"An independent force that stands above all other powers?" Lelouch frowned slightly and began to think, as though considering some possibility in Xiao Ran's words. After a while, he looked up, an interested smile appearing on his face. "Very interesting. But it won't be easy to achieve. At the very least, we must guarantee one thing: overwhelming military strength that none of the other powers can resist."
"Although I also think that if the Black Knights can truly reach that point, it will become a great vision. It will bring even more change to this world, make the entire world tremble beneath our military might, and ensure that no one dares start another reckless war. But you should understand better than anyone that achieving this is not as simple as gathering a Rebel Army. It is not something that can be done just by picking up a gun and knowing how to fight. I'm curious—how do you intend to reach that point?"
"Is it really that difficult?" Xiao Ran shook his head. "It is only difficult because you think it is. From my perspective, it is not difficult at all, especially not for you."
"The difficulties you see probably lie in several areas. First, the goals of the Black Knights' members cannot be unified. If the Black Knights are now built around the Rebel Army, then what they want is to drive Britannia out of Area 11 and rebuild a new Japan. To achieve that goal, the scale of the war will only grow larger. But what we need to do is not drive Britannia out of Area 11. It is to establish a new order here and prevent war from occurring."
"But I also said that truly reaching that point is only a long-term goal. In the beginning, all