Xiao Ran is really at his wits end now. If this weird situation didn't happen at the beginning of the mission and he was directly in Orb, he could have brought Orb's Space Force with him. E went to the universe, pushed everything about Junius 7 to the old fox Durandal and LOGOS, and then made a big move with UC World.
But the problem now is that his camp is limited, and he can return to Orb regardless of everything, but even if Main Mission succeeds, until the conditions that trigger the camp change are not found, then Prometheus Main Mission released by will also be the main line of Earth Force, so standing in the camp of Orb will cause Main Mission to fail one after another.
Xiao Ran dare not try the consequences of Main Mission failure. Of course, the consequences of failure are not unbearable to Xiao Ran. At most, some Merit Points prizes will be deducted. Li is just getting some punishment, but for blatantly violating the tasks issued by Prometheus, it is better not to do this kind of thing. Unable to complete and deliberately not to complete are two concepts. The former is lack of ability, while the latter is intentional.
Xiao Ran's Main Mission has never failed, but so he doesn't know that after Main Mission fails, besides deducting these seemingly minor penalties from Merit Points In addition, are there any other greater punishments? However, in the entire Prometheus, no participant will deliberately fail to complete the Prometheus task, and it is definitely not due to the great moral integrity of the participants.
And in terms of identity status, it is completely different from all the Mission World he has passed before. When he used Ultimate Mission Card to enter Mission World, his status was leaving during the interval. But this time he took on the role of a relatively important plot character in Earth Force, so his status during the interval became unknown.
He can return to Orb at all costs and let Main Mission fail. But is the Orb now really the Orb he left then? Will Orb be able to take over the military and political power again if he returns to Orb? Everything that happened in the past two years is completely blank to Xiao Ran. Even how did 'he' transform from a retired Orb leader? The little soldier who became Earth Force can't figure it out at all. If Cagalli is really on Minerva, then it means that Orb definitely happened in the past two years. A huge change caused the originally changed plot and trajectory of Xiao Ran to return to its original form to some extent, which is why Cagalli became so weak and appeared in Armory One just like in the original plot.
Before all this is unraveled, before Xiao Ran finds the triggering conditions for camp change, before Mwu, Cruze and Luo join forces to get their own machine, rely on their own Being strong and jumping around is not a sensible thing, so the best way is to play your current identity well, and do as much as possible that he can do and change without violating Main Mission's requirements. This is the best choice.
At the very least, he must figure out as soon as possible what happened in Earth Force, PLANT, and Orb during the two years he left. Considering his current status as the commander of the Phantom Pain Senior Colonel, it shouldn't be difficult to figure this out through indirections.
"As for Junius 7, I'm sorry. Although I don't want this to happen, I don't have the ability to stop it now. I can only do what it is now." Xiao Ran sighed in his heart. He knew clearly that what happened next was a disaster, but in such a situation, he had no ability to stop it. This feeling of powerlessness made Xiao Ran very uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
Xiao Ran has been in Prometheus for such a long time. Although there have been great changes, human nature cannot be changed so easily. In addition, Xiao Ran has never thought about how to adapt himself, so the simple kindness in his heart that is unwilling to see losses and sacrifices is still preserved in his heart.
So he wants to save some innocent people and make the sacrifices and losses less. His character is not a Virgin but just a simple human nature. But reason also told him that he couldn't rush towards Junius 7 so directly, otherwise the old fox would definitely plot it into his plan.
"You must remove yourself from this matter, let alone take the initiative to go in the direction of Junius 7, lest you be caught by Minerva's tail. After Durandal confirmed our identity, and even my identity, that old fox planted that terrible thing on my head. It's wrong, as long as That old fox is willing to blame me in advance if there is anything wrong with me, no matter whether my identity can be confirmed or not. He will point his sword at the Earth Alliance and implicat me in this mess. It is really tiring to deal with these old foxes."
Xiao Ran rubbed his head with a headache and groaned in his heart, and even if he could bring Minerva there in advance, it would be useless. Not to mention what Durandal thought, but after all, It is impossible for Minerva to carry equipment that can explode and divide Junius 7. The kind of nuclear bomb that can drill into the ground and explode. Even if it goes ahead, it will only hit the outpost without any effect. On the contrary, it will make him actively involved in the incident.
"If Galaxy Diva was here, why would there be so many troubles." Xiao Ran shook his head slightly. This time he started alone and in the world of Gundam SEED. Although his identity was different, it seemed to bring him back to the cautious and step-by-step approach when he first entered this world.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran still decided to proceed according to the original plan of the Gadi Lu. It was not because he was selfish and cruel and watched everything happen without being moved, but because he really had no way to solve the current problem. The only way The only thing that can be done is to slowly hook Minerva according to the development of the plot, so as not to let Minerva deviate in other wrong directions and fail to catch up with the destruction of Junius 7.
And even if he guides the Gadi Lu to Junius 7 by 'coincidence', the situation he will face will be the same as Minerva arriving first, which will not be of any help to the situation. All these preconditions cannot be solved. He himself was implicated, and eventually became the scapegoat promoted by Earth Force and PLANT. Once his identity was revealed by the coalition, the scapegoat would eventually become Orb.
"After going back and forth, I either hide in another place, or fight like in the original plot. This feeling of being powerless is really terrible." Xiao Ran shook his head, exhaled softly and said, "The original plan remains unchanged. It is precisely because we don't know if anyone from ZAFT will catch up, so we need to continue according to the plan."
"Understood."
The Gadi Lu was heading towards the predetermined route location, and Minerva had been pursuing the traces of the Gadi Lu. More than an hour passed in a flash. Xiao Ran was adjusting the OS of Chaos Gundam in Gnaku, instructing the people in the maintenance team to seize the time to carry out repairs on the body. After adjustments, Chaos Gundam originally had two armed pods that could be used, and also had missile launch functions, but the number was still too scarce for Xiao Ran, so we must seize the time to replenish Dragon Fang for Chaos Gundam.
As for this kind of quantitative supplement, it is not difficult for the Technicians on the Gadi Lu. As long as it does not affect the operation of the body itself, it is necessary to connect a few energy pipes and fix the Dragon Fang to the legs and back. However, due to the two-way constraints of manpower and equipment, Xiao Ran only asked the maintenance team to add a total of four Aegis Gundam Dagger supplies Dragon Fang to the back and left and right sides of the machine body, while Xiao Ran was responsible for the system adjustments.
With the efforts of all the maintenance personnel, it took almost two hours to connect the energy pipe to Dragon Fang and install it. Although the appearance looks like a temporary one, and the energy supply pipes of Dragon Fang can even be seen on the sides of the thighs and back of the machine body, this is the limit of what can be made at present.
Not long after Xiao Ran completed the modifications to the operation of Dragon Fang in the body system and connected to four new communication channels of Dragon Fang, a large heat source was discovered on the bridge and was chasing them in their direction at an extremely fast speed.
Xiao Ran quickly jumped out of the cockpit of the aircraft body and quickly rushed to the bridge. Ian Li only heard the sound of the bridge door opening behind him, and he was already sure that the person coming in was Xiao Ran. He said without looking back, "As expected, we caught up. What a powerful High Speed Ship."
"Distance."
"7000."
"The entire army is in combat configuration, and all pilots are ready in the waiting room." Xiao Ran patted Ian Lee on the shoulder and said, "Don't get entangled with the opponent if you cannot confirm the combat power of the opponent's warship, but if you let the opponent continue to chase us, sooner or later he will catch up with us."
"After entering Meteor Belt, I will fly Chaos Gundam to attack, try my best to gather the enemy's power on me, let Stella, Orro and the others guard the battleship, and the others will make arrangements according to the situation."
Ian Li was stunned, turned to look at Xiao Ran, frowned slightly and said, "Is it too dangerous for the senior colonel to do this? If the opponent's warship has more combat power than expected, it will be difficult for the senior colonel to provide support once it is involved in the battle."
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Ran smiled slightly and said, "I think the quality of the ZAFT machine will not be worse than that Aegis Gundam Dagger. Moreover, there are several machines that can provide mobile support. Even if you can't defeat them and cause some trouble to them, it will be no problem to run away."
This sentence made Ian Li speechless. He could only nod silently and command, "Prepare the Chaos Gundam attack procedure immediately. All pilots will board the plane and be on standby."