Throne of the North

Lion's words made Lawrence stay where he was. He couldn't let go of the sword in his hand, but it was obvious that the price of getting it was not money, but a problem beyond his education.

He could go back and ask his father for advice, or ask anyone for advice, but he didn't, and made a choice the next moment.

"I agree to this deal, the honorable Lord Baron Ryan."

Lawrence was impulsive but not impulsive. He came here and had to endure too much dissuasion. Ryan was right. Commoners only needed to accept the obstacles of their families, but the noble bloodline had more to bear. He could be heartless, but Lawrence was not such a person. Under great pressure, he pursued what he wanted.

At all costs.

What Ryan wanted was this determination. As for the problem of the knight's path...

He landed on the blessing, and five blessings fell in succession. Lawrence was shocked and felt his blood desire again.

"I said I will bear the consequences of your death, so in order to protect my own interests, it's okay to help a little, right?"

Lorens left and went to the North alone, without servants or war horses. Ryan gave him a bearskin cloak and went to the North with a sword.

"Can he come back alive?"

Lian asked, looking at Ryan's not worried look, a little curious.

"What am I worried about? It was you who invited him here. Everyone knows, especially Lorens' servants. If he dies, it will be yours."

Lian smiled and patted Lian's shoulder, turned and left, leaving Lian alone in a daze.

Of course, this is a joke. Baron Xavier is not a fool to think that Lian killed Lorens, and Lian did not hide his team entering Zero Crossing City.

No one knows the purpose of Lian's finding Lorens. Lian couldn't know, and Brand beside him was confused.

"The nobles are like a pile of loose sand, but the army is a stone. The army is made up of soldiers."

"Soldiers like Lawrence can help me influence the two kingdoms in the east. If all goes well, the nobles will become my supporters because of these soldiers..."

Lian murmured in a low voice in the carriage. After picking and choosing among the five big nets in his circle, the two kingdoms are the only ones that can be untied now.

The difficulty is not low, but this is the price of power.

As for why Ryan wants to keep an eye on the Andara Kingdom and the Sera Kingdom, of course, if the two kingdoms are not peaceful, the North Wind Province will definitely not be peaceful.

The orcs in the North Wind Province are an excuse in themselves, but even so, they are not safe. In an era when the army cannot march over long distances, the principle of proximity is only four words, but it can bring heavy pressure to the neighboring land for hundreds or thousands of years.

As Ryan walked higher and higher, this pressure began to be borne by him, who was tall.

The ladder of power has no end. He told Lawrence about the responsibility the other party had to bear, and he was also talking about himself. Baron Ryan had a heavier burden on his back.

His heart was beating, and the clouds on the horizon seemed to be hovering in the sky above his head like a giant dragon. His ambition also came from that night that burned his heart, and perhaps it was also the distant place that every man dreamed of.

The journey to Lingdu City ended, and what was left for Ryan became the countryside and dreamland, um, snow-capped mountains, swamps and terraces.

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After walking through the golden ears of wheat, he arrived at the wonders of the North Wind Province. There were magical animals and plants that the North Wind Province did not have, but the wonders were now located in the center of the messy land. Golden ears of wheat? The orcs would not let go of anything edible.

There are many people in the wonder, including Chrysus Meyers and Count Pascal Gargoyle. Since Chrysus cancelled five years of taxation in exchange for the nobles' support for the iron mine of Emperor Volvo, the pressure has come to the Church of Light, which wants the nobles to pay more taxes.

Originally, this matter was shared by Meyers or Volvo, but now, it has all become a conflict between the nobles, the emperor and Count Pascal.

Taxation, the nobles' territories are their own, and the empire's taxes cannot be ignored, but they keep asking for more, how can the nobles be kind?

Chrysus wants to fight against the emperor's eight hundred by sacrificing one thousand of his own, and it is unknown who will be the winner in the end.

"The war is not over yet. There are many places in the North Wind Province that need money. The Empire will no longer support us, and we need to bear all the expenses ourselves."

"In the next few years, the iron ore under this land will not bring us any income. Without wealth income, we can't support the way of directly moving the wonders from the sky."

"Do you know how terrible the price is to dig up this land and fly it out?!"

Count Winter suppressed his voice. His countess was a magician who was good at space magic, so no one among all the people present knew better than him.

"The money consumed here is enough for us to fight another full-scale war with the werewolves."

"Archbishop Brena knows how much it needs to pay, and you don't bear much."

Count Pascal said that Master Brena is now the head of the Cathedral of Light and is directly responsible to the emperor. The Church gnashed its teeth at this. The magician they once burned to death with holy fire turned around and became a believer in the sun like them.

No matter how you think about it, it is unreasonable, so Brena simply became the number one target to be killed by the Church.

"Why do you want to move it? Can't it stay in Beifeng Province?"

Earl Sauron is also asking. As a great nobleman, he has the right to know the truth.

"Northwind Province is too far."

"But this place has become the initial place of light. Believers of light are eager to pursue the holy land, but they are unable to go to the North Wind Province."

"The light of mercy has given us immortal warmth. We must also work hard to spread the light and bring believers closer to the holy place in their hearts. This is our responsibility."

Pascal looked at these people, and he knew that such remarks would not make sense to the nobles who were the most profane blasphemers in the empire.

"The empire needs to carry the prestige of defeating the orcs against the Holy See, so as to attract more noble lands to become our allies."

"We need to let the faith of light fight against the faith of dawn, and let everyone know that this is the will of God."

This reason makes sense. For Emperor Flor, after defeating the orcs, he has no enemies except the Holy See. The North Wind Province is too far away from the imperial capital and the south. People here have no idea that in the Under the leadership of Emperor Flor, the empire defeated the evil orcs. What a feat. Even history will open a new page for this year. The people of the south are excited until now. They have witnessed an unprecedented event in the past. The glory days of ownership.

Columbus III and Emperor Flor were also human beings, and they would be excited by this, marveling at the glorious achievements they had made. His high-spirited Emperor would of course pursue victory so that no one in this world could be equal to him.

The ambition of the empire is to control the world with royal power and divine power.

"What about Beifeng Province?"

Viscount Hogg should not have spoken at this time. His position was still on the side of the royal family. However, with the emergence of Marquis Beifeng, Viscount Hogg's status in the royal family has declined, and he had to consider the future of his territory. The fact that Beifeng Province is a province.

Count Pascal was speechless. He could never attack the nobles. Just relying on words, legends might not have any advantage over ordinary people.

Next to him, Chrysos was watching all this. This was the picture he wanted to see, to fight for the royal power in this land for Emperor Elector Volvo, and in the process, to give Meyers the power in the North Wind Province. Power is irreplaceable.

The political struggle caused by the war more than thirty years ago continues to this day and still has not ended.

Political struggles are accompanied by interests. Count Pascal's current problem is that he cannot let his family pay all the price. This will lose too much of the Pascal family's heritage. In order to help the emperor, he will lose a lot of his own interests. For Gargoyles It is also unreasonable for the earl.

Now that the two sides are in a stalemate, no one can control the other, which is the best time for Chrysos to cut in.

"Using the faith of light to fight the faith of dawn is the empire's plan. Meyers cannot stand by and watch. Maybe I can suggest to His Majesty the Emperor to reduce some of the taxes in Beifeng Province to relieve the pressure on the nobles."

Chrysos said, nominally acting under the emperor's orders, but now everyone understands that Meyers' power over the North Wind Province is their own decision. The emperor gave them a blank imperial edict, and they can write whatever they want within thirty years. .

"However, we will also have to pay a painful price."

Chrysos looked at a few people and used a roundabout way to solve everyone's problems.

"I need 10% of the annual income from all the mines in Beifeng Province. Don't worry, it's not 10% of all, but 10% of the excess that belongs to you after excluding those who support His Highness Volvo in rebuilding the West Sea Fleet."

"You really have a big appetite."

Earl Winter stared at Chrysos and snorted coldly.

"This matter has to be resolved, right? His Majesty the Emperor must get this wonder, otherwise none of us will be able to withstand His Majesty's wrath."

The interests between nobles are compromise and exchange. When everyone loses a little under the compromise, then everyone can accept it.

"Do we still need to inform Baron Lane about this matter?"

I don’t know who said something, but no one responded.

Chrysos also chuckled and said:

"The non-comprehensive strategic matters of the empire are all decided by the great nobles. All we need to do is inform Baron Lane of the outcome of this matter."

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After he finished speaking, no one responded. Everyone knew that Ryan and Meyers had conflicts, but in this land, no one could ignore the current weight of the tundra territory.

"I will go and tell him personally."

Seeing no one react, Chrysos had to say this, with warmth and anger deep in his eyes.

"I believe he will not reject the result that the nobles agree with."

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"That's it? No more? How about I personally support you with a thousand gold coins."

Faced with this result, Ryan, who was just a baron, had no reaction and agreed without even hesitation.

"If Baron Ryan can take on more, that would be great."

Chrysos smiled, thinking this matter was very troublesome.

"What's the point? One thousand gold coins is not much in comparison, is it? There is no iron mine in my territory, so supporting one thousand gold coins is considered a gesture of gratitude."

Ryan's words made Chrysos' expression freeze in place.

Looking at Baron Lane in front of him, he asked in disbelief:

"There are no metal mines in your territory?"

He did not mention iron ore directly, but mentioned metal ore.

"Yes, there are iron ores in my territory, in the mountains over there, but the environment in the tundra territory is too complicated, and no mine has been established yet. I finally dug a mine before, but the orcs It collapsed immediately."

"After the previous war, I was originally qualified to obtain the mines on those lands, but you should also know that I did not choose to compete with the nobles for the land, but instead asked for a group of people and came back. A mine I don’t want any profits from the market.”

"As for metal mines, they do exist, but they are in a different world behind the entrance to Leiyun County. It is a gold mine. It cannot be done. This must be included in it, right?"

Chrysos couldn't understand. He couldn't help asking:

"I heard that the knight's long sword from the northern tundra territory is sought after and loved by the knights. I even bought one for my collection. The finely forged knight's long sword requires a lot of iron ore."

"I didn't expect Mr. Cruses to have research on blacksmith craftsmanship. That's true, but those metal materials are not mine, but part of the proceeds from the nobles' mines."

"You may not know that there have been many wars on this land before, and I gained a lot of wealth as a result, which can fully support the smelting of the Tundra Territory."

Listening to Ryan's answer, Chrysos was in a daze. He originally thought that the Tundra Territory had everything, so Ryan could be so powerful. But now it seems that the Tundra Territory has nothing, and Ryan was able to have it because of its strength. all.

The black-haired, red-eyed Baron in front of him made Chrysos feel terrible. How did he do it?

"Is there anything else, Mr. Cruthers? If nothing happens, stay in the castle and have dinner before leaving tomorrow. It's winter, and the road out of the tundra is not smooth, and it's not smooth during this period either."

Ryan said helplessly, and then handed the message in his hand to Chrysos.

"This is a letter written to me by Count Fragoso of the Kingdom of Serra. However, considering the current relationship between the empire and the Holy See, I would like to ask Mr. Cruesus not to tell it. When Count Fragoso was still a viscount, We are very good friends.”

"Up here..."

As a noble, it is instinct for Chrysos to want to control everything, but he will not go too far to explore things in other people's hands. Especially in this case, the nobles' reserve and morality prevent him from looking.

Even if he wanted to see it.

Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Ryan said it directly.

"Previously, another group of more than 100,000 Dawn believers from the Kingdom of Andala were moved to the Kingdom of Sera. They left their hometowns, so they had a special hatred for the Kingdom of Andala and the empire."

"Of course, this is not the key. The key is that these believers have turned into fanatical believers."

"Mr. Chrysos should understand better than me how terrifying the fanatics of the Holy See are."

For the fanatical believers of the Holy See, it is very simple and straightforward to say.

That is, even if the Pope asks them to kill the king and the emperor of the empire with their teeth, the fanatics will sharpen their teeth without hesitation, and then launch a relentless attack towards the target.

No sense, but extremely purposeful.

"My position and decision-making in the Kingdom War have caused these hundreds of thousands of fanatic believers to have unimaginable resentment and anger towards me. To tell you the truth, I don't dare to go out now, for fear that one of those mud-legged people will A group of fanatics suddenly came out and attacked me."

"Some of them have entered the empire's lands through the ranks of the Chamber of Commerce."

"When did this happen?"

Chrysos also frowned. The political struggle among the nobles within the empire was very serious, but when it came to the outside world, the nobles always united no matter what.

Internal enemies can be solved through interests and compromises, but external enemies are only a matter of life and death.

"Unfortunately, it was just yesterday."

"In the Unicorn Fortress of the Kingdom of Serra, the Archbishop of the Holy See held a holy ceremony. The brilliance of the morning light turned into flames and fell in the square, forming an eternal bonfire. People used it to illuminate the darkness. ”

Chrysos was surprised that the Holy See could easily induce a divine gift, but he was also shocked by the speed with which Ryan obtained news from the kingdom next door.

In one day, he learned about what happened in the kingdom and the troubles related to him.

Lane's influence in the north was as prestige as Meyers's in some places.

"Our Emperor has once again launched a challenge to the Holy See, but it is obvious that the Holy See is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Their anger is burning in a way that we have not discovered yet."

Ryan did not lie. The news came from the Serra Kingdom. What happened yesterday stopped Ryan, who had originally planned to inspect the winter reserves in the territory.