Xiao Ran took a few moments to relay everything Sara had told him. Apart from the people on the Yamato, Danner's Son, and N-Akama, who had already been in contact with Sara and the others, Mwu, Lacus, and Ruri Hoshino in space, along with Gendo Ikari, Bright, and the others remaining in Dakar, had known nothing about it.
Upon learning that the three worlds had only a few months left, both Roland and Albert looked grim. Albert in particular was drenched in sweat, too anxious to know what to do.
However, with Renard and Xiao Ran present, Albert merely kept his head lowered and said nothing. He was now Anaheim's president, but he knew perfectly well what his own capabilities were. If Renard had not arranged for Mithril's people to support him unconditionally, how could he have sat so securely in that position? In any case, all he needed to do was whatever Xiao Ran told him to do.
After explaining everything, Xiao Ran also learned from Sanada about Yamato's current condition. There had indeed been some problems with Yamato's Wave Engine, and they had largely been resolved by now. The only unresolved issue was its insufficient energy output, which meant that although Yamato could sortie normally, it could not use its most powerful Wave Cannon. In more intense battles, it might even suffer from low energy and become unable to attack.
As for completely solving that problem, no one knew how long it would take.
But to Xiao Ran, Yamato's primary role was more that of a mobile base and carrier vessel. With so many Ace Pilots and other warships in the Victory Fleet, whether Yamato could use its Wave Cannon was not particularly important. He therefore told Sanada to restore Yamato to a condition where it could set