Chapter 2563: Return
A year passed in a rush. During that year of Retention Time, Xiao Ran had spent a full month recovering. In truth, after the first week, he had already been able to leave his wheelchair and move freely. Even using telekinesis had not been much of a problem. But this time, the overexertion had been more severe than ever before, leaving him with the feeling that he had injured his very foundation. Even his use of Mental Power felt sluggish, no longer flowing as smoothly as before. It was as though something had been affecting his mind. After nearly a month of recuperation and rest, he gradually recovered, and his Mental Power even seemed to have increased by around a tenth. Was that a blessing in disguise, or did great hardship truly bring great fortune afterward?
Xiao Ran spent the year reforming the entire Legion from within. This was not merely aimed at the Participants; in fact, the reforms concerning them were the smallest in scope. Participants followed Prometheus's rules, and those rules were already quite comprehensive. They could be considered the Legion's outward-facing side.
The main reforms were carried out within the Legion itself, involving a major reorganization that covered every possible aspect. In short, one word from Xiao Ran was enough to keep everyone busy to death. The people leading the reform work were not entirely the Legion's upper-ranking Participants. The ones truly making the arrangements were the Legion's non-Participant higher-ups from the various worlds, such as Revil of the 0079 World, Kane of the Revolutionary Machine World, Lacus and Cagalli of the SEED World, and Catherine of the Fleet World.
Xiao Ran truly focused on only three areas: first, the Technology Department; second, the Gene Department; third, the military reform department. Those were the