The victory of a religion in another world is so easy?

Chapter 34 Blessing 2 also works on beasts and monsters.

Since the chair incident, Ryza has kept quiet for a while; perhaps she also has the kind of shame that only normal people have.

However, Lysa has recently reappeared, occasionally appearing in Rand's sight.

Before heading to the ruins, Rand planned to resolve all the troublesome issues that had piled up, such as the problem of the minotaurs' breeding.

The number of minotaurs at the hideout has increased.

According to the elite Tauren Shasa, there is an entrance to the Underdark near the hideout, which Rand suspects is located near the ruins.

In the past few days, I encountered a Minotaur who had inexplicably gotten lost in the wild and passed through a temporary spatial tunnel. He was then captured by Shasa and forcibly made a member of her tribe.

The number of adult minotaurs has now reached 12, and due to recent periods of relative ease and abundant food, two minotaur cubs have been born.

It was a thriving scene, the only problem being that Shasa's looks weren't particularly striking among the minotaurs, at least not enough to arouse the sexual desire of her fellow minotaurs, so she and her lovers weren't living a very happy life.

After listening to the report, Rand fell silent for a while, then asked Olena beside him, "Should I help her?"

Because Olena was particularly considerate and capable in many ways, Rand used his unlimited power as the leader of the hideout to temporarily keep Olena by his side as his secretary to help him with his work.

Olena tilted her head slightly and whispered, "Isn't the expansion of the minotaur race to your advantage?"

The implication is that helping Shasa is perfectly fine, and there's no need to consider moral issues when dealing with monsters.

In the past, Olena had always held herself to the standards of a noble knight, and the virtues of a knight were deeply ingrained in her mind. But now, she could only blush slightly when she made such a suggestion.

However, if the people of the White Kingdom knew that the old-fashioned Olena looked like this now, they would probably be shocked.

Having gained Olena's approval, Rand felt that his moral compass had been restored to some extent. After wandering around his now much larger hideout for a short while, he arrived at the Minotaur settlement.

Thanks to Rand's request, the Tauren settlement area was relatively clean and tidy.

Rand glanced at Shasa.

Shasa nudged his face, wiggled his bull-nose, and pointed the tip of his nose at the male minotaur beside him.

This minotaur is quite imposing and majestic, but his eyes don't seem very bright.

But he didn't look malnourished.

Rand raised an eyebrow, snapped his fingers as usual, and activated Blessing 2.

Blessing 2 doesn't require snapping your fingers to activate, but Rand needs a disguise. If a life-or-death battle were to occur, any information gap would become infinitely significant.

After activating Blessing 2, Rand quickly left with Olena, as the scene that followed was too inappropriate for anyone, young or old.

After testing by Rand, it was found that his ability could be effective against wild beasts, monsters, and even plants.

Rand hadn't expected that it would work on plants as well. This Blessing 2 seemed to be a conceptual ability, yet it could even promote plant reproduction.

This means that Rand could try to breed plants.

However, all of that is still a long way off. Right now, the development direction he has set for the hideout is to try a three-crop rotation system.

The three-field system divides the land into three plots: one plot is used for winter crops, with winter wheat sown in the autumn; another plot is used for spring crops, with spring wheat sown in the spring when the weather warms up, and sometimes nitrogen-fixing legumes are selected to enhance soil fertility; and the third plot is left fallow.

This is an excellent, groundbreaking farming method developed in Europe during Rand's previous era. It can produce high yields even in relatively cold soils, and can almost avoid the loss of soil fertility and reduce the occurrence of plant diseases.

Moreover, fallow land is not entirely useless. The weeds that grow naturally on the fallow land can be used for grazing and become grazing food for livestock, while the livestock manure can be used as fertilizer to restore the soil's fertility.

This is a perfect cycle!

The only uncertainty is whether this farming method is suitable for the land in the fantasy game world. Therefore, Rand only set aside a piece of land as a test field to see the results. If it works, it will be promoted; if not, it will be cultivated and rested as usual.

As for the livestock, the current choice is the Minotaur.

There were no other surplus livestock available.

The Crescent Moon Territory, including its outposts, comprises five villages and one town, and it may not be able to muster thirty large livestock. Moreover, it is still in the experimental stage, so it is not advisable to conscript the large livestock, which the villagers consider an important source of productivity, for the experiment.

However, Rand has already initiated the livestock breeding program! His Blessing 2 is a single-target buff with a long cooldown, but it has no cost!

Recently, as soon as his Blessing 2 cooldown was over, he went to various places to stimulate the lust of livestock and mate them.

It's likely that the number of livestock in Crescent Moon Territory will gradually increase before long.

Tanl has been assigned by Rand to work as a mercenary in the main city of the former ruler of Crescent Moon Territory, the Black Brown Earl Territory. Tanl also took some believers who, although they worshipped the Mother Goddess, did not truly obtain her power, resulting in physical deformities, as his subordinates.

Such believers would not be detected by the low-level ritual objects that are ubiquitous in the Torch Church.

Rand needs Tanl to make a name for himself as soon as possible so that he can have a chance to make contact with the Earl of Blackbrown and thus get involved in this battle that would otherwise have been a bloodbath.

The opportunity for someone without noble status to become a noble is extremely rare, perhaps even once in a lifetime, and Rand would never let it slip by.

After circling around, we returned to the entrance of the sacrificial chamber.

Thanks to Rand's planning and renovation, the hideout at this time could be described as having flat land, well-arranged houses, and fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, and bamboo groves.

The paths crisscross, and the sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard from one another.

The interior design is completely different from the sinister and eerie cult hideout it was at the beginning.

The houses are neatly arranged on both sides of the road. Each household has its own small vegetable garden and livestock pen. Some families have even started keeping what appear to be canines.

Moreover, as supplies gradually became more abundant, a market has appeared at the location designated by Rand.

Although not many transactions used currency, and most were barter between families, it marked the beginning of trade.

If there are large transactions, the villagers will spontaneously go to the town to trade with silver or copper coins, just like going to the market in Rand's previous life.

Once the Ruins Project is launched and enough money is obtained, Rand plans to build better roads for Crescent Moon Territory and then officially launch the trade system.

But right now, we need to deal with the Iron Golem first.

Tanl was dispatched to the territory of the Earl of Blackbrown, so the only people involved this time were Ellie, Lysa, Rand, and Olena.

As Ellie entered the sacrificial chamber, she glanced up at Rand and Olena, who was following closely behind him, then lowered her head again. Since deciding to officially cooperate with the hideout, Ellie didn't mind helping Rand with these trivial documents.

You can also learn a lot of administrative experience that you haven't had the opportunity to practice before.

"We can almost prepare to set off and see the Iron Golem," Rand said with a smile.

"Wait until I'm done." Although it was voluntary, Ellie had been working all day in this sacrificial room, which served as both Rand's bedroom and office, and she was still a little resentful.

Chapter 35 Ruins, Steel Golem, and a Fleeting Memory

As always, Lysa wore a standard emerald green fitted ranger outfit, with a small leather whip and a short dagger at her waist, and a short bow on her back.

Olena donned armor for the first time in a long time, but it was more of a breastplate and a sword armor than armor; the rest was just tight-fitting fabric.

As a dueling swordsman who uses a swift sword, agility is of paramount importance.

As for Ellie, she casually picked out a witch's hat to wear and held a staff in her hand.

The most outrageous one is Rand, wielding two large shields, that's it.

Although Rand didn't think that the steel-clad-wood shield could stop the attack of the steel golem that was two stories tall, the shield had become a habit for him over time.

Led by Lysa, they soon arrived at the ruins.

Having witnessed it firsthand, Rand finally confirmed that this was the location of the first event in the game "Deep Moon".

A ruin filled with traps and treasures.

However, all of this depends on taking down the steel golem at the entrance of the ruins.

Ellie excitedly took out the treasure map, which described in detail the surrounding environment and conditions of the ruins. After comparing it with the map, she confirmed that this was the location.

Her worries vanished instantly. She had been concerned that Rand was deceiving her, or that this was not the location described on the treasure map.

I feel that all the hardships I've endured during this period have been worthwhile.

It's really heartbreaking to think about.

Next, all you have to do is take down the Iron Golem and then activate Rand's ingenious and creative project!

Ellie really wanted to show Rand's brilliant plan to her sister, or recruit Rand as her sister's advisor, but unfortunately, it seems unlikely now.

It seems that Rand is now determined to develop her hideout, and she even feels that Rand wants to recruit her and Olena.

But even just a collaboration would be good.

When she got close enough, Ellie activated the mechanical gem on the pendant.

The steel golems that had been patrolling the wilderness tirelessly without rest suddenly came to a halt.

The radiant energy core suddenly dimmed, and the steel golem collapsed due to the loss of energy support.

Lysa drew her bow and nocked an arrow, which, made of an unknown substance, pierced precisely into the gap in the armor of the giant steel golem.

“It doesn’t seem to be working,” Lysa said. “This kind of pinnacle alchemical product from the last era, if we can’t find a suitable way, maybe only dragon’s breath can forcibly destroy it.”

Rand stared at the fallen steel golem, lost in thought. He wondered if the thermal expansion and contraction method would work, or if burying it in a hole would be an option if he couldn't kill it.

However, it all depends on Ellie now. She previously said she had a way to deal with the Iron Golem.

Ellie spoke softly, “The outer skin of the Iron Golem is not iron, but some kind of alchemical metal, and I have the recipe for an alchemical potion that can dissolve this alchemical metal.”

A sense of unease flashed through Rand's mind. Could this sentence structure mean that a series of material-collecting tasks would be issued next, just like in a game?

Sure enough, Ellie said, "But we're still missing one material."

“Very rare?” Rand, who was walking at the front of the group, turned around when he heard Ellie’s words.

“It’s alright.” Ellie explained somewhat shyly, “Actually, there’s only one thing that’s really missing. Originally, it required blood essence, but now that kind of ore is almost impossible to find. Fortunately, we can now use the Crimson Orb from the Cult of the God of Struggle as a substitute.”

After about five breaths, the Iron Golem gradually began to restart.

However, by this time, Rand and his group had already hidden far away.

Lysa's golden eyes watched the activated steel golem from afar. It showed no signs of going berserk and continued its patrol along the original route.

Turning her gaze away, she heard Rand ask, "Is it a rose-red bead, about the size of an eyeball, that glows at night?"

Ellie wasn't surprised by Rand's question and nodded, saying, "Yes, it seems you've also encountered that kind of monster. We've also gathered information about the Cult of the God of Struggle before, and they have indeed left traces of activity in the surrounding area."

After saying that, Ellie looked at Rand with hopeful eyes: "Did you keep it? That bead."

Rand shook his head: "That's a pagan tool! I offered it to the Mother Goddess."

Ellie's initial excitement quickly turned to disappointment: "It seems we still need to find a way to hunt down the followers of the God of Struggle."

However, there's not much of a rush. Everything hasn't started yet, and it will take time for the White King to reply. In this era, most information transmission relies on human effort.