Artoria wants to read people's hearts

"Of course there's no problem." Artoria withdrew her gaze and set her gaze on the white-haired young man in front of her. "It just so happens that I've finished my meal, so let's go now."

As she spoke, she picked up the plate, then lowered her head and asked Guinevere, "Guinee, where should I put these plates?"

"Just put it here, I'll clean it up later."

Her Royal Highness the Queen smiled at her husband, and there seemed to be a boundless sea hidden in those eyes, without wind or trace.

"Guinevere, that's not okay—" Rick said with a smile, "—after all, you have to go with us."

This is something that I have never thought about.

A trace of surprise flashed in Her Royal Highness's eyes, and then she frowned slightly.

"In that case, let's return the plate now."

Just when the three of them were about to leave, Hornby stood up with a wink, "Boss, you can go first, and I will leave the post-work to Raffle and me."

After hearing these words, the three of them couldn't help but stop at the same time, and turned to look at Hornby and the others.

"Hmm..." After thinking for a while, Arturia finally nodded, "...Then, I'll leave this to you."

"It's okay, it's okay." Hornby raised a bright smile on his face, "It's all small things within one's ability, let's share the worries of the leader."

"Yes, you can go, leader, leave this place to us." Revel also echoed from the side.

Nodding, Arturia turned to face Rick, "I'll leave it to them, Mr. Rick, please lead the way."

Chapter 23 What a good young man, I didn’t expect to start learning badly now (two in one)

Crooked corridors, small rooms.

Artoria and Guinevere just followed Rick into a relatively remote cave in the stronghold.

"Sorry for making you laugh."

The white-haired young man rubbed the back of his head and said with a smile, "This is my house, I haven't cleaned it up...it may be a bit messy, please don't mind."

What he said was indeed true.

In Rick's room, apart from a wooden bed in the corner in the small space, the rest... especially the large table was covered with unknown drawings.

Although Guinevere has lived here for more than three months, this is the first time she has come to Rick's room.

Looking up and down, Her Royal Highness smiled lightly and shook her head. "It's nothing. In fact, here I can feel even more that you are indeed a good leader in charge."

As she spoke, she pointed to the paper on the table, and her tone could not help but smile a little, "It seems that you spent an uncomfortable night here yesterday."

Following the direction Guinevere was pointing at, both Artoria and Rick found traces of suspected saliva on some paper near the corner of the table.

"!!!"

The white-haired young man's eyes widened sharply, and he leapt forward, swiftly gathering the paper wet with saliva to one side.

Laughing a little bit awkwardly, Rick turned his head and explained in embarrassment, "I was sitting here thinking about something last night...but I fell asleep accidentally."

"Mr. Rick, you don't have to feel embarrassed." Arturia took a step forward, with a smile in her lake-colored eyes. "You have everyone in your heart and are willing to take responsibility. I think, in fact, this is definitely something worthy of respect."

The clear eyes, the soft light, and the smile reflect the awe-inspiring green.

So in an instant, those embarrassing and tense feelings were far away from Rick in an instant, and he could understand the girl's clear appearance as always.

I just... I was just disturbing myself.

Having figured this out, the white-haired youth visibly relaxed.

A gentle smile appeared on his face again, but he turned around and found two chairs for Arturia and Guinevere.

"Come on, just sit here first."

After watching the two of them take their seats, he sat down on his bed.

"Mr. Rick, I don't know what you want to talk about when you come to us?"

Arturia raised her eyes, and a puzzled expression appeared on her face in response to the situation.

Forget it myself, after all, his identity is the leader of another stronghold, but why did Rick drag Guinevere with him?

Regarding this matter, she actually couldn't figure it out.

"It's like this." Taking a deep breath, Rick's eyes became serious, "The living space of human beings is really not optimistic, so I thought about it for a long time last night, and finally decided that I should talk to you. Row."

"Miss Pendragon—" He pursed his lips, and his purple eyes fixedly looked at the blonde girl in front of him, "—may I ask if you can think about the merger of our two strongholds? ?”

Hearing this, the doubts in Artoria's heart were finally resolved.

Why did Rick bring Guinevere to talk about things together? At this moment, she had an answer in her heart.

Maybe it's because they think that the two of them are close, and as a member of their stronghold, Guinevere must be able to persuade her when she is thinking and hesitating.

After all, according to common sense, no girl would be willing to live in two places with her lover for a long time.

The facts were exactly as he had expected, Her Royal Highness the Queen of Britain did not want to be separated from her husband.

Rick's idea was good, but he didn't think of one thing.

That is, the essence of Guinevere herself is not the ordinary girl he thought.

As a queen, she has a patience far beyond ordinary people.

This little calculation fell into the eyes of Artoria and Guinevere, and it can be said that they are so young that they are a little cute.

Didn't say much, the black-haired girl Zaraza's blue eyes seemed to be as bright as stars.

Before Rick knew it, those little thoughts of his had already come to nothing.

"........."

Lowering her head in thought, Artoria lowered her eyelashes.

The golden hair on her forehead covered her especially deep eyes when she was thinking.

'What Rick said really works. '

She thought seriously in her heart.

In today's world, if human beings want to survive, they must hold together for warmth, and more importantly, the number of people in their own stronghold is too small, and the various living conditions are not as good as the opponent's big stronghold... ...with the exception of herself, it was obvious that no one else was fit to continue living like this.

'Thinking about it this way, the advantages of the merger definitely outweigh the disadvantages. The index finger of Artoria's left hand tapped the armrest of the chair subconsciously following the thoughts in her heart.

Guinevere looked at her husband, she knew better than anyone else that Arturia would definitely make the best decision in the end.

So she turned her head to look at Rick, who was a little restless, and then gave him a comforting smile.

Although this smile is very friendly, Rick's heart is full of helplessness.

Guinevere...I asked you to come here to say something nice to me, why have you remained silent until now.

Meeting the hinting eyes of the young man, Her Royal Highness pretended not to see it at all, looked away, lowered her head pretending to be interested, and began to play with the fabric on her sleeve.

Seeing this scene, Rick felt more and more helpless.

He sighed, and resignedly put all his hopes on Artoria.

And at this moment, Arturia had already reached the final answer in her heart.

—she decided to agree to Rick's proposal.

In fact, she had another consideration in making such a decision.

I am just a passer-by in this world, although I don't know when and where, but sooner or later I will leave.

If that time comes... what should this small stronghold with less than a hundred people do?

Presumably, under her leadership, the stronghold whose living conditions have improved will definitely be beaten back to its original form.

If things really happened according to what she expected, then all her efforts would be in vain in the end.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, the best solution is indeed to find the next one for them in advance.

Thinking of this, Artoria stood up and walked in front of Rick, then patted Lancelot on the shoulder with her hand.

"Mr. Rick, I agreed to your proposal, but..."

Sighing softly, there was a trace of melancholy in those green eyes, "...I hope you can treat my people kindly."

There cannot be two tigers in one mountain, and the merger means that she, the leader, has come to an end.

Compared with a small stronghold with less than [-] people and a large stronghold with thousands of people, she should hand over her rights to Rick as it should be.

In fact, she has no way to compete with the much-loved Rick for the position of leader.

Just because the people in this big stronghold do not recognize her, the public opinion does not allow her to come from behind.

"Mr. Rick, your talent is obvious to all, and I am willing to merge because of this, so please don't betray my trust."

Speaking of this, Wang Bi's green eyes were serious and serious, and she could feel the importance in her heart just by looking at it.

Subconsciously, Rick also slowly straightened his back.

"Please rest assured, Miss Pendragon." The white-haired young man said his oath, "I will definitely do my duty to make everyone's lives better."

As a result, Artoria's complexion softened, and her eyes changed from cold to bright, like a river blown clean by the wind.

"If so, then please."

This matter will come to an end here for a while.

The top/leaders/leaders of the two strongholds have reached a consensus, so the next step is to promote and implement them.

However, merging two strongholds is not an easy task.

Rick not only needs to be prepared to accept the arrival of a hundred people, but also needs to inform the people of every stronghold about this matter.

The same is true for Artoria.

She wanted to go back to her stronghold, find Mr. Warren and discuss with him the various relocation matters.

And... trying to convince everyone to agree to the stronghold merger.

Achieving these things takes time.

Artoria told Rick that according to her estimate, it might take a month for this matter to start and finish.

"That's no problem."

The white-haired young man nodded and said, "It's only been a month, and it's already much faster than I thought."

Now that Rick already understood, Artoria didn't say anything more.

but.........

"Please let me bother you for two more days."

She turned her head and looked subconsciously at his wife who was looking back at her tenderly.

"I can't leave here just yet... After all, there are some things that I need to deal with myself."

She was talking about the long-distance contact between Morgan and Mordred, but this sentence fell into Rick's ears, but he automatically misinterpreted it into another meaning.

It is said that Xiaobie is better than newlyweds, so it is normal not to want to leave immediately.

Thinking of this, Rick couldn't help showing an expression of 'I understand, I understand'.

"It's okay." He smiled considerately, "There is still plenty of time, Miss Pendragon, please don't be too polite."

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

"Look at my memory, Miss Pendragon probably hasn't visited our stronghold carefully yet."

"It really shouldn't be." Shaking his head, he deliberately showed a hint of embarrassment, "But please forgive me for leaving, because I still have things to do next, if possible, let Guinevere Let me take you around."

"Presumably..." Rick smiled, "...she must be very happy."

Happy to be happy, but before leaving, Guinevere still gave him an angry look.

Really, what a good young man he was, but now he is starting to learn bad things.