"I see. Using a bet to decide whether or not to hand over the Airframe can be considered as giving both sides a way out. Of course, both sides must have enough confidence in their own strength. Not to mention them, Knight Bismarck is still very confident in me."
Xiao Ran smiled politely. He had already guessed that the matter of the Airframe would ultimately be decided by this battle. It was self-evident what Charles was thinking, but at least using this method to decide whether or not the Sanguine Knights would hand over the Airframe was indeed a more acceptable method for both sides.
But Xiao Ran believed that no matter which side won, Charles must have paid something else and agreed to some other conditions of the Sanguine Knights, which made the Sanguine Knights' take a step back '.
But in Xiao Ran's view, this was simply the Sanguine Knights' plan to retreat in order to advance. To put it in his shoes, Xiao Ran joined a force during a mission. Regardless of whether he actually had the intention of spying on the entire force, in order to increase the strength of the force and his own strength, Xiao Ran could be said to be very generous to the forces he joined. He would give the right Airframe to the right people and also provide the technology to create standard Airframe that could be used by more people. After all, once he joined a force, it meant that Xiao Ran would share the glory and disgrace of the force.
Xiao Ran didn't believe that the Sanguine Knights would really hide their technology. It was normal for them not to share their core technology, but generally, giving out some Airframe to the right people wasn't only to make Britaria stronger, but also to help themselves.
The reason why the Sanguine Knights were hiding it was because they wanted to obtain more resources from Britaria. The purpose was to make Britaria pay more resources in exchange. Xiao Ran couldn't really understand the Sanguine Knights' actions and thoughts.
Of course, he couldn't completely rule out the possibility that both sides hadn't really stepped into the honeymoon period. Or perhaps the Sanguine Knights had other goals for Britaria and didn't want Britaria to become stronger and lose the possibility of relying on them.
On the other hand, Britaria didn't fully trust the Sanguine Knights. Both sides felt that the other party was unreliable. Similarly, the Sanguine Knights' style of doing things was a little overbearing and selfish.
But they deserved it. This was the problem with the Sanguine Knights' style of doing things. If they were honest from the start, whether it was employment or trade, they could have more or less gained some trust and support from Charles. Clearly stating the price, both sides wouldn't have any problems or conflicts. This was because this relationship was established from the start and they were trading on equal terms. Whatever they wanted, they would get what they wanted. Both sides had clear prices and were more appropriate.
Originally, Britaria was a country where the monarch's authority was supreme. The Sanguine Knights wanted to make themselves into equal partners and join Britaria in name to accept the Sanguine Knights' establishment. This wasn't a problem. But now, the general situation was that the Sanguine Knights accepted the reorganization and enjoyed all the resources, support, and benefits provided by Britaria. However, they wanted to bargain and collect additional rewards. Furthermore, they didn't accept any orders.
This was equivalent to putting themselves in the position of a subordinate and not giving absolute support to the monarch. Not only did they act as if they were paid to do things, but they also secretly schemed against Britaria. Most importantly, they acted so brazenly. It would be strange if there wasn't a problem. For a person like Charles to tolerate the Sanguine Knights, it was already a very restrained behavior. Perhaps, Charles was thinking of how to disintegrate the Sanguine Knights and truly take over their power. Today's Round Table Knight conferment was also a show to most of the Sanguine Knights.
However, Charles didn't know what was going on with the participants, so even if he had such thoughts, it would be useless. In the eyes of the participants, he would jump up and down like a clown and the Sanguine Knights would look down on him. Then, more problems would arise.
But in conclusion, the Sanguine Knights' structure wasn't big enough. They were petty and inexplicably arrogant, which made them stuck in a position that was neither high nor low. If it were other forces like the EU, their actions wouldn't have so much impact. But for a monarch country like Britaria, the problem was very obvious.
Charles didn't doubt the good intentions of the Sanguine Knights. He wouldn't allow his subordinates to have such a powerful armed force that didn't listen to orders and constantly wanted to suppress and disintegrate them. There was a huge conflict between the two sides. The current situation in Britaria forced Charles to suppress a lot of thoughts.
But once the situation stabilized, as long as Charles felt confident and had enough power, he would definitely be the first to turn his gun on the Sanguine Knights. But it was estimated that there wouldn't be such an opportunity left for Charles because the situation in this world would only become more chaotic. As long as the participants didn't leave, there would never be a day of peace.
Xiao Ran felt that if he were to dig a few more holes in the current situation, he might really be able to completely sever the relationship between Charles and the Sanguine Knights. As for the Sanguine Knights, they would be more useful.
Once the Sanguine Knights joined Britaria, as long as Britaria wasn't destroyed, according to convention, there was no possibility of the Sanguine Knights betraying Britaria. They weren't targeting Charles, but the entire Britaria. In fact, if they were allowed to, they could even get rid of Charles and support an obedient emperor.
In other words, Lelouch and Nunnally could appear in front of the Sanguine Knights and seek their support as princes and princesses. Anyway, they wouldn't betray Britaria, but it should be feasible to support Lelouch and make Nunnally the new emperor. This was only an internal turmoil and had nothing to do with external factors. This way, the Sanguine Knights could also be used by Xiao Ran.
And according to Xiao Ran's understanding of the participants, once the two sides really reached an agreement, it would definitely start a long honeymoon period. The entire Sanguine Knights would also be able to focus on their work and make them willingly serve 'Britaria'.
Xiao Ran thought of a lot of things in just one sentence. On the other side, Yimes heard Xiao Ran's words and chuckled. "After seeing your battle, it's not easy to have no confidence in you. This time, I believe that you will definitely win, and you must win."
Xiao Ran nodded and said, "It's not difficult to win, but if the opponent's body is much better than mine, then I can't do much."
Yimes said, "Don't worry, the opponent will only use the KF manufactured by the Empire. Although it's not a Lancelot, there shouldn't be much difference in performance between it and Lancelot."
"Then I have no problem." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled at the other knights. "Sorry, I have to go make some preparations."
The knights did not say anything. Xiao Ran smiled and turned to leave. Yimes immediately called for someone to bring Xiao Ran to the Lancelot that had been transported over. Then, Xiao Ran saw Cecil, who had arrived with Lancelot in the capital.
When Cecil saw Xiao Ran, he had a complicated expression on his face. An anti-Butarrian, or rather, an anti-emperor of the Empire, had actually been conferred the title of Knight of the Round Table by the Emperor. For Cecil, this was not a problem that he could not accept, but he felt that what was wrong with the world? He felt that everything was so dark, and the basic trust between people could not be found.
Xiao Ran did not mind the expression on Cecil's face or what he was thinking. When he saw Cecil, he waved at him and said gently, "Thank you for your hard work. I originally said that you didn't have to bring Lancelot over, but I didn't expect you to ship it over in the end."
"It's okay." Cecil took a deep breath and said to Xiao Ran, "This time, I'm the only one who came over with Lancelot to make the adjustments. If you need anything, please let me know as soon as possible."
Xiao Ran nodded and looked at Lancelot behind Cecil. He also noticed the weapon that appeared in Lancelot's hand. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this the new weapon that Loide has been talking about?"
Cecil hurriedly turned to look at Lancelot's weapon and quickly said, "Yes, this is the electromagnetic weapon that was specially made for Lancelot. Although it's only a single-shot weapon, it's very powerful and has a very fast firing rate. Compared to the previous KF assault rifles, this weapon only needs one bullet to destroy the target. At the same time, during the firing process, the powerful electromagnetic field emitted has the effect of shattering the live bullet in front of it. Although it's only effective at a very short distance, this is indeed a weapon with both offensive and defensive properties. Loide said that you would definitely be able to take advantage of that short moment of defensive effect."
"And he knew that this competition was very important to you, so he insisted on shipping this weapon along with it."
Xiao Ran smiled at Cecil. "Thank you, Cecil."
Cecil quickly shook his head. "You're … You're welcome."
Xiao Ran pondered for a moment before asking, "How's the completion of that?"
Cecil was stunned when he heard Xiao Ran's words. He quickly looked around and saw that there was no one around. He lowered his voice and said, "It's already in the final stage. It'll take a day or two to complete."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly. After a pause, he said, "Cecil, I'll have to trouble you to do a final inspection of Lancelot. The competition is about to begin, so you have to hurry."
"Okay."
Xiao Ran didn't help Cecil with the self-inspection of Lancelot. Instead, he walked to a corner and took out his personal communicator. After waiting for about a minute, Cecil's voice sounded from the communicator. "What's wrong? Why are you contacting me at this time? "
Xiao Ran said softly, "There's something I need you to arrange immediately. Contact Loide and tell him to complete the mech before ten o 'clock tonight no matter what. After that, bring Lelouch to me immediately. There's a good opportunity here that requires Lelouch to appear in person."
Cecil didn't ask why. He simply said, "Okay."
After a few words, Xiao Ran put away the communicator and returned to Cecil's side. Xiao Ran waited for Cecil to complete the inspection of Lancelot before walking to the stairs behind Lancelot and getting ready to sit in the cockpit.
Cecil had seen Xiao Ran piloting Lancelot several times, but he didn't see Xiao Ran wearing a special pilot's uniform. There was nothing special about the pilot's uniform in this world, except that it was easier to move around compared to ordinary clothes. Therefore, it wasn't strange for Xiao Ran to get into the cockpit dressed up.
As soon as he sat in the cockpit, Xiao Ran pulled out the keyboard inside the mech and began to program the Lancelot's parameters again. However, this time was different from when he faced the two Knights of the Round Table at the same time. At that time, Xiao Ran first adjusted the Lancelot's parameters to the limit under normal conditions. This state was enough for Xiao Ran to fully display the Lancelot's performance without putting too much of a burden on Lancelot. There was no eight-minute combat restriction, but the maximum performance could be displayed.
After that, he quickly applied the second set of settings and modified a certain button in the cockpit. Once the button was pressed, the mech's performance would be fully unleashed. This was the eight-minute burst mode that Xiao Ran used before. This way, the mech's performance would be doubled, but at the same time, it would also greatly reduce the mech's activity time. Once it was turned on, there was no way to turn it off. This problem could only be solved by completely shutting down the mech.
The reason why he used two modes was that he was dealing with a participant this time, so he needed to make a little more preparations. Xiao Ran himself didn't know how the next battle would unfold. He tried to extend the duration of the battle just in case. Otherwise, once the eight-minute burst mode was activated, Xiao Ran wouldn't be able to do anything if the opponent wanted to avoid the eight-minute burst.
Before the real battle began, it was better to use the normal mode to contact the mech. As long as there was a need, he could also switch to the burst mode in an instant. When the mech's performance was about the same, this approach was the safest.
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