"Also, arrange for security at the banquet tonight. The injured guard became like this because he was protecting me. Follow up with him and make sure he gets the best treatment."
Bakirulu took note of Xiao Ran's instructions and nodded. "Got it."
"Okay." Xiao Ran responded and turned to look out of the window. At this time, the convoy had almost arrived at the administration building. Xiao Ran could already see many people waiting for his arrival in front of the building. After getting off the car and entering the administration building, Xiao Ran was surrounded by more people. There were even a change of clothes prepared for Xiao Ran. Harvey took it and followed Xiao Ran into the Prime Minister's office while the others waited outside.
After Xiao Ran casually cleaned up in the office and changed into the new set of clothes, Harvey could no longer hold back the question in his heart and asked, "Sir, we just received a side mission. It's about you."
"Oh?" Xiao Ran turned to look at Harvey with a little surprise and asked, "About my side mission? What's going on?"
"Although it's only a C-rank side mission, the mission requires us to protect you until you smoothly complete the transfer of power to Aube." Harvey scratched his head. He was also a little puzzled as to why a side mission would be related to a participant. But with Harvey's brain, it was more likely that he was more shocked by Xiao Ran than to find out why they triggered a side mission related to Xiao Ran.
Since Aeschi and the other three participants had joined Aube's faction, it was natural that they would fight for the benefit of Aube's faction and complete the mission given to them by the system. However, Xiao Ran was closely related to Aube. For Aube, Xiao Ran's successful promotion represented the benefits of Aube. Protecting Xiao Ran was equivalent to protecting Aube. Therefore, it was reasonable for Aeschi and the other three to accept such a side mission. Moreover, due to Xiao Ran's special identity as a participant, coupled with the series of arrangements and preparations made by Xiao Ran, it was normal that this side mission was only a C-rank side mission with a little more reward than a D-rank side mission.
And if such a thing happened in Xiao Ran's two exclusive territories, Xiao Ran could even take the initiative to issue Prometheus approved missions to the honorary members who entered the faction territory world. These missions included protecting him, conquering other factions for him, seizing important resources, and so on. The only difference was that all the rewards for the missions issued by him would be borne by him.
After Xiao Ran changed his clothes, he asked Harvey to open the door and called in a large group of people who were waiting outside the door. It could be said that all the core members of Aube who were not captured and did not run away were here. Among them, Xiao Ran knew many of them when he came to this world last time. Only a few people climbed to the core level in this world in two years.
Xiao Ran did not waste time talking to these people at this time. Instead, he directly assigned them tasks. Preparation for the press conference, military preparation for the battle, withdrawal of Aube's troops stationed abroad, stability of Aube's internal order, attention to the alliance, the actions of both sides of the ZAFT, and so on. After arranging everything quickly, he let those people leave.
And Xiao Ran also learned from Bakirulu's report that the battle with the several joint MS mechs, which was the participants of the alliance camp, had ended. Three of the five mechs were shot down, one died, two were captured, and the remaining two escaped. On the other hand, they lost seven Murasame, seven people died, the Chaos Gundam was damaged, and the rest of the mechs were slightly damaged.
In fact, in Xiao Ran's opinion, the loss of seven Murasame and the sacrifice of seven pilots was a very good result to be able to defeat an MS team composed of five participants. Killing one and capturing two, and being able to do all this without losing any important combat power on their side was already a very good result. However, in the same situation where they had two participants and three pilots who were not inferior to ordinary C-class participants, they still suffered such a loss. This was something that was somewhat unacceptable, but in general, it was because their side was too restricted.
The requirement to limit the five enemy participants to the sea outside the island made the pilots on Aubrey's side feel a little constrained. After all, a MS battle was not a one-versus-one battle. Instead, it required a roundabout battle within a large space. Those Aubrey pilots who sacrificed their lives might have been sacrificed due to lack of skill and impulsiveness, but similarly, there would also be those who sacrificed their lives to block the five pilots' attacks with their own bodies.
Although seven Mech pilots had sacrificed themselves, Xiao Ran's emotions were not affected at all when he heard the news. After all, this was a battle. Sacrifices were inevitable. For a warrior, sacrificing oneself in a head-on battle was not a disgrace but a glory. On the other hand, being assassinated was a form of anger and humiliation.
However, Xiao Ran still said to Bakirulu, "You must take good care of the families of the sacrificed pilots. If there are any difficulties, you must help them solve it. How is the guard's condition now?"
Bakirulu noted down Xiao Ran's words and said, "I just got in touch with the hospital. His vital signs have stabilized, but I'm afraid that the torn arm can't be sutured. The hospital wants to install a prosthetic arm. Also, the Angel has docked at the military port. Do we need to replenish the Angel's combat power?"
Xiao Ran shook his head. "No need. The three little guys on the Angel are enough. However, that Messiah Gundam, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"
Bakirulu thought for a while, but found that she did not know enough about the current Aube's truly capable pilots. She shook her head and said, "How about Mu? Among the people I know now, he's the only one most suitable for this body. "
Xiao Ran tapped his finger lightly in front of himself and said helplessly, "That's all we can do for now. Let him use the body. From now on, we need to find potential pilots in the entire Aube army. We must start to form an ace team that belongs to Aube. Otherwise, the average pilots won't be able to gain an advantage in the battle against the Alliance and ZAFT, and the real potential pilots will be limited by the performance of the mass-produced machine and will not be able to display their true strength."
Bakirulu nodded. Suddenly, she thought of something and said with a strange expression, "If you want to talk about potential pilots, I do have a candidate here. However, his age is about the same as when Kira boarded the Assault Gundam. His personality is a little too simple. Although he has undergone two years of training, he is still not suitable for combat. So, he has been arranged to be a test pilot in the Dawn Society."
Xiao Ran raised his head. "Who?"
"Mayo Flyingbird. I think you should know her."
Xiao Ran rubbed his face and shook his head gently at Bakirulu. He had almost forgotten about the Flyingbird family of three in Aube, especially the real Flyingbird's sister, Mayo Flyingbird. The real Flyingbird had the SEED ability, and the possibility of Mayo Flyingbird, who was of the same bloodline, having the same ability was indeed quite high. It was normal for her to show the same potential in MS piloting.
"That little girl? The little sister of the kid I arranged in ZAFT? " Xiao Ran thought for a while and shook his head. "Forget it. Since you said that she is not suitable for combat, then let her continue to be a test pilot in Aube. I want an ace that can play an absolute role in combat, not a little girl who has never been on the battlefield and can't bear to attack the enemy. Do what I told you just now as soon as possible."
"Got it." Bakirulu nodded and was ready to leave, but Xiao Ran suddenly stopped her. "If that little girl is willing to join the ace team, you don't have to stop her. Even if her current personality is not suitable for combat, you can still arrange for her to carry out a few more missions to see if she has the potential."
"Okay." Bakirulu responded and left the Aube prime minister's office that Xiao Ran currently occupied and used. Only Xiao Ran and Harvey were left in the entire office.
Xiao Ran rubbed his temples and said to Harvey, "Harvey, when Hatch and Schuman's bodies are fully repaired, you guys immediately go to the universe."
Harvey was stunned for a moment. "Sir, why are we going to the universe? Isn't Aube in need of power?"
"Go to D.S.S.D. There is something very important there. It is a very special body and some very useful technology. After you guys go there, you just need to protect that organization. As for who that organization chooses to give the technology to, you don't have to ask. Just try to get as much information as possible on their technology and body as possible. If necessary, I will personally go there."
That special mech was the Stargazer Gundam. Although that mech was not developed for the purpose of combat, in Xiao Ran's opinion, that mech's potential was much greater than just attacking freely. That special ring-shaped attack ability that could spread and shoot out beams of light in a ring-shaped pattern, and even use the beams of light to circle around itself to cut the enemy, was a very special way of attacking. It was also very destructive and unpredictable.
After equipping the Radiant Transmitter, the speed of the body could be maximized to the extreme, and the instantaneous acceleration ability was quite off the charts.
There was also a nano-repair system that could repair the body on its own. It could repair itself when the body was damaged. Just these alone made Xiao Ran feel the value of the body.
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