Let them offer their loyalty

As for Noelle, she was taking over various affairs on the front line and thinking about how to defeat Jonas.

The military force displayed by District 25 has already made the Federation take it seriously, but the capitalists in the Federation still think that District 25 is just a piece of fat meat on the plate. It would be fine if the civilians who don't have any information channels think so, but those who have access to various information channels still look down on Jonas and District 25.

At this time, Noelle was talking to Lin Gong.

Dorothy arranged an assistant for Noel on the grounds that Noel's body had not recovered yet. The assistant was not the kind that would be with Noel all the time. Dorothy told Noel that as long as Noel needed anything, he could just call Lin Gong directly and she would meet all of Noel's needs.

And now, Noelle is listening to Lin Gong's report.

"Ms. Noelle, when you came back, I had already clearly asked all media in the Federation to block the information about your return. But it hasn't even been two days, and all kinds of news about your return have appeared on the Internet in the Federation, and all kinds of your resume from the past to the present have appeared on various platforms. I don't know if we need to investigate who leaked the information..."

Lin Gong reported to Noel in a businesslike tone. Her tone was almost emotionless. She seemed to be very dissatisfied with Noel in her heart, but because of Dorothy, she couldn't just give Noel a cold look - she would do whatever Noel wanted, and just complete every task in an ordinary way until Noel no longer needed her. Lin Gong now worked for Noel with this idea in mind. Even if someone was watching, they couldn't find any fault with her.

Not giving up or being perfunctory, but definitely not enthusiastic or positive either.

"No need. Most of those resumes are fake, just to make my name look better. The real resumes can be searched everywhere on the Internet platform. They are not secrets at all. If I ban one person who exposed my information today, there will be a second, a third, or even more tomorrow. There is no need to waste energy and financial resources."

Noelle's tone was calm. These exposed resumes and information were not important to her at all. At most, it would let people in the Federation know that there was a person named Noelle. Isn't it abnormal to let the public know one more or one less celebrity?

The marks on her mind slowly began to glow, but her subconscious made her think that they didn't matter at all.

Yes, everything that is not related to defeating Jonas is irrelevant.

The mental imprint that had helped Jonas gain the advantage and defeat Jonas before seemed to not exist. This thought would only occasionally flash through Noel's mind when he was thinking seriously.

"I understand, Ms. Noelle, is there anything else I can do next?"

"Thank you, I won't need it next time."

After saying that, Noelle hung up the phone. Instead of worrying about these trivial matters, she now had more important things to do, such as observing the development of the war, and observing where there would be a breakthrough on the wilderness battlefield that would allow the Federation to gain an advantage.

She had been paying attention to the wilderness battlefield, but no matter how closely she watched, there was no breakthrough in the wilderness battlefield. In other words, even if there was a breakthrough in Area 25, it would be quickly filled by reinforcements, which gave Noelle a headache.

Logically speaking, the wilderness battlefield should be quite a distance away from District 25, and at least the logistics line should be longer than that of the Federation. But why is it that District 25 never lacks various reinforcements and supplies, and even arrives faster than the Federation?

As a battlefield commander, she also needs to consider the enemy's reinforcement speed and logistics lines.

While Noel was thinking, the green dots on the battlefield map were silently changing. You could see that these dots were slowly disappearing, first one, then the second, then the third, and then the red dots also began to disappear, but the speed of disappearance was much slower than the green dots...

These green dots are the locations of the federal soldiers' camps. Once they begin to disappear, it means that the camp has begun to be attacked. When the camp no longer exists, the soldier camp represented by the green dots will also no longer exist.

Noelle saw this scene, perked up, and was about to start deploying troops when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Still awake? Very good, I don't need to wake you up. Now start controlling your soldiers' camp and make the attacked soldiers' camp pack up and retreat. Then mobilize your troops and advance to the northeast. There is no need to slow down to conceal your pace and movements. Go at full speed, the faster the better."

The spiritual imprint that originally existed in Noelle's mind glowed slightly, and the thought that helping Jonas would mean defeating Jonas that flashed through her mind was quietly erased and replaced by the words that she should obey Jonas that rang in her mind.

Subconsciously, Noelle's hands began to move. Everything was so natural, as if the idea had jumped out of her mind. It only took a few seconds for her to follow orders and mobilize troops to advance northeast.

Soon, the soldiers represented by the green dots collided with the enemy dots represented by the red dots. Unexpectedly, the dots that should have been difficult to capture were quickly turned green and slowly spread around.

"Very good. You used your own thinking to find the loophole in District 25 and successfully captured some of its troops. This is the clarion call for the federal counterattack. Miss Noelle, every time you see a small-scale attack in District 25, you will ask yourself what I should do. Do you understand?"

Jonas was like a teacher teaching a child what he should do, slowly guiding Noel on what to do.

Until Noelle said something that satisfied Jonas—

"I understand, Master."

Chapter 515: No one in District 25 objects, showing a slight decline

"Recently, our Federation won a great victory in the war against District 25. The soldiers on the front line showed a new style. We must try to come up with new tactics and a new attitude towards District 25. District 25 still has illusions about this war. The Federation will never be defeated by District 25. Surrendering as soon as possible is the only way out..."

"Area 25, please pay attention to our diplomacy. The Federation strongly condemns the attack on Area 25. Area 25 does not talk to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel. It is clear that they are not confident in themselves. Facing such an enemy, what do we have to fear..."

"Why is the market fluctuating? Why is there a minor disturbance in the Federation? Mison Information will show you the whole picture. We are absolutely objective and neutral! Let's take a look at the first piece of news first. Wow, the first piece is so explosive? Recently, the undercover sent by the 25th District to the Federation was exposed. The real purpose turned out to be to disrupt the scene? The absolutely objective and neutral Mison Information will show you the whole picture!"

——Pouring champagne at halftime is the stupidest thing to do, but some people just like to do it. As long as they gain a small advantage, they will start popping champagne for their teammates.

In fact, it’s not even halftime yet with the champagne.

It's not even the halftime yet, and the advantage they've gained is not enough to make up for the little they had lost before, yet this group of politicians and capitalists are already making a fuss about the territory they've finally regained.

First there was the cocktail party, then various other celebrations, then the media hype, making the news of victory known to everyone, and then all the things he had done were blamed on District 25. Although this was the most basic operation, it still made Noel feel very uncomfortable.

Just lie to others. Some of those who have not received the information will be skeptical, while some will choose to believe it all and continue to live the same life as before until this layer of falsehood like a soap bubble is burst. It is the most normal thing to appease the people by sending news of stability and improvement.

"——But they held a cocktail party, saying it was to celebrate these victories. They were deceiving others and themselves at the same time?"

Noelle sat in a wheelchair, listening to Lin Gong's report with a calm expression.

It is not scary to deceive others, nor is it scary to be deceived by others. The scariest thing is to deceive yourself.

You can lie to others, but you can never lie to yourself. The atmosphere of the Federation where music and dance are played continuously made Noel feel for a moment that he had won a great victory and defeated District 25. The only thing left was to press Jonas hard into the wheelchair tomorrow.

What she won was just a battle that couldn't be any smaller.

In Noel's mind, the mark seemed to be non-existent. It was so thin that it was almost imperceptible. The light it usually emitted also turned dim and almost transparent. Those manipulated memories seemed to be non-existent, making Noel believe that he had won the battle by seizing a tiny chance.

The almost zero casualties also became a point of advocacy for this battle.

"Ms. Noelle, they also invited you to the cocktail party. After your identity was exposed, I should have excluded all unimportant information according to Lady Dorothy's order, but you asked me to tell you all the information in detail..."

"I know that Dorothy doesn't want me to be disturbed by those people. I don't want to go there either. I even don't want to hear the news. It's just that some seemingly useless news may actually be very useful. I'm afraid that the information I overlooked is actually very important. Thank you for your help, Miss Lin Gong."

Although it was a very polite remark, Lin Gong heard another meaning - you don't have the ability to identify useful information, so you have to leave it to me.

Emotions are a very strange thing. Sometimes, you don’t have a good relationship with the person you are talking to, but that person doesn’t know that you are dissatisfied with her. However, even in such a situation, even if she says something that you don’t like, you will start to frown, wondering if the other person is being sarcastic to you, but you can’t just break up with her.

For example, Lin Gong now, after hearing this, although he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, he still kept a faint smile on his face: "You're welcome, Miss Noelle, it's my honor to serve you."

Being polite would almost be a point deduction in front of Dorothy, but she didn't expect it to come in handy here. Although Noel's attitude towards her was better, Lin Gong's dissatisfaction with Noel could not be wiped out by a better attitude.

The final emotion turned into a sentence: Well, I'll go and get busy first. Call me if you need anything, Miss Noelle.

After the call ended, Lin Gong sat on the soft sofa. Even though the feeling beneath her body was so soft, it could not melt the hardness in her heart.

Dorothy put her next to Noel and let her do whatever she wanted. She could put down all the work on hand and had to obey Noel's orders.

Human beings are very strange creatures.

Lin Gong felt that she had worked hard to climb up to the top that no one in the Federation dared to even think about, and sat next to the person who controlled the Federation without anyone knowing. She worked hard to help Dorothy, and even if she suffered a lot of criticism, she would accept it with a straight face.

But Dorothy threw Lin Gong directly to Noel's side, which made Lin Gong unable to hold back.

Although Dorothy had said that this was to allow Lin Gong to better learn Noelle's methods and let her know what should be done and what should not be done, Lin Gong, who was resentful of Noelle, could no longer accept it. However, since it was Dorothy's words, she could not refute or confront them.

"Noelle..."

Lin Gong narrowed his eyes and whispered Noel's name. In front of him was all the information about Noel. Some were about the forged records that had been exposed and could be made public, some were just the commander's name Noel, and some were pictures of the battle.

"One day I will let you know that you are not worthy of standing beside Dorothy, let alone sitting in my position. Why should Dorothy arrange for me to be your assistant? Is there anything I can't do better than you?"

Her breathing gradually became heavier, but soon returned to normal.

Standing in front of the mirror, she gave a typical smile.

It's very standard. Even the most smiling person in the world can't find any fault with it.

"I won't reveal any evidence until I'm sure Noelle can be driven out."

She dared to guarantee that she was much better than Noelle in disguise.

Chapter 516: The Federation's Independent Leadership Demonstrates Its Advantages

Someone once said that statistics is an art, a very profound art, as deep as the ocean, just like language.

Statistics, like language, can easily confuse others, and, well, can also easily make people laugh.

Just like now.

In the office, in front of Jonas was a small piece of chocolate cake and coffee. The cake was half eaten, and a little further away from Jonas, the coffee was almost untouched, but opposite it were two small plates that had been emptied and a cup of milk.

Opposite him, Iris was poking the cake in front of her with a small fork. She didn't seem to be in a hurry to eat it. She just glanced at Jonas timidly from time to time while doing so. When Jonas didn't notice, she would take another bite and continue to peek at him with satisfaction.

Although Jonas made Iris more confident and brave, a person's character is shaped by her experiences and how can it be changed so easily?

Jonas once teased Iris, saying that after his death, Iris's character would become braver and stronger. But as soon as he said the word "death", Iris looked at him with tears in her eyes, so Jonas didn't say anything else. In order to appease Iris, he played with her for an entire afternoon.

"Can you please stop playing with your piece of strawberry cake? No, you either stare at it, or continue staring at it after you finish eating it, or let me stare at it instead. You take a bite and look at it. What does it mean to take a bite and look at it?"

Another voice sounded in my mind.

"Another me, have you seen those videos of people eating? It's just one person holding food and eating it with great satisfaction."

After making sure that she would not disturb Jonas's thoughts, Iris carefully asked her other self.

"I've seen it occasionally, what's wrong?"

"In fact, I couldn't understand why some people's appetite improved after watching these eating videos, but when I watched Mr. Jonas, I figured it out."

After Iris finished speaking, she glanced at Jonas secretly again.

Look at Mr. Jonas. He finished a small plate of cake without realizing it and even wanted to eat more.

As long as you look at the person you like, your appetite will be much better than on ordinary days, right?

I just don’t know if I can stay in the office after eating all these cakes...it’s better to eat slowly?

"Iris, don't eat too much cake..."

Jonas was looking through the documents. Although he was focused on them, he would occasionally glance at Iris. After saying this, he felt that something was wrong: "You are wrong. Eat more, but don't eat too much cake. You will feel sick."

Although it is a little heavier than before, it is still relatively light. I don’t know if it is because Iris has a small appetite. Today is the first time I saw her eat three pieces of cake in a row. Is it because the chef’s cakes are so delicious?

"Yeah, I understand."

Iris nodded, put the cake down obediently, turned to drink the still warm milk, and after drinking it, she felt her stomach was bloated.

Oh no, I agreed to reserve dinner time for my other self, but now it’s gone. Will my other self be angry?

Although the consciousness of both parties can be switched, after all, they still use the same body. Just like after being filled with puffs, even if you switch to another self, you can only reset your endurance or something. The puffs filled with Mr. Jonas will not be emptied instantly.

Just as she put down the glass of milk, Iris saw Jonas frowning again, his fingers tapping on the table unconsciously.

"No, the Federation said that since the start of the war, 100 soldiers have been killed, 35 fourth-generation tactical mechas have been lost, and only two camps have been lost. The logistics line is normal. The soldiers do not eat energy bars and synthetic meat, but the freshest beef..."

Seeing the end, even Jonas couldn't hold back: "Let's be honest, you said that the federal people might believe the previous data, but isn't it a bit too much to eat freshly slaughtered beef? Is the media over there a bit involved?"

No, no, we have to see who edited this report. Just using the most normal sentences gives people the impression that he is playing a role in a counter-character. Okay, let him continue to praise the Federation.

But when Jonas saw the name below the report, he was stunned for a moment.

He was the one who said why he didn't give up land in exchange for peace. District 15 directly asked him to go there and create chaos with others. He is currently studying in the Federation and is very popular, with a lot of people chasing after him.

"That's not surprising, that's not surprising..."

Jonas let the information scroll down slowly. This report was just a piece of fun for him. There was nothing to pay attention to. What was worth noting was the data that appeared at the beginning of the report. The Federation side had all the same caliber. More than a hundred soldiers were killed in the battle, no more than two hundred, fifteen fourth-generation tactical mechas, and few camps were lost. And so on and so forth...

Isn't it said that statistics is an art?

All kinds of equipment on his side have been updated, and the enhanced fourth-generation tactical mechas have better performance than those of the Federation. Even the logistics line is more stable and powerful than that of the Federation. Not to mention freshly slaughtered beef, energy bars can still be occasionally replaced with normal military rations.

Okay, that's kind.

Even so, the various data on Jonas' side were much greater than those posted by the Federation - how could the Federation have lost only more than a hundred soldiers and fifteen tactical mechas? If the loss ratio was this, Jonas should just surrender.

All the technologies on our side are more advanced than those on the Federation side, which is equivalent to a small advantage over the opponent's disadvantage. No matter how outrageous it is, it won't be like this.

Although Jonas knew that the most important war now was an information war, these data were a bit too outrageous.

At this time, professionals are needed.

"Elise, can you do me a small favor?"

"Mr. Jonas, please speak up! I have always been concerned about whether I can help Mr. Jonas!"

When Iris heard that Jonas wanted her help, her eyes lit up.

It's great to be able to help Mr. Jonas!

She is not as strong as Miss Esni, and usually she can only maintain the firewall of the Alte Group. The rest of the time she spends eating and drinking. She is too embarrassed to meet Mr. Jonas for work reasons. Now is a great opportunity!

"Help me hack into the Federation's network, help me find out how much they lost, and by the way, help me investigate the person who was sitting next to Noelle before she returned..."

"Her name is Lin Gong."