Chapter 602: His Majesty Rand Decides to Inspect Personally

After confirming that there is nothing wrong with the vanilla.

Rand has returned to the Moon Kingdom.

Regarding the cultist-related matters, before the war that destroyed the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Borun Kingdom.

Rand has carried out cleanup operations against cultists many times.

But cults are like wildfires that cannot be extinguished and will spring up again with the spring breeze.

Because there will always be people who are dissatisfied with real life, even in Rand's previous life.

In Rand's previous life, there was no mysterious power, but there are really gods in this world.

Then there is the struggle with life, the indulgence of desires, the dissatisfaction with reality, and a little temptation from evil forces.

It is no surprise that cultists were born.

It's already hot summer.

The sun is scorching.

Rand provided a glass of iced lemonade to middle and senior executives in all conference rooms.

Of course, Rand could bring up a box of ice and use a human-powered blower to cool the room.

Now that he was a king, Rand was fully qualified to indulge in such small luxuries.

For a king of this level, such luxury is really not worth mentioning.

Rand shouldn't be so stingy as to not even give up this little bit of ice.

But Rand subconsciously did not choose this cooling method.

Maybe it was just his nature from his previous life that was causing him to feel uncomfortable.

Outside, the followers of the Holy Land forces, prisoners in labor camps, ordinary villagers, and soldiers far away in the border areas were all enduring the scorching sun.

As a king, Rand is certainly entitled to enjoy it.

But Rand subconsciously didn't want to do this.

Maybe when the heat becomes unbearable, Rand will come up with some other ways to cool down.

But at least today, in the Moon Phase Dukedom Sanctuary, which can still be considered the northern part, the heat is still bearable.

And the cooling effect of iced lemon water is actually quite good.

At least the top and middle-level people in the Sanctuary were satisfied with this refreshing drink.

Olena began to report as the secretary: "Recently, the bandit forces in our country have shown a diversified trend. There are horse bandits, mountain bandits, water bandits, pirates, and even though the army has been dispatched to eliminate the larger forces, there are still some scattered in the countryside that cannot be dealt with in a timely manner."

"Any suggestions on this?" Rand asked.

The president of the Adventurer's Association saluted Rand and said, "Thanks to your majesty's training, the Adventurer's Association has accumulated a considerable number of mid- and high-level adventurers who can handle small-scale bandit problems."

Rand looked at everyone. None of the high-ranking officials present at the Holy Land had any objections, so he nodded and said, "Let's do it."

Olena continued to report: "The second problem is that in addition to the bandits, the evil cult forces that had been quelled have shown signs of resurgence. We need to curb them in a timely manner."

“Any suggestions on this?”

"Our military will arrange more patrols and investigations on this matter, and adventurers and intelligence are also advised to pay more attention to it." Fenris said.

Cultists are more troublesome than bandits, especially now that the influence of gods on this world has intensified, and the combat effectiveness of cultists is generally stronger than in the past.

Therefore, the army needs to take on the main work. It's not that adventurers cannot face cultists, but casualties are likely to occur.

The army will be relatively experienced in dealing with cultists and will be more fully equipped.

Rand thought for a while and said, "In addition to the routine work of eliminating cultists, we should strengthen inspections at the border crossings. I think a large proportion of cultists sneaking into our land from foreign countries."

"Your Majesty, do you think the probability of cultists being born in our country is still relatively low? Why is that?" The question was asked by the bishop of the Torch Church.

It's not that he didn't believe Rand's judgment, but as a bishop who specialized in eliminating evil spirits, he was very curious about why such a phenomenon as Rand's judgment occurred.

"The reason is quite simple." Rand crossed his arms.

"Only a very small number of cultists who are born evil will naturally be tempted by evil forces and become followers of a certain evil god. The vast majority of other cultists become cultists because of the need to survive," Rand explained.

Among the current middle and high-level leaders of the Holy Land, there are also several cultists who originally joined the cult.

Back then, Rand sacrificed all the evil believers, spared all the good believers, and then gained their support.

Now, these believers actually know more or less that Rand was deceiving people back then.

But this kind of thing has long been tacitly understood, and Rand will not give examples of what so-and-so was like in the past.

"In our land, we are changing things in our own way so that people who are willing to work will not starve or freeze to death. If their lives are guaranteed, how many people would want to become followers of this cult?"

After a moment of silence, everyone present soon understood what Rand meant.

They are not stupid people.

Maybe for many people.

Cultists are cultists, and bandits are bandits. They are targets that need to be eliminated or dealt with.

But with a little thought, you can understand Rand's logic.

"I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing up my doubts." The Torch Church Bishop who asked Rand the question saluted Rand.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to relax your pursuit of the cultists in the territory, nor am I asking you to be soft on the cultists." Rand gave a final reminder, "That's all. The follow-up details are written in the documents. Just go back and read the documents. If you don't understand something, you can come to the palace and ask me."

"The meeting is adjourned."

…

At this time, a cult stronghold located in a remote place in the Moon Kingdom is posting work.

This is the base of the combined forces of the Dark Goddess of Plenty and the God of Struggle.

The cult leader at the United Gathering Point was speaking on the podium: "King Rand of the Moon Kingdom is a man who hates us extremely. He also controls two disgusting churches, the Torch Church and the Harvest Goddess Church."

"So we can't confront Rand directly, we can start from those places that Rand doesn't pay attention to."

Then comes the assignment of tasks.

In the cult's stronghold life, material things are quite neglected. As long as they are not about to starve to death or freeze to death, the cultists will not give priority to these things.

Because for them, solving the problem of starving to death or freezing to death is quite easy, all they have to do is rob the villages.

If you can't win the fight, you will die. If you can win the fight, the problem is solved.

As for the subsequent hidden dangers, they are long-term issues that are not worth considering.

At least that's the case for small cult strongholds like theirs.

Perhaps those large cult strongholds would be more rational in dealing with power issues.

But for small and medium-sized strongholds, it is very wise to know not to confront Rand's church army head-on.

Maureen is a follower of the Dark Fertility Goddess sect.

His teammate Da Zhuang is a believer in the God of Struggle.

They are the ones among the two sects who are least willing to harm ordinary people.

Therefore, they are even less favored by their superiors or other cultists.

The task they were assigned this time was also relatively more dangerous.

They joined these two sects, which outsiders called cults, purely because the probability of not being able to survive in the current environment was too high.

A heavy rain lasted for 5 days.

An ordinary villager family may need to borrow food from their neighbors.

The snow and wind came half a month earlier than in previous years.

For some families who rely on the short hunting season before winter, it may be a nightmare.

The nobles' whims could easily put the lives of the residents of villages and towns into difficult situations.

And if war comes, it will not just be one or two households of villagers who will be unlucky.

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Then the bandits, cultists and some local rebels had a source of soldiers.

Now Molin and Dazhuang's mission is to seduce a village and then let these people join the arms of the Dark Goddess of Fertility or the God of Struggle.

The location is at the border between the Kingdom of Bolen and the Dukedom of the Moon Phase before it was destroyed.

To be honest, being close to the Dukedom of the Moon is a very dangerous place.

However, as two useless cultists, Mo Lin and Da Zhuang were naturally assigned bad jobs.

But maybe this job is actually good in the eyes of other cultists? It can help them better hone their faith in God or something.

Mo Lin and Da Zhuang, of course, knew the danger of this job, but they had no choice.

The two set off with some dry food to fill their stomachs.

"I don't think it's a good idea for us to stay here all the time." Da Zhuang was a little worried.

Morin had no choice but to explain: "If not here, where else can we go? Besides, our boss seems to have made a breakthrough in power recently. If we dare to betray or escape, we will probably be caught and killed soon."

Dazhuang is a strong man. Even though he is now thin due to malnutrition, you can still see that his skeleton is huge. Perhaps as long as he can eat enough, he will soon become a real strong man.

Da Zhuang is not good at thinking, but he thinks what Mo Lin said makes sense, so he feels a little depressed again.

The two fell silent again and started on their way.

The two of them stopped from time to time to see if they had taken the wrong path.

In other places, it is very difficult for cultists to find their targets accurately. There are not many signposts and good roads in this world.

But obviously, the Dukedom of the Moon is an exception.

After entering the territory of the Duke of Moon Phase, Maureen and Dazhuang no longer had to worry about getting lost.

King Rand of the Moon Kingdom is very keen on building roads.

After entering the Duke of the Moon Phase Territory, there will be clear, easy-to-walk roads with no monsters.

Just follow the road and you can easily find your target.

"The lord here is truly a lord that benefits us." Da Zhuang commented.

Then he was hit on the head by Morin.

"Have you ever thought that this will make it easier for the lord's reinforcements to reach the territory, and it will also be easier for the lord to receive intelligence from various places. We are actually in more danger." Morin explained.

Da Zhuang understood.

I couldn't help but feel depressed again: "What should I do then?"

Mo Lin glared again: "Why worry? We are not really here to do anything bad. We just need to hang out here for a while and then we can go back and report. Then we can say that we just failed and didn't do it, and then we can get away with it again."

Da Zhuang understood it again and felt it was very reasonable. He immediately felt much better.

Then Molin and Dazhuang arrived at the village.

The bishop of the village's Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health immediately recognized Morin's inner nature and reprimanded him, "Didn't your mentor teach you how to resist temptation? How did you end up like this? And didn't you say you didn't need any support recently? Why did someone come anyway?"

The bishop of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health looked Maureen up and down, then looked at the silly Dazhuang, and immediately understood.

It is estimated that the people in the teaching department are simply unable to teach all the students, so they arranged a group of people to work under these old people and learn while doing.

This is also a good idea. Although these two people don’t seem to be very capable, they are still two of his own people and will still play a role. Therefore, the old bishop did not push them away and directly settled them down.

The followers of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health certainly have ways to determine whether someone is a follower of the Dark Goddess of Fertility.

But this Morin is obviously not like that. The followers of the Dark Goddess of Plenty are twisted and indulged in desire, crazy and unpredictable. Although this Morin has been somewhat eroded by the power of the Mother Goddess, he is probably still a virgin...

Anyway, there is no way he is a bad kid.

As for Da Zhuang, you can tell at first glance that he knows nothing. He is probably Mo Lin's brother or something.

It seems that Da Zhuang listens to Mo Lin in everything, and since Mo Lin is not a bad boy, it is obvious that Da Zhuang will not have any problems either.

But Mo Lin and Da Zhuang were very confused.

As soon as I entered the village, I was recognized by a member of the Cult of the Goddess of Fertility and Health who looked to be a very high-level follower.

But this man who calls himself the Bishop seems to be Rand's so-called enemy of evil.

But this bishop seemed to be no different from them, a cultist who should be condemned by everyone. What was going on?

Could it be because he had successfully lurked beside Rand?

That's unlikely.

Morin had heard that any evil could not escape Rand's presence, and the reality was the same: none of their colleagues who approached the capital of the Dukedom of the Moon would be able to return.

So what is the current situation? …

And Rand is also preparing to deal with the issue of cults personally recently.

He has the ability to distinguish friend from foe, and this ability would be very powerful if there were no bugs, but unfortunately there are.

Rand has not yet solved the problem.

But other than that, it's pretty useful.

As for why Rand didn't use this ability when he was in the Elf Forest Town.

That was naturally because when they were in the Elf Forest, even in the reformist elven town, the vast majority of elves were hostile to Rand.

They didn't attack Rand only because they knew they needed Rand and were no match for him, not because they liked Rand and were willing to stand on the same side with him.

Rand's ability is quite useful when searching for cultists. Now that the cultists are showing signs of resurgence, Rand plans to patrol the territory.

(End of this chapter)