Chapter 454: Endless Southern Sea - The Master of the Lighthouse, the Bright Morning Star, the Blue King Rommel

Given the weakness and danger of the City of the Dead.

The Kingdom of Lensa has assembled a large army to surround and destroy the City of the Dead.

But also in view of the previous brilliant record of the City of the Dead, the Kingdom of Rensa made several preparations.

He applied for assistance from the Novice Faction of the Torch Church in the Frost Moon Kingdom and also placed an order with the New Holy City.

There are fundamental differences between the Torch Church's newborn sect and the New Holy City.

Although both charge money.

However, the main source of income for the Firstborn was local industries. These church industries generated wealth in themselves and accepted donations from believers and nobles while protecting the local area from evil.

The model of the First Generation is essentially to accept donations on a regular basis, and then ask local nobles to apply for assistance when they are needed.

When they are not on duty, they will stay in the local area to assist in local governance, deal with banditry, eliminate monsters, and maintain peace and stability.

However, sometimes, the local lords would be regarded as demons by the newborn members of the Torch Church, so they were not welcomed by all nobles.

The New Holy City is a pure transaction, similar to the mercenary model. No matter what you want to do, you just need to pay. The Paladin's blade can be swung at everyone, no matter if they are old or weak, women or children, and of course, demons.

Of course, when necessary, they would rob vendors and rob neighbors to make money, in short, the main purpose was to make money.

Originally, the Kingdom of Lensa was still hesitant about whether to make up for the donation owed to the Torch.

But later I heard that the small border town had suffered a cult disaster.

When the envoys of the Torch Church's newborn sect came to explain the situation, many nobles of the Kingdom of Rensa still did not believe it.

And wait until the investigation team goes to investigate and gets the results.

I have to believe it.

Although it was just a small border town, it was able to make the entire city become slaves of desire without anyone noticing.

The Torch Church's new sect said to them that it was caused by the lack of professionals.

If there was a strong-willed priest, bishop, or paladin present, the Son of the Mother Goddess's sect would be reduced to ashes before he could grow.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Lensa wanted to refute, but the more they thought about it, the more it made sense.

The donation fee is indeed not cheap, but the Torch Church is indeed not as powerful as it was before the split.

All kinds of evil that were originally suppressed by the Torch Church are showing signs of rising.

First there was the God of Struggle, then the City of the Dead, and now there is something like the Mother of the Black Goat and the Cult of the Dark Fertility Goddess.

Instead of fighting wits and courage with these cults, if you think about it carefully, it is better to find professionals to solve the problem.

After much hesitation, the Kingdom of Lensa finally made up for the previous donation to the Novice Sect of the Torch Church before setting out this time, and then applied for assistance.

The assistance from the Torch Church's fledgling faction also arrived as expected.

After the Kingdom of Borun learned that the Kingdom of Lensa was really going to send troops, it did not sit idly by. Although the Kingdom of Borun's strength was already somewhat weak, out of hatred for the City of the Undead, after seeing that the Kingdom of Lensa was going to send troops to destroy the City of the Undead, it still provided support with a lot of high-end combat forces.

Just as the army of the Kingdom of Lensa was about to set out, the commander of the army of the Kingdom of Lensa welcomed an unexpected guest.

Rommel, the Blue King.

…

"What kind of person is the Blue King Rommel?" Rand asked Karin.

Karin was still a little nervous when she saw Rand coming, but she was relieved when she saw that Rand was talking about serious matters.

Rand knew that the Kingdom of Rensa had sent out a large army, and Rand also provided some military support to the Kingdom of Rensa, as well as intelligence about the Novice of the Torch Church, which was basically shared completely with the Mother Goddess Sect. Rand also knew that the Kingdom of Rensa made donations to the Novice of the Torch Church and then requested reinforcements.

And there was news that the Blue King Rommel appeared in the army of the Kingdom of Lensa.

The Kingdom of Lunsa neither deliberately publicized nor concealed it.

This allowed Rand to learn the news.

"An old immortal." Karin thought.

"Throughout human history, there has never been a 'king' as long-lived as him." Karin introduced Rand, "Becoming a king is an incredible miracle. I didn't know I would suddenly become a king. From my personal feeling, the life span of a king is indeed much longer than that of an ordinary person, but it is definitely not nearly a thousand years."

"The Blue King lived for a thousand years?" Rand asked.

"Not that long. The exact number should be between eight hundred and nine hundred years, but it's too far back in history to be verified." Karin said, "Let me just say the conclusion. I suspect he's not a human at all. He could be a goblin, a demon, or a vampire."

"No more intelligence?" Rand continued to ask.

"No, he is very mysterious and rarely leaves his lair. Maybe every time he appears, it is just to prove that he is still alive. Everyone knows his strength, and no one dares to provoke him, let alone investigate."

"But you don't have to worry. The Azure King never gets involved in secular political disputes. When the Nurturing Blood Cult was wreaking havoc, he only protected his own residence and didn't care about anything else. The Azure King may not be a good person, but he almost never becomes an enemy of humans, especially a rich and powerful Grand Duke like you."

Rand nodded.

In the Deep Moon game he mentioned, the Azure King was just a background board most of the time.

Apart from his rare blue hair and fighting ability that can resolve a battle in an instant, there is nothing special about him that makes him different from ordinary people.

The ability of the Azure King is to control thunder.

The Thundering King above the Ocean, the Eternal Lighthouse, the Bright Morning Star - the Blue King Rommel has many titles.

But no one had ever seen Rommel use his full strength.

Because everyone I've seen is dead.

In fact, almost no one has ever seen the Crimson King Karin and the White King Bolan use their full strength.

Maybe Rand has seen it?

But Rand felt that it was still far from the point where they really used all their strength and fought for their lives with all their might.

Compared to Karin and Bolan, the Blue King has another advantage, that is, he has almost no mysterious forces, or there is only an organization that serves him specifically.

The White King and the Crimson King both have many responsibilities, but the Blue King does not.

Although Rand felt that the Blue King being alone was not an advantage, but a disadvantage.

"That should be a good thing." Rand said uncertainly, "As long as he is not really an anti-human race."

Karin didn't care.

Anyway, if the Blue King attacks, she will definitely stand firmly on Rand's side and help.

I just don't know what her current level of strength is.

The only time she risked her life against another king was when the Cult of the Sucking Blood still existed.

She thought that her strength had recovered quite well, and if things really didn't work out, she still had Rand, a powerful assistant, to help her.

After chatting with Karin about business.

Rand tried to ask Karin out on a date, but was ruthlessly rejected by Karin.

Rand settled for the next best thing and invited Karin to go shopping on the roadside, have dinner together, and then go to the circus in the evening.

Karin agreed.

Rand and Karin wandered the streets.

Everyone knows Rand, but everyone also knows that Rand is now in casual clothes, so everyone pretends not to know Rand.

Since the holiday resort was just below the hideout, Rand didn't want to make it a scene where everyone had to serve him, so when he went to the holiday resort for entertainment, he would consume and queue normally as long as he was not too busy.

Later, because it was troublesome to be watched from time to time, the propagandists were asked to tell those who could recognize Rand not to recognize Rand when he was wearing casual clothes.

Need to pretend not to know him.

Of course, if there is something important that needs to be reported or sought help, then it is naturally not included in this regulation.

This can actually be regarded as protecting Rand's safety. Of course, there will definitely be strong people protecting Rand.

The strong person who is protecting Rand now is obviously Miss Karin.

As we all know, Karin is a detective.

Strength unknown.

Rand selected a shell bracelet shipped from Crescent Moon Port for Karin, and Karin liked it.

Dinner was a simple fried rice. Rand even went to the kitchen to borrow some kitchen utensils and prepared a side dish for Karin.

As the king of food, Rand also knows very well what kind of drinks are good to relieve greasiness.

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Later on, it was the circus.

"I thought you would choose more elegant entertainment." Karin raised her hand and shook the shell bracelet.

This bracelet is a very cheap decoration compared to their identities, but Rand does not think it is cheap, and Karin is also very satisfied with it.

"I actually think that good entertainment is anything that makes people happy," Rand expressed his opinion.

"That's true." Karin also likes animals and has a cute cat in her detective agency.

Of course, for ordinary people, it is just a thrilling performance, but for Karin, it is just fun.

"The troupe's plan will be in the near future," Rand said with a smile.

"Oh~" Karin responded. She sat in the viewing area of ​​the circus, supporting her chin with her hand. Although she couldn't see at the moment, she could still enjoy the circus performance with her temperature perception ability. "So you are going to build a theater too?"

"Yes, then you will be able to see my artistic talent." Rand boasted.

Rand has made many plans for the subsequent development of the holiday villa, and the theater troupe plan is one of them.

At present, it seems that the promotional video of the den is still very effective.

If it weren't for the hideout's promotional video, the dwarf prince might not have chosen to board the hideout's ship, and there would have been no subsequent event of the dwarf king gifting craftsmen.

Rand believes that the den promotional video can also attract other talents.

Just having a promo video is not enough.

Many people are naturally wary of propaganda.

But it would be much better if it was inserted into some entertainment segments.

Therefore, Rand’s subsequent cultural plan is a combination of measures.

Upgrade the photo crystals, train actors in the troupe, and sell the photo crystals with films on them to nobles from all over the place while touring.

RAND may also support the economy of some poor areas.

Then they placed people there and publicized the den.

In short, once it is truly formed, the publicity will be continuous like the tide.

Of course, such a cultural offensive is aimed at high-end talents.

For ordinary workers, Rand will work to promote working class bills.

The show will soon be over.

Karin took Rand to the lord's hall in the upper hideout.

Rand tried to hold him back.

Karin thought Rand was planning to lock her up in the basement, so after making sure Rand had safely arrived at the Lord's Hall, she fled without hesitation.

…

At the same time, in the royal capital of the Frost Moon Kingdom.

Discussing Rand's proposal with ministers.

Yes, while Rand ate, drank and had fun, King Malchus was working.

If he was still the Duke of Thorns, he would definitely be having fun at this time.

But unfortunately, he is not a grand duke, but a king.

As the former Duke of Thorns and current King of the Frost Moon Kingdom, he does have great power, but he is also very busy.

Fortunately, the Marquis of the Stag is really a reliable person, and as someone Rand trusts, Marcus can also trust him.

This made Marcus feel a little more comfortable.

"In short, this is the proposal of Grand Duke Land. What do you think?" Marcus said to the ministers in front of the candlestick.

Since Rand's proposal this time involved a wide range of issues, in addition to the ministers, some great nobles representing various regions were also present.

As a member of the Rand faction, the Marquis of the Stag naturally supports it.

Marcus himself also supports it.

The two of them knew Rand well enough to be sure that he would not do anything to harm others and benefit himself.

Whether it is the port investment activities, the King's Road construction project, or the current work bill, we can clearly see Rand's philosophy - win-win.

Rand may earn more, but its partners will definitely not suffer any loss.

Rand rarely participated in politics, but it is easy to tell from the things he was involved in.

If they are enemies, we will destroy them; if they are friends, we will win together.

Simple, clear, obvious.

"Then when will the movement of people be allowed? And what about the losses during the movement..." An aristocrat asked a question, which was not a doubt, but just a normal inquiry.

"The Labor Law will only be implemented during the off-peak farming season, so it won't delay your farming season. As for the loss, Duke Rand of the Moon Phase explained that he will receive migrant workers from the territories near the King's Road and the Specialty Road in the early stages, and arrange for personnel to protect the roads from being invaded by bandits and monsters." King Marcus explained, "As for the nobles who participate in this plan, Rand will give subsidies, part of which will be given to the workers, and the other part will be given to the workers' lords."

"Then there is no problem. I support it." The noble who raised the question expressed his support.

This does seem like a good deal.

Those lazy and stupid villagers could not be asked to do anything during the non-busy farming season. Since Rand had a way to use them and give them compensation, then it was naturally a profit and there was no reason to refuse.

As for whether Rand has any deeper thoughts...

There is no need to worry about that kind of thing. After all, these villagers are legally the property of their noble lords, and they can stop at any time if they find something wrong.

"We have no objection."

All the great nobles present agreed.

"Then the bill is passed." King Marcus took a deep breath.

I can finally get off work.

(End of this chapter)