Throne of the North.

Chapter 639 The Grand Duke, an international student, and the branch president of the Mage's Association

Suddenly, a war broke out between the nobles and the Dawn Church in the Kingdom of Coran.

Surprisingly, the nobles' armies and the soldiers of the Dawn Church fought a close battle.

It wasn't that I thought the nobles were powerful; rather, I thought the churches were too powerful.

Because the war no longer broke out in the capital city of the Kingdom of Kolan, but in more than 90% of the noble territories of the Kingdom of Kolan.

In those places, churches should only have two or three clergy members, a small number of monks and nuns, and the rest of the population should be slaves of nobles.

While nobles may be lacking in high-end combat capabilities, their armies should have a numerical advantage in the event of war.

They could at least gain the upper hand temporarily, but now the fight is evenly matched. The noble territory is not like the royal city of Coran, which has a large number of clergy.

This result surprised many people, but at the same time, the conflict that broke out in the Kingdom of Coran quickly attracted the attention of the overlords of the entire Norris continent.

"The Treaty of the Kingdom of Nantes states that military war is prohibited, but this..."

No one can determine whether this war was covered by the Treaty of Nantes.

Moreover, the emperor of the empire was overjoyed upon receiving news from the Kingdom of Coran.

"This is the divine punishment for the Pope's betrayal of God!"

"Only light is the gospel of the world, and the faith that the world should serve most."

His Majesty the Emperor is still campaigning for himself, and the mere mention of the Pope always leaves people speechless.

Everyone watched the sudden civil war erupt in the Kingdom of Coran with strange expressions, and many people actually blamed the Pope for it.

After all, the Kingdom of Kolan has been very peaceful for so many years, and it has been a well-behaved country. They have never complained when Dawn Holy Mountain asks them to transport supplies.

Now that this has happened, it just so happens to coincide with a time when the Pope's reputation is tarnished.

There's something wrong with it no matter how you look at it.

The Pope is largely to blame.

There are still quite a few people on the Holy Mountain who want to support the Dawn Branch of the Kingdom of Kolan. After all, most of the clergy of the Kingdom of Kolan have close ties with the Holy Mountain and offer gold coins every year.

However, the problem is that the war between the Empire and the Papacy now has a line that starts from the Flor Empire and connects to the Kingdom of Nantes and the Iron Eagle Kingdom.

Their people can't get through unless a large number are sent.

However, if the quantity is too large, it would violate the contents of the Treaty of the Kingdom of Nantes, and no one is willing to bear the responsibility of breaking the treaty.

If high-level combat forces are to be dispatched, under what pretext? Moreover, the emperor of Flor, who loves to stir up trouble, makes pronouncements every day, almost openly stating that he intends to organize the Holy Mountain to send people to the Kingdom of Coran.

Helpless, the Holy Mountain could only send a letter questioning what was going on in the Kingdom of Kolan and strongly ordering the Kingdom of Kolan to stop all unrest.

It is clearly impossible to stop the internal strife within the Kingdom of Kolan through such actions.

The clergy of the Dawn Church used the Holy Mountain's orders as a pretext for war, while the nobles were generally blinded by hatred and ancient conflicts.

Because during this period, nobles kept dying.

Correspondingly, some clergy members have also fallen silent.

The Shadow Vanguard continuously assassinates leaders from both sides, clearing obstacles for Sven while making Grand Duke Gelan's plans increasingly successful. Moreover, as the war continues, the hatred between the two sides will only intensify.

During this time, the frozen tundra also welcomed a group of guests.

Those were thousands of soldiers... disguised as merchants.

From the Kingdom of Kolan, we traversed the grasslands to enter the Gerald Noble Territory, and finally crossed the Kingdoms of Andara and Sera, passing through the North Wind Road to enter the Frozen Territory, where we saw this hidden paradise beneath the white snow.

The soldiers who entered the Frozen Territory were all amazed by the architecture. At the foot of the towering Rhinoceros Horn Mountain, there were only two- or three-story stone buildings and courtyards. The streets were so clean and tidy that there was no sewage or excrement in sight, making the soldiers even afraid that the mud on their shoes would get on the clean roads.

So wide, so big, so beautiful, so…

For them, there weren't many words that could be used to describe things, so they could only say everything they knew and then appear in that majestic military camp.

Ryan will use ten thousand spiritual points to help these thousand people become knight squires, and after a month of training, they will become the world's undisputed elite.

Of course, this didn't come without a price; for example, Ryan received someone in his own castle.

“Mr. Galic Gelan, it is a pleasure to have you come to my territory.”

Ryan, dressed in a magnificent baron's robe, slowly descended the steps and looked at the man standing in the study, flipping through books. The man was about ten years older than Ryan and had a very mature aristocratic demeanor.

The Grand Duke's successor will be outstanding in every aspect, ranking among the world's best.

“Lord Ryan, my father and I are very surprised that our friend is you.”

Galic bowed to Ryan and said that they thought their ally was Earl Gerald, but they didn't expect it to be the Empire.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gerald is also my friend, our friend."

"The reason I didn't tell you in advance was because I was worried about misunderstandings that had occurred before."

Looking at Ryan, Galic realized that the reason his father had undergone such a drastic change was entirely due to the young baron before him.

For a fleeting moment, he even had the urge to draw his dagger and kill the culprit who had driven the elderly Grand Duke of Gelan to change his political policies of the past few decades as if he were on steroids.

However, he still couldn't bring himself to kill a nobleman so shamelessly.

Having excessively high moral standards when facing fellow nobles is a common problem among the nobility.

Ryan didn't care, after all, according to his intelligence, the man in front of him, Galic Gelan, was actually the heir who was heavily influenced by Grand Duke Gelan.

The Grand Duke underwent a dramatic transformation, but the successor found it difficult to accept this fact.

“My father said you would help him build a powerful army.”

Galic said to Ryan that he had come here to see what this baron from the North was all about.

"Yes, as I said in the letter, Lord Gerald vouched for the truth of the matter with the honor of the Gerald family."

Ryan nodded, sat down in the chair, and continued:

"And Mr. Galic, do you know what price your father will have to pay?"

"What is it?"

"It's you."

Galick stared wide-eyed at Ryan, and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"What? Me?"

He suddenly felt scared; how had the topic turned so strange? "Don't worry, I love all the beautiful women in the world."

"You will become my student."

"Me? You?"

Galick's voice rose. He was much older than Ryan, and he had become Ryan's student.
"Yes, with you becoming my student, a reasonable alliance will be formed between me and Grand Duke Gelan."

“Neither your father nor I believe in what is written on paper.”

Are you surprised? Don't you understand?

Ryan looked at Galick and asked.

"You think that because you are older than me, I am not qualified to be your teacher."

“But I think that as a Saint-level peak expert, I am fully qualified to be the object of your worship on the Knight's Path.”

After saying that, Ryan grabbed the hilt of a knight's longsword beside him and threw it to Galic. Galic caught it and then assumed a horse stance to defend himself. At that moment, Ryan appeared in front of him and punched the Grand Duke's heir to the throne in the stomach.

“Rhinoceros Horn Mountain seems to have gotten quite high recently. For the next month, you will train, eat, and study with your soldiers. After a month, I will decide whether you are qualified to become my student.”

“Mr. Galic, your status will require you to put in more effort and hard work to be qualified to approach me.”

Standing by the window, Ryan looked down, while at the foot of Rhinoceros Horn Mountain, Galick, who was submerged in icy water, looked up in shock at Ryan's location.

The baron from the North, a baron nobleman ten years his junior, was actually a peak Saint Realm expert.

One step away from becoming a legend.

No, it should be said that it is only one battle or war, powerful enough to influence the course of world history, away from becoming a legend.

"Does absolute genius really exist in this world?"

Galick was dealt a severe blow at that moment, but he clearly did not realize the real problem.

The instructors responsible for training this army were Borgold and her Armored Bear Legion.

After a long period of settling down, the Armored Bear Legion finally regained its strength. So Ryan gave Bogeld a final punishment: to teach these soldiers of the Kingdom of Coran how to fight. This was considered to make up for the large number of Armored Bear warriors she had lost earlier.

That's what Ryan said, but that girl Bogeld wouldn't listen to such talk.

Soon, screams of agony echoed through the military camp.

"The tundra has the best doctors; no matter how loudly you scream, you won't die!"

Corps Commander Bogeld was extremely angry.

"The heir to the Grand Duke will become your student?"

Avril hugged Ryan from behind and asked in surprise.

She was the daughter of a viscount, a title far too distant for her to attain. In her knowledge, the heir to a grand duke was no less powerful than that of an earl.

"Whether he is qualified or not depends on his own ability. If he is not qualified to be my student, then he will die."

"His child will become my student."

"The Kingdom of Coran is nearing its end. Grand Duke Gelan will seize power and become the regent of the kingdom. As for the faith in the kingdom, the Sven priests will take care of everything, and the Dawn Cult will become the rulers of the faith in the Kingdom of Coran."

“Not only him, but in the future, I also hope that the children of the King of Andara will become my students, as will the children of the Kingdom of Sera, His Highness Otto, and Mihai.”

"At that time, you will become the most authoritative baroness in the world."

Ryan pulled Avril close and said with a smile.

"Then, when will you become a legend? The most authoritative Baron?"

"That is something I need to consider."

The ancient serpent spirit bestowed upon Ryan a final blessing, and his power increased every day. Coupled with the power of the dragon, which would continuously push him to the peak, it was only natural that he would quickly become a peak Saint.

On the spiritual panel, the divinity representing the giant mammoth has actually lit up again, which means that Ryan can bestow a legendary gift upon a second person.

He could easily grant himself the gift, making himself a legend in an instant, possessing the same legendary blessings as Knight Daryl.

It is impossible for two legendary gifts to be the same in the world, but now Ryan can do it.

However, he still wanted to make a selection.

This legendary gift comes from a deceased god, and Ryan wants to see if he could receive an even better legendary gift if he participated in an event that changed the course of history.

He has the right to choose, so naturally he can wait patiently.

So Ryan changed the subject, saying:

"By the way, recently, it seems that the Mage Association has seen a significant increase in the number of mages arriving in Zero Crossing City. I plan to purchase the inheritance of ice and snow magic from there."

"They probably won't refuse to sell it to me, right?"

The Mage Association in Zero Crossing City has indeed been making significant moves recently, and it's not just here; the Mage Associations in every province of the entire empire are also making major moves, supposedly at the suggestion of Grand Duke Rodrigo.

That's right. The Grand Duke has just completed the arrangements for the Mage's Association, so of course he needs to seize the time to extend the prestige of the Grand Duke Rodrigo's family to this new entity of the empire in the early stages of the Mage's Association.

The Mage Guild also operates under a banner.

It's very simple, the Black Swan assassin.

The Black Swan assassins within the empire have become a major concern for the nobles. Whether it's the Wings of Light organization or the Mage's Association, the nobles will spare no effort to support them as long as they can help prevent the Black Swan assassins from trying to kill them.

Moreover, compared to the Wings of Light and the like, the nobles had more faith in the ancient magicians, whose methods were all-powerful and seemed to make it easier for them to deal with the black swans.

However, the mages who came to Zero Crossing City seemed to find that no nobles came to them to expand their business.

"Lord Lyman, according to our information, the Black Swan assassins of Northwind Province seem to have disappeared."

"How can it be?!"

The mage Lyman, writhing in pain, asked in bewilderment, "The Empire has only sent a vampire legion to the Northwind Province. How could they have eliminated the Black Swan assassins so quickly?"

"Damn it, the Dawn Church must think the Northwind Province is worthless and is unwilling to send more Black Swan assassins here."

“I knew it. They didn’t have good intentions in sending me here.”

"I should stay at the magic academy."

Mage Lyman was somewhat angry; he was no match for the treacherous schemes of the imperial nobles.

(End of this chapter)