Chapter 441: The White King's Farewell Gift, the Territory Suffers a Surprise Attack (5200!)

Rand, Ellie, and the White King came to the seaside.

The top leaders of the hideout have already taken Rand's guards to the ship.

This time they followed Rand to the White Kingdom, which was basically a trip. They worked for a while, and the rest of the time they just had fun.

They were treated to lavish meals and drinks and traveled around.

Instead, it was Rand who followed the White King around and did a lot of work.

But now, it's finally time to return.

The White Kingdom is a country with a seaport.

There are not many ice-free ports, only the one where Rand and his party have come to, and another seaport.

It is early morning and the morning mist has not yet completely dissipated, but the dock is already filled with a noisy atmosphere.

The workers and crew have already started working.

Groups of workers and crew members were unloading and loading cargo. Heavy wooden boxes were lifted into the sturdy wooden cabin. The sound of metal clashing and shouting were intertwined.

Follow the White King further and you will find the gift.

"Ice Phoenix," said the White King. "This ship is newly built, made of very good materials, and it was designed with room for maneuver. You can modify it according to your own ideas later."

As for why the White King knows so much about this ship.

That's because the White King ordered the ship to be built.

Rand originally gave the White King a model of a wooden ship.

The White King built a real sailing ship based on this model.

"Ice Phoenix" the White King said the name of the ship.

The appearance of the Ice Phoenix is ​​like a giant beast rising from the depths of the sea, and its streamlined hull emits a faint blue light in the sun.

The outline of its hull is elegant and smooth, the color of the hull is deep, the main color is dark blue, and the coating on the board gleams with a subtle metallic luster, as if every lapping of the sea water is coating it with a mysterious silver light.

And the most striking place.

The ice phoenix statue on the bow.

The Ice Phoenix is ​​the enemy of the White Kingdom and the enemy of the White Kingdom’s royal family.

But it is still quite pleasing to the eye as a figurehead.

The wings of the ice phoenix statue are bent, and it is about to spread its wings and fly. Its delicate eyes are carved so delicately that they seem to be able to penetrate the fog in the distance and look out at the endless ocean.

A good ship in every sense of the word.

The White King also sent some more ordinary ships to serve as frigates and transport ships in the fleet.

In this era, it was still too dangerous for a single ship to travel long distances.

The White King took Rand and Ellie to visit the port again.

Then Rand and Ellie prepared to board the ship.

"Goodbye, then." Rand said goodbye.

The White King hesitated.

Then he said, "There is another gift."

"What gift?" Rand actually felt that the White King had already given a lot of things.

The White King asked Rand to wait.

Then he asked the waiter to bring out a small box.

"A small gift, as a souvenir." The White King handed Ellie another similar one, "You have one too."

Rand and Ellie both accepted the gifts.

The two then boarded the ship and the Ice Phoenix set sail.

Waiting to the cabin.

Rand opened the gift box.

The gift inside is the White King's little man.

Ellie and Rand's gifts were exactly the same.

It looks like his knife skills are good, but his artistic ability is average. If it was made by his subordinates, it is obviously not presentable.

It was probably made by the White King himself.

Just like the Rand and Ellie figurines, they were made by Rand and Ellie themselves.

With the White King's great strength comes great body control and observation abilities, but he obviously has little experience in making figurines.

The main problem is that the White King cannot give a female statue as a gift, otherwise there will be problems.

But for a more masculine and neutral statue, the White King needs to use his own artistic imagination.

So some places are not so perfect.

But Rand and Ellie were both happy with it.

Just like the figurine that Rand and Ellie carved by themselves and gave to the White King, the White King didn't dislike it and put it on the bedside table, right? ...

The Ice Phoenix is ​​a large ship.

Rand was also equipped with sailors, ship doctors, captains, first mates, and the White King.

Rand didn't need to worry about the operation of the ship.

Rand enjoyed his first ocean-going life since coming to this world.

In this era, working on a ship across the ocean is really not an easy thing.

Always pay attention to the sail.

Pay attention to the weather and route.

The supplies on board also need to be strictly controlled.

Because on the ship, fresh water is a scarce resource.

On the ship, no matter how you preserve it, fresh water will basically become smelly within a week, and drinking it will inevitably cause problems.

So where does the water come from?

liquor.

Wine preserves much better than fresh water.

Water can also be obtained by collecting rainwater or purifying seawater, but the amount of fresh water obtained in this way is very small.

Rand opened his mouth, and Olenna placed an orange slice in his mouth.

Then Ellie clamored to have one too.

Olenna gave Ellie another petal lovingly.

Rand chewed the orange in his mouth and spat the seeds onto the plate.

Shipping technology was actually quite advanced in this era.

It is common for pirates in the Ice Sea to plunder everywhere.

There are also merchant ships from various countries.

It’s just that since the ocean itself is home to a force of intelligent creatures, only big countries are qualified to develop shipping.

Scurvy is also a nightmare for today's crew members.

So, can he sell the powder? The Mother Goddess will not only equally protect every living being on land, but also those in the ocean.

Orange peels were dried and ground into powder and used as a cure for scurvy.

The question is vitamin C.

This technology will not be monopolized for long, but it is still possible to make a profit in a short period of time.

Moreover, as a core product involving life, it might be able to open up trade routes to the Southern Kingdom in a short period of time.

Rand's desire to make paper was growing.

Rand narrowed his eyes.

Get out of the cabin.

Some of Rand's guards have become somewhat sluggish.

Not everyone adapts to life on a ship.

The rocking boat will make many land creatures who have never been on a boat feel dizzy.

For professionals with stronger perception abilities, the impact may be greater.

The top leaders of the hideout, including Rand, were less affected, so they were lucky.

It may also be because the wind and waves are not very strong now.

A magic carrier pigeon appeared in Crow Coke's vision.

Crow Coke is now perched at the top of the mast.

It can also be considered a lookout bird.

The magic pigeon seemed a little afraid of the crow Coke.

It was not until Rand waved to the pigeon that the magic pigeon circled and landed in front of Rand.

A letter.

Rand opened it.

After reading it carefully, Rand's expression changed.

After feeding the magic pigeon, Rand entered the cabin with a frown.

"The Duke of the Moon Phase was attacked." Rand said in a deep voice.

The higher-ups in the hideout, who were originally doing their own things, picked up their weapons and sat up straight.

"What force?" Lisa was the first to speak, rarely.

Of course, I thought about it before setting off.

It is unlikely that nearby forces will attack the Duke of Moon Phase.

Marcus is in charge of the overall situation in the Shimokuri Kingdom.

Both the Kingdom of Lensa and the Kingdom of Bolun face the threat of the City of the Dead.

The City of the Dead must break through the defenses of the Kingdom of Bolun and the Kingdom of Lensa before it can fully invade the Dukedom of the Moon Phase.

"Undead." Rand said, "There are many high-level undead who suddenly appeared in the Dukedom of the Moon Phase. According to Bishop Kahn's judgment, Archbishop of the Scourge should have come to our territory in person."

There shouldn't be many high-level combat forces in the City of the Dead, so doing this would run the risk of being outflanked.

Or is it that the City of the Dead is certain enough that no matter how empty their base camp is, Lentha and Boren will not buy at the bottom? "How long will it take us to reach Crescent Harbor?" Ellie asked.

"Five days." Rand looked at the calendar in the cabin. They had been sailing on the sea for a long time and were not far from the territory. If they went at full speed, they would reach Crescent Moon Harbor within five days.

"That won't be a big problem." Ellie looked at Olenna.

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"The defense of the den is quite complete. Before we set out for the White Country, Lord Taner made a military report. With the development of the population and economy of the den, our military strength is now far beyond that of an ordinary earl. Although our size is not yet at the level of a duke, our military morale is very strong, and the village also has a certain amount of armed forces."

As well as Taner, he is also a qualified, reliable and trustworthy general.

It’s just that the Royal Guards are now with Rand, and lack this important combat power, so the overall strength of the hideout is lacking.

But if the Undead wanted to cross the defense line and attack Rand's territory, how many troops could they bring? In general, they would just be caught off guard.

As long as there is no collapse in the early stages and the undead continue to snowball and too many undead appear, nothing will happen.

Of course, the top leaders of the hideout and Rand don’t know the specific situation yet.

…

The Crescent Territory's defense line at this time.

The Archbishop of Scourge had a gloomy look in his eyes.

It is not completely impossible for the Undead forces to bypass the main line of defense and launch a surprise attack on the rear.

Because the army of the undead is different from that of humans.

A few powerful Scourge Bishops, carrying the altars of Scourge Apostles and a large number of Scourge Orbs into the heart of the area, could summon the undead on a large scale as long as they found a place with many corpses.

However, the undead summoned in this way are often of inferior quality. Without the Obsidian Tower, they cannot survive for long and are easily outflanked and annihilated by humans.

Moreover, it is not easy for the Scourge Bishop to sneak behind enemy lines. If discovered, the Scourge Bishop without the Undead army around him will be very vulnerable.

Human masters or knights can easily annihilate these Scourge Bishops.

And every Scourge Bishop is very important and precious to the Scourge Cult.

But this time, the Scourge Cult took the risk and launched a surprise attack without hesitation.

"How are the preparations going?" asked the Archbishop of Scourge.

"It's almost ready." reported the Scourge Bishop under him.

"Launch the attack when you are ready," ordered the Archbishop of Scourge.

This was a military adventure, but Archbishop of Scourge believed it was necessary.

The reason is simple.

If they could capture the Dukedom of the Moon Phase and use it as a stronghold, and then advance steadily, it would be entirely possible to encircle the Kingdom of Borun from both sides and destroy its defenses.

Of course, the premise for doing this is that the Frost Moon Kingdom’s reaction is not too intense.

But even if it doesn't work, as long as the Dukedom of the Moon can be destroyed, it will be considered as achieving a very important strategic goal.

Duke Rand of the Moon Phase is very hostile to the undead. He was actually willing to put aside his prejudices with the Kingdom of Borun and the Kingdom of Lensa and join forces to attack the Obsidian Tower of the Borun Kingdom's No. 1 defense line.

If it weren't for Rand, the obsidian tower there might have been built by now, and by then, with steady progress, the Kingdom of Borun might have been defeated.

Rather than the current situation.

Rand is a lord who is willing to give up a lot in order to destroy the undead.

This person is also the King's Hand of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

Perhaps more anti-undead strategies will be implemented in the future.

After discussing with the Scourge Bishops, the Archbishop of Scourge has come to the conclusion that if Rand cannot be destroyed as soon as possible, then any subsequent plans may be hit by Rand, this disgusting fly.

The risk is now very low. A lot of undead troops have been summoned. Even if we are defeated now, we can retreat calmly without too much loss.

But this is not the case with the Dukedom of the Moon. Even if the Dukedom of the Moon defends against the attack of the Undead, it will inevitably suffer losses as long as it cannot kill the Scourge Bishop.

After all, it is never cost-effective for the living to fight the dead.

The Archbishop of Scourge looked forward.

There is a high wall ahead.

On it, the Nicholas family flag flutters in the wind.

The territory of Duke Rand of the Moon Phase is truly peculiar.

There is actually a line of defense inside the territory. If you want to attack the hinterland, you need to break through the defense line of the Crescent Territory.

The Crescent Territory's defense line was originally built during the fight with the Snow Fox Countess, and now it is used to block the undead.

On the wall of the defense line, Taner, Taran, and Bishop Kahn were looking at the undead army in the distance.

Karin isn't here.

When the undead appeared in the territory before.

Everyone thought it was just a normal phenomenon of resurrection of the dead.

It is very possible that the remnants of the power of death can revive the dead.

Alarms were heard from vibration communication devices in many places in the Duke of Moon Phase's territory.

So Karin decisively took people to clean up the defenses in various places.

So it will take several days to get back now.

The Undead really caught us off guard and had a very good timing.

Rand is not here, the Guards are not here either, and the allies around them are unable to provide support in the short term.

Fortunately, Taner reacted quickly and dispatched the troops of the hideout in time.

"We just need to hold on for a few days." Bishop Kahn said to Taran and Taner, "We have a secret weapon that will arrive in a few days."

The number of undead in the Dukedom of the Moon Phase is not too outrageous now, and Karin still has the ability to influence the outcome of the battle.

Although she would probably be exposed if she went all out, compared to the consequences of the Dukedom of the Moon being destroyed by the undead, Karin's identity being exposed was still acceptable.

Now the Torch Church's Novice Faction and the Mother Goddess Faction have entered into deep cooperation.

The newborns of the Torch Church would never accept the destruction of the Dukedom of the Moon.

However, they must hold on now, otherwise if the undead wreak havoc in the territory and convert all the population into undead soldiers, Karin, who is now unable to hold on, will be powerless.

Taner expressed his gratitude to Bishop Kahn for his unwavering support.

Then he said to Taran, "How did you gather so many people?"

Bishop Kahn is in charge of rallying the forces of the Torch Church.

Taran was responsible for rallying the nearby civilian forces.

Then, a large number of adventurers, militiamen, hunters, and bandits appeared on the current defense line.

The reason why there are no more is not because they do not accept the call, but because they are too far away and there is no time to get here.

The soldiers of the hideout forces do not account for a large proportion of the total population.

The main reason is that the main goal of the hideout is still rapid development. If too many troops are maintained, the development speed will be slowed down.

But now Taner saw the war potential of the den.

"We are ready to fight for Lord Rand at any time," said Taran.

"What do you mean?" Taner looked at Taran seriously, "War is not a joke. You will die."

Now their enemy is no longer a simple enemy army, but an army of the undead.

On the opposite side was a huge, foul-smelling mountain of flesh, the shadowy-eyed Death Knights, and the vague ghosts and banshees.

And, the legendary terrifying Archbishop of Scourge seems to have come here as well.

Taner specifically sent these civilian armed forces to the defense line to see the enemies they were about to face.

However, after the recruited civilian armed forces saw the enemy, none of them intended to retreat.

"If we don't fight for Lord Rand, who else can we fight for?" Taran pointed to the volunteers who were being reorganized behind the defense line.

"I used to be a bandit," Taran said.

"I'm very good at looting food and supplies from the villagers." Taran nags a little.

"The so-called villagers are the most stingy, cunning, and incompetent. They appear to be honest, but they are also the best at lying. They don't give you cloth when you ask for it, and they say they don't have wheat when you ask for it. In fact, they have everything. Lift up the floorboards and take a look. If they are not underground, they will be in the storage room. You will definitely find a lot of things."

"As for why I became a bandit, it was naturally because I couldn't be a villager at that time. The lord when I was young was a shrewd man, and his tax collector was even more shrewd. He could accurately calculate the grain in the hands of each villager and then take away most of it."

"At that time I knew that if I continued to be a villager, I would live a life worse than death," Taran said, "but later I grew older and had children, so I had to be a villager again. I became cunning and had to fight wits with tax collectors and lords' knights again and again."

"The lords never cared about the lives of the villagers. They only cared about whether they could get food from the villagers." Taran explained, "Later, the lord of Crescent Territory died at the hands of the undead. My bandits built villages in Crescent Territory, but they still had to face robbery and extortion from lords of other territories and malicious price hikes from passing caravans."

"Until the end." Taran grinned, revealing his uneven teeth. "Great Lord Rand, become the master of this land."

"After that, Lord Rand brought in farming techniques and the protection of the Mother Goddess. Not only did he collect much less tax than those greedy lords, but a large portion of the tax was used to develop the territory, which meant that we could live better."

"Since then, fewer people have fallen ill, almost no people have died of freezing, and fewer people have died of starvation. Lord Taner, before I met Lord Rand, I never knew that bread could be free of the smell of alcohol, and I never knew that pork could be free of the smell of rancidity."

"As for those adventurers..., if it weren't for Lord Rand, most of them would definitely be living a worse life than the villagers and bandits."

Taran took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "This is our home. No one can make us retreat before we all die except Lord Rand."

"No!!!"

(End of this chapter)