Chapter 214 Pre-War Arrangements and Bishop Kahn at the Resort

Rand's eyes swept over the military intelligence.

The Snow Fox Countess led her army to defeat the enemy.

Rand had seen such military reports many times since the beginning of the Gold Mine War.

As a noble who had faced the Snow Fox Countess many times on the battlefield, and was able to gain the upper hand and defeat the Snow Fox Countess in a head-on confrontation, Rand's military command ability was also increasing.

But in this era, Rand's growing reputation is both a good and a bad thing.

The good thing is that after his reputation is improved, more people will understand Rand's strength at the Knights Conference to be held in the Frost Moon Kingdom. In other words, when a large number of pioneering knights come to the south, more people will be willing to join Rand's army.

The downside is that under the current situation, the priority of Full Moon Territory being attacked by aquatic creatures will become higher.

Thanks to its infiltration of the enemy, Rand has always had the initiative in intelligence.

For example, now Rand has already known about these small and medium-sized nobles in the south, and has successfully reached agreements with several Naga tribes. They will soon launch an attack on the three pioneering viscounts of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

But in the current situation, Rand cannot use the released baron who is loyal to Rand to influence the decision of the Anti-development Committee.

For example, now, as the Snow Fox Countess continues to refresh her record, Rand's danger to the Anti-Development Committee is gradually increasing.

Now Rand has basically confirmed that the Naga tribe will bypass Pero, who has not yet dealt with the troubles in his territory, and give priority to attacking Rand's Full Moon Territory.

This is quite troublesome.

Rand has asked the blacksmith shops in the den to stop all private operations and start producing harpoons and spears.

The Naga tribe is not just made up of Nagas. The Naga tribe usually enslaves some murlocs as coolies and cannon fodder. Therefore, if the Naga tribe attacks, you must consider the problem of facing both Nagas and murlocs at the same time.

Most murlocs don't have high intelligence, but their physique is not bad. The physical fitness of adult murlocs on the ground is similar to that of adult humans.

But the murlocs are protected by scales, which can block the damage of weapons to a certain extent. At least, the effect of using weapons of poor quality to hit them will not be very good.

It’s just that murlocs need to stay moist. If they stay on the ground for a long time, their scales will dry out and crack.

Then there are the Nagas.

Some female Nagas can become spellcasters, while the rest mostly use some kind of bow and arrow that can be used in the ocean, but the specific principle is unknown.

Most male Nagas have physiques far superior to those of adult human males, and scales as tough as those of dragons. The best among them can even withstand ordinary sword strikes.

In terms of occupational classification alone, the Naga race is similar to the Tauren, and an elite adult Naga can basically be compared to higher-level human professionals.

And because of their naturally hard scales, humans have a lower chance of survival when facing Nagas than when facing Minotaur if they are not well-armed.

It’s just that Naga also has to live in humid places.

But it is not impossible to deal with. The scales have good defense against slashing damage, but the defense against piercing damage is very average, even worse than wooden armor.

Therefore, spears and harpoons with handles are much more useful than swords and axes when facing murlocs and nagas.

Moreover, Man Yue's army has about 80 people equipped with armor. As long as the number of opponents is not too large, it won't be more troublesome.

Unfortunately there are no more, the speed of iron ore and metallurgy, as well as the forging speed of blacksmiths, all limit production capacity.

Even though Rand had chosen to make relatively fast armor, this was still the result of Rand transferring the armor of the defense line to the Full Moon Territory after he knew that the Snow Fox Countess was really going to the battlefield of the Gold Mine War instead of planning to trick him.

Now Rand has decided to make further adjustments.

After transferring Taner back for a while, Rand planned to ask him how to deal with the cooperation issue with the Torch Church. According to Rand's judgment, Taner should be a rebellious knight of the Torch Church and should know some internal situations of the Torch Church.

Ask Taner, and you can also avoid pitfalls during the cooperation process.

Transfer Serai to the defense line, and transfer half of the remaining defense line troops to Full Moon Territory to be under the command of Fenris.

As for the remaining defense forces, their purpose is to send messages to the villages in the rear when the enemy appears, rather than to hold the defense line.

Now Rand's strategic focus has shifted to conquering the Full Moon Territory and surrounding areas.

Moreover, it seems that there will be no crisis on the defense line at the moment. The restraint between the two alliances in the south is gradually disappearing, and they will soon fight fiercely again.

…

Bishop Kahn did not live in the residence arranged for him by Rand, but instead chose a house in the holiday resort to rent.

His purpose was to learn the principles of economic development here, so of course he couldn't live in the house arranged by the lord and enjoy himself, as he would learn nothing if he did that.

However, Bishop Kahn did not treat himself badly, such as choosing the lowest-level thatched house. His choice was a brick house decorated in a relic style.

The bricks are of good quality, do not leak air, and are well insulated from external noise and temperature.

Bishop Kahn is very old, but as a high-level professional, he does not need care like an ordinary old man.

In fact, if Rand assigned him a maid, he would accept it, but he found that the profession of maid did not seem to be popular in this Crescent Territory. When he was in the lord's hall, he did not see any maid serving Rand.

What a pity.

After placing his luggage in the rented house, he changed his clothes.

He brought a few followers with him this time, but Bishop Kahn asked them to rent a house here and experience life here.

And Bishop Kahn had no intention of joining them.

First, I tidied up my room, and when I went out again, it was already evening.

At this time, the cooking competition had come to an end and the venue had been dismantled to avoid affecting traffic.

But there are still many people on the road, some are in a hurry, and some are wandering aimlessly.

Bishop Kahn was one of those people who wandered aimlessly.

His first target was the market.

The market is divided into two parts. One part is for bulk cargo trade, and in this part are traveling merchants. There are wars everywhere now, so the number of merchants here is not very large, but it is not small either.

The other part is a scattered market, and many stalls are rented out to adventurers.

As long as they pay taxes, Rand does not forbid adventurers from selling their own output in the ruins, although most adventurers will still sell the goods to the unified purchaser of the hideout.

However, there are also some items that adventurers think can be sold at a slightly higher price, and they will come to the market to sell them.

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However, the market is not only populated by adventurers. In addition to directly connecting with the hideouts and conducting bulk trade, some merchants also hawk their wares in scattered markets.

In addition, villagers nearby would also come to sell some local specialties.

It's still quite lively.

Bishop Kahn took out a notebook, wrote down everything he saw, drew a rough map of the market structure, and finally wrote a summary: fair and transparent taxation, a relaxed and friendly environment, and a stable order.

These are things that many noble territories and even the royal cities of some countries do not have, but it is not difficult for the Torch Church to do so.

He probably understands some of the governance principles.

The Torch Church is indeed not very good at economic management, but that does not mean that the Torch Church has no economy at all. Whether it is the church's labor dispatch or the sale of special products for eliminating evil spirits, there is income.

However, the Torch Church's financial support in the past was still donations from the nobility and the royal family.

Bishop Kahn did not stay in this market for too long. He had nothing else to do in the Frost Moon Kingdom and could study for a long time here without rushing for success.

Now he planned to go to the tavern recommended by Rand.

Bishop Kahn declined Rand's offer to arrange a guide for him, but he also learned some information about the holiday villa from Rand.

He also just discovered that this is the birthplace of blended fruit juice and distilled ale.

No wonder the juice Rand recommended to him during the cooking competition was much better than the one he tasted in Frost Moon Royal City.

The decoration style of the pub is very retro. The main body of the building and the decoration are all made of wood. Only the lighting configuration is not retro because they all use relic lights.

It was very lively. Bishop Kahn had only encountered such a lively scene in taverns in some port cities.

But most of the taverns in port cities are occupied by dock workers, and the air is always filled with the smell of sweat.

The dock workers also shouted crude jokes.

And here, there are adventurers with different weapons, equipment, occupations, and even races.

The last time Bishop Kahn saw so many adventurers gathered together was at the cooking competition.

This is a scene that only appears in story picture books. Bishop Kahn also read this kind of novel picture books when he was a child.

There will be a scene similar to this tavern in which an adventurer defeats the dragon and wins the princess.

And the maids here are actually elves.

Bishop Kahn's eyes lit up. To humans, free elves were almost the same as monsters and could basically be judged as enemies.

But it is obvious that these two elf maids are not free.

She looks good too.

Bishop Kahn looked at the front desk for a while and then ordered a glass of iced distilled ale.

Soon an elven maid brought ale to her table.

Bishop Kahn coughed twice and said in standard Elvish: "...&*￥&..."

The elf maid turned her head away and said, "My dear, if you have nothing else to do, I will not disturb you."

Although his attempt to strike up a conversation failed, Bishop Kahn was not discouraged and poured the iced beer into his mouth.

——If the Torch Church wanted to make special products to sell in order to develop the economy, it would obviously not be able to make something that looks low-cost but tastes far better than similar products.

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