Before long, Xiao Ran and the others followed Cardias to see the completed Solar Furnaces. There were several, though not many—only three. Their completion level was quite high, and they could be used as soon as they were installed. What surprised Xiao Ran, however, was that Cardias had not merely produced three Solar Furnaces, but three matching units as well: GN-Xs.
Seeing the surprise in Xiao Ran and the others' eyes, Cardias smiled and said, "Solar Furnaces alone wouldn't be very useful, so I happened to make a full set. I've spent the past few months following the Technical Blueprints to build them. I originally thought I'd give them to you whenever you needed them, but when you said you were leaving before, I didn't bring it up. Luckily, it's not too late now."
Xiao Ran patted Cardias on the shoulder and smiled with a sigh. "No matter why you made these three units and Solar Furnaces in the first place, I'm grateful that you brought them out at this time. They've truly helped us a great deal."
Cardias smiled. "The units have been built, but apart from their standard weapons, they have nothing else. If you need other weapons, I'm afraid we'll have to continue manufacturing them during this period, and modify the weapons as well."
Xiao Ran looked at the three GN-Xs and nodded slightly. A GN-X with only standard weapons was indeed not as useful as a Black Astray equipped with Dragonfly equipment. Even with a Solar Furnace capable of greatly bringing out his strength, it would be the same. With only Beam Guns and a Beam Sword, Xiao Ran would have no way to face what might be the pursuit and encirclement of all Zeon in this mission.
But once a Solar Furnace was added, everything