Is it so easy for religion in another world to win?

Then an adventurer grabbed her. Since she had no ill intentions, she didn't know whether to resist for a moment, and then she was lifted up.

After that, she was thrown into the air and then fell down.

This seemed to be some kind of celebration ceremony. Elsa vaguely remembered seeing it in other adventurer teams, but why did they throw her? She didn't do any damage this time, nor did she explore the road. She was just busy putting out the fire.

When she was put down, Elsa said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't do anything."

Then she looked at the adventurers on the field. Obviously, these adventurers didn't think so. They were ready to sacrifice. Adventurers would sacrifice, not to mention facing such a giant monster.

And in Elsa's mind, Rand's muttering flashed, saying that these people were an important source of the hideout's economy, and it would be better to live longer.

But the next step is the second floor, and I don't know what the second floor is like.

…

On the other side, Ellie, who was sitting by the test bench, looked up at Lysa. Now that the apprentices in the office were becoming more and more proficient, Ellie and Olenna had a lot of free time, so they had time to do something they were interested in.

Ellie was a mage between the practical and scientific schools. She also had some knowledge of alchemy and passed the alchemist certificate. Such an achievement was very remarkable at this age. Even her sister, the White King, praised her talent.

Now she was distilling alcohol. She was very interested in this. According to Rand, high-purity alcohol could be used for disinfection. The meaning of disinfection was written in Doctrine 3. Anyway, it was something that needed attention.

Rand also mentioned the method of making distilled liquor, which also required distillation technology. According to Rand, it could be sold at a high price.

Wine was not as easy to deteriorate as juice. It could be sold to merchants without worrying about deterioration due to long transportation. This would also become the economic source of the den. Now, after constantly absorbing refugees and buying slaves, the population of the den has reached 2,500, and 3,000 is just around the corner.

Rand also sent missionaries to the Lake Source Territory. It is impossible to annex directly, which will stimulate the sensitive nerves of the nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom, but robbery is possible. Who doesn't rob in this era!

Rand not only wants to rob money, but also people. There are still many surplus arable lands in the Crescent Moon Territory, but there is a lack of people to cultivate them. At present, the more people, the better, and there will be no population overflow.

Now, with the preaching of missionaries, more and more people are willing to join the army of the den.

This is a religious tactic. It does not need to control much land in name, but only needs to control the people on these lands in reality.

At that time, there will be soldiers everywhere, and morale will not be very low.

But now, we have to deal with Lisa first.

Lisa threw a mechanical component to Ellie. Ellie took a look and said in surprise: "There are also miniature versions of this thing. Where did you find it?"

"I purchased it. I have been doing the sorting and classification of the output of the ruins." Lisa explained that if she was not sick, she would be a mature and reliable ranger and a teammate who could be trusted.

In fact, she is also very reliable when she is sick, but it is unbearable to look at.

Ellie nodded: "What do you want to do with this?"

Lysa said: "I need to install a switch and a shell on it."

Hearing this, Ellie frowned, always feeling that such a thing would not be a serious thing, although she had no idea where it was not serious.

But as long as this elf is not doing serious things, it is not too much to speculate maliciously.

Ellie nodded and said: "I will raise the priority of this matter, and it will probably be done in the next few days."

Although it was not a serious matter in the speculation, in fact, Lysa, Ellie and Olenna had a good relationship, and there was no reason to refuse.

Also, Ellie felt that Rand was not serious at all. This happened to be happy for Lysa and Rand, and it was not a problem for her to help.

After Lysa left, Ellie began to write letters to the White King and sent a lot of money back, not because the White King was short of money, but to prove that he had grown up.

The bathhouse has begun to make a profit, and because of the price change, as compensation, Rand temporarily distributed part of the profit from the juice to Ellie.

Ellie felt at ease taking the money, because she must have made her own efforts in the development of the den, which was completely different from the feeling brought by everyone in the White Country just treating her as the blood relative of the White King and completely ignoring her own abilities.

She didn't say that she had gotten rid of the influence of the White King, nor did she want to get rid of the influence of her sister. She actually had a good relationship with her sister.

But proving that she could do something with her own ability still made her feel very accomplished.

Rand had no idea what happened in the ruins and the alchemy room. He was studying how to crossbreed animals.

The den needed a mount that ran fast, had good physical strength, reproduced quickly, ate less, was docile, and smart, but this seemed difficult to achieve.

Chapter 72 The First Den Meeting

The first den meeting was held in the Lord's Hall.

The decoration of the Lord's Hall was upgraded again due to the improvement of economic strength. Although Rand repeatedly emphasized not to waste, it was very luxurious no matter how you looked at it.

But I have to say that Ellie's taste is really good. There are carved tables and chairs, marble sculptures, and flags hanging high on both sides. However, since Rand has not designed the pattern yet, there is no emblem on the flags.

According to Ellie, the Lord's Hall will be changed to a marble structure in the future instead of the current masonry.

Maybe it will be more beautiful in the future, but right now Rand is very satisfied.

The first den meeting was held here, and Rand arranged seats for every important member.

The first one on the left is Tan'er, the general who leads the army in the den.

The second one on the left is Lysa, who has no fixed occupation. She mostly works as an intelligence agent and scout, and sometimes also serves as a personal guard.

The first one on the right is Olenna, the adjutant and captain of the personal guard.

The second one on the right is Ellie, the researcher and affairs officer.

It is now very rare for everyone to get together. Seeing that everyone is together, Rand plans to hold a meeting.

In fact, Taran, Sesserai, Tauren Shasa, and Elsa can all be considered important members of the den, but the four currently present are relatively high-level. The others have to maintain the basic operation of the den, so there is no need to pull them over to observe. .

"The first is the legal issue of the den."

At first Rand wanted to make a Twelve Bronze Table Method, but then he found that in his previous life he was just an ignorant college student and couldn't memorize many rules, so he made Liu Bang's "Three Chapters of the Covenant".

This one is very simple and can be recited in a moment: those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will not be punished.

In short, killing must be compensated with life, those who hurt others must pay for their crimes with money or labor, and those who steal must compensate for their losses and be punished.

In fact, the crime rate in the den is very low. To be precise, no one commits a crime at all. However, for matters like law, it is better to have the most basic framework established as early as possible.

Adventurers in the resort occasionally commit crimes, but they are basically at the point of being imprisoned. So far, no very vicious incidents have occurred.

The law was concise and clear, and the four people nodded after reading it. The three chapters of the law only apply to civilians, not to the military, nor to religious people.

But if the military or religious figures commit crimes against civilians, it still applies, but these people can commit crimes against non-Crescent Territory forces. For example, if the army killed soldiers from the Huyuan Territory before, it would not be a crime.

But civilians are not qualified to do this until they are authorized. There are too many villagers in this era who are ignorant and short-sighted. If they let it go, something will happen.

"The second is diplomacy." Rand motioned for Olenna to speak.

Olenna is responsible for external frontal diplomacy, and Ellie is responsible for espionage.

Diplomacy actually only includes the Black and Brown Territory and the Heyuan Territory in the southwest. The Heyuan Territory has not been affected by the army of the Kingdom of Lensa and is relatively stable at this time.

Originally, the Heyuan Territory and the Crescent Moon Territory had no communication, and the Heyuan Baron did not bother to talk about diplomacy with Caotou Green Forest. However, since the war between the Black Brown Earl and the Green Leaf Marquis began, the Heyuan Baron became aware of the situation.

Olenna stood up from her seat and said, "I am responsible for the diplomacy with Baron Heyuan. Mainly in terms of trade, making juice tea bags is quite profitable."

"I am also responsible for the town trade with the Black and Brown Earldom." Olenna continued: "Mainly some farm products, linen products, and hunting. Due to the reduction of taxes and trade, the living standards of the villagers have improved. The economic situation has improved, and there will be far fewer people freezing to death this winter.”

This is the next question.

Rand waited for Olenna to sit down and said: "Only in winter, I decided to open the forest logging permission in the Crescent Territory."

Most countries in the world implement manor law, which means that all property on the territory belongs to the lord, including stones on the roadside, dead trees in the forest, tree fruits, and wild animals.

Everything, even the people, belonged to the lord, which was why many people froze to death in the winter.

"I disagree." Ellie stood up, her political sensitivity was probably the highest among everyone present: "Now that we have joined the second prince camp, what you do is undoubtedly a provocation to the manor law. "

Now at least the Baron of the River Source Territory must be paying close attention to this place. After all, the people here can be regarded as single-handedly changing the outcome of the battle between the Black and Brown Earl and the Greenleaf Marquis.

"Population, population is what we rely on and is the source of everything." Rand expressed disapproval: "Let me watch them freeze to death, which is unacceptable to me."

Ellie rolled her eyes. She didn't know Rand was so stupid before: "Who said they were going to freeze to death? You can commandeer them to cut down trees, and then give them part of the firewood as a reward for fuel for the winter."

It just so happens that a lot of middle- and high-level adventurers have arrived recently, and there is a huge demand for luxury homes in the resort. It just so happens that some free labor is recruited to harvest trees as building materials.

Rand nodded with understanding. Isn't this just work-for-relief?

Now it seems that Ellie is already a qualified affairs officer. It feels like there may not be a more suitable affairs officer in this world than her.

Rand couldn't accept the thought that Ellie and Olenna might leave after getting the artifact at the bottom of the ruins.

Rand could no longer imagine what his future life would be like if he lost Ellie and Olenna. He didn't want to let go, but he couldn't hinder the exploration of the ruins. This was what he had agreed to do from the beginning. You would never do something like this.

And he was sure that he would really lose them by doing this. He was not the weirdo in some romantic dramas.

However, although Rand knew that he had been exploiting Ellie and Olenna, the benefits were sufficient, from the private bathhouse at the beginning to the large bathhouse now, and there were dividends.

And although they acted very mean at the beginning, their relationship should not be so bad now, and there might be a chance to persuade them to stay.

Taner was in charge of the military issues, and there was nothing much to say, but Taner was always there, but when Rand looked at him, he didn't say anything, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

But Rand didn't care much, Taner could be said to be the first person to join the nest, and he trusted Taner almost completely. Since he didn't want to say it, Rand didn't force it, anyway, Taner would never betray the nest.

Finally, looking at Lysa, Lysa blinked, her eyes wandered, and she said nothing.

Rand's heart jumped, and he felt that Lysa was going to do something again. It seems that he has to be careful recently, otherwise social death may happen at any time.

...

Elsa supported her chin at this time, a little tired, mentally tired.

Now it is the second floor of the ruins. The second floor of the ruins seems to be a test area. There are all kinds of monsters that have been captured, such as centaurs and minotaurs, but they are all locked up. The layout is a bit like the zoo in Rand's previous life.

Elsa joined another adventurer team. The members of the team seemed to admire her very much, especially the thief girl, who kept talking over there: "Elsa, Elsa, how did you become so strong?"

With a skillful and polite smile, Elsa held her chin and opened her red lips slightly: "Struggling repeatedly in the trials of life and death will naturally improve. Of course, talent is also indispensable."

It is very difficult for professionals in this world to upgrade their levels.

Ordinary people in this world are no different from ordinary people in Rand's previous life. In order to obtain extraordinary power, physical professions have to exercise their bodies and spellcasters have to endure magic power, and they have to pay unimaginable prices.

The upper-level professionals are already the pinnacle that ordinary people can reach. It is almost impossible to become the highest-level professionals.

But Elsa is not far from this level.

It seems that recalling her past, Elsa's gentle temperament has become cold. Her past is like a nightmare, and this nightmare may come to her at any time.

Chapter 73 People who are often saved by beauty can occasionally save beauty

Elsa walked on the road to the hideout step by step. Compared with the holiday villa at the foot of the mountain, she is much happier here. At least there won't be many people coming to talk to her here.

Now she is in a social phobia form and doesn't want to be talked to by anyone.

Today, when adventuring in the ruins, I found the perfect mount option, so I caught one and sent it to Rand.

A centaur, kept talking in a language she couldn't understand, but it didn't matter, as long as she could ride it, it had been handed over to Cers.

When I came to the hideout to report my work before, I could always hear Rand's mumbling. It seemed that he wanted to form a cavalry, but he couldn't find a suitable mount.

War horses are too expensive, and it's okay if there are few of them, but it's impossible to buy them in large numbers. When forming a cavalry, even if it's only 50 people, the mounts will definitely be damaged.

To put it coldly, human life is not as valuable as war horses now. If a person dies, you can replace him, but it's not easy to replace a war horse that dies or becomes lame.

The war horses that the hideout bought from Ellie and Olenna before were all used by scouts. When the number of war horses is seriously insufficient, the cost-effectiveness of allocating war horses to scouts is the highest.

In this era without drones and satellites, scouts can only be used to transmit intelligence most of the time.

There may be mages, but the only advanced spellcaster Rand knows is Ellie, who is also a warlock. According to Ellie, mages can't transmit intelligence very efficiently, and magic pigeons are already the limit.

Ellie and the White King used magic pigeons to exchange letters.

Elsa walked to the Lord's Hall. The blood on the giant snake bones had dried up, revealing a hideous look. Every time she came here, she would doubt whether Rand was really as weak as she thought.

No one else in the den looked like they could defeat such an exaggerated giant snake. If it wasn't Rand, it meant that there were even more terrifying strong men hiding in the den?

Elsa didn't think about it carefully, nor did she care much about whether there was any shocking conspiracy for so many strong men to gather in this small ravine. She just wanted to work honestly for three years and then get her freedom.

Although if possible, she didn't want to leave here after she got her freedom.

Elsa suddenly appeared in the Lord's Hall, knelt on one knee, like a spy, and whispered: "My Lord."

Rand was about to answer at this time, and his expression changed.

"Oleanna!" Rand roared loudly. Since the confinement room incident, Olenna and Lysa took turns to serve as Rand's personal guard day and night.

At this time, Olenna was guarding.

As a top-level professional, Olena naturally found the enemy faster than Rand, but her first priority was to protect Rand.

Rand spoke with this intention, and asked Olena to protect Elsa.

Although he did not think that Elsa, as one of the protagonists in the game "Deep Moon", would meet the end of her life here, it was impossible for him to sit back and do nothing.

Six top-level professionals, Rand had never seen so many top-level professionals at once, and all of them were the most extreme assassins among thieves.