Chapter 198
After leaving the room, Christine led Xiao Ran toward the hangar where Gundam Kyrios was kept. Originally, the four mobile suits on the Ptolemaios had each occupied a separate hangar. However, after Gundam Kyrios was fitted with its backpack, it took up too much space, so Exia Gundam and Arios Gundam had been placed in the same hangar, freeing one up exclusively for Gundam Kyrios.
By the time Xiao Ran entered Hangar No. 2, where Gundam Kyrios was stationed, everyone he had seen earlier except Miss Huang was already waiting there. What drew even more attention was the mobile suit, whose blue paint scheme from the files had been completely changed to black. It stood silently in the hangar, surrounded by ten large GN-BITs like black wings.
Its exposed head had no fewer than five sensors—two for its eyes and three on the Outer Armor of its head—giving Xiao Ran the impression of some many-eyed monster.
After entering, Xiao Ran nodded to everyone. They returned friendly smiles. Ian looked up at him. "You're here. I just checked the unit's parameters. It seems this machine was used before, and there's no problem with its settings. But its identity authentication has been cleared, so you'd better get inside and authenticate yourself again. Harow too."
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded and walked straight toward Gundam Kyrios. But when he reached its feet and saw that the huge GN-BITs completely enclosed the machine, he helplessly scratched his head. "Mr. Ian, the cockpit's blocked. I can't get up there at all."
"Sorry, sorry. The backpack is too large for the unit to lie down, so it looks like we'll need to custom-make a dedicated support frame." Ian smiled and operated the console before him. Soon, the mobile suit's large GN-BITs spread apart slightly, and