Chapter 1323: Departure
Bian left to contact Shirakawa Shuu. From Bian's behavior, Shirakawa Shuu seemed unwilling to become too deeply involved with Xiao Ran. Perhaps Shirakawa Shuu had already discovered something, especially Xiao Ran's abilities as an Innovator. Communicating, understanding, and sensing others were things someone like Shirakawa Shuu found deeply unfamiliar and resisted.
Shirakawa Shuu was a highly confident man who knew exactly what he wanted, but his childhood experiences had also made him extremely sensitive. Furthermore, as someone adept at operating behind the scenes, he naturally remained wary of someone like Xiao Ran. Thus, even under these circumstances, he had merely asked Bian to come rather than personally approaching Xiao Ran for a discussion.
Now, the entire OG World, Earth in particular, was completely different from the original storyline. Most importantly, Bian had not died, and Earth had fallen entirely under Xiao Ran's control. If Shirakawa Shuu wanted to make use of certain members of the Steel Dragon Squad, there was simply no way to do so without going through Xiao Ran. If he did not inform Xiao Ran and something happened that made Xiao Ran consider La Gias a threat, the consequences would completely slip beyond his control.
Shirakawa Shuu had researched Xiao Ran. In his eyes, Xiao Ran was an exceptionally mysterious person. Not only Xiao Ran, but his entire legion was shrouded in mystery. They seemed to possess no ambition or purpose, simply wishing for Earth to enjoy peace. Yet wishing for Earth's peace was itself a special purpose. He did not know why Xiao Ran was doing this or what plans he had, so he was naturally extremely wary of Xiao Ran.
Furthermore, Xiao Ran appeared merciful when dealing with so-called threats, but in truth he was incomparably decisive and ruthless, never leaving hostile