Throne of the North

"Ryan, don't spit on anyone!"

Viscount Dragon looked at Ryan with a pale face, but how could Ryan, who had already mastered the intelligence in Viscount Dragon's territory, be lying.

This is just a fact. This unfairly appointed Viscount Dragon enjoys more luxury than any nobleman in Lingdu County.

When he was young, he only saw his father's power and wealth, as well as the luxury of being a noble, but he did not see the responsibilities and obligations behind his noble status.

So, after becoming a noble, I saw so many white and tender nuns who were said to bathe in milk, how could I control it?

"Oh? Really?"

Ryan laughed.

"It's okay, Viscount Dragon. The Marquis of Beifeng is the patron of light. Maybe you don't know that his teacher, Master Brenner, the leader of the Cathedral of Light outside the imperial capital, is a legendary soul magician. ”

"Even a dead person can learn a lot of truth from it."

Ryan's words made Viscount Dragon's face even paler. He wanted to snatch the corpses back, but the army behind Ryan already numbered thousands. He kicked down the Viscount's soldiers three times, wrapped the corpses, and threw them to the rear. on the car.

"Let's go!"

Ryan turned and left, and Viscount Dragon behind him panicked.

"Baron Lane!"

Looking back, Ryan looked at Viscount Dragon.

"The Viscount seems to have something to say to me?"

Not long after, Ryan walked out of the Viscount's mansion alone with a smile on his face, while Viscount Dragon behind him looked like a deflated ball.

A fire fell and all the nuns' bodies were burned to ashes.

"Go on, next family!"

For more than twenty days before the Divine Grace Festival, the entire Beifeng Province seemed to have been swept away. The nobles' troops searched for the priests of the Holy See by ransacking their homes. Finally, on the fifth day before the Divine Grace Festival, Return to Thunder Cloud Mountain.

Here... several legends have already arrived, as well as several representatives representing noble existences.

"There are four hundred and fifteen people in total, including one hundred and twenty priests, twenty missionaries, two hundred and seventy monks, and five nuns."

"Is this the Holy See assassin you found?"

"Among more than four hundred people, there are only two golden priests!"

"You tell me, two golden priests assassinated Marquis Beifeng?! Two golden priests blocked the legendary Knight of Mulan!"

The Knight of Mulan is also here. After Earl Winter arrived, he placed him under house arrest. After all, Legend failed to protect Marquis Beifeng, which was a problem in itself.

But after people came from the south, his suspicion disappeared.

At this moment, the person roaring at the nobles of Beifeng Province in the hall was a young man.

One, Your Highness.

"Your Highness Saifei, what do you mean? Do you doubt that we have found the wrong person?"

"If someone who can kill Marquis Beifeng in a snowstorm wants to escape, we will never be able to catch him."

Earl Winter stared at the young man and said with a gloomy face.

"Uncle Corisna died in the Marquis Territory, under the eyes of you nobles. I have reason to suspect that you nobles from the North Wind Province have already colluded with the Holy See!"

"Otherwise why didn't you kill the archbishop of the Holy See when she appeared in Beifeng Province?"

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this? Are you questioning the nobles of Beifeng Province on behalf of the emperor?"

Earl Winter's voice also became louder, and all the nobles also stared at the royal highness.

The atmosphere just became stiff. At this time, an old voice sounded.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Count Winter, please calm down."

"To be able to block the rescue of the Mulan Knights and so many extraordinary people to kill the Marquis of Beifeng, the strength of the personnel sent by the Holy See must be strong, strong enough to kill the legend to kill a marquis governor."

Ryan looked at the other party, Count Pascal. The Gargoyle Count came to the North Wind Province in person after receiving his letter, because as a noble who once loyally supported the Holy See, he did not want to get caught up in the whirlpool of this matter. middle.

But what was helpless was that Marquis Beifeng was surrounded by gargoyle guards arranged by him.

It was originally intended to prove the loyalty of the Pascal family, but after the death of Marquis Beifong, the meaning of this loyalty was not quite right.

He must appear to ensure that the outcome of this matter will not cause anger, otherwise this matter will become a political attack on him by other nobles of the empire.

"Without the power to kill the legend, it is impossible to kill the Marquis of Beifeng. I am also curious about how the Marquis was killed."

Ryan spoke, attracting the attention of many people.

"Who are you? Why is a baron standing so far in front of you?"

Ryan performed aristocratic etiquette and said:

"Baron of the Tundra Territory, Ryan Clayton, has met His Highness Saifei."

"A member of the Clayton family? Humph!"

Saifei stared at Ryan and said coldly:

"You have no place to speak here, Mr. Baron. You should stand at the back."

Ryan did not move, looking at the royal family members in front of him with a surprised expression.

"Is His Highness Sa'eefi already the first in line to succeed? It's really gratifying. Ryan congratulates His Highness Sa'eefi."

His words made the nobles look strange. How could the first heir of the empire appear in such a dangerous place as the residence of Marquis Beifeng, where a great noble had just died.

Not only the first successor, but also the second and third successors are impossible to appear.

"I am the descendant of the great emperor, a member of the imperial family, Baron Ryan, watch your tone when you speak to me!"

Saifei blushed and shouted loudly.

"Not the first emperor elect? Not the second or the third?"

Ryan looked surprised, and put away his aristocratic etiquette. His voice became cold and he said:

"So, Your Highness Saifei, in what capacity are you questioning an aristocrat of the empire?"

In this world, the blood of the royal family is noble, and there is no awareness that the emperor is the one who has strong soldiers and horses. However, just like the empire seized power from the church after it became strong, the nobles are equivalent to princes, who became strong in the war of the gods and spirits, and then seized a lot of power from the royal family.

The royal family is still strong, but the nobles are no longer weak. The four grand dukes' families have even threatened the direct status of the royal family in terms of strength.

This also led to the fact that the emperor is the most noble, and several heirs of the royal family are also noble, but apart from that, royal members with no more status also need to salute when they see the great nobles.

This is the change brought about after the Pan-Plane War of the Gods.

The change in strength has improved the status of the nobles. The royal family, which cannot absolutely suppress all the nobles, can only compromise and make concessions.

Ryan's strength is strong, which allows him to be on an equal footing with the great nobles of the North Wind Province. If he is weak, the descendants of Earl Winter and Earl Sauron are all objects of respect and salute.

For example, in the land war in Lingdu County, that Atel Weiss could yell at Ryan, and that guy was not even the eldest son.

His Highness, the other royal family members except the three electors are not so noble.

The nobles robbed a lot of things from the royal family, and also gave some things to the royal family, such as the marquis.

In the past, every member of the royal family was noble, even the Grand Duke had to salute a little prince. Later, only a few royal family members had noble blood, and the royal family was certainly unwilling.

There is also such a reason for the change of the Marquis. The royal family needs more royal blood to be noble. The Marquis can help monitor the empire's territory and be noble in the title.

This point can make those great nobles salute, because this is the nobility of the title, not because of the royal blood.

Political compromise is full of complex factors and results. It is normal for one thing to affect hundreds of things.

Is Saifi in front of him qualified?

"I come on behalf of the royal family!"

He raised a ring, which was a divine weapon, making the nobles sigh at the royal family's wealth.

"Represent the royal family to find the truth about the killing of Marquis Beifeng? Then you don't care where I stand or what I do. If I stand behind you and you can find the murderer, then I will go."

Ryan smiled and said, turned and walked back. All the nobles avoided him on both sides and made a way for him.

He came to the back, but there was still no one in front of him. No noble was willing to block Baron Ryan's sight.

"Now, His Highness Saifi, can you tell me where the murderer who killed Governor Beifeng is?"

Ryan's voice echoed in the hall. Saifi stared at him angrily, but didn't know what to say.

"You two should stop arguing. The most important thing now is to find the murderer who killed Marquis Beifeng. The wrath of the empire will burn all enemies."

Apart from the historical issues, Count Pascal has more authority than anyone here. The deterrent power of the Gargoyle Corps can crush the entire Beifeng Province.

"What else is there to find? Only the Church dares, and only the Church will kill Marquis Beifeng."

"This is nonsense. We all know that the nobles all over the world know that it was the Church who killed him, but even if the gods take action, they can't find evidence."

Ryan looked at Knight Mulan.

"Legendary Knight Mulan, even if you find those Church killers who besieged you, can you prove that it was the Church?"

Mulan shook his head.

"They were trained by the Church, but they are not members of the Church."

"So, there is no proof. At the same time, we have arrested so many Church personnel."

The Empire cannot produce evidence, even if it is something that everyone knows, there is no evidence.

Those priests and missionaries sent to the south, the Cathedral of Light outside the imperial capital, I am afraid there will be no answers.

The two golden priests may have participated in the siege of Thunder Cloud Mountain, but they would not know that someone else would kill the Marquis of the North Wind on the same day. At the same time, the only thing that can be asked is that they are seeking revenge for the faith of the Dawn.

After all, the Marquis of the North Wind has killed many Dawn believers in the past few months.

"Look for them, as long as they have not left the North Wind Province, we can find them. If they have left..."

Ryan's words made all the nobles of the North Wind Province angry.

Because the key, the key to the mountain forest world was taken away, hundreds of thousands of people were still there, and their countless wealth was still there.

"Whether there is evidence or not, the Church must bear the anger of the North Wind Province."

Count Sauron said coldly, this is for wealth, for those hundreds of thousands of people.

"The nobles of the empire will not die like this. On the battlefield in the south, the Church will bear the endless flames of the empire."

Count Pascal also said that he would send troops to the south.

"After the Divine Grace Festival, the Meyers family will send the Nightmare Knights to the Thousand Lakes Province."

One person spoke, shocking everyone. Grand Duke Meyers was actually going to send his extraordinary army to the south?

The war was about to escalate.

Everyone realized this problem. That was the Nightmare Knights, one of the six most powerful extraordinary armies in the empire, and it was a legion from the will of Grand Duke Meyers' family.

At the same time, they also understood that the appearance of Marquis Beifeng might have something between the royal family and Meyers in secret. Now with the death of Marquis Beifeng, all of this has disappeared.

"The empire will let the church know the price of killing nobles..."

Saifi gritted his teeth. He felt that he had endured too many difficulties here, and the anger in his heart was beyond words.

"If there is no evidence of revenge, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the empire."

Ryan said faintly. Although everyone knew what was going on and who the murderer was, if the empire retaliated without even producing evidence, how would the world in the south view the empire?

Incompetent and furious, can only retaliate without confidence? Or is it that the empire can't even find the murderer who killed the nobles?

Everyone knows and everyone confirms, which are two different things.

Just like the division of interests in the mountain forest world, everything is full of uncertainty before the dust settles.

"If you can't find evidence, then let Marquis Beifeng live."

Ryan made a suggestion. In his opinion, this is the best answer. The Empire can retaliate against the Church and will definitely retaliate against the Church on the battlefield in the south, but not on the grounds of the death of the great nobles.

"Uncle Korisna is dead. Does the Baron have any way to bring him back to life?"

Saifi looked at Ryan and blocked him in Ryan's way, but what he waited for was Ryan's look like a fool.

"You..."

"The Marquis of Beifeng died in that blizzard. That blizzard caused snowstorms in Beifeng Province and even Danube Province. The Marquis's body could not adapt to the cold in the north and died of illness in the mansion."

"No killer has ever killed a great noble under the protection of a legend."

"Ryan! Are you trying to absolve the Church of sin? Have you colluded with the Church? What right do you have to argue for the Church that they killed the Marquis of the Empire?"

"Facts? Where is the evidence?"

"If you can produce evidence, the Empire can directly march its army to the Holy Mountain. Without evidence, what can you do?"

"As for concealing it? Who should you conceal it from? After this matter is spread, will there be any noble who does not know that it was the Church that killed the Marquis of Beifeng?"

"Everyone knows what happened. No one will conceal it. It's just that diplomatic matters cannot be concealed. It makes sense. "

"The Empire needs to win over more nobles in the South to stand on the same line with us, and let them know that the Church has begun to assassinate noble nobles by any means. The Church can kill the Marquis of the North Wind, and it can kill their king. "

"Using this matter to exchange for more diplomatic victories for the Empire is what the Empire needs now. "

"As for the Marquis of the North Wind, we will find evidence one day, right? "

"If we can win the war in the South, then even if there is no evidence, the Empire can create evidence, and then bring this matter up again to avenge the Marquis of the North Wind. "

"But the Black Swan assassin who killed the Marquis of the North Wind, and all the Dawn believers who participated in the blizzard on that day, must be captured and buried with the Marquis of the North Wind. "

The key to the mountain forest world cannot be lost, otherwise it will be the loss of hundreds of thousands of people.

Ryan does not think that the space gate opened by Countess Winter can last for how long, and can be used by hundreds of thousands of people to shuttle.

This matter can become a political bargaining chip for the Empire. Ryan also knows that Roland has gone to the south. As for the Andara Kingdom, he does not believe that the Empire has really not contacted it.

The most important thing is that he needs to use the legends present to find the key to the forest world.

"This is also a way. On the battlefield in the south, the empire has many reasons to send more troops to retaliate against the Church."

Pascal nodded and said that he and Ryan had communicated secretly, and many of today's results were not unexpected.

"There are many ways to conduct war, and it does not necessarily require troops. The death of Marquis Beifeng is the best example."

"Of course, if the people brought by His Highness Saifi can finally find the killers, bring them back and find evidence of the assassination of Marquis Beifeng, it would be the best. The empire can unite all the nobles in the south to attack the Church, which will be the price that the Church must bear."

"Perhaps after this, His Highness Saifi can become the emperor elect. What a great contribution."

Ryan looked at Saifi coldly again and said.

...

"That guy, has a grudge against me?"

Following Earl Pascal, Ryan could feel many powerful eyes behind him. The power in the hands of this earl was far beyond the two earls of Beifeng Province combined.

"Saifi is the emperor's sixth child. His mother's Bachman family once had an extraordinary army. Later, it was annihilated by your father's Flame Dragon Knights in a different world."

"After that, Saifi no longer had the possibility of becoming an emperor elect. He could only be a member of the royal family or even have no qualifications to become a marquis in the future."

There are three emperor electors in a generation, one will become the most noble emperor of the empire in the future, and the other two will become the successors to the marquis title of a certain province, waiting for the death of the previous marquis.

This also made Ryan lament the shrewdness of the royal family. Every marquis does not inherit the title of marquis by their children, but by members of the royal family and failed electors.

This led to the fight for the emperor's position without being too bloody. It also ensured the royal family's control of power and prevented the empire from being divided due to internal divisions within the royal family.

"The title of Marquis of North Wind is the royal family's commitment to the Meyers family. The title of marquis here will always be the common bloodline of the Meyers family and the royal family."

Pascal said that he moved around the south much more than the nobles of Beifeng Province. Coupled with his status and strength, he had many secrets.

"No wonder Archduke Meyers was so angry that he even sent the Nightmare Knights to the south."

Ryan was surprised and guessed:

"I'm afraid there won't be another royal member with the blood of Meyers who can replace Marquis Beifong, right?"