Throne of the North.

Chapter 428: The Interweaving of Nobles, Blasphemers, and Reinforcements from the Empire

People always have preconceived ideas. When Ryan no longer believed that Meyers' purpose was pure, he could find countless reasons himself.

Similarly, just like Meyers, he can find countless reasons.

Ryan suspected that Mayes was going to steal the wealth of the North Wind Province, and even had an irreconcilable conflict with Mayes for this. This aroused the suspicion of the nobles, who wondered whether Ryan knew a secret from the Clayton family that they didn't know.

"Meyers came for wealth. Of course, the wealth of the Northern Wind Province is not enough. The North has unimaginable resources."

Kaan 'revealed' to some questioning nobles.

"Humans have been multiplying in the southern land for more than a hundred years. The empire is growing stronger day by day. We have already obtained all the resources in this vast land. We need more resources."

"The reason why Baron Ryan stopped us is because he wanted to enjoy the resources of the North alone. He is a baron, but he has grown to his current strength in just a few years by relying on the Frozen Land Barony. Where does his wealth come from?"

"The North is the only answer."

"He was afraid that Mayes would seize his wealth in the North. In fact, this was also the plan of the Clayton family."

"The dragon knight Earl Clayton led an army of 30,000 across the North to rob the Mammoth People of their wealth. His ultimate goal was to make Ryan Clayton and his descendants the barons of the North and become the gateway of the Clayton family in the North."

"They come for the vast resources and wealth."

Kaan swore that the emperor sent Ryan here to become a baron, which was originally a deal between the Clayton family and the emperor.

"As we all know, Earl Clayton came to the Frozen Territory not long ago, and his amber dragon became a true legendary dragon. We all know the price and difficulty of becoming a legend, but he succeeded so easily."

"We have to doubt it. No, we are sure that there is a huge fortune hidden in it. Who doesn't want to become a legend? A legendary dragon can make the Clayton family last for a thousand years."

"How many of your noble families have a heritage of a thousand years?"

After Kaan said this, the nobles all seemed to be enlightened, as if they had realized what was going on.

They unilaterally confronted Meyers' reasons, and then Kaan began to contact the nobles. He came on behalf of Meyers, so he could naturally get the nobles to gather around him, but at the same time, Kaan also felt the restrictions that Ryan imposed on him in this land.

When several years of hard work collide with hundreds of years of prestige, new love always triumphs over old love.

……

"Meyers came for wealth and resources. There is unimaginable wealth buried beneath this land."

Kaan looked at Ryan and said this.

Ryan also got the news and looked at the bustling streets outside.

"Those registered adventurers are knights of the Meyers family?"

"Not entirely, but without exception, they all came because of Meyers."

Then, Kaan looked at Ryan and showed his utmost sincerity.

"Meyers will support the expansion of the Northern Brave Guild and is expected to give the Northern Brave Guild one million gold coins."

Ryan's eyes lit up and he asked:

"No extra requests, right? I can use these gold coins to build a northern outpost to provide a place for adventurers entering the north to stay."

“No extra requests.”

"Well, Mr. Caan, you are welcome in the North."

The nobles were like this. Seeing Ryan and Kaan walking together, talking and laughing, the nobles were not shocked or surprised at all. They were used to it and adapted to the mystery.

The rivalry between Ryan and Meyers in the Northern Chamber of Commerce still exists, and Ryan will still angrily scold Kaan when appropriate, but this does not prevent him from facing it with a smile at this moment.

The Volvo Emperor Chosen was also in this circle, and it was from him that Kaan learned about the topic between Baron Ryan and Volvo.

Of course, Ryan asked very clearly that Kaan would not enter the Northern Chamber of Commerce. The one million was more like a ticket to another Chamber of Commerce called the North Wind. Ryan would not stop those nobles who agreed to hand over the resources to Meyers, and this matter would not affect the relationship between the nobles of the North Wind and him, Ryan.

One million gold coins to buy an eye that Ryan can't see.

"I don't know who is behind him. The Grand Duke himself shouldn't do that. If he really writes me a letter, it will be really troublesome."

When he was alone, Ryan thought that Meyers had changed very quickly and was unwilling to have too many conflicts with him. Instead, he smoothly entered the North Wind Province and used the influence of the Marquis of the North Wind, Meyers, and Volvo to begin planning this land.

This was the first step they had taken to get here, and the one million gold coins was an additional cost, but it still allowed Ryan to see the wealth of the Grand Duke's family.

"I gave you five million before, and now I give you another million. The Meyers family is so rich."

Ryan was extremely envious.

"The Grand Duke's family is also short of money."

The one who answered Ryan was Count Pascal. He entered the North Wind Province with the anger of a great noble. The first noble he met was naturally Ryan, who had a grain trade with the Pascal family.

Looking at the earl, Ryan was still very surprised. During this period of time, the other party seemed to no longer be keen on staying in his earldom, but was running around everywhere.

"They say you are in contact with an elect. Is that true?"

Count Pascal sneered twice. He came to the North Wind Province alone, with only a driving butler to take care of trivial matters, but Ryan felt a towering mountain range pressing towards the north.

"I have connections with the three electors, the emperor, the last elector, the last elector, and the current marquis. Which one are you talking about?"

"Is this Volvo Columbus in front of you?"

How could the Pascal family be able to remain stable in the struggle between royal power and divine power by keeping out of trouble? Not to mention the royal family, even the great nobles have more or less accepted Pascal's kindness, which resulted in the Gargoyle family still being a member of the empire, instead of being suppressed during the period of expulsion of the Vatican.

"Sometimes, it's not okay to be nice to them all the time. The weight of the gargoyles can crush many people to death."

Count Pascal said that he came for this, but he didn't have to come for it in person.

"You're going to kill that Kaan?"

Ryan was curious and eager to try, so Pascal stared at Ryan.

"If you want to kill him, tell me first and I'll run away."

Count Pascal was surprised by Ryan's words. He didn't dare to say such words. Kaan's power came from Mayes. In a sense, Kaan was the patriarch of all the current members of the Mayes family except the Grand Duke.

This identity is very important.

"I came for the light."

Count Pascal had a pious expression on his face and asked Ryan to step back slightly. The political struggle within the North Wind Province seemed to be getting involved in another bigger vortex.

Divine authority and royal authority.

It is always an unspeakable horror. Gods do exist, but they will not look at mortals. Kings also exist and can kill countless people at any time.

"It's no use being afraid. This matter was caused by you, so we need your help." The wonders of the North Wind Province can almost be said to have allowed the Empire to stand firm in its faith in the struggle with the Holy See, and the appearance of the Miracle of Light was initially due to Ryan's advice to the previous Marquis of the North Wind.

The emperor wanted to give up the North Wind Province which would be a burden to him. The empire already had a large enough territory, but he could not easily give up the wonder of light here. This was the original place of light. The emperor would not allow the wonder to fall into the hands of others and be used to attack him or be exploited by the Holy See.

This matter is related to Count Pascal again.

Just like what Count Pascal said just now, he has deep connections not only with all the electors, but also with the marquis, the royal family members, and the emperor himself, and the emperor is the deepest one.

Among the current royal family, Emperor Flor is the royal member most closely connected to Count Pascal.

Meyers and Elector Volvo. In a sense, the royal family's test of the elector is itself a reasonable and formal challenge launched by the elector to the emperor.

The challenger is the emperor of this empire. He is not a cat but a lion.

Therefore, the arrival of Count Pascal not only involves the struggle between royal power and divine power, but also hides the political stance between the emperor and the electors.

This……

But it's very difficult to bear.

Ryan fled back to Rhino Horn Mountain because Count Pascal wanted him to help connect the faith of light here to the gargoyles.

No, gargoyle sounds too ugly, it should be called stone-winged beast.

"I heard that during the war, a bright divine gift broke out in the North Wind Province, and the faith here is very strong."

Count Pascal's last words still echoed in Ryan's ears. If the world was a huge northern border, then the Borean Province was a snowstorm in it. The dispute between theocracy and monarchy was a hazy and violent storm all over the sky, and the politics within the empire overwhelmed all humans who tried to see this snowy northern border.

Ryan was committed to the power under these three major subjects: politics, military, and economy, but he suddenly woke up and realized that above these three pillars of human civilization, there was something transcendental - faith.

He instinctively felt that the arrival of Count Pascal foreshadowed that the emperor of the empire, Columbus III, was about to make a big move.

Is it that fast? No, it's not fast.

Before, the cardinal died in the imperial city in full view of the public.

Then, the war between the Empire and the Church broke out in the Thousand Lakes Province, and the West Sea Fleet was completely wiped out.

After that, the orcs from the north invaded human lands in full force, interrupting another fierce collision between theocracy and royal power, but it was just an interruption.

Now, the war between humans and orcs has not ended yet, but the war between the Empire and the six orc royal courts has come to an end. After biting the beast that attacked him, the ferocious lion turned around and looked at his competitor again.

The six orc royal courts, a terrible enemy that the entire Norris continent had to rely on to resist more than a hundred years ago, were actually blocked by the empire alone, with the six most powerful royal courts.

This means that the Empire's power in the southern lands has now surpassed that of the Holy See. Emperor Flor will of course use this power to attract more lords in the southern lands to his side, weakening the Holy See while strengthening himself.

Theocracy declined, and royal power rose.

Among them, Ryan was in the storm because he killed one of the six orc kings, which was also the greatest achievement in this war. Pascal's arrival was not a surprise. The emperor saw Ryan's letter asking for reward. At first, he thought "out of sight, out of mind". But with the calmness of these days, it has turned into another plan of the empire.

Ryan became a pawn. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor wants to make Baron Ryan, who killed the Orc King, a brave warrior who fights against the dragon in human legend. He killed the Werewolf King, but while fighting against the Church, he also needs the power of faith.

So there was a request from Count Pascal, asking him to help guide the faith of light, because Baron Ryan was an unavoidable point in the topic of faith that had rapidly risen in the North Wind Province during this period.

His reputation forced Meyers to pay a million gold coins for the ticket, and also forced Count Pascal to rely on his "power" in the faith of light.

If all goes well, Ryan will become the empire's second standard-bearer against the Holy See.

As for why it is the second one, it must mean that the first one has already been born.

That man's name was Les, the world's first blasphemer.

"Me? Become a blasphemer?"

"It's funny..."

On Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan, who wanted to understand this series of events, was of course scared to death. Let’s not talk about the ending of the blasphemer, let’s just talk about the brave one.

He firmly believed that the dragon slayer would eventually become a dragon and be chopped to death.

In the final analysis, Ryan can start a war without gunpowder with Meyers in politics, but when it comes to the fight between theocracy and royal power, he doesn't want to get involved at all. Only when he becomes a legend, he may ponder the mysteries involved.

The war between the Empire and the Holy See could drown anyone, whether it was the Emperor or the Pope, they could all die in it. How could he be sure of saving himself?
"Damn it, why can't the plane door be opened yet?"

Ryan was helpless. The world of Garm and Fenrir had fallen into eternal silence, and he could not enter it now. That world was completely dead. The three white wolves beside Egil had howled all night, keeping many people awake.

But the new world still did not call Ryan to go there, and Ryan did not know why. This caused Master Ryan to be very angry when playing tricks on the nobles recently.

"It won't break, will it?"

Every time he thought about this, Ryan would find a lucky person and give him spiritual blessings to determine whether his golden finger was broken.

It’s a pity that the spiritual panel has no physical form, otherwise he could pick it up and bang on it to see if it can be repaired.

……

Ryan's guess was correct. After the war with the orcs was basically declared to be eased, the lion of the empire turned its head and once again set its sights on the greatness of the Southern Dawn.

In Winged Canyon, there was no movement when the orcs invaded. Now that the war is over, Commander Farel appeared in the Borean Province with a large number of troops.

There are no extraordinary armies, but rather mortal armies stationed in the Wing Canyon, serving as logistics for the extraordinary legion.

Of course, they are also regular troops, much stronger than the serf armies casually assembled by the nobles.

"These 50,000 people will go to the Andara Kingdom to help it resist the Rhinoceros beastmen there. But I will not lead them personally. The knights of the Winged Canyon will lead them."

Outside Lingdu City, Farrell spoke to Ryan, telling him that this was the emperor's order, and then introduced to Ryan a blond young man following behind him.

"Otis Brooks, an ancient name and blood, his status is inherently noble, but with occasional lows."

Farrell tactfully told Ryan that this was a wandering nobleman, and that the army led by him represented a deal between the Brooks family and the emperor. If successful, the Brooks family would be able to return to the ranks of the nobility.

This kind of opportunity is what the wandering nobles dream of. Otis, who is highly regarded by the Brooks family, has an upward temperament and smiles at Ryan.

"Baron Ryan, noble Beheader, your name is famous in the Imperial City."

Farrell said to Otis:
"You want to defeat the orcs in the Andara Kingdom. Baron Ryan can give you great help. He has power there that is no less than that of the great nobles."

Otis finally showed surprise, looked at Ryan and thought for a moment before saying:

"Baron Ryan, please accept Brooks' kindness. On the day of God's Grace, our tribesmen in the south will personally catch a fire fish for you."

Alongside, Farrell added:
"There is only one flame fish per year. On the southernmost peninsula of Norris Continent, only the strongest warriors can dive into the deep sea 800 meters below and catch it."

"As for its function..."

(End of this chapter)