The man smiled when he saw Xiao Ran's reaction. "My apologies. This is merely a custom of my race. I can tell you are not quite used to it. There are simply too many different races here, and understanding the etiquette of every other race is quite troublesome, so I can only use my own customs to express my welcome."
"It's fine." Xiao Ran shook his head with a smile. "Actually, we should be the ones apologizing. It seems we kept you waiting for a while."
"No, you were right on time." The man smiled. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Fardes, an A-Class Pilot and the deputy commander of the Overlord Legion."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Cruze's mouth upon hearing the introduction. His eyes beneath the mask also glanced at the woman who was drinking, but he did not speak.
Xiao Ran's brows rose as well. He glanced at the unresponsive woman and said, "Xiao Ran, A-Class Pilot, Legion Leader of the Burning Legion."
"The one beside me is Cruze, an A-Class Pilot and the legion's deputy commander. This is Luo, also an A-Class Pilot and the legion's chief technical officer."
Luo smiled at Fardes and nodded in greeting. Fardes, however, showed a helpless expression. "That woman is our Overlord Legion's Legion Leader, Naza. I believe this Mr. Cruze has already noticed. We truly have no way of dealing with her behavior. Her temperament is rather peculiar, and she especially loves drinking."
"Though it is somewhat inappropriate for an occasion like this, I hope the three of you can forgive her."
An S-class Pilot, a Legion Leader, and a woman? An unreliable woman at that? Xiao Ran was greatly surprised, but there was no distinction between men and women in Prometheus. Though he