My Pokémon Player

"Divine beast? Do you mean the Sea God that the Sea God Temple believes in?"

"Because my father hates the charlatans in the Sea God Temple."

"So my brothers all keep their distance from the Sea God Temple in order to please my father."

"Although I don't know whether they have cooperated with the Sea God Temple behind the scenes, even if they do, they can't get the help of the Sea God."

"After all, even the Sea God Temple has a hard time communicating with the Sea God, and they just use his name to expand their influence."

Freya explained seriously, and even Ryan couldn't do it.

"No, I mean they are very strong?

"You have said more than once before that they are good-for-nothings, and now you say I am not their opponent. "

"Do you think I am worse than your brothers? "Ryan asked in confusion.

If it weren't for Freya's particularly sincere expression when she spoke, Ryan even felt that Freya was deliberately making excuses not to cooperate with him.

As if she saw Ryan's displeasure, Freya quickly said:

"I just said that your strength and potential are far superior to theirs, but they are backed by the Flame Lion family."

"You may not know much about the strength of our Flame Lion family. Let me give you a brief introduction first."

"Our Flame Lion family is the nominal ruler of the Southeast Province. Logically speaking, the entire Southeast Province is our family's territory."

"But affected by the noble feudal system and the decline of the royal family, our actual control is limited to the central region of the Southeast Province and some towns in the north."

Ryan couldn't help interrupting when he heard this: "The central region you mentioned, don't you mean the Golden Plains that occupies one-third of the area of ​​the Southeast Province?"

"Yes, is there a problem? "Freya said as a matter of course.

Ryan's mouth twitched slightly: "In other words, you divide the Southeast Province into three areas: North, Central and South."

"And the Flame Lion Family occupies the central area, plus the towns in the northern area, your Flame Lion Family is almost occupying nearly two-thirds of the territory of the Southeast Province."

"Can this be called limited? Are you being Versailles to me?"

Freya asked in confusion: "What does Versailles mean?"

"It's just dialect slang, which is not the point."

After Ryan evaded Freya, he changed the subject and asked:

"Since your Flame Lion Family's territory is so large, why don't you just occupy the rest of the area, so that we, the little nobles, don't have to toss it. "

Freya replied: "On the one hand, it is because doing so is likely to arouse the anger and resistance of the nobles, and may even cause the royal family to be wary."

Ryan frowned: "Your power is so strong, are you still afraid of us little nobles? "

"As for the royal family, they are busy with their own affairs, so how can they care about you?"

Freya shook her head: "The royal family has declined, but there are still four major families. They have always regarded the four foreign marquises as thorns in their eyes."

"They look down on us, but they are also afraid that we will expand our power and replace their positions, so as long as they have the opportunity, they will definitely target us."

"And you may not have heard what I said just now. I said the control range, not the territory range."

"In fact, the territory that truly belongs to our Flame Lion family is only Lion Habitat City and some surrounding towns."

"The rest of the territory is controlled by the six major Iron Guard families and other families loyal to our Flame Lion family."

"They will obey the orders of the Flame Lion family, but they will not allow our Flame Lion family to expand its power. "

When Ryan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Baron Gray next to him.

Gray naturally noticed Ryan's gaze, and he said with a wry smile:

"Viscount Ryan, don't worry about me. In fact, what Miss Freya said is what our families know tacitly. "

"When the master is weak, the minister is strong, and when the master is strong, the minister is weak. This is an unchanging truth. "

"Even if our families are closely connected, we don't want the Flame Lion family to be too strong. "

"Of course, our six major Iron Guard families will not drag their feet. After all, our center of interest is the Flame Lion family. "

"It's just that other families may not think so. They are only loyal to the Flame Lion family because of its strength, and they don't have any sense of belonging to the Flame Lion family. "

Ryan nodded first, and then asked:

"Although those families don't want the Flame Lion family to expand its power, as long as you are strong enough, they dare not disobey your orders, right?"

"You are right, this involves another reason. The previous patriarchs of our Flame Lion family were all mediocre, which led to the gradual decline of our Flame Lion family. "

Freya said bluntly: "Fortunately, my father is a man of great talent and strategy, which prevented the Yanshi family from falling into the fate of the royal family."

"However, my father also makes mistakes. He made wrong judgments and choices at a critical time, which made our family lose the possibility of completely ruling the Southeast Province."

Ryan said clearly: "In this case, I have to thank the Marquis for leaving me a stage to display my abilities."

Freya could of course hear the irony in Ryan's words. She snorted coldly and said:

"You should thank him, otherwise you would not even be qualified to meet me."

"Yes, yes, it is my blessing to meet Miss Freya in my previous life." Ryan said with a smile.

Freya couldn't tell whether Ryan was praising her or being sarcastic, so she could only change the subject:

"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Although the Flame Lion Clan has a large sphere of influence, it has nothing to do with you. Our territories are not bordering each other."

"The biggest threat you have to face is the army brought by my brothers. Not to mention the small nobles who have nominally surrendered, you cannot resist the armies of our Flame Lion Clan and the Six Iron Guards alone."

"Our Flame Lion family has thousands of Flame Lion knights, and the Iron Guard family also has a lot of knights. Among them, the number of knights from the Fierce Wolf family has even caught up with our Flame Lion knights."

"Totaling all the knights together, we have close to five thousand knights who can directly command the battle. This does not include the knights' retinue and auxiliaries."

After saying that, Freya looked at Ryan expectantly, trying to find the surprised expression on Ryan's face.

But Ryan's expression did not change at all. Instead, he subconsciously asked Freya:

"Five thousand knights, is this a lot?"

"Not much?" Freya asked.

If Ryan's eyes were not clear, she would have doubted whether Ryan was frightened.

"Well, you're right, there are indeed a lot of them."

At this time, Ryan also realized that the reason why he felt that there were not many knights just now was due to the influence of the ancient flower growers in the previous life who often had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

But then he thought, he couldn't compare the knights of the Pokémon world with the army of the ancient flower growers.

First of all, the war numbers of ancient flower growers must have been exaggerated. In many cases, they would claim hundreds of thousands of troops just to intimidate their opponents.

In fact, the number of troops mobilized was not very large, and it also included civilian soldiers and auxiliary soldiers who were not considered regular soldiers.

Secondly, ancient flower growers had a high population density and could support a large army.

The Pokémon world is vast and sparsely populated, so the number of armies will naturally not be large.

Finally, the knights in the Pokémon world are not ordinary soldiers, but more like heavy knights wearing full armor in their previous lives.

Even if they were placed in a unified dynasty of flower growers in the previous life, the number of such heavy knights would not be particularly large.

Not to mention the West in the Middle Ages. At that time, the entire Great Empire only had a few thousand knights.

Although thanks to the productivity provided by Pokémon, knights in the Pokémon world are not as expensive as heavy knights in previous lives, ordinary nobles cannot raise many knights.

Back in its heyday, Yinghuo Town only had about twenty knights.

Therefore, the number of nearly five thousand knights is really quite a lot. Don't forget that the Yanshi family is only the ruler of the southeastern province.

In addition to the southeastern province, the Kingdom of Arad also has three provinces and a royal region.

Although the other provinces are not as wealthy as the southeastern province and cannot afford to support so many knights, they still have tens of thousands of knights in total.

The fact that a kingdom can have so many knights can only be attributed to the wonderful natural environment of the Pokémon world and the magical abilities of Pokémon.

Humans rely on plundering and oppressing Pokémon's survival resources to support a large number of knights.

But where there is oppression, there is resistance. In recent years, beast tides have become more frequent, resulting in heavy casualties among many civilians and a sharp decline in food production.

Even though we are sitting on fertile land and have the help of Pokémon, humans still don't have enough to eat. Isn't this ironic?

Thinking of this, Ryan sighed helplessly.

When Freya saw this, she thought Ryan had been hit, and immediately spoke to comfort her:

"Viscount Lane, don't be too depressed. It is impossible for my brothers to mobilize all the knights. At most, they will lead the families who support them and the Flame Lion Knights sent by my father."

Before Ryan could speak, she changed the topic again:

"But even so, with your current strength, it will be difficult to resist their attack."

"I know you have two natural disaster beasts, but the natural disaster beasts will only play a role in swaying the war when the strength of the two sides is not much different."

"We are afraid of natural disaster monsters just because of their flexibility and destructive power. It's not that there are no ways to deal with them. Natural disaster monsters also have weaknesses."

"For example, your Kuailong is afraid of the cold environment and ice-type monsters. Although the number of ice-type monsters in the southeastern province is small, my brothers can spend money to hire troops from other regions."

"I heard that the Northwest Province was hit by a disaster recently. The Marquis of Winter City is short of money, and most of the knights under his command are capable of subduing ice-type monsters. Do you think he will accept the employment?"

"So even if you conquer the natural disaster beast and have outstanding military capabilities, the best result will be a stalemate and a quagmire of war. This is also my father's purpose."

"But we can afford it, but you can't. Our family backgrounds are not of the same level."

"Who can guarantee that you will not betray me in exchange for your own development time?"

Faced with Freya's suspicion, Ryan was not angry.

He and Freya had only been in contact for less than two days, so it was normal for people not to believe him.

What's more, judging from the apparent strength, there is indeed a big gap between Ryan and Freya's brothers.

Therefore, Ryan said in a calm tone: "I can understand your caution. If it were me, I would not easily trust an outsider who has just been in contact with you."

"But I don't want to lose this opportunity to cooperate, so..."

Speaking of this, Ryan suddenly stopped, then stared at Freya and said:

"Miss Freya, do you think I will threaten you about your cooperation with the Gray family?"

"You won't do that. With your wisdom, you won't do such a thing that hurts others and benefits yourself." Freya said firmly.

Ryan smiled and nodded: "Hahahaha, Miss Freya knows me very well. I really won't do that."

"I will only use actions to prove to you that I am qualified to cooperate with you."

Freya asked curiously: "Oh? How do you want to prove it?"

Ryan said seriously: "I will use Guanhai City to prove it."

"Guanhai City? What are you talking about? Wait, you want to attack Guanhai City?" Freya couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Ryan nodded slightly: "Yes, as long as I occupy Guanhai City, I can prove the strength of my subordinates and have a stable rear."

"Miss Freya should be very clear about the economic strength of Guanhai City. With Guanhai City as a backing, even if I am dragged into the quagmire of war, I can continue to fight with your brothers."

Freya certainly knows the economic strength of Guanhai City. This city is the largest city in the Southeast Province and is known as the two pearls of the Southeast Province.

If the Lion City of their Yanshi family became the pearl of the Southeast Province by relying on military strength and political status.

Then Guanhai City completely relies on economic strength and a unique port.

If Ryan can really occupy Guanhai City and take this pearl into his hands, Freya's brothers will be lucky if they are not dragged down by Ryan, let alone dragging him down.

But why can Ryan occupy Guanhai City? Because he is handsome?

The two presidents of Guanhai City don't have daughters of marriageable age!

"Ahem, Viscount Ryan, have you ever heard about my father leading the noble coalition to fight against the merchant alliance?"

Freya coughed twice and tactfully advised Ryan:

"At that time, they did not occupy Guanhai City. Do you want to reconsider?"

Ryan responded: "The Marquis did not occupy Guanhai City at that time because of many factors."

"For example, the territories are not adjacent, the army has lost the will to fight, and the nobles are eager to divide the benefits, etc."

"I am not restricted by these factors, why can't I occupy Guanhai City?"

[Why do you say that you are not strong enough? ]

[What is the strength of the noble coalition? What is your strength! 】

Freya was muttering in her heart in a rage, but on the surface she still persuaded gently:

"You will not be affected by external factors, but there is still a certain gap in strength between you and the noble coalition. I advise you"

"Miss Freya wants to say that my strength is weaker than Guanhai City, so I should not fight against the stone with an egg, right?"

Freya was interrupted by Ryan before she finished speaking, and Ryan also said what Freya was thinking.

Without waiting for Freya to reply, Ryan continued:

"But have you ever thought that it is precisely because of the gap in strength between me and Guanhai City that I will use the occupation of Guanhai City to prove to you the strength of my subordinates."

"Otherwise, even if I occupy more small towns, you will not recognize my strength."

"So no matter what you say, I have decided to take Guanhai City. Yeah. Even the sea god can't protect Guanhai City, I said!" (End of this chapter)