How come I, who has the physique of a succubus, was pushed back by the ship girl?

"But as far as this matter is concerned, there is nothing we can do."

"Because strictly speaking, Arthas is no longer a ship girl of our Iris Theocracy."

"When she volunteered to go to the Commander's side and stay with him for the rest of her life, her body and mind were completely engraved with his mark. Even we cannot control her."

"The other girls were no exception. As their feelings for each other progressed, they also formed deep relationships with the Commander."

"If you want to say they are the knights of the Theocracy, in fact, they are now more like the commander's private soldiers, and more like the non-staff personnel of our Iris Theocracy."

"That is to say, the huge Iris has now fallen to a point where no one is available. There is really nothing we can do to help, everyone."

During the entire process of responding, Richelieu sat upright on the main seat and did not say a word.

Even though Clemenceau exaggerated the problems of Littorio and others, she had no intention of expressing her opinion.

Even though the real truth was almost unbelievable due to Clemenceau's interference, she still privately gave her a steady stream of support, suggesting that she keep trying.

It was not until her upright behavior was caught by others and everyone, led by Veneto, demanded that she give an explanation and make her attitude clear that Richelieu stood up with ease.

"We are now in a joint relationship. Elizabeth once told me that from now on, we will stick to the principle of focusing on Zhou Xuan."

"I believe Elizabeth has told you this, Veneto."

"It's true that this is true. Even now, I still agree with her idea."

Veneto nodded, sticking to the point, expressing his agreement with Richelieu.

It’s true that she supports Zhou Xuan. How many people can’t resist being attracted by such an outstanding commander in every aspect?

Just by hearing it from Richelieu's mouth, she always felt a sense of crisis of losing Zhou Xuan, which was concentrated and accumulated in her heart, making it beat rapidly.

Having been in a high position for a long time, even if there are some rare contrasts in some places, Veneto is not an ordinary character after all.

Following Richelieu's words, she quickly analyzed her hidden intentions.

He was so angry, but didn't want her to have everything she wanted, so he got ahead of her and told her in advance.

"So you've basically confirmed it, right? You're using the name of protection on the surface, but secretly you're putting me under house arrest."

"We have known each other for many years, but I didn't know that you, Richelieu, had such a high-sounding side. Seeing you today, I am really surprised."

"Of course, after all the hardships, we will certainly cherish this rare peace."

"If Arthas really minds, Littorio, Marco Polo and I can apologize to her for what we did so blatantly that day."

"On the contrary, this is Iris' last chance. No matter what, our Sardinian Empire will not allow you, the Iris Theocracy, to take possession of the commander privately."

"If we really push them to the limit, the rest will depend on our own abilities..."

To be honest, this is the first time that Marco Polo has seen such a bold Veneto since he was born.

Living up to the title of the flagship of the Sardinian Empire, the gray-haired ball in front of her finally satisfied her for once.

Marco Polo was pleased with the situation and feared that the world would not be in chaos, so he jumped forward immediately.

He first patted Veneto's shoulder, then stood shoulder to shoulder with her, sharing the same hatred for the enemy.

"Both sides should take a step back, shake hands and make peace, and share everything they have now, or should they compete with each other? Beauty can only be possessed by the strong."

"Choose one, Richelieu."

"And Lord Clemenceau, please, for the sake of our friendship, persuade your greedy sister."

“Sharing together is good for you and good for everyone.”

In general, the current direction of things is within their expectations and even hopes, and it carries the profound intentions of countless people, big and small.

Therefore, Clemenceau did not pay direct attention to Marco Polo's advice. She came directly to Richelieu, faced him side by side, and spoke calmly.

"That is my answer, Marco Polo."

Therefore, a battle for Zhou Xuan is inevitable, everyone thought.

Their emotions gradually grew stronger, and combined with the words that beauty is only for the winner, their hearts could not help but be excited.

Finally, driven by this passion, the Sardinians did not stay any longer.

He turned around and left gracefully, then hurried downstairs to make corresponding arrangements.

Only when their figures completely disappeared from her sight did Richelieu slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

She sat back in her seat, thinking about everything that had happened before, and thinking about the request Zhou Xuan had made to her when they were alone in the room that day.

As for the friendship between the two major camps, Richelieu himself was skeptical.

Although she acted as if nothing had happened, she was actually a little worried.

Now, as the war spread further, seeing that Zhou Xuan had become the little bird imprisoned in a cage and fought over by everyone, Richelieu unconsciously became a little excited.

Richelieu couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in for a while, she just knew it.

She felt excited and happy from it, and she thought her decision to agree to Zhou Xuan was the right one.

Now we have everything in place, right time, right place, and right people. We are just waiting for the show to begin.

"You mixed your true feelings into a farce. Should we say that you are a long-term thinker? Or are you acting on impulse, Zhou Xuan~"

Looking towards Zhou Xuan's direction, Richelieu smiled slightly.

Her beautiful eyes were as tender as water, and she was full of brilliant anticipation for what was going to happen next.

Chapter 4: Marco Polo is on the stage! Marco Polo falls! (crying voice) K

Fearing that the matter was not serious enough and with a view to having fun, Richelieu was looking forward to further developments. The situation in Sardinia was not much better.

After returning to Sardinia with a heart full of anger, Veneto urgently dispatched all its capable combat personnel.

Although they are the Sardinian Empire, everyone knows that they are still lacking compared to the paper strength of other camps.

Therefore, apart from those carefree and naive young ship girls, those invited by Veneto were all the elite of the Sardinian Empire.

Although they may have some troublesome characteristics in their interpersonal relationships and even in their personalities.

But as long as it is utilized and guided correctly, it can still be a powerful force in wartime.

Not only that, Veneto, who was determined to win a great victory and to prove himself in front of the Iris Theocracy, also extended an olive branch to Marco Polo in time.

In her opinion, it is true that there are certain conflicts between the two due to certain prejudices in the past.

But now that we have a common enemy, a common goal, and the same aspirations, we have to put aside the grudges of the past for the time being and deal with them later.

All these factors combined to form a unity, and unsurprisingly, Marco Polo agreed on this point.

She stood in the crowd and came to a operations room with a group of Sardinian ship girls.

As the instigators of this action, standing on the podium in the operations room were Veneto and her deputy Littorio. The two sisters were still as dazzling as ever.

Marco Polo snorted involuntarily. Before she knew it, she had done those subconscious things again.

Fortunately, everyone was united and no one heard her abnormality. Everyone's attention was focused and the formal deployment of the counterattack finally began.

Veneto said.

"I have to tell you all some extremely bad news. According to my inference, the Iris girls, led by Richelieu, have made up their minds to monopolize the commander."

"Richelieu had already made this very clear during the previous test."

"I don't know how you felt when you heard the news, but I felt complicated, heavy and angry."

His voice is deep but can't be ignored. Even when he is speaking calmly, Veneto's voice is full of magic that makes people empathize with him involuntarily.

First suppress and then praise, this is a consistent lyrical technique, and it is also one of the means to mobilize people's hearts and push their fighting will to the highest peak.

So much so that after Veneto finished speaking, the scene suddenly fell into a tacit silence.

When it broke out, the two people standing on the stage could clearly see the fiery light flashing in everyone's eyes.

The pupils of various colors were bright and sharp, and what was written in them were just those few bright big words, namely.

For the Commander!

"As always, we will all obey your orders, Lord Veneto."

"The flame of fighting spirit is burning in our hearts, and it will provide us with sufficient motivation until we recapture the commander."

With everyone's expectations gathered, the Sardinian Empire's aircraft carrier, Skyhawk, took the initiative to step forward and set her own example.

At the same time, it also announced the real beginning of this meeting.

Two full days had passed since the conflict broke out that day and the confrontation with Richelieu had begun.

During this period of time, Veneto made a lot of preparations, the most significant of which was the Iris defense map that was now clearly displayed in front of everyone.

It was the specific intelligence she had obtained after several days of undercover research, which clearly stated their deployment locations and rotation times.

So he knocked on the big screen behind him with the baton in his hand, and after focusing everyone's attention, Veneto began to make corresponding deployments.

"In general, our course of action can be roughly described as responding to each move as it comes."

"Although the commander's whereabouts are still unknown under the deployment of the Iris, judging from the rotation of troops around the command room, he is likely to have stayed in the command room."

"In that case, let's just lure the tiger away from the mountain and make a feint to the east and attack in the west."

"One team is responsible for attracting Jeanne and others on patrol, while Littorio and I will lead them away and Alsace will be in charge of the command room."

"The rest of the breakthrough and rescue mission will be left to you, Zara, Pola, Duke of Abruzzi, and Gorizia."

"Roma and the other ship girls will serve as the reserve force. When they receive the assistance information, they will act in time to nip all risks in the bud."

Veneto's idea was very good, and the various measures introduced really confirmed the hardships she had gone through in the past few days, and there was no loophole to be found.

Apart from taking a bath, this was the first time since they met that she felt that Veneto's talent was truly used in the right place.

Thinking of this, Marco Polo couldn't help but raise his head again, and looked around.

Around her, all her companions were listening attentively, their fists clenched, their bodies tense, and a fighting spirit surged throughout their bodies.

The overall performance is no different from before, with a significantly different attitude, and in front of Veneto, her companions can never see their existence.

This is also why she and Veneto and others are at odds with each other, and this is also one of the reasons why she came to Zhou Xuan's room alone before.

To be fair, she needs recognition and attention too much.

Fortunately, at this moment, her mood was not just desolate.

Moved by Veneto's words and the emotions around her, she still kept a spark of struggle in her heart.

And in the eyes behind Veneto, it quickly grew into a raging wave of flames, she said.

"You will be in charge of commanding this operation, Marco Polo. Everyone, including us, will obey your command."

"Leave it to... me?"

Marco Polo's pupils contracted rapidly, and he couldn't help but open his eyes wide, repeating everything he heard over and over again in an almost whispering manner.

It was obvious that she was not really prepared mentally for such an unexpected decision.

She just repeatedly asked about Veneto's plans and questioned the meaning of her doing this.

In response to her question, Veneto smiled, then took a step forward, walked in front of her and explained.

"This is not just a spur-of-the-moment idea of ​​mine, Marco Polo. I discussed it with Littorio long before the meeting started."

“When it comes to the ownership of the commander, we all want to take action ourselves and direct the struggle.”

"Unfortunately, even if I don't want to, I have to admit that when it comes to the commander's closeness and understanding of the situation in the port area, you are still better."

"So knowing everything about you, in order to achieve complete success of this mission, I have decided to entrust the command to you. I also hope that you can lead everyone to be proud of it."

Marco Polo's heart was pounding when he heard Veneto's words in person. He couldn't tell whether he was moved or happy that he had finally got what he wanted.

All she knew was that she had waited for this day for too long.

However, when her former rival took the initiative to transfer power to her, the always ambitious Marco Polo suddenly felt embarrassed and began to practice the virtue of courtesy.

Such a contrast between the before and after made everyone present stunned at first, and then they couldn't help laughing.

It was not until Veneto patted her shoulder with hope and relief that Marco Polo reluctantly agreed.

And some appropriate supplementary comments were made on some of Veneto’s previous views.

"Yes, everything is just as you said. There is still some gap between our paper strength and that of the Iris Theocracy."

"But Exclusive Commander, this is a big deal! If we are to be anxious, shouldn't we be the ones waiting anxiously?"

"Where are the Iron Blood ship girls? Where are the Royal Navy ship girls?"