The meeting point was still on the island Xiao Ran had brought Sheryl to before. When Xiao Ran arrived, only Exia Gundam and Arios Gundam were there. Arios Gundam and Kyrios Gundam had yet to descend from space. Besides the storage bays for the two Gundams, there were also two newly appeared storage bays several times smaller.
After parking Gundam Kyrios beside Exia Gundam, Xiao Ran slowly slid down from the cockpit and landed on the ground. He gave everyone present a light wave. "Yo, hello. Looks like I got here a little early. Mr. Ian, why did you come down here too?"
Besides Lockon and Setsuna, the two living people on the island, Ian, the technical specialist who should have been aboard the Ptolemaios, was unexpectedly standing with them. Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Ian smiled and said, "Long time no see, Alex. I happened to have something to bring you three, so I came down to Earth for a stroll while I was at it. By the way, was that mask useful?"
Xiao Ran froze for a moment, then smiled and nodded. "It was pretty useful."
"Hey, hey, hey." Ian pushed up his glasses and folded his arms. "Don't tell me you've never used any of the functions I specifically added?"
"Hehe." Xiao Ran laughed awkwardly. "How could that be? The mask you gave me helped me out a lot."
"Forget it, forget it." Ian waved his hand helplessly and said to Xiao Ran, "Since you're here, take a look at your new equipment."
"Arios Gundam's new equipment has already been installed. That's it." Ian pointed at Arios Gundam and said, "The GN Full Coverage Shield. With it, Arios Gundam's defensive capabilities will improve significantly. Even if you use Gundam Kyrios's GN-BITs, you won't be able to break through