Throne of the North.

Chapter 501: The Strong One Who Left, Nidhogg Still Unconquered
Mr. Hatton guessed correctly, and Ryan showed off fiercely.

Where can you eat the flesh and blood of a dragon? The banquet last night was a noble gathering that was worthy of being written into history.

No, the nobles have already thought about it. After they go back, they will write about it in great detail so that their descendants can see that their ancestors were nobles who could eat dragon flesh and drink dragon blood. When their descendants see this record, won’t they worship them even more devoutly?
The Dragon Feast is also a means to unite people, just like what Ryan wanted.

The nobles all want to show off and prove their own background and glory.

Then communication becomes very simple.

such as……

You don't know what dragon meat tastes like. It's really...

What? You haven’t eaten it before? What else can I say to you?

What? You've eaten it before, in the frozen land? Hahaha, I was wondering why it looked so familiar. It was you at that time. That feast was simply...

All nobles are like this, or perhaps this is human nature. They may show off to others, but deep down they subconsciously believe that only nobles who have done the same thing as themselves are their kind.

This is cohesion, in other words, Ryan can clearly see the power in his hands.

……

"So, your territory is on the Dawn Road?"

Ryan looked at Brendan and his group in front of him. Compared to last time, Brendan's attitude towards Ryan this time was a 180-degree turn, and he seemed much more respectful.

Brendan was worried that the noble who was able to kill the legendary dragon would bear a grudge against him for his attitude dozens of days ago.

Master Ryan is certainly generous.

"I heard that you secretly bought a lot of weapons and equipment in my territory. You almost bought out all the weapons and equipment in Lingdu City. Without those things, I don't know how I will explain to the two kings in the east and the several chambers of commerce in the empire this quarter."

Ryan looked at Brendan calmly and indifferently. This emotionless voice made Brendan feel very stressed and he didn't know how to start.

"I, I...that's exactly why I came here."

Brendan was also a decent guy, and he quickly reacted and said:

"Faced with the threat from the Holy See, we had no choice but to buy some weapons. If possible, I think Ignazio's bloodline would be willing to help the Flor Empire share the pressure from the Holy Mountain."

"And all the weapons we bought were purchased with your consent. Everyone knows that the Northern Brave Guild belongs to Lord Baron Ryan."

"We reasonably registered as adventurers and also purchased it at a premium as a sign of respect for the time you were away from the territory."

"This is a gift from Ignazio to you. It comes from the death of a legendary knight 1,300 years ago. The blood of the knight melted the mountain, leaving behind only the orb."

“It helps you strengthen the mountain beneath you.”

Brendan presented a pitch-black gem, which was round and exuded an ancient and heavy power.

“The essence of the mountains and forests.”

Not far away, Master McKen said in an appropriate voice, very surprised.

These ancient bloodlines do indeed contain ancient treasures.

Ryan was happy in his heart and naturally had a smile on his face.

"Since it is Ignazio's friendship, Ryan will naturally not refuse. In return, I will instruct the craftsmen in the Frozen Territory to give my friends in the south a batch of weapons."

Ryan looked at Brendan while butler Beard poured water for him.

"I believe Ignazio will be very satisfied with these weapons. If nothing unexpected happens, your status will also be improved, Mr. Brendan."

What Ryan was going to give was naturally the giant crossbows that had participated in killing the dragon in Nidhogg's army, and they were also good at killing extraordinary knights.

As for the knight's long sword that came with it, it seemed insignificant.

"The Church has no right to instigate a massacre against any noble. They have violated the ancient oath, and they will be punished by the great and immortal God of Light."

"You will make it."

Ryan said to Brendan, who naturally thanked him.

After these people left, there were no outsiders around Ryan.

"The war has begun. Judging from his appearance, the power and terror of the Church have frightened the nobles in the south. Without help, those nobles will soon become obedient dogs beaten by the Church."

"The long-term enjoyment and favorable living conditions have made them lose their claws."

"It will be costly to rearm ourselves, and hopefully the ancient bloodlines of these southern lands will hold out."

"We also hope that our Emperor will support them and will not look down upon our enemies."

Ryan finished speaking and looked at his butler.

"The coming of war means the redistribution of wealth. Since wealth is redistributed, it is an opportunity for the Northern Chamber of Commerce."

"We need to seize Brendan's lead, feed him well, no, make him too full, and then use Brendan and his people to open up trade between the Northern Chamber of Commerce and the southern lands."

"Since he wants weapons, then give them weapons. The knight's sword is too weak. Give them some armor. Send the armor to the south. How can we deal with the fanatics of the Church without armor that is not afraid of swords?"

"They probably have never seen the progress of the smelting technology in the Frozen Territory and the efficiency of the blast furnace in forging iron."

Ryan laughed. There was nothing under this desolate land except for the abundant iron ore.

If it weren't for Ryan's control and hunger marketing, ten Brendans wouldn't be able to buy out Zero Crossing City.

The ancient bloodline of the South, the long-standing noble heritage.

Ryan was playing with the essence of the forest in his hand. Once they got the first one, they would have the second one, and the third one would be delivered to Ryan.

Give the essence to Grand Mage McKen. This Grand Mage will naturally have a way to integrate it into Rhino Horn Mountain.

"The matter of Nidhogg is coming to an end. You can go in and travel now."

Ryan said to Avril beside him, and mentioned her brother again.

……

Gabriel was furious.

Because he heard that there was dragon flesh and blood at the banquet, but he didn't even get to eat or drink a single bite of it.

He wanted to argue with Ryan with his weapon in hand, but the knight's sword in his hand was easily melted.

"Brother Gabriel, your father, Viscount Melendez, asked me to bring you a message. He hopes that you can gain something from this journey and become a responsible noble bloodline."

"Your mother, Viscountess Melendez, is helping you plan your future livelihood and marriage."

"Damn you! How dare you imprison a slave belonging to Melendez!"

Gabriel was angry, and Ryan did not explain anything. He directly pulled the shipbuilders who had been brought out from Nidhogg to Gabriel.

"You have signed a contract. Remember, you are not allowed to reveal what you have seen."

"I hope you will keep your mouth shut. Now you can go back with Mr. Gabriel."

"I do not go!"

This time it was Gabriel's turn to be unhappy. Ryan smiled. This guy had looked down upon the Frozen Territory in the beginning.

"Where's Avril? I want to see her. Why are you driving me away? And the dragon meat? As a distinguished guest of the Frozen Territory, you actually refused to let me attend the noble banquet!"

Gabriel screamed. He had not been so devastated at first. The main reason was that dragon blood and dragon meat were things he would probably never get his hands on in his lifetime. He had lost too much of his rationality after missing out on them so easily.

"Avril is meditating, take risks, Mr. Gabriel."

Ryan smiled and said that the hierarchy between the legitimate and the youngest in this world was still very direct. If they met, it would be difficult for Avril not to give this brother some local specialties, otherwise the discussions among the noble ladies would still affect the education issues of the Ryan family and the Melendez family.

The best way is to drive away.

"see a visitor out."

"Mr. Gabriel said that it was a banquet for the nobility. If that's the case, then it's normal for non-noble bloodlines to not be able to attend."

The annoying guy finally left the Tundra Territory, and Ryan finally had time to go to Nidhogg.

……

The ship was still floating quietly on the sea, but the burning and glowing substance under the ship made the ocean no longer as quiet as it seemed on the surface.

"A lot of lives have been lost. Those monsters of the deep sea seem to be thirsty for Surtur's flesh and blood."

Rose ultimately defined those bone-like things as flesh and blood, flesh and blood that was not human flesh and blood.

"They crave? What's in it?"

Standing on the shore, Ryan didn't have any particularly good containers to hold these parts of Surtur's body.

"Perhaps it is the power of divinity, which can bestow unique divine blessings on those lives."

Rose said that he had not been idle during this period and had always been able to come up with something. "Similar to the wild boar?"

Ryan was surprised, and thought of the big wild boar in the forest world. That big guy is still running lawless in the forest of the frozen land, and a group of his descendants are following him like locusts passing through the border.

"There are differences, but they are essentially the same. It is the divine origin of the gods, and their favor to the life of the world."

"Just because Surtur is alive, they will become his followers."

"Is that so? No wonder Surtur didn't care about the flames splashing from his body. When he was injured, there must have been at least 800 pieces of debris scattered out, if not a thousand?"

"That is to say, there are at least a thousand lives favored by Surtur in this world. They will become very powerful."

Ryan thought about it and didn't have much interest in these people of Surtur.

"I will ask Brock to find a way to forge a vessel to hold this flesh and blood."

Ryan took a reluctant look at the pieces of eternally burning matter, then turned and headed north.

His army is still there, of course, the key is that there are still two big guys in this world.

"Those dragons won't come near. Too many dragons have died here. The battlefield formed by those corpses will repel the dragons."

"And the snow has already blown in, covering the north from the sky."

The frost giant Lagerlov and the frost dragon Areris have adapted particularly well to the environment of this land during this period, simply because of the cold wind and snow floating in the sky.

"Are you going back?"

Ryan asked Lagerloff, the tall frost giant who was evolving into the Frost Giant King was a little hesitant.

He looked to the north.

Under the gradually freezing ocean, there are still frost giant companions, even though they have become a pair of violent giants and puppets after being sacrificed.

But in the end, Lagerlöf regained his sanity.

"We're leaving."

The population of a Frost Giant tribe is already pitifully small, and he needs to consider these living Frost Giants, but as a new king, he will not give up.

"I will lead the tribe deeper into the North to search for any frost giants that may still exist."

"When I find them, I will come back. If this world is still alive at that time, I hope you can help me open the passage, my human noble friend."

"Of course, Ryan, I'm happy to help."

Ryan performed the noble etiquette, then put on the crown of the Dragon Emperor, opened a huge space passage, and sent the entire tribe of frost giants to the mountains and forests of the Frost Territory.

"This place is still some distance away from your tribe."

Ryan said somewhat embarrassedly, and he told Lagerloff that he couldn't master the crown well yet.

"It's okay, we can walk back."

Lagerloff said nonchalantly, then stepped down with one big footprint after another.

Looking at the mountains that had become flat because of the huge feet of the frost giants, Ryan laughed happily. This was much simpler and more direct than the speed of clearing the land by human slaves.

"so good."

Ryan looked at them enviously, but unfortunately he couldn't tie ropes to the Frost Giants and ask them to continue leveling the land for him.

Human land still requires human efforts.

Back in Nidhogg, Llane went to find Areris again. The frost dragon was reminiscing about the past world.

"This place is very different from before. It's not what I remember."

In Areris' memory, the snow-capped mountain in the northernmost part of the land was where Ryan climbed the Great Snow Mountain and saw the giant dragon flying in the north. Further north of that snow-capped mountain was not the ocean, but the same land.

There are still many places that are not covered by the ocean and should be land.

“The world is no longer the same.”

Areris was sad for some time, and then he had to return to his nest, which was located in the mountains above the northern snowfields in the north of the Frozen Territory.

Ryan opened the passage as usual, and the dragon Areris roared, completely losing all attachment to this world.

But the next moment - Long Yin became extremely shocked and angry.

Because there was an invisible ripple that stretched between the man and the dragon like a wave. Ryan saw nothing, but the Frost Dragon's long-lost memories were awakened.

"Isabella!!!"

Areris roared, and Ryan had just followed the dragon out of Nidhoggr when he heard Areris's crazy and wanton destruction of the surroundings with his dragon breath.

"what happened?"

Ryan inquired.

“Isabella, that damn woman, she actually followed me out, she entered this world!”

Areris roared madly, but no matter what it did, it could not find any trace of Isabella.

In the void, the blurry shadow became clearer and clearer. Ryan turned his head and saw the legendary space magician Ophelia standing above his head.

"Ms. Ophelia, why are you out too?"

Ryan asked curiously, but he had already guessed the answer.

"That dragon girl is in a really magical state."

Ophelia looked at the roaring frost dragon. He was about to find it, but in the end he had no chance. Once he left Nidhoggr, the other world monitored by his space magic, he would not be able to find the demigod-level tidal dragon.

"He's been waiting for you to open the door. This dragon is her only chance to leave."

"She is strong enough."

Ophelia felt a little sorry, but not too angry. His awe of the gods also made him respect the lives of demigods. Although the opponent was seriously injured, Ophelia was still not sure what he could do to him.

The legendary [Eternal One of the Void] left, leaving Ryan no chance to climb up the ladder.

"By the way..."

Ryan looked at Areris.

"How did you leave Nidhogg in the first place?"

Ryan had always been curious. Before he entered Nidhogg and before Surtur used his weapon to dig a hole in Nidhogg, Nidhogg's xenophobia was simply outrageous.

At that time, Areris was able to run out from a place where even the spiritual panel could hardly squeeze in.

None of the three keys was in Areris's hands.

After all, Areris was not as tyrannical and greedy as other dragons, and he calmed down after hearing Ryan's words.

He no longer had any attachment to Nidhogg, so there was no need to hide it.

"I was sent out by a human. I was still weak at that time. The blind human told me that there was an underground passage leading to a safe place."

“I believed it, and then I came here.”

A passage beyond the three keys?

Ryan frowned, then looked up. Perhaps, it was not a passage beyond the three keys.

Ryan bid farewell to Areris and returned to Nidhogg once again, quietly feeling the control of his spiritual panel.

After a long, long time, there was no change on the spiritual panel.

"I... still haven't completely conquered this world."

The great beings have been exiled, the dragons of this world have been crippled, and all of Muspel's dragons have been annihilated, leaving only Isabella, who may have been free, and has also left.

The sky and ocean of Aesir's world have been covered by the North. Those dragons have been killed or escaped, and they are no longer enough to affect Ryan's control.

As for the land beneath our feet, located between Muspel and Esil, the world where humans live, all the people have become Ryan's people.

The long million-dollar balance on the spiritual panel is not deceptive.

But... Ryan still hasn't completed his conquest of this world.

What force is preventing him from claiming sovereignty over this world and opening up the next dimension smoothly?

Blind humans.

"Does the Dragon Emperor's authority still remain?"

Ryan could only guess.

Or is it the angel with many wings?
(End of this chapter)