Chapter 431: Karin is counting money, Archbishop of Natural Disaster is confused (Money Analysis Chapter)

After interrogation.

Rand understood the situation.

It turned out to be a despicable commercial war.

It’s just an ordinary business war.

This is vicious competition! And it also affects Rand's reputation as the king of gourmet food.

Must be severely punished!

This chef who could not distinguish delicious food was also fined by Rand.

But he is definitely not the highlight.

Rand decided to give this task to Elsa and planned to ask her to ask the detective at the resort if he was willing to help.

Elsa is the lover of Grand Duke Moon, his personal bodyguard, inspector and sheriff of the core territory.

Although she herself has some dark history in the past, such as forcing the sale of ingredients in the restaurant area, but overall, Elsa is still a qualified sheriff.

He is powerful, mysterious, and elusive, but he is trusted by everyone.

And, beauty.

Of course, due to Elsa's mystery, power, and "indifference", no one in the resort dared to harass Elsa.

Another reason is that many people can roughly guess that Elsa and Grand Duke Rand should have some mysterious relationship.

As for the detective lady at the holiday villa, she is now also very skilled in handling cases.

The detective lady used to be a propagandist for the den, so she knew a lot about the den, and as a king, she had extraordinary perception abilities.

For the detective, most cases are easy to solve.

The detective lady from the Holiday Villa Detective Agency is now somewhat famous.

If these two people join forces.

As for the cases involving the den and holiday villa, there must be nothing that they cannot solve.

For tonight's dinner, we'll just have to make do with whatever we have.

Olenna had no dinner either.

Rand originally wanted the chef to cook more, intending to share the results with Olenna after giving his own evaluation.

Now the chef's "ultimate pie" can only be enjoyed by himself.

Rand and Olenna ate a little bread with the sauce.

The taste was surprisingly good.

The two of them enjoyed the meal together.

Rand felt that this dinner was a bit perfunctory and that Olenna was treated unfairly.

But Olenna didn't care much.

She wasn't particularly picky about food.

Dry bread for dipping in sauce is much better than those incompletely fermented alcoholic breads.

And she was very happy to have dinner with Rand.

…

the next day.

Rand gets up.

After finding Elsa, let her investigate the case.

After receiving the order, Elsa went to the detective agency in the resort villa.

Then it was discovered that Karin was not in the detective agency.

After Elsa came back to report, Rand took Elsa to the Torch Church's nascent sect to ask.

Then he was taken to a secret compartment in the Torch Church chapel.

Karin and Bishop Kahn were both there, counting the accounts.

In fact, it was Bishop Kahn who was reading and Karin who was listening.

Seeing Elsa and Rand coming, he gave part of the account book to Rand and Elsa and asked them for help.

Then Rand and Elsa were forced to do hard labor and worked for half the morning.

Fortunately, there was not much work left, and with the help of the people in the two dens, it was quickly completed.

Karin stretched her body and smiled: "The overall development trend is good."

Now the Torch Church's Novice Faction and the Mother Goddess Faction are cooperating, but the economies of both parties are not completely integrated.

Each has their own funds.

After all, although the higher-ups are promoting integration, it has only been a few years since the Torch Church was split into three parts, and most of the new members of the Torch Church are still working around the world.

It is difficult to adapt to a sudden change that is too big.

But not all old bishops are as avant-garde as Bishop Kahn.

Not all elders of the Torch Church's Novice Sect understand and support the cooperation with the Mother Goddess Sect.

In general, the closer the members of the Torch Church are to the den, the more they understand and cooperate. The farther they are from the den, the less they understand.

But if you only look at the data.

The cooperation between the two parties is indeed a win-win situation.

"This year's revenue has hit a new high, and the efficiency of personnel training has also improved." Karin said with a smile, "I decided to distribute more supplies to Torch Church churches in various places to improve their living standards."

"Just like what you said..." Karin thought for a while, "The dividends of development must be felt by everyone."

Before the split, the new members of the Torch Church in various places suffered a lot.

After the split, although they no longer had to hand over money, they lost their support and their lives were not that good.

But now, the fledgling sect of the Torch Church has finally developed again.

At least this time, Karin thought the result wouldn't be too bad.

Maybe this is not the most correct path, after all, we are now cooperating with a cult.

But it is definitely not the worst way. At least the New Holy City, which bullied the Torch Church's nascent sect, has been taught a lesson by them.

Everyone's life is getting better.

"Then we can build more church facilities..." Rand suggested, "How about building communion restaurants for churches in various places?"

Karin wanted to roll her eyes, but unfortunately her eyes were closed and she was wearing the tiara.

So he just changed the subject: "What's the matter with you coming to see us?"

Rand stared at Karin, his eyes looking straight into her eyes through her crown: "I need your help with something."

Karin's expression immediately changed from lighthearted to serious.

Rand is very capable. As the Grand Duke of the Moon, he has countless talented people under him.

I actually came to her for help.

This is obviously a question worth studying.

Karin sat up straight.

Bishop Kahn standing by also frowned, his face serious.

"Go ahead," Karin said.

"There was a malicious food tasting incident in the restaurant area of ​​the resort!" Rand said seriously, "We must investigate it thoroughly!"

"Ah?" Karin was stunned.

Rand explained the context.

Karin's face turned helpless: "Okay, I'll take this commission."

This matter is indeed serious, and Karin does not want the restaurant area to start malicious competition.

Seeing that Karin was willing to take on the task.

Rand left the Torchlight Church chapel at the resort.

He has other things.

…

This winter, Rand will take Ellie to the White Kingdom to visit his relatives.

But there are still many things to do in the den.

Needs to be processed as soon as possible.

First go to Crescent Moon Harbor.

Because of the ships and shipwrights extorted from the Kingdom of Bolon.

In addition, the Crescent Moon Port Shipyard is under continuous construction.

Rand already has quite a few ships.

Now Rand has recruited Naga navigators, guides from the Ice Sea Kingdom, as well as some sailors and adventurers skilled in maritime affairs. The Moon Phase One fleet has set sail for the Mountain Kingdom to establish contact with the dwarves.

Rand wrote a sincere invitation letter and prepared a lot of rare minerals and refined metal ingots on the fleet as gifts.

Of course, fine wine and delicious food are also indispensable.

I hope the Dwarf Kingdom will like it.

As for the route to the White Country, a trial voyage will be launched soon.

The route to the White Kingdom will be relatively safe because the pirates of the Ice Sea Kingdom should have some similar experience.

It is the sea chart of the Ice Sea Kingdom, but of course it is not free.

In order to exchange for the Ice Sea Kingdom's nautical charts and manpower, Rand had to pay a considerable price.

That is 300 gold coins.

This is a very expensive price. You have to know that at the beginning, Taner supported the hideout with 3 gold coins, which was enough for those people in the hideout, plus the Tauren, to survive until autumn.

According to the prices before the first civil war in the Frost Moon Kingdom, 1 pound of ordinary black bread was 4 copper coins, and an ordinary person consumed 2 pounds a day, which is 8 copper coins.

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The daily salary of a knight's squire is 80 coppers, and the annual salary, including some supplies and rewards, is about 3 gold coins.

The Centaur driver only gets paid a daily wage of 50 coppers, but after taking into account advertising fees, shelter subsidies, and tips from travelers, his benefits are actually not much different from those of a knight's squire.

This is why the Centaurs revere Rand so much.

Also, being a knight's squire is already considered a high-paying profession, at least much higher than a farmer.

According to a very rough calculation, 1 gold coin is approximately equivalent to 30,000 yuan in Rand's previous country.

One copper coin is equivalent to 3 yuan in Rand's previous life.

From this perspective, food prices are high, but productivity is limited, that's it.

Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t have starved to death.

Of course, after Rand's governance, no one will starve to death in the core territory.

But those who are too lazy to death don’t count.

Nowadays, the prices of beverages such as mixed fruit juice have already dropped somewhat as productivity has increased.

This gives many villagers whose incomes have increased the opportunity to taste it.

Of course, it is still a luxury product overall, and Rand still has to sell it to the nobility to make money.

If you want to drink more, just join the army.

Soldiers have benefits.

It is also worth mentioning here that in the Frost Moon Kingdom, the annual income of a baron is about 50 gold coins.

The earl's annual income is around 800 gold coins.

And the Duke.

Rand didn't know what the Duke of Thorns' annual income was.

Anyway, his annual income is about twice that of an average earl, but since he has been spending money on development projects, the actual surplus is not much.

As for these two times, it is actually a lot.

After all, Rand has only been developed for a few years?

Most of agriculture, industry, and commerce started from scratch.

At this point in time, it is already outrageous to have this kind of income.

Of course, this does not include the money from the Torch Church.

Also, the concept of double is also very terrifying.

For example, a count earns 800 gold coins, but he needs to spend 700 gold coins on daily basis, and the remaining 100 gold coins are used to maintain the army.

Rand earns 1,600 gold coins and spends 700 gold coins on daily basis, so he will have 900 gold coins to support the army.

In this way, Rand's military expenditure would be nine times that of an ordinary earl.

Of course, these are just conceptual metaphors, and the actual situation will not be like this.

In short, the nautical chart of the Ice Sea Kingdom really cost Rand a lot of money.

But the price is actually very reasonable, as nautical charts are such priceless things.

After inspecting the fleet affairs at Crescent Moon Harbor, Rand led his men to attack.

The thing that matters to him most now is the restaurant incident.

However, this matter needs to be investigated, and there is no point in Rand being anxious in the short term, so he plans to deal with the undead that are wreaking havoc in the area under his management first.

Recently, the financial report of the Torch Church's Newborn Sect has improved.

Of course, there was also the New Holy City Fire incident that occurred in the New Holy City, and the original Grand Knight died.

The New Holy City's reputation has weakened, so of course some of its business will flow to the Torch Church's nascent sect.

The Torch Church's newborn sect does have many rules and regulations, but this does not mean that they do not take business, nor does it mean that they are unprofessional in dealing with evil.

They just won't deal with those beings that are obviously not evil but are called evil by the nobles.

And now, the undead are everyone's common enemy.

Rand set out with some cattle and horse riders.

Now the ox-horse knight has taken shape, equipped with a hand crossbow, lance and knight's sword, magic fine steel plate armor, and a knight's shield.

And there is a certain proportion of flying cattle and horses.

It has become a completely elite and distinctive military force.

At least Rand believed that neither the Stag Cavalry of the Stag Marquis's family nor the Boar Cavalry of the Black and Brown Marquis's family were a match for the Ox and Horse Knights in terms of combat effectiveness.

…

At this time, the City of the Dead.

This is still a dead land.

The sky was obscured by a dark curtain.

If you look up, you will see that the bright sky is only in the distance.

Here, it's always gloomy.

The expression of the Archbishop of Scourge was equally gloomy.

He was furious and roared, "What do you mean by not holding it?"

The Death Knight did not answer when questioned by the Archbishop of Scourge.

Remain silent.

"I prepared corpse giants for you! And there were also undead flying units rushing over to help. How did you lose? Did the Crimson King Karin come in person?" The Archbishop of the Scourge was furious and shouted, "A bunch of idiots!"

The Death Knight remained silent.

After a while, Archbishop of Natural Disaster managed to calm down, and his tone softened a little, "What's the situation? Tell me."

The Death Knight spoke at this time: "Zhu Zui Heng Yan, the artifact in the Chusheng Sect is indeed as powerful as the legend says."

"And that is..." The Death Knight in gorgeous armor hesitated.

"Anything else?" Archbishop of Scourge frowned.

"Also, a skeleton dragon appeared on the battlefield." said the Death Knight.

The Archbishop of Scourge was even more confused now: "A skeleton dragon came to help you, but you still lost?"

"So what else special has appeared in humans?"

The Archbishop of Scourge was somewhat incredulous.

The strength of the Kingdom of Bolun and the Kingdom of Lensa has now been somewhat understood.

There is no need to think too much about the strength of the Skeleton Dragon, it is probably about the same level as the Skeleton Giant.

Several sides had an extra skeleton dragon, but they still lost the battle... Could it be that the human army has assembled?

The Death Knight shook his head: "No, the Skeleton Dragon did not help us, but...took away the Obsidian Tower that was not yet fully built."

Archbishop of Scourge widened his eyes.

It was not easy for him to make such an expression on his dry face.

"Say that again?" Archbishop of Scourge asked incredulously.

The Death Knight repeated it again.

The Archbishop of the Scourge could not understand. Could it be that the dragon's greedy nature had erupted, affecting its logic of action after death?

Or maybe the Death Knight made a mistake and the giant skeleton dragon was actually an ugly living dragon? Or maybe...

Are there non-Scourge followers among human forces who have mastered the method of controlling the undead?

The Archbishop of Scourge found it hard to understand.

Regardless of the reason, it is extremely detrimental to the development of the Scourge Cult.

(End of this chapter)