Before the trio even knocked on the door, Xiao Ran, who was inside the room, had already noticed their presence. He was a little surprised that these seemingly unrelated people would be together and even appear outside his room at the same time. However, it wasn't difficult for Xiao Ran to guess their origins.
After someone knocked on the door, Xiao Ran deliberately paused for a few seconds before standing up and walking over to open the door. Wearing glasses, he looked at the three people outside the door and smiled gently. "I didn't expect that there would be guests here so late at night."
Jeremiah looked at Xiao Ran and took a step back. Although he didn't know who Xiao Ran was, he knew that Princess Euphemia appointed Xiao Ran as her personal knight. Out of respect for the strong, although Jeremiah was excited, he still maintained a certain amount of etiquette, "I'm Jeremiah Godebald. I hope Mr. Xiao won't blame us for disturbing you."
Although Villeta and Loide didn't say anything else, they still greeted politely, "Good evening, Mr. Xiao."
"Come in." After saying that, Xiao Ran opened the door and walked into the living room of the guest room. Although Xiao Ran was going to stay in the hotel, Euphoria's attendants had taken care of the whole process. Therefore, the guest room they were staying in was considered the top guest room of this hotel. The living room and the bedroom were completely separated.
After the three of them entered, Villeta, who was the last to enter, gently closed the door. Xiao Ran didn't treat the three of them as guests. Instead, he sat on the sofa and said casually, "Sit wherever you want. If you want to drink, there's a drink on the table. Lloyd, why did you bring two people here so late at night?"
"I didn't bring them here. I just want to ask about Lancelot." Loide smiled and shook his head. He sat on the sofa in the living room and said casually, "We just happen to have the same purpose, so we came together."
"Haha." Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, "Well, Jeremiah, right? What are you here for?"
Jeremiah wasn't as casual as Loide. His eyes were completely fixed on Xiao Ran, as if he was trying to guess how powerful and terrifying Xiao Ran's body was. After hearing Xiao Ran's question, he didn't hesitate to tell Xiao Ran the purpose of his visit, "Mr. Xiao, how did you do that? How did you do that in an instant? How did you destroy all the different parts of the body without damaging the cockpit?"
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows, "That kind of thing is just adding a few more insignificant actions in an instant. Although it's a little more troublesome than cutting you in half from the waist, it's just something that can be done easily. So that's why you're here?"
Jeremiah couldn't understand what Xiao Ran meant when he said he could do it easily, but he agreed with what Xiao Ran said. It was easier to cut all the mechas with one slash. He looked at Xiao Ran with bright eyes. "No, it's not just that. If it's possible, I hope Mr. Xiao Ran can teach me how to drive KF."
"Teach you how to drive a KF." The corners of Xiao Ran's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "It's not impossible, but why should I do that? What kind of identity do you have to learn from me? Or rather, what benefits can I get? I know you should've heard that Princess Euphemia asked me to be her guardian knight, but you should've heard it too. I won't do anything I don't want to do, so don't try to use anyone's orders to subdue me. "
"Jeremiah, I know you. You used to be Count Culovis's most trusted border count. But after the assassination of Culovis and the incident with ZERO, what happened today was that the Pureblood Sect wanted to kill you to wash away the shame. Although they didn't succeed, I'm sure you'll be punished accordingly."
"You, whose prestige has been greatly reduced and may even be held responsible, don't seem to be able to bring me any useful help now, so why should I teach you? What can you pay for this? Loyalty? Power? "
Xiao Ran shook his head and didn't continue. Although Xiao Ran described Jeremiah as useless, Jeremiah still had many followers and supporters in the 11th District military. He was born in a prestigious family, was the leader of the Pureblood Sect, and had decent combat strength. Although his prestige had been greatly reduced and he would be punished, he would be able to climb back up quickly as long as there was a chance. If they could gain Jeremiah's loyalty, they could basically control about half of the regular military forces in the 11th District.
At the same time, they could also use Jeremiah's influence and identity to influence his family and other families that they had a good relationship with. They could also make use of the resources of these families. But the premise of all this was naturally Jeremiah's sincere loyalty. This guy was good at one thing. Once he was truly loyal to someone, he would definitely be a completely trustworthy loyal subject. In all aspects, he was much better than the unreliable Rosefinch.
Jeremiah lowered his head and began to think. Xiao Ran indeed didn't have any obligation to teach him how to become better at driving KF. It was useless no matter how much he forced him. If he wanted to get something, he would have to pay a price. Jeremiah should be very clear about this. But just as Xiao Ran said, what could he give in such a deal to Xiao Ran?
Jeremiah began to think, but loyalty was definitely out of the question. His loyalty would only be to the royal family of Britaria. As for Xiao Ran, he wasn't a real Guardian Knight yet, so Jeremiah naturally couldn't give his loyalty to Xiao Ran.
As for power? What kind of power could Jeremiah give Xiao Ran? Once Xiao Ran became the Knight of Euphemia, although he didn't have any power, he could also be regarded as the executor of Euphemia's power. The power in his hands was really not enough to give to Xiao Ran.
Money? Don't be kidding. Once you become a Knight, you can get anything you want. Why would you need money? Women? Jeremiah had never thought in this direction.
Xiao Ran ignored Jeremiah. Instead, he looked at Loide, who was sitting with narrowed eyes, and asked, "He has already said his purpose. Now it's your turn. If you still want to ask me what I think of Lancelot, then I can only give you two words: trash."
Loide was not angry. He didn't even have the slightest thought of being angry in his heart. It was not an exaggeration to call a body that couldn't allow the pilot to fully exert his strength trash, even if the body had a crushing performance that completely surpassed the current conventional KF. At least Xiao Ran could say that Lancelot was trash, but no one present, including him, could say the same.
Loide smiled indifferently and said, "Of course, Lancelot is just trash to Mr. Xiao. But Mr. Xiao, have you ever thought of having a body that can fully exert your strength and not let you see a real body that you don't see as trash?"
"Mr. Xiao can easily modify all the underlying data of Lancelot. I believe that Mr. Xiao must have a deep understanding of the body. Mr. Xiao, I would like to invite you to work with me to modify Lancelot, or to build a brand-new body, a super body that can fully display your strength."
Xiao Ran glanced at Loide. Now, Loide wanted to get Xiao Ran's help to complete Lancelot. It was also true that he wanted to develop a brand-new body with Xiao Ran. However, this was only his purpose. In the process, he wanted Xiao Ran to fully cooperate with him to collect more data. He also hoped that Xiao Ran could serve as a test pilot for a long time to achieve this purpose.
However, this was also Xiao Ran's purpose. He wanted to rely on Loide to help him build a brand-new body. In the process, as long as he could get Loide's loyalty, nothing else mattered.
After pondering for a while, Xiao Ran said, "Lancelot is definitely a super mech to most pilots, including Jeremiah, who is standing over there. However, to me, it doesn't allow me to fully unleash my abilities. In my opinion, Lancelot's design itself has many problems. If you want me to cooperate with you to develop a new mech, then from the beginning of this plan, most of the theories of the current mech must be overturned and completely redesigned. From the skeleton to the armor and weapons, everything must be redone."
"I'm not sure if you have such an ability. Even if you do have such an ability, I'm looking forward to having a Mech that can display my full strength. However, the time and energy required for that would be terrifying. More importantly, will you be able to obtain such a resource? It's still too early to say."
As he spoke, Xiao Ran's lips curled up. He nodded gently in Jeremiah's direction. Loide's eyes also flickered slightly. He smiled and said, "Indeed, it's too early to say this now. Even Lancelot hasn't been completely completed yet. If you want to develop a brand-new body, you need to show some results first. Only then can I get more resources."
Loide understood Xiao Ran's thoughts. He also guessed that Xiao Ran was unwilling to say anything in front of Jeremiah. He cleverly cooperated with Xiao Ran, but he began to mutter in his heart, "What does this monster want to say to me alone?"
Xiao Ran was very satisfied with Loide's understanding, and said, "I also have some good ideas about Lancelot. We can talk again when we have time, but only after I'm officially canonized as a knight."
"Thank you very much." Loide squinted his eyes and smiled, barely reaching a tacit understanding. On the other hand, Jeremiah still hadn't figured out what he could offer. Sometimes, people like Jeremiah could be a little stubborn. If one wanted to make Jeremiah submit directly, as long as one didn't use the GEASS ability and just used the normal method, it would still take some time and means.
Xiao Ran looked at Jeremiah, shook his head, and said, "Jeremiah, you're a pure-blood officer, right?"
Jeremiah raised his head and said, "Yes."
Xiao Ran said, "Then do you know that Queen Euphemia hopes that at least in the 11th district, both Britarians and residents of the 11th district can live together and live in harmony? The pure-blood party's approach is to treat non-Britarians like trash. And I will be Queen Euphemia's knight in the future, so I will naturally act according to her wishes. There may be a lot of resistance in this process, but no matter what, I will kick all the resistance away. I also hope to gather all the forces to assist Queen Euphemia. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jeremiah was stunned for a moment, then he laughed self-deprecatingly and knelt on one knee on the ground. "Yes, I understand. Two major events have happened consecutively, and I have been ostracized by the pure-blood party. In their eyes, I am no longer a pure-blood party member. I am willing to be loyal to Queen Euphemia and give her all the support I can."
Jeremiah couldn't be loyal to Xiao Ran personally, but he would be loyal to the royal family and Euphemia. So after Xiao Ran pointed him out, Jeremiah knew what he should do. After all, he wasn't a fool. His original backer, Clovis, was dead, and there were many people in the pure-blood party who ostracized him. Continuing to stay in that circle wasn't a good thing for him, so leaving that circle and finding a new backer was a good choice.
"You don't have to kneel to me to guarantee that." Xiao Ran sat on the sofa and said, "I hope you will remember what you said. From now on, you will be Euphemia's most loyal warrior and leader. After I am officially conferred, I will begin to teach you how to drive. But not only Queen Euphemia, I also need your loyalty. From today onwards, you will be my disciple. I will let you know what true power is."
Jeremiah nodded silently, stood up, and bowed to Xiao Ran. "Teacher, I will present the ceremony after this."
"Okay, go. Don't disturb me before the official conferment." Xiao Ran waved his hand. Jeremiah nodded and left the room with Veletta. Only Xiao Ran and Loide were left.
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