Divine Kingship

Chapter 533 The White King's letter was seen by Ellie.

The whole sky was a uniform blue, with only one cloud in it—it was unclear whether it was floating or dispersing. There was no wind, and the weather was mild… The air seemed to be filled with something like fresh milk.

Today is a rare good day in late autumn, and it is unexpectedly warm.

"According to the time, today should be the last warm weather this autumn." Ellie said with a smile.

"Then it will probably get colder and colder until winter comes." Rand was taking a walk with Ellie.

It was a rare good day today, and Rand was finally not staying at the construction site to supervise the work.

Olenna, Elsa, and Lisa were also in the walking group. Today, the high-level officials of the Sanctuary were on holiday and came out for group activities.

"Chad and Ranta said they've recovered and want to return to work." Ellie found a random topic to chat with Rand.

"Then let them come first and supervise the Holy Moon Territory." Rand thought for a moment and felt that the Holy Moon Territory would not be too peaceful at the moment, so he said, "Forget it, let them supervise the prisoners of the Borun Kingdom in the Crescent Moon Territory."

Ranta and Chad have made many contributions to the development of the Sanctuary's power. They have faced many dangers, and their bravery and loyalty have been recognized by Rand and their colleagues.

Rand believed that they had faced enough dangers, and now Rand hoped that they could live well until the end of their lifespan.

For people who do dangerous work, such as soldiers or these missionaries, surviving a hundred battles is a remarkable achievement.

As I have seen along the way, too many people I knew and whose names I could name have died.

Chad and Ranta were lucky. They survived despite many dangers. But no one can survive in danger forever. Rand thought they had experienced enough dangers and didn't need to go through more.

He understood that the two wanted to continue to make contributions, but he, as the lord, disagreed.

Old soldiers, just live well. When it comes to a life-and-death situation, Rand will certainly fight alongside them again, but Rand hopes that such a time will never come.

The crow Coke flew across the sky, and the crow that was theoretically a phoenix had grown even bigger.

If Crow Coke landed on the ground and raised his head and chest, he would probably reach Rand's chest height.

It has already surpassed the category of an eagle and reached the level of some magical beasts. If Crow Cola fights with those adult griffins, Crow Cola will be the winner.

Through the perspective of Coke the Crow, Rand noticed a magical carrier pigeon.

The magic pigeon flies very fast and its flight path is very difficult to predict, but Rand thinks Crow Coke should have a chance to catch it.

Ellie caught the pigeon and took out the letter it was carrying.

There was a mark on the letter indicating that it was addressed to Rand, not Ellie.

Ellie glanced at Rand, who shook his head to indicate that he didn't need to look first.

Then Ellie opened the letter, and after looking it up and down, her expression became a little strange.

Ellie glanced at Rand in a strange and obscure way, then stared at the letter carefully.

After reading it for a while, he turned the letter over again. It was indeed stationery from the royal family of the White Kingdom, and the notes were in the handwriting of the White King Bolan.

Ellie recalled the moment she caught the magic pigeon. It was indeed the magic pigeon that had been delivering messages for the White King.

Obviously, the probability that the content of the letter is forged is too low.

That would be amazing.

Ellie signaled the rest of the Sanctuary's high-ranking officials with her eyes.

The rest of the high-ranking officials of the Holy Land immediately understood and dispersed to do their own things. They all knew that the next thing would probably involve Ellie's family affairs.

The Sanctuary's top brass also thoughtfully cleared the area so that there would be no one around who could eavesdrop on Ellie and Rand's conversation.

"What's the matter?" Rand was a little confused now, he looked at Ellie and asked.

"Have you done it?" Ellie looked at Rand suspiciously.

"What happened?" Rand actually understood what Ellie asked, but he didn't know why she asked that.

Ellie handed the letter to Rand: "Look for yourself, the White King Bolan clearly expressed his longing for you."

Rand took a look and indeed found the words "long time no see, I miss you so much" in the letter.

"Bolan and I have a good relationship to begin with." Rand explained, "At least we are good friends. This should be... normal?"

Ellie stroked her delicate chin.

She didn't think Rand was lying, but judging from the letter, Rand's progress should be very fast?

But it always feels a little strange.

So the elder sister clearly has a very good impression of Rand, but even when Ellie tried hard to push him and Rand took the initiative, she still chose to... give up?
This is a bit confusing.

Obviously, if you want to have a good time, you don't have to care about worldly opinions.

As an orthodox wife and mistress, Ellie would obviously turn a blind eye.

Ellie was a little confused about the White King Bolan's thoughts. She planned to ask him in person or try to find out the answer the next time they met.

As for now, she had no intention of digging into the matter. She knew Rand's character very well and he would not lie to her about such a thing.

And if Rand really intended to lie, Ellie was very sure that she could easily see through it.

Ellie is now in her 20s and has spent a full 10 years of her life with Rand, which accounts for almost half of her life.

And if we exclude the time of ignorance in childhood, the proportion of time spent with Rand in life will be even greater.

In fact, Rand also wanted to see what Ellie thought. The wording in the letter sent by Bolan this time was indeed more intimate than before.

In fact, Rand didn't even think that Bolan cared about the world's opinion. It was Bolan who must care about his relationship with Rand and Ellie.

Anyway, this relationship is already a bit of a mess now, and I don’t know when I can sort it out and make a decision.

But Rand was not in a hurry, he believed he still had a lot of time.

"Let's try it out next time we meet," Rand suggested.

Ellie nodded to indicate that she thought so too.

"Then it's about other things." Rand looked back at the letter. Of course, this time, Bolan sent the letter back for something important.

It is an investigation into the orcs, an investigation into the Wisteria Kingdom, and an investigation and speculation into the possible plans of Grand Duke Vladimir.

The crow Coke flew across the sky again, and the high-ranking officials of the Sanctuary who received the news quickly returned. They did not go too far in the first place, they just did not want to eavesdrop, at least not on things that might cause Rand's disgust.

"The orcs are using the power of Purgatory, and vampires have been found in the North. As for the Wisteria Kingdom, they are still under investigation." Rand waited for the Sanctuary's high-level officials to return, and immediately started talking about business. "It seems that we should prepare early." Elsa said.

The top leaders of the Holy Land are well aware that the Holy Land forces and Grand Duke Vladimir are already in an irreconcilable hostile relationship.

Rand was bound to stop Grand Duke Vladimir's evil plan.

"White King Bolan will complete the preliminary work, so we still have some time to develop the land here." Rand nodded to indicate that they should indeed make preparations early. "Once the results of the investigation are fully confirmed, we will set off for the North."

In fact, the personal strength and power of King White Bolan are far stronger than those of the Holy Land.

However, as an ally and family member, Rand will not push all his responsibilities onto the White King. Although the high-level officials of the Sanctuary and Rand are far inferior to the White King in terms of military strength, they are not weak in essence and can play a big role.

Especially Rand, as a powerful control unit, reconnaissance unit and treatment unit, Rand can provide very powerful auxiliary role.

Anyway, even in a king's battle, Rand can provide powerful assistance.

It can only be said that Rand plays an auxiliary role, healing, control, and reconnaissance. Rand himself has high self-recovery and long endurance. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best auxiliary.

And now, Rand has become a senior professional, and in most cases, he will not be too much of a drag.

And if Rand uses his power armor, the artifact Eternal Barrier, and the Permafrost Core, he can actually play a significant role in combat.

Rand can proudly say that he is a strong man.

"Anyway, we won't be here for long, so we need to speed up construction during this period," Rand concluded. "Is there anything else you need to add?"

"Yes." Olenna pushed her decorative glasses. Glasses appeared in this world very early due to alchemy. Olenna did not need glasses. She wore them only to satisfy Rand's needs.

Wearing glasses is actually a form of disguise to a certain extent. Among the high-level officials in the Sanctuary, the only high-level combat force that is explicitly known to outsiders is Inspector Elsa. Ellie, as a great wizard, is more widely known for her academic reputation.

The combat capabilities of other high-level sanctuaries are not very obvious.

Anyway, Olenna looks like a beautiful and intellectual clerk who suits the lord's taste. If she wears glasses, her temperament will be more prominent and people will ignore her possible fighting ability.

Although Olenna wore a swift sword on her waist, compared with her temperament and beauty, this weapon was really not very eye-catching.

"What's going on?" Rand asked.

"We're starting to run out of money," Olenna said.

Rand had thought about this a long time ago and had already come up with a plan.

However, the deadly battle with the Kingdom of Bolen at Crescent Harbor still consumed a large amount of Rand's manpower, material resources and financial resources. The cost alone was not small for the pensions of the soldiers who died in the battle and the treatment of their families.

The Crescent Moon Harbor, which originally had a productive output, has also been severely damaged and needs to be rebuilt. During this reconstruction period, it is obvious that Crescent Moon Harbor will no longer have any output, and the reconstruction will also consume a lot of money, materials, and manpower.

In fact, even so, Rand is not too short of money. Rand's economic system is very solid and stable, and there is no bubble that will burst with a single poke.

But in this situation, Rand still wants to come and vigorously develop the Holy Moon Territory, so it is very normal for the capital chain to be broken.

But it's okay.

The money owed by a lord is not the same as the money owed by a merchant.

Rand can actually issue bonds with credit guarantee.

But that is the last resort. What Rand plans to do now is to borrow money from allies and ask for money from investors.

It must be mentioned here that Rand, at least in the construction of Crescent Harbor, had investors.

After the construction of Crescent Moon Harbor was completed, it actually brought huge profits, both overt and covert, to most of the nobles in the country.

The lord of Crescent Moon Harbor is Rand, but many of its buildings and rights belong to many great nobles in the country.

This was Rand’s strategy from the beginning, bundling of interests.

This can effectively reduce the jealousy of the domestic nobles towards the interests of Crescent Harbor, as well as reduce the hostility of the domestic nobles towards Rand, the new noble, and even make them support Rand on many occasions.

Of course, Rand is not afraid of these nobles in the Frost Moon Kingdom, but in the absence of conflicts of interest, it is always better to be friends than enemies, right? Rand does not have much time to clean up the nobles in the country one by one.

And that is, you can ask for money at times like this.

Although Crescent Harbor is Rand's territory, when Crescent Harbor operates normally, Rand reaps the lion's share of the profits.

But no matter what, Crescent Moon Harbor is everyone’s property!
If Crescent Moon Harbor cannot be rebuilt, won’t all the money and materials invested by everyone before be wasted?
This is everyone's property. How can we let Rand be the only one to pay for the reconstruction?
Rand does have to bear the most responsibility, but Rand defended Crescent Harbor against the attack of the Invincible Fleet of the Kingdom of Boren. How can we ask Rand to do more?
Now that Rand is out of money, shouldn't we support him a little?

"It's a small problem. I can just ask the investors in Crescent Moon Harbor to fund me. I will apply for a loan from His Majesty the King for the remaining funding gap." Rand said.

"Okay." Olena said she would arrange for it to be carried out immediately.

Rand is not afraid of a broken capital chain because it has a very good reputation.

Rand could actually owe money and wages to the Sanctuary laborers and soldiers, and no one would think that Rand Nicholas would treat them unfairly.

But Rand wouldn't do that.

Rand is very averse to the issue of wage arrears, so he would not choose this method unless he has no other choice.

For the vast majority of lords in this world, everything in the territory belongs to them, including the people themselves and their wealth. Arrears of wages really do not count for anything at all.

But Rand would not do that. After all, he is a modern man. If he puts himself in the other person's shoes, he will know that he would not accept such behavior.

However, Rand should not reach this situation. Rand can also apply for further funding from the Torch Church's Novice Faction, and borrow money from his brother-in-law, the White King.

These are all possible.

The reason why Rand is so radical is that even though there is still reconstruction work to be done in the territory and even though he owes money, he wants to quickly advance the construction of the Holy Moon Territory.

That is naturally due to strategic factors.

Now that the problem of the undead has been basically solved and Vladimir's gaze has been determined to turn back to the north, the southern countries will have a lot of breathing space.

If the Kingdom of Borun recovers, it may try to drive Rand away at any time.

Therefore, construction and defense projects must be completed as quickly as possible.

This will increase the cost for the Kingdom of Bolen to try to take back the Holy Moon Territory, and when the cost is high enough, they may give up trying to take it back.

As for the future, after the reconstruction of Crescent Moon Harbor is completed, the debt can be repaid easily and quickly.

Even, if we go to the north later, maybe we can get some money from the orcs or the Wisteria Kingdom?

(End of this chapter)