Throne of the North

Baron Thomas, if there are differences among the barons in the kingdom, then Baron Thomas must be among the top three barons.

His territory has a population of more than 2,800, and an army of 300 trainee knights ensures his authority and strength. The source of all this is a lake in Baron Thomas's territory.

A...salt lake.

The Baron Thomas family also has a fantastic development history. The original land was considered to be worthless land by the nobles because the vegetation and trees were not dense enough and the bare mountains surrounding the lake were not dense enough.

But after this Baron Thomas extracted salt from the lake at the age of fifteen, the Thomas family rose to prominence. After Baron Thomas's careful cultivation, he became the top three most powerful baron among the many barons in the kingdom.

There are more than twenty knights in the territory, plus three hundred apprentice knights, and this kind of skill is evident.

It was precisely with such elite warriors that Baron Thomas firmly defended his territory and became the only bright spot on this fan-shaped battlefield.

Of course, it was also because this place was of little value in the eyes of the orcs, it was bare, and the baron's castle was on a mountain. The orcs gave up after attacking more than a dozen times without taking the castle.

But at the beginning, the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain still suffered, and a large amount of wealth and population were robbed.

With the arrival of the support from the Light Judgment Legion, the baron became much better, took back its villages and towns, and recalled a large number of people hiding in the wilderness.

However, also because of the pressure from the empire's legions, the warthog orcs' front line was also being compressed, so more orcs appeared in this prominent territory.

"Lord Baron Thomas, I'm afraid this orchard can't be defended. It's time for us to retreat!"

On the battlefield, a knight shouted loudly that there were many gaps in the knight's sword in his hand, which were caused by the orc warriors. At this moment, they only had more than 400 people here, and they had to defend more than 600 people. Orc attack.

The brutal and bloody wars have made the soil of this land a little dark. Both sides have been angry. The violent orcs and the angry knights who are not afraid of death are constantly fighting in this orchard. Perhaps exhaustion pervades everyone. on the individual.

"Can't retreat! This orchard is the most precious asset I have created in the past ten years."

Thomas's eyes were red. He was also a knight and fought on the front line with the soldiers. It was precisely because of this that the soldiers fought anxiously with the orcs for so long.

"Don't you have any more backup?"

Baron Thomas asked, very reluctantly.

"As long as I can keep this orchard, I can pay a large amount of compensation to Baron Lane behind you, and he will definitely be satisfied!"

Baron Thomas is a wise nobleman with ambition and wisdom. This orchard represents the future plans of the Thomas family. The salt lake alone is not enough. He must make his wealth open source.

"They are all supporting other nobles in their counterattack."

The knight who spoke was helpless. He wanted to decide his own army. This was Lord Ryan's order, but things always depend on local conditions. Thomas, who has an army of three hundred powerful knights, will undoubtedly be able to occupy more words in the war. Right.

And he does admire this nobleman, and he can see the shadow of Lord Ryan in him.

"Retreat to your castle. We can easily defend the orcs' attack. As long as the other armies of the legion counterattack the orcs, you can take back this orchard."

"Absolutely not. I'm not sure these orcs won't destroy my fruit trees."

Thomas' eyes were red. He had lost a lot of fruit trees during the war.

"But……"

Just when the knight was still trying to persuade him, there was a slight vibration on the ground, and then he saw a torrent of cavalry troops charging towards them in the distance.

"It's Lord Brand!"

The knight shouted in surprise.

"It's saved."

Baron Thomas was also shocked. With thousands of knights and cavalry, he had already lost all his wealth to have an army of 300 trainee knights. But to equip these people with war horses, ten times more wealth might not be enough.

"This is Baron Lane's army you said?"

Baron Thomas felt panicked. He originally thought that he was good enough, but that baron could not only command a legion of 30,000 people, but also have his own cavalry legion.

"Captain Brand's Army is Lord Ryan's first follower, and the Bucks Army is also the first extraordinary army under Lord Ryan."

The knight laughed.

"It seems that your orchard, Baron Thomas, has been saved."

Perhaps the smile is conserved, and there is no smile on the baron's face. He has seen a wider world, met outsiders, and seen that the baron of the empire has more strength and wealth than him.

He is a nobleman who is unwilling to be weak. At least in the circle of baron, he does not feel that he is weaker than anyone.

The rumbling iron cavalry drowned hundreds of warthog orcs. In the fear of the orcs, the war horses trampled their flesh and blood. The hundreds of orcs were not enough for Brand's army to kill. After a charge, there was only less than 100 warthog orcs left on the ground. One hundred scarred warthog orcs, they were lucky.

But his luck was not good either. After enduring more pain, he was killed by Baron Thomas' soldiers with a last hit.

After a short rest, this thousand-man cavalry corps ate a lot of Baron Thomas's food and continued to leave. The war was still going on, and the mission of the cavalry led by Brand was the most important.

"Golden Knight..."

Baron Thomas sighed. He felt that he could not catch up with Baron Ryan. He did not even have a silver knight under his command, and the other party already had followers of the golden knight.

...

In the south of the kingdom, if the kingdom is divided into ten equal parts of land in the north and south, then the nobles in the three southernmost parts of the land have not encountered direct invasion by orcs.

Their territory is still peaceful, but in order to support the nobles in the north who are facing the orcs directly, these nobles are also miserable and have to give out a lot of wealth or manpower.

There is no way. If the nobles in the north cannot stop them, then they will be the first line facing the nobles. Therefore, although the nobles in the south are not as anxious as the front line, they are also jumping and nervous like ants on a hot pot.

"My army is already counterattacking the orc army in the north. Your territory is safe for the time being."

Lian's arrival gave the nobles a reassurance, and the nobles in these three pieces of land felt much more at ease.

"Baron Ryan, you must kill those damn orcs. They dared to invade the land of the Andara Kingdom!"

The nobles were indignant, but Ryan smiled.

"Of course, this is the queen's wish. I come on behalf of the empire to help the royal family regain their power and glory."

Queen Leta stood next to Ryan. The height difference between the two was not too big. She was like a majestic queen without a smile, and was feared by the nobles. In her appearance, the nobles even felt that it was easier to communicate with Baron Ryan.

"Queen Leta told me that this was a heavy disaster that had an indelible impact on the kingdom. I saw the kingdom's land broken, and I also saw the people displaced in the invasion of the orcs."

"Even a large number of nobles were brutally killed by the orcs."

Lian's words made the nobles a little frightened and afraid. The nobles were all killed? This is too serious.

"Baron Ryan, you must expel those damn orcs."

They were a little panicked, and Ryan nodded solemnly.

"The Legion of Light Judgment is here for this."

This is the mansion of Earl Kidman's family. The old earl also looked worried, but soon, his expression was a little hesitant.

"What is the earl's concern?"

Earl Kidman said to Ryan:

"His Highness Adams is here."

"Oh?"

Ryan was surprised, and then the nobles rushed out to greet the king they chose.

Looking at the uneven military support, Ryan couldn't help but sigh. Count Moses really seemed to have no power and wealth. Was he so frustrated that he couldn't even form a suitable team?

No wonder he had exchanges with the emperor of the empire. Count Moses was unwilling to accept his current state.

"Long live His Majesty."

The nobles saluted, and Ryan called him His Highness.

Adams heard this title and tried not to explode, but his voice was still cold:

"Baron Ryan, you came to the kingdom, why don't you come to see me?"

Ryan did not blush and performed a noble etiquette.

"Your Excellency Adams, please forgive me for my negligence. After I came to the kingdom, I saw that the nobles in the north were being invaded by orcs. I even saw several nobles being brutally killed by orcs."

"As a noble, I will never allow nobles to die in such a cruel way. I came here on behalf of the empire, so of course I must avenge them."

"They are so miserable... Your Highness Adams, you don't know that Viscount Hughes was stripped naked by the orcs like a cow or a sheep and hung on an iron hook. The warthog orcs cruelly used bone knives to tear open his blood one by one. Even after hundreds of cuts, Viscount Hughes was still alive, but no blood flowed out of his wounds. "

"And that noble Viscountess, ah, I don't even want to recall that such a cruel thing happened on the land of the kingdom."

"If it were you, the future noble king of the Andara Kingdom, you who have the duty to protect the nobles, I'm afraid you would never hold back from revenge."

Ryan spoke vividly about the deaths of some nobles, making the faces of other nobles around him pale, and so did Adams.

If he had stayed in the royal city before, would he have been killed like this?

"Of course I will avenge the poor Viscount Hughes, but this is not a reason for you not to come to see me and the king."

At this time, the nobles felt that Adams was a bit too much. Baron Ryan was busy avenging Viscount Hughes. Didn't he hear that Viscount Hughes died so miserably? And Viscountess, ah.

You actually want to show off the king's majesty and let Baron Ryan come to pay a visit.

"Your Highness Adams, I come here on behalf of the empire and am your collaborator. Once the war breaks out, it is no longer something I can control."

"According to the queen's wishes, I must launch an attack on the orcs and defeat the cruel alien race with immortal light."

"She?"

Adams finally broke out and pointed angrily at Queen Leta, who was still immersed in Ryan's description one stroke at a time. You must know that she had also fallen into the battlefield area before and was almost caught by the orcs.

Now she raised her head and looked at Adams, her eyes were a little blank.

"She is a woman from the Leta family and is not a real queen at all. Why can she order you!"

Adams scolded angrily. What he cared about most was the king's identity and power, but at this moment, Ryan dared to say that he had received the queen's order.

"Queen Leta has the witness of the king and all the nobles and held a coronation ceremony. If she is not a queen, how can she become a queen?"

Ryan's eyes were blank, as if he didn't understand the customs of the kingdom.

"Do you want her to stand up on her own and say that she is the queen, and then let the nobles recognize her?"

This sentence obviously hit Adams' pain point. He is the king of the kingdom, but he has no coronation ceremony and no allegiance from all the nobles. Everything Ryan said is what he does not have.

"I am the king! Only my orders can command all the nobles in the kingdom!"

Adams broke through the defense and scolded everyone in front of him.

"Why do you listen to her orders? I am the king!"

"Your Highness Adams."

Kidman, an old and prestigious count, stood up and looked at Adams coldly.

"Please respect your father and respect your royal bloodline. Queen Leta is the twelfth king of the Kingdom of Andala, the second wife of the distinguished King Guy Andala, and the nineteenth member of the royal bloodline of Andala. One of the hostesses, you should salute her instead of questioning her identity."

"After the death of the king, the queen has the qualifications and the power to issue orders to the nobles. Her power will not be less than that of your father, the late King Guy Andara."

"The queen said that His Highness Adams is a prince trained by the king, but it seems that you have no idea what a king should be like."

"Could it be that Hernan is the real prince?"

Adams looked pale. How could he have been trained by so many princes and not become a complete dandy? He was already superior to others.

At this time, Earl Merces stood up.

"His Majesty Adams is of course the noble king of the Kingdom of Andara, and he can never be that Hernan."

"Of course the queen's power is noble, but it is precisely because of the queen's testimony that His Majesty Adams should become the king of Andara as a matter of course, right?"

"This is a king chosen by the nobility and the royal family, not a figurehead chosen by the papacy and priests."

Moses' words made the nobles look much better. Indeed, compared to Adams in front of them, they were less willing to let Macpherson in the distance become king.

In contrast, Adams's expression softened a lot.

In Kidman's mansion, the arrival of King Adams and Queen Leta were of course the most dazzling, but it was Ryan who soon expressed his intention.

"I came here this time for the war in the north."

"I need the support of all the nobles in the kingdom, to avenge those dead nobles, to regain the land that belongs to the kingdom, and of course, for His Highness Adams to become the king of this land."

"The will of light bears witness to our glory, but if I want to win the war, I need the help of the nobles."

"Soldiers on the front line need to be equipped with weapons. In this regard, what puzzles me is that the Kingdom of Andara does not have many weapons and armors. Human skin cannot compare to the stone-hard skin of the warthog orcs."

"There are also clothes. Our soldiers can't replace the torn and wet clothes in the war. Recently, some soldiers have been infected with diseases. Their strong combat power should have been wasted on the battlefield, killing countless orcs."

"Of course, the most important thing is food. If the soldiers don't have enough to eat, they will have no strength. The orcs are already more powerful than us. The soldiers who have no strength are currently suffering from the orcs' counterattack."

"Those nobles who lost their territories are eager to regain their territories, but without food, the soldiers cannot fight against the orcs."

"We are here on behalf of the empire to help His Highness Adams regain his own royal city and throne, but now we are somewhat powerless."

Adams was at a loss for words. No matter how stupid he was, he understood that what Ryan said was true, but now he was an empty king. He had no power and could not mobilize the supplies belonging to the kingdom and the royal family. They were all controlled by Macpherson in the Holy See City. On hand.

Thinking of how he was being compared in all aspects, Adams once again couldn't help but feel incompetent and furious.

"The nobles will pay for all needs."

Adams said this, and then looked at the nobles. What made him extremely angry was that the nobles avoided his eyes.

"Your Majesty, our food, clothes, and weapons have been given to us several times this year. We have paid too much food and supplies for the holy war of the Holy See and the war with the traitor McReynolds, and none of it has been taken back. Within the territory There are no more resources left.”

"We are still waiting for the war to end and take back all the supplies we provided before."

It was also difficult for the nobles. At this time, Ryan looked at Queen Leta, and the queen finally said:

"The Empire's army is here to help us resist the orcs and the Church heading south. No matter how difficult it is, we should give them enough supplies to consume in the war. This is for our own victory."

The queen's words made the nobles hesitate, but they finally nodded in agreement.

"Then we can only starve ourselves. I hope Baron Ryan can expel the orcs and the Church from the kingdom as soon as possible."