Throne of the North

In the royal city, the first people Ryan saw were not the nobles of the kingdom.

Rather, they were representatives of the Chamber of Commerce from the empire.

"Lord Baron, you have brought a huge fortune to our Blade Rose Chamber of Commerce."

Irina stood in the dilapidated royal city, her eyes filled with love for this royal city that was about to be completely turned into ruins, because the Chamber of Commerce had obtained a large number of trade contracts in the past few days.

"Yes, it's such a huge wealth, so how much do you plan to give me?"

Ryan said with a smile, making Irina's expression stiffen.

"All the wealth of Blade Rose belongs to the Earl. I am just a steward and have no authority to deal with it."

"Then you have to hurry up and ask the legendary countess."

Lane said:

"After all, contracts can sometimes disappear, especially in the Kingdom of Andara, right? The new king here will regret the deal with you soon."

Irina looked at Ryan, she wanted to say whether the king regretted it or you, Baron Ryan, wanted to regret it, but in the end she did not dare to say it.

Lane has not returned to the empire yet, but the news about Baron Lane within the empire has been turned upside down. Countless people believe that Baron Lane is a new star in the empire. If it were not for the changes in the title system, Baron Lane is likely to become like his father in the future. Earl of Great Nobility.

The war in the Kingdom of Andara is over, and Baron Lane is very dazzling.

"I think your lordship will not let you down, Baron."

After Irina finished speaking, the surrounding chamber of commerce representatives also came together and began to talk about their real purpose.

"Lord Ryan, our Lantern Merchant Guild wants to establish a base in the Kingdom of Andala. We are a little worried about safety, so we would like to ask you to help us invite some nobles..."

The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce talked about their future plans for the Chamber of Commerce. With the establishment of the North Wind Avenue, as the war in the Kingdom of Andala subsided, and as the Holy See of Dawn withdrew from the Kingdom's land, these chambers of commerce were like sharks smelling the smell of blood. They also flocked to it, and they could see the huge benefits in it.

But no matter what they do, they can't avoid both.

One is Baron Lane, the most powerful owner of the North Wind Avenue, and the nobles in this land.

Especially the latter, because if they want to obtain the trade wealth here, they must not only care about the Kingdom of Andara, but also the Kingdom of Serra, because to enter the Kingdom of Andara, they must pass through the Griffin Mountains, which is owned by the Kingdom of Serra. land.

Fortunately, these two things can be one thing, and Baron Lane has a strong voice and actual power in both the Kingdom of Serra and the Kingdom of Andara.

"This matter is not that troublesome."

Ryan said, he told everyone that he has a very safe city, which was once the Wall of Dawn and is now the City of Dawn.

At this moment, Ryan felt that all the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce were shining. The slower ones quickly realized something and looked at Ryan with eager eyes.

They are the chamber of commerce of the empire. If they enter the kingdom's land, they will inevitably need to hand over a large sum of wealth to the king and nobles, and even share profits with them.

But if it is on Baron Lane's land, this money can be saved. Although it is given to Baron Lane, one noble will always need less than so many nobles.

And the most important thing is that in Lane's land, they can avoid a lot of trouble in the future, at least in a short period of time, there won't be many conflicts with the nobles.

"I can allow you some streets and land to be used as shops and warehouses, but don't think that you can avoid the kingdom's nobles. You have to give them what is due, but I can guarantee that this money will not The lion opens his mouth, and the nobles will accept your sincerity."

"After all, you also want to get wealth from the nobles' land, don't you?"

Wealth is fundamentally still in the hands of the nobles. They are the owners of the land and the power. The chambers of commerce are the moneybags. But if there is not a powerful noble behind these chambers of commerce, they are nothing.

Buying and selling also requires background. Why are there not many chambers of commerce? Because the vast land is filled with countless malicious intentions.

Nobles will become jealous when they see a chamber of commerce passing by their territory, and wanderers in the mountains and forests will also attack the chamber of commerce.

They are actually not safe unless protected by strong military force.

The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce have no objection to this. After all, they have long been accustomed to the fact that most of the wealth they earn belongs to the nobles, a small part belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, and the last part belongs to them, the members of the Chamber of Commerce.

"I can also help you open up the business routes of the Serra Kingdom, but this is a bit troublesome. You should understand that the Serra Kingdom is different from the Andara Kingdom. They are still supporters of the Holy See, but they are not so opposed to the empire."

"The hundreds of thousands of Dawn believers in Dawn City have also migrated to the Kingdom of Serra. Archbishop Adriana is a cleric who has received several blessings from the Lord of Dawn. She is the future red archbishop. She has great influence on the empire. His attitude is not that good.”

Ryan bypassed these Chamber of Commerce representatives. These matters cannot be ended in a day or two. These people from the Chamber of Commerce need to go back and discuss carefully, and finally the nobles behind them will give Ryan an answer before they can conclude a contract.

This is why Ryan said that the kingdom's current contract with the Chamber of Commerce can actually be reneged on, because time is too short, and the contract concluded between the King and the Chamber of Commerce is not a contract between the King and the nobles behind the Chamber of Commerce.

In the contract between the nobles and the chamber of commerce, the initiative lies in the hands of the nobles, not to mention a king.

Only the contract between nobles and nobles was something that the king did not dare to renege on easily.

Ryan entered the palace. It must be said that extraordinary power is very helpful in building buildings. With the help of magicians, knights and alchemists, the palace has become tidy again.

However, the gorgeous part cannot be solved by extraordinary people. What is needed is wealth and foundation.

In addition, it is only a superficial project at present, because most of the magic secret patterns engraved on the previous palace have been lost. After replenishing them, the palace will be completely restored to its original state.

Standing on the steps of the palace, Ryan looked back at the huge royal city. He could see that in the direction of the palace leading to the southern city, the widest main street was neat and tidy, and there were also many houses on both sides.

It seems that the royal city is recovering, if you don't look at the ruins behind the houses on both sides of the street.

In the entire royal city, only the royal palace and the streets leading to the south from the palace are clean and comfortable, because the king has to accept the allegiance of the nobles here. As long as the nobles don't look back, the royal city will still look as majestic as it once did.

These days, all the nobles of the Andala Kingdom have come to the royal city. They tacitly ignored the mess of the royal city and respectfully told the king their misery and loyalty.

King Adams enjoyed these days very much. In order to make that day come sooner, he began to agree to the requests of Canterlot and other great nobles.

When Ryan entered the palace, he was naturally stared at by pairs of eyes. This baron of the empire brought an unimaginable deep impression to the Kingdom of Andara.

Ryan responded to the nobles with a smile. He was an excellent noble.

"Earl of Canterlot, it seems you got what you wanted."

As a matter of course, Ryan stood in the circle of the great nobles and looked at the great nobles such as the Earl of Canterlot. The latter smiled at him, but there was also a little helplessness in the smile.

"The king is more majestic than imagined, perhaps with the help of Moses."

The Earl of Canterlot said that if there was only one king and royal family in Adams, they nobles would be sure to play around with the young king and pocket a lot of benefits.

However, Count Merces became a stumbling block that hindered them. The original plan has only been completed to the point of 30 to 40%.

Although it is still a huge benefit, these nobles are not very satisfied. Their appetite is wider than the earth.

"Count Merces?"

Ryan nodded and said:

"It seems that the Merces family of the Kingdom of Andara is about to rise again."

"snort!"

A noble snorted, somewhat dissatisfied. Ryan looked over and nodded slightly.

"Earl Scott should be very reluctant to see such a result."

At the beginning, the Scott family and the old king worked together to destroy the rebellious Merces family army, and the two families were feuding.

Now that Earl Merces has risen by relying on the power of the king, Earl Scott will be quite frustrated for a while.

"I have a solution here..."

Ryan's voice made the nobles here look over, all with shrewd eyes.

"You also know that the military fortresses in the north have been taken back, but the mountains in the north of the Kingdom of Andala that are isolated from the northern border have been opened up by the power of the dusk god. The road brought about by the collapse of more than a dozen peaks can be allowed The orcs from the north move south."

"In addition, there are remnants of the warthog orc tribe in the north. If the orcs cannot grow food, they will enter the kingdom's land and plunder it."

"No matter how powerful Earl Merces and the royal family are, they don't have an army now, do they?"

Earl Scott's eyes lit up.

"Baron Lane, the Scott family will remember your kindness."

Ryan smiled slightly. The more ways to make friends with the nobles, the better. It would make his actions in the kingdom more reasonable and supported.

Turning around, Grand Duke Leta of the Kingdom had already walked out of the palace. This was an authoritative Grand Duke who had just entered middle age and was now the second most powerful figure in the Andala Kingdom.

Through wars and chaos, although the performance of the witch ghosts in the final royal city war was unsatisfactory, it could not affect the fact that the Grand Duke had completely entered the aristocratic circle of the kingdom. , with the threat of orcs to the north, and the peeping eyes of the Serra Kingdom to the south, Justice Leta is constantly being accepted by the kingdom.

Demand determines supply, and Grand Duke Leta's strength is exactly what the Kingdom of Andara, which is currently in urgent need of combat power, needs.

However, Ryan found that the Archduke did not look particularly happy.

Naturally, Grand Duke Leta also stood in the ranks of the great nobles. Baron Lane and Grand Duke Leta also met face to face for the first time today.

"Your Majesty the Grand Duke."

Ryan performed noble etiquette. Grand Duke Leta nodded and said to Ryan:

"Lotti cannot return to the palace to live. This palace already belongs to the king completely, and he does not allow Lottie to stay in the royal city, which will affect the king's authority."

Ryan wondered, who is Lottie?

Fortunately, the whispered words of the Earl of Canterlot next to him made Ryan react, and his expression was not so embarrassing.

"Lotti Leta, the second queen of the previous king, previously ordered the nobles..."

Ryan suddenly realized that it was the first time that he knew Queen Leta's name. Thinking of Grand Duke Leta's words, he asked with some guilt.

"What should Queen Leta do now?"

That woman lives in Dawn City now.

Grand Duke Leta looked at Ryan with cold and deep eyes.

"The king does not want his father's queen to threaten his status and power."

After saying this, Ryan understood that Adams took the king's identity and authority too seriously. Everything that affected his majesty before would be liquidated. Queen Leta, who gave orders to the nobles in the name of the old king, was naturally punished. against.

but……

Ryan's eyes gradually became a little cold.

This is also directed at oneself.

Adams, no, he should be Count Merces. He wanted to monopolize the ignorant King Adams and achieve his own interests by controlling the king.

Ryan and Grand Duke Leta, who can use the queen to influence the power of the kingdom, are both his enemies.

The surrounding nobles were also enemies that Count Merces did not want to see.

If the previous war was a struggle between royal power and theocratic beliefs, then when the war ended, it instantly turned into a political struggle for power within the Kingdom of Andara.

These nobles enter the state very quickly.

Ryan now realizes that he still has too little political experience.

The kingdom has not yet completely stabilized, and politics have begun among the nobles.

In theory, Ryan obtained all the benefits within the kingdom through the empire's military assistance to the kingdom, but now, in this palace, he lost his influence and control over the king.

Without Queen Leta, the relationship between him and the king would only be that of a king and a noble.

The nobles who fell silent were all thinking about their own gains, losses and impact in this matter, and the king finally put on the noble robe in the complicated ceremony.

Adams held the scepter, put on the crown, stepped on the golden carpet and walked out of the depths of the palace. His expression was solemn and majestic, and his firm eyes seemed to inherit the ancient royal glory.

Count Merces stood beside him with shrewd eyes. He finally ushered in his glory. From today on, the Merces family will rise again.

He will inherit the glory of his ancestors.

"Long live your Majesty."

The nobles saluted, and they did not need to kneel down. However, after cheering, Grand Duke Leta came out first, knelt on one knee in front of the king, and put the knight's sword on the ground.

"The Leta family will be loyal to you and follow your will."

The expression on Adams's face finally became a little uncontrollable, and he showed a proud smile.

"I accept your loyalty, my people."

The Archduke retreated, and Count Merces also knelt on one knee and swore allegiance to the king.

Then came the other ten earls and nobles one after another, bowing on one knee to show their loyalty.

However, after that, all the viscounts and barons needed was to kiss the ground at the King's feet, and they couldn't just kneel down.

The king smiled and accepted the loyalty of the nobles. Such a scene made him feel tired at all, and could only make the imperial nobles like Ryan who were watching beside him bored.

Finally, night fell, and after the king in the fire accepted the loyalty of the last baron, the ceremony ended completely.

"Dear His Majesty Andala, congratulations on becoming the noble king of this land. The Emperor of the Empire expresses his sincere joy for this. I think His Majesty the Emperor will give you a gift."

Finally it was Ryan's turn. He now represents the empire. Now both sides can be said to have completely stood on the same front as the southern land against the Holy See.

"Oh? What kind of gift will His Majesty Emperor Flor give me?"

Adams asked curiously, and Ryan replied:

"His Majesty the Emperor will order the Magic Academy to send a group of magicians to the Kingdom of Andara to establish a magic academy belonging to the Kingdom here to help the magicians in the Kingdom of Andara learn."

"At the same time, the commander of Wing Canyon, Commander Farrell, will also send an army of two thousand people to help you defend the military fortress in the north to prevent the evil orcs from touching your land again."

Adams was pleasantly surprised.

"Thank you Emperor Flor for your kindness."

After the ceremony and scene are over, it is time for the banquet. At the banquet, the king will announce the future interests of the kingdom.

Simply put, it’s a new slice of the pie.

At this banquet, Ryan also saw a large number of women for the first time.

Many of the ladies of the nobles and the noble ladies they brought with them winked at Ryan, but Ryan could only pretend that he didn't see them.

He knew that the nobles wanted to bring their daughters to become queens, but looking at a woman from the Merces family standing with Adams, Ryan knew that the nobles' plan was ruined.

Adams now has great trust in Count Merces, and the future queen should also be a woman from the Merces family.

At the banquet, the king announced the heroes in the kingdom's chaos. The first one who could not avoid it was the help from the empire.

Baron Lane is just Baron Lane, but after Baron Lane represents the Empire, all the credit must be ranked behind the Empire.

"In order to thank the noble emperor of the empire for his help, the Andara Kingdom will grant Baron Ryan and the Empire's Bright Judgment Legion a fortune worth 600,000 gold coins."

"Thank you for your generosity."

After Ryan finished speaking, he said that he would also use the wealth to buy supplies on the kingdom's land in the future, so that the wealth would return to the king's hands.