"Ah~ Lelouch, Nanali!" A lively voice rang in the ears of the two.

The next moment, a pale pink-purple figure pounced on the two of them.

"Ahh Sister Yufie. Nanali cried out happily.

"How did you two get out of Aries Palace? Where is this going? An older female voice rang out behind the trio, with a hint of reproach and deep concern in her words.

The woman is about 14 years old, and her well-looking face has a bit of courage and fortitude. He has long purple hair that is darker than Yuwie's.

"It's Royal Sister Cornelia! We're going to Pisces Palace. The older Lelouch replied.

"Pisces Palace?" Cornelia looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Just the two of you?"

"Hmm."

It's no wonder that Cornelia wondered that Honezel, who was her age, couldn't play with these little brothers and sisters.

"You're here to play chess with Brother Honezel, right?"

Lelouch's cleverness was outstanding among the princes, and he was much higher than many of the elders in chess. Even Clovis, who is 6 years older than him (also 2 years less according to the original book), is willing to bow down.

"No, it's not." Lelouch replied with a cute little head

"This time I'm here to see Brother Kamiyu."

"Kamiyu?" Cornelia was stunned.

She knew that there was another prince in the Pisces Palace, but the other party rarely showed up, so that the sense of presence was too low, so that Cornelia subconsciously ignored him.

"That's right! Looks like he was born on the same day as you, right? ”

"Hmm!" Lelouch nodded vigorously. "Where are the royal sisters and Yuffie going?"

"I also have something to go to Pisces Palace, and Brother Shunezel said that there are some things that need to be discussed with me."

Conelia glanced at Euphemia, who was playing with Nanali. "But this child has to follow me no matter what, and I can't help her, so I have to bring her with me."

"Then, Sister Huang and Yuffie will go with us! I think Brother Kamiyu will be very happy too. ”

"This" Conelia only now realized that her impression of the royal brother was almost vague. It's as if the other person has been living in isolation.

No, it's not that the other person lives in isolation. It's because his eyes are always focused on the Aries Palace, the object of his longing, so that the other party is out of his gaze.

[I'm ashamed! Another brother of the same size as Lelouch doesn't even remember his appearance, and my sister is really favoritism. 】

"Okay~"

Pisces Palace.

"What a rarity! Kamiyu, you actually came out of the library. Schunezel looked at Camillo sitting on the sofa in the living room and said in surprise.

Schunezel was really worried that this younger brother had locked himself in the library for the rest of his life, and now when he saw him come out, the excitement and emotion in his heart were indescribable.

"Your Highness."

"Just sit there." Schunezel stops Monica, who tries to get up and salute.

Now he was very glad that he had made the right choice, and at the same time he was grateful to the little knight in his heart. Kamiyu knew that his brother might have misunderstood a lot, but it didn't matter, as long as he could make him happy, no one would expose this small flaw.

However, Monica didn't seem to be used to this treatment, sitting on the other end of the couch in a restrained way, looking restless.

[It seems that she can only feel at ease by letting her stand up.] But it's probably more interesting. Kamiyu laughed inwardly, pretending not to see Monica's embarrassment.

"What are you looking at?" Schunezel noticed a thick stack of materials on the table.

“Knightmare· Design and development materials for Frame. ”

“Knightmare？” Schunezel repeated it suspiciously, and although it sounded familiar, he couldn't remember where he had heard of it.

"Well, this research is mainly the application of human intelligence engineering techniques in medicine, and the development of the first and second generation of Knightmare products. However, in the first year or two, the researchers decided to use this work for military purposes. ”

Camillo's answer intrigued Honezel, and he picked up the report casually, looked at the attached picture, and fell into thought.

The appearance of the sample in the picture is very unsightly, and the mechanical device of more than 2 meters in size is almost only roughly outlined, and does not look like a weapon at all. And there are things that don't even look humanoid.

"Oh~" Schunezel suddenly showed a faint expression

"I remember, this is a project that the Ashuford family took over some time ago, with the aim of developing a third-generation Knightmare that meets the needs of the war, it seems to be called right, called Ganymede. In fact, from what I've gathered, the original purpose of the researchers was to use the military program as a slogan to seek more funding from the largest sponsors. ”

Judging by Schunezel's tone, he is not optimistic about Knightmare's development project.

The military industry of the Holy Britannian Empire was mainly financed by the aristocratic class and those of noble status. In other words, the resources are in the hands of the upper echelons dominated by the royal family and the aristocracy. Such an approach has some benefits for the stability of the country, but it is a considerable obstacle to the country's development.

"Poof" Schunezel's words drew a chuckle from Kamiyu

"If you can talk about your own family like this, that is, you, the imperial brother." The biggest sponsor mentioned by Schunezel is naturally the imperial government and the Britannian royal family.

"Isn't it?" Schunezel was in a good mood and chuckled in response to Kamiyu's words.

Kamiyu understands that the reason why Schunezel is not optimistic about this project, maybe even the developer has not seen the true value of this development.

But he knew the Tao because he had seen the main weapon called MS that dominated the sea, the ground, the sky, and the universe in another world.

And the development opportunity of that main weapon is almost the same as that of this world, a walking device developed by medical neuro-mechanical technology. (The full name of UC and Seed is an industrial labor force expansion cosmic tactical efficiency machine that can be manipulated and constructed, which is the meaning of an extended mobile suit controlled by a human.) Essentially, the development opportunities are the same. ）

Before the MS was introduced, it was also considered by most people to be a worthless and expensive toy.

"What does the royal brother think of this project?"

"I've seen this design, and if you want to be armed and practical, you have to be bigger. However, in terms of current physical kinematics, the giant humanoid is a serious failure. ”

"What? Kamiyu is interested in this? "Schunezel knew very well that Camillo would not look at such worthless information for no reason.

"In my opinion, this thing will become the main weapon of the next generation."

"Oh?" Although he was very fond of Kamiyu, he did not treat him as a child when it came to certain serious topics, and he knew better than anyone the knowledge contained in his brother's head.

"I think that although the Imperial Brother is not an expert in research, he has carefully considered the feasibility of a huge humanoid weapon. It's a very difficult problem to move in a basic way. ”

As we all know, the way human bipedal standing and moving is one of the most complex modes of movement in nature, and human bipedal walking is a complex mechanical phenomenon. When supported on one foot, the system is in an unstable inverted pendulum configuration, but the alternating support of both feet makes the unstable inverted pendulum movement achieve stable walking. Human bipedal walking is controlled by the nervous system and driven by muscles.

The mechanical imitation of this unique human movement mode will cause the structure of the lower limbs of the "humanoid weapon" to be extremely complicated, and a large amount of computer energy will have to be used to deal with this complex movement and motion control, so it must be modeled.

However, this brings another problem, once the "humanoid weapon" is tested in actual combat, it will be found that the ability of the modeled control method to adapt and coordinate with the subtle environment will be extremely low, such as walking on slippery ground, etc. though

The development of software and the summarization of large amounts of data will bring a revolutionary leap forward in the movement mode of "humanoid weapons", but at the same time increase the burden of data processing and the requirements for operators.

In this way, it is necessary to summarize more data to simulate the movement mode of dealing with more terrain, as small as stepping on some subtle targets with "feet", as large as a sudden turn when running and then shooting like a target, it will become an action mode, then the choice of the appropriate action mode is not only a measure of the quality of the driver, then it is bound to have higher requirements for the driver's driving skills. (This is how the UC World Realm Spirit Skeleton and the CE World Gundam were piloted before the appearance of the Spirit Skeleton.) Theoretically, this way of driving would make the MS the best target. ）

This is not the CE world where nanotechnology is advanced, and the software is simply incomparable.

"That's right." Schunezel nodded.

"In fact, I infiltrated the database of the Asford House R&D Institute and made an interesting discovery." As he spoke, Kamiyu turned on the computer on his desk

"You guy" Schunezel was helpless about Kamiyu's behavior.

"They were going to pretend to have a high-speed drive wheel on Knightmare's feet, which would allow them to move at high speeds on the surface, provided the surface was solid, of course. In this way, the complex movements of the lower limbs of the body are almost completely eliminated. (Unlike the MS, before the seventh-generation Knightmare, there was hardly any movement on the foot other than the use of the drive wheels to move.) Then add a pair of fisquins (スラッシュハーケン,) to the shoulder to attack, or climb high places. ”

"What about the results?"

"If successful, it can at least replace the tank in urban street battles and plain battles, but this can only be achieved based on a lot of actual combat data and improvements." Kamiyu smiled eerily.

"Don't hide it, I know you still haven't said anything." Schunezel began to look forward to what a surprise his brother could bring.

"Their development was very flawed, and while it wasn't fatal, it was enough to get their design out of the picture."

"What do you mean?"

"The researchers of the Ashuford family are not as far-sighted as I thought, and probably in order to ensure that the research product can gain a stable position, they have positioned the Knightmare as a ground-based anti-aircraft weapon."

"I see." Schunezel understood what Kamiyu meant.

The world is currently in the era of the rise of "crit plane" (the Japanese word for bomber). Countries other than Britannia are simultaneously conducting research and development of "crit planes", which means that the actual combat equipment of the Knightmare of the Ashuford family exists in order to shoot down "crit planes". (This is introduced in the official novel, Knights of the Round Table.) ）

The research of the Ashuford family is full of limitations, which means that it does not have a wide range of competition. As the craze for crit machines waned, the crit fell from the throne of the main weapon, which was when the third generation of Knightmare: Ganymede retired from the stage of history. (In fact, I didn't even have the opportunity to walk on the stage of history.) ）

"Kamiyu, you don't think so?"

Just as he could finish his question, Sebastian, the old butler, knocked on the door and walked in.

He bowed slightly, and after finishing the salute, he said unhurriedly, "The two Highnesses, Her Highness Cornelia and the four Highnesses Yuphimia, Lelouch and Nanali have arrived. ”

Kamiyu and Schunezel looked at each other at the same time, reading a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

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