Chapter 394: Graduates begin to occupy high positions, and the big ship of smuggling

Zorn was an ordinary church school student.

He comes from an ordinary aristocratic family and is not the eldest son.

Generally, people like them will either work for their eldest son or take the family income and go out to make a living on their own.

But the emergence of Rand's church schools changed this situation.

He was sent to the resort to go to school when he was still a minor.

Other than that, there's nothing special about Zorn.

If we have to find something special, it might be that he came to the church school earlier.

He arrived when the main building of the church school was not yet completed.

That was during the small classroom period at the foot of the mountain, when Rand would come and teach in person.

Except for the noble lady who was arranged to come here in the beginning with the intention of marrying Earl Rand, and the group of noble young masters who followed her.

Zorn was the first one to arrive here.

Should he be considered a second-term student?

During his time in the small classroom at the foot of the mountain, he was also taught by Count Lander himself.

At that time, Inspector Elsa, Countess Ellie, Acting Principal Lysa, and Clerk Olenna would come to attend classes from time to time.

In fact, sometimes now and then, the high-ranking officials of the Moon Phase Earldom would come to take some courses, but the frequency was much lower.

General Taner of the Moon Earldom sometimes comes to take military courses, but General Fenris rarely comes.

Zorn is grateful for the opportunity to attend church school.

After graduation, he returned to his family.

When he returned to his family again, many of the things he was used to were a little bit difficult for Zorn to adapt to.

Whether it is inefficient management methods or a living environment with unpleasant odors.

Zorn tries to change some things in his family.

The patriarch of the family also felt that Zorn should be able to learn something from Earl Lander and handed over some matters to him.

The Zorn family has a hound on their coat of arms, so they are often referred to as the Hound Family.

Viscount the Hound decided to make Zorn the agricultural officer of the family's territory.

The territory had a good harvest the following year.

Viscount the Hound appointed Zorn as the family affairs officer, and Zorn handled the family affairs in an orderly manner.

Viscount the Hound began to consider making Zorn the heir to the family.

Of course the original first heir of the Hound family was unwilling.

There have been some turbulences in the Hound Family, just like in the current Frost Moon Kingdom.

There were even duels.

But we have to admit that the original heir of the Hound family and his several knight followers were of high level.

Not to mention being on par with Inspector Elsa, Zorn felt that she was not even as good as Ms. Vanilla.

Ms. Vanilla knows some fancy court swordplay.

Sometimes I will teach you a little.

The students of church schools like Zorn actually have pretty good fighting ability.

It’s not because of Ms. Vanilla’s swordsmanship teaching, but because they often go on adventures with adventurers during their holidays.

Although most of the time, when these nobles go on adventures, the Adventurer's Association will send "instructors" to avoid any real accidents.

This reduces the thrill of adventure, but even so, they still grow a lot after many adventures.

Not to mention, they can occasionally see the miraculous fighting skills of the top professionals.

Even if the students of church schools cannot become very strong professionals, their personal combat effectiveness and team command capabilities will be improved to a certain extent.

As it happens, although Zorn's strength is not very strong, it is at least at the average level.

The average level of students in church schools.

Zorn won the duel with some difficulty and mercifully spared the challenger's life.

In fact, Zorn didn't have much thought of becoming the patriarch of the family and inheriting the title of viscount.

But after winning the duel, many things become responsibilities.

Zorn became the heir to the Hound family.

The knights of the family became more and more awed and trustful of him.

The Hound family has changed a lot with Zorn's help. Although the speed is not fast, it is indeed becoming stronger.

Now he is different from when he first entered the holiday villa and studied in the small classroom at the foot of the mountain.

Whether it is status or mentality.

But he will still miss that school.

In his memory.

The air of the church school was filled with white petals, flying like heavy snow. The black doors decorated with golden crosses opened one after another, and the lintels were carved with gorgeous patterns.

This is a church school, a holy place where the great goddess of abundance bestows wisdom on the world.

The main body of this sacred building is composed of more than a dozen white spires. The main hall that pierces the sky is like a heavy lance. On the tip of the lance is a huge bronze bell that swings and roars, as majestic as thunder.

When I was studying in a church school, I didn't feel much of a shock.

But now, the church school has increasingly become a majestic shadow in his heart.

And, and in the corridors of church schools, you will see it.

The principal of a church school and the owner of a holiday villa.

Count Moon Phase, Rand Nicholas.

…

In the more than four years that Rand has been running the school, several groups of students have graduated.

The group of graduates who had visited the battle between the Kingdom of Rand and the Kingdom of Boren were not the first group.

Now, due to the political turmoil in the Frost Moon Kingdom, many students have graduated.

Some of them have just returned to the family, while some have already held high positions in their family.

There are even students who have inherited the title.

And now, the third prince has fled the royal city.

Civil war is about to begin.

Graduates of these church schools were divided into two camps.

…

The mission that Rand issued in the Adventurer's Guild has been completed.

Now Rand has acquired a batch of magical salamanders.

There has also been a breakthrough in the research on extracting dragon blood from dragon blood stone.

Although extraction is still difficult and the yield is very low, it has at least been confirmed that the part of the dragon blood stone that can enhance physical fitness is dragon blood.

And although the yield is low, the purity is good, much higher than the purity extracted from the bodies of sub-dragon species.

And the magic salamander.

It has good adaptability and regeneration.

It's time to continue experimenting.

As for the current domestic issues.

This is indeed a big problem, but Rand currently has no solution.

In fact, it is not necessarily impossible. Rand and Grand Duke of Thorn, combined with the forces of Marquis Black and Brown, Earl Stag, and some neutral parties, should have the hope of forcibly suppressing both sides and forcing peace.

but!

Isn't that the Torch Church? When the Southern Kingdom Gold Mine War broke out, the Torch Church wanted to force a mediation.

The Torch Church has proven that a peace brokered by force is meaningless.

The current situation within the Frost Moon Kingdom seems similar to Rand.

The two factions within the Frost Moon Kingdom are just like the two alliances within the Southern Kingdom.

The throne is equivalent to the gold mine that can produce magical metal associated minerals.

Rand and some neutral factions are equivalent to the original Torch Church.

It was difficult for humans to learn from historical experiences and lessons, but Rand understood the situation of the Torch Church very well since it was right before his eyes.

Rand planned to wait until both sides had achieved some results and cooled down their temper before making a decision.

From the moment the eldest prince attacked the third prince's residence at night, the civil war had actually begun, and the depletion of national strength was inevitable.

Unless the two sides actually fight, they will not be willing to accept any other results.

Therefore, Rand kept his troops on hold and watched the world situation of the Frost Moon Kingdom from the Crescent Moon.

Of course, there is another very important reason why Rand did this, and that is that he is qualified to do so.

Therefore, in the turbulent Frost Moon Kingdom, the Moon Phase Earldom entered into a busy but not particularly tense atmosphere.

Rand held the magic salamander in his hand and began to inject dragon blood into it.

The Magical Salamander is a dangerous and powerful magical creature.

But Rand was very strong, at least the magic salamander was difficult to break free from Rand's hands.

Olenna, standing by, continued to fulfill her duties as a clerk and helped Rand write down the experimental records.

…

On the other side, in the south, civilians were fleeing.

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Stopped in the wilderness area.

The location of the new holy city is a territorial dispute area among multiple countries.

Many southern kingdoms claimed sovereignty here.

However, due to the involvement of various parties, it cannot be actually controlled.

As a result, there are monsters everywhere, bandits are everywhere, and there are also many cultists.

Later, the paladins from the New Holy City came here.

After clearing out the monsters and wandering cultists in the wild, they chose an area with beautiful scenery to build a city.

The New Holy City is powerful, or at least it seems powerful, and it can easily destroy the bandits and cultists here.

Therefore, the countries that had disputes over this land had to accept it and acquiesce to the utilitarian paladins to build a new holy city here.

For the civilians who chose freedom, the road to escape from the New Holy City is not easy.

The land around the New Holy City is mostly semi-wilderness.

There are many poisonous insects and wild beasts.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the plan, the armory of the New Holy City was robbed, and the civilians all had some iron tools.

This makes their ability to survive in the wild much stronger.

There is also a lack of food in the wilderness.

However, these were also taken into consideration when the "Scorching Sun Plan" was launched.

So there aren’t too many problems at the moment.

But this won't last long.

The New Holy City has already begun sending people to hunt down these fugitives.

Moreover, the food cannot last for too long. After all, the amount of food that people can carry is limited.

It is still winter and they have no house to protect them from the cold.

These are all problems.

Nothing serious will happen in a short period of time.

But it definitely won’t last too long.

And a lot of people got separated.

Some of those who were captured had their own destinations, such as the ratman Quirrell and his fellows.

They were captured in the New Holy City, and the ratman Quirrell was going to look for the holy artifact of their race.

There are also some civilians who were captured from other places and brought to the New Holy City and have their own places to go.

Or simply plan to join the territory of a noble.

Of course, the largest group is still the one willing to go to the Earldom of the Moon Phase.

They may not be worried that they will be oppressed in the Earldom of the Moon Phase just like they were in the New Holy City.

It's just that they have to make that choice.

It was almost completely hopeless in the New Holy City, but in the wilderness, you would basically be captured or die.

Then there is a choice that may be just as bad, but probably not worse.

Maybe it could be better.

At least for now, it seems that the missionaries and paladins who preach to them are not the same as the largest group in the New Holy City.

So we can actually draw a conclusion as to whether or not to choose this option.

But there's a problem now.

To enter the Earldom of the Moon Phase, one needs to pass through the Kingdom of Rensa, a powerful southern country that is hostile to the Kingdom of Frost Moon.

This is quite difficult.

If it is a caravan or a slave caravan, it would not be too difficult to travel between the noble territories.

At most, some people or money will be deducted.

It is more difficult for adventurers to cross the border than for a caravan, but it is still possible.

However, if a free civilian wants to cross the border, it is very difficult.

A kind lord will catch them, and a greedy lord will also catch them.

A mobile, ownerless populace.

Just like a walking silver coin, being caught is the norm.

The original plan was to bribe or use the slave traders.

But now…

The coastline is not far away.

In the past, because the Ice Sea Kingdom often liked to go south to plunder, many villages nearby were relocated.

After the orc invasion, many villages moved back and began to compete with the murlocs and naga for living space again.

The next step is to wait for Count Lander’s ship to arrive.

Count Lander had made his decision long ago.

With the large ship that sailed from Crescent Moon Port as the flagship and the ships borrowed from the bandits of the Ice Sea Kingdom who had lost their royal city with the help of the relationship with Earl Stag as the subordinate ships, they came here to transport civilians to Crescent Moon Port.

According to the plan mentioned by Earl Land, the time should be soon.

Rand's fleet will take these civilians to the Promised Land.

The one leading these civilians now is Lisa.

This was a serious time for Lisa, as she looked calmly at the newborn and "pre-utilitarian" paladins of the Torch Church who now followed her command.

"We've now reached the final stage of our plan, and everyone has done a great job so far," Lisa said.

Lisa is always arrogant, but this kind of Lisa always makes people willing to obey her orders.

She acts like a qualified leader when needed.

Everyone listened to Lisa's plan.

"There's only one hurdle left." Lisa looked at her subordinates, "Everyone, take a good rest. Everyone has been tired these past few days. It's not just the civilians who have to successfully reach Crescent Moon Harbor, but you as well."

After saying that, Lisa waved her hand to signal everyone to go down and rest.

Next comes the final hurdle.

The New Holy City has already sent troops to hunt them down, although their pursuit is very inefficient for some unknown reason, as if someone is holding them back.

But after all, they were on horseback and were almost here.

and the problem at hand.

To reach the coastline, you need to pass through the territory of a noble.

With so many of them, they would definitely be discovered. Would the nobles on the other side be willing to let them leave with so many coins that could walk? Lisa and her subordinates were good fighters, but they could only deal with one of the nobles in front and the pursuers behind them. The civilians had to deal with the other side by themselves.

Hahahaha, another person is here to be sacrificed by me.

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