After Brigadier General Mok saluted Xiao Ran, he also showed a rare smile, "Major General Xiao, you are the fastest-promoted person I have ever seen in UNION."
Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled when he heard Mok's words, and said honestly, "Although this is the case, the reason is just a transaction of interests. I can sit in this position not only because I captured the base back today, but there are also other reasons."
Brigadier General Mok nodded and looked at Black Astray parked on the deck through the glass of the bridge. He understood what was going on, but he did not say it out loud.
This is a very typical exchange of interests. What Xiao Ran has in hand is what UNION needs. Although the harvest is not small in a few days, the wreckage is still just a wreckage, which is not as good as a complete MS, especially a MS with a complete set of technologies. Nowadays, the situation in the world is constantly changing. Having strong force is the fundamental way to maintain one's own interests. If you pay the price of a regional commander in exchange for a full set of technologies for the new mobile suit, both parties in this transaction will be the winners.
However, for Xiao Ran, hiding among the enemy and making deals with the enemy, and also trading MS technology, it is difficult to say clearly whether this can be regarded as funding the enemy, but if Xiao Ran has to say it himself, he is extremely confident about this transaction, even if No matter if UNION obtains the design drawings of Astray, those things will never be complete. If UNION actually manufactures according to the information given by Xiao Ran, the level of the manufactured body will only be at the level of the mass-produced M1 Astray.
What Xiao Ran will get will be Japanese Special Economic Zone's actual military Command Authority, and... apart from the machine body, the most important thing - the world's elite and even Ace-level other pilots. Because of this incident, it can be said that more than one-third of UNION's elite pilots are temporarily under his command at this time. As for how many of them he can retain in the end, it all depends on his eloquence.
Not long after the phone call with the president, except for the base commander who had died in the battle, the commanders of Japanese Special Economic Zone's other three military bases, except Mock who was with him, all the other two subsequently got in touch with Xiao Ran and met him, the future supreme commander of Japanese Special Economic Zone.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran began to deal with the affairs of this base that was almost in ruins. The work after retaking the base was complicated and complicated, including the placement of the wounded, the approval and signing of opinions on the treatment of the deceased, etc., all of which had to be done and were very trivial. Although the specific matters would be The people below will make the arrangements, but at this time, except for the pilot Graham, Xiao Ran has too few available subordinates. However, these things are not unfamiliar to Xiao Ran, and the speed of handling them is not slow.
Fortunately, Brigadier General Mok is still here, and Brigadier General Mok can help with some things, which does share a lot of work. Before dealing with these matters, Xiao Ran also ordered people to use E-Carbon Armor to make a special cage to detain those participants who are not earthlings at all. E-Carbon Armor is the armor currently used by MS in this world, and it is very strong.
If he were to be imprisoned in an ordinary cell, Xiao Ran believed that he could run out of that cell without hesitation, let alone those participants who might have awakening skills. Therefore, until the cell of E-Carbon Armor is built, the participants can only be allowed to stay on the wide apron, with ten mobile suits and a large group of soldiers guarding them at any time.
Something to eat and drink? Sorry, sir, we can't give you anything or have any contact with you without orders. Going to the toilet? Sorry, you must stay where you are and within our sight. If there is any movement, we will shoot you immediately. Want to see the chief? Sorry, we only received orders from the superior and have no right to contact the superior.
These captured participants enjoyed the treatment they had given to hostages before, but at that time they treated those hostages as hostages, so UNION did not dare to send out a large army to encircle and suppress them, and they would not fire at the hostages at will. But this time it was different. UNION's MS could fire at them at any time, without any pressure at all.
While Xiao Ran was dealing with matters at the base, UNION's top management was also a little worried because of the news media broadcasts. The occupation of the base was directly exposed. When UNION was well prepared, they immediately implemented news control, concealed the appearance of the Tianren's machines, and then began to hold press conferences and the like.
On Xiao Ran's side, the perimeter of the base, which was under full martial law, was surrounded by reporters from all over the world. Some reporters even moved the ship to the side of the fleet. They kept taking photos of the fleet with long guns and short cannons, and naturally took pictures of Black Astray.
Soon, pictures of UNION's unknown new model appeared on the Internet and on TV. The appearance of Black Astray and the revealed appearance of the participant's body directly triggered a heated discussion on the Internet. Today's events are the most discussed on the Internet in the world.
Although Xiao Ran, who has been busy all the time, knew that reporters were visiting, he did not expect that the matter would spread so quickly, and it would directly start broadcasting around the world, and he has been busy with his own affairs.
Xiao Ran didn't know this until someone reported Brigadier General Mok, and Brigadier General Mok found Xiao Ran.
"You mean there are reporters all around the base cordon and the fleet now?" Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment after hearing what Brigadier General Mok said. He rubbed his head and stood up and walked outside to look at the sea. At a glance, dozens or hundreds of small yachts and ships had already densely surrounded the fleet. Because it was already dark, you could still see the flashes of photos that appeared from time to time.
"Why are there so many reporters?" Xiao Ran asked Mok in surprise, "Is there no local news control?"
Mock shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Why didn't we control it? But somehow the video record of the initial attack on the base was leaked. But we can control the news organizations of our own country, but we can't control the news of other countries. Even the news control only suppressed the things about those Unknown Unit that appeared later, and put all the credit on ourselves."
"Hey." Xiao Ran let out a breath, frowned and asked, "Has any identity information about me been leaked so far?"
Brigadier General Mok shook his head. "There is no huge press conference yet, and the specific information has not been disclosed."
"Huh, what a mistake." Xiao Ran shook his head, which seemed a little dizzy after working on copywriting for several hours, and said to Brigadier General Mok, "Please inform Presidential Palace for me. Don't reveal my name. When it is announced to the public, just publish my family name... Stark."
Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that the name used in the last world was Xiao Ran, and he also used this name when he spoke before the attack, and there seemed to be participants in the previous world in this world. If the name Xiao Ran was revealed, it might cause unnecessary trouble, so he directly put a surname on his head. Stark, does it sound familiar?
"Okay." Brigadier General Mok nodded, and also suggested. "In your current situation, you should finally have one or two deputies and secretaries, otherwise no one will notify you of many things, and it will be very troublesome if you cannot handle them."
Xiao Ran nodded a little tiredly. "I know, the deputy and secretary have already been selected. Let's talk about it after today."
Brigadier General Mok said to Xiao Ran, "By the way, in about an hour, people from the mainland will arrive. The old man who comes is extraordinary. You'd better take a break and meet him in person."
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded, rubbed his temples, and said to himself, "It seems it's time to transfer Red Dragon over. This guy's ability to do things is still acceptable. It's no problem to be a secretary or something. As for deputy, let Graham be the one."
Brigadier General Mok left to deliver a message to the president for Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran also returned to his previous office and sat on a chair and fell asleep. An hour later, Xiao Ran opened his eyes. Technical experts from UNION also arrived on the main ship, along with those who re-planned and designed the military base, and the special envoy who delivered the letter of appointment to Xiao Ran.
Only then did Xiao Ran, the technical expert leader, learn that this person was Billy Katagiri's teacher, Raphael Eifman, who had a high status in UNION technology and was currently the director of UNION's MS development department. He was an expert in MS and was a very wise old man.
When the plane landed on the deck of the main ship, Xiao Ran personally went to the front of the plane to greet him. Not only because of Mock's reminder, but as the Chinese people respect the old and love the young, they felt that it would be embarrassing not to greet them in person when they came so far away with gray hair and beards. Xiao Ran himself did not think it was great that he became the general of UNION, and he didn't take it seriously, so of course he would not have any airs.
Secondly, Raphael is Billy's teacher after all. In order to express his interest in Billy, it is completely normal for him to come to greet him in person.
Thirdly, Xiao Ran wants to get in touch with this old man personally and see if he can be brought into the Tianshen Institution. Xiao Ran understands that one old man in a family is like a treasure. Moreover, this old man's professional ability is very powerful, and there may be some unexpected gains.
When the plane door opened, Raphael appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes with a cane on his hands. When the plane door opened, Billy rushed up to support him and shouted, "Teacher."
"Yes." Raphael nodded, and with Billy's help, he stepped off the plane steadily. He walked up to Xiao Ran, looked at Xiao Ran up and down, and then smiled and said, "Such a young general with real power, you are the only one I have seen in my life, not bad."
"Mr. Raphael praised me. There are many young people who are more capable than me. I just have better luck." Xiao Ran smiled at Raphael. The old man, Raphael, was in good spirits and body. Hearing Xiao Ran's words, he smiled heartily, "Luck is also a kind of ability. I don't have luck like you."