Chapter 206: The Order of the Crimson King and the Maid Costume Process
The Crimson King didn't know what to do.
In fact, she initially thought that it was acceptable to just let it go, as she had no idea how to keep the Torch Church going.
The Torch Church is now divided into three factions, accusing each other of heresy.
The original intention faction headed by her was naturally considered heresy in the eyes of the other two parties.
She herself was also assassinated.
The assassination was quite ridiculous for her, as the assassin turned into ashes before he even got close to her, but it was still a very bad sign.
The strength of a king is difficult to define in this world. If kings do not meet each other, then there will be almost no kings at this level who will die in battle.
Perhaps only a few monsters recorded in epics, such as some legendary dragons, giant monsters in the sea, or unknown creatures lurking in other dimensions, could cause the fall of the "king".
However, the powerful monsters in the epics are generally believed by human society today to be made up by bards. Anyway, no one has seen them for a long time.
At the "King" level, it is difficult to be killed by a normal army, and they may be exhausted, but it is easy for them to escape from the battlefield.
As for gathering a large number of powerful top-level professionals to try to encircle and kill him?
Anyway, the top professionals would not do such stupid things.
Karin had no idea how she would be killed, but the poison in front of her probably wouldn't do it.
The assassin not only used a dagger, but also poisoned her in advance, but unfortunately she discovered it.
It's just a pity that a glass of mixed juice was wasted.
Karin decided to go to the Holy City and the New Holy City to ask those people what they were thinking.
Although she did not want to launch a purge, she was very clear that this trip to the Holy City would definitely cause many new deaths in this world.
The "King" is definitely not a monster that cannot be killed. Karin doesn't know where her limits are, but she is very sure that she definitely has limits. She just doesn't know whether the cowardly faction in the Holy City and the utilitarian faction building the new Holy City can make her bleed.
Or would she be persuaded? After all, she didn't know what to do.
She believes that the Torch Church should practice its original philosophy, but it is obvious that it is not effective to maintain the original philosophy completely now.
The split in the Torch Church also had something to do with her.
But at least now, she absolutely did not approve of their behavior. Karin shook the mixed juice in the cup, which cost her 5 silver coins plus 50 copper coins.
I heard that at the holiday resort in Crescent Moon Territory, a glass of iced fruit juice only costs 4 silver coins.
Unfortunately, she didn't have time to visit the holiday villa, which has now become a holy place for adventurers.
Originally, she planned to learn how to make new things and learn some economic concepts to save the Torch Church, but now it seems that there is no such opportunity.
But what if she succeeded in integrating the Torch Church and making it unified? Then the economic problem would become her nightmare again. The White Kingdom and the Frost Moon Kingdom would not regret the donations they promised, but it was still far from enough.
All I can say is that unless you actually reach that position, you won't understand how difficult it is to lead a sect as the leader.
Although she had no confidence that she could reintegrate the Torch Church, she still planned to do something.
Finally, she decided to ask the Torch Church Bishop stationed in the Frost Moon Royal City to go to the Crescent Moon Territory to take a look.
If something can be learned, the financial pressure on the Torch Church may be reduced a lot in the future.
The bishop stationed in Frost Moon Royal City is a staunch beginner. Most beginners are like this. They are quite old and have served in various parts of the world.
The overall strength of the Beginners' Faction is quite good. If they were all gathered together, they would definitely not be weaker than the Cowardly Faction and the Utilitarian Faction.
But many of them are already old and scattered around the world. Karin does not intend to gather these people to launch a holy war against the other two factions.
These people are the precious assets of the Torch Church, and she doesn't want them to die in a meaningless war.
Karin finished writing the letter to the bishop of Frost Moon Royal City. Actually, the bishop was very old, and it was not very good to assign him to study in a remote area, but the current situation was difficult, and this was the only way.
I hope the conditions of Wanyueling are not too bad, as for the possibility of being rejected.
Karin thought about it and decided that it shouldn't be the case. After all, as one-third of the split Initial Heart Sect, there was also church power stationed in the Frost Moon Royal City, so they should be qualified enough to visit the Crescent Moon Territory.
But just in case, she wrote a letter of introduction.
After finishing writing the two letters, the Crimson King Karin parted her golden hair a little, stood up, and smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes.
The next step is to head to the Holy City of the Torch Church.
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At this time in the hideout, Elsa was still wearing her maid outfit.
Elsa looked at Rand who was working next to her with some disdain. She didn't expect Rand to be so obsessed with maid costumes.
She had already changed it, but Rand was making a fuss like a child.
Ellie sometimes does that.
If you only look at this point, Rand and Ellie are quite similar.
Finally, Elsa couldn't resist and changed into maid outfit again today.
What we have to deal with today are the engineering issues in Full Moon Territory and the publicity issues within the Frost Moon Kingdom.
So Ellie and Lysa are also in the Lord's Hall today.
Much to Elsa's satisfaction, both Ellie and Lysa were forced to change into maid outfits to satisfy Rand's preferences.
If everyone is the same, the shame level will be greatly reduced.
The only pity is that Olena is not here. Of course, Olena's maid outfit is also prepared, but unfortunately Olena has not returned yet because she was out on a business trip.
So she escaped.
I should have been back by now, but I don't know what delayed me on the way.
In short, now there are three maids and an unruly lord discussing serious issues.
The first is Full Moon Territory, where Ellie and Elsa think that more detailed management of the villagers and captives may be needed.
For example, people with insufficient virtue and ability are promoted to higher positions, or some people are assigned special tasks, such as recording the words and deeds of others, in order to increase internal struggles among villagers and captives.
This way they would not be able to unite to deal with Rand's rule.
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Lisa felt that it was unnecessary and that Rand did not need to manage these people too meticulously.
If you are managing a country, then some political tactics are necessary to maintain balance, but if you adopt this management method for some villagers and serfs, it would be a waste of energy and resources.
Lisa thought that it was enough to grasp the core, and the rest could be relieved by providing an upward channel, and there shouldn't be any problem.
The two parties discussed it and finally Rand made the decision and did not do much management.
It's mainly a cost issue. More detailed management may increase labor efficiency and enhance stability within the territory, but these are not as good as the management costs.
At least for now, during the expansion and development period of the den, the cost is not as high as the management cost.
The second issue is that of reputation.
Now, as the three parties have gained a firm foothold in the south, the royal city will soon begin the selection for the Knights Conference.
Afterwards, many new pioneering knights who performed well in the Knights' Conference and were placed by nobles of all sizes would come to the south and become a new force together.
These newly-promoted pioneering knights certainly had little population and military strength in the early stages, and they had to rely on three pioneers to survive.
Although there will not be a relationship between vassal and lord formed, attracting more pioneering knights means more military strength.
This is when reputation comes into play.
"How is my reputation in the country?" Rand asked with a guilty conscience. He had never paid much attention to such things before.
He had only attended banquets and balls when he was in the royal city. After returning to the territory, he was always busy with domestic affairs and ridiculous maid games, and he had no time to communicate much with the domestic nobles.
"It's very polarized," Ellie answered.
Ellie has a petite figure, so her maid outfit is also small, and the hem of the maid outfit has pleated lace designed by Rand.
Overall, it's cute, at least Rand thinks it's cute.
Ellie doesn't have much objection to wearing a maid costume, at least she is much better than Elsa.
Moreover, even though she was the White King's biological sister and had always worn high-end aristocratic clothing, she did not feel ashamed to be wearing a cute maid outfit.
It's not that she isn't shy, she just sees nothing wrong in pleasing Rand.
Except for the beginning, Ellie is now completely adapted.
At least Elsa on the side was more nervous than Ellie, even though her face still looked cold and she didn't show it.
Rand sighed: "What do you mean?"
"Your military ability has been widely recognized in the country, but this is only a concept of strong military ability, and this concept is shared by Shelan and Perot."
Shelan and Pero must be aware that their military capabilities are not as good as Rand's. This is an obvious thing, but their father will not publicize it like this. After all, now is the time to attract popularity.
"In short, there are many small and medium-sized nobles who don't know whether your military command ability is better than Pero or Shelan."
Nowadays, the people who truly believe that Rand's military command ability is the best in the world should be the military nobles who defeated the Snow Fox Countess together with Rand during the War of the Line.
If they were to choose, they would definitely choose to support Rand, but I wonder how many of the knights who will be awarded the title of Pioneer Knight in the Knight Conference this time will belong to that group of military nobles.
Most of the nobles in the country know what level Rand's military capabilities are, but they will not help promote Rand. Or, it is precisely because they believe in Rand's capabilities that they do not want to accelerate Rand's development.
Not to hold others back is a lesson learned from Earl Feihu's previous experience.
And again, military capability does not mean military strength.
Rand was able to participate in the development of the southern country as one of the pioneers, as the king, the Marquis of Black and Brown, and the Earl of Buck had already exerted political influence.
From an objective and logical point of view, Rand has only been a noble for more than two years. Does he have so much manpower to develop his territory and train the army?
(End of this chapter)