Old Man Raphael was stunned. "What do you mean? Do you think those MS that appeared are from Alien Lifeforms?"
Xiao Ran shook his head. Naturally, he would not tell Old Man Raphael that those participants were indeed not from Earth. Even though he was also from Earth, he was definitely not from this world.
"I didn't say that, but these machines appeared just when my organization was about to start taking action, and they began to attack our military bases as soon as they appeared. It's hard to say what the conspiracy of the organization that created these machines was."
Old Man Raphael lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How can I guarantee that the organization behind you and the machine that attacked the military base are not the same group, they are just putting on a good show of the organization behind you."
"If you join my organization, you will understand that the body organized behind me and the body we captured belong to two completely different technologies." Xiao Ran shrugged and said, "Even my Black Astray was independently developed by my family, so it is completely different, with different energy sources and different weapons. I think you should know very well that no national force can climb different technology trees."
Raphael had to admit what Xiao Ran said, because even such a large world has the same consensus on technology, and it is difficult for a country to overturn existing technology and develop another technology from scratch, let alone just an organization.
"I have to see it with my own eyes and hear it before I believe it." Old Man Raphael held the crutch with both hands and knocked on the floor twice, then stood up. "I will not join your so-called organization before I truly understand it, but you can rest assured that I will not expose your identity either."
"Thank you." Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Old Man Raphael, "Mr. Raphael, if you want to see it in person, I can make arrangements at any time."
"It'll take a few days." Old Man Raphael shook his head and said, "Let's do what we need to do first. Just because I agree to go with you to see it doesn't mean that I will definitely join your organization. I'm just here for my most proud disciple. Don't get me wrong."
"I know, Mr. Raphael." Xiao Ran put the mask back on his face and helped Old Man Raphael out. "It's getting late today. I'll have someone arrange for Mr. Raphael to rest. I'll have someone send you Mr. Raphael there tomorrow morning, okay?"
"Yeah." Old Man Raphael nodded and responded, "I'm really tired after flying for a few hours. You can just make arrangements."
Xiao Ran smiled and soon asked someone to take Old Man Raphael to rest. After Old Man Raphael left, Xiao Ran also exhaled a breath of relaxation.
When he returned to the office again, Xiao Ran saw Mock's adjutant standing in the office waiting for him. After returning the courtesy, Xiao Ran asked, "What's the matter?"
"General, it has been leaked that a third party joined today's battle. The battle video of the five aircraft that appeared in today's battle has begun to circulate on the Internet, and many news organizations have started to broadcast it. General Mock asked me to inform you and ask you what we should do."
The adjutant's words did not make Xiao Ran feel any unexpected emotions. The appearance of Celestial beings cannot be concealed. Even if no reporters or civilians take pictures of these things, VEDA will take the initiative to put the battle records online and officially announce the existence of Celestial beings to the world.
The video records circulating now are just the beginning, and after tomorrow, it will be time for Aeolia to appear.
However, Mok sent someone to ask him, and Xiao Ran had no choice but to give a reply, so he said, "We will wait and see what happens for the time being, and wait for the local response."
The adjutant nodded and said, "Okay general, I will convey the message to Brigadier General Mok."
Xiao Ran hummed and asked, "When can the specially-made cells be delivered?"
The adjutant replied, "It should be delivered in three to four hours."
"Okay, here's the order. Guard those prisoners and keep them on guard. No one is allowed to come within fifty meters or have any contact with the prisoners."
"Yes." The adjutant saluted Xiao Ran. After seeing that Xiao Ran had nothing to say, he said, "Then I'll take my leave, general."
"Go." When Brigadier General Mok's adjutant left the office and closed the door, Xiao Ran also lay on the bed in the lounge behind the office, and closed his eyes within a moment.
Because of his willingness to fight, Xiao Ran's consumption was not small. Especially Mental Power was exhausted. If there was not so much work to do, Xiao Ran would have been unable to hold on and wanted to sleep.
No one disturbed Xiao Ran during this sleep. He slept until early the next morning before being woken up. This sleep also allowed Xiao Ran to fully recover his energy.
Almost an hour later, a ceremony began on the deck of the main ship. Amidst the sound of military music, the president's special envoy announced the new appointment letter, officially announcing that Xiao Ran had become Japanese Special Economic Zone's top military officer. Afterwards, he handed the appointment letter to Xiao Ran, as well as new military uniforms and ranks.
Xiao Ran was also present to formally appoint Graham and other pilots, which truly confirmed the promotion of Graham and other pilots. Unlike before, it was just a temporary promotion without any formalities. This announcement can be regarded as officially including the military positions of these pilots in the records, and is recognized by the entire UNION.
After the ceremony, Xiao Ran personally sent Old Man Raphael to the military base. At this time, several huge structural board rooms had been temporarily built in the military base. The recovered mobile suit wreckage and the MK-II Gundam were now in these board rooms.
On the tarmac, a piece of flat land was also cleared, and there were special cells made of E-Carbon Armor material that were delivered overnight. The captured participants were held inside. Each participant was not held alone and monitored 24 hours a day. Perhaps because they had been in the open air for too long without food or drink, everyone seemed a little depressed.
In addition, after a night of searching and cleaning up, most places in the base have been cleared out, and several living people have been rescued and sent to the hospital. Military engineering MS have also begun to dismantle some buildings that can no longer be used.
Combat MS Unit patrols in 24-hour shifts, but even if those participants are imprisoned in the E-carbon cell, there are still ten fully armed MSs guarding the outside.
When Xiao Ran got off the plane, what he saw was the bustling scene in the base. Old Man Raphael, Billy and a group of Technicians went directly to the board room and started working. Xiao Ran took Graham into the cell.
This special cell is very simple. It is made up of small rooms one by one. There is no table, chairs, or even a bed in the room, just a soft mat, pillows and quilts.
When Xiao Ran took Graham into the monitoring room, several soldiers and a low-level officer monitoring in the monitoring room stood up in a panic and saluted Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran nodded and waved his hand to several soldiers to put their hands down, and asked, "Is there anything going on?"
The highest-ranking officer in the surveillance room was a second lieutenant. He stood up straight, raised his chest and raised his head and answered loudly, "Report to the general, when these people were imprisoned, they tried to escape, but after our MS fired directly, they became more honest. Everyone entered the cell on their own."
Xiao Ran glanced at Graham, who also shook his head, saying that he didn't know clearly: Xiao Ran sighed slightly and thought to himself, "Sure enough, there should be a professional adjutant."
I originally wanted Graham to be an adjutant, but looking at what Graham is like now, he is not the material to be an adjutant at all. At this moment, Xiao Ran misses Moses and Billy in Super Dimension Fortress Frontier's world. Both of them would handle everything for Xiao Ran in an orderly manner. He could handle everything by himself and he could clearly distinguish what matters needed to be consulted, and his ability to do things was also very good.
Especially Moses, Xiao Ran felt that he had really made a mistake. Why didn't he bring Moses out with him at that time? At least now he had a qualified adjutant who could help him do many, many things.
Although Graham was not very good at being an adjutant, he still had a look in his eyes, so he asked the second lieutenant, "Be more specific."
The second lieutenant said loudly, "Report to the general, report to the chief. After the cells were airlifted, we sent these people to the cells for custody. However, we also left a safe distance according to the order. However, we did not expect that when these people were moved, some people tried to escape. They ran far away in the blink of an eye and were shot directly by our army's MS."
Xiao Ran nodded, a little curious. "Who is the person who died?"
"The pilot of the white machine whose limbs were broken."
The limbs were broken, and it was a white machine. There was only one image of Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran thought for a moment and understood immediately. Then he shook his head and thought to himself, "It turns out to be Ground Combat Gundam's pilot. He is really stupid."
Even with the physical quality of the participants, it is absolutely impossible to withstand the attack of the MS main weapon. One shell is enough to turn the participant into a ball of blood foam. Xiao Ran had already prepared that these people would have ideas, so they directly arranged for MSs to cooperate with the army troops to guard them, and even issued orders to attack directly if there was any movement. Those MS pilots kept it in mind, so they shot directly at the first opportunity.
Xiao Ran glanced at several screens in the control room. At this time, there were nine participants lying or sitting on them, or walking back and forth, tapping on the wall. Although they did not know these people, Xiao Ran knew that four of them were the ones driving the Gundam W World machine. The participants included an MK-II pilot, the pilot of Buster Calamity who was cut into human sticks by Exia Gundam, and three pilots of the three aircraft that were destroyed by Gundam Kyrios piloted by Xiao Ran in the first moment of the attack, a total of nine people.
After carefully looking at the participants who appeared on the screen, Xiao Ran turned around and asked, "Which one is the one who surrendered voluntarily?"
The second lieutenant replied, "Cell No. 3."
Xiao Ran took a look at the surveillance video No. 3. What appeared in the surveillance video was the profile of a figure wearing a pink pilot uniform, with short shoulder-length hair and a curvy figure. He was sitting on the ground, hugging his legs and burying his head in his legs.
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised. "Woman?"
The ensign nodded. "Yes, General."
"The only one who surrendered voluntarily?" Xiao Ran groaned and said, "Graham, come with me to meet this woman."
Graham nodded. "Okay, General."
Xiao Ran's eyes under the mask glanced at the second lieutenant in the control room, then gently waved two fingers. "Open the door when I get there."
The second lieutenant was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly, "General, is this too dangerous?"
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Ran waved his hand and walked out of the control room. The second lieutenant watched Xiao Ran leave without saying much. He directly saluted Xiao Ran's back and lowered his hand after Graham also left the room.
The second lieutenant saw Xiao Ran walking to the door of Cell No. 3 from the surveillance camera in the corridor. He gritted his teeth and walked to the console, opened the door of Cell No. 3, and to the astonishment of other soldiers in the monitoring room, directly disconnected all the lines responsible for monitoring Cell No. 3, and then breathed out a sigh of relief.
After taking a few breaths, the second lieutenant looked at the soldiers in the control room sternly. "What happened just now must not be leaked."
"What just happened."
"I'm so sleepy, I'd better continue sleeping."
"Ouch, my eyes hurt so much, I can't see anymore!"
"..." The second lieutenant was speechless looking at the performance of his men, but he was still quite satisfied. He saw Xiao Ran's action just now, so he did such a thing.
As for Xiao Ran wanting to do something bad to the female pilot, the second lieutenant never thought about it from the bottom of his heart. Although the female pilot was indeed a rare beauty, the second lieutenant only thought that the general might want to say something to the female pilot but it was not convenient for them to hear.
When cell No. 3 was opened, the female pilot inside also stood up and slowly leaned against the wall behind her in a wary manner. Her eyes stared in the direction of the cell door until Xiao Ran, whose mask was turned upside down, walked in with Graham.
Xiao Ran saw the female pilot leaning against the wall with a wary look on her face. She glanced at the darkened surveillance camera and nodded slightly. She walked directly to the center of the cell and looked at the female pilot with a nonchalant expression. After looking her up and down, Xiao Ran spoke slowly.
Today is just one chapter. Yi Zui has fallen down from exhaustion. I am too tired to set the time from 8:30 to 8:30.