"During this time, we have enough opportunity to attack the Arasaka Base."
Mercer continued: "Afterwards, we will do three things in the Arasaka Base — First thing, eliminate Arasaka Saburo.
The second thing, use the orbital weapons Arasaka has deployed on the Moon to directly destroy the Arasaka Underground Base in Tokyo, ensuring Saburo's complete demise.
The third thing, find a way to directly sabotage the super server Lilith has set up on the Moon. Without the server, Lilith is like a duckweed without roots, with only the Mars server left, she won't be able to stir up big trouble."
V shook her head, saying: "I really can't figure out how we can manage to accomplish so many things on the Moon, Mercer. It's only because you said it that I will seriously think about it. If it were someone else, I would really think he's being crazy."
That said, V's meaning was clear — she thought Mercer's plan was quite unreliable.
And Rebecca directly opposed: "I feel even if Pira were to make an action plan for you, it wouldn't sound as outrageous... Mercer, I disagree."
Lucy said directly: "Let's vote, if this is your plan, I oppose."
"Uh, I also... I also think it's a bit unreliable, Mercer, you should think it over again." Jack hesitated and voted against.
Mann and Dolio exchanged a look, and Mann said: "I abstain — I think, Mercer, you really need to think it over again... this plan sounds a bit like a rash decision made in haste."
"Oppose." Rebecca cast her vote without hesitation.
Qiwei said softly: "I think we don't need to take on risks that are not supposed to be ours, whether it's the assassination of Saburo or dealing with Lilith...
In short, this has nothing to do with whether the plan is reliable or not, I'm purely against this kind of trouble-making action."
Mercer calmly watched the proceedings, then Sasha abstained, Dolio also abstained, while Pira, under Rebecca's gaze, changed her abstention to an opposition vote.
Kyoko only attended as a listener — but she too cautiously cast an opposition vote: "I say, Mercer, why don't we just abandon the moon mission, and wait for Saburo to return to Earth? That Lilith, she sounds like real trouble."
Mercer, unusually, was almost unanimously opposed and rejected. In the end, only V hesitated and said: "I'll cast a vote in favor... not because I think your plan is good, mainly it's that if there's no other choice, we can just try it."
V said generously: "The Arasaka matter needs to be dealt with eventually, and now having the opportunity to get rid of future troubles is better than letting that old thing Saburo recover and target Mercer again.
Besides, such an outrageous plan, even we find it absurd, definitely no one else will dare to do it in their eyes."
Mercer looked at everyone, sighed, and said: "I know you all definitely find this plan a bit rough..."
"It's ridiculously rough." Rebecca interjected with annoyance.
Mercer shrugged but then said: "But so far, the simulated success rate for this plan surprises me with its high potential."
He first pointed to the Orbital Aviation Moon Base: "Here, as far as I know, there are only fifty or so professional soldiers, and they're a bunch of 'militia' who've virtually never fought their entire lives.
Lilith doesn't trust humans, so whether it's the server or the base, most of it is actually defended by unmanned equipment, the problem now is..."
Mercer pointed to the Moon Base, speaking with an intrigued expression: "You say, using unmanned equipment against a hacker like me, what's the difference from giving me free rein?
Even if Lilith or her dispatched wandering AI is commanding the equipment, to me... it makes no difference."
Mercer spoke confidently: "The new virus I've developed will give this wandering AI a good lesson."
"As for the Arasaka Base, I..." Mercer had not finished speaking when Lucy directly stood up saying: "I disagree — if your virus is really that powerful, then there's no need to go to the Moon at all, deal with Lilith on Earth with the virus first."
She left these words, then left the meeting room with a cold expression, everyone exchanged looks, and finally, Rebecca also shook her head and stood up saying:
"Mercer, I definitely won't agree to you and V going to the Moon to do such dangerous things... You'd better rethink."
With Rebecca also sighing and leaving, the remaining people in the meeting room were even more uneasy, Mercer blinked, and simply said: "Alright, I'll think it over... let's adjourn the meeting."
After adjourning the meeting, the others quietly chatted and left their seats, leaving only V — waiting until others all temporarily left before she turned and looked at Mercer saying:
"What are you actually thinking? Are you planning to first throw out an outrageous plan, then throw out a reasonable one? Is this your so-called roof-lifting strategy?"
"No," Mercer replied directly: "I'm just planning to do it."
V laughed helplessly twice: "Then try to persuade them — I also think this is a bit too absurd, Mercer."
Mercer was calm and said: "That's because you don't know what kind of power I currently possess."
V blinked, then looked at him with a furrowed brow: "You're not planning to change to a more reliable plan?"
"Hmm..." Mercer supported his chin, smiled and said: "How about we directly skip over the part of finding Lilith's location, and directly alter the orbital aviation spacecraft's landing point, heading straight for Arasaka Base instead?