Throne of the North

The campground was brightly lit in the dark night, and Ryan looked at Egil in front of him, whose eyes were still fierce.

"Otherwise, kill him."

Bogard suggested. She looked at Egil, knowing instinctively that the warrior in front of her would not surrender.

Ryan smiled and then ordered Brand.

"Let these people go."

Ryan's order shocked everyone, and Egil in front of him also opened his eyes wide.

"I'm not that cruel."

Ryan looked at Egil and said calmly:

"Your experience makes me somewhat interested, but I will only let you go three times. I hope you will cherish these three opportunities. Oh no, there are two more left. You still have two chances to challenge me."

"Once you do it three times, I will kill you, just like you hunt wild beasts. Now you are my prey."

"I think it's impossible for you to surrender tonight, so let's go."

…

Ryan watched Egil leave with a large number of warriors, his eyes showing curiosity.

I don’t know if the Prime Minister’s method is effective in other worlds, but currently it seems that in the two civilizations of Fenrir and Garm, the Egil in front of me is the heroic unit among the people of Fenrir, and people like Brand It's the same, he has strong potential, and Ryan calls this potential a legendary seed.

"Michaela."

Ryan shouted, and the knight attendant behind him came out and knelt down on one knee respectfully.

"Master Ryan, Michaela is at your command."

"As the first general in the territory, I give you a mission. Are you sure about it?"

"Michaela will follow your wishes to the death."

Michaela raised her head, her eyes determined.

"You take ten people and stay in this world. I want to know what the state of the gods in this world is."

Ryan didn't say anything. After seeing the incarnation of the gods being killed by Baron Halfman in the Kingdom War, Ryan no longer had such awe of the gods. Perhaps they were just more powerful beings.

If the gods of this world must be killed to own this world and qualify for the next world, then Ryan doesn't mind killing the gods.

Early the next morning, when Egil came to this land with hundreds of warriors, Ryan had already returned to the tundra territory. Egil, who had escaped, became even more violent and moved directly towards the people of Gam. The land where it was located was killed.

"Plunder their food!"

Egil roared loudly and rushed to the front. The meager food income allowed him to easily gather a large number of warriors to attack the enemy.

In the tundra territory, the first thing Ryan needed to do after returning was to understand the latest trends of the orcs.

"In the north of the Tundra Territory, more and more orcs are appearing. In Lingdu City, there are more than a dozen knights from the southern lands who have become adventurers. They are trying to hunt orcs to obtain gold coins from the Brave Guild."

"The weapons and equipment on these people are not of high quality, and they may be living in poverty in their territory. Two of them are brothers of the baron."

"Good, I think one of them will make it."

Ryan smiled and said that the orcs did not have a large-scale attack, which was a good thing for him. However, the aggressiveness of the orcs has become the norm. The territory must be vigilant every day for the defense of the northern border. Among them, there will also be A lot of energy wasted.

The most critical point is that it may be difficult for Ryan to lead his army to leave the tundra territory and participate in wars elsewhere.

Otherwise, during a war elsewhere, his house would be robbed, and he, Ryan, would probably become the empire's biggest joke.

"You think, what if I build a Great Wall in this mountain range?"

Ryan was whimsical and asked his female officer. The Viscountess opened her eyes wide and asked what the Great Wall was.

Listening to Ryan's gestures on the mountain peak, the female officer looked at him in shock.

"Is this... really possible?"

"With extraordinary help, it's not impossible."

As Ryan said that, he left Rhinohorn Mountain and headed to the valley of alchemist Rose. The other party had already returned and I heard that he had brought a lot of materials.

When Ryan appeared in the Alchemy Valley, the blast furnace here was already steaming, and he saw twenty or thirty laborers busy.

"Who are these people?"

"These are the alchemy apprentices Mr. Rose has hired. They can help Mr. Rose complete all the chores."

Beside him, Butler Beard said that he was very knowledgeable about matters in the territory.

"They were collected by Mr. Rose in the Kingdom of Andara, and they have some alchemist talents."

Ryan found Rose in the deepest part of the valley, who was playing with a group of orcs who were as dull as puppets.

As for the reason for their sluggishness, Ryan looked at the shadows of these orcs. They were not the shadows of orcs at all, but more like some kind of strange shape.

"Once upon a time, I was a shadow magician. After all the legends of the Shadow Religion were killed, I finally knew that this path had already been doomed."

"The magic of the shadow is not magic, because the magic of the shadow magician does not belong to himself, but belongs to the great being at the end of the magic of shadow, the shadow magician, or rather the church of shadow."

"Magicians accept the gift of great beings just like the power given by gods to believers."

"It all belongs to Him."

"I discovered this secret, so I was terrified. I wanted to get rid of the shadow's gaze, but as a magician, I couldn't change from a shadow magician to another elemental magician. Alchemist was my only choice."

While controlling these orc puppets, Rose calmly talked about her past.

He was indeed very talented. He became a sanctuary on the path of shadow magic and also reached the sanctuary on the path of alchemists. The talent of anyone Ryan had seen was probably not as good as Rose in front of him.

Those were two completely different kinds of extraordinary.

Magicians get power from the root of the world and the ocean of the void, while alchemists are more like a kind of creation. Through existing materials, powerful results are combined. The highest achievement of alchemists is the Philosopher's Stone, because it is a material that can replace any material.

In Ryan's view, alchemists are materials science.

And magicians are energy science and philosophy.

"But even if I, an alchemist, also became a sanctuary, I still couldn't get rid of the power of shadow."

"After becoming a sanctuary, I used the alchemical knowledge I gained from breaking through the sanctuary to seal my shadow magic in a cage."

"In that cage, my own shadow magic fought and devoured each other, and finally became my shadow."

As Rose said, the shadows behind the orcs shattered, and then merged into the shadow python that Ryan had seen in the Bilki world, surrounding Rose.

As for the orcs, they also died completely at this moment, and their bodies turned into ashes, as if they had been burned.

The python touched Rose with its head in a humane way, as if it was acting coquettishly.

"It has life, which is the result I want, but it is different from what I thought. It did not turn into the alchemical creation I wanted."

"It is still the magic of shadow, but all the magic power has condensed into such a shadow life."

"Just like the legendary gift, if I want, I can become a legend on that road at any time after creating such a shadow life. The legendary gift I get at that time will probably be terrible."

"I can feel that the legendary gift will give me the power to transform any dark energy into real life."

Rose said, and even Ryan could hear the horror in it.

Transforming dark energy into real life, even if it is not as perfect as humans, is equivalent to the means of the Creator.

"But, if I really accept such a legendary gift, the day I become a legend is the day I die."

"He has been waiting, waiting for me to obtain that legendary gift, and then... kill me and turn my legendary gift into part of His power."

"Then He will be free."

Rose said the biggest secret of all shadow magicians. There are probably no more than a handful of people in the pan-plane who know this secret.

"The reason why I tried to get rid of the shadow magic in this way is because of those predecessors. This method is not my original creation, but a method that the legends of the Shadow Church have discussed over time."

"They have long known the horror and purpose of the existence at the end of the shadow path."

"So, every dark magician legend will curse himself with a power similar to a curse before he dies, so that his magic will produce chaotic will."

"These countless chaotic wills will return to His body and split the origin of His soul."

"Split personality?"

Lian said, Rose suddenly told him these secrets, and he didn't know what he had experienced in the land of the orcs that caused the attitude of this sanctuary alchemist to change.

"Almost. This should be a statement on the soul level. The split personality forced Him to sleep, which gave all shadow magicians time to breathe."

"But I know..."

Fear was revealed in Rose's eyes.

"He always exists, in every dark side of the world, watching everyone in the world, waiting for an opportunity to let Him get rid of the curse of those legends."

"To get rid of him, I must become a legend of the alchemist, but... the existence of the shadow will never make me a legend on any path."

"The legendary gift of shadow magic has been waiting for me at the door of legend. As long as I cross the threshold of legend, that legendary gift will become a part of me at the fastest speed."

"I have been looking for opportunities, looking for opportunities to solve."

Rose looked at Ryan and said:

"I see a glimmer of possibility in you."

"Maybe you can help me."

Ryan thought about what he had, and then said:

"You want to become a legend on the knight path?"

Ryan was a little shocked. Rose wanted to cross the third path?

In history, no one has ever achieved the sanctuary on three extraordinary paths.

"The legendary gift of the alchemist is created by himself, the legendary gift of the magician comes from the gift of the origin of the world, and the legendary gift of the knight is the recognition of diligence."

Rose said:

"In the last battle of the Andara Kingdom, I felt it. I felt the breath of the legendary gift very clearly. The legendary gift on Farrell was given by you."

Rose looked at Ryan with burning eyes.

"It is precisely because of this result that Farrell has no hesitation in your opinion. The flying dragon army is not under his control, but as the commander of the Flying Wing Canyon, he can also influence some flying dragons to appear on the North Wind Avenue to patrol that road. Road safety.”

"Perhaps, after I become a legend, you can get me the legendary gift faster than Shadow."

"That's what I said was possible."

Rose is a very powerful genius. The title of genius itself also contains wisdom and thinking. This speculation has not been made for a day or two, but it was not until Ryan arrived today that he said it.

Because he knew that Ryan came here to ask for something from him, so now both parties are equal.

"This is a transaction. The basis of the alchemist's extraordinary path is the transaction."

"Just like the foundation of a magician is meditation."

Ryan laughed. It turned out that it was for this reason that Rose suddenly revealed so many secrets and her past.

"It seems that I have to think carefully about what conditions can be used to match this deal."

Ryan pretended to think for a while and said:

"How about this."

Taking Rose to the mountain, Ryan looked into the distance.

"You can't kill all the orcs, they will always exist, and now the land bordering the orcs and humans is too close. When you wake up in the morning, you can plunder human villages at noon."

"My territory is the closest territory to the orcs in the entire southern land, so I need to resist the orcs' defense line."

Defense lines can often be built as a group, but Ryan now needs to rely entirely on the strength of the Tundra Territory to build it. It will even be the most powerful defense line in the entire southern land.

Rose was also shocked by his idea of ​​building a long northern Great Wall to resist the orcs in the north?

"Is it difficult? I think it's relatively simple compared to helping you deal with a god."

Ryan held Rose's shoulders, and the power of spiritual blessing fell. Rose's body was visibly strong, and her muscles were bulging. A strong sense of hunger made Rose almost faint.

"really……"

Ryan secretly sighed in his heart. The spiritual power allowed him to have several knight breathing techniques in Ryan's body without any conflict. Now, blessing an alchemist and a magician will also not cause the two extraordinary paths of the alchemist and the magician. of resistance.

It's like being ignored.

But the power gained will not be ignored.

After letting Rose see his methods, the deal was finally concluded.

"I will help you build the Great Wall. You just need to give me all the materials and manpower, and I will solve all the problems."

"Of course."

Ryan nodded and said:

"There is no rush in this matter. My territory currently has a maximum population of 130,000 people. This manpower is completely insufficient to build the Great Wall."

"Before building the Great Wall, let's practice building a city first."

Ryan pointed to the north. The city would be built to the north of the Tundra Territory, in the Northern Territory.

Rose opened her eyes wide, and couldn't help but look at Ryan even when she was devouring the food.

"I promise to build the Great Wall for you, and then you leave the work of building the city to me?"

"Build a city first, maybe it will also help in building the Great Wall. It will definitely help, right?"

Ryan looked towards the Alchemy Valley behind him.

"But before we build the city, why not...you practice here first?"

"What do you want to do again?"

Rose said warily.

"I plan to give you the identity of the chief alchemist of the Tundra Territory and the dean of the Alchemy Academy."

"You want to build an alchemy academy?"

Rose's eyes widened.

"Isn't it possible?"

"In the Imperial City, there is a magic academy, which has the best system for training magicians in the entire empire, but there is no alchemy academy there."

"My ambition is not just to be a baron. I can have whatever status the Imperial City has here."

"If human civilization must have two or three centers, why can't my tundra territory become the third one?"

Ryan's voice made Rose slow down. He was thinking about the possibility. It seemed... it was really possible.

"Done!"

He gritted his teeth and said that he could, as a magician, overtake the alchemist's path and become a saint. He was confident that he had a talent that was not inferior to that of any alchemist.

"Okay, Mr. Rose, why don't you choose who can become alchemist apprentices in the Tundra Territory?"

Ryan said with a smile, now that the Alchemy Academy has the most important dean, the most important students cannot be missing.

Those are all the heroes who will help them build the Great Wall in the future.

Rose stared at Ryan as if looking at a fool.

After a moment, he pointed to the laborers in the valley and said:

"These people were all selected by me in the Kingdom of Andara. Before this, I was in the Tundra Territory."

"Knights are the path with the lowest talent requirements among all transcendental paths. However, except for knights, any path to transcendence has very high talent requirements. Magicians are the highest, but alchemists..."

"Alchemists are also warlocks. They need to master bloodline magic."

"Like me, I awakened the talent of turning metal into cooling liquid metal, which is the top talent among alchemists, because most alchemists awaken bloodline spells that have nothing to do with alchemy."

"In your territory, except for those craftsmen from Svadifari, there is no one with alchemist talent."

"Not even one."

Rose said with contempt.

The people in the wild world of Svadifari are the best population Ryan has harvested in the other plane world. There are only more than a thousand people, and most of them have become craftsmen in the territory. Some of them take care of war horses in the wild world, some grow fruits, and the last part... are the elderly and children.

Are they important? Craftsmen are currently the largest source of income in the frozen land. Needless to say, war horses belong to military reserves. Fruits are the unique specialty of the frozen land. The bards have worked hard to make the fruits in the ice and snow in the north famous, and it is impossible to interrupt.