I'm in the azure sky, and I have an anti-fraud app.

He picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth.

Zhenhai smiled and asked, "Commander, how is it?"

Li Wei nodded in approval: "Great!"

Zhenhai's smile gradually turned seductive. He lightly tapped the table with his finger, the nail striking the stone surface with a crisp sound: "They weren't talking about pastries, were they?"

Li Wei nodded again, a dangerous smile appearing on his face: "I wasn't talking about pastries, were I?"

Zhenhai discovered that the situation did not seem to be as he had expected.

The intelligence report didn't say...

Does knowing a commander's weaknesses mean you can manipulate them at will?

I am indeed launching a fierce attack on the commander's weaknesses, but I don't feel that the commander is under my control at all.

Instead, Li Wei reached down and caught her mischievous golden lotus.

Feeling the soles of his feet being gently tickled through the fabric, Zhenhai's face flushed even more, to the point that even the dim light couldn't hide it.

"Commander... really..." Zhenhai said coquettishly.

"Isn't this the result you wanted?" Li Wei stretched out both hands, leaving Zhenhai no room to back down. "Or is it that you didn't expect this situation to happen?"

Chapter Thirty-One: Zhenhai's Tactics

In Zhenhai's own plan, he would first engage in some intimate flirting with the commander over food, then play an interesting game of chess under the moonlight, and finally merge into one with the moonlight and the rising sun.

romantic.

↑These are two descriptions.

However, Li Wei skipped all the previous steps and went straight to the last one, catching Zhenhai off guard and leaving him unsure how to respond.

...In fact, he directly hypnotized Zhenhai, subtly rewriting Zhenhai's strategist personality.

Having witnessed enough of the usual trope of being seduced first and then turning the tables, Li Wei decided to try something different this time, skipping the seduction phase and going straight to the kill.

“I know what you want.” Li Wei lifted the beauty onto the table, straightened the creases in Zhenhai’s clothes, and made her face to face with him: “You know that too, so… I’m going to be direct.”

"...Can't you be more direct?" Zhenhai let Li Wei smooth out the wrinkles in his clothes, his curvaceous body curled up, his hands wrapped around his knees, his golden lotus feet raised: "Commander is truly...fiery as fire..."

"So this is already blazing hot?" Li Wei chuckled, not refusing Zhenhai's advances. "After that, I'm afraid a volcano will erupt inside you~"

"Really~"

Zhenhai was a little overwhelmed by such a direct approach and gently patted Li Wei, saying, "Commander, you're so unserious."

"Hehe, teasing you is my true nature." For some reason, Li Wei had a particularly strong desire to take the initiative when facing Zhenhai: "I remember you said before that it's not appropriate to be too serious at times like this."

"I came with high spirits, and I'll leave when the excitement is over." A hint of spring stirred in Zhenhai's dark red eyes as he bravely looked up into Li Wei's. "I did say that... Commander, I'm getting a little impatient..."

"To ease your anxiety while you wait for me," Li Wei lowered his head and kissed Zhenhai's arch, "I'm going to satisfy you a little bit now..."

Zhenhai's eyes were filled with anticipation, and he even twisted his fingers tightly together with his hands clasped under his knees, causing his once smooth stockings to wrinkle again.

However, Li Wei sat back down on the stone bench, facing Zhenhai with an imposing posture, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Zhenhai: ...

So all that talk about is just the same posture and method...

The Eastern strategist, who was used to being in control of everything, found himself losing his habitual control over the matter of commanding troops.

Just when she thought Li Wei was about to be put on the defensive, Li Wei took the initiative to stand up...

Just when she thought Li Wei was about to take the initiative, he sat down again...

Being led by others is not like her style as a strategist.

But... she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to dislike being in a passive situation as much as she thought.

Li Wei looked up: "Shall we begin?"

This height is perfect.

The angle is just right.

Zhenhai lowered her head and kissed Li Wei's lips with amazing flexibility, then followed the commander's instructions and placed her small feet where Li Wei wanted her to.

Li Wei let out a satisfied sigh.

……

Li Wei personally helped Zhenhai put her high heels back on, letting the yogurt spill out of them.

"Commander, shall we play a game of chess?"

Zhenhai blushed, removed the pastries from the table to reveal a chessboard engraved on the stone table, and took out the chess pieces he had prepared beforehand: "This is the perfect time for a game of chess~"

"Playing chess is certainly an option."

Li Wei weighed the chess pieces prepared by Zhenhai in his hand. They felt very good, without the roughness of stones, suggesting that the owner of the pieces used them frequently.

He knew how to play Go, but he was sure he couldn't beat a seasoned player like Zhenhai who had been playing for a long time. So he planned to take a different approach and give Zhenhai a little shock in terms of the rules.

"But you have to follow my rules."

"Oh?" Zhenhai showed an interested expression: "What are your rules?"

As she said this, many images flashed through Zhenhai's mind: the jailer unconsciously hunching over in his slender high heels, causing her smile to falter slightly.

Li Wei said confidently, "First, let's play a rapid chess game. The loser has to fulfill one condition for the winner, how about that?"

"It would be difficult to determine the final winner solely based on the outcome of the game."

Zhenhai not only didn't refuse, but his eyes lit up.

She was confident that the commander's chess skills were not as good as hers, and she was even calculating in her mind how much she should let the commander win in order to make the game look difficult to decide.

...If the commander loses confidence all at once, the game won't last long.

"As for my rules..."

Li Wei smiled smugly: "I call it Gomoku (Five in a Row)."

Zhenhai was deeply shocked after hearing Li Wei's introduction—she hadn't expected that Li Wei's "my rules" meant this: he had completely changed the rules of the game.

The rules of Gomoku are not difficult to understand, but Zhenhai was playing for the first time and could not compete with Li Wei, who was more familiar with the rules.

What's more, Li Wei "cunningly" didn't set any forbidden moves, and instead played black, using simple formulas to utterly defeat Zhenhai.

"I won the first set."

"In that case, please feed me this pastry, Miss Zhenhai, mouth to mouth."

Zhenhai treated it as tuition and didn't care much about it.

……

"I won the second set."

Zhenhai frowned slightly and, as Li Wei had requested, draped herself in a black veil to conceal the night.

……

"I won the third set again."

Zhenhai sensed something was wrong based on his intuition, but he couldn't find any flaws.

"Zhenhai, it's your turn to eat this time."

"Well……"

Zhenhai's competitive spirit was aroused.

……

"The fourth game." Li Wei placed a piece, five in a row: "Our strategist doesn't seem to be very good at this game."

Zhenhai accepted his defeat and obediently sat in Li Wei's lap.

……

"The fifth set..."

"Wait a minute." Zhenhai stopped Li Wei before the fifth game even started: "This time, I'll play black. Commander, you should have no problem with that, right?"

After thinking it over, Li Wei realized that after winning four games in a row, he should indeed give Zhenhai a taste of success.

Although the requirements for both are actually quite similar in the end...

"Alright, you play black this round."

Zhenhai followed Li Wei's lead and secured their first victory using the same strategy.

Li Wei: ...

Zhenhai immediately understood.

It's not that our commander is strong, but that this strategy is strong.

"It seems even our commander can't break this pattern..."

Li Wei fast-forwarded: "Speak, what are your demands?"

"My request is..." Zhenhai smiled again: "This time, I want to be on top."

Chapter Thirty-Two: Leonardo da Vinci: What should I do?

Level 2 hypnotic ability:

Mild hypnosis can be applied to up to two ship girls, slightly altering their beliefs for up to one hour, with a 24-hour cooldown.

Compared to before the upgrade, the only improvement is that it can hypnotize one more ship girl.

At least when facing two ship girls at the same time, there is no need to worry about the situation getting out of control.

As for its greater uses...

Of course, you can try some fancy tricks.

……

"Today's mission: Head to the port to welcome Drake back."

"Mission Reward: Search Ability Level 1".

"Mission objective: Conquer Drake within today; failure to do so will result in mission failure."

……

After confirming the mission, Li Wei summoned London, the secretary ship for the day, and inquired about the day's matters.

The bespectacled girl in London has a unique charm that always reminds Li Wei of a certain president of the wooden company.

Drake did send a message, but at that time Li Wei was being affectionate with Zhenhai, so London wisely didn't bother Li Wei.

Did Drake say when he would arrive at the port?

London turned to a page of the record: "It only says it will happen at sunset today, but no specific time was given."

Li Wei waved his hand: "Okay, I understand."

Now that he finally has some free time today, Li Wei decides to take a stroll around the port area.

In fact, Li Wei already had a lot of invitations from ship girls piling up on his schedule, but he wasn't in a hurry to go.

He still prioritized the system's tasks, and then indulged in whatever he pleased with the rest.

Walking along the tree-lined paths of the port area, Li Wei saw a bustling construction site in the distance.

That was the "Baths of Sardinia" built by Veneto's organization.

Li Wei suddenly became interested and decided to go and check on the construction progress.

On the bustling construction site, not a single person could be seen.

Li Wei held onto the railings around the construction site, searching for possible "construction workers".

"commander?"

Littorio's voice came from behind: "What are you looking at here?"