"Where did this guy named Covatro Bagina come from? I can't find out about him at all." Lelouch was pacing back and forth in the room, acting a little irritated, "Frontal Sir, do you have any clues?"

"I have collected some information here." Xia took out a pile of things and handed it to Lelouch. "This man first emerged during the One Year War and participated in many important battles. After the war, he seemed to have disappeared, but he actually joined. The prime minister’s office plays a behind-the-scenes role, and now Titans is covering the sky. He may have appeared as the spokesperson of another force in the Union Army. It is said that Captain Kovatro is a man of ingenuity, extraordinary wisdom, deep ingenuity, and countless strategies. We must guard against it."

"I was caught by someone in trouble." Lelouch looked through the information on his hand and fell into deep thought. After a while, he slowly said, "With the recruited manpower and the materials you supply, we will deal with Britannia. It’s already very tight. If the Earth Federation Forces really want to do something, it’s nominally justified. In that case, we can’t support the two fronts at all.”

"I have different ideas." Xia pushed his sunglasses and said in a deep voice, "We were not Britannia's opponents. I think it is not a bad thing for the Federal Army to join in. For us now, the water is getting worse and worse. good."

"Oh?" Lelouch's eyes flashed, what a clever person he is, and he immediately understood the key points when he was mentioned a little bit, "You are right, the other party's original goal is Titans. But Titans is too large to act rashly. Choosing the Black Knights is just a breakthrough and an excuse to play."

"That's it." Xia smiled slightly, "Captain Covatro is not only not an enemy to us—"

"—On the contrary, it is a partner who can cooperate." Lelouch also smiled confidently, "As long as we can contact him, we can completely persuade him to play a play with the Black Knights, and even brush up on each other's achievements over and over again. The Black Knights can be famous, and he can also get the attention of the Federation. This is a win-win situation."

"You thought about this step?" Xia Ya looked surprised and slightly unwilling. "I just faintly feel that there is the possibility of cooperation. I haven't figured out how to use this, it's really amazing."

Lelouch turned his back to Xia and curled his lips in disdain. When he turned around, his face was already replaced with a sincere smile: "Mr. Frontal has been working underground for so many years. There are many things I can learn from. It’s just a little clever."

"Don't comfort me, I know that the future belongs to your young people." Xia waved his hand openly. "You can leave it to me to contact Captain Kovatro. I have accumulated some available channels after so many years. ."

"Then I will trouble you." Lelouch was not polite at all. "It can be foreseen that the Black Knights are about to usher in a big opportunity, and our ultimate goal has taken a big step forward."

"Lelouch, you are indeed one of the smartest people I have ever met. Maybe I shouldn't say that." Xia Ya put on a posture to teach life experience, "But I hope you won't be touched. The factors interfered with our revenge plan. After all, Suzaku is still Britania's round table knight, and his feelings for Princess Euphemia are unusual."

"You don't need to say any more, of course I understand." Lelouch's voice was extremely cold. "He is a very good source of intelligence. If necessary, I will even use him."

Xia Ya nodded with relief after hearing the words.

"Now that the business is over, let's relax." Lelouch took out a chess set from under the table and put it on the table, confidently placing the black chess in front of him, "Mr. Fronto, there is Not interested in a game with me?"

Half an hour later, Xia wiped the faint perspiration on her forehead, reluctantly toppled his king, and let out a long sigh: "Give up."

The corner of Lelouch's mouth slightly raised, and as usual, he stretched out his hand and shook the opponent: "Mr. Frontal, you are proud to be able to fight with me to this point. In my countless games so far, there is only one. You don’t have to be frustrated if you narrowly beat me by yourself."

Chaya could guess that it was Schnezer with his eyes closed, but he did not ask, but kept sighing with emotion: "The next generation is terrible, the next generation is terrible. You are also the second person who has beaten me so far. I lose. I’m convinced."

"Mr. Fronto is indeed a master. I don't know who is the first to beat you?" Lelouch showed extreme interest. He has always regarded chess as evidence of his superior IQ, and he can hardly see any master who is not his defeated player.

"That was what I encountered on the Anaheim game battle platform a few years ago." Xia Yawei fell into the memory, "I remember that person's ID was called...Woodwater."

Saying goodbye to Xia, Lelouch was doing the deduction quietly in the room alone. As more and more forces join this chessboard, the complexity of the situation will rise exponentially, even with his wisdom.

"Once Covatro is out, it is only a matter of time before Titans enters the game, and I lack access to information from the Earth Federation Forces. Frontal, do you think this will limit me?" Lelouch muttered to himself. Sneered, "But you never imagined that I have already figured out a way to get in touch with Char Aznab in exile."

After thinking about it, Lelouch set the chessboard again and started playing with himself. If you can't find an opponent, you can only use yourself as your opponent. Invincible is so lonely.

"Four Frontal, Char Aznable, Covatro Bagina, Paputimas Sirocco, Schnezer Britania." His slender fingers flicked. After each chess piece, tap a chess piece every time you say a name, "You are all in my calculations."

He picked up the chariot named Suzaku and landed heavily on the chessboard, and shouted at the king named Charles Britania: "checkmate."

Originally, it was time to go back to see my sister after the game, when Lelouch suddenly remembered the other master Xia had mentioned, and suddenly felt a little itchy. He turned on the computer and skillfully logged into the Anaheim game battle platform. As a chess enthusiast, he naturally has an account on the largest battle platform in the solar system. The level is not low, and the winning rate is even more terrifying.

He entered Woodwater's ID in the player search, and was surprised to find that the opponent was online, so he started a battle. The other party happily agreed, and took the initiative to choose the back hand to hold the black.

"Seeing my winning percentage is still so arrogant?" Lelouch's eyes became extremely cold, "arrogance comes at a price."

Half an hour later, Lelouch watched his king stunned and was dying. He was so shocked that he couldn't move. He even forgot to wipe the sweat left on his forehead. The one named Woodwater quickly left the room, showing that the other party was currently—

"Playing backgammon in the novice zone?!" Lelouch shouted in disbelief, "It's ridiculous!"

…

"Ahhhhh, I lost again!" An Qi patted the table unhappily, "Ed, take revenge for me!"

"This is already a novice zone, my Miss Friday." Ed has been sitting holding An Qi for a long time. To be honest, his thighs are sore, but you can't tell it otherwise someone will blow up hair again, "My dignified Lingoes The doctor has fallen to the point where he is unparalleled in the novice area of ​​Gobang, and he will be embarrassed to see others."

"Don't you tell me who knows this is your account? What does the Woodwater ghost know?" Angie twisted her body restlessly, "You gave me revenge? Dr. Lingos is amazing?"

"Hehe, the stack of my various certificates is higher than your Opie." Ed sighed helplessly, took the mouse and chose to challenge again. The other side probably thought that he could abuse food again, and happily accepted it.

The battle was too one-sided and a bit boring. An Qi only felt that the other side was too miserable, and she couldn't even look at her anymore, so she took the initiative to change the subject: "Is that person very good just now?"

"It's amazing, don't you think he has a record of victory?" Ed absentmindedly nodded the mouse, "It's not as good as me."

"Hmph, I'm proud of you." An Qi smiled proudly, "Ed, why are you so powerful?"

"This kind of game where all the rules can be digitized is too simple for me. It's more than calculation. I was even hung up by Alice to fight." Ed casually dropped the mouse, "Win, here you are. Revenge."

"It's amazing!" An Qi raised her head and kissed his face forcefully, "Come on again, I must win this time."

A pecking at each other who couldn't bear to look at each other was staged in front of him, and what was even more frightening was that Friday had more food than the opposite.

"Don't go here, he will only have four in the next step." He saw that An Qi was about to lose again. He couldn't help but point out for the win rate of his account. "I'm surprised that you can understand chess. "

"I'm a princess, do you understand the princess?" An Qi protested loudly, her voice getting smaller and smaller, "but I only know the rules, and no one can follow it."

"Sorry, I often forget this setting." Ed stretched out his hand and touched the girl's soft hair. "But after the hair grows longer, it does look a bit more like a princess."

"What do you mean like a princess? Obviously it is!" An Qi got up quickly from Ed, ran to the other side of the room, opened the luggage and searched for it, "Don't believe me? You wait for me, you can't turn around without my consent!"

After Ed took the mouse and quickly finished the game, the man who played chess with him just now came to him to challenge him again, but he decisively refused. He browsed the news boredly for a while, until An Qi clapped his hands behind him.

Ed turned his chair, then froze. The Princess Angelique in front of her is wearing a blue-and-white, gorgeously styled low-cut dress, with white silk gloves covering her forearms, her legs wrapped in pure white stockings, and she steps on a pair of exquisite high heels. , The necklace hanging on her neck and the earrings adorned with ears add a noble and elegant temperament to her.

An Qi tweaked her skirt and bowed slightly: "Gui'an, Mr. Ed."

Ed is like a fish that has landed ashore. His mouth is closed and he doesn't know what to say. It takes a long time to suffocate a sentence: "Why do you stuff this suit into Li?"

"This is Taoxiang bought for me. She said that as a princess, she must prepare a dress like this." An Qi said and turned around, the skirt was slightly raised under the centrifugal force. I'm so embarrassed about everyone, I wonder if I have a chance to show it to you when I go out. How about Ed, does it look good?"

Ed nodded desperately, looking a little silly, An Qi couldn't help but smile gracefully. The young girl Lianbu gently moved in front of him and stretched out her right hand slightly across his cheek. The silky touch of the gloves made him feel excited.

"It's nearly two hours before the meeting with Ms. Harman." An Qi leaned down and whispered in his ear, "His Royal Highness has not enough IQ recently. Can you educate her?"

The girl's dress opened very low, and Ed's eyes hurt because of the dazzling whiteness in front of her eyes. He swallowed hard, and his rapid breathing was audible.

"Don't break your clothes." This was the last sentence he remembered.

So, not surprisingly, the meeting with Harman was postponed.

"Let the supreme council chairman wait for an hour." Harman sneered at him, "Lingos, you have it."

"I feel unwell, please forgive me." Ed coughed awkwardly, "I'm really sorry."

"It's a lie to be unwell. You forgot that I am NT. Did something happen to lower the IQ?" Harman seemed to be in a good mood, and laughed as he said, "Sorry to be sincere, then forget it. , Not as an example, after all, I also owe you favors."

Harman, who was eagerly preparing to put down the civil strife, was suddenly told that the culprit of the civil strife had been taken in one pot, and the remaining big cats and kittens were all without a leader. With one blow, PLANT turned out to be an unprecedented level of stability and unity.

Then Haman immediately launched the public opinion offensive that she was good at. Under the repeated bombing of the cyber navy, some people made the PLANT that all the speakers of the past generations are not good enough to die, and then she was praised as breaking the "speaker must die curse." Great man from heaven.

Then she took advantage of the general public opinion to smoothly launch a rectification movement in the government and the army, and with the help of Ed, arrested all the suspected twenty-five boys who had impressions of him, and all replaced her own confidant. The combination of punches dazzled Ed.

"You saved P.L.A.N.T. from a civil war, and I owe you a great favor." Harman's voice is extremely sincere, "I accept your conditions in full, and I will support you unconditionally when I need me."

"Thank you." Ed also bowed his head sincerely. At this time, any words are superfluous. Harman is a much higher level NT than Char, so he naturally understands the weight of these two characters.

"In order to be on the safe side, you need to set up a liaison officer on the moon, preferably someone we can trust. You can contact me immediately if you are in a hurry." Haman suggested, "Luna and Meiling, you choose one."

Eddy replied decisively without even thinking about it: "Don't want it all, can I change a man?"