Chapter 33 Trust, beautification, and the upcoming project
Rand learned a lot about the internal situation of the Frostmoon Kingdom from Ellie, and learned a lot about the current situation from the letters between Ellie and her blood relative, the White King.
If Ellie and the White King could not communicate through letters, the White King would have sent someone to look for her long ago after she had been out for so long.
The current lord of this Crescent Barony was originally the Black and Brown Earl, who supported the Second Prince.
The Frost Moon Kingdom is weaker than the Lensa Kingdom in terms of national strength, and as a member of the Northern Alliance, it has to resist monsters in the extreme cold. Nearly half of its military forces are stationed in the Far North fortresses all year round.
Therefore, when the Kingdom of Lensa attacked, it was difficult for the Kingdom of Frostmoon to organize a sufficient defense in time.
The old king, for some reason, got into trouble and led the eldest prince into the army in person, but his entire army was defeated.
The defeated troops were unable to continue to organize resistance and were killed, captured, or missing.
If the Kingdom of Lensa had not felt it was not worth it, the capital of the Kingdom of Frost Moon would have most likely been conquered.
If we only look at the invasion of the Frost Moon Kingdom, then the strategic choice of the Kingdom of Lensa was very correct.
Although the royal capital has the most wealth, all the nobles have retreated to the castle.
You can also make a fortune by choosing to plunder the countryside, just like Wanyueling, the original baron.
It’s a pity that this person can never take the wealth with him.
However, as the Kingdom of Lensa continued to advance, it suffered a lot of losses overall. Perhaps they did not expect that the Principality of Mist would be so difficult to deal with.
Rand blushed a little as he watched Ellie praise him in the letter to the White King.
Ellie and Olenna who was standing next to her also blushed. It felt quite weird to see three people who were not good at lying making up stories and looking at each other.
According to the White King, she had originally planned to come and take Ellie home in person, but because she had been stuck for some unknown reason (actually Ellie was blocking her view), she decided to let her have fun outside for a while.
In Ellie's description, apart from the basic report of safety (it seems that having a dark history does not mean it is safe at all), she also praised Rand, the young and promising hero.
Rand is described as a kind-hearted outlaw who, together with his young men, helped the people of Crescent Territory escape from the exploitation of the evil baron. Now he is loved by the villagers and his strength is growing day by day.
Seeing Ellie write this, Rand finally couldn't help asking: "What do you want to do? There's no need to praise me like this."
Ellie muttered as she wrote the letter with a quill: "Your plan is too slow. I'm very anxious, so I plan to borrow the influence of the White King to help you."
As she spoke, she tilted her head and glanced at Rand. Because she was sitting very close to him, her brown hair swept across Rand's face.
It was very clean and had no odor, which meant that Ellie must have bathed regularly. However, the hideout did not have complete bathing facilities at the time, which meant that she must have secretly gone to the nearby river to wash at some point in the night.
He is a very clean person, which is different from most people of this era.
This means that Lysa, Ellie and Olenna are all very clean, and this habit is only possible for upper-class nobles.
Even the nobles in some countries advocate not taking baths just like the common people.
He understood Ellie and Olenna, but Lysa, could it be that Lysa's status, in addition to her noble bloodline, was also high? Or was it that all elves loved cleanliness?
Clearing his mind, Rand understood Ellie's thoughts.
According to the "Ruins Development Plan", Rand needs to vigorously promote the ruins here when he has enough strength, attract a large number of adventurers to come and adventure, and then arrange for them to go to the ruins.
The first step of publicity here is the most difficult. Rand's previous six-month period with Ellie mainly spent time here. After all, it is a little-known cult leader's publicity of a relic in a mountain valley.
Otherwise, no matter how big the gimmick is, the effect will not be very good.
As long as the first step is completed, Rand can obtain a large amount of wealth and population from this plan. Moreover, after becoming familiar with it, he can also use public resources for private purposes and arrange adventurers to do some private work.
Now, if the White King is willing to help, the plan can be started ahead of schedule.
"Is the White King really willing to help?" Rand's implication was that he was just a messenger of a cult. If the matter was exposed later, wouldn't it affect the reputation of the White King?
Ellie rolled her eyes and said, "Why didn't you think about this when you were recording us? I personally think that with your shamelessness, it would be quite easy for you not to be caught by the Torch Church."
Rand scratched his face, saying it was all Lysa's fault.
If it weren't for Lisa, he wouldn't have come up with such a shameless idea. It's definitely not his own shamelessness! Ellie didn't dwell on this matter, but continued: "Starting the plan in advance can also help you get into the situation of the Frost Moon Kingdom more easily. How about it? Cooperation?"
Rand looked at Ellie and stared at her carefully for a while. His expression changed from relaxed to serious. "You must tell me how you can survive the Iron Golem."
The temptation to start the plan early is indeed very strong, but nothing is more important than Ellie's safety.
As long as Ellie is within the range of the Crescent Territory, Ellie's life is equal to the life of the den, and Ellie's health bar is equal to the health bar of the den.
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This is almost binding. If Ellie died, the furious White King would definitely not listen to Rand's explanation.
The hideout will be destroyed by the White King's forces in a very short time, and there will be no possibility of escape.
Ellie was silent for a moment. She and Olenna had recently followed Lysa to all the villages in Crescent Territory, and they understood Rand's concerns.
The villagers here had managed to escape the Baron's exploitation, and if anything happened to her, Ellie was sure that her sister was a sane and relatively kind person.
But Ellie is the only living relative of the White King, and Rand's hideout is still a cult force.
She wasn't sure what her sister would do if something really happened to her.
However, everything becomes easier once you understand Rand's concerns, after all, she really has a way to save her life.
She took the necklace off from under her snow-white neck, and because of the tug of her clothes, Rand caught a glimpse of her sexy collarbone for a moment.
There is an orange-yellow gem on the top of the necklace, and there seems to be a complex mechanical structure inside, emitting a warm glow.
Ellie introduced: "This ancient gem can send out shock waves that interfere with the energy cores of most constructs, causing them to temporarily stagnate. Constructs like the Iron Golem are not immune to this."
Afraid that Rand would not believe it, Ellie continued to explain: "This thing can charge itself. If you don't believe it, I can demonstrate it to you first."
Rand nodded. This kind of thing cannot be taken lightly. Since it can be reused, it would be more convenient to verify it.
"Once I've dealt with the den, I'll take you to the ruins."
Since Ellie has revealed a key point to killing the Iron Golem, there is no need for Rand to keep hiding the location of the ruins.
Now that Rand and Ellie have initially established trust, he feels that after a while, there is no need to keep the photo crystal. It's a pity that he hasn't seen it yet.
(End of this chapter)