Chapter 223 "Treatment", Taking Over, Current Situation

Rand has left the hideout.

Now Ellie was getting a little bored again.

This time she stayed behind in the hideout.

When Rand was around, although the work was a bit boring, I was able to realize my own value and I could also interact with Rand occasionally.

Or they could "watch" Rand under the guise of learning.

Now that Rand is gone, she still has to visit the labor camp from time to time to see the gangsters, hypocritically fabricate her own experiences, and then perform funny shows with their ridiculous acting skills.

Looking at some of them with slightly better acting skills, they received more votes, were able to enjoy delicious food, and had their workload reduced.

Fortunately, she doesn't have to come over all the time, as she and Elsa, who also stayed behind, take turns.

As for Lysa and Olenna, they followed Rand to Full Moon Territory.

Originally, Lysa was also going to stay behind, but she magically cultivated an elf to take her place in the class, and then she successfully gained the right to set off with Rand.

And Ellie found that this elf slave named Vanilla had good qualities in all aspects.

Just like now.

Ellie sat in her private office in her office building as always.

Standing next to her was the elf named Vanilla.

Ellie took her report, glanced at it, and approved: "The level is very good, would you like to work part-time in the office building?"

"Ah?" The elf of royal blood was a little confused. In fact, she still didn't fully understand her situation.

She seems to be very free now, and no one is watching her. Since she passed Lady Lisa's test, her work has been easy.

And wages will be paid normally.

Ellie glanced at the bewildered elf and said, "Part-time work is paid. You just need to come over with the students after get off work in the small classroom to help. In short, it's extra pay."

Ellie signaled with her eyes that she knew the contract with the elf, and as long as she earned enough money, she could redeem herself and leave.

It will probably take twelve or thirteen years, and if you get extra salary, the process of redeeming yourself will obviously be accelerated.

"It seems that I can redeem myself." Vanilla whispered in a voice that only she could hear, then raised her voice and said to Ellie, "Okay, Administrator Ellie, I am willing to come here part-time."

…

Rand had already arrived at the Full Moon Territory. He had originally wanted to visit the New Moon Territory, but because he was worried about Fenris's physical condition, he did not delay on the road.

It was raining heavily when I came here, but now it has turned into a light rain.

The wind and rain stopped for a while, and the wet stone slabs shone with a thin light. The branches and leaves on the trees were exhausted. There were scattered petals on the ground. The grass leaves were hung with sparkling water drops, and even the spider webs in the grass were hung with a few spots of light. The world was silent, with only the drizzle from all directions, hidden in the depths of time, boundless and endless. The scarecrow stood alone, with a sense of tranquility and contemplation, as if he was listening to all the movements in the world with his ears open.

Rand didn't really hate rain, but the roads here hadn't been built yet, so when the horse's hooves stepped on the ground, some mud would always splash up.

Fenris's base is in a town, and the outer walls of the town still have scorch marks and damage left over from the war and friction.

However, a lot of repairs have been done, and the blood stains that were supposed to be stuck on the city walls have also been cleaned.

Rand dismounted immediately upon arrival and walked quickly to the ward where Fenris was.

As the commander, Fenris had a single room and a nurse to take care of him. The only pity was that the nurse was a burly man who looked very good at using a two-handed giant sword.

Seeing Rand coming, Fenris wanted to sit up and salute, but was stopped by Rand.

"Let me see the wound."

Fenris rolled up his clothes, already sewn.

This was a huge wound that ran across the abdomen. It felt like the seppuku that Rand had heard of before. Fenris's wound was surrounded by burn marks.

It was extremely hideous and terrifying. Most people would have died from such injuries.

Only Fenris, as a high-level professional, has a good physique and used healing items in time.

"Do you want me to treat you?" Rand was not sure, and felt it was not particularly necessary.

Fenris was not hypocritical. He knew Rand's healing ability, so he shook his head decisively: "No need, sir."

After thinking for a while, he felt that his refusal was not thorough enough, and continued: "Please don't treat me, I feel fine."

Rand raised his eyebrows and said, "Then you should take good care of your injuries. I will take over the affairs of Manyue Territory during this period. You can go back to Wanyue Territory for a while and rest for a while."

Fenris lay on the mattress with peace of mind. If other lords had said such things, the generals on the front line might have felt that their power had been taken away, but Fenris now felt that Rand's conscience had been aroused and he actually gave him a holiday.

Now he just wanted to lie down for a while, and when his injuries got better, he would go back to Crescent Moon Territory, drink a lot in the tavern, and eat a lot in the restaurant.

Rand found it a little funny to see that Fenris was in a state of getting off work as soon as he heard about the holiday.

Leaving the ward, he said to Tata, who was originally Fenris’s adjutant: “Tell me about the situation now.”

Tata walked along the town roads with Rand.

The town's roads had not been repaired and were in disrepair in many places; all manpower was used to farm and repair the city walls.

"Among the three viscount territories that have been developed, we are still the fastest in progress."

Rand turned his head to look at Tata, who looked like a cut above Taran, and waited for him to speak.

"With our help, Lord Shelan's territory was able to suppress the bandits, but he missed the spring planting season. However, Lord Earl of the Bucks has been transporting food to him, so he won't be short of food in the short term.

"Lord Pero's territory is now in a bit of chaos due to the attack of the Naga tribe, but Lord Feihu has also provided Lord Pero with a large number of troops, and it is estimated that the situation will be pacified soon."

"I see." Rand said he understood the situation. "Anything else?"

"Yes." Tata said seriously, "The number of troops that Earl Feihu provided to Pero far exceeded our initial expectations. There were too many of them. He might have transported most of the Earl's troops here. This is very abnormal."

Rand's face also darkened.

He originally planned to come here for vacation.

He even brought a bathtub with him. Originally, in Rand's plan, he only needed to maintain the steady development of Full Moon Territory, catch fugitives, and arrange people to farm.

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At most, there will be some initial friction with the small and medium nobles of the Southern Kingdom.

Rand considered Pero's territory to be his assemblage, but the time for annexation he had envisioned was not now.

But Perrault seemed to have made up his mind.

What did he want to do now? According to the military force described by Tata, it was obviously beyond what was currently needed.

It is far beyond what Pero's current territory can support.

In other words, Pero's army now needs a steady supply of supplies and food from the Earldom of Feihu for support.

As we all know, if food needs to be transported over a long distance, the cost will be frighteningly high. If three or four out of ten portions of food can be left when transported from Earl Feihu's territory to Pero's frontier territory.

And you know, the bandits on King's Road have not been completely eliminated yet.

After paying such a huge price, Pero certainly would not just keep all these troops around.

There will definitely be action in the near future.

Rand sat in the tent where Fenris had been sitting. He was silent for a moment and asked, "What do you think? What do you think Pero wants to do?"

Tata is different from his father. Taran is an old man who appears serious on the outside but is actually erratic on the inside, while Tata is serious and earnest on the inside.

After hearing Rand's question, Tata sorted out his thoughts and replied, "First, they may want to take revenge on the Naga tribe. Second, they may attack those small and medium-sized nobles instigating them in the south. Finally, they may attack Shelan, or us."

"Which one do you think is most likely?" Rand asked.

"I don't know." Tata didn't dare to speculate.

Rand swept away the clutter and military newspapers on the table and glanced at the map near Full Moon Territory.

He also took over the recent military and intelligence summaries from Tata.

Now there was no time for Olenna to read slowly in her gentle voice, he could only read it himself.

First of all, we must rule out the possibility of revenge on the Naga tribe, revenge on the southern nobles, and attack on Shelan.

The probability is too low. Instead of spending time doing things that you don’t know if you can accomplish, it is better to steadily advance the development of the territory.

In fact, the probability of attacking Full Moon Territory is very low. If Rand did not think that he might be a great strategic threat to Pero, he would have wanted to rule out this possibility directly.

Logically speaking, attacking Full Moon Territory now would be a very unprofitable idea.

The Manyue Territory now has neither wealth nor food. It does have a strategic position, but the main cities have been occupied by the Manyue Territory.

Even if Pero's power expanded unprecedentedly, it would still be a very difficult and thankless task to attack here and attack the town whose walls had been almost repaired.

Moreover, if Man Yue Territory cannot be conquered as soon as possible, Shelan will definitely understand the principle of "the lips and teeth are cold" and come to support.

Rand's military command ability is well-known far and wide. Even if in Pero's eyes there is only one general under Rand guarding this place, he is obviously not someone who is easy to deal with.

If it fails.

At that time, you might suffer a huge loss.

The risks and benefits are clearly disproportionate.

So what exactly do you want to do? Rand scanned the map. Now his forces have been concentrated in the Full Moon Territory. The defenses of the Line of Defense and Crescent Moon Territory have been weakened, but attacking these two places is obviously even more meaningless for Pero.

"Let's send out more scouts first," Rand said to Tata, "and be more vigilant."

There's another one in the evening

(End of this chapter)