The majestic face of the emperor of Britannia, who controlled one-third of the earth, appeared on the screen. After he spoke, the atmosphere of the meeting seemed to have become a lot more solemn. His words seemed to be accusing Loide of using a method that could easily leak secrets to transmit Lancelot's data or submit a new project application.
"Your Majesty." Loide became respectful all of a sudden. He bowed to the emperor in the video and began to explain himself. "I trust the Empire's communication encryption very much. I believe that no other country can unencrypt our communication. Although Lancelot's research and development is indeed confidential, Lancelot himself is no longer a big secret. Every country is competing to produce the next generation of KF, and they are even willing to send spies to use all kinds of methods to investigate the progress of other countries. Therefore, compared to the instantaneous transmission of information, if I personally go to my country to submit a report, the chances of the information being leaked will be greater. After all, with what happened to Her Highness Cornelia, it is very likely that all kinds of accidents will happen on the way to my country."
Loide didn't wait for the others to respond. He continued, "Besides, the report and the new project application I submitted only contains normal performance parameters, a general direction, and future development projections. It doesn't contain any substantial core data. This is just a normal daily work progress report and a normal brainstorming exchange."
What Loide was actually saying was that Cornelia was attacked and injured in her own territory. If Loide really returned to his country with a large pile of data, it was likely that he would also be attacked and the data would be completely leaked. Moreover, the submission of the report and application was just a necessary step of the daily work. Even if the data were leaked, there wouldn't be any impact. It was just the filing of a new project application and the notification of Lancelot's completion. It wasn't enough for him to personally return to his country.
After hearing Loide's words, the emperor was silent for a moment. He then nodded gently, acknowledging Loide's refutation. "I have seen your project application. In other words, you are now prepared to continue to develop a new generation of the body, as well as complete concepts and ideas. Is that so?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Loide said, "Although the report only states the direction and prospects of the project, in fact, I already have a clear idea of these projects and have done many calculations. If the project can be approved and carried out, with Lancelot as a foundation and practice, I believe that we can get a better result in about a year."
"A year." The Emperor muttered to himself, pausing for a moment before saying, "You should already know that the enemy that attacked Cornelia, as well as the area across the ocean where you are in District 11, have already produced brand new mechas. Do you think the Lancelot you're researching can contend against those mechas? Do you think the mechas you can create in a short period of time can contend against them?"
Loide shook his head. "I have only seen the video recording of the attack on Her Highness Cornelia. Judging from the body that appeared in the video, those bodies also have the absolute performance to completely crush the current KF. This is similar to the Lancelot I have developed. They are all in the category of special body. I think that if the Lancelot is handed over to a suitable pilot, it should be able to compete with those bodies one-on-one."
"In fact, if Her Highness Cornelia's Freikorps were to use the new generation KF like the Lancelot, of course, I am talking about the complete version, then it is very likely that Her Highness Cornelia's injury could have been prevented. It is even possible that the attackers could have been completely wiped out."
"It is just that the mass-produced Lancelot lowered the absolute performance of the Lancelot in order to pursue cost. That may require a large number of bodies to compete with it. From this point, we can see the absolute effect that super bodies and ace pilots can play in a war."
"However, if the new model of body I submitted is developed, it will definitely be able to crush the current Lancelot's performance. Even if it is mass-produced, even if it is piloted by a normal pilot, it should have the ability to compete with those unknown bodies."
As Loide said so, Xiao Ran looked at him and smiled silently. He was a little unsure if Loide was lying through his teeth, or if he really didn't know the situation of those bodies that attacked Cornelia.
The location of Cornelia's attack was in the military base belonging to Britaria. There was also a record of the battle from the beginning to the end. Xiao Ran also looked at it carefully from Loide's perspective. From Xiao Ran's perspective, this should be an attack similar to a revenge operation. It was also a display of strength. It was not a deliberate attempt to kill Cornelia. Therefore, only a total of ten or so bodies were deployed, and only one of them was a B-grade body. In the end, it was obvious that they did not want to sacrifice anyone. When the situation gradually became anxious and the base became crazy, they took the initiative to retreat. Otherwise, Cornelia would not have survived.
In the military base, there were a large number of KFs. An entire army of KFs was fighting against this group of attackers. In Xiao Ran's view, although the KFs were mainly D- or D-grade, these bodies, together with battle tanks, combat vehicles, fighter jets, and so on, were at least a hundred times more numerous than the attackers.
Cornelia's Freikorps were strong guards that could exert the strength of a C-grade body. All the bodies had been enhanced and modified. Even if they had not completely reached the level of a C-grade, the individual strength of the pilots and the modified bodies were almost stuck at the C-grade point. Moreover, the cooperation between the pilots was absolutely incomparable to the participants who were used to acting alone.
But even in such a situation, Cornelia was still injured. The attackers had all retreated. After all, under the entanglement of dozens of C-grade bodies, even a normal B-grade pilot would easily fall into a dangerous situation. It was just that the B-grade body not only became the culprit of Cornelia's injury, but also caused a great loss to Cornelia's side.
But in Xiao Ran's view, a B-grade body was definitely not the full strength of this legion. If there were a few more B-grade bodies, or even just a random A-grade body, then the entire Brittany's body would really be annihilated. And in Xiao Ran's view, the legion that appeared and attacked Cornelia's base this time seemed to be a little careless. If there was no B-grade body holding the line, the dozen or so C-grade bodies would probably be annihilated.
So in this battle, there was a very strange situation where the real strength gap between the participating legions and the natives should be very large, but it was an abnormal situation where they were competing against each other. Perhaps it was this situation that made Loide mistakenly think that the opponent's strength was estimated to be in such a situation.
In the eyes of the Empire's high-ranking officials, this was a special force that appeared out of nowhere and became the rebels of Brittany. They also possessed advanced technology and powerful force. Could it be that a certain country that was against Brittany was secretly supporting them? This had always worried the Empire's high-ranking officials. Naturally, they paid more attention to Loide's Lancelot. This was also the reason why Loide appeared in this meeting so soon after he submitted his report.
Moreover, without anyone noticing, so many strange mechs had appeared in other countries. Now, the only mech that the Empire could really bring out was the recently completed Lancelot. This made the Empire's high-ranking officials who had always been smooth-sailing find it hard to accept. Even if Loide didn't submit an application to develop a new mech, in fact, the development of a new generation of mech would have started immediately. It just so happened that they could use the almost completed Lancelot as a supplement in the middle stage. But now, not only did Loide submit a report that Lancelot was completely completed and ready for mass production, he also submitted a development plan for the new mech. It looked decent, so Loide received more attention from the Empire.
"Perhaps there will be some changes in the development of the war." His Majesty said softly, then said to Loide, "Send all the details of Lancelot's technology back to our country as soon as possible. One year. I will give you one year. Within this one year, the Empire will give you all the support you have. Finish all the work at hand as soon as possible and bring all the special personnel back to our country to start the new mech research project."
"Your Majesty." When Loide heard the Emperor's words, he slowly stood up straight and said calmly, "I hope that the new project can still be carried out in the 11th District. The special personnel have been in the 11th District for a long time and have already established a set of effective research and manufacturing procedures. Leaving here will only disrupt the procedures that have been painstakingly established. It will also waste more time to relocate and modify the equipment. In addition, the many projects of the new mech cannot be separated from the consumption of large amounts of cherry stones and some special resources. Staying in the 11th District is more beneficial for the development of the new project."
"Also, I believe that Her Highness Euphemia will definitely support the special personnel's research work unconditionally like Your Majesty. I promise that I will be able to provide an answer that Your Majesty will be satisfied with in one year."
Lloyd was actually quite good with his words sometimes. First, he refused to leave in an orderly manner. Then, he flattered the emperor a little and gave him a guarantee. It was very reasonable and didn't make the emperor feel too embarrassed.
The Emperor seemed to take a deep look at Loide through the screen and slowly nodded, "Alright, then stay in the 11th District. Other than this request, do you have any other requests?"
Loide was not afraid and said directly, "Your Majesty, if you can support us in sending a group of people, that would be even better. I need a series of experts and technicians in the field of materials, energy utilization, structural technology, etc. After all, the new mech project is completely different from KF's. It will be very difficult to carry out the work in all aspects with only the people sent now."
The Emperor said, "In terms of personnel, you can write a list yourself. I will send the people on the list to help you. At the same time, I will also send some people to assist you in the research. You can also send the complete project plan and the specific data of Lancelot."
Loide bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After a short silence, the screen turned black, indicating the end of this short and special video conference. After Loide turned off the equipment needed for the video conference, he turned to Xiao Ran and said, "The project has been established. Today, I will start the preparation work for the new project. I will do my best to give you the things you need within three months."
"But you will have to deal with the people sent to monitor you. Otherwise, I can't do things for you without scruples."
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said, "When the time comes, you will find a way to gather everyone together. I will do the rest."
"Although I don't know what kind of method you will use to do such a thing." Loide narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "But that doesn't matter. What you want to do is your business. I am only responsible for building the body you want, but I have to remind you that if it is the people sent by His Majesty, they will not be so easily bribed by you. Also, I have reason to believe that the guards and surveillance personnel who will lead the team this time are likely to be one or more of the Knights of the Round Table."
"You can't bribe them because the benefits of bribing are not enough." Xiao Ran stood up straight and said with a smile, "And to be honest, your understanding of the truth of this world is still a little too little. Sometimes, to control a person, it is not just about threatening or bribing them. There are also some powers that are beyond the imagination and understanding of ordinary people."
Lloyd showed a thoughtful expression. "Jeremiah's situation at that time … So that's how it is. If that's really the case, then that's a very interesting thing. Should I also thank you for not using that method to control me?"
"Haha, I won't forcibly control the ability of others like that." Xiao Ran smiled and said in a noncommittal manner, "But if you want to see it, I can help you get in touch with them."
Loide's eyes flickered twice, "Oh, then I really want to see it."
Xiao Ran nodded and did not speak, but he was thinking about another question in his mind, "That emperor's behavior is a little too normal, and everyone in the video conference is also too normal. It is true that they are concerned about Loide's project research, and it is also true that they care about it, and it is also true that they are anxious. Could it be that no army has chosen to join the Empire's side? No, that's not right! "
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