In the end, Sophia did not agree to Xiao Ran's request to join the Burning Legion, but she agreed to cooperate with Xiao Ran for the time being. The dimensional beasts were also a big problem for Sophia. Even if the world was reset ten thousand times under her influence, the dimensional beasts would not be affected in any way. After all, as Xiao Ran said, the world reset ten thousand times would still be behind the same door. Now that the dimensional beasts had the passageway and key to enter the door, the reset was useless. The dimensional beasts might not be able to react once or twice, but the dimensional beasts with self-discipline would sooner or later and turn the world into a breeding ground for infinitely expanding the dimensional beasts.
And what really tempted Sophia was the ability to cross worlds that Xiao Ran showed her. It was an ability that could allow the real her to break free from the pain. It was precisely because of this that Sophia agreed to cooperate with Xiao Ran and get what they needed from each other.
Xiao Ran helped her, and she helped Xiao Ran. In addition to this world, the cooperation could be said to be a triple win. As for the rest, they could talk about it later. Without Chidori's help and Renard's help, it was impossible to reset the world for the time being.
For Xiao Ran, it was no longer important whether Sophia agreed to join the Burning Legion or not. Anyway, as long as the meat was in the pot, would there be any possibility of escaping from the Burning Legion? No way.
Xiao Ran directly threw Chidori to Law, and then Kiliam took over. But this was not the end. Xiao Ran still needed to make a trip to Earth to confirm the matter about the Whisperers.
Traveling to and from Earth was quite convenient for Xiao Ran. It did not take long for him to land on Merida Island.
The current Merida Island was much more deserted than it was a few months ago. The original army stationed here to resist the dimensional beasts had all been evacuated. Except for the people of the Mithril, no one else was left here. At the same time, Merida Island was also much more lively because the mercenary troops belonging to the Mithril had nothing to do due to their powerful integration, so they were all transferred back to the base that had long been made public.
Xiao Ran did not inform anyone of his arrival, but everyone on Merida Island knew about Xiao Ran's arrival because the huge commotion of the warship's arrival had simply reminded everyone.
When Xiao Ran walked out of the warship, a series of senior officials of the Mithril and Tessa were already standing outside waiting. When they saw Xiao Ran's appearance, a variety of expressions, including complex, fake smiles, happy, and humble expressions.
Xiao Ran was a fastidious person. No matter how these people treated him, or what kind of expressions they had, Xiao Ran was still quite gentle when facing these people.
"Gentlemen of the Mithril, sorry to disturb you."
"It's nothing. It's a blessing for Mr. Xiao Ran to visit the Mithril. Merida Island welcomes Mr. Xiao Ran at any time."
Tessa was already a leader of the Mithril. Now, she stood in front of Xiao Ran and only looked at Xiao Ran without saying anything. Compared to the other people of the Mithril, Tessa knew more about the forces under Xiao Ran. Now that the integration had been established and the successive dimensional beast attacks were handled by Xiao Ran's forces, it could be said that the Mithril was useless to Xiao Ran. But now, why did Xiao Ran come to Merida Island? Was it for her, Tessa? Thinking of this, Tessa's little face turned a little red. She found it hard to say anything.
Under the warm reception of the Mithril, Xiao Ran was brought into their conference room. They greeted him with delicious food and drinks, sat around, and chatted. The atmosphere was quite friendly.
After the pleasantries were almost over, Xiao Ran took the initiative to introduce the topic, "Commanders of the Mithril, I know from Kane that Mithril hasn't decided to officially join the integration yet. However, there has always been a position reserved for Mithril in the integration. I wonder if you have any dissatisfaction with the integration?"
The fact that Mithril didn't join the integration did exist. When the integration was established, its main target was the real established forces. It wasn't that Mithril didn't pay attention to it, but at that time, they didn't have the right status to participate in the establishment of the integration. However, they still informed Mithril later.
Mithril didn't reject it and also selected a group of outstanding personnel to be sent to the integration according to the integration's requirements. However, Mithril couldn't be considered a regular force, so Kane, Renard, and Xiao Ran didn't care about it. As a result, they kept delaying it.
Upon hearing Xiao Ran's words, many of the people present revealed awkward expressions. Mithril's position in this world was indeed a little unclear and complicated. After the integration was established, they definitely wouldn't allow a mercenary organization like Mithril to continue existing. However, if they completely merged with the integration, it would be equivalent to disbanding Mithril. Without the strength and foundation of a real large force, they didn't know what would happen in the future. Fortunately, Tessa was in charge of Mithril, which gave Mithril a chance to waver.
How could Xiao Ran not understand when he saw the expressions on their faces? He shook his head and said with a smile, "You can rest assured about Mithril's arrangement. After all, Mithril is essentially a mercenary organization, which is indeed special compared to the other major forces. Asking you to join the integration isn't to completely disband Mithril. Instead, it's to unify the management and arrangement of the forces in this world."
"At the same time, the integration will also provide what Mithril lacks. The integration will be in charge of resources, weapons, and airframes. You will be completely converted into full-time combat troops to take on missions suitable for you. You won't be sent to the frontlines easily. After all, your strength isn't enough to resist a dimensional beast attack of this scale."
"In my opinion, Mithril will be integrated into the past, but it will generally maintain the current structure of Mithril and become an independent army of Mithril. Some appropriate arrangements will also be made according to the current situation. They will only listen to the orders of the integrated headquarters. Everyone present might be assigned to other places or simply stay in the integrated headquarters. As for the assets that originally belonged to Mithril, the integrated headquarters will definitely not interfere in this aspect. As an independent army, it will receive unified management, and of course, it will require independent authority. Therefore, there's no need to worry about Mithril disbanding just like that. After joining the integration, Mithril's future development is also expected, and there will be more opportunities for it to grow stronger."
When the people present heard Xiao Ran's words, their faces turned solemn. In fact, the resistance of Mithril's upper echelons to joining the integrated headquarters wasn't strong. They just had a lot of concerns. Now that Xiao Ran said that Mithril would continue to remain independent, they would at most make some arrangements and adjustments that wouldn't hurt them, and they wouldn't interfere with the private assets that originally belonged to Mithril. This made them feel much more at ease.
"In addition, I'll tell you another piece of information. It shouldn't be long before this information is announced in a certain area." Xiao Ran glanced at everyone present and said, "We already have a better understanding of the dimensional beasts. We can already confirm that the total number of dimensional beasts in another space exceeds one billion. I think if the entire world doesn't unite and accept unified leadership and management, and everyone's resources are gathered together, it might not be long before one billion dimensional beasts appear in this world. Then, what awaits everyone is only destruction.
"If you join, you will have to give up something. But if you don't join, that spaceship is enough for you to protect yourselves. At the very least, you can choose to leave Earth when the dimensional beasts invade. Think about it carefully."
Xiao Ran looked at Tessa, "Shall we talk alone?"
Tessa was stunned for a moment. Then, she nodded with a blush on her face. She stood up and walked out of the conference room with her head lowered. Xiao Ran also followed her out. He no longer cared about the higher-ups of Mithril.
When Tessa led Xiao Ran into another smaller room, the two sat down. Tessa was so shy that she didn't dare to raise her head. She looked like Xiao Ran was preparing to do something to her. It also made Xiao Ran feel that if he didn't do something to her, he would be letting her down.
"Ahem." After coughing lightly, Xiao Ran said to Tessa, "Erm … I came here mainly to talk to you about something."
Tessa replied softly, "Okay."
Xiao Ran pursed his lips and braced himself to say, "I hope you can temporarily withdraw from Mithril and join my army. At the same time, regardless of whether Mithril is willing to join the Unified Alliance, I hope you can bring all the Whisperers under Mithril to my side."
Tessa slowly raised her head. Her eyes flashed with astonishment and doubt. Then, she seemed to have thought of something and her body tensed up. She turned her head away, not daring to look at Xiao Ran. She blushed and mumbled, "Ahhh, that … that …"
"Listen to me carefully." Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly and said, "What I said in the conference room just now is all true. The number of dimensional beasts is definitely more than one billion. Moreover, there are many high-level existences that have the combat power to destroy all the conventional military forces on Earth. If we start a war with them on Earth, both sides won't be able to hold back. Earth will collapse in at most half an hour."
"I need the Whisperer's technology to help us achieve a special purpose. It's best if we can achieve it before the dimensional beasts completely invade this world. This way, we can have more ways to save Earth from the dimensional beasts. According to my speculation, in about half a year to nine months, all the dimensional beasts in that space should have the possibility of entering this world. And if an accident happens, which is a situation similar to a dimensional earthquake, then this situation will happen sooner. Of course, we will try our best to avoid this situation."
Tessa slowly turned her head to look at Xiao Ran. "What do you want me to do?"
Xiao Ran replied, "Join a project team, a project team composed entirely of Whisperers. Chidori has already agreed to join, and the other soul in her body, the one who caused the birth of you Whisperers, Sophia, will also join. This project team mainly has two tasks. The first is to determine the coordinates of the world where Sophia's real body is in. We will have other more professional space experts to lead you in this. The second is to research ways to create a world and see if there are other ways, such as trapping all the dimensional beasts in a world that will never stop resetting. Finally, I also hope to sort out all the Whisperer technology. This is just what I need."
Tessa was silent for a moment. She further thought about the information mentioned in Xiao Ran's words and frowned slightly. "Is the situation that serious?"
"Maybe it's more serious than you think. The main problem is that the dimensional beasts have opened all the passages on Earth. The more battles there are here, the greater the damage to Earth. The places where the dimensional beasts appeared several times are now barren, so I'm also making multiple preparations. Another project team has already started the research on the space blockade around Earth."
"We can only take the initiative to deal with the dimensional beasts as much as possible, but it's not just these problems. There are some things that are not convenient to tell you now, but I hope you can promise me."
"Okay." Tessa nodded without hesitation. "I'm willing, and those people shouldn't hesitate to join the Unified Organization. Anyway, since we're already joining the Unified Organization, of course we have to listen to the Unified Organization's arrangements."
"That's for the best." Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Then do it as soon as possible. It's best to set up the project team in a few days. In addition, I need the information of all the Whisperers in the Mithril. I'll get someone else to be in charge of those Whisperers."
"Okay."
Tessa's side was much easier to deal with than Xiao Ran's side. Almost as soon as Xiao Ran made the request, Tessa agreed without hesitation. There were some things that Xiao Ran could not tell Tessa directly, but Tessa was very sensible and did not ask. Moreover, the reason why Xiao Ran made things so troublesome was also because of his relationship with Tessa. Even if Tessa was not aware of this, she was willing to give all her trust to Xiao Ran.
After the Mithril obtained the information of the Whisperers they had been collecting all this time, Xiao Ran directly sent this information to Kane. With the power of the Unified Organization, the Whisperers in the information, whether they were free or already employed by the major organizations, were gathered in the shortest time possible. Even if some organizations were unwilling to let them go, there was nothing they could do. They could only obediently send their precious Whisperers to Kane, and then send them to the universe together.
The information of the Whisperers in the Mithril's hands was definitely not complete, so these gathered Whisperers were certainly not all. There were still many Whisperers in the world hiding in ordinary society, but when the entire intelligence department of the Burning Legion began to operate, the fog could be easily dispersed.
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