Xiao Ran frowned thoughtfully and asked, "Can it be confirmed whether these operations you mentioned are joint operations between the EU and the Resistance Organization, or independent actions by either side?"
Cornelia, lying against Xiao Ran's chest, raised her head to look at him and shook it. "There's no way to confirm it. We can't tell which side the people attacking us belong to."
Xiao Ran nodded lightly and patted Cornelia's bare back. "Get up. Clean up, then we'll go to the Command Center."
"Mm." Cornelia sat up without the slightest attempt to hide herself, then walked openly into the bathroom completely naked to wash up. Only after they emerged from the bathroom one after the other and finished getting dressed did they head together for the base's Command Center.
Perhaps because they had suffered repeated attacks, the Command Center was even busier than it had been when Xiao Ran last visited. All manner of voices continuously rang in his ears.
Without needing Cornelia to lead him, Xiao Ran walked straight to the electronic tactical display at the very bottom. Ignoring the surrounding clamor, he quietly studied the information shown on it. Cornelia stood slightly behind and to his right, her expression calm yet stern. Nothing about her suggested that she had only recently climbed out of bed with Xiao Ran; she had returned to the valiant, resolute image she showed to outsiders.
With Cornelia present in the Command Center, the person in charge naturally had to remain at her side to assist her. But upon seeing Xiao Ran here, the man suddenly felt a surge of courage. Not long after Xiao Ran's last appearance, an important Rebel Army supply stronghold had been eliminated. Now that Xiao Ran had appeared again, this commander—perhaps thirty-six or thirty-seven years old—began to anticipate