Throne of the North.

Chapter 336 Kingdom War (VIII)

The Empire's candidate, His Highness Adams, finally began to panic when the news came from Queen Leta.

He held Count Mercers' hand and said angrily and incredulously:

"Why? On what basis? She is just a woman, a woman from the Leta family. On what basis can she exercise the power of a king!"

Adams's hand tightly grasped the arm of Count Mercers, who looked at this guy unhappily but did not tell him the truth. At the same time, he was extremely shocked at the stupidity and ignorance of these royal members of the kingdom.

Why else? If you royals act like a king, like someone worthy of loyalty, then how can that woman who became a queen halfway through exercise the rights of a king?

Isn't it because in the current Andara Kingdom, the nobles cannot see a proper king appearing, so she can use the old king's power to command the nobles?

You, the king supported by the nobles, don't have any dignity at all. What about Queen Naleta?

"The Baron Ryan of the Empire has 30,000 troops and the Violent Elephant Corps. In addition, he helped the nobles of the Andara Kingdom to recover their land in the name of the Empire and the Kingdom."

"The nobles feared his military prowess and the authority of the empire, so they were willing to follow the orders of that woman."

"My Lord, you are the noble king. That woman is just using the army to coerce the nobles."

"So this is ah."

Adams felt relieved when he heard that his identity as king had not disappeared. This was the thing he cared about most.

After all, his competitor, that guy McPherson, was also crowned by the Holy See himself, and he was crowned king in a formal ceremony.

Every night, he would feel uneasy because he felt like an identityless bastard who was stealing other people's identity and glory.

"Then why didn't she come to us?"

Adams was angry again, and Moses had no choice but to use some strong medicine at this moment, even if it would create a rift between him and the king.

"My majesty, Queen Leta was hunted by orcs on the battlefield in the north. She was rescued by the imperial army. She may want to come to you, but it is obvious that you don't have the army and legend to force Baron Ryan to send the queen to you."

"She carries your father's power, and before you were fully crowned king - Queen Leta was the most powerful person in the land."

Adams turned pale at Moses's bluntness.

"how so……"

On the other hand, Baron Ryan, who held the emperor hostage to command the princes, led his army and forced more than 20 nobles to resolutely carry out the queen's order and let them personally kill the clergy of the Dawn Church. This step alone could at least ensure that these territories would not become loyal supporters of the Church for a few decades.

Their hands are stained with the blood of the Dawn Church. Don’t they think that the believers will still recognize them?

Perhaps in the face of politics, two historically opposing parties may become friends, but not in the face of faith.

Faith is faith, it is firm and unshakable, which is why the war between the Holy See and Twilight is called a holy war. Pastor Soto can easily organize hundreds of thousands of people to resist the emergence of Twilight heresy.

"Now, great and immortal light, you are welcome."

Ryan stood in front of Earl Kevin, an ordinary man in the kingdom. Although he did not have an extraordinary legion, he lived a comfortable life.

Such a noble was the easiest to be coerced and bribed by Ryan. He became an earl because of his hereditary power, but he did not have the bravery of his ancestors. He was just a huge parasite among the nobles in the kingdom.

He had little courage to stand before the dawn, especially when the army appeared in his territory.

"Given your loyalty, I think this priest's wife..."

Ryan's expression was a little strange. This priest in the earldom actually had a wife.

"Perhaps, Lord Earl, you should let her feel the warmth of the light."

Earl Kevin looked at Ryan. Originally, the two of them had conflicts because of this situation, but now Earl Kevin looked at Ryan with much kinder eyes, as if to say, "You understand me."

"The priest has too many wives. Baron Ryan, how about you ..."

It is not easy to move an army of tens of thousands of people. Earl Kevin's territory is huge and can accommodate them, so Ryan stayed here for one night. At dawn the next day, he did not find that there were still people in the territory praying to the Lord of Dawn.

"It seems that the spread of light is going smoothly."

Ryan came to Queen Leta's residence with a letter. He put the letter down and said:
"Our King Adams asked us why we didn't let the nobles serve the light through his order. Apparently, he was a little angry."

"I need you to write a letter and tell Adams with the authority of the previous king of the Andara Kingdom that perhaps you can recognize his status as king and declare at an appropriate time that the old king actually regards Adams as his successor."

"You want me to lie to him?"

Queen Leta opened her eyes wide, only to see Ryan shaking his head unhappily.

"If we win the war, Adams will be the king. Why would I lie to him?"

"I'm helping you. If he really becomes king in the future, you, the former queen, will have enormous power in the kingdom."

"Because at that time, the Church will not crown him, and the Emperor of the Empire will not come to the Andara Kingdom to crown him. At that time, Adams can only rely on your approval as the Queen to replace the coronation ceremony of the Church of Dawn."

"You are in the kingdom, and you will be the one who influences the legitimacy of King Adams. As long as the old king doesn't come back to life, you will be the only one."

Ryan has not figured out how to deal with the queen in front of him. Maybe she will become his spy in the kingdom in the future? But she is a woman of the Leta family. How can he make her his spy?

Ryan looked at the woman in front of him. The air around him seemed to be getting warmer. He wondered if it was due to the spring weather.

"Is the power of the dragon's heart so strong?"

Ryan turned and left. If he stayed any longer, his blood might subconsciously burn. He didn't know where Earl Clayton got the dragon heart from. Why did it look a bit unserious? Or did all dragon hearts have the same function?

Ryan had just turned to leave, but he couldn't help but turn around and enter Queen Leta's room again.

How to make her one of our own?

Baron Ryan's repeated comings and goings made Queen Leta a little nervous. She couldn't help but ask:
"I'll write it. What else do you want?"

Looking at the other person's weak expression, Ryan's arm veins were exposed and his mouth and tongue were a little dry.

When he arrived at the military camp, he found Lord Hora, and the two knights fought fiercely in the center of the parade ground.

The air became hot and dry, as if it was going to ignite everything. Lord Hora's expression became more and more shocked as the two men fought.

"Why are you so powerful?"

He couldn't believe it. Baron Ryan was an extraordinary person on the path of knighthood. Many nobles knew this, but it was not until now that Lord Hora realized that the baron noble in front of him was not just playing around on the path of knighthood, but really possessed terrible potential and fighting talent.

The pressure on his hands was increasing because Baron Ryan was getting stronger and stronger. Not only that, every step he took would leave behind scorching flames and charred marks on the ground. The speed was getting faster and faster. If it weren't for the fact that Lord Hora's Sky Knight strength was not watered down, he doubted whether he would be defeated by Baron Ryan in front of him.

"How old are you..."

In the extraordinary world, Baron Ryan, who is less than twenty years old, is like a baby. But is this 'baby' already strong enough to fight against the Sky Knight?

Sky Knights can float in the air, but except for some special sky knights who can adapt to the sky, most sky knights cannot stay in the sky for a long time. If they are in combat, they will even fall to the ground in the middle of the battle to ensure that their combat effectiveness does not decrease.

But there is not much difference between that Sky Knight and Baron Ryan in front of him.

With flames burning on his arms, Ryan attacked frantically, until a certain moment his fists hit Lord Hora's arms like sledgehammers. The latter finally stepped back and slid on the ground, leaving two grooves that were higher than his ankles.

"Roar--" In the flames, Ryan's throat let out a low dragon roar. The mounts in the military camp raised their heads vigilantly at this moment. The weak dragon power made them feel frightened and alert.

"Is Clayton's Flame Dragon Knight Breathing Technique that powerful?"

Lord Hora's eyes were mad with jealousy, he stared at Ryan closely, but Ryan did not explain. The breathing method of the Earl of Clayton's family was certainly not so terrible, but the problem was that he had four breathing methods that did not exclude the other party at all.

The four breathing methods were all of the Gold Knight rank, and it seemed that the thunder factor brought by the recently acquired Violent War Bear Breathing Method had stimulated the dragon heart in Ryan's body.

The power of the dragon heart was continuously released. Its original function was to become the nutrient for a sky knight in Ryan's body. At this moment, it was constantly burning itself, urging the knight's life seed in Ryan's body to evolve.

The first step on the Knight's extraordinary path is the birth of the Seed of Life. This step will produce slightly different Seeds of Life due to the different breathing methods practiced by the Knight.

But even the difference between the most recognized and weakest breathing method cannot escape that weak description.

Only when the second evolution of the seed of life occurs will the gap between knights be likely to be greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

This step is reflected in the process of the Golden Knight becoming the Sky Knight, which is the stage where the earth steps towards the sky.

This is the second evolution of the Seed of Life. As for the third time, we have to wait until it becomes a legend. After obtaining the legendary gift, the Seed of Life will be sublimated in all aspects and will produce more special powers because of the legendary gift.

The dragon heart in Ryan's body began to play a real role after he became a golden knight. By burning, it constantly tempered his body, allowing him to naturally reach the peak of the golden knight.

Of course, because this process is unnatural, overtaking on a curve will of course cause bumps.

Ryan felt that the cost of such a bumpy ride was still bearable.

He was pretty happy though.

After venting his anger, Ryan led the army to set out again. He wanted to let the nobles take sides, and at the same time he also needed to observe whether the nobles of the kingdom still had the strength.

What if at the end of the battle he suddenly discovered that the nobles of the kingdom were actually all corrupt, and formed an army to restore the country and drove away his Legion of Light Judgment? In that case, would Baron Ryan still be able to stay in the military circle of the empire?

On the march, Ryan couldn't help but think, how can he turn the women of Grand Duke Leta's family into Baron Ryan's spies and arms in the kingdom?
"I have a headache..."

……

Barony of Isaac.

Michaela convened a meeting, and a total of seven knights were qualified to appear at this meeting.

"We have received the order from Lord Ryan. We will help Viscount Harry to retake his territory. This time, the military operation will not only involve our seven hundred-man army, but also the army and material support of the five surrounding barons."

"In response to this, Viscount Harry also said that if the territory can be recovered, he will pay for all expenses and give us and Lord Ryan compensation."

"We will obey Lord Ryan's orders unconditionally, but in this war, if we can recover Viscount Harry's territory, then I plan to gather the army in Viscount Harry's territory and defend against the orc army there."

"This matter has been approved by several barons and Viscount Harry. The barons do not want the orcs to invade their territories. Viscount Harry also needs our army to help him in the defense war after taking back the territory."

"After this war, Lord Ryan will reward the ten best centurions. I, Mikaela, believe that I have the ability to win one of these spots."

Michaela finished speaking and looked around.

"If there are any of you who want to compete with me, you can put it forward. You can lead your own army to act on your own."

"But if it doesn't make sense, then you will have to obey my orders now."

Half of the seven hesitated, and seeing this, Michaela continued:

"I know you all want to be one of those ten people, but if you obey my orders and do my bidding, you may not be one of them."

"As long as we can fight a perfect war and suppress all the others, then all of us will be among the top ten."

Michaela said loudly, finally gaining the approval of the other centurions.

"Then we'll listen to you."

Colin spoke, although he was a little unwilling, because it was he who first proposed to gather everyone to retake Viscount Harry's territory, but now that Michaela had become a Silver Knight, she had taken the initiative away from him.

"You won't be disappointed Colin."

Michaela was a little surprised because Colin was currently his biggest competitor.

"Then let's go back and train the army now. In two days at most, Deputy Commander Feder will lead those camps to attack. If we attack at that time, we can help relieve their pressure while also allowing us to face as few orcs as possible."

Michaela's words shocked the other centurions. Did this person actually have connections with Feder?
Although Lord Ryan is the most honorable in their hearts, Feder is, after all, the heir to the earldom and the future earl of Sauron. His status is equally honorable and it is not easy for ordinary people to get in touch with him.

Two days later, Lord Ryan in the south was still inspecting the nobles' territories and was approaching Count Mercers' estate.

On the northern front, Michaela finally assembled the army in Baron Isaac's territory as a commander.

"Why are there so many?"

He was surprised. Not to mention the eight hundred men borrowed by the barons and Viscount Harry, even the soldiers under the seven centurions on his side totaled more than eight hundred.

"you……"

He was shocked. Why did the number of soldiers under these people increase as they fought?

Seeing Michaela's shock, Colin smiled triumphantly. Is there anything else that you, Michaela, don't know?
"We are not directly south of Viscount Harry's territory, so no one will escape here. However, where we are, there will be many refugees from the kingdom."

"We lost a lot of soldiers in the war, so we had to bring them in to make up the numbers."

Michaela's eyes widened. Is there such a thing?
He was envious, but also considered the trouble.

"After the war is over..."

"After the war, the Legion of Light will return to the North Wind Province, and the soldiers will return to their respective noble territories. However, these soldiers who are added later will become our soldiers and become warriors of Lord Ryan."

Colin said firmly that Lord Ryan really hopes that the population of the Frozen Territory will increase.

"You weren't thinking of using this method to compete for the ten places, were you?"

Michaela reacted and realized that these people in front of him were not stupid at all. They were very smart. If he was not more outstanding, he would not have known until now that the number of soldiers under these centurions had exceeded the number of centurions.

"If those nobles come to ask for people, it will be difficult for Lord Ryan to do it."

"If that's the case, then let Lord Ryan kill me and return me. The nobles will definitely not continue to condemn Lord Ryan."

Colin said bluntly, and Michaela could only nod.

"Try not to let them know."

As she spoke, Michaela looked at the other army of 800 people. It seemed that these noble soldiers could not be brought together with the army here. It would be inappropriate if the soldiers communicated and knew each other's origins.

"Then... attack! For the glory of Ryan! Help Viscount Harry take back his territory!"

More than 1,900 people marched towards the north in a mighty manner. Several centurions were not pushovers either. They learned Ryan's method and divided the army into three formations, one large and two small, and slowly advanced towards Viscount Harry's territory in a V-shape.

(End of this chapter)