Chapter 64 Autumn Harvest, Undercurrent
Seeing that Baron Huyuan had hired the Fengrang Mercenaries, Ellie and Olenna laughed out loud, and Rand couldn't hold back his smile.
The gloom caused by receiving the threatening letter from Baron Huyuan was greatly dispelled.
If we count Eleoliana Lysa and the Tauren Legion, which has now expanded to 14 people, the strength of the hideout is greater than that of Baron Lake Source, even without counting the Fengrang Mercenaries. Unfortunately, the elves and the Tauren cannot participate in the human civil war.
Unless Rand gets the chance to kill all the enemy witnesses.
In normal confrontations, only human units can be used.
Originally, the magic steel soldiers had not been trained yet, and I was still racking my brains to think of ways to deal with them, but now I don’t have to worry about it.
When the battle starts, the Fengrang Mercenary Group will turn against us, and with the strength of one side weakening the other, it will be easy for us to win.
And there is no need to worry about Baron Huyuan's sneak attack. With a natural undercover agent staying in Baron Huyuan's camp, it is very easy to obtain intelligence.
As expected, nobles of different levels have different abilities to acquire intelligence. The Black and Brown Earl was able to clearly know that the Feng Rang Mercenary Group came from the Crescent Moon Territory, and to a certain extent guessed the purpose of the Feng Rang Mercenary Group.
However, Baron Huyuan had absolutely no ability to collect this information.
Just as Rand was about to leave, Ellie stopped him and asked, "What do you think of the situation going forward?"
"Ah?" Rand was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and didn't find it strange.
Walk over and sit down next to Olenna.
The oil lamp was lit, and the dim light illuminated the office which had become dark as dusk approached.
A divine envoy who had not yet obtained the legal right to rule the barony and two clerks were discussing their options for the situation here.
"What do you mean?" Rand asked, his face in his hands as he sat on a bench with Olenna and Ellie.
"Second Prince, Third Prince, which one do you plan to support, or not support any of them?" Ellie asked.
Rand looked strange: "It seems that who I support has no impact on the situation, right?"
"It does seem so." Ellie did not refute, but instead asked, "So which prince do you think will win?"
Rand did not answer directly: "At present, it seems that the second prince has a greater chance of winning. It is completely impossible to form cliques, win support, and then choose a king.
Although these nobles are restraining themselves now, a real civil war will definitely be needed to achieve victory, and the winner will take everything. At present, it seems that the military strength of the Second Prince's faction is higher."
"So we have to gain the legal right to rule this land under the Second Prince, right?" Ellie asked.
"That's basically it." Rand changed the subject and said, "If the Fourth Prince wants to win, do you think it's possible?"
If it was before the war, Ellie had guessed that some nobles would support the Fourth Prince, but now it seems that there is absolutely no such thing. Ellie shook her head: "If external forces intervene, or if the Fourth Prince himself has the strength of a king, there may be a chance."
Rand rapped his knuckles on the wooden table and asked, "What if the cult gets involved?"
"We?" Ellie and Olenna asked in confusion.
"What do you mean we?" Rand raised his brows. "We are a regular sect, not a cult. I mean, if other sects, such as the God of Struggle, get involved in the war, what will happen?"
"It's possible that both sides will suffer losses, and then the fourth prince will obtain the throne." Ellie thought for a while and said.
But the probability is very low, unless all the followers of the God of Struggle scattered around the country come to the Frost Moon Kingdom.
The next day, Rand walked to the wheat field. It was now a bright yellow-green field and ready to be harvested. The believers in the den were busy with the autumn harvest.
Rand majored in agronomy in his previous life. Although this world has extraordinary powers, basic agriculture is nothing special and does not conflict with the knowledge from his previous life. Judging from the appearance of it, the harvest will be good.
The eastern part of Crescent Territory is a buffer zone between the Kingdom of Lunsa. Many villagers who cannot afford the taxes will flee here. Now that the food in the hideout is abundant, Rand has arranged people to go there to spread the word and prepare to absorb the refugees.
It is necessary to identify them. Those villagers who are well-behaved can be absorbed directly, but as for those who are used to being bandits, they need to be more carefully identified and even educated.
We must never allow hooligan habits to pollute the atmosphere of Crescent Moon Territory.
Walking through the wheat field, we came to the experimental field of three-crop rotation system. The current manager of this field is Shasa. Now she is pregnant with the help of Rand's Blessing 2, and her belly is bulging.
Seeing Rand coming, Shasa's bull head showed a human smile: "Lord Messenger of God, you are here!"
Rand nodded. After the Tauren tribe came to the den, they were treated as livestock and exploited severely in the early days, but now they are much better off. "How is it? How is the harvest?"
Shasa shook his head, not sure how much less, but compared to an ordinary wheat field, it was probably less.
Rand didn't care. The three-crop rotation system was designed for the long term. It was normal for the first batch to yield a little less. By the second year, the yield per mu would be estimated to exceed that of an ordinary wheat field, and there was no need to leave the land fallow! Under this farming system, the fertility of the land would hardly be lost, which was a huge advantage.
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Rand glanced at Shasa and said, "Don't overdo it. I see that the male minotaurs in your tribe are a little listless. There may be a war later. Be careful."
Shasa's bull head showed a shy expression in a humane way and nodded. Since coming to the hideout, the pressure of survival has dropped sharply, and he has indeed played too much.
In fact, Shasa thought that Rand could already invade the Underdark and capture slaves to work, but Rand did not do so, and she did not say anything. She just continued to absorb the minotaurs who accidentally passed through the temporary portal and joined her own tribe.
When Shasa was first forced to join the den, he thought he would be forced to become a bull rapist. Now it seems that he will really become the savior of the minotaur! What's so good about staying in the Underdark? There are horrible monsters everywhere, no warm sun, and there are horrible worms and crustal movements from time to time. It's better to be a livestock in the den.
At least the livestock can be well fed, and there is a nice house to live in.
Correspondingly, they need to occasionally participate in wars and do some not-so-hard work.
Isn't it ten thousand times better than fighting monsters with various superpowers in the dark underground? ...
Canwell's face was filled with horror. He had previously witnessed the Rand Messenger sacrificing himself on the altar and being reborn.
Later, because he was assessed to be a normal and harmless person, he was absorbed as high-quality population and was now helping Taran work in the town.
But he is a truly recognized believer of the God of Struggle, but he has not performed the sacrifice ceremony, so he has not gained power.
At this time, it seemed that because of this admission, he was approached by the missionaries of the God of Struggle.
It is clear that the hideout of the God of Struggle in Crescent Moon Territory has been destroyed.
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