The messy study wasn't the place to talk, so President Glass and Xiao Ran left the study, walked out of the mansion, and went to the courtyard outside. They wandered around the courtyard slowly like an old man and a young child strolling around after a meal. Xiao Ran also reported the appearance of the Primitive Demon to President Glass.
President Glass didn't express too much opinion, and just let Xiao Ran do what he wanted. The entire fleet would listen to Xiao Ran's orders and arrangements, and would fully cooperate with all of Xiao Ran's actions. President Glass was now determined not to interfere with Xiao Ran's affairs and not to affect his prestige. He just wanted to step down and push Xiao Ran up.
President Glass's approach made Xiao Ran smile bitterly. He only felt that this old man was really a little willful. When Xiao Ran left the presidential palace, although he didn't get President Glass's opinion, he at least passed on the matter to Glass.
As for President Glass's decision, perhaps he wanted to continue expanding Xiao Ran's prestige in the fleet, or perhaps he wanted to see what Xiao Ran was capable of. There was still a big difference between being the president and being the general of an army. The coordination of resources in all aspects, the adjustment of the balance between the fleet, the defense force, and the fleet's enterprises were not comparable to the defense force that only needed to consume resources and win.
The operation of the fleet couldn't only consume resources, but also replenish them. After all, a fleet like theirs didn't have a large area to begin with, and the resources they could produce were only some basic necessities to satisfy their daily needs. Naturally, there would be a lot of conflicts because of resources. If they could handle it well, they could naturally ensure peace inside and outside the fleet. If they couldn't handle it well, there would be a lot of twists and turns in the fleet.
In fact, Glass had already thought about it. Anyway, after he stepped down, he would simply help Xiao Ran for a period of time and let Xiao Ran get through this period smoothly and familiarize himself with the management of the fleet. However, Glass didn't know that even if he threw the entire fleet to Xiao Ran, it wouldn't be difficult for Xiao Ran at all.
Xiao Ran had long been familiar with political and military affairs. It was very easy for him to do these things. Besides, Xiao Ran's methods were strong and direct. If he really found out that someone was disobeying him on the surface, he would definitely take them down decisively and ruthlessly. Even if L.A.I, the pillar enterprise of the 25th Fleet, was causing trouble, Xiao Ran would still have the courage to take it down and be the owner of L.A.I himself.
Therefore, President Glass was completely oversensitive in this regard. After Xiao Ran left the presidential palace, he didn't return to the headquarters of the defense force. Instead, he went to S.M.S. and stayed there until the afternoon before leaving with Sherry Dew, Mary, and the others.
The next day, the big boss of L.A.I, Angelo, personally came to the Unified Defense Force. The big and small bosses of the other economic companies that Xiao Ran asked Billy and Moses to contact also all arrived and sat in the conference room of the defense force. Xiao Ran himself slowly looked at the list of all the people in the fleet who were infected with the V virus.
The number of people on the list wasn't small. There were nearly twenty thousand people. Compared to the twenty-five ships, which had a population of ten million, this was a very small proportion. However, this was because of the complicated relationships between the people on the ship.
In terms of occupation, more than half of the people on the list were soldiers of the defense force. The rest were candidates recommended by some enterprises. The members of L.A.I accounted for another 500 of them. The large and small enterprises had their own personnel recommended on the list. There were also other research institutions, as well as outstanding citizens of the city, which accounted for another 3,000. The rest were all children.
After looking at the statistics of the Classes, Xiao Ran had a rough idea. He raised his head and looked at Moses and Billy. "Is everyone here?"
Moses nodded. "Everyone is here. They are waiting in the conference room."
"Then let's go." Xiao Ran nodded. He stood up and tidied his clothes. After Billy pushed open the office door, he walked out. In the headquarters of the defense force, no matter where Xiao Ran went, people would stop and salute Xiao Ran. However, Xiao Ran, who had long been used to it, naturally wouldn't behave like he did in the past. He would nod to others as a greeting.
When they arrived at the conference room, the whole place was noisy. Even when Xiao Ran walked into the conference room, it only lowered the volume of the room a little. However, the people who were supposed to talk were still talking. They had no intention of stopping at all. After all, except for L.A.I and a few people from the TV station, most of the people in the room were just a group of entertainment industry bosses. They had some self-awareness, but there was nothing much to say about discipline.
Xiao Ran didn't have any reaction, but Moses frowned. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Without getting Xiao Ran's permission, he picked up the microphone in the conference room and said angrily, "Please keep quiet. Those who want to talk, please leave."
Moses' voice echoed in the conference room, and it instantly quieted down. At this time, Xiao Ran patted Moses on the shoulder and took the microphone from him. After glancing at everyone present, he slowly said, "I don't know if you know me, but it doesn't matter. You just need to listen to what I have to say and do as I say. Those who can't do it can leave immediately. But from today onwards, those who leave will become unwelcome. Do you understand?"
The faces of the businessmen turned pale. They scrambled to nod their heads. How could they not know Xiao Ran? The hero of the ship group, the highest military officer, and the only candidate for the next president. Who would dare to openly disagree with Xiao Ran?
Xiao Ran, who was expressionless, looked at the merchants nodding their heads and sitting up straight to look at him seriously. He found it funny, but at the same time, he said calmly, "Very good, it seems like you understand what I mean."
"I'm going to hold a concert in the ship group led by Sherry Dew and Orchid. All the artists under you have to participate as assistants. I noticed that all of you have artists who have been infected with the V bacteria and have been cured. Although they are not capable enough, they can serve as a foil. All the artists who carry the V bacteria are not allowed to refuse this concert for any reason."
"Sherry Dew will be the person in charge of this concert. You will do whatever she asks you to do. Her wishes are my wishes. I hope you will not disobey me."
"But I want to tell you that no artist will refuse to participate. If you participate half-heartedly, I will use force to expel you from the ship group. Your life and death will be up to the heavens. At the same time, I'm warning you. Don't go against my arrangements. "
The businessmen shook their heads in unison. There was a trace of disbelief and fear in their eyes.
"I hope that all of you present will work together and do a good job in this concert. Educate your people. Don't make any mistakes. You just need to remember. The meaning of this concert is not as simple as just letting everyone have fun. Whether it succeeds or fails is not only related to me, but also related to your lives and family assets. "
Xiao Ran glanced at these businessmen, then looked at Angelo of L.A.I., who was also the brother of Luca in S.M.S., and said, "Mr. Angelo, I'll have to trouble you again this time. Not only on the boat, but also outside the boat, I'll have to ask you to take charge of the lighting, graphics, and sound effects."
Angelo was different from the businessmen. He knew the dilemma the ship group was facing. Although he did not understand the meaning of Xiao Ran's actions, he still nodded and expressed all his support. "No problem. I'll arrange for all the L.A.I. employees to start handling this matter later. This time, with the help of these management companies and television stations, it should be completed faster. I just don't know to what extent."
"I want the entire planet to be able to hear Sherry Dew and Orchid's singing, especially the one in the universe." Xiao Ran looked at Angelo and said, "But other than the ship group's vicinity. As long as the sound can be transmitted to other places, it will be fine. "
Angelo frowned, but looking at the determination in Xiao Ran's eyes, he pondered for a moment and nodded. "But I can't guarantee that their voices will be heard everywhere on the planet."
Xiao Ran smiled and said, "That's roughly what I meant. We'll do as much as we can. But I hope you can give me a specific time. "
"Three days." Angelo stood up and raised three fingers to Xiao Ran. "I can do all I can. It can be completed in three days, but I need to borrow the power of the military."
"No problem." Xiao Ran nodded and turned to look at the businessmen from before. "Did you hear that? Three days. L.A.I. can meet my requirements in three days, so you have to prepare everything for the concert for me in three days. When L.A.I.'s work is done, the concert will begin. Understand? "
All the businessmen closed their mouths tightly and nodded up and down hurriedly. When Xiao Ran turned around and left, the businessmen collapsed in their chairs as if they had collapsed. Xiao Ran's words scared them. How could they not be afraid when he talked about life and death?
Some of them had better psychological qualities and some thought that they were slightly better, so they directly ran to Angelo and asked. But no matter what these people asked, Angelo just smiled slightly. "No matter what General Xiao asks you to do, as long as you do it well, it's fine. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. But you just have to remember that what General Xiao said just now is not a threat, but a fact."
After saying this, Angelo left the headquarters of the Defense Army with his assistant, making a group of people look at each other. But after a few minutes, they rushed out of the headquarters' conference room and took out their phones, making calls one after another.
"Moses, help Shirley with this for the next few days. Get this done."
"Billy, go and select the people on the list as well, especially those children. Those who have the talent to sing wholeheartedly, delete them all. But you don't have much time, at most two days. But you can use any force to help you complete this task. Do you understand?"
Moses and Billy nodded. Xiao Ran waved his hand. "Go."
Moses and Billy obeyed and left. After leaving the headquarters, they ran in different directions. One went to the city hall, while the other went to S.M.S.
Cruzet, who was originally with Xiao Ran, went to the hotel where the senior officers of the Earth Unified Army fleet were imprisoned. So far, he hasn't sent back any news to Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran sat in the office for a while and found that there was nothing to do. After thinking about it, he decided to go and see Law and Bassac on the Archangel, and arrange for Law to study in L.A.I. by the way.
This time, Xiao Ran didn't bring anyone, not even an ordinary driver. He found a large open-top off-road vehicle and drove slowly out of the city, leaving the main island and heading towards the Archangel.
The weather this week was very good, and there were not many natural disasters. Usually, the sun was gentle, making people feel very comfortable. Xiao Ran just drove and enjoyed such warm sunshine.
But suddenly, Xiao Ran only felt that his eyes were dark. It was not that his eyes were really dark, but he felt that the sky suddenly darkened, but the other places in his eyes were still the same. He suddenly looked up reflexively and saw a big bird appearing in the sky, just covering him under its shadow.
Xiao Ran stepped on the brakes instantly when he saw the big bird. After stopping the car, he instantly stood on the chair of the car and looked at the big bird that was slowly falling from a distance.
"Ao!" The big bird let out a cry and also landed on the car. It stared at Xiao Ran with its red eyes. To be honest, Xiao Ran was a little nervous at this time. It was completely different from his calm and fearless expression. However, whether it was his eyes or his actions, Xiao Ran didn't show the slightest bit of nervousness in his heart.
"I didn't expect you to really agree to see me." Xiao Ran looked at the big bird as if he was looking at an ordinary person, and said, "Don't you think it will be difficult for us to communicate with you in your current state?"
As soon as Xiao Ran's voice fell, the big bird suddenly emitted a red, blue, and white light, and then a birdman with wings appeared in front of Xiao Ran. The birdman moved his head closer to Xiao Ran, twitched his nose, and then retracted his head, saying, "How did you find out my identity?"
"I saw some records about you." Xiao Ran also sized up the birdman in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Can I represent this group to ask for help from you, or can we make a deal?"
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