Xiao Ran looked around the base built by the Black Knights. Strictly speaking, it was just a small stronghold. But during the time he was away, more than a dozen bases had been built. Although the Black Knights' development wasn't slow, they didn't make any big movements in the 11th District. Moreover, Euphemia had successfully shaped the 11th District into a special region. For them to be able to develop to this extent, there was no need to mention Luluxiu's personal ability. However, the help provided by Zhui and the deputy governor of the 11th District was equally important.
The current mission of the Black Knights was very different from the mission in the original storyline. They were developing into an organization like the Celestials, but they were still in the stage of developing and strengthening. They were still lying low, waiting for the right time to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. And it wouldn't be long before this opportunity presented itself to them.
After coming out of the stronghold where the shapeshifting fighters were parked, Xiao Ran and Ryukino got into an inconspicuous ordinary car and drove in the direction of the Special Research Institute.
On the way, Xiao Ran was also a little curious about the current development of the Black Knights. Although he was still in contact with Luluxiu, he still didn't have a clear understanding of the situation. Just like this stronghold base. Xiao Ran knew that Luluxiu said he would build some bases, but he didn't know the specifics.
"There are more than a dozen bases similar to this. Luluxiu told me before that he had built a few bases, but I didn't expect him to build so many in such a short time. Didn't he set up a technical department?"
Zhui had been staying in the 11th District. Most of the time, the person Luluxiu directly contacted about the development of the Black Knights was not Xiao Ran, who was far away in a foreign country, but Zhui, who was left behind by Xiao Ran in the 11th District. Therefore, Zhui knew more about the situation of the Black Knights than Xiao Ran.
Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Zhui directly said, "These bases have only been built for a short time. At first, there were only a few strongholds, but later on, although the Black Knights didn't do much, they have been working to deal with the resistance and terrorist organizations in the 11th District. They have been developing according to the goal of preventing conflicts and destruction. Euphemia has also begun to implement many beneficial policies for the Japanese in the 11th District. It seems that because of this concept, many people have agreed with it. Many people who have obtained a better life are no longer willing to have their hard-earned life destroyed. Instead, they have become supporters to maintain this stability."
"And the people the Black Knights target are not only those resistance organizations. Sometimes, we will also give Luluxiu a list of some opponents and people who oppress the Japanese in the 11th District. We have also carried out some actions against these people. We have also liberated several factories, mines, and similar places that used the Japanese as slaves. This has made more and more people recognize the Black Knights. Not only the Japanese, but even the Britarians don't lack supporters of the Black Knights."
Xiao Ran nodded thoughtfully. For the Japanese, it was a bit like forgetting the pain after the scar was healed. They also had Stockholm Syndrome. In short, they didn't want to return to their original sad life, nor did they want another war to affect them. They just wanted to live a better and better life. Therefore, they began to support Euphemia and the Black Knights who maintained this stability.
As for the Britarians, there was no shortage of moderates from the beginning, and there was no shortage of people who sympathized with NUMBER. Now that a truly righteous organization like the Black Knights had appeared, it didn't seem strange that they were interested or willing to support them. This was called a pain in the ass.
"Luluxiu found that this was an opportunity to expand the strength of the Black Knights faster, so he specially investigated and selected a group of people to join the Black Knights. However, he also gave them GEASS, so these people who joined later should have no problem."
Xiao Ran nodded, and Yuya continued, "As for the research department, Luluxiu is also building it, but it is difficult to find excellent technical personnel. So far, we have found some people, but we still need someone with enough ability to preside over it. They should be in contact now. I don't know the specific situation, you have to ask Luluxiu."
Xiao Ran previously gave Luluxiu a set of technical information, but at that time, the Black Knights didn't have the strength to implement the information. Now that the Black Knights had developed and strengthened rapidly, Luluxiu must have used GEASS to obtain development funds. It was time to set up the research department and manufacturing factory.
As they chatted along the way, the half an hour's journey was covered by the two of them. The research institute that Lloyd was in charge of also appeared before Xiao Ran's eyes.
Yuya parked the car in front of the heavily guarded gate, and only half opened the window to show his face. Xiao Ran, who was also in the car, entered the core area without being seen by anyone. After Yuya drove the car directly into the research building, Xiao Ran opened the door and got out. He followed Yuya into an elevator, and not long after he left the elevator, he saw Loide, who seemed to be squinting most of the time.
Loide was a little surprised to see Xiao Ran. He stopped what he was doing and trotted to Xiao Ran. After looking at Xiao Ran from head to toe, he squinted his eyes and raised his right hand with a smile on his face. He asked, "When did you come back? I didn't hear any news that you were coming back."
Xiao Ran smiled back at Loide, "I came back for a while, and then I have to rush back to the 19th section. No one knows that I'm coming back this time."
Loide tilted his head and smiled helplessly, "I knew you came to check on our work."
Xiao Ran shook his head, "You're too slow. It's been so long, and there's no news at all. I had no choice but to come and see for myself."
Loide shrugged, turned around and waved at Xiao Ran, "Let's go. I haven't slacked off on the work on the body you want. Follow me, I'll show you."
Xiao Ran nodded and followed Loide. Yuya also smiled and followed silently. They took the elevator and went underground. After passing through a long door, they stepped into a vast space. Here, Xiao Ran saw countless people in technical suits and white coats working busily. He also heard the sound of various machines. At the same time, he saw a half-finished body about 20 meters tall.
The so-called half-completed body referred to a body with the cockpit still exposed. There was only the skeleton and wires, and there wasn't even any armor installed. Near the body of the body, containers were lined up neatly. Many of the containers had been opened, revealing various parts and components inside.
Loide looked at the half-finished body with satisfaction, then turned to Xiao Ran and introduced it in a grand manner, "This is the body you want, a body that doesn't exist on the surface."
Xiao Ran didn't care about Loide's grand introduction. He went straight to the point, "What's the completion rate?"
Lloyd lowered his head and sighed helplessly. He shook his head and looked at the body again. "The current completion rate is above 75%. Even if we speed it up, it will take at least one to two weeks to complete. In order to build this body, no, for this series of bodies, we put in a lot of effort. There are a lot of equipment, materials, technology, and craftsmanship that we had to start from scratch. Many parts can't be completed manually, and the modeling and testing wasted a lot of time."
Loide turned back to Xiao Ran and said with a little enthusiasm, "Just like the technology you gave me, this body will become a super body that will surpass the world by countless generations. It uses nuclear energy that has never been seen before in this world. With the technical support you provided and our joint efforts, we have completely overcome all the difficulties of the deuterium nuclear engine. It's incredible. We went from the beginning to the beginning in one go, and from the beginning to the next step, from the beginning to the next step, and from the beginning to the next step, we can actually do something like this in such a short time. This will be a change that transcends time. Next, I plan to combine cherry stone and nuclear energy to create an even more terrifying new type of energy called cherry stone nuclear energy …"
"Ahem." Xiao Ran lightly coughed twice to interrupt Lloyd who had sunk into a technical frenzy. After Lloyd reluctantly stopped, Xiao Ran asked again, "I want to know the specific performance level … Forget it, just tell me if this body can meet my requirements after it's finished, or if it can meet even higher requirements."
Xiao Ran suddenly thought of something. It was really difficult to communicate with this person in front of him. If he really let Loide give a series of data, this guy would probably fall into a frenzy again. Xiao Ran had given Loide and the others some technical knowledge, but some data and power didn't necessarily represent the level of the body. Usually, when Xiao Ran communicated with them, Luo Geng would use a more vague way to explain things to Xiao Ran.
For example, how fast the body was, how many times faster than the previous body, whether it was level A or B, whether its defense was level A or B, what system it used, what parts it was equipped with, and so on. Xiao Ran was very used to understanding and evaluating the overall performance of the body in this way.
Loide thought for a while and said, "The body hasn't been tested yet, but based on the current data, it should be able to meet your requirements. In order to satisfy you, all the workmanship of the body is carried out according to the data you gave me, and the parameters of the materials and equipment are at least the same as the data you gave me."
"If the parameters are equal, then it should be fine." Xiao Ran nodded. If Loide still couldn't produce a body with equal parameters after using a foolproof technical manual and wasting so much time, then Xiao Ran would really think that Loide's ability was too weak.
In fact, Loide was already able to produce a relatively fine product like the Lancelot, and he could also produce something like an energy shield, which was considered a high-end product. However, it took him so much time to complete a body that satisfied Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran could only say that the technology of this world was completely off the road compared to the technology of other worlds. Some aspects of the technology foundation were really incomparable to the technology of the Metal Rush world. It wasn't that Loide wasn't good enough, it was that this world wasn't good enough.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran looked at the body that was still being completed and asked, "What about the rest?"
"The rest?" Loide didn't know what Xiao Ran wanted to say for a moment, so he directly said, "When this body is completed, we can directly start mass producing the low-level G-series bodies. We don't even need to do any testing."
"You can directly mass produce it?" Xiao Ran took a deep look at Loide, but he didn't pursue the matter. Instead, he said, "I mean, are the other devices and equipment I requested all installed on this body?"
"Oh, you're talking about that. Didn't I just say that?" Loide squinted his small eyes and smiled. "It's all done according to your requirements, so you have everything you want. A special empty energy pipe, a dissipation device, a special sealed energy chamber, and a detachable special weapon, the Dragoon. Don't worry, at least in terms of technology, I won't hold you back."
Xiao Ran nodded. This body that Loide built completely according to Xiao Ran's requirements and the technical information was as good as he said. Of course, Xiao Ran could only say that he was satisfied.
This body was built using the G-series body's Assault on Freedom as a template. It was a technically modified and optimized version, and it was also the version Kira used in the OG world. If it could be built exactly the same as the specifications, then this body would be at least Grade-A after completion, and it would be enough for Xiao Ran to use in this mission.
As for the other energy weapons, they were all minor problems compared to this. As for the higher-grade energy materials, Xiao Ran reckoned that Lloyd and the others wouldn't be able to create them even if they had the technology to do so. Their foundations were too weak, so it was already extraordinary for them to be able to create this body. Moreover, Xiao Ran had also put in a lot of effort in the beginning.
"One week."
Loide was stunned. "Huh?"
"I need a week to complete this body. I think there will be some problems in the 19th section. But no matter what, I will start the next step of my plan in a month at most. At that time, I will need this body to help me maintain the stability of this country."
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