Xiao Ran didn't know about Todd's dilemma and torment, but even if he knew, he would probably just laugh it off and not care. Anyway, those who were willing to take the bait would be taken by Jiang Taigong, and he had cast the net. If Todd was willing to cooperate with the Enlightenment Legion, then so be it. If not, Xiao Ran wouldn't lose anything.
It didn't matter if the Enlightenment Legion couldn't reach a cooperation. Many of the top 50 legions were now willing to cooperate with the Burning Legion. Even if these legions didn't reach a comprehensive strategic alliance with the Burning Legion, it was enough for Xiao Ran to make a lot of money. Moreover, even without the Enlightenment Legion, there was still Borsia. As long as he could rope in either the Enlightenment Legion or Borsia, it would be enough to ensure that the Burning Legion had the highest voice in the Legion Council and even in the Council of Five.
He wasn't in a hurry to deal with everything during this rest period. Maintaining a relationship first would achieve his goal sooner or later.
As for John Doe and his legion, the world said that the Burning Legion was mysterious, but Xiao Ran felt that John Doe was even more mysterious. Perhaps that guy really might have been transferred from the fantasy area to the real area. Before completely understanding the situation on John Doe's side, Xiao Ran thought that it was best to maintain a relationship with John Doe as much as possible. A basic cooperation could be established, but it shouldn't be too intimate.
In order to thank John Doe for his intelligence support, even if he had received a fee, Xiao Ran still asked someone to send his sincere agreement to John Doe. A portable armor that had just crossed the S-grade boundary and a bloodline serum set to establish a relationship.
The relationship on John Doe's side also had to be maintained. He had to keep a distance and maintain contact. Xiao Ran was also prepared to dig out more information about the fantasy area from John Doe at any time.
After pulling out Cruzet and the others and giving them a warning, Xiao Ran drove out everyone except for Bassac, leaving only Cruzet and Uzzes.
"I didn't have the chance to tell you when I came back just now. I did contact Prometheus before."
When Cruzet and Uzzes heard this, their expressions became serious. They didn't have the joking expression from before. They looked at each other before looking at Xiao Ran at the same time.
Uzzes asked, "Should we call the others over?"
Xiao Ran waved his hand. "Forget it. You guys go down and communicate with them. The situation has changed, so it's not suitable to continue spreading the news. Also, you must tell them that they must not continue to spread the news about the fantasy zone."
Cruzet asked, "What agreement did you reach with Prometheus?"
"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "Don't continue to spread the information about the fantasy zone, but it can be circulated within the army to a limited extent. Also, the others in the army won't continue to receive compensation from Prometheus for the same reason. At the same time, Prometheus gave a certain amount of compensation, but the compensation was not too great. I didn't get anything special because I specified a request."
Cruzet said, "Go to the fantasy zone. It seems that it has agreed. At the same time, it has confirmed that the fantasy zone is indeed out of control."
"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said, "Yes, and I didn't notice a problem before. Prometheus called itself Prometheus in the reality zone, so this time, I also confirmed that there are actually three Prometheus."
"The three Prometheus control the reality zone, super zone, and fantasy zone respectively. I'm not too sure about the differences between the three Prometheus and the functional differences, but I feel that the three Prometheus should all belong to one main body, which is equivalent to three subsystems under one main system. They are one body, or rather, clones, but the one in the fantasy zone has been lost."
Uzzes and Cruzet's eyes flashed instantly.
Uzzes said directly, "We need to find the lost part and control it."
Cruzet added, "This will be very beneficial to us, and it will also be the greatest help to fight against it."
Xiao Ran said, "After I confirmed that the part was lost, my thoughts were exactly the same as yours, so I asked for the right to take the initiative to enter the fantasy zone."
"But the result is a little different from what I imagined." Xiao Ran frowned slightly and said, "It is only responsible for sending it over, not taking it back, and it has to complete the task it assigned."
Cruzet narrowed his eyes, "You agreed."
Xiao Ran replied, "I agreed, but I didn't say that the person going to Prometheus would definitely be me."
Cruzet was puzzled, "If it's a task, in this situation, it can roughly be determined that it is to find the location of the lost part and confirm the information of the lost part, but it is only a one-sided transmission, how can it confirm the information collected by the person who transmits it?"
Uzzes thought about it and shook his head, "It is not necessarily to collect information, is it possible that it is actually to let the person who transmits it send the information over?"
Xiao Ran and Cruzet looked at Uzzes at the same time and nodded, "It's not impossible."
"But it doesn't have to be us going, it can also be something else." Uzzes chuckled and said, "For example, a super AI or a core. In that case, we don't have to pay attention to the task it gives us at all, but we will definitely have to go, and there is still a lot of room to plan how to operate it."
"There is a lot of room to maneuver, but we also need to prepare well, and we can't be in a hurry, we have to be prepared properly."
Xiao Ran nodded and said, "I will tell you the entire conversation at that time, and then you can go down and analyze it. Also, you can go to the research department and tell Kiliam about this and let him make the necessary arrangements."
After saying that, Xiao Ran told them the entire conversation with Prometheus. Uzzes and Cruzet did not say anything for a while after listening, but they were also analyzing Prometheus's current situation in their minds.
After saying that, Xiao Ran also added, "And I am very concerned about Prometheus's mention of protecting, protecting everything. I have heard this sentence twice, but each time, it was' protecting, protecting everything '. I don't know what' everything 'refers to, and I don't understand what kind of enemies Prometheus has."
Cruzet pondered for a moment and said, "So you are worried that after controlling Prometheus, the responsibility of protecting will be transferred to us, and then we will have to deal with some enemies that we don't understand at all. Perhaps this enemy will be very powerful and difficult to deal with."
Xiao Ran nodded and said, "I am worried about this, but no matter how worried I am, I can't let myself become a chess piece. The best result is to control it, and the second-best result is to get rid of it. At the very least, I need to reach an agreement with Prometheus."
"There are still too many unknowns," Uzzes said. Uzzes said, "Now, everything is based on guessing. All kinds of arrangements and preparations have been made, but we haven't found the real entrance at all. The fantasy area is definitely the best entry point, and it's hard to say if it's the only chance."
Xiao Ran said in a serious tone, "So this opportunity must not be missed."
Cruzet suddenly asked, "Who should go? What kind of scale should we use, and what kind of preparations should we make? "
Xiao Ran looked at Cruzet and then at Uzzes. In short, people who were participants or followers must not go.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ran said, "Super AI. It must be at least a regular Grade S, preferably a Grade S3 Super AI, the kind that is agile and intelligent."
Cruzet raised his eyebrows and said, "Flying Eagle."
"That guy?" Xiao Ran frowned and said hesitantly, "He is a little crazy."
Cruzet curled his lips and said, "But among all the Super AI, he has completed the most missions, and he was personally taught by you. He is very ruthless. Of course, one Flying Eagle is not enough. An entire Berserk Beast Squad or more Super AI is needed, because it is absolutely impossible for us to follow."
Xiao Ran slowly nodded and said, "That's fine too. Also, I reckon that Prometheus has already set his sights on me. He can't do anything outside of the rules, but if I make even the slightest mistake, I'm sure he won't let me off so easily.
"Even if you didn't say it, I was about to remind you that your situation is a little dangerous now, and not now. It will be more dangerous after you send Flying Eagle over." Cruzet smiled faintly and said, "When you threatened it and asked for something from it, you could actually foresee this point."
Xiao Ran was a little helpless. "It's a little awkward."
Cruzet smiled and said, "Prometheus can't take the initiative to plot against you. It is lucky that it can only take advantage of your shortcomings. Its deliberate targeting should be limited to this extent, not to mention that there may be S-rank protection measures. At most, the missions you encounter in the future will be a little more difficult, but I suggest that you stay away from the limelight for now."
"Anyway, I, Bassac, Graham, and Luo have all become S-rank pilots in the team. There is also Hades. Four S-rank pilots and so many quasi-S-rank pilots in the team are enough to ensure safety. You should stay and disappear for a while."
Hades's attitude towards others was not particularly good, and not everyone could ask Hades to do something. However, Hades was not the kind of person who would not do anything. Moreover, Cruzet's relationship with Hades was quite good, and he would not just watch the team be in danger and not do anything.
Xiao Ran nodded gently. "Okay."
Cruzet said, "If it doesn't work out, you can also transfer two S-rank pilots to the team to strengthen the combat power."
Xiao Ran let out a long breath and said, "Stop the mission, huh. Heh, this is the first time. When I think about not having to carry out the mission, I feel a little uncomfortable, a little empty."
Cruzet could understand Xiao Ran's inner thoughts at this time. "After all, you have experienced so much along the way. From nothing to now, you have worked hard to get to where you are now."
"Okay, then I won't go on this mission. Since I have this privilege, I should enjoy it." Xiao Ran looked at Cruzet seriously and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Cruzet smiled slightly. "Don't worry, I won't say much."
Uzzes shook his head and said, "In the current situation, it doesn't make much of a difference whether you participate in the mission or not. What you know, we also know."
Xiao Ran laughed. "That's true, hehe."
Xiao Ran was not going to participate in this mission. The possibility of Prometheus targeting him was very high. If he went on the mission with everyone, there was a high possibility that the difficulty of the mission would be increased. This would bring some unnecessary risks to the team. Prometheus was very principled, very principled.
Xiao Ran would only target Xiao Ran and not the others. Even if it was Xiao Ran's followers, Cruzet and the others. And according to the core rules, it had no right to target any participant. The key was that Xiao Ran was indeed a little troublesome this time. Threatening Prometheus was probably something that had never happened before. Xiao Ran had made an unprecedented move, so it was normal for him to be targeted.
This time, if Xiao Ran did not go, and Cruzet and the others went on the mission themselves, it could be regarded as testing Prometheus. If there were no unexpected situations in one or two missions, then Xiao Ran naturally did not need to worry too much. Xiao Ran's disappearance for a while was actually a show of his attitude.
After all, Prometheus was also intelligent and self-aware. How could it not know that Xiao Ran had disappeared? This was also a show of his fear to Prometheus. There was no need to go tit-for-tat with Prometheus. After all, Xiao Ran was still a participant under Prometheus. There was nothing wrong with admitting his fear. With a big family and a big business, he would only be at a disadvantage if he went against Prometheus.
In the following time, Xiao Ran was completely relaxed. He did not care about the mission or other things. Other than spending time with his family every day, he often appeared in the technical department.
In the technical department, Xiao Ran, Law, Bai Hechou, Uzzes, and other technical experts formed a new research team. The direction of the team's research was to enhance the Eagle and its Beast Squad.
Currently, the strength of the Mad Beast Squad was just so-so. It wasn't that impressive. However, the technical department had a way to enhance the Mad Beast Squad. What Xiao Ran wanted was not an ordinary enhancement, but a complete transformation of the Mad Beast Squad. Everything was in preparation for the trip to the fantasy zone.
Therefore, the method of transformation was extremely important.
From the core to the structure, from the materials to the performance, almost the entire Beast Squad had to be rebuilt. It was no different from developing a new model from scratch.
First of all, the core, which was the super AI of the Beast Squad, must be modified to be very safe and difficult to damage. It must be modified to the extent that no one could modify it. The entire transformation project did not only rely on technical means, magic, small universe, runes, and other messy things. Anyway, as long as it was useful, it must be as safe and powerful as possible.
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