Mithril coming under a full-scale attack from Amalgam had long been something Xiao Ran expected. He had even intended to help make it happen. This was also the opportunity he had been waiting for all along. He had waited for the day Mithril was attacked by Amalgam and brought to ruin. Even if it meant Mithril suffered countless casualties and losses, it did not matter.
He had never imagined he could take over an intact Mithril, nor could Mithril ever fall into his hands while at its strongest. It had to suffer a devastating blow. Whether that meant countless dead and wounded, or every base and combat unit being wiped out, as long as Danner's Son remained and the Mithril research division and key factories were intact, he did not care about anything else.
After Mithril suffered that devastating blow, he could gather up all its defeated remnants under Tessa's name. By descending like a savior before those Mithril mercenaries caught in peril and rescuing them, he would surely earn their heartfelt gratitude. In the end, he would turn all those forces into his own.
Within Mithril, neither the forces that might remain after its destruction nor its intelligence network were particularly important. The technology and manufacturing processes that stood ten years ahead of the world were what Xiao Ran truly needed, what could truly be transformed into strength.
So when he heard that Mithril had been attacked, Xiao Ran was actually rather pleased. As for Mithril suffering such a disaster, he could only say two words: they deserved it.
He had clearly warned them back then and even offered several suggestions that could have spared Mithril from destruction. Unfortunately, Mithril's upper ranks had not taken his words seriously at all. Though the two sides had cooperated fairly pleasantly at