The South in Prosperity

Over the past few months, they have managed to intercept five more enemy cruisers; this time they were better prepared, but they were not at all expecting the new tactics they were employing.

To enhance control points, Thorian had focused on attacking specific areas and giving them the vague idea that they had a control limit point. By getting into the enemy's mind and knowing where to strike, they could gain the upper hand in all of this.

In addition to winning major battles and having prisoners of war, the villages in the surrounding areas had decided to join the Water Nation, which was still debating how to place its leader.

Everyone regarded Thorian as a leader and protector; the adoration people had for him was akin to that of a religious figure, although he was not. But being the general commander of all the troops made him the leader, and there was nothing to consider other than accepting it.

"How is the situation with the border?" Thorian gathered his war council to ascertain the current state of the battle, knowing they were currently on the defensive.

Brad approached the area where the Water Nation fleet was displayed and said, pointing to the border zone, "We keep the majority of the fleet covering the border outside the Great Wall, which is now protected by the Night's Guard, while in the mountains, they have been modified to be impossible to take by humans without earthbending skills."

"And our aquatic fleet?"

"Currently, we only have five submarines due to the slow production of these machines, but they are more than enough to move equipment from the fake base where we have the forward team constantly fighting the enemy and where we guard the prisoners."

Thorian looked at the realistically made map and knew that this city was kept very secure, so well protected that it would be impossible for the enemy to invade.

"Is there any activity from the enemy colony?" This was what worried Thorian the most; he always focused on these enemies.

Brad shook his head and reported, "We've been maintaining control, leaving traces in other remote southern sites where no villages that could be incriminated by our actions are found."

Darío, who was in charge of manufacturing the new weapons and overseeing production, said, "It's urgent that the other tribes join us; they fear we are getting involved in something beyond our control."

"But we must not force them either. When we decided to live here in these seas, we knew perfectly well why we did it, and that is for freedom. We still believe that valuing the same things is essential to our culture, but with the new plans, we need to forge ourselves into one nation."

Thorian looked at the control they had over the south and said, "Just focus on keeping the weather outside the Great Wall turbulent; we must keep enemy cruisers away until we have complete unity."

"Regarding the food issue..."

"I will take care of that; I will visit a nearby island to see if we can trade with them, although a part of me says they will refuse to get involved in our war." Thorian had been thinking about the right way to do this for the past few months.

Darío asked one last question: "What about our appointment of the ruler?"

"That is..."

"We've been delaying it for too long; I believe there's no objection to naming Thorian our leader." Brad proposed this from the outset.

Everyone had survived and had a chance to fight, thanks to Thorian, who patiently showed them the way. Now they had decided to follow him in this turbulent war, and it would be an honor to die for this cause.

"So it's settled; don't fret; perhaps by the end of this war, someone else will take my place." Thorian stood up and walked away to talk to himself.

The time had come to be that prophet everyone sought to embark on this genocide; he only needed to clear his mother's home, and for that, he needed elite soldiers.

Walking along the Great Wall, which was undergoing improvements such as integrated catapults to be operated from within and special archery shooting zones where they would shoot ice arrows at the enemy,.

On the other hand, in areas with lower surveillance, they would make access impossible for anyone who wanted to invade them.

"Tomorrow, we will travel to a new place; we will meet people who may hate us or decide to work with us," Thorian murmured, stroking Doki's head, who had been an incredible companion.