Free Web NovelChapter 922: Chapter 537: Bluffing Up a Fleet
[After Zhu Yue "retired," Li Yue completely took over the work of the secretary ship, and the vast majority of orders within the fleet went through her hands. The Commander was often absent, like a hands-off supervisor, and was rarely seen.]
[Then, there was Li Yue’s mysterious disappearance.]
[After Li Yue disappeared, the Commander behaved very strangely, suspicious and paranoid all day long...]
[Thinking of this, Purple Moon’s heart sank.]
[Previously, she viewed her Commander with the filter of a shipgirl, so she couldn’t see any problem, and naturally couldn’t believe her Commander would be involved with the Deep Sea.]
[But now, after Alice’s reminder, the problem was becoming increasingly serious!]
[Her Commander indeed seemed to have serious issues.]
[Zhu Yue’s "retirement" was filled with various odd signs. And Li Yue...]
[Thinking of this, the sadness within Purple Moon gradually dissolved into suspicion.]
[Alice keenly observed the change in Purple Moon’s expression.]
[Even though she wasn’t actually aware of the internal affairs of this fleet, her intuition told her that stirring things up now wouldn’t be wrong: "It seems you’ve discovered the problem. The people at Red Maple Fortress clearly regard you all as allies of the Deep Sea, so of course, they can’t let you come into contact with your Commander. What if you use this opportunity to eliminate him?"]
["How could it be... how could it be..." Purple Moon mumbled to herself.]
["You can tell me what you’re thinking," Alice said, crossing her arms and continuing to pressure Purple Moon, "Maybe I can help you."]
Shen Sui had to admit, Alice really played her hand well, mastering the essence of PUA tactics, using mere words to make others utilize their own suspicion to break down their psychological defenses, and then appearing as an observer and savior. This way, the other person would subconsciously trust the role Alice was playing and freely discuss the problems she raised.
Of course, such a method wouldn’t work on someone with a firm mind, but clearly, Purple Moon wasn’t such a person, as her previous appearance of deep sorrow showed she was a very emotional big sister.
[Ding! You obtained Spell Card: Induction]
[Purple Moon, without suspicion, spoke out her earlier speculations.]
[Alice looked back at Zhu Yue and opened her mouth: "That’s settled then."]
["If the missing Li Yue is indeed a spy from the Deep Sea... your Commander used Li Yue to establish contact with the Deep Sea, following their orders..."]
["In this way, everything makes sense." Alice looked at Purple Moon, speaking very seriously, "Do you know the truth about Zhu Yue’s retirement?"]
[Purple Moon raised her head.]
["I saved her from the sea," Alice continued her fabrication, "At that time, she was seriously injured and almost sank. And the muzzle that gravely injured her was from behind her."]
["Was it... Li Yue?" Purple Moon immediately guessed, "At that time, Li Yue was on the expedition with Zhu Yue."]
["Yes." Alice nodded affirmatively, "Zhu Yue was your Commander’s secretary ship and a hindrance to the Deep Sea, so they eliminated Zhu Yue without hesitation."]
["Yet Zhu Yue was quite fortunate, despite such an attack she survived, and I rescued her from the sea." Saying this, Alice grabbed Zhu Yue’s hand and smiled gently, "After that, Zhu Yue became my shipgirl."]
[Although knowing Alice’s story was completely fabricated, for some reason, when Alice held her hand and made claims, Zhu Yue’s heart began to race wildly, and her cheeks involuntarily flushed.]
[Ding! You obtained Spell Card: Sovereignty Claim]
Shen Sui didn’t even know how to evaluate Alice anymore.
This little girl, does she have a passive trait for capturing girls?
And clearly, Alice’s fabrication wasn’t stopping there.
She very reasonably constructed everything from the unlucky Commander being a Deep Sea spy as the fundamental basis.
In Alice’s story, the attacking Li Yue undoubtedly became the intermediary between the Deep Sea and the Commander.
With spring’s arrival, the recovering Deep Sea planned to take advantage of Red Maple Fortress not yet emerging from a long winter to seize it.
So, the vast supplies in Red Maple Fortress’ warehouse became the primary target. If these materials were destroyed, Red Maple Fortress would be plunged into a state of material depletion, and the Azure Federation, which already disliked Red Maple Fortress being isolated abroad, would not provide emergency aid quickly. In this way, the Deep Sea could easily conquer it.
["And this was the last order your Commander received." Alice swirled the coffee in her cup, which of course was provided by Purple Moon, "His presence in the back mountains wasn’t a coincidence, but to confirm the success of this attack."]
[With that, Alice sneered and said, "But clearly, your Commander isn’t very skilled in such matters; he even forgot to perform the most basic tasks, failing to erase the level number on the missile. I wonder who in your fleet actually fired that missile."]
[Purple Moon spoke with a heavy expression: "Although battleships can already be converted into missile battleships, due to priority issues, only destroyers in the fleet are equipped with missiles, and there are only two destroyers in our fleet."]
