Throne of the North.

Chapter 356: The War in the South Ends, the Northern Orcs Are Cunning

It was impossible to rely on himself alone, so Ryan quickly passed the news of the appearance of orcs to all the nobles in the North Wind Province.

Then the Marquis' mother in the Marquis's mansion will report the matter to His Majesty the Emperor in the south.

"Not only in our northern border, but also in the north of the Kingdom of Sera and the Kingdom of Andara, there are traces of orcs. And what is different from the past is that this time the orcs are not appearing on a large scale."

“Perhaps, they will become the norm.”

Ryan finally concluded that this was his guess.

"Why are the orcs so close to us?"

When the nobles gathered at the Marquis's residence in Thundercloud Mountain, the Marquis's mother asked directly. She didn't know much about the orcs in the north, she only knew that there was a buffer zone between humans and orcs.

"I don't know yet, but my scouts haven't found any large-scale orc corps. They exist scattered to our north."

"The answer is nothing more than two: voluntary appearance and forced appearance."

"There are two possibilities. The north is getting colder and colder, and the orcs can no longer be stopped. Or, they may encounter a stronger enemy and move south as a whole, inevitably coming into contact with our territory."

In parliament, Ryan once again mentioned the Xiangshan Plain.

"In any case, we need a fortress to defend against the orcs, no matter how they appear."

"We can no longer allow orcs to appear in our territory with impunity."

This proposal was the first to be supported by Viscount Landa. Hanshan City County was the closest to the Xiangshan Plain. It had been looted by orcs last time. If it happened again, it would probably be just as tragic.

"In that case, let's get ready."

The Marquis's mother said, then smiled coldly.

"In the first thirty years of the empire, one million gold coins were distributed every year, a total of 30 million gold coins, so that you could build the Xiangshan Plain Fortress."

"Now... the emperor won't give you any more money. You can only rely on yourselves."

These words made the nobles hesitate, and in the end not many nobles supported Viscount Landa and Ryan.

With a cold snort, Ryan stood up and was about to leave.

"Baron Ryan."

Count Winter called out to him, and the nobles began to relax.

"The fortress on the Xiangshan Plain may not require so much money to build. Each of us owns a mine, so we can prepare a lot of materials ourselves, right?"

"However, let's not worry about money this time. Let's all pay some land resources."

In the end, the proposal for the Xiangshan Plain Fortress was approved.

"And what about the army?"

Ryan asked.

"As for the military, it is up to Baron Ryan to make the decision. After all, you are the best commander in the Northern Wind Province."

Ryan nodded and said:

"Pull some of the population from the other world in the mountains and forests back to garrison the Xiangshan Plain. The nobles will form an army of 3,000 people and station them in Lingdu City to ensure that the orcs will not invade the North Wind Province and appear in your territory."

"us?"

Some nobles were puzzled, as he had just returned to the North Wind Province.

"No matter what, the army of the Northern Wind Province can't help me defend outside the frozen land, right?"

Ryan said this, and it was true. Everyone knew the terrain and situation of the Frozen Territory. If they stationed the troops there, regardless of whether they could hold it, it would definitely be too late to rush to the rescue of the several counties in the North Wind Province.

"I need you to provide me with some supplies. I don't need anything precious. Stones and wood will be enough."

The nobles did not refute Ryan's words. Now Baron Ryan's status in the North Wind Province has surpassed the two earls because of the benefits brought by the Kingdom War, and they are unwilling to refuse Baron Ryan's request.

After all, if the Borean Province must have a noble to face the invasion of the northern orcs, then isn't Baron Ryan the best choice?
If the orcs fight against Ryan's territory, they will not invade the lands of other nobles.

"Don't worry, Baron Ryan. Fighting against the orcs in the north is not just the responsibility of a noble. If you need anything, I will send someone to the Frozen Territory."

"Then thank you in advance, Viscount Hogg."

After Ryan finished speaking, he looked at the Marquis' mother again. This woman from the Meyers family was not sure what she was thinking about. Feeling Ryan's gaze on her, she winked at him.

"The Empire won't give money to build a fortress in the Xiangshan Plain, but it is necessary to provide some supplies to help the Northern Wind Province fight against the orcs, right?"

"That depends on the Emperor's opinion. All the nobles in the south know that the Emperor has always been dissatisfied with the Northern Wind Province conquered by Grand Duke Meyers, and believes that it will hinder the development of the empire."

"The Empire already has many provinces facing the North."

This is true. The empire has a vast territory of more than 20 provinces, and apart from the Boreal Province, there are still five provinces adjacent to the northern border.

Those places were the territories that the Empire had seized from the orcs a long time ago. The Emperor would not give up on them, so the North Wind Province might be the only place to relieve the pressure.

For the emperor in the south, the only important thing here may be that it is a testing ground for the belief in light. But now he will order the spread of the belief in light within the territory of the empire, which means that the interests of the North Wind Province in his eyes are getting smaller and smaller.

Ryan no longer asked for anything. Even if there was no support for the North Wind Province in the name of the Empire, there would be nobles supporting it.

It is not without benefits for the nobles of the Northern Province to integrate into the circle of southern nobles, and this is one of them.

The virtues demonstrated by the nobles made the nobles in the south more or less transfer resources to them.

On Thundercloud Mountain, Ryan had not yet waited for the nobles' specific resource commitments, nor had he waited for the Southern Emperor's decision. Instead, he waited for another thing first.

In the Thousand Lakes Province, the war between the Empire and the Church...has stopped.

With the arrival of a letter to all the nobles of the empire, Ryan realized that not only the northern border of the Andara Kingdom, not only the northern border of the Borean Province, but the entire northern part of the empire had traces of orcs. Perhaps the number of orcs appearing at a time was not large, but if there were traces of orcs all along the border line of thousands of miles, it would be very scary.

In the more than one hundred years of history after the Pan-Dimensional War, the Empire had only encountered a full-scale invasion of orcs once. That was the second year after the end of the War of Gods. Humans occupied the warm south, and the orcs were extremely angry. They wanted to seize this warm land, so they launched a full-scale attack on humans.

That time, the empire held out for two months before the five provinces adjacent to the north fell completely. The orcs broke into the heart of the empire and even approached the imperial capital several times.

With the help of the entire southern continent, including the Holy See, which was relatively harmonious at the time, the Empire's Commander Les led a million troops and began to continuously annihilate the orcs heading south, continuously taking back the Empire's land, and finally driving all the orcs back to the north. At that time, the north was not too cold.

After this, there was no further movement of full-scale invasion by the orcs, that is, all six royal orc tribes appeared on the battlefield with humans.

This piece of news made Ryan understand why the Empire was so anxious to withdraw its troops from the Thousand Lakes Province in the south, because in the war in the Thousand Lakes Province, most of the Empire's troops were transferred from the five provinces in the north.

As soon as they left, the northern defense line was left empty, and the orcs just happened to appear at this time.

"The shameless Dawn Church has colluded with the orcs in the north. They are betrayers of humanity!"

The emperor was absolutely unwilling to suffer any loss. The last time he was framed in public in the imperial capital had already made him extremely angry. Facing the failure of this withdrawal, the emperor put the blame on the Dawn Church.

Under the full oppression of the orcs in the north, the Church, which had gone to war with the Empire, was indeed the biggest beneficiary. So, no matter how the black pot is covered, it will be covered with dust. "Has the struggle between royal power and divine power reached this point?"

Ryan was shocked. He also knew about the emperor's angry frame-up. The Holy See refuted it at the first time and even expressed its willingness to help the Sera Kingdom in the north and some noble territories further east to fight against the northern orcs.

In short, the result was that the Empire withdrew its troops from the Thousand Lakes Province, and in order to demonstrate the justice it represented, the Holy See did not take advantage of the situation and invade the Thousand Lakes Province, but instead withdrew its own troops.

This war that lasted for more than ten months was finally quelled at this moment under the threat of orcs. The struggle between the Empire and the Church for royal power and divine power is likely to begin to extend to other places.

"The empire today is no longer the empire of a hundred years ago. We will never allow any orc to enter the empire's territory."

The emperor declared loudly in the imperial capital, and what he said was true.

A hundred years ago, the empire's extraordinary legions could be counted on one hand, and the Vatican's orders were the main force at the time. A hundred years later, the empire has become stronger and is no longer what it used to be. The empire that dares to challenge the Vatican can say that it is not afraid of any alien invasion.

So... the North Wind Province unexpectedly received a large amount of material support, including food, magic potions, slave armies, and even magical metals created by alchemists to help the North Wind Province build the Xiangshan Plain Fortress.

A lot, but that's all. These things will not be of much help to the North Wind Province. What they need is a large number of troops, but that slave army of 10,000, let alone Ryan, even Baron Hutton can see their uselessness.

"If the North Wind Province fails to the orcs again, the Empire will abandon it. If nothing unexpected happens, the Emperor will grant the North Wind Province to a wandering royal family or even a member of the royal family on the pretext of helping others restore their country."

"Don't be surprised. In the south of the empire, there are many wandering nobles with ancient blood flowing in their bodies. They are always looking for hope to restore the glory of their families. There have always been exchanges and transactions between them and the emperor."

"Even the Empire needs the knowledge inheritance from other kingdoms, or even from other worlds. For the royal family, those things are more precious than gold."

This message was conveyed by the former governor, Count Winter. The emperor seemed to know that it would be of no use to pass the message to that woman Shaya.

Ryan understood this result. His Frozen Territory was the best example. Those craftsmen, those skills, and those bards were all inherited wealth from another world.

"So, we don't have any more support, do we?"

"Flying Wing Canyon may arrange military support depending on the situation, but forget about the Dragon Legion and the Violent Elephant Legion. The emperor will never give orders to the Dragon Legion. The Violent Elephant Legion suffered heavy losses in the kingdom. Not to mention the emperor, Legion Commander Farrell should be worried about how to restore the Violent Elephant Legion to its peak right now."

At Ryan's request, the nobles of the North Wind Province prepared very quickly. There was no need to be too picky about the 3,000 soldiers. They could just pick a group from those who had previously gone to the kingdom.

Supplies and other things could not be transported in a short period of time. This was a long process, so Ryan took the 3,000 soldiers directly back to Lingdu City.

For the first time, the Northern Province no longer needed to worry about food. In the emperor's order, the most food was provided to the Northern Province. Did the emperor also know that there was a food shortage everywhere in the Northern Province?

Ryan was surprised, but he also expressed his understanding. After all, Columbus III stood out among the three electors of the previous generation, so it was impossible to say that he was incompetent.

"It will take some time for the food from the south to be shipped over. For the next few days, just eat whatever you can."

The three thousand soldiers all brought dry food, and the nobles will also provide some daily supplies later. This army will be stationed in Lingdu City and guard the North Wind Province on the left and right like the Xiangshan Plain, to ensure that the tragedy of the orcs' southward march last time will not happen again.

Ryan was busy, but he didn't know what he was busy with, because so far, everything he did was of no help to the Frozen Territory.

If the orcs come, the food will be useless. What about the three thousand soldiers guarding Lingdu City? Ryan didn't know what to do with these people. It can only be said that Ryan prepared a way out for himself in his instinctive tension.

If things are really impossible, he can bring the people of the Frozen Land Territory into Lingdu City for defense. Relying on the defense of the city, he will always have more peace of mind. These 3,000 soldiers may be used at that time.

Of course, he could still allow his people to seek refuge in another world, but if that happened... then the war in the Frozen Territory would be doomed to fail. People's hearts no longer meant they couldn't win a war, and secondly, time might not be enough.

The plane gate is so small. There are tens of thousands of people in the frozen land now. If they all want to pass through the plane gate, I am afraid that the orcs will appear in front of the unarmed people first.

In Ryan's opinion, the Gate of Dimensions has never been a retreat, nor even an option. The only option is Zero Crossing City.

Only in this way can the people of the Frozen Territory be united and make them understand that they are the people of the Frozen Territory, not the descendants of another distant world.

“Hopefully, things won’t come to that.”

Ryan had no experience in this area, so it was inevitable that he was nervous, but as a lord, he couldn't show it.

All the people of the Frozen Territory know that their lord is a great nobleman who is invincible and can solve all difficulties.

The glory that belongs to Ryan makes the flag of the Frozen Territory fly high.

The atmosphere in the Frozen Territory has not changed much. After all, the orcs have completely approached human civilization, and currently they are only communicating among the nobles. Ordinary people have no way of knowing what has happened and what is happening in the world.

But slowly, the production in the frozen land was moving towards life outside of life, which made some sensitive people realize that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The tense atmosphere among these people will gradually spread from top to bottom to ordinary people.

"We have come this far not to lose to the orcs. No matter whether it is the black goat men or the werewolves, they cannot let us fail."

Ryan summoned the most core members of the frozen land territory and said:
"The Frozen Territory is my territory. If I give up my territory, it will be a shame for the Ryan family. What is the difference between me and those wandering nobles?"

"I will be here, watching the infinite prosperity of my world."

On this day, Master Ryan stood on the top of Rhino Horn Mountain for a whole day.

Everyone grows up, especially him.

The construction team of the Frozen Territory began to build a simple defense line in the north outside the territory, using the indigenous villages as nodes.

The lines of defense are not too formal, there are only two.

Let humans' legs better adapt to the land beneath their feet, and let orcs fall into humans' traps at some unexpected moment.

After waiting for five consecutive days, the orcs who were getting closer and closer finally had their first face-to-face contact with humans.

Twenty miles north of Rhino Horn Mountain, there is a rift valley between two foothills, a rare place without wind and snow. It has become a resting place for many wild animals. Of course, people from the Frozen Territory will also appear here to try to find traces of wild animals.

The orcs could also feel the heat and cold. After they appeared here, there were no longer many wild beasts. However, a group of human soldiers passing by caught the attention of the orcs.

"Humanity!"

The werewolf transformed into a strong grey wolf, moving between the trees and attracting the attention of the human soldiers.

"It's okay, it's just a wild wolf."

The leading patrol soldier breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, when he received the order this morning, he was nervous...

The sharp claws fell on the last person in the team. The wild wolf in the mouth turned into a ferocious werewolf the moment it swung its claws. The huge force dragged the soldier into the dense forest.

"Defend, defend!"

By the time the remaining four people reacted, the surroundings had already become silent. Even the wild beasts were silent, and there was no trace of the werewolf.

These orcs are the ones who are most familiar with humans, and they are still humans' most cunning enemies.

The four soldiers stood back to back, looking around in cold sweat. Everything here was so unfamiliar, as if enemies could pop out from any corner.

In the distance, a wolf ran by. The nervous soldier looked over there, but the ferocious shadow appeared again in his blind spot.

"It's...hunting time."

When the words fell, there was only a huge tail left in the vision of the remaining three people.

(End of this chapter)