In the Burning Legion, as soon as Renard and Cain made their move, Xiao Ran, who was in the Burning Legion, was informed of the news. He also learned from Renard that the various countries were preparing to take over Mithril and divide it up. He was also clear of Renard's follow-up plans. Regarding what Renard wanted to do, Xiao Ran could only express his support.
Xiao Ran handed over the acquisition of the territory to Renard, a native, and it was most appropriate for Xiao Ran to handle it. In addition, Renard was the leader of a faction in this world, so he naturally had a great advantage in many things. If Renard said that he was confident, Xiao Ran trusted him and left everything to him. In fact, even if Xiao Ran were to do it, he might not be able to do it better than Renard.
Xiao Ran sat in the bridge, reading a book that he found from god knows where. He was on duty, waiting for the alarms that could be raised at any time. Mary sat beside Xiao Ran, checking the recent supplies consumption of the Burning Legion.
At the beginning of the mission, all the ships, including the war fortresses, were fully stocked with supplies. Before the mission began, these supplies weren't a problem. But once the mission began, the problem of supplies would become the most important problem for every legion, especially as the duration of the mission increased and the number of battles increased. The problem of supplies would also become more and more serious, especially in the case of large-scale operations of the legion.
But for the current Burning Legion, the problem of supplies wasn't enough to affect them. Even though they had been in this world for a long time, the supplies stored were enough to last them for a long time. In addition, there were no large-scale battles, so the supplies were zero. All kinds of supplies were enough for the Burning Legion, at least for a short period of time.
But even if they had enough, they couldn't ignore it. There were so many people in the Burning Legion now, and it wasn't just a few hundred participants. Not counting the food, drinks, and toiletries used up a terrifying amount of supplies every day. And until now, they hadn't found a regular supply channel for these supplies. If they didn't pay attention, they would run out of supplies sooner or later. Therefore, supplies were now a problem that the Burning Legion had to solve. It was just that it wasn't that urgent for now.
Mary was the commander-in-chief of the fleet, so this was part of her job scope. As for Xiao Ran, he was the kind of master who was less and less disturbed by mundane matters. If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't get involved in these trivial matters.
Mary's left hand clenched and right hand clenched into a fist as she looked at the screen in front of her. Suddenly, the fixed port beside her rang. She picked up the communicator and put it to her ear without any change in her expression. She then hung up and looked at Xiao Ran who was reading a book with great interest.
"Renard sent a message saying that the Demon Envoy has been sent out."
"Hmm." Xiao Ran nodded lightly. His eyes didn't leave the book in his hand. "Renard knows what he's doing. With Cain and Cruzet's help, there's no need to remind them too much. How is it? How long can the supplies last?"
Mary shook her head. "If we set aside the losses, it adds up to about five months. But we still need to replenish some fresh fruits and vegetables. The first batch of supplies to the ships will start in a few days. As for the combat supplies, there's basically no consumption."
"There's still about half a year, so there's no need to rush. If there's something urgent, let Renard send it over first." Xiao Ran closed the book and turned to look at Mary with a smile. "According to Renard's plan, we'll be able to officially take over a faction in a week at most. Now, there's already a few countries standing on Amalgam's side. It won't be hard to provide us with our daily necessities. As for the combat supplies, there's no need for the outside world to provide."
Mary nodded. "I'm not too worried about that. But according to Renard's plan, our forces will be further dispersed. If there's a strong enemy attack, I'm worried that we won't be able to react in time and that there will be meaningless losses. Not just us, but the warships that have been sent out."
"Even if we're sent out, it's only a small portion." Xiao Ran put down the book and muttered, "The real purpose of this portion of power isn't to suppress or frighten, but to stabilize and win the hearts of the people. Wherever our warships are stationed, that's where the people will feel safe. We only need to choose about twenty locations around the world. The form and meaning are more important. It's just a signboard."
"But you're right. If a strong enemy suddenly appears, and we don't have enough combat power, it will indeed bring some losses. When the time comes, arrange for at least two A-class warships to be stationed. This way, no matter what happens, we'll have enough time to respond. Even if it's only three to five minutes, reinforcements will arrive."
Mary knew the importance of this arrangement and wasn't dissatisfied with it. However, Mary also had her own worries. "The current situation is that our forces are already very dispersed. It won't be a problem before the enemy shows up. However, we also have to be prepared for the sudden appearance of high-level enemies and large-scale invasion from the dimensional beasts. After all, according to the previous missions, there should be enemies above S-class. Although they haven't appeared yet, they might appear at any time."
"My suggestion is that after the end of this operation, we should immediately set up a new surveillance network on Earth. We should either send out drones to patrol around the clock or set up some equipment to monitor around the clock. If an S-class enemy does appear, we won't have to face them."
Xiao Ran smiled. "I'll listen to you."
Mary rolled her eyes at Xiao Ran, smiled gently, shook her head, and went back to doing her own things.
A day passed. They waited in vain, but no dimensional beasts appeared. It was the same for several days. It was so peaceful that it was as if the dimensional beasts would never appear again.
However, the Burning Legion didn't let down their guard at all. As the waiting time grew longer and longer, the legion was inexplicably filled with a special sense of tension. They didn't know where this tension came from. They only knew that with the silence and the fruitless waiting day after day, this kind of tension had become normal. However, this kind of tension didn't overwhelm anyone in the Burning Legion. Instead, it made everyone more serious about their work, and their previous laziness and leisure dissipated.
On Earth, Renard had also contacted the leaders of all the member states of the Burning Legion. Just as Cain said, it was either to bribe or to control. In fact, there was no choice between being bribed and being controlled. The former was to be gained, while the latter was to be lost. This was especially so after the appearance of the longevity drug and other unimaginable drugs to the people of this world, as well as being completely controlled by the Demon Envoy and becoming a completely different person.
Between a young and healthy body and becoming someone's puppet, allowing others to enjoy the fruits of their life's work, it wasn't difficult to make a choice. No one 'could' refuse.
After controlling the upper echelons of a country and the existence of the Demon Envoy, it became much easier to infiltrate these countries. However, there were too many targets to control. Even though Renard had already focused on the United States, England, and Soviet Union, it still took a lot of effort for him to slowly become the real behind-the-scenes controller of this world.
Next, these countries secretly controlled by Renard would cooperate with Renard in various aspects to take over a certain country in Western Europe. At the same time, they gradually began to lead the announcement of the Burning Legion's new troops, allowing the Burning Legion to truly appear in the eyes of the world in a legitimate and recognized name.
Suddenly, one day, an ear-piercing alarm sounded in the Burning Legion's bridge. The originally silent bridge suddenly became lively. Everyone began to operate at full speed like a clockwork, and then gathered information into Mary's hands.
"A dimensional passage has appeared in area b12. The Wind has begun to move."
"A dimensional passage has appeared in area c3. The Mercedes has set off."
"A dimensional passage has been detected in area e6. The passage is expected to be formed in three minutes. The Hurricane team has set off for their destination."
"A dimensional passage has been detected in area a3. A team has set off."
"A dimensional passage has appeared in area d3 and d7. The Glory and Saint teams have set off for the scene."
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Mary stood in her seat with a serious face. One after another, information was transmitted to her ears. In total, more than thirty dimensional passages had appeared in the world at almost the same time. They were spread all over the world, from the cold North and South Poles to the hot Africa, from the vast oceans to the vast mountains. The scale of their appearance had completely exceeded their initial expectations.
"The entire army is in a state of combat readiness. All teams are to provide support according to the corresponding orders!" Mary raised her right hand, and a virtual projection of the current situation on Earth appeared in front of her. Her eyes quickly scanned the spherical virtual projection. Her hands were constantly moving the green icons that represented her team and warships to the nearest red icons. These red icons represented the dimensional passages that had suddenly appeared.
"Orders. All pilots above B-class on standby. Half of the pilots are to disperse and provide support to the various areas. Use the space drop to arrive at the scene directly."
There were many pilots on standby, and they were the true elites of the Burning Legion's operation. They included the Steel Dragon team, the Gundam team of the Sarf Alliance, Kira, Aslan, Camus' Gundam team, Doujia, Steel Dragon's Gundam team, and so on. These were all high-level pilots who did not participate in the Prometheus. To put it simply, they were the protagonists and supporting characters of each world.
Xiao Ran was not in the bridge. Instead, he took turns with Mary on duty. When the alarm sounded, he also came to the bridge immediately.
He watched Mary give orders and arrange missions without disturbing her. When Mary's hand movements temporarily stopped, he asked, "How's the situation?"
Mary frowned slightly. "It's not clear yet, but it's much more serious than expected. More than 30 dimensional passages have appeared. It has somewhat disrupted our initial plan, but until now, nothing has come from the other side of the passage. I've already arranged for at least three warships and more than a few teams to rush to each dimensional passage. I've also asked Kira, Aslan, and the others to go as reinforcements."
"With so many dimensional passages appearing at the same time this time, I suspect that it's a backlash or revenge caused by the reconnaissance aircraft we sent into the passage last time. It's hard to say what level of enemies will come out of the passage, but now that the passage has appeared, it's still so quiet. I hope it's not the last calm before the real storm."
"I'll attack. Tell Na Zi, the master craftsman, and everyone with S-rank combat power to prepare." Xiao Ran patted Mary's shoulder and said slowly, "Don't worry. As long as the enemy isn't stupid, they won't rush over without knowing anything. I think this is at most a large-scale full-scale attack."
"Their goal is very likely to be to determine the true strength of our side. Even if there are some high-level people, there shouldn't be too many of them. Even if there are one or two hundred A-rank pilots, they won't be able to do much. Even if there are S-rank pilots, we can still suppress them. However, I don't think S-rank pilots will appear this time."
Xiao Ran could completely understand Mary's feelings. From the beginning, Mary thought that the plan of splitting up the battle was a little rash, and the current situation was completely out of their expectations. Mary was worried that there would be more accidents that would lead to meaningless losses.
As a commander, Mary could accept losses, but it didn't mean that she was willing to do so. Mary had never been a cold-blooded commander, and because she had participated in many missions as Xiao Ran's follower, she had a completely different understanding and attitude towards losses and sacrifices compared to other normal commanders. She would rather give up some things and use high-level combat power to get them back than let her subordinates face an enemy that they couldn't defeat.
This had nothing to do with courage, but courage was meaningless in the face of the suppression of levels.
Mary nodded. "I've already sent someone to inform Renard. In short, with so many dimensional passages appearing at the same time this time, it will be our best opportunity to appear."
"With such a big thing happening, it wouldn't be like Renard and Cruzet if they don't seize this opportunity." Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Alright, don't worry too much. I'll go into the body to prepare. When the time comes, we'll head directly to Earth."
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