The transport truck stopped in front of a warehouse area outside the Tokyo Concession in District 11. ()

"Wait here for a moment." Kallen opened the door and stepped out of the transport truck, then turned to the driver inside and said. Then without waiting for the driver to answer, he quickly ran into the warehouse area and disappeared.

After a moment, a group of men and women wearing black Knights uniforms ran out, went straight to the transport truck, and lifted the large gray canvas covering the cargo box, exposing the Red Lotus II style inside.

"Wow, it looks great." One of the men with a red headband on his forehead said, pinching his waist.

"Where did Kallen's body come from?" At this point, the experienced Shan Yao asked a more central question.

"I'll explain to you later, but now help me move the machine inside." Kallen shook her head and said to Shan Yao.

"Okay." Shan Dian nodded, turned around and waved to the people behind him, "Come on, help us move the things in..."

"Yes" the others responded, quickly ran to the transport truck and began to move it.

A moment later, the Red Lotus II was unloaded and transported to a forklift taken out of the warehouse, and then transported into the warehouse under the operation of a member of the Black Knights.

"Thank you." Kallen walked to the cab and thanked the driver inside.

"You're welcome. If nothing happens, I'll leave. There's still work to be done in the laboratory." The driver smiled at Kallen.

"Well, goodbye." Kallen nodded, closed the door with her hand, and watched as the transport truck started its engine, turned around, and drove away from the warehouse area.

The next day was Sunday, and Ashford College was on vacation. Ito Cheng, who was practicing at home, was called to Ashford College by a phone call...

"President, why bother you? You can't even call me to come to school on weekends." In the activity room of the student union, Ito Cheng sat on a chair and looked at Mi Lei, who was sitting on the table with her back to him, and laughed. road. Not far away, Nina was still sitting in front of the computer studying her physics.

"Now, what do you think the dean's granddaughter's social status is like?" Mi Lei put her hands on the table. He straightened his legs back and forth alternately and asked.

"If she is just the granddaughter of the principal's family, her social status seems to be the same." Ito Cheng said after thinking for a while.

"What's that like?" Mi Lei asked.

"A lot better than ordinary people. A lot worse than rich people. You understand the rest by yourself." Ito Cheng said truthfully.

"Hey, I knew it." Mi Lei sighed and jumped off the table with both hands. He pulled up the chair next to him and sat down, with his left leg naturally resting on his right leg, his elbow resting on the table, his chin on his palm, he looked at Ito Cheng and said, "Hey, what do you think I can do to improve my social status?" .”

"I said, President, you came to me just to ask about these irrelevant things." Ito Cheng looked at Mi Lei in surprise and asked.

"Hey" Mirei's hand holding her chin fell on the table and sighed loudly.

"President, don't act like a harem. If you have anything to say, just say it. I will definitely help you if I can." Ito Cheng's goosebumps were raised by Mi Lei's deliberate sigh. , said quickly.

"Really." Mi Lei was shocked and asked.

"Yes, tell me, what can make our optimistic President Mi Lei become like this." Ito Cheng nodded and said.

"It should be no problem with your help." Mi Lei sat up straight, made a fist with her right hand and knocked on her left palm, smiled happily, and then said, "You know my family."

"Ashford family. The family that was fully responsible for the production and research and development of knightmare when Princess Marianne was alive. However, after Princess Marianne's death, other royal families took back the production and research and development rights of knightmare, and only retained an honorary title. Family." Ito Cheng said.

"You know very well." Mi Lei glanced at Ito Cheng and said, "Recently, due to my grandfather's health, my mother is worried about the complete decline of the family after my grandfather's death. She is helping me arrange a blind date, but I don't want to become a political marriage. A victim. So I want to ask you if there is anything you can do."

You know the elegant meaning by asking the strings. After listening to Mi Lei's narration, why don't you know the hidden meaning in this sentence? Nothing more than discovering his relationship with Cornelia and Euphemia during the bayou incident. I just saw some turning points. Ito Cheng raised his head and looked at Mi Lei and said, "You should know the situation of your family. As a family that once loyal to Princess Mariana and fully controlled the production and research and development of knightmare with the support of the princess, you want to rise again and spread the tentacles again. Stretching into the knightmare industry does not mean finding a new allegiance. What's more, as the goddess of war, Cornelia does not have much say in knightmare matters. After all, these things are now controlled by Xiu. It’s in Neizel’s hands, so there seems to be nothing you can do to escape the fate of a political marriage except finding someone to marry now.”

"It still doesn't work?" Mi Lei said frustrated.

"By the way, do you know who your blind date is?" Ito Cheng asked looking at Mi Lei who looked gloomy in front of him.

"It seems to be a count from the guide technology department, named..." Mi Lei said.

"Royd Asbrud" Ito Cheng answered.

"Yes, that's him, do you know him?" Mi Lei looked at Ito Cheng in surprise and asked.

"If it's him, you don't actually need to worry too much about marriage." Ito Cheng chuckled.

"What should I say?" Mi Lei quickly asked.

"As far as I know, Royd Asbrud is a crazy person who doesn't pay much attention to relationships. Even if you are really married, it will probably be a marriage in name only." Ito Cheng explained, "And the other party is affiliated with The director of the special dispatch guide technology department under Schneizel happens to be responsible for the research and development of knightmare, which is in line with the demands of your family's rise. It seems that your family's personal connections have not lost much with the decline."

"Of course." Mi Lei said proudly. But when I thought about the upcoming blind date, I became listless again. "It seems there is no way to escape."

"See you." Ito Cheng comforted, "By the way, can you take me with you on your blind date?"

"What are you going to do?" Mi Lei asked, rolling her eyelids.

"It just so happens that I also have something to do to meet with Royd Asbrud," Ito Cheng said.

"Okay." Mi Lei tilted her head, thought for a while, and agreed.

"Thank you." Ito Cheng smiled.

That afternoon, Ito asked for leave from the college and took the rail train to Narita. Because just after talking to Mi Lei, Kallen conveyed Zero's request to Ito Cheng over the phone, and Ito Cheng agreed to meet him sooner or later. He bought a train ticket to Narita that afternoon and rushed to Narita.

"Narita station is here, Narita station is here." After a while. A woman's station announcement came from the train's loudspeaker.

Ito Cheng got off the train and followed the route map on his phone to the location Kallen said. It took about half an hour for Ito Cheng to leave the city and enter the mountains near Narita. Fortunately, Ito's skills are there, and the mountain conditions do not affect Ito's speed at all. So we quickly arrived at the meeting point designated on the phone.

At this time, the darkness in the sky, together with the lonely mountains around, gave people a strong sense of depression.

At this time, the door of the wooden house not far from the meeting point suddenly opened, and Zero, wearing a black cape with a high stand-up collar and a strange hooded helmet, walked out.

"Zero." Ito Cheng turned to look at zero and shouted. Seeing that Zero didn't speak, he continued, "Why are you so surprised to see me?"

"I didn't expect that the person who could provide Karen with that kind of sexual body would be such a young person. It's really a bit surprising." Zero replied, and then said sideways, "Come in."

At this time, Lelouch was very surprised. He did not expect that Shige Ito, who was silent at Ashford College, would have such power. For Lelouch, it was inexplicable that Kallen brought back a powerful machine. The body is even more surprising.

"Now let's talk straight to the point." Zero said after Ito Cheng sat down.

"Of course." Ito Cheng said with his hand extended.

"Your purpose." Zero asked.

"War. It is best to have a large-scale war." Ito Cheng said honestly.

"Oh?" Zero nodded as if he understood, "Arms dealer..." and then asked, "Since you want me to start a war, what can you provide me?"

"Karen's body and the subsequent development parts of that body." Ito Cheng said.

"Don't you think it's a bit whimsical to let me lead people to launch a war with only one aircraft body and the investment in subsequent equipment?" Zero said.

"I don't think so." Ito Cheng shook his head and said, "You saw that white machine during the Shinjuku War..." Seeing Zero nodded, he continued, "The Guren 2-type is the same as that machine. The Generation Knightmare is even stronger than that aircraft in some aspects, and its advantages on the battlefield are self-evident. What's more, the effect of an ace is not just as simple as the ace itself, he represents the hope of victory, the morale of his subordinates, and The key to victory or defeat. You don’t want the battle situation you have worked so hard to set up to be destroyed by an inexplicable aircraft.”

"So in my eyes, the value of an ace can definitely be paid as a reward for launching a war." Ito Cheng said with a smile.

"It seems that you are also someone who knows the art of war." Zero said, but he secretly guessed, "Who is this guy..."

"No way, I saw a lot of this stuff back then." Ito Cheng shrugged indifferently.

"Okay, but we haven't seen the true performance of that machine yet, so we can't discuss this matter in detail until the battle is over." Zero said.

"Okay!" Ito Cheng nodded and said, "I just want to see if you are someone worth investing in." (To be continued...)

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