After Moke saluted Xiao Ran, he revealed a rare smile and said, "Major General Xiao, you're the fastest person I've ever seen in the Union."
Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled when he heard Moke's words. He said honestly, "Even so, it's just a trade of interests. The reason why I can sit in this position is not only because I took back the base today, but also because of another reason."
Moke nodded and looked at the dark Heresy parked on the deck through the glass of the bridge. He knew what was going on, but he did not say anything.
This was a typical trade of interests. Xiao Ran had what the Union needed. Although he had gained a lot in the past few days, the wreckage was still a wreckage. It could not be compared to a complete MS, especially an MS with a complete set of technology. The situation in the world was changing rapidly, and having a strong military force was the foundation to maintain one's interests. Paying the price of a regional commander in exchange for the complete set of technology of the new MS, this trade would be successful for both parties.
However, for Xiao Ran, it was hard to say whether hiding among the enemy and making a deal with the enemy, especially when it was a trade of MS technology. However, Xiao Ran was very confident about this trade. Even if the Union obtained the design drawings of the Heresy, those things would definitely not be complete. If the Union really built according to the information given by Xiao Ran, the level of the body produced would at most be the standard of the mass-produced M1 Heresy.
What Xiao Ran would get was the actual military command of the Japanese Special Economic Zone, and … besides the body, the most important thing — the elite and even ace level pilots of this world. Because of this incident, it could be said that more than one-third of the elite pilots in the Union were temporarily under his command. As for how many people he could keep in the end, it would all depend on his eloquence.
Not long after the call with the president, except for the base commander who had died in battle, the other commanders of the three military bases in the Japanese Special Economic Zone, except for Moke who was with him, contacted Xiao Ran later. He also met the future supreme commander of Japan's special economic zone.
After that, Xiao Ran began to deal with the matters of the base that was about to turn into ruins. After taking back the base, there was a lot of work to do, such as settling the injured. The opinions on how to deal with the dead, the approval, the signature, and so on were all trivial matters that had to be done. Although the specific matters would be arranged by the subordinates, at this time, Xiao Ran had too few subordinates at his disposal except for Graham, the pilot, at this time. However, these matters were not unfamiliar to Xiao Ran, and the speed at which he dealt with them was not slow.
Fortunately, Brigadier General Moke was still here. There were some matters that could be handled by Brigadier General Moke, which helped to share a lot of the work. Before dealing with these matters, Xiao Ran also ordered people to use E-carbon armor to make a special cage to imprison those participants who were not from Earth at all. E-carbon armor was the armor used by the MS in this world, and it was very sturdy.
If it was an ordinary prison cell, Xiao Ran believed that he could swagger out of that kind of prison cell, let alone those participants who might have awakened skills. Therefore, before the E-carbon armor cell was made, the spaceship could only be spaced on the ground. They had no choice but to let the participants stay on the spacious tarmac. At any time, there would be ten Ms and a brigade of soldiers to watch over them.
Food and drink? Sorry, without orders from the officer, we can't give you anything, and we can't have any contact with you. Going to the toilet? Sorry, you have to stay in place within our line of sight. If there is any movement, we will immediately shoot at you. Asking to see the officer? Sorry, we only received orders from the officer. We have no right to contact the officer.
These captive participants enjoyed the same treatment as the hostages before. But at that time, they treated the hostages as hostages, so the UNION did not dare to send troops to encircle and suppress them. They also would not fire at the hostages casually. But this time, it was different. The UNION's MS could fire at them at any time. There was no pressure at all.
And just when Xiao Ran was dealing with the base's affairs, the UNION's senior management also seemed to be a little overwhelmed by the news broadcast. The news of the base being occupied was directly exposed. The UNION was prepared for this and immediately implemented a news control. After hiding the appearance of the Celestials, they started to hold a press conference and the like.
On Xiao Ran's side, the perimeter of the base, which had been completely cordoned off, was also surrounded by reporters from all over the world. There were even reporters who sailed their ships to the side of the fleet, setting up their cameras and taking photos of the fleet continuously. Naturally, the pitch-black heretics were also captured.
Soon, images of the UNION's unknown new model appeared on the Internet and TV. The appearance of the Dark Heretic and the appearance of the participants directly set off a heated discussion on the Internet. The most discussed topic on the Internet in the world was about what happened today.
Xiao Ran, who had been busy all this while, although knew that there were reporters visiting, he did not expect the news to spread so quickly. It was directly broadcasted on a global scale. He was also busy with his own affairs.
Until someone reported to Brigadier General Moke and Brigadier General Moke found Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran only knew about this.
"You're saying that the periphery of the base and the fleet are surrounded by reporters now?" When Xiao Ran heard Brigadier General Moke's words, he was stunned for a moment. After rubbing his head, he stood up and walked outside to look at the surface of the sea. At a glance, dozens of small yachts and ships had already surrounded the fleet. As the sky was already dark, flashes of light could be seen from time to time.
"Why are there so many reporters?" Xiao Ran asked Moke with some surprise, "Is there no local news control?"
Moke shook his head and laughed bitterly. "How could there be no regulation? I don't know what happened, but the video recording of the attack on the base was leaked out. We can regulate our own country's news organizations, but we can't control the news from other countries. Even if there is a regulation, it can only suppress the news about the unknown mecha that appeared later on, and give all the credit to ourselves."
"Sigh." Xiao Ran sighed softly, frowned and asked, "Has there been any information about my identity leaked so far?"
Brigadier General Moke shook his head, "There is no large-scale press conference at the moment, and the specific information has not been leaked."
"Phew, I miscalculated." Xiao Ran shook his head that was a little dizzy from dealing with documents for the past few hours, and said to Brigadier General Moke, "Please help me inform the presidential palace not to reveal my name. When it is announced to the public, just announce my family's surname … Stark will do."
Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that the name he used in the previous world was Xiao Ran, and he also used this name when he spoke before the attack. In this world, there seemed to be participants in the previous world as well. If the name Xiao Ran was exposed, it might bring a lot of unnecessary trouble, so he directly put a surname on himself. Stark, was it familiar?
"Okay." Brigadier General Moke nodded and also suggested, "In your current situation, it's better to have one or two assistants and secretaries. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if there is no one to inform you about many things."
Xiao Ran nodded tiredly, "I know. There are already candidates for assistants and secretaries. Let's talk about it after today."
Brigadier General Moke said to Xiao Ran, "Oh right, there is still an hour or so before the people from the mainland arrive. The old man is not ordinary. You should rest and meet him personally."
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded and rubbed his temples, thinking to himself, "Looks like it's time to transfer Red Dragon over. This kid's ability to get things done is not bad. It's not a problem for him to be a secretary. As for the assistant, let Graham be."
Brigadier General Moke left to help Xiao Ran pass the message to the President. Meanwhile, Xiao Ran returned to his previous office and sat on the chair to take a nap. An hour later, Xiao Ran opened his eyes. The technical experts from the mainland of the Union had also arrived at the main ship. Accompanying them were the people in charge of redesigning the military base, as well as the special envoy who delivered the letter of appointment to Xiao Ran.
Only then did Xiao Ran find out that the leader of the technical experts was Billy Paton's teacher, Raphael Elfman, who held a high position in the technical field of the Union. He was also the current director of the Union's MS development department, an expert in the field of MS. He was a rather wise old man.
When the plane landed on the deck of the main ship, Xiao Ran personally went to the front of the plane to welcome it. It was not only because of Moke's reminder, but also because of the Chinese's respect for the elderly and love for the young. He felt that it would be too embarrassing if he did not personally welcome this old man, whose hair and beard had already turned white. Moreover, Xiao Ran did not feel that there was anything amazing about him becoming a general of the Union, so he did not take it to heart. Thus, he naturally did not put on airs.
Secondly, Raphael was Billy's teacher, after all. In order to show his appreciation for Billy, it was normal for him to personally welcome him.
Thirdly, Xiao Ran wanted to personally get in touch with this old man and see if he could pull this old man into the Celestial God Organization. Xiao Ran understood that having an old man at home was like having a treasure. Moreover, this old man's professional abilities were very impressive. Perhaps he would be able to obtain some unexpected benefits.
When the plane's cabin door opened, Raphael appeared before Xiao Ran's eyes with a cane. Billy hurriedly went up to support him and called out, "Teacher."
"Mm." Raphael nodded. With Billy's support, he steadily got off the plane and walked up to Xiao Ran. He looked at Xiao Ran up and down before smiling. "Such a young general with real power. You're the only one I've seen in my life. Not bad."
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