"Heh." Xiao Ran suddenly laughed. He raised his hand and shook his finger. "Bassac, sometimes your sudden words really make people feel very alert. Although what you just said should have nothing to do with what I thought before, it's hard to say if it has anything to do with this."
"After all, there are so many precedents of this matter." Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But I feel that at least what happened to me doesn't have that kind of situation. At least in that moment, it shouldn't have changed my memory."
Xiao Ran put his hands on the table and his expression gradually became serious. "But what Bassac just said is a problem that we have always known but always neglected. It can affect our memory."
"I don't know why we ignore this point. Is it because we never care about it, or because we are used to it and think that it is normal for us to keep it a secret? Or because it instills in us the idea that we need to get used to it. If it is the latter, then it is very scary because it can implant a simple idea in our heart. Sooner or later, this idea will grow into the devil in our heart."
A moment ago, no one noticed this problem, but Bassac's sudden words struck everyone's heart like a bolt of lightning. Those who reacted quickly had already connected the dots with what Xiao Ran said and more things.
If Prometheus really did implant a thought, and if this thought made them feel a little dissatisfied with Xiao Ran, then would they be able to control this thought and restrain themselves from hurting Xiao Ran forever?
Xiao Ran sighed softly. "Actually, the so-called designated follower is just a thought."
"Bassac." Cruzet looked at Bassac and nodded at him. "It's rare that you have some special use."
Barsad had a dumbfounded look on his face, but when he saw everyone looking at him with admiration and praise, he nodded his head and smiled reservedly, thinking to himself, "So I'm still that awesome."
Cruzet said to everyone. "We have to deal with this problem. We must not let this become a self-detonating bomb among us."
"But there is a problem." Uzzes said. "As a high-level psychic, well, a high-level psychic with some special abilities, I may not be the best at the spiritual aspect, but I have enough understanding. But I don't realize what kind of means Prometheus used to affect our past memories."
"If we can't confirm this method, then we won't be able to find a corresponding method to defend against it. What I want to say is that if Prometheus's method is so heaven-defying, then it is very likely that it will become a bomb for us. Even if it has a rule that forbids it from implanting biased thoughts in the minds of its participants, we still can't avoid it suddenly doing so one day."
"The more it is like this, the more problems there will be." Xiao Ran sighed softly and smiled. "But fortunately, it is at this time. The more problems there are at this time, the better for us, because we have more time to slowly deal with all these problems until they are all dealt with one by one."
Kreutzer said, "The most important question now is how are we going to investigate? How are we going to check if we're affected? How are we going to guard against such methods? Be it in the soul, in the memory, or in the heart, thoughts and thoughts. It's a little too mysterious and impossible to guard against."
Uzzes sighed. "This is a big problem. Thoughts can be affected and controlled, and we can do it if there is a trace, but it is really difficult to confirm if it is just implanting a thought. Today, we can confirm and solve it, but if we can't find the means, then we will be affected again and again."
"And every time we go in and out of the mission, we should be in the stage where we are unconscious, and we can't be sure if it has done anything to us."
Xiao Ran said, "We've found the problem, but we can also find a way to solve it. Let's continue with the previous arrangements. In short, the main thing is to increase our strength. There's nothing much to say. We'll look for experts in memory, soul, psychology, and so on in the entire territory to form a research team to determine this matter."
"We should be able to find a lot of psychologists and memory experts in the territory, and we have even more soul experts. Don't worry, at this time, we can't be anxious. In addition to the things that have been arranged, inform everyone to keep a low profile for a while."
After that, Xiao Ran looked at Uzzes and gently knocked on the table.
"You'll be in charge of this research group, Uzzes. You can find anyone you want. Hades and Kane can also help you."
Uzzes did not decline. He nodded and took the initiative to accept the job.
"Okay, that's all for today." Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little tired. He casually waved his hand at everyone and said, "If you have any new ideas, come find me at any time. Everyone can go down and discuss it."
Everyone nodded, and those who had nothing to do stood up and left. There were a lot of situations that happened today, and everyone needed some time to think and analyze.
However, there were still a few people who stayed behind. They were looking for Xiao Ran because they had other things to report and discuss. There were not many things, and they were not particularly big matters. After spending some time talking with the people who stayed behind, they were more or less done.
Cruzet chose to stay until the end, and then handed a few catalogs to Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran opened the catalogs and took a look. One of the catalogs was sent by the Emerald Dream Army, while the other was sent by the Shadow Blade Army. They were technical catalogs and product catalogs. Xiao Ran took a look at them, then closed them and put them aside to look at the remaining catalogs.
The remaining catalogs were procurement catalogs. After Xiao Ran finished reading, he slowly looked at Cruzet and asked, "The procurement catalogs for the Borsia and Enlightenment Armies?"
"Yes." Cruzet nodded and said, "They are preparing to purchase a batch of things from us, but they hope to do it at a more favorable price. They mainly want warships, dimensional devourers, special equipment, and bloodlines."
Xiao Ran tapped on the purchase list beside him. "Battleships, dimensional devourers, and special equipment. It's easy to understand. This is what we started out with. Although the level of purchase is a little high, why would they want to purchase bloodlines from us? How did they know that we have a large number of bloodlines, and that we can even produce our own bloodlines?"
"I don't know." Cruzet shook his head and said, "But it could also be a speculation. The procurement of bloodlines is probably a test. After all, the Emerald Dream and Shadow Blade Armies are also in the parliament. Furthermore, after following us, the changes are very obvious. No one should be talking about it to outsiders."
"Some changes can still be seen if one observes carefully. Emerald Dream and Shadow Blade's strength has increased by such a large margin, so it can't be hidden from those who are observant. Furthermore, we have also handed over new warships to the two armies. Perhaps they have met."
Xiao Ran asked, "What kind of discount do they want? I just looked at the catalog. Some of the items in it have clear parameter requirements. If they want to meet those parameters, they will be the latest generation of our army. Even if they are compared to our new series of warships, there won't be much difference. "
Cruzet said, "Same as Emerald Dream and the others."
"Same?"
Cruzet nodded and said, "So we can only come to you to decide whether to sell these items or not."
"They are really shameless." Xiao Ran laughed and said somewhat mockingly, "There are many items in this catalog that are not for sale beyond their level. Directly reject them. If they don't sign a comprehensive strategic alliance with the Burning Legion as the leader, they won't be able to get anything beyond their level from us. As for the discount, it's impossible."
Cruzet asked, "Aren't you worried?"
"Worried about what? Worried that they will target us?" Xiao Ran shook his head and said, "If they really become enemies because of this, then so be it. These two armies really have a lot of connections. Originally, I thought that either Enlightenment or Borsia would be biased towards us because of our conditions."
"Heh, I really didn't expect these two armies to come together and even dare to make such rude requests. If they are not satisfied, then let them come directly. After a fight, they will be satisfied. At that time, the two new armies will probably rush over to sign a contract with us."
Cruzet smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that we should keep a low profile? If that's the case, then there is no way to keep a low profile."
Xiao Ran said, "Keeping a low profile is relative. I'm talking about keeping a low profile for Prometheus, but for these participants, if they really think they're strong, then let's have a real fight. Let them feel what's real. Don't think that you're so great just because you're in the top five."
Cruzet smiled and nodded. He took back the two purchase catalogs from Xiao Ran and stood up. "I will go and reply to them now."
After Cruzet left, the garden finally quieted down. Xiao Ran did not expect the Enlightenment Army to hand over such a purchase catalog to the Burning Legion in the end. Moreover, it was handed over together with the Borsia Army. The two purchase catalogs were highly similar. No one would believe that these two armies were not connected.
However, when the two people from the Enlightenment Army came to the territory, they did not really come into contact with the Burning Legion. They did not really understand the strength and ability of the Burning Legion. However, the things that Xiao Ran showed them were not simple, but the Enlightenment Army still did so. Were they too confident or did they think that the Burning Legion was not strong enough?
However, this incident also proved that the Borsia and Enlightenment armies definitely had other PY deals or cooperation. Their relationship was definitely closer than what was shown on the surface. It was not like what the bespectacled man from the Enlightenment army had said that it was just an ordinary cooperation.
"Do you want to fight?" Xiao Ran suddenly raised his eyebrows. Although it was just a thought, it was rooted in Xiao Ran's mind. If the two armies were dissatisfied, the result would be a one-on-two battle between the Burning Legion. Not even Emerald Dream and Yingren were needed. The Burning Legion would use its own strength. Of course, it would also include the subsidiary armies to teach the other side a lesson. Perhaps it was not just education, but it should be directly beaten to death.
As for the Emerald Dream Army, he would take the opportunity to destroy the sixth army. This was to prevent this army from taking the opportunity to rise to the top after defeating the Enlightenment Army and Borsia Army.
However, the possibility of directly evolving into an army war was actually not too high. The next step should be a tit-for-tat confrontation in the parliament. But after all, these two armies belonged to the veteran armies. They should have a lot of supporters in the parliament. If things went wrong, they might even use some means to annoy the Burning Legion.
However, there wasn't much use in thinking about this now. Everything would have to wait until Kreutzer relayed his words to the two legions and let them recover before doing anything else.
Xiao Ran didn't feel that the way he asked Kreutzer to reply was too blunt, nor did he feel that it was too much. In a place like Prometheus, strength was everything. Those with bigger fists had greater authority to speak. Moreover, others had to listen to him. Being direct was a little too direct, and not tactful enough. Moreover, it would indeed make people angry.
Usually, Xiao Ran did not seem to be like this. But sometimes, Xiao Ran was like this. Especially now, because of the mess caused by Prometheus, Xiao Ran was already a little annoyed. The feeling of being trapped in the territory and not being able to do missions was really annoying. Xiao Ran directly retorted.
With the deal proposed by Prometheus and Xiao Ran not giving a reply, even if Xiao Ran was targeted, with Prometheus' restrictions, there would not be too many ways to deal with Xiao Ran. Of course, if he was strong, he would not be afraid of being targeted.
Two days after this incident, Cruzet brought Aeschi to Xiao Ran once again.
Seeing the two of them appear, Xiao Ran knew what was going on. He directly asked, "What's the reply?"
"No threats, no pleas, and their attitude was very peaceful. But the one from the Enlightenment Army did not appear. It was Borsia who spoke. They said that they hope that we can consider it carefully. As the top five in the parliament, we need to take some responsibility. They can also strengthen the relationship between the members of the Burning Legion Council. They hope that they can give us some special privileges to help each other. They will not sign a comprehensive strategic alliance, and it is impossible for the Burning Legion to be the leader. In short … hehe."
"It's not a threat, but I think it's better than a threat."
Cruzet laughed a little mockingly, but he was not angry at all. He asked, "Then how should we reply?"
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