After deciding to let the two Knights of the Round Table take on some of the military duties, they were called directly to the Governor's Mansion without any delay.
After the two young Knights of the Round Table entered the Governor's Mansion, they saw all three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry closely guarding the Governor's Mansion. The guards who were on guard duty made the entire Governor's Mansion airtight. This scene If they encountered a formidable enemy, the two Knights of the Round Table could not help but frown.
After entering the mansion, the first person the two Knights of the Round Table saw was Xiao Ran. After being completely defeated by Xiao Ran, the two Knights of the Round Table showed great respect to Xiao Ran, especially Jino. After seeing Xiao Ran, he quickly caressed his chest and bent down to say hello, as if Xiao Ran was a big shot. Not only did he call himself "sir", he also fully paid his respect.
Perhaps because of her personality, Aniya's behavior was not as exaggerated as Geno's but a little more plain, but at least he still showed respect.
Seeing the two of them and facing their greetings, Xiao Ran just nodded slightly in response, his eyes swept over Aniya, and he frowned slightly under the mask and then showed a thoughtful expression. .
After Xiao Ran's reply, Jino stood up straight, nodded and asked Xiao Ran: "Lord Lelouch, what's going on at the Governor's Mansion?"
Xiao Ran motioned for the two of them to follow and said as he walked: "I discovered a monitor before and learned that some people seemed to be preparing to do harm to Her Highness Euphilia."
"Huh?" The two knights of the Round Table frowned suddenly, and Gino quickly asked: "How is the situation? Has His Highness encountered any danger?"
"It's okay, I have already dealt with that person." Xiao Ran waved his hand and said lightly: "Although I found and dealt with him while still under surveillance, the fact that they tried to get close to His Highness is absolutely unforgivable. In order to ensure For the safety of His Highness, martial law will be lifted in the Governor's Mansion starting from today, and Your Highness will not leave the Governor's Mansion for some time in the future."
Gino asked: "Lord Lelouch, are you the Black Knights?"
Aniya's face twitched unconsciously when she heard this title. Xiao Ran, who noticed the expression on her face, also smiled inwardly.
"No." Xiao Ran stopped, turned to face the two of them, and said softly: "It's called the Scarlet Knights."
Jino's footsteps paused momentarily, and Aniya looked at Xiao Ran with a somewhat surprised look, while Xiao Ran said: "I caught the monitor and interrogated him. He claimed to be a member of the Scarlet Knights canonized by His Majesty. I But I learned a lot from him, and I think you should know better than me what the situation is like with this Scarlet Knights."
"Based on limited intelligence, I know that the empire now needs their power to maintain the stability of various war zones. At least in this regard, they have indeed done things that are conducive to the stability of the empire. Because of this, I must kill that person as if it was nothing. Even if it happens, we also don’t know the other party’s identity.”
"But you don't have to worry that my killing that person will cause the Scarlet Knights to have any estrangement from the empire. It is precisely because I solved him that this matter has completely turned over. If there is really a problem, all problems can be pushed away. When it comes to the dead man, we can even say that someone from the Black Knights killed him. This tacit understanding is also a reminder to the Scarlet Knights, warning them not to mess around."
"But if they know that the monitor they arranged is dead but don't know who killed them, they will probably be suspicious for a while. They won't be sure that it was us who did it, and it won't affect the empire and them. Relationship, after all, the Scarlet Knights have many opponents, and so many people are also targeting District 11, right?"
At this point, Xiao Ran paused, and then said: "Actually, from my point of view, I don't care if they really know that I killed their people. In fact, I am very willing to let them know this, and then let They came here to cause trouble for me, because they spied on Her Royal Highness Euphilia, which I absolutely cannot forgive. If the Scarlet Knights were stationed in District 11, they would have been wiped out by this time. ”
Jino and Aniya's breaths were stagnant. They had no idea that Xiao Ran would say such words. He was overbearing and unreasonable. His words were full of disdain for the Scarlet Knights, as if he didn't care about the overall situation of the empire at all. Same.
Jino smiled and did not dare to answer. Aniya also lowered his head slightly and remained silent, but Xiao Ran continued: "I know that you came to District 11 not entirely because of the special mission. You must have other tasks. , I don’t care about these things, but now that you are in District 11, you need to do something for District 11.”
"I have received His Highness's permission to hand over the command of part of the garrison in District 11 to you. One of you will be responsible for the security of the Cherry Stone mining area, and the other will be responsible for the city garrison. It is up to you to decide who goes where. , but one thing is that after you take over this part of the command, you must also become familiar with the entire garrison situation in the 11th District as soon as possible, and take over all the command at the critical moment to deal with any emergencies."
Xiao Ran raised his hand and pointed in the direction in front: "Her Highness is inside. You go and talk to her in person. I won't accompany you if I have something else to do."
After saying that, Xiao Ran ignored the two Knights of the Round Table who were much higher than him in terms of status. He turned around and left and quickly disappeared from their eyes. Jino was stunned for a long time without reacting. , until after a while, Gino smacked his lips and looked at Ania: "Hey, we seem to be the Knights of the Round Table, right? Why do I feel that he is the Knights of the Round Table, and we are just knights' attendants?"
Aniya rolled her eyes at Jino and said dullly: "Then you must be able to beat him first."
Jino immediately closed his mouth and stopped talking, pulling Aniya into the room that Xiao Ran pointed to before.
The two left the Governor's Mansion not long after. According to their own wishes, Jino will go to the mining area to be responsible for the security of cherry stone mining, while Aniya will take over the command of the garrison defense within the city. As for the other guy Kilford who seemed to have been forgotten, he was also given to Geno as his deputy and was sent to the mining area together.
On the other hand, from the beginning, Xiao Ran and Euphilia never considered that Cornelia's subordinate Guilford would take over the command of part of the garrison. They had found a lot of chores for this guy to do before, but now. This guy was finally allowed to do some serious work, but he was also sent to the mining area. Finally, there was no chance to continue to be an eyesore in front of Xiao Ran. However, since Xiao Ran defeated Jinuo, Kilford was very sensible and never did it again. Appeared in front of Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran did not go to Euphilia with Jino and Aniya because he now had to take care of arranging the guard force of the Governor's Mansion, examine the entire Governor's Mansion from the perspective of a participant, and then make corresponding decisions accordingly. Corresponding sentries and surveillance are arranged in the local area, and the entire Governor's Mansion, except the interior of the palace, is included in the surveillance and defense network. As long as someone has any trouble, they can react immediately. This arrangement and the new installation of various It took two days for the monitoring equipment to completely complete all the arrangements. Then Xiao Ran got into the special mission again and completed the upgrade of the transforming fighter as quickly as possible.
But within two days, Xiao Ran received a notice from Liu Muye and hurriedly left the special mission and returned to the Governor's Mansion. This time, not only Euphilia and the two of them were present when they returned, but also the two Knights of the Round Table, Jino, Aniya, and Ji. Erford also appeared in the Governor's Mansion.
After seeing Xiao Ran, Kilford took the initiative to salute Xiao Ran with a complicated look on his face. Jino and Aniya also caressed their chests and bent down towards Xiao Ran. Euphilia even looked towards Xiao Ran with a smile on her face. Xiao Ran performed a noble salute. Seeing everyone's behavior, Xiao Ran immediately understood what was going on.
After taking a look at everyone present, Xiao Ran said: "Your Highness, has the canonization of the Knights of the Round Table arrived in my country?"
Euphilia smiled and nodded: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. From today on, you will be Lelouch Xiao, the new Knight of the Round Table of the Empire. There is no ranking for the time being. The Empire just informed us that you should go to the Empire headquarters immediately to accept the official Knight canonization and reward."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly: "Now?"
"Well, now." Euphilia said: "The plane has been prepared for you. Bimax in the country said that he will pick you up in person. Everything that should be arranged over there has been arranged for you to be the best. So hurry up and get there as soon as possible.”
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded decisively without hesitation: "Then I'll prepare to leave later."
"Lord Lelouch." Gino suddenly raised his hand and spoke: "This time, in addition to accepting the formal canonization, you also had to accept or challenge other Knights of the Round Table as usual. However, you have defeated me before, so I won't do it either. Knowing what this challenge will be like, it is best to take your body with you, and then undergo military assessments on strategy, command, and other aspects. If you fail, you will have to stay in your country to study for a period of time. "
"There is also the ranking of knights. In addition to judging by strength, another important factor that determines ranking is the amount of contribution made. So maybe you, Lelouch-sama, will be sent to a certain place immediately. The war zone, in addition to making corresponding achievements, is also an opportunity to show your strength as a Knight of the Round Table to the outside world. Through this opportunity, more people can recognize your identity as a Knight of the Round Table."
Xiao Ran nodded slowly and muttered: "I have no objection to going to the war zone. Since I have become a Knight of the Round Table, this is also my duty. However, after I leave, you must assist Her Highness Euphilia to maintain the ten To ensure the reform and stability of District 1, I will do my best to return to District 11 as soon as possible."
"There is another question. Although I am a knight, I actually do not have my own dedicated machine. In this case, will I be sent to the war zone for combat and command?"
Kilford probably knew what Xiao Ran's situation was, and knew that the Lancelot was not Xiao Ran's special machine. Now that Xiao Ran had been established as a Knight of the Round Table, his identity and rights were completely above him, so it was inconvenient at this time. After going to say more meaningless words, he also frowned slightly after hearing Xiao Ran's words, and suddenly felt that this question seemed a bit embarrassing.
However, Gino and Aniya did not know this situation. Gino asked with some doubts: "Isn't that Lancelot your machine, Master Lelouch? If there is no machine, the empire should also make a decision." Arranged accordingly.”
"I just borrowed it. That machine has a designated pilot, which is my second disciple Shumu Suzaku." Xiao Ran shook his head and said: "To be honest, your Highness Euphilia also knows very well that Lan Slott's machine is not suitable for me. Although that machine is completely sufficient for a pilot of Suzaku's level, it is a great limitation for me, equivalent to Lancelot and weaker than Even Lancelot’s mechanized knights are not suitable for me to use.”
"In fact, the effective combat time of that aircraft I piloted will not exceed ten minutes. That means that if I cannot end the battle within ten minutes while driving that aircraft, I will also lose my combat capability."
"Ten minutes!?" Jino's expression suddenly became a little weird. He looked at Xiao Ran up and down, not knowing what he was thinking of.
Euphilia did not let this doubt bother everyone for too long, and took the initiative to explain it to everyone: "I know this matter, and I also heard Mr. Lloyd say that Lancelot cannot withstand Mr. Knight's operation. After this time at most, the body will directly collapse and lose its combat capability."
"The operational ability to collapse the machine!?"
All of a sudden, Jino, Aniya, and Kilford all looked at Xiao Ran with stunned eyes, but soon Kilford seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said: "That means you, Knight Xiao, Is this the reason why you have been on special missions for a while?"
Xiao Ran glanced at Kilford with a divine look, but there was no emotion in his words: "Yes, the special mission is developing a new project, and Lloyd hopes that I can become the test pilot of the new project's body. This paragraph I also participated in the research and development work of the project when I was in Special Forces. After all, I also hope to have such a machine that can fully display my strength."
"The first test machine also needs to be adjusted accordingly based on my operating habits and abilities. There are a lot of things to do."
Jino and Aniya looked at each other in confusion, both feeling that they were becoming more and more confused about Xiao Ran's strength.
Xiao Ran shook his head: "Forget it, let's not talk about this problem for now. I will be able to get a suitable machine after the special mission has the results. Before that, I can only use other machines for the time being. I have a machine body, and there should be a machine body of corresponding grade in my country that I can temporarily lend to me."
Euphilia also felt a little headache about Xiao Ran's body, but there is really no solution now. She can only take one step at a time. After thinking about it, Euphilia said: "If it doesn't work, you can go to your home country this time." Bring Suzaku with you, and take Lancelot with you by the way. If the body really needs to be used, Suzaku with Suzaku should be able to play some role."
"Shall we take Suzaku there?" Xiao Ran thought for a while, then shook his head: "Now is not the time, but we should indeed bring some people to help with the attack. I will take Jeremiah and Veretta there. ,, I’ll leave it to you to take charge of the Guards.”
"Um."