As soon as Xiao Ran left, Lloyd called Cecil into his office. After handing her the parameters Xiao Ran had adjusted and the notes on his suggestions, he told her to seal off his office. Unless specifically summoned, no one was to enter and disturb his work.
Xiao Ran had spent only about half an hour going in and out of the Council Hall. Even after entering the Special Envoy Research Institute's area, he had not felt the slightest urge to look around. That was perfectly normal for him. Even if the Special Envoy Research Institute in this world could produce machines like KFs, it was still rather backward in Xiao Ran's eyes.
Even aboard the fleet, Xiao Ran rarely went to the Technology Department. He only went there when something truly required his attention. Luo and the others handled everything inside. Xiao Ran only needed to say a few words, and once the finished product was ready, they would bring the relevant materials to him for a demonstration.
He would not bother touring places that were more advanced and sophisticated, much less a tiny Special Envoy Research Institute that seemed so backward to him. Xiao Ran only understood technology on a superficial level; he could understand the surface but not the underlying principles. Naturally, he did not pay much attention to technical matters. Of course, he was still quite patient when it came to gathering information.
After leaving the Council Hall, there were still several hours until his appointment with Lelouch. Xiao Ran had no intention of returning to the Governor's Mansion, so he drove straight back to the house that should originally have belonged to Suzaku Kururugi but had been forcibly occupied by him. Carrying a huge stack of documents, he began reading them in one of the