Even the Governor of the 11th District, Euphemia, couldn't intervene in the matters of the 11th District. She had to get a batch of cherry stones to the 19th District without anyone knowing. Even the Governor of the 11th District, Euphemia, couldn't intervene too much in the cherry stone mining area. Now that Cornelia was asked to do this, it was simply making things difficult for her.
However, Cornelia still promised Xiao Ran that not only would she gather all the cherry stones stored in the 19th District to this base, but she would also try her best to coordinate another batch of cherry stones to get all the cherry stones that Xiao Ran needed from the 11th District.
However, the war in the 19th District had always been quite tense. Although they had the support of the Empire, the amount of cherry stones that could be gathered in the 19th District was actually not that much. It was not clear how much they could support the upcoming large-scale operation, so they still had to rely on the cherry stones transported from the 11th District.
As for what kind of success the 19th District could achieve, it would depend on how many cherry stones they could gather in the shortest time. With Cornelia's full assistance and Xiao Ran's arrangements in the 19th District, they should be able to get a satisfactory amount of cherry stones this time.
Cornelia was well aware that the Scarlet Knights' mecha consumed a lot of cherry stones. Every time they went out to battle, they would need cherry stones to replenish their energy. However, she definitely didn't know that more than half of the cherry stones used to replenish the Scarlet Knights' mecha were actually hidden away by the Scarlet Knights. Little drops make an ocean, and they were used to unlock more advanced mecha.
However, if the Scarlet Knights wanted to unlock their mecha, they also needed a certain amount of cherry stones as energy support. It could be said that in this world's mission, whoever could obtain more cherry stones at the beginning would have an absolute advantage in this mission. The Scarlet Knights were actually at a lagging stage, but because of their relationship with Xiao Ran, the Scarlet Knights directly relied on Lelouch and got a little bit of replenishment.
Xiao Ran planned to get a lot of cherry stones in the 19th District this time. His purpose was to take advantage of this opportunity to at least let the participants of the Scarlet Knights who came to support the Scarlet Knights to provide more strength. He wanted to achieve the mission goal in the shortest time possible before the EU participants could react. After that, he would quickly move on to eliminate Charles, who was the biggest obstacle at the moment.
The combat strength of the Scarlet Knights would be more useful in the future. After all, Butaria still needed the help of participants like the Scarlet Knights to truly contend against the other participants. Otherwise, with only Butaria's own strength, who knew how long it would take to have the possibility to resist these participants.
After reading the information in the morning, Xiao Ran returned to the command center and continued to read the rest of the information in the afternoon with the fastest speed. After that, he spread out a large map on his table and started to carefully plan the next battle.
In fact, Xiao Ran didn't need such a battle plan at all. He only needed to know which strongholds and cities were important to the enemy, which places were heavily guarded, and which places posed a threat. Then, he would drive the Soul Slayer and lead the participants of the Scarlet Knights all the way. However, the ordinary soldiers couldn't keep up with his pace. Besides, he also needed the ordinary soldiers to take over the strongholds they occupied, encircle and capture the defeated soldiers. Therefore, this plan was necessary. Of course, the so-called plan was only a general direction and arrangement. The specific details would be arranged according to the situation at that time.
When he left the command center, it was almost late at night. The day quickly slipped away under Xiao Ran's serious work. At this time, Xiao Ran had almost made the battle plan. This would be a battle that would affect all the troops in the 19th District. Xiao Ran only needed to slightly improve the rest and then leave it to the General Staff to complete. For example, the arrangement of supply routes and other things didn't need to be done by Xiao Ran himself.
After a busy day, Xiao Ran returned to his residence and took a shower. Instead of resting, he took out his communicator and dialed a person's name.
Not long after, a man's voice sounded from the communicator in Xiao Ran's hand, "Hello."
Xiao Ran didn't put the communicator to his ear. Instead, he used the speakerphone mode. He sat on a chair and shook his wine glass while talking to the other party, "Captain Corgi, long time no see."
Corgi wasn't surprised at all. He said calmly, "Knight Lelouch, it should be late at night on your side. Why are you calling me so late at night?"
Xiao Ran said slowly, "You should already know the 19th District's request for help. I hope you can send a real combat force this time, something like the Soul Slayer. I don't want the 19th District's petty forces that can't exert much of their combat power in a real battle. The cherry stones I provided you before should have helped you a little. This time, I've prepared more cherry stones for you in the 19th District. I want real power. I want to destroy the rebels in the shortest time possible and completely weaken all the conventional forces of the EU in this place."
Corgi was silent for a moment when he heard Xiao Ran's words. He then said with a little surprise, "Knight Lelouch is going to make a big move this time. But even with us, it's still very difficult to destroy both the EU and the rebels at the same time, isn't it?"
"You don't have to worry too much about this. According to my analysis, the only enemy we really have to face is the rebels. The EU hasn't sent any real forces here yet. That is to say, the other organizations that have joined the EU and are similar to yours. They should have their main target somewhere else, such as the EU itself."
"As a mysterious organization, you are in a situation where you are opposing each other. Before the EU organization shifts their target to the 19th District, it should be a good thing for the Scarlet Knights to completely eliminate another organization that may be allied with the EU."
"And don't you think there's not much time left for you? The EU's political system is completely different from that of Britaria. The organization that you are opposing is very likely to be plotting for the real leadership of the entire EU. Once they get the leadership of the EU, if Britaria is still in its current state and the Scarlet Knights continue to be suppressed by Charles' distrust, there is a possibility that Britaria will be completely destroyed sooner or later. And where will you go in the future will be a big problem."
"With me as the real main force and the absolute support and trust of the Scarlet Knights, I don't think you should give up on this opportunity to weaken the enemy."
On the other side, Corgi furrowed his brows. Needless to say, the situation of the Scarlet Knights in Britaria wasn't that bad. However, Xiao Ran's words about the possibility of the EU participating corps vying for the highest authority of the EU had indeed made him feel a huge threat and urgency. However, he didn't expect to start a full-scale war with another corps without much preparation. But now, after hearing Xiao Ran's words, Corgi suddenly felt that this was indeed a good opportunity.
Although Corgi wasn't in the 19th District, he still knew a lot about the situation in the 19th District. After all, there were two participant corps in the 19th District, so of course, they would pay more attention to this place. He had also watched the video of Xiao Ran's previous one-versus-three battle. To be honest, Corgi was really shocked at that time. He was utterly shocked by Xiao Ran's performance in piloting the Soul Slayer.
The Soul Slayer was a very advanced mech in the Scarlet Knights, but it wasn't the most powerful mech. It was only used by the middle and upper echelons of the Scarlet Knights. The performance of Xiao Ran's mech definitely surpassed that of the Soul Slayer by a lot. However, Xiao Ran's Soul Slayer was able to easily defeat three relatively powerful mechs in such a short period of time. In Corgi's opinion, it was indeed a little unbelievable. Xiao Ran's effortless performance seemed to indicate that he had the ability to face him head-on. Moreover, the Soul Slayer in Xiao Ran's hands seemed to have been fully strengthened, displaying some incomprehensible performance.
But no matter how hard it was to imagine, Corgi only felt that whether he was piloting the mech or not, as a participant, he couldn't raise his head in front of Xiao Ran, an aboriginal. Xiao Ran was ridiculously powerful, and it was a little too much for his superiority as a participant.
On the other hand, it was also a good thing for the Scarlet Knights that Xiao Ran was so powerful. It meant that the Scarlet Knights suddenly had a top-notch mech pilot. They would have more confidence when facing other legions. And now, this top-notch mech pilot actually took the initiative to eliminate the opponents of the Scarlet Knights. Although he was not doing it for the Scarlet Knights, he was doing it for the Britaria Empire and for Luluxiu. In the end, the Scarlet Knights would still be the beneficiaries. This made Corgi very excited. The only thing he couldn't make up his mind was that the Scarlet Knights' development was too poor. Even with the first batch of cherry stones, they were still a little underdeveloped. He wasn't sure how many cherry stones Xiao Ran had prepared for this battle.
Between the excitement and hesitation, Corgi said tentatively, "Of course, if we can eliminate the enemy, it will be good for all of us. But Knight Luluxiu, if the Scarlet Knights want to use more powerful forces, the cherry stones will definitely be depleted. Otherwise, no matter how much force I send, it will only be a decoration."
"Of course." Xiao Ran smiled faintly. He had already understood Corgi's worries. He said, "You can rest assured that I will give you all the cherry stones in the 19th section except for the ones that must be removed. And soon, more cherry stones will be sent from the 11th section. The number of cherry stones will definitely be several times more than the last batch. With so many cherry stones, Knight Corgi, you should have no more doubts."
Corgi's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Of course, it will be enough. I will definitely send the strongest force in the Scarlet Knights. No, this time, I will personally lead my men to the 19th section. I will definitely help Knight Luluxiu win this battle."
"Then I will wait for your arrival in the 19th section." Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Once the war in the 19th section is over, the next step will be to overthrow Charles and let His Highness Luluxiu board the ship. I can promise you that when the time comes, the Scarlet Knights will own 30% of the cherry stones produced in the 11th section."
"After obtaining the Soul Slayer, I am well aware of how much cherry blossom stones the Soul Slayer consumes. That's why I have reservations about your request for more cherry blossom stones. But no matter what, I already know that you need more cherry blossom stones. Although I'm not sure why you need so many cherry blossom stones, I can roughly guess what you need them for. Since you have accepted His Highness Luluxiu's GEASS, you will forever be my most trusted comrade. That's why I will definitely support you in this matter."
Corgi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your trust, and thank His Highness for his trust. We, the Scarlet Knights, will never do anything against His Highness."
"That's it then. I will wait for your arrival."
After hanging up, Xiao Ran was silent for a while before he contacted Luluxiu again, "Luluxiu, you need to get ready."
Luluxiu was stunned when he heard Xiao Ran's words. He quickly asked, "Is it starting? It's only been such a short time. Why did you decide to hurry up? "
"There will be a big change in the EU soon. We need to finish what we need to do before it starts." Xiao Ran said, "Also, I need more cherry stones than last time. The 19th section is the key to delay the EU's big change. I need to eliminate all of the EU's military forces in the shortest time possible. This time, Cornelia will use all of her power and connections to support you."
"Cornelia …" Luluxiu sighed. Then his tone became firm, "I understand."
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