Lakshatta's eyes widened. Jeremiah, Veretta, Joan Ro, Gino, and Audrey Fonze stood up in shock. Only Ania, Monica, and Ophis
·Feng Ze and the others looked at the others in confusion, wondering what the reward Yang Hui had received meant.
"Do I dare to joke about this kind of thing?" Yang Hui spread his hands and looked at them with a smile on his face, "And what good will it do me if I lie to you?"
"...But Your Highness Yang Hui, you are decentralizing power in His Majesty's hands, and His Majesty cannot agree to it." Jeremiah, as the only nobleman present who has inherited the title, knows the rules of the upper echelons of the empire best.
It's simply impossible.
"This only shows that you still don't understand his confidence and arrogance."
"this……"
"Well, this is already a fait accompli. The formal order will come down soon. There is no point in arguing now."
“…Yes, your highness.”
"As for why you are summoned..." Yang Hui looked around at everyone present and raised his lips, "...this army is my knights. Are you willing to be a member of my knights?"
"This! Yes, your highness!"
Without any thought or hesitation, Veretta and Qiong Luo knelt down on one knee and swore allegiance to Yang Hui immediately. They were both outstanding students of the Royal Military Academy, yes, but they were both born in small families and from aristocratic circles.
Marginal characters.
If it were before, they would definitely look down on [Nanny Prince] Yang Hui, but after hearing about his glorious deeds in Africa, they would absolutely not be able to refuse Yang Hui's solicitation, and now that they have obtained privileges, it is equivalent to sharing the emperor's power.
Now is the time to get started, and the future is definitely bright.
"Yes, your highness." Next are Gino, Orpheus Fonze and Monica Kulusevsky. They have no other choice. One is a branch neglected by the family, and the other is abandoned by the family.
Orphans, one is the illegitimate daughter of the emperor who no one cares about. Their own ideas are not important. Even if they don't want to, they have no right to refuse.
Then came Ania. She didn't answer with words, but followed the three of them and bowed. She is still in the stage where Mariana's soul has just been penetrated. Her brain consciousness is not very clear, and she doesn't even have the memory of the past.
You can only do as you are told.
"Little... uh, Your Highness, Fourth Highness, can I ask, why are you looking for me? What you are looking for is a knight, I am just a doctor with no power." Lakshata asked
.
"Of course it's Knightmare, Rakshata. I've read your paper. It's very good. If it weren't for your youth and seniority, you should have taken over the Empire's Knightmare development department by now. As the pace of the war accelerates, a new round of military competition begins.
will kick off, the fourth generation Knightmare Glasgow can still maintain a certain leading position, but... only a little bit.
My knights will have the sharpest swords, face the strongest enemies, perform the most difficult tasks, and go to the harshest battlefields, but I don’t want my people to die because of equipment problems.
battlefield, so a new generation of powerful Knightmare must be put on the agenda."
"I can understand that... I am responsible for the special machine of the Knights, right?" Lakshatta raised the corner of her mouth. She is a genius. Naturally, she will not ask stupid useless questions. She guessed it from the beginning.
Why did Yang Hui call her here? She just wanted to negotiate terms.
"You, and Lloyd Asplind."
Hearing this, Lakshatta's face darkened and she stood up to leave. Before Yang Hui sent people to find her, she had conflicts with Lloyd because of her inconsistent ideas and was preparing to leave the empire. Now there is a new choice in front of her.
It was enough to support her in defeating her old rival, but in the end, she was told that she still had to work with Lloyd, which she couldn't accept.
"What? Do you want to escape again?"
"What did you say!?" When Lakshatta was about to pass Yang Hui, Yang Hui's sarcasm made her furious.
"Isn't it?" Yang Hui spread his hands, with a joking and disdainful smile on his face, "The conflict between you and Sir Lloyd is just a disagreement in ideas. No one can convince the other, but you did not choose to defeat him with excellent results.
, but choose to leave. This is not an escape, what is it?"
"you……"
"Leaving and continuing to escape shows that my vision is wrong and you are just a coward; stay, compete with him, and use facts to prove that you are better than him."
Lakshatta was so angry that she was shaking all over, but Yang Hui's words echoed in her ears like the devil's whisper. But she was too angry to leave, which was to escape and to admit that she was inferior to the other person.
Stay, confront the other party, and prove your excellence with facts, but you don’t want to see the other party’s face.
What to do? How to choose?
The others held their breath, and Yang Hui waited for Lakshatta's choice with a smile on his face.
A few minutes later, Lakshatta closed her eyes, opened them suddenly and looked at Yang Hui: "You will give me enough research space and treatment, right?"
The reason why Lakshatta chose to leave was not only because of conflicts, but also because of her identity. She was not a native of Bunitalia, so she was excluded and discriminated against in the institute. No matter how outstanding her abilities were, the Empire
He also couldn't give her fair treatment, leaving her with nowhere to display her ambitions, and giving her no platform to compete on the same stage as Lloyd.
"Of course." Yang Hui knew, and said, "I am not one of those idiots from the pure-blood sect. Excellent talents are an asset no matter where they are. You will get exactly the same treatment and support as him. This is what I do for you.
The stage provided.”
"..."
"Of course, this is just the beginning. As you each produce results, I will adjust your respective status and remuneration. There is only one position for the director of the R&D Department."
"Haha." Lakshatta sneered, but her eyes were filled with confidence, "Really? Then I will decide on this position!"
"So...your answer?" Yang Hui did not ask Lakshatta to surrender, but extended his hand to her.
Lakshata shook it and gave her own answer: "It's a pleasure to cooperate."
“A pleasure to work with.”
Lakshata has done it, and only Jeremiah has not yet replied to Yang Hui. Yang Hui also knows what Jeremiah is struggling with, so...
"You go down first, Regeta, make arrangements for them, and you will tell them what to do in two days. Jeremiah stays."
"Yes, your highness."
The others left, leaving Yang Hui and Jeremiah alone in the living room.
"Your Highness Yang Hui, forgive me for not accepting your invitation." After everyone was gone, Jeremiah said his answer. This was also to protect Yang Hui's face. After all, he directly rejected Yang Hui in front of other people.
It's just a slap in Yang Hui's face.
"Is it because of Princess Mariana?" Yang Hui sat down and asked him directly.
"...Yes." Jeremiah was Mariana's knight and a very loyal person. After Mariana married Charles DI Bunitalia and quit the Knights of the Round Table, he was also Mariana's.
The retainer gave all his loyalty to Mariana. Now that Mariana is "dead", his allegiance becomes Lelouch and Nunnally.
"You know my relationship with Lelouch and Nunnally, right?"
"Know."
"You know where Lelouch and Nunnally are now, right?"
"Yes I know."
"But you still insist on your choice?"
"Yes."
"Then...Sir Jeremiah, as Hui Y. Bunitalia, I now give the order..."
Hearing this, Jeremiah was shocked and immediately knelt down on one knee to wait for Yang Hui's order. If he was asking for his opinion before, now he was ordering him as a royal family and he had to listen.
"...Jeremiah Goldbald immediately became my trainee knight and joined my knighthood. Three years later, he met my requirements and became Nunnally's exclusive knight, guarding Nunnally.
"
"Your Highness Yang Hui!" Jeremiah raised his head in surprise and looked at Yang Hui in disbelief.
Hearing the first half, his heart felt cold because Yang Hui did not intend to fulfill his loyalty and wanted to force him to be loyal to Yang Hui as a royal family member.
But in the second half, it was to help him become Yang Hui's trainee knight, just because Yang Hui thought that his ability was not enough to protect Lelouch and Nunnally.
"Your loyalty is worthy of recognition, but your ability does not match your loyalty. Follow me for the next three years, and I will make you a qualified guardian."
"...Excuse me, Your Highness, why is it the knight of His Highness Nunnally and not the knight of His Highness Lelouch?"
"Lelouch, I have other arrangements. He is different from Nunnally. He has his own way to go."
"Your Highness Lelouch and Your Highness Nunnally are now..."
"I have made all arrangements, so there is no need to worry about their safety."
"I see, I am rude, Your Highness Yang Hui."
"No problem, let's go down first and have a good rest these two days. When the emperor's order is officially issued, everything will be ready. If you want to rest, it will be difficult."
"I will live up to His Highness's expectations!"
"Well, let's go down."
"Yes, your highness."
After Jeremiah left, Yang Hui did not stay long. Instead, he came to the study and began to formulate a plan for the formation of the knights, as well as a training plan for these people, Jeremiah, Veretta, and Joan Luo San.
People only need to follow the previous routine, and there is no need for specific arrangements, but others need to think carefully. They are still children, including schooling, training, etc., and they need to formulate detailed training plans.
"Well, their situations are all different. They can't follow the route I set for her. She needs to think about it carefully. But... I don't know how that girl is doing. It seems that I haven't contacted her for a while. She will be scolded.
Right?" Thinking of this, Yang Hui smiled bitterly and shook his head.
It was at this time that Regeni Rejetta came back.
"Mr. Yang Hui, everything has been arranged."
"Well, you should also take a break these two days and wait..."
"I'm afraid not, Mr. Yang Hui."
"What's wrong?" Yang Hui's eyes became fixed and his temperament became thicker.
"Clovis has sent an invitation, inviting you to the afternoon art exhibition and tonight's dinner."
"Clovis? This guy..." Thinking of his cheap brother, Yang Hui shook his head, "...Okay, I understand. Reply to him and I will go to the appointment on time."