There are not many people in the world about the Dark Council, the mysterious organization is the most terrifying, and there have always been rumors that there are brutal ogres and vampires in the Council, and the envelope is from the gods of hell Hades, and all kinds of terrifying legends have cast a terrifying shadow on the Dark Council.

But as one of the members of the council, Snow knows very well that the Dark Council is not as terrible as the outside world rumores, although there are many murderous guys among them, but the organization has too few personnel, and there is no ability to confront the powerful army head-on, and the infighting is very serious, in order to expand the power of his side, so Snow will risk sneaking into the empty realm, and specially come to find the traces of the demon Oak.

The demons are an important part of the Dark Council, they are excluded by the world, so they have to find their kind to gather together, and the Dark Council just takes a fancy to the powerful power of the demons, so it gives them such a platform to work for themselves, in this regard, Rant's idea coincides with the Dark Council.

Although the name of the Dark Council is terrifying, the overall strength is still far from that of the Holy See, the main reason is that they do not have their own army, and on this continent, organizations without military force are often difficult to survive, but because their whereabouts are erratic and difficult to identify, so for many years, the Holy See has not been able to completely eliminate them.

"The lord of the Kongdu Domain is really bold and reckless, he actually dares to raise demon seeds privately," Snow took off his cloak, revealing an old face, his silver hair was scattered, and his face was wrinkled like old bark, "The members of the Capet family are crazy guys, the old Capet is like this, and the little Capet is the same!"

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The next day, Rand was thinking about how to train the soldiers, although the soldiers of the air crossing collar have been in the army for a long time, but have never experienced the real battlefield, the horror of blood and fire may collapse some people with poor psychological endurance, once there is a sign of this, then the surrounding soldiers' emotions will be affected, which will lead to a large-scale rout.

At this time, the importance of the leader is reflected, as the position of commander-in-chief, not only to do a good job in command, but also to stabilize the morale of the army.

Just as Rand was making his plans, the door was gently pushed open, and Payne walked in with a tired look, his eyes red, his boots covered in mud, and a foul smell from all over his body, which seemed to be mixed with a hint of blood.

"My lord, the secret letter found from Marco is true. Payne's throat squirmed, and he rubbed his temples, desperately trying to clear his sleepless head, "We've found letters from Marco's relics that he has in common with Bran. ”

"What about the people on the list?"

"None of them were wronged, all seven of them had received money from Bran, and I found a record book in their home, which clearly recorded the distribution of the various affairs and defenses of the city in the air ferry territory, including the names and addresses of the soldiers defending the city. Payne paused, then said, "One of them tried to run, and I cut off his head." ”

"There are six left," Rand said after a moment's thought, "send them to Cabin Town, give them weapons, and if the beast tide comes, let them defend the first row." ”

In the end, Rand still did not order the execution of these spies who were bought by Bran, and used them as cannon fodder to resist the tide of beasts, and he must not show soft-heartedness for the betrayer, otherwise the lord's majesty will be challenged, which is a very terrible thing, once the lord's majesty is lost, he will not be able to command his subordinates.

Rand didn't worry much about the lost blueprints, the manufacture of the ballista was very cumbersome, and there were many delicate parts, and without the help of Oak, Bran would not have been able to successfully build this big killer even if he got these drawings.

"My lord, there's something I want to report to you. ”

"Please. ”

"Yesterday, while investigating Marco, I went to the area where Marco once lived, a slum, where they had no fields to grow, no clothing to keep them warm, no food to keep them warm, and their fields were occupied by the nobility, and most of the inhabitants who lived there would not survive the first heavy snowfall unless there was no accident. Payne said stubbornly, he also knew the current situation of the Empty Ferry Territory, and Rand couldn't come up with more silver coins to build houses for the residents of the slums.

When he looked at the scrawny, hungry children, Payne always felt a tingle in his heart, they had done nothing wrong, but they had to endure torture in this world, if he turned a blind eye, maybe their fate was to be curled up on the side of the road in a heavy snow, to be pecked by vultures and crows.

No matter in any era, as long as the war continues, it is the civilians who suffer, not only in the empty ferry territory, even in the economically developed Lindong City, as long as you walk on the street, you can see beggars and homeless people everywhere, and the soldiers patrol every day, and burn many bones that have died of cold and starvation.

"The treasury in the empty ferry territory has bottomed out......" Rand was silent for a long time and said slowly.

Payne's heart sank, but he also knew that what Rand said was the truth, and in order to resist the beast tide and barbarians, Rand had almost emptied all of his net worth.

"I don't have anything else to do, my lord, I'll step back first. Payne sighed and prepared to leave.

"Payne, issue a warrant, if the men in the slums are willing to help me build the fortifications, I will pay them one silver coin a month," Rand thought for a moment, and then continued: "If they are willing to take up arms and join the army to fight against the tide of beasts, I will pay them more, and if they die in battle, their families will be compensated with twenty gold coins." ”

"Lord Lord, are you serious?" Payne asked in surprise and panic, "Isn't our coffers bottoming out, where do you get the money to pay the poor?"

"Originally, I was going to use this money as a start-up fund for next year's conscription, but in this case, it is better to transfer it from my own territory anyway, and it can also solve the problem of food and clothing for some residents. Rand said that the troops that have been formed by the poor may be a little weak in combat effectiveness, because they have not been systematically trained, but there is no doubt that the army formed by them is extremely loyal, Rand has read a lot of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign history books, and the members of the army that have always been strong and loyal are all from the people, as long as you give them hope, they will follow you with all their hearts.

"But, Payne, you must train the beasts on how to use their swords before they go, and I don't want my men to be scared to pee their pants at the sight of monsters. Rand said at Payne.

"Yes, I will live up to your trust!" Payne nodded excitedly.