While Lloyd was conducting the video conference, Xiao Ran had been paying attention to the Emperor Charles of Butaria who was always in the center of the picture. This was a militaristic dictator who stationed huge military forces in countless places around the world. Nunnally is to blame for her loss of vision and inability to stand up.
In Xiao Ran's eyes, the behavior of this autocratic emperor was a bit strange. He was indeed interested in Lancelot's project, but he didn't feel too urgent. It seemed that the completion of Lancelot would be a problem. I don't particularly care about bringing greater military power to the empire after mass production. On the contrary, I am more enthusiastic about the new machine project, which currently only has a catalog and development plan.
No word was said about the situation of Lancelot. In the end, it was just a random arrangement to make a few samples to prove the performance of Lancelot, but then made a decision on a new project with only one plan. You can see some things through the arrangement.
Now that the empire has seen some unknown new machines in the world that can pose a threat to the empire, it should be very necessary for the empire to replace a group of forces that can compete with them. Lancelot has such an ability. Even if Lancelot will become the appetizer and stepping stone under the new machine project plan, at least one year before the official appearance of the new machine, many strange things will happen to the empire during this year. After the machine body, time is most needed to stabilize the situation in all aspects, but the current standard kf cannot meet such needs. Lancelot is the only choice the empire can make.
Weapons can always be used after they are manufactured. There is no situation where the mass-produced Lancelot will be directly eliminated after a year and waste resources. It only takes one month to mass-produce Lancelot with the power of the empire. It should be possible to produce a large batch and distribute them to various places, so that at least Lancelot can be used to hold on until the emergence of new machines.
As a person in power, if it were Xiao Ran who made the choice, he would definitely choose to mass-produce Lancelot, or manufacture a complete version of Lancelot to a certain extent and distribute it to places where it is needed, and he would also find ways to To enhance Lancelot, of course, this was Xiao Ran's choice when he was sure that he could develop a more powerful new machine within one year. However, without knowing it, Emperor Charles really believed in Roy. Can Germany create the planned machine
Even if you trust Lloyd, it is impossible for the fate of the entire empire to be affected by a word from Lloyd, because if it is not done well, there will be a situation of military backwardness and large-scale defeat.
And if it is not certain, in the absence of strong foreign aid, the rational and safe approach is to immediately mass-produce Lancelot, specially manufacture a complete Lancelot and distribute it to various places to stabilize the situation, and then in Use various means to draw other forces into the trap of increasing conventional armaments, try to buy more stabilization time for their ongoing projects and regional stability, and also consume more resources and productivity of hostile forces.
But Emperor Charles is too stable. Whether he has a palace or a mountain collapses before his eyes, he is as stable as an old dog. All his expectations seem to be placed on the newer type of machine proposed by Lloyd. In terms of the project plan, it seems that the new aircraft plan can determine everything, and it is even more certain that there will be no changes within this year. What kind of confidence makes the emperor have such an idea
The only possibility is that Charles may have a powerful power in his hands that no one else can even imagine. However, Xiao Ran, who has read the original work, knows that the only possibility of having such power is the Participant Legion.
There may even be an even worse situation for Xiao Ran. A participating legion has directly contacted Charles and joined the imperial camp represented by Charles. It is also a legion with good technical personnel and has begun another completely The machine plan that surpasses Lancelot may have achieved certain results in less than a month since the mission began.
Regardless of whether there is such a thing, what is the real situation, what kind of thoughts does Charles have, and what is he planning? In short, the next situation may be more complicated.
Xiao Ran thought: "But this shouldn't be a bad thing. If there is really an extra legion of participants around Emperor Charles, and Lloyd mentioned me several times today, it means that I should also appear here. In the legion’s field of vision, the next step is to know exactly what kind of people are sent by Emperor Charles.”
"Although we have been investigating various aspects of intelligence with the help of the Guards, the information that can be collected is quite limited. We still know very little about the internal situation of the empire, especially the situation of those legions. What is the situation around the emperor? We don’t know anything about what happened, and given the abilities of the participants, it wouldn’t be too difficult to bypass everyone and get in touch with Emperor Charles. Really, this mission really feels more and more constrained.”
"If Luo and Elf were here... Tsk, tsk, tsk, I thought it would be a simple mission, but I didn't expect that I would be asking for trouble in the end... I need to make more preparations next."
After saying hello to Lloyd, Xiao Ran left the research institute, but he didn't know that the short battle record about him sent back to the empire by Lloyd had also fallen into the Many people have already begun various analyzes of his battle records, but there is only one thing. Lloyd doesn't know what kind of mentality he has, and he actually drives Xiao Ran to Lancelot. Most of the damage caused afterwards was concealed. There was a hint of deception to improve the performance of Lancelot, but the real purpose was unknown. Even Xiao Ran was not aware of this matter. Know.
However, it cannot be completely said that Lloyd was making false data, because after the repair, Lancelot did make targeted reinforcements and modifications in the areas where Xiao Ran broke it, although it still could not withstand Xiao Ran's operation. , but apart from the person involved, who really knows that Xiao Ran's operation of Lancelot will damage the machine? And no matter what, Lancelot's plan was absolutely successful, so Lloyd did not feel any burden at all on this point.
With Emperor Charles's order, Lloyd submitted the list of personnel he needed on the first day. On the third day, the first batch of personnel came to District 11 from the mainland and stationed themselves in the special mission. A group of personnel are all non-professional technical personnel, security personnel and intelligence department personnel.
As for how to know the identities of these people, that's because Lloyd gave Xiao Ran a list of people at the first opportunity. With Lloyd as the number one mole, it's not easy to know the status of the people coming and going. Easy, not to mention Xiao Ran's personal special abilities are not just for fun.
In order to carry out the development plan of new aircraft, the Special Research Institute originally located in the Council Hall naturally had to change its location. A college was directly requisitioned to establish a new Special Research Institute, and then the busy relocation work began. At the same time, the establishment of the warning zone also The process began around this commandeered academy.
Until this point, there was no need for Euphilia to appear. That is to say, Rukino Saki, as the governor's affairs officer, made a brief appearance after the arrival of these people, and welcomed the arrival of these people. After all, these people It is because of the orders from the country that they come to District 11 to carry out the tasks of the new project. Necessary reception and arrangements still need to be made.
Even if Euphilia wants to appear, it will have to wait until the special research institute is completely relocated and all personnel arrive to start working. Moreover, Euphilia also needs to pay more attention to this research institute that has attracted the attention of Emperor Charles, and The new machine project, and now the special dispatch, has been promoted from overnight to become the most important department in District 11.
And Xiao Ran just observed everyone who came from afar in the dark, carefully distinguished everyone who might be a participant, felt everyone's mood and mental fluctuations, and compared it with Lloyd's. Confirm the list of personnel one by one.
After doing all this, Xiao Ran returned to the Governor's Mansion even later than Rukino Saki who actually showed up. When Xiao Ran came back, Saki had already reported all the reception arrangements to Euphilia, but after When Xiao Ran entered the Governor's Mansion, he was immediately called to Euphilia.
"You're back." The first time Euphilia saw Xiao Ran, she stood up happily and waved her hand towards Xiao Ran with a smile: "I just have something to tell you."
Xiao Ran glanced at Rukino Saki, who was holding a document and nodding slightly to him, and said to Euphilia: "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
"That's it." Euphilia walked up to Xiao Ran, took his arm and made Xiao Ran sit on the chair, and then said: "The special mission is going to expand its scale, and the first personnel sent from the country have already arrived. You know this."
"Yeah." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "I know."
"That's it." Euphilia pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Just before these people arrived, my country gave me a notice saying that the order for your canonization had been issued and my father signed it personally. If you agree, the next batch of personnel will bring the canonization order, and there will also be an envoy sent by the emperor to witness it. Either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you have to be prepared, but with the signature of the emperor, now You have finally become my true exclusive knight, aren’t you very happy?”
"Also, the person who led the team here today is one of the Knights of the Round Table under my father. He will come to the Governor's Mansion later for a visit. I specifically asked Saki to inform me that I must let you attend the dinner tonight, saying that I want to meet you. You."
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows and turned his gaze directly in the direction of Rukino Saki. Even through Xiao Ran's mask, Saki could still feel Xiao Ran's eyes on him. He nodded and said, "The real leader of the team today is Round Table." One of the knights, his name is Bismarck Waldstein.”
Xiao Ran frowned. Today, he watched all the first batch of people who came over in the dark, but he didn't find anyone wearing a knight uniform. Otherwise, he would have noticed it at a glance, and he was not at Lloyd's at all. In the list of personnel given to him, he had never even seen this person before.
Perhaps knowing what Xiao Ran was thinking, Rukino Saki said: "The first batch of personnel are mainly responsible for the security protection work of the expanded special mission. It is also a cover-up. The real purpose of this Knight of the Round Table is just to receive the secret service from the special mission." The data were then sent back to their home country, so they did not join the first batch of special expansion personnel. In order to keep confidentiality, they entered Area 11 through another channel. At that time, there will be other Knights of the Round Table escorting the real research technicians. Then they will be stationed in District 11, and when the next batch of personnel arrives, they will return on the aircraft of the second batch of personnel."
"Only a few people besides us know about this matter. At this time, the Knight of the Round Table and his subordinates should have been drinking tea in the special mission."
"Is this a secret operation? So that's what it is." Xiao Ran nodded clearly and smiled at Euphilia: "The Knights of the Round Table who are directly under His Majesty the Emperor want to meet me. I definitely have no reason to refuse. I Will attend the dinner tonight."
After saying that, Xiao Ran turned around and looked around, chuckled and asked a little strangely: "I asked why it was so quiet today, but Mr. Kilford is not here?"
Euphelia blinked, smiled and said: "I gave him a very important job, and he should be drinking tea in Lloyd's office now."
Rukino Saki also smiled: "His Royal Highness has given him the task of receiving the Knights of the Round Table and cooperating with the expansion of the mission. He should not have time to keep an eye on you for a long time."
"Mr. Kilford is actually a good person." Euphilia pretended to be distressed, rubbing her head and said, "But even looking so serious every day makes me feel very distressed, and I feel like I want to learn from him unconsciously. You have to be as serious as him to be a qualified governor, which is really tiring."
Xiao Ran smiled and glanced at Rukino Saki. Seeing the way Saki blinked at him, how could he not know that this girl came up with this idea? After laughing, he also said to Euphilia: "Then I will definitely give it to you later. Sir Kilford needs to find a better mission."