Chapter 460 A Corner of the Conspiracy

During this period, Rand's job was to receive reports from his subordinates, hold meetings with senior management of the hideout for analysis, and urge the Alchemy Workshop to develop a vaccine.

The vaccine has entered the human trial stage, and Rand has asked the nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom for some death row prisoners to serve as experimental subjects.

Of course, Rand would carefully learn about the experiences of these death row inmates and then re-judge them. Rand and other nobles had different definitions of death row inmates.

It looks like it's almost done now.

In fact, there are not many procedures in the vaccine process of this era.

In other words, the concept of vaccine is relatively new.

Most of the time in the past, there were only two concepts: poison and antidote.

Rand simply cannot accept the irresponsible vaccine development process.

So RAND developed a vaccine development process for its own use, which requires the current human trial stage.

It’s a pity that time is too tight now, otherwise the human experiment process could take longer.

And today.

That is the day when the vaccine development results are released.

Rand was feasting with the alchemists in the alchemy workshop.

After eating, they will go on vacation and no one will contact them unless there is something important.

Rand originally planned to rest for a few days.

But today Rand received a special report.

"Something has happened." After arriving at the lord's hall with Rand, Olenna pointed to the contents of the report.

There are key points circled by Olenna on the report.

Rand picked up the report.

The missionaries sent out from the den were attacked.

This is expected.

The Scourge cultists were so rampant that they dared to replace the identities of the soldiers escorting the deposit and assassinate Rand.

The possibility that they would attack missionaries in their dens is indeed higher.

However, the missionaries in the den were carefully selected by Rand, had strong martial virtues, and were equipped with experienced soldiers as guards.

Normal attacks won't be very effective.

Moreover, attacking means being exposed and being hunted down by strong men from the Kingdom of Bolun or the Kingdom of Lensa.

There won't be many people in the Scourge Cult.

What is special about this report is that.

The Scourge Cult seems to be being hunted by another organization.

It is not a hidden force, nor is it the nascent sect of the Torch Church, the Kingdom of Bolun, or the Kingdom of Lensa.

A mysterious force is trying to wipe out the Scourge Cult.

It stands to reason that having a secret ally is a good thing.

However, cracking down on the Scourge Cultists could be done openly, but this organization planned to do it secretly.

So what is it all about?

Rand glanced back and forth at the report.

It describes in detail the situations encountered during work during this period, but does not make any judgments.

But from these detailed records, Rand and Olenna could feel it.

There is indeed a hidden force.

Rand looked at the pile of stone slabs and bamboo slips next to Olenna's desk in the Lord's Hall.

Some reports were written on parchment, others on stone tablets, wood boards, or bamboo slips.

The world is short of paper.

Parchment is just too expensive.

There are some papers made from alchemical byproducts, but these papers tend to be more expensive.

Olenna had a lot of work to do, which was to summarize these different types of reports on parchment and file them after Rand reviewed them.

I feel that with the growing power of the den and the development in all aspects, papermaking is indeed becoming a pressing issue.

Once this plague is over, Rand plans to try making paper.

"What force do you think it is?" Rand asked Olenna after thinking for a while.

Olena also shook her head: "There is too little information, and I don't have any direction to guess."

Rand looked back at the document.

It is indeed impossible to guess what force it is, but since there is a high probability that there is some conspiracy involved, Rand will naturally intervene.

"I don't think it's a small matter. I need to pay more attention to it." Rand made a judgment. "No, I will take action now."

The fight against the undead is not only because of the orders from the Kingdom of Boron and the Kingdom of Lensa, but also because of Rand's own hostility towards the undead.

Rand needs the living, while the undead need the dead. There is a natural irreconcilable contradiction between the two.

Now a force has emerged that is secretly hunting down the undead. Who knows if there will be any twists and turns, or if there will be a new tide of the undead or something like that.

These are things Rand cannot tolerate.

"What are you going to do?" Olenna asked.

"The vaccine has passed human trials. I plan to send some special forces." Rand frowned.

Olena nodded: "A wise choice."

In fact, Rand still felt that the vaccine process was a bit sloppy, but when he asked the higher-ups at the den for their opinions, they all felt that Rand was being too cautious.

After the vaccines or medicines in this world are developed, there are not many pharmacists or alchemists willing to conduct animal experiments.

If someone dies from taking medicine, it means they are not adaptable and it is their own problem.

Rand was also helpless. After vaccinating the special forces, he watched them for a long time and only let them go after confirming that they had no problems.

There is a special forces team in the hideout now.

The members are between elite and superior levels, and the number is small, but at least they form a team.

The commander of the special forces is Inspector Elsa.

Elsa is the leader of the group and the most powerful person on the surface.

The name of the god of death in the dark night has slowly spread.

However, among the top leaders in the hideout, only Rand would shout in bed.

Then Elsa would be filled with shame.

Rand liked Elsa's shameful look very much.

However, as a military officer of a stronghold, Elsa's strength is indeed somewhat well-known.

Once you break the laws of the Duke of Moon Phase, you will never be able to escape the pursuit of death even if you flee thousands of miles away.

When Elsa was young, she was displaced by the killer family's pursuit. She is very familiar with how to pull rats out of the gutter.

And those traitors or spies who sneaked into the hideout were caught for various reasons, and it was basically blamed on Elsa.

For many forces that are hostile to the hideout, Elsa is a wall that they need to find a way to cross.

It's not that there have been assassination plans against her, but for Elsa now, ordinary assassinations don't even need to be reported to Rand, she can easily handle it herself.

"In short, don't force yourself. If you need to run away, run away. I can't lose you." Rand said to Elsa who was about to leave.

As a qualified military attaché, Elsa was fully capable of completing the difficult task on her own, but Rand was emotionally concerned.

Elsa just flipped her hair, and now she looked like a cold assassin.

Rand held his forehead and threatened: "If you get hurt, you will have to enjoy the treatment package. When the time comes, I won't give you XX, so that you can have a taste of my power."

Elsa's originally cold killer face could no longer hold back, so she had no choice but to say, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

Rand then hugged Elsa and said, "Then I wish you good luck in fighting and hunting!"

Elsa turned and left.

…

A village in the Kingdom of Lunsa.

The missionaries of the Goddess of Harvest and Health, who occasionally swear, and the seemingly elegant missionaries of the nascent sect of the Torch Church, are working hard to spread health knowledge and the teachings of God.

This was the fifteenth village they had arrived at.

They worked day and night to carry out Rand's orders.

The nobles were not willing to worship the same god as the lowly villagers.

But if the villagers' failure to go to church would be an eyesore to the nobles, then at this time, they could turn a blind eye.

At least for now, it seems that the solution provided by Rand has an immediate effect.

After the implementation of the Rand Plan, the spread of the plague has slowed down significantly, and now there are signs that it is close to stopping.

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There are some natural disaster forces that will attack Rand's people, which makes Rand often condemn the Kingdom of Rensa and the Kingdom of Borun for failing to protect them.

However, in the eyes of these two countries, Rand's losses were not great. His people had average combat effectiveness, but their combat quality was surprisingly good.

From here, we can see Rand's amazing talent for training troops.

This made them wonder, after the undead incident was over, how would they deal with the Duke of the Moon who was eager to expand? But now, in order to solve the problem of the poisonous plague of the dead, they needed to fully cooperate with Rand's work.

Rand was willing to help them, although it was only after blackmailing them instead of adding insult to injury, which was already very rare.

It's not that they don't suspect Rand has some conspiracy.

But compared to Rand's possible conspiracy, dealing with the current plague problem is the top priority.

In the evening, the two missionaries gathered together to drink mixed fruit juice.

They actually prefer beer to mixed juice.

Unfortunately, I can’t drink alcohol during this important work period.

Their lord, Rand, actually doesn't mind drinking in moderation, but many people can't control their drinking and have made mistakes. Rand can certainly execute those who made mistakes, but the situation cannot be undone.

Later, Rand made a blanket policy that drinking was not allowed during important work periods.

Rand really doesn't want to take a one-size-fits-all approach, but since this system was established in its early stages, there was really no extra regulatory power, so this was the only option.

However, Rand also made corresponding compensation. For example, when the two missionaries were doing this dangerous and arduous work, Rand's logistics troops would supply them with a lot of high-quality supplies.

For example, making fruit juice, high-quality jam, high-quality bread, and air-dried meat.

There will also be a lot of financial subsidies.

The two missionaries seemed very happy with these compensations, or rather, flattered?

Even if Rand asked them to work for free, they would rush to the front without hesitation.

Working for the great envoy of God, Grand Duke Rand of the Moon Phase, they can clearly feel how meaningful what they are doing is.

Since following Rand, they could clearly feel that their lives were undergoing drastic changes.

Life is clearly getting better.

The Grand Duke of the Moon Phase is also obviously full of martial virtues. Not only can he make life better, but everyone also believes that the Duke can lead them to defeat all enemies who try to take away their lives.

"Gudong gudong gudong—" The missionary of the goddess of harvest and health drank the mixed juice in her hand and let out a long sigh, "Hahaha, this is so refreshing. Normally, I can't bear to drink this stuff."

The Torch Church's nascent missionary nearby was quite elegant and didn't make any strange groans when drinking the drink.

Just as they finished enjoying the "special subsidy" supplies, the missionary of the goddess of harvest and health frowned and said, "Fuck, something seems wrong."

The missionaries from the Torch Church's nascent sect also discovered the problem.

Many undead appeared.

The Torch Church's newborn missionary grinned, revealing his perfectly white and neat teeth. "Looks like it's our turn now."

An intelligence agent had already come to tell them to be on guard against the undead.

The undead are very hostile to them and may attack them at any time.

Therefore, the two missionaries were well prepared and they applied for military protection from the local lord.

"Prepare for battle!" ordered the missionary of the Goddess of Harvest and Health.

Soldiers and knights of the local lords lined up.

The fighting qualities of these soldiers and knights were not as good as those of the warriors in the hideout, and they were somewhat frightened when faced with the foul-smelling undead army, some of which had their intestines hanging out.

But the two missionaries remained calm.

They brought cattle and horses

Oxen and horses have the power to suppress the undead.

"Keep your formation. They only look scary, but they are actually vulnerable." The missionary of the Goddess of Harvest and Health continued to give orders to encourage the soldiers.

He had personally attended the military courses taught by the Rand Envoy in those days, and before setting out for the Kingdom of Lunsa, he also underwent special military training, so he was confident in facing this situation.

A novice member of the Torch Church standing nearby stared at the battlefield, searching for the commander of these undead.

Then prepare for the decapitation blow.

He is a specialized Torch Church member who can launch long-range and powerful fire force attacks.

Soon, he discovered a ghost whose movements were somewhat different from the other ghosts.

Obviously intelligent.

I just don’t know if there are any other important goals.

This nascent missionary did not hesitate. After discovering the target, he launched his power without hesitation.

A small, bright ball of fire, streaking through the air at great speed, struck the skull of the apparently intelligent undead.

The flames exploded and the intelligent undead fell.

But the undead army did not collapse.

The missionaries of the Novice Sect were not in a hurry and continued to stare at the battlefield. Even if they could not find the key targets, these undead would not be their opponents.

He has great faith in the abilities of his teammates.

Although this missionary of the goddess of harvest and health is usually careless and often uses some country swear words, her ability is unquestionable.

He was willing to give him his back.

Meet the enemy.

The local lords' soldiers and knights found that their attacks were surprisingly effective against these undead.

Just as the foul-mouthed missionary said, these undead are simply vulnerable.

They were not surprised at the outstanding effectiveness of their attacks. After all, they had the followers of the Torch Church's nascent sect around them.

It's not surprising that the people of the Torch Church have some special methods for dealing with the undead.

Anyway, after realizing that the enemy was weak, morale was boosted.

Soon, the undead dispersed.

Several undead spirits escorted a black-robed human away.

The followers of the Novice Sect tried to attack twice, but failed to kill, so they stopped.

We didn't chase them. It was dusk and night was coming soon. Humans don't have the ability to fight at night.

Just when they were about to give the order to withdraw, a group of black-robed men on horseback, in their sight, defeated the fleeing Undead and Scourge Cultists, then pinned them onto their horses and left.

The two missionaries frowned when they saw this scene.

But they did not act rashly.

After a while, when it was already dark, another group of people in black robes appeared at the entrance of the village.

Under the black robe is the coat of arms of the Nicholas family.

(End of this chapter)