Chapter 123 When the White King's Guards Saw Ellie

Taner's mission went smoothly.

Previously, according to Rand's instructions, he combined the teachings of the Torch Church and the Abundant Sect and began to preach.

Looking at Rand's will, plus a little of his own hypocritical version of the doctrine, to be honest, Taner felt guilty at first.

In his eyes, this hypocritical version of the doctrine still contains a lot of personal opinions.

But the requirement is to use the Torch Church's doctrine as the surface and the Abundant Church's new doctrine as the core, so this is the only way.

Although Taner felt that he was not very reliable, he felt that Rand was very reliable, so he promoted the missionary work without hesitation.

Facts have proved that Rand is very reliable, and the missionary effect after implementation is as expected good.

All the local nobles were wary when they heard about the missionaries, after all, they had just had trouble with the followers of the God of Struggle.

But soon, after they saw the doctrine and sent someone to supervise for a period of time, they all felt relieved.

Now they began to believe that Rand's Torch Church background was real.

As the power of the Torch Church headquarters begins to shrink, interests will naturally be left behind.

As for these vacancies, the local nobles would naturally take up most of them, but in order to deal with the troubles of faith and the lack of grassroots management...

Since there are missionaries coming to preach and are willing to deal with faith management issues, and it is about the Torch Church, they are naturally happy to see it happen.

Anyway, they are essentially the teachings of the Torch Church, so there is no problem in using the ritual objects of the Torch Church to test these missionaries.

Obviously these people are not cultists, it's just a new version of the Torch Church's doctrine.

In the past, the teachings of the Torch Church would sometimes change. As long as the general direction was not wrong and it did not affect their rule, then there was no problem.

After receiving reports from some missionaries, Taner came to the lord's hall.

The decoration of the lord's hall has been adjusted again, and the heraldic flags of the Nicholas family have been hung on both sides.

Carved stone pillars, luxurious chandeliers, and at the very top, at the end of the lord's hall, the quaint but huge lord's chair.

It was not known whether it was Ellie's idea or Rand's own idea, but the stone seat was now very large, completely large enough for Rand to lie down horizontally.

But Rand did not look short sitting on this huge stone chair that seemed to be prepared for giants.

Taner walked along the gilded red carpet to the center of the Lord's Hall, just in time to look up at Rand's position. He knelt on one knee and saluted: "The missionary work is going smoothly."

The reason why Taner was so formal was because he needed to rehearse. Rand had already received a report from Fenris, and the White King's guards would arrive at the hideout soon. The etiquette issues had to be rehearsed first to avoid being looked down upon.

Rand nodded slightly: "Don't spread your business too far. Missionaries also cost money. Keep costs under control."

Taner nodded: "I understand."

Rand continued, "At present, missionary work can actually generate income. Let Ellie help us. We can collect intelligence to a certain extent by controlling the grassroots. The mode is to choose weekly. Every Sunday, tell the missionaries about your recent experiences or your sins."

In fact, once control is strengthened, it is possible to generate huge profits by controlling the underlying trade, unifying prices, and controlling the place of origin, but doing so now is undoubtedly a provocation to the local lords.

Soon Taner went down. Now Taner is very busy, having to deal with both military tasks and religious tasks, which is very troublesome.

However, the ritual objects of the Torch Church nearby have been gradually controlled, and religious affairs will soon be handed over to Thess. This kid has been with him from the beginning, and has been taught by him in words and deeds. Rand is now very confident in his abilities.

Although Rand still felt that he was a little stupid sometimes, it did not affect his work.

Just as Taner left and Rand was chatting with Olena beside him about trivial matters, Olena adjusted her posture and reminded him, "Here I come."

Soon, a group of knights in red cloaks and brown armor came in, holding their helmets.

There were twelve people in total, and the knights and squires were all outside and did not come in.

The leading brown-armored knight took a few steps forward, then knelt on one knee to salute, just like Taner had just done, and said, "Lord Viscount Rand, I am here to serve you at the order of the White King."

Rand nodded, but did not signal them to stand up. Instead, he responded a few words according to Ellie's teachings and the traditions of the White Kingdom.

Seeing that these knights with a strong smell of blood on their bodies did not have any special reactions, Rand felt that his etiquette should be correct. After he breathed a sigh of relief, Rand said, "Everyone can enjoy the resort villa at the foot of the mountain. All expenses will be paid by the Nicholas family."

Just as these knights were leaving, they passed by the office next to the lord's hall and accidentally saw a girl with brown-gold hair.

The leading knight turned around instantly.

Sure enough, the female adjutant who had been standing next to Rand was Olenna.

They originally thought that it was the lord's wife, and out of courtesy, the knights did not deliberately look at the appearance of the lord's lieutenant.

The captain of the White King's personal guard did not stop.

Now that it has been confirmed that it was Olenna, then the figure in the office must not be wrong, it must be Ellie.

Although Ellie was a little taller now and her hair was a lighter color, he couldn't mistake her.

In the past, during the White King's parade, he had accidentally caught a glimpse of a girl in a dress standing next to the White King.

But Ellie was actually here, and the White King actually asked his own sister to come here in person.

Then everything made sense. He originally thought that no matter how much the White King thought highly of Viscount Rand, he would not send a team of his personal guards.

It's like supporting the platform.

Now it seems that more old colleagues will come here later. After all, the White King’s own sister is here. So, could the ruins of Crescent Moon Territory really be the ancestral property of the White King’s family?

Clearing away these complicated thoughts, the captain of the White King's personal guard led his men out of the hideout and headed for the holiday villa below.

They didn't want to explore the secrets here, but it seemed that they had to work more seriously. They originally thought it was a tough job, but now it seems not to be the case.

If you do a good job, you might get a promotion when you return.

Under the guidance of the guide, they came to the tavern in the holiday villa.

It is now halfway through spring, but since a lot of ice has been stored over the winter, we are still serving distilled ale and mixed fruit juices on the rocks.

The White Country's lair's branded liquor factory has not yet been built, so these knights certainly haven't tasted these drinks.

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As for the elf maids, although they are rare, they are not very rare.

Following the recommendation, they all gave priority to iced blended juices.

Being big men, they naturally preferred alcohol, but no one chose to try the iced ale.

After leaving the lord's hall, the knight captain told his team members what he had seen and heard.

Suddenly, the personal guards of Prince Bai, who had originally been doing their job, felt differently. For example, now no one planned to drink, for fear that drinking would cause trouble or affect their image.

They are all absolutely loyal to the White King, but that doesn't mean they don't want a promotion and a pay raise.

…

At this moment in the Lord's Hall, Rand was listening to Olenna's oral report on Fenris. He had not listened carefully because he had to deal with the issue of receiving the White King's personal guards as priority.

"So those small nobles near Crescent Territory united to rob Crescent Territory?" Rand was a little shocked.

He knew that most of the nobles of the Northern Alliance were somewhat barbaric, but this was the Frost Moon Kingdom, not the barbarian country of the Ice Sea Kingdom further north? How could they send people to rob? Rand hadn't offended them, had he? Olenna pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps because you are developing too fast, you are too conspicuous."

"Should I give in?" Rand asked.

Olena shook her head: "You shouldn't be so tolerant. It seems that they think your strength is not that great. It's time to let them see the fangs of us, the Nicholas family."

Rand nodded: "It is better to strike once to open the way than to provoke a hundred blows."

Olenna nodded.

She could always guess what Rand meant. Seeing that Rand would not continue, she could only helplessly speak out his thoughts: "If you want to blackmail them, you can also detain those captured knights first and demand ransom from those nobles."

Knights are the lowest level of nobles, but they still belong to the ranks of the nobility. Many of them actually have fiefs. Although most of the time it is just a small village, they are still nobles with fiefs.

If a noble was captured, he could be released by paying a ransom.

Now they can squeeze a lot of money out of them, and as long as those nobles pay the ransom to their knights, it is tantamount to acknowledging their own illegal invasion.

Rand will have a natural legal advantage.

And if they pretended to be dead, or even refused to admit that these knights were sent by them, then Rand would still make a profit.

These are all knights! These war horses, these metal armors, and even the noble clothes they wear are all very valuable. If you take them all off, you will get a lot of money. And these things are in short supply in the den.

And if they don't admit it, then Rand can just do the same as them and choose not to declare war but to launch a sneak attack directly. Then he can send people to their territory to plunder them, which is a sure win.

As long as they do not admit to invading Rand's territory and Rand keeps these people as evidence, Rand will always have the advantage.

Rand is really weird. Do they think they can control him? Are they really going to unite and suppress him? Do they think I am made of clay? ...

At the same time, Earl Stag and Little Earl Greenleaf also received news that their vassal nobles had gone to the Crescent Territory to plunder without permission and were caught. None of them escaped and their entire army was wiped out.

They always remember that during the previous meeting, they asked these people not to take any action on their own and that they would handle everything, right?

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