I admit that the speed of one chapter a day is a little too slow, and it's not satisfying enough for everyone. However, my writing speed is too slow, and I've been busy taking care of my baby all this time, so it's a little difficult for me to update two chapters a day. But let's not talk about this. Although I can't update two chapters a day for the time being, I don't think it'll be a problem for me to update three chapters every two days. Please wait for me for a few days. Starting from the 30th, I'll update one more chapter every other day to repay the enthusiasm of my readers. Thank you again for your support.)
On the Archangel, Xiao Ran's appearance surprised Mary. Mary and Halbarton, who were just a door away, didn't hear the conversation between Xiao Ran and Bakirulu outside. Secondly, they didn't know why Xiao Ran would appear here at this time, so when they saw Xiao Ran, Mary looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Halbarton seemed to have expected Xiao Ran's arrival. He smiled and nodded at Xiao Ran. "You're here. Please take a seat."
"Thank you." Xiao Ran placed himself in a proper position and thanked Harba Barton like a junior. Then, he sat down on a chair on the side.
Seeing Xiao Ran's upright sitting posture, Halbarton nodded with satisfaction. In the reports he received from Mary, he had seen Xiao Ran's name many times. Not only was he able to pilot the MS in battle, but he was also able to make decisive suggestions at many critical moments. He was quick-witted and decisive. At the very least, he was the one who saved the two battleships. This credit couldn't be ignored.
And now, seeing Xiao Ran's neither servile nor overbearing attitude, Halbarton's previous good impression of Xiao Ran completely turned into a very good first impression. It made Halbarton feel that Xiao Ran was a promising talent.
With a satisfied smile, Halbarton said to Xiao Ran in a relaxed tone, "I saw a lot of things about you from Mary's report before. I think you are a person with courage, ideas, and most importantly, ability. Do you feel that your talent is being wasted as an assistant teacher in the academy? I have many positions that are very suitable for you. If you are willing to join the earth army, I can let you choose a good position. "
Halbarton's words stunned Mary for a moment, but then she looked at Xiao Ran with a slightly expectant look.
Hearing Halbarton's words, Xiao Ran would be lying if he said he wasn't happy. Being praised like this was simply too rare for a half otaku like him. A trace of embarrassed happiness appeared on his face. After touching his nose, Xiao Ran also said, "General Halbarton, thank you for your appreciation. I am here now for this matter."
"Oh? Do you already have the idea of joining the earth army? "Halbarton laughed and looked at Xiao Ran with satisfaction," Not bad, not bad. "
Xiao Ran laughed and glanced at Margaret, "Forgive me for being presumptuous, but General Halbarton is a rare sober person in the Earth army, so I don't want to hide anything from the general. Originally, I didn't want to join the Earth army. I inadvertently heard some news about the upper echelons of the earth army from a source. As far as I know, the upper echelons of the earth army are not as pure as outsiders think. There are many internal factions, and what is even more incredible is that there are purists like Blue Persian Chrysanthemum among them. And behind Blue Persian Chrysanthemum, there seems to be a larger organization operating. I can't imagine joining such a team. Will there be a day when we will be sacrificed for the interests of some higher-ups, and die without knowing why? "
Halbarton's eyebrows slowly wrinkled in Xiao Ran's words, and in the end, his face sank, and there was a trace of worry between his eyebrows, "Where did you know this?"
"I have some friends who are waste recyclers. I think their information channels can be guaranteed." Xiao Ran answered directly without thinking.
"Waste recyclers?" Halbarton sighed slightly and nodded gently, "If it is those people, it is indeed possible to get information that ordinary people can't get."
"You're right." Halbarton stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, he turned around and looked at Xiao Ran. "You're right. There are some people in the upper echelons of the Earth Corps who have the support and help of the Blue Persian Chrysanthemum. These people have already become a powerful faction in the military. They've become a cancer that can't be eradicated. Even my comrades and I have no way of suppressing them. We can only bitterly endure and not wallow in the mire with them."
"In fact, the emergence of Plan G, in addition to narrowing the weapon disadvantage with Zaft, also relies on the success of this plan to expand the voice of people like us in the earth army in one fell swoop. Although we fought for it, it's better to say that the people in that faction had the same idea as us and deliberately gave us this opportunity. Otherwise, how could I, the admiral of the eighth fleet, a mere brigadier general, take out so many resources to cooperate with Aube? "
"Admiral …" Mary's mouth opened and closed, and her face was full of disbelief because the amount of information from Halbarton and Xiao Ran was too much, and the content was too much and too scary. For a moment, Mary felt her faith collapse. She couldn't accept that more than half of the army she fought for had been controlled by the terrorist organization Blue Persian Chrysanthemum.
"Mary …" Halbarton looked at his old subordinate for many years and sighed helplessly, "Although I was very reluctant to tell you all this, now you know. No matter what the other fleets are like, at least our eighth fleet has no problems. No matter who we stand in front of, we can pat our chest and loudly say that we have a clear conscience! "
Mary calmed her mood and breathing, then nodded gently, "Yes, admiral. I'm sorry for being rude. "
After Xiao Ran heard Halbarton's words, he finally understood how a brigadier general of a fleet could promote the cooperation between two major countries. Moreover, it was such an intimate cooperation in terms of technology, and the manufacturing base was even placed in Aube's territory. This was not only promoted by the Kazakh family as mentioned in the rumors, but also by the Earth army's higher-ups, the Blue Persian Chrysanthemum.
"It seems that the Earth army's higher-ups and the Blue Persian Chrysanthemum have been prepared for this for a long time." Xiao Ran suddenly realized. He also thought of the three enhanced humans known as biological CPUs that appeared in Aube's attack and defense battle. In the storyline, it was also mentioned that they would be replaced as soon as they broke like spare parts. Moreover, there was a huge base in SEED-D to produce these biological CPUs. This was not something that could be done in just a few months. Perhaps it had already started at the same time as Plan G.
"Once Plan G succeeds and the bodies are mass-produced … where will the pilots come from? Especially the pilots of the countless specially-equipped bodies, ordinary people can't handle them at all. Even if there are some who can drive flexibly, there aren't many. The remaining positions can only be filled by the enhanced humans. That's scary. "Xiao Ran thought of this possibility. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea might be the truth. The more he felt that the Earth army's higher-ups and the Blue Persian Chrysanthemum were really terrifying," This is clearly a case of taking advantage of the situation. No wonder they vigorously promoted Plan G. "
Xiao Ran thought for a while, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind. He looked up at Halbarton, "General, there's something I don't know if I should say."
"Hmm? Please go ahead. " Halbarton nodded. Although Xiao Ran exposed the Earth army's dirty laundry, he valued Xiao Ran even more. Perhaps it was because Xiao Ran also hated the Blue Persian Chrysanthemum.
Xiao Ran frowned and said, "My friend told me something, and something happened in Hailiopolis. Coupled with the appearance of the Gundam, it's really creepy."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Halbarton was a little curious, and Mary also showed the same expression.
"Then I'll be straightforward. Whether I'm right or not, I hope General Halbarton won't blame me." After Xiao Ran finished speaking, and after seeing Halbarton nod, he continued, "My friend at the waste recycling company once told me that the Earth army had built a secret base somewhere, but my friend didn't tell me where it was. He said that this base looked just like an ordinary military base, and there was also research work on humans, but the actual purpose of the base was to develop enhanced humans. "
"Enhanced humans?" When this term came out, Halbarton and Mary were a little confused.
Xiao Ran saw their expressions and knew that the two of them did not understand what he meant, so he said, "At that time, I also asked him what it meant to strengthen people. My friend said, 'Doesn't the Earth Army hate genetic modification? They don't mind any methods other than genetic modification. For example, using drugs to strengthen humans, erasing their fear emotions and memories, and using various methods to cultivate biological consumable CPUs, this is strengthening people.'"
"Biological, consumable, CPU?" Mary instantly understood the meaning of these words, and her eyes widened as she looked at Halbarton. Halbarton also opened his mouth wide, and his face was full of disbelief, "Using living people as consumable parts?"
Xiao Ran said honestly, "Yes, that's right, General Halbarton, Captain Mary, now you know why I hate the Earth army."
General Halbarton's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and he walked back and forth in the room until Xiao Ran's eyes were about to fall out. "Do you know if they succeeded?"
"I'm not sure, but on the day of the attack on Hailiopolis, the spaceport of Hailiopolis was attacked. There were only about a dozen people, maybe less. However, these people wiped out at least two Aube's defense units, and many civilians were massacred. " At this point, Xiao Ran purposely emphasized the word "civilians". He paused for a moment before continuing, "To be honest, Captain Mary, Kira, and I also faced those people head-on. Even the bullets couldn't penetrate the skin of one of them. Even though there were bullet holes in his clothes, there was no sign of bleeding. I can guarantee that he wasn't wearing any bulletproof vest."
"What!" Halbarton was shocked. Mary also looked at Xiao Ran in shock. "When?"
"At that time, you fainted. How else do you think the gunshot wound on my arm came about?" Xiao Ran pointed at his recovered arm and said, "If it wasn't for Kira's quick reaction, we wouldn't be sitting here today."
"Bullets couldn't penetrate his skin?" Halbarton knocked on the table with his hand and asked, "Is this the case for everyone or just one?"
Xiao Ran replied, "Only one, but the others' reflexes, execution, and shooting accuracy are completely beyond that of ordinary people. Perhaps even the Regulator is no match for them."
Halbarton's eyes suddenly became sharp, and then he stared at Xiao Ran. "If you're strong, you might be able to drive an MS. Are you trying to say this?"
Xiao Ran's eyes were extremely cold, and he also looked at Halbarton without backing down. "Yes, the time of their appearance is too coincidental. At first, I didn't think about this. I just thought that those people were terrorists, but what you said today, General Halbarton, and the appearance of the Gundam, I suspect that those people's goal in Hailiopolis is also the Gundam."
"Swoosh." At this moment, the door of the captain's room suddenly opened, and Bakirulu appeared in front of the three of them. At this time, Bakirulu was holding a tablet in her hand and frowning. As soon as she walked in, she saluted Mary and Halbarton. "Report!"
"Speak."
Bakirulu glanced at Xiao Ran, and her eyes were filled with confusion. "After investigation, I suspect that the people from Hailiopolis that the general mentioned before are related to a group of extreme terrorist criminal organizations. General, please withdraw the order to transfer those people to Archangel until the investigation results are out."
"Agreed." Halbarton answered without thinking. He frowned and said, "Inform the flagship to restrict the activities of those four people and monitor them 24 hours a day."
"Yes."
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