Throne of the North.

Chapter 310: Leader of the Violent Elephant Legion

"In the Andara Kingdom, the Griffin Grand Duke and the King broke up?"

On Thundercloud Mountain, Shaya Meyers looked at the letter from the southern empire with curiosity, and then her eyes seemed to be thinking about something unknown.

"No, I need to write a letter to Grand Duke McReynolds, asking him to help arrest the believers of the Dawn Church."

He did it right away, but after writing the letter, he didn't know how to send it to the Kingdom of Andara.

"If I can collect 10,000 units of Dawn Faith, maybe..."

She stroked her belly and didn't say anything else.

"If Grand Duke McReynolds breaks with the king, it means he has also parted ways with the Holy See. If this is the case, the Empire will soon send troops to the Andara Kingdom."

She sent the letter to Wing Canyon and looked for an opportunity to give it to the Griffin Duke.

……

The weather in the north is gradually warming up, but the land of Borean Province is still covered with snow.

The army of Flying Wing Canyon has never appeared in the North Wind Province in the past thirty years, but today, a team stepped out of the gate of Flying Wing Canyon.

"I have never believed that this is the land of the Empire. Compared to the warmth in the south, the North Wind Province is simply too cold."

Hundreds of people walking in Yinchuan County looked at this white world, all sighing over Grand Duke Meyers' angry attack on Beifeng.

"After spending so much wealth, the North Wind still failed to bring any benefits to the empire. The only thing is that the iron ore has become much cheaper."

"But the Empire has never lacked weapons and equipment."

Leading the team is Knight Farel, a powerful Sanctuary Knight. He is also the leader of the Violent Elephant Legion in Winged Canyon.

The 5,000 elephants belonging to the empire's army consume food dozens of times the population's worth every year, but their strength is unquestionable.

Farrell submitted his identity, walked through the nobles' territory, and finally came to Thundercloud Mountain.

"Governor, I came here to ask when the road to the Andara Kingdom will be repaired."

Farrell was not a nobleman, his family had fallen into decline long ago, and his status as the leader of the Violent Elephant Legion was not as high as that of the Governor of the North Wind Province.

"You called me Governor?"

Shaya was surprised and curious. She had been here for so long, but the nobles of the North Wind Province had never called her Governor. For a moment, this made her happy.

"Baron Ryan is in charge of the construction of the road. I think it will be completed soon."

"Why are you asking this?"

Farrell replied:

"Just yesterday evening, the emperor's order arrived at Wing Canyon. The Storm Elephant Corps will assist Grand Duke McReynolds, but the road between Wing Canyon and the Andara Kingdom is not easy to travel. Last year's snowstorm caused several landslides on the road, and now it is impossible to enter the kingdom."

"So that's how it is. No wonder the Empire wants to build roads in the Northern Wind Province."

Shaya nodded. She didn't quite understand the geography of this matter. She only knew that the Wing Canyon was once used to defend against enemies from the east and northeast of the empire.

Logically speaking, there should be a road.

Faced with this question, Farrell also gave an explanation for the woman from the Meyers family.

"The environment will change. Neither the Empire nor the Kingdom has sent people to keep the roads open. Besides, there has been no conflict between the Empire and the Kingdom for hundreds of years."

"The last time a conflict almost broke out was more than 30 years ago. However, after your grandfather, Grand Duke Meyers, conquered the Northern Wind Province, the king of the Andara Kingdom calmed down and dared not approach the border of the empire again."

There had been no close communication between the two sides for hundreds of years, which naturally led to the disappearance of the road.

"This is also due to the Church. Ever since the Empire drove out the Dawn Church, the communication between the Southern World Kingdom and the Noble Territory and the Empire has disappeared. The Church used this method to block the Empire. Later, when the nobles found that the Church was helpless against the Empire, they continued to maintain contact in secret."

The struggle between royal power and divine power was felt most directly in Flying Wing Canyon, where the military was stationed, because in those years they often received orders from the Imperial Capital, making Flying Wing Canyon tense again and again.

So Farrell also knows a lot about the situation and secrets on the continent.

After that, he asked curiously:
"The one who built the road was Baron Ryan? The one who is said to be the real power baron in the North Wind Province?"

Ryan's reputation had only spread recently. After all, the death of a marquis caused a huge uproar that was enough to sweep across every aristocratic territory in the empire and became a topic of conversation among the nobles every time they communicated.

Inevitably, the number of words about the North Wind Province will increase, and the nobles in this province are also the focus of their attention.

The three most powerful nobles in the North Wind are Earl Winter, Earl Thoron, and Baron Llane.

The first two are fine, their titles prove their strength, but Baron Ryan alone makes many nobles curious.

How did a baron become one of the three most powerful nobles in the North Wind Province?

As the intersection of the two, Legion Commander Farrell had naturally heard of the Wing Canyon.

"Yes, that Clayton family, a very strong baron."

Shaya laughed, and Farrell said goodbye and headed towards Lingdu County.

As the leader of the Extraordinary Legion, his status was higher than that of many nobles, but the leader of the Holy Land Legion was not as violent as Bao Xiang, but gentle and polite instead.

When he arrived at Lingdu City, it was already filled with dense transport workers. He did not disperse the slaves, but followed the slaves in and out of the city, and finally came to the road under construction in the east.

Looking at the densely packed and many tall alchemical creations here, Farrell was also a little shocked.

“So wide?”

In front of him, the red soil was wide and straight stretching into the distance. Slaves walking on it carried stones and wood chips wrapped in mud and poured them into the cracks of the road. Then, tall alchemical creatures compacted the ground bit by bit.

The light of the magic crystal bloomed inside the body of the steamroller. The cost of building this road was difficult for Farrell to understand.

Boom! ! !
The iron hooves of the warhorse galloped along the road and came to Farel's side. The knight of the Frozen Territory invited Farel to go to the front line of the road construction.

Ryan looked at Farrell and his group who had arrived. He didn't know them until the latter took the initiative to introduce themselves to him. Then he realized that this was the famous commander of the Violent Elephant Legion.

There is only one legend in the Wing Canyon, but there are seven or eight saints. The Farrell in front of him is the most powerful one.

"Lord Baron Ryan."

Farrell saluted. Although he had a high status, he was not a noble after all. Whether to salute or not was entirely up to him. However, Farrell did not seem to mind saluting a baron.

"Knight Farel, your name is well-known. I never thought that you would lead the Violent Elephant Legion to the war in the Andara Kingdom."

Farrell was surprised.

"Baron Ryan knows?"

"My guess is that if it weren't for this purpose, the leader of the Violent Elephant Legion would have no reason to leave the Flying Wing Canyon."

"It's always been quite cold in the Northern Wind Province, isn't it? In comparison, the Wing Canyon is much warmer."

Farrell nodded and exclaimed:

"No wonder they all say that Baron Ryan is the best military commander in the Northern Wind Province. Just from this point, we can guess the truth. You are qualified to compete for the supreme commander of the Wing Canyon."

"If you're not a legend, you're not qualified to compete."

Ryan said with a smile, then realized something.

"Is the commander of Wing Canyon going to be replaced?"

Farrell nodded. He didn't seem to intend to hide anything from Baron Ryan. There were some things he hadn't said at the Marquis of Leiyun Mountain's residence.

"Not long ago, the commander of Wing Canyon, the legendary knight Lord Crado, who is known as 'Rock', received an order to go to the south to participate in the war between the Empire and the Church."

"The new commander has not yet been determined."

"But as far as I know, there is a legendary knight who is on good terms with the Meyers family and has defected to the Empire, intending to compete for this position."

“He has no competition.”

After Farrell finished speaking, Ryan looked at the Holy Land Knight and said:

"He has."

"Mr. Farrell is going to the Andara Kingdom this time. He should be planning to advance to the legendary level, right?"

"In this way, the legendary knight of the Meyers family can no longer appear in the Wing Canyon." Farrell smiled slightly.

"Yes, in the letter from Lord Rock and the Emperor, I was ordered to win a legendary victory in the Andara Kingdom in order to be promoted to Legend. As the commander of the Wing Canyon, I am more suitable than anyone else to be the commander of the Wing Canyon."

"Considering that this matter is related to my legendary promotion and the emperor's order, I planned to come to the North Wind Province in person to supervise the construction of the road. However, I didn't expect that it would be smoother than I thought. Baron Ryan personally supervised it, and a huge amount of wealth gathered here just for this road."

Ryan shook his head and said:

“It’s not an easy road.”

“It’s my cash cow.”

After saying that, Ryan looked at Farrell and asked:

"Does Knight Farrell intend to take part in the venture?"

"A cash cow?"

Farrell was surprised, then looked at Ryan, thinking about the benefits.

"Of course I am thinking about it. Is Baron Ryan willing to give up his interests?"

“It’s not about giving up, but about achieving common prosperity.”

Ryan finished speaking and continued:

"But you are not qualified now. You will be qualified only when you become a legend, the leader of the Wing Canyon, or even establish your own Farrell family."

Farrell's breathing became rapid and he stared at Ryan. At this moment, he seemed to be seen through by the baron in front of him.

In one sentence, he expressed all his thoughts and future.

"Curious about how I guessed that?"

Ryan smiled lightly. For the people in this world, especially the groups that are neither nobles nor magicians, do they have any other goals besides this one?
He pointed to the wasteland ahead, where the soldiers of the Frozen Territory were digging into the hardest earth, turning the stones into gravel and leveling the land.

"This road can allow three carriages to run side by side without feeling crowded. It leads all the way to the edge of Viscount Fragoso's territory in the Andara Kingdom, which is also the edge of the Griffin Mountains. Once the road is completed, the war horses will be able to rush to the heart of the Andara Kingdom within a day."

"If everything goes well, we can even reach the capital of the Andara Kingdom."

Thanks to the current situation of the Andara Kingdom, the other side will not prevent the construction of this road and will even provide assistance.

Farrell looked at Ryan, wondering why he was saying this.

"You see, this is the gap between us. Knight Farrell, you are not willing to think about the outcome of this matter in a roundabout way."

"That is, the Andara Kingdom now has a more convenient and closer road connecting it to the Empire."

"The wealth of the entire kingdom will come to the empire through this road."

"This road will also allow the empire's wealth to flow into the Andara Kingdom."

Hearing this, Farrell's breathing became rapid.

He was the commander of the Wing Canyon Legion, so he naturally knew that in addition to the annual funding from the empire, the Wing Canyon itself would also earn a lot of wealth.

All of them came from the chambers of commerce that went north.

"Baron, do you mean that this will become a trade link between the Empire and the Kingdom in the future?"

"Most definitely."

"Of course, the premise is that you, Knight Farrell, can really win a legendary war on the other side this time."

The road to the Andara Kingdom is already halfway completed, but the remaining thirty miles are the key to this challenge, because it requires crossing a considerable portion of the Griffin Mountains.

Those legends cleared out the powerful monsters, but the environment itself was a huge challenge for the road-building team.

Ryan had to ask extraordinary knights and magicians to help, including the gargoyles, to ensure the smooth passage of the road. He even transported the stones mined from the ore veins in the forest world here.

The huge cost meant that ordinary slaves and civilians were not eligible to earn this income at all. Only the army and soldiers were able to transport goods across long distances.

All of this costs money. With the food supplies for so many people and the production of extraordinary creations, Ryan spends a lot of money every day.

This money was not paid by the nobles together, but by Ryan alone.

The nobles of Beifeng paid a large number of slaves and invited magicians. Their extraordinary participation doubled the speed of road construction. Otherwise, with the productivity of that era, it would have been impossible to complete the road in less than a year or two.

The reason why Ryan is so enthusiastic is that he wants to complete the road in two or three months.

Under the supervision of Master Ryan, knights and magicians must all participate, building bridges when they encounter rivers and filling in valleys when they encounter them.

Things that ordinary people cannot do or take a long time to complete, extraordinary people can complete in just a few hours, like those bridges grafted on the mountainside, which were built with the help of gargoyles and magicians.

This road may be able to last for thousands of years.

Having paid so much, Ryan doesn't want others to reap the benefits.

The reason for winning over Knight Farrell at this moment is also for this reason. If the Wing Canyon blocks the Chamber of Commerce in the south and prevents them from going north, it will also be a huge trouble.

……

While the roads in the Northern Wind Province continued to be built, the situation in the Andara Kingdom was also heading in a completely new direction.

The kingdom would never easily accept the failure of the first war. Under the king's order, more troops gathered in the Twin Cities. This prosperous city connected to all directions turned into a military city in a short time.

Most of the nobles did not understand what was happening in the west of the kingdom. They only knew that Grand Duke McReynolds had betrayed the kingdom, so it was natural for him to send troops.

The huge coalition army needs a commander, and this commander cannot be Grand Duke Leta’s uncle, the legendary sorcerer Allah.

Even the witch and ghost legion has a new commander-in-chief.

A member of the royal family, the king's son, His Royal Highness Hernan.

Becoming the commander of an army of nearly 100,000, Hernan Andara's blood was boiling. During the few days since he arrived in the Twin Cities, he felt like he was floating when he walked.

"I will give orders to the nobles in the west to send troops to attack the traitor McReynolds."

"I will only give them one day. If they refuse, it will be considered a betrayal of the kingdom and the Andara royal family."

His Highness Hernan said this in front of everyone, and he acted quickly. That afternoon, a large number of letters were sent to one noble territory after another.

"Baron Huffman, how many nobles do you think will come to me?"

When alone, His Highness Hernan was accompanied only by a baron.

"They will all come. You are the crown prince of this kingdom, the successor to this kingdom. It is inevitable that they will be loyal to you. Those who resist will die in the burning flames."

However, after a day of waiting, no noble expressed their loyalty to the kingdom. Instead, they gathered their troops and stood on the side of Grand Duke McReynolds.

This result made Hernan look disgraced. With a gloomy expression, he angrily killed the only few noble envoys who replied to the letter.

"Attack! Attack!"

"I want to let them know the price of betrayal. Disloyal nobles will be deprived of all their wealth and their lives."

"The King's blade will tell them that death is not a punishment, and their blood will be burned on the cross!"

In the name of the king, Hernan deprived nobles such as Fragoso of their titles, orthodoxy and inheritance qualifications, and commanded an army of 100,000 in the Twin Cities to launch an attack to the west.

"Your Highness, we have fifteen nobles as our targets. How should we attack them?"

Baron Haffman asked. This question made Hernan a little stiff. He blinked and then said righteously:

"There is no need to attack. Our army will crush all enemies. When McReynolds dies at our feet, all the nobles will kneel down and beg me to spare their bloodline."

So, an army of 100,000 marched towards Grand Duke McReynolds.

On the first day, the army ran into problems.

Some soldiers could not find their own camp and wandered among the army of 100,000 people. The soldiers in the rear trampled on the feces left by the soldiers in the front and cursed. By the evening, some nobles' armies even broke out into fighting.

The next day…three hundred people died.

(End of this chapter)