Xiao Ran looked around at the base established by the Black Knights. Seriously speaking, it was just a small stronghold. However, during the time he left, more than a dozen bases had been established. Although it was because The development of the Black Knights itself is not slow, but there has been no big commotion in District 11, and it was able to develop into this situation after Euphilia successfully shaped District 11 into a special zone and developed towards equality. It seems that Lelouch's personal ability goes without saying, but the help provided by Saki and the deputy governor of District 11 is also crucial.
The mission of the Black Knights today is also very different from the mission in the original plot. It is developing towards an organization like Tianren. However, it is still in the stage of development and growth. It is still dormant and waiting for the right time to make a big splash. And it won't be long before this opportunity will automatically appear in front of the Black Knights.
After coming out of the stronghold where the transformed fighter planes were parked, Xiao Ran and Rukino Saki got into a less conspicuous ordinary car and drove towards the special mission research institute.
On the way, Xiao Ran was also curious about the current development of the Black Knights. Although he was often in contact with Lelouch, he still didn't have a clear understanding of some situations. Just like this stronghold base, Xiao Ran I knew that Lelouch said he would establish some bases, but I didn't know exactly how.
"There are more than a dozen bases like this. Lelouch told me before that he had established several bases, but he didn't expect to build so many in such a short period of time. He didn't have a dedicated technical department. ?”
Saki has been staying in District 11. Many times, the person Lelouch directly contacts for the development of the Black Knights is not Xiao Ran, who is far away in a foreign country, but Saki who Xiao Ran has stayed in District 11, so Saki has no direct contact with the Black Knights. The situation is much clearer than Xiao Ran's.
Hearing what Xiao Ran said, Saki said directly: "These bases were established in a very short time. At the beginning, there were only a few strongholds. However, although the Black Knights did not make any big moves later, they have been committed to dealing with ten The resistance organizations and terrorist organizations that emerged in District 1 have been developing with the goal of preventing conflicts and destruction. Euphilia has also begun to implement many favorable policies towards the Japanese in District 11. It seems that it is because of this On the contrary, the concept has been recognized by many people, and many people who have achieved a better life are no longer willing to have their hard-earned life broken, but have become supporters of maintaining this stability."
"And the people targeted by the Black Knights are not just those resistance organizations. We sometimes give Lelouch the list of some opponents of Butaria in District 11 and those who oppressed the Japanese, and we also target them in the same way. These people carried out some actions and liberated several factories that used Japanese people as slaves. In places like mines, more and more people recognized the Black Knights, not just the Japanese. , even among the Butarians there is no shortage of supporters of the Black Knights."
Xiao Ran nodded thoughtfully. For the Japanese, the scars were a little better and the pain was forgotten, and it was a bit like Stockholm Syndrome. In short, he just didn't want to go back to his original miserable life, and he didn't want to appear again. The war affected them, and they just wanted to live a life that was gradually getting better and better, so they began to support Euphilia and the Black Knights who maintained this stability.
As for the Butarians, there has been no shortage of moderates or people who sympathize with those numbers in the past, but now there is a truly righteous organization like the Black Knights, who is interested or willing to support something like Not surprising, this is called looking sore.
"Lelouch found that this was an opportunity to expand the power of the Black Knights faster, so he specially investigated and selected a group of people to join the Black Knights, but he also gave them geass, so those who joined later There should be no problem.”
Xiao Ran nodded, and Sakuya continued: "As for the research department, Lelouch is also building it, but it is difficult to find excellent technical personnel. So far, we have found some people, but we still need someone with enough ability to preside over it. Now it should be We are making contact, right? I don't know the specific situation, you need to ask Lelouch."
Xiao Ran gave Lelouch a piece of technical information before, but at that time the Black Knights did not have the strength to realize the content of that information. Now that the Black Knights have developed and grown rapidly, Lelouch must have used geass to do this. In the process of obtaining development funds, it is also time to get the research department and manufacturing factory out.
Talking all the way, more than half an hour's journey passed by each other, and the special research institute that Lloyd was responsible for also appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes.
Saki drove the car to a stop in front of the heavily guarded gate. He only half-opened the window and showed his face, while Xiao Ran, who was also in the car, rode all the way to the core without being seen by others. In the area, after Saki drove the car directly into the research building, Xiao Ran opened the car door and got out of the car, and got into an elevator with Saki. Not long after leaving the elevator, he saw that he looked like he was squinting most of the time. Lloyd.
Lloyd was slightly surprised when he saw Xiao Ran's appearance. He immediately stopped what he was doing and trotted up to Xiao Ran. After looking at Xiao Ran up and down, he raised his right hand with squinted eyes and hit him with a smile. After a greeting, he asked: "When did you come back? I didn't hear any news that you were coming back."
Xiao Ran also smiled at Lloyd: "I'm coming back temporarily, and then I have to rush back to District 19. No one knows about my return this time."
Lloyd tilted his head slightly and smiled helplessly: "I knew you came here just to check our work."
Xiao Ran shook his head: "The speed here is really too slow. It has been so long and there is no news at all. I had no choice but to come and take a look in person."
Lloyd shrugged his shoulders, turned around and waved to Xiao Ran: "Let's go, I have never slacked off about the machine you want. Come with me and I will take you to see it first."
Xiao Ran nodded and followed Lloyd. Saki also smiled slightly and followed behind without saying a word. He took the elevator again and entered the underground. After passing through the long door, he stepped into a vast In the space, here, Xiao Ran saw countless people wearing technician uniforms and white coats busy working, heard the sounds of various machines, and also saw a semi-completed machine body with a height of about twenty meters. .
The so-called semi-completed fuselage is a fuselage with the cockpit still exposed, only the frame and wire pipes, and even the armor is not installed. Near the fuselage, neat containers are lined up one by one, and many containers have been opened. Exposing various components and parts inside.
Lloyd first glanced at the machine that was still being completed with satisfaction, then turned to Xiao Ran and introduced it solemnly: "This is the machine you want, a machine that does not exist on the surface."
Xiao Ran didn't care about Lloyd's grandeur, and went straight to the point when he spoke: "How much has the degree of completion been achieved?"
Lloyd lowered his head weakly and sighed, shook his head and looked at the machine again: "The current completion rate is over 75%, and it will take at least one to two weeks to speed up the process to complete it. , in order to build this airframe, no, it should be said that we have invested a lot of effort in building this series of airframes. A lot of equipment, materials, technologies, and processes are all started from scratch. Many parts cannot be used manually at all. Once completed, the modeling and testing did waste a lot of time.”
With that said, Lloyd turned back to look at Xiao Ran, and said with a little fanaticism: "Just like the technology you gave me, this machine will become a super machine that transcends countless generations in this world. The body uses nuclear energy that has never appeared in this world. With the technical support you provided and our joint efforts, we have completely overcome all the difficulties of the deuterium energy engine. It is incredible. We have gone from contact to contact in one go. From entry to entry, from entry to leapfrog, to be able to do such a thing in such a short time will be a change across the ages. Next, I plan to connect Sakura Stone with nuclear energy and create a new and more terrifying energy Sakura Stone. Nuclear energy…”
"Ahem." Xiao Ran coughed twice to interrupt Lloyd, who was immersed in technical enthusiasm. After Lloyd stopped reluctantly, Xiao Ran asked again: "I want to know the specific performance. To what extent... Forget it, just tell me whether this machine body can meet the requirements I have put forward after it is manufactured, or it may be a higher requirement."
Xiao Ran suddenly thought that it was really difficult to communicate with the person in front of him about some things. If he really wanted Lloyd to tell a series of data continuously, I'm afraid this guy would fall into the craze for technology again, and Xiao Ran had done this for Lloyd. He had supplemented his technical knowledge well, but certain data and output did not necessarily represent the level of the machine. Often when Xiao Ran communicated with Luo and the others, Luo would use more vague words that could make Xiao Ran the best. Present it in a clear way.
For example, how fast it is, how many times it is compared to the previous machine, what level A or B it has reached, what level A or B defense it has, what system it uses, what parts it is equipped with, etc. Xiao Ran is very used to this. method to understand and evaluate the overall performance of the body.
Lloyd thought for a while: "The body has not been tested yet, but judging from the current calculation data, it should be no problem to meet your requirements. In order to satisfy you, all the processes of the body are based on the information you gave me. The parameters of all aspects of the materials and equipment produced are at least equal to the parameters you gave me."
"As long as the parameters are equal, that's about it." Xiao Ran nodded, using the fool-like technical operation guide and wasting so much time. If he still can't create a body with equal parameters, then Xiao Ran really I think Lloyd is too incompetent.
Obviously, we have been able to produce relatively sophisticated products such as Lancelot, and we can also produce energy shields, which are considered high-end products, but it takes so much time to complete one. Xiao Ran was satisfied with the machine body. Xiao Ran could only say that the technology of this world was completely on the wrong track compared to the technology of other worlds. The technical basis in some aspects was indeed incomparable even to the world of Full Metal Panic. It's not that Lloyd isn't strong enough, it's that the world isn't strong enough.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran looked at the machine that was still being completed and asked, "What about the others?"
"Others?" Lloyd didn't realize what Xiao Ran wanted to say for a moment, so he said directly: "When this body is completed, we can directly start mass production of low-end G-series bodies, and even test them You can just mount it without any adjustments.”
"Can it be mass-produced directly?" Xiao Ran took a deep look at Lloyd and said without pursuing the issue: "I mean, have all the other devices and equipment I requested been installed? This machine is on top."
"You're talking about this. Didn't I just say it?" Lloyd narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It's all done according to your request, so you have everything you want. The special vacant energy pipeline can Even the dissipation device, the special energy sealing cabin, and the detachable special weapon dragoon, don’t worry, at least technically I won’t hold you back.”
Xiao Ran nodded. This machine manufactured by Lloyd in full compliance with the requirements of Xiao Ran and the technical data was as he said. Of course, Xiao Ran could only say that he was satisfied.
This body is made using the Strike Freedom inherited from the G series body as a template. It is a technically modified and optimized version. It is also the version of the body used by Kira in the OG world. If it can be exactly the same as the parameters , then after the completion of this machine body, it will be able to reach the A-level level, and it will be enough for Xiao Ran to use in this mission.
Other energy weapons and the like are minor problems in comparison. As for higher-level energy materials, Xiao Ran estimates that Lloyd and the others won't be able to do it even if they have the technology. The basics are too poor to be able to do this machine. It was already a super normal performance, and Xiao Ran also put in a lot of hard work at the beginning.
"A week."
Lloyd was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
"It will take one week to completely complete this machine body. There will probably be some problems in District 19, but regardless of whether there will be problems or not, my next plan will be launched within a month at most... I will need this machine body by then. Come help me maintain a smooth transition in this country." m.