Chapter 392: Arrangements
After putting his mask back on, Xiao Ran felt as though he had not touched the thing in a very long time. It even felt unfamiliar. Thinking about it, he really had not taken the mask out for use in quite some time. The last time had been in the 00 World. If he counted every day he had personally lived through, it had indeed been quite a long while.
This time, there was not much particular purpose behind wearing the mask again. Xiao Ran simply felt even more uncomfortable wearing this outfit without it. More importantly, with the fleet not yet prepared, it gave both sides some room to maneuver. After all, he was currently wanted by the Earth Unified Army.
On the day of the first meeting between the Earth Unified Army and the fleet, there was no need to lay everything bare just yet. For the fleet, even delaying the Earth Force's true assault by a single day would be a good thing.
By the time Billy brought Cruze, Mwu, Graham, and Nalo to Xiao Ran's residence in this world, roughly thirty minutes had passed. The five of them entered through the gate amid a jumble of footsteps. The moment they stepped into the living room, they saw Xiao Ran sitting on the sofa, drinking tea in a military uniform and white mask.
Cruze showed a trace of surprise when he saw Xiao Ran wearing a mask. The others, including Billy and Mwu, had long grown used to seeing Xiao Ran masked, so they found nothing strange about it.
The instant Billy saw Xiao Ran's attire, he understood the meaning behind him putting that uniform on again. He immediately stood at attention and saluted Xiao Ran. "General."
Xiao Ran held his teacup as though