While Loide was having a video conference, Xiao Ran had been paying attention to the Brittan Emperor Charles, who was always in the middle of the screen. This militaristic dictator who had stationed huge military forces in countless places around the world was also the main culprit behind Li Lina's loss of sight and inability to stand up.
In Xiao Ran's eyes, this dictator emperor's behavior was a little strange. He indeed showed interest in the Lancelot project, but he didn't seem to be too anxious about it. It seemed that he didn't particularly care whether the completion of the Lancelot could bring a greater military force to the Empire after mass production. Instead, he was more enthusiastic about the new model project, which only had a catalog and development plan.
This point could be seen from the fact that he didn't mention anything about the Lancelot. In the end, he only casually arranged for a few samples to be manufactured to prove the performance of the Lancelot. Then, he made arrangements for a new project that only had a plan.
Now that some unknown new models that could threaten the Empire had appeared in the world, the Empire should really need to replace a batch of military forces that could contend against them. The Lancelot had this ability. Even if the Lancelot would become an appetizer and a stepping stone in the new model project, the Empire still needed to stabilize the situation at least a year before the official appearance of the new model. This year was also the time when the Empire needed to stabilize the situation in all aspects after the emergence of many strange models. However, the current standard KF couldn't meet this demand. Therefore, the Lancelot was the only choice the Empire could make.
Once a weapon was manufactured, it would always be usable. There would be no situation where the Lancelot would be eliminated and wasted resources in mass production after a year. If the Lancelot was mass-produced, the Empire should be able to manufacture a large batch of them in a month and then deploy them to various places. This way, the Lancelot could at least last until the appearance of the new model.
As a ruler, if Xiao Ran were to make a choice, he would definitely choose to mass-produce the Lancelot or create a complete version of the Lancelot to a certain extent and distribute it to places that needed it. He would also try to strengthen the Lancelot. Of course, this was a choice made by Xiao Ran when he was sure that a more powerful model could be developed within a year. However, without knowing the situation, did Emperor Charles really believe that Loide could produce the planned model?
Even if he trusted Loide, he couldn't possibly put the fate of the entire Empire on the line just because of Loide's words. This was because if things went wrong, the Empire's military would fall behind and collapse on a large scale.
If he couldn't be sure, in the absence of powerful external aid, the rational and reliable method would be to immediately mass produce the Lancelot and distribute them to various regions to stabilize the situation. After that, he would use various means to pull the other forces into the trap of upgrading conventional armaments. He would try to buy more time for the projects he was carrying out and stabilize the region. At the same time, he would also be able to consume more resources and productivity of the enemy forces.
However, Emperor Charles was just too calm. You could say that he was shrewd or that he wouldn't even bat an eyelid in the face of a landslide. He was as steady as an old dog. He seemed to have placed all his hopes on the new model project proposed by Loide. It was as if he was certain that the new model project would decide everything and that there wouldn't be any changes within a year. What kind of confidence did the Emperor have to have such thoughts?
The only possibility was that Charles might have a powerful force in his hands that others couldn't even imagine. However, Xiao Ran, who had read the original novel, knew that such a force existed. The only possibility was the participant corps.
It might even be a worse situation for Xiao Ran. A participant corps had directly contacted Charles and joined the Empire's camp represented by Charles. Moreover, it was a corps with good technical personnel. They had already started another project that completely surpassed the Lancelot's. Perhaps they had already achieved some results in less than a month since the start of the mission.
Regardless of whether there was such a thing or not, what the real situation was, what Charles was thinking, and what he was planning, in short, the following situation might become more complicated.
Xiao Ran thought. "But this shouldn't be a bad thing. If Emperor Charles really has an additional participant corps around him, Loide mentioned me several times today, which means that I should also appear in the vision of this corps. For the next step, I just need to see what kind of people Emperor Charles sends."
"Although I have also used the power of Freikorps to investigate various aspects of intelligence, the information that can be collected is quite limited. I still know very little about the internal situation of the Empire, especially the situation of those corps. I don't know what changes are happening around the Emperor. With the participant's ability, it shouldn't be too difficult to bypass everyone and get in touch with Emperor Charles. Really, this mission is getting more and more difficult."
"If only Law and El Erf were here … Tsk, tsk, tsk. I thought this would be a simple mission, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult in the end … I still need to make more preparations."
After bidding farewell to Loide, Xiao Ran left the research institute. But he didn't know that the short battle record that Loide sent back to the Empire had already fallen into the hands of many people. They had already begun to analyze his battle record. But for some reason, Loide actually concealed most of the damage caused by Xiao Ran when he piloted the Lancelot. He wanted to deceive his superiors to improve the performance of the Lancelot, but his real purpose was unknown. Even Xiao Ran didn't know about it.
But it couldn't be completely said that Loide was falsifying the data, because the Lancelot did indeed strengthen and modify the parts that Xiao Ran damaged. Although it still couldn't withstand Xiao Ran's operation, who knew that Xiao Ran would damage the Lancelot's body when he piloted it? And in any case, Lancelot's plan was absolutely a perfect success, so Loide didn't feel guilty at all.
With Emperor Charles's order, Loide submitted the list of personnel he needed on the first day. On the third day, the first batch of personnel arrived in District 11 from the Empire and stationed in the Special Research Institute. The first batch of personnel were all non-professional technicians, guards, and intelligence personnel.
As for how he knew the identities of these people, it was because Loide gave Xiao Ran a list of personnel immediately. With Loide as the number one spy, it was too easy to know the situation of the personnel coming and going. Not to mention, Xiao Ran's personal special ability was no joke.
In order to carry out the development plan of the new aircraft, the Special Research Institute, which was originally located in the City Hall, naturally had to be relocated. A new academy was directly requisitioned to establish a new Special Research Institute, and then the busy relocation work began. At the same time, the establishment of the security zone around the requisitioned academy began.
Up to this point, there was no need for Euphoria to appear. That is to say, as the Governor's official official, Ryuki Noboru showed up for a short while after the arrival of these people. After all, these people came to the 11th district under the order of their country to carry out the task of the new project, so the necessary reception and arrangements were still needed.
Even if Euphemia wanted to show up, it would have to wait until the Special Research Institute was completely relocated. Euphemia also had to pay more attention to this research institute that Emperor Charles paid attention to, as well as the new aircraft project. Now, the Special Research Institute had become the most important department in District 11 overnight.
Xiao Ran observed every person who came from afar in the dark. He carefully identified every person who might be a participant, felt everyone's mood and mental fluctuations, and compared them to the list of personnel that Loide gave him one by one.
After doing all this, Xiao Ran returned to the Governor's Mansion later than Ryukino, who actually showed up. When Xiao Ran returned, Zhao had already reported all the arrangements to Euphemia, but when Xiao Ran stepped into the Governor's Mansion, he was immediately called to Euphemia.
"You're back." When Euphemia saw Xiao Ran, she stood up happily and waved at Xiao Ran with a smile, "I have something to tell you."
Xiao Ran glanced at Ryukino, who was holding a document and nodding at him, and said to Euphemia, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
"It's like this." Euphemia walked in front of Xiao Ran, pulled his arm, and let Xiao Ran sit down, then said, "The Special Research Institute is expanding, and the first person sent from the Empire has arrived. You know about this, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "I know."
"It's like this." Euphemia pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Just before these people arrived, the Empire gave me a notice, saying that the order to confer your title has been issued, and Father has personally signed it. The next batch of people will bring the order over, and there will be an envoy sent by Father to bear witness. It's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so you have to be prepared. But with Father's signature, now you have finally become my exclusive knight, aren't you happy?"
"Also, the person leading the team today is one of Father's Knights of the Round Table. He will come to visit the Governor's Mansion later, and specifically asked Zhao to inform me that you must attend tonight's banquet, saying that he wants to see you."
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction of Ryukino. Even through Xiao Ran's mask, Zhao could feel Xiao Ran's gaze on him, so he nodded and said, "The real leader today is one of the Knights of the Round Table, Bismarck Waldstein."
Xiao Ran furrowed his brows. Today, he had seen the first batch of people in the dark, but he didn't see anyone wearing a knight's uniform. Otherwise, he would have noticed them with a single glance. Furthermore, they weren't on the list of people that Lloyd gave him. In fact, he didn't even see them at all.
Perhaps he knew what Xiao Ran was thinking, Ryukino said, "The first batch of people is mainly responsible for the security of the expanded Special Mission, which is also a cover. The real purpose of this Knight of the Round Table is to receive the information in the Special Mission and then send it back to his country, so he did not come with the first batch of expansion personnel. In order to keep it a secret, he used another channel to enter the 11th District. When the time comes, there will be other Knights of the Round Table escorting the real researchers and technicians here, and then they will stay in the 11th District. When the next batch of people arrives, they will take the second batch of people back."
"Other than us, only a few people know about this. At this time, this Knight of the Round Table and his subordinates should be drinking tea in the Special Mission."
"A secret operation, is it? I see." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled at Euphemia. "The Knight of the Round Table directly under His Majesty the Emperor wants to see me. I certainly have no reason to refuse. I will attend the banquet tonight."
As he spoke, Xiao Ran turned his head and looked around. He chuckled and asked curiously, "I was wondering why it was so quiet today. Sir Kilford is not here?"
Euphemia blinked and smiled. "I gave him a very important job. He should be drinking tea in Loide's office now."
Ryukino also smiled. "His Highness gave him the job of receiving the Knights of the Round Table and cooperating with the expansion of the Special Mission. He should not have time to keep an eye on you for a long time."
"Sir Kilford is actually a good person." Euphemia pretended to be distressed and rubbed her head. She said, "But he is so serious every day that it makes me feel very distressed. Unknowingly, it seems that I have to learn to be as serious as him to be like a qualified governor. It really feels very tiring."
Xiao Ran smiled and glanced at Ryukino. When he saw Chui winking at him, how could he not know that it was this girl's idea? He laughed and said to Euphemia, "Then we must find a better job for Sir Kilford in the future."
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