Chapter 286 "I am the aunt of the Duke of Thorns" (Second update)

Rand slept on the shoreline, holding Olenna in his arms.

Although it was a temporary camp.

But as a lord, Rand's tent was relatively luxurious.

And there is a beautiful woman to accompany you.

The Naga tribe, as Elsa guessed, was performing a sacrifice.

The Naga race has no clear understanding of their own gods, and there are no specific prayers for sacrifice.

And sacrifices do not necessarily bring a response.

The response, if any, was feeble.

It was as if he was dying.

Fortunately, this sacrifice seemed to have received a response.

In the bloody ceremony, under the guidance of the Naga master of ceremonies, the Naga tribe members who "volunteered" to serve as sacrifices inserted the sacrificial dagger into their own hearts.

Invisible rhythms are transmitted in the ocean.

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Grand Duke Thorn's aunt came to the holiday villa with her niece, who was Grand Duke Thorn's eldest daughter and the second child of the Thorn family.

In addition, she also brought a lot of "gifts", which can also be called dowry.

The gate of the holiday villa does not treat everyone equally, and requires everyone to queue up and wait for inspection to enter.

People like the Duke of Thorn's aunt, who lead a long convoy and display the family crest, naturally have priority right of passage.

In this world, there is a distinction between nobles and commoners.

Rand himself treated nobles and commoners equally.

In its internal governance, Rand is also committed to improving the quality of life of civilians, distributing wealth among the people, and promoting internal and external economic circulation.

But whether internally or externally, Rand will not go against the current political environment.

The nobility has privileges.

Lord Thorn's aunt brought her grandniece into the holiday villa.

Before setting off, they investigated the environment here in advance.

After all, this may be the territory of your future "husband", so if there is anything missing, it is best to prepare it in advance.

This is the wisdom of a noble woman who married far away.

Otherwise, you will encounter various problems.

For example, when you arrive at the place and find that no one is bathing in your future husband's territory, or when you find that the only food is bread flavored with alcohol.

When they investigated in advance, they had already roughly understood that this was a very prosperous place.

Therefore, what they brought was more money rather than practical items or crop seeds.

But after arriving there, I was still shocked by its prosperity.

Duke Thorn's aunt, on the other hand, had good knowledge and a calm mind, so her expression didn't change much.

The eldest daughter of Duke Thorn has been attracted by all kinds of new things.

She found it very difficult to accept the order to be married off with her aunt as a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

Now it seems that at least this is not a remote and poor place.

Jayne, the seventh son of the Black and Brown Marquis, who was strolling on the street, also noticed the situation here.

At first glance, I saw two beautiful ladies, one big and one small, who were both pretty good-looking.

If it were any other time, he might have struck up a conversation with her, but now he needed to prioritize his father's assessment.

However, he soon noticed the emblem of the Thorn family, and then found that he seemed to know the beautiful woman who looked much older.

It seems that he is... an elder of the Thorn Grand Duke's family? It seems that he is also a top-level professional.

I also saw a long convoy behind me, and I wonder what was in the carriages.

Could it be that he also came to congratulate Rand on becoming the Count of the Moon Phase?

Given the status of the Grand Duke of Thorn, is it necessary to do this? He also brought so many things, and it is estimated that a large part of them are gifts for Rand.

A white-haired elf came out to greet the Thorn Family convoy.

After the white-haired elf brought the two members of the Thorn Family to the upper hideout, he asked, "Is the convoy at the foot of the mountain a gift or a commodity?"

Since Rand became earl, many nobles have come to give gifts.

To be precise, the gifts have piled up like a mountain.

But now it seems that the Thorn Family is worthy of being a duke family, and their actions are much more generous.

Lisa has spent a lot of time arranging people to deal with the gifts recently.

Anyway, Miss Vanilla was recruited to work overtime day and night.

"Not a gift," said the older one.

That's the commodity.

"As for goods, the holiday villa can provide warehouse rental." Lisa said.

"It's not a commodity." The older member of the Thorn Family continued, without leaving any doubts. "It's a dowry."

It turns out that he was here to form a marriage alliance.

Lysa looked at the young member of the Thorn Family and said, "Excuse me, is the marriage partner this lady?"

"No." The older member of the Thorn Family continued to deny.

"What is that?" Lisa looked at the older member of the Thorn Family.

He is a top-level professional, but he looks to be in his forties. I guess that pervert Rand wouldn't look down on him.

"I want to discuss this matter with Lord Lander personally."

The implication is that Lisa is not qualified to hear this matter.

Lysa didn't care. "Lord Rand is in the south. We can arrange transportation."

"One more thing," the old beauty said, "Are they here yet?"

Lysa knew what she was talking about: "They are all here, you can go with them."

It is almost certain that the Kingdom of Bolen will find someone to take revenge on Rand.

Some strong men have been arranged in the country to protect Rand's life.

The strong man from the Thorn Family was the last to arrive.

"Can."

Lord Thorn's aunt said.

As for her great-niece, she stayed at the holiday villa.

Sitting in a Centaur chariot.

The strong men from the Frost Moon Kingdom who came to ensure Rand's safety this time actually knew each other.

"I didn't expect that the Grand Duke of Thorns would send you here." said a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous clothes with a sword on his waist.

Duke Thorn's aunt didn't bother to pay attention to him.

This man was her suitor when she was young, but unfortunately she was more interested in improving her personal martial arts.

Now she is going to get married.

Married at 47.

Haha~ I couldn’t avoid this kind of thing, Duke Thorn’s aunt laughed at herself in her heart.

Duke Thorn's aunt did not reply, and the carriage fell into silence.

It is strange that the driver is actually a centaur.

It’s not like no one has ever tried to tame and enslave monsters before.

But there is a language barrier and the monsters are unruly and difficult to tame.

Their natural individual qualities are far stronger than those of ordinary people.

If you are not careful, you may break free from the shackles and hurt someone.

This centaur didn't have any chains on his body, but he looked very docile, without the aggressive look of the monsters encountered elsewhere.

I don't know how Rand did it.

The Centaur driver drove through the night with his lamp on.

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By the early morning, these people arrived at Rand's location.

That is, near the coastline.

It was still snowing at this time.

From a distance, you can see Rand's camp in the interweaving of white and blood.

At this time, Rand had been woken up by Olenna.

Olenna took Rand's hand off her chest and asked Elsa to come over and help Rand put on his clothes.

The casual clothes that Rand usually wears are very convenient.

But you may meet distinguished guests at any time in the near future, so you need to be more formal, so you need to wear more complicated aristocratic costumes.

This kind of aristocratic clothing is rather troublesome to put on and take off, at least since Rand himself is not very familiar with it, he needs help.

Elsa climbed out of her little bed and came over to help, a little sleepy.

She didn't quite understand why Olena could always get up on time and didn't look sleepy at all.

Although Elsa was not fully awake yet, her fingers were still very nimble, and she and Olenna quickly helped Rand put on his clothes.

Rand, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked out of the tent.

Just then I saw someone coming over to report something.

"What is it?" Rand asked.

"Support from the Frost Moon Kingdom has arrived." said the guard who came over to report.

I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Rand said he understood and went to greet him outside the tent.

Six people.

Each of them is a top-level professional.

Rand had never seen so many top professionals at once outside.

Beside Rand, Olenna and Elsa, who was adjusting her collar, were both a little nervous.

This is the foundation of the kingdom.

Rand's original plan was to wait for Karin to come and help.

It seems that it is no longer necessary now.

These top professionals are all very old.

This is actually the norm.

It is incredible that people like Elsa, Ellie and Olenna can become top-level professionals at such a young age.

If it weren't for the fact that there is no way forward for the top level professionals at the moment, such young top-level professionals would be even more respected.

As for the king.

This level of Wang is incomprehensible.

In fact, becoming a top-level professional is already breaking through the limits of race and making the impossible possible.

So far, the method to break through and become a top-level professional is still theoretically impossible and requires "self-realization."

Most of the powerful people who have become top-level professionals also use this explanation when describing their breakthroughs.

You can gain enlightenment between life and death, or just by sleeping. There is no pattern to follow.

As for wanting to become king.

All we can say is that no one knows the requirements to become a king.

In this world, most of the senior professionals who break through to become the top professionals are in their forties or fifties.

Small lack of experience and understanding.

As they get older, their body tissues age and their physical abilities are insufficient to support their breakthroughs.

Among those who came to help, the oldest one looked to be in his eighties or nineties.

Rand smiled and said, "Thank you for your help. I will arrange accommodation and water for you."

These strong men all nodded.

They were all looking at the young man.

The rising military star of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

And its domestic affairs capabilities are definitely not weak either.

They had seen it at the holiday resort.

At the level of an earl, he is already qualified to employ top-level professionals, and they have done nothing offensive to Rand.

Besides, there was no hatred between them, so they were still willing to have a good relationship with Rand.

Then, Lord Thorn's aunt walked up to Rand and said, "Lord Thorn wants to discuss something with you. We need a face-to-face meeting."

Rand glanced at the coastline.

The Nagas don't seem to be ready yet, but there is still time.

He brought this seemingly "young" beauty to the conference room.

The rest of the top professionals were resting under the guidance of the non-commissioned officers.

Rand obviously already has a top-level personal guard.

They didn't need to protect Rand personally, as long as they could get to Rand as soon as possible.

"What's the matter?" Rand asked.

"Grand Duke Thorn hopes to marry you." Grand Duke Thorn's aunt said with a mysterious look.

"It seems something similar has happened before." Before, Grand Duke Thorn was planning to marry his second daughter, who was not a legitimate heir, to Rand.

"The marriage partner this time has been changed to a direct descendant of the family."

Rand would definitely not marry into the Thorn Family. His choice would definitely be Ellie. Just when he was about to refuse, he heard the elderly beauty in front of him say, "Grand Duke Thorn plans to marry his aunt and eldest daughter to you."

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(End of this chapter)