After leaving the place where they had met with the Overlord Legion, only Xiao Ran and Cruze slowly made their way back to the Fleet Territory, though three had originally gone there.
On the way, Xiao Ran suddenly asked Cruze, "Do you think they'll agree?"
"They probably will." Cruze thought for a moment and nodded lightly. "Given their situation, they're already in a very dangerous position. Our help is crucial to them. Without anyone helping them, they might not necessarily die, but with help, they'll definitely survive. I don't think they'll refuse."
"Even if they don't accept giving up Command Authority, the worst-case scenario is that everyone goes their separate way. But the problem is that they have no way to go it alone. It's only Command Authority. While it may create a difference in status between us in future dealings, they should know how to weigh the pros and cons."
"Judging from their performance, even S-class Pilots probably aren't invincible. There should be a possibility of them being beaten to death by a sufficient number of A-Class Pilots. After all, true perfection doesn't exist in this world."
"And where are you going to find more than a dozen A-Class Pilots? Even counting everyone we have, there are only this many."
Xiao Ran smiled as he listened to Cruze's analysis and nodded gently. "There's no need to find more than a dozen A-Class Pilots. The few of us are enough. The Overlord Legion has quite a few A-Class Pilots as well, and with one S-class Pilot, that's more or less enough. As for lower-level Pilots, they aren't particularly meaningful. Renard will be excluded to handle newcomer reception missions, and this time, El-Elf probably won't proceed according to the original plan."
Cruze nodded in agreement. "His intelligence-processing ability truly is indispensable.