Finally, the most eventful resting period in the history of the Burning Legion had officially come to an end. All the members of the Burning Legion were ready to begin the mission. Only Xiao Ran remained in the territory like a salted fish.
Given the current situation, it was really not suitable for him to continue pushing Prometheus' limits. It would not be appropriate to provoke him too much. If he really did enter the quest, wouldn't he be stirring up trouble, stirring up trouble? If things got out of hand, it would not be appropriate to inexplicably cause some big trouble. It was not a big deal to take the initiative to admit defeat and hide.
Although Prometheus could not deliberately target Xiao Ran, it was inevitable that they could not arrange an extremely difficult mission world for Xiao Ran. It was also bound to the faction, and the appearance was hell difficulty. Under such circumstances, they would also arrange some extremely exaggerated missions for Xiao Ran. For Xiao Ran, even if he could complete the mission, it would definitely be enough of a headache. Although it was not a big deal to be trapped for one or two years, if he could avoid these troubles by not entering the mission, then why should he get involved in these muddy waters?
So Xiao Ran stayed in the territory and did not go anywhere. There was still a prerequisite for an S-rank pilot to avoid entering the mission. They could either stay in the territory during the mission period, or return to their hometown through Prometheus. Either way, they could not stay in Prometheus. Once they chose to stay, it was equivalent to them entering the mission. So Xiao Ran did not even have the chance to send them off and could only stay in the territory.
This was the first time that Xiao Ran did not have to perform a mission after entering Prometheus. It felt a little strange, but it was a pity that he could not return to Prometheus to see how it was like without participants in Prometheus.
Everyone left to perform the mission. Although the territory world was still as prosperous and lively as before, to Xiao Ran, the whole world seemed to have quietened down a lot. Those troublemakers were not around, and the whole world became quiet and people relaxed.
Like a salted fish, Xiao Ran was sunbathing in the mansion's garden. Unknowingly, he closed his eyes and fell asleep comfortably.
No one came to disturb Xiao Ran. Those who entered the garden saw Xiao Ran closing his eyes under the sun and took the initiative to ease their movements. There were also some who quietly accompanied Xiao Ran, quietly watching Xiao Ran sleep. This was probably the first time that so many people in the family had seen Xiao Ran so relaxed and rested.
Of course, Xiao Ran had a lot of time to relax and rest. He could eat and drink, run and jump, sleep when he needed to sleep, and make a fuss when he needed to. However, in the eyes of Da Xia and Xiao Xia, not once had they seen Xiao Ran completely empty himself like this time. Even if there were people around him, he did not open his eyes and remained in a state of deep sleep.
Xiao Ran had gone from a lone weakling to the BOSS of the Burning Legion. He had developed the Burning Legion into one of the most powerful forces in the real area, and also made himself one of the most powerful pilots. At the same time, he had also brought more people from weak to strong. Too many things had happened in between, and Xiao Ran had also contributed a lot.
Was it really just luck that he was able to develop to this point? No, of course, luck was involved. However, the real reason why the Burning Legion had developed to this extent was mostly because of Xiao Ran's methods. Otherwise, even if he had taken the initiative time and time again, so what? As long as there was an accident, it was possible to beat Xiao Ran into the abyss. Even if there was no accident, taking the initiative would only benefit himself. However, what Xiao Ran had done was to benefit the entire Burning Legion.
Along the way, Xiao Ran was definitely under a lot of pressure, but he had never shown it. He had always looked like he was' bathing in the spring breeze '. Everything was under his control, and everything was in his grasp. He could not and did not dare to panic. Then, he dug holes and buried countless opponents along the way. As he dug holes, he advanced. If it was not because Xiao Ran always had a sense of urgency and threat in his heart, why would he dig so many holes to target the other participants? He was even more unwilling to come into contact with the other participants.
It was all because of the pressure and because Xiao Ran lacked a sense of security.
Many of the methods he had used to get to this point were not considered to be honorable. He was just trapping people one by one. Although under such circumstances, Xiao Ran still maintained a certain bottom line, if it was not because of the pressure and lack of security, Xiao Ran could have chosen another path. He would have rushed all the way to his current position and had a hearty and hot-blooded journey.
But now, the Burning Legion had finally truly developed. They had enough strength to crush any army in the real world. Batches of S-rank pilots were gradually appearing. The existing S-rank pilots and even the core members in Prometheus now had enough power to hold their own. Xiao Ran could finally truly relax. However, because of the repeated missions, Xiao Ran still had to maintain an attitude of continuing to climb up as a whole. He had to improve himself and the Burning Legion in different aspects. He had to lead the Burning Legion's development route and deal with various matters of the Burning Legion.
But today, at least today, there were no missions pressing on him. He did not have to go out for any matters of the Burning Legion. He did not have to make any arrangements. Those troublemakers were not around and there were no sudden matters that required Xiao Ran's decision. This time, Xiao Ran could truly relax and have a comfortable sleep.
Xiao Ran only opened his eyes at night. After sitting up and stretching, Xiao Ran only felt refreshed. He was completely relaxed and the world in front of him seemed to have become much more gorgeous.
"You're awake."
Xiao Ran turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. The women in the house, except for Mary and Sherry Dew, were all sitting at the side and looking at him with smiles.
Xiao Ran was a little surprised. He smiled and asked, "When did you guys come? Heh, I didn't even notice."
Xia looked at Xiao Ran gently. "We've been here for a long time. It's rare to see you resting in the yard so we didn't disturb you."
"Yeah." Xiao Ran patted his head gently and sighed. "I don't even know how I fell asleep today. I was prepared to bask in the sun. I haven't felt like this in a long time, except for the few times I fainted."
Xia looked at Xiao Ran seriously. "I think you've been too tired during this period. Even when you went back, you didn't really relax for a long time. You've been doing other things. Maybe we need to go on another trip."
Xiao Ran touched his head and nodded with a smile. "It's not that I didn't relax and rest. After I came back, I didn't encounter anything too troublesome. I guess it's because I don't have to carry out any missions this time and everyone isn't around, so I relaxed. It's good to go on a trip. I'll make arrangements when everyone comes back."
Xia nodded with a smile on his face. The others also began to look forward to this matter.
Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Xiao Ran also smiled, but inwardly, he lamented, "If we don't completely break away from Prometheus's control, then we won't be able to control Prometheus at all. Truly relaxing is something that we will never be able to achieve. The matters in the fantasy zone will have to be expedited."
"It's not just me, it's the same for them, including the other members of the army. Everyone is the same, facing the endless missions, facing the pressure of Prometheus, no one can truly relax."
"They're worried about our safety. The members are worried about the future and missions. The legion has so many territories. Everyone is worried about the stability of the Burning Legion. There can't be any problems with the foundation of the legion."
While the ladies were talking, Xiao Ran fell into deep thought. He habitually tapped his fingers. This action also made the ladies who were very familiar with him understand that Xiao Ran was definitely thinking about something important.
The foundation of the stability of the territories was the Burning Legion. The foundation of the stability of the Burning Legion was Xiao Ran. He couldn't let anything happen to him. The Burning Legion couldn't let anything happen to him. If something happened to him, the Burning Legion might fall into chaos. Once the Burning Legion fell into chaos, all the territories would fall into chaos.
Even though the territories seemed to be relatively harmonious right now, and the mutual promotion and assistance of each other appeared to be thriving, this promotion and harmony was entirely based on the stability of the Burning Legion. However, once the Burning Legion fell into chaos, countless factions would quickly emerge in the territories, and this was definitely something that Xiao Ran wouldn't allow to happen.
And now, there were a lot of core members in the legion. Everyone had a good relationship with each other and there weren't any conflicts. The reason was simple. Everyone was smart and knew how to get along with others. They wouldn't do things that would make others hate them, so it was normal for there to be no conflicts.
However, how many of the core members were black-bellied and ruthless? How many of them had the identity of a villain? Just like Uzzes, everything he did to Ingram was really something that Ingram did not mind at all? Did Ingram really let go of everything?
No, that was not the case. There were many things that could not be let go so easily. Now, Xiao Ran was really the only one in charge of the army. He was the one who suppressed all the conflicts and made everyone deliberately forget about the conflicts and stand together as if they were on the same side. They could ignore the conflicts in the past because they were now a family. Furthermore, Xiao Ran was the one who suppressed and coordinated them, destroying all of their arrogance.
However, if something were to happen to Xiao Ran one day, the core team of the army would instantly face immense pressure. If everyone could stick together and get through this, it would naturally bring about a better result. However, if the pressure was too great and one of them suddenly blurted out something that should not be said, these prideful people would most likely start to have doubts. Even if they were all smart people, the smarter they were, the more likely it was for them to go down a dead end.
No one in the core team could get everyone's support like Xiao Ran. Even Cruzet couldn't do it. Maybe Luo could, but he was still lacking a little bit. In other words, besides Xiao Ran, there was really no one who could stand up and take charge of the situation because everyone's abilities were really too outstanding. Except for Xiao Ran, it was difficult to find someone who was outstanding enough to suppress everyone.
Although the possibility of Xiao Ran having problems wasn't high, and although the possibility of a fierce conflict erupting was also not high, it was still possible. Since it was possible, then it had to be guarded against.
These questions flashed through his mind. Xiao Ran felt that this was a situation that really needed to be prevented in advance. The Burning Legion's current size had become too big, and some rules had to be properly arranged as well.
There was no real second-in-command in the Burning Legion. At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly felt that it was really necessary to determine a real second-in-command, or even a third-in-command. Not only that, everyone had to have a backup plan, and the matter of the successor seemed to be within the scope of consideration.
Establishing these wasn't because he really felt that he would encounter danger, but for stability. The purpose of this was the same as establishing a crown prince in ancient times, to increase the stability between the Burning Legion and the territory. In fact, this was really a good thing. It couldn't be said that it was deliberately prepared for unexpected situations.
Xiao Ran thought about it for another hour. Da Xia, Xiao Xia, and Guang Yanyao had already arranged dinner.
Sitting at the table, Xiao Ran looked at the few people sitting at the table with a smile, "Do you feel a little bored staying at home every day?"
Da Xia shook his head and looked at Xiao Ran strangely, "No, why do you ask?"
Xiao Ran's face was completely unreadable. He said casually, "Oh, it's nothing. I'm just worried that you guys will feel bored staying at home every day, so I asked if there's anything you guys want to do."
Shanamia, well, the two Shanamia were relatively naive. They felt that their current life was pretty good, but Lax, well, the two Lax vaguely felt something.
Da La smiled slightly, "Are you feeling tired? Now that I've almost retired from Zaft, I can help you share some of the work."
When Xiao La heard Da La say this, she also said, "I've been wanting to do something for a long time, what are you going to arrange for us to do?"
"Ah." Xiao Ran nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll think about it, then I'll arrange something for you guys to do. You can also help share some of my work."
Da La and Xiao La nodded and smiled at Xiao Ran, then didn't delve into this issue.
Da La and Xiao La could start sharing some of the work first, mainly to deepen the control of the territory. Of course, there could only be one successor, and that was Artemis. However, the little girl was still young and needed a lot of time to grow up, so before Artemis grew up, Da Xia was the most suitable person, but unfortunately, Da Xia couldn't react at all.
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