Chapter 133 Anxious

Rand would go to the alchemy workshop every once in a while to check on the progress of the alchemists.

Sometimes you can see the two blond-haired and blue-eyed elves under Lysa coming to convey Lysa's requests to these alchemists.

Due to work reasons, Lisa seldom comes to the alchemy workshop in person. Even if she comes, she waits until night to meet Ellie.

Rand tried to ask Ellie what Lysa was going to do, but Ellie just giggled and didn't say anything.

What puzzled Rand was that these alchemists seemed to be very afraid of him. Could it be that his reputation had become so great?

However, he didn't have time to think about these issues during this period.

Now, the forces in the hideout have, to some extent, begun to enter a state of combat readiness.

Rand sat on a huge stone chair, leaning against the backrest. Although he still looked a little careless, in fact, Rand was not distracted at all. He listened attentively to Olenna's quick and clear explanation of the military report.

There were many raiding groups of nobles who passed through the Crescent Territory to the Southern Kingdom, but only about half of them returned.

Rand was not clear about the specific strategy of these people, such as the possibility that they would take a detour from somewhere else instead of returning to his place.

But there must have been a raiding group attacked, but Rand could only know about the situation of the nobles he was on good terms with.

Only a quarter of the looting group led by Earl Green Leaf and his men escaped, as they were attacked by Countess Snow Fox.

All the things that were snatched were lost.

After listening to this, Rand closed his eyes and thought for a while: "The timing is really too coincidental. The Snow Fox Countess must have another source of information. I just don't know if it was provided to him by Lord Flying Fox Countess."

“What should we do, give up the raiding?” Olenna asked.

Rand raised his head and looked at the roof above the Lord's Hall. "If we want to develop, this Snow Fox Countess must not live too comfortably. Now that the command of the Brown Moon Deer Raiders is in my hands, our military strength is at its strongest."

If you don't use it, it will become invalid after expiration.

Although this army was nominally a raiding group, it was essentially composed of cavalry, in other words, knight squires and knights.

If used well, it can have a very strong strategic effect.

Plundering is also a weakening of the Snow Fox Countess. Only when the Snow Fox Countess is weak enough can Rand develop with peace of mind.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly next to my bed?

"Issue the military order." Rand said.

Olenna picked up her quill, dipped it in ink, and waited for Rand to continue.

"Fenris's pioneer group went to the rear of the Crescent Territory's defense line, blocked the main transportation routes, and tried to cut off all communications." Rand finished speaking and asked, "Is there any way to stop the magic pigeons?"

"A wizard is needed," Olenna replied.

"Dispatch some of the wizard adventurers who were originally heading to the haunted iron mine to the defense line and try to block all possible magical communications." Rand continued to give orders.

"Once the wizard adventurer and Fenris are in place, have Taner set out and try to attack the Snow Fox Countess's army. Don't take the main road. "For the rest, let Taner act according to circumstances. Before they set out, have them be more alert. Although I don't think the Snow Fox Countess would have the guts to attack the Crescent Territory, it's still better to be cautious."

A line of military reports was quickly written by Olena.

After a while, Rand thought of something again and stood up to find Ellie. At this time, Elsa came in.

Elsa also held a few sheets of paper in her hand: "Now that Ellie has handed over the intelligence affairs to me, I will state the details of the intelligence."

Rand had never known how Ellie's intelligence system worked, and now it was in Elsa's hands. But since it was working well, Rand was too lazy to ask more questions: "I want to know how many noble raiding groups were attacked in the Snow Fox Territory, and how these attacked nobles reacted."

"That's what I'm here to report this time." Elsa spoke coldly and clearly, "Including the Green Leaf Earl's group, four other groups were attacked. However, only the Green Leaf Earl's group managed to escape. The rest were completely wiped out."

"What are these nobles going to do?" Rand stood there waiting for Elsa's reply.

Elsa's eyes were like beautiful black crystals, but now she looked a little tired, so there was no expression on her face.

But when her face is expressionless, Elsa's features stand out even more.

"They plan to continue to borrow your passage in an attempt to take revenge." Elsa had already prepared an answer. "Their messengers should arrive here soon."

Something doesn't feel right. The original plan was definitely just looting, but now it seems that these nobles who failed in the looting are very unwilling to accept it.

Moreover, there were many Frost Moon Kingdom raiding groups that were successful in raiding. Put yourself in their shoes, would these robbed nobles be willing to accept this?

The pirates of the Ice Sea Kingdom come and go by boat, so it is difficult to retaliate against them, but the Frost Moon Kingdom borders a large area with the Southern Kingdom.

Although the Northern Alliance's coalition forces are now wreaking havoc in the Southern Kingdom's territory, the Southern Kingdom's energy is tied up in this, and it is at least impossible to transfer its main force to deal with the Frost Moon Kingdom's looting group.

But that doesn't mean they will just sit back and watch their territory being plundered.

If both sides want to regain their ground, then small local conflicts are inevitable.

Rand was not afraid of the emergence of local minor conflicts, but he was very worried that there was a traitor inside the Frost Moon Kingdom who would provide information to the Southern Kingdom, which would lead to passiveness everywhere.

However, as long as the upcoming skirmish is not too one-sided and restrictive, it will be beneficial to Rand.

Because doing so would inevitably weaken the strength of his neighbor, the Snow Fox Countess.

Unexpectedly, the war has just ended for less than half a year and it is about to start again. Although the scale of this war is destined to be not that large, Rand is not prepared to go to the front line to command in person. At present, it seems that the military level of Tanr and Fenris is overwhelming in this era.

At least Rand didn't think they would lose to that Snow Fox Countess.

Olenna took Rand's military order to send the military letter, and Elsa stayed as a replacement to stay with Rand temporarily.

Now all confidential letters in the hideout are delivered by Centaur couriers.

Centaurs run as fast as horses, and can hear and see in all directions, making them more excellent and reliable than ordinary messengers.

Moreover, these centaurs also joined the cult of the goddess of abundance very devoutly.

Rand sat back in his giant chair. After finishing the urgent and important things, he returned to his lazy and idle state.

Suddenly, he asked Elsa, "Do you want to take over from Ryza and teach at the small classroom at the foot of the mountain for a while?"

Elsa was a little confused, and just replied: "Why do you ask? If you order me to do so, of course I can."

"I just thought you seemed very happy when you were substitute teaching that day." Rand joked.

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Elsa had become somewhat immune to Rand's occasional teasing, so she didn't blush now, and still maintained her indifferent killer expression.

"Actually, I like everything I do here." Elsa answered directly, "Being a teacher may be interesting, but other things may not be uninteresting."

Now Rand felt like he was being teased, and his heart beat faster for a moment.

Then I heard Elsa continue: "Come to think of it, you have been too busy recently and may not have paid attention. The number of students in the class at the foot of the mountain has increased again."

"Are there so many loves, hates and vengeances among noble ladies and gentlemen?" Rand was a little shocked.

"No, it should be their parents who sent them here to study." Elsa explained.

Rand was even more surprised. The teaching content of his classroom at the foot of the mountain, except for some martial arts and self-defense courses, all other courses were cattle and horse courses. Rand didn't think there was anything good to learn.

Could it be that he was just sending it here to build a good relationship with him, considering that Rand had a bright future? Just like the nobles in some places would hand over their heirs to their own lords to raise, in order to build a good relationship with the future heirs of the lords.

But Rand is not that powerful yet. Although he thinks highly of himself, in the eyes of outsiders, Rand is at most a potential person.

But there is a huge gap between having potential and being truly powerful.

"I want to build a church," Rand said, just below the mountain.

"You should talk to Ellie or Olenna about this." Elsa sat on the armrest of Rand's huge stone lord's chair like Olenna.

"Use it as a church school, so there will be no need to distinguish between the two classrooms at the foot of the mountain and on the top of the mountain." Rand was not going to start construction immediately, he was just talking about an idea.

"Are you planning to have nobles and commoners take classes in the same place?" Elsa said that this didn't seem practical.

Rand thought for a moment and said, "At that time, everyone was a believer. Only believers of the Abundant Goddess Sect could attend church schools. Within the sect, the only distinction between high and low status was based on the positions held within the Abundant Goddess Sect. There was no such thing as nobles and commoners."

"Really?" Elsa chuckled. Rand always had some ideas that were incompatible with this world, but most of them were rejected by the middle and high-level people in their hideout.

However, today's statement seems to be somewhat feasible.

"After graduation, the nobles can choose to continue to stay in the Abundance Goddess Sect, and those who have the right of inheritance can also choose to return to inherit the title." Rand explained, "They are only together during class, and the other treatments are different."

…

Rand's military orders soon reached Fenris and Tanr.

It was now night, and Taner had a strong bow in his hand. He bent the bow and shot an arrow, killing an infantryman who was trying to cross the trench.

A sturdy man dressed as a knight who was almost as strong as Taner came over. After saluting Taner, he whispered, "They should be the infantrymen of the Snow Fox Leader. We don't have enough manpower. If they plan to cross at night, we can't stop them all."

Taner has completely understood Rand's strategy: "We only need to prevent the invasion of the large army. A small number of soldiers crossing the defense line and entering the Crescent Territory will not cause any impact."

Behind the defense line, Fenris's pioneer army is guarding the main transportation routes. After conscription in the Crescent Territory, the number of pioneers has reached 500.

These soldiers crossing the trenches could easily run into Fenris's troops head-on.

Even if not, after they arrived at the border of the Crescent Territory, they would still have to face the villagers who were originally bandits, and the minotaurs who were originally livestock.

I wonder what the expressions of those pioneers who crossed the trenches at night, avoided Fenris, and successfully reached the village in the Crescent Territory, and encountered the tauren and bandit villagers, would be.

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