Chapter 395 Fleet, Human Tide, Elf Scholars and Human Scholars (5000!!)
In this era, sailing is a risky business.
It's not just about the wind and waves, nor is it just about the limitations of navigation technology.
Also because of the giant beasts and Nagas that exist in the sea.
Mermaids do exist in this world, but they are relatively rare compared to Nagas, and are less likely to pose a threat to ships.
In order to combat these threats at sea, humans often choose to sail in fleets rather than on a single ship.
In fact, in Rand's conception, the iron boat could sail alone, but this time it was not necessary.
The goal this time is to transport people, and traveling by fleet is still the safest.
This time, Rand borrowed a lot of ships thanks to the face of Earl of the Stag.
At this time, Rand saw the power of Earl Stag's face.
Eight large ships were borrowed from the pirates of the Ice Sea Kingdom, and the fleet was formed by the newly built large ships launched from Crescent Moon Port.
Many of the sailors were borrowed.
Now we are about to sail to the designated destination.
A coast belonging to the Kingdom of Lunsa.
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And there is still some distance from the shore.
The local nobles of the Kingdom of Lensa have also noticed that a large number of people of unknown origin have appeared near their territory.
They all looked like humans, and civilians at that.
This made the nobles of the Kingdom of Lensa somewhat excited.
If it were five years ago, population would not be considered too precious, because the long period of peace had caused the population of their territory to reach a level close to the upper limit.
But things are different now. The successive wars and the influence of cultists have caused the nobles to lose a lot of population.
And even if I can’t feed so many people, I can still sell it.
Slave traders are a very popular profession nowadays.
The local nobles of the Kingdom of Lensa were not sure how these people appeared, but the viscount had already started to act.
He gathered his knights and some nearby mercenaries and began to prepare to make money.
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On the other side, Lisa was arranging someone to pass the message.
A large number of civilians gathered together waiting for the ship.
These civilians had been living in the sewers before, and had been fleeing since leaving the New Holy City, sleeping in the open air. Therefore, there was a faint stench coming from when they gathered together.
But everyone knew that their escape was about to end.
The road to escape is not easy.
It is also easy to encounter wild animals and bandits on the road.
Winter in the south is not easy either.
Fortunately, there were still a lot of dead branches in the wild, and the fleeing civilians had a lot of iron tools in their hands, which could be used to cut off some small branches or harvest some hay.
This way you can barely make a fire.
On the way to escape, there were also many people who claimed to be members of the Mother Goddess Sect and some...
People who claim to belong to the Torch Church but say similar things to those who call themselves the Mother Goddess Sect are promoting some power of God.
Although due to the experience in the New Holy City, many civilians have become somewhat impatient with matters related to God.
God will capture them as coolies and make them live in the sewers.
Although they used to live in villages and the environment was not very good, it was at least better than the sewers.
But at least they were willing to temporarily trust those who helped them escape from the New Holy City.
And what these people say is quite right.
At least listen to them and allow these civilians to barely survive in the wild.
Moreover, those who took them to escape from the New Holy City would often tell the civilians what their lives would be like after arriving in the Earldom of the Moon Phase.
Now, the stinking civilians are about to see their day.
The prerequisite is that they can bypass the nobles who want to capture them and sell them for money or make them serfs.
Lisa led the paladins of the "Proud Sun Project" to intercept the pursuers. They could only rely on themselves to overcome the enemies in front of them.
soon.
The two sides faced each other.
On one side, there are nobles and knights dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, as well as mercenaries with combat experience and weapons and equipment.
On the other side was a huge crowd.
It can barely be called a mob.
The total number of civilians who fled from the New Holy City was about eight or nine thousand.
There are many reasons for people to get lost along the way, die of illness, have somewhere to go, want to go home, etc.
The number of civilians who came here, willing to obey Lisa's orders, and waited here to go to the new world - that is, Rand's Crescent Port.
About six thousand.
This was a lot more than Rand had initially expected.
All of this depends on the great doctrine2.
"Now we have to rely on ourselves." Some propagandists opened their cracked lips.
These propagandists were the first people selected by the "Jiaoyang Project".
They are the propagandists in the sewers beneath the New Holy City, the instigators of the attacks on the New Holy City's armories and granaries, and they are fugitives who are not much different from all civilians.
Lady Lisa has explained the situation. As long as we can break through the obstruction of these nobles, we can get on board.
But is it really possible?
They had been on the run for a quarter and their bodies were not in good health.
Although they had some weapons and equipment due to the attack on the armory, these weapons and equipment were barely enough to deal with wild beasts, let alone knights and mercenaries.
The civilians are now tired and weak, and they are no match for even the conscripted soldiers.
The viscount who was about to capture these civilians opened the kettle and took a sip. This was truly a treasure from heaven.
The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa guessed that these civilians might have escaped from the New Holy City, but he was not sure.
He roughly knew what had happened in the New Holy City, but it was not easy for a noble like him to obtain foreign intelligence.
The Viscount is, after all, a minor noble.
The petty nobles are not actually insignificant figures, but at the international level, they are indeed not very impressive.
But no matter what, the Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa will not let go of these "fat sheep" in front of him.
Although the sheep is not fat.
Even though the Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa had recruited many mercenaries and borrowed troops from friendly lords in the surrounding areas, the total number of troops under his command was only about 800.
What they need to face are "fat sheep" whose number is more than seven times theirs.
But they are full of confidence, and the other side will be frightened after a face-to-face encounter.
In this regard, both nobles and mercenaries are more experienced.
Facing the approaching crowd, the Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa gave an order.
"attack!"
Opposite the Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa, the fleeing civilians did not receive any orders to attack or maintain formation.
"The fleet has docked, we just need to get on board." The propagandists among the civilians shouted.
Untrained civilians would have no fighting skills or will to fight, nor would they be able to maintain formation.
They really couldn't win, but that didn't matter, they just had to escape.
These civilians have been on the run for a quarter, fleeing here from the New Holy City.
And right in front of them is their final goal.
This goal has been strengthened in their hearts for a long time as they have been preached to it.
Are we going to accept slavery again just because of a few hundred people? The civilians cannot tell who the enemy is or what force they belong to.
They were very worried about being caught and forced to continue living in the sewers.
Moreover, the subordinates sent by Lady Lisa had already made it very clear what they had to do: all they had to do was escape.
If two armies were confronting each other, the defeated army would most likely sweep away the entire army, causing a major rout.
In Rand's previous life, there had been many battles where the outnumbered side won because of this.
In other words, even if you release ten thousand pigs, you won’t lose that quickly.
And now, those knights with shining armor and complete weapons and equipment are facing a group of "pigs".
This group of ragged civilians did not want to fight, nor would they fight them. They just wanted to run to the coastline where a big ship was waiting for them.
There were only 800 men on one side, and most of them were infantry, with only a few knights.
They could easily kill any civilian, but that would be pointless.
Wherever they rushed, the civilians scattered.
These civilians didn't run fast, but their goal was clear.
Just rush towards the coastline.
Swords pierced the flesh, arrows pierced the skin, the wind was cold, and blood was flowing everywhere.
It's no use.
The Viscounts of the Kingdom of Lensa could actually divide their forces, but although the civilians were “pigs”, they were not completely without fangs.
When being caught up, they will still try to fight back with the weapons in their hands.
At this time, civilians in other places continued to flee.
The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa was originally disdainful, thinking that these civilians could be easily defeated and then captured and sold for money or forced to work.
Now he had indeed won.
The civilians were just running away.
The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa tried to shout, asking the civilians to stop and surrender, saying that surrender would give the civilians a chance to live.
But no one listened to him.
The civilians just fled on their own.
In fact, they only need to escape to the coastline.
The soldiers on the fleet can also provide them with support.
Large ships are often equipped with crossbows and other equipment, which will come in handy at times like this.
Soon, the civilians running in the front approached the fleet.
It was a huge ship, like a tall building floating on the sea.
Due to the falling snow, the surface of the ship was covered with a layer of silver.
The flags on the ships made a fluttering sound like drums due to the sea breeze.
The flag bears the family coat of arms of Count Lander.
The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa also saw the flag.
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In fact, when the viscount saw the flag, he was already frightened.
He was not very clear about Earl Rand's battle record in other places, but he knew that when Earl Rand was still a viscount, he defeated the Snow Fox Countess.
He is the military god of the Kingdom of Lunsa.
And where did Earl Lander get the ships? The Viscount knew that Earl Lander was planning to build a port.
But isn’t this what has been happening in recent years?
So fast? And they built all the ships at once, nine big ships at that?
The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa, who was confused about the situation, was somewhat reluctant to give up.
Originally, he was puzzled as to why these civilians were so difficult to deal with.
Now the Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa has some understanding.
I don’t know what kind of trouble Count Lander has caused.
At present, it seems that it is difficult for anyone who goes against Earl Rand to gain an advantage. The Viscount of the Kingdom of Lensa is a little hesitant.
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At the same time, at the resort, a group of anthropologists arrived.
They received an invitation letter from Lord Thorn's aunt.
When this woman was young, she was also a prominent figure in the Frost Moon Kingdom.
In the past, he managed the Thorn Family's caravan and had some influence in the academic circles of the Northern Alliance.
To be precise, before being asked by Grand Duke Thorn to marry Rand, Grand Duke Thorn's aunt had always been an influential person with achievements in business, academia, and martial arts.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be still unmarried at this age.
If Duke Thorn's aunt was just an incompetent person who could not bring benefits to the Thorn family, then a marriage would have been arranged for her long ago.
Just like the second prince of Shimotsuki Kingdom.
Incompetent people cannot resist the decisions of their family.
Duke Thorn's aunt was arranged to marry Rand. If she had to say that she resisted, it wouldn't be much.
Otherwise, as a top-level professional, it would not be easy to stop her if she wanted to leave.
Of course, the marriage proposal is now off the table. One of the reasons why Duke Thorn's aunt is still in the holiday villa is to take care of her niece who is still in school.
The other is to serve as the head of diplomacy and maintain relations with the Nicholas family and the Thorn family.
At present, it seems that Grand Duke Thorn's aunt has done a good job, and now Rand and Grand Duke Thorn are close to an alliance.
Duke Thorn's aunt actually likes the life in the holiday villa.
Of course, the premise is that you don’t work overtime with Vanilla.
That was a nightmare.
And now the church school happened to be recruiting scholars, so Grand Duke Thorn's aunt wrote a letter to invite him without hesitation.
This is not harmful, after all, church schools are indeed a place where academic standards can be improved, right? Therefore, many people who look older look at the holiday villa with the eyes of the new world.
Few people would not be shocked by the appearance of the resort.
Because this place is indeed incompatible with the outside world.
Fortunately, most of the scholars had good expression management and could maintain their expressions even in the holiday villa. Under the guidance of the propagandists, they came to the church school.
I saw this building that pierced the sky.
Then I met Eleanor Thorn, the aunt of Lord Thorn.
Eleanor Thorn glanced at Vanilla, the director of the teaching department, and said, "My people have arrived, how about yours?"
Vanilla was holding a heavy book in her hand. She looked like a famous teacher. She estimated and said, "I think my letter is almost here. I wonder if it will be of any use."
Vanilla didn't hold out much hope, although she really thought this place was nice.
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At the same time, another group of slave traders became slaves.
The Elf Forest is as peaceful as ever, but due to the loss of the royal bloodline and the loss of a field team, the Elf Forest has become more conservative.
In short, they are more hostile to outsiders, and are shrinking their population further, hiding deep in the Elf Forest.
But this does not stop human slave traders from capturing slaves non-stop.
Humans and elves have always been enslaving each other.
Losing some civilian elves didn't matter much to the elven nobles.
But this does not include cases of loss of royal bloodline.
In fact, Feng Ling, the captain of the missing field team, is also a noble, but a low-level noble like a knight.
But it seems that it is not easy to get it back.
What’s even more frightening is that since she’s been missing for so long, she may have already given birth to several children.
But are we really going to arrange for many elves to enter the human world to search?
Or should they just arrange for the most senior elves to search for them? For a person of marginal royal blood, wouldn't it be too much of a price to pay? Besides, they didn't know where they were now.
And just today, the Elder Council of the Elves received a piece of news.
The newly captured slave trader had a letter on him.
This letter comes from the lost royal bloodline.
"What's on it?" asked a respected elder from the Council of Elders.
The elven court official who came to deliver the message handed the letter to the elders' large round table.
The letter had been checked in advance to make sure it contained no poison or other traps.
The elders finished reading.
The elders looked at each other.
They imagined that the content might be a provocation from humans, such as mocking that they had given birth to several children by the royal elves.
In the future, humans will also have blood slaves from the Elf King.
Or it could be a letter for help from the Elf King Blood, for example, sending a letter to the Elf Forest for help through some channels of the Elf Field Team.
But it is neither.
Is this an invitation?
It introduces a human academic location and invites elf scholars to work there?
As for the others, not much is mentioned.
It only mentioned that Vanilla and Wind Bell were already teaching at this school, and gave a brief introduction to their lives.
After that, the benefits and development prospects after taking office were introduced.
There is no more.
In short, it is a standard invitation letter.
Filled with an indescribable feeling of weirdness.
The letter completely ignored the uneasy relationship between elves and humans, and made no mention of other security issues.
Not to mention Vanilla's current freedom issues.
"Vanilla should have been forced." said an elder from the Council of Elders.
The other elders also nodded.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Vanilla was forced to send this letter now.
What is important is that the letter states the location.
Then the question that originally troubled the Council of Elders, whether or not to take action, has been answered.
If we don't act now, wouldn't it seem that the royal family has no dignity?
The elves are a structure where the royal family and the Council of Elders jointly rule.
There will be some friction between the two powers, but overall the royal family will still be the dominant force.
And the dignity of the elven royal family must indeed be maintained.
"So how should we solve it?" an elder asked.
The elders basically believed that this was a provocation, but they were not completely sure.
The force that captured Vanilla must be very powerful.
At least Fengling's team was wiped out.
"Let me go and take a look." said an elf elder.
This is an old elf with white hair and beard, and is one of the elf scholars invited by Vanilla in this invitation letter.
He is one of Vanilla's teachers.
He is one of the elders of the Council of Elders and the highest-level professional among the elves.
He always believed that it was his responsibility for Vanilla to be captured by humans, and now it was up to him to correct this mistake.
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