"Rather than giving you forty percent of the slots, I think I'd prefer to keep you here in the Federation!" Laud suddenly sneered, unleashing his aura and making everyone's hearts jolt under its pressure.
Yun Mengqiu stepped forward to shield the others. Although she was no match for him either, at least she could withstand it far better than these children.
"You think you can stop me?" Laud asked with a faint smile. Just as he was about to intensify his aura, a hand reached out from behind Yun Mengqiu and tugged her aside.
"Auntie Yun, don't worry. Minister Laud is just trying to scare me. Four Awakened, including a member of the Elite Four—if he really attacked us, he'd probably start another world war! Isn't that right, Minister Laud?" Xiao Ran said with a composed smile, not backing down in the slightest before Laud's aura.
"Impressive courage. But do you really think the few of you alone could start a world war?" Laud asked admiringly.
"Looks like you haven't properly investigated our identities, Minister Laud. That world-famous intelligence agency of yours deserves a pay cut!" Xiao Ran replied. He didn't believe for a second that Laud didn't know who they were. He was merely trying to intimidate them.
For starters, how could Xuan Yuan Haotian stand by if anything happened to Qiu Yuxuan? They had officially broken up, but there were still lingering ties between them, weren't there?
Veranica was the Little Princess of the Solomon Islands. If anything really happened to her, would Carl let him get away with it?
As for Xiao Ran himself, China had already cultivated his image as the nation's darling son. If anything happened to him, how could China justify not stepping in?
Besides, a member of China's Elite Four was standing right