When the sun was about to set, Ariel hurriedly walked out of her office.

Not far away, the reconstruction work of Hanhai City is in full swing. It is almost nightfall, and the workers are slowly finishing their work, ending the day's work.

Many wounds in this world will heal slowly. As long as sufficient time is given, and sufficient rest and recuperation are provided, even if this continent was once ravaged by demons, and this city was once ravaged by war, given time,

It can also be restored to its original state.

Since all of this can be cured, why are people... so fragile?

Ariel wrapped herself in a cloak and hurriedly left the blue castle and got into the elemental car.

The vehicle shuttled through Hanhai City, which was full of construction sites. It didn't take long before the vehicle stopped in a civilian area.

This is a spacious courtyard, which may be full of life on weekdays, but now it has become a gathering place for most of the royal family and nobles.

After the mermaid army broke through Hanhai City, it was of course impossible for the former nobles and royal families to continue to live in that castle. Now, that castle belongs to the people, to all the people who have been oppressed before. Even Ariel, if

If it wasn't for work, she wouldn't step into the castle and considered it her own private property by default.

What's more, the people don't want to see these once-defeated nobles continue to live in that luxurious castle, nor are they happy to see them living in the previous noble area. Therefore, all of them will

The most appropriate approach is to move them all to this area of ​​​​the civilian area and concentrate on processing.

The elemental car stopped, and Ariel got out of the car in a hurry, pulling on her cloak.

The security guards around him immediately followed. However, as the sun set, the vampire girl Mochi seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

He stood behind Ariel at some point and walked with her at a leisurely pace.

When the soldiers guarding this large courtyard saw Ariel coming, they immediately got out of the way and opened the gate.

When Ariel stepped into this place, she saw Margaux standing there with a serious face, and her expression could not be said to be very good.

"How is it going?"

Ariel asked as she jogged.

Margaux followed, sighing helplessly and said: "There is a method...but it may not necessarily work."

Ariel pursed her lips, tried her best to restrain her voice, and said: "No matter what method it is, if it can be used, it must be used! I don't care who she was, no matter how precious the medicinal materials are, as long as it can save her life,

Then I don’t care at all! Even if I can’t use public funds, I still have a lot of savings. If it’s not enough, I can continue to think of ways!”

Seeing Ariel so anxious, Margot looked embarrassed and muttered as she jogged: "It's not a matter of how much money you spend to be useful..."

As the two of them moved forward, the surrounding nobles living in the courtyard also saw the leader of the mermaid army approaching, and immediately crowded around them. The soldiers quickly separated them and prevented them from getting close to Ariel.

, to prevent accidents.

The soldiers in front cleared the way, and after opening several courtyard gates in succession, Ariel finally arrived at her destination.

Here is a very quiet small courtyard. Although it is also a civilian area, and the space of the small courtyard is not very big, it can give people a little privacy after all.

There are several clothes drying racks in the yard, and the recently washed clothes are drying on them. However, maybe because it is winter now, it seems that they are not easy to dry.

In addition, there are a lot of debris piled up in this small yard, most of which are various medical equipment and alchemy tables. In front of the door of the room, two children, Claude and Arthur, stood

There, they seemed to be the two most loyal knights. As soon as they saw Ariel coming, they quickly opened the door.

"Are you... okay? Can I come in?"

Standing in front of the door, Ariel knocked lightly. Soon, there was a sound of soft footsteps inside.

The door was opened, and Meliti timidly poked her head out and looked at Ariel.

Seeing this, Ariel had a smile on her face, squatted down to keep her eye level with the child, and said with a smile: "My little baby, where is your mother? Isn't it convenient for my aunt to go in and take a look?"

Meliti stared at Ariel silently. After a moment of silence, the little girl looked at Arthur and Claude on both sides again. After seeing that neither of them had any intention of stopping, Meliti silently

He nodded and opened the door.

As soon as I opened the door, a strong smell of alchemical potion hit my face.

Ariel didn't care so much and stepped inside. This small room had been simply decorated, and was equipped with element lights and some basic living furniture. Under the bright light, Ariel saw the bed lying over there,

Alice looked haggard. At that moment, she immediately walked forward and sat down by the bed, reaching out and grabbing Alice's hand.

Her hands... seemed even colder. Moreover, in Ariel's impression, these hands were once able to hold a sword. But now, they were so weak that they seemed unable to even lift a pen.

"Miss?"

Ariel leaned over her head and gently

Called softly.

Alice's breathing on the bed seemed very slow. In just over a month, she seemed to have aged ten years. There was no trace of her being the most beautiful woman in the Blue Bay Empire. In fact, she

Her hair has turned gray, and the nasolabial folds and wrinkles on her cheeks have all appeared. She does not look like a woman who is only twenty-nine years old at all.

Hearing Ariel's call, Alice slowly opened her eyes.

When she saw the face of her best friend appearing in front of her, the face that looked very pale just now seemed to have a little blood color for an instant.

She tried hard to support her body, but it was in vain. Ariel quickly covered her body to stop her from getting excited, and said softly: "It's okay, miss, your health will definitely get better.

,Believe me."

A wry smile emerged from the corner of Alice's mouth. But she shook her head gently, opened her mouth, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito's fly——

"I am no longer... your... miss... now... you... are... the queen... I am... a... slave..."

Hearing these words, Ariel's heart couldn't help but throbbing.

She slowly clenched her fists but said nothing. After a moment of silence, Ariel shook her head and continued——

"In the new country we are about to establish, there will be no slaves, no nobles, and no emperor. In terms of status, you and I are equal. You don't need to belittle yourself, and you don't need to be polite to me."

The corners of Alice's mouth tilted up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

Even such a smile seemed to have exhausted her strength and she looked very uncomfortable.

Soon, she closed her eyes as if she was exhausted, and the hand held by Ariel slowly sank.

"Miss, we have a way to cure you. So, please believe me!"

After saying that, Ariel turned back to look at Margaux next to her and said, "I asked you to find a way. Where is the way? It's been a month! Haven't you found a way yet?!"

Faced with Ariel's current impatience, Margaux also felt miserable. But she understood and could only spread her hands helplessly and said: "Please, I am a light element affinity, not a natural element affinity. I also want to

Cure her, but she was forced into a large amount of natural poisons. Even if I wanted to cure her, I couldn't do it. Also, didn't you ask Qiangwei to do it? Why don't you ask her what she said?

Bar."

Ariel turned around and saw that the leader of the flower fairies, Qianwei, was now leading several flower fairies flying behind Ariel. At the same time, these flower fairies were holding a flower in their hands, and after paying slight greetings to Ariel,

Qiangwei took the lead and flew in front of Alice, carefully dripping the liquid from the flower into her mouth.

After the flower fairies at the back were all playing, Qiangwei reached out and touched Alice's face, stood up and said: "Madam, just now, we finally figured out how the poison in her body was formulated and what its properties were.

, how should it be removed.”

Ariel couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard the news! She nodded immediately and said, "That's great! Do it as soon as possible!"

In response, Qiangwei shook her head slightly and said: "Please listen to me, Ms. Garcia. Although we have figured out the nature of the poison clearly, and there are similarities with the previous Du Lengjia, but at the same time it is so

Many years have passed, and although the source is still Durenjia, many other substances have been added to it. Therefore, its ingredients are very complex. This period of time has already consumed us just to understand the properties and pharmacology of the medicine.

A lot of time. And I say this to explain to you, Ms. Garcia, the special nature of this medicine."

Ariel didn't dare to interrupt, so she could only listen silently.

"Originally, if the manufacturer of the drug could be caught, the situation might be better. But now, a month has passed, and in more than a month, many things will become more complicated. Here

For a period of time, we continued to instill fairy dew into her, but even so, there will eventually be a limit."

Ariel seemed a little anxious, but she still held back and did not interrupt.

Finally, Qiangwei reached the key point: "We can resolve the poison. But the damage caused by these toxins to the body is already irreversible. Even now, this poison is neutralized by our Fairy Dew.

It's nothing anymore. The real problem is... her body is riddled with holes. Once we try to remove all the remaining toxins, then there will be no more poisons filling her body. In my estimation,

I'm afraid she won't even have a day."

Hearing this, Ariel was stunned for a moment. Then, she lowered her head and saw Meliti next to her. Then a smile appeared on her face again, and she knelt down and said, "My good niece, now go out and talk to the two of you."

How about we go play with my brother? Are you tired of being stuck in your room all the time?"

Originally, Ariel thought that if she coaxed her like this, the little girl would nod and leave.

But what she didn't expect was that this little girl who had always seemed very weak before was now looking at Ariel. After a moment, she ran to the bedside, clutched her mother's skinny fingers tightly, and trembled with her hands.

The voice said: "I...I won't leave! I want to be with my mother

Come on...are you talking about mom? I won't leave!"

Outside the door, Claude looked inside and said: "Sister Meliti, the aunts are going to talk about some very important things now. We will disturb the aunts and them here. Don't you want to save your mother? Now aunt

We were just talking about this matter, let’s go out for a walk first, maybe your mother will be able to survive when we come back?”

Faced with Claude's soft words, Meliti was uncharacteristically determined.

Her eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry. Not only did her little hands not let go, but she held them tighter.

In response to this, Arthur walked in with a sharp voice, clasped his hands behind his head, and said indifferently: "Why are you leaving? Since we are discussing the health of this beautiful woman, I think
To be continued...