Chapter 557: News from the New Holy City and the Red and White King
The old Knight Commander and Rand's subordinates were chatting in the New Holy City.
The New Holy City is the base camp of the utilitarian faction of the Torch Church.
Most of the clergy here are more concerned with profit.
In fact, it cannot be said that the people here are all cruel and inhumane, and only care about money.
But those who can be called good people are indeed only a small number.
Most of the clergy here only regard the world as cattle and sheep for producing wealth for them.
After all, the Torch Goddess saves all living beings, and as her spokesmen, isn't it natural for them to accept offerings from all living beings?
If only there wasn't that crazy newbie.
In the situation where the Turtle Faction is living in a corner, if there were no Newborn Faction, the interests of the entire world would be gathered in the New Holy City.
After all, we always use the power of the Torch Church to deal with evil, right?
"What strategy do you think we should adopt?" asked the old knight commander.
Ranta touched his chin and said, "I think we can also get rid of some of the opponents of the New Holy City and strengthen our control over the New Holy City."
Now the control of the New Holy City by the New Faction is very weak, and the old Knight Commander was only chosen at the beginning and was a puppet in name only.
Later, after contacting the Newborn Sect of the Torch Church and Rand, the old Knight Commander managed to establish a little bit of power, but this only made it easier to act, and could not determine the decisions of the knights in the New Holy City.
And now, according to Ranta, some extreme, evil, utilitarian clergy can be dealt with, so it will be easier to influence and guide the overall decision-making of the New Holy City in the future.
As to why Ranta is here.
That was naturally because Ranta and Chad really couldn't stand the idle positions in the territory.
According to Rand's idea, having a job that allows one to slack off, is close to home, is stable, pays well, but is not completely meaningless is what one really dreams of.
Anyway, this is the job Rand dreamed of in his previous life.
Anyway, Rand couldn't think of anyone who wouldn't like this kind of job.
Ranta and Chad have shed a lot of blood for the development of the Holy Land's power, and have hovered between life and death more than once. If you accumulate their blood and sweat together, it would be enough to fill several basins.
In fact, Ranta and Chad are not the only ones in the Sanctuary who enjoy this kind of position. Rand has arranged quite a few of them. Most of these jobs involve guiding newcomers or handling retirement or disability pensions.
This arrangement can strengthen the overall cohesion of the force. When guiding newcomers, these old people can tell some of their glorious deeds in the past. When dealing with disability pensions, these old people can also empathize better and think of details that their superiors cannot think of.
This can also strengthen cohesion.
This is also one of the reasons why the power of the Holy Land continues to expand, but its cohesion, especially the cohesion of the army, has never weakened.
These positions are valuable, close to home, leisurely, and the salaries are not low and stable. Anyway, Rand doesn't know why some people are unwilling to take them.
But Ranta and Chad couldn't accept it.
Of course, they thought this kind of work was good and they could feel Rand's care, but they still couldn't accept it.
In Rand's eyes, they have already paid a lot and can take a rest to avoid being sacrificed in future work.
But in their eyes, the power of the Holy Domain is advancing, and countless colleagues are working hard for the development of the Holy Domain without fear of danger. How can they just enjoy the peace and stability in their territory?
This is true even if the job Rand arranged for him was not entirely a leisurely job.
They hope that the Sanctuary's power will continue to advance with their continuous efforts.
So they applied repeatedly, and Rand of course rejected them repeatedly.
After a stalemate of half a year, Rand called a meeting of the top leaders of the Sanctuary to discuss and then arranged tasks for them in the New Holy City.
With Ranta and Chad's abilities, working in the New Holy City is still risky, but the problem will not be big. The New Holy City requires more use of brains rather than fighting to the death, and the mortality rate is relatively lower.
So now, Ranta and Chad appeared in the New Holy City.
The enemy's base, which was full of dangers, immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the two men.
And I didn’t expect that not long after I arrived here, a crucial task came up.
The throne of the Kingdom of Bolen is about to change, and the new king actually plans to unite with the New Holy City and other forces to attack Rand.
Now, isn't that their job?
Soon, the Knights General held a meeting in the Great Cathedral of the New Holy City.
The old Grand Knight said, "I'm sure everyone knows that the Grand Prince of the Kingdom of Boren has invited us to fight Rand together."
Some of the Knight Commanders remained silent, while others whispered to each other.
Soon, a knight commander spoke up: "Our business is now slowly moving southward. It seems that the profit is not bad at the moment. It seems that there is no need for us to get involved in the affairs of the north. To deal with Rand... Rand is not an easy person to deal with."
This is standard utilitarian thinking. Since money can be made in the South and Rand is not easy to deal with, why bother taking on such a tough challenge?
Rand's continued development will certainly affect the development of utilitarianism in the future. Rand will definitely be the utilitarianism's biggest enemy in the future, but so what?
Rand may strangle the utilitarians in the future, but it does not affect their ability to make money in the South now. As for the future, we will talk about it in the future. Making money is important now.
After this Knight Commander spoke, many Knight Commanders agreed.
We are all businessmen. If Rand is difficult to deal with, then there is no need to deal with him now.
The Grand Knight had anticipated this situation.
This group of people are profit-driven, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If they were not like this, they would not have become the utilitarian group they are today.
Those who can become the Knight Commander are naturally the most utilitarian people who are the most capable of amassing wealth, making the most money, and are the most utilitarian.
The Grand Knight Commander was not surprised by this at all, and was filled with disgust.
Should the Knights of the Torch Church be a group of businessmen? The Grand Knight was sure that in a few years, the military power of the New Holy City would be vulnerable to Rand.
A group of businessmen who only care about money are short-sighted and incredibly weak.
The combat effectiveness may not be weakened too much, but the overall cohesion and decisiveness will be...
"We don't necessarily have to fight Rand." The Grand Knight had already made preparations. "We can send a few people to show our support, and then find an opportunity to make some money and come back, such as during the decisive battle between the two sides."
This isn't just turning against one's own side and robbing Rand, it's also a form of assisting the Kingdom of Bolen and making Rand sick, so isn't that working?
Of course, when they robbed, it must be when the two sides went to war. They would not confront Rand head-on. Everyone already knew how disgusting Rand was from the fire that burned for several days and nights in the New Holy City.
Rand was the one who could convince the sewer rats to try to escape despite the danger of being hunted by their masters.
Let's just forget about facing Rand head-on.
In fact, the combined strength of the New Holy City is much stronger than that of Rand, a Duke, but..., it can only be said that compared to the easy money in the south, the knights of the New Holy City still feel that there is no need to confront Rand.
But then again, if they can make a fortune, they are still happy to do so: "The eldest prince of the Bolen Kingdom is about to succeed to the throne. How much is he willing to give us?"
"After the matter is accomplished, the Kingdom of Borun will abandon the Novice Sect and pay tribute to our New Holy City instead, and promise to help us develop faith in the north." said the secretary of the meeting, not the Grand Knight.
"It looks good, but shouldn't we ask for a deposit first?" The knights were not sure who would win, but it was definitely right to ask someone to do the work and get a deposit first, otherwise it would be a waste for them to go to the north.
"That's it, then. You decide how much money to take and how many people to send." The Grand Knight's goal had been achieved.
At that time, he just needs to inform Rand, and anyone who tries to rob Rand will definitely end up in trouble.
The Grand Knight will naturally send some of his own people - in fact, Rand's people, to help Rand in the war.
A paladin who only wants to rob will not be a big threat. In fact, it may even cause the Kingdom of Bolen to misjudge the enemy's strength and bring benefits to Rand?
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Rand also received a letter from the Grand Knight.
The fact that this old paladin became the Grand Knight of the New Holy City shocked Rand for a long time, and it also brought him many benefits.
The same is true now.
Judging from the letter and the method of delivering it, the new king of the Kingdom of Bolen must be very eager to act in secret.
After all, this kind of thing can only be successful if it is done in secret.
In fact, the Bolen Kingdom's strategy against Rand has always been surprise attack.
But unfortunately, there is a gap in mobilization capabilities and speeds between different forces.
The mobilization speed of the Kingdom of Bolen was actually very fast compared to other countries, but it was still a little short of that for Rand.
If the raid fails, then the Kingdom of Borran will not only have to face Rand, but Rand and his allies. In this case, coupled with the quality of Rand's army and the military capabilities of Randtanr, Fenris and Rand himself.
At this point, there is basically no suspense that Rand will win.
In fact, this happened several times. The Kingdom of Borran attacked, Rand defended, and then Rand won.
In fact, the Kingdom of Bolen could defeat Rand as long as they were secretive enough and fast enough, but they couldn't do it.
The new king of the Kingdom of Bolun obviously realized this.
The force that was least likely to have any cooperative relationship with Rand was chosen, but it was actually related to Rand.
"Then the strategy of the Kingdom of Bolen is very clear." Rand, Ellie and Karin said.
Karin was also in the territory recently. When she heard that Rand had returned, she came to meet him.
"What are you going to do?" Karin asked.
"We've also joined forces with some people." Rand smiled, "Now the enemy is in the open and I'm in the dark."
Rand was ready to give the Kingdom of Bolen another big meal.
In fact, the Kingdom of Rand and the Kingdom of Boren are now playing the game of forming alliances.
The Kingdom of Borun has united with some forces that oppose Rand, and Rand can actually unite with some forces that want to divide the Kingdom of Borun.
The Kingdom of Bolen is now in decline.
He had experienced the long-term war between the two alliances of the Southern Kingdom, as well as the rampage of the undead, the rampage of vampires and the rampage of Rand.
The Kingdom of Bolen might still have a strong foundation, but there won't be much military strength left that can be used directly for combat.
The naval fleet of the Kingdom of Borun may still be strong, but the land force...
Anyway, Rand was confident that he could win by using the power of his allies, even if he was attacking and the Kingdom of Bolen was defending.
But Rand will not eat alone.
Obviously, at this stage of Rand, the correct strategy is to make more friends and fewer enemies.
Otherwise, if the Kingdom of Boren promised something to other forces and they united to fight Rand, it would be very troublesome. After all, Rand himself was a considerable threat.
Although Rand rarely takes the initiative to attack, and most of the time it is passively defensive and then counterattacks, it is an indisputable fact that Rand is constantly developing and its voice is becoming increasingly strong.
Rand, the Duke of the Moon Phase, is already very threatening.
Now everyone can realize what kind of existence Rand will become after it develops.
Then such a powerful, ambitious, and very young Rand will make many forces uneasy.
Rand must gain enough allies to avoid being attacked by all.
Rand glanced sideways at Bolan.
Berlan stopped observing Karin and said as Ellie, "Smart strategy."
Of course, Bolan was listening to Rand and agreed with what he said.
Rand has always been able to make the right decisions in politics and military affairs, so now Bolan is more concerned about his own and Ellie's problems.
Of course, if there really were any political or military issues that required advice, Bolan would not hesitate to speak up.
In recent days, Bolan has been watching Rand with a vigilant eye, fearing that he would team up with Elsa to do something weird again.
Although Elsa is not around now, she is not far away.
She didn't want to delve into what Rand and Ellie did last time, the half night she was away.
Anyway, Ellie and Rand must have done something strange, but she could pretend not to know. Although her body did become strange, she could indeed pretend not to know anything.
Ellie was right. Elsa has been busy recently.
But then Karin showed up.
Bolan recalled Ellie's comments about Karin.
The Crimson King, Karin Eldridge, is a normal person among the high-ranking officials in the Sanctuary, and is about the same level of normality as Olenna.
As long as you don't provoke Karin, nothing will happen if you make her angry.
But Bolan had to consider another issue.
Karin Eldridge is the king, can she discover something that others can't? (End of this chapter)
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