After receiving Xiao Ran's promise, Tessa left with Richard in a hurry. Xiao Ran patted his head as he watched them leave. He was so shocked by the news from Tessa and Richard that he forgot about the important matter he wanted to ask.
Initially, Xiao Ran wanted to ask Tessa if she got any information from Jiu and the others. But now, it seemed that Tessa didn't get much useful information from Jiu and the others. To be more precise, she didn't get the information he needed.
In that case, Xiao Ran felt that he might as well talk to Jiu himself. Maybe he could get some information from their reactions. So, he turned around and walked straight to the cell where Jiu and the others were locked up.
After Tessa and Richard left, their expressions were very serious. Tessa's serious face was full of doubts. She seemed to be talking to herself, but also seemed to be asking Richard, who was beside her, "Lieutenant Colonel, did you notice that Mr. Arikos seemed a little too calm when dealing with this matter?"
"He didn't even need to think about the countermeasures he proposed. At least in my opinion, every one of them hit the nail on the head. How could an ordinary person be able to deal with it so calmly in such a short time? Although I don't know why Mr. Arikos wants Mr. Luo to take over the logistics and other departments, I think it's definitely not without reason."
"Also, it was the same in the past. He looked like he was used to giving orders to others, and his aura made it impossible for others to refuse. Whether it was now or before, I felt that once Mr. Arikos said something, it was natural for us to follow his orders and complete them."
"Have you seen such a person before?"
Richard was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Mr. Arikos isn't an ordinary person. At least in my experience, I have never seen someone with such strong fighting ability. Although he usually looks gentle, he's a very strong and determined person. To be honest, I have never felt the fear he gives me."
"Even my former commanding officer felt the same. Mr. Arikos's aura is more solid and terrifying than those generals, so he definitely isn't as simple as he looks."
"What's more, his subordinates, El Erf, Law, and the new addition, Lamba, are all not simple characters. El Erf's terrifying skills can take out all the members of the Mithril by himself. Mr. Law's excellent mechanical skills can improve the technical strength of the entire Mithril. Although I don't know what the man called Lamba is capable of, I think he should be outstanding in some way."
"That's right. He's an excellent person no matter where he is. He won't have any objections to Mr. Arikos's orders and arrangements. From this point of view, there's a clear primary and secondary relationship between them. They're not as simple as a simple mercenary squad."
"That's why I think Mister Arikos must have a powerful background. I just don't know what kind of organization could nurture such a group of people. No matter how the world develops, I'm afraid there won't be many peaceful days left in the future."
"Is that so?" Tessa said with a doubtful tone, but the expression on her face showed that she agreed with Richard's words. After a slight sigh, she asked, "Then do you think they'll agree to Mr. Arikos's request?"
"I don't know." Richard shook his head and said with certainty, "But I know that if they don't agree, the Mithril's Son will definitely fall into Mr. Arikos's hands."
"Sigh."
Xiao Ran, who had left, didn't know about the conversation between Tessa and Richard. Instead, he entered the confinement room where Jiulong and the others were locked up. On the Mithril's Son, Xiao Ran might not be able to enter the core of the ship, enter the bridge, or enter other people's private spaces, but there was no place on the ship that Xiao Ran couldn't enter.
Even the confinement room where important prisoners were locked up was the same. Even the two soldiers standing at the door saluted Xiao Ran without any intention of stopping him. Xiao Ran didn't belong to Mithril and Xiao Ran wasn't their superior.
After entering the confinement room, Xiao Ran saw El Erf sitting on a chair with his eyes closed. Jiulong was tied to a chair and wearing restraints. Gates and the others were also tied to a chair. There was even an extra bed in the confinement room where an injured woman was handcuffed.
El Erf might have heard Xiao Ran's footsteps. After opening his eyes, he stood up and nodded at Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran walked to El Erf's side and patted him on the shoulder. "How are you feeling? Do you want to rest?"
Xiao Ran didn't ask El Erf out of courtesy. In fact, El Erf wouldn't be polite to Xiao Ran. If he needed to rest, he would have nodded. But after hearing Xiao Ran's question, El Erf shook his head slightly. "No need."
"If you can't do it, let Lomba or Law come and replace you."
Xiao Ran said while sitting beside El Erf. What he said was so natural, but this was also very normal. In fact, except for Xiao Ran's higher attribute value, he was really not a match for Law and El Erf in physical combat. Law was the strongest one among them. As for Lomba, he was quite suitable for doing these boring things.
As for why he didn't count himself in, it wasn't that he did it on purpose or that he had forgotten. It was just that he wasn't suited to guard this place. Even if he had nothing to do, he would still have to personally participate in any battle or negotiation. Everyone had a different division of labor. Unless something unexpected happened, Xiao Ran naturally wouldn't do anything that didn't fall under his category.
"It's okay." El Erf shook his head and also sat down. Even if Xiao Ran didn't say it, El Erf had already guessed it. In front of Nine Dragons and the others, he said without scruples. "During the interrogation, I didn't reveal too much valuable information. In addition, I didn't participate in the interrogation. I just sat here as an observer."
"Understood." Xiao Ran nodded. He already knew what El Erf meant. During the interrogation process, El Erf didn't participate at all, so it was impossible for him to ask the questions that they were more concerned about. Some questions that were completely unrelated to Mithril.
Turning his head, he saw that although Gates was still in a sitting position, he was tied up and snoring loudly. Nine Dragons had already opened his eyes and was wearing a gloomy expression. Xiao Ran also greeted Nine Dragons in a friendly manner.
"How do you feel?"
"Not bad." Nine Dragons' body was completely tied up, so he couldn't do anything to increase the credibility of his words. The smile on his face became even more gloomy and unfathomable. "If there is a chance, I will let you experience it personally."
"Is that so? But I'm afraid there won't be such a chance." Xiao Ran spread his hands and smiled. "I find it very strange. Amalgamate, who has always been hiding in the dark, actually stood up so recklessly and arrogantly wanted to start a new world war. How can you ensure that you can control the changing situation of war? Can you tell me the answer to this question?"
Nine Dragons heard Xiao Ran's words and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. Xiao Ran also clearly saw the ears of the sleeping Golden Hair Gates twitch, but he still maintained his sleeping appearance without any change.
Lowering his head, Nine Dragons suddenly let out a hearty laugh. "Hahaha! I never expected that you would be able to see through me. Indeed, you're not just an idiot who only knows martial strength and no brains. However, the more outstanding you are, the more excited I feel. Other than that useless Casio, you're the first person who can make me feel such an urge to kill you."
"I'm honored, but I still say the same thing. You won't have the chance." Xiao Ran's smile didn't change at all. He didn't show any emotion because of Nine Dragons' words. He only maintained the same tone and said, "Then, what's the answer to my question?"
Nine Dragons grinned and said eerily, "Do you think I'll tell you? But you can make a guess yourself. If you're right, maybe I'll be happy and can't help but nod in praise. Of course, you can also threaten us with death and torture. "
"Actually, I already have some guesses. Let me tell you so that we can both work together." The corners of Xiao Ran's mouth curled up, but his eyes, which were covered by the mask, had already lit up with a golden light. He took in all the movements of the people in front of him.
"Amalgamate was established many years ago. At first, it was an organization like Mithril to prevent war and maintain peace. But after so many years, its original purpose has changed and it has become an organization with the purpose of protecting itself and earning more benefits."
"After so many years, Amalgamate has become a very large, terrifying, and bloated organization. Its tentacles have penetrated into the national forces, countless enterprises, terrorist organizations, and so on. Your power has infiltrated the government, the army, banks, hospitals, and factories. It can be said that as long as it's a profession you need, your people will be there."
"Continuous infiltration, continuous expansion, and more and more people will join you for the common interests. If you develop steadily and slowly, in fact, it's not impossible to truly control this planet."
"Speaking of which, Amalgamate is really a powerful and terrifying existence …"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ran seemed to see a similar organization that existed in another world. Hydra, the organization that claimed to cut off one head and then grow two. There was also a great similarity between the two, but the sudden idea did not interrupt Xiao Ran's words.
"Such an organization must be quite successful in infiltrating the governments of various countries. It's not difficult to control the direction and attitude of a country's public opinion. Although I ruined half of your plan of killing three birds with one stone, in the end, you will achieve your true goal, which is to successfully provoke a conflict between two superpowers. This is worthy of respect."
"If it were me, the next step would be to send an unknown mercenary team to launch a revenge operation on the Soviet side. The operation would be clean and efficient, leaving no survivors and no clues. It would be best to choose an important strategic location and let the Soviets guess who did all this. It doesn't matter if they guessed correctly or not, and it doesn't matter if the conclusion is correct or not."
"The important thing is that you have a way to thoroughly muddy the waters and promote the outbreak of a world war. Those who oppose the war will disappear, and those you support will rise to power and gradually control the two superpowers. The left hand will play the right hand, and you will reshuffle the cards in the world, completely turning it into the private property of Amalgamate."
"Naturally, there's a reason why an organization that was originally in hiding suddenly stood up. Once your plan is seen through, you can only rely on force to forcefully push it forward. The first thing you need to deal with is the mithril that's blocking the way. Otherwise, just a list of names will cause Amalgamate to suffer huge losses, and all of your plans will go down the drain. "
"For an organization like Amalgamate that has existed for so many years to act out of the ordinary, it's not hard to guess. Perhaps because of some unforeseen event, you have obtained enough power to look down on the world, and because of that, you feel that you have the capital to rule the world."
"Of course, if it's just Lambda Driver, the Amalgamate wouldn't make such a decision. But from the Amalgamate's usual behavior, this operation is completely out of line with your usual pattern. Or perhaps because of some sudden change in the Amalgamate, your actions have become more radical?"
"Of course, this capital could also be due to the addition of some members with special powers, such as more whisperers, to make you feel that you have enough power to control the upcoming great change. I don't know how much of what I've said is correct and how much of it is wrong."
While Xiao Ran was speaking, he did not forget to record the reactions of everyone in the room for analysis. He tried to sense their emotions as closely as possible. Amalgamate's madness, Jiu's ruthlessness, and even the slightest fluctuation were all within his range of perception.
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, Amalgamate Gates could no longer pretend to be asleep. As the commanding officer of the executive team, he was one of the higher-ups of the Amalgamate. Although he was not among the top, he still knew more than others. Jiu, who was also qualified to lead an operation team, was the same. Although his expression did not change, Xiao Ran could sense his emotional fluctuations.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Jiu laughed again. His expression became even more sinister, but his tone became even more excited and tyrannical. "Yes, you're right. Most of what you said is correct. It's the most interesting thing to be enemies with people like you. But you only said a little bit wrong, and I won't tell you."
"Hahaha, this will give you a shock when it happens. I'm looking forward to seeing the change in your expression. I'm looking forward to seeing the moment when you know in fact that there's a problem but can't find a solution. I'm looking forward to seeing the moment when you panic because you can't solve it. I'm going to break your calm, break your indifference, ha … eh …?"
Jiu's crazy laughter suddenly stopped. It was as if his neck was choked, and he could no longer make a sound. And the reason for all this was because of one sentence from Xiao Ran.
"So it's not killing three birds with one stone, but killing four birds with one stone." Xiao Ran's indifferent voice rang in everyone's ears. The sound of palms clapping together rang throughout the confinement room. He said, "Amalgam's existence is not recognized, or perhaps only recognized by some people, but Mithril's existence is not a real secret."
"I see. The troops that attacked the Soviet Union would eventually become Mithril's horn of war. Even if they caused the Soviet Union to be angry, they would also become the sinners that started the world war. They would not be recognized by the United States, and would be viewed as enemies by the Soviet Union and the United States."
Gates' eyes widened instantly, and then he complained to Jiu, "Idiot, why are you saying this? Are you going to betray the organization?"
"Betray?" Jiu asked softly, and then he suddenly raised his voice and mocked, "Hahaha, betray? I've never thought of myself as one of Amalgam's people. I only do what I want to do. You give me money to do what I want to do. What betrayal is there? "
Gates was stunned for a moment, and then he shook his head and shouted, "Oh my god, aren't you afraid that the organization will send people to get rid of you? Let go of me over there, I'm going to clean up the traitors for the organization! "
"Pei, pei." Jiu spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Gates' face, and said disdainfully, "Other troops? Clean up the traitors. If you can leave alive, we'll talk about it after you spread the news. "
"Disgusting." Xiao Ran looked at Jiu's action and tilted his head in disgust. He then ordered the Mithril soldiers standing nearby, "Get someone to clean him up. It's disgusting to look at, and pull them away from me."
The soldiers looked at each other, and then a few of them quickly stepped forward and separated Jiu Long and Gates. A soldier ran out and soon came back with a black towel. He wiped Gates' face casually, and then threw it to the ground in disgust.
El Erf looked at Xiao Ran, who seemed to be thinking, and asked, "What should we do?"
Xiao Ran shook his head. He didn't have a good solution for the current situation. If the Mithril executives didn't agree to his request, then he could only forcibly take control of the Son of the Dan Slave and find a place to rest for a while. In short, he couldn't let the Son of the Dan Slave fall into danger.
Even if he had a plan, he would have to wait until the release of the second main mission to confirm it. Fortunately, that time was fast.
Exhaling softly, Xiao Ran opened his mouth and said, "In the current situation, I'm afraid even the shapeshifting mech won't be able to cope with the sudden changes in the situation. Although I don't know to what extent Mithril can do, at the very least, we need to get a better mech. Although that last thing may cause some damage to some places, at least it will prevent the possibility of destructive destruction in this world."
El Erf immediately understood what Xiao Ran meant, "Neutron disruptor."
"Yes, when the time comes, nuclear bombs won't be able to be used, and most of the AS won't be able to be used either. After all, the current small nuclear fusion furnace technology in the world is only an ordinary nuclear engine, not a controllable small nuclear fusion furnace like the thermonuclear energy engine. At that time, whether it's the Soviet Union, the United States, or even the Amalgam, their AS will basically be useless. It's still very meaningful to us."
"As for these people …" Xiao Ran looked at the people who were tied up and said, "They're really useless. We can't kill them now, but if we don't kill them, they'll be a disaster sooner or later. Let's see what the Mithril executives think before we decide whether to kill them or not. But if there's any change, don't care about Mithril's attitude, just kill them directly."
El Erf nodded, "Understood."
Shaking his head and walking out of the confinement room, Xiao Ran went to find Law and woke him up from his strange sleep. He told Law his idea and asked Law if it was possible to build a real MS, or at least a body like the Justice Gundam.
However, the final result was not that satisfying. The difficulty of creating a real MS was much higher than creating an AS. Even though there were many things that could be done with the help of the current technical strength and accumulation of Mithril, the material was the real problem.
Even if Law can synthesize the first generation of the Gundam alloy in the world of 0079, the environmental constraints are a problem that can't be solved at all. After all, it's impossible to go to the universe and build a steel mill for production. There are no such conditions in this world.
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