Chapter 351: Abandon the Dawn
After handing the Solar Furnace, GN-X, drones, and other data to Lacus, Xiao Ran had resolved another matter. Giving those things to Lacus was completely different from giving them to Luo. Giving them to Luo had been to build goodwill and bring Luo back to Prometheus, while giving them to Lacus was laying the groundwork for more things in the future. Even if he never had another chance to return to this world, at least Lacus, Kira, and Orb would have the strength to protect themselves.
It could also be considered repayment for the favors he owed Kira for protecting him and Orb for supporting him.
At present, the Archangel and the other warships were hidden within a Debris Belt in space. After the ships had tallied their urgently needed supplies, the Debris Belt's complicated environment made it impossible to effectively transmit information. Therefore, whether it was to send word out or find a safe route for the Scrap Merchant Guild's transport ship to reach them, Xiao Ran had to sortie in the Lightning Aegis and escort Luo's salvage ship out with him.
Scrap Dealers had their own methods and channels of communication, and in some cases even required special ciphers. This was much the same as military communications, and naturally could not be known to outsiders beyond the Scrap Merchant Guild. Contacting the Scrap Merchant Guild's headquarters was not difficult, but explaining their needs without other factions learning that the Scrap Merchant Guild was supporting Orb's Combined Fleet required Scrap Dealers like Luo to handle the contact themselves.
Graham and Naluo were also escorting the salvage ship. Including Xiao Ran's machine, there were four units in total, trailing far behind the salvage vessel. They encountered no sign of Earth Force throughout the journey out