Athrun is of course a good person. Xiao Ran will get angry with anyone who says he is not good. Anyway, in Xiao Ran's opinion, there is no better person than Athrun in the two anime SEED and SEED-D. He is not only a good person, but also easy to fool. Everyone knows the reason.
Xiao Ran, who returned to Orb, did not immediately go to find Nicol and Dearka who were imprisoned. Instead, he seemed to have forgotten them and went about his own affairs calmly.
Xiao Ran went directly to Asaha's mansion on the day he returned to Orb's main island. The secret detention of ZAFT's two special-status pilots was already an act beyond his authority, so when he went to Asaha's mansion, he was faced with the representative's serious face.
Xiao Ran's behavior also gave Asaha a headache. After all, if this kind of thing is not handled well, it will turn into a diplomatic dispute. In more serious cases, ZAFT may even regard Orb as Earth Force's camp and start a war. So he wants to understand why Xiao Ran does this and whether it is worth it.
"Because we need them. Now Orb is on the brink of war. We must gather our strength to face the common enemy. We don't want to be enemies with others, but what we have will be squinted by them, so we need to protect our own strength and need their strength."
"This war is about to reach its climax. No matter which side gains the advantage, the next target will definitely be Orb. Orb's current strength has no capital to resist no matter which side it deals with. If it deals with Earth Force Needless to say, those two people will fight, so we have two more sharp combat forces. If we deal with ZAFT, the hostages in our hands will make ZAFT more vulnerable, and we can also buy some time."
"And now that everything has not started, the driving experience of those two people is also urgently needed for us, so no matter from which aspect, keeping these two people in Orb has only advantages and no disadvantages. I am sure that on the day when Orb needs to retain the fire, these two pilots will become the protectors of our fire."
What the two said Outside World is not clear, but after Xiao Ran came out of the Asaha mansion, the whole Orb Intelligence Department began to operate again, activating the spies of Earth Force Alaska Base and ZAFT, and began to steal all the information that could be stolen from both parties.
In fact, Xiao Ran only briefly mentioned the news that ZAFT was preparing to attack Alaska, but this news was secretly leaked to Earth Force by someone from ZAFT. Asaha did not ask Xiao Ran about the source of the news, which saved Xiao Ran the trouble of continuing to lie.
The next day Xiao Ran went to a factory in Akatsuki Works and saw that the factory had begun repair work on Aegis Gundam, Buster Gundam, Blitz Gundam and Strike. Especially after seeing Rage Gundam's only intact right arm disappear, Xiao Ran's eyes also showed a clear look. He quietly contacted Luo that day to ask him to be more careful recently, and asked Luo Kira's whereabouts.
I learned from Luo that Kira was indeed sent to PLANT as in the original plot, and the fate cannot be changed even with the participation of participants.
For three days in a row, Xiao Ran didn't go to see Dearka and Nicol, as if he had forgotten them. It wasn't until the fourth day that Xiao Ran appeared in front of the cell where Nicol and Dearka were imprisoned. Looking at the two men who were held next to each other, one was calm and the other looked impatient, Xiao Ran's face under the mask also showed a faint smile.
"Asshole!" The first time Dearka saw Xiao Ran, he rushed to the iron fence and slapped him hard. He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "What do you mean, you will lock us up for a few days and leave us alone. Haven't I already agreed to your request?"
"I'm really sorry, I need to deal with some things so I put it off until now. I'm here today to take you out." Xiao Ran smiled faintly, raised his hand and waved lightly. The two soldiers ran over and opened the cell door of the two. They walked into the cell and took off the handcuffs on their hands.
Dearka gritted his teeth and said nothing. After shaking his hands, he dragged his heavy steps out of the cell. Nicol from the next cell also walked out and looked at Xiao Ran with a curious look on his face like a good baby.
Dearka moved his legs and made a heavy knocking sound. Looking at the finger-thick iron lock under his feet and the lock head that was obviously a high-tech product, he said unhappily, "There are also those on the feet."
Xiao Ran smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I can't help you take off the shackles on your feet for the time being. Of course, I also suggest that you don't take them off yourself. The lock of the shackles was specially customized by me. If you don't use the real key, If you use the key to open the lock, it will be completely locked and there is no possibility of opening it. There is also a locator on the lock. In addition, if you go out of the range I specified, the small bomb inside will be activated. Of course, if you crack it with force, it may detonate the bomb."
After saying that, Xiao Ran glanced at Dearka with a half-smile, "Also, the entire shackles are also specially customized. I have personally tried them on you first. The weight will definitely not affect any of your normal actions, so please don't pretend to be heavy."
Dearka swallowed a mouthful of saliva, twitching the corners of his mouth and really didn't know what to say. Nicol laughed lightly, "What about our scope of activities?"
"You don't need to know this. Your daily actions will be followed and arranged by dedicated personnel. It is absolutely guaranteed that you will not run out of the safe range." Xiao Ran smiled and raised his hand slightly, "You didn't take a good look at Orb last time. Come with me and I will take you to visit Akatsuki Works today."
"..." Dearka was about to speak, but saw Nicol shaking his head at him, which suddenly made him wake up. He quickly shut up and frowned and looked at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran smiled, led the two of them out of the cell, and took them to the car. Along the way, there was a lot of chatting like a normal chat between friends. Dearka turned to look outside the car and remained silent. However, Nicol and Xiao Ran were talking quite enthusiastically and would laugh out loud from time to time.
After getting off the car, Xiao Ran happily patted Nicol on the back, causing Nicol to take two unsteady steps forward. "Young man, you are very good, and it is not in vain that I spent so much effort to save you."
Nicol stood firm and felt cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He laughed awkwardly and followed Xiao Ran into a factory building in front.
Dearka walked to Nicol and sighed, "I told you to leave him alone. This person is a scoundrel."
"It's okay, at least he didn't want to do anything to us, right?" Nicol shrugged and smiled gently at Dearka: "Anyway, as you said, if we don't agree to his request, we will be locked in that cell, so we might as well see what he wants from us."
When Dearka and Nicol followed Xiao Ran into the factory, they saw countless people wearing Technicians coming and going, and trucks wearing Technicians. As they passed by, there were chaotic shouts, and the wreckage of MSs were everywhere. The two looked up and saw that the parts of the three machine bodies were suspended in the air by countless steel cables, and two of them were Buster Gundam and Blitz Gundam.
Dearka and Nicol looked at each other with astonished expressions. Although they had guessed that these machines would be recycled by Orb, they did not expect that Orb would move so quickly. Not only would the recycling be repaired, but they would also be brought here. This made them not quite understand what Xiao Ran was thinking.
Xiao Ran did not see the expressions of the two people. He looked at the three machines hanging in the air and the wreckage of Aegis Gundam still on the ground, and said slowly, "Although Buster Gundam and Blitz Gundam have great combat capabilities in the universe, Buster Gundam is unable to fly in the atmosphere and therefore lacks maneuverability and is easily attacked by the enemy and unable to fight back. Although Blitz Gundam has Mirage System, its lack of maneuverability and armament is a huge problem. As the pilots of the two aircraft, you should be very aware of the flaws of the two aircraft."
"So while we were preparing to repair the two aircraft, we also began to design a High Mobility lifting device for the two aircraft, which can briefly allow the aircraft to glide on the ground to increase its movement speed on the ground. We also added weapons to the two aircraft to further increase the attack power and attack diversity of the two aircraft."
"Buster Gundam will partially add external armor, which is also equivalent to a dedicated weapon backpack. Two composite Small Beam Rifles are added. Referring to Rage Gundam's Assault Shield System, Beam Sword is integrated into Small Beam Rifle. It not only increases the defense power, but also greatly improves the attack power and has the ability to fight in close combat."
"As for the Thunder Gundam, we have specially designed the Flight Pack used by the Rage Gundam. To this end, we have improved the original thrusters of the body. We have added thrusters and jets to multiple parts of the body so that the original main thrusters can be modified to get more energy than before. With powerful propulsion capabilities, two Beam Cannons are attached to the Flight Pack, which greatly enhances the body's long-range attack capabilities in addition to its flight capabilities. As for the original claw on the left arm, it has also been replaced by Assault Shield System."
After saying that, Xiao Ran turned around, looked at Nicol and Dearka and said slowly, "This is a repair and improvement plan jointly discussed by the Akatsuki Works staff and I. I don't know what you two think."
Dearka curled his lips, as if knowing that Xiao Ran really wouldn't hurt the two of them, he spoke less thoughtfully than before, "What can we think? Anyway, the body is already in your hands. How to transform it is your business and has nothing to do with us."
"It seems that you still haven't remembered what I said." Xiao Ran shook his head slightly and glanced at Dearka: "I said that these two airframes will be piloted by you. As the pilots of the two airframes, your opinions will also become an important reference factor in repairing and transforming the airframes."
"Are you serious?" Dearka opened his mouth wide.
"Of course it's true."