"Flame is visible light and heat that occurs during the chemical process in which fuel is mixed with air and rapidly transformed into combustion products. Rand sat alone in the empty hall, holding a quill in his hand and drawing a line on the paper that resembled a flame.

"But where is the fuel for the Oak flame?" Rand scratched his head in annoyance, and then learned in great pain that it was extremely stupid to talk about science in a magical world.

The disappearance of energy in this world is irreversible, just like coal, it takes thousands of years for them to form, but the magic of the demon seed does not need any energy to activate, only need to replenish a little physical strength, this power can originally change the world, but because of the Holy See's uneasiness about this power, it was labeled as a devil.

Rand had already thought about it, if he simply relied on the resources and troops in this territory, he would never be able to compete with his brothers, he could only start with other methods in order to have a glimmer of hope for victory, he had already seen the power of the demon seed, which was definitely difficult for normal people to resist.

"The income from taxes, trade, minerals, etc. in the air ferry territory is far from enough to expand the army's equipment and equipment, it seems that we have to find a way to change the status quo, I can't even afford to buy ordnance without money, and I can't say anything in va......in," Rand frowned and looked at the map of the air ferry territory, planning to make some money from some places.

"Your Excellency. ”

While Rand was pondering, Payne dragged his tired body in and saluted, "Lord Lord, Penn has failed your trust, and we have not caught the escaped demon seed. ”

It's strange if you can catch it!" Rand muttered to himself in his heart, but seeing Payne's face full of wind and fatigue, he couldn't bear it, and beckoned to him: "It's hard, it's just a demon seed, just run away, anyway, my father's impression of me is already very bad, no matter how bad it is, it won't be worse than now." “

"I just got the news that His Excellency Ron Capet heard that the demon seed had fled and had returned to his territory, and only sent a knight to the airland to understand the situation. Payne reported that this should be the only good news, or according to Ron's domineering personality, I really don't know how to end it.

"Oh, Lord Love's letter is fast enough!" said Randt in a sarcastic tone.

"Lord Love has a flock of nightjars, and raising them is expensive, but it is worth the money, and this flat-haired beast is several times faster than the fastest horse, and it is best used for communication. Payne bowed his head and reported that in order to monitor Rand's every move, Love had made a bloody investment.

"Don't talk about this, come, Payne, you can help me show me the financial income records of the past year in the territory of Kongdu, as well as the troops and weapons in the territory, and the number of sheriffs in each village and town to show me!" Rantt ordered, even if the dereliction of duty to let the demon seed escape this kind of thing be reported to the Duke of Winton, he is not worried, anyway, according to the previous character of the Lant, it is not unusual to do this kind of thing, and the Duke of Winton scolded him a few more words in his heart.

"Yes!" but......" Payne nodded subconsciously, then looked like he wanted to say something, and looked at Rand with a strange look.

"Something?"

"Keeping records of income and counting troops and weapons is easy to do, but are you sure you understand, Lord Lord?" said Payne cautiously, lest it sting Rant's fragile pride.

Rand raised an eyebrow, and then he remembered that Rand had never looked at the records of income and expenditure in the realm, including the taxes on various minerals and the accounts of tribute to the empire, and the most on his mind were women and red wine.

"Payne, did you know there's a word for epiphany?"

......

"Payne, how much hope do you think I have if I fight my brothers for the title?" Rand asked as he closed the thick notebook, rubbed his eyes, and turned to Payne.

"Uh......" Payne didn't expect Rand to ask such a question, usually Rand looks like a lazy salted fish, and no one would think that he would have ambitions for the Duke of Winton's inheritance.

"This ...... This, from an economic and military point of view, is unlikely. Payne pondered his words.

"It's not that it's not big, it's not possible at all. If I had passed through normal means, I would not have been able to inherit my father's title, and my strength would be far from being comparable to that of my eldest brother. Rand said this fact in a relaxed tone, "So, I can only find some other way." ”

The Duke of Winton's greatest wish in life is to re-ascend to the throne of this country, but the Holy See will not allow a war that may lead to the destruction of the country, so no matter how much the Duke of Winton gathers strength, he will not be able to achieve his ambition, and above the king of the entire continent is the ruling class at the top of the pyramid, the Holy See, compared to several kings, the Pope is the real ruler of the entire continent.

The Holy See has a large system of believers, and even many royal families are their believers, they accept the worship of the royal family, and have their own holy legions, and most importantly, the people believe in the Holy See, the Pope's divine power has been greater than the royal power, and it is difficult to change this status quo with strong military forces alone.

No one can destroy the Holy See with a single army, and then they will be the enemy of the entire continent.

"If you want to change all this and break the dictatorship and sacredness of the Holy See, the Demon Seed is the most beneficial help!" Rantt paused, "Payne, have you ever thought that apart from God, the Demon Seed is actually a miracle of another god in the world?"

The demons don't need to believe in God, they are born with great power, they will quickly gather a large number of believers, if their development is not curbed, then the consequence is the creation of a new religion, the supremacy of the Holy See on the continent will be impacted, the Pope is obviously aware of this, so without waiting for the demons to show their great power, they will be beaten into street rats, and there is no possibility of rising.

In this matter, the Pope is nothing more than an unscrupulous politician for the sake of profit.

"My lord, you still haven't given up on your crazy thoughts?" Payne raised his voice.

"Payne, the current situation is ......" Rand stared into Payne's eyes and said word by word: "If you don't go crazy, you won't survive!"

"Smack!" Rand clapped his hands.

Out of the side door of the main hall came a figure, dressed in a neat uniform, with a pair of cowhide boots on his feet, just like when he was in prison, the scars and bruises on his face were much lighter, and it seemed that the demon seeds' recovery ability was stronger than that of normal humans.

"Demon Seed!" Payne instantly drew the steel sword at his waist.

"What the hell is going on?" Payne obviously felt that his brain was a little insufficient, Oak had already fled, why did he appear in Rand's palace, and it seemed that Rand did not show any surprises, could ......

Thinking of a possibility, Payne's face was a little shocked.

"Payne, I'd like to introduce you, the employee I just hired, let's say hire!" Rand circled around Oak, nodded and said, "The clothes fit well." ”

Oak's demeanor is natural, and he seems to have adapted to his new identity, looking at Payne, who is in a tense state all over, Oak bows and salutes, and he can't find fault with his appearance and posture.

"Good morning, Mr. Knight, I am Mr. Rand's gardener, Oak Perion!"