novelraw Chapter 67
Chapter 67
67~ Plan~
"Mm..."
Something felt a bit off...
The little Princess opened her eyes and looked at the somewhat restless hand entwined around her body.
Mo: "..."
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"Fei?"
"Mm? What's wrong?"
Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, the Empress directly responded to her!
The little Princess immediately had a feeling of being toyed with.
"That's enough! Stop rubbing! I want to get up!"
"What are you getting up so early for?"
At this hour, she had only just about gotten up herself. Discovering the little Princess was awake, she couldn't help but tease her a bit. She didn't expect one poke would make her explode.
"Wash up, then eat breakfast!"
The little Princess tried to pry open the Empress's hand but discovered she completely lacked sufficient strength.
"Breakfast hasn't even started being made at this time. Even if Mo gets up now, she won't be able to eat breakfast."
"Then how do you eat it when you get up this early?"
"Of course it's made and delivered to my desk."
Usually after she got up, she would go to the Council Hall to sit and review memorials. After breakfast was made, it would be sent to the Council Hall, so normally in the morning she wouldn't eat breakfast in the dining room at all.
"I don't care, I just want to get up!"
"Sleep a bit more."
The Empress pressed down on the struggling little Princess.
"Then move your hand away!"
Who sleeps while still rubbing someone else's little rabbits!? Really a hentai Empress! Her nature never changes!
...
"Then I'm leaving first."
The Empress rubbed the little Princess's head and left.
Really! Messing up her hair again!
The little Princess straightened her hair and gradually fell into thought.
When did she become this intimate with the Empress?
Although what she experienced every day currently was still the same as before, something had been added to it. Something subtle that made her a bit restless.
"Your Highness? Your Highness?"
"Mm? What is it?"
The little Princess responded and asked.
"What are you spacing out about? Is there something unhappy again?"
"Not really, I just feel something is a bit strange..."
"What's strange?"
Xiyan asked curiously.
"It's just that my feelings toward a certain person suddenly had some subtle changes. It feels like the original relationship has become much more intimate. My attitude toward her has recently seemed to start changing somewhat. I'm starting to care a bit and don't know how to continue getting along with her..."
"What!? Your Highness, you're in love? Who's that brat? Watch me kill that bastard!"
Xiyan rolled up her sleeves, looking aggressive, as if the moment she spoke the name, she'd run to their door the next second to convince them with virtue.
"In love with a big fat ghost! Who's in love? Don't talk nonsense! I don't like her at all!"
The little Princess used a newspaper nearby to forcefully whack the loli maid Xiyan on the head.
"Yes yes yes, Your Highness doesn't like him at all..."
Xiyan felt somewhat wronged. She was just speaking the truth. Why did Her Highness still hit her?
Honestly speaking, she felt at most she had developed a certain level of favorable impression toward the Empress, but it wasn't to this extent. As for truly liking her in the real sense, that wasn't very realistic.
Why would she develop favorable feelings toward the Empress? Because the Empress could redirect troops for her to prepare to resist the Eighteen Alliance Nations army's attack. Just this point alone made her develop favorable feelings toward the Empress.
"When is breakfast?"
"In a bit."
"Then what's for breakfast?"
"Porridge."
The loli maid Xiyan answered truthfully.
Speaking of which, there didn't seem to be much delicious food in this other world.
The little Princess thought carefully. What if she brought the delicious foods from her previous life to this world?
She had tried this before when she was a princess in Glaze Nation, but that was only given to the royal family's head chef and wasn't promoted. Perhaps she could try it in Scarlet Phoenix Nation.
After washing up and finishing breakfast, the little Princess began to seriously consider the main business. How could she gain advantage in the upcoming war blocking the Eighteen Alliance Nations army?
Just because the Empress didn't mention it to her didn't mean she could carelessly slack off. After all, she had said she would formulate tactics and strategies. If she slacked off and sent out Scarlet Phoenix Nation's army, perhaps the Empress would consider withdrawing troops.
First, after this period of reflection, she had sorted out some thoughts. At least the strategy was clear: take the initiative to attack!
Offense is the best defense... Rather than directly garrisoning and defending in a drawn-out war, it was better to take the initiative to attack and conduct annihilation battles. With the current advantage in equipment, there was absolutely no problem!
Over this past month, although the production speed of flintlock muskets was a bit slow, now it could guarantee every army could be equipped with them.
Within each army, a new squad had been established called the Musket Squad. The number accounted for about a quarter of the entire army. The proportion was relatively small, but it was completely sufficient.
Each shot from these things could reach the level of one Explosion Magic. Although Explosion Magic was the lowest-tier magic among intermediate magic, it couldn't withstand the sheer volume being fired continuously!
One or two Explosion Magics might not cause any effective damage to an army, at most just slightly reducing numbers. One or two people to a massive army was a drop in the bucket. But what about several hundred Explosion Magics? And the kind that kept firing in volleys!
The little Princess quickly wrote down her thoughts on paper, then asked Ling for a map of Glaze Nation's territory to observe carefully.
"What is Your Highness doing?"
The loli maid Xiyan asked curiously.
"Don't disturb Her Highness."
Ling grabbed Xiyan.
The little Princess kept staring at the map, completely not noticing the commotion here. She had completely immersed herself.
"Princess Mo is thinking about how to intercept the Eighteen Alliance Nations army when the time comes. Don't bother Her Highness unless necessary."
"Alright..."
The loli maid Xiyan agreed.
The two left the bedchamber, leaving only the little Princess alone at the desk burying her head in writing furiously.
...
"Ling, what is Mo doing now?"
"Your Highness is considering how to intercept the Eighteen Alliance Nations' attack on Glaze Nation."
"I see..."
The Empress nodded.
She liked this point about the little Princess. Without needing her reminder, she was very conscientious about completing tasks. It saved her a lot of worry and gave her time to do other things, such as beginning internal purges...
As for the possibility that during this period the Eighteen Alliance Nations might target Scarlet Phoenix Nation, wanting to shift their target over while Scarlet Phoenix Nation conducted internal purges? She hadn't considered it at all. Even if they really did target them, it didn't matter. She could beat them anyway.
Scarlet Phoenix Nation had a total of seven large armies. Originally when planning to march north to attack Northern Radiance Nation, she only planned to send three large armies. The remaining four large armies would stay within Scarlet Phoenix Nation's borders. First, to prevent insufficient military strength when being attacked. Second, to rest and recuperate the armies.
Soldiers weren't livestock. They couldn't wage war and train 365 days a year. They needed sufficient rest and relaxation to perform better when needed.
When she established Scarlet Phoenix Nation and planned to drive the economy through war, she had already fully considered this point.