Chapter 390 Slave Trader, X-mail Fraud, King, Grand Duke

The New Holy City fell into chaos.

Due to the continuous outflow of molten gold, the body of the Grand Knight was also submerged in the boiling liquid gold and turned golden.

In the New Holy City, flames were burning everywhere because of the "Scorching Sun Project".

Civilians poured out of the sewers, then rushed out of the city gates and fled.

It is bound to be that many people will fail to escape, even if there are not many paladins to stop them.

Long-term lack of sunlight and malnutrition are bound to cause many people to die on the road to escape.

But at least, apart from that, the "Jiaoyang Project" has prepared them for everything else.

The attack on food supplies was part of the "Jiaoyang Plan", which would ensure that they would not starve to death on the way, and the attack on the armory was also part of the plan.

After obtaining weapons, you cannot defeat the soldiers, but at least with weapons, your chances of survival when facing wild beasts in the wild will be much greater.

Most wild beasts are still afraid of the cold light of the spear.

In addition to this, members of the Mother Goddess sect are vigorously promoting the teachings of the Mother Goddess.

Not all civilians are willing to travel a long distance to Crescent Territory, but that's okay, Rand won't force them.

It's okay to just listen to the glory of the Mother Goddess, right? And they will need it during their escape.

Doctrine 2, Wilderness Survival.

In this era, wilderness survival skills are very important. Whether marching and fighting, or living a normal life, the wilderness is full of dangers. If you want to obtain necessary daily necessities in the wild, you need to have sufficient experience and knowledge.

And Rand's Doctrine 2 Wilderness Survival is prepared for this purpose.

Follow the teachings of the Mother Goddess, and she will bless you with good hunting luck! How to deal with your own scent, how to cover your steps, how to identify mushrooms in the wild, and how to make traps are all mentioned in Teaching 2.

As for whether to believe it or not.

Those who believe will have a higher chance of survival, while those who do not will easily die in the dangerous wilderness.

It's also a disguised form of screening.

The civilians who survive in the wild with the help of Doctrine 2 will inevitably be influenced by the beliefs spread by the Mother Goddess followers.

Then the promised land favored by God, Crescent Moon Territory, is destined to have a different status in the hearts of these people.

Even if they are unwilling to go to Crescent Moon Territory now, what about in the future? They have also learned to survive in the wild, so they are destined to be more capable of traveling in this era than ordinary villagers who don't know these things.

Rand believed that sooner or later these people would want to come to Crescent Moon Territory for pilgrimage.

"Everyone, be careful to identify mushrooms." In the crowd, the Paladins of the Novice Faction already knew that they had changed their name to the Novice Faction, which sounded very energetic.

But what they are doing now still makes them feel a little embarrassed.

They are helping the cultists spread their doctrines.

There were too few people dispatched this time, and even fewer who understood the doctrine.

Therefore, all the people from the dens and the newborn forces brought by Rand were helping to preach.

Whether they were some of the personal guards who were selected to be brought here, or the nascent paladins, they were all preaching.

It was just that the Paladins of the Novice Sect were in an awkward situation, as they, as Paladins of the Torch Sect, were actually spreading the teachings of a "cult".

Even though they know it's the right thing to do, it's still embarrassing.

This is all for the development of the newborn faction, they console themselves in this way.

…

And after a period of stalemate, the New Holy City managed to maintain the situation.

The Knight Commanders guarded the gold flowing from the treasury.

The stalemate took so long that they missed the opportunity to put out the fire in the New Holy City and hunt down civilians.

There is no need to be too anxious when chasing civilians, as they don’t move very fast.

But putting out fires...

Many buildings in the New Holy City have become ruins.

Luckily, there were a lot of stone structures overall, and there were still some Paladins fighting the fire, so the fire didn't spread too much.

Now they face a new problem.

The news of this incident will inevitably spread. Traitors have appeared within the New Holy City, and even the lowest-level civilians dared to resist them. Also, they have lost their Grand Knight.

They need to elect a new Grand Knight.

Now their internal and external problems are very serious.

How did the stubborn members of the Torch Church Novices come up with such a deadly strategy? Aren't they supposed to be a bunch of old-fashioned people who only follow the rules?

The paladins of the New Holy City didn't understand.

Outside another part of the New Holy City, the knights cursed by purgatory were escorting a fire.

Due to the chaos in the New Holy City and the loss of the treasury, almost all the high-level combat forces here went to the treasury.

The original fire, the sacred fire, was left unattended.

Or, the paladins and clergy of the New Holy City no longer care about the sacredness of this fire?

But the knights cursed by purgatory believed.

They took the opportunity to start some fires and then left the New Holy City.

Since being cursed in purgatory, they have endured long periods of suffering and torture, and now they finally see some hope of redemption.

In fact, they all thought about committing suicide, but if the curse of purgatory cannot be removed, their souls will be captured by purgatory after death and suffer torment.

Therefore, according to this legend, the first sacred fire bestowed upon the world by the Torch Goddess might have an effect.

The holy fire of the Torch Church can cleanse evil spirits, and the power of Purgatory is naturally included here.

…

The royal capital of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

The Duke of Thorn meets the King.

There were only two people in the palace: Duke Thorn and the King.

The Duke of Thorn leaned casually against the huge pillar of the palace.

The king of the Frost Moon Kingdom was handling official documents seriously.

Duke Thorn said casually: "My opinion is that it can be handled slightly. I think the seven-day work system taught to me by Earl Rand is good. I work five or six days out of seven, and then take one day to rest."

The emerald eyes of the Lord of Thorns stared at the king: "How long has it been since you had a good rest?"

The King of Frost Moon Kingdom replied, "Not long, but you actually came to help me."

"You're not right." Duke Thorn stretched out a finger and shook it. "I came here to invite you to go hunting. The royal hunting grounds have not been used for several years. I heard that prey has already escaped and injured people. It's time to go hunting."

"I'm busy." The King of Frost Moon Kingdom's face darkened.

Duke Thorn curled his lips, and the movement of his lips caused his beard to shake.

"Your current governance level is indeed good." The Duke of Thorn expressed his disapproval of the king's work, "But I think that if you live longer, it will be more useful than anything else."

Ever since the current king of the Frost Moon Kingdom ascended the throne, his prestige has been rising year by year, not because of anything else, but because he successfully took over a piece of land from the Bolun Kingdom.

This was a great achievement in expanding territory, and it also led to a significant increase in the king's prestige.

This made the king's administration much smoother, and coupled with his gradual clarification of his ideas about state governance, he at least did not make the same mistakes as when he had just ascended the throne.

The current political situation in the country is merely an outbreak of past political problems.

Then there is the issue of heirs.

Duke Thorn thought for a moment and said, "Then you should at least deal with the issue of succession earlier. First Prince and Third Prince, my suggestion is not to make it like when you first succeeded to the throne."

In fact, as long as the king lives longer, there will be no problem. It’s just that the king insists on solving all the problems and paving the way for his heirs during his reign. The Duke of Thorn feels that it is not an easy thing for him to live longer.

"Who do you think is suitable to be the heir?" The King of Frost Moon Kingdom looked up and stared at the Duke of Thorn, who was older than him but looked much younger than him, and asked suddenly.

Duke Thorn sneered: "You decide for yourself. I can help you, but the Thorn Family will not get involved in such matters."

The King of Frost Moon Kingdom was helpless. This old and disrespectful guy was not only shameless but also very smart. The Duke of Thorn was willing to come and see him in person, which was already a great honor for him.

As a family of the Grand Duke, their ancestors had intermarriages with the royal family for many generations, and the Grand Duke of Thorn had a good relationship with the king when he was very young.

But now, one is the Grand Duke and the other is the king, and both sides have their own positions.

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In fact, Grand Duke Thorn really thinks that any prince will do, because no matter which prince comes to power, the one with the most say in the Frost Moon Kingdom in the future will definitely be the young man with black hair and black eyes at the border, not the king.

Of course, the Duke of Thorn thinks that this doesn't matter. Rand himself has no royal blood and no claim, so the probability of him usurping the throne is very low.

After a few generations, the power of the kingdom will return to the royal family.

And the Frost Moon Kingdom will surely become stronger under Rand's leadership.

But the king obviously couldn't accept this.

The Duke of Thorn understood the king's idea, but did not support it.

He just wants the country to be more stable.

As long as the country is stable, he can wander around, go to the holiday villa or Crescent Harbor to eat and drink, or come to the royal hunting ground to hunt.

His heir is already capable of managing the territory, so he, as the Grand Duke, is really free now.

And as the only grand duke of the Frost Moon Kingdom, he can go wherever he wants.

But if there is real unrest in the country, it will be a different story.

Even if there is no civil war, he will still serve as regent and try to stabilize the country.

The Duke of Thorns left the palace and soon returned with a bundle of plants with long roots that looked like medicinal herbs. He said, "Eat some of this. I dug it from the royal medicinal garden."

Naturally, Grand Duke Thorn does not need any permission to enter and exit the royal medicine garden.

In a sense, the Duke of Thorn and the King are also relatives? Anyway, if you go around in circles, you will definitely find out that they are relatives.

Then Lord Thorn left.

Now it’s up to the king to adjust his body.

Duke Thorn was strolling around the royal city. On the streets here, one could already see a lot of trade goods produced by the holiday villa, and in some areas, one could also see frozen sea fish.

Duke Thorn began to think about what to eat for dinner.

…

Sheran, the eldest son of Earl of Buck, received Rand's order.

In short, it is to see if the slave traders have captured any educated slaves, such as Vanilla.

It was actually somewhat awkward for Shelan to take classes under Vanilla, and capturing more educated slaves might lead to similar situations.

But Shelan doesn't care much about this kind of thing.

In short, Shelan did not intend to reject Rand's order.

The elf forest is now strictly governed.

But it's not completely without chance. There are also rare creatures like beast-eared scholars in the north. I just don't know if Rand will be interested.

Then there is the issue of the female slaves that Rand requested.

Generally speaking, healthy male slaves were the most valuable and could work and fight.

Among female slaves, only the most beautiful ones are valuable, the rest are just average.

But now Rand needs it, and Shelan didn't ask too much. In fact, it is not necessary to capture female slaves.

After several years of war and turbulence, there are more women than men in many places.

This is normal, although due to the existence of extraordinary powers, there are many cases where women serve as warriors.

Among knights, the ratio of men to women is almost the same.

However, the majority of conscripts were men.

Therefore, many places have lost a large number of male population due to war.

After all, not all wars are as bad as Rand's, where casualties can be controlled.

This is especially true for the enemy countries surrounding Rand.

Because Rand also took away a lot of male population.

Now we just need to send slave traders to purchase them, and we don’t even have to spend the effort to capture them.

The current price of female slaves is estimated to have hit rock bottom.

And when Shelan took Rand's order.

Vanilla also copied the letters to the Elf Forest.

It just looks a bit strange.

Instead of inviting her teacher to work directly, she was invited to travel? Can elves really travel in the human world? Vanilla doubted it.

After reading it for a long time, Vanilla finally rewrote it.

Vanilla felt that she would rather work harder than cheat her teachers.

So in the end I wrote a formal invitation letter explaining the situation.

As for Duke Thorn's aunt, it doesn't matter at all.

The Duke of Thorn's aunt was very sure that the scholars she had written to invite would like the church school.

Even if they don't like it, they can leave, and Rand will not force scholars.

Then comes the next question: how to deliver the letter?

"Madam, do you know how to deliver it to the Elf Forest?" Vanilla asked the lady from the Thorn Family in front of her.

Duke Thorn's aunt was stumped by Vanilla's question. After thinking for a while, she said, "Perhaps the slave traders will have a way. Mr. Shelan from the church school seems to have some connections in this regard."

Of course Vanilla knew Shelan, so it did seem to make sense, but as an elf with the identity of a slave girl, was there really a chance that she would be able to successfully invite someone by sending a letter to the Elf Forest through a slave trader?

It feels so weird.

But maybe there really is an elf scholar who, like her, doesn't like the dullness of the elf world and plans to come to the holiday resort church school for exchange and study.

Vanilla actually approves of church schools. She feels that even knowledgeable elf scholars can learn a lot by coming to the church school in the holiday resort.

(End of this chapter)