"How about it, Captain Cruze, do you agree to my request?" Xiao Ran held the communicator in his hand, looked at Cruze on the screen and asked with a smile: "Or do you want to give up Lux Klein. "
Cruze snorted coldly, looked at Lux with an innocent smile in the communication video, and slammed his hand on the control panel of the machine: "Stop the attack and evacuate the combat area."
"Thank you for your cooperation, Captain Cruze." Xiao Ran smiled gratefully and said with a sigh of relief: "After your evacuation, we will contact you again."
"Huh." Cruze snorted coldly and hung up the communication. Looking at the big screen that had gone dark, Xiao Ran exhaled weakly, turned to look at Ma Liu, and said, "Forgive me for making my own decisions. I think you don’t want to see the entire advance fleet destroyed here, so quickly contact the remaining two Drake-class warships to send out search and rescue teams to see if anyone can be saved.”
Ma Liu glanced at Xiao Ran and stood up: "Baki Lulu, I'll leave this to you. Lieutenant Xiao Ran, please follow me."
Bucky Lulu stood up and replied: "Yes!"
In the captain's room, Xiao Ran sat on a chair and looked at Ma Liu, who was across a table in front of him. The latter held his chin with his fists, and wanted to question Xiao Ran several times, but in the end he just looked at Xiao Ran's somewhat pale face. Face, he sighed helplessly: "Are you okay?"
Xiao Ran, who thought he would be asked why he did this, suddenly heard that Ma Liu was caring about him, and couldn't help but froze for a moment, looking at Ma Liu until Ma Liu's face turned red after being stared at by Xiao Ran. After snorting in dissatisfaction, Xiao Ran came back to his senses and said quickly:
"There's nothing wrong, it's just that I've consumed too much energy and my head is a little empty."
"It's fine." Ma Liu glanced at Xiao Ran and nodded gently, then asked: "Why did you do that? We shouldn't threaten civilians, and we decided to hand over Lacus Klein on our own initiative. them."
Xiao Ran shook his head: "Even if I hadn't done that at the time and watched the last two Drake-class battleships being sunk, I believe that Lieutenant Bucky Lulu, who values the Archangel extremely important, would have done the same. And Can the Archangel resist three battleships and five MSs? If we continue to delay, another Lorathia-class battleship that has been following us may appear at any time, then we will face at least 8 MSs and four MSs. A battleship, four of which are mobile suits or Gundams, what do you think will happen to the Archangel?"
Ma Liu shook her head. She also knew that if the Archangel fought alone, it would never be an opponent of three battleships and five mobile suits. Once the battle started, the Strike Gundam would be entangled by the Holy Shield Gundam, and Mu's MA would be entangled by Xigu, alone. Facing three battleships and three Zeons, the Archangel has a probability of more than 80% being sunk.
Xiao Ran looked at Ma Liu seriously: "And Ma Liu... do you really want Lux to be taken to the moon base?"
"I am a soldier now, and Lacus will bring us many favorable conditions." Ma Liu sighed and continued helplessly: "But from my personal standpoint, I am not willing to accept Lacus's identity." It's too special, and I don't want to see Lux receive any special treatment. It's just this approach... "
Xiao Ran interrupted Ma Liu: "Isn't that good? I also don't want Lacus to fall into the hands of the Earth Army, and now only Lacus can help us get out of danger. Although the methods are not very good, but Lux herself doesn’t object to this approach, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”
"Moreover, we can also take this opportunity to return Lux to them. In a war, such a child should not be allowed to bear the responsibility and become a bargaining chip for victory or defeat. At the same time, we can also hand over the civilians on the ship to Zaf Special, let them send these civilians back to Orb, or even settle in LANT. It is much better than following us around dangerously. Maybe they can also involve a ZAFT warship to leave.
"We not only preserved our own combat power and bought ourselves some breathing time, but also returned Lux to the other party and reduced the other party's combat power. It's the best of both worlds, what do you think?"
"But why do you want their captain to come with you?" Ma Liu asked in confusion: "What if he doesn't come?"
"As long as the man named Cruze dares to follow the shuttle to the Archangel, then we will be absolutely safe during the return time of the shuttle. We can leave far away during this time. As for you saying he won't come , I think it’s unlikely, Lux’s status is special in Thailand, he doesn’t dare not come.”
With a wry smile on her face, Ma Liu looked at Xiao Ran and said in a low voice: "Although we haven't talked seriously a few times, I can't speak to you every time. It's always easy to be persuaded by you and leave me speechless. .”
"Don't forget my profession." Xiao Ran spread his hands, looked at each other and laughed together with Ma Liu.
He and Malu came out of the captain's room, and the two of them went to different places separately. One went to the bridge, and the other went to Gnaku.
As soon as he arrived at Gnaku, Xiao Ran was slapped hard by Sergeant Maddock: "Boy, I didn't expect to capture two MSs in the first battle. Well done."
Xiao Ran smiled: "No, I just relied on the speed of the machine to defeat it by surprise. This is also the credit of everyone."
"Haha." Sergeant Maddock smiled proudly: "There is no need to speak of our technology, but you kid, I just looked at the records of the machine body. I really didn't expect that you, the weak one, can withstand such a thing. Pressure, fortunately ZAFT’s body is relatively strong, otherwise you would have to disconnect it directly if you made a mobile body like that.”
Xiao Ran naturally knew what the maneuver Sergeant Maddock was talking about. Being able to escape from the siege of three Jeans was considered a long-term performance. It also allowed him to find some ways to use mental power, but it was really very expensive. A little more.
Sergeant Maddock turned to look at Jean who was undergoing repairs. The entire lower body joints had problems due to Xiao Ran's operation, and there were even signs of breakage in some places. This was entirely due to Xiao Ran's rapid turn.
Shaking his head, Sergeant Maddock said: "I watched your battle. It is right not to rush into the battlefield head-on and entangle, but maybe the body limits your performance. If you switch to a Gundam, you are fully capable of entering the battlefield. Afterwards, the frontal battle is not just about countless penetrations and turns, but I want to think of ways to see if I can enhance the frame of the machine."
"If I switch to a Gundam, it's not the body that limits me, but me that limits the body." Xiao Ran rolled his eyes and thought in his mind: "A Gundam with 80% performance, what's the difference between a Gundam and Jean except for its resistance to fighting?" Don't."
Hearing Sergeant Maddock say that he was going to strengthen Jean's frame, Xiao Ran quickly shook his head and refused: "Sergeant Maddock, no, I think this is good. At most, you can do some stabilization measures for the lower limbs of the machine. Don't The skeleton is being strengthened.”
Madock couldn't help but be startled when he heard Xiao Ran's words. Everyone hopes that their body will be as strong as possible, but Xiao Ran would rather risk the fracture of the skeleton than strengthen it, which confused him.
Xiao Ran roared in his heart: "Are you kidding? Gene is already D+ level now. If you break through to C level, how can I still drive! 80% performance Gene, going to the battlefield is not looking for death. !”
But looking at Sergeant Maddock's look of astonishment and confusion, Xiao Ran had to force a smile and explain: "It also takes a lot of time to transform the body. What if there is another situation that hasn't been completed before going into battle today. Moreover, it takes a lot of time to transform the body. To be honest, my driving skills are nothing compared to Kira and Mu, and I don’t have the ability to fight head-on at all. I think that’s good, really.”
Madoc looked at Xiao Ran's serious face and didn't look like he was joking. He thought about the previous situation where he had already started fighting but was too late to fight. Although he was wondering why Xiao Ran was unwilling to make the machine stronger, he still ordered it. Nodding: "Then just follow what you said and don't move it. After repairing it, just strengthen the four joints of the legs."
"Then I'll trouble you." Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said to Madoc: "I'll go back first. I'm very tired from the battle just now."
"Go on, go on, I will watch carefully here." Sergeant Maddock patted Xiao Ran, pushed Xiao Ran in the direction of leaving, and let Xiao Ran float out of Gnaku.
When Xiao Ran returns to his room, he will turn on the simulated gravity. The simulated gravity can be turned on in the room during non-combat situations. Xiao Ran is not used to turning on the gravity while floating in the air, and the top-heavy feeling also makes him very uncomfortable. Feeling better, he moved a bit and fell on the soft bed.
Lifting his hand, Xiao Ran looked at the watch in his hand: "Attributes."
Hit 7 (11) affects shooting ability and accuracy
Skill 6 (10) affects fighting ability and strength
Reflection 6 (10) affects response speed and sensitivity
Spirit 2 (10) affects skill consumption and perception
Physique 6 (10) affects physical fitness and endurance
(The values in parentheses represent normal values, and the values outside parentheses represent current body values)
Endurance value 65 (100)
Skill:
D-level universal mecha driving skills: Can operate D-level mecha normally, with a proficiency of 67/100. (upgradeable)
Space warfare proficiency: LV1, D-level skill. Be able to gain some proficiency in fighting in the universe and initially gain a sense of space. Proficiency 45/100. (upgradeable)
Seeing that he only had 2 points of spirit, Xiao Ran also understood where his top-heavy feeling came from. Moreover, the level of spirit value also affected the hit value, skill value and reflection value. No wonder the accuracy of shooting became lower as the battle progressed, and the action became less accurate. There are also some inaccuracies.
Not counting the inexplicable energy consumption that makes Xiao Ran's operations sensitive and fast, the actual mental consumption is not very large. After all, Xiao Ran plays the role of soy sauce most of the time. The physical consumption is not too serious, only 35 points are missing. During the battle, the speed is about one point per minute. The whole battle is driven at high speed, so this speed of decline is understandable.
What is really surprising is the improvement in driving skills and space combat proficiency. One has already passed the halfway point, and is almost halfway through. The improvement speed is only because Xiao Ran participated in such a battle. If he fights several times...
Xiao Ran grinned: "Maybe my driving skill proficiency will reach 100, and then I will have the strength to drive this world's Gundam."