(I suffered a bit of heatstroke yesterday. I felt weak, had no energy or appetite, and was a little nauseous~~ I felt much better today, just still lacking energy.)
Xiao Ran felt that dismantling Zel Duma had been the right decision. He knew Zel Duma was no ordinary machine, though he had only just learned exactly how extraordinary it was. Still, after receiving the Frie technicians' first inspection report on Zel Duma, he had immediately ordered its dismantling and sealing.
There had actually been a great deal of coincidence involved. With its primary pilot having vanished without explanation, Xiao Ran had instinctively sensed that something was wrong. Added to that, the machine could recognize an owner, yet it had a female secondary pilot who was not its true owner. That gave Xiao Ran the feeling that this was following some kind of familiar script. He had always felt that machine would eventually cause trouble.
Thus, dismantling the machine was really just standard procedure. Since Frie possessed something like the Time Stop Device—though it was not a seal, it was comparable to one—it naturally had to be used where appropriate. Since the Frie technicians lacked the ability to completely dismantle and restore it, the best option was to break Zel Duma down into its most scattered state and place it inside an empty Time Stop Device. Only then could Frie's safety be ensured to the greatest extent, preventing Zel Duma from inexplicably vanishing right under their noses.
More importantly, it ensured that after he left this world, Zel Duma would not run into trouble because of someone's schemes. At the same time, whenever it was needed, it could be taken out, assembled, and put into operation immediately.
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