Chapter 2410: Leisure
"Of course. Right now, neither the Empire nor the Crimson Knights can do without the other. We still need their military strength to maintain the rapidly changing state of the world. Naturally, we will not break our agreement with them without reason. As long as the Crimson Knights show no unusual movements or divided loyalties in the short term and remain willing to serve the Empire, His Majesty and I are naturally willing to maintain our current relationship with them."
Bismark sighed and voiced what was on his mind to Xiao Ran. Britannia truly did not have much confidence to turn against the Crimson Knights. After all, there were still far too many places that required the Crimson Knights' military strength. Especially now that Koki of the Crimson Knights had brought out a machine like the Soul Reaver, one that had even earned praise from Lelouch Xiao Knight, whom Bismark himself acknowledged. Bismark had little confidence in how much hidden strength the Crimson Knights possessed.
All they could do now was analyze, study, and replicate the Soul Reaver's technology as much as possible without truly dismantling it. Of course, the Maintenance Technical Data Xiao Ran had handed over would also play an important role in that. Once Koki had produced the Maintenance Technical Data, it was effectively the Crimson Knights giving Bismark permission to do so. However, Koki's earlier remark—that if the machine suffered a major problem, it still had to be sent back to the Crimson Knights for repairs—was also a warning not to tamper recklessly with the Soul Reaver. Bismark understood very well how to maintain that balance.
But Bismark truly had not expected Koki's side to be so generous. Not only had they handed over the machine, but they had also provided the maintenance