Chapter 125 The Resistance

It was a short battle.

The trackers had no idea of ​​the details of their targets, and as rangers they thought they were well camouflaged in the forest.

Until their necks were cut by the dagger stretched out from behind, the first thought that came to their minds was - "How can this tree use a dagger?"

But the only weapons that Lisabel's men had were daggers. The other weapons had been listed as controlled items by the new prince. The people he brought were very efficient. Within a few days, the weapon stores and blacksmith shops on the market received orders, and that amount basically accounted for their entire year's production.

Although there are still a few weapons circulating in the black market, they are just baits left deliberately. The reason why Lisabel and the others were stalked by the trackers is because two believers took the initiative to go to the black market to prepare some basic weapons.

In the town, these nature believers had a much poorer perception of their surroundings and almost ran into the big net laid by Morarichi. Fortunately, the self-willed believer noticed something wrong in the black market, pretended to buy some banned drugs, and did not enter the stores selling weapons and equipment.

These stores selling weapons and equipment have been controlled by Morarichi's men. About fifty people are lying in ambush inside and outside the stores. Anyone who enters the equipment store will be quickly controlled and taken away for interrogation.

However, the whereabouts of these nature believers were still noticed by the soldiers outside, and when they left the black market, a small team followed them.

In the city, the followers of the God of Nature were not so perceptive. They did not notice the tracking behind them. The team followed them all the way to their base and knew their identities.

Morarichi did not choose to directly raid the stronghold and arrest these people. He chose to continue tracking these believers of the God of Nature, trying to find the supporters behind them.

After receiving the promise of retaining their territories and noble titles, the nobles of the Whispering Wind Kingdom were happy to change their allegiance. When they surrendered completely, they no longer supported any resistance actions, which would only bring instability to their interests.

"Their support must come from outside."

Morarichi thinks so.

Arresting these believers is only a temporary solution and cannot solve the problem completely. If he cannot find the supporters behind the scenes, he will have to focus most of his energy on these resistance fighters who keep emerging.

He still had a lot of messes to deal with. Although the surrendered nobles allowed him to roughly control this former kingdom, in order to get those nobles to surrender, Lannia made some promises, including concessions on taxes and some royal rights.

These promises have made the current financial and administrative situation of the Wind Whispering Kingdom not look good.

"Wait for me here."

Moralichi finally finished processing the backlog of documents, and now he knew why Lania had thrown him here. She didn't want to keep her promises, at least not completely, and Moralichi was the best person to deal with these nobles within the rules of the game.

"About one-third of the territory is controlled by the new nobles promoted by Lannia."

Morarich was calculating the power in his hands. The nobles promoted by Lannia were loyal to the kingdom. They would obey Morarich's orders, and the kingdom's garrison would also obey the dispatch of him as the lord.

"Sir, we found the bodies of the soldiers who were on the tracking mission."

A soldier came in and handed over a report. Moralich glanced at the report in his hand.

"The other side should not have weapons, and most of them are not very strong. How come the tracking team can't even send a signal?"

The bodies of the tracking team were found by a patrol this morning, and based on the state of decay observed by the patrol, they probably died a day ago.

But Ularich still found some clues in these tracking teams.

"Their route?"

Morarich marked the spot on the map where the tracking team had died, then drew their path on the map.

"They are heading towards the elf forest." When Moralich made his judgment, Lysabel had already arrived at the agreed location.

The elves brought their weapons and equipment to them.

Unlike the weapons in the hands of the elves, these weapons appear very plain, without too many decorations and patterns, and the specifications of different weapons appear a bit confusing.

"The sword from the Kingdom of Mann, and this one has armor from the Kingdom of Soling."

These weapons and equipment were not made by the elves, but were equipment from various human kingdoms that they collected through previous trade.

"We cannot publicly express our support for you at this time."

The elf who was handing over the equipment said so.

They do not wish to provoke direct conflict with the human kingdom.

After all, it didn't matter to the elves whether Lysabel could recover her kingdom. It was enough for her to occupy a small piece of land and maintain her faith in the God of Nature outside the forest.

Lysabelle also knew the elves' plans, but now, she would welcome any support, even if the purpose was not so pure.

Apart from being able to gather some manpower, she now has all the other resources she needs.

Even with these manpower, if Lisabel cannot bring them hope of restoring their country in a short period of time, these original royal subordinates will not be able to maintain their loyalty.

It was not until they saw the weapons and equipment brought by the elves that these people put aside some of their doubts.

"Seal off all roads approaching the Elven Forest and check all vehicles and personnel passing through those roads."

Moralich was not yet sure that the elves were supporting the resisters.

After all, the elves have always been very low-key and rarely appear in front of the world. Apart from the natural religion, the elves originally had little connection with the Wind Whispering Kingdom. Moralich could not think of any reason why these elves would support the resistance.

But just in case, he ordered the road leading to the forest where the elves were to be blocked and all passing vehicles and personnel to be checked.

"It seems that the Sun God Cult's Crusaders are attacking the elves' forest?"

"Yes, their attacks have been going on for a week, but now they seem to be having some serious problems."

The Skitarii had suffered considerable casualties during their offensive operations during this period, and they were already experiencing a supply shortage. The remaining Skitarii could only use the supplies from their fallen comrades to maintain their offensive.

Even in this situation, they still attacked.

"Give them supplies."

The Crusader Army's action was not notified to the kingdom, nor did it receive support from the kingdom. Normally, the kingdom did not need to provide them with logistical support.

"If the elves are really supporting the resistance, these Skitarii who regard foreign races as enemies will be easily exploited."

　I'm really sorry, I had a bad cold and a terrible headache yesterday, so I couldn't update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)