After Kati Manikin met up with Sergei's troops and headed towards the Federation's military headquarters, she also filled Xiao Ran in on some of the things that Sergei didn't understand or didn't understand, allowing Xiao Ran to understand more.
But no matter what the Federation was like, Xiao Ran only knew that the current Federation was no longer the same Federation that was just established. Back then, although many countries were unwilling to join the Federation, they still maintained normal relations with each other. There were basically no forces that openly opposed the Federation, not to mention the existence of a rebel army.
But now, the Federation had a rebel army. Most of its members were people who opposed the Federation. Some were national soldiers who were forcibly unified by the Federation, and some were soldiers who were dissatisfied with the current policies and military operations of the Federation. The composition of the rebel army was rather complex, but they all had the same goal, which was to overthrow the Federation government. Even within the Federation, there were actually many voices, but it was only because of the existence of A-Laws that these voices were suppressed.
In short, the current Federation was an ultimate boss. It was evil, and it was enough for Xiao Ran to understand this point. If this Federation was a Federation that was supported by millions, then it would be very difficult for Xiao Ran to overthrow this Federation to complete his mission. And now, the evil behavior of the Federation gave Xiao Ran the opportunity to complete his mission.
As for A-Laws, the people led by Kati Manikin and Sergei controlled less than a third of A-Laws' strength. Under the circumstances of the Federation, they could be said to be important members under the special privileges of A-Laws. However, the logistics supply lines of these troops were firmly controlled by Goodman, so even though there were many people who questioned and opposed Goodman's unreasonable orders, they were actually restrained by Goodman and the Federation. This was also the main reason why even though there were so many people, they still didn't have the right to speak.
As for the Celestials, Xiao Ran learned from Kati Manikin that in the past four years, the Celestials had actually appeared and disappeared. Although they didn't appear and intervene in the battle on a large scale like four years ago, the Celestials' actions had never really been interrupted. There were also reports of Celestial mecha in some small-scale battles, and there were also reports of suspected Celestial agents, but it didn't cause too much of a stir. At the same time, it also made A-Laws constantly vigilant of the Celestials' movements.
When Xiao Ran arrived at the headquarters of the Federation Army, he had a better understanding of the current situation in the world, the internal situation of the Federation, the Celestials, and A-Laws.
Xiao Ran's return may be a big deal in the eyes of some people, but in the eyes of many people, it was a trouble that must be ignored. The uniqueness of A-Laws gave the Federation Army the ability to control and appoint people, but in fact, the control they had over this independent security force was actually very small.
Whether it was Xiao Ran, Kati Manikin, or Sergey, they were very clear about this point. But the purpose of bringing Xiao Ran to the Army Headquarters wasn't to really restore Xiao Ran's position as the commander of A-Laws, but to let the Army Headquarters and the Federation recognize Xiao Ran's identity and acknowledge Xiao Ran's return.
Xiao Ran, who had disappeared from this world for more than four years, returned to the Army Headquarters accompanied by Kati Manikin and Sergey, but he wasn't really warmly received by the Army Headquarters. They only welcomed Xiao Ran's return and sent someone to express their condolences. After that, they almost forgot about Xiao Ran. The specific explanation was that the current situation of A-Laws was special and the situation in the world was complicated. After careful consideration, Xiao Ran was no longer suitable to continue serving as the commander of A-Laws. Please wait for specific arrangements.
Such a reply threw Xiao Ran aside. Although this reply made Kati Manikin and Sergey a little helpless, at least the Army Headquarters had officially recognized Xiao Ran's identity. At least on the surface, no one would pose any threat to Xiao Ran.
As Kati Manikin still had work to do, she had to leave the Army Headquarters after two days. Sergey stayed behind to protect Xiao Ran with the excuse that the Army Headquarters needed to rest. The Army Headquarters couldn't object to this at all. Although Xiao Ran was now considered a standby, he was still a great contributor and an important official when the Federation was first established. Even if the Army Headquarters' arrangement wasn't warm enough, they didn't treat him coldly. Everything that needed to be arranged was properly arranged. His four years of salary and subsidies were not reduced, of course, except for his work.
This situation made it seem like the Army Headquarters wanted to ignore him or simply keep him. And Xiao Ran was more than satisfied with this situation. He didn't want to return to A-Laws, where he would definitely be eliminated. A-Laws would definitely become an important tool for him to disrupt the Federation and make more people stand up against the Federation. If he returned to A-Laws, wouldn't he be implicated as well? The Army Headquarters could arrange whatever they wanted. After all, he had the rank of General, so no matter what they arranged, he wouldn't be sent to guard the entrance.
He could either stay in the Army Headquarters to handle matters, which would make it easier for Xiao Ran to obtain all the information he wanted. He could also interact more with the high-ranking officers in the Army Headquarters to determine who could be used to overthrow the Federation. If he didn't stay in the Army Headquarters, he would be sent out. With Xiao Ran's rank, as long as he was sent out, he would at least be the chief officer of a region. Or he could command a military base on his own, which was also suitable for him to develop his own strength. So no matter what the Army Headquarters arranged, it wouldn't matter. The key was that the sooner the better.
Three days passed just like that. Graham had also arrived near the Army Headquarters and contacted Xiao Ran. Then, he was brought into the Army Headquarters by El Erf. El Erf began to investigate all the information he needed, including information on Wang Liumei. With El Erf's ability, even if he couldn't dig out more information about Wang Liumei, he could still successfully obtain a lot of information he needed. If El Erf wanted to infiltrate, there weren't many places in this world that he couldn't go.
But El Erf was more interested in digging out information about the world itself, especially the dark deeds done by the Federation and A-Laws. As El Erf used various methods to dig out information, a lot of information was stored in El Erf's small handheld computer.
Laguna, the source of Celestial's funding, the guy whom Xiao Ran had subdued and given a lot of benefits before leaving. Team W had also successfully made contact with Laguna. Although the process was not very pleasant, the five members of Team W seized the opportunity and directly killed all the bodyguards around Laguna. They appeared in Laguna's bedroom without making any big movements at all.
One could imagine the expression on Laguna's face when he opened his eyes and saw the five of them. Now, Laguna also knew that if Xiao Ran wanted his life, he could end it at any time. Laguna couldn't help but feel deeply grateful. He was glad that although he wanted to seize all of Celestial's assets, he didn't go too far in the end. At least there was still room for manoeuvre.
From that day onwards, Laguna's bodyguards decreased by a bunch, and then he gained five more bodyguards. The materials for the tournament were also sent to Celestial's base.
After Livonz left with Cruzet, he left Earth in a shapeshifting fighter. Livonz wasn't too surprised that the shapeshifting fighter had the ability to break through the atmosphere. He just smiled and let Cruzet take him wherever they went.
But as time went by, Livonz felt that something was wrong. First, they flew past the moon's orbit and flew past a few small colonial satellites. Then, they flew further and further away, and the speed of the shapeshifting fighter also became faster and faster. At this time, the indifference in Livonz's eyes had long disappeared. A few hours later, they flew into the meteorite belt where Frontier and the Burning Legion were hiding. Livonz might be expressionless, but his thoughts were quite interesting.
Even though Livonz didn't know the true capabilities of the shapeshifting fighter and wasn't piloting it personally, he could still see his position through the panel in front of him from the back seat. It was impossible for them to fly so far away from Earth in such a short period of time. It was something that Earth's technology couldn't achieve at all. However, he couldn't help but believe everything that happened before his eyes.
When Livonz saw the two battleships, one large and one small, docked together, he couldn't help but be surprised. He stared at the huge Burning Legion and the much smaller Frontier. These huge battleships were completely different from the battleships of the current world system, which greatly impacted Livonz's understanding.
Although Livonz didn't know what combat capabilities these two battleships had, their huge size to a certain extent meant that they had huge firepower. Livonz speculated that these two battleships had the ability to annihilate the current Federation's space fleet.
In this world, space battles were mostly fought by the MS, and there was no such thing as battleships. The battleships of this world weren't so much battleships as they were more like transport ships. Apart from the main cannon, the battleships only had some missile launchers, and that little firepower was insufficient against the MS. Using the battleships in battle was like using the battleships as targets. In Livonz's eyes, these two battleships existed for battle no matter how he looked at it.
The huge cannon at the front of the two battleships made Livonz terrified. He also understood what Xiao Ran meant by the fear of being unable to stop these two battleships. Even if he gathered the power of the entire Federation, he still wouldn't be able to stop these two battleships.
When the fighter entered the hangar of the Burning Legion, Cruzet took the lead and jumped off the fighter. He then smiled at Livonz and made an inviting gesture. Livonz then got off the fighter and followed behind Cruzet silently.
Livonz didn't speak, perhaps because he was shocked, or perhaps because he had other thoughts in his mind. However, his silence didn't mean that Cruzet wouldn't say anything. "Welcome to the Burning Legion. This is our flagship, and the other one is a special battleship called the Frontier. I will show you around. Our battleships are different from all the other battleships on Earth, and they have a very interesting function. If you have the chance, you will see it."
Livonz nodded. Although he was shocked by the size of the Burning Legion and was really interested in everything around him like Granny Liu in the Grand View Garden, Livonz still showed an indifferent look with a faint smile. "I'm looking forward to it. But can I ask you a question? I'm afraid that such a ship can't be made on Earth. I'm curious about where you got this ship from. A ship of this size must require the participation of many people and a huge amount of resources. However, I didn't know that a huge amount of resources and people had disappeared in the past few years."
Kreutzer chuckled and said, "So you think we're aliens? Haha, I can tell you clearly that we are not aliens. We are normal people on Earth, and we can prove it to you. I think DNA is the best way to prove whether we are human or not. "
"Of course, building this kind of battleship does require a lot of resources and people, but these are not unsolvable problems. There are endless resources in the universe for us to use, and we don't need any resources from Earth to build this battleship. Although there are a lot of people, it's definitely not as many as you think. Most of the work can be done by industrial robots, and your intelligence agency is only within Earth's circle, so it's naturally impossible for them to detect things outside Earth's circle."
"As for other things, I don't think I can tell you too much, but if you have any ideas, you can think of them as facts."
From the moment Livonz stepped into the Burning Legion, many things had gone out of his control and plan. This three-day tour of the Burning Legion and the Frontier allowed Livonz to see more things, but it also gave him more doubts. His fear of Xiao Ran had evolved into fear. With the resources of the Burning Legion, it would only take a day to build an invincible army. Livonz admitted that he had no ability to resist such power.
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