Soon, Catherine brought the two guests to him. One was a middle-aged man with black hair and a mustache, while the other was a Vendamirite with short blond hair. Two long stars extended from his hair, which were called 'Rune' sensory organs.
After Catherine and Cruzet left, Xiao Ran used the computer on his desk to learn a little about the Vendamirite Kingdom and the Vendamirites. However, there was very little information about the Vendamirite Kingdom. The only information he had was that the Vendamirites were not a race that posed a threat to the Unification.
The two men walked behind Catherine and entered Xiao Ran's office. While Xiao Ran was observing them, the two men were also carefully sizing up Xiao Ran. Especially when they saw that Xiao Ran only had the face of a young man in his twenties, the two men felt a little surprised in their hearts.
They were surprised that the person who could make the original 25 Fleet Fleet independent was only this young. He didn't have three heads and six arms and looked like an elegant person. However, the two men didn't dare to underestimate Xiao Ran in the slightest.
Catherine brought the two men to Xiao Ran's desk and stopped in front of it. She glanced at the two men who seemed a little reserved and introduced them to Xiao Ran. "My Lord, these two are the emissaries sent by the Vendamirite Kingdom, Ross Ayero Vendamirite, a member of the Vendamirite Royal Family, and the person in charge of the Brichgaman Star Cluster of the Epsilon Consortium, Berga Stone."
Although humans and Vendamirites looked very similar, the biggest difference was the 'Rune'. Xiao Ran could tell who was a human and who was a Vendamirite at a glance. Naturally, he could distinguish the identity of the two men. Xiao Ran didn't expect that one of the servants was a member of the royal family, and the other was the regional director of a huge consortium.
After Catherine introduced them, the two men bowed to Xiao Ran with the Vendamirite etiquette. "Greetings, my Lord."
"Hmm." Xiao Ran nodded gently and stood up. He raised his hand and gestured. "I don't think I need to introduce myself. Please take a seat. Catherine will prepare tea for you two."
Catherine nodded and left directly. As for whether it would be dangerous to leave Xiao Ran alone, she didn't care. She knew that as long as Xiao Ran wanted to, he could deal with the two men in an instant. It was impossible for the two of them to pose a threat.
Xiao Ran walked across the table and personally invited the two men to sit on the sofa in the office. After the two men bowed to Xiao Ran again, they saw that Xiao Ran was the first to sit on the sofa.
After the two men sat down, Xiao Ran took the initiative to speak. "I don't like to beat around the bush. I have a general understanding of the matter between the Vendamirite Kingdom and the Unification Kingdom. However, the purpose of your visit is indeed puzzling. Under such circumstances, your appearance here will more or less bring me some unnecessary trouble. But I still decided to meet you and hear the real purpose of your visit."
Xiao Ran's straightforward words made the two men feel a little awkward. They didn't come to visit Xiao Ran without the intention of stirring up the situation. Even if they didn't manage to rope in the Unification Kingdom, they still had the intention of reducing the pressure on the Unification Kingdom. How could they not be surprised when Xiao Ran said it out loud?
The member of the Vendamirite Royal Family, Ross, wasn't used to this, so he was a little uneasy. But the person in charge of the Epsilon Financial Group, Shi Dong, quickly regained his composure. He was so thick-skinned that he acted as if nothing had happened. He smiled and said, "You worry too much, Sir. The status of your Unification Kingdom is special, and you occupy the center of the Milky Way. It's normal for anyone to come to this place. The Unification Kingdom won't cause a rift with your Unification Kingdom just because of the two of us."
Xiao Ran glanced at Shi Dong indifferently. Although he knew that Shi Dong was just being polite, he also spoke the truth without knowing it. If there wasn't the current president of the Unification Kingdom, the two men's arrival would more or less arouse suspicion. But with the connection between Cruzet and the bald president, the Unification Kingdom wouldn't cause a rift with the Unification Kingdom just because of the two men's arrival.
Xiao Ran's gaze was emotionless, and Shi Dong's heart skipped a beat when he saw it. He shut his mouth and didn't dare to say anything else. Shi Dong instantly realized that the person before him wasn't one of the officials he had dealt with in the past. Instead, he was a true madman, a madman that no one in the new unified government dared to provoke. He was a powerhouse who led the fleet to independence on his own.
"Cut the crap. I want to know your true intentions." A cold voice sounded in their ears. The emotionless voice sent chills down their spines. They exchanged glances with each other. Ross, a member of the royal family of Windamir, gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, our Kingdom of Windamir has been exploited and suppressed by the Unified for many years. Our citizens are also harassed by the Unified's garrison. Our kingdom is just a small country that mainly relies on agriculture. We're just an insignificant existence compared to the colossal Unified."
"But we are an independent country after all and have our own rights. We can accept to join the big family of the Unification Kingdom, but we can't accept the endless humiliation of the Unification Kingdom and depriving us of our rights. If the Unification Kingdom continues to exist in Windamir, the Windamir Kingdom will cease to exist. We have no choice but to choose independence. I hope you can understand that we have no enmity toward the humans and your Unification Kingdom. We have no choice but to make this choice for our people and our country."
Xiao Ran glanced at Ross who was gnashing his teeth and nodded slightly. What Ross meant was very simple. After all, the Windamir Kingdom was an independent country, a country that might have existed longer than the humans. No matter what the Unification Kingdom's intentions were when they came into contact with them, it had completely affected the stability and future of the Windamir Kingdom. Perhaps the Unification Kingdom even had thoughts of swallowing the Windamir Kingdom. In Ross's words, the Windamir Kingdom could agree to cooperate with each other, but they definitely couldn't accept the Unification Kingdom taking over them.
Even if both sides couldn't interact with each other on equal terms, they could accept becoming a vassal without affecting the independence of their country. The only thing they couldn't accept was that the Unification Kingdom wanted to swallow the Windamir Kingdom. Xiao Ran could understand that. If it were him, Xiao Ran wouldn't allow the Unification Kingdom to boss him around.
But understanding was one thing. How much Xiao Ran believed in Ross's words was another thing, and whether he was willing to help the Windamir Kingdom was another matter.
After Ross finished speaking, Shi Dong, the person in charge of the Epsilon Financial Group, which had a huge influence on the human side, added softly in fact, "Not every Unification Kingdom abides by the rules."
Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes. He heard more from Shi Dong's words. It seemed like the Unified Army had done something outrageous in the Windamir Kingdom. In that case, Xiao Ran didn't find it strange. It was normal for there to be some scum in such a large Unified Army. Didn't the 25th Fleet and the GALAXY Fleet used to be scum too?
For Xiao Ran, this kind of scum was indeed somewhat abhorrent. As a soldier, he didn't do what a soldier should do and instead oppressed civilians. He relied on force to do some despicable things, especially things that made people feel disgusted and angry. This kind of soldier shouldn't exist in this world.
With that in mind, Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said, "Whether the Windamir Kingdom becomes independent or not is neither good nor bad for me. What happens on the other side of the Milky Way won't affect this place, so I don't care how the conflict between you and the Unification Kingdom develops in the end."
"Right now, the 25th Fleet is only an independent fleet. We don't accept the Unification Kingdom's orders and won't find trouble with them. On the contrary, I also pay attention to our relationship with the Unification Kingdom. In other words, it's the same for other forces. But our fleet's main business now is trade. We won't reject anyone who wants to cooperate and trade with us."
Xiao Ran tactfully rejected the purpose that the two hadn't mentioned yet. No matter what they thought, Xiao Ran didn't want to know. But if it was a normal trade, Xiao Ran wouldn't object. And this was also the little help that Xiao Ran could give to the Windamir Kingdom.
After all, the 25th Fleet was Xiao Ran's most important faction territory. Xiao Ran didn't want any trouble to happen in this place. Although he wasn't afraid of the Unification Kingdom, it was better to have less trouble. It was already good enough to maintain the current situation before they became truly powerful.
The two didn't have much of a change in expression after hearing Xiao Ran's words. Perhaps they already knew that it was impossible for Xiao Ran and the 25th Fleet to intervene and support them. However, Windamir had the support of a huge financial group like Epsilon. Other than lacking in military strength, there weren't many problems in other aspects.
Ross sighed, but Shi Dong said, "My Lord, regarding the independence of the Kingdom of Windamir, we do not expect to receive the full support of your fleet. However, we do hope that my Lord can provide some assistance to the Kingdom of Windamir. The people of the Windamir Kingdom are very pure, and their lives are very simple. If it weren't for the Unification Kingdom playing a bad role in this matter, the Windamir Kingdom would never do such a thing. "
"Also, the Kingdom of Windamir is able to gain a foothold at the border of the Milky Way. For your fleet, there are only benefits and no disadvantages. The Kingdom of Windamir has a very good relationship with the nearby races. These races also have their own special resources and technology. If Sir can provide some insignificant help, you will definitely gain more prestige and practical benefits among these races. They will also be able to follow Sir's lead."
Xiao Ran fell silent. Of course, it wasn't because of the benefits and prestige mentioned by Stone. It was because Xiao Ran felt that the Unification Kingdom had indeed played a disgraceful role in the matter of Windamir Kingdom. Xiao Ran would have his own likes and dislikes for things that had nothing to do with his mission. He would also sympathize with the weak. In addition, from Xiao Ran's eyes, this member of the royal family of the Windamir Kingdom was indeed a very simple person. Ross couldn't hide this from Xiao Ran's eyes and feelings.
After a few minutes of silence, Catherine reappeared in the office with tea and placed it in front of the two. Shi Dong didn't touch the cup in front of him at all, but Ross kept sipping the tea in his cup as if he was thirsty.
"Tell me, what do you want?" Suddenly, Xiao Ran opened his mouth. Shi Dong and Ross were pleasantly surprised after hearing Xiao Ran's words. Before Shi Dong could speak, Ross hurriedly said, "We hope that my Lord can provide us with some necessary support to reduce our pressure. If this matter can be negotiated on the table, that would be the best result."
Shi Dong rolled his eyes helplessly after hearing Ross' words. He shook his head and said to Xiao Ran, "We hope that my Lord can provide us with a batch of weapons, medicine, food and other supplies. Of course, the Epsilon Financial Group will buy these at market price. We will definitely not make things difficult for my Lord."
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows, "Transformers? With the influence of the Epsilon Financial Group, it shouldn't be a problem for you to obtain these things, right? "
Shi Dong shook his head and helplessly said, "Right now, the Epsilon Financial Group is greatly restricted in that place. Of course, we can obtain some things, but it will be very troublesome. Moreover, the Epsilon Financial Group is more focused on ordinary trade. Although we are involved in weapons, it isn't as much as my Lord thinks. At the very least, the most important warships aren't something our Epsilon Financial Group can easily obtain, especially since we have clearly expressed our support for the Kingdom of Windamir."
"Warships, huh?" Xiao Ran nodded. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I understand. Can you let me think about it? Of course, no matter what, as a favor to the innocent, I can promise to provide you with some help and support, but to what extent I can provide, I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"Thank you, thank you." Ross hurriedly stood up and bowed to Xiao Ran. With a serious expression, he said to Xiao Ran, "Thank you very much, My Lord. If my Lord is really in a difficult position, my Kingdom of Windamir won't dare ask for too much help. However, I hope that my Lord can accept the civilians of Windamir once we start a war with the Unified Alliance."
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