"Although the opposing side is indeed an elite Sublimator squad, ten people is not a number that conveys an intuitive sense of threat. I think… hmm, let's go with fifty people. It's just right, and we can also claim bounty rewards for forty additional ordinary special forces."
Deceiving aid and bounty rewards was truly Viscount Grant's specialty. As he said these words, his tone was incredibly seasoned, even his expression was invigorated as if his entire being was glowing, looking exceedingly suave: "Next, your phrasing was on point—this is where you need to escalate things. Bring up national security and dignity; otherwise, why would the Imperial Capital care about your so-called losses? Just trivial matters, that's all."
"Take it up a notch and frame it as foreign Special Forces being insidious and shameless, ambushing our civilian teams, and ultimately being heroically stopped by the Imperial Nobility—that's the narrative that fits!"
