Reporters Arrive (Bonus Chapter, Nine Chapters Owed)

Chapter 458: Reporters Arrive (Bonus Chapter, Nine Chapters Owed)

In truth, Xiao Ran had never intended to keep the units based on Unit 2 for himself. He would rather have the machines fully manufactured for the academy students to use, further expanding the module's overall combat strength. But he also understood that without obtaining the familiar currently in Kane's possession, there was no way to activate those units.

And if they were recovered, machines without a Magius as their core would be nothing more than enormous toys, with virtually no recovery value at all. That was why Xiao Ran had Billy destroy them. He was also worried that if he could not use them, they might instead become weapons for the enemy. He had only kept the engines to preserve a sliver of hope—what if he really did obtain that Magius?

If there was anything truly valuable about them, it was probably Beam Solidification technology. But even if Xiao Ran were going to recover units, he would naturally choose Unit 3, based on Unit 1 and built for strength and firepower; Unit 4, with its High Mobility; Unit 5, with its enhanced defensive capabilities; and finally Unit 6, an auxiliary unit for electronic warfare.

Units 3, 4, 5, and 6 were each more valuable than those unfinished, unspecialized, unenhanced, and unarmed units based on Unit 2. If Xiao Ran wanted to recover anything, he would of course choose the completed units, rather than retrieve a pile of toys to sell off as scrap.

Saki Maski's matter had been handled. The units that might have become threats had been dealt with. Instructions had been issued for dealing with the module's internal problems. Haruto had changed somewhat regarding Tiandu, who had been unwilling to "bite," and had grown more mature and developed