Xiao Ran's words made Lelouch unable to answer. The first sentence was about letting some of the loyal people who have been tested become geass users, and the next sentence turned geass users into ten thousand people. To put it in perspective, he was the only one with geass ability. Lelouch alone is enough to mess up Eleven. If there really were ten thousand geass users, Lelouch would find that scene a bit touching just thinking about it. novel.
But then I thought about it, if the Black Knights really had 10,000 geass users, and all of them remained loyal to the Black Knights, that would be a pretty good thing, even if he couldn't become Butari. The emperor of Asia, but he can also protect Nunnally as one of the leaders of the Black Knights, and protect the entire world from continuing to decay.
Imagining ten thousand people with geass abilities, Lelouch muttered to himself: "Ten thousand people, is this really possible?"
Lelouch's low voice did not escape Xiao Ran's ears, and Xiao Ran shook his head and said: "Do you think ten thousand people are a lot? When human beings enter the universe with the development of time, do you think ten thousand people are still a lot? Too little. If the current level of world science and technology continues to develop, I think it is possible to launch a space colonization plan within ten years. Of course, if the world continues to be at war as it is now in the next ten years, then it is estimated that it will take fifty years. It’s impossible to start such a plan.”
Lelouch was once again stunned: "Huh? Space colony?"
Xiao Ran curled his lips: "According to my opinion, since the Black Knights want to remain aloof, they must be above everyone's head. It is only appropriate to place the real base in the universe, and if it is in the universe, no matter what Whatever situation arises on the earth, it can be reached by launching it as soon as possible. Of course, these are still too far away, and it is meaningless to say too much."
"Isn't it just too far?" Lelouch complained in his mind: "Is this a joke?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's do the things in front of us first." Xiao Ran waved his hand and asked Lelouch: "So what are your results now?"
Lelouch was a little hesitant, but he still said: "The progress is not going well, but this is expected. Most people in the resistance organization are skeptical about joining the Black Knights. After all, so far Apart from the action of rescuing Shumu Suzaku, I have not taken any other actions, but fortunately there are at least a few people who are willing to believe in me. If I take another action, I should be able to suppress all the opposition."
"In other words, there are actually not many people who have officially joined the Black Knights. Is that right?" Xiao Ran smiled softly and said: "But this is also a good thing. Since it hasn't started yet, let's take advantage of the opportunity to join the Black Knights now." Establish the rules. Those who are willing to believe you and are willing to join, it is best to explain the rules clearly to them before joining. The true meaning of the establishment of the Black Knights is to resist Butaria's tyranny rather than Buthalia's. Talia herself is on the side of the weak rather than bringing war to the world."
"And you also have to tell them that their vision cannot be so narrow. The real goal of the Black Knights is to allow the people in District 11 who are now oppressed to have a better life and to change the rules and current situation of Butaria. If Because of their resistance, more innocent civilians in District 11 who should have had a better life were sacrificed. So what was the meaning of their resistance? Is it just to let more innocent people die? Just For the name of that dead country?"
"Actually, from the standpoint of the two of us, there is really no need to help them restore the country. Such a country will be destroyed. I am for Euphilia and you are for Nunnally. I feel very It would be better for District 1 to continue to be led by Euphilia as it is now. Although you have the purpose of revenge against the empire now, you must not forget that once we succeed, the empire belongs to Nunnally. If the empire is really riddled with holes, that wouldn't be a good thing for Nunnally, right?"
Xiao Ran smiled slightly. He really thought so in his heart. It is better not to see New Japan again because Euphilia is the governor of District 11. This is to repay Euphilia's kindness, but it is more selfish. To put it simply, Xiao Ran regarded District 11 as his own territory, so how could he let the rebels take it back from Euphilia
Moreover, the real role of the Black Knights was not for Xiao Ran to cause trouble in District 11.
"I know what to do next." Lelouch nodded and said, "I have collected intelligence. Some extreme resistance groups may have taken action recently. The purpose is to make the new governor look good and suppress him. Euphilia’s prestige will gain more support from the resistance forces.”
"Isn't this the best time for the Black Knights to make their debut?" Xiao Ran smiled slightly and said: "The Black Knights made a perfect debut, defeating the extreme resistance organization and the imperial army at the same time, raising the banner of justice, and allowing more People from District 11 or Butaria will join in.”
Lelouch's lips curled up: "Logically speaking, shouldn't this be the best time for you, the exclusive knight, to appear?"
"So there will be a good show then." Xiao Ran stood up with a smile, gathered all the documents on the table together, and said, "Okay, that's it for today. If you have anything difficult to deal with, Just contact me if you have any questions, even if you want to win over people, you have to flex your muscles at the right time to make some people follow us more wholeheartedly."
Lelouch nodded silently, watched Xiao Ran stand up, collected the documents, and left the place with Xiao Ran. When he walked out of the door, Xiao Ran threw all the documents into the car, and also sent Lelouch back. City, and it wasn't until he got off the bus that Lelouch turned to look at Xiao Ran: "Suzaku Shumu, when will you let him out?"
"Tomorrow morning." Xiao Ran said without looking back: "I will have some other arrangements for him next, and I will set this kid up as a model."
Lelouch asked in confusion: "Aren't you worried that he will recognize you?"
"Once the seed of loyalty to me is planted in his heart, there is no longer the possibility of betraying me." Xiao Ran turned to face Lelouch, but because of the mask, Lelouch could not see Xiao Ran's eyes and could only hear Xiao Ran said: "Compared with the compulsory and executive nature of your geass ability, my geass ability is an ability that has continuous influence without even realizing it. And as time goes on, your loyalty to me will also change." It will go deeper and deeper, and betrayal will be impossible.”
Lelouch was silent, opened the car door and walked out directly, waved his hand with his back to Xiao Ran and slowly disappeared into the night.
When Xiao Ran returned to the Governor's Mansion, it was already very late. Except for the guards and attendants who were on duty at night, everyone in the mansion, whether it was Euphilia or others, had already fallen asleep, and Xiao Ran did not disturb anyone. He fell asleep quietly and woke up early the next morning, drove away from the Governor's Mansion again.
He personally went to the military court to bring out the imprisoned Shumu Zhuque, but he did not have any contact with the consul during the whole process. He only informed the consul and asked someone to send Shumu Zhuque out. As for the consul, , during yesterday’s dinner with Euphilia, it was clear that Euphilia wanted him to take up the position of deputy governor of District 11 and he gave a positive answer.
Xiao Ran didn't know the situation at that time, nor did he know what Euphilia, the consul, and Kilford, who had come from afar, said at the dinner. However, the consul once again unexpectedly became the deputy governor. I believe this. The guy must have felt as uncomfortable as eating shit. After arriving in District 11, all the things he encountered were probably beyond his expectation.
When Shumu Zhuque was sent to Xiao Ran's car, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Xiao Ran sitting in the cab and had not gotten out of the car. After noticing Xiao Ran's mask at first glance, a thought flashed through his mind. The figure immediately trembled as he got into the car. He stood by the car in shock and looked at Xiao Ran, who was waving to him to get in the car.
"You...how could it be you?" Shumu Zhuque felt a little dizzy. He never thought that he would meet Xiao Ran again in such a first place, and it was someone from the empire who took the initiative to take care of Xiao Ran. He delivered it to Xiao Ran's car.
"What are you still doing? I feel like I haven't lived here enough and want to continue living for a while. Hurry up and get in the car." Xiao Ran's calm voice sounded in Shumu Zhuque's ears, and it was like a burst of thunder that made Shumu Zhuque recover from shock. Zhongla came back to his senses, his throat moved twice, and he slowly turned around to look at the two military policemen behind him who were carrying weapons but had expressionless faces.
He obviously didn't want to get in Xiao Ran's car, or even have anything to do with Xiao Ran, but for some reason, maybe his head was dizzy, or maybe there was a voice in his heart telling him that it was best to do as Xiao Ran said, or maybe Wanting to ask Xiao Ran who he was and what he wanted to do, after a short silence, Shumu Zhuque took the initiative to get into the car and closed the door.
But there is one thing. At this time, Shumu Suzaku had no intention of telling anything about Xiao Ran and the rebels. Maybe he thought it was for Lelouch, and he didn't want that person, so he still risked his life to save it no matter what. His friend was implicated and threatened, or maybe he didn't even say this in his heart.
"Surprised?" Xiao Ran started the car and slowly left the courtyard of the military court. Without looking at Zhumu Zhuque, he drove slowly towards the council hall.
Shumu Zhuque was looking at Xiao Ran. He saw that the sunglasses on Xiao Ran's face had been replaced by a mask, and he also looked at the special uniform Xiao Ran was wearing. But just such a look made Shumu Zhuque feel even more shocked. A special feeling suddenly came to my mind: "This is the uniform worn by a knight. Why is he wearing this uniform? Who is he and whose knight is he? He obviously already has such an identity in the empire. Why are you involved with the rebels again?”
Taking a deep breath, Shumu Zhuque snorted heavily: "Who are you?"
The corner of Xiao Ran's mouth raised: "The fact that you spoke so calmly surprised me a bit. In my opinion, you should be the kind of fool who is overly enthusiastic. In the situation just now, when there were military policemen around, I would have I thought you would just shout that I am a rebel."
Shumu Zhuque said in a sullen voice: "What's the use of talking about it? Who would believe that a knight is actually related to the leader of the rebel army, and the leader of the rebel army is actually a good friend of mine. I don't want to involve him, and I don't want to get involved with him. I don’t want to involve Nunnally, and I’m no longer an emperor.”
"That's not the rebel army, but the Black Knights." Xiao Ran turned his head and glanced at Shumu Suzaku, and chuckled: "It is fundamentally different from the rebel army. Although it is also an enemy of the empire, Lu The reason why Lu Xiu is there is just to use the power of the rebel army to rescue you and see if there are any members worth recruiting. Of course, in our opinion, you want to change Butali from within. Ya's idea is good, and this is what we want to do, but your approach is wrong. Being willing to sacrifice a few people for the sake of the many people is the biggest mistake."
"Your idea is to concentrate on doing things for the empire, even if it is wrong, you will do it, because you do not have the ability to change the orders given by the empire, even if you sacrifice countless civilians, just like the previous massacre, you have no ability The only way to stop it is to watch, but isn’t watching also a mistake?”
"No one can sacrifice casually, and no one can decide who should sacrifice. The reason why a group of people are sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation is either cold-blooded or lack of ability. Civilians in particular should not be abandoned by others. The object of sacrifice, but the person who sacrifices himself decides to sacrifice, no matter what his identity is, as long as it is for the right reason and the right future, then such a sacrifice is valuable and the real righteousness. And what you originally wanted to do was just to help the tyrants do evil."
Shumu Zhuque stopped talking. He knew that he was no match for Xiao Ran in terms of speaking skills. What Xiao Ran said was indeed reasonable, and he himself was not the kind of person who was particularly good at talking. The only option was to keep his mouth shut and not answer. His words, but his clenched fists also showed that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
Xiao Ran glanced at Shumu Suzaku, and then said: "As for the Black Knights, they will officially appear in this world soon, and you will definitely be one of them. When the time comes, you will understand what I am doing now. What Lelouch is doing now is truly right. It is not for ourselves or the resistance. The purpose is also to hope that the world can become a better place. I don’t know if you know Lelouch and Nana. Li’s true identity, one of them is the prince of the royal family, and the other is the princess of the royal family. With an identity like Lelouch, he is willing to take risks and set up the Black Knights to change the world. How much do you know about his experience? , why do you do this and how much do you know?"
"I'll leave this to you to think about it slowly. From now on, your identity is my disciple. Besides you, Jeremiah is also my disciple. I have found a task for you in the special mission. I hope you can Do well what I have arranged for you, and cooperate with the special team to complete the final adjustments to Lancelot. Say what should be said and what should not be said. My identity and Lelouch's identity are things that are not allowed to be revealed. , before you fully understand what we want to do, and before you understand what kind of changes we will bring to the world, just open your eyes and take a good look, and then make a final conclusion." -
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