Chapter 2505: Restless with Idleness
Acting on an idea was one of Xiao Ran's good habits. Though most of the time, that habit emerged because of his quirky hobby, under the current circumstances—where all intelligence and mission details remained unknown—it at least deserved a positive assessment.
But how exactly should he proceed? Xiao Ran rapidly began thinking it over, reviewing every resource and method the Burning Legion could make use of, as well as the preparations required. He connected one point after another, eventually finding the critical point and expanding outward from there. It did not take much effort before he came up with an approach worth trying.
Before long, Xiao Ran left the Burning Legion once again and appeared at the Dyson Sphere. This time, however, he was not looking for Durandal. Instead, he headed for the Technology Department and found Luo, who had been working there ever since the fleet settled on the far side of the moon.
Luo's work had not stopped after entering this world. Before arriving, uncertain how long this mission would last, he had transferred some of the Research Department's tasks and projects to the research facility on the Dyson Sphere. The equipment was brand-new, naturally, but the personnel and project progress had been brought over directly. Moving the projects to the Dyson Sphere therefore caused no delays. In fact, the time spent on missions was practically free time they had picked up for nothing. Every year they worked here saved them the Merit Points needed to purchase another year of Retention Time. They could use the mission as an opportunity to handle all the accumulated work. After all, idling was still idling, and the Technology Department personnel were not suited for frontline combat missions anyway.
When Xiao Ran found Luo, Luo was working