Let them offer their loyalty

Chapter 535: The Stage is Big

Three days later, the secret warehouses of the Brand and Card families respectively welcomed a batch of fourth-generation tactical mechas shining with cold light. These mechas represented the pinnacle of current technology and integrated countless innovations and advanced technologies.

"Why do I feel that the fourth-generation tactical mechas provided by Jonas are much better than ours."

"Who knows?"

After a brief exchange of words on the communication, Brand continued to admire the fourth-generation tactical mecha in front of him.

The fourth-generation tactical mechas are more sophisticated and efficient than previous models. Their shells are made of a new type of lightweight but extremely strong alloy material that can not only effectively resist high-energy attacks, but also withstand pressure and temperature in extreme environments. The surface of these mechas is coated with a layer of stealth paint, which can achieve invisibility in a variety of environments, providing them with higher concealment and tactical flexibility.

Its power system has also been upgraded to provide long-lasting and stable energy output. With this power support, the fourth-generation tactical mecha can perform tasks for a long time without worrying about energy shortages.

"Such a large number of fourth-generation tactical mechas, Jonas has invested a lot of money this time, right?"

Brand looked at the batch of fourth-generation tactical mechas in front of him and was amazed. He had also seen the fourth-generation tactical mechas of the Federation, but they looked two different things from those in District 25.

Before he could see enough, Lin Gong called.

"I haven't seen enough."

Brand frowned and answered the call.

"Mr. Brand, I know you have always liked the fourth-generation tactical mechas. Now is not the time to admire them." Lin Gong's voice sounded coldly through the communication equipment: "These fourth-generation tactical mechas are not for display."

Brand frowned slightly and sighed softly: "I know, Miss Lin Gong, but you have to understand that these mechas are brand new to us, and we need some time to adapt to and learn their operation."

Lin Gong smiled coldly: "The operating systems of these fourth-generation tactical mechas are all the same, with some differences at most. Time is precious, Mr. Brand, I believe your family members are smart and capable enough to quickly master these high-tech mechas. Moreover, I believe Mr. Jonas has sent you the operating manual and related training materials."

Each fourth-generation tactical mecha has an operating manual, and with the assistance of AI, it doesn’t take much time at all.

Brand was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "We will get familiar with and master these mechas as soon as possible."

The time is still a little too tight, but the longer you delay, the more likely something unexpected will happen.

"Very good." Lin Gong's voice revealed a hint of satisfaction: "Please speed up the progress. We will start the action soon at three o'clock in the afternoon."

Brand was slightly stunned: "Are we going to take action so soon? Why not wait until tonight?"

"Time waits for no one, Mr. Brand. For us, every extra hour of preparation time for this operation means that the variables will increase, rather than the chance of success. Please hurry up. My psychics are ready."

"Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be covered up. Once it is done, it will become known to everyone. We must be prepared in advance."

Brand was silent for a while: "I understand."

Once you start, there's no turning back.

Or in other words, since the day I agreed, there is no turning back.

The drivers were quickly found. They were all people loyal to the Brand family. After a brief adaptation, they began to master the postures of the mechas.

Soon, it was afternoon.

As the afternoon sun gradually faded, the city was obscured by thick clouds and dense high-rise buildings, and the entire city gradually fell into darkness. The huge advertising screens flashed cold neon lights, projecting them between the narrow streets and high-rise buildings.

The pilots of the Brand and Card families sat quietly in their tactical mechas, observing the surrounding environment through the display screens on their helmets. In the operating cabin of the tactical mechas, every tiny movement could be captured by the sensors and converted into a response of the mechas.

Just as they were preparing to act, a series of sharp alarms suddenly sounded in the air. Everyone looked up and saw that the drones in the sky were quickly gathering to form dense grids. Their laser scanners were constantly scanning the streets, looking for targets.

"It seems that our actions have attracted attention." Card said in a deep voice through the communication channel.

"It's okay, just proceed as planned." Brand responded calmly.

Even if Dorothy didn't know about it, the Federation's most basic defense was still there. It would be abnormal if these drones were not deployed.

"First warning, if you come any closer we will open fire immediately!"

The voices of the mobile team echoed in it, but Calder and Brand ignored them.

"Are Lin Gong and Snow ready?"

"Get ready! They're coming from the other side. We have to speed up and get to Dorothy. Once she reacts, the difficulty of this operation will increase tenfold. We have to break into Dorothy's secret base as quickly as possible!"

The mecha pilots of the Brand and Calder families advanced towards their target in a tense and orderly manner. The footsteps of the machines echoed in the empty streets, sonorous and powerful.

At this time, Snow and Ringong had also mobilized their forces and prepared to approach Dorothy's secret base from the other side. The sound of artillery fire rang out on the streets, and people screamed and ran for shelter.

"Begin the action." Lin Gong's voice sounded coldly in the communicator. Her voice seemed to be without any emotion, so calm that it made people feel creepy.

The action was carried out quickly. The two mecha teams launched attacks at the same time and pressed towards Dorothy's secret base. At this time, the secret base was surrounded by serious alarms. Drones and defense mechas were patrolling everywhere, but they could not stop the charge of the two powerful mecha teams.

The sounds of explosions and laser shooting intertwined in the night sky, forming a thrilling symphony. The mechas of the Brand and Calder families showed amazing combat effectiveness. They shuttled across the battlefield like ghosts and easily defeated Dorothy's defenses.

"The fourth-generation tactical mecha sent from District 25 is really useful..."

Before he could finish his words, a shrill scream rang out in the communication channel between Brand and several others.

"The communication channel has been invaded! The fourth-generation tactical mechas are out of control! They are motionless, what's going on!!"

Then, the communication channel connecting the few people to the group of fourth-generation tactical mechas fell into silence.

"Good evening, everyone, and Miss Lin Gong."

Dorothy's voice rang out over the communication channel between the four of them.

Chapter 536 Noelle: Dear Master Jonas

Dorothy's tone was not as angry as imagined. Oh no, her words were filled with a relaxed smile. Dorothy's voice echoed in their communication channel, to Brand, Calder, and Snow. Lin Gong's heart became heavier.

"Well, it seems that you are not very welcoming to me?"

Her voice was not as cold as before, but the more it was like this, the more frightened they felt as they, who could only hear Dorothy's voice on the communication, felt.

"Hmm? No one is replying? Or is the communication system broken? Well, you should ask Noelle to help you check it out. Your communication system is a bit ordinary. It only took a few simple programs to break into it. How about it, do you like my surprise?"

De clenched his fists, his heartbeat quickened, and finally could no longer bear this depressing atmosphere. He was the first person who dared to speak: "Dorothy, what did you do?"

The silent atmosphere was broken, but the situation did not seem to get better. It was just that someone finally dared to speak.

Snow's voice was cold and hard, with a hint of anxiety in his tone: "Did you know all this in advance?"

Dorothy laughed a little, which should have been pleasant, but at that moment it sounded so frightening that the more it did, the more frightened they became, and the cold seemed to penetrate deep into their bones.

There was a hint of pride and sarcasm in Dorothy's words. Her tone was full of teasing: "But to be honest, I really didn't expect you to use so many fourth-generation tactical mechas, and brought them from District 25. Especially...cooperating with Jonas, it's really a pleasant surprise."

Brand's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if his heart jumped into his throat. The name, Jonas, the name that should not have been known by Dorothy, echoed in the communication channel, as piercing as an alarm. Everyone's expression became solemn, and their thoughts seemed to be frozen. What panicked them the most was that Dorothy actually knew the secret of their cooperation with Jonas.

Brand tried to remain calm, but shock was evident in his voice: "How...how did you know?"

Calder clenched his fists hastily, with fear and confusion intertwined in his eyes: "How much information does she have?"

Snow frowned, anger burning in his eyes, every cell in his body was telling him that there was a traitor among them: "There is a mole among us!"

Lin Gong took a deep breath and grasped the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands, trying to find a little support. "This is impossible. Our cooperation with Jonas is extremely secret. Only the four of us know about it. Dorothy, how could Dorothy know about it!"

Dorothy's laughter seemed to come from far away. "Don't be so nervous. I just found out about it by accident. But if that's the case, why didn't you tell me from the beginning? That way I can pretend, right?"

Brand's anger surged like a tide, but he knew he couldn't lose his temper easily. The situation was bad enough, and he couldn't lose his composure any more. "Tell you? Give you a chance to plot against us? Dorothy, hurry up and do what you want to do."

Snow gritted his teeth, his voice revealing deep fear and anger: "Dorothy, what do you want?"

"I don't want to do anything. It's just that those new fourth-generation tactical mechas and psykers you invited are indeed a bit troublesome. It will take time to clean them up, so why don't we talk for a while."

Dorothy's words were full of playfulness, which made the four people feel more and more uneasy.

"You are much better than I thought." She said, her voice full of teasing, as if mocking their naivety: "There are actually too many things on the Federation, and they need to be cleaned up, but I have never been able to find a suitable opportunity. I have to say that you have given me a perfect reason."

The expressions on Brand and others' faces froze instantly. Every word and every phrase was like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into their hearts.

Dorothy's face appeared in front of them. She gently adjusted her hair and smiled. "Really, I have to thank you. You were so generous to come to my door. It just gave me an excuse to take action. To be honest, I was still worried about how to do it. After all, openly dealing with the upper-class families will always cause a lot of trouble. It seems that I really worried too much."

Lin Gong tried hard to suppress her anger. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Dorothy, what do you want?"

Dorothy stretched out a finger and fiddled with it in the air. "Lin Gong, well, I have to think about this question carefully. After all, you guys took the initiative to offer it to me, so I have to give you a good response. But before that, aren't you curious about where I got my information?"

Calder's pupils shrank slightly, and he thought of something he didn't want to believe. He clenched his fists inadvertently, and then figured it all out: "Lin Gong, where did this information leak from?"

"Fuck! Is this even a question? It's obvious that this bitch set us up! She's an undercover agent sent by Dorothy!"

Brand slammed the objects around him and started cursing angrily.

My family, who understands? The undercover agent is right next to me.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. The answer will be revealed soon."

The communication channel suddenly fell silent.

Lin Gong's voice suddenly began to play, but it was obviously a previous recording.

"You...capitalists, you'll do anything you can..."

"Jonas, cooperate with us..."

"Three days later, the fourth-generation tactical mecha and the psychic from Area 25..."

All of this was broadcast word for word on the communication channel. The more Lin Gong listened, the colder his blood felt.

"How did you get these? I only gave them to..."

"I can only say that you are a qualified undercover agent. But if it weren't for Noelle, I wouldn't have been able to get so much intelligence. Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Lin Gong."

Dorothy ignored Lin Gong's wailing and instead directed her anger at Snow and his two companions.

"Everyone, there seems to be a problem with the fourth-generation tactical mechas you invited. Some of them suddenly started to self-destruct. You were tricked by Jonas, so I have to let you know. Now the cleanup is coming to an end. Everyone, I have a way to keep you alive."

"One person, 50% of the family's total shares, no problem!"

"There are so many, why don't you go..."

Before Brand could finish his words, Dorothy instantly cut off Brand's communication channel.

"Everyone, I promise you that after the sun rises tomorrow, no one in the Federation will mention Brand's name. What is your choice?"

"I agree."

"Me too."

The two knew they had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, thank you both for your cooperation. As a bonus gift, please do whatever you want, Lin Gong."

Dorothy hung up the call without caring what Lin Gong would do next. She turned to look at the people around her and said, "It's solved, Noelle. Thanks to you for noticing that something was wrong with Lin Gong and placing a bug on her in advance. Otherwise, there might really be a big problem."

"I wish I could help you."

Noelle dropped her hands to her belly, revealing her usual serene smile.

Yes, I'm glad I could help you.

Dear Master Jonas.

Chapter 537: Sisters are just playing with flowers

Noelle was in the dim strategy room, the light slanting down on her face made her expression uncertain. Although she looked calm and composed on the surface, huge waves were stirring in her heart. She was facing not only the challenge of life and death on the battlefield, but more importantly, every decision she made would affect the fate of the entire federation.

"Sure enough, I feel the pressure is extraordinary. Standing in this position, every decision means the death of tens of thousands of soldiers. Although it seems to be just a number, it is shocking when you feel it carefully. This is war..."

It was at this time that Dorothy initiated a communication application.

"What's the matter, Dorothy?"

Noelle accepted Dorothy's communication request.

"Lin Gong has already dealt with her. Everyone over there thinks she is a traitor. I don't need to deal with her any more. However, she is not being tried as a traitor sent by Dorothy, but as a traitor from District 25..."

Seeing that Noel didn't speak for a long time, Dorothy reacted: "Sorry, Noel, I forgot that you don't like to hear these things."

"It's okay. I won't get emotional after hearing these things. Miss Dorothy, what happened next? Did Lin Gong say anything?"

Noelle's hands clenched slightly, and her heart beat a little faster.

"She said some nonsense. First, she said that I shouldn't trust Jonas. Then she said she was wrong and asked me to let her go. Finally, she seemed to be completely crazy. She said that Jonas gave you the recording and you were in collusion. Otherwise, how could there be a recording?"

"Maybe we should let her go. She was just being used..."

"Noelle, you are too kind. There is no right or wrong in this world. There are only interests. The last bit of Lin Gong's interests has been squeezed out. Moreover, if she does not choose to betray, even if she retires from this position, the money and capital she has collected from my side will be enough for her to live a perfect life. At least as long as she does not make large-scale investments, she will never be able to spend all the money in her lifetime."