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Although there is actually not much difference between Orb sending three fleets and sending all the troops. What they will face at the beginning will be an alliance that has not yet collapsed. In essence, Orb's neutrality is considered to be against the concept. Fortunately, there is such a chastity arch to deal with LOGOS, so as long as the troops are sent to only focus on the LOGOS power that can be determined, it can be regarded as a good fig leaf and a justifiable reason.
But if after a period of buffering, all those who should break away from the alliance will break away from the alliance, then the remaining alliances can naturally be regarded as all LOGOS forces. If Orb attacks with the whole army, it will be more justified. Although it seems to be a bit unnecessary, reputation, philosophy, and politics still need a fig leaf that can be justified.
Durandal understands Xiao Ran's concerns and also understands Xiao Ran's thoughts. At the same time, Xiao Ran made this decision to explain to the world that the Alliance is not the enemy of Orb. Orb has never wanted to violate the concept of neutrality and join the ZAFT camp to jointly deal with the Alliance. Orb only sent troops to deal with LOGOS, an organization that disrupts the world. It is for Once the Alliance really becomes chaotic, and after the breakup, ZAFT, Orb, and even Earth Force, who left the Alliance and switched to Orb or ZAFT, jointly identify the remaining Alliance as forces controlled by LOGOS, then Orb will send out all its troops at that time, which means that ZAFT, the Alliance and Orb will unite to deal with the bad guys.
Anyway, only a few people in this world will always know what the real situation is. As long as you make a gesture and be seen by those who don't know the truth, that's fine.
And today's Orb, actually sending three fleets is considered a considerable force. Although Orb's power has been strengthened after reunification with Heaven's Pillar, that part is basically the combat power of the universe, and the power on the earth is Well, before the battle between Orb and United, the three fleets were almost at level seven or above of Orb's combat effectiveness. But after being supplemented by so many United captured warships, the three fleets were almost half of Orb's current combat effectiveness.
Being able to send out so many troops, at least for Durandal, who has never let down his guard against Orb, is indeed a very sincere ratio.
Next, Xiao Ran and Durandal had a heated discussion about the benefits of the war, and finally set the ratio at three to one, ZAFT three, Orb one, Orb seemed to get too little, but in fact, if you include the proportion of troops sent, it is really not a lot at all, but Durandal Z Z and Xiao Ran also know in their hearts that such a ratio can only be implemented in the initial stage. Once all Orb's troops are invested and the alliance collapses, it will naturally belong to whomever grabs it, and who will care about these things. Xiao Ran and Durandal naturally understand this with smiles on their faces.
Durandal needs to enrich his own strength. After establishing the alliance, he needs to clear away the obstacle of Orb. Xiao Ran also needs time and resources, waiting for the collapse of the alliance to trick Durandal. Both sides are scheming against each other but appear to be close, but they have reached a close cooperation of unity. The two fox-like guys make it impossible for others to see their true thoughts. However, Xiao Ran definitely holds more trump cards than Durandal, Lacus that can influence PLANT, ZAFT, and even Durandal has a deep understanding of Cruze, Durandal regards Zhen Asuka and Lei as their trump cards, and Xiao Ran is really looking forward to the days after the alliance quickly collapses.
But Xiao Ran is not sure whether Durandal, the old fox, will do anything Destiny Plan while he is at Orb. However, with Durandal's cunningness, he will definitely try his best to hack himself first and make Orb an enemy of the world before announcing Destiny Plan.
After talking about what should be discussed, the next thing was naturally done by the people below. Durandal took Xiao Ran and started to visit the Gibraltar base. Durandal did not care about the issue of confidentiality at all. Instead, he took Xiao Ran wherever it was important. In the local area, even Xiao Ran had to say such a word of trust to Durandal. In order to reassure himself, he could do things that ordinary people could not do. It was not until he wandered around for a while that he personally sent Xiao Ran back to the door of the room, and then left and returned to his residence.
Early the next morning, there was a knock on Xiao Ran's door. When the entourage opened the door, Athrun, dressed in red, led a man and a woman into Xiao Ran's suite. At this time, Xiao Ran had just opened his eyes. It was not until the entourage reported that Athrun was visiting that Xiao Ran began to tidy up slowly.
After Xiao Ran walked to the living room of the suite refreshed and clean, he saw the three Athrun sitting on the chairs who looked very formal. Except for Athrun, the three people who came with him It is Xiao Ran who has seen Heine in Orb, and has been a close friend of Jiuyang Daimyo for a long time, but today is the Lunamaria·**** whom he saw for the first time.
After Xiao Ran appeared, Athrun, Heine, and Lunamaria quickly stood up and saluted Xiao Ran. Judging from Lunamaria's expression, the girl seemed a little nervous now, and her eyes exuded unstoppable curiosity.
"Lord Xiao Ran, good morning. Please forgive me for disturbing you."
"Haha." Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head, waving his hand for the three of them to sit down, and he also sat opposite the three of them. "You must have something to do if you come here early. If you are not in a hurry, how about we take advantage of this time to have breakfast together."
With that said, Xiao Ran nodded to the entourage in the room, and the entourage walked out of the suite directly to make arrangements. Athrun originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that Xiao Ran had already asked people to go down and make arrangements, he smiled bitterly and nodded, "Then it's better to be respectful than obey."
"You are still so polite to me." Xiao Ran smiled, looked at Heine, and said, "Heine, it's been a long time since we last said goodbye. Is there anything you were dissatisfied with at Orb before? Tell me next time you go to Orb, I will make them correct it."
When Heine heard Xiao Ran's words, he quickly shook his head and said with a smile, "I am deeply honored by the reception arranged by the adults. The time at Orb was the most relaxing time for me. I didn't have to worry about anything. I feel very relaxed as I don't have to think about the battle. I came here to ask Athrun to take me with me to express my gratitude to you, and also to express my gratitude to you for letting Second Archangel help Minerva."
With that said, Heine also stood up and bowed to Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran also waved his hand and said with a smile, "Sit down quickly. Just be satisfied with your time at Orb, lest that guy Durandal blame me and even his people If I can't take good care of her, then I will really have no face to see anyone. Haha, as for Minerva, it was just a coincidence. After all, ZAFT is our collaborator, and of course we will not just watch Minerva fall into danger. There is nothing to say about this. By the way, you don't want to introduce this lady."
Lunamaria stood up quickly, pressed her skirt with both hands and bent slightly towards Xiao Ran: "Hello Lord Xiao Ran, my name is Lunamaria·****. I have always admired you very much. The speaker has always told us, The reason why the world has been able to achieve a brief period of peace is all because you single-handedly organized the war between the United Nations and ZAFT. I am very happy to see you today. Before I met you, I thought you must be a very majestic person. Now that I know that you are so kind, I am also a little surprised."
"Lunamaria, hello." Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and said with some surprise, "Durandal would praise me like this. It's really surprising. Your speaker is really ridiculous. The reason why the war was stopped at that time was not just because of me. beside you Athrun, that Lacus·Klein princess, some neutral organizations that don't want the war to continue, such as Scrap Merchant Guild, and the D. S. S. D Deep Space Development Agency have all given a lot of support. If it were just me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stop the war from stopping, haha."
Xiao Ran's words made all three of them smile, and Xiao Ran's gentleness also completely relaxed Lunamaria's nervous heart. Compared with Durandal, Xiao Ran's gentleness can make people feel truly close. Although Durandal usually behaves very gently, his gentleness still reveals the aura of a superior person, which is completely different from Xiao Ran's gentleness with a smile.
At least after a short period of contact, Lunamaria already felt that Xiao Ran was a very gentle person, but she also couldn't understand why a person who was so gentle in private could become so tough in the face of national events. However, thinking about Orb's terrible situation, Lunamaria seemed to understand why Xiao Ran was so tough.
Xiao Ran chatted a few words with the three of them. Lunamaria kept covering his mouth with a relaxed smile. Heine, who already knew Xiao Ran and became more familiar with Xiao Ran, was also relaxed. He learned a lot and initially showed his original character in front of Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran kept looking at the expression of Athrun who wanted to speak but couldn't find a chance to speak. He smiled slightly and asked proactively, "By the way, are you here to tell me something?"
Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Athrun also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's it. Speaker Durandal has some things to deal with, so he asked me, a person who is familiar with you, to come over and tell you that the press conference and speech have been set at two o'clock in the afternoon. Please arrive early and don't miss it."