Old Man Raphael froze for a moment. "What do you mean? Do you think those MS that appeared came from Alien Lifeforms?"
Xiao Ran shook his head. Naturally, he would not tell Old Man Raphael that those Participants truly were not from Earth. Even though he himself was from Earth, he was definitely not from this world.
"I never said that. But these machines appeared just as my organization was about to begin its operations, and the moment they appeared, they began attacking our military base. It's hard to say what kind of conspiracy the organization that created these machines is plotting."
Old Man Raphael lowered his head in thought, then suddenly asked, "How can I be sure that the organization behind you isn't working with the machines that attacked the military base, simply putting on a show for your organization's grand entrance?"
"If you join my organization, you'll understand that the machines behind my organization and the machines we captured belong to two completely different technological systems." Xiao Ran shrugged. "Even my Black Astray is completely different because it was independently developed by my family. Different energy source, different weapons. I think you understand very well that no national power can climb two different tech trees, right?"
Raphael had no choice but to admit that Xiao Ran was right. Even in a world this vast, there was a shared consensus when it came to technology. It would be difficult for a nation, let alone an organization, to overturn its existing technology and develop an entirely different one from scratch.
"I'll only believe it once I see it and hear it for myself." Old Man Raphael gripped his cane with both hands and tapped it twice against the floor before standing up. "Before I truly understand it, I won't join