Chapter 2396 Chapter 2465-2466 Preparing to dig a hole
"I see, using a bet to decide whether to hand over the machine body can be regarded as a step forward for both parties. Of course, this requires both parties to have enough confidence in their own strength. Not to mention them, Knight Bismark still has great confidence in me."
Xiao Ran smiled politely. These words were just polite, but he had already guessed that the matter of the aircraft would ultimately be decided by the outcome of this battle. It is self-evident what Charles thought, but at least deciding whether Crimson Knights would hand over the aircraft in this way was indeed a more acceptable method for both parties.
But Xiao Ran believes that no matter which side wins, Charles must have paid some other things and agreed to other conditions of Crimson Knights, which will make Crimson Knights take such a step back.
However, in Xiao Ran's view, this is basically Crimson Knights's retreat-for-advantage plan for Britannia. To be honest, Xiao Ran joined a certain force when performing a mission. Regardless of whether he actually had a sneak peek at the entire force in his heart, in order to enhance the strength of the force., and also to increase his own strength, so Xiao Ran can be said to be very generous to the forces he joins in terms of body and technology. The right person will give him the right body, and he will also provide the technology to create a standard body that can be used by more people. After all, once he joins a force, Xiao Ran and this force will be both prosperous and humiliated.
Xiao Ran doesn't believe that Crimson Knights will really hide the technology he possesses and never use it at all. It's normal not to use the core technology, but generally taking out some machines and handing them over to the right people for use. In fact, it not only makes Britannia stronger, but also helps themselves.
The reason for hiding it like this is that Crimson Knights actually made a special arrangement to get more resources from Britannia. The purpose is to make Britannia give more resources to exchange with them. Xiao Ran does not understand the behavior and thoughts of Crimson Knights very well.
Of course, it cannot be completely ruled out that the current relationship between the two parties has not really entered the honeymoon period. It may also be that Crimson Knights has ulterior motives for Britannia and does not want Britannia to become stronger and lose the possibility of relying on them.
And Britannia does not fully trust Crimson Knights. Both parties feel that the other is unreliable. Similarly, Crimson Knights's style of doing things is also a bit overbearing and selfish.
But this is what he deserves. This is a problem with Crimson Knights's own style of doing things. If he is open and honest at the beginning, whether it is employment or trading, he can come up with a pattern, more or less, he can get Charles's With some trust and support, and clearly marked prices, there will be no problems or conflicts between the two parties if I do what I do and you give me what you give, because this relationship is established from the beginning and everyone is just an equal transaction. How much you pay is half the amount, I have needs and you have needs, and the price of both parties is clear and appropriate.
Britannia is originally a country where the monarch's rights are supreme. Crimson Knights insists on making himself an equal collaborator, but he insists on joining Britannia and accepting Crimson Knights in name. There is no problem with the establishment of Crimson Knights, but the general situation now is that Crimson Knights has accepted the reorganization and enjoys all the materials, support and benefits provided by Britannia, but it still has to bargain and collect additional remuneration, and does not accept any orders.
It's like putting yourself in the position of a subordinate without giving absolute support to the monarch. You still have the face of taking money to do things. You don't eat Britannia and drink Talia. You are still calculating Britannia secretly. The key is that you still behave so blatantly. If there is no problem with this, then there is something wrong. People like Charles can tolerate Crimson Knights has already behaved very restrainedly. Maybe now Charles is thinking about how to disintegrate Crimson Knights, and then truly take the power of Crimson Knights into his own hands. The canonization of Knights of the Round today may not be a show for most people in Crimson Knights.
But Charles doesn't know what's going on among the participants, so it's useless if he really has such an idea. In the eyes of the participants, he will jump up and down like a clown, which will make those people at Crimson Knights look down on him, which will lead to more minor problems.
But to sum up, the structure of Crimson Knights is really not big enough. They are petty and inexplicably arrogant, and they are stuck in a position where they are neither up nor down. If they were replaced by other forces, such as a parliamentary force like the EU, then their actions would not have that much impact, but the problem of a monarchy like Britannia would be very obvious.
Charles also does not doubt its good intentions, and does not allow his subordinates to have such a powerful armed force that listens to orders but not propaganda. He always wants to suppress them, disintegrate and split them. There is a great conflict between the two fundamentally. The reason why Charles can maintain the current model is because the current Britannia situation makes Charles have to suppress a lot of thoughts.
But once the situation stabilizes, as long as Charles feels confident and has enough strength, he will definitely turn his gun on Crimson Knights first. However, it is estimated that there will be no such opportunity for Charles, because the situation in the world will only become more chaotic in the future. As long as the participants do not leave, there will never be a day of calm.
Xiao Ran feels that if he digs a few more holes in this situation, the relationship between Charles and Crimson Knights will be completely severed. Crimson Knights, on the other hand, can also have greater utilization value.
Once Crimson Knights joins Britannia, as long as Britannia is not destroyed, according to convention, Crimson Knights has not betrayed The possibility of Britannia is not for Charles, but for the entire Britannia. In fact, if allowed, it would be the same for them to kill Charles and support an obedient emperor.
That is to say, Lelouch and Nanalie can appear in front of Crimson Knights and seek the support of Crimson Knights as the prince Princess without betraying Britannia anyway., but it should be feasible to support Lelouch and make Nanalie the new emperor. This is just an internal turmoil and has nothing to do with the outside. In this way, Crimson Knights can also be used by Xiao Ran.
And based on Xiao Ran's understanding of the participants, once the two parties really reach a cooperation, it will definitely start a long honeymoon period, and it will also fool the entire Crimson Knights to concentrate on work, making them willingly work for 'Britannia'.
In just one sentence, Xiao Ran thought of a lot of things. On the other hand, Bismark also laughed when he heard Xiao Ran's words, "After seeing your battle, it's not easy to lose confidence in you. I believe you will win this time, and you must win."
Xiao Ran nodded and said, "It's not difficult to win, but if the opponent's machine is much better than the one I'm driving, then there's not much I can do."
Bismark said, "Don't worry, the other party will only use KF manufactured by the empire. Although it is not Lancelot, there should not be much difference in performance from Lancelot."
"Then I'll have no problem." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled at the other knights, "Sorry to excuse you, I have to make some preparations."
The few knights didn't say anything. Xiao Ran smiled and turned around to leave. Bismark also immediately called someone to bring Xiao Ran to the front of Lancelot who had been transported. Then Xiao Ran saw Cecil who had arrived in the capital with Lancelot.
The expression on Cecil's face was really complicated when he saw Xiao Ran. An anti-Britannia person, or a person who was anti-the emperor of the current empire, would actually be canonized by the emperor as Knights of the Round. This was not an unacceptable problem for Cecil, but he felt that what was going on in the world, everything felt so dark, and the basic trust between people could not be found.
Xiao Ran didn't mind the expression on Cecil's face or what he was thinking in his heart. After seeing Cecil, he waved to her and said in a gentle manner, "Thank you, I originally said that I didn't need to bring Lancelot over, but I didn't expect that in the end, I still brought her over."
"It's okay." Cecil took a deep breath and said to Xiao Ran, "This time I am the only one following Lancelot to make adjustments. If you need anything, please tell me as soon as possible."
Xiao Ran nodded and looked at Lancelot behind Cecil. He also noticed the weapon appearing in Lancelot's hand. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this weapon the new weapon Lloyd has been talking about?"
Cecil hurriedly turned around and took a look at Lancelot's weapon, and said quickly, "Yes, this is an electromagnetic weapon specially manufactured for Lancelot. Although it is only a single-shot weapon, it is very powerful and has a very fast firing rate. Compared with the previous KF Assault Rifle, this weapon only requires one shot. The bullet can destroy the target. At the same time, during the shooting process, the powerful electromagnetic field released also has the effect of shattering the live ammunition warhead appearing on the front. Although it is only effective at a certain moment within a short distance, this is indeed a weapon with both attack and defense properties. Lloyd said that you can definitely grasp the short moment that can bring about defensive effects."
"And knowing that this competition is very important to you, I had to ship this weapon together."
Xiao Ran smiled at Cecil, "Thank you Cecil."
Cecil shook his head quickly. "No... you're welcome."
Xiao Ran groaned. "How's that done?"
Cecil was stunned for a moment when he heard what Xiao Ran said. He quickly looked around and found that there was no one around him. He lowered his voice and said, "It's the final stage. It can be completed in a day or two at most."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, paused and then said, "Cecil, I will ask you to conduct a final inspection on Lancelot. The competition will begin soon, so hurry up."
"Okay."
Xiao Ran did not help Cecil to perform a self-test on Lancelot. Instead, he walked to a corner and took out his own Communication device. After waiting for almost a minute, Saki's voice sounded in the communicator, "What's wrong? You are contacting me at this time?"
Xiao Ran said softly, "There is something I need you to arrange immediately. Contact Lloyd and ask him to complete the machine body no matter what before ten o'clock tonight. After that, you can come to me immediately with Lelouch. There is a good opportunity here that requires Lelouch to appear in person."
Saki didn't ask why, but simply said, "Okay."
After saying a few words, Xiao Ran put away the communicator and returned to Cecil. He waited for Cecil to complete Lancelot's inspection before Xiao Ran walked to the stairs behind Lancelot and prepared to sit in the cockpit of Lancelot.
Cecil saw Xiao Ran driving Lancelot several times, but he never saw Xiao Ran wearing any special pilot uniform. The pilot uniforms in this world are actually nothing special. They are just easier to move than ordinary clothes, so it is not surprising that Xiao Ran got into the cab dressed up.
As soon as he sat in the cockpit, Xiao Ran directly pulled out the keyboard inside the body and began to program the parameters of Lancelot again. However, this time it was different from the time when he faced two Knights of the Round at the same time. Xiao Ran first programmed the parameters of Lancelot. The parameters are adjusted to the extreme in the normal state. This state is enough for Xiao Ran to fully exert the performance of Lancelot, and at the same time, it will not bring too much burden to Lancelot. There is no eight-minute combat limit, but the only normal ultimate performance that can be exerted is that.
Then he quickly applied the second set of settings and modified a certain button in the cockpit. Once the button is pressed, the performance of the aircraft will be fully exploded. This is the eight-minute burst mode used by Xiao Ran before. In this way, the performance of the aircraft will be doubled, but it will also greatly reduce the activity time of the aircraft itself, and once it is turned on, it cannot be turned off. Only shutting down the aircraft completely can solve this problem.
The reason why the two modes are called is because this time we are dealing with participants, and we need to make a little more preparation, because Xiao Ran himself does not know how the next battle will unfold, and trying to extend the continuous combat time is just in case. Otherwise, once the eight-minute mode is turned on, and the opponent has to avoid these eight minutes, then Xiao Ran really has nothing to do.
Before facing each other head-on and starting a real battle, it is better to contact him in normal mode, and he can also transform into burst mode in an instant if necessary. In the case where Mecha Performance is similar, this approach is the safest.