The special plundering group led by Luo left safely and returned to the freighter, while Xiao Ran continued to move toward the east of the ocean, and received a list of the harvest of this operation through communication.
With Xiao Ran becoming the target and actively attacking the military base, Luo and their actions did not encounter too many troubles and obstacles at all. The operation quickly gained a lot of money. Not only did the two vacated transport helicopters return fully loaded with cargo, but they also directly plundered two large Transport Aircraft parked on the factory apron, and sent the full cargo directly to the mainland.
Those Technicians who followed the action team to the factory were already filled with excitement when they saw the various equipment. They pointed here and there and arranged for the members of the action team to dismantle them in various ways. It didn't matter if they couldn't dismantle them slowly. They used AS to violently dismantle them.
Do you need this or that? The equipment is too big to take with you? It doesn't matter, you can still use AS to dismantle it. Anyway, many large-scale equipment only need some key parts inside, and the rest can be completely copied locally.
Yes, yes, that motherboard must be carefully protected. Wow wow wow, take all those Mechanical Arm away and take them away. Industrial machine tools of this precision can be taken away. These are the best samples. Also, don't let go of all the data information in the factory!
After filling up two transport helicopters and two large cargo planes to the point where they could no longer be loaded, Technicians reluctantly left under the pull of the operators, and the entire factory was completely turned into a sea of fire with an explosion after everyone left.
In fact, the local industrial strength is not bad, whether it is heavy industry or light industry. Compared with the leading United States and Soviet Union, the gap is not that exaggerated. Many finely processed products can also be manufactured locally. Otherwise, the local people will not be able to imitate the heavy-duty AS that they only have.
What really restricts the country from being able to catch up with the United States and the Soviet Union is the most sophisticated technology in details, more precise processing capabilities, and advanced concepts. After digesting these gains today, not only can we create something like the third-generation AS in the shortest time, but we can at least produce products that surpass the second-generation AS.
And as the plundering operation continues, what they did not get today will be obtained tomorrow, which will only make more and more things they lack in their hands. As long as they have all the technology of the third generation AS, even if they create the third generation AS, they will be able to achieve the goal very quickly.
However, with Luo, it is not impossible to manufacture the third-generation AS with current local equipment. Others cannot do it, but Luo is not subject to this restriction. If he could rely on Mithril equipment to manufacture Variable Fighter, then he can also use local equipment to manufacture heavy-duty AS to create a new machine that is no less than M9.
But having these things will greatly reduce Luo's workload. The local Technicians can completely rely on the analysis of these devices to transform their own advanced equipment and start mass production of new AS. As long as technology can break through the invisible shackles, the next development will be quite fast.
This will allow Luo to have more time to carry out other work and devote his energy to where it is needed more.
When Xiao Ran arrived at the predetermined coordinates, an ocean close to Canada and not far from the United States, after Xiao Ran's Variable Fighter appeared, Danner's Son slowly rose from the bottom of the sea and opened the outer deck. After storing Variable Fighter, it quickly disappeared on the sea level, and then started heading towards Mithril's headquarters.
As Variable Fighter was sent into the Gnaku, Xiao Ran also jumped out directly from the cockpit of Variable Fighter. As soon as he came out, he felt the dull atmosphere in the Gnaku. Everyone who appeared in the Gnaku had similar expressions of heaviness, confusion, numbness, etc. on their faces.
Tessa personally appeared in the Gnaku with Kalinin and Richard to welcome the arrival of Xiao Ran.
The moment she saw Xiao Ran appear in front of her, Tessa's eyes turned red uncontrollably, and a few drops of tears flowed down her cheeks. She stepped on her high heels and threw herself directly at Xiao Ran. She threw herself on Xiao Ran's chest, her shoulders began to shake, and she let out a gentle cry.
Xiao Ran was also stunned by Tessa's actions. He didn't expect that he would be treated like this when he came over, and someone would actively throw himself into his arms, which made him a little embarrassed under the gaze of at least dozens of pairs of eyes. But feeling the cry of the girl in his arms, Xiao Ran still sighed slightly.
One hand hugged the back of Tessa, who was a head shorter than him, and the other hand gently stroked Tessa's hair. Without saying a word, he looked up at Richard and Kalinin, who were at most two or three meters away from him, with questions in his eyes.
Richard clearly understood what Xiao Ran meant, but he pretended to be stupid and shook his head in a serious manner. Xiao Ran was also stunned, but he didn't know how to comfort the girl in his arms, so he kept his actions relatively silent.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that Tessa took the initiative to push Xiao Ran away gently and forcefully. She wiped her tears and showed an embarrassed forced smile to Xiao Ran. Her eyes were red and she said in a hoarse and trembling voice after crying, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"It's okay." Xiao Ran shook his head, bent slightly and patted Tessa on the head, and said softly, "If you need anything, just tell me. Whether it's sad or happy, don't hide it alone in your heart. I will try my best to help you."
"Yes." Tessa pursed her lips tightly and nodded vigorously. Her eyes looking at Xiao Ran were also full of a sense of attachment and prayer, and Richard finally made a voice at this time. "The situation is very bad now. This is not the place to talk. Please come with me."
As Richard walked out of the Gnaku and went directly to Captain's Room in Danner's Son, Xiao Ran and Tessa sat face to face across a table, while Richard and Kalinin stood behind Tessa respectively, protecting this weak girl like a guardian on the left and right.
After sitting down, Xiao Ran was not polite, nor was he prepared to wait for the other party to take the initiative, so he directly asked, "How is the current situation of Mithril?"
Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Tessa lowered her head sadly again and said softly, "Richard, tell Mr. Alex the current situation."
"Well, okay." Richard nodded, and then began to tell Xiao Ran about the bad situation Mithril was currently experiencing.
"The current situation is very bad for Mithril. It has reached the most serious stage of life and death. All our Mithril bases and headquarters were attacked by Amalgam at the same time. The attack was very sudden. There may be insiders assisting from the side. As a result, the other teams except us were not fully prepared at all."
"Because Colonel Tessa followed your advice, we gave up Merida Island a long time ago and wandered in the ocean. Therefore, the enemies who attacked the Merida Island base only occupied an abandoned base."
"Now there is only one complete team left, our Western Pacific team. The intelligence network all over the world should still be usable, but the rest of the teams have basically been separated and collapsed. The bases were either destroyed or occupied. Only a small group of personnel escaped the attack and are scattered around the world hiding their traces."
"The headquarters has completely lost all contact, including the Chief of Operations, General Jerome Boda, the Minister of Intelligence, General Mal Amit, and other senior personnel have all been listed as missing. We don't know anything about the current situation at the headquarters, but the last order we received was to instruct us to rendezvous with you."
"And in all these attacks, there were also forces from both Soviet Union and the United States, and even forces that we couldn't understand joined in. It was precisely because of the addition of these U. S. and Soviet troops and those forces that we couldn't understand that other bases fell in the shortest time with almost no resistance."
"The leader of Mithril, Count Mallory, is now under house arrest. Also under house arrest and arrested are some of his supporters. In order to protect the remaining supporters, we have also taken the initiative to cut off all contacts due to this incident."
"The research department and its director Doctor Peroz in the United States, as well as Technicians, and the important factories have all been taken over and controlled by the United States. Although Merida Island itself has the ability to build M9, so far it can be said that Mithril has basically ceased to exist except for us."
"At the same time, we, Mithril, are also wanted by both the United States and the Soviet Union. As Mr. Alex inferred before, many of the actions of Amalgam were all blamed on us, making us a street rat that everyone shouts about."
"In other words, now Danner's Son is all Mithril." Xiao Ran nodded slightly. Mithril's current situation was similar to what he expected. Xiao Ran had also been mentally prepared for this, and for him, as long as he could get the research department and Danner's Son, that would be enough.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ran asked, "Now that you have completed the task of joining me, what are you going to do next?"
"Judging from the current situation, our first priority is to find a strong ally to provide us with solid logistical assistance." Richard said here, glanced at Tessa, who had her head lowered, and added, "Of course, we also hope to gather Mithril members scattered around the world, and at the same time, we hope to investigate the current situation at the headquarters."