Throne of the North.

Chapter 469: Griffins and Loyalty, Friendship and Frost Giants
The Serra Royal City was not decorated with lights and colors, but there were not so many fancy things in this world, and the magic of the magicians was so noble that it was harder to see than the sun in the sky.

The bustling crowds of people are the best explanation. The establishment of this royal city has completely gathered the hearts of the people of the Serra Kingdom.

The kingdom will no longer be scattered, and no matter what happens, the Kingdom of Serra will become a chapter in history.

The nobles were naturally the happiest. When they were not concerned about war and disaster, their extravagant enjoyment was the literature and art of an era.

"Lord Ryan, long time no see."

The Kingdom of Serra was established, and the temperament of the Crown Prince Otto also changed. Beside him followed Mihaly, the daughter of Count Fragoso.

Roland was still wearing his magician robe as usual. He seemed to have become the leader of the Serra Kingdom's Mage Corps. The number of magicians in the Serra Kingdom had also increased recently.

"Your Highnesses, long time no see."

Ryan saluted, and Avril was no exception. They stood in the place with the widest view in the royal city, looking at the newly built city.

The Serra Royal City is a little different. In the sky, griffins are flying majestically. Many people can see the griffins circling when they look up. From where they are now, they can even see that the entire sky of the royal city has become the territory of the griffins.

Even the flag emblem of the Kingdom of Serra is in the shape of a griffin. This kingdom has its own characteristics.

In the royal city, the laborers coming and going did not dare to look up casually. They were still busy, especially when a large number of nobles arrived in the royal city.

Ryan had sharp eyes and saw those Dawn Cultists wearing white robes walking through the streets of the royal city. They were saying something to the civilians and slaves around them. They must be preaching.

"Now that Archbishop Adriana has left the Sera Kingdom, who is in charge of the Dawn Church here now?"

Ryan's relationship with the Vatican is not very good. He has not forgotten that he once killed a big shot of the Vatican with one sword.

"The Dawn Church didn't send anyone. It's not like they didn't send anyone, but the Dawn believers here don't listen to the archbishop."

Roland smiled and said:

"Archbishop Adriana, although she is not in the Kingdom of Sera, her words are as important as those of the Pope in the hearts of these believers. When Archbishop Adriana goes to the North, the believers of the kingdom will donate a large amount of supplies to help her."

Otto next to him snorted coldly and said:

"That's all the kingdom's wealth."

The two princes of the kingdom have different attitudes towards the Holy See. Otto is more in favor of the Empire's way and hopes to expel the Holy See through war. As for what will happen afterwards... he himself probably hasn't even thought about it.

Roland is a pure magician. If the Holy See does not provoke him, he will just ignore it and treat it as a bystander.

The Holy See would most likely not deal with a noble magician, even if it won the war with the Empire.

King McReynolds's two sons each adopted half of his own attitude.

The griffins from the sky fell, and the bell sent into the clouds was rung. Then, groups of griffins fell from the sky. Several people heard the bell and left in the direction of the palace.

"It's time to go to the King."

The etiquette of the nobility is complicated, from entering the palace to meeting the king and showing loyalty to the king. Ryan watched and stood for a full six hours.

If it weren't for his strong physique, Master Ryan would have fainted. He saw many nobles doing this, pretending to faint, and then being helped up by the servants to sit on the back of the servant who was kneeling on the ground.

No wonder so many of these nobles are prone to dizziness, their skill is shocking.

After showing their loyalty, the nobles had to offer tributes to the king. Every noble had to offer precious treasures to the king. This scene made Ryan dumbfounded. In this item alone, he saw that the king had received no less than three million gold coins.

This process was also long, but fortunately the nobles did not have to stand or kneel. They were all talking and laughing. After all, as long as they showed their loyalty to the king, the king would not have many ways to control these nobles who had absolute power over his territory.

The only subject that could be used to criticize between kings and nobles was loyalty.

By the time a series of events were completed, it was already evening, and only the banquet session that the nobles loved to attend remained. During the day, the noble ladies had already become familiar with each other, and when the nobles arrived, they would talk about which family had a suitable match for marriage, which family was in poor financial condition, and how to reduce contact in the future to avoid having to borrow money from the other party.

Don't underestimate this link, because often this kind of thing will determine the relationship between the nobles, especially the political friendship and alliance brought about by marriage, which directly affects the nobles' voice in the Kingdom of Serra.

Indirectly, it affects the future development of a noble territory.

This time is especially important because the Serra Kingdom has just completed a major reshuffle. Too many nobles have fallen, and too many nobles have risen. The entire Serra Kingdom is a mess. Therefore, the understanding and recognition between the nobles at this banquet will be able to determine the political ecology of the Serra Kingdom for the next few decades.

Which nobleman would want to suffer losses due to having fewer friends? No one.

This also verifies another topic, which is why the nobles tightened their belts and spent lavishly, and were unwilling to cut back on their spending and food.

It's not just a matter of face, but also a loss of interests at such a banquet.

They couldn't let others think that this noble family was in decline. They used to ride in magic carriages, but now they could only ride in ordinary carriages. This would make other nobles think that this noble family was not wealthy enough and had a worrying future.

Those who could have married nobles of a higher level ended up having to marry nobles of a lower level. Isn't this a loss of interests?
The impact lasted for decades.

The meaning of a peacock spreading its feathers is not only for beauty, but also for attracting a mate.

As a magician, Avril, Baroness Ryan, was naturally surrounded by people. Ryan left too much power in this kingdom, and those nobles who used to be wandering nobles could only gather around him, which led to Avril becoming the center among these noble ladies.

Ryan's arrival helped her out. Looking at Avril, whose expression was a little stiff and tired, Ryan smiled and said:

"I guess they asked you a lot about kids and siblings."

Avril blushed and nodded.

"Their territory seems to be unstable. They need wealth and population. Marriage is the quickest way."

Ryan was not surprised by these words.

He helped many people gain a foothold in the land of the Serra Kingdom and connected their interests together, but he could not help them consolidate all their interests. The development of the nobles' territories has always been bumpy.

The nobles were uneasy, and the noble ladies were naturally equally uneasy. As women, they were actually more afraid of losing the title of noble lady.

When the banquet begins, naturally some nobles will come and chat with Ryan.

"In two days, His Majesty will hold an adventure selection for the brave warriors of the North in the arena. The warriors who win once will be able to become registered warriors."

"I think that's also an opportunity to show the nobles' strength."

Ryan said this to the nobles. He believed that the nobles would be able to react. At a time when the relationship with the Andara Kingdom has become increasingly tense recently, there is no more dazzling way to show off the combat effectiveness of their own territory.

The banquet lasted for three days. On the last day, King McReynolds invited the nobles to the newly built arena. This was a competition that only the nobles could watch. One purpose was to inform all the nobles of the power of the empire, that is, the Northern Brave Guild.

Another thing is that the 300 warriors who win the game will be selected to join the Griffin Legion and become soldiers of the king's army.

This is not something strange. After all, in this world, it is impossible for slaves to be strong. It is difficult for civilians to see a strong man, but the rulers' knights are all as strong as bulls.

The reason is very simple, because 99% of these knights are not slaves or civilians, but members of the nobility who are related to the rulers.

This is true for the soldiers and knights under the nobles, and the same is true for the kings. Even in the king's army, most of the soldiers are of noble blood, such as brothers of barons and viscounts. In any case, the surnames after their names are all noble surnames.

This was the nobles' way of showing their loyalty to the king. Also, because they ate well and exercised well, they were stronger than the common people and slaves who were hungry, cold, and had to work hard and hunchbacked.

Before the Pan-Dimensional War of Gods, when the nobles provided knight soldiers to the king, they had to provide their own weapons and equipment and even war horses.

Loyalty is not a derogatory word, but a kind of honor and a proud description, so the nobles naturally spare no effort.

Therefore, in the royal city of Serra, each and every noble put in their best efforts and arranged for the powerful knights in their territories to enter.

Seeing this, Ryan finally understood the true formation of the Kingdom of Sera. No noble would think about being the king, or having the strongest army and the most powerful soldiers.

In fact, Ryan's idea was completely unnecessary. More than ninety-nine percent of the nobles in this world were greedy for promotion in their titles and would not realize that they could also become kings.

The royal family of Andara Kingdom was so weak that the nobles did not even think about it. Even McReynolds did not think about seizing the throne of Andara Kingdom, but to create a new kingdom. Hereditary, succession, rationality... all kinds of inertia that have been passed down have been pressed deep in the human soul, so that they have not even thought about it.

The royal family of the Andara Kingdom can only be made up of Andara's bloodline. If we change the bloodline, the nobles will never agree to it.

The noble knights in the arena fought fiercely, and even one died, but this did not affect the nobles' cheers at all.

For many people, pledging allegiance to the king is the best way out.

"I believe it won't be long before the Griffin Legion will become famous again in the Norris Continent."

Ryan smiled and exclaimed, he was not far away, very close to the king.

"It takes more than a few years to train a griffin, but it's not a problem for Earl Ryan to have a cub."

King McReynolds said with a smile, giving Ryan the answer.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ryan thanked him, and soon a knight came to Baron and Lady Ryan, leading a knee-high little griffin. They did things in a rough way, and Ryan quite liked this rough way.

"There is also a blue lion at home, so now they have a companion."

At the end of the arena, the king gained hundreds of powerful knights to fill his extraordinary legion, and Ryan also gained a large number of northern adventurers.

Most of them would go to the North and return with stories of adventure and wealth, thus making the Northern Brave Guild a part of the Kingdom of Sera.

"When I send a gift to His Excellency the Emperor Elect at the end of the year, he will probably be very happy that his 10,000 gold coins will be rewarded more than ten times, right?"

"After all, he is also a shareholder of the Northern Brave Guild."

On the way back, Ryan couldn't help laughing when he thought about what he would do then.

……

In the Frozen Territory, the beginning of spring has caused all the chambers of commerce to start taking action again, and the Northern Chamber of Commerce is no exception.

"Mr. Lagerloff!!!"

In the icy snow, Wobi, dressed in heavy clothes, shouted again. Dozens of people behind him were guarding the sled, which contained a lot of supplies.

For the entire winter, the Frozen Territory team was unable to enter here. Now that the weather is better, the interpersonal relationships in the Frozen Territory are starting to work.

The territory of the Frost Giants is, of course, the place where Ryan needs to improve his favorability.

"We are the people of the Frozen Territory."

The weather was sunny and the world was covered with ice and snow. Wobi, who was in charge of this matter, kept yelling, mainly because he was worried that the frost giants couldn't hear him.

"Boss Wobi, maybe they are not at home."

"what?"

Wobi turned around and stared at the young man with wide eyes. "I've been shouting for so long and you told me that the frost giant is not at home? Then my shouting was in vain?"
Wobi stared at the young man uncomfortably and scratched his head.

"That... I was just talking nonsense."

"You go in and take a look."

"Ah I?"

The young man walked into the canyon reluctantly. Walking alone on this vast snowy ground, he felt quite overwhelmed knowing what kind of creatures lived here.

He was afraid that a huge hand would reach out from under his feet, grab him, and then put him into the bloody mouth of the frost giant.

"There's really no one here."

The young man gradually relaxed and came to a high place, looking at the mountains in the distance, and then he saw tall shadows.

Frost giant?
Wobi also frowned when he heard the young man's description.

"The frost giants left their tribe? And now they're back?"

Wobi stood there, not knowing whether he should wait, but while he was thinking, the frost giant had already reached the hillside not far away.

The speed of these frost giants... is much faster than expected.

"Mr. Lagerloff?"

Wobi shouted tentatively, mainly because he really didn't know the difference between these frost giants. No matter how he looked at them, they all seemed to look the same.

"It's you, human."

The tall frost giants lowered their heads. They have a long lifespan, so even though they had only met Wobi once or twice last year, it seemed like yesterday to them.

"It's me, a subject of Lord Ryan, the Baron of the Frozen Land Territory."

Wobi was relieved and decided to just deal with the familiar frost giant.

"This is the food we sent to you this year. Last winter, our lord harvested a batch of aquatic products. I hope you, Lord Lagerlov, will like it."

Wobi ordered the people behind to bring over the sled, which contained food from Nidhogg. There were a lot of ferocious beasts in that world, and it was cheap for Ryan now anyway.

"Thank you for your help."

Lagerlöf accepted the gifts and said:

"Tell your lord for me to thank him for helping us get rid of those damn gray goblins."

"If the frost giant needs help, we will help him too."

Wobi was surprised. Is it so easy to gain favorability? But he still asked with some doubt:
"A gray-skinned goblin?"

"In winter, the great being that the gray-skinned goblins served awakened. Under his power, we had to leave the tribe for a while. Later, we found that the gray-skinned goblins died in front of your human army. I recognize the flag of that human army."

Hobie of the Corpses, the great being that was resurrected, made the goblins in the underground caves the enemies of the Frost Giants, and they were harassed from time to time. With the return of Hobie, the Frost Giants began to fall into a disadvantage, and even because of the power of the gods, they migrated in winter.

……

Frozen collar.

Ryan held the ice-blue gem token in his hand and unexpectedly gained something.

What the frost giant Lagerlov was talking about should be the incident in which he sent troops into the North to help the frost dragon Areris clear out the cave goblins. During that time, Brand led the Stag Legion to frantically slaughter the gray-skinned goblins in the snow and ice. Coupled with the pressure from the frost dragon, a large number of Hobie's followers were wiped out.

"This frost giant village was driven away by those goblins. They shouldn't be that powerful, right?"

Ryan held the token in his hand, thinking about the gap between the frost giants and the dragons, and whether it could help him fight the dragons.

"He told you that if I needed help, he would only send a frost giant to help me?"

Ryan asked, looking at Woby, who nodded to indicate that he had heard correctly.

After gaining favorability, I obtained a Frost Giant unit.

Hmm...seems pretty good.

(End of this chapter)