"What do you think, Captain Cruzet? Do you agree with my request?" Xiao Ran held the communicator in his hand, looked at Cruzet on the screen, and asked with a smile, "Or do you want to give up on Lax Klein?"
Cruzet snorted coldly, looked at Lax with a naive smile on the screen, then slammed his hand on the control panel of the mech, "All troops, stop attacking and evacuate the battle area."
"Thank you for your cooperation, Captain Cruzet." Xiao Ran smiled gratefully, then said with a sigh of relief, "After you evacuate, we will contact you again."
"Hmph." Cruzet snorted coldly and hung up the communication. Looking at the big screen that had turned black, Xiao Ran sighed helplessly, then turned to look at Mary and said, "Forgive me for acting on my own initiative, I think you don't want to see the vanguard fleet destroyed here. Hurry up and contact the remaining two Drake-class battleships to send rescue teams to see if there are any survivors."
Mary glanced at Xiao Ran, then stood up, "Bakirulu, I'll leave this to you. Lieutenant Xiao Ran, please come with me."
Bakirulu stood up and replied, "Yes, sir!"
In the captain's room, Xiao Ran sat on a chair and looked at Mary, who was a table away from him. The latter held her chin with both hands and wanted to question Xiao Ran several times, but in the end, she just looked at Xiao Ran's pale face and sighed helplessly, "Are you okay?"
Xiao Ran thought that he would be questioned why he did this, but when he suddenly heard Mary caring about him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Xiao Ran looked straight at Mary until Mary's face turned red and she snorted in dissatisfaction. Only then did Xiao Ran come back to his senses and quickly said, "It's nothing.
I just used too much energy, and my head is a little empty. "
"It's good that you're okay." Mary glanced at Xiao Ran and nodded lightly, asking, "Why did you do that? We shouldn't have threatened them with civilians, and we even decided to hand Lax Klein over to them."
Xiao Ran shook his head. "Even if I hadn't done that and watched the last two Drake-level warships being sunk, I believe that Second Lieutenant Bakirulu, who values Archangel so much, would have done the same. Furthermore, could the Archangel resist three battleships and five MS? If this drags on, the other Rolasian-class battleship that has been tailing us might appear at any time. Then, we will have to face at least eight MS-class and four battleships. Among them, four MS-class are Gundams. What do you think will happen to the Archangel? "
Mary shook her head. She also knew that if the Archangel fought alone, it would not be a match for three battleships and five MS-class. Once the battle started, the Gundams would be entangled by the Holy Shield Gundams, and Mu's MA would be entangled by Sigu. Facing three battleships and three Zeon's Archangel alone, there was an 80% chance that it would be sunk.
Xiao Ran looked at Mary seriously. "And Mary … Do you really want Lax to be taken to the moon base?"
"I am now a soldier. Lax will give us a lot of advantages." Mary sighed and continued helplessly. "But from my personal point of view, I don't want to. Lax's identity is too special, and I don't want to see Lax receive any special treatment. It's just that this method … "
Xiao Ran interrupted Mary. "Isn't that good? I also don't want Lax to fall into the hands of the Earth Army. And right now, only Lax can help us get out of danger. Although the method is not very good, Lax himself doesn't oppose this method. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. "
"Also, we can take this opportunity to return Lax to them. A war shouldn't let such a child bear the responsibility and become a bargaining chip. At the same time, we can also hand over the civilians on the ship to Zaft and let them send these civilians back to Aube, or even settle down in PLANT. It's better than following us around in danger. Maybe we can even drag one of Zaft's battleships away.
"Not only do we preserve our own combat power, but we also return Lax to them and reduce their combat power. It's the best of both worlds, don't you think?"
"But why do you want their captain to come?" Mary asked, puzzled. "What if he doesn't come?"
"As long as that person called Cruzet dares to follow the shuttle to Archangel, then we will be absolutely safe during the shuttle's return trip. We can take advantage of this time to leave as far as possible. As for what you said about him not coming, I don't think it's very likely. Lax's identity is special in Thailand, he wouldn't dare not come. "
Mary had a bitter smile on her face. She looked at Xiao Ran and said in a low voice, "Although we haven't talked seriously many times, I can't win against you every time. It's always easy for you to convince me."
"Don't forget my profession." Xiao Ran spread his hands, looked at Mary, and laughed.
After coming out of the captain's room with Mary, the two separated and went to different places. One went to the bridge, the other to Gnacou.
As soon as they arrived at Gnacou, Xiao Ran was heavily patted by Sergeant Madoc. "Kid, I didn't expect you to take down two MS in your first battle. Not bad."
Xiao Ran smiled. "You're too kind. I just relied on the body's speed to take them down by surprise. This is all thanks to everyone."
"Haha." Sergeant Madoc smiled proudly. "Of course, there's nothing to say about our skills. But you, kid, I just looked at the body's record. I really didn't expect you to be able to withstand that kind of pressure. Fortunately, Zaft's body is quite sturdy. Otherwise, your body would have been directly broken when you made that maneuver."
Xiao Ran naturally knew what the maneuver Sergeant Madoc was talking about was. Being able to run out of the encirclement of three Zeons was considered a super long performance. It also allowed him to find some ways to use spiritual power. It was just that the consumption was indeed a bit high.
Sergeant Madoc turned his head to look at the Zeon that was being repaired. The joints of the entire lower body had problems because of Xiao Ran's operation. There were even signs of fractures in some places. It was all because of Xiao Ran's rapid turn.
Shaking his head, Sergeant Madoc said, "I saw your battle. It was right not to charge into the battlefield to tangle, but perhaps the body limited your performance. If it was a Gundam, you would have the ability to enter the battlefield and fight head-on. It would still be countless intertwining and circling. I'll think of a way to see if I can strengthen the body's skeleton."
"If it was a Gundam, it wouldn't be the body that limited me. It would be me who limited the body." Xiao Ran rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "What's the difference between an 80% performance Gundam and a Zeon other than being able to take a beating?"
Hearing Sergeant Madoc say that he was going to strengthen the Zeon's skeleton, Xiao Ran quickly shook his head and refused. "Sergeant Madoc, don't. I think this is pretty good. At most, you can do some stabilizing measures on the body's lower limbs. Don't strengthen the skeleton."
Madoc couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Xiao Ran's words. Everyone wanted their body to be as strong as possible, but Xiao Ran was different. He would rather risk breaking the skeleton than strengthen it. This made him confused.
Xiao Ran roared in his heart, "What kind of joke is this? The Zeon is already D + now. If you change it and it breaks through to C rank, how am I going to pilot it?! An 80% performance Zeon is just asking for death on the battlefield! "
However, looking at Sergeant Madoc's stunned and puzzled face, Xiao Ran had to force a smile and explain, "It takes a lot of time to modify the body. What if there's a situation where it's not completed before today's battle? And to be honest, my piloting skills are nothing compared to Kira and Mu. I don't have the ability to fight head-on at all. I think this is pretty good, really. "
Madoc looked at Xiao Ran's serious face and didn't seem to be joking. He thought about the situation where the battle had already begun in fact but he didn't have time to fight. Although he was curious why Xiao Ran didn't want to strengthen the body, he still nodded. "Then we'll do as you said. Don't touch it. After it's fixed, just strengthen the four joints of the legs."
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said to Madoc, "I'll go back first. The battle just now made me very tired."
"Go, go, I'll watch over here." Sergeant Madoc patted Xiao Ran and pushed Xiao Ran in the direction of leaving, letting Xiao Ran float out of Gnacou.
When Xiao Ran returned to his room, he turned on the simulated gravity. When not in battle, the simulated gravity could be turned on in the room. Xiao Ran wasn't used to turning on the simulated gravity while floating in the air. Moreover, the head-heavy feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. The feeling of having his feet on the ground made him feel better. After moving a little, he threw himself onto the soft bed.
Raising his hand, Xiao Ran looked at the watch in his hand. "Attributes."
Hit 7 (11) Affects shooting ability and accuracy.
Skill 6 (10) Affects fighting ability and strength.
Reflex 6 (10) Affects reaction speed and sensitivity.
Spirit 2 (10) Affects skill consumption and perception.
Physique 6 (10) Affects physical fitness and endurance.
(The values in brackets represent normal values. The values outside the brackets represent current body values.)
Endurance 65 (100)
Skills:
D-grade General Mech Piloting Skills: Able to operate D-grade Mechs normally. Proficiency can be upgraded.)
Space Combat Proficiency: LV1, D-grade skill. Able to slightly familiarize himself with space combat. Able to obtain a preliminary sense of space. Proficiency can be upgraded.)
Seeing that his spirit was only 2 points, Xiao Ran also understood where the head-heavy feeling came from. Moreover, the level of his spirit also affected his hit value, skill value, and reflex value. No wonder his shooting accuracy decreased as the battle progressed, and his movements were also somewhat inaccurate.
Not counting the inexplicable consumption of spirit that made Xiao Ran's operation nimble and fast, the consumption of spirit was actually not very high. After all, Xiao Ran played the role of a bystander most of the time. The consumption of stamina was not too serious, only 35 points less. During the battle, it decreased at a rate of 1 point per minute. The entire battle was at high speed, so this decrease in stamina was understandable.
The real surprise was the increase in his piloting skills and space combat proficiency. One was already more than half, and the other was almost more than half. The increase speed was only because Xiao Ran participated in that one battle. If he fought a few more times …
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