Chapter 463: Our own people can call it a hideout, but outsiders should call it a sanctuary!

The Blue King Rommel frowned.

This plan has been in the works for a long time and there must be no mistakes.

Not all vampires are immortal.

There is a huge difference in lifespan among different vampire races.

Low-level, less-than-human-shaped vampires might only live for a few years.

Powerful vampires, such as Grand Duke Vladimir, would have little chance of dying a natural death.

The Blue King is not a vampire. There is another reason why he has lived so long.

It's just that there is indeed a very close connection between him and Grand Duke Vladimir, and this connection requires him to complete Grand Duke Vladimir's task.

There are many smart people in this world. If everyone knew that he was looking for the holy relics of the Apostle of Scourge, then they would probably guess what he was going to do.

Every king has received much attention.

If he reveals a flaw, the plan might fail.

But now, an unknown enemy appears in the action.

In the eyes of the Azure King, he was not sure who was obstructing his subordinates, nor did he know why the other party was hostile.

It was not easy for him to ask through normal diplomatic means.

After all, he sent troops to the Kingdom of Lensa without permission.

If we use diplomatic means, we will definitely be condemned by the Kingdom of Lensa and will not be able to obtain any intelligence.

It's very troublesome.

But it must be done.

After thinking for a moment, the Blue King decided to send more people.

Such a long life allowed him to accumulate a lot of wealth and power.

This allowed him to send more warriors to the Kingdom of Lensa and the Kingdom of Borun, but the loss of a top-level vampire still made him very sad.

"Lowly creature," the young boy of the Azure King had a grim look on his face and whispered softly.

Judging from his appearance alone, the Blue King is younger than Rand and looks just like a teenager. It is impossible to tell that he is an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years.

The Blue King has always been extremely cruel to his enemies, and he also believes that ordinary forces are no match for him.

Perhaps when the Kingdom of Borun and the Kingdom of Rensa were at their peak, or when the Torch Church had not yet split, the Blue King needed to act more cautiously.

But now, many things can be done.

…

The Duke of the Moon, the Crescent Moon, and the upper level hideout.

Now it is not quite appropriate to call the core area above the holiday villa, the Duke of the Moon, a hideout.

This place is neither secretive nor can it be considered a place where some evil cult is hidden.

The name of the goddess of harvest and health is gradually being expanded in Rand's plan.

As long as there are no mistakes in destroying the plague this time, then the people of the Mother Goddess Sect will not have to hide anymore in the future.

Although it is absolutely impossible to be recognized as a true church based on this development, as long as it is not in a situation of being hunted down and killed as a cult, the upper-level den will truly get rid of the name of a den.

Therefore, Rand would never allow this "missionary" plan to go wrong.

Rand had already thought about it.

The upper den will no longer be a "den" from now on.

This could be the earthly kingdom of the goddess of harvest and health, the holy land, the residence of the messenger Rand, or the administrative center of the Duke of the Moon.

Rand came into this world and has been the messenger of this evil cult for seven and a half years.

Finally, something is changing.

Although in the eyes of the Torch Church's newborn faction, the people in the den, and the White King, the Mother Goddess Sect is no longer a cult.

But Rand always kept in mind that the Mother Goddess Sect also had the identity of a cult.

But things are about to change.

Although it may be just a slight change, it is no longer hiding in the dark underground.

"Any reports?" Rand sat in a chair in the Lord's Hall and asked about the progress of the work.

Olenna smiled.

Although Rand always looks like a teenager, he is very calm most of the time. Although he has many tricks, he doesn't really show his inner thoughts on his face most of the time. It is relatively rare to see him looking anxious like this.

"There is a report, Lord Rand." Olenna handed the document to Rand.

Rand took the report and scanned it. After reading it, he asked, "Any other details?"

Due to the current paper shortage, paper is used very sparingly. The content of this parchment report was summarized by Olenna. It is concise and to the point, but Rand still wants to know more details.

"The spread of the plague in the Kingdom of Bolun and the Kingdom of Lensa has slowed down significantly," Olenna said. "About one-fifteenth of the villages in the Kingdom of Bolun have been influenced by our missionary work, while the proportion of villages in the Kingdom of Lensa that have been influenced is about one-eighteenth."

The plague is still spreading, but not at the speed that seemed to be sweeping the world.

This progress is already very good. There are only so many people in Rand, and the efficiency is so high. It can be seen that the missionaries on the front line are working hard.

As for what happens next, Rand believes that the Kingdom of Bolen and the Kingdom of Lensa should still have some subjective initiative.

…

In the Kingdom of Bollen, the bearded king held a meeting in the palace.

Ever since the evil leader of the Nurturing Blood cult was captured by the Crimson King, the world has been plunged into turmoil.

The King of the Kingdom of Bolen has almost no free time due to various things. Even today, he still has to hold meetings to deal with current national issues.

The undead are truly a disgusting existence.

The Kingdom of Borun should be the country that hates the undead the most in the world. From the Tide of the Undead to the establishment of the City of the Undead, and then to the subsequent siege of the City of the Undead by the army.

The entire Kingdom of Bolon suffered greatly.

Now there's this poison of the dead, which really sickens the whole Kingdom of Bolun.

This is why, even though they knew that Rand might have some hidden conspiracy, they still agreed to the plan proposed by Rand.

We have to deal with the poison of the dead. As for Rand's possible conspiracy, we can deal with it later. It won't be more influential than the spread of the plague, right?

"What is the current plague situation?" asked King Boren.

"Your Majesty," the minister who was questioned by the king replied, "It is still spreading, but the speed has been effectively slowed down."

"Then according to Rand's request, should the second phase of payment be paid?" asked the minister in charge of remuneration.

The King of Bolun fell into deep thought.

"What is the plan of Duke Rand of the Moon Phase?" The King of the Kingdom of Bolen spoke again.

The clerk assisting the meeting was ready. He took out the documents and distributed them to the ministers present.

"According to the intelligence collected during this period, the teachings of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health are all here. According to what the believers of this church say, as long as these teachings are followed, the Goddess of Harvest and Health will mercifully bestow her divine power to allow the people to gain the strength to resist the epidemic." The clerk introduced.

As for the doctrine, it was all written in the document: use fire to boil water, wash hands carefully, avoid eating rotten food, avoid moldy food, and get sun exposure...

And so on and so forth.

These seemingly strange religious rituals can actually gain God's blessing.

Then, under the glory of God, we are truly free from the disease. It is not completely immune, but the probability of getting sick is greatly reduced. This can be clearly felt with a simple statistical analysis.

"So is it possible to just apply their solutions without having to use their people?" the King of the Kingdom of Bolun pondered.

What the King of the Kingdom of Bolen wants to do is very simple. Now Rand has too few people and the progress is too slow. He admits that Rand’s people are indeed very efficient, but the manpower of a newly promoted semi-finished duke is really too few, and Lensa also needs people.

So we should try to send people to resist the plague according to Rand's plan.

Otherwise, although the spread of the plague has slowed down now, it is still spreading. The longer it delays, the greater the losses to the kingdom.

The second is...if our own people also do some work and then give Rand subsequent compensation, can we lower the price?

Before, we gave Rand ships, and now we want to give Rand iron.

Although the King of the Kingdom of Bolen did not think that this amount of materials would allow Rand to develop very quickly.

After all, the size is there. As a duke in actual fact, Rand's territory is certainly larger than that of an ordinary earl, but it is still far from the level of a duke, let alone the level of a country.

However, the King of the Kingdom of Bolen also knew that it would not be easy for him to attack Rand's territory.

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If Rand were allowed to live too comfortably, then the neighboring Kingdom of Bolen would surely not have an easy time.

And since giving something is always painful, the King of the Kingdom of Bolen did not want to give Rand too much iron.

He was not clear about the specific industrial capacity of the Rand Territory, but judging from the armaments of the Rand Army, Rand should have some metallurgical and forging industrial capabilities.

So, the supplies that Rand has obtained now may be used to fight the Kingdom of Bolen in the future? Of course, the credit of the transaction must be observed.

But if there is a suitable reason, it is acceptable to shortchange someone.

"It should be so." The minister agreed with the king's words.

Ever since the former Minister of Military Affairs retired and returned to his hometown to be his lord, basically no one has opposed the King of the Kingdom of Bolen when he is holding meetings in the palace.

As long as he does not do anything that harms the interests of the country's nobles, the ministers will approve of his decisions.

As long as he gave an order or gave a hint, the ministers would help him complete it.

The same is true now.

The Kingdom of Borun has been caught up in years of war for a long time, and its advantages in fighting against the undead have been greatly lost. Now everyone is living in poverty. If the plague can be dealt with as soon as possible and less compensation can be paid, it is still worth it.

Therefore, after the ministers understood the king's intention, they gave suggestions and took on the work.

The Kingdom of Lensa was also holding a meeting at this time.

However, the situation in the Kingdom of Lensa is much less serious than that in the Kingdom of Bolun.

Although some people have reported that many mysterious forces have appeared in the countryside of the country.

But isn't this a matter of course?

They were obviously members of the Scourge Cult.

The local nobles would certainly try to investigate, after all, this is their land.

However, neither the black-robed army of the Azure King nor the special operations force of the Duke of the Moon Phase can be stopped and investigated by ordinary local nobles.

…

"Obviously, they want to do something of their own." In the village of the Kingdom of Bolun, missionaries of the Goddess of Harvest and Health and missionaries of the Novice Sect of the Torch Church were chatting.

It was still the two of them. After meeting Inspector Elsa at night last time, they continued to work and were now assigned to work in the Kingdom of Bolen.

"Lord Rand should be happy to see this." The missionary of the Newborn Sect said calmly, "We have too few people. It will take a very long time to cover the two kingdoms with our strength. Their roads are not very convenient, and our efficiency is very low."

“Is this really a good thing?” The missionary of the Goddess of Harvest and Health pondered, “Will they take this opportunity to tamper with our teachings, or reduce our rewards?”

"Don't think too much." The missionary of the Newborn Sect was more knowledgeable. "Lord Rand has only given us one goal, which is to prevent your Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health from being labeled a cult. The rest are just minor matters, and we can just take our time later."

After saying that, the missionary of the Newborn Sect handed a potion to the missionary of the Goddess of Harvest and Health: "It's an oral immunity potion. Just drink it directly."

The other missionary drank the potion without asking any questions.

"This way you won't be infected with the plague at all," said the Novice missionary, and then he glanced at the guards of the local lord.

Many of these guards were there to monitor them, learn their plans, and then report back to their lords.

In fact, they did not hide the Rand plan for dealing with the plague. If people from the Kingdom of Bolen or the Kingdom of Lensa came to learn, they would not be stingy in teaching them.

Just be thankful for the blessings of the goddess of harvest and health.

The goddess is philanthropic. As long as you walk on the path she grants, plague and famine will stay away from you.

…

Rand was also working at this time.

Next to him is Overseer Karin.

He was a disabled believer in the Mother Goddess.

"This is the first attempt." Rand whispered, "One last confirmation. Are you sure you want to try it?"

The disabled Mother God worshipper was not intimidated by what would happen next: "Yes, I want to try, Lord God."

"Then try calling," Rand whispered. "The Mother Goddess is watching you."

"Imagine the face of the Mother Goddess, recite our teachings, and recall the ideals you once practiced." Rand shouted and chanted.

Karin stared intently.

She was specially invited to supervise the evil experiment.

Karin wasn't sure whether Rand's attempt would succeed, but she would make sure that even if it failed, there would be no major chaos.

For example, the Mother Goddess bestowed too much divine power, turning the believer who was missing a hand into a chaotic monster.

soon.

Karin felt the change.

An invisible shadow seemed to cover the place, and the evil power made her feel a little nauseous.

Then.

The believers who saw it howled in pain.

A tentacle arm grew out of thin air from his broken arm.

Then the believer's eyes turned red, as if he was choosing someone to devour.

"All right, stop it!" Rand roared.

Rand's words had an effect.

The disabled believer regained his sanity.

"It's dangerous, but it can be done," Rand commented.

"Are you going to promote it?" Karin asked.

"Not yet, and I feel like I've discovered something else."

"What?"

"It actually succeeded in one try. I am somewhat suspicious that it is becoming easier and easier for God to influence the world."

(End of this chapter)