Throne of the North.

Chapter 507 Patrolling the Territory and Searching for Coal
The archbishop sent by the Holy See to the Kingdom of Serra died on the edge of the Kingdom of Serra.

This news made the nobles of the Sera Kingdom extremely panicked, and they gathered towards the royal city anxiously.

It was difficult for them to see the king directly. The legendary magician always had a reason called meditation. As the first monarch of the country, the nobles dared not blame such a king no matter how willful he was.

So they could only look for His Royal Highness the Prince, whom they couldn't avoid.

Otto and Roland were watching the competition in the arena with Ryan.

"Haha, this Rogers is a good talent I found. He experienced the war in Unicorn Fortress and was later recruited into the Royal City garrison. I found him and gave him a knight potion, and he became an apprentice knight. No one can match him!"

Otto laughed loudly. He looked at the battle below and felt itching to fight. However, he also knew his own strength. If he went down to fight, he could tear down the arena.

This is Ryan's property.

"These northern adventurers don't go to the north to adventure, but are keen on fighting in the arena."

Roland shook his head. As a magician, he hoped that these people could gain glory and wealth in the unknown northern territory.

Ryan looked at the two without saying anything. He turned his head to look at the other side of the stands, where many nobles gathered and seemed to want to get closer.

Ryan waved his hand and asked the nobles to come over. As expected, the first thing they did when they met was to ask what to do about the death of the Archbishop of the Vatican.

"Your Highness, the priest in my territory has gone mad. He surrounded my castle with his followers and actually asked me to give him an explanation!"

"Isn't this funny? How would I know how the archbishop died?"

"But that damn guy actually stole a box of gold coins from me and also stole my two favorite maids. Damn it, how dare he!"

The noble complained that the priest was blocking his castle, but he did not dare to make any move, fearing that he would be implicated in the incident.

"All the wealth in the territory belongs to you. Are you going to let him take it away?"

Ryan looked at the baron and sneered.

"Mr. Baron Jark, he is not robbing your gold coins and servants, he is trampling on your face with his dirty big feet. Next time, maybe even your son and your wife will be taken to the church to confess."

Otto also looked at this weak guy coldly. He originally liked the way the Empire treated the Holy See more.

"You won't resist?"

"In your territory, your subjects rebel against you. What is your army for?"

"The army, the army has all gone to the north..."

The baron said in a low voice that he was a practical man. He sent all the troops to the north mainly because he thought it would be an easy task to conquer the Andara Kingdom and he could gain a lot of military merits by doing so.

This is not surprising. After all, the Andara Kingdom has been going further and further on the road of failure in recent years, and no one has seen them win anything.

As neighbors who had seen the situation from beginning to end, it was normal for the nobles to feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Mr. Baron, I don't think a priest who would even steal a maid would be able to be your opponent."

Ryan looked at the baron, shook his head and said nothing more.

The baron's face turned red. He was worried that the archbishop's death would be exaggerated by the priest and implicate himself.

"Your Highness, Lord Ryan, we are here to inquire about the death of the archbishop."

He reminded, causing Otto to laugh again.

"Then go back and organize your army, and when those damn priests come looking for you next time, you will rob them clean!"

"I don't want to see the nobles of the Sera Kingdom being robbed again."

This was the excuse they had thought of on the way back. Otto was worried that the clergy of the Holy See would start a fight. After all, in his mind, the Holy See was an imaginary enemy, not an ally.

Ryan's idea was much simpler. After this incident, the nobles would feel uneasy and would let the army protect themselves.

In this way, the army assembled in the north by the Kingdom of Sera will be reduced in both quantity and quality.

The war with the Andara Kingdom will become tense and will not produce results in a short time.

After normalization, it will be the most beneficial for Ryan. He can even increase the price of metal in the North Wind Province and obtain more benefits from the two kingdoms.

Ryan stayed in the royal city of the Sera Kingdom for five days, mainly to meet the new nobles who were dependent on him. Then he set out on his journey home without meeting the King of Sera.

It’s not that I’m in a hurry, but I’m a little worried that the Vatican will do something desperate.

After all, in the series of events triggered by the Road of Dawn, Baron Ryan also played a role in fueling the flames. He personally sold those Dawn believers to the Holy See at a high price.

What if some powerful clergy are sent to deal with him? Ryan is not afraid in the frozen land.

Heading north and then entering the North Wind Avenue, the speed increased. Master Ryan, who left Rhino Horn Mountain to wander in the northern border, once again returned to his loyal frozen land territory.

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"I still remember when Master Ryan and I first came to the Frozen Territory."

"At that time, there was nothing in the frozen land. Every time we took a step, we would sink a foot into the water. Even the castle on the mountain was in ruins because no one cleaned it."

"Thinking back to that time, everything felt so unreal. The frozen land had become like this. All those messy trees were gone, and the ground under my feet was not muddy soil and snow, but warm stones."

Rosen said with emotion that as the highest officer of the police station in the Frozen Territory, he now had terrifying power but at the same time, there was nothing that required his personal attention.

He had so much free time that he couldn't help showing off.

Although he said that the past was bitter, he couldn't help but smile.

If I hadn't seized the opportunity back then, I wouldn't be able to live the kind of life I have now.

"Master Rosen, Butler Beard wants to see you."

Rosen stood up, his expression became serious, and he quickly walked out of the tavern without paying any attention to the people around him.

"what's up?"

Rosen still had to be extremely careful about Rhino Horn Mountain, especially since he was very clear that his status in the Frozen Territory was not low, and there were many people who were higher than him, and they were all the core of Rhino Horn Mountain.

Butler Beard is of course no exception. As Master Ryan's butler and most loyal servant, he is responsible for many things in the Frozen Territory.

"I don't know, but there are many more knights on Rhino Horn Mountain. Maybe they are on guard."

The servant said so. He was a servant in the castle on Rhino Horn Mountain and was also managed by Rosen.

After Rosen saw the butler Beard, the latter gave Rosen the answer.

"The Master and the Madam will be inspecting the development of the Frozen Territory in a couple of days. You must arrange patrol guards and don't let those damn mud-legged people upset the Master and the Madam. They are so dirty."

"Don't worry, I will cancel everyone's vacation and send more people."

Rosen stood straight. He also had the physique of a proper knight. He had gained a lot of weight over the years, but was still quite strong.

Two days later, Baron Ryan and the Baroness began to inspect the development of the Frozen Territory. The huge team was guarded by 500 knights and attendants.

The entire route is from Rhino Horn Mountain to Winter City, and then turning back at the military fort defense line.

All we can say is that the more intense the war in the South, the more peaceful and harmonious the North will be.

The frozen land territory finally entered a period of peaceful and undisturbed development.

The frozen land territory currently has 220,000 people, and the explosive production capacity is terrifying. Even when Ryan was away, a road appeared between Rhinohorn Mountain and Winter City. "At present, all housing problems have been solved, but clothes and food are still the focus of the slaves and civilians' panic."

Wherever Ryan passed, there were clusters of flowers, and Avril beside him smiled a lot more, but Ryan did not look at the obvious blooming.

The only thing he looked at was to reduce these things by ten or a hundred times to see the true appearance of his territory.

The exploitation of the ruled by rulers is inevitable, not only for the sake of power, but also because development requires sacrifice and hard work.

The ones who will be sacrificed will not be the rulers, and the proportion of labor will not make the rulers more tired, so it can only be the ruled.

The beauty of power is that it can decide who will be sacrificed among the group.

"They don't look like they have no food."

Avril looked at Ryan and said that she didn't really understand the education of the nobles. Not to mention whether they would teach women these things, it was still unclear whether they even had this aspect.

"Because the food now is all given to them by me."

Currently, the only people in the frozen land territory who can get food are those living around the foot of Rhino Horn Mountain and those in the villages in the mountains. When Ryan migrated, he built quite a few villages, and the people in them could barely fill their stomachs.

The planned economy is still being implemented in the Frozen Territory. Every household has to work, and they have to do a lot of work in order to get food.

Even so, these people are already grateful to Ryan, and it has also contributed to the current rapid development of the Frozen Territory, but this cannot always be the case.

It can't keep going like this.

These people already owe Master Ryan a lot, and we cannot let them think of giving up.

Avril was aware of this matter. She also knew that Ryan spent a huge amount of money on food in other places every quarter. The butler Beard had to avoid her most of the time, worried that she would be dissatisfied with why he spent so much money.

The millions of gold coins in the castle were visibly decreasing almost every day.

"Nidhogg has a lot of food. Why not arrange for people to go into Nidhogg and farm?"

Avril tried hard to help Ryan think of a solution. After all, in addition to purchasing and planting, territory management also required robbing.

Ryan took Avril's hand, smiled and shook his head.

"The lifespan of that world is limited. The great being has fallen, but it will disappear one day."

"Most of the people in the Frozen Territory have witnessed the destruction of a world. If they see it a second time, their souls will not be able to bear such a blow."

"Besides, opening the door to the plane requires a price."

It costs one hundred spiritual points a day to open it. Even though Ryan now has a million spiritual points, it won’t take a few years if he consumes them at all costs.

"Nidhoggr still has two million people, and the land is not enough for them to cultivate. The two worlds still need to be separated."

Thinking of Nidhogg, Ryan felt a headache.

That world had indeed brought him too much benefit and wealth. Even until now, some nobles behind those dozens of space magicians were writing to Ryan, wanting to obtain the qualification to explore the world of Nidhogg.

Ryan refused. Although he was rich, Master Ryan was not willing to share with others.

Behind the huge profits and wealth comes a price.

The population of two million, or to be more precise, about two million and two hundred thousand, put him under tremendous pressure.

On the Norris continent, many nobles developed because of the alien world after the Pan-Plane War of Gods, and also gained a lot of population. There were not so many people on the Norris continent before, and the entire empire had a population of eight million, which was the limit.

Have those nobles ever been troubled by population problems?
Ryan didn't think so. Those nobles would be ecstatic after discovering so many ready-made slaves. At the same time, the other worlds discovered by those nobles would not be like the desperate situation Ryan encountered, always on the verge of death.

Life is not long.

The world of the Earl of Clayton's family was controlled by the Earl of Clayton's family a hundred years ago, and it has been providing the Clayton family with a steady stream of resources for hundreds of years.

They don't have population pressure, but Ryan can't avoid it. Before, Gam's 100,000 people gave him a headache, and now it's 20 times...

Ryan still hasn't found a suitable solution.

He just hoped that Nidhogg would fall to the end of his death later, giving him enough time.

This time, Ryan inspected the development of his territory in order to find more places. It would be even better if he could build a town.

But installing two million...

Call ~
Ryan took a deep breath and looked towards the North.

Now that we have entered summer, most of the trees on the surface of the mountains and forests have been free of snow.

"Do you think people can live in the North?"

Avril was puzzled, but as a magician, she shook her head and said:

"Ordinary people will freeze to death, and they will not have food, and will become food for the beasts of the North."

If the beasts living in the north saw a large number of humans entering their territory, they would probably wake up laughing in their sleep.

"Beasts are afraid of fire. Weak monsters are also afraid of fire. But in the North, it is difficult for humans to possess fire."

"It's easy to freeze to death or starve to death."

Avril has read many books from magic academies. A hundred years ago, when humans from the north migrated south, countless people died on the road. Only the nobles had the chance to escape to the land in the south that was not covered by the north.

“What if we could solve the fire problem?”

Ryan said that he had been thinking about this question ever since he saw Adriana's village.

It doesn't make sense that Ryan can't do what Adriana can do. Is it because she has the help of gods?
Ryan was not afraid of the gods.

"I'm looking for something that, if I can find it, will solve the problem of fire."

Ryan looked around and said:

"Whether it's the Tundra Territory or Nidhogg, relying on trees for heating is too expensive."

When Ryan arrived at the Frozen Territory, there were many trees around Rhino Horn Mountain, not to mention other places.

But now all those trees have disappeared.

"Nidhogg is an extremely ancient world. A world with such a long life span should have coal formed."

Ryan thought that with the increase in population, burning wood for heating would become a huge problem, and new energy sources must be replaced.

Coal was the only thing he could think of. As for electricity, not to mention that he didn't understand anything about it, even if he did, could he really use it?
It has nothing to do with the world, but with those great beings.

The imprisonment of knowledge seemed to exist not only between nobles and common slaves, but also between the wisdom of gods and humans.

You're thinking too far ahead. Those things require a huge industrial infrastructure, and Ryan can't produce so many things.

Coal is still the most practical.

"We should be able to find peat over there in the swamp. I wonder if we can use it."

Time is on Ryan's side. As long as there is no major situation in the war in the south, Ryan will not need to be too busy in the next few years.

(End of this chapter)