Chapter 127 "Add me in?"

As expected, Ellie failed miserably.

Olenna retracted the sword in her hand: "Have you been practicing swordplay during this period?"

She felt that Ellie's swordsmanship had improved again.

Ellie shook her head. "Just swinging twice as normal every morning during exercise. And today, I taught them swordplay."

Olena frowned slightly: "Are you close to the top?"

Ellie put the broken but intact wooden sword back on the belt around her waist, looked up, and thought for a moment: "I'm not sure, but it should be not far away."

Theoretically speaking, it is impossible for ordinary people to become the top.

As far as human talent is concerned, there is a traceable path from ordinary to elite and then to superior.

And there is no way to become a top-level professional in this world.

The appearance of every top-level professional is an incredible miracle.

Although generally speaking, the top professionals can only face off against thirty or so experienced adventurers or professional soldiers in full leather armor.

But it doesn't mean it's easy to become a top-level professional.

Of course, in fact, such combat effectiveness is already very strong. Being able to deal with more than thirty fully armed veterans head-on means pulling them apart. If it is a guerrilla war, it can deal with hundreds of them.

Or they can assassinate the enemy, or they can take the enemy's head from among the troops.

Ellie didn't think too much about it. She looked at the swift sword in Olenna's hand and quickly realized where this swift sword with silver light came from.

The Swift Sword is a weapon that combines both defense and offense.

The slender sword body makes it light, and the short and sharp blade causes puncture wounds that are more deadly than cutting wounds.

There is also the iconic hand guard that almost covers the entire hand.

This is the perfect weapon for the dueling arena, the Swift Sword.

The sword in Olenna's hand was completely different from the gray thing before.

"Is the upgrade effect so good?" Now Ellie was a little envious of Olenna.

Her weapon has always been the secret treasure of the White Kingdom, a magical oak staff inlaid with blood-red gems.

It is a weapon of the same level as the Stinger, but Ellie also wants Rand to give her a weapon.

Olenna also waved the silver swift sword in her hand, and then put it into the scabbard: "I plan to go to the ruins to try my hand. When I was practicing with the White King before, I felt that I seemed to have made some progress. Now is a good time to try my hand."

Ellie said she understood. She had worked a day and sparred with Olenna for a while. Now she just wanted to go back to her room and lie down.

As I walked, I felt a little sticky after being blown by the wind.

In the previous duel with Olenna, although she knew she couldn't win, she didn't just let it go.

Her moral standards were relatively low, and if it were someone else, they might have really gotten by with it, but Olenna was someone she cared about.

Naturally, he practiced with Olena very seriously.

And she felt that Olena was also somewhat happy.

Although Olenna always maintains a polite and gentle smile, it does not mean that she does not have joys and sorrows.

Although she didn't expect this weapon to become something so powerful, she saw that Rand had been helping him keep an eye out and actually found the accessories.

You should be very happy.

And this sword is not only very powerful, but also very beautiful.

People who are not familiar with her may not be able to see it, but Ellie can feel that Olenna is very happy.

But now Olenna has gone to the ruins to practice, and now it seems that she needs to take a bath in the big bath.

At this time of night, the big bath was closed, and only those of them who would bathe with Rand could enter.

Ellie thought about it, since Olenna had asked for leave, Lysa had also asked for leave, and Tanr was usually in the barracks, then the most senior professional around Rand should be Elsa.

Although Elsa had been vague about her level, Ellie couldn't actually tell what Elsa's situation was.

But it should be very strong, and should be stronger than the average top-level professional.

This is not important. What is important is that Rand should be taking a bath in the big bath at this time, and Elsa must be there too.

After hesitating for a while, Ellie thought that although Elsa was a bit perverted from time to time, she was not that open-minded and probably had not yet developed to that stage with Rand, so it should be okay for her to use the bath.

Ellie walked into the large bathtub hesitantly, without deliberately making sure to lighten her steps.

After taking off his clothes and wrapping himself in a bath towel, he walked barefoot to the edge of the bathtub.

Looking at Elsa who was sitting next to Rand in a somewhat awkward and reserved manner, Ellie raised her eyebrows slightly, raised her chin, and said with a smile: "Take me with you?"

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The Snow Fox Countess observed the borders of her territory.

She is the enemy mentioned by the White King, who is a waste of energy and money if he doesn't specifically beat her or crush her to death.

She had received news before that a newly promoted viscount named Rand had obtained a fiefdom that bordered hers.

She didn't care, even though she had heard that Rand was also good at military affairs.

Because she was also, as a rare countess, her experience was legendary. She killed all her brothers and sisters, completely controlled the family, participated in the war, destroyed an earl's family, and established a great reputation.

Within the Kingdom of Lunsa, the name Snow Fox is more famous than Rand's reputation in the Frost Moon Kingdom.

Also skilled in military affairs, she has yet to meet an opponent.

However, based on the principle of taking every enemy seriously, she still came back from the front line, intending to observe with her own eyes and make some preparations in her own territory.

But now it seems that Viscount Land is already afraid and has actually sent a lot of people to dig trenches and build forts on the border.

It seemed as if he was determined to build a defense line to prevent her invasion.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of.

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The Snow Fox Countess smiled and touched her smooth, beardless chin.

If the gold mine war had not been at its most intense stage, she would have been under a lot of domestic pressure if she came back to observe now.

Otherwise, after seeing through the opponent's true nature, she would definitely lead her knights to charge and severely humiliate this Viscount.

Just a robber who was praised.

But there is some truth to what he said. He had a good military vision and could see the gap in military strength between the two sides at a glance. He spared no effort in spending a lot of manpower and resources to build a defense line.

Crescent Territory on the other side of the defense line being built.

Old Tata was arguing with little Tata in a village house with a sturdy old man, and there was a tendency for a fight to break out.

But in the end, they didn't fight. The old man smiled, approached little Tata, and asked, "Your name is Tata too?"

Almost every time he arrived at a village, little Tata would be asked this question. He would nod numbly to indicate that this was the case.

The old man was even happier, and then asked, "Is your father Taran?"

Little Tata nodded again, indicating that it was indeed the case.

The village chief nodded with satisfaction, then forced himself to suppress his smile and said, "Even if you are Taran's son, you can't let me join the viscount's army. After all, that old man has abandoned us a long time ago."

This finally came into the area where little Tata was good at. How could he not know that his father had so many connections? But in fact, even without these relationships, he was fully confident that he could convince these villagers who looked like good citizens but were probably no different from bandits.

I guess he felt that being a robber didn't make any money and he couldn't get enough food, so he decided to just farm.

"First of all, Lord Rand, you can also call Lord Rand Viscount Crescent. We will not collect taxes in the first year. We will only levy a small amount of labor and conscript soldiers within a limited scope."

Seeing that the son of an old friend was still serious, the old man also sat down and prepared to listen: "But it seems that we will not get any benefits from this. We will have to do labor and military service, and we will have to pay taxes next year."

Little Tata was not in a hurry and continued, "Taxes will indeed be collected in the second year, but Lord Rand will send people to help you adjust your farming plan, open a market on this land, and make advance investments here."

After that, Tata explained what the initial investment was: "These investments include livestock, farm tools, and high-quality seeds."

"And as a subject of Viscount Rand, I can assure you that as long as you are willing to work, you will never starve."

The old village chief was still very tempted by this so-called investment. He walked to the door, closed it, then poured a glass of water and placed it in front of little Tata.

Most of the Crescent Territory was originally unowned land, and part of it was cut and integrated from the original territory of Earl Green Leaf.

Many villages had no nobles to collect taxes, so although they had to face attacks from cultists and bandits on their own, at least they would not starve.

Of course, due to the loss of protection, many villages will be attacked and conquered by cultists, bandits, or nobles from other places disguised as bandits.

That way you'll have nothing.

The old village chief was very satisfied so far, but he still had a question: "What about our safety? The land is in chaos now, and Tata's village was attacked by noble knights."

Little Tata knew that the Tata the old man was talking about was old Tata, and he didn't care. He just sat up straight.

The principles of negotiation and governance are the same, requiring both kindness and severity.

"First of all, you must know that there will always be nobles coming to rule this land. The conditions given by Lord Viscount Rand are already very generous, and you essentially do not have the strength to resist Lord Rand's army."

After the serious matter was said, Little Tata looked a little strange: "Of course, Lord Rand will send people to help you resist the foreign enemies. After that, we will build a town in the Crescent Territory, and then station troops, and...

"And the livestock we give you for support will also help you protect the village."

The old man didn't react for a moment: "Livestock?"

Little Tata nodded: "Just don't be surprised when the time comes."

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