Throne of the North.

Chapter 307: The Good Will of the Grand Duke, the Gentle Mother of the Marquis (Subscription Request)
"Report to the Centurion, no trace of magical beasts was found around."

Hearing this answer, the knight in the dense forest breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that those legendary figures really cleared out all the monsters here."

After speaking, he raised his hand and waved.

"keep going!"

In the rear carriage team, Appia followed a human trade officer and studied.

"There are already differences within the Andara Kingdom. Grand Duke McReynolds advocates giving the Dawn Church limited rights, while the Andara King accuses Grand Duke McReynolds of selling out the interests of the kingdom to the Empire."

"These two have finally torn their faces apart in public."

"As a result, our weapons orders are more sellable."

"What we need to worry about is that the nobles of the kingdom will intercept us along the way. I heard that some nobles who originally stood on the side of Grand Duke McReynolds returned to the king's side."

Appiah was very familiar with the name of that nobleman, Baron Huffman. I heard that he is now Viscount Huffman. It was he who betrayed McReynolds, stood in the old king's camp, and was granted the title by the old king.

The Grand Duke's deal with the Frozen Territory was thus exposed.

But, did he really surrender?
Appiah felt that there was something wrong here. No, there was something wrong with Baron Huffman.

There are many people in his faith.

His mission is to find out the truth.

The team is still moving forward. They have walked this road several times, and this time is the safest.

However, after another day passed, a rapid roar like a lion's roar suddenly came from the sky.

"Is it a griffin? No, it's the Griffin Legion. They have dispatched a large number of griffins. What kind of enemy did they encounter?"

The centurion at the front was surprised, and then ordered his soldiers to gather for defense.

The forest ahead was shaking, and it seemed like something was running towards us.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Spears were shot out one after another, aiming forward, until at a certain moment, a tree shook violently, and a figure in a black robe fell out of it. The aura of the knight in front of him confused the elements in the void, thus interrupting the magic.

"Soldier?!"

The Black Swan assassin was surprised and tried to escape, but the next moment he was surrounded by dozens of soldiers.

"kill him!"

At the same time, hundreds of griffins in the sky also fell towards this side. At this time, the black swan assassin had already died in front of the spear.

The soldiers of the Griffin Legion rushed in all directions. In this complex environment, they were extremely agile, and they shook out the Black Swan assassins one by one with their roars.

Dozens of Black Swan assassins were killed, their blood filled the dense forest, and their bodies quickly dried up. Only then did the soldiers of the Griffin Legion come to the front of the team.

"The team from the Frozen Territory? You changed your route again."

"The other route is not easy to take, and the quantity delivered this time is larger."

The Centurion said helplessly, and then asked the Black Swan Assassins.

"Why are these guys here?"

"They escaped from your place. But how can they compare with us in familiarity with this mountain range? No one can escape."

"I heard something happened over there? A member of the royal family died?"

The Griffin Knight was also curious about what was happening in the Empire.

"Ah."

The centurion nodded and said nothing more. They were not in a position to discuss the death of a noble.

"No wonder the Archduke has been so aggressive against the Holy See recently."

"We're leaving first, you guys come over here by yourselves."

The Griffin Legion soldiers took off into the air. It was so convenient for them and they were the overlords of this land.

The team soon arrived at the Grand Duke's camp and unloaded truckloads of weapons and equipment, which would be secretly transported to the south.

"It won't work this time. We have to send some weapons and armor to the east. The Twin Cities there are likely to attack us."

"Just waiting... for the king's order."

Apia traveled among some noble territories and received a note from the cat-man assassin, which recorded the major events that had taken place in the Andara Kingdom during this period.

The first was the deal between McReynolds and the Empire, which was spoken directly by the old king in the palace. He angrily accused the Grand Duke of Griffin of betraying his loyalty to the kingdom. His words were sharp, but he never mentioned the Grand Duke of Griffin's betrayal.

But the impact was still huge. The nobles were in an uproar and denounced the Grand Duke for selling out the interests of the kingdom.

Another grand duke of the kingdom, Grand Duke Leta, led his extraordinary army into the Twin Cities, directly threatening the heartland of Grand Duke McReynolds.

Many people are waiting for the response from the Grand Duke of Griffin, but according to what some nobles know, the Grand Duke, the legendary magician, seems to be in some trouble.

"Grand Duke McReynolds invited us to the duchy."

Apia received the news from the caravan, then got up and followed the caravan to the Grand Duchy.

His current identity is the leader of this caravan.

……

"Trouble? There is no trouble at all. I just found a rat's nest."

Emperor Feng, Grand Duke McReynolds also heard the rumors outside when Appia and others arrived at the castle.

He looked at Appiah who came in with some surprise.

"Catman?"

"Apia greets the Grand Duke. I am here on behalf of the Frozen Territory to trade weapons with your territory."

Nodding, the Griffin Duke waved his hand, threw off his robe and sat on the chair.

A huge fang appeared in his hand.

"I heard from those rats that this is the key to a different world in your North Wind Province. Use it to offset the gold coins this time. Take it back with you."

Apia looked at the fang in surprise. Of course he had seen it before, more than once or twice.

"How did this thing end up in the Archduke's hands? The rats you found...are they from the Vatican?"

He also reacted.

"Who else but them could have killed your Marquis Beifeng and become so arrogant that they thought they could kill me?"

Grand Duke of Griffin sarcastically said that he encountered the same assassination attempt as Marquis of the North Wind, but the result was that all the assassins of the Vatican were wiped out.

"Soto, does this old guy actually want to kill me?"

The Grand Duke murmured, and Apia knew who the other party was talking about, the court priest of the Andara Kingdom. To some extent, the other party was also the highest person in charge of the Holy See in the Andara Kingdom, and his status was not lower than that of the red-robed man.

The coronation ceremony of the current king was performed by the other party on behalf of the Pope.

It seems that the fact that Archduke McReynolds contacted the Empire made the Holy See extremely angry, and they even resorted to assassination.

Unfortunately, I underestimated the power of this Grand Duke.

As a great noble, he did not slack off in his fighting ability.

"Is a war about to break out in the Andara Kingdom?"

Appiah asked directly, causing Grand Duke McReynolds to remain silent.

"Catman, this is not what you should ask, but you are right. The war is coming soon. When I win the battle in the south, he will be eager to let the witch army attack me in the name of betraying the kingdom."

"But did I really betray the kingdom?"

The Archduke asked, and Apia didn't know how to take it, because this backboard was given by the Andara Kingdom.

"It is the king who betrayed the kingdom. He is the traitor."

Apia didn't need to answer because he didn't understand.

The king of the kingdom betrayed? Rebelled?
I don't understand, but I should get the answer after I tell Master Ryan later.

"Okay, Kitty, you can go back now. This key is my goodwill to Baron Ryan. You can tell him so."

Obviously, this person knows how valuable this key is.

……

Apia was waiting for the return trip, and in the province of Borean, a new year and new events were ushered in.

The successor to the Marquis of the North Wind has arrived.

Standing in the snow, the fully armed Ryan looked at the team in front. A woman with a big belly got off the carriage with the help of a maid. The magic array rippled, dispelling the cold around, but the woman still seemed a little uncomfortable and complained about something.

She looked around, and saw nobles everywhere, but they all brought their armies with them. Her eyes finally stopped on Ryan's handsome face.

"Is he Baron Ryan? People in the Imperial Capital are saying that the young man who walked out of the palace became the King of the North Wind. Even Saifi was defeated by him."

She was curious, and so was Ryan, so she asked Earl Sauron who had paid three hundred gold coins to buy a Northern warhorse.

"She is the common blood of Meyers and the royal family?" "I guess so, but we are not welcoming her, but the little one in her belly."

"That's the Marquis of Beifeng."

"..."

An unborn baby became the distinguished Marquis of the North Wind. Ryan didn't know whether he should look at him with envy, but his expression was definitely weird.

"The royal family is so cautious about the four great ducal families. After searching for so long, they could only find an unborn kid."

Intermarriage between nobles is common, but it is outrageous that there are not more intermarriages between the greatest nobles and the royal family.

Either Meyers was guarding against the royal family, or it was the other way around; there was no close aristocratic marriage between the two sides.

Perhaps they all understood that at their level, marriage was no longer enough to change the differences in interests.

"She is surrounded by followers of the Meyers family."

Earl Winter said in a low voice, and Ryan also looked around the woman. Perhaps this was the last common bloodline between Meyers and the royal family. Meyers did not trust anyone, including the royal family, so all the protective personnel were extraordinary and powerful people from the Meyers family.

In other words... the death of Marquis Beifeng before, the Meyers family even suspected that it was staged by the royal family?
Ryan was somewhat shocked that the political struggle in the South had reached this point.

"So, what is her identity?"

The mother of the Marquis, but she herself should also have a noble status.

"Shaya Meyers, the granddaughter of the Grand Duke, the mistress of His Highness the Third Elector of the Empire?"

"Or, that prince is her chosen...lover?"

The one who answered was Viscount Hora, who knew more about the royal family.

"They are not married. The reason why His Highness the Emperor Chosen is not married is because of this woman. His mother almost killed the Meyers family herself."

"And the reason why Shaya Meyers didn't have it was because of... identity and behavior."

"Her behavior was very crazy. Three years ago, the Archduke captured her from a warship on the west coast. It was said that she almost ran to the sea and became a pirate."

Ryan was surprised. This woman didn't look like an easy person to deal with.

but……

She is strong.

"A sky knight, a 22-year-old sky knight. This is the strict family tradition of the Grand Duke's family, and also their indulgence towards her."

The twenty-two-year-old Sky Knight really deserves this...'wandering' past and ending.

"If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the wife of His Royal Highness the Third Emperor-Elect."

"Her child is the Marquis of Beifeng. The next child may be able to win the title of the next generation's elector and become a noble highness."

"But it's difficult. The royal family will not allow the Meyers family to interfere too much in the power within the royal family."

"So... who's in charge now, Beifeng?"

Ryan finally asked, and the nobles around him fell silent.

Logically speaking, it was Governor Beifeng who made the decision, but now that Marquis Beifeng was still in her womb, was his mother qualified? To say she was qualified was true, but to say she was not qualified was also true.

"The Marquis has caused us a lot of trouble. Perhaps we should first teach him to become an excellent noble governor, so that he can be competent for this responsibility."

"Yes, that's right, it's most appropriate."

From then on, the power of the North Wind Province returned to the hands of a few people.

When these words were spoken to Shaya Meyers in the Marquis's mansion, the latter widened her eyes and asked.

"Don't you want the power of the North Wind Province to fall into the hands of my son?"

"There is absolutely no such thing."

"Well then, you want to teach him to be a good noble, right?"

The woman pointed at Count Winter and said:

"From now on, you will be his noble etiquette teacher. As a descendant of the ancient royal family of a kingdom, you have not given up the glory of your family. You are suitable to be his teacher."

Then he looked at Count Sauron and said:
"Surrender of the North Wind, your bloodline has long been drowned in the cold winter of the North. You who are obsessed with the future, it is best for you to teach my son to become an excellent politician."

Finally, her eyes turned to Baron Ryan.

"Madam, I am only a baron."

"But you, the baron, have the greatest reputation in the North Wind Province. Did you know that Saifi smashed a fortune worth 50,000 gold coins after returning?"

The woman chuckled and said:

"You are the most powerful military strategist and noble in the Northern Wind Province. You are responsible for teaching him to become an excellent commander."

"Ma'am, we didn't say we agreed."

"Are you rejecting the future Marquis of Beifeng?"

The woman asked back, and Ryan was not polite and said directly:
"Madam, are you training a prince?"

In the past, there was a prince in the empire, but that prince almost split the empire into several kingdoms.

The woman stared at Ryan with her eyes wide open, her chest heaving with anger as she said:
"Well, the two of them don't have to be teachers, but you must be his military teacher. As the Governor of Beifeng, if a war breaks out in the Empire, Governor Beifeng will gather the troops of the province and wait for the Empire's orders."

"The Marquis is born to be the military commander of the province."

"That is his power, you cannot deny it."

Ryan wanted to refuse, but Count Winter shook his head and signaled him to agree.

Now that I agree, you guys should feel relieved, right?

"Okay, you can go out now. Baron Ryan needs to teach Marquis Beifeng military knowledge now."

The Marquis' mother said this, and the two earls left in a hurry, leaving Ryan confused.

"What to teach? Wait a few years, when he's five, no, ten, I'll be his military teacher."

Who knew that the woman had already stood up and came to Ryan's side.

"What do you know? Most of the children of the royal family and the nobles are trained from the womb. Only in this way can the heirs be excellent enough."

"prenatal education?"

Is this world so advanced? How come I don’t know this?

In Ryan's wide eyes, the Marquis's mother had taken off all her clothes and stood naked in front of Ryan.

"It's already been said that this is prenatal education. Baron Ryan might as well go to the Marquis's mother's womb and teach him first."

boom! ! !
Ryan, wearing a noble robe, ran towards the door behind him, but a strong wind came from behind and forced him to turn around to fight against the power of a sky knight.

With his palm locked on the raised white leg, Ryan's breathing quickened, and his pupils almost turned into those of a giant dragon at this moment.

"Does it look good?"

Shaya Meyers looked at Ryan seductively.

"The bloodline of the Clayton family is indeed powerful. You are only nineteen years old, but you are already a golden knight, and you are still so powerful."

The whirlwind speed caused the other one to hang on Ryan's body.

This woman was even crazier than Viscount Hora said. The moment she hung on him, all her strength disappeared and she fell down like a piece of soft meat.

"Be careful, you are going to teach the future Marquis of Beifeng, and the Meyers family can't find a second candidate."

"Woman, do you really think I dare not?"

Ryan stared at the Marquis's mother whose lips were already leaning down.

"I have tasted the blood of the golden lion, and I really want to try the blood of the flame dragon."

There was also fire burning in the woman's eyes, and then a scream of pain came from her mouth.

"It's okay. I have placed forbidden magic patterns here. No one outside can hear it."

"Big guy from the Clayton family, let me see what you can do."

……

"What do you mean by this woman keeping Ryan?"

Count Winter said doubtfully, and Count Sauron snorted coldly beside him.

"What else? It's nothing more than trying to win over Baron Ryan to deal with us two old guys and divide the power of the North Wind Province."

"That kid Ryan is very smart, and my wife sent me news that he actually hid a gold mine in another world!"

Count Winter said through gritted teeth, finally understanding who benefited from the seemingly fair contract.

"A gold mine can make him have everything he needs. What else can that woman use to attract him?"

"That's her business. Maybe it's something that none of us can take out."

"I hope there will be no new unrest in the Northern Province."

(End of this chapter)