Throne of the North.

Chapter 55 Gift
Ryan asked, and Irina's eyes really lit up.

"The value of a first-level monster egg is only about two to three hundred gold coins, and a peak second-level monster egg is about fifteen hundred gold coins. Considering that the Frost Python is also precious, if it is cultivated, it can become an assistant to some knights or witchcraft and magicians."

"How about I give you 1,800 gold coins?"

Ryan nodded and looked at Irina with a smile.

"It's a very fair price." Ryan held out his hand.

So, on the way back to the Frozen Territory, the team had ten more people, Irina and nine guards from the Blade Rose Chamber of Commerce.

The two leading the nine guards were official knights, and the rest were all apprentice knights. And according to what Harrington said, these people should all be veterans who retired from the battlefield.

"That Earl of Blade Rose really likes to raise demons as slaves, so almost all of the soldiers under her command have fought against abyssal demons before. They should be stronger than ordinary knights."

When Harrington said this, he did not have too many fears. After all, they were also warriors who had followed Earl Clayton deep into the North.

The completely melted swamp slowed down the team's progress suddenly. After passing through the swamp and part of the mountain road, the team that was busy repairing the road appeared in front of Ryan again.

When he left, he took 200 people with him, but now he has returned with tens of thousands, which shocked many slaves and supervisors who were building the road.

"Disperse all these orc slaves, and then build five slave settlements for them to live in along the way from the frozen land to the province."

Ryan gave the command, and the two hundred knight attendants behind him, plus the five hundred soldiers borrowed from Viscount Landa, quickly ran towards the huge and bloated team.

After returning to his own territory, Ryan felt a lot more relaxed. Looking at the town gradually taking shape at the foot of Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan looked pleased.

Old Beard hasn't been lazy during this period.

Just as he thought of the old butler, the old butler appeared in front of him with a tired face.

"Master Ryan, you're back."

"Yes, this is Irina, the manager of the Blade Rose Chamber of Commerce."

Ryan nodded and pointed to Irina next to him, then told Beard about the Frost Python's eggs.

"It's better to sell it. We are running out of food."

"Isn't that enough?"

Ryan frowned. He had bought a lot of food before.

The old butler smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"My little bastard used your money to buy serfs at low prices everywhere, including blacksmiths and carpenters, and even recruited a group of free people to come to the Frozen Territory."

"As a result, a lot of slaves were bought, but there weren't many nobles willing to sell their grain."

"I have arranged for him to go and open up wasteland so that he can understand how hard it is to get food."

"You are so capable?"

Ryan laughed. Little Beard gave him a little surprise, although the pressure on food increased again.

"According to your instructions, we will bring back the stones mined during the road construction to build stone houses as rewards. We will also mix the soil with the mud and transport it to the cultivated terraces that we surveyed before. We will then use a small amount of manure to increase the fertility of the soil. We will use the leaves from the trees we mined to weave cloth and cover the land to keep it warm. The rotten leaves will naturally blend into the soil."

"I believe that in the near future, you will be able to see the terraced fields in the distance from the castle." After listening to the old butler talking about the changes that have taken place since he was away, Ryan couldn't help but look at this dedicated old man with satisfaction.

"Bird, what do you think about the establishment of the lord system in the empire this time?"

The old butler looked up in shock, but soon he knelt down.

"I am old and don't have many years left to live. I just want to stay by Master Ryan's side. If I can see you find a suitable mistress, that would be my greatest wish."

"Who said that just because you're a lord, you can't be my butler?"

"Lordship is attached to the fifth rank. If my own steward does not have a lordship, how can he do things for me?"

Ryan pulled the old butler up.

"It's decided. When the Empire declares the Land of Lords, I will make you the first Lord of the Frozen Territory. Later, Little Beard will take over your seat as Lord."

The old butler was trembling all over. He had never thought that one day he could become a noble. He knelt on the ground again, trembling, and kowtowed continuously with tears streaming down his face.

"Okay, okay, I brought back a few servants. Go find the lady and ask her to help discipline them and then send them up the mountain."

He directly sent the old butler away, and Ryan's decision shocked Irina who was standing by.

"Lord Ryan...you are really generous."

At this moment, Irina didn't know how to describe Ryan's reward to the old butler. A lordship was given to him so easily.

You have to know that according to the rules, the steward of a noble lord is the noble's servant. Although he is not a slave, he is essentially the noble's private property.

Moreover, if this matter were to get out, Ryan would definitely be ostracized by many nobles.

"It's just a lord. You think too highly of this title. The reason why the empire can change the noble circle so easily is because the lord is not as important as you think."

Ryan looked at his territory, and the prosperous atmosphere of fireworks made him addicted.

The gift to the old butler was not given on impulse, but in the future his territory must have a lord butler who could manage all matters.

Just like now, those former nobles brought back from the Exnel continent, will they be respectful to the old butler? Impossible.

But now it's different, times have changed, Ryan will elevate his status as the head of the household, then naturally, his status as the lord will be elevated again.

This promotion is not about superficial rights, but about the increase of majesty in the hearts of the people in the territory.

In the past, Ryan was the lord above them, but in the future, Ryan will become the lord of their lord.

This is also the reason why the emergence of the lord system did not cause much objection from the fifth-class nobles. The status and voice of the fifth-class nobles were once again improved.

Thinking of this, Ryan already had many thoughts in his mind, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Seeing the smile of the young lord, Irina couldn't help but sway her body slightly. She felt that this baron seemed to be much more terrifying than she had imagined.

Thinking back to the road construction in the mountains and forests when she arrived, Irina knew that the entire North Wind Province had underestimated this Frozen Earth Baron.

(End of this chapter)