Chapter 547 Rand needs Bolan's reward (the business trip is over and he should be able to return to stability next)
It didn't take long for everyone to return to the White Kingdom.
The fighting has not completely ceased, but the war can almost be said to be over.
In the north, human knights are still chasing the defeated orc army.
But at least the human leaders no longer have to worry about the orcs breaking through their defenses, causing unrest in the Northern Alliance.
Rand and his companions finally returned to the White Kingdom.
The news of the great victory at the front has been reported back to the White Kingdom.
Not only did humans defeat the orcs militarily, they also thwarted the conspiracy of Grand Duke Vladimir in the Wisteria Kingdom.
Although no one knows what really happened in the Wisteria Kingdom.
But from the words of those who escaped from the Wisteria Kingdom, we can still get a glimpse of the disaster.
The Wisteria Kingdom betrayed humanity and sacrificed tens of thousands of its citizens. To stop such an evil plan... you can easily imagine how much effort it would take and how many difficulties would be encountered.
The great White King, Ellie and Rand led the knights to accomplish this great feat.
It is a great achievement worthy of being sung by poets for thousands of years.
Another victory against the orcs is also a cause for excitement and joy for the people of the northern countries.
Therefore, the welcome for the victors was particularly warm.
In the telescope of the watchtower guard, a large flock of emerald birds were startled in the thorn forest thirty miles away. The apprentice in the blacksmith shop was the first to hear the humming sound coming from deep in the earth. He threw down the tempered mithril sword embryo, stepped barefoot over the still frozen drainage ditch and shouted: "It's the Knights! It's our king! Our king has triumphed!"
When the triumphant knights appeared on the distant horizon, cheers instantly swept across the entire royal city like a surging wave.
The astrological clock of the town hall had not yet rung, but the magic silk was already cascading down the streets of the royal city. The ladies in charge of the ceremonial guard lifted the flower baskets, and the gorse pollen stored in the cellar on last midsummer night was sent high into the sky by the whirlwind, where it met the holy water sprinkled from the church and turned into light golden snow with the aroma of honey.
The people who had been prepared opened the skylight of the attic and released hundreds and thousands of white pigeons one after another. It was already noon when the team entered the royal city. The iron cables of the suspension bridge and hundreds of magic fireworks roared at the same time.
Ellie rode at the head of the knights as the White King.
And then Rand and Bolan were talking to each other in a low voice.
"Triumphant, that's great, hahahaha, we won." Rand's joy was beyond words.
Victory is not rare for Rand.
Rand wasn't one to make too much of a fuss.
But returning from the purgatory-like Wisteria Kingdom to the White Kingdom City, which was decorated with lights and filled with cheers, made Rand feel what he had protected.
The matter of Grand Duke Vladimir has always been a huge burden on Rand's heart.
At least for now, Grand Duke Vladimir finds it difficult to have much influence on reality.
Rand didn't know what would happen to this world in the future, but at least Grand Duke Vladimir was about to leave the stage.
The victory he had now achieved made Rand feel refreshed.
Ms. Bolan, who now uses Ellie's appearance, also smiled and chatted with Rand in a casual voice: "It's really not easy, Duke Rand! You saved the world with your wisdom and courage!"
Rand felt a little embarrassed to be praised seriously by Bolan. He knew that even if he did not show up, Grand Duke Vladimir would eventually be defeated by the world's protagonists.
Rand knew that he could not be called the savior of the world, he just prevented many tragedies from happening again.
He waved his hand and said, "Those warriors who are trying to protect the country from the orcs and protect humans from the threat of vampires are the main force in this incident."
Naturally, a large number of brave soldiers died in the war.
"No need to be modest." Bolan chuckled, but said no more.
Rand rolled his eyes and said, "So, can I apply for a reward?"
"What do you want?" Bolan asked in a voice that only Rand could hear. "Theoretically, I have nothing to reward you."
If it were in the past, Bolan could have simply rewarded a piece of land to Rand, or to Ellie, and then given the profits to the Nicholas family.
But the past was the past, and the present is the present.
Whatever reward she gave to Rand now was actually no different from transferring money from her left hand to her right hand.
Although she was unwilling to accept Rand, it did not mean that she had no feelings for Rand, and she would never look for someone else.
Now she has swapped bodies with Ellie... If she can't get them back, she will probably live in confusion forever.
She couldn't always stop couples from being intimate, and she didn't want her sister to be left out.
In short, if the current situation continues, the White Kingdom will definitely be handed over to Rand in the end.
In fact, even if she and Ellie didn't exchange bodies, she would eventually be handed over to Rand.
Whatever she rewards Rand now, it is actually just transferring money from one hand to the other.
but……
"According to what you said, I can try to apply for a reward from the Northern Alliance to commend you for your important role in the Evil God's advent."
This was Rand's idea when he discussed with her about giving bounties to adventurers.
In fact, it is a very simple economic concept. If we have common goals and common benefits, we can naturally win investment from these forces.
Rand is very good at sharing interests with others to form interest groups to achieve common goals.
Rand likes the word win-win very much.
The White King, Bolan, has also learned these things through his long exchanges with Rand.
It’s not that Bolan didn’t understand these political or economic means before, but he may not have taken them too seriously before communicating with Rand.
Anyway, it seems to work well now.
For example, offering a large reward for investigating vampire conspiracies.
For example, the reward given to Rand now.
It is meaningless to reward Rand with things from the White Kingdom or the White King's private property, because it is like transferring money from the left hand to the right hand.
But it would be different if the White King took the lead in giving rewards to Rand. The White King only needed to play a leading role.
Rand has made such a great contribution, he should be rewarded, right?
Although the White King's body is now Ellie's soul, he can of course take the lead, take the lead as the White King, commend and reward Rand, and then... the White King's money will be returned in full, and the money from other Northern United Countries will be divided equally.
"That's the truth." Rand said with empty eyes, "I want that too, but now I want something else."
Bolan could sense that Rand's tone was a little strange, but he still didn't quite understand: "What else do you want? If I can do it, I won't be stingy."
The White King doesn't mind giving Rand some rewards or funding, but this is not because of Rand's contribution. Even if Rand did nothing, the White King wouldn't mind giving Rand some help.
As the king of the White Kingdom and a political entity with a very high status in the Northern Alliance, Bolan herself naturally had no way of seeking rewards from anyone, and no one was qualified to reward her.
At least for now, Rand is still willing to accept rewards. When Rand's status is really improved one day, he may no longer need rewards or may need to mobilize his own forces to seize or increase productivity.
Rand looked at the pink lips of Ellie, which the White King was using at this time: "After experiencing the cruel war, I want a kiss from my lady."
Rand had kissed Ellie's lips many times, but if the soul in this body was the White King Bolan, then he had never experienced it before.
Now Bolan understood that the couple were taking turns to cause trouble.
Ellie wants to kiss Rand with her body and Rand wants to kiss Ellie's body.
It's the same old problem. In theory this makes sense, but now the situation is out of specification.
Bolan bit his lip.
When using her body, she would try to avoid such feminine movements and expressions in order to maintain her male identity.
But now using Ellie's body, as Rand's wife, of course she always appears in female appearance, which may make Bolan feel a little relaxed.
Of course she knew that Rand and Ellie both hoped that they could have a better life instead of being alone.
She didn't hate Rand either.
But she just couldn't do it.
Sometimes she would try hard to convince herself, but with little success and could not convince herself.
She, the spokesperson of the snowstorm, the White King Bolan, was definitely not a person who was indecisive, but in this matter... was she really having an affair with her brother-in-law? Even with her sister's consent? Rand did not force him too much. Seeing Bolan biting his lip and hesitating, he drove his horse forward a little and stopped putting pressure on Bolan.
Rand didn't want Berlan to make any decision without thinking it through, so he just used this as an excuse to express his wishes appropriately.
Even if the wife and "brother-in-law" had not exchanged bodies, Rand would have been prepared for a "long-distance race" to take it slow.
Now that the bodies have really been swapped, it's a rare opportunity, and Rand is not going to let it go. After all, he can't really let Bolan go, right? The Knights behind the three didn't pay too much attention to the three leading the way.
It’s not that the first three are not worthy of their attention, but the current scene really makes many knights feel shaken.
Victory and triumph may be commonplace for Rand.
But for these knights, this is not necessarily the case. They are not all knights from the White Country. A considerable number of them are knights with excellent fighting will and combat qualities selected from various countries.
Although they are excellent, they may not always be able to win. Even if they win, they have never enjoyed a welcome ceremony of such scale.
And now there are flowers everywhere and cheers everywhere.
The iron hooves of the war horses trampled on the bright red carpet.
Those who threw flowers and gave cheers were all beautiful young girls, although some of them were big and strong and could run a horse on their arms.
But overall, they were greeted by scenes straight out of a dream.
For a moment, they were all shocked by this scene, which made them deeply feel that they fought hard at the cost of their lives. What was they defending? What was the meaning? Now it was early spring, and the snowfall had stopped. The warm sunlight shining on the armor made them recall what their fathers taught them when they were children and worked hard to learn swordsmanship and horsemanship.
Now that the orcs are supposed to be destroyed, the next step might be to open up the cold land in the north. Many of these knights will certainly be granted permission to open up the land because of their meritorious service in battle. In the future, they may no longer be knights, but some kind of open up nobles.
Their fate is about to change.
And Ellie is about to face her real test.
Ellie glanced back at Rand, then looked at Berlan who was using her body further behind her.
The two of them spoke in low voices just now, and were not heard by the knights behind or the people cheering nearby, but Ellie had sharp ears and she heard it.
Ellie was very satisfied that Rand was still able to exert his subjective initiative at this time.
They stopped in front of the palace, and the knights were led away by officials to rest, while the three leading men dismounted.
Ellie's footsteps on the marble slabs of the palace made a steady and slightly crisp sound.
All the ministers who were able to arrive were already there to welcome the return of their king.
At this moment, Ellie was majestic and solemn, calm and full of kingly demeanor.
For a moment, Rand and Borlan beside him were a little dazed, as if the person in front of them was really the great White King himself, and not Ellie's soul driving her body.
Ellie walked firmly across the long carpet, came to the throne, and sat down naturally.
This was not the first time Ellie sat on this throne. When she was young, Ellie often played beside the throne.
Later, I spent more time with Rand, and under Borland's training, my memory of this place was awakened a lot, and there has been no mistakes so far.
"My dear ministers, is there anything urgent that needs to be reported?" Ellie asked.
The ministers did not say anything. In fact, there were many things that needed to be reported, but they were obviously not as urgent and important as what their king would say next.
"Then let me first tell you about what we encountered in the Wisteria Kingdom." Ellie was not nervous and spoke clearly. "The nobles and royal family of the Wisteria Kingdom betrayed humans. They even used force to stop us. They sacrificed a large number of citizens to welcome the arrival of the evil demigod Grand Duke Vladimir who is now in purgatory, but their plan failed due to our fighting."
"Due to the hasty actions of the royal family and nobles of the Wisteria Kingdom, only the royal city was destroyed. The damage to other areas was not too severe. We can gain a lot of benefits from this."
Looking at Ellie talking on the throne, Bolan was very pleased. Maybe it would be a good choice to let Ellie become the King of the White Kingdom.
But Bolan was unwilling to do so.
Wouldn't this really take away Ellie's happiness and occupy Rand who belongs to Ellie?
(End of this chapter)
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