Throne of the North.

Chapter 64 The Despairing Fact

The Archmage's words made Olive panic.

She looked at Master Amethyst and couldn't help asking:
"Teacher, what should we do?"

The archmage shook his head and sighed.

"Ten years ago, we tried to gather all our resources and spent countless gold coins to try to help me break through to the level of a Saint Realm Mage, so that we could open the door to space and find a new home."

"But we soon realized that it would be impossible for us to break through in this harsh winter."

"The magic factors are no longer active because of the severe winter. We don't have enough heat and temperature to activate those magic factors. The entire Exnel, those fire magicians, have long since perished in the war of gods."

"So at that time, we discussed heading to the depths of the sea."

"Olive, did you know that there are volcanoes in the ocean?"

“And because they are far from the north, those volcanoes are still active even under the ice.”

"There are volcanoes in the ocean?"

Olive opened her mouth wide, shocked by this incident, but Ryan was much calmer. He was not surprised by the existence of volcanoes in the ocean.

"So, Senior, are you planning to lead a group of people across the glaciers and oceans to those volcanoes?"

Ryan asked. He already understood the thoughts of the archmage and the entire Mage Academy.

"This is a decision for the three of us, but ultimately, it will be a decision for the entire Crucible."

"So how many people do you plan to take away?"

Master Amethyst looked at Ryan with some surprise, as if he was surprised that Ryan didn't plan to leave together?
After all, no matter what, the Mage Academy will take those nobles away with them. After all, 90% of the apprentices in the Mage Academy come from those noble families.

"In total, there are 15,000 people, but in the end, if 5,000 of them can reach the destination alive, that's already pretty good."

"The Crucible City is no longer useful. After hundreds of years of consumption, this city is destined to become ordinary. It is no longer a symbol of warmth. It will be covered by the eternal silence of winter like the North."

"Little Wittman, you shouldn't be so persistent."

Ryan shook his head. He knew that he probably couldn't take any food from here.

"Master Grandmaster, my family was born on this land, so even if we die, we will die on this land."

Having said that, Ryan said goodbye to the great wizard and left the wizard tower.

"Since you have made your decision, I will give you this as well."

Ryan turned around, took the amethyst that the archmage threw at him, and looked at him in confusion.

"Your ancestors asked me to help you with this. They used the blood of Viscount Wittman's family as the key to seal it. It contains some of your family's knightly combat skills."

"It's just that... the deer spirit has fallen."

Ryan walked out of the Mage Tower, holding the amethyst in his hand, his heartbeat quickened a lot, the news he just learned in such a short time almost made him cheer.

If it weren't for the nobleman's innate superb acting skills, he would have been exposed in front of the great wizard.

"It's good to go, it's good to go!"

To be fair, Ryan was reluctant to drag those nobles and mages back to the frozen land. Although these mages were a huge help, they would not have the final say on many matters when they returned to the frozen land.

These wizards are extraordinary in themselves, and most of them are nobles. For example, Grand Duke Moriarty is a great magician. Such people are nobles in the North Wind Province even if they go to the Frozen Territory.

Unlike Baron Yazhe and others who have nothing but bloodline, he already has enough confidence, not to mention that at that time he would have to ask a grand duke to listen to a baron like Ryan?

Even if he agreed on the surface, he couldn't possibly have no thoughts in his heart, right? The pride and dignity of the Grand Duke might even make the two of them enemies.

It would be too troublesome by then. Ryan had been thinking about transporting the people from the Furnace City quietly, but now it seems that he just needs to wait.

He left the Mage Academy. Suddenly, the scorching temperature inside the academy turned cold. He turned around. In such a warm place, who could have thought that the underground fire that was the foundation of the Furnace City had completely disappeared?

If such news were to spread, it would probably cause despair in the entire city, right?
Even those nobles, are they really willing to go above the glacier?
Ryan returned to his mansion, but the food problem was not solved. Did he have to move food from the Frozen Territory until those mages left?

This consumption is too great.

Just when Ryan was worried and ready to think of a solution from the frozen ocean in the south, someone came to his mansion and asked him to attend a meeting of nobles.

"At this time? Could it be that the news has already been known by those nobles?"

Ryan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he shook his head. The news about the furnace fire should not come so quickly.

He came to the meeting of the nobles. In the hall, all the nobles had serious expressions.

"What happened?"

Ryan sat down and asked Viscount Sweeting next to him.

This viscount also has a long heritage and was once famous in the continent of Exnel.

Perhaps, only these nobles with a solid background could escape from the north to the south back then.

"Hey, the figures of the cultists and the followers of the abyss were spotted in the north."

"The cult is here again?"

Ryan opened his eyes wide and looked at Grand Duke Moriarty above him. Sure enough, the leader of the nobles was telling about the cultists' invasion again.

"Those damn cults used up a year's worth of food so quickly. They don't even know what saving is!"

Some nobles roared in anger. No one had expected that the cultists would arrive so soon, and the reason was that they had eaten all the food looted from the Crucible City.

"Those evil cults that should be burned to death actually have former nobles among them. This is simply unreasonable!"

There wasn't much food in the Crucible City, but under the nobles' severe rationing system (exploitation), a small amount of food could keep the people of the Crucible City alive. Unexpectedly, the food that could keep a city through the winter in their hands couldn't even last for a month or two in the hands of the cult.

"War has come again."

"There is no food outside the Crucible City. If the cultists want food this time, they can only plunder it from us."

“They want to get into town.”

Moriarty's voice was extremely cold. Some of the nobles in the parliament were angry, while others were terrified. Ryan slowly raised his head with bright eyes.

There is food.

(End of this chapter)