Xiao Ran met El-Elf in the Burning Legion's hangar. El-Elf had brought two people with him: an old man and a robot. Because of those two, they could only meet in the hangar. The old man looked rather strange, though that alone was not a reason they could not have met elsewhere.
The key was the robot—a black machine with something resembling a train locomotive on its chest. It was because of that robot that they had chosen the rather unsuitable hangar as their meeting place.
When Xiao Ran saw the black robot, he froze for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "This... Kain? El-Elf, what is this?"
El-Elf turned to look at the massive robot behind him before saying to Xiao Ran, "This is Darkness Kain, built using the same technology as Brave Express Team Kain. As an individual, it possesses everything Kain possesses: a heart like a human's, and a Super AI. The technology was stolen by the Golden Alliance, and it was ultimately created by Dr. Wolf Gang beside me, working with another man named He Guanglu."
Xiao Ran looked at Wolf Gang standing beside El-Elf. The man wore an awkward smile, but he was far more cautious and fearful than embarrassed. He was the mad doctor from the Golden Alliance, with long pointed ears and a bizarre appearance that made him seem less than truly human.
Xiao Ran nodded and asked calmly, "You made it? Have you fully mastered all the relevant technology?"
"Yes, yes, sir. I have mastered all the technology." Wolf Gang said fawningly to Xiao Ran, "As long as you are willing, I can hand over all the technology at any time. Whatever you want me to do, I will cooperate with all my strength."
El-Elf glanced at Wolf Gang, then said to