Corgi felt a little dizzy. The situation developed so fast that he was a little unable to accept it. Not long ago, he received a message from his subordinates saying that he was ambushed and needed reinforcements. After he sent the reinforcements, some time passed and his subordinates sent another message. The message said that reinforcements were not needed because there was an ambush on the road, and then they learned that Xiao Ran chose to cut off the rear in order to protect his men and then lost contact. novel.
Then I got the news about Xiao Ran, and found out that Xiao Ran had taken down the entire resistance army by himself. What happened in the middle? At this time, Ke Ji's heart was quite complicated. The people he sent out became the successors. Legs, others not only allowed the retreat to return safely, but also captured the enemy. It felt like the situation became completely different without doing anything. Is this the feeling of holding on to the thigh and hanging up? Although it’s baffling, why does it feel so good for no reason
Cornelia's mood was not as complicated as Corgi's. Although she was surprised after hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, seeing that Xiao Ran was still communicating with her safely, she knew that what Xiao Ran said must not be false, otherwise it would not be true. There is no chance of communicating with them.
However, Cornelia was not so reassured and asked with some worry: "That's it? Just a gambling battle determines the success or failure of a force, and seizes the ownership of such a large area from our hands? Is it possible that you Aren't you worried that they will regret it? Even if they come back, the most you can do is launch a retaliatory counterattack against them, but what if you can't find them? What if they set a trap specifically for you? "
Xiao Ran said calmly: "They can't bear my anger. If I can take down the strongest among them and all their combat power once, I can also take down them a second time, but it won't be like this next time." Now that they are so friendly, before they go back on their word, they must first consider whether they can withstand the loss of more than 60% of all combat power and all high-end combat power. If they are not mentally prepared, then they will not go back on their word. possible."
Cornelia still wanted to speak, but Xiao Ran suppressed her words in his heart: "Okay, this matter has been decided. Lelouch will go there in person to reach a cooperation agreement with the other party, but if it can be thoroughly Conquering the opponent is of course the best result. Next, we will speed up the occupation of the areas where the rebels have withdrawn. We must completely occupy these places before the EU can react."
"The main force will be transferred to the front line with EU. The previous strategic square array against EU remains unchanged. The Scarlet Knights will continue to harass and destroy it in depth. However, in addition to defending the newly acquired territory, all the extra strength will be invested there. Go aside."
"Huh." Cornelia took several deep breaths and nodded: "I will send people to investigate the situation first. As soon as I am sure that the resistance forces have withdrawn, I will immediately send people to seize those areas as soon as possible."
"Um."
The corner of Corgi's mouth twitched. A legion lost more than 60% of its personnel, plus the total loss of high-end combat power such as the regiment leader. This is a loss that all participating legions dare not bear, so as long as they don't The other party would not dare to resist if he violated the mission, and even if he violated the mission, he would try every means to mitigate it. As long as the other party did not deliberately seek death or was absolutely sure, he would definitely not go against Xiao Ran.
However, when Xiao Ran went out for such a trip, although Corgi did not see with his own eyes what happened at that time, judging from the current results, Xiao Ran must be very powerful, and more powerful than he imagined, and Xiao Ran arranged He sent someone to pick up Lelouch, and then protected Lelouch to contact the resistance army. Corgi thought he could take this opportunity to have a good communication with the opposing army. After all, he would be working under the same boss in the future. It's good to be able to trick other legions.
Xiao Ran nodded and stopped chatting with Cornelia. He sat in the cockpit and said without any change in the angle of his eyes: "Corgi, some parts of this machine were damaged during the battle. Wait for me After we return, we will send someone to take over the machine body and repair it as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll send someone over right away."
He hung up the communication with the two of them. Through this communication, he could report that they were safe and stabilize their military morale, so that they would not be thrown into chaos just because of such a small situation. Then Xiao Ran was delayed for a while and then drove. Demon God Caesar returned to the front-line base, and then handed the machine to the people who were waiting in the front-line base, but before that, Xiao Ran had already taken off the small bits stuck to various parts of the machine. After all, those things could It cannot be handed over to the Scarlet Knights. As for the small bit that was removed, it is temporarily hidden in the place where it was removed.
After sending the machine away, Xiao Ran returned to his office and asked his secretary to call Cornelia over. Perhaps there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. After receiving Xiao Ran's notification, Cornelia was about to arrive. An hour later, she entered Xiao Ran's office. As soon as she entered, she saw Xiao Ran, who was sitting on a chair without even the slightest movement. Not only that, the first time she saw Xiao Ran, with her sixth sense as a woman, She also vaguely noticed that the Xiao Ran in front of her seemed a little different from before. There was an aura that she had never felt in him before, which was a bit cold and indifferent.
"coming."
Not only did she feel cold, but even the words she spoke made Cornelia feel a sense of indifference. After nodding, Cornelia walked into Xiao Ran, with an expression of doubt and worry on her face, and approached. Looking at Xiao Ran, he asked: "It feels like something is not right with you. Could it be that you were injured in the battle with those people?"
"Those people can't hurt me." Xiao Ran said this calmly, but what he said is indeed the truth. Although he is only driving a machine like Demon God Caesar, if Demon God Caesar is really damaged or... Even if he suffered a heavy blow, he could directly enter the quantum realm to avoid all attacks. It would be really not easy to hurt Xiao Ran in his current state.
"and you?"
Xiao Ran shook his head: "It doesn't matter, you don't need to worry. My current situation is indeed different from normal, but it is definitely not because of the injury. I used a special secret technique, which will be greatly improved during the activation process." My ability will be weak depending on the activation time, so the next work here will be left to you alone. In my current situation, it will take at least a day or two to recover. ."
"Weak?" Cornelia's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that Xiao Ran's expression suddenly became a little complicated, she took a deep look at Xiao Ran and slowly closed her eyes. She exhaled softly and sighed: "I know. Now, I will take care of things here and hide your weakness. It’s really strange. At this time, I should take advantage of your weakness and get rid of you, but I find that I can’t do this at all. matter."
Xiao Ran was silent for a moment and then said: "What kind of answer do you want to get from me? Is it to tell you that this is because you are controlled by my geass, or to tell you that what you are thinking in your heart now is completely yours?" My truest thoughts, I can’t answer this question for you, maybe it’s just one of the two, but maybe it’s both.”
"Haha." Cornelia laughed, hugging her arms to make her chest appear more upright, with a slight disdain in her tone: "I feel like I only have control. Do you think we just slept a few times and then I started to fall in love with you? Don’t be so pretentious.”
Xiao Ran did not answer Cornelia, but slowly stood up from the chair: "I'll leave it to you next."
As soon as the words fell, Cornelia's eyes suddenly stared in disbelief. The hands she held unconsciously loosened and then squeezed tightly. She watched helplessly as the figure in front of her turned into countless light spots and slowly dissipated. It disappeared in front of her like magic, as if the person she was talking to just now was just a phantom of her own imagination. Until all the light spots in the room disappeared, Cornelia also stood still for a long time. Come to your senses.
A long time passed before Cornelia woke up from that inexplicable state and murmured to herself: "Is this... still a human being? Is this really a human being... What on earth is this guy?" "
Xiao Ran, who disappeared into the office, condensed his body and appeared in his room in the next moment. The moment he sat on the bed, he was exposed to the quantum assimilation state, and then the strong back suddenly softened and became weak. He reached out and took off his mask, leaned softly on the bed and breathed lightly.
The time when quantum assimilation was turned on this time was not too long, and the battles experienced were not very fierce. However, without the help of the solar furnace, some successors were unable to contribute enough. Xiao Ran used to use quantum assimilation to be weak for a long time, and the more fierce the battle, the more intense the battle. The more you consume, the longer the period of weakness will increase, and the subsequent effects of weakness will also be quite uncomfortable.
However, with Xiao Ran's mastery of quantum assimilation, a series of sequelae caused by weakness have gradually been alleviated. Using quantum assimilation in a short period of time will not cause coma. Now after being promoted to an S-class pilot, The bloodline of the reformer has been advanced and integrated with the solar furnace, and the sequelae are much weaker, and the recovery speed is much faster.
In his current state, there was actually no need for him to tell Cornelia that it would take a day or two. It was estimated that he would be able to recover after a night's rest. One of the main reasons for discomfort after quantum assimilation was the consumption of mental energy. It was too big. Although Xiao Ran still had a lot of mental energy consumption, it had not reached the level where he could not recover.
The reason why I told Cornelia this was not to deliberately test Cornelia. Cornelia who was controlled by geass could not do anything to hurt or betray him. Even now Cornelia has no idea. What was her mind like after being controlled by geass? There were some other things in it that made her less likely to hurt Xiao Ran, so Xiao Ran only did this in the hope that Cornelia would be able to do a good job and he would not be able to participate in the battle for a while. and command preparation, because even if the sequelae disappear, it will take a day or two to completely recover the mental power and become the strongest combat power at full state, and it is estimated that it will also take a day or two to repair the Demon God Caesar. At least for that long.
No matter how mild the sequelae were, it did make Xiao Ran feel tired and weak. Not long after lying on the bed, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ran slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes quickly turned from blank to clear. He shook his head slightly and sat up from the bed. Then he looked at a corner of the room. The graceful figure was sitting in front of a small round table that was not too big, with her legs crossed, holding a pen in one hand and operating a tablet computer with the other. At the same time, she kept earphones hanging on her ears and whispered from time to time.
Xiao Ran's movement of sitting up was also noticed by the slim figure. After taking a look at Xiao Ran, he said something to the earphones, then took off the earphones and turned them off. He stood up and walked to Xiao Ran. He frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Ran: " How do you feel when you wake up?"
"It's much better than expected." Xiao Ran rubbed his head that didn't hurt, looked at the woman in front of him and asked, "When did you come."
Cornelia shook her hair and said dissatisfiedly: "I've been here for a long time, and you didn't notice me coming at all. I've been here to handle official business and didn't wake you up. It seems that the sequelae are worse than I expected." It's even more serious. If you were in a normal state, even the slightest movement would not escape your ears."
"Haha, it was indeed more serious than expected. I didn't even know you had been here for so long." Xiao Ran smiled, but his heart sank slightly. Although the sequelae were alleviated, he had no idea about the outside world after he fell asleep. There is indeed a big problem with perceiving this.
The previous weakness after turning on quantum assimilation was almost always accompanied by someone, and those were completely trustworthy people. Although Cornelia can be trustworthy, it is still a bit inappropriate. There are various reasons, such as It was a big problem that Cornelia didn't even have the ability to protect herself. This also reminded Xiao Ran that he must pay attention to this situation happening again next time. This time he was indeed a little careless.
Cornelia didn't know what Xiao Ran was thinking, but when she saw Xiao Ran's nonchalant smiling expression, the dissatisfied expression on Cornelia's face became more intense. She raised her voice slightly and said seriously: "Since I know there is a problem, Then don’t do such a thing next time, you are not the only one in Butaria who can fight.”