Barbara snorted, "I know what you're thinking!"

She caught that hint of disbelief in Andrew's eyes and couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed:

"You think: Since Rose's power peaks only when the sand tide truly arrives, why don't we strike first, find him directly, and kill him before his power peaks, right?"

Every year, the sand tide arrives at a certain time.

Rose's power will only reach its peak when the sand tide truly arrives.

So it's indeed a normal strategy to try and eliminate him before he reaches his peak strength.

But Barbara knows this is not feasible.

Because that guy Rose not only controls the desolate beasts but is also a very cautious and overly careful person.

He clearly isn't the owner of the Eight Strange Fires, yet he cautiously and conservatively practiced the "Shadow Fire Series," a stealth and concealment magic series that the owner of the "Shadow Erosion Fire" would practice to wield its maximum power.

Barbara looked at Andrew and thought to herself that he didn't understand what kind of person Rose was to think that it was feasible to "enter the desert proactively to find and kill him!"

But Andrew shook his head and said, "No, I wasn't thinking that."

Barbara: "?"

Andrew thought, extinguishing the fire isn't just mindlessly rushing forward.

Since we already know the opponent's core advantage lies in "controlling desolate beasts," and the counter to desolate beasts is the Water Tower Tree,

it's impossible to give up the home-field advantage at the Water Tower Tree to fight on the opponent's turf.

That would be suicide, not extinguishing a fire.

Indeed, the Inner Sea Desert is the home ground of Desert Speaker Rose.

But where the Water Tower Tree is, that's our home ground too!

Relying on the home field to fight is correct. Andrew agreed with this point.

What Andrew did not agree with was relying on the home field to "stall."

As for Andrew's real idea:

"Of course, it's to rely on Wildfire Town and Shire as the home base for defensive counterattacks. When the opponent makes a move, that's my moment to counterattack and take him down!"

From what Barbara implied, this Rose's style is to be thoroughly prepared before making a move.

For Barbara, that's troublesome.

But Andrew, on the other hand, felt this was advantageous for him.

"Because... I actually need time to prepare too."

Andrew thought to himself.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall when he previously treated the Water Tower Tree, "Shire."

Shire being attacked was undoubtedly a crisis.

But it was through that crisis that Andrew made a "new discovery."

While conducting deep treatment for "Shire," there was a moment when Andrew, through Shire, "saw" or "sensed" an image:

It was a vast underground space, and although located underground, there was a dreamlike glow shimmering in the air.

In this dreamlike bluish light, Andrew "saw" a boundlessly large underground water area, illuminated to a blue reminiscent of a fairy tale. And at the center of that water area was a temple-like structure.

"Is it real?" Andrew instinctively thought in his mind at that time.

And then he had a strong feeling: "It is real!"

Many had previously wondered: From where does the Water Tower Tree source its water?

Research suggested it uses its massive root system to draw tiny, insignificant bits of moisture from the desert, accumulating and storing it inside the trunk.

But Andrew now believed: "Maybe the Water Tower Tree draws water straight from that underground water area!"

As soon as this idea emerged, Andrew almost immediately wanted to find a way to attempt reaching that underground water area through Shire, wanting to explore it.

Because if that water area is real, then Andrew knows: Water problems in Wildfire Town will no longer be a concern.

The water issue of the entire Inner Sea Desert might be fundamentally resolved!

The three major issues of the Inner Sea Desert essentially stem from "fire": drought and water scarcity, fire element desolate beasts, and lung burns.

Lung burns are the smallest problem among the three, and Andrew is confident: after establishing the Living People Cemetery business for curing and extinguishing fires, the fire extinguishing value he can gain will undoubtedly be substantial.

But what if he solves the primary issue of drought and water supply completely?

How much fire extinguishing value can he gain?

And how can he use this fire extinguishing value to elevate his own strength to a higher tier?

"Back then, because Barbara woke up, I was eager to gather information.

Plus, there was indeed concern about when and what kind of attack the enemy might launch.

So I had to set aside the matter of the vision I saw through Shire for the time being."

Andrew thought, "Now that I know the opponent is a cautious type—this Rose is waiting for the sand tide to arrive, buying himself more time to accumulate strength—but in actuality, he's also buying me time to prepare!"

The biggest advantage of the Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method is actually: allowing oneself to start from "what can be done" and gradually achieve those things that currently "cannot be reached."

For now, the "doable" is confirmed: curing and extinguishing fires.

Perhaps the "doable" is: finding water to extinguish fires.

If these two fire extinguishing tasks are done well, then the currently unreachable—taking down Rose—will naturally transition from unreachable to achievable.

This is the most remarkable aspect of the Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method.

"So you weren't thinking of proactively finding Rose?"

Barbara looked at Andrew, thinking that then why did you give me that kind of look earlier?

Never mind, as long as you weren't thinking it.

She then carefully explained her strategy plan centered on stalling for time.

Andrew, without showing any emotion, chose not to express his opinion easily but listened carefully to her explanation.

After listening, he felt Barbara's core idea was: Don't give any opportunity.

In Barbara's view, even though Warm Fire Commerce Association was caught off guard on the frontal battlefield, don't forget the Royal Court is now standing with the Warm Fire Commerce Association!

Therefore, Barbara believes the longer this battle goes on, the more advantageous it will be for their side!

That being the case, Barbara thought it was best not to make mistakes on their side. As long as they don't give opportunities to the opponent and she, as the third Miss of Warm Fire Commerce Association, isn't captured, the front battlefield will stabilize and even turn advantageous and offensive as time passes!

"I see, there is some logic to it."

Andrew thought after listening, "Simply put, it's the thought process of the 'Tower Battle God'!"

It's like playing League of Legends, when your teammates and the opposing four are skirmishing outside the dragon pit (the Double Fire Battle), Andrew and Barbara are like being in the top lane away from the main battlefield. Without teleportation, and the minimap obscured, information is severely lacking.

At such a moment, the top lane mustn't suddenly broadcast that their top laner got solo killed by the enemy's top laner; it would crush the morale of the team!

So, guarding the top lane, avoiding being solo killed, not adding extra burden to the team—this is the core of Barbara's stalling strategy.

"This strategy isn't wrong, it's just..."

Andrew's mind again conjured the image of the water area with the temple he saw through Shire, his eyes narrowing slightly, "...what if the top lane broadcasts news of the enemy's top laner being solo killed instead?"

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