Throne of the North.

Chapter 615 A ​​New War Begins

Looking at the Treaty of the Kingdom of Nantes sent from the south, Ryan knew that it wouldn't last long.

However, even he never imagined that the binding force of this treaty would be presented to everyone like a joke.

I had thought that this extraordinary world of kings and nobles valued the spirit of contracts, but now it seems that it was all just a matter of insufficient interests.

Half a month after the signing of the Treaty of Nantes, King Elijah Hakon of the Iron Eagle Kingdom was assassinated. Although the murderer was not caught and the body was not found, all the clues pointed to the Black Swan assassin of the Dawn Church.

The king did not die at that time, but died unwillingly in his palace two days later.

The Iron Eagle Kingdom angrily denounced the Papacy's actions, but the Dawn Papacy stated that they had absolutely not done anything against the King. They even brought up the Treaty of Nantes, saying that they would strictly abide by its contents, pointing to the clause that they would never start a military war.

The Pope even turned his attention to the empire.

"The Flor Empire killed too many nobles in the war in order to annex land. Only an empire would be so insidious as to assassinate nobles."

And sure enough, the Iron Eagle Kingdom has become extremely wary of the Empire, because they have had various clashes with the Empire over the past two weeks. The Empire is too powerful, and the Iron Eagle Kingdom always suffers an unfair position in it.

Of course, the two sides are still in the honeymoon period. The empire sent an army to the Iron Eagle Kingdom, but did not enter the Iron Eagle Kingdom's territory. Instead, it handed them over to the king to command.

This happened around the time the treaty arrived in the Frozen Territory. After that, within the Iron Eagle Kingdom, the remaining clergy of the Dawn Church began to be killed inexplicably.

"We have absolutely not made any decisions that are detrimental to the Dawn Church."

The nobles of the Iron Eagle Kingdom voiced their opinions in this way.

The fact that no one admitted to killing any clergy or nobleman struck Ryan as incredibly...amusing.

"I knew it. How could the emperor of the empire and the pope of the Holy See so easily accept defeat and let the gains end there?"

"The greed of nobles means they will not stop until they have sucked the marrow out of their opponent."

Setting aside the treaty in his hand, Ryan picked up other reports to look at, which showed the development plans and construction progress of the frozen territories over the past few months.

The most substantial of these was undoubtedly the construction of the Northern Wall. During this time, Ryan even personally oversaw the work in the North, and as a member of the Holy Land, he personally took on many tasks to clear out the monsters in the North.

Avril was quite resentful about this. In fact, many letters had come from her home in the south urging them to leave an heir. Even the letters sent along with the treaty to the Frozen Territory included letters from the Clayton family. Clearly, Countess Clayton had also sensed the special changes in this world. The war between the Papacy and the Empire was no longer in the open, but had turned into covert assassinations.

"I'm almost a legend."

Ryan explained that he wanted to achieve legendary status and leave behind descendants with extraordinary bloodlines to ensure a more lasting legacy, as extraordinary descendants would have a greater ability to withstand risks than ordinary descendants.

Even his father, the Dragon Knight Earl, was the same, which is why they have such exceptionally talented bloodlines, with his eldest son, Aatrox, even becoming a legend.

For this reason, Ryan is not under too much pressure.

"The power of the serpent spirit's blessing will propel me to legendary status."

Ryan comforted Avril, then inquired about Signy, having heard that Signy had been getting quite close to that girl, Bogled, lately.

They were all around the same age and were currently fighting the Black Swan assassins in the darkness of the Northwind Province.

"She should be in Thundercloud County right now, right?"

The Baroness said that no one could detect the invisible assassins except by sending messages back themselves.

"Thundercloud County? It should be quite safe there, right?"

Ryan was puzzled.

……

In Thundercloud County, the burly Captain of the Bogeld Legion appeared remarkably petite standing beside the armored bear. He spoke enticingly to Signi beside him:

“I still owe Boss Ryan a lot of women. I’ve heard the women on that mountain are quite beautiful. If you help me this time, I’ll help you and those vampires buy a batch of weapons next time.”

“You guys rush in and kill everyone on Thundercloud Mountain, then I'll snatch that woman, and then we'll pin the blame on those black swans, saying they did it.”

Bogeld spoke wisely, and beside him, Signi listened attentively and nodded.

"That's it."

A killer with no moral compass and a fanatical, ruthless war believer coming together is a match made in heaven. Finally, they looked at Griff, who was covering his head and didn't want to hear them.

"You're a scout, how can you not go?"

Bogeld picked up the thin Griff and angrily threw him toward Thundercloud Mountain. Blood Eagles circled in the sky, forcing Griff to climb the mountain to investigate the security situation of the Earl's mansion.

However, less than half an hour later, a knight in armor landed in front of Bogeld, carrying Griff. As for Signi, he had vanished in an instant.

"You are... Knight Mulan?"

“I know you. Back in the day, we fought side by side in the mountains.”

Bogeld gave an awkward laugh and said, "I didn't expect that this legendary knight would be on Thundercloud Mountain. Did the Meyers family rehire him?"
"Why are your people at the Marquis's residence?"

Sir Mulan stared at Bogeld and asked, "Appearing in a noble's territory without prior notice is a serious diplomatic issue."

"We are hunting down the Black Swan assassins."

"Your Excellency Mulan, as you know, we have killed at least a hundred, if not a thousand, Black Swan assassins in the past few months. Those damned Vatican assassins always hide in unexpected places."

Bogeld pointed at Griff and said:
“Our best scouts discovered that the Black Swan assassins were hiding on Thundercloud Mountain, which is why they are here.”

Knight Mulan stared intently at Bogeld. Did this woman think she was so clever?
But he didn't ask any further. Knight Mulan had also gone through a period of decline. A member of the royal family and a marquis died under his protection. Even a legendary knight could not escape this history.

Later, thanks to Baron Ryan's invitation, his reputation gradually recovered, and he even received a Divine Bone Potion from Baron Ryan.

Knight Mulan was a self-disciplined knight. While the spirit of chivalry was not enough to make him lose his mind, he always adhered to the knightly code.

He was still very grateful to Baron Lane.

Thinking of this, Mulan spoke up:
"You must leave here immediately. There are no Black Swan assassins on Thundercloud Mountain."

Bogeld's chest heaved; she was somewhat agitated, but finally she said:
“Let’s go. Knight Mulan helped us before, back when you weren’t here yet.”

Knight Mulan turned around in horror, only to find a girl with extremely cold eyes standing behind him. In her hand was a black dagger, sharp and eerie, that did not even reflect light.

He was terrified. How could a legendary knight not know that someone was standing next to him?
Wouldn't the other party be able to pose a fatal threat to him instantly?

Watching the departing army, Knight Mulan swallowed hard. Just how powerful was that Northern Baron hiding in the mountains?

“I can kill him in just two breaths.”

She said that she had a good chance just now, as the other party was completely unprepared.

“You can’t kill him. Boss Ryan gave Knight Mulan a Divine Bone Potion. That kind of potion can help people become legends and also provide a legendary life energy.”

“Luckily, I was smart enough to fool him this time. Otherwise, I probably would have had to ask Boss Ryan to bail us out. I definitely wouldn’t be able to get out then. That guy Egil has always wanted to replace me. We can’t let him get the chance.” Beside him, Griff looked utterly disgusted.

"No matter how stupid a black swan is, it's impossible for it to appear on Thundercloud Mountain, which is guarded by legendary knights. How can you think you've fooled him?"

Bogeld's smile froze on his face as he glared angrily at Griff.

"Why not? Their previous marquis died there, and there were breathing knights back then too."

“But the Marquis of Northwind is just a child. If the Black Swan really has the power to kill legends in the North, then the first one to be killed should be our Baron Ryan.”

"Instead of the Marquis of the North Wind."

Griff shrugged. Now all the nobles in the Northwind Province knew who was in charge of this land, but Bogeld did not.

boom!
Bogeld punched the armored bear, which looked up in confusion and howled to ask what was wrong.

"Where the damn black swans are hiding? And what about the vampires? Why haven't they sent any messages yet? We've been stuck in this land for almost ten days."

Bogeld awkwardly changed the subject, but his anger didn't subside much.

"They said they've found it soon and will invite us to hunt it together."

Lingdu City.

Al Zeta Jones, the young patriarch of one of the thirteen clans of the vampire army, walked through the streets and alleys. This city was different from the ones he had seen before. There were no dark streets, and even the most remote alleys were clean and tidy.

"No wonder those Black Swan assassins were willing to hide here."

"Find them."

Al's voice came from under the cloak, and a dozen vampire warriors behind him disappeared to the left and right. They were extremely fast and graceful, without disturbing any ordinary families in the process.

"What are they planning to do in Zero Crossing City?"

Al didn't stop, walking slowly along the road. The natives of Zero Crossing City weren't surprised that someone like him covered his face, because a large number of northern adventurers would arrive in the city every day, and they always dressed strangely.

Suddenly, some conversations reached Al's incredibly sensitive ears.

"Have you heard? Lord Ryan is coming to Zero Crossing City in a few days. I heard it's for the selection of the Eight Knights."

"Lord Miles has sent a large number of servants to decorate. Those lanterns are magnificent; they are said to be treasures that the Northern Merchant Guild dug up from the snow and winds of the North."

Baron Ryan is about to arrive in Zero Crossing City? Al's eyes flickered; those Black Swan assassins shouldn't have the strength to kill Baron Ryan.

He knew the power of Baron Ryan's extraordinary followers; even his army had been dispatched. The guardians remaining by the Baron's side must be even more powerful.

Al stopped in his tracks. Opposite him, several dogs were sniffing something with their heads down, blocking his way.

That's not a dog, it's a wolf, a disgusting thing.

As a vampire warrior, Al had an instinctive aversion to wolves, but he recognized the owner of these wolves.

Egil, one of Baron Ryan's extraordinary followers, is a lone wolf; few have witnessed his battles and are unaware of his power.

Al heard Bogeld, that irritable woman, talking behind Egil's back many times. The woman was arrogant and haughty, but she was helpless against Egil.

That means Egil is no weaker than her, and by calculation, he is no weaker than himself.

Al Zeta-Jones thought for a moment, then turned and walked to the left; the scent he smelled was over there.

Behind him, Egil, accompanied by three white wolves, also entered the alley. On both sides were various courtyards and fences, neither neat nor standard, and such residential streets were quite wary of outsiders.

In particular, Manfred's family has recently encountered some problems. Old Manfred is a kind person and always gives food to hungry children, which makes everyone willing to help him.

As the cloaked 'adventurer' appeared in front of Manfred's house, someone spoke up to stop him and asked a question.

Everyone around thought he was an adventurer; most of the northern adventurers in Zero Crossing City dressed in such strange ways.

No one stopped Egil from behind, because the young man seemed to be in a bad mood and was somewhat irritable, which made the three tall and strong wolves look particularly fierce.

Oh, damn it, why would Zero Crossing City allow such a powerful beast into the city?

The common people thought this way, but dared not step forward to stop them, fearing that the wolves would bite them fiercely if they even opened their mouths.

Poor Manfred, what he gave them wasn't enough to make these people risk everything to remind him.

Fortunately, the earlier noise had already woken up Manfred and his family inside the cabin.

The number of people in this family... is somewhat unreasonable.

Seventeen or eighteen people knelt in a circle on the ground, chanting incantations. Suddenly, they were awakened by the sound outside. Manfred lit the kerosene lamp and thanked Lord Ryan, saying that every household in Zero Crossing City could afford such a magical thing.

“The ignorant masses have no faith, so they can no longer cure diseases and avert disasters. Their souls cannot be purified by our Lord and enter heaven after death.”

“Those who do not become believers of my Lord will only go to the abyss to be torn apart and devoured by the demons of the abyss.”

“Manfred, you are a devout follower of my Lord.”

Old Manfred knelt on the ground and kowtowed devoutly to the Lord.

“Yes, my family has been believers in the Lord for generations. I don’t know why His Majesty doesn’t allow us to have this faith, but the Manfred family are all believers in the Lord.”

"Father, please bless us."

"The Lord will look after your family."

The black robe he wore revealed the outline of swan wings in the firelight. The gaunt middle-aged man took out a branch of some kind of plant and placed it on the foreheads of the Manfred family. Everyone looked rapt and devout until the young boy, at which point the middle-aged man showed doubt.

“You seem very nervous, little Manfred.”

"I do not have."

"What are you holding?"

"It's...it's candy. Lord Ryan is coming to Zero Crossing City soon, and Lord Miles is handing out candy to the children on the street. It's something only gentlemen can eat, and it's very sweet."

The boy opened his palm, the candy in his palm almost melting from his sweat. The middle-aged man smiled and placed the plant on the boy's forehead, where a holy glow shimmered.

"Little Manfred, as long as your faith is sincere, the Lord will naturally bestow upon you an endless supply of sweets."

“Alright, Mr. Manfred, go and get rid of those adventurers outside. They always think there’s something to gain from you people, but you are favored by the Lord.”

"Yes, Father."

Old Manfred got up and walked towards the door. Just as he reached the door, the already flimsy wooden door suddenly broke open, and the manic Egil's eyes locked onto the group of people inside.

(End of this chapter)