Xiao Ran had never personally piloted the Soul Reaver, but even if he could not be called familiar with its systems and capabilities, he at least knew and understood them. There was even less need to mention the location of the cockpit. Yet in front of Korgi and Bismark, he deliberately acted as though he knew nothing. He simply stood beneath the over-forty-meter-tall mecha without a word, looking up at the enormous red Soul Reaver as if he had no idea how to get into its cockpit.
Seeing Xiao Ran like this, Korgi laughed. His smile carried a hint of pride and faint disdain as he walked near the mecha's enormous foot and pressed it. A small armor plate immediately slid aside, revealing a button. After he pressed it, the cockpit in the mecha's chest slowly opened, and a lift rope quickly descended.
Once the lift rope had come down, Korgi curled his lips and nodded at Xiao Ran. After a brief pause, Xiao Ran stepped onto the rope and pressed the button on its handle. As the rope rose, he jumped into the cockpit.
After taking his seat, Xiao Ran did not rush to do anything. Instead, he surveyed the cockpit, then thoroughly inspected it with his telekinesis, checking whether the Crimson Knights had installed anything unusual inside, such as surveillance equipment.
After a thorough inspection, Xiao Ran found nothing strange in the cockpit. At least on the surface, everything inside appeared normal. It seemed Korgi had not intended to tamper with this mecha, but whether anything had been altered in its internal systems or structure was not something he could determine in a short time. Even if Xiao Ran could completely rewrite the mecha's systems, this was not the right opportunity to do so.
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