After escaping from the pursuit of the Minerva, everyone on the Gadi Lu breathed a sigh of relief. Although they weren't afraid of a one-on-one battle with the Minerva, if they were caught by the Minerva and surrounded by more Zaft troops, even if their current strength doubled, it wouldn't be of much help.
After the Minerva confirmed the mission of continuing the pursuit, it began to actively search for the Gadi Ru and actively pursued it. The old fox, Dilandar, on the ship, received an unexpected news. Not long ago, he was thinking that he must add a real ace to his plan, especially before the real awakening of the special potential, there must be an ace pilot who could hold the fort. And now, that ace had appeared right in front of him.
Aslan Sara, the hero of the last war, now known as Aleix, was the attendant and bodyguard of Prime Minister Aube, Kajali Yura Aslan. Like Kira Yamato, he was regarded as one of the strongest MS pilots of this era. He was the creator of world peace and was also a legend that spread across the world.
However, legends were only legends after all. For those who did not know the real situation, the existence of Aslan and Kira was a mystery. However, there was another person who was also very famous around the world. He was the one who really suppressed the Alliance Army and the Zaft Army to stop the war. He was worshipped by countless people, worshipped by countless people, and was even regarded as the devil by the Alliance Army and the Zaft Army. At this time, on the Gadi Ru, he was watching the so-called adjustment of the Three Roaches with his own eyes.
After escaping, as the highest commander of the warship and the leader of the Three Roaches, Xiao Ran also saw with his own eyes how the so-called biological CPU technicians adjusted the memories of the Three Roaches. Through a device called the Cradle, they used drugs, hypnosis, and even man-made information to replace their real memories and control their minds. The whole process seemed simple, but it completely ignored the damage that drugs and hypnosis caused to the bodies and brains of the Three Roaches. It was a very cruel and forced process that did not treat the Three Roaches as human beings at all.
On the other hand, the most common problem for the enhanced human wasn't the hypnosis or drugs. Instead, it was the control of the brain waves. The brain waves that were forcibly adjusted through technical means that went against normal physiology would gradually be adjusted under the influence of the body. However, this adjustment would also bring about great pain to the enhanced human.
However, even though Xiao Ran was standing in front of the console and witnessing all this with his own eyes, he did not feel much emotion, nor did he feel any anger. He just watched everything calmly like a bystander. Xiao Ran sympathized with the fate of the Three Roaches. If there was a chance, Xiao Ran would even be willing to use the portable enhanced healing pod to treat the Three Roaches.
But now, the adjustment that the Three Roaches received wasn't a bad thing in a way, especially for Stella. If she didn't adjust, her mind would collapse quickly. And whether it was Stella or Justin, they had a lot of fear because of the previous operation. This fear would also become a factor that hindered their success when they set foot on the battlefield again.
On the other hand, the Three Roaches who had been enhanced also had a strong dependence on drugs, just like the previous generation of the Three Roaches. If they weren't injected or ingested drugs, the final result would be the same as Stella's mental breakdown in the original plot. Their minds would be in chaos, and their bodies and brains would be out of control. The self-adjustment of their brain waves would bring them extreme pain.
After watching for a while, Xiao Ran directly left the adjustment room and went to the bridge. When he saw Xiao Ran floating in, Ian Lee said, "Our mission should be considered a success, right?"
Xiao Ran glanced at Ian Lee and shook his head slightly. Even though they had basically escaped the pursuit of the Zaft fleet, Xiao Ran knew that the Minerva in the original plot would eventually catch up with them. Not to mention, there was no notification saying that the mission had been completed, which was enough to explain the problem.
The mission requirement was very simple. They just had to seize the three newly developed Zaft airframes. But now that the airframes were in their hands, there was no notification saying that the mission had been completed. This meant that they were not really safe now. The Minerva or the Zaft fleet might appear again at any time and give them a head-on attack. And in Xiao Ran's opinion, perhaps the mission would only be considered complete after they had truly shaken off the Minerva's pursuit. Or maybe a certain time or event had come …
Ian Lee was a little surprised. "You think they will continue to pursue us?"
"That's right." Xiao Ran tapped his feet lightly and sat down on the chair next to Ian Lee. He asked, "Copy the information of the three airframes, and how is the inspection of my airframe coming along?"
When Ian Lee heard Xiao Ran asking about serious matters, he replied, "It's already started, but it will probably take more than an hour to complete. However, I'm afraid the airframe used by the colonel won't be able to be used today."
"It's that serious?" Xiao Ran frowned slightly.
Ian Lee nodded helplessly and said, "The report from the maintenance crew says that most of the airframe's cooling pipes are damaged. A lot of the thrusters have melted due to excessive power output. The airframe's abnormal operation during battle has caused cracks and loosening in the joints of the deformed structure. Even the skeleton and armor have been deformed in many places. At the same time, due to the tremendous pressure, the wings on the backpack components have reached the limit of their use and have to be replaced. All the repairs will take at least a day or two to complete."
Xiao Ran shook his head speechlessly after hearing Ian Lee's words. He was now certain that this Sacred Shield Dagger was probably a test machine that was assembled at the last minute. It was a fake product that was rushed out to obtain data. Although the body itself had reached the grade of C +, it was a counterfeit that only had a facade but no foundation. Even when he was piloting the Dark Heresy that Dugus was currently using, such a situation wouldn't happen even if he were to operate it to the limit. He didn't expect this body to be on the verge of being scrapped after only one use.
The damage to the airframe also gave him a headache. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to use his Justice Gundam. Not to mention, the Justice Gundam was not in his hands at all. It was on the Archangel class Dominion Angel. On the Gadi Lu, other than the three Gundams, the remaining airframes were all miscellaneous airframes that Xiao Ran despised. Next, he would have to face Zhen, Rei, Aslan, and even the four participants on the Minerva.
If he only relied on the Three Cockroaches and the miscellaneous airframes, Xiao Ran was almost certain of the outcome of the Gadi Lu. Xiao Ran even thought that the problem with the Sacred Shield Dagger might have been arranged by Prometheus. Prometheus gave him a one-time use airframe to complete the main mission when he was forced to change his identity and did not have an airframe. This was to give him an opportunity to complete the mission. Otherwise, when there were participants in the Armory No. 1 and Xiao Ran did not have an airframe to fight, it would really be impossible for him to complete the mission.
Xiao Ran rubbed his head and said, "The current combat power on the ship is still a lot weaker than the forces I've encountered before. If ZAFT really catches up to us, it'll be difficult to rely on the three of them alone. Speed up the analysis of the three airframes. If necessary, I'll pilot the green airframe to fight."
Ian Lee nodded. He did not have any objections to Xiao Ran's words. Instead, he asked, "Then, should we follow the planned route and evacuate towards the asteroid belt?"
"Asteroid belt …" Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes. "If we continue to head towards the asteroid belt, the Minerva will catch up with us sooner or later. Although I can pilot the Chaos Gundam, if the four participants are also on the Minerva, it'll basically be a seven versus three situation. Moreover, the Gaia Gundam and the Abyss Gundam are no match for them. In the original plot, after the battle in the asteroid belt, the fall of Unius 7 will occur. When that happens, the Minerva will move on to Unius 7 and won't have time to deal with us. So, as long as we can delay and avoid the battle in the asteroid belt, we might be able to complete the main mission directly."
"But Unius 7 … Are we really going to watch it fall into pieces and fall to Earth?" Xiao Ran gently clenched his fists. He did not know what to do. Even if Xiao Ran wanted to stop Unius 7 from moving towards Earth, it was already too late. The only thing he could do was to not send the Three Roaches in to cause trouble after ZAFT started its crushing operation. That way, he could ensure that Unius 7 would be damaged to the greatest extent. However, this did not mean that Unius 7 would be completely crushed.
Once Unius 7 started to move, even if its huge mass was cut into pieces, it would not be easily crushed. No matter how small Unius 7 was cut into pieces, there would definitely be fragments that would continue to fall towards Earth. With Unius 7's huge mass, the only difference was that without the Three Roaches' interference, or even with the help of the Three Roaches, the ZAFT could crush Unius 7 to a certain extent and reduce the damage to Earth.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran could not help but start to tap his fingers on the armrest out of habit. "The current situation is not suitable to change the plot too much at this time. Firstly, the faction is limited. Secondly, the whereabouts of Mary and the others are uncertain. More importantly, I don't have enough power to protect myself at the moment. Instead of taking the risk to change the plot, I might as well complete the main mission steadily and find the trigger condition to change the faction."
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