Throne of the North

Tap tap tap~

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

"You are soldiers, you are the army, you are the most loyal warriors of the Lane family! How can you be afraid of the cold?"

"Shout it to me!"

"kill!!!"

The deafening shouts of killing caused the clouds to dissipate and the birds were frightened. In the ice and snow, two thousand fully armed warriors blushed and roared in the cold winter. The heat waves of their blood melted the snow under their feet. In front of the charge, nothing could stop their progress.

It's a pity that no one can see this scene. Beifeng Province is still quiet, and the military training in this other world will not attract anyone's attention and alertness.

After sending the northern war horses to Bilgi and watching his army train for a long time, Ryan returned to the tundra territory.

Huhuhuhu——

The oncoming violent snowstorm caused a lot of snowy white to stick to his robe. The cold flying snow brought greetings from the north, trying to make all life surrender.

Everywhere you look, in all directions, there is a blanket of white snow. The tundra territory is completely submerged in the wind and snow. Even the streets that are cleaned every day cannot avoid a layer of white snow.

Only the dark footprints formed by the melted snow above can prove that there are still people living on this land.

This year in the Tundra Territory, only some very old people died in the cold, which made Mr. Lane a little relieved. At least he had prepared so much firewood in advance, which was still useful.

"According to Rose Warlock, there will be the biggest snowstorm in a few days. When this snowstorm ends, this year's winter will get warmer."

The advantage of having a powerful supernatural being is that Ryan does not need special weather forecasts.

The blizzard that lasted for several months submerged the entire Northwind Province in the snow. Other territories were not as lucky as the Tundra Territory. They did not have a large amount of firewood, and when it was too late to cut it, many noble lords resorted to this. Migrate more people to the mountains and forests to help them mine.

That world is not so cold, but it has become a place to escape the cold this year.

A few days later, a blizzard arrived as scheduled. The howling wind and snow came from the north like thousands of troops trampling the land of Beifeng Province. At this moment, the visibility in the southernmost Yinchuan County did not exceed fifteen meters, and countless people completely Disappeared in the snow.

No one dared to go out in such weather, and even the noble soldiers stopped patrolling and stayed in the heavy camp, waiting for the cold wrath of the gods to end.

This blizzard lasted for three days and three nights. During this long period, many people died in Beifeng Province.

The Tundra Territory and Rhinoceros Mountain have also been completely immersed in the ice and snow during these three days and nights. The snow up to the knees has leveled the entire Tundra Territory. Even the inscriptions with magic secret patterns in the room are still It will make Ryan's breath look like white mist, dissipating in the air.

He does not feel cold because of such coldness. As a powerful golden knight, Master Ryan has enough energy and body to resist the cold.

What really made his hands and feet feel cold was an urgent and secret letter from Leiyun County, from a cat-man assassin.

During the three days when the soldiers were unable to patrol during the snowstorm, the cat assassins were least affected. Their petite bodies could move with the wind and snow. Of course, if the movement was not too big, the cat assassins would not Be willing to leave your hiding place.

It was just the noise that echoed through Thunder Cloud Mountain that forced him to go out, so he saw the legendary knight Mulan being besieged by fifteen black shadows in the sky, and then he saw the deafening sound of fighting on Thunder Cloud Mountain, and gargoyles. Falling, the vampire's dried flesh rolled down the mountain, and the blood dyed Thunder Cloud Mountain red.

The cat-man assassin could not move forward, but he smelled a familiar scent, which was the Black Swan of the Holy See.

So this letter appeared in front of Ryan on the fourth day, and a war horse almost died of exhaustion on the road.

"A few months have passed, and the Holy See finally took action."

In the few months since winter came, more and more members of the Andala Kingdom's Holy See appeared in Beifeng Province. The swollen Marquis of Beifong secretly ordered the killing of many monks and priests, and kidnapped many. nun.

In the past few months, the Holy See had lost more than 300 believers in the North Wind Province. On this day, the Holy See finally launched a bloody counterattack.

The Northwind Province, where assassins from the Holy Mountain in the south arrived, launched an attack on this day with the support of months-long intelligence from the believers.

Legend can't stop them, I just don't know whether they will succeed or not.

Ryan didn't need to guess or think, because on the afternoon of this day, Earl Winter's letter also arrived in the Tundra Territory.

As a former governor, he has lost a lot of power. The only thing that can allow him to regain power now is the death of Marquis Beifeng.

In the letter, Earl Winter told Ryan that the Marquis of North Wind died in Thunder Cloud Mountain, and that a great nobleman of the empire, a member of the royal family, died in North Wind Province!

"He actually died."

Ryan put down the letter in his hand, and he could almost see Earl Winter's anger and fear between the lines.

Indeed, in the past few months, the nobles of the North Wind Province had a surprisingly tacit understanding, turning a blind eye to the war between the Holy See and the Marquis of the North Wind, and even intentionally or unintentionally drove the followers of the Holy See to the territory of the Marquis of the North Wind.

This was their resistance to the so-called bright tax, but the nobles never thought of killing a big noble.

Especially a royal family. How many years has it been since some members of the Columbus royal family were killed?

The wrath of the empire will come to the Holy See, and the wrath of the royal family will spread throughout the North Wind Province.

Even a nobleman like Earl Winter can't help but be afraid of this.

Ryan expected the death of Marquis Beifeng, but he calmly accepted this result. After all, this was the only efficient answer he could think of.

"I have to rush to Thunder Cloud Mountain."

Ryan said calmly, for the death of the great nobles and the fall of Governor Beifeng, all nobles must be present. Earl Winter has sealed the place, and not many people know the truth of what happened there.

But before that, he still wrote a letter.

"This letter must be sent to the Pascal family in the Danube Province as quickly as possible. It must be delivered personally to Count Pascal."

Ryan handed the letter to the steward, and a large area of ​​snow on the ground in the tundra territory collapsed. This was the result of the trampling of thousands of northern war horses. Only the northern war horses could run through the snow that reached the knees.

"They are born to be the darlings of the North!"

In the team, Archmage McCann shouted loudly that he would follow them all the way to Leiyun County to witness the power of the northern war horses along the way.

After passing through the mountains and swamps, the snow on the ground has been kept below the knee level. For the northern war horses, it is as easy as walking on flat ground.

…

On the snow-white ground, a long line of pitch-black cavalry ran wildly in the snow. There was a patch of snow in front of them, and behind them there were dark traces of mud.

It took a day and a half for Ryan to lead thousands of cavalry to Thunder Cloud County. The expression under the mithril armor also became gloomy, cold and angry at this moment.

His army was murderous.

Walking in the town at the foot of Leiyun Mountain, thousands of slaves were kneeling on both sides. They were already numb, but they were still trembling subconsciously because of the terrible murderous intent.

"Let them go!"

Ryan shouted coldly. The soldier on the opposite side was stunned for a moment, but still said with numbness:

"Lord Baron Lane, the count asked us to find the hidden murderer here."

Ryan sneered twice and said:

"A killer that even legends can't stop, are these idiots worthy of being compared to him?"

The cavalry behind them stepped forward, and the thick evil spirit surged forward, and Earl Winter's soldiers had to retreat.

The streets finally became empty, and the horses continued to run until they reached the foot of Leiyun Mountain.

"You wait here. No one is allowed to leave, and no troops are allowed to climb the mountain."

After Ryan finished speaking, the thousands of cavalry behind him roared and guarded the road on the hillside.

A group of three people, Ryan, Archmage McCann and Brand climbed up to Leiyun Mountain. There were already seventeen or eight nobles here, all from Leiyun County. It seemed that Ryan was actually from outside Leiyun County. The one that arrives fastest.

As for why Earl Winter arrived in the first place, Ryan didn't know whether he should doubt it, but now was not the time to discuss this matter.

In the hall of the Marquis of Leiyun County's residence, all the tables and chairs disappeared. In the middle of the empty hall, the body of Marquis Beifeng was placed.

His eyes were blinded, a dagger was inserted between his eyebrows, blood seemed to accumulate in his mouth, and there was a fist-sized hole in his heart. As a great nobleman, his death was miserable.

The magician froze the Marquis's body, allowing him to be observed freshly by Ryan.

In the hall, the murderous intent and anger in the eyes of the nobles filled every corner. After seeing the death of Marquis Beifeng, Ryan also showed a terrible murderous intent.

"Damn the Holy See! How dare they kill the noble Marquis of the Empire!"

"This is a provocation to all nobles!"

"They must be found and punished with the cruelest punishment. The majesty of the nobility does not allow anyone to blaspheme."

After finishing speaking, Ryan looked at Earl Winter again.

"The Marquis is dead..."

"The Feast of God is coming soon, will the light tax... be cancelled?"

Earl Winter glanced at Ryan, seeming to say whether you are too anxious.

Finally, the Earl shook his head helplessly.

"It's impossible. From the moment it is set, this tax will continue. Even if Marquis Beifeng dies, it will not be cancelled."

After he finished speaking, Ryan nodded. It seemed that this death had little to do with Earl Winter.

"What should we do now?"

Earl Winter also sighed.

"I have arranged for people to go to the south and tell the Empire Elders about this matter. I hope they can send someone to deal with it quickly."

"As for us, we must find the murderer of Marquis Beifeng."

"The assassination was covered up by a snowstorm, and other nobles in the North Wind Province did not react in any way, but this is not a reason in the eyes of the royal family, so we must find the murderer."

"If we can't find it, we will also bear the wrath of the royal family. Even other nobles will ostracize and accuse us, which will have a great impact on our reputation. At the same time, we will have to pay a lot of wealth to quell our anger in this matter. Nothing was done."

The greed of the nobles has no bottom line. Maybe other things in the North Wind Province will not spread to the south, but the discovery of a different world plane is the envy of those nobles.

But this is the circle and politics of the aristocracy. The Marquis of Beifeng, the governor of Beifeng Province, died in the middle of all the aristocratic territories, but they did not react at all. The aristocrats were indeed involved in a lot of political trouble.

But in Ryan's view, this is not a big deal. The key to this matter is that a great nobleman died.

The great nobles of the empire are recognized by the entire world south of Norris, and even among foreign races, their status as great nobles is recognized.

Therefore, the death of a great noble was not only a storm within the empire, but also a violent storm sweeping across the entire southern world.

The world is once again shaken, and the province of Northwind is at the center of the storm.

"When did the Earl arrive? Are the murderers still here? Or have they escaped?"

Ryan asked, and Earl Winter could not fully answer this question.

"When my army arrived, it was already the day after the snowstorm. I received news and rushed over. The army had sealed off Leiyun Mountain and several surrounding towns. No one escaped, but before that I didn't Know."

"So those killers have actually left here during the snowstorm."

"Where is the key to another world?"

Ryan suddenly asked, and the nobles here also looked ugly.

"No more."

Perhaps most of Earl Winter's anger comes from this.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Beifeng Province have been sent to that other world, and now the key is gone...

Ryan's face was also very ugly. Without the key, he could not enter the mountain and forest world. The plane door he opened led to other worlds, which did not include this mountain and forest world.

The portal on Leiyun Mountain is the only one with the same path.

"In two days, the door will be opened. If we can't open the door, there will be big problems inside."

Among the hundreds of thousands of people in the mountain world, they know that the nobles have already reached a contract to jointly develop it. But if the portal does not open within the agreed time, what will the people inside think?

They will only think that the nobles have broken out a war again for some reason, so there will be a lot of chaos, war and death in the other world, which the nobles do not want to see.

"For this matter, we still need to ask the countess to go inside and take our tokens with her to appease our people and the army."

Ryan said, and Earl Winter could only nod gloomily.

"The price of space crossing is very high, and I can't just pay for it."

"Of course, all costs are borne by us."

Ryan has no objection to this. Stabilizing the hundreds of thousands of people in the mountain world is the most important thing now.

In the next few days, Countess Winter opened a space channel to the mountain world, and Ryan also let ten knight attendants enter it.

The nobles also arrived at the Marquis's mansion on Leiyun Mountain one after another, and saw the noble body of the Marquis.

In the hall, the atmosphere was cold and terrifying. Many nobles looked pale, and some showed murderous intent.

"They dare to kill the noble nobles, how dare they!"

The nobles were excited, and at the foot of Leiyun Mountain, tens of thousands of troops made the place extremely solemn.

"We must find the murderer, not only to give an explanation to the royal family, but also to ourselves."

"A great noble cannot die like this. This is trampling on the dignity and glory of us nobles. Over the years, we have no nobles who have died in the dark killings."

The old Earl Sauron said, indeed, the death of Marquis Beifong not only tramples on the face of the royal family, but also the face of these nobles.

Especially the nobles of the North Wind Province.

"The majesty of the empire does not tolerate blasphemy, find them! No matter where they are!"

Earl Winter said with finality, and the tens of thousands of troops surrounding Leiyun Mountain began to rush in all directions.

They have always known that in the territory they rule, some people are likely to be believers of the Holy See.

It was just because of the silence of the two earls and Baron Lane and several other nobles that the nobles turned a blind eye.

It's different now.

Bang!

In Lingdu City, the knight kicked open the wooden door, and what came to him was a snow-white glow that turned into a spear.

"Hmph! With just this little ability, do you think you are a master?"

The knight's sword fell, and the houses were collapsing. In the ruins, the believers of the Holy See fled in all directions, but they were blocked back by the soldiers who had already surrounded the place.

"Break their hands, cut out their tongues, tie them up!"

In Lingdu City, there was a lot of excitement. One missionary even shouted Baron Lane's name and tried to say something, but Brand threw the knight's sword first and split his head open.

"How dare you try to kill a noble! You deserve to die."

A total of sixty-two members of the Holy See were brought to Ryan. He was also surprised that there were so many members of the Holy See in Lingdu City.

"How many new believers have they developed in these few months?"

"Find it out."

After Ryan finished speaking calmly, the army left Lingdu City, taking sixty-two prisoners with them.

Barony of Kendra.

When Ryan's army arrived here, Baron Kendra had already detained more than a dozen Holy See monks, but his soldiers seemed a little embarrassed.

"Is there a big fish?"

Baron Kendra nodded and brought out a priest. His limbs had been broken, his eyes and tongue had been gouged out, and his strength was comparable to that of the Golden Knight.

"He should have been involved in the assassination in that snowstorm."

One day later, Ryan arrived at the Viscounty of Dragon with his army.

"Toston! Where are the church members in your territory?"

Viscount Toston Dragon waved his hand, and soldiers brought a dozen dead nuns to Ryan.

"Why is he dead? How can he be tortured?"

Ryan narrowed his eyes and stared at Viscount Dragon, and said meaningfully:

"No way, our Lord Viscount saw these nuns are fair and tender, so he brought them to his bed a long time ago, right?"

"I think about it, maybe it was a few months ago."

Viscount Touston Dragon's face turned pale at this moment, and he shouted sternly:

"Ryan, don't spit on anyone!"