DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

Thanks to my masters' teachings, I was able to stand above that guy Hedin.

"H-Her... Lady Freya... hand over, hand over, hand over to..."

"Shut up!" Hedin swept his eyes over her.

Hegny immediately deflated again.

Chapter 419 Li Daitao is stiff

The next day.

Inside the castle Freya had purchased, Ota slowly opened her eyes. The first thing that caught her eye was the graceful goddess of beauty, her legs crossed.

Freya fiddled with her hair, glancing at Ota, seemingly casually:

When was the last time I watched over you like this when you woke up?

Ota struggled to get up, but the emptiness in his body left him powerless, and he collapsed back onto the bed.

The attack from the microcosm caused more severe injuries than expected. The power of shattered atoms permeated the entire body, causing massive cellular necrosis. Ordinary treatments could only alleviate the surface symptoms and could not completely repair the damage.

Noticing his injuries, Otta lowered his eyelids:

"I'm sorry, Lady Freya, for making you see me in such an unsightly state again."

Ota's resolute face showed remorse. Ever since joining the Familia, he had been losing, and even now, with the Familia at its peak, he continued down the path of defeat.

Freya smiled slightly: "It's nothing, just like always, I'll win it back next time."

"Lady Freya..."

Ota coughed and forced himself to sit up: "I'm fine, I can still fight!"

A straightforward martial artist, all he knows is fighting!

Freya placed her delicate hand on Ota's chest and pushed him back onto the bed:

"You can't move right now; you'll need at least two weeks to recover. Don't worry, Hester will take care of everything else."

As she spoke, she handed a piece of parchment to Otta:

"I updated your game while you were asleep. Well, the attributes didn't increase much, but the development potential improved by one level. I have to thank that golden-armored man for that."

Ota's voice was low: "Probably because of being beaten again."

It's been so long. Since the battle with Chardo, nothing has been able to break through my absolute defense.

Otto took the parchment and looked at it...

Development Abilities: [Hunter] E / [Abnormal Resistance] E / [Magic Defense] F → E / [Smash] G → F / [Iron Body] G → F

In terms of stats, aside from magic power, some stats that were just short of 999 have also reached their limits.

He got hard again.

Freya smiled: "Hedin and the others have also grown to a small extent and their fighting spirit has been ignited. After returning, perhaps we can try a clan expedition."

"A clan expedition?" A subtle change appeared on Ota's usually placid face—an expression of joy.

Ever since his abilities were nearing their limit, Freya had forbidden Ota from taking any risks. He had been relentlessly honing his martial arts skills, never expecting that this restriction would be lifted today.

Freya's Familia is known for its individualistic approach and complex relationships among its members, making it no easy task to organize a large-scale joint expedition.

Freya could insist on ordering an expedition, but it was unnecessary.

The main problem with the clan is that they lack awareness of coordinated combat, making it too easy for them to encounter danger on floors below the 49th floor.

All of them can solo the game without needing assistance...

But this time.

Freya saw humiliation in the eyes of those children.

Especially Allen... now he looks at everyone with an expression that seems to indicate they owe him hundreds of millions, he desperately needs to vent.

Perhaps this will be an opportunity to unlock their potential!

Freya was in a good mood: Just wait, Loki, it won't be long before I show you the strength of a familiar that rivals Hera's!

……

In the merchant city.

Sora and Shiro, along with Ari, stood in front of the metal cage that held more than 10,000 people.

Such a large number of soldiers completely filled the huge square in front of them.

After a night, with their bodies restricted and unable to control their physiological needs, they gradually began to let loose.

The square reeked of excrement, including sweat.

Bai covered his nose, his forehead creased with fine wrinkles.

"Nit, stinky!"

Kong's expression was also unpleasant: "We need to find a way to deal with these people..."

Kong was unwilling to accept this hot potato.

Taking care of the food, clothing, shelter, and transportation of nearly 20,000 people is not something that can be solved with a single sentence. Just the daily expenses for feeding the people and feeding the horses amount to 20 million faris.

This is just the cost of eating potato balls every day. To ensure the workforce can work, they also need to supplement their nutrition, which would cost much more.

Not to mention how much food is needed in the desert.

Sora couldn't help but look at Ari: "What do you think from your perspective?"

Ari was also torn: "Can we turn them to our side?"

Kong bluntly stated, "The chances are slim. Their wives and children are all in Varsha; they can't possibly be loyal to you."

"makes sense……"

Ari still felt it was a great pity; even if the soldiers here were imprisoned, it would be advantageous to the battle.

The total force that Varsha mobilized was only 40,000 men, and more than half of them were here.

Ari can only rely on the sage:

"What do you think I should do with them?"

Kong shrugged:

"The best option, of course, is... to let it go."

"Let it go?!"

Ari said in disbelief, "Isn't that aiding the enemy? Even if these people are imprisoned for just one more day, our remaining troops will have a greater chance of recovering lost territory!"

Kong sneered: "Can you afford to support them? Or are you planning to kill them all? Or sell them to a slave trader?"

“This…” Ari’s face fell.

Kong continued, adding insult to injury: "Even if we let you kill them, do you know how long it would take to slaughter 20,000 pigs? One cut per second, it would take two days. What would happen to the corpses afterward? Would they need to be buried? Where would the manpower be for the cleanup?"

"Even if you try to win them over, given your country's current state, you need money to appease the people, you need money to rebuild the city walls, do you still have the funds to support 2 soldiers?"

According to Kong's investigation of this world, a normal person needs at least 12 fares per month to make a living.

Maintaining 20,000 soldiers, even on minimum wage, would cost 24 billion fali per month, nearly 30 billion per year. This doesn't even include weapons, equipment, warhorses, etc...

Moreover, they have no productive value of their own most of the time and rely entirely on taxes paid by their citizens to support them.

Therefore... the kingdom-level clans are the richest clans in the lower realm. Loki and Freya are simply weaklings.

Ares is the richest man!

Ari held her head in her hands, looking at the prisoner in front of her with eyes full of disgust: "I, I was wrong, please stop talking."

"But if we just let them go back like this, what will happen when they become part of Valsha's fighting force?"

Kong stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying:

"Do you have any hidden outposts near the Merchant City? Small outposts are fine too, just find at least a hundred soldiers you can trust."

"terribly sorry……"

"That's alright." Kong smiled and said, "You can select some Sharzak immigrants in my city who are willing to fight for you. Hmph, war is not a game where whoever has more troops will necessarily win."

Ariel was taken aback: "You want them to infiltrate the enemy forces?"

Bai pointed out, "No, it's a case of 'substituting one thing for another.'"

Kong explained, "Don't be fooled by the fact that there are 2 people here; they don't all know each other. The army is mostly organized into units of ten men, led by a decimal, followed by a centurion..."

Just like university dormitories, most wise university students are only familiar with the people in their own dorm, and then with their class, year, department, college, and so on...

"As long as you abolish all the centurions, use your men to act as deputies and infiltrate the prisoner ranks, and then gradually gather other deputies during the escape, you can naturally become the leader of a hundred or even a thousand men."

"Given that Varsha lacks immediate combat capability, if it is learned that a defeated army is returning, the first to be re-armed will only be the troops that still have a complete organization."

"I don't need to say more about what happens next..."

After listening quietly to Kong's plan, Ari looked at him with a strange expression.

She had already envisioned that if a decisive battle were to break out with the Kingdom of Valsha, these officers wouldn't need to do anything. All they would need to do was wave their flags and initiate a retreat at the crucial moment, and the army would naturally collapse.