Throne of the North.

Chapter 58 Territory Development Progress
The arrival of April made the air a little warmer, and Ryan even put his cloak into storage.

In the military camp square, he was wearing a thin tights, holding a cork stick, and fighting with Brand selflessly.

"What are you doing!"

Ryan roared and hit Brand directly on the shoulder with a stick.

"Show me the same ruthlessness you used to kill the Frost Python. Why, haven't you improved at all after all this time?"

Ryan retreated with the stick in hand, and then the two men charged and collided again at the moment when leaves were falling in the air.

boom!
As expected, Ryan was knocked away by the powerful force. His physique and strength had surpassed some of the Bronze Knights, which shocked Harrington and the others. However, facing the 'hero unit' Brand in front of them, he was still far behind.

"Master Ryan, you have made great progress."

"Except for Harrington, the remaining four are no match for you."

Ryan glanced at the five bronze knights of Harrington who were observing them from a distance and snorted coldly.

"If the Fire Dragon Knights of the Clayton family are all like this, I doubt whether the earl really went on an expedition to the deep north to join the mammoth orc tribe."

Brand shook his head and said:

"You have made great progress, especially in your skills and reactions. You have already reached the limit of a formal knight. It is too difficult to improve. And even if you improve, the increase in strength will be limited."

"If you can break through to the Bronze Knight, then your strength will definitely surpass mine."

After hearing what Brand said, Ryan understood that he was right. He was only a formal knight. In various attributes, he was inferior to the Bronze Knight. Instead of relying on various skills and means to improve his strength, it would be better to break through to the Bronze Knight directly. By then, his absolute strength, speed and physique would be able to easily crush his current self.

As for whether he could beat Brand by then, Ryan remained skeptical, because the one who had made the greatest progress during this period was not him, but this guy.

After the disappearance of the Deer Spirit, Brand has become a being that is easily favored. His progress frightens Harrington and the others in the distance. Even now, the five of them are unwilling to fight Brand together.

Brand in that state did not hold back like he did when fighting Ryan. The furious Brand almost couldn't stop himself several times, but even so, he still made several people lie in bed for half a month.

Of course, despite such despair, this group of people also made progress in strength, including the two hundred soldiers in the Frozen Territory.

After all, as the lord, Ryan trained so hard, how dare they, as soldiers, slack off in their daily training?

Ryan didn't even doubt that his two hundred soldiers could achieve complete victory in a head-on battle against the five hundred soldiers rented from Viscount Landa.

"Then let's do this for now."

Ryan sighed and left the camp.

He had been busy recently, so his training on his combat strength had inevitably slowed down. Standing on the Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan looked around and could clearly see that the scattered terraces had replaced the uneven trees, and there were black dots of human figures walking among them.

To the south, a winding, intermittently connected road has begun to take shape.

It will take at least another year to build a complete road that can pass through the mountains, forests and swamps, but in its current state, it is barely enough for ox carts and horse carriages to pass.

The biggest change is the residential area within the territory. When Ryan first arrived here, the village was scattered with houses like mounds of earth, but now, it is neatly planned and distributed on both sides of the street. The wooden houses are closely connected, the stone houses have clear courtyards, and the people walking on the streets have smiles on their faces.

Tall buildings such as taverns are considered the symbols of every block, although those buildings do not have what they are supposed to have except food.

The town has already taken shape. According to the planned layout, in two or three months, four major blocks divided by a cross will be formed, and each residential area will have different functions.

By that time, Ryan could live a life of making money easily and happily.

However, Yazhe and others still reminded Ryan that he should hurry up and prepare for various workshops, as the population in the territory was increasing and the demands were also diverse.

There are only two things hindering the development of Ryan's Frozen Territory. One is population. The more people there are, the faster it will develop. The other is food. No matter what time, in this northern territory where crops are scarce, there is never too much food.

According to the old steward's report, the number of terraces in the frozen land territory has now reached more than 6,000 acres. Although it is still far from enough, it has at least alleviated some of the food pressure.

However, at this scale, the progress will become slower and slower, because now the more than 6,000 acres of land are almost all accumulated soil and stones mined during road construction, which is difficult to replicate a second time as the cost is simply too high.

God knows how much those orc slaves eat. Even though their rations were reduced again and again, Ryan still had to write a letter to urge the Imperial Chamber of Commerce to ship food over.

During this period of time, he has already started to use the method of drawing cakes and making promises.

The amount of arable land can only be accumulated over time, and Ryan is well aware that this cannot be rushed. Even some of the current arable land needs to be maintained. If the temperature is lower this winter, I am afraid that a lot of land will be frozen.

As for the population issue, Ryan can currently transport people from the Exner continent. That plane of the world is the foundation for the development of the Frozen Territory.

Time soon came to the end of April. The mild sunshine made the people of the North live comfortably, and the communication between the Holy See and the nobles of the southern continent finally came to the North Wind Province.

The great nobles of the entire continent discussed with the Holy See and established the lord system to inform all nobles and common people with some ability and background.

"On the day of this year's Divine Grace Festival, the Lordship system will be officially established. That is to say, if all goes well, one of you will be called Lord on the first day of next year."

Ryan also told this to Yazhe and his people, which encouraged them again. They all assured Ryan that they would have made the greatest contribution to the land reclamation by the end of the year.

Ryan didn't know how many of them could hold on. Reclaiming new land was not just talk. The difficulties in those wild mountains and forests were not just caused by wild beasts.

But since they were willing to spend money to buy slaves from Ryan, Ryan didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)