"I see, using a bet to decide whether to hand over the machine body can be regarded as a step up for both parties. Of course, this requires both parties to have enough confidence in their own strength. Not to mention them, Knight Bimax still treats me very much. You are confident."
Xiao Ran smiled politely. These words were just polite, but he had already guessed that the matter of the machine would ultimately be decided by the outcome of this battle. It is self-evident what Charles thought, but at least Using this method to decide whether the Scarlet Knights should hand over the body is indeed a more acceptable method for both parties.
But Xiao Ran believes that no matter which side wins, Charles must have paid something else and agreed to other conditions of the Scarlet Knights, which will make the Scarlet Knights 'retreat' that much.
However, in Xiao Ran's view, this is basically the retreat-to-advance plan implemented by the Scarlet Knights against Butaria. To put it in perspective, Xiao Ran joined a certain force during the mission, regardless of what he actually felt in his heart. It's not that he has a sneak peek at this entire force, but in order to enhance the strength of the force, and also to increase his own strength, Xiao Ran can be said to be very generous to the forces he joins in terms of body and technology, and the right person will A suitable machine will be given, and the technology will be given to create a standard machine that can be used by more people. After all, once joining a force, Xiao Ran and this force will be both prosperous and humiliated.
Xiao Ran doesn't believe that the Scarlet Knights will really hide the technology they have and never use it at all. It's normal not to use the core technology, but usually they take out some machines and give them to the right people to use. In fact, not only Just making Butalia stronger is also helping themselves.
The reason why they are hiding it like this is that the Scarlet Knights actually made a special arrangement to get more resources from Butaria. The purpose is to make Butaria pay more resources. Come to make an exchange with them, Xiao Ran doesn't quite understand the behavior and thoughts of the Scarlet Knights.
Of course, this cannot be completely ruled out that the current relationship between the two parties has not really entered the honeymoon period. It may also be that the Scarlet Knights have ulterior motives for Butalia and do not want Butalia to become stronger and lose Count on their possibilities.
Butaria does not fully trust the Scarlet Knights. Both sides feel that the other is unreliable. Similarly, the Scarlet Knights' style of doing things is also a bit overbearing and selfish.
But this is deserved. This is a problem with the way the Scarlet Knights do things. If they are open and honest from the beginning, whether it is employment or trading, and they come up with a pattern, they can more or less gain some trust and support from Charles. The price is clearly marked. If I do what I do and you give me, there will be no problems or conflicts between the two parties. Because this relationship is established from the beginning, everyone is just an equal transaction. How much you pay is half the amount. I have needs and you have needs. Prices for both parties. Decide how much is appropriate.
Originally, Butaria was a country where the monarch's rights were supreme. The Scarlet Knights insisted on establishing themselves as equal collaborators, but they chose to join Butalia in name only to accept the formation of the Scarlet Knights. There is no problem with this, but the general situation now is that the Scarlet Knights have accepted the reorganization and are enjoying all the materials, support and benefits provided by Butaria, but they still have to bargain and charge additional rewards, and they do not accept any Order.
It's like putting himself in the position of a subordinate without giving absolute support to the monarch. He still has the same face of getting paid to do things. He eats Butalia's favor and drinks Butalia's. Secretly, he is still plotting against Butalia. , the key point is that he behaved so blatantly, if there is no problem with this, then there is something wrong. It is already a very restrained behavior for a person like Charles to tolerate the Scarlet Knights. Maybe now Charles is thinking about how to disintegrate it. The Scarlet Knights, and then truly take the power of the Scarlet Knights into their own hands. Today's canonization of the Knights of the Round Table may not be without the intention of showing it to most people in the Scarlet Knights.
But Charles didn’t know what was going on among the participants, so if he really had this idea, it would be of no use. In the eyes of the participants, he would jump up and down like a clown, which would make those in the Scarlet Knights look down on him. He then gave rise to more minor problems.
But to sum up, the structure of the Scarlet Knights is really not big enough. They are petty and inexplicably arrogant, and they are stuck in a position where they are neither good nor bad. If it were replaced by other forces, such as a parliament like EU If they are a powerful force, then their actions will not have that much impact, but the problem of a monarchy like Butalia will be very obvious.
Charles also did not doubt his good intentions and did not allow his men to have such a powerful armed force that would listen to orders but not propaganda. He always wanted to suppress them and disintegrate them. There was a great conflict between the two fundamentally. , can maintain the current model now, it is really because the current situation in Butalia has forced Charles to suppress a lot of thoughts.
But once the situation stabilizes, as long as Charles feels confident and has enough strength, he will definitely turn his gun on the Scarlet Knights first. However, it is estimated that there will be no such opportunity for Charles, because in the future the world The situation will only become more chaotic. As long as the participants do not leave, there will never be a day of calm.
Xiao Ran felt that if he was allowed to dig a few more holes in this situation, the relationship between Charles and the Scarlet Knights might be completely severed, and the Scarlet Knights could also have greater utilization value. .
Once the Scarlet Knights join Butaria, as long as Butaria is not destroyed, according to convention, there is no possibility of the Scarlet Knights betraying Butaria, not against Charles, but against the entire Butaria, in fact If allowed, it would be the same if they killed Charles and supported an obedient emperor.
That is to say, Lelouch and Nunnally can appear in front of the Scarlet Knights and seek the support of the Scarlet Knights as princes and princesses. They will not betray Butaria anyway, but support Lelouch and let Nana It should be feasible for Li to become the new emperor. This is just an internal turmoil and has nothing to do with the outside. In this way, the Scarlet Knights can also be used by Xiao Ran.
And based on Xiao Ran's understanding of the participants, once the two parties really reach a cooperation, it will definitely start a long honeymoon period, and it will also fool the entire Scarlet Knights to concentrate on their work, making them willing to do it. 'Butaria' works well.
In one sentence, Xiao Ran thought of a lot of things. On the other hand, Bimax also laughed when he heard Xiao Ran's words: "After seeing your battle, it's not easy to lose confidence in you. I believe you will do it this time." Win, you must win.”
Xiao Ran nodded and said: "It's not difficult to win, but if the opponent's machine is much better than the one I'm driving, then there's not much I can do."
Bimax said: "Don't worry, the other party will only use kf made by the empire. Although it is not Lancelot, there should not be much difference in performance from Lancelot."
"Then I have no problem." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled at the other knights: "I'm sorry to excuse you, I have to make some preparations."
The knights didn't say anything. Xiao Ran smiled and turned around to leave. Bimax also immediately called someone to bring Xiao Ran to Lancelot who had already been transported. Then Xiao Ran saw Lancelot accompanying him. Arrive at Sehir, the capital.
The expression on Cecil's face was really complicated when he saw Xiao Ran. An anti-Butarian, or someone who was anti-the current emperor of the empire, would actually be canonized by the emperor as a Knight of the Round Table. This was very important to Cecil. For Syl, it's not a matter of being unacceptable, but a question of what's going on in this world. Everything feels so dark, and the basic trust between people can no longer be found.
Xiao Ran didn't mind the expression on Cecil's face or what he was thinking in his heart. After seeing Cecil, he waved to her and said in a gentle manner: "Thank you, I originally said there was no need to kill Lancelot." I brought it over, but I didn’t expect it to be shipped over in the end.”
"It's okay." Cecil took a deep breath and said to Xiao Ran: "This time I am the only one who will follow Lancelot to make adjustments. If you need anything, please tell me as soon as possible."
Xiao Ran nodded, looked at Lancelot behind Cecil, and noticed the weapon appearing in Lancelot's hand, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is this weapon the new weapon that Lloyd has been talking about? "
Cecil hurriedly turned around and took a look at Lancelot's weapon, and said quickly: "Yes, this is an electromagnetic weapon specially made for Lancelot. Although it is only a single-shot weapon, it is very powerful and has a very high rate of fire. Fast. Compared with the previous KF assault rifles, this weapon only requires one bullet to destroy the target. At the same time, during the shooting process, the powerful electromagnetic field released also has the effect of shattering the live ammunition warheads appearing on the front. , although it is only effective at a certain moment within a short distance, it is indeed a weapon with both offensive and defensive properties. Lloyd said that you can definitely grasp the short moment that can bring about defensive effects. .”
"And knowing that this competition is very important to you, I had to ship this weapon together."
Xiao Ran smiled at Cecil: "Thank you Cecil."
Cecil quickly shook his head: "No... you're welcome."
Xiao Ran groaned: "How's that done?"
Cecil was stunned for a moment when he heard Xiao Ran's words. He quickly looked around and found that there was no one around him. He lowered his voice and said, "It's the final stage. It can be completed in a day or two at most."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, paused and then said: "Cecil, I will ask you to conduct a final inspection on Lancelot. The competition is about to begin, so hurry up."
"OK."
Xiao Ran did not help Cecil to perform a self-examination on Lancelot. Instead, he walked to a corner and took out his personal communicator. After waiting for almost a minute, a voice sounded from the communicator: " What's wrong? You're contacting me at this time?"
Xiao Ran said softly: "There is something I need you to arrange immediately. Contact Lloyd and ask him to complete the machine body no matter what before ten o'clock tonight. After that, you and Lelouch come to my place immediately. There is a good opportunity here that requires Lelouch to appear in person."
Without asking why, he simply said: "Okay."
After saying a few words, Xiao Ran put away the communicator and returned to Cecil. He waited for Cecil to complete his inspection of Lancelot before Xiao Ran walked to the stairs behind Lancelot and prepared to sit in Lancelot. Lot's cockpit.
Cecil saw Xiao Ran driving Lancelot several times, but he never saw Xiao Ran wearing any special pilot uniform. The pilot uniforms in this world are actually nothing special. They are just easier to move than ordinary clothing. A little, so it was not surprising that Xiao Ran got into the cab dressed up.
As soon as he sat in the cockpit, Xiao Ran directly pulled out the keyboard inside the machine body and began to program Lancelot's parameters again. However, this time it was different from the time when he faced two Knights of the Round Table at the same time. Xiao Ran first programmed Lancelot's parameters. Slot's parameters were adjusted to the extreme in the normal state. In this state, it was enough for Xiao Ran to fully utilize Lancelot's performance, and at the same time, it would not put too much burden on Lancelot, that is, There is no longer the eight-minute combat limit, but the only thing that can be exerted is the normal ultimate performance.
Then he quickly applied the second set of settings and modified a certain button in the cockpit. Once the button is pressed, the body's performance will be fully exploded. This is the eight-minute burst mode used by Xiao Ran before. In this way, the performance of the body will be doubled, but at the same time, the activity time of the body itself will be greatly reduced, and once it is turned on, it cannot be turned off. Only shutting down the body completely can solve this problem.
The reason why the two modes are called is because this time we are dealing with participants, and we need to make a little more preparations, because Xiao Ran himself doesn't know how the next battle will unfold, so he tries to extend the duration of the battle in order to Just in case, otherwise once the eight-minute mode is turned on and the other party avoids these eight minutes, Xiao Ran will really have nothing to do.
Before facing the real battle head-on, it is better to engage in normal mode, and it can be converted into burst mode in an instant if necessary. This is the safest approach when the machine performance is similar. .