Chapter 423: The Strategy of the Den, the Law of the Undead

As an intelligent marine race, the Naga's view of the ocean is definitely different from that of humans.

Every leader of a Naga tribe has the blood of the Naga royal court, just more or less.

The same is true for seashells.

When she was young, she spent her time in the deep sea royal court. Later, she led some people who were willing to follow her to the shallow sea to open up the soil for survival.

Haibei certainly had some knowledge about this inland sea. She also knew roughly about the powerful Naga tribe that needed to be avoided on the sailing route.

Rand listened carefully to Haibei's story and praised Haibei for his generous explanation.

More substantial material rewards will be given to Haibei and his Naga tribe later.

Haibei’s storytelling is indeed very effective.

In particular, some turbulent areas that are not navigable and the spheres of influence of some powerful maritime forces are marked out.

This kind of thing is priceless.

I can only say that it was the right choice to subdue the Naga and have it work for you.

Otherwise, if we start from scratch, open up routes and draw nautical charts, we may have to pay the price of countless lives and property losses before we can have a relatively stable route.

Of course, the fleets of some hostile kingdoms in the south are still a threat to the fleet of the resort.

The Naga's charted routes are also very primitive. Rand still has a long way to go if he wants to further develop his shipping business.

But, you can try to reach the mountainous country on the other side of the ocean now.

It is not necessary to go all the way by sea. You can ship a certain distance by sea and then go by land. It depends on whichever is easier.

So...

After Rand signaled Haibei that he could leave, he looked at Ellie.

"We can try to contact some countries in the south," Rand said.

Rand's strategy was simple.

Make friends far away and attack nearby.

Although the Northern Union and the Southern Kingdom do not get along well overall.

But there is no need for Rand to regard all the countries in the Southern Kingdom as enemies.

Some contacts without conflicts of interest can also be made. If the right of passage across the border can be obtained, it will be much easier for Rand to contact the Mountain Country.

In fact, there are dwarves in the holiday villa and Crescent Moon Harbor. Although they are very rare, they do exist.

It's just that not all dwarves are master engineers or good blacksmiths.

Rand even went to ask the dwarves about their preferences.

Dwarves are not actually particularly short.

The height of a normal dwarf is roughly two-thirds of that of a normal human.

However, dwarves and humans seem to be reproductively isolated, unlike humans and elves.

There is no reproductive isolation between humans and elves.

The distinguishing features of a dwarf are his long beard and rock-like skin.

Because they are more adapted to living in mining areas, dwarves tend to be excellent miners.

Maybe he will be a qualified fighter.

But engineering masters are rare.

The dwarf in front of Rand was a member of the Steelburning Adventurer Team. He came to Crescent Harbor today to pick out ingredients for the restaurant.

"Do you dwarves have any preferences?" Rand asked.

The dwarf twirled his beard and began to think.

After thinking for a while, he said, "It doesn't seem to matter. Everyone has different hobbies."

"If I must say..." the dwarf thought for a moment, "Maybe dwarves like good metal ingots."

Dwarves live in mountainous countries, where there is not much fertile land and the yield of grain grown is low.

On the contrary, the mineral output is abundant, and the Mountain Country is also a major exporter of minerals and weapons.

Correspondingly, the dwarves' mineral industry is more developed, and they are relatively more interested in metallurgy.

Rand touched his chin to show that he understood.

The dwarf from the Steelburning Team continued to look for suitable fresh fish.

Influenced by the "Deep Moon" game, Rand initially thought that dwarves should like fine wine.

But after thinking about it, Rand discovered that no matter which race, everyone liked fine wine, and there was nothing special about the dwarves' liking for fine wine.

This era involved more physical labor and relatively fewer measures to keep warm.

In addition, the situation is full of dangers and the proportion of the population participating in the war is also high.

Physical strain can cause a lot of pain.

It is normal to need alcohol anesthesia.

People who do physical labor all year round may not be able to fall asleep quickly without drinking.

The taverns of the powerful dens, whether in the holiday villa, in the iron ore area of ​​the Crescent Moon Territory, or on the border of the Burning Land, in the Full Moon Territory and Crescent Moon Harbor, all do very good business.

"What's the next schedule?" Rand looked at Olenna.

Olenna pushed up her decorative glasses.

"Next we will inspect various areas of the territory," said Olenna.

"Then let's go."

Rand's core territory is not large, only 80 square kilometers. After taking over the territory of the Bucks family in the future, the core territory will grow, but there has not been much change now.

But the area he nominally manages is not small.

It covers a total area of ​​2,000 square kilometers.

There are small and medium nobles here who are vassals of Rand.

If we use the system of Rand's previous life to understand it, the Dukedom of the Moon as a whole is equivalent to Yorkshire, and Rand is the sheriff of this county.

The system is a tax-farming system. After Rand collects taxes from the entire territory, he will hand them over to the kingdom.

Of course, some of this would also include taxes paid to Rand himself.

It’s just that when Rand usually calculates the territory, he only counts the core territories like the Crescent Territory.

The wealth of these territories belongs directly to Rand himself.

Now, facing the threat of the undead, Rand certainly cannot just focus on his core territory.

Therefore, a major inspection of the entire territory is necessary.

Check defenses, establish lines of defense, and station garrisons in key locations.

This not only fulfills the responsibility of protecting the territory and keeping the enemy out, but also can minimize the risk of war in core areas such as holiday resorts.

At the same time, Rand's patrol of the entire Dukedom of the Moon can also give confidence to his subordinates.

Let his vassals and the small and medium nobles who depend on him understand Rand's determination to protect his territory.

By now, many small and medium-sized nobles must have received the battle report that the Bolen Kingdom has retreated to the second line of defense, and it is inevitable that people's hearts are unsettled.

Rand needs to come out to calm people's hearts.

Rand can also call all vassal states and allies to a meeting.

But Rand still chose to go around in person.

…

Kingdom of Borun, the second line of defense.

Now we have finally entered warm spring and the weather is not so cold anymore.

At the second line of defense, the former Minister of War was directing the civilians to reinforce the line.

Due to the urgency of time, this second line of defense was not built solidly. Now that the undead have no intention of continuing the attack immediately, it is a good time to reinforce it.

A messenger rode up to the lines.

After verifying the identity, the gate of the defense wall opened a crack.

The messenger rode into the lines on horseback.

The air was filled with the scent of herbs and the unique smell of alchemical potions.

After walking for a while in the defense line, we entered the core castle of the second line of defense.

It's not accurate to call it a castle because it's so crude.

At best, it's just a tall house made of stones.

It is currently being reinforced.

Went through another search.

You will enter a carpeted room.

It looks a little more luxurious, but not much.

The first one is the tall and burly King of the Kingdom of Bolun.

Next to him is the second prince of the Kingdom of Lunsa.

The atmosphere is very depressing.

The messenger delivered the letter.

The King of the Kingdom of Bollen, with bandages all over his body, took the letter, glanced at the lacquer seal, and handed it to the Second Prince of Lensa beside him.

The Second Prince of Lunsa opened the letter and read it, then looked at the King of Bolun Kingdom: "We are going back. Now the Kingdom of Lunsa will face the threat of the undead again."

The King of Bolun nodded: "Go ahead."

The second prince of the Kingdom of Lunsa stood up and left.

The reinforcements of the Kingdom of Lensa suffered heavy losses.

In the process of defending the defense line and retreating to the second defense line, the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Lensa lost two-thirds.

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The second prince of the Kingdom of Lensa himself was almost killed by the undead.

It was the former Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Bolen who brought his men to escort him to the second line of defense.

But accusations...

The king of the Kingdom of Borun stayed behind to guard the defense line in person. The situation in the Kingdom of Borun is indeed not good, and it is useless to accuse them now.

Let's wait until after the war to ask for compensation.

There will be no mercy by then.

The Kingdom of Renza left the front line.

The King of the Kingdom of Bolen also stood up from his seat and walked a few steps to the edge of the castle wall.

From here, you can see the former Minister of War directing the laborers to work.

The former Minister of War is indeed quite capable.

If it weren't for him, the second prince of the Kingdom of Lensa might have died on the battlefield.

This will inevitably lead to hostility between the Kingdom of Lensa and the Kingdom of Borun.

Although at that time, the King of the Kingdom of Bolun could no longer care about too much.

Unfortunately, the former Minister of War had differences with him on national strategy.

He believed that as long as they defended the country, the undead would probably have been hurt by now and might attack other countries or retreat back to the City of the Dead.

The former Minister of War believes that it is necessary to strike while the iron is hot, gather allies, and annihilate the undead in one fell swoop.

The former Secretary of State for War is adamant that now is the time to destroy the Undead.

But, should he pay more to gather the army and beg allies to send troops to siege the undead?

The King of Bolun believed that the Kingdom of Bolun had already paid too much and there was no need to pay more.

Now that the Kingdom of Bolen has withstood the most severe attacks, it is the turn of other countries.

The breeze is blowing and the warm spring sun is very comfortable.

The King of Bolen stroked his beard.

…

And far away, beyond the sight of the King of the Kingdom of Bolen.

The dead are whispering.

"We suffered heavy losses." said a wise Death Knight.

"But at least, we have broken through the defense line of the Kingdom of Boren." said a bishop of the Scourge Cult.

"What should we do next?" The Death Knight continued speaking in a dry voice. "Low-level undead can be replenished at will, but it takes time to accumulate truly useful warriors."

In fact, materials are still needed, but this war killed a lot of humans, including some of the most advanced humans.

There are actually materials for summoning high-level undead.

However, high-level undead are not something that can be easily created.

Otherwise, the Scourge Cult would have dominated the world long ago.

Even the Crimson King Karin came in person, but he was no match for tens of thousands of Death Knights.

"Wait a moment." said the Scourge Bishop.

This intelligent Death Knight was somewhat confused.

And a moment later.

The Death Knight understood the meaning of this Scourge Bishop.

A skinny figure in luxurious robes appeared here.

His skin was dry and his body was thin, looking like tree bark.

But the pace is steady.

The eyes are cold.

The Archbishop of the Scourge Cult came in person.

"We will build a second obsidian tower here." said the Archbishop of the Scourge.

"Humanity is more powerful than we thought."

This was recognized by the intelligent high-level undead and the Scourge bishops present.

I thought we could break through the defense line in a month or two.

After all, the last time the undead tide rolled in from north to south, human resistance was not so fierce.

Of course, there was also the factor of the Southern Kingdom being in a civil war at the time.

However, the Undead and the Scourge believers still believe that humans are vulnerable.

And while they were busy building the City of the Dead, humans did not stop them.

After the City of the Dead was built, the Scourge believers believed that the time had come to sweep the world.

After all, at this time, their strength is even stronger than before.

But the resistance of the Kingdom of Bolen was beyond their imagination.

Fortunately, we won.

Of course they also suffered heavy losses.

However, the speed at which the undead replenish their forces is still many times faster than that of humans.

The Archbishop announced the decision to build a second obsidian tower here, in the second path of the Kingdom of Bolen.

This will increase the attack range of the undead.

"But humans are much more foolish than we thought." The archbishop continued, "Now is our weakest moment, and humans are actually shrinking back."

"Then, we can use this as a base to replenish our troops and then plan our next attack."

Here, due to the war between the two sides, the air is filled with the aura of death.

As long as you use it properly...

At least for the undead, it can replenish a lot of their consumption.

Humans are indeed more powerful than imagined, but it is clear that the great Apostle of Scourge is the fate of this world.

"As for the Frost Moon Kingdom..." the wise Death Knight continued.

"We need to send someone to test the waters." Archbishop of the Scourge had obviously given it a lot of thought. "Since the Kingdom of Borun has retreated to the second line of defense, we have the opportunity to attack the Kingdom of Frost Moon."

"Now is the time to see whether the Northern Alliance is truly powerful or just in name only." The voice of the Archbishop of Scourge reached the ears of all the living and dead present.

…

At this time, Rand was still patrolling the non-core territories of the Dukedom of the Moon.

This land was conquered by him personally leading his army. It has beautiful scenery and fertile land.

The most important thing is that he understands the importance of roads. Although his rule over the territories that are not directly under his jurisdiction is not very detailed, the main roads have been built.

These roads in the Moon Phase Dukedom will speed up the logistics and population flow in the territory.

Of course, the army will march faster.

If the King's Road was all brick and stone like this, it would take less than a month to travel from the resort to the royal city.

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