The Lancelot was destined to be eliminated before it could even be mass-produced. Charles could only accept the fact that the Lancelot that he had spent so many resources and manpower to produce had become useless after the emergence of these organizations. Fortunately, the new project in District 11 was Charles' last hope.
But now, he heard Xiao Ran say that he could unleash 250% of the Soul Slayer's performance. What did that mean? Was Xiao Ran too powerful, or did the Soul Slayer have too much potential? If it was the latter, what was the point of the new project? Was it for the sake of the next generation of more powerful mecha?
No, not only that, if he could unleash 250% of the Soul Slayer's performance, wouldn't it mean that he would have another powerful subordinate that could compete with the mysterious and powerful Scarlet Knights?
Charles looked at Xiao Ran solemnly. He threw away the messy thoughts in his mind and asked, "You said that you can unleash more than twice the performance of the mecha given to you by the Scarlet Knights. Is it because of the mecha or because of you?"
Xiao Ran naturally knew what Charles wanted to ask. He replied, "From what I know, the Soul Slayer does have a lot of potential. It should be said that it has explosive power. Under normal circumstances, it may have some powerful strength that is beyond theory because this mecha is different from the mecha we are familiar with. It belongs to a completely different system and its explosive power is extremely powerful."
"However, what I can do isn't just unleash the explosive power of the Mech. Instead, I can unleash 250% of the Mech's full potential. With this level of power, I think I should be able to take on any powerful enemy. Therefore, we don't need to worry about the threat of any forces. If possible, we can obtain a better Mech from the Blood Knights and I should be able to unleash more power."
Charles nodded but did not say anything. He took a deep look at Xiao Ran and asked another question, "Knight Lelouch, there is no doubt about your strength. When you were in the 11th District, you should have come into contact with the new model project that we are currently working on. I heard that you have helped us a lot in that project. Can you tell me, from your perspective as a powerful pilot, what changes do you think the appearance of the new model will bring to the Empire?"
Xiao Ran deliberately remained silent for a long time, about one or two minutes. Charles did not urge Xiao Ran to answer. Instead, he looked at Xiao Ran with a slightly serious gaze, waiting for his answer.
Feeling that it was about time, Xiao Ran opened his mouth and said, "The new mecha developed by the special mission is completely different from the mecha in the hands of the Scarlet Knights. It is a mecha that is balanced and stable in all aspects. It is also a mecha that can be deployed on a large scale. Based on my understanding, if the new mecha is developed successfully, the Empire will gain the power to change the world. Even an organization like the Scarlet Knights can be completely suppressed or even eliminated by the Empire's powerful military force."
Compared to the mecha previously shown by the Scarlet Knights, it still has a certain degree of advantage. It is also a mecha that can be fully mass produced. Even the current KF pilots do not need too much time to fully master the mecha. Once the numbers increase, they can completely crush the enemy with numbers. The Soul Slayer is another mecha that even ordinary elite-level pilots find difficult to control. From my point of view, it is not a mecha that can be deployed on a large scale. It is extremely difficult to operate a mecha with such performance. Not everyone in the Scarlet Knights is capable of piloting such a mecha. "
Charles nodded slowly. "Alright, I understand. As for the Scarlet Knights, what you need to do is to suppress their rising prestige and fame in various regions. You need to change the blind worship of the Scarlet Knights in various regions and once again let the glory of the Knights of the Round Table cover all places. You need to rebuild the army's faith in the Knights of the Round Table. However, you don't need to deliberately suppress the pilots of the Scarlet Knights. Now that the Empire still needs stability, we can't do without the help of the Scarlet Knights. With your ability, you should be able to do this well."
Xiao Ran bowed slightly. "Yes."
Charles looked at Xiao Ran below. His eyes flickered for a long time. In the end, he waved his hand. "You may leave. You will depart on time in three days. Someone will inform you."
Xiao Ran bowed and left. After leaving the palace, he did not stop. Instead, he left the palace and returned to his residence.
Just before he left Charles' place, the way Charles looked at Xiao Ran made Xiao Ran realize something. At that time, Charles was thinking and hesitating about something. If Xiao Ran was not wrong, the flickering in his eyes was him hesitating about whether to use the geass to modify Xiao Ran's memory to achieve his goal of gaining Xiao Ran's loyalty.
Charles's ability was not as simple and convenient as Luluxiu's geass, which could forcibly control others to do his orders. Instead, he could only change others' thoughts by modifying their memories. For example, he could modify someone's memory appropriately and add in some memories that had been serving the Empire and had received Charles' favor. Or he could modify someone's memory to mold them into a loyal dog. Indeed, he could achieve the effect of controlling others. Moreover, the effectiveness of this effect would far exceed that of Luluxiu's geass. It was just slightly more troublesome.
However, for some reason, he chose to let Xiao Ran leave in the end. He did not use the geass ability on Xiao Ran. At that moment, Xiao Ran was prepared to control Charles in reverse. Instead of using geass, he directly used psychokinesis to forcibly control Charles. However, if he did that, there would be some changes to his plan of conquering the military forces in the border region. Therefore, he had no choice but to let Luluxiu sit on the throne first.
After all, Xiao Ran's eyes could not be exposed to the light. If he used geass, Charles's geass ability would allow him to see Xiao Ran's glowing eyes and know that Xiao Ran was different. In this way, Xiao Ran had no choice but to control Charles. The Scarlet Knights should not be ready to take action now. After all, the storage of cherry stones was a huge problem. They could not unseal a more powerful mech. If they really started to replace the throne, there was still a high possibility that the Scarlet Knights would not be able to suppress the chaos that might occur. Even if Xiao Ran made Charles take the initiative to pass the throne to Luluxiu, it did not mean that Luluxiu could really control everything in the Empire. Therefore, now was not the best time to replace the throne.
Fortunately, Charles chose to give up in the end. This also made Xiao Ran feel relieved. After returning to his residence, Xiao Ran took out his communicator and contacted Luluxiu. After waiting for a while, Luluxiu's voice sounded from the communicator.
"What's the matter?"
Xiao Ran asked, "How's the cherry stone collection going?"
Luluxiu did not know what he was doing. He answered absent-mindedly, "It's not very good. There's no way to control the cherry stone mining area yet. However, with the help of the deputy governor, there's a batch of cherry stones that can be used."
Xiao Ran did not mind Luluxiu's absent-mindedness. Instead, he said, "Gather all the cherry stones and ship them out of District 11 by sea. After the route is set, send them to the mainland. When the time comes, let the Scarlet Knights receive them halfway."
"Now?" Luluxiu was a little surprised.
"Right now. There's a slight change in the situation. I need the Scarlet Knights to increase their strength as soon as possible." Xiao Ran added, "Not long ago, Charles had the idea of using his geass to control me. Although I don't care about his geass, I can't let him see my eyes. So if he's going to do this, I have to control him in reverse. This kind of control will have a big problem. People familiar with it will be able to see that something is wrong at a glance. In this case, all our arrangements and plans will have to be accelerated." Xiao Ran said, and added, "Not long ago, Charles had the idea of using his geass ability to control me.
Luluxiu's interest was immediately piqued. "Oh, what kind of secrets are hidden in the eyes that can't be seen by humans? I'm very curious about this. From the moment I met you until now, I've never seen your eyes."
"Because my eyes don't belong to humans." Xiao Ran didn't hide this from Luluxiu. After all, Luluxiu was his real partner in this mission. "This pair of eyes isn't something a normal human can have. I'll satisfy your curiosity the next time we meet."
"Okay." Luluxiu's words had two meanings. He agreed to Xiao Ran's request to transport the cherry stones, and he also told Xiao Ran that he would let him see his eyes the next time they met. "I'll contact you when I'm ready."
Xiao Ran said, "You have to complete it in two days. I'll leave the capital on the third day."
Luluxiu's tone changed a little. "It's started?"
"Yes, it's started. When I return to the capital, it will be the day you or Nunnally ascend to the throne."
"I'm looking forward to it."
After hanging up the call with Luluxiu, Xiao Ran contacted her again. He told her to cooperate with Luluxiu to transport the cherry stones. He also reminded her to pay attention to the issue of confidentiality. She had to leave a small portion of the cherry stones for emergencies. This was also in case the special mission needed the cherry stones but could not provide them.
As for the issue of confidentiality, Luluxiu issued a geass order, which was the best way to keep it secret.
On the morning of the third day, Xiao Ran was brought to the military base where the Soul Slayer was. The cherry stones were also successfully transported out of the 11th District. Corgi also received the route of the transport ship. After the ship left the 11th District, he sent someone to pick it up. As for how the cherry stones would be transported back to the Empire, that was not something Xiao Ran had to worry about.
After Xiao Ran arrived at the military base, the place became quite lively. Ten transport planes were already prepared to transport some KF, materials, and personnel. The other two Knights of the Round Table who were going to leave with Xiao Ran, Luciano and Monica, had also brought their Mechs to this place before Xiao Ran arrived at the military base. They had already started loading their Mechs.
After seeing Xiao Ran arrive, the two young Knights of the Round Table took the initiative to greet Xiao Ran politely. Although the two of them had been Knights of the Round Table for much longer than Xiao Ran, they were ranked behind Xiao Ran. The two of them should also know that Xiao Ran was stronger than them. Regardless of whether Xiao Ran had the Soul Slayer or not, the two of them were no match for Xiao Ran. Since Xiao Ran had the Soul Slayer, his strength was far beyond theirs.
In addition, Xiao Ran was the chief commander of this mission, so it was natural for the two of them to take the initiative to greet him.
Monica walked up to Xiao Ran, put her hands together, and bowed slightly to Xiao Ran with a gentle and well-behaved smile. "Good morning, Knight Luluco."
Luciano put his left hand on his waist and raised his right hand to wave at Xiao Ran. He said sleepily, "Good morning, Knight Luluco."
"Good morning, both of you." Xiao Ran nodded gently. He looked around at the busy scene of transporting things into the transport planes and carriers. He asked, "Do we need so many transport planes to leave the capital this time?"
In fact, although Xiao Ran was the commander and executor of this mission, he didn't know where the first destination was. Other than knowing that there would be an investigation team following him, he didn't know what they would be transporting this time.
Luziano nodded with a yawn and said, "It seems that there are 20 Lancelots that have been mass-produced. They will go with us to the 19th section. In addition, we will also need to transport a batch of urgently needed supplies. I heard that the situation over there has not been good. I hope that we can change the situation over there with these Lancelots."
"The 19th District?" Xiao Ran naturally knew where he was going from Luciano, but he didn't expect to meet Cornelia so soon. Xiao Ran nodded calmly. "That's also the first place to be attacked by the mysterious armed forces. As far as I know, the 19th District, 20th District, and 21st District seem to have merged into one under the command of Her Highness Cornelia. If it wasn't for the tense situation, this wouldn't have happened."
"Luciano, Monica, the two of you should be prepared for battle at any time. Maybe this trip won't be so smooth."
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