Chapter 128 Elsa's kleptomania is stirring again

Summer is coming and the weather is getting hot.

Rand is weighing the harvested wheat, and will weigh it again after husking.

Winter wheat can finally be harvested. The first weighing results are good and the yield has increased slightly. It seems that the three-crop rotation system can be promoted now.

At least the land near the hideout could be fully utilized, and Rand finally breathed a sigh of relief. The farming system he had been experimenting with for more than a year could finally be promoted on a certain scale.

It is planned that within three years, three-crop rotation system will be implemented in half of the arable land in Wanyueling.

It is not implemented in all areas because there are not so many livestock, and this farming method is prone to a shortage of livestock.

The den had been short of livestock for a long time, and even with great efforts in purchasing, they still couldn't buy many.

The surrounding noble lords are even more in need of friendly relations than Rand. The farming technology of their territories is not as good as that of Crescent Territory, so they rely more on animal power.

Moreover, they did not have Rand's foresight. When he was awarding rewards before, and when he was dividing the spoils after looting during the civil war, the second largest thing Rand took, besides people, was livestock.

Although Rand is still in short supply nowadays.

But there is good news. Once the defense line is almost established, we can send out the Brown Moon Deer raiding team to let that Snow Fox Countess see how powerful we are.

I heard that this Snow Fox Countess is also good at military affairs, so we should be more prepared to avoid any setbacks.

If the robbery fails and we suffer losses, we will become a laughing stock.

However, Rand's ability to resist risks is much stronger now, so it will not fall into an irretrievable situation if the robbery fails.

But the hideout was short of livestock, and this gap made Rand's desire to plunder even stronger.

After weighing the wheat, Rand and Olenna returned to the lord's hall, where Elsa was already waiting.

Elsa looked at the stained glass window quietly, and through the window, she looked at the houses in the distance, and at the towering stone pillar in the center of the hideout, with many names engraved on the bottom.

Elsa didn't look back until Rand arrived, her medium-length black hair brushing against her cheek.

Elsa looks like this most of the time. In fact, she looks like this most of the time when she is with Rand, like a ruthless killer.

But she still has some girlish nature. At least when she was taking a bath in the big bath with Rand, Elsa would blush from time to time.

Matters related to adventurers have always been handled by Elsa.

Seeing Rand dressed like an ordinary farmer with a bamboo hat on, Elsa chuckled and then reported seriously, "The adventurers have been recruited. Specifically, some adventurers have been recruited to participate in the operation full-time, and the other part has been issued tasks for adventurers to accept."

Rand has received a reply from Fenris, in which he learned that the progress of taking over Crescent Territory has been greatly advanced and that actual control will be fully established in the near future.

The next step is to build a town. There is no town in Crescent Territory. Rand plans to build a town as the military, administrative and economic center of Crescent Territory to facilitate management.

Of course, the speed of building a town will not be very fast, and in the early stage it only needs to have some functions, and it does not need to be built very well.

However, the reason why Elsa recruited adventurers was not for the town's affairs, but for the iron mines.

The so-called haunted iron mine, according to the intelligence collected, seems to be really haunted.

But the ghosts and monsters in this world are basically undead spirits like skeletons, ghosts, and zombies, which can essentially be solved.

Well, the solution is the ritual vessels and holy water of the Torch Church, as well as the sacred weapons.

When exploring iron ore in the early stages, adventurers will definitely be more convenient to use than soldiers.

These adventurers who are used to taking risks will be much more effective.

Anyway, Rand had seen how to deal with the undead in the required adventurer course.

"Then let them set off," Rand ordered, "and let them follow Fenris's instructions after they arrive."

In fact, Rand did not completely trust Fenris. Although Fenris had not made any mistakes since he came to the hideout and was very capable, weren't undercover agents the ones with the strongest abilities?

This is completely different from Rand's trust in Taner, because Taner can be said to be the original veteran of the den. Without Taner's help, the den would never have been able to develop to its current level.

So even though Taner's speech and daily living habits sound very much like a proper paladin, Rand would use his imagination to explain it away for him. If Taner could be an undercover agent, Rand said he could perform a handstand naked streaking.

Because Tanner really had no motive to be an undercover agent, at least Rand couldn't think of one.

But Fenris is different. He is also very capable. Although Rand is not sure whether he has a superior, he has an excellent learning ability. At least Fenris is the first one who can apply the "Reference" jointly developed by Rand and Taner.

And his qualifications are actually not bad, at least more than Elsa's. Fenris joined when Tanr was still leading the soldiers in the hideout as mercenaries.

But Fenris could have a motive, although the probability is not very high.

However, this did not prevent Rand from exploiting him, although because he could not fully trust him, Rand sent Thrai over.

We have to mention Serai here. Serai is already an advanced professional, while Rand, who is of the same period as Serai, has not yet broken through the elite level.

Thrai is equivalent to Rand's military supervisor in his previous life. When Fenris sends a military report to Rand, Thrai will also send a copy to Rand. The two are compared with each other, and only when there is no inconsistency can they be trusted.

As for Taner, he has now brought people and food to the border between Crescent Territory and Snow Fox Territory.

The looting plan is about to begin.

"There's one more thing." Rand indicated to Elsa that he had something else to do. "Lysa has to take a leave tomorrow to study something with Ellie. I'll trouble you to substitute for one more class at the small classroom down the mountain."

Elsa nodded, she was actually a little interested in the class.

Although in her memory, most of the classes were filled with whips and blood.

But she still knew how Rand gave small lessons to the members of the den, so nothing would go wrong.

Also, Lysa is apparently working on some gizmo!

This made her kleptomaniac come back.

Ryza's strength is very mysterious, but her superior and nonchalant attitude makes it difficult for Elsa to control her kleptomania.

She has decided that when this elf comes up with something, she will definitely try to challenge it.

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Rand had no idea what Elsa was thinking. He knew that Lysa wanted to cause trouble, but this clever elf never let Rand see what she was up to.

And now, the second largest destabilizing factor in peacetime is also stirring.

Lysa took a leave of absence some time ago and obtained a lot of parts from the ruins. She also met Olenna and asked Olenna to find some parts for her. In addition, she went to the tavern to buy parts after get off work during this period, and she has collected a lot of relic parts.

She was very sad that the development of the micro vibration communication device had been stopped due to Rand's request, but this was not the thing she wanted to develop this time. Of course, she was not going to give up the development of the micro vibration communication device. If the hideout was not developed, she would do it herself!

In order to develop it, she has been reading related books and asking Ellie for advice from time to time. Now she feels that she has gotten it almost done, so she plans to take a day off tomorrow and borrow Ellie's alchemy workshop to give it a try.

For scientific research! She sacrificed most of her rest time to study! During this period, she visited Rand less often! Although this was also the reason why Rand and Olena were together every day.

At this time, the Little Earl of Green Leaf and the Earl of Stag had already arrived at the Crescent Moon Territory with their nobles.

In their eyes, Rand has always been a military genius. Those neighboring nobles who intend to build a good relationship with Rand and become closer to him have naturally studied the history of Rand's rise to power.

However, they have never understood the level of Rand's internal affairs, but subconsciously, they think it should not be that strong.

Most people in this world are not all-rounders. If they are so good at military affairs, they can't be good at domestic affairs as well.

But after walking through the roads of Crescent Moon Territory, they already felt it was a bit strange.

As high-ranking nobles, they naturally never paid attention to how the villagers lived. In Crescent Moon Territory, they did not pay special attention.

But the smooth roads and neatly-built houses on the roadside can still be felt.

Most of the roads in Crescent Moon Territory are gravel roads. It’s not that Rand can’t repair them better, but there is no need to.

The basic ground transportation in this world is walking, horse-drawn carriages, and possibly donkey carts.

The most direct problem with this type of transportation is that livestock will defecate, and if cobblestone roads are used, it will make the feces difficult to handle.

Seeing the environment of Crescent Territory, Earl Stag and Little Earl Green Leaf initially thought that Rand attached great importance to transportation, but they increasingly felt something was wrong.

Until they arrived at the resort.

The holiday villa has now developed into a large population gathering point.

The function here is not just a holiday villa.

Many adventurers settled here and engaged in various industries.

The holiday villa was originally built by the water, and now the construction of a dock has begun in preparation for the development of water transportation.

You can see the construction from a distance.

In addition, there are houses, farmlands, the sound of iron hammering in the blacksmith shop and the smell of herbs in the pharmacy.

And there was not only a blacksmith shop and a pharmacy, but also a large steaming building of unknown function.

There are many pedestrians coming and going, including adventurers and many merchants.

When we got close to the resort, we could already see many caravans.

Some merchants simply stayed here to sell their wares, while many more purchased goods and prepared to transport them to other places to sell.

For a moment, all the nobles were silent. Generally, the main city of an earldom was like this, perhaps larger in scale, but probably not as prosperous.

(End of this chapter)