Basically, this Variable Fighter is a machine with a 19-inch appearance but only 17 performance. It is also equipped with a general mass-produced weapon, except for two small Beam Gun and a Beam Saber.
More importantly, Little Eight reminded Xiao Ran that this aircraft does not have the ability to truly fly out of the earth. Perhaps due to industrial restrictions, or perhaps because some materials are not fully up to standard, this aircraft only has the ability to fight within the atmosphere.
In other words, this Variable Fighter is actually just a semi-finished product that is not really completed, but is enough for Xiao Ran to be used in this mission.
After reading the information given by Little Eight, Xiao Ran also looked up at the black Variable Fighter: "Even so, it should be enough for this mission. Even if those participants have some Super Robot machines, how strong will the newbie stage machines be."
Richard, who had been standing nearby looking at the machine body and Xiao Ran, also walked over after Xiao Ran raised his head and asked, "Is this machine body the latest one manufactured by the logistics department? It seems to be a very mature work."
"However, it is very different from the current AS operation method. It is not as easy to operate as the AS, especially the form transformation at high speed. If you can't do the lock-on attack well, you might as well continue to use the AS to fight." Xiao Ran nodded and replied, "To be able to drive this aircraft well, it will be difficult to truly utilize the capabilities of this aircraft without a long period of training and operation."
"Then it seems that this kind of machine is not so simple to be equipped to all combatants."
Richard also nodded. He had just seen the situation in the fighter cockpit. It was indeed very different from the AS cockpit. Although it was more similar to the fighter cockpit, it was not exactly the same. There were many differences. For the current A S-Class Pilot, it was indeed very troublesome to become proficient again.
"If fighter pilots use this kind of airframe, they should be familiar with it faster than AS pilots." Xiao Ran turned to look at Richard and said with a smile, "But you don't have to be disappointed. The development of the fourth-generation airframe presided over by Luo has already achieved considerable results. I believe that the fourth-generation airframe will soon complete testing and enter the mass production stage. By then, Mithril's strength will probably have increased a lot."
"Thank you for your help." Richard sighed and said honestly, "Without Mr. Luo, based on our technical capabilities, it would have taken at least several years to reach this level. But in just a few months, Mr. Luo has made great changes in the entire Technology Department sect. I also believe that sooner or later, Mithril will definitely become the protector of world peace."
After saying that, Richard raised his hand to look at the time, saluted Xiao Ran with a military salute, and said, "The mission starts in thirty minutes, so I'll go down and prepare first."
Xiao Ran nodded. "Let El-Elf hand over the list to you, and cooperate with you to catch the little mice on the ship first."
"Yes."
When Richard left, Luo also hurried back and said as soon as he opened his mouth, "Yani was examined by the doctor. Although he was still in a coma, no problem was found. He must have fainted due to some stimulation."
"I guess it was caused by the real awakening of the Whisperer's talent. In this case, there should be no problem." Xiao Ran patted Luo's shoulder and told Luo not to be nervous. He pointed at Demon King Mecha squatting in the Gnaku and said, "Originally, I planned to let you use their M9. Now that there is a new machine available for use, you go and see how that machine is."
"That machine you used before?" Luo's eyes lit up, and after nodding, he jumped into the cockpit of Demon King Mecha. After starting the machine, he touched the operating lever. Setsuna, Luo naturally knew how to operate Demon King Mecha, and then stretched out his head from the cockpit, and made an appropriate action towards Xiao Ran who walked to the front of the group.
"This machine has a special function. It is a thing called λ-DIRVER. It converts spirit, will, and impulse into physical energy, into attack, defense, and amplifies the body's ability. In short, it should be something that can be activated using air power. You can activate it first to see if it can be used, and try to defend in front of you."
The voice of Xiao Ran was transmitted into the cockpit through the sound collector. Luo followed the instructions of Xiao Ran and started the λ-DRIVER. He tried to use the λ-DIRVER, causing a faint light to appear in front of the aircraft, and then disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Although the λ-DRIVER was not successfully used, this situation alone can confirm that Luo does have the ability to use the λ-DRIVER. When Luo jumped out of the machine excitedly, he said to Xiao Ran, "I have been prompted to use it, but it requires a certain level of strength to meet the activation conditions, and it also consumes a certain amount of physical strength and energy."
"I never expected that this kind of machine would be one of the rare machines that can activate its own skills unconditionally. This is simply awesome."
Seeing the excited look on Luo's face, Xiao Ran also smiled, "Since it can be used, let's get more familiar with operating this machine. Then I will either give this machine to you for use, or make another one for you. See if you can turn it into an exclusive machine. It would be better if you can take it back."
Luo nodded heavily with a happy face. "Thank you."
To Xiao Ran, Demon King Mecha is just a piece of junk that can be manufactured casually after mastering the λ-DRIVER technology and returning to Prometheus. It cannot catch the eye of Xiao Ran at all. Even if it is directly given to Luo, it doesn't matter if Luo can try it out and see if it can become an exclusive machine.
The reason why I didn't send it out directly was because I was worried that El-Elf would need to use the AS in the future. However, after this period of time passed, Luo and Mithril's fourth-generation body was produced, or Variable Fighter was produced, then Demon King Mecha would be even less useful to Xiao Ran.
After waiting for a few minutes, a group of people wearing Combat Suit walked into Gnakuli. Many of them had quite angry faces. When they saw Xiao Ran, their expressions became much more complicated. These people, wearing Combat Suit, numbered about ten people and walked towards Xiao Ran.
The leader among them was none other than the combat captain who had appeared in the conference room at that time, Captain Gale Macalan.
After Captain Makaran walked up to Xiao Ran, he stood up straight and led all the members behind him, including Sousuke Sagara, Melissa·Mao, and Cruz, to salute Xiao Ran.
"Thank you."
Seeing the look of these people, Xiao Ran also understood why the other party was doing this, but he did not say anything more on this issue. He just nodded slightly. "At ease, this battle will be personally directed by me. Everyone must act according to my orders. Now everyone will board the plane immediately and start taking action according to the battle plan."
"Yes."
The voices of ten people resounded throughout the Gnaku. After Xiao Ran finished speaking, these people ran towards their own bodies, and Xiao Ran also faced beside him. Luo nodded and walked towards Variable Fighter in casual clothes. As he walked over, a mask was placed on his face, blocking most of Xiao Ran's face.
It wasn't until I got on the fuselage and closed the cockpit, and through the communication Xiao Ran, that I learned that under the leadership of El-Elf, several Danner's Son members had been caught in something wrong or had been bribed. There were two members of the SRT special response team, and three people were caught in the special operations team that did not fly the AS.
There were five people, but there were three more than those who appeared in the original plot. If there was a real commotion, Danner's Son would probably be in danger because of these five people. That's why these members of SRT ran to Xiao Ran and made such a scene for him.
After catching those people, they were put under strict supervision. El-Elf took Chidori and Yani, who was still sleeping on the medical bed, into the bridge. He followed Xiao Ran's instructions and did not let Chidori, Tessa and Yani leave his sight.
Kalinin had no time to direct the battle at this time. The interrogation of the five people who had been arrested was enough to give him a headache. If it weren't for El-Elf, he wouldn't even know that there were so many traitors on Danner's Son. If Danner's Son was like this, how many people in Mithril had been bribed by others.
As the combat time arrived, the Variable Fighter driven by Xiao Ran was slowly lifted off the deck. After Xiao Ran started the body, it maintained the form of a fortress and began to gradually lift into the air. Then, with a slight pull of its left hand, Variable Fighter directly transformed into a fighter plane and flew towards the target island.
The remaining SRT team members and Luo were equipped with submarine equipment one by one, and rushed towards the target island from the sea.
Xiao Ran's Variable Fighter was already flying extremely fast in the air. It didn't take long for him to see the target island, and he also saw through the screen the AS on the island that had taken a defensive posture due to his appearance.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran just showed a disdainful expression, directly pressed the communication button and said, "Everyone acted according to the plan. The first team landed from point A, the second team landed from point B, the crossbow followed the first team, Demon King Mecha followed the second team, and the others immediately retreated after encountering the red AS."
"Before you land, I will destroy all the enemies at the landing point and the battle will begin."
As Xiao Ran spit out the last word, Xiao Ran directly stepped on the pedal to the ground, pushed the two thrusters behind the body with both hands and exploded at the same time, causing Variable Fighter to turn into a falling stream of light and rush towards the island.