Chapter 118 The Black and Brown Marquis and the Buck Earl meet again
Rand has received Fenris's reply.
He actually got ten war horses from the bandits and horse bandits.
This reminded him that, at the beginning, the war horses in the hideout were also stolen by Ellie and Olenna from the bandits.
This is very intriguing.
There were too many things to do back then, and the strength was insufficient, but now I can do some proper investigation.
After handing over the intelligence-related matters to Ellie and asking Lisa to pay close attention to protecting Ellie's safety.
Although Ellie herself is also a powerful senior professional, she does not actually need protection.
Rand took Olenna, Elsa and 50 guards and set off for the territory of the Black and Brown Marquis.
Today, every soldier in magic steel armor is equipped with a dark red cloak, which makes them look extremely fashionable.
Bright silver metal armor, brown-black hard leather lining, cotton and cloth armor cushioning inside, and a dark red cloak on the shoulders.
Such an army that has experienced hundreds of battles and has extremely sophisticated weapons and armor has terrifying combat effectiveness, and is also very cool.
If placed in the game of Rand's previous life, each of them would be an elite unit.
In fact, Rand's Guards are selected based on a system of selection. Although it is not as terrible as the last-in-first-out system, if you fail to meet the requirements in all aspects, you will definitely be transferred to the ordinary troops.
This unit is already undergoing horsemanship training and will soon be equipped with war horses and become a cavalry.
As for the cattle and horse mounts, which I am not sure whether I can use, I will wait until they are bred and then replace them depending on the situation.
The Marquis of Black and Brown was originally the feudal lord of Crescent Moon Territory. After being promoted to marquis, he had no intention of moving the capital, so the Marquis of Black and Brown’s base was still in Black and Brown City.
To be honest, Rand felt a little emotional when he saw the familiar boar cavalry outside the Black and Brown City.
Although these boar cavalrymen did not participate in the civil war due to the natural disadvantages of wild boars, they played a very important role in the process of clearing out the followers of the God of Struggle.
For a long time, Rand considered whether to set up a similar army, but thinking that wild boars cannot run far and are difficult to control during the estrus period, he decided to develop cattle and horse mounts.
Black and Brown City is completely different from when Rand last came.
The last time I came here, the Black and Brown City was full of stationed troops, piled up equipment and food, and a solemn atmosphere.
Now you can easily see the bustling markets and the exquisite buildings in the upper town that are different from the rough style of the dens.
The theater is especially gorgeous.
Outside the theater, the towering porch was decorated with intricate carvings, and the copper door at the entrance was half open, letting in a hint of warm light.
Pushing the door open, you see a long corridor covered with red carpet, with exquisite murals and sculptures decorated on both sides.
There is a huge amphitheater in the center.
Unlike the theater in Rand's previous life, this private theater of the Black and Tan Marquis did not have many seats in the viewing area.
However, each row of seats is decorated with finely crafted wood carvings and velvet.
On both sides of the stage are huge windows, through which you can see rockery and fountains.
Rand looked carefully at the architectural style here. He felt that he could learn from it after returning, upgrade the decoration of the holiday villa, and then charge more.
As for a hideout, there was no need for one as he was living comfortably here now.
The Black and Brown Marquis had been waiting here for a long time, and so was an old acquaintance, the Earl of the Stag.
The Marquis of Black and Brown obviously did not look happy about it, but Earl of Stag was a good communicator and had established a good relationship with the Marquis of Black and Brown for a long time. Now that he wanted to come to the theater, it was difficult to chase him away.
The Earl of the Stag looked very proud.
He was indeed not good at fighting, although his personal fighting skills were not that bad due to his self-discipline.
But when it comes to banquet skills, territory internal affairs, or seducing noble ladies, those are all his strengths.
Moreover, he had an advantage that far surpassed other nobles: he knew himself.
Last time with the 5th Legion, he decisively gave up all military command and completely obeyed the arrangements of the Marquis of Black and Brown.
Therefore, after the war, he gained a lot of benefits because of this wise decision. Although he was not promoted to marquis, he gained a lot of practical benefits.
You must know that many nobles, such as the disbanded 2nd Legion of their own, lost the battle or were even defeated because of their unauthorized command.
Many nobles at the level of earl died in this civil war.
And he, the Earl of Bucks! He made a fortune! This time, when he found that his invitation to Viscount Rand to watch the troupe's performance had been postponed, he realized that something was wrong.
Then, after asking around, I found out that the Black and Brown City was also going to start theatre performances.
Isn’t this right?
The Stag Earl decisively brought his daughter over. It was obvious that the Black and Brown Marquis also had a crush on this young man, Rand. At this time, he must not let this old man who was very good at fighting take the lead! As expected, as soon as he came over, he saw that the Black and Brown Marquis's daughter was very beautiful. She had obviously dressed up specially today. Although she stood there very ladylike, the Stag Earl knew what the Black and Brown Marquis was thinking!
The Black and Brown Marquis glanced at the shameless old man, Earl of the Stag, and wondered why he hadn't realized that this old man was so annoying before.
I secretly complained that the Earl of the Stag's family emblem was clearly a stag, but his nose was as sharp as a dog's and his face was as thick as a city wall. I might as well just call him the Earl of Dog Wall from now on.
Although the two families had a good relationship in the past, the Marquis of Black and Brown often played together with the Earl of Buck when he was young, for example, they would go together to seduce noble ladies.
But that didn't stop the Black and Brown Marquis from despising the shamelessness of the Stag Earl in his heart, although his own shamelessness was probably no less than that of the Stag Earl.
The daughter of the Earl of Bucks is a socialite, but probably due to the education she received from her father, she is surprisingly self-disciplined and has never had any bad reputation.
Now I am also asked to dress up and come to participate in the theater.
He had been glad to see Lord Stag before, but at his age his living friends were either strangers or in their graves.
It's really nice to have an old brother to chat with.
but!
Except today!
There is only one Rand! I will not allow others to sleep beside my bed.
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Originally, the Black and Brown Marquis was very confident that he could win in one fell swoop. During the previous civil war, he was still very worried when he heard that Rand had brought several women with him.
Later I saw that they were all ugly and had bad figures.
This is not surprising. After all, Rand is suspected to be the illegitimate child of the Torch Church. It is normal that he has never eaten good food.
In comparison, her daughter looks very much like her mother. She may not be a beauty, but she is much prettier than those ugly ones.
Moreover, he has the support of his family background as the Marquis of Black and Brown. Moreover, his daughter is very smart and has decent qualities in all aspects. She is a qualified lady.
After Rand brought Olenna and Elsa into the theater, he watched Count Stag and Marquis Black and Brown staring at each other for a while.
Since they had disguised themselves last time, Olenna and Elsa were also disguised when they were invited to watch the performance in Black and Brown City this time, but unlike last time, they only wore masks.
There was no disguise in terms of figure.
Because it was different from the last time he came to Black and Brown City. Although Rand actually controlled a barony last time he came here, he was not even a baron. If any noble wanted to snatch the people around him, he could only bring out the White King and try.
But now it’s different. Rand is already a real viscount, and because of his excellent military command ability, he has a bright future.
Anyway, even if they are great nobles, they will definitely not do anything to Rand just for a few beautiful women.
Moreover, since the agreement between the White King and Rand was reached, the White Kingdom began to build dens and beverage factories, and also began to build roads. The connection between the dens and the White Kingdom has gradually become known to the great nobles.
Although as it was still uncertain, the lesser nobles who were cut off from the news could only get some groundless and untrue news.
The reason why Olenna and Ellie were asked to wear masks this time was simply because they were disguised last time, and it would be a bit disrespectful to suddenly stop pretending this time.
Soon the theater began to perform.
Rand was a little embarrassed. The daughter of the Marquis of Black and Brown and the daughter of the Earl of Buck sat on his left and right.
To be honest, she looks okay, but she is obviously not in the same league as Ellie and Olenna.
Moreover, they looked very reluctant, as if they didn't want to, but had to come for a blind date because of the request of their elders.
It feels a bit like Rand's previous life when he saw his friends being forced into blind dates.
Rand did not feel uncomfortable with the two of them's reluctant expressions. On the contrary, because the sense of déjà vu was so strong, he felt like laughing.
These two very young girls probably had mate selection criteria that were not consistent with Rand's, but were forced by their elders to come for a blind date.
Oh my, looking at their shy looks, Rand really wanted to laugh.
Of course, the noble girls of this era were not qualified to choose their own marriages. In fact, they were also very rational. They did not show any displeasure to Rand, and even obeyed their father's arrangements and tried to have some physical contact with Rand.
However, it is possible that due to lack of willingness, the business level is relatively low.
In short, it's very awkward.
Maybe that's just how it is for little girls. In this era, those who are not married at the age of sixteen are considered old maids. Ellie and Olenna are exceptions among exceptions.
Olenna didn't care at first. Compared with Ellie, these two girls were nothing. There was no way Rand would be seduced away.
Elsa was a little concerned at first, because she was embarrassed to be squeezed together with these two noble ladies.
Soon she saw Rand trying to hold back his laughter, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Indeed, there was no romantic atmosphere at all with two little girls being forced to work there.
Just when Elsa wanted to continue laughing, her face suddenly changed, and the next moment she and Olenna appeared next to Rand almost at the same time.
The curtains of the theater were drawn and all the candles and lights were extinguished.
It was clear from the look on the dark and brown Marquis's face that this was not part of the show, and both Olenna and Elsa sensed a sinister murderous intent.
(End of this chapter)