diskusbooks Chapter 139 Battle Makes Me Happy 21
Chapter 139 Battle Makes Me Happy 21
When Betty mentioned that the bookmarks were drawn with dots, Corey noticed the pattern in the drawings.
Every few points, there is one point whose position is different from the other points.
Kori guessed that the dots were used to separate the two parts of the code. For example, the first four dots represented the fourth page, a separator, followed by six dots, possibly representing the sixth line. Then, after another separator, nine dots represented the ninth character.
And so on, if you connect them, you get the content of the message.
The dots in a painting are a secret code for conveying information.
It was only after Qiu Tong told Kori that Izos and Sislia used "The Art of War" to pass messages that he made this connection.
The only difference is that back then they used numbers to represent codes, which is similar to using points this time.
Cory spent a considerable amount of time deciphering the code, and finally deciphered the correct information in the layout of the third publisher.
The message reads: "Investigation complete. No one was injured in the shoulder. No suspicious individuals found. Cisslia has instructed me to continue liaising with her. What are the instructions from above?"
It seems that this code is the one that Izos switched. The original code can probably be deduced from Izos's answer.
We should ask about the spy who escaped after being injured in the Moon Palace, namely Akihime. She suspects it was someone on the ship who did it, so let Izumi investigate.
However, Kori ordered that Qiu Tong's injuries be kept secret, so Izumi couldn't find out anything about Qiu Tong.
On the contrary, it was Sislia's condescending words that hurt Izos's pride, which is why he secretly complained about her. This shows that Izos didn't love Sislia as much as he seemed on the surface.
Kori deciphered the code. It was already late at night, but he still immediately went to the simulation room to find Qiu Tong.
He knew that Qiu Tong would definitely practice her driving skills in the simulator; she usually practiced like a workaholic.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the simulation room, Qiu Tong was still practicing diligently, looking like she had gone mad with passion.
If you didn't know she was practicing shooting at enemy planes, you would really think she was looking at some kind of treasure just by looking at her crazy expression.
Kori did not disturb Qiu Tong's training. He stood behind Qiu Tong and watched her shoot down one enemy plane after another.
Kori was a little surprised. The last time he saw Qiu Tong practice, she was still at the beginner level.
With her skillful shooting, she is now a captain-level driver.
Although she was only training in the simulator, the scene and feeling in the simulator were exactly the same as in reality.
The visual effects, the vibrations of slashing enemy planes with a lightsaber, and even the dizzying sensation of the plane spinning and moving are all faithfully recreated in a real cockpit.
Basically, if you achieve good results practicing in the simulator, you can become proficient at piloting mechs in real life.
Last time, Qiu Tong only practiced in the simulation cabin for a week, but she showed remarkable performance on the battlefield, which shows that she is very talented in this area.
Kori watched in disbelief as Qiu Tong skillfully manipulated the control panel, marveling at her swift and decisive shooting. He instantly felt a sense of crisis.
He forgot why he came to find Qiu Tong, and sat in another simulation pod next to him, choosing the same simulation scenario as Qiu Tong out of a competitive spirit.
Qiu Tong knew someone was coming from behind her. She couldn't think of anyone else who would be here at this time besides Kou Li.
Since the other side wasn't bothering her, she focused on destroying all the enemy planes in front of her.
When she finished this training session, she turned around and saw Cori sitting in another simulator.
Qiu Tong silently retracted her foot, which had been stepping out of the cabin, and continued training in another simulated training area.
Since Cori was training on his own, she decided not to disturb him. Perhaps he was here for training as well.
The two seemed to be competing with each other, staying in the simulator all night without coming out.
It wasn't until the next morning, when both of them were starving, that they reluctantly left the simulator.
Kouri went to the restaurant to pack two meals and then asked Qiu Tong to cook them using the stir-fry machine.
Kou Li didn't know where Qiu Tong usually kept the cooking machine. He could never see it when he came, but it would reappear when he came back with packed meals.
He assumed that Qiu Tong had taken the cooking machine out from somewhere while he was packing up, and he didn't ask any questions about it.
With the processing of a cooking machine, food that was originally hard to swallow can instantly become a delicacy.
During the time Qiu Tong was away from the warship, Kori found it difficult to swallow the food in the mess hall.
Every meal tasted like chewing wax. He kept thinking about Qiu Tong coming back soon, so he was even more eager than Qiu Tong to eat at mealtimes.
He had searched the simulation room for the cooking machine, and even looked in the places where Qiu Tong often appeared, but he still couldn't find the cooking machine, which was not small in size.
He really wanted to ask Qiu Tong where she was hiding, but he was afraid that if he asked, he would offend her and she might never give him another chance to freeload. So he suppressed his impulse.
As Kouri poured the food into the cooking machine, he finally remembered why he had come to find Qiu Tong.
“I know how Izos and Robbock passed messages. Just as you said, Robbock passed the message to Izos through Betty.”
Then Cori told Qiu Tong what he had found out. Qiu Tong actually knew all of this, but she still pretended to be surprised.
She deliberately led Corley to investigate in this direction yesterday, but she didn't expect him to be so efficient, finding out so much in just one night.
They discussed the matter and decided to have Betty send the message back to Robbock first, see how he responded to Izzo, and then make further plans.
Qiu Tong suggested, "Remember to spread some false information to Robbock; this will greatly help our later actions."
"What kind of message do you think would be best to spread?"
"It's simple. Just swap the area with the strongest firepower of our army with the area with the weakest defense and tell the other side."
Their attack will definitely target the weakest points in the defenses. We'll set traps in those areas so they won't escape.
Kori thought Qiu Tong's words made sense, so she accepted her suggestion.
After eating and tidying up, Cori quickly set off to find Betty, intending to take her back to the colony.
Taking advantage of the absence of disturbances, Qiu Tong continued to immerse herself in training.
She thought no one would bother her anymore, but who knew that Izos would contact Qiutong not long after Cori and Betty left.
There was nothing she could do but stop practicing and go find him.
Before Qiu Tong could even put on her innocent smile, she had already knocked on the door and entered when Yi Zuosi couldn't help but ask tentatively, "I heard you've been getting quite close to Kouri lately?"
Qiu Tong silently observed Izusi's expression when he asked the question, and feigned ignorance to ask in return, "Who is Kori? I've never heard of that name."
Izos looked suspicious and spoke sharply, "You were chatting and laughing with him yesterday, and now you're saying you don't know him? Who are you trying to fool?"
Qiu Tong continued to feign ignorance, "Yesterday? Who are you talking about? I was chatting and laughing with a lot of people yesterday, which one are you referring to?"
Seeing that Qiu Tong was still pretending, Yi Zuosi asked in an even sterner tone, "Are you still pretending? Have you forgotten what happened in the infirmary? Or do you think I'm blind?"
Qiu Tong looked as if she had just realized something, and hurriedly explained, "Yi Zuosi, let me explain. I have no relation to him. I met him by chance and don't even know his name."
"You've always been my favorite person. There's really nothing between me and him. You have to believe me!"
After saying that, Qiu Tong mentally made a vomiting motion. Sometimes she really admired herself for being able to say such disgusting things without changing her expression. It seemed that her acting skills were getting better and better.
Izumi watched Qiu Tong's expression as she explained, trying to discern any signs of lying.
"If you don't know her, why was Corri so worried about you yesterday?" Unable to glean any useful information from her expression, Izos continued to probe indirectly.