Ariel naturally let go of the door and said with a smile: "Of course. But you have to promise me that you will take care of yourself, okay?"

Tesla laughed twice and nodded: "Don't worry, I know. In fact... I am relieved to hear that she is living a good life now. Well, that's it, President

!I’m going out for a couple of drinks to celebrate that my school girl has found a good home! The last member of our Origin Guild deserves such happiness! Hahaha!”

While smiling, Tesla walked out.

And looking at his slightly lonely but stable back, Ariel knew that this assembler would be fine.

Judging from the arrangement, there are really a lot of things to do today, but it should be almost handled by now.

Ariel stretched and walked slowly back to the guild hall, rubbing her shoulders. She returned to her room, took out the toiletries, put them in the basin and hugged them while thinking about what to do with the captives tomorrow.

While walking to the bathroom, I prepared to clean myself well and then have a good sleep.

However, just as she entered the bathroom and was about to undress, there was a knock on the door that she had just locked.

"Who's out there?"

Ariel asked.

"It's me, why don't you welcome me?"

That's Napa's voice.

Ariel exhaled and stepped forward to open the bathroom door. After the cat monster flew in, she closed the door again and continued to unbutton the clothes on her chest.

After taking off her clothes that were full of sweat and mud, Ariel tied up her long golden hair, held a towel and entered the bathroom stall, turned on the shower, and felt the hot water falling from it.

When it passes through the skin, it seems that all the fatigue has disappeared in this lesson.

While taking a shower, she certainly didn't forget the kitten that floated in just now. After taking a brief (harmonious) shower, she turned her head and looked at the cat Monster standing outside, and said with a smile -

"How's it going? Would you like to come in and take a shower together? I suddenly remembered that we have known each other for so many years, and I haven't even helped you take a shower~~~You are smelly after not taking a shower for so long."

Napa looked very disdainful. Floating in the air, it raised its hind legs and scratched its neck, and said slowly: "Don't compare me with you humans. I am the monster you call me. I have my own

With the power, you can still keep your body clean even if you haven’t bathed for thousands of years.”

"Oh?" Ariel happily lay on the partition of the bathroom single room, looking at the cat monster suspended in mid-air. After being silent for less than two seconds, she suddenly poured water into the monster's mouth.

Throw it on you!

Facts have proved that Warcraft is indeed a Warcraft. The moment he saw Ariel's water splash flying over, Napa's figure spun several times in mid-air very quickly and dodged the water splash very lightly. After stopping,

The little kitten's eyes did not show any anger. Instead, it looked at Ariel very calmly and said slowly: "You are not a child anymore. Stop doing such childish things. Don't forget.

, you commanded these ordinary humans to fight a victory today that has never happened on this continent. This victory alone is enough to put your name in the annals of history."

Speaking of this victory, Ariel couldn't help but smile.

In any case, for a girl like her who really doesn't know much about military strategy, she is now able to win such a battle in which she defeated more with less, which is indeed something to be proud of.

But after feeling proud, Ariel frowned again, sighed, and said——

"Winning means winning, but after winning, it doesn't mean that things are over."

Napa's ears twitched slightly: "Are you worried about... the royal family of this country?"

Ariel muttered, her hands continued to press on the baffle, letting the water from the shower behind her slap on her back, sliding down the curve of her back, and said worriedly——

"Isn't it? It's good that we can win this game, but it also means that things can't end like this. Although the progress is somewhat different from what I expected, the speed is really too fast... I originally

I thought I should run the business for at least two or three more years, so that I can obtain enough capital to fight against the royal family. Before that, the consequences of directly angering the royal family are not small..."

After hesitating for a moment, Napa slowly landed on the baffle, stretched out her paws and gently patted Ariel's face that was still covered in water, and said: "Is it so difficult to deal with it? You have the elemental machine, and you also have these

Terrifying weapons, even if more troops come, you can handle it."

"The problem is not the military's problem."

Ariel sighed, turned around, and continued to let the water from the showerhead hit her face. She reached out and wiped it gently, turned off the showerhead, picked up the soap and rubbed it on her fingertips, waiting until there was enough foam.

, and then started to apply it on his face——

"After today's battle, I will never worry about the royal army attacking our Pelican City head-on. But in a war, the most important thing is not the so-called army generals or the number of soldiers, or even the number of soldiers.

The advantage in weapons is not absolute."

"The key that really determines whether a war can be won or not lies in the economy. In other words, it lies in gold coins."

In response, Napa sighed involuntarily and said: "You, you, everything can really be related to the economy. What does the war between you humans have to do with the economy? Barbaric tribes massacre civilized people.

It’s not like things like this have never happened in your human society. If someone has stronger economic ability, he can fight more, then there will be no border harassment in this world. Even in your human history

Some human countries that were directly destroyed by barbarians won’t be destroyed, right?”

After applying the foam, Ariel turned on the water and carefully wiped the foam off her face without getting it on her hair. After her face was clean, she continued -

"The situation you mentioned does exist, but the so-called barbarian invasion of a civilized city and the eventual destruction of that country are only on the surface. The real reason... my teacher

There is some research in this area, but I don’t know much, so I won’t argue with you. I’ll just talk about the difficulties we are encountering now.”

Napa snorted and looked a little unhappy: "You humans are really becoming more and more illogical. This is the first time I have seen a human being talk about his difficulties immediately after winning a battle.

"

Ariel smiled bitterly, continued to turn on the shower, turned around, lay on the baffle, stretched out her fingers and gently touched Napa's forehead, huge——

"Do you know what is the most essential reason for our victory today?"

Napa seemed a little unhappy and said: "'Economy'~~~You only know this reason anyway."

Ariel nodded, then slightly put away the wry smile on her face, and continued: "I'm not kidding. The most fundamental reason why we can truly win this war is that we can get a batch of magic crystals from the Demon Mine Village.

."

"It is precisely because of this batch of magic crystals that we can mass-produce elemental guns. It is also these magic crystals that allow the factories in our city to quickly produce large quantities of elemental gun bullets."

"In other words, if we didn't have these magic crystals, it would be impossible to create so many weapons with the materials we have in Pelican City, and it would be impossible to win this battle."

She turned around and began to slowly wipe her body with soap. At the same time, she was lost in thought and said——

"Outside of Pelican City is an empty wilderness. On such an unobstructed plain, the elemental gun has proven its combat capabilities. Under this situation, no matter what kind of troops the empire sends, it is impossible for us to defeat them.

Benefits come from your hands."

"But in other words, if the imperial army does not insist on attacking our Pelican City, but instead cuts off our communication with the outside world, then things will be completely different."

Napa's ears suddenly perked up, as if she heard a very interesting topic.

"I believe it won't be long before the Imperial Army will realize the power of the elemental machines on our side, and also know that the source of power that can drive these elemental machines is the Demon Mine Village."

"Under this situation, if we cannot directly open up the communication road between our place and the Demonic Mine Village, then the imperial army will only need to intercept the road transportation between the Demonic Mine Village and our city. Soon, our elemental machine

It will lose energy and cannot start."

"Wait until our magic crystals are used up before attacking us. By then, we will be truly finished."

The little white cat raised its head and looked at the girl here who had her whole body covered in bubbles. She looked at the way that even though she was enjoying the "leisure" at this moment, her mind still didn't stop "thinking".

There was a moment of silence.

"So, starting tomorrow, the real busy things for us will begin."

Ariel put down the soap, turned on the shower, and let the water begin to wash away the foam on her body again——

"We are now undoubtedly a rebel force, and we are still a rebel force that can directly defeat the Imperial Army in one go. This is quite a shock to the entire Blue Bay Empire."

"Whether it is to establish prestige or to maintain the dominance of my 'lover' family, they will never let me go and will definitely use all their strength to target me. For this reason, no matter how much I compromise, they will never let me go."

It is impossible for them to give up even if they give in. Only by truly embarking on the path of rebellion can I ensure that I can survive."

"Therefore, my first idea is to control the entire border province first."

"Fortunately, there are only two largest cities in the border province. One Tianhe City has no actual lord, and the other lord of Lagoon City, Norris Paxus, disappeared after the arrival of the Paladin Knights. I don't know what happened.

What kind of situation does it present?"

"So next, I need to control these two cities first and bring the entire border province into our sphere of influence. Only a large enough territory can withstand the next attack of the imperial army. After that, I will think

We must find ways to negotiate with some lords in Tianhong Province and Diliao Province, and at the same time find ways to draw them into the rebel ranks and tie them to our destiny. In this way, we will gradually expand our sphere of influence until we

To the point where we can confront the Blue Bay royal family on an equal footing. For this reason, once Tianhong Province and Diliao Province become our territory, I believe our survival pressure will suddenly be reduced a lot."

Now, Ariel is taking a bath.

It's natural for people to have some whimsical thoughts while taking a shower.

Although such ideas cannot be said to be complete nonsense, some of the routes have indeed been considered by Ariel, but now when she is soaking in hot water and feeling warm and comfortable all over, she can't help but

Speak out your best thoughts.

Well, it’s easy to talk about it, but if you really want to achieve such a path, you don’t know how many years it will take~~~

"Hahaha, that's what I'm saying, don't spread the word outside! Otherwise, it will appear that I am very greedy. I just want to occupy the territory of three provinces after winning such a small victory, haha

Ha ha……"

"Are you planning to move?"

Just when Ariel was laughing and laughing, Napa suddenly said these words.

At that moment, the sound of the shower head slapped on Ariel's shoulders, washing away the foam and mud on her body.
To be continued...