The chaotic study was no place for a conversation, so President Glass and Xiao Ran left the study, walked out through the mansion gates into the courtyard, and slowly wandered around it like an old man and a young man taking an after-dinner stroll. Xiao Ran also reported the appearance of the Primal Demon to President Glass.
President Glass did not offer many opinions. He simply told Xiao Ran to act freely; the entire fleet would follow Xiao Ran's orders and arrangements and fully cooperate with all of his actions. President Glass now seemed utterly determined not to interfere in Xiao Ran's affairs, not to undermine Xiao Ran's prestige, but instead to step down and push Xiao Ran forward.
President Glass's approach made Xiao Ran smile wryly. He only felt that the old man was being rather willful. When Xiao Ran left the Presidential Palace, although he had not received President Glass's opinion, he had at least conveyed the matter to Glass.
As for President Glass's decision, perhaps he wanted to continue expanding Xiao Ran's prestige within the fleet during this final period, or perhaps he wanted to see what Xiao Ran was capable of. Being Great President was vastly different from serving as a military commander. Coordinating resources in every area and balancing the fleet, the Defense Force, and fleet corporations were not matters comparable to the Defense Force, where one only needed to expend supplies and win battles.
The fleet could not operate through consumption alone; it also needed replenishment. After all, a wandering fleet like theirs did not have much space to begin with, and the resources it could produce were merely basic necessities for daily life. Naturally, resources and various other matters gave rise to many conflicts. Handling them well would ensure peace both inside and