When he received the notification, Xiao Ran actually guessed that someone was looking for him, but he only guessed that the person would be Bicchy, but he did not guess that there was another person. The only person who gave him a gift was the only participant in the team who voluntarily quit the mission, and the person he had communicated with.
Although Xiao Ran did not think that the other party's initiative to give in was a gift, and the bombing of the Federation capital building also caused some problems, Xiao Ran still had to recognize this face.
He left Fleet Territory and returned to Prometheus, then arrived at the shop at the Burning Legion, in an inconspicuous facade among countless shops.
As soon as I walked in, I saw the waiter Cat-eared girl sitting behind the counter bored, and two people sitting on the left and right on both sides.
The cute Cat-eared girl's eyes lit up after seeing Xiao Ran, and he quickly stood up. "Legion Leader, you are here."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded towards Cat-eared girl, then looked at the two people who had stood up at the same time. One of them had happiness on his face, while the other had surprise on his face, because he was surprised after hearing Cat-eared girl's words.
"Legion Leader? Legion Leader of the Burning Legion!?"
Before the surprise on this man's face could last too long, Xiao Ran had already walked to the center of the store and nodded to the two of them with a smile, "Bicchy, I thought you would contact me when you come back."
A somewhat embarrassed smile appeared on Bicchy's face, "Sorry Xiao Ran Legion Leader, there are some things that need to be dealt with."
Xiao Ran nodded and looked at the other person, who looked about thirty years old. He was young but also older and steady, but the surprise on the other person's face was now quite obvious.
Xiao Ran smiled slightly at the other party, "I am Xiao Ran, Legion Leader of the Burning Legion. What is my name?"
"Cang." The short single word was his name. Looking at Xiao Ran, a smile of admiration gradually appeared on his face, "It turns out to be Burning Legion, Your Excellency Legion Leader. I have admired him for a long time."
"You're welcome." Xiao Ran smiled, looked at Cat-eared girl, and said, "Let's go to the guest room at the back."
Cat-eared girl smiled cutely, "Okay Legion Leader, I'll prepare snacks and tea for you."
Bicchy and Cang were brought into a separate guest room by Xiao Ran. After arranging them to sit down, Xiao Ran said, "I think the two of you coming here this time are not just for a visit."
Cang smiled and looked at Bicchy without saying anything, and Bicchy said politely and respectfully, "Xiao Ran Legion Leader, come here this time In addition to thanking you for your help in previous missions, I also came here on behalf of my army to have a good chat with you Xiao Ran Legion Leader."
"Well, that's no problem." Xiao Ran looked at Cang, who also said, "Originally, I just wanted to come to see what the participants who made me have no choice but to withdraw from the mission look like. I also wanted to come and make friends to eliminate misunderstandings that occurred during the mission. After all, there are often conflicts between participants in missions, but conflicts in missions do not need to be the biggest conflict between individuals. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy."
"The key is that I don't want to provoke the most mysterious Burning Legion among Real Zone. I am also worried that the conflict with the Burning Legion will not only bring trouble to myself, but also to the legion behind me. But I didn't expect that it would be Burning Legion's Xiao Ran Legion Leader is in person. I also hope to have a good relationship with you Xiao Ran Legion Leader. By the way, I also hope that we can have some cooperation."
Xiao Ran said with a smile, "There is no need to mention some conflicts in the mission. Moreover, you also voluntarily quit the mission before and there was no real conflict between us. Of course, I can only ask for the two of you to cooperate with us on behalf of the legions behind you. It is of course a good thing to have some trustworthy partners in a place like Prometheus. It is better than turning everyone into enemies."
"It's just..." Xiao Ran glanced at the two of them and said, "I'm not sure what level of cooperation you two want to achieve with the Burning Legion. Is it commercial or communication, or strategic, or friends or allies? There are many differences in between."
Bicchy and Cang were quiet for a while, as if they were looking at each other's attitude. Cang didn't make much preparation before. As he said, he came here to eliminate conflicts and build relationships. As for cooperation, it was only one of the goals and there was no hope of achieving it. The most important thing was to come over and make friends. Cooperation or not would definitely be a matter later, but the current situation did make him a little unprepared.
Bicchy's side was different. They had already made adequate preparations before coming. Not to mention completely reaching a strategic alliance, even Bicchy was not sure whether he could reach that point, but at least a real cooperative relationship, such as the exchange of legion resources, the sharing of mission intelligence, etc., had been considered by Bicchy and received the support and consent of Legion Leader behind him.
In fact, both of them also know that Burning Legion has a really bad reputation in Real Zone, but the goods they sell are really good, and they are in a rather embarrassing and indescribable position. The mystery is so mysterious that it is impossible to figure out how much background and power this legion has. What was clear from the previous mission is that Xiao Ran is such a S-class Pilot, and the other people who have fought with Bicchy are indeed not at the S level, so it is still a little difficult to judge the strength of the Burning Legion. This will also affect the choice of the degree of cooperation.
Bicchy gritted his teeth. Although he had only seen an S-class like Xiao Ran before, the incident of being pressed down and beaten by A-Class Pilot of the Burning Legion was still fresh in his memory. Moreover, he had also seen Xiao Ran operating everything behind the scenes during the mission. When he arrived, he really felt how terrible Burning Legion and Xiao Ran were, so he was ready to take a gamble. In short, he would not suffer any loss in this gamble. After all, Burning Legion's store was a very big deal, and they could get some benefits from the cooperation.
But before Bicchy could speak, Cat-eared girl came in carrying a plate and put it on the table, which happened to interrupt Bicchy's actions. Although Xiao Ran saw Bicchy's actions, he did not become anxious. Instead, he slowly poured a cup of tea for the two of them and nodded to them with a smile:
"Our legion's tea is cultivated in a special environment. You two can try it, but I don't know whether you will be used to drinking this kind of thing. Most of the participants like to drink either wine or coffee."
Bicchy suppressed his temper, raised the tea cup, blew on it, and took a sip. It is naturally impossible to say that this tea is some kind of fairy tea, but the rich fragrance and strong aftertaste will indeed give people a very good taste.
A cup of tea allowed the two of them to calm down and give them more time to think. After putting down the cup, Xiao Ran looked at his tea cup with a smile and did not speak.
And Bicchy also sorted out his emotions, calmed down and thought about it carefully. He felt more and more that this big gamble would definitely be profitable, so he said to Xiao Ran without hesitation, "Xiao Ran Legion Leader, on behalf of the Shadow Blade Legion behind me, I am willing to reach a comprehensive strategic alliance with the Burning Legion. We are also willing to share resources, technology, intelligence, etc."
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows and glanced at Bicchy: "That's it. You don't need to know more about our legion?"
"No need." Bicchy shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Xiao Ran Legion Leader I already know your abilities very well, and I have met people from your army before, and you were killed by a A-Class Pilot is pressing hard, and A-Class Pilot can beat me, S-class Pilot, which is enough to show the strength of the Burning Legion, and isn't this store already a big name for the Burning Legion?"
"What about you?" Xiao Ran looked at Cang.
Cang groaned and said calmly and rationally, "Xiao Ran Legion Leader, although I am also a high-ranking person in my army, I am not the one who can completely make the decision, so I can't give you the most definite answer now. Whether we can achieve the same all-round strategic alliance as Shadow Blade Legion, but I don't think anyone will refuse to become a friendly partner of the Burning Legion. The specialty of your army is already eye-catching enough."
Xiao Ran looked at Cang and nodded gently. "You are very sensible and smart, and you know how to advance and retreat."
"You came here mainly to make friends. I recognize you as a friend and am willing to accept the friendly cooperative relationship with the legion behind you. As for the details of the cooperation, I will have a dedicated person contact you. In addition, my legion is preparing to open two Faction Territory to the outside world. They are not very special territories, but if A-level pilots, including pilots below A-level, can go there, they can also get some experience."
"Mr. Cang, which regiment are you in?"
Cang said, "Bolsia, the transliteration of common language is this, but in the hometown of the founder of the legion, this word refers to the gods."
Bicchy glanced at Cang unconsciously, then looked at Xiao Ran who was thoughtful and said softly to himself, "The third-ranked legion Bolsia?"
"Sensible!" Xiao Ran gave Bicchy a thumbs up in his heart, and at the same time his face became a little more solemn.
The third-ranked legion Bolsia...Xiao Ran knows it, but since Bicchy said that it is ranked third, it should be true. After all, you can know this kind of thing just by asking. And how many participants and how many legions are there in Prometheus's Real Zone? Being recognized and ranked third is enough to show how powerful this legion is.
"I see, it is indeed a very big legion. I can understand Mr. Cang's concerns." Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Given the ranking and strength of the legion, we do have to do some things, and we have to carefully consider them before deciding. This kind of friendly cooperative relationship is not bad. At least it gives us a channel for communication. Let's talk about future matters later."
"But the third-ranked legion, Mr. Cang, as S-class Pilot, you should be considered an important member of it. Facing one of our Burning Legions, it is indeed very honorable to choose to give in. I recognize this face, but Mr. Cang, you must be too cautious."
Cang didn't feel there was any shame, and said frankly, "Prudence is the only key to living longer in Prometheus. I prefer to make friends, and I really don't want to bring any trouble to the legion. After all, the third position is indeed embarrassing."
"Understandable." Xiao Ran Xiaoxiao did not choose to continue asking further. Why the other party was so cautious was none of his Xiao Ran business.
After chatting for a while, Cang took the initiative to leave. After all, he only chose ordinary cooperation between the two parties instead of choosing an all-round strategic alliance like Bicchy. The cooperation between the two parties was clearly not on the same level, and the topics they could communicate with were definitely different.
But before leaving, Cang also left his communication method and participant number for Xiao Ran, and also said that he would have someone special come to contact Burning Legion to discuss cooperation matters. Leaving voluntarily is also a wise approach.
After Cang left, Xiao Ran and Bicchy could say more, but before the conversation officially started, Xiao Ran still listed a copy of Confidentiality Contract to Bicchy.
"This is Confidentiality Contract. Our next conversation must be completely confidential. You can tell your Legion Leader, but before that, he must also sign an identical Confidentiality Contract. The extent to which this Confidentiality Contract will eventually spread can be arranged according to the situation of your legion, but anyone who knows the content of our conversation must sign this thing."
Bicchy signed his name directly without hesitation. Xiao Ran nodded slightly after receiving the feedback and said, "Okay, you have also signed the contract and the outsiders have left. Since you Shadow Blade Legion are willing to reach an all-round strategic alliance with us Burning Legion, I think you should also understand the situation of the Burning Legion."
"First of all, the question that participants are most concerned about is the strength of the legion, especially the number of S-class Pilot. The number of S-Class Pilot of the Burning Legion is nearly fifty. From then on, it will increase at a rate of one to two per mission. But if it is Full-scale Legion War, it is not a problem to gather one or two hundred S-class."
"To be honest, I don't know exactly what level such a quantity is in Prometheus. If you know about the Burning Legion, you will definitely know that our legion has always been quite exclusive and unwilling to communicate with participants and forces that are not within the legion."
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, the expression on Bicchy's face instantly changed from solemn and serious to dull and confused. His mouth opened wide, his eyes were dull, and even his breathing stopped, as if his whole person was trapped in the vortex of time. He just stayed there, frozen for a long time without coming back to his senses.