Chapter 147 The plunder begins, the black and brown secret

Crescent line of defense.

Taner Jindao sat in the main seat with his armor mottled in black and white.

Now Taner is too lazy to fix his armor anymore. No one cares about his previous identity anyway.

The original plan was for the mage to arrive at the defense line, cut off communications, and then they would set off to plunder the Snow Fox Territory.

But now the situation has changed. The traitor was found out in advance, and the strength of the Snow Fox Countess has been greatly reduced. Therefore, the Fenris Pioneer Army that was originally used to cut off communications and the magicians who were used to cut off magical communications no longer need to maintain their original functions.

After thinking about it, Taner decided to transfer Fenris's 500-man pioneer army to the defense line.

Then he led the raiding group to the Snow Fox Territory.

Lord Rand, the Lord of Gods, said from the beginning that the goal was to take everything, including people, wealth, food, and livestock.

If you encounter the enemy, give priority to destroying the enemy's manpower.

Taner explained the military plan again, and those knights of the Marquis of Black and Brown and the Earl of Stag who were qualified to attend listened attentively.

In fact, both the Marquis of Black and Brown and the Earl of the Stag had ordered their knights to study hard.

Taner is the top general under Rand, and he himself is a top-level professional.

Since Rand trusted Taner to lead the troops alone, he must be quite capable.

And Taner’s past record is not bad either.

If these knights can learn a few strategies from it and have the opportunity to make some contributions in the future, the Marquis of Black and Brown and the Earl of the Stag will not be stingy with their rewards.

Therefore, they have been holding this line of defense until now, and they are not very anxious when they see wave after wave of looting groups returning with either full loads or covered in dust.

But now they are finally going out, and they are still somewhat excited. They have learned a lot of defensive knowledge during this period, and the next step is to see how to attack and plunder.

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Rand entrusted the military power of Crescent Territory to Taner, and also handed over all the internal affairs of Crescent Territory and Crescent Territory to Lisa, and he was basically very confident.

At least Rand was in the royal city at this time, and he didn't have to worry about anything going wrong at home.

At the temporary base of the Royal Guard, the handsome old Earl of Stag looked at his knight in silence.

At this time, this originally very strong knight had become so thin that he was just skin and bones.

Facing the lord to whom he had sworn allegiance, he lowered his head with some guilt, not daring to look Earl Stag in the eye.

"Have I ever treated you unfairly?" asked the Earl of the Stag in a dull voice.

The knight still kept his head down and did not answer.

"It seems there is nothing to ask." Earl Stag took a few steps helplessly and walked to Rand, who was standing in the distance to avoid suspicion. "Let's go. I guess he either has a hobby of spending money, or he has been caught by someone."

Rand nodded in agreement and waited for a while before the king's men came over to take over.

Glancing up and down at the guards who came to take over, he found that there was even a top-level professional among them. It seemed that the king attached great importance to this matter.

After confirming the other party's identity, Rand handed the prisoner over to them.

Then he walked along the streets of the royal city with the Earl of the Stag, along with a few selected guards: "What did you want to talk to me about before?"

The Stag Earl smiled, not seeming to care much about the traitor incident, and said, "I just want to show you around the royal city as a good host."

Rand tilted his chin and looked at the face of the Earl of the Stag, who was still very handsome even though he had entered middle age. "Which way are we going to talk?"

Lord Stag nodded.

The royal city was established over three hundred years ago, so it has a long history. It was much more prosperous in the past, but after the invasion of the Kingdom of Lensa and the civil war, the national strength weakened and it is now far less prosperous than before.

The current situation of the Frost Moon Kingdom is actually similar to that of the hideout. It lacks everything and desperately needs to replenish by looting. That is why the king is so angry at the traitor.

Originally, many nobles thought that the new king was still too young, and there were always traitors, so they were not very cooperative with the king's decrees.

It was not until their own interests were also harmed that they supported the king's investigation.

In fact, Earl of the Stag was not worried. Earl of the Flying Fox's methods were not very good. Many clues had been discovered with the nobles' support for the king.

In comparison, Count Feihu should be very anxious.

Earl Buck introduced the architectural structure of the royal city one by one. Finally, when they arrived at his mansion, he said, "The old man, the Black and Brown Marquis, will also be here."

"What are your plans?" Rand followed Lord Stag into his mansion.

"No, he just came here to support me." The Stag Earl explained with a smile, and then his face turned worried. "The old man has been worried so much that his hair is about to fall out."

"The issue of succession?"

"Yes." Earl Stag took a cup of strong tea from the maid and motioned for Rand to have one, "His eldest son is really..."

Lord Stag gave Rand a look that showed he understood.

If he put himself in his shoes, Rand could understand the situation of the Black and Brown Marquis very well. The lack of successors was the most serious problem for the noble lords.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Black and Brown is not without successors in the sense of bloodline, otherwise it would be even more serious. However, the only one of his descendants who has some prospects is a cultist, and the rest are trash, especially the eldest son. The Marquis of Black and Brown's eldest son has been deprived of the right of inheritance.

After talking with Earl of the Stag for a while, Marquis Black and Brown also arrived. Compared with the last time they met, Marquis Black and Brown looked a little older.

The three of them talked about some matters of the raiding group, and then some trivial matters.

The Earl of the Stag wanted to arrange for more of his descendants to study in the Crescent Territory, and also hinted at a marriage.

Rand said that he was willing to study but not to get married.

The Black and Brown Marquis did not mention arranging for his offspring to come and study, perhaps because he already had a very pessimistic attitude towards his own descendants.

After chatting for a while, Rand saw that it was getting dark and prepared to leave.

When leaving with the Black and Brown Marquis, the Black and Brown Marquis suddenly said, "My children seem to be very hostile to you."

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"Ah?" Rand was stunned when he heard this.

The black and brown Marquis also looked distressed: "I neglected to educate them. Now I want to educate them and form a formal alliance with you, but my children are very opposed."

This is a bit too much. Although Rand and the Black and Brown Marquis are quite close, there is no need to talk about such a private topic, right?

Rand had no idea what the Black and Brown Marquis meant.

But the Black and Brown Marquis could understand Rand's doubts and said something that made Rand's head swell: "I won't live much longer."

Rand suddenly turned around and looked at the black and brown Marquis. Although he looked mentally and physically unwell, he had never expected that he had reached the point where he "would not live long".

"The holy fire of the Torch Church, the magic alchemy potion, and the herbs of the Herbology School," Rand asked, "are all of them ineffective?"

The Dark Brown Marquis smiled bitterly, "Of course I want to live longer. I have tried everything. It's not that I'm sick. I didn't take care of my body when I was young, and I've been fighting on horseback for many years, which has caused my body to become weak and my qi and blood to decline. No treatment has any effect on me."

"How long can you live?"

"One or two years at the least, three or four years at the most."

"I understand." Rand closed his eyes. The Marquis of Black and Brown was his old boss. In fact, he is still the Lord of Crescent Territory now. If Rand's development had not been supported by the Marquis of Black and Brown, it would never have been so smooth. "So why are your sons hostile to me?"

The black and brown marquis said helplessly: "I don't quite understand the thinking of young people. They seem to think that if they had your luck, they could also achieve the same success as you."

The Marquis of Black and Brown knew the qualities of his sons, and so did the Earl of the Stag. However, Rand had never observed them personally, so he had no idea what the situation was.

But it is obvious that these heirs at the lower ranks who were originally not qualified to inherit the title of the Marquis of Black and Brown began to become active after discovering that their eldest and second brothers in front of them were no longer obstacles.

And it seems that he has high expectations but low skills.

"Ahem." The black-brown marquis coughed twice. "Anyway, if they offend you in the future, just teach them a lesson. For my sake, please don't kill them all."

Rand was stunned again. Would it come to that? He felt that the words of the Marquis of Black and Brown were too extreme. Or were the hostility of the Marquis of Black and Brown's children towards him much greater than what the Marquis of Black and Brown said now? But he still nodded, although he felt that things would not develop to that point.

Back at the base, they can only live here temporarily. Rand plans to buy two houses, but he was talking with Earl of the Stag and Marquis of Black and Brown when he first arrived here, so he has no time to look at houses.

Rand took out a small bag and waved it in front of Ellie.

Because they were talking about private matters, Ellie and Olenna were guarding at a distance and were not listening in. When Rand said goodbye to the Black and Brown Marquis, he unexpectedly found something good in the market.

Ellie's eyes were drawn to the small bag and she asked, "What is this?"

At this moment, Ellie was a bit like a little animal, full of curiosity, completely different from the ferocious look when she pulled out her tongue when she first arrived in the royal city today.

Rand opened the bag and showed the gray-white crystals inside: "This is saltpeter. It can be used to make ice cubes."

Ellie suddenly became more interested and nodded, motioning for Rand to continue.

Rand found a basin of water and poured some saltpeter powder into it.

The water soon began to freeze, and after a while, it magically turned into ice cubes.

In fact, Rand wanted to use saltpeter to make gunpowder, but unfortunately he looked around the market in the royal city and there was no more available.

This bit of saltpeter can only be used to do small scientific experiments for Ellie.

The effect was very good though, and Ellie's eyes lit up as she saw the water magically turn into ice.

(End of this chapter)