There are three people in this world, and Lelouch does not want to be an enemy of them in any way.

Second place went to his second brother, Schunezel.

The old man of the Emperor and his younger brother Eastland, who was a year younger than him, tied for first place.

Against Honezel, it is difficult to say whether the winner will be or loser, and Lelouch hates things that he is not sure of the most.

The old man of the emperor is really too powerful, and being an enemy of him means standing on the opposite side of the whole world, which is also easy to understand.

Eastland, nicknamed Elan.

Lelouch's assessment of him was that if the two of them had the same resources in their hands, then he would not be able to win against Ilan anyway.

In terms of strategy and wisdom, the two of them are half a pound and eight taels.

In terms of personal combat effectiveness, Ilan threw him 108,000 light years, and even his best friend, Shumu Suzaku, may not be able to survive the triad under Ilan's men.

But that's not the scariest thing about this kid.

Lelouch knew exactly what his biggest weakness was.

Psycho Element!

And this is the strongest part of Ilan!

No matter how strong the strategy is, it is difficult to exert its power without the support of a strong heart.

Lelouch is not the kind of person who is strong when he is strong, he likes to kill his enemies by attacking them unprepared, or crushing them in one fell swoop after hoarding a huge advantage. If the battle does not achieve his desired results, he will decisively choose to retreat, and if something unexpected happens, he will immediately rush and abandon his efforts.

In other words, he may be able to exert 120 percent of his ability, but he may not be able to exert even 20 percent.

Elan is different, this guy can play 120% in any situation!

For Lelouch, Ilan's psychological instinct was already strong to the point of being quite unreasonable.

To put it simply, if one day Lelouch plays chicken blood and plays explosively around the clock, then he can reach a draw with Ilan.

Of course, the premise is that Ilan himself does not make a move.

This is also the reason why Lelouch finally came to the conclusion that he could not win no matter what.

"I wish the royal brother your health and well." On the monitor in front of Lelouch, Ilan bowed to him in the distance.

This kid, has he even found out where he is hiding?

Lelouch smiled wryly and shook his head.

"How are you now?" Lelouch asked.

"Now? What you can see now is all my belongings. Ilan said self-deprecatingly. But Nanali is okay now? ”

"She lives with me now, and she's fine."

Lelouch knew there was no point in lying to his brother.

He just said the other party's name, and Ilan had already deduced all his home places.

Ilan glanced behind her back and said with some embarrassment, "Why don't I talk to you at Ashford College tonight, Miss Karren is already about to cry." ”

"Well, surprise Nanali then."

Lelouxiu's face showed a rare hint of warmth.

"Then, it's up to you to command."

"You still need me to command?"

"Tell me where you are in a bitter battle, and I can go to help."

Ilan's words became brief, and Lelouch knew that he had adjusted himself to a state of war.

Lelouch glanced at the chessboard in his lap.

"Then your code name is F1. Let's talk about the walkie-talkie and Q1. ”

Ilan nodded.

"Give me five more minutes, and the Imperial Brother can assign them tasks now."

Karen? The name seems to have been heard somewhere. But there's no reason to know these terrorists? Forget it, this is not an obscure name, and there are not a few aborigines who have given themselves English names after the occupation of Area 11.

Lelouch didn't dwell on the matter any longer, and coughed lightly twice to make his voice deeper and stronger.

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Karen took the walkie-talkie that Elan had given her.

"Why did you bow there just now?" Karene looked suspicious.

"It's nothing, after all, it's the person who saved Miss Karen, at least thank you."

Here's an explanation of the past.

"Q1 now asks people to turn on public channels." The cold voice over the walkie-talkie commanded.

"Yes!"

Karene knew what that meant, and instead of dwelling on the question of why Ilan knew the location of the commander, she excitedly conveyed the order to everyone.

"Everyone, the last five minutes to prepare. B1 to B5 are now on standby at the Fifteen Block intersection. Q1 is the one who lures the enemy, no problem, right? ”

"No problem." Karin replied loudly.

"Good, Q1 continues to drive Glasgow. The IFF (Friend or Foe Signal) of that mech, unlike the Britannian army, was perfect for luring the enemy. ”

"Commander-in-Chief!"

Elan suddenly raised his hand.

"I want to drive Glasgow!"

Karen was suddenly unhappy, it was a relic left to her by her brother! And luring the enemy is a technical job, and it's easy to play off without a little level, and make chickens fly and eggs.

But others don't think so, and they see a young man who has just joined a new group and is eager to prove himself.

"You want to lure the enemy?"

"I would like to use this Glasgow for free movement, and I hope you will grant permission. As for the task of luring the enemy, I can dismantle this Glasgow IFF and attach it to any other Sunderland. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the people below blew up the nest.

What do you mean?

The fifth-generation Sunderland in front of him doesn't need it, and insists on a tattered fourth-generation Glasgow?

Freedom of movement? That is to say, you don't want to listen to the command, what do you like?

Take 10,000 steps back, even if you want to join the enemy, don't choose a piercing body that will be beaten into a sieve by the enemy as soon as you show up!

"I'm against it!" Karene immediately refuted the unreasonable proposal.

This Jane is directly to send the enemy a wreck record and then take a human life!

"Q1, give him your key. You continue your role as a decoy in Sunderland, carrying the IFF of Glasgow. ”

"What?!"

"Q1, if you still want to continue fighting, follow orders."

That voice was quite unreasonable, and this seemed to everyone to be a plan to find death.

"I'm sorry, Miss Karen." Ilan intercepted the key that Karen had thrown in his face with his hand. "But I really need this Glasgow."

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In the eyes of others, using a fourth-generation aircraft against a fifth-generation aircraft is a life of death.

Why?

Because fifth-generation aircraft are lighter, faster, more dexterous, more explosive, and have a longer battery life. On paper, Sunderland could compete with four or six Glasgows at the same time, and if Sunderland tried to escape, Glasgow would never be able to catch up.

This creates a situation where I can beat you, but you can't beat mine, and you are invincible.

But Elan is very disliked by fifth-generation aircraft. In fact, when he told him that he could be provided with a Glasgow, Ilan was overjoyed.

The fifth-generation aircraft is too smart for him!

For example, if Glasgow and Sunderland were shot in the shoulder at the same time, Sunderland would first use the guò vibration sensing system to determine the damaged area, and then use all the sensors in the damaged area to transmit the increase and decrease of oil pressure, the opening and closing of the line, the change in the weight of the armor, and so on, to the powerful central processing unit.

The central processing unit compares these numbers with those under normal circumstances, and finally comes to the conclusion that the left arm of the body is damaged by 20 percent, and the combat capability is reduced by 15 percent.

Based on these decisions, the driver will make the next move.

But if it is changed to Glasgow, it will only scream "Di Di Di" twice, telling the driver that Lao Tzu has been shot.

Where was it shot?

Please, you're always sitting in me, and you can't feel such a big vibration?

Damage?

I've put all kinds of oil pressure gauges, water thermometers, bearing loads, and electrostatic strength in the cockpit.

For new recruits, the difficulty of piloting a fourth-generation aircraft is simply a nightmare!

Novice pilots are often confused by the ticking alarms and various instruments with the hands shaking on the battlefield, and they choose to disengage directly, or even be directly hit in the cockpit in a panic.

So after the fifth-generation aircraft came out, the fourth-generation aircraft was immediately branded as a "recruit's coffin".

The fifth-generation machine has a simple operating system, straightforward voice prompts, and a concise and clear damage management interface. These are a blessing for new recruits!

Twenty percent damage? No problem!

A 55 percent reduction in combat capability? So you can hold on a little longer!

Leg injuries are severe, and mobility is reduced by 30 percent? Voice prompts built yì retreat? Okay, that's it!

When it really doesn't work, Sunderland also has a friendly system of forced ejections. Maximizes the soldier's chance of survival!

The fifth-generation Knightmare is the perfect weapon!

Of course, there are a few people who don't think so.

The few elites among those drivers have reservations about the system, and even scoff at it.

Elan is even more disgusted with this kind of intelligent system.

Five percent damage to the left leg?

A piece of armor was taken off by a stray bullet on his foot, which is also considered damage? The tracks behind the legs are not damaged, so what if the ornament of the feet is broken? The most infuriating thing is that it also has to sue you that your ability to act is declining, and you have to control the time to act.

Well, I ignore you. Of course, it would be nice if there was a gauge to tell me the load of the bearing of my footsteps, and it would be difficult to say if the debris just got stuck in the bearing.

Hmm, it was the left hand that was shot this time, damn it, the left hand is no longer operational.

Wait a minute? Three percent damage that doesn't affect the fight?

Come on! Knightmare is also a humanoid weapon! How do I change magazines without my left hand? How to snipe accurately? How to use two weapons at the same time?

I've already halved my firepower, and you still tell me that I won't affect the battle?!

Knightmare has no fingers, and its arms are nothing more than a big iron rod!

Five generations of knightmare are one such thing.

For novices, the intelligent system is their closest comrade-in-arms, their talisman.

For the elite, the intelligent system is against them at every turn, the most disgusting enemy in the world!

It can turn a new phone master into a good pilot.

But it can also turn elite pilots into good technicians・・・・・・

The scariest thing is that if you have a dependency on this system, then your driving skills are over.

Maybe you can give a small boost and beat up the other recruits, but in front of the real elite, it's a level where you have to lie down in front of your face.

So in addition to the constraints of the intelligent system, how to make up for the gap between the fourth-generation aircraft and the fifth-generation aircraft?

After all, judging from various numbers, the fifth-generation aircraft completely crushed its predecessors.

This is indeed an insurmountable chasm, if you put a fifth-generation machine with the intelligent system removed and all the redundant sensors removed in front of Elan, as well as an original fourth-generation machine. Then he will not hesitate to sit in the fifth-generation aircraft.

But this does not mean that the fourth-generation aircraft is completely hopeless.

At least one fourth-generation aircraft is to have an absolute advantage.

The output of the fourth-generation aircraft is much greater than that of the fifth-generation aircraft!

To use the simplest analogy, if Sunderland and Glasse punch harder, then Sunderland will definitely win, because Sunderland has faster punches. And faster punch speed means more explosiveness.

But if the two sit down and wrench their wrists, then the result must be that Sunderland's arm will be directly broken!

This is because Glasgow uses an ancient hydraulic output system, which is commonly used on a variety of large machinery such as excavators, forging presses, etc. The characteristics of the hydraulic system are: although it is slow, but the output is amazing!

Sunderland is using a new electronic muscle output system.

This is a system based on the principle of stimulating artificial muscles with an electric current to make them contract, and this system has very obvious characteristics: the greater the current intensity, the more violent the contraction, and if the current is stable at a certain intensity, a specific contraction force can be guaranteed.

If Sunderland raises his palm, then he can even jump on a trampoline on the palm of his hand!

This is because the electronic muscles can maintain this contraction force all the time.

Glasgow will never be able to do this, because liquids cannot be compressed, and as much force you give it, it will give you back the same amount of force like a stone.

It also means that Sunderland is more flexible and can do a lot of amazing moves on fourth-generation aircraft.

Compared with the stiff fourth-generation aircraft, the fifth-generation aircraft is more in line with the definition of "humanoid weapon".

And compared to the former, the electronic muscles are more efficient, which also means less energy loss, using the same model of Sakura battery, Sunderland has a battery life of 35% more than his predecessors.

But the shortcomings of this system are just as obvious.

Although the explosive power is strong, the absolute power is very wasted.

Glasgow can lift up to five times its own weight. If you change it to Sunderland, you can't lift it if you kill it.

Besides, compared to the simple and durable hydraulic system, the electronic muscles are too delicate!

After 100 hours of work, the maximum contraction of the electronic muscles is only 75 percent of the original strength. After 500 hours, only 50 percent remained.

The special tuners used by the ace drivers are even more exaggerated, and the special muscles they use can even overwhelm the hydraulic system in sheer power!

Such astonishing performance comes with huge losses.

The service life of specialized muscles does not exceed thirty hours. If you fight with all your might, then after five hours, the maximum strength of the electronic muscles will be reduced by 10 percent!

The Imperial military stipulated that the electronic muscles of the knightmare in combat readiness must be maintained at least eighty percent, and after three hundred hours of use, they must be replaced manably, regardless of the situation.

And the electronic muscles of the special machine are all replaced in one operation, regardless of the situation!

The empire is not short of resources, and the empire is not short of money!

On ace drivers, no matter how much you invest, you can't overdo it!

This is the "delicate" of electronic muscle, so how "expensive" is it?

If you sell all of Sunderland's electrical muscles together, you'll probably be able to buy back two or three brand new Glasgows・・・・・・

So even if theoretically one Sunderland could beat five or six Glasgows, it wouldn't be surprising, after all, the price is there.

In fact, someone has done statistics:

A fifth-generation aircraft, if it can be scrapped with honor after the expiration of its seven-year service period. Then it will have to kill at least forty fourth-generation aircraft to recoup its cost and maintenance costs.

It's a black hole number, but Britannia still says the same old saying:

The empire doesn't care!

What the empire has is money!

Straight to the point.

If you want to beat Sunderland with Glasgow, you'll have to force it to wrestle with you.

And what Ilan is best at is forcing the enemy to compete with his strengths against his weaknesses.

What could Glasgow do better than Sunderland other than power?

Of course there are, and no less!

First of all, its body strength is higher than that of its opponents.

If this sentence is heard by the cadets in the military academy, they will definitely jump on the table and refute it loudly, you lie! Sunderland's armor is superior to that of Glasgow! Sunderland can withstand a 30-caliber close-range direct shot, can Glasgow withstand it?

But in fact, Glasgow is going to be "harder" than Sunderland!

All the body has its own bones, and the hydraulic system itself is a rigid structure that can be stretched and contracted, after a hundred years of development of hydraulic technology, has been studied to reach the peak of today's strength, the strength of the military hydraulic system on Glasgow is really no less than a solid steel bar of the same diameter!

It complements the original bones of the Glasgow to form what is known as a "double bone" structure. And this kind of skeletal structure in the real yàn room back then, with its strong compressive performance and extremely durable appearance, shattered the glasses of all the scientific researchers present.

This unintentional design was immediately determined, and it was used from the second generation to the fourth generation, and it was not canceled until the fifth generation.

Sunderland is slightly better in terms of armor, but Glasgow is much more solid in terms of body!

This is also the reason why Ilan scolded the other party for being stupid when he saw that the pure-bloods gave up their advantage in firepower and armor and wanted to play hand-to-hand combat with Kalian.

Mecha fighting each other is not like bullet shooting, it is not who has thicker skin, but whose bones are harder!

What's the use of hard skin? Mechs are not human and do not hurt. The last thing to absorb the impact is the bones.

Whoever can't hold up their bones first will be broken up first!

strength, as well as physical strength to be superior to each other.

This meant that Glasgow could use weapons with greater recoil, and in fact all of the weapons that came standard in Glasgow were slightly larger than Sunderland's, so Sunderland's armor advantage disappeared.

Also, Glasgow's fast positioning** is slightly better than its opponents.

The so-called rapid positioning shooting can be understood as follows:

A fighter found a bunker in a firefight area that ran twenty meters away, and immediately returned fire after concealing it.

Sunderland's structure is so human-like that it even replicates some of its shortcomings as it is.

Because the electronic muscle** is quite elastic, after it stops suddenly, the muzzle will shake for a few tenths of a second.

Glasgow, on the other hand, is just a big piece of iron, and no matter where you squat, it will always be so stable.

Shaking? Akira your sister, Akira! Lao Tzu is so hard since he hit his mother's womb!

These points alone are enough for elite pilots to play the fifth-generation aircraft to death in a one-on-one situation!

Want to shoot me? All right.

You shoot first, I'll hide; I'll shoot, you hide; If you shoot again, Lao Tzu won't hide! Anyway, you can't hit me now, so I'll stand here and kill you!"

Want hand-to-hand combat?

Lao Tzu's strength is bigger than yours, and his bones are harder than yours, why are you fighting with Lao Tzu?

Young people are angry, forget it, let's wrestle our wrists.

Of course, it is impossible to write these things on the manual, in fact, even if you do, it is useless.

How many pilots can grab the opponent's muzzle and lose the golden half second of the crosshair?

And how many pilots can force Sunderland to fight hand-to-hand with themselves?

Glasgow, it allows pilots to play beyond the level of water, it allows pilots to create miracles, but it also definitely does not show its potential to the poor!

In Ilan's eyes, each organism has its own unique "character".

Sadland is like a noisy housekeeper who has to take care of everything. She'll keep telling you that this can't do that and that can't do it, and if you do it again, I'll shoot you out!

Glasgow is like a bull, although it has a stinky and hard temper, it will never tell the driver that he can't do anything, it just does it silently.

Aside from those elite pilots, how many people can appreciate the infinite possibilities contained in this mech?

Well, after talking for a long time, elite pilots; In Ilan's words, how many people are there who "open" Knightmare?

Young Elan asked her mother this question.

"The whole empire or the whole world?"

"The whole world, of course!"

The beautiful woman with long snow-white hair thought for a moment.

"There are four or five."

The woman replied with a smile.

"What about me?"

Little Elan asked, looking up.

The mother touched her nine-year-old son's little face.

"You're still a mess now, and after another three or five years of practice, you should be almost able to go."

And just the day before their conversation, Ilan had already accepted a duel with a pure-blood nobleman who saw that their mother and son were unhappy.

Both of them were using Glasgow, which was still a test machine at the time, and after only two minutes of the duel, Elan used a "despicable and shameless plot" to smash the other directly into the cockpit.

That is, the day after that, he was completely sealed by the empire, completely imprisoned him in the palace, and blocked his contact with the outside world.

To this day, few people remember "the prince who should not be found".

Ilan's actions that day had caused deep fear in the upper echelons of the vast empire.

The emperor and that woman gave birth to a monster!

This monster must not be allowed to grow! But the identity of that monster is so tricky that even the emperor has no right to erase him.

Only imprison him forever! Forever! Until he dies or the Chinese Federation is lost from the map!

There is nothing strange about the prince killing people, if the prince kills people and has to be imprisoned, then not young, the emperor's more than thirty children have to be locked up twenty-seven or eight.

But the identity of the person Ilan killed that day was also a little special.

On that day, Ilan, who was still too young to have much of a city, killed the Knights of the Round Table, the sixth ranked knight in the empire.

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"So..."

Elan patted Glasgow's knee and looked up at the battered Knightmare, feeling an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

The last time I saw it, it was the latest weapon in the real room.

And now, like its tattered appearance, it is an old antique that has been replaced in the army.

"It's been seven years・・・・・・"

Ilan's eyes were sour for no reason.

He hurriedly wrinkled his nose, forced himself to change to a formatted smile, and looked up again at the pile of broken copper and iron in front of him.

"This time it's not a small fight like killing the Knights of the Round Table, there are many, many people waiting for us to kill now."

He muttered.

Old Emperor Man,

The group of eunuchs,

Minister of the DPRK and China,

The Emperor's Staff,

Odysseus,

Schunezel,

By the way, there is also the current son of heaven, Jiang Lihua.

I heard that she was just a little girl, but she was sitting in a position that didn't belong to her, so the only way to kill her was to kill her.

"Can you hold on? Old guys? ”

The boy seemed to be asking Glasgow, and it was as if he was asking himself.