Is it so easy for religion in another world to win?

After seeing the official notice from the White King, Rand began to order the withdrawal of troops.

The quality of this group of recruits is quite good. They were just recruited and faced five times the number of troops, but they still won.

This is a good start. With more training, this unit may become a powerful army that people are afraid of.

Although several recruits have wet their pants now.

This is understandable. The bright arrows are aimed at them. Without understanding the defensive power of the armor on their bodies, it is already a great courage not to flee.

The road leading to Lake Source Territory is still dug up, and Rand has no interest in filling it up. If Baron Lake Source comes to attack again, he can still disgust him.

However, if there is no army stationed here, the dug road will be meaningless. No one will harass him. Baron Lake Source can just fill it with soil or climb over from the nearby mountain.

But after hitting a wall with the slingers, and with the support of the White King, Rand felt that the probability of another attack was very low, unless he could gather some nobles who also wanted to hit the wall.

When he returned to the hideout, he saw Ellie with messy hair and dark circles under her eyes. She looked like she was on the verge of sudden death. It was indeed too hard for her to handle the entire hideout alone.

Seeing Rand and Olenna return, Ellie seemed to have seen a savior. Her blue eyes, which were originally dull and full of resentment, suddenly brightened up.

She quickly handed the file to Olenna and said, "I'm going to sleep for a while, and I'll leave the matter to you first. I have kept records of the file processing during this period, and you can just look at the records."

Olenna nodded, touched Ellie's head with some heartache, and asked her to go to rest quickly.

Then she turned to look at Rand, asking with her eyes whether Rand wanted to work together.

Rand looked at the pile of affairs, and then at the notes filled with Ellie's notes, and could only nod. If he didn't help, Olena would probably have dark circles under her eyes.

The two worked together until midnight.

At this time, Ellie seemed to have slept enough, and rubbed her eyes and came to the office.

The office is a brick and stone structure with several wooden tables and chairs, as well as some filing cabinets.

This is where Ellie and Olena work, and sometimes it is also where Rand works. It is bright with oil lamps in the middle of the night, and a fireplace is pre-installed in advance, so it won't be very cold in winter.

The office desk is by the window, and the wooden window is closed at this time. If it is daytime, you can open it and see the busy believers outside.

There is a small green plant in front of the window. Obviously there is a mountain outside, they still made a small green plant and put it in the window. Maybe all workers have this hobby.

But it also embellishes this stone house with a bit more vitality.

The backlog of work had been almost done, so when Ellie came, Rand did not let her join the work. Ellie found a place to sit down and waited for a while with her chin propped up. Rand and Olena had almost finished the work.

Standing up and stretching, Rand said, "Do you want to celebrate?"

"Celebrate what?" Ellie was stunned for a moment, then guessed, "Celebrate that you defeated the Lake Source Baron?"

Rand shook his head: "Then we should celebrate with the soldiers, after all, they are the ones who risked their lives."

"Then what to celebrate?" Ellie became curious.

"Celebrate the upcoming launch of our plan. When the adventurers come, we may be even busier. Now is the time to take a break from the busy schedule." Rand explained.

Ellie blinked her eyelashes, looking at Rand with bright eyes, waiting for his next words.

Rand returned to the inner room of the sacrificial room, and took out some fruits, three cups, and some unknown powdery objects and withered plants.

Then there were some alchemical utensils like when Ellie made alchemical potions.

Not knowing what Rand was going to do, Ellie and Olena both stepped aside and watched curiously.

Rand put a thin cotton cloth on the funnel, put spices on it, sprinkled some sugar, and then put the apple on it. He squeezed the juice violently with one hand and added water with the other hand.

After squeezing the juice, Rand added a little more sugar to the cup and then covered it.

Looking at Ellie: "Can you make ice cubes?"

Ellie shook her head, saying that she only knew some magic of combat and research nature, and she was not good at making ice cubes.

"That's a pity." Rand knew how to make ice with saltpeter, but the problem was that saltpeter had not been found yet.

But it was okay. When Rand was a college student in his previous life, he worked part-time as a bartender in a bar. Although there was no alcohol now, he could just make juice.

After Rand opened the cup lid and shook it for a while, he filtered out the foam and some impurities, and then poured it into another cup.

After carefully taking a spoon to taste it, he made three more cups in the same way.

Then he made a cup of the new juice for Ellie and Olena. In fact, he also prepared a share for Lysa, but she was sent out on patrol by Ellie these days and would probably be back in two days.

"Try it?" Rand picked up the cup and took a sip. It was a pity that there was no ice, but the taste was still good.

Ellie and Olena also took a sip and then widened their eyes. Of course, they had tasted freshly squeezed juice before, but the juice made by Rand tasted much better than the freshly squeezed one.

It was obviously only water and powder that seemed to be sugar, and at most the withered plant that seemed to be spice.

"How does it taste?" Rand took another sip and asked.

Ellie and Olenna both nodded: "Pretty good."

"Cheers then!" Rand raised his glass.

Ellie and Olenna looked at Rand's toast in confusion, and then hesitantly followed Rand's lead in raising their glasses. The cups collided with Rand's cup, causing the clear juice in the cup to sway.

Then Rand took a big sip, and Ellie and Olenna took a small sip as usual.

Such a celebration seems good, Ellie and Olenna thought at the same time.

Rand drank the entire glass of juice and felt that his tongue was finally resurrected.

Collect the juiced apples. The pulp can also be used to make dried fruit, so it won’t be wasted.

Moreover, Rand also prepared Lysa and Tan'er's share, so that they can all have a taste of his craftsmanship.

While collecting things, Rand asked, "Is the bath almost ready?"

Ellie nodded, she was also very excited about this. Although the small bath that Rand built for them was also good, the large bath after Rand's design was obviously more attractive to her.

The large bathhouse was only the first phase of construction. It was not the kind of place Ellie imagined where everyone could soak together, but a composite building that according to Rand was a bathhouse and a bathhouse.

You can try it out tomorrow.

Chapter 52 Bathing together and rubbing backs

In fact, Rand originally wanted to build a large bathhouse where everyone could soak together. But then he thought it was impossible because it would be easy to spread diseases, so he divided it into multiple bathhouses, strictly separated the grades, and built a bathhouse in front of the bathhouse. Hall.

You must take a good bath in the bathhouse before taking a bath. You can only take a bath after you are clean. And you cannot take a bath if you are not qualified.

The large bathtub can only be like this for now, but there is room for improvement in the future.

It's a pity that no suspected hot springs have been found near the den, otherwise the bathing part could be directly converted into a hot spring.

The large bath has now been built. Because Ellie was too excited, after drinking the juice, Rand took Ellie and Olenna to visit with a lantern.

Since the overall design was completed by Rand, he was very familiar with this building. When he came to the boiler room, he found that clean water had been added in advance.

Adding water now requires some manpower. Due to lack of experience, Rand's waterwheel design failed. The failed design caused the waterwheel to become a semi-human machine. Rand is currently still working hard on research and trying to improve the structure of the waterwheel.

However, it has been filled up at this time, so there is no need to bother anymore.

Add the firewood to the boiler room, and soon the water temperature will be up to standard.

When the gate is opened, hot water flows into the bath.

Olenna hung the lantern high, and raised the light source, which illuminated the dim bath a lot, and she could see steam rising from the hot water in the bath.

Ellie walked to the edge of the bathtub and tested the water temperature with her hands. After feeling that it was almost the same, she started to take off her clothes.

Olenna also put aside the swift sword she had been wearing at her waist and began to untie her clothes.

Seeing this scene, Rand froze a little.

Ellie had just unbuttoned one button of her shirt, and when she saw Rand's appearance, she smiled: "Rand, you really don't have to pretend. You've been carrying the photo crystal in your hand for so long, so you can't even pretend you haven't seen it now. It doesn’t make any sense, and we don’t care anymore.”

Rand was still a little stiff, so Ellie ignored him and unbuttoned her shirt one by one, then took off her undershirt, then her trousers and the lining of her lower body.

After taking them off, Ellie folded her clothes and placed them on a higher cabinet to avoid moisture. She rubbed her smooth calves, tapped her toes on the water, and tested the water temperature again, and then slowly sat down in the water.

If she sat upright, the water would be right up to her chest. However, since it was clear water and Rand's eyesight was good, the water would not be able to cover her sight at all, let alone Rand had witnessed the entire process.

Now there was really no need to explain that he really had never seen the image crystal.

Olenna's clothes were more complicated than Ellie's. When Ellie sat in the bath, she had only taken off her clothes halfway.

Maybe it was because she believed in Rand's character more than Ellie, but she didn't completely believe that Rand hadn't seen the image in the image crystal.

So her movements were slow and equally stiff.

But he didn't mean to cover his body, so he folded his clothes and put them on the locker.

Because of Ellie's precedent, Rand was not embarrassed this time and watched with confidence.

White and greasy, plump, slender and soft.

Olenna's figure is undoubtedly much better than Ellie's, but Ellie still has room to grow, so there is no need to force a comparison.

When Olenna also entered the bath, Rand remembered that he could also take a dip. Bathing in the river was really terrible.

Rand's clothes are very convenient and can be pulled off in a few clicks.

Seeing Rand's body, Ellie, who was originally quite generous, turned a little blushing, but she quickly calmed down, picked up a towel, and asked, "Would you like to wipe your back?"

Rand listened, turned around silently, and then waited for Ellie to come closer.

Since her hair was not tied up, Ellie's wet hair would sometimes stick to Rand's back or face when she was helping to wipe his back.

And if you get closer, you can tell the difference between Ellie's body temperature and the water temperature.

Ellie didn't think too much and rubbed Rand's back vigorously with a towel. Although Rand was also diligent in bathing, there was no dirt on his body.

But some dandruff could still be rubbed out.

After a while, seeing that Ellie was a little tired, Olena said softly, "Let me do it."

Ellie looked at Olena strangely and handed her the towel.

When Olena rubbed Rand's back, Rand couldn't sit still.

Because Olena's figure was much better than Ellie's, sometimes some parts would be rubbed when rubbing his back, which made Rand a little unbearable.

Seeing that it was almost done, Olena took back the towel, then changed another towel and handed it to Rand, saying, "Help each other?"

Rand's originally smooth movements became stiff as if the machine was not lubricated.

Taking the towel, Rand sat a little further away, folded the towel, and helped Olena, who turned around, to rub her back.

The skin was much more delicate than expected, and it felt like brushing against mutton-fat jade when his fingers touched it.

Obviously, I imagined that my skin would become slightly worse due to daily sword training and working all year round under Rand's pressure.

But this time, there was no such feeling at all, as if she was born perfect and would not be changed by time and external forces.

Rubbing Olena's back was actually more like a massage. At least even if Rand tried very hard, he still couldn't rub out any dandruff or dirt.

Then there was Ellie. Ellie was much thinner, but her skin was whiter than Olena's, but Rand still rubbed her back smoothly.

When Ellie turned her back, her face was very red. Although she said she didn't care, she had never been naked with a man in her life, let alone let a man touch her skin.

After Ellie turned her back, she met Olena's eyes and saw her evasive eyes.

Obviously, Olena's calmness just now was also pretended.

Thinking of this, Ellie's eyes flashed a cunning, and then she secretly reached out.

"Hey, don't move." Because Ellie moved, Rand's hand slipped to the side and touched a softer area.

At this time, Ellie and Olena screamed at the same time

Olena obviously knew who did it. When Ellie sat up straight, she glared at her.

After rubbing her back, the rest can be done by yourself. Rand looked at the towel and thought, trying to suppress his heartbeat.

When the relationship is in place, maybe it will not just be a bath together, Rand thought.

Then he retracted his thoughts.

When the bathhouse is officially open to the public, back rubbing must be required for others to do it in the bathhouse, and they can only be allowed to take a bath after rinsing.

Otherwise, it’s okay for clean people like Ellie and Olena, but dirty people will really pollute the bathhouse immediately.

Rand lay in the bathhouse, with only his nose and eyes exposed above the water, and his eyes occasionally glanced at Ellie and Olena.

“How is the bathhouse experience?” Rand asked, floating his mouth above the water.

Ellie raised a thumb and smiled: “Very good.”

When I first came to the hideout, it was just a small village, and the conditions are much better now.