Xiao Ran agreed without hesitation to the small request from Ross, a member of the Wendamirian royal family: after the Wendamirian Kingdom was destroyed, he would take in those innocent Wendamirian civilians. To Xiao Ran, war was perhaps something whose right and wrong could never truly be sorted out. Everyone had their own arguments, and it was impossible to untangle them all. But at least most civilians were innocent, and the people of the Wendamirian Kingdom were indeed simple and kind. They should not have to sacrifice their lives for mistakes that were not theirs.
Stone and Ross left full of gratitude. Catherine, meanwhile, reappeared before Xiao Ran with a frown and asked in confusion, "You've decided to support them? Won't that provoke dissatisfaction from the Unity Army and affect the situation that has only just stabilized? Besides, even with our help, the Wendamirian Kingdom can't possibly be a match for the Unity Army. Why go to all this trouble?"
"No matter what, it's necessary to maintain a certain relationship with them. As for the Unity Army's dissatisfaction, it's not that big a deal. That bald president has a close relationship with Cruze and knows how to suppress those unhappy voices within the Unity Army. Besides, we have the bugs helping us. The Unity Army won't fall out with us over ordinary trade."
As he spoke, Xiao Ran stood up, walked over to his desk, picked up a handheld computer, and returned to Catherine. After swiping the screen twice, a holographic display projected from the device. Xiao Ran wore a thoughtful expression as he said,
"The Wendamirian Kingdom is probably not as simple as it seems, or the Unity Army wouldn't place so much importance on it. The way those two behaved during today's meeting made me feel that they