Hearing Xiao Ran's words, El-Elf glanced at him, unaware that Xiao Ran seemed to have thought of something. Then Xiao Ran said, "El-Elf, don't you think our situation would be much better now if we'd had Luo make a Variable Fighter that was only D-class back then?"
"That's right." El-Elf nodded. "At least for the current situation, it would be helpful. The AS units this world has shown so far wouldn't be a match for a Variable Fighter."
"However, we didn't know we would be entering a world like this before the mission began. Besides, Variable Fighters would only be effective against this world's local forces. Our real enemies are the other participants. Against participants with Super Robot Mecha, even a D-class Variable Fighter would be powerless. In comparison, although Gundam Astray is only a D-class mecha, the combat power it can unleash far exceeds its rating."
"When we can only bring one mecha, and it has to be D-class, choosing the one with the highest combat power is the right choice. And even if we had brought a D-class fighter, without any supplies and unable to carry any supplies, a D-class Variable Fighter could only be used as transportation."
Luo had already put the table away and plopped down beside Xiao Ran. After hearing their conversation, he said, "A D-class Variable Fighter? Are you kidding? The reason Variable Fighters can support such a fragile transformation structure is entirely because several technologies are combined and reinforced. Never mind the weapons and energy systems. Ordinary defensive modules can be removed, but Energy Armor can't. Add the dual power sources on both sides of the wings, and no matter what, once a Variable Fighter takes shape, it would solidly be C-class with the technology we possess. There's no way to make a