Xiao Ran looked around at the base established by Black Knights. To be honest, it was just a small stronghold. However, during the time he left, more than a dozen bases had been established. Although Black Knights's own development was not slow, there were no more bases on Area 11's side. There was no big commotion, and Area 11 was able to develop into this situation after Euphemia successfully shaped Area 11 into an equal development zone. Lelouch's personal ability is naturally needless to say, but the help provided by Saki and Area 11's Deputy Governor is also crucial.
Today's Black Knights's mission is also very different from the mission in the original plot. It is developing towards an organization like Tianren. However, it is still in the stage of development and growth. It is still dormant and waiting for the right opportunity to make a blockbuster success. It won't be long before this opportunity will automatically appear in front of Black Knights.
After coming out of the stronghold where Variable Fighter was parked, Xiao Ran and Saki Maski got into a less conspicuous ordinary car and drove in the direction of Special Envoy Research Institute.
On the way, Xiao Ran was also curious about the current development of Black Knights. Although he was still in contact with Lelouch, his understanding of some situations was not clear. Just like this stronghold base, Xiao Ran knew that Lelouch said that he would establish some bases, but he did not understand the details thoroughly.
"There are more than a dozen bases like this. Lelouch told me before that he had established several bases, but I didn't expect to build so many in such a short period of time. Didn't he just build a Technology Department gate?"
Saki has been staying at Area 11 and Lelouch. In many cases, the person who has direct contact with the development of Black Knights is not Xiao Ran, who is far away. Xiao Ran is Saki who lives in Area 11, so Saki knows Black Knights's situation much better than Xiao Ran.
Hearing what Xiao Ran said, Saki said directly, "These bases were established in a very short time. At the beginning, there were only a few strongholds. However, although Black Knights did not make any big moves later, they have been committed to dealing with Resistance Organization and terrorist organizations that appeared in Area 11. They have been following the instructions With the goal of preventing conflicts and destruction, Euphemia has also begun to implement many favorable policies for the Japanese people of Area 11. It seems that this concept has been recognized by many people. Many people who have achieved a better life are no longer willing to have their hard-earned life broken, but have become supporters of maintaining this stability."
"And the people Black Knights targets are not just those Resistance Organization. We sometimes also give Lelouch a list of some of Area 11 Britannia's opponents and those who oppressed the Japanese, and we also target these people. We have carried out some actions and liberated several factories that used Japanese people as slaves. In places like mines, more and more people recognize Black Knights. Not only the Japanese, but also Britannia people are not lacking in supporters of Black Knights."
Xiao Ran nodded thoughtfully. For the Japanese, the scars have healed and they have forgotten the pain, and they are a bit like Stockholm Syndrome. In short, they do not want to return to their original miserable life, nor do they want a war to affect them. They just want to live a good life that is gradually getting better and better, so they began to support Euphemia and Black Knights, who maintain this stability.
As for Britannia people, there has been no shortage of Moderate Faction people in the past, and there has been no shortage of people who sympathize with those NUMBER. But now that Black Knights is a truly righteous organization, it is not surprising that they are interested or willing to support it. This is called being a pain in the ass.
"Lelouch found that this was an opportunity to expand the power of Black Knights more quickly, so it specially investigated and selected a group of people to join Black Knights, but they were all given GEASS, so there should be no problem with those who joined later."
Xiao Ran nodded, and Sakuya continued, "As for the research department Lelouch, it is also being built, but it is difficult to find excellent Technicians. So far, we have found some people, but we still need someone with sufficient ability to host it. We should be in contact now. I don't know the specific situation. You need to ask Lelouch."
Xiao Ran gave Lelouch a technical document before, but at that time Black Knights did not have the strength to realize the content of that document. Now Black Knights has developed and grown rapidly. The process of Lelouch using GEASS to obtain development funds is certainly indispensable. It is also time to establish the research department and manufacturing factory.
Talking all the way, more than half an hour's journey passed by each other with each other, and Special Envoy Research Institute, who was responsible for Lloyd, also appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes.
Saki drove the car to a stop in front of the heavily guarded gate. He only half-opened the window and showed his face, and Xiao Ran, who was also in the car, drove all the way to the core area without being seen by others. After driving the car directly into the research building, Xiao Ran opened the door and got out of the car. He followed Saki and got into an elevator. Not long after leaving the elevator, he saw Lloyd, who looked like he was squinting most of the time.
Lloyd was slightly surprised to see Xiao Ran appear. He immediately stopped what he was doing and trotted up to Xiao Ran. After looking at Xiao Ran up and down, he squinted his eyes and raised his right hand with a smile to say hello, and then asked, "When did you come back? I didn't hear any news that you were coming back."
Xiao Ran also smiled at Lloyd, "I'm coming back temporarily, and then I have to rush back to Area 19. No one knows about my return this time."
Lloyd tilted his head slightly and smiled helplessly, "I knew you came here just to check our work."
Xiao Ran shook his head. "The speed here is really too slow. It has been so long and there is no news at all. I had no choice but to come and take a look in person."
Lloyd shrugged his shoulders, turned around and waved to Xiao Ran: "Let's go, I have never slacked off about the machine you want. Come with me and I will take you to see it first."
Xiao Ran nodded and followed Lloyd. Sakuya smiled slightly and followed behind without saying a word. He took the elevator again and entered the underground. After passing through the long door, he stepped into a vast space. In the space, here, Xiao Ran saw countless people wearing technician uniforms and white coats busy working, heard the sounds of various machines, and also saw a semi-completed machine body with a height of about 20 meters.
The so-called semi-completed fuselage is a fuselage with the cockpit still exposed, only the frame and wire pipes, and even the armor is not installed. Near the fuselage, neat containers are lined up, and many containers have been opened, revealing various components and parts inside.
Lloyd first took a satisfied look at the machine that was still being completed, then turned to face Xiao Ran and introduced it solemnly, "This is the machine you want, a machine that does not exist on the surface."
Xiao Ran didn't care about the grandeur of Lloyd, and went straight to the point when he spoke, "How much has the degree of completion been achieved."
Lloyd sighed weakly, shook his head and looked at the machine body. "The current completion rate is more than 75%, and it will take at least one to two weeks to speed up the process. In order to build this machine body, no, it should be said that for this series of machines, we have invested a lot of effort. A lot of equipment, materials, technologies, and processes have to be started from scratch. Many parts cannot be completed manually at all, and a lot of time is indeed wasted on modeling and testing."
With that said, Lloyd turned back to look at Xiao Ran, and said with a little fanaticism, "Just like the technology you gave me, this machine will become a super machine that transcends countless generations in this world. It uses nuclear energy that has never appeared in this world. With the technical support you provided and our joint efforts, it has been completely It's incredible that we have overcome all the difficulties of deuterium Nuclear Energy Engine. From contact to entry, from entry to leapfrogging, we can do such a thing in such a short time. This will be a change across the ages. Next, I plan to connect Sakura Stone with nuclear energy and create a more terrifying new energy Sakura Stone nuclear energy..."
"Ahem." Xiao Ran coughed twice, interrupting Lloyd who was caught up in the technical craze. After Lloyd stopped reluctantly, Xiao Ran asked again, "I want to know what the specific performance can be... Forget it, just tell me whether this machine body can meet my requirements after it is manufactured, or whether it is a higher requirement."
Xiao Ran suddenly thought that it was really difficult to communicate with the person in front of him about some things. If he really wanted Lloyd to tell a series of data continuously, I'm afraid this guy would fall into the craze for technology again, and Xiao Ran once did it for People like Lloyd have done a good job of supplementing their technical knowledge, but certain data and output do not necessarily represent the level of the machine. Often when Xiao Ran communicates with Luo and the others, Luo will introduce it in a vague but clear way for Xiao Ran.
For example, how fast it is, how many times it is compared to the previous machine, what level A and B it has reached, what level A and B defense it has, what systems it uses, and what parts it is equipped with. Xiao Ran is very accustomed to understanding and evaluating the overall performance of the machine in this way.
Lloyd thought for a while, "The body has not been tested, but judging from the current calculation data, it should be no problem to meet your requirements. In order to satisfy you, all the processes of the body are carried out according to the information you gave me, and the parameters of all aspects of the manufactured materials and equipment are at least the same as the parameters you gave me."
"As long as the parameters are equal, that's pretty much it." Xiao Ran nodded. If he couldn't produce a body with equal parameters after wasting so much time using a fool-like technical operation guide, then Xiao Ran would really think that Lloyd was too incompetent.
Obviously, they have been able to produce a relatively sophisticated product like the Lancelot, and they can also produce a high-end product like the Energy Shield, but it takes so much time to complete a machine body that satisfies the Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran can only be said to be that the technology of this world is completely off track compared to the technology of other worlds. The technical foundation in some aspects is indeed incomparable to the world of Full Metal Panic. It is not that Lloyd is not good, it is this world.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran looked at the machine that was still being completed and asked, "What about the others?"
"Others?" Lloyd didn't realize what Xiao Ran wanted to say for a while, so he said directly, "When this body is completed, we can directly start mass production of the lower-level G Series body, and we can launch it directly without even testing it."
"Can it be mass-produced directly?" Xiao Ran took a deep look at Lloyd and said without pursuing the issue, "I mean, have all the other devices and equipment I requested been installed on this machine body?"
"You're talking about this, didn't I just say it?" Lloyd narrowed his little eyes and smiled, "It's all done according to your request, so you have everything you want, special Empty Energy Pipeline, Can connect Dispersion Device, special Energy Sealed Cabin, Detachable Special Weapon Dragon Fang, don't worry, at least technically I won't hold you back."
Xiao Ran nodded. This Lloyd was manufactured in full accordance with the requirements of Xiao Ran and the technical data. It was as he said. Of course, Xiao Ran could only say that he was satisfied.
This machine body is manufactured based on Strike Freedom, which is a descendant of the G Series machine body. It is a technically modified and optimized version. It is also the Kira in OG World. If the version of the machine used in is exactly the same as the parameters, then this machine will be A-level after completion, and it will be enough for Xiao Ran to be used in this mission.
Others like Energy Weapon are just minor problems in comparison. As for higher-level energy materials, Xiao Ran estimates that Lloyd can't come up with them even if they have the technology. The foundation is too poor to be able to come up with this machine. It's already super normal performance. Besides, Xiao Ran also put in a lot of labor at the beginning.
"A week."
Lloyd was stunned for a moment. "Huh?"
"It will take one week to completely complete this machine. There will probably be some problems with Area 19, but no matter whether there are problems or not, my next plan will start within a month at most... By then I will need this machine to help me maintain a smooth transition in this country."