"Because of the unknown from the very beginning, we didn't understand your lordship and subjectively believed that you were a native, so after Prometheus' memories faded away, we became accustomed to the unknowns and considered them to be normal. That way, we wouldn't discover anything wrong with the memories that we thought were normal. Furthermore, the more abnormal a memory is, the more normal it is. If we didn't see you with our own eyes, we wouldn't have discovered anything wrong with it."
Baines frowned slightly and said while thinking, "No, that's not it. It should be said that your Excellency didn't deliberately hide it from us. Otherwise, if we couldn't be sure of your identity as a participant, or if you disguised yourself, we wouldn't be able to recognize you."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and looked at Baines with admiration. Although he was the one who took the initiative to expose his identity, Baines was able to discover the problem and give a rough explanation in such a short time. This alone was enough to prove his ability. Just his calmness and sharp insight were enough to prove his excellence. There was a sense of cautiousness in his every move. Although he might not be particularly outstanding, having such intelligence was already considered very good.
Looking at Aeschi, Baines, and the other three, Xiao Ran could naturally guess the responsibilities of the four in their small team. The most impulsive Harvey specialized in assault-type piloting and acted as the team's assaulter. Baines, on the other hand, was cautious and calm. He acted as the team's sniper and also took on the role of long-range support.
The only female in the team, Aeschi, was not only the team's eldest sister, but also the main force of the melee battle. As a combat-type pilot, she would cooperate with Harvey to delay the enemy when the team encountered white soldiers, creating an opportunity for Baines and the team's last firepower pilot, Siman, to kill the enemy.
Logically speaking, although the four-person team did not have a specialized support type pilot, which was a slight shortcoming, the overall degree of cooperation was actually quite high. No matter what kind of situation they encountered, with the tacit cooperation of the four people, they would be able to face it calmly. Being able to have a stable team from the beginning and until now was already an incomparable advantage compared to most participants, including solo participants. However, after going through the second round of the mission in the second world, among the four of them, none of them had advanced to become a B-Grade pilot. This situation was a little strange.
But no matter what, the four-person team of Aeschi was already considered a relatively well-rounded team among C-rank pilots. Based on Xiao Ran's current vision, their comprehensive combat strength was at least among the C-rank pilots. There was no need to make any changes at all to join a team that could fight alone. But speaking of which, if they were to fight with the same number of C-rank pilots in Xiao Ran's team, Xiao Ran honestly felt that the possibility of Aeschi's four-person team winning was very small.
At present, the C-rank pilots in the team were Law, Nalor, Dugus, and Ryukino. Among the four of them, Nalor seemed to be relatively normal. After all, she was a very normal participant. In terms of talent, she was just an average participant. Only her awakened skills were somewhat useful. However, after hanging around with Xiao Ran for so long, her body had been modified to the extent that it was most suitable for her to use. The power that she could exert in battle was not to be underestimated.
On the other hand, Law and Ryukino's bodies could not be calculated with common sense at all. One was called the Real Type, which was used as a super Type, and the other was a complete Fantasy Type. The power that they could exert was not comparable to the Real Type's body. It was not surprising that they could unleash a few ultimate skills.
On the other hand, Dugus was a real elite and ace. It would not be long before he could be promoted to B-rank. He had rich combat experience and a solid foundation. Although he was an assault pilot, he was also proficient in combat piloting and firepower piloting. His attack hit rate was not low either. If they really fought, he was definitely stronger than a C-rank pilot of the same level.
Speaking of which, if Aeschi's group of four were to fight against Law's group of four, the probability of losing was far greater than the probability of winning. It should be said that there was no possibility of winning at all. After all, Law and the other three were all taken care of by Xiao Ran. He had never mistreated them when it came to strengthening their attributes. Every one of their bodies was highly customized and the technical content was far superior to Aeschi's and the other three's bodies. Moreover, they had definitely experienced more battles than Aeschi's and the other three's bodies. After all, Xiao Ran would always have an ultimate mission card as the foundation for every mission. The training and battle time had far exceeded Aeschi's and the other three's bodies. Moreover, there were B-rank pilots who would often feed him, so in terms of combat experience, he should also surpass Aeschi's and the other three's bodies.
However, since Aeschi's and the other three's bodies had already joined the Burning Legion, Xiao Ran naturally would not allow them to rely on themselves after joining the Legion. He would definitely give them some support as they were considered the first team members to join the Burning Legion. After this mission was over, he would also arrange for Law to be responsible for some improvements to their bodies.
And if the four of them could truly see themselves as members of the Burning Legion and contribute to the Legion in some way, Xiao Ran would still increase his support. He would arrange for Cruzet, Graham, and Bassac, or even personally train with Aeschi's group a few more times. In a short period of time, the strength of the four would definitely increase explosively.
However, Xiao Ran would not tell them this directly. Instead, he would let the four of them decide on what to do. To be able to obtain Xiao Ran's support, it would depend on how important the Burning Legion was to them and how much they could do for the Legion.
After looking at the four of them, Xiao Ran did not deliberately suppress the doubts in his heart. He asked curiously, "Logically speaking, the four of you should have a tacit understanding from the start. Among the participants of the same batch, you should have an incomparable advantage. Also, the combat strength of your team should be considered the highest among the participants of the same batch. Why haven't there been any B-class participants yet?"
As soon as Xiao Ran's voice fell, the four participants who heard Xiao Ran's question, Aeschi, Harvey, Baines, and Siman, were stunned for a moment. Then, a constipated expression appeared on their faces. Harvey's facial features were almost twisted together. Aeschi, who looked pure and cute, but was also so beautiful that it was suffocating. She naturally exuded a seductive aura, but her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and the tip of her nose twitched slightly. She looked like a person who had never drunk before, but who had suddenly gulped down a large mouthful of wine. She was flushed, uncomfortable, and stuffy.
Baines, on the other hand, had a bitter look on his face. The corner of his mouth pulled into a speechless bitter smile. Even the most expressionless Baines looked like he had eaten a mouthful of food that was extremely difficult to swallow.
Xiao Ran stared blankly at the changes in their expressions. He had no idea how his words could cause such a rich change in their expressions. It was as if he had poked a sore spot that they did not want to recall. It was as if he had sprinkled salt on their wounds.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ran's eyebrows also twitched twice. He was a little stunned as he asked, "Did I ask something that I shouldn't have?"
"Ahem." Aeschi covered her mouth and coughed twice. She then awkwardly put her hands behind her back and said awkwardly, "There's nothing to hide from Sir. In the previous missions, our average evaluation was not very good. It was only slightly higher than the average participant. However, in the newbie mission and the mission where we met Sir, there were situations where we failed the main mission and side mission. In addition to the punishment for failing the mission, the final reward was also discounted. In addition, our evaluation was so low that even the average participant had a higher evaluation than us."
There would be a punishment for failing the main mission and side mission. However, the specific type of punishment was more clearly described in the side mission. Sometimes, the main mission would be more vague, but one thing was certain. It was definitely not a small loss for them at that time. As for the evaluation reward at the end of the mission, the higher the evaluation, the better the reward. This was also an important source of Prometheus's rewards.
Looking at their situation as newbies at that time, they had only received a relatively standard evaluation reward in the first three missions. This was really a little painful for them. It was really difficult for them to be able to persevere until now. No, it was difficult for them to grow to become a C-grade pilot without too many resources and then persevere until now.
"Uh …" After listening to Aeschi's answer, Xiao Ran suddenly understood. The main reason for all of this was because Aeschi and the others were currently facing him. It was precisely because of his appearance and every confrontation that this group of four with good potential was still rolling around in the C-grade pilot level. Moreover, in the first round of the golden mission, which was the most crucial part of the newbie mission period, they had suffered two consecutive setbacks from him. This caused the newbies, who were supposed to have potential, to struggle so hard in the mission world during the golden time of the first round of the mission to widen the gap between them and the other newbies.
After understanding this, Xiao Ran suddenly felt a great awkwardness in his heart, and this awkwardness was completely expressed on his face that had already taken off the mask. In the face of Xiao Ran's awkwardness, Aeschi and the others also responded with awkwardness. Both sides just looked at each other and fell into silence.
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