Chapter 304: It seems that not all people in the Torch Church are good people
It was another morning, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the spring breeze was blowing gently.
Rand held the huge sword in his hand and swung it repeatedly. Now he felt that he was invincible.
It can even be said that he was already looking forward to someone coming to provoke him and then show off his skills.
After becoming the Count of the Moon Phase, Rand lived a very comfortable life.
Although as the wedding is approaching, it is quite hard for Rand to keep practicing his martial arts.
But overall, there is no pressure within his earldom.
There are both internal and external troubles, but their levels are not good enough to put any pressure on Rand.
Taner is now in charge of handling the external issues regarding the Burning Land. As for the actions taken by some nobles within the country who are unwilling to obey Rand, most of them have been discovered by the intelligence system under Elsa.
Some were arrested on the spot.
Some of them were solved by Elsa herself.
So much so that the first thing Elsa did after coming back during this period was to take a shower. After killing so many people, there would always be a bloody smell.
According to Elsa, as a thief, one must always be careful not to have any smell on his body, otherwise he will be easily discovered.
But Rand didn't really care whether Elsa smelled of blood.
As for the nobles who were dissatisfied in their hearts but had not taken any substantial actions to resist Rand, Rand did not do anything to them.
Anyway, I just have to hold it in. If I take real action, I will die.
As for the nobles and royal family of the Southern Kingdom, they were constrained by the tide of the undead and could not immediately fight back against Rand, the illegal noble who forcibly opened up their land.
This bought Rand valuable time for farming development.
Naturally, Rand also seized the opportunity to farm hard.
To further promote the development of agricultural technology, the lodging-resistant, disease-resistant and insect-resistant high-yield wheat bred by Rand has been promoted on a small scale. However, the traits of the offspring of this wheat are not yet very stable, so Rand is not very brave to promote it on a large scale.
However, after experimenting with basic agricultural techniques, Rand found those that were suitable for the current era and wrote them into the doctrine.
For example, burning straw to obtain wood ash.
Nowadays, a book specifically written on agricultural technology has been published, called Agricultural Fundamentals: Theory and Practice of Agricultural Technology.
Originally, Rand wanted to include it in the doctrine, but later he considered that the doctrine had too much content and was not conducive to its dissemination, so he only made it a course in church schools instead of a doctrine.
Bishop Seth came to report to Rand today.
Rand wielded his greatsword while listening to Bishop Seth's work report.
This young man whose hands can transform into tentacles is now a high-level professional. He is growing very fast and his former immaturity is no longer noticeable.
He has grown into a reliable bishop that Rand can rely on.
“This is the content of the recent development of the denominational work,” said Bishop Seth.
"I understand. Now you can take a break. You've been working hard lately." Rand put down the giant sword and said with a smile, "Man Yue Territory has launched a lot of seafood dishes. You can try them all. I'll pay for you."
Bishop Seth nodded. As a person who was forced to become a cultist because he stole the lord's bread, he really liked to eat it.
He licked his lips, a rare and disrespectful gesture. Perhaps only in front of Rand could he show some youthful demeanor.
Just when Bishop Seth was about to say goodbye, he saw Elsa who had returned exhausted.
"We have discovered traces of the Torch Church Paladins near the southern border of the territory." Elsa went out to kill people before Rand got up today, and she just came back.
It is normal for the Paladins of the Torch Church to appear near the territory.
Rand is now gradually deepening his cooperation with the Novice Faction of the Torch Church. Today, Karin should come to Full Moon Territory in person to have a detailed discussion with him.
One of the cooperative projects is to transfer Torch Church Paladins from other regions to be employed by Rand.
Now it seems that Saint Karin is quite proactive. The Paladins of the Torch Church arrived so quickly.
"That's great. When they get here, we must treat them well." Rand put down the giant sword in his hand and said.
Elsa shook her head with a serious expression and said, "There was a massacre and our missionaries died."
The missionaries of the Mother Goddess sect are not only Tauren. In some areas where Rand's control is not strong, Rand will still give priority to using human missionaries to avoid too many conflicts with local lords.
But every missionary is a top student who graduated from the hideout school and is a talent cultivated by Rand with great effort. Rand cannot tolerate their sacrifice.
Moreover, Rand could not tolerate a massacre. What he lacked the most was people. All people were Rand's precious wealth. How could someone dare to massacre on his territory?
You have to know that technology can be accelerated by money, and with population development, it takes at least fifteen years for a person to grow into a qualified soldier or laborer.
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"What?" Rand's good mood disappeared instantly, and his face turned from rosy after exercise to a little blue. "Did the Torch Church Paladins massacre civilians?"
"Judging from the traces at the scene, that's indeed the case," Elsa replied.
"Damn it." Rand cursed in a low voice. He might be a coward or a utilitarian. "Lady Karin should be arriving in Manyue Territory soon. When she arrives, I will lead the troops to the south to have a look."
"Have the guards ready, prepare dry food, weapons and armor, and they should be ready to set off before noon."
With the development of the Mother Goddess Sect, it was inevitable that it would confront the Torch Church's cowardly and utilitarian factions, but I didn't expect it to come so early.
Bishop Seth was completely incredulous. What did he hear? The Paladins of the Torch Church were slaughtering people?
All the Torch Church members that Seth had met in the past three years were good people.
When Lord Taner first came to the hideout, he funded them and saved them from immediate starvation.
Although Bishop Kahn likes to visit brothels, he also likes to teach at church schools, or give small gifts to children who have lost their parents at his own expense.
Lady Karin is also a member of the Torch Church. Seth doesn't know what her specific position is, but she should be in a very high position. This lady opened a detective agency in the holiday villa and likes to do work to help others.
Although Fenris always likes to secretly discuss the great and sacred Rand Archangel, even during his vacation, he will voluntarily participate in some work at the resort, such as maintaining public order.
Seth also knew some of the Torch Church's Novice Paladin guards hired by Lord Rand, and they were all good people.
Therefore, Seth has a natural liking for the people of the Torch Church.
Lord Rand's instructions to work more closely with the Torch Church also confirmed his thoughts.
Lord Rand also trusts the Torch Church.
Therefore, although Seth knew that the Torch Church had split, he always felt that it was just a dispute of ideas and that all the people in the Torch Church were good people.
After all, a rebellious paladin like Lord Tanner is also a good person, right? But now it seems that this is not the case.
Seth's breathing became a little rapid. He looked at Rand beside him and asked, "Can I go with the army, Lord Messenger of God? I won't hold you back."
Rand looked at the incredulous Seth and nodded, "Of course, I will explain the problem here to you."
(End of this chapter)