Chapter 238: Shipbuilding preparation, seeking help, and support.
The hideout and holiday villa remain the same.
The den was as busy as ever.
The holiday resort is as lively as ever.
But when Rand is not around, many things may lack a little flexibility.
Ellie is not a stuffy person.
But as an administrator, she is relatively serious, at least compared to Lisa.
They are also more inclined to deal with problems according to rules and regulations rather than solving them in a way they think is better.
Of course, this would not be completely old-fashioned, for example, hiring a beautiful elf maid sent by a man named Shelan, who has no idea what's going on, to assist in the office work.
As for Elsa, she has three tasks. Patrol the surrounding area. Recently, many monsters have appeared around the holiday villa and near the hideout, and they need to be dealt with in a timely manner.
Monitor the bandits in the resort to prevent them from escaping or attacking others.
And, deal with the shipbuilding matters requested by Rand.
Just today, I received a letter from Rand.
Viscount Perrault has been captured by Rand, so Viscount Perrault's land bordering the inland sea can be taken over by Rand.
Elsa doesn't care how Rand defeated Perrault.
But the task that Rand gave her must be completed as soon as possible.
That is, the construction of ships.
If a ship is to be built formally, it must be located next to a body of water, otherwise the cost of transportation will be too high.
Her job now is to make some preliminary preparations.
For example, the technological issues involved in building ships.
The wood used to build the ship needs to be carefully selected.
And after being cut down, it needs to be dried in the shade.
Because of the need to deal with the murlocs and naga, Rand also came up with an idea. In the letter he sent, he said that he planned to cover the bottom of the ship with a layer of iron sheet to prevent the murlocs and naga from piercing the ship.
But Elsa didn't understand at all.
It's obviously iron, so it will sink when placed in water.
How to build a tin boat?
Elsa also asked the alchemist in the alchemy workshop, but the answer she got was also silence.
But when the alchemists learned that this was Rand's idea, they said they would start the experiment immediately.
The alchemists actually worship Rand very much, even though Rand is a pervert and suspected to be a devil.
But after coming here, their achievements in alchemy were ten times more than what they had achieved before.
This is an alchemist's paradise.
The only pity is that working here means being exploited.
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In Shelan's pioneer territory, there were some damages on the city wall.
Due to their thorough preparation, the Burning Land bandits' first surprise attack at dawn did not achieve any results.
After the surprise attack failed, they retreated far away from the town where Shelan was.
So as not to be further harassed by the town’s fortifications.
But not too far away.
Wait at a distance out of the reach of the town's ballistas.
It looks like they have follow-up troops.
Shelan stood on the top of the city wall and took a few glances. He said to his messenger, "Go find Viscount Rand and ask for help."
The messenger nodded immediately and prepared to set off.
Shelan called on a few skilled high-level professionals to serve as the messenger's guards, and they went to Rand's territory together.
As for why high-level professionals are not allowed to serve as messengers to spread out the messages, but instead are arranged to serve as guards.
That's naturally because, in this era, finding the way is a technical job, especially when finding the way in an unfamiliar enemy territory.
Most people simply can't do it.
A courier who can find the way is a high-value unit.
The messenger left immediately.
Shelan continued to arrange defense matters.
"Those of you who are on turn to rest should rest well and don't be affected." Since they had to stand guard last night, quite a number of soldiers should rest now.
The first group of surprise attacks were the 300-man Burning Land Bandits Vanguard, all of whom were very powerful, and it was estimated that one-third of them were elite professionals.
There are also many senior professionals, but there is no top professional.
Since they are waiting outside the city, there must be follow-up troops.
Are they really going to attack the city?
In Shelan's impression, although the bandits in the Burning Land are powerful, most of them just occupy the roads and rob merchants.
There is almost no news of them attacking cities or plundering land.
But now, we must be on guard.
Shelan ordered the catapult parts that had already been built in the city to be moved to the city wall for assembly.
The walls of the town where he was now had been widened, at least to accommodate catapults.
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If the opponent takes a long time to prepare, he plans to use the catapults with a longer range to harass them first.
As for the rest, Shelan didn't know what to do.
His father, the Earl of Bucks, was also best at socializing and domestic affairs. He might also have some ability to train offspring and had good personal martial arts skills.
But military command is something that Earl of the Stag is not very good at.
Shelan wasn't very good at it either. He could only say that he had sought advice from the Marquis of Black and Brown for some time and had a basic understanding of it.
After completing the basic preparations, he didn't know what to do next.
If Viscount Rand were here and in the same position as him, what choice would he make?
In the still cool breeze of the early morning, Shelan sat on the top of the city wall, looking at the enemy army that was in some chaos in the distance.
As the messenger rode fast, Rand soon met the dusty messenger from Shelan again.
"You encountered the enemy, didn't you?" Rand asked before the messenger spoke.
The messenger nodded, looking a little anxious.
On the way here, I was chased by the bandits from the Burning Land and almost didn't make it here alive.
When he saw Rand just now, he was too anxious and was blocked by Olenna's sword again.
Gesturing Olenna to put down the sword, Rand immediately said, "I will leave immediately."
Just like when Shelan learned that Rand was in danger, he planned to provide immediate support.
Rand had the same idea.
He and Shelan have a solid foundation of trust.
Now that Pero is in his hands, Shelan, this land worth exploring, will be his solid ally of Rand.
If Shelan was driven away by the Anti-colonial Committee and the bandits from the Burning Lands, then before the Frostmoon Kingdom Knights' Conference came to a conclusion, Rand would have to face the Anti-colonial Committee, the murlocs, the Nagas, and the bandits alone.
However, Rand's current military strength is obviously unable to do so.
Moreover, Shelan has little conflict of interest with Rand in essence.
What Shelan needs is to gradually build up a reputation in the Frost Moon Kingdom so as to gain a place in the political arena and military of the Frost Moon Kingdom in the future.
Rand has foresight about the future situation and what he needs is substantial benefits and direct improvement in strength.
He didn't care about politics. As for his position in the army, Rand believed that his reputation in the Frost Moon Kingdom was loud enough.
If Rand really wants to occupy this land and devour everything, he can become a real earl.
The probability that Shelan would become his enemy was low.
"Let's go," Rand ordered.
The bandits in the Burning Lands are powerful, but Rand still has some strategic ideas.
The bandits were short of cavalry.
To be precise, if the Anti-Development Committee had not supported them.
There should be almost none.
The Burning Land bandits encountered in the Frost Moon Kingdom before were later interrogated and it was found that their horses were all supported by the nobles or robbed.
The Burning Land itself is completely inappropriate for raising horses.
This is a flaw.
Having little cavalry is one thing, but having no cavalry at all is another.
(End of this chapter)