Throne of the North.

Chapter 643 Hope and Legend

Gerald Noble Territory.

After the war ended, Gerald's noble territory enjoyed a long-awaited peace. The people there were tired of the fighting after years of war, and their tolerance for conflict increased considerably as long as there was no fighting.

For example, right now, many of Gerald's citizens have to cross regions every day to transport supplies.

This is the center of resource conversion. Resources from the Empire pass through Gerald and are sent to the lands of the Kingdom of Coran.

The emergence of Ryan's Vault has brought the Kingdom of Coran and the Empire closer together.

The massive influx of economic and trade activity into the Kingdom of Kolan had a devastating impact on the land.

Even these nobles themselves never imagined that various products from the North would destroy their grassroots trade in such a short time.

The only reason that no disaster has yet occurred is that the nobles' territories have remained closed off and have had little interaction in the past.

This is also why the wealth of the nobles in the Kingdom of Kolan cannot compare with that of the nobles in the Empire.

The tools and seeds from the Empire far surpassed those from the Kingdom of Coran in both quality and abundance.

In the lower classes of the Kingdom of Kolan, most people do not have a second set of clothes, and a few do not even have a first set. This is because they do not have enough wealth, and because the productivity of the lower classes in this kingdom is completely insufficient.

All the good things are concentrated in the hands of the nobles, and Ryan sometimes feels that the nobles have rather low standards for good things.

They're good at everything.

This leads to two extremes in wealth.

Once Ryan's power entered the Kingdom of Coran, the most important thing he needed to do was to expand the labor force of these people, enabling their diligence to generate more wealth and encouraging them to have higher consumption behavior.

The Northern Heroes Guild is very useful in this regard.

First, nobles must possess certain qualifications to gain support from Ryan's treasury.

The registration of adventurers with the Northern Warriors Guild is part of the process of improving their qualifications. Nobles actively encourage commoners to become adventurers, and the gradually improving living standards of these adventurers, in turn, motivate the remaining adventurers.

Over time, the disparity will bring about feelings of envy, jealousy, and longing. Those who are content with mediocrity are beyond help. What Ryan needs are those who are willing to fight for a better future.

This land once had no chance of rising, but now Ryan has arrived.

He gives everyone hope and an opportunity to acquire wealth and power.

As for whether it would worry those who worked so hard, the nobles would forcibly plunder their wealth once they saw it.

This is quite possible; nobles are greedy, and when they see their people becoming wealthy, they will think of plundering them.

In this regard, Ryan still offered a way to deal with it, namely the title of the Eight Knights.

Commoners become adventurers, risking their lives to gain wealth and power. To ensure that this wealth and power are not forcibly plundered, the Eight Knights represent a promising approach.

The adventurers continued their ascent, and the nobles, for the sake of the wealth that fame could bring, would not openly plunder the wealth of these adventurers.

These few steps served as a temporary and simple means of protecting the property of the lower classes in the Kingdom of Kolan. As for anything more, Ryan couldn't care less; he only wanted a portion of the population, not the entire kingdom.

The personalities of the nobles in this kingdom, their shamelessness, and the appearance of the warriors who become adventurers—all are diverse and unpredictable.

Ryan is just a tiny, insignificant part of the vast kingdom.

That is the future, and that is hope.

Of course, for now, things aren't as pessimistic as they seem.

Perhaps in the future, there will be instances of nobles devouring people without spitting out the bones, but for now, everything is within the bounds of restraint, because even the nobles are not at peace.

They all lost their fathers.

The succession and transition of power are subject to tests, and to some extent, the various changes brought about by Ryan are also increasing the power of these new nobles who inherit titles.

It wasn't just the noble lords who were being replaced, but also their lackeys.

Adventurers with more experience and knowledge have a different demeanor in the noble lord's territory. They possess a certain confidence, and because of this knowledge, they also have the opportunity to become the new noble lord's lackeys.

Thus, the impact of economic and trade activities truly began to change every aspect of this land from top to bottom in this process.

The resources from the Empire began to flood the already limited markets of the Kingdom of Kolan. Under the onslaught of richer and better resources, the Kingdom of Kolan collapsed like a woman's scream. The market was expanded rapidly, creating even more market opportunities.

Those who fought their way up from the bottom were more likely to appreciate goods from the empire, seeing them as symbols of status.

Because of their high quality and vibrant colors, even the nobles did not reject them, and these goods became a way for the lower classes to get closer to the aristocratic lords.

The so-called worship and flattery appeared between the Kingdom of Coran and the Empire.

In just over ten days, many people witnessed a dramatic change in the Kingdom of Kolan. The once stagnant Kingdom of Kolan has now become vibrant.

Especially in the royal city of Coran.

Thanks to... perhaps it could be said that, thanks to the scorched-earth policy of the Shadow Vanguard, countless houses in the royal city were burned down, and those people were displaced and ultimately had no choice but to plunge headlong into the tide of this new era.

Two weeks after the Kingdom of Kolan began to undergo new changes, Ryan finally entered the kingdom in disguise.

……

"This kingdom..."

Beside Ryan, Kemon Gerald looked at the Royal City of Coran in shock. He had only been gone for a little over ten days, yet such a huge change had already occurred. The streets were bustling with pedestrians, a sight that was completely unseen before.

He remembered the last time he came here, the streets were sparsely populated, and the most common people walking on the streets were noble soldiers and believers of the church. When did it become like this, with mud-legged people dressed in tattered clothes everywhere?

"They...accepted it so quickly?"

Kemon looked at Ryan, and he felt that something was amiss.

"Everything I brought is only the smallest reason."

Beside him, Ryan was dressed in coarse linen clothes, but even in his commoner attire, his noble air was still undeniable.

"What truly made the Kingdom of Coran accept this change, no longer following the traditional ways of the past, was actually the Empire and the Papacy."

"The war from the Kingdom of Carlos to the Kingdom of Nantes awakened the entire world. Even the most backward lands had to face the fact that the world had changed."

“Previously, the Dawn Church sealed off the Flor Empire from all sides, and the southern lands had no idea what the empire looked like. Only neighboring countries like the Kingdom of Andara and the Kingdom of Carlos, which were close to the empire, could detect it.”

"The war of faith has led to the destruction of Carlos. The Dawn Church can no longer contain the Flor Empire, which has been developing for a century."

"The empire broadened its horizons through war, allowing the entire southern land to see the reasons for the Flor Empire's strength."

“In the Kingdom of Coran, Grand Duke Gelan was the first to be awakened, awakened by me.”

"His army was utterly defeated before me. A baron crushed the Grand Duke's army. You tell me, the Grand Duke must be feeling incredibly uncomfortable with this contrast." "The second one to wake up was the King. He saw the changes in the world and wanted to integrate into the new era."

"The third……"

"The third one is not through their own efforts, but through killing, eliminating the stubborn old nobles of the Kingdom of Kolan and replacing them with new nobles who can accept new changes."

“If these new nobles still can’t accept it, then I’ll keep killing them. I’ll kill these young nobles who have just inherited their titles and replace them with their immature children.”

As Ryan spoke, his eyes were incredibly cold and resolute.

"Fortunately, due to the changes in the southern lands, the Kingdom of Kolan, no matter how unwilling they were, had no choice but to grit their teeth and plunge into the new era."

"This is what the great integration of the world is like, full of blood and fire. I call this process the progress of the slave era."

Kemon's head was buzzing. He couldn't understand Ryan's logical thinking, nor could he grasp the meaning behind Ryan's words, which was related to the traditional knowledge he had received.

He could only realize one thing: the Kingdom of Coran was completely under Ryan's control.

Anyone who is not under control will be killed.

A chill ran down his spine, and Kmon looked at Ryan and said:
"Gerald was like that too?"

“Different, but similar, though you’re different from Gerald, Kmon.”

Ryan smiled at Kmon and said:

“You are my student, and I hope that in the future you will be more than just Earl Gerald.”

"My power will cover the entire world, and my students will transmit my will to every corner of the world."

Ryan reached out and embraced the royal city of Coran before him.

"The world—is ours."

Ryan's ambition was evident; the dragon's will within his heart was completely devoured at this moment, and it could no longer appear in Ryan's mind to influence him.

Even the dragon could not control Ryan at this moment.

After a long silence, Kemon finally spoke and asked:
Will the teacher receive a legendary blessing in the process?

This question left Ryan unsure as well.

"Maybe."

The emergence of a legendary blessing is due to participation in an event that can be written into history, playing a key role in it, being at the peak of the Saint Realm, and ultimately not being contested by too many people.

War is often the most common occurrence, but that doesn't mean war is the only one.

Ryan didn't know how this extraordinary world judged these events, so he didn't know if any legendary gifts would fall upon him.

……

Grand Duke Galen saw Ryan.

He searched around for a while before his gaze finally settled on Ryan, who was dressed in burlap clothes.

"You... I never expected that the Baron of the North would lower himself to appear before me as a peasant."

"Is it difficult for His Excellency the Grand Duke to accept?"

Grand Duke Gaelan shook his head and said:

"Nobles shouldn't act like this."

"So those nobles, they're all dead, I killed them."

Wearing simple linen clothes, Ryan sat down in the chair without any ceremony, placed his hands on his crossed legs, and calmly looked at the Grand Duke in front of him.

"To be honest, I killed all the clergy and nobles of the Kingdom of Coran, all those damned bastards who died."

"They are very disciplined in killing each other; they don't even dare to kill each other."

"I taught them how to kill."

When Ryan met Grand Duke Galan, he went straight to the point and told him everything he had done. The grand duke was stunned and eventually took a step back, wanting to get away from this excessively young devil in front of him!
But Ryan was faster. At the peak of the Saint Realm, he landed in one step and appeared in front of the Grand Duke with a scorching wind, his hand burning with flames grabbing the Grand Duke's arm.

“I could also kill the Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Coran in this instant. The king would be very happy, and like those dead nobles, no one would know that I did it.”

“Baron Ryan of the Frozen Territory has always been on Rhinoceros Horn Mountain. Without His Majesty the Emperor’s order, he dares not enter the Kingdom of Coran.”

"You agree, don't you, Your Excellency Grand Duke Gelan, who is about to die?"

Grand Duke Gaelan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his back was also soaked. He never expected that all those people were killed by Ryan, and he never thought that Ryan would dare to kill nobles himself.

Ryan withdrew his hand.

The terrifying pressure that permeated the air disappeared. It wasn't the Baron's power oppression on the Grand Duke, but rather the life level suppression of a Saint Realm peak whose life had evolved to a high level by an ordinary old man.

In terms of titles, Ryan is inferior to Grand Duke Galland, but in the extraordinary system, Grand Duke Galland doesn't even have the right to challenge him.

“If the Grand Duke wants to make Gaelan’s power surpass that of the King, there is only one way.”

Ryan, as if seeing through Grand Duke Gelan's thoughts, revealed them, and his tone became calmer.

"Only power, legendary power, can suppress a kingdom. If the Grand Duke does not possess legendary power, then even if he briefly controls the kingdom, it will be a fleeting moment."

After Ryan finished speaking, he returned to his chair. The peak of the Saint Realm gave him the confidence to leave the Frozen Territory at will, even while wearing burlap clothes.

“We are partners. As long as Grand Duke Galan can afford the price, I, Ryan Clayton, can grant you legendary power.”

Grand Duke Gaelan raised his head. He knew all too well the power of a legend, but saying something was legendary didn't mean one could actually become one; that was far too difficult.

The Grand Duke of Gaelan's family also has members at the Saint Realm, which is already an all-out effort, but to make them legendary is entirely up to luck.

What gives Ryan the right to be so confident? Grand Duke Galan looked at this damned devil.

He was speechless.

“I said I could do it, and I definitely can, just like your soldiers, Your Excellency. They were as weak as they were before, and they are as strong as they are now.”

"Isn't it?"

“I can turn a peak Saint Realm cultivator into a legend, provided that Your Excellency can afford the reward.”

"This is a deal between us. As long as you possess the Legendary title, even the King of Coran cannot shake your position as Grand Regent."

(End of this chapter)