Chapter 146 Why should I go to see him? (Thanks to the book friend {Tactical Retreat} for achieving the limited achievement, additional chapters)
This is the main road of the Frost Moon Kingdom. Rand walked along this road during the civil war. When he was on his way to support the current king, he was constantly harassed by a mixed force from nowhere.
Rand still remembers the wolf pack tactics of coming over from time to time to take a bite, but unfortunately, he still doesn't know the origin of that unit.
Now they were not far from the royal city, and it was raining here too. The carriage rolled over the muddy road, leaving two ruts on the mud and stone mixed road.
This road is called the King's Road, but it doesn't have any historical origins. It is called this because it was ordered to be built by the founding king of the Shimotsuki Kingdom, and the convenience of the road has been a blessing to this day.
The prisoner's carriage was in front of Rand's carriage, and it was also a proper carriage that could shelter from wind and rain. The reason why the prisoner was so comfortable was not because Rand was considerate, but because if he got sick from the cold and the wind, he would have to spend energy to treat him. Otherwise, if something happened to the key evidence in his hands, he would be in trouble.
However, this road, which would theoretically be very busy, seems rather deserted now, probably because it is raining, and Rand has not encountered any other convoys on this road so far.
For this reason, he even suspected that he had taken the wrong road and checked it several times.
Ellie and Olenna were sitting in the carriage with Rand, and Ellie was introducing the local humanities and geography to Rand.
"After the civil war, there were many defeated soldiers, as well as remnants of the rebels who had not been completely wiped out. The followers of the God of Struggle formed bandit groups here," Ellie explained. "This road was also often robbed."
Rand frowned. This was not a good sight. If there were always bandits in the nearby mountains and forests, it would significantly affect economic development. However, this was a problem for the king to consider and had little to do with him.
But these bandits are so powerful that they have not been wiped out yet.
Rand doesn't have to worry about being robbed. No sane thief would choose Rand's convoy as a target for robbery.
Although the carriages looked luxurious, the owners of the convoy looked quite wealthy.
But the surrounding guards, which were marching silently in the rain, consisted of 50 silver-armored knights wearing dark red cloaks and 36 brown-armored knights also wearing red cloaks but with slightly different colors, totaling 86 people. They were enough to make almost all the bandits give up on choosing this convoy as their target.
However, there were actually quite a lot of supplies at the rear of the convoy. In addition to the necessary food and fodder, Rand also specifically pulled some goods, originally intending to go to the royal capital to open up the market.
It now seems that the extent of the rampant banditry is more serious than imagined, and we need to take it into consideration.
However, it is not a waste to transport these goods, and the good things can still be sold. It’s just that it may not be easy to sell them to the royal city.
However, you can try to talk to the great nobles who are going to the royal city to participate in the noble council this time to see if they need special products from the hideout.
Previously, this money was earned by the caravans that came and went. Now that Rand's strength and influence are gradually expanding, he can try to sign trade agreements with these nobles.
The royal city of the Frost Moon Kingdom can be seen from afar.
In the rain, the royal city of the Frost Moon Kingdom was like a dormant giant beast.
Like a giant dragon hovering on the vast plain, the royal city is surrounded by a towering wall built of huge stones and looks quite solid.
There should be soldiers on duty on the city wall, but they can't be seen clearly from such a distance.
This is the country's political and cultural center. It has witnessed a lot of glory and decline and exudes a bit of historical atmosphere.
Along the way, Rand was reminded several times by Olenna that there were people watching him, but in the end no bandit dared to come and provoke him.
Rand could even feel his guards eager to take action. During this period, their comrades were all participating in the war in Crescent Territory, while they had been guarding Rand in their hideouts, so they had no chance to take action.
They soon arrived in front of the city gate. The guards at the gate naturally recognized Rand's family emblem, and this team of guards also proved Rand's identity. There was no tedious verification, and they were all allowed to enter the city.
Passing through the city gate, you will see the quaint streets of the city.
On both sides of the street, stone houses are arranged in an orderly manner, and many of their walls have been eroded by time and are now mottled.
Walking on the streets, you can hear the vendors' cries one after another as they sell their wares, from fresh fruits and vegetables to exquisite handicrafts.
Citizens were walking through the streets, shopping, chatting, or hurrying on their way. Everyone's face was filled with traces and stories of life.
It looks very prosperous, at least more prosperous than the holiday villa, but the atmosphere is different from that of the holiday villa. If the holiday villa is full of casualness and relaxation, then this place is much more serious and depressing.
Under the guidance of the city affairs officer, Rand arranged a base for the guards, and then selected five or six guards with good skills to follow him. In fact, they were all the White King's guards, and their skills were much better than the guards trained by Rand himself.
Now he was going to meet Earl of Buck, who should arrive here earlier than him.
The viscount was nothing in the royal city, but Rand was a real viscount with actual fiefdoms and had made a name for himself in the civil war. As he passed by, many nobles recognized him and whispered to him from a distance.
This was completely different from when Rand arrived at the Black and Brown City military camp at the beginning of the civil war. At that time, if Earl Black and Brown had not suddenly appointed him as the commander of the infantry, no one would even care who he was.
To be honest, Rand actually enjoyed the feeling of being talked about from a distance.
This means that he is no longer a nobody in this world.
But it seemed that someone didn't want him to meet the Earl of Stag first.
After walking a few steps with his guards, Rand was stopped by an elegant man in butler's uniform. He saluted Rand first, then said to him in standard common language: "My master wants to see you."
Rand looked at the emblem on his body, which was from the family of Earl Flying Fox.
"Count Flying Fox?" Rand asked.
The butler nodded slightly: "Yes, the master wants to see you."
Rand looked around and asked, "Where are the others?"
The butler frowned, and his voice became a little colder: "My lord is waiting for you at the mansion, just follow me."
Rand looked at the butler with some amusement. He was very puzzled when he watched online dramas and online novels in his previous life. This kind of thing, which might very well be an invitation to the Hongmen Banquet, why did the protagonist always have to come in person?
Should you go if someone invites you?
Rand refused without hesitation: "It is Earl Feihu who wants to see me, not me who wants to see him? Why should I go to him instead of him going to me?"
"How outrageous." The butler's calm expression finally changed.
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"Get out of the way." Rand didn't care about the butler's offense and waved his hand to signal him to get out of the way.
"Watch your tongue." Olenna and Ellie on the side were furious, and Ellie was particularly angry.
As Rand looked on in amazement, Ellie stretched out the staff in her left hand and pierced the butler's instep with great force.
Just when this originally elegant butler wanted to scream, Ellie's other slender hand had already pinched his throat, and the scream stopped abruptly and turned into a painful groan.
Ellie didn't stop there. She loosened the staff with her left hand, pinched his jaw open, reached into his mouth, and pulled out the butler's entire tongue.
Throwing the butler's tongue to the ground, Ellie shook the blood off her hands. Seeing that she couldn't shake it off completely, she leaned over and took off a few pieces of clothes from the butler, wiped her hands, and then picked up the staff that was inserted into the ground and did not fall down.
Rand had never seen Ellie so cruel and violent.
In his eyes, Ellie has always been a lovely girl.
Even though he had traveled through time and space for a year and a half, his way of thinking had not changed in many cases. For example, when he was offended, although he was very angry, he did not intend to do anything.
When he was in college in his previous life, he also met a lot of idiots, but in a civilized society, he couldn't use violence. Most of the time, his choice was to ignore them, and he was too lazy to argue.
This time he also planned to ignore it as usual.
He didn't realize that he was a noble now and could be punished if offended by an inferior. At least if Rand killed the butler here, the other nobles would not feel there was anything wrong.
But Rand is not exactly the same. At least if he had encountered such a situation in his previous life, he would have definitely started vomiting.
But now, to be honest, he thought Ellie's smooth tongue-pulling behavior was really cool.
After wiping the blood off her hands, Ellie turned back into a mischievous girl, as if everything that had just happened was not what she did.
At this time, Olenna also put down her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist. It was obvious that she was planning to take action just now.
She didn't know why a small butler dared to offend the lord whom she was willing to serve all her life, but since Ellie had taken action, she would forgive the butler who was lying on the ground and didn't know whether he was dead or not.
Rand walked around the butler who had fallen to the ground with some disgust, then led his men forward for a distance and arrived in front of the Earl of Stag's mansion.
These nobles all have their own mansions in the royal city, but Rand does not. This time he plans to buy two, one as his own residence and the other as a residence for the audience officials.
Although he is a viscount, he does not need an audience officer at present. It is estimated that he will need an audience officer when he has the opportunity to be promoted in the future.
Earl of the Stag was already waiting outside the mansion. When he saw Rand coming, he approached enthusiastically and said, "I am really sorry to trouble you, Viscount Rand this time."
Rand smiled awkwardly. The Stag Earl's attitude was a little too nice. He said helplessly, "No need to be like this. This is what we should do. We are allies."
"Shall we talk?" Earl Stag opened the door and invited Rand in for a detailed discussion.
Rand shook his head. "Come with me. Let's go see your knight first. I still have the prisoner. If it's too late, the king will probably send someone to take over."
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