Chapter 1251: Ingram
Xiao Ran knew the origins of the Black Hole Engine. It was a test product deliberately discarded by the Zovok and handed to humanity on Earth. Based on what Shirakawa Shuu had said, Xiao Ran was well aware of the safeguards the Zovok had left inside the Black Hole Engine. That was why, when building Gransam, he had borrowed certain Black Hole Engine technologies to develop an entirely new energy source: the Relative Annihilation Engine.
And now, the successful activation of the EX Wild Bird seemed to indicate that the Black Hole Engine was ready for practical use. Yet Xiao Ran would never use such technology on a machine that belonged to him. Even this EX Wild Bird would not be sent to the Steel Dragon Squad to become an unstable factor among them.
Unless the Black Hole Engine technology could be completely deciphered, recreated with his own technology, and stripped entirely of the Zovok's hidden safeguards, the Black Hole Engine would remain permanently sealed away in his hands.
This EX Wild Bird was also Mao Corporation's answer to the Earth Defense Force, proving that Mao Corporation had the ability to manufacture—or rather, mass-produce—Wild Birds. What had happened this time had already tested the Wild Bird's actual combat capabilities. However, this EX Wild Bird was merely a Prototype Machine. To save costs and increase production speed, the Black Hole Engine certainly could not be used in the true Mass-produced Mecha.
After sending everyone away, Mwu approached Xiao Ran after receiving a report from a female officer. "The entire Steel Dragon Squad has arrived at White Star."
"Oh, I understand." Xiao Ran nodded, then thought for a moment before adding, "Have several fighter formations stand by. Equip all of them with Heavy Armor Backpacks and small MED Warheads.