Throne of the North

Looking at the fair and tender clergy in front of him, Ryan's eyes finally fell on the leading priest.

"Let me go quickly, I am a believer of the great Lord of Dawn, I am a distinguished priest!"

"You damn mud legs, how dare you blaspheme the honorable Lord of Dawn, I must tell Pastor Soto and let him burn you to death, burn you to death."

He looked at Baron Moore.

"Baron Moore, let your soldiers let me go quickly, damn guys, you want to die, right? I will definitely burn you to death, and then imprison your wife and daughter in the dungeon of the church to accept the confession of atonement!"

"Baron Moore, I will definitely tell Pastor Soto what you did, unless you are willing..."

The voice approached, and the priest was indeed silent. He looked at the black cavalry army that silently reined in their horses and stood quietly on the street in horror.

"You...you, I am a believer of the Lord of Dawn, a priest of the Church, and my father is..."

"Do you know this flag?"

Ryan pointed his sword at his frozen land flag, and the priest shook his head.

"No, I don't know. I am a believer of the Lord of Dawn and a priest of the Church. Let me go."

"Do you know this flag?"

Ryan pointed at the flag of the Legion of Light Judgment, and the golden sun made the priest feel a little dazzling.

"I don't know. I am a priest of the Church of Dawn. You can't arrest me. Let me go..."

"Do you know this flag?"

Ryan pointed to the last object. To be precise, it was not a flag, but a symbol branded on the flag of the Legion. The symbol was composed of a sword and a mountain. On the mountain, there were vines growing. The vines wrapped around the long sword and came to the tip of the sword, pointing to the indescribable sky, where a white flower that looked like an ephemeral flower bloomed from a distance.

It was a flower from the eternal heaven, the holy flower of heaven, the priceless Kadupur.

On the Norris continent, it is also the symbol of the Flor Empire. In recent decades, the royal family has given it the meaning of blooming in the darkness that the morning light cannot reach, which means the confrontation between the empire and the church.

The priest stopped talking and his body began to shake like a sieve.

Ryan did not waste words. The long sword fell on the waist of the soldier beside him. The next moment, a knight's long sword was unsheathed and was thrown in front of Baron Moore by Ryan with the long sword.

The clanging metal sound was harsh, and then there was Ryan's calm voice.

"Deal with him, offer your loyalty to the great God of Light, and start by killing the hypocrite in front of you."

"I..."

Baron Moore hesitated a little. How could he dare to kill people? How could the nobles who felt disgusted at the sight of blood do it themselves?

And it was killing a priest who had been dominating the territory for many years. Let alone him, the civilians and slaves around him felt like the sky had fallen.

"Don't want to? It seems that you are very loyal to the belief in the morning light."

After Ryan finished speaking, he held the long sword horizontally in front of his chest.

"Ready!"

Behind him, the knights drew their weapons in silence, and the sound of sharp and piercing long swords being unsheathed rang out in the silent village.

"I'll kill, I'll kill."

The terrible killing intent enveloped Baron Moore, who picked up the knight's long sword on the ground in fear and stabbed the priest directly.

His technique was a little rusty, maybe he was still a good noble in his own territory? However, his rustiness caused the priest's scream to be particularly creepy.

"The Lord will punish you..."

The long sword forged by the craftsmen of the frozen land has enjoyed a good reputation in the south through the Chamber of Commerce. Although the baron's technique was rough and brutal, the priest quickly went to heaven to serve his great Lord of the Dawn.

Knight Commander Wei Lun saw that the baron had killed the priest, and he was determined to do it once and for all, and directly ordered the execution of all clergy.

"Go and tear down the Dawn Church too."

Baron Moore shouted with some horror, and he was extremely scared.

"Don't worry, no one will question your belief in the great God of Light. You should understand that the dawn and light are actually the same great being, and he will not blame you as a believer."

Lian left a word and left without looking back, never leaving his warhorse.

"Lord Baron Moore, Lord Ryan asked me to tell you that he wants 90% of all the wealth in the church."

The knight squire picked up his knight's sword from Baron Moore, wiped the blood off the clothes of the corpse on the ground, and said to Baron Moore.

At this time, Baron Moore finally reacted.

The wealth in the church is not inferior to that of his lord!

"Damn it, that's my wealth, my wealth!"

The distant Earl of Moses's manor.

It's safe here, far away from the invasion of orcs.

This place cannot be called an earldom, because only the scope of the manor belongs to Count Moses, but when Adams came here, he actually found that Count Moses's manor seemed a bit large, almost twice the size of the manor land granted to him by the kingdom.

But he didn't care, because it was Count Moses who helped him become the new king and gained the loyalty of a large number of nobles.

So, a little thing is not so important.

Adams is now angry in another direction.

"Damn Ryan, he is just a baron, just a baron, how dare he, how dare he!"

"He actually dared to order me!"

"I must kill him and declare his death in the name of the king!"

"Your Majesty, you should not be so angry. This is not an emotion that a good king should have."

Next to him, Count Merces appeared at some unknown time and said this to Adams.

"The kingdom is in dire straits now. As the most noble king of the kingdom, you should show the authority of a king, so that the nobles can be more loyal to you."

"Just like these days, when the nobles see you, they see the hope of saving the kingdom."

Moses' words made Adams calm down and forcefully calm his expression, but he soon lost control and became ferocious.

"Damn Ryan."

Moses was a little helpless when he saw this scene. Should he be grateful that the royal family was such a waste? Or was he tired that he had chosen this thing out of the blue?

He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Adams.

"Count Merces, you don't need to say anything. I know what to do, but facing you, my loyal Earl, I don't need to behave like my father. You are the Earl that I absolutely trust."

The earl, with tears in his eyes, knelt down.

"The Merces family's loyalty to you is like the eternal light in the sky."

"Praise the light."

Under the influence of Merces, Adams has become a devout believer in the God of Light.

"Actually, you don't need to be so angry at all. Baron Lane needs your order to expel the priests and churches in the noble territory."

"The empire needs to see the king's sincerity, and at the same time, this is the best opportunity for you."

"The authority of your king will start from this matter, and no nobles will be able to resist your orders."

"You can definitely see whether the nobles are more loyal to you or to the false king."

"McPherson..."

Adams gritted his teeth, but still didn't understand.

"With the majesty of the king, you order the nobles to drive away the Holy See of Dawn from the territory. The nobles will obey your order. This is the first order you give as the king, isn't it?"

"The moment the order is issued, you truly become the king of Andara. The nobles are in front of you. Even if you ask them to fight against the Holy See, they will not betray you. This is your power."

"As for other bits of wealth, after you become the king, will you still lack wealth?"

"The entire kingdom, everything is your wealth, you will have countless gold coins."

"So now you are using the empire, using Baron Lane's army, instead of his authority to boldly order you."

"You are the king of this land. Even the empire's army needs your power to do things."

Adams became more and more excited as he listened, and grabbed Count Merces' palm with a red face.

"Yes, that's it. Count Merces, you are right. I am the king of the kingdom. I will issue an order right now to let the nobles of the kingdom expel the Holy See, no, kill them!"

…

Ryan received a long-awaited letter from Commander Farrell.

"So, Count Moses, didn't he have an affair with our Emperor as early as more than ten years ago?"

"He longed to have his own territory, to have his own power, to have his own army, to be a true count."

"Rather than the Earl of the Manor, who everyone respects on the surface but is sarcastic behind his back."

"As an earl and noble, this is indeed a bit frustrating. I don't even have a lord under my command."

It is not surprising that such Count Merces hooked up with the Empire. It should be said that his remaining count status allowed him to come into contact with people at the level of the Emperor of the Empire, giving him a chance to make a comeback.

Commander Farrell told the story of Count Merces in his letter. This is a family of counts native to the Kingdom of Andara. It is precisely because of this history and glory that the Merces family went through decades ago. After overcoming disasters such as rebellion and devil belief, he still maintained his title, but was only deprived of his land and population.

Oh, this is also one of the great achievements of the old king.

"Baron Lane, the reward from King Andara has arrived."

Outside, Fedel's voice came, which surprised Ryan.

"So fast?"

He walked out of the tent and saw that there were fewer armored bears outside.

"Where did this girl go with her armored bear?"

Ryan frowned. In the past, Bogeld always brought a hundred armored bear warriors with him every time he went out, but in the past two days, he only took them out and did not bring them back.

Does she think there are only a hundred people going out every morning, so she won't notice?

Smiling angrily, Ryan saw the messenger from Adams, a arrogant palace waiter.

"Baron Lane, His Majesty the King's reward has arrived."

He motioned to Ryan to kneel down and accept the reward, and Ryan looked behind his head, seeing nothing.

It was impossible for him to hide things in his own military camp.

"Where's the stuff?"

Ryan asked, and the waiter suddenly became angry.

"Just take the reward from the king! What are you asking about?"

After speaking, he also took out a piece of paper.

In the messy words, Ryan heard words like one hundred thousand gold coins, two hundred horses, and fifty crystal gems.

"No more?"

"What's missing? That's one hundred thousand gold coins! You, a baron, will never see so many gold coins in your life."

The waiter scolded him, but Ryan had no interest in getting angry with a guy like that.

"How can the Andala Kingdom be so stingy for such a large land?"

"And... it's still an IOU?"

Ryan took the note from the other person's hand. The handwriting was not very nice, and it was obviously written by Adams himself.

"What an IOU? This is a reward from the king. When His Majesty returns to the palace, your gold coins will naturally be delivered to you. Why don't you thank His Majesty the King for your gift!"

"Okay, let's see the guests off."

Ryan ignored this guy. With a wave of his hand, soldiers came up and pushed the waiter and a group of people outside.

"Yelling is prohibited in the military camp. If you shout again, I will kill you."

The murderous words made the weak waiter shut up. It wasn't until he was far away from here that he finally yelled angrily again.

"A king only gave such a reward of hundreds of thousands. Is the Kingdom of Andala so poor?"

Lane felt that it might not be that the kingdom was poor, but that Adams was too poor.

He is neither the former prince nor the king who was chosen later. He is just a prince, a little guy who was elected king in the chaos. He has no foundation. The only foundation is Count Merces, who is still a guy with great ambitions. , so he has nothing.

Being able to give out 100,000... I'm afraid these are the days after he has already fantasized about becoming a king.

But you already imagine that you are the last king, don't you dare to be bold? In the past, the pocket money the old king gave you made you afraid to even think of numbers above one hundred thousand.

Ryan put away the IOU. This was a good thing. Although it was just an IOU, it could really be exchanged for huge wealth.

This is a matter of honor for the nobles. Even if they lose everything, they will not watch their family suffer humiliation and loss of reputation.

"It'll be later, gold coins won't be inflationary anyway."

After putting away the IOU, Lane asked the soldiers to give orders to Brand's army wandering on the defense line.

"Intensify patrols inside and outside the defense line, and put some pressure on the nobles to clean up the Church of the Dawn in their territory. Ninety percent of the wealth in those churches is inherited by the faith of the God of Light."

"Don't let them keep it for themselves."

…

"Sister, do you think we won't be punished if we go back like this?"

"Speaking of only bringing out a hundred people at a time."

Under the clear sky, above the earth, Volibear was lying on the ground like a huge white stone, and Bogard was lying on the armored bear, holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth.

Next to her, hundreds of big guys made the same movements and behaviors.

"Nothing will happen. I only take a hundred people with me every time I go out. Boss Ryan is watching."

"But you didn't take back what you brought out before."

"What's the matter? Is there any problem with this? I said I would only take a hundred people with me, but I didn't say I would take a hundred people back."

"But the priests said that we are an army now and cannot be the same as before. Lord Ryan said before that we could not cross the river, but now we have been crossing the river for most of the day."

"What if I get beaten?"

"Being beaten?"

Bogeld's voice became sharp and dissatisfied.

"Whoever dares to hit me, it's okay, Volibear can handle it."

"I said it's the army, the army. I am your army commander. You all have to obey me. Does this mean the army knows it?"

"Just do whatever you are told, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Oh, but eldest sister, what are we going to do?"

"On the first day, we captured a dozen orcs and sent them back to train the soldiers. Will there be no problem if we don't capture them now, right?"

"What's the problem?"

"The warthog orcs are so ugly. You wouldn't think that Boss Ryan would like such a dark and rough guy."

"What he likes is that kind of aristocratic woman, the kind of guy who is soft-spoken."

"Is it the same as Lady Sarah? That's too weak."

"Then who knows what he thinks."

"Then let's..."

"Stop talking nonsense, there's something smelly in the air."

Thousands of meters away from the Armored Bear Legion, the sun was shining brightly. This was the perfect time for the warthog orcs to be lazy and enjoy the afternoon sun. A somewhat bloated team ran on the ground. Each of their faces looked nervous, but it could be seen that, They are not an ordinary team, because everyone's face is not that sallow, and there are hundreds of knights in the team guarding them.

"We are already close to the Dam River. As long as we cross the river and walk for half a day, we can completely leave the Warthog Orc area. Then we will be safe."

The leading knight said to the maid who came to ask. The maid opened her eyes wide in surprise, and then ran quickly towards the carriage.

After a while she came back and said to the knight:

"Knight Fletcher, the queen asked me to ask you, after arriving in the noble territory in the south, is there a way to return to the territory of the Leta family?"

The knight hesitated, then shook his head hard.

"I'm afraid it's difficult. The kingdom is now divided. His Highnesses Adams and Macpherson control the southern half of the area. The place we are going to is the Earl of Merces under His Highness Adams, where the queen can exercise the power of the king and summon nobles. The army counterattacked the orc army and recaptured the royal city."

"If everything goes well, we can return to the Leta family after the army is assembled."

The maid shook her head and said:

"No, Knight Fletcher, the queen means that she is no longer a member of the Leta family, but the former queen of the kingdom, and cannot return to the Leta family. If the Grand Duke of Leta... asks, please answer like this."

"Follow the master's wishes."

The knight was puzzled, but still said so loyally.

"Oh no, there are orc warriors chasing us from behind!"

A knight rode up and whispered to Knight Fletcher, but the maid next to him still heard it, and her face turned pale at this moment.