Chapter 448: Noble Believers Appear

The Marquis of the Stag took Rand around the territory and gave him a general introduction.

He officially set out for the new territory with the people of the Buck Family and the population.

Everything was ready, just waiting for Rand to take over.

Rand sat on a bench in the somewhat empty Bucks City Square.

Of course, it has now been renamed Yuelu City.

"Let's go and take another look," Rand said to Olenna.

Olenna nodded slightly in response.

Rand and Olenna come to the bandits' place again.

There were many bandits lying on the ground wailing.

Seeing Rand coming, the Tauren missionary felt a little embarrassed.

Then he said helplessly: "Someone tried to attack me."

Rand waved his hand to show that he didn't mean to blame him.

It is basically difficult for Tauren to have a professional level.

However, this time, due to concerns about some risks, the Tauren missionary brought over is an elite professional.

If converted into human form, that would be a high-level professional.

Those unruly people and bandits really could not be the opponents of this minotaur missionary.

If this Minotaur missionary were to wear armor, he could easily wipe out all these bandits.

But now, Rand still has to find a way to tame them.

"How's the publicity going?" Rand asked.

This profession has reached the elite level. In the Underdark, it is enough for him to become the chieftain of a Tauren tribe. He is a very burly Tauren missionary.

I was a little nervous at this time.

"Lord God's Envoy, no progress." Today is the third day of trying to make these bandits understand Lord Rand's greatness, but there is no progress. As for the reason, it is very simple, "Lord Rand, they don't even understand the common language of the continent very well."

Rand didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I guess it's because I've been in the mountains for too long, so my vocabulary has dropped significantly.

"It's okay. There's no need to rush." ​​Rand looked at the bandits who still had fear in their eyes.

These bandits are prisoners in labor reforms, not ordinary villagers. They have to undergo labor reforms and be confirmed to have no anti-social tendencies before they can become ordinary villagers.

Rand thought it would be more convenient to transfer Taran over.

Taran was born a bandit leader, so he should know how to deal with bandits.

Now we just need to accept the preliminary reception here.

The Marquis of the Bucks was very kind. The spring ploughing this year was not wasted, and a lot of farmers would be transferred over when the time comes.

But Rand doesn't need to stay here any longer and can return to his territory.

Rand set out with his guards.

In the distance, many soldiers were already waiting.

When Rand came over, after investigation, he knew how many troops would be needed in the short term.

Many soldiers have been transferred here now.

These soldiers would then escort the farmer prisoners to come here to farm.

As for why he was a labor camp prisoner.

That is naturally because prisoners account for a large proportion of the population in Rand's territory, and there are fewer fixed assets, making it easier to migrate.

Soon, Rand saw Serai coming with the army.

Thrai came over and saluted Rand: "Lord Rand."

"Then the safety of this place depends on you." Rand smiled, "Taran will come to help you later."

Serai said with a serious expression: "I promise to complete the task."

Then Serai said no more.

Serai is a little taciturn, but Rand doesn't care about it. It's normal for people to have different personalities. So, the generals in the hideout are quite different from the top leaders of the hideout. They are all normal people.

Rand rode back to Crescent Territory.

Just returned to the resort.

Rand received news that there were noble believers.

Rand frowned when he heard the news.

Because in Rand's strategy, before the power of the Mother Goddess Sect and the Torch Church's nascent sect develops to a sufficient scale.

The nobles were not the objects of their missionary work, but their partners.

Rand has no intention of letting other nobles know the true meaning of the doctrine in the short term.

That would be too risky.

So why are there aristocratic believers now?

"What's going on?" Rand looked at Ellie.

"I've tried it," Ellie said, "but they don't really believe in our teachings... For the details, you can go and see for yourself."

Rand nodded.

In the reception room of the last hideout.

Rand received the nobleman.

A knight.

A knight with a fief.

The knight class was at the bottom of the aristocratic system, but there was no doubt that knights were already aristocrats.

It's completely different from ordinary people.

Knights with fiefs were considered landed nobles.

Although a knight's fiefdom might be just a village.

But the wealth of a village is also considerable.

Rand looked at the knight, who was dressed in a manner consistent with the knight class.

He was wearing a sword. Although he was not wearing full body plate armor, he still had a layer of armor on his body, so he was ready to participate in combat at any time.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for a noble at the level of a knight to obtain the qualification to directly communicate with a great noble like a duke.

One is at the top of the aristocracy, and the other is at the bottom of the aristocracy.

There is a big gap between the two.

He was just special, the first noble Rand met who claimed to believe in the Mother Goddess sect.

Rand was intrigued by him.

"Do you want to join the Torch Church?" Rand asked.

The knight shook his head: "I want to join the Mother Goddess Sect."

The knight was a little nervous facing Rand.

Although Rand looked too young, he did not dare to relax in front of the Grand Duke.

"Where did you hear about this sect?" Rand asked.

"There used to be a believer of the Mother Goddess sect in the village I govern, and later this believer became my wife." The knight explained, "I learned about this sect from her."

Rand nodded. This situation was unavoidable. Only when one reached the level of a baron would one pay strict attention to bloodline.

As for the knight class, some knights might also marry commoners.

This is normal.

"So you decided to give up your territory, come here, and plan to join the Mother Goddess Sect?" Rand asked again.

"That's it, Lord Rand," said the knight.

Joining the sect means becoming a member of the Mother Goddess sect.

This is different from simply believing in the Mother Goddess.

Simple believers will not undertake sectarian work nor receive sectarian salaries.

Becoming a member of the Mother Goddess Sect is equivalent to getting a job in the Mother Goddess Sect.

"That requires some testing and teaching," Rand said.

"Of course." The knight nodded again.

Rand wasn't quite sure what the knight was thinking.

So I plan to ask a few more questions.

"So why do you plan to join the Mother Goddess Cult?" Rand asked.

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Being a knight with a fiefdom is the dream of many ordinary knights in this world, but for ordinary villagers, it is even more unthinkable.

Being a knight with a fiefdom is the dream goal for many people.

Such a knight has glory, wealth, status, and both face and substance.

So it was a bit strange to give up such a life and come to a holiday resort to seek a job as a member of the Mother Goddess sect.

The knight had no intention of hiding this: "I understand the life here, and I think it is better to be an ordinary Christian here than to be a knight of a fiefdom."

The holiday villa is now worthy of the name of a holiday villa. At least for the vast majority of people, life here is very comfortable.

The great nobles would have their own manors, and their wealth would be enough for merchants to transport goods from Crescent Moon Territory to their manors.

There are also special butlers and maids to ensure their living standards, which is naturally something ordinary people cannot compare to.

But for most of the small and medium nobles, their lives could not be so luxurious.

Rand was a little surprised by the knight's reason, but after thinking about it, it made sense, so Rand didn't ask any more questions, but activated Blessing 6: Favor of the Torch Goddess.

Although it is not the red color that symbolizes Rand's power, it is not gray or black either. Good, it seems that he is not a spy.

Rand waved his hand and said, "Someone will arrange accommodation for you. If you fail the assessment, you will be given instruction. Anyway, enjoy your life in the resort."

The knight saluted: "Yes, Lord Rand."

Rand just shrugged and said, "You should call me the Messenger of God."

The knight was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and saluted again: "Yes, Lord God's Messenger."

Rand left the meeting room.

This is a good start.

The fact that the knight wanted to join the resort meant that the charm of the resort was enough to make a knight with a fief make a choice.

Of course, in order to prevent the buggy Blessing 6 from having problems again, this knight must be observed for a period of time.

The rest, nothing else.

Rand was very happy about this.

After leaving the meeting room, the next step is to go to the alchemy workshop.

He wanted to see the progress of the transformation of the Photo Crystal.

In the alchemy workshop, Ayesha, wearing a white lab coat, is working.

Rand could smell the faint scent of medicine on Ayesha.

Ayesha suffered some minor injuries during the Undead Raid battle.

In response, Rand gave her a holiday, but he didn't expect to see Ayesha in the alchemy workshop again.

Is Ayesha actually a potential workaholic? "Don't look at me like that. I just happened to come here to hang out today." Ayesha could tell what Rand was thinking at a glance, and decisively gave Rand a shot of defense, "I just came to take a look and will leave soon. If you have anything to say, tell me now, but I won't work overtime."

Rand felt helpless. Was he so ugly in Ayesha's eyes?

Rand said helplessly: "I just came to see the improvement of the photo crystal."

Ayesha blinked her long, well-groomed eyelashes. "Oh, there is some progress. The distortion problem of the image in the crystal has been solved. In addition, the dubbing problem has been solved long ago. The initial requirements have been met. As for the subsequent cheapening and editing you mentioned, it will take time. I don't know how long it will take."

Rand nodded. He knew that these things could not be rushed.

To be honest, Ayesha's work efficiency has far exceeded Rand's expectations.

Ayesha stood in front of Rand with her arms folded across her chest and said, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving too."

Rand didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was obvious that Ayesha was warning him against further arrangements.

Rand said, "There's nothing else to do. Go on vacation."

Ayesha breathed a sigh of relief and started to go to the locker room to change.

Today she suddenly remembered that she had some unfinished work, so she came to check it out, but was caught by Rand and almost went into overtime hell.

Ayesha didn't hate working for Rand.

Rand's holiday villa concept was very successful.

Life here is comfortable, at least for people like Ayesha.

There is no peculiar smell in the air, there is a bathhouse, and there are some unique places in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and there are many choices.

Anyway, as a great alchemist, Ayesha doesn't dislike this place.

And there is a lot of freedom here, which is completely different from working for some royal family and serving as a court alchemist.

Of course, the premise is that he can't be caught by Rand.

If she was caught by Rand, Ayesha would just have to blame herself for her bad luck and work overtime.

Ayesha changed her clothes and left the alchemy workshop.

Rand also inspected the place and then left.

The technology tree for the development of the hideout is now slightly shifted.

Ayesha is not an all-rounder. She is very strong in alchemy, but she is a bit average when it comes to relic technology. As for military engineering, Ayesha can only be said to know a little more than the average person.

Now Rand could only hope that the fleet could really establish some friendly relations in the Mountain Kingdom. Of course, it would be even better if they could hire a dwarf engineering master.

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Taran arrived at Yuelu City.

Taran came up to the robber.

He motioned the Minotaur missionary to move away, and then Taran sneered: "Why are there still people resting? Go to work first!"

"But we..." Taran shook his head. "There are no buts for me. Work first. If you don't complete my quota, you will be hanged!"

"Work!" Taran's eyes were fierce. "You hear me?"

Taran is a strong bandit leader. Although he is a little old now and may not be as physically fit as Bishop Kahn, his aura as a bandit leader is still there.

The bandits were frightened, and some of them who were resting on the ground got up and started working.

Taran walked up to the minotaur missionary and became much gentler: "Have they eaten yet?"

"I've eaten." The Tauren missionary was twice as tall as Taran, but he still flinched when he saw Taran.

Taran nodded gently, then took a few steps forward and roared, "You haven't eaten yet! Work faster!"

After the roar, Taran walked to the minotaur again and said helplessly: "Bandits are different from villagers. It's useless to explain to them. Let them work first, and then give them food. After a while, they will naturally realize the benefits of not having to rob and still having enough food."

"Yes... yes, Lord Taran." The burly elite tauren was a little timid. In order to look at Taran at eye level, he squatted down on his own initiative.

Taran was very disappointed: "Oh! You are so friendly! You should be kind to your own people, but be fierce to bandits! Show your minotaur spirit!"

"Yes! Lord Taran!"

"Louder!"

"yes!!!"

The minotaur shouted loudly, showing his strength as an elite monster.

(End of this chapter)