Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran ordered Unity to prioritize Sheryl’s safety and launch a rapid campaign to unify the Earth Sphere, while allowing twenty-four hours for neutral and opposing forces to surrender. After Unity’s forces swept across Earth and space, Xiao Ran sent an asteroid toward the Federation’s desert base to destroy its defenses before the Frontier and Galaxy Diva attacked.

• Xiao Ran approved El-Elf’s plan to eliminate resistance but gave the Earth Sphere twenty-four hours to join the Unified Government or face the offensive.
• Unity’s announcement prompted many organizations and Federation officials to defect, while Char assembled the space fleets and the Frontier went to intercept a transport fleet.
• Unity forces began their full-scale offensive, occupied Australia within three days, expanded across the oceans and Asia, and gained control of colonies and satellites.
• The Frontier and Galaxy Diva returned with intelligence that revealed the desert base’s defenses and complete layout.
• Xiao Ran ordered an unmanned warship to push an asteroid toward the desert base, intending to destroy its surface defenses before the two warships attacked.

Xiao Ran used an asteroid to force the Federal Army to surrender, allowing the Unified Government to unite the Earth Sphere with minimal losses. After becoming Great President through a landslide election, he heard a sudden prompt at his inauguration.

• Xiao Ran nearly gave in to the urge to destroy more of Earth with asteroids, but Cruze helped him regain his composure.
• Xiao Ran landed at the devastated Federal Army base and demanded surrender, prompting the resistance faction to fight the surrender faction before the Federation capitulated.
• The Unified Government took control of Earth and the remaining space forces, then began rebuilding its military and administration under the Original Constitution.
• Char declined Xiao Ran's proposal to become vice president and instead became governor of the New Zeon region.
• Xiao Ran won more than eighty-six percent of the vote and took the oath as Great President.
• A prompt suddenly sounded in Xiao Ran's mind during his inauguration.

After completing the unification of Earth Sphere, Xiao Ran learned that the Original Federation Constitution had let him actively claim the faction as a territory and choose its future. He converted the Original Federation into an Exclusive Faction for the Burning Legion, opening it to Legion members and enabling the Legion to build and earn resources there.

• Xiao Ran completed the inauguration ceremony and appointed Char vice president, Cardias Minister of Industry, and Revil second-in-command of the armed services.
• Xiao Ran examined the mission notifications and realized the Original Federation Constitution was a unique World Core that had enabled him to actively claim the faction as a territory.
• Xiao Ran chose to convert the Original Federation into an Exclusive Faction and confirmed the conversion.
• Prometheus named the faction Original Federation, with the designation Unified, and assigned ownership to Xiao Ran and the Burning Legion.
• Xiao Ran chose a fifty-fifty profit-sharing ratio, and the Burning Legion gained access to faction facilities, supplies, construction, and territory revenue.

After the Unified Government was established, Xiao Ran returned to Prometheus with Mile. Yashu and assigned his team to stabilize the Legion’s new Faction Territory. He then spoke with Cruze about their final chance to return to a world tied to the Ray Gene problem and went to Winnie to arrange a portal.

• Xiao Ran and the others spent nearly twenty-four hours organizing the newly established Unified Government before returning to Prometheus.
• Mile. Yashu arrived in Prometheus as Monica’s follower and accepted a place aboard the Macross Frontier as its helmswoman.
• Xiao Ran assigned El-Elf, Cruze, Zechs, Graham, Mwu, and Jeffrey to stabilize the Unified Government, while Luo was tasked with Anaheim research and preparing a Solar Furnace-equipped mecha.
• Cruze reminded Xiao Ran that their next mission was the last chance to meet the two-mission-cycle deadline for the Ray Gene problem, and Xiao Ran promised to find a way back to that world.
• Xiao Ran and Cruze met Winnie at the Legion Center, where she confirmed that the Burning Legion had gained another Faction Territory and Xiao Ran acknowledged that he had come to establish a portal.

Xiao Ran arranged a separate portal for the Burning Legion’s new Faction Territory and learned that the two territories could later be connected, enabling people and resources to travel between them. He also began arranging an Incubation Tank and Nest for the VAJRA Mother, leaving the Legion with more construction costs ahead.

• Winnie explained that separate portals could keep a Faction Territory hidden while still allowing registered members and Native inhabitants to travel between territories through a shared passage.
• Xiao Ran asked Winnie to establish a separate portal, and she completed the system-reward construction without deducting Merit Points or resources.
• Xiao Ran learned that connecting the territories would require two additional portals costing two million Merit Points and four hundred thousand Supply Quantity, then paid two and a half million Merit Points to obtain the portal cards.
• Xiao Ran planned to install the UC World portal in Cardias’s secret lunar base and the fleet’s portal on the outer layer of the Star Ring.
• Xiao Ran gave Winnie a card for the VAJRA Mother, and she arranged an Incubation Tank and an ordinary Nest after explaining their costs and capabilities.

Xiao Ran arranged new production lines and discussed World Intruders with Luo after returning from an Ultimate Mission. He learned that intruders appeared under rare conditions, then asked Luo to install his reward on three ships and explain a zone card.

• Xiao Ran gave Cruze a portal construction card and told him to establish the Federation-side portal and prepare to integrate technicians.
• Xiao Ran visited Luo, ordered GN-X and Solar Furnace production lines, and agreed to keep his Legion Territory closed to outsiders until his team had an A-Class Pilot.
• Xiao Ran told Luo that his team had defeated a World Intruder from the Super Zone without losses, using a pincer attack and an MDE Bomb.
• Luo explained that World Intruders were rare and dangerous, and warned Xiao Ran not to rely on luck in future missions.
• Xiao Ran asked Luo to install his reward from defeating the Giant God on the Galaxy Diva, the Frontier, and the Watcher, and asked about a zone card.

Xiao Ran discussed producing a powerful weapon and learned that his Area Card could take him to the Super Zone and Fantasy Zone, then confirmed his next mission would probably return him to Gundam SEED-D. He returned to the fleet and found Lanka trying to stabilize the unconscious Sheryl, while bugs had arrived and the Queen might be able to help.

• Luo examined Xiao Ran's weapon blueprint and estimated that one unit would cost over a million Merit Points, so he recommended building and testing one before making the others.
• Luo explained that Xiao Ran had about an eighty percent chance of returning to Cruze's world for his next mission, and Xiao Ran concluded it would likely be Gundam SEED-D.
• Xiao Ran paid Luo 1.5 million Merit Points for production costs, left the Factory Zone, and returned to the fleet's Presidential Palace.
• Xiao Ran found Lanka singing beside the unconscious Sheryl, whose V-bacteria she could control but not cure without the Queen's help.
• Moses told Xiao Ran that bugs had arrived outside the hospital, and Lanka had asked them to wait for his return.

Xiao Ran considered how Sheryl’s awakened bloodline could amplify her singing through Bio-FOLD Waves, but focused on her safe recovery. After the insect queen took Sheryl to help her, Xiao Ran returned to the Presidential Palace and worked through the fleet’s accumulated paperwork.

• Xiao Ran analyzed how Mental Power, Singing Power, Bio-FOLD Waves, and Space Crystals affected singers’ abilities, while worrying that Sheryl might risk her life awakening her bloodline.
• Xiao Ran learned that the insect queen was willing to help Sheryl, then asked Lanka to care for her as an insect carried them away to the queen.
• Xiao Ran left the hospital with Catherine, who reminded him that President Glass could not make decisions in his place.
• Catherine brought Xiao Ran a large stack of documents, and he worked through the fleet’s affairs throughout the night.
• Xiao Ran noticed Catherine had fallen asleep at her desk and asked Ozma to take her away.

Xiao Ran chose a location on the planetary ring and began constructing a portal linking the Original Federation and the 25th Fleet. After seven days, the portal was complete, and he could set permissions for who could use it.

• Xiao Ran selected a guarded location on the planetary ring away from the Queen and ordered Catherine to prepare administrators, technicians, and an island for a future commercial hub.
• Catherine objected to clearing an Agricultural Island, but Xiao Ran explained it would become a space-based trade checkpoint for goods from Prometheus, and she agreed to proceed.
• Xiao Ran used a card to begin constructing the portal, and the Fleet Defense Force guarded the growing structure while keeping witnesses silent.
• Xiao Ran remained with the fleet for seven days as the portal gradually became solid, but Sheryl did not return.
• The portal completed, and Xiao Ran received confirmation that it connected the Original Federation and the 25th Fleet, including their Faction Territories and corresponding worlds.

Xiao Ran prepared the fleet to enter the Original Federation and ordered it to expand its shipbuilding capacity by recruiting skilled immigrants. As he considered the cost of keeping his team in Faction Territory, he decided all thirteen members would stay to help integrate the Federation and develop both worlds.

• Xiao Ran ordered Catherine, Moses, and Billy to head to space, confirmed that fifteen warships and portal defenses were ready, and directed the fleet to recruit at least one million skilled immigrants.
• Xiao Ran recognized that LAI lacked the workforce and resources to build New MACROSS-class Battleships independently, so he prioritized expanding the fleet's industries and manufacturing capacity.
• Xiao Ran inspected the completed portal and considered how Retention Time costs could consume a major legion's Merit Points.
• Xiao Ran decided to spend Merit Points so all thirteen team members could remain in the Original Federation and support its integration while developing the fleet.

Xiao Ran led a twenty-ship fleet through the portal to the Original Federation, bringing trusted personnel to help the recovering world. The fleet arrived safely and was greeted with a grand welcome at Anaheim’s spaceport.

• Xiao Ran arranged for the Frontier and Monica’s group to remain behind while the fleet prepared to depart.
• Moses brought Luo back to oversee the Technicians, and Xiao Ran met with Ozma, Captain Jeffrey, Catherine, Former President Glass, Brigadier General Perry, and other selected personnel.
• Xiao Ran led the twenty ships through the crystalline passage, and the fleet formed a defensive formation as it approached the exit.
• The fleet emerged into the Original Federation and detected more than one hundred silent warships and MS nearby.
• The Original Federation’s MS saluted the arrivals, then performed aerial maneuvers as warships launched harmless fireworks and Fleet fighters joined the celebration.
• Xiao Ran’s flagship and four transport ships docked at the spaceport outside Anaheim.

Xiao Ran returned to the Original Federation and met with its leaders to review the state of postwar reconstruction, government, and military reform. He concluded that recovery was taking too long and brought in professionals from the Fleet Faction to help accelerate the work.

• Rumors about the returnees from Eden spread across Earth, and the Unified Government had arranged them to portray Xiao Ran and his people as returning compatriots who brought peace.
• Xiao Ran arrived at Anaheim with Ozma, Glass, and the others, where Char, Revil, Cardias, and other officials greeted them.
• Xiao Ran introduced Glass, Perry, Catherine Glass, Ozma, Moses, and Billy to the officials before they went to city hall.
• Char, Revil, and Cardias reported that reconstruction could take a year, military integration would take over a year, and reequipping the armed forces could take at least two years.
• Xiao Ran said the Earth Sphere needed to recover faster and asked Char and Revil to receive the professionals he had brought back and assign them where they were needed.

Xiao Ran spent two years of Retention Time and substantial Merit Points to support the Original Federation’s reconstruction and technological development. After months of waiting, Sheryl returned with Mwu and Moses, and Xiao Ran reunited with her and discovered that she had become much more powerful.

• Xiao Ran assigned Anaheim to produce reconstruction and civilian supplies, appointed Former President Glass as a consultant, and left equipment and personnel with the Original Federation.
• Xiao Ran paid Luo for production lines and the Giant God Sword, bought materials and goods for the fleet, and spent more than 2.6 million Merit Points on two years of Retention Time for the twenty-four squad members.
• Over the next two months, Xiao Ran supported the fleet and the Original Federation as LAI began developing the VF-30 and Anaheim focused on Minovsky reactor technologies.
• During the third month, Sheryl returned to Xiao Ran’s office with Mwu and Moses, and Xiao Ran embraced her after his long period of worry.
• Sheryl teased Xiao Ran about being faithful, reassured him that she was fine and more powerful, and reunited with Mwu before Xiao Ran checked her status window and stared in surprise.

Xiao Ran examined Sheryl Nome’s awakened bloodline and discovered that it had vastly increased her attributes and transformed her singing, defensive, and combat abilities. He left amazed by her power and relieved that she had returned safely.

• Xiao Ran studied Sheryl’s status and was astonished by her boosted Mental Power and Physique, along with the passive increases to her skill levels.
• Xiao Ran realized Sheryl’s songs could strengthen allies and weaken enemies over long distances while costing her little Mental Power.
• Xiao Ran recognized that Vajra Control let Sheryl summon powerful bugs to protect her, with contracts limited by her Mental Power outside their home world.
• Xiao Ran noted that Sheryl’s Fortification had mutated into FOLD Armor, which could adapt to repeated attacks, and that she had gained Purification.
• Xiao Ran looked at Sheryl and felt excitement and relief at her safe return and at the power her awakening had given the team.

After Sheryl returned with greatly enhanced abilities, Xiao Ran and Mwu agreed to keep her powers secret from hostile Participants and protect her. A year later, the Unified Government had rebuilt much of Earth and rapidly expanded its military and technology, while the former Federation and New Zeon forces continued integrating into the Unity Army.

• Xiao Ran, Mwu, and Moses examined Sheryl's new abilities, and Mwu urged them to keep her skills confidential so enemies would not target her or the Galaxy Diva.
• Sheryl assured Xiao Ran and Mwu that her immunity skill would help protect her, while Moses called Billy back to strengthen her security.
• Over the following year, Xiao Ran continued training, the Unified Government resettled refugees, recruited more than a thousand Newtypes, and placed Kamille and Gido under special attention.
• Anaheim combined Fleet, Zeon, and Federation technology to mass-produce new MS units, improve Gundanium alloys, build powerful warships, and test a Mental Power Frame MS piloted by Major Amuro.
• The military reorganized former Federation and New Zeon forces into the Unity Army, with broader integration drills planned as Anaheim supplied more machines and warships.

After two years of development in the Faction Territories, Xiao Ran returned to Prometheus with major economic, industrial, and technological gains. His team’s mecha had also been upgraded, though their pilots’ limits kept them from using B-class machines.

• The Original Federation and fleet prospered through technological development, trade, immigration, and new manufacturing capacity during Xiao Ran’s Retention Time.
• The fleet established an asteroid-scale factory that began producing VF Series fighters and was planned to eventually build larger ships.
• Xiao Ran’s two years in the Faction Territories ended, and he returned to Prometheus, where only one day had passed.
• Naluo’s MK-II Gundam received extensive upgrades and a multifunctional bombardment backpack that gave it long-range sniping, defense, and independent drone support.
• Skull Squadron’s mecha were improved with VF-30 technology, but Xiao Ran and Luo limited the upgrades to C-class machines because of the pilots’ abilities.

Xiao Ran opened the Iron Furnace Shop in Prometheus to sell mecha, weapons, and equipment, then spent heavily enhancing his Legion’s attributes. Strong sales quickly replenished his funds and revealed a lucrative market among the Legions.

• Xiao Ran prepared a Variable Fighter for Sheryl, but left it in the Galaxy Diva’s hangar because no suitable pilot could guarantee her safety.
• Xiao Ran rented a Trading Zone storefront, hired Angie to manage it, and opened the Iron Furnace Shop with mecha, missiles, reactors, and other equipment for sale.
• Xiao Ran and the Legion members spent nearly 4 million Merit Points enhancing their attributes, while Xiao Ran raised his Spirit to 99 and reached its stated limit.
• Xiao Ran gave the Legion a vacation and transferred 1 million Merit Points to Captain Jeffrey for his team’s expenses.
• Angie reported that the shop had sold mecha and that an unknown Legion bought all five Large Reaction Missiles and five Large MED Warheads for 5 million Merit Points, prompting Xiao Ran to recognize their market potential.

Xiao Ran and Cruze searched the System Store for bloodline serums to cure Ray Z. Barrel, finding a set that could overwrite his flawed genes with a Standard Human bloodline. After the team finished preparing for its mission, Prometheus's final countdown began.

• Xiao Ran decided against selling more powerful warheads and spent the team's final days resting and preparing for the mission.
• Xiao Ran and Cruze examined ten purchased Bloodline Serums, rejecting several that would cause mutations or could not be used.
• Xiao Ran and Cruze found Standard Human Enhancement Serums and a Constitution Enhancement Serum that could be used to treat Ray Z. Barrel's genetic problems.
• Xiao Ran stored the unused serums in the Legion Warehouse with a warning and completed the team's preparations.
• Prometheus announced the mission countdown, and Xiao Ran shouted at Luo, Mwu, and Cruze to hurry.

Xiao Ran entered the Gundam SEED-D mission after Prometheus split his group between two worlds and forced him to choose a warship and limited supplies. He awoke with the temporary identity of Earth Alliance Colonel Neo Roanoke, unable to recover his original identity or change factions until he completed a Main Mission.

• Prometheus announced that Xiao Ran’s group had to enter two mission branches, so he rushed aboard the Galaxy Diva to secure the portable enhancement pod and supplies.
• Basak removed the enhancement pod, and Xiao Ran stored it before leaving Basak and Graham responsible for the group’s safety.
• Xiao Ran selected the Second Archangel and entered Gundam SEED-D, where Prometheus restricted participants’ factions and assigned him the identity of Neo Roanoke.
• Prometheus told Xiao Ran that his memories and identity had been adjusted, froze his Side Missions, and warned him against mentioning Prometheus.
• Xiao Ran accepted an optional mission to destroy the Librarians and received a Main Mission to seize at least three of ZAFT’s latest units.

Xiao Ran entered the altered Gundam SEED Destiny world as Colonel Neo and learned that the operation to steal ZAFT’s new mecha would begin soon. He discovered that his assigned machine was a heavily modified experimental Aegis Gundam, though its origins remained unknown.

• Xiao Ran found no helmet in his quarters, put on a mask from his Storage Slot, and changed into an Earth Alliance uniform.
• Ian Lee told Xiao Ran that Stella, Sting, and Auel had entered the Armory One satellite and that the operation would begin in about an hour and a half.
• Xiao Ran ordered a final inspection of the mecha and went to the hangar to identify his assigned machine.
• Xiao Ran recognized his machine as a modified Aegis Gundam and found that its systems listed it as an experimental machine without a Gundam designation.
• Xiao Ran discovered that the Aegis had VPS Armor, two Beam Rifles, Beam Cannons mounted on its back components, and four Dragon Fangs.