summoning people and exchanging items would become innate abilities rather than requiring expenditure of the system's designated currency.
After all, by then, countless worlds would be his to edit freely—he could truly act like a sovereign, doing whatever he pleased.
But in this assessment world, Reid now has to judge for himself which actions won't drastically increase the world fluctuation value—and there are no rewards. The beginner's grace period is over, and he's entered the internship phase—one that only offers an internship report without even a stipend.
Of course, as stated before, this assessment module is voluntary. The lack of rewards is something Reid willingly accepted, since the terms were clear: if he wants the highest administrator privileges of the Super G Universe System, he must complete this internship properly.
Otherwise, he can cling to this trial version of the system for the rest of his life. Once Reid dies of old age, the system will naturally move on to the next lucky candidate.
After reviewing this assessment module, Reid wondered—did he even have a choice? The temptation of becoming the overseer of countless worlds where giant robots dominate the battlefield was right in front of him. Not striving for it would mean his transmigration was wasted.
Even if he wanted to slack off, he'd at least wait until he fails the retake. Then he could peacefully enjoy the rest of his life in the CE universe.
The assessment module has no time restrictions, so Reid plans to undertake it during the two stable years in the CE universe timeline. No rush for now.
First, he checks what missions the G-Invasion Module has generated this time. With only three G-Invasion campaigns over two years, surely there won't be another grind-heavy task like last phase.
The three newly refreshed missions are as follows:
P.D. 323, Tekkadan's Mars Breakout Campaign
U.C. 0088, AEUG and Neo Zeon's Earth Sphere Infiltration Operation
U.C. 0123, Colony Satellite Border 4 Defense Battle
Looking at these, Reid felt a cold sweat. The P.D. 323 Tekkadan Mars Breakout and U.C. 0123 missions were manageable—standard breakout operations at worst. The only complication was that beam weapons were mostly useless in the P.D. universe, requiring a switch to solid ammunition.
In UC 0123, the defense battle of Frontier IV Colony Satellite was a simple skirmish at the beginning of the storyline, with only grunt units on both sides and no Gundams involved. The F91 was still lying dormant in Frontier I Colony Satellite, not yet ready for deployment.
But this world belonged to the UC universe—who knew if someone codenamed Amelia S would invade?
Reid didn't even need to guess. If Amelia S were to summon someone from the UC universe, it would undoubtedly be Haman.
Then the UC 0088 Earth Sphere infiltration operation by AEUG and Neo Zeon would become utterly absurd.
In UC 0088, in the original timeline, Haman hadn't died. If two Hamans suddenly appeared in the same era, only heaven knew what would happen to Neo Zeon.
Moreover, Reid still felt a little guilty toward Haman. After all, she had clearly confessed her feelings back then, yet he had left only a message and run off without even explaining properly in person.
This was different from standing up Teletha—he was clearly in the wrong here. At the time, he had thought he'd never see this Haman, with whom he had formed a bond, ever again. So he had just fled without a second thought.
But now, the wronged party was clearly going to come looking for him. Reid was even considering skipping this battle altogether. After all, the past two years had been peaceful, with no major conflicts. There was no need to travel to other worlds just to farm G-Coins.
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