Throne of the North.

Chapter 77 Ransom
When Ryan came in front of Knight Water, he looked down at Knight Water who had fallen off his horse and was rolling in the mud. His calm eyes made Knight Water angry.

"I am a noble too!"

"Are you a noble too?"

Ryan looked at Water and laughed, then looked at a group of serf soldiers kneeling next to Knight Water. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Such silent humiliation made Knight Water extremely angry.

"You are not from Shenma Territory, who are you?"

He was shocked by the strength of this suddenly appearing army, which was definitely not something Baron Hatton could possess.

"You have two neighbors, how come you don't know now?"

Ryan looked at Walter, whose angry expression froze and became extremely shocked.

"You, you are the Baron of the Tundra Territory?"

Knight Water was shocked. How could the permafrost territory, which was rumored to be the poorest and coldest in the entire empire, possess such a powerful military force?

Each of those cavalrymen was an apprentice knight who had been separated from production. This made Knight Water unable to understand. This was an extraordinary army, just like the power wielded by those powerful nobles.

"Okay, you don't need to say anything more. Tie him up and send him to Baron Hatton."

Ryan said, pulled the reins and turned away.

When the huge team returned to Shenma Territory, Hutton was nervous. But when he saw Knight Water who was tied up tightly, he burst into laughter.

"Little Walter, you dare to challenge the authority of Master Hatton? You are just like your dead father. You don't have any noble brains at all. You are a fool who only knows how to use violence."

Baron Hatton shook his head and said with a sigh:
"This is the gap. Although we are both nobles, it is obvious that you do not have the brains that a noble should have. You are not even qualified to become a lord."

Looking at Knight Water whose eyes were about to spit fire, Ryan shook his head. Baron Hatton's attack power in this area was still very good.

"I leave him to you. I think Baron Roche will not be stingy with the ransom of a lord."

Ryan said, turned around and left. This war did not put any pressure on him.

Dozens of miles away from Shenma Territory, there is a territory called Crow Territory, which belongs to Baron Roche. With the capture of Knight Water, the news soon reached the ears of the baron.

Baron Roche was eating snow-white bread in the fortress with elegant manners, but the next moment he was interrupted by the panicked sounds outside.

"My Lord, this is bad. Your Lordship, Knight Water has been captured alive by Baron Hatton, and they have sent someone to demand a ransom of 20,000 gold coins from you."

Baron Roche couldn't help but look angry when he heard the panicked noises outside.

"You are making such a fuss! Can't you see I'm having a meal? Drag him away and beat him to death!"

Soon, panicked and frightened cries for mercy were heard from outside, but Roach didn't care.

Next to him, Baron Roche's butler came up respectfully and said:
"Sir, Knight Watt is a lord knight in your territory. Should we pay the ransom of 20,000 gold coins?"

Baron Roche sneered and said:

"Twenty thousand gold coins. That fat guy Hatton who only knows how to eat and drink has a really big appetite. If I don't give him the money, would he dare to come to me with his army?"

"Besides, that idiot Walter is just a relative of the Meyers family, but he dares not take me seriously. He hasn't sent me a single gold coin in such a long time." "It would be fine if he was a direct descendant of the Meyers family, but a mere lord dares to disrespect me."

"That's perfect. Let's take this opportunity to meet our old friend. If Baron Hatton's father were still alive, he would probably be very disappointed, right, hahahaha?"

The butler at the side revealed fear in his eyes. He knew a lot about the Roche family. For example, Baron Roche, through his aggressive military campaigns, had already gathered three hundred powerful warriors, including fifty cavalrymen.

This is a force that cannot be ignored in the entire baron circle, and only the Viscount can be said to have firmly suppressed Master Roche.

"Take advantage of this opportunity to seize all of Baron Hatton's iron ore and farmland, and we will be able to survive the winter smoothly this year."

Baron Roche's eyes revealed ambition. There had been recent territorial conflicts among nobles, but the county governor and governor above had no intention of caring about it. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to expand his influence and wealth.

……

Baron Hatton's Castle. Less than two days later, Ryan had just returned from the Frozen Territory. Before he could receive Baron Roche's response, he saw a bloated woman making a big fuss in the Baron's Castle.

"Hatton, please let my Walter go!"

"Zara, this is not the place for you to act so unruly!"

Baron Hutton's expression was particularly angry. This woman from the Meyers family, Knight Water's mother, actually came to his territory in person and asked him to release Lord Water.

"My Watt is also a nobleman, Hatton. You can't imprison him as a prisoner. He is free, a lord of the empire, and a nobleman!"

"Also, you must call me by my name. I'm Zara Meyers, from the Grand Dukedom in the southern part of the Empire. You're just a country baron, and you dare to yell at me."

Ryan walked in from outside and asked Baron Hatton with some confusion.

"If I remember correctly, the lordship of the empire was not established until this year's God's Grace Festival. There is no lordship now. Baron Hatton, is this bucket lady your guest?"

Hearing the word "bucket lady" from Ryan's mouth, the lady who had been roaring suddenly looked at Ryan with great fury, paused for a moment under his young and handsome face, and became angry again.

"Who are you to dare to insult the women of the Grand Duke's family?"

"There are many women in the family of Grand Duke Meyers, so don't flatter yourself."

Ryan waved his hand and pointed at himself.

"I am also a noble. In this situation, Ms. Bucket, you should respectfully address me as Baron."

"In addition, Knight Watt was captured in war. According to the tradition among nobles, you can take him away, but the prerequisite is that you must pay a sufficient ransom."

"Twenty thousand gold coins. If you can come up with it, you can take Knight Water away."

"Twenty thousand?!"

The Bucket Lady's voice became shrill, like a hen with its feathers standing on end.

“You are blackmailing me.”

"Yes, this is blackmail. It seems that you don't think your son is worth that much. Fortunately, we are not asking you for it, but Baron Roche, to whom Knight Water is loyal."

(End of this chapter)