Throne of the North

In late autumn, when snow fell in the north, Emperor Flor held a meeting with the nobles in the imperial capital.

Winter was coming, and every time the orcs went south, it was during this period, because the orcs needed to plunder human food and reduce their own population in order to survive the cold winter.

The invasion of the orcs increased the pressure on the empire, and the emperor also needed to be prepared for the upcoming more terrible war.

"In the war in the north, we will never allow the orcs to enter the empire's land even one step!"

"We want to let everyone on the Norris continent see that the empire is strong, we can replace the church and become the leader of mankind. Under the great light, the future of the empire is as bright as the stars!"

The emperor's unquestionable voice echoed majestically inside the palace, and then the emperor asked the nobles to send troops.

The nobles had no objection to this matter. They were originally staunch opponents of the church, but on the basis of this matter, some nobles still had many doubts.

"What about the south? Although the Church has withdrawn its troops, their missionaries are still in the Thousand Lakes Province, bewitching your people."

The emperor had already had the answer, and said:

"I will let the will of light disperse the believers of the Dawn, and the Church will not succeed."

"What about the West Sea?"

Grand Duke Meyers spoke, and many nobles looked at him, not understanding what the Grand Duke meant.

The emperor was also silent for a moment, and then said:

"I will let Volvo rebuild a new imperial fleet and will not let those evil sea monsters invade the empire's waters. At the same time, this is also a test for him."

One of the three electors of the empire, who will eventually become the new emperor, no one knows, but before that, the test of the electors is inevitable, because one of them will rule the most powerful country in the world in the future.

Grand Duke Meyers was silent for a long time and stopped talking. He wanted to get this qualification, but it was obvious that the emperor would not hand over the new sea fleet to him. Even if it was handed over to a grand duke, the probability of Grand Duke Fleming was greater than him.

"If..."

A nobleman spoke up. It was Earl William. His skin was pale and bloodless. He spoke with some doubt.

"What if the orcs are stronger than a hundred years ago?"

"We may not be able to defend them in the fortress in the north. What should we do then?"

"Should we ask for help from the land in the south?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

The emperor was furious. He said to Earl William the consequences he had mentioned.

"The empire will not fail!"

"Even if the fortress in the northern province is breached, the empire has the ability to take back the land and will never ask for help from the kingdom that serves the dawn."

"William, don't forget your family's oath."

"I haven't forgotten that the William family can't become believers of the dawn. We just want to know why your Majesty the Emperor didn't send the Knights Templar to the north."

Earl William stared at the emperor and said in a questioning tone.

Indeed, if Count Pascal of the Danube Province is the noble most likely to defect to the Church among the nobles in the empire, then the vampire count who controls the world's last vampire army is the noble least likely to defect to the Church.

Therefore, he does not need to explain his political correctness, as long as he stands on the political standpoint of the nobles to seek benefits.

"The Templars will stay in the imperial capital to prevent possible wars in the south."

The emperor gave a reason, which sounded a bit reasonable, but the nobles were reluctant to believe it.

However, no one continued to provoke the emperor's majesty.

"The orcs are not as powerful as you said, a hundred years later, they are still the same as a hundred years ago."

It was Count Clayton who answered Count William's question. He had the most say in this matter.

"I went to the North a few years ago. Except for the six orcs of the Royal Court, the remaining orc tribes were the same as recorded by our ancestors. They lived in the North in a primitive way, and because of the cold weather, only a small number of orcs could survive in the ice and snow."

"I also believe that the orcs cannot break through any fortress of the empire."

The one who spoke was Grand Duke Fleming, who was closest to the emperor.

"But as far as we know, the fortress in the North Wind Province has been captured by the orcs once. Isn't the North Wind Province also the land of the empire?"

Indeed, because of the previous affairs of the kingdom and the God of Light, the nobles have begun to pay attention to that land. Naturally, they also learned through various channels that the North Wind Province was invaded by the orcs again, and the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was lost.

"Your news is out of date. The war in the North Wind Province has subsided, the orcs have been slaughtered, and the fortress has been recaptured by Baron Ryan. It is now in the hands of the nobles."

Earl Clayton looked at the other party, who snorted coldly and smiled.

"Baron Ryan? He is a really brave baron. I heard that he is your son, Clayton. Didn't your father send troops to help him fight against the orcs in the north?"

The emperor did not send troops or order support for the North Wind Province, so the nobles would not do so, otherwise it would be excessive.

But the topic has been brought up to the North Wind Province, and no one can avoid it.

Some nobles looked at the emperor, wanting to know what he meant.

Archduke Meyers conquered the North Wind Province more than thirty years ago, but now, the emperor seems no longer willing to own this piece of imperial land.

At this moment, the nobles brought up this matter simply because they wanted to reduce the emperor's authority. The North Wind Province was taken back from the hands of Archduke Meyers, and then lost to the emperor. The records in the history books will all be true. Therefore, it left something unfavorable to the emperor.

Everyone knew what the emperor meant. In this meeting, the absence of big nobles from the North Wind Province was the best signal.

But no one could answer the question, and the meeting ended with the emperor's anger.

…

"This is how the meetings in the Imperial City are. Every time, there are always some people's anger that leads to the end of the meeting. This is also the tradition of the nobles. They use this method to avoid their own unfavorable situations."

In Leiyun County, Beifeng Province, on the mountain top, Ryan and Shaya communicated that they learned about the meeting that broke up in the imperial capital a few days ago.

"If nothing else happens, the emperor will order a group of resources to be dispatched to Beifeng Province to avoid the negative reputation and nutrition that will appear on himself."

Sha Ya, the mother of the Marquis, looked at Ryan and said this.

"So, there is absolutely no need for you to collect supplies for Beifeng Province through the name of the Marquis."

She didn't want Ryan to use her son's title. The Baron Ryan in front of her was much more cunning than she imagined. Moreover, this incident consumed the prestige of Marquis Beifeng, but gained him, Baron Ryan.

"That's not how you refused just now."

Ryan looked at the woman in front of him and forgot about what she had agreed to in her clamor just now.

"Didn't I think of a better way for you?"

Ryan nodded and then said:

"I want the food sent by the emperor, and I want the food donated by Marquis Beifeng from the nobles of the empire."

"The war is coming soon, madam. You don't want the Marquis to become a wandering nobleman without his own land when he grows up, right?"

Ryan looked at Sha Ya and said calmly. His words shocked Sha Ya with some doubts.

"The war isn't over yet?"

"That's ridiculous, why do you think the war is over?"

"What we have faced before is just the tip of the iceberg among the orcs. Their real invasion has not yet come."

"Winter is not yet here for the orcs, my lady."

Sha Ya was silent in shock. In the previous orc invasion, the huge orc army even attacked the surroundings of Leiyun Mountain twice. The Marquis mother had witnessed the war between humans and orcs, and also knew that after the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was breached, the North What kind of price did the nobles of Fengxing Province pay to achieve the current ending.

"Why are you so sure that the orcs will attack Beifeng Province again? They have already attacked once."

"Why?"

Ryan laughed, why is this woman so stupid at this time.

"Based on my tundra territory, which is in the north, do you think it was the orcs who encountered the Xiangshan Plain first, or me?"

The war that took place in the Tundra Territory was unknown to the nobles outside. When she heard Ryan say it, Sha Ya also stared at him in shock.

"Madam, you are not a member of the Meyers family now, nor a member of the royal family. From the moment Marquis Beifong was born, you have become a member of the Marquis Beifong family, and you are already a noble of Beifong Province."

After a while, Shaya finally agreed to Ryan's proposal, and in the name of the Governor of the Marquis of North Wind, she would collect donations from the imperial nobles for materials to fight against the orcs.

"Count Pascal will agree. With the first noble to agree, things will be easier later, but he may have conditions."

Ryan said this, and Saya nodded.

"He has already contacted me and wants to let gargoyles serve as guards of the Church of Light."

After saying that, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Ryan.

"You already knew?"

Ryan did not deny it, nodded and walked towards the portal to the other world, where there was still his gold mine that had not been completely mined.

The North Wind Province was temporarily quiet, but Ryan did not dare to relax. He was taking advantage of this period to use various methods to hoard supplies. Otherwise, when the orc threat broke out again, the nobles would not trade important resources. Give it to him.

Using the name of Marquis Beifong is only one part of it. In addition, Ryan also plans to sell the gold mine in the forest world.

Gold mines also turn into gold coins, so you might as well sell them to get the gold coins early.

After knowing the approximate remaining storage volume of the gold mine, Ryan went to the Earldom of Winter.

"You want to sell the gold mine?"

That was a gold mine. Earl Winter looked at Ryan in confusion. The nobles were fighting over the mineral veins in another world. Why did Ryan suddenly want to sell it?

"I need gold coins to repair the defense of the Tundra Territory. The invasion of orcs is always a threat to my territory. If time permits, there is no way I can sell the gold mine."

Ryan said helplessly. This reason made Earl Winter find no problem, so he nodded and asked:

"How do you want to sell it?"

"Food, I want as much food as I can get. In addition, I also need a group of masons and metal ingots."

Earl Winter thought for a moment and bought grain, which was necessary to cope with the war, but he could not sell too much to Lane. As for the stonemason, this was not a problem. He leased it to Baron Lane at a high price, and the last metal ingot...

This thing is very cheap in Beifeng Province now.

Not only because every noble in Beifeng Province has his or her own iron mine, but also because of the mineral veins discovered in the forest world, the nobles' warehouses are filled with metal ores that cannot be burned.

After discussing for a whole day, the two nobles finally reached a deal, and a large number of vehicles rushed from the Earldom of Winter to the Tundra Territory.

After selling the gold mine, Ryan still had more than 300,000 gold coins on him. This was the price difference after the transaction was concluded. Ryan took these gold coins and went to find Count Sauron again. After reaching a similar deal with the Count, , the other nobles no longer refused.

After spending another 200,000 from his own pocket, a total of 500,000 gold coins, Ryan gathered a large number of supplies and craftsmen, all of which were preparations for the defense line of the Tundra Territory fortress.

Finally, Ryan went to Xiangshan Plain Fortress.

When he came here again, Viscount Landa came to him immediately and asked him how the wealth here could be realized.

"Spices can be used to supplement the flavor of food, or they can be sprinkled on the body. If you find a group of men, there will be no gain in treating them as men."

Ryan said, and then made a deal with the viscount.

"I want half of it, and at the same time, the Northern Chamber of Commerce will help you sell spices to the southern lands."

Viscount Landa unexpectedly did not bargain, and Ryan soon learned why.

"The number of orcs in the north of the fortress has become larger and larger day by day. I don't even know when they will launch an attack."

Only the nobles closest to the orcs can feel the threat from the north, and are constantly preparing for confrontation.

"Soon, maybe next time, it won't be like what we encountered before. The orcs will fully attack the empire, and the entire empire will be submerged in the haze of war."

Ryan said this. Viscount Landa did not doubt Baron Ryan's guess, but his mood became a little more solemn.

"If it were you, do you think you could hold this fortress?"

Viscount Landa was not so confident and asked Ryan.

"I don't know, but if that day comes, I will definitely drag you nobles into the water."

Ryan laughed, and Viscount Landa took a deep breath. He felt that he could do this.

"The number of troops here is still too small."

Ryan said this before leaving. When he entered here and led his army to sneak in, the orcs didn't even notice. This fortress is not small. It can accommodate 100,000 troops.

But now, the number of defenders in the fortress is less than 30,000.

Although this is already 80% of the number that the nobles of Beifeng Province can bring out, Ryan feels that if they squeeze, the nobles can still bring out more.

"Thirty thousand cannot be defended, but three hundred thousand can certainly be defended."

Ryan said meaningfully, and he gave Viscount Landa a suggestion.

After Ryan left, Viscount Landa thought for a long time and finally gritted his teeth and wrote a letter to some nobles.

We need people, not the army for the time being, but serfs, civilians, craftsmen, and those who have little fighting capacity.

Later, when the nobles reacted, they had invested too much manpower and material resources in the fortress and it was no longer possible to abandon it.

Ryan returned to the Tundra Territory. He still needed to purchase supplies from the two kingdoms to the east, but there was no need to go there in person. The Northern Chamber of Commerce would bring back the traded resources.

As for the interior of the Tundra Territory, everyone is preparing for the arrival of the war. Military fortresses in the mountains are being built nervously and orderly. With the help of alchemists, these fortresses are mixed with a large amount of metal ores.

"The shooting range of the watchtower's giant crossbow will cover this place, and the troops in the fortress can also take care of the watchtower's position."

"However, we still need a road from here to Winter City and Rhinohorn Mountain."

Bullock told Lane that craftsmen could not guarantee that the army's supplies would not be completely destroyed. After hearing this, Lane looked at the muddy road where a large number of people were walking, and after hesitation, ordered the road to be repaired.

In his opinion, this road is not necessary, and the Tundra Territory currently does not have more people to devote to building roads.

Not long after, Bogeld also ran over.

"There are more and more orcs in the north, and it's no longer just werewolves and black goat men. Many orcs have never been seen before."

It has been less than a month since the werewolves were defeated, and the orcs have once again flooded the north.

"Even so, you can't continue to lead the Armored Bear now."

Ryan knew what Bogeld was thinking and verbally rejected the other person's idea.

"The war will not disappear. When the defense line is completed, are you still worried that there will be no fighting?"

Bogeld held his breath and left, and Ryan returned to Rhinoceros Mountain to train his body.

"Sky Knight, if you want to advance to higher places, it will be difficult. However, it is impossible to become a saint without hard work over time."

While exercising, Ryan was also thinking about whether there was any way he had not yet thought of to fight the coming war.