Throne of the North

Viscount Hogg finally stepped into Viscount Walter's castle, but in another way.

There is no winner in this war between the two counties, and now all that is left before everyone is compromise.

Perhaps, the outbreak of this war was not what they wanted to see. After experiencing the invasion of orcs and the land war, they did not have the extra energy to start a new war.

Therefore, in Viscount Walter's castle, the compromise went smoothly on both sides.

Viscount Hogg lost today's war, but he still seemed like a winner. The nobles of Tieshan County wanted to let him return to Yinchuan County. The two armies were facing each other at the border, and some price had to be paid.

Of course, this is limited to the contributions of the two barons, Baron Malik and Baron Freeman.

Only their territory is occupied, and Viscount Hogg must obtain some benefits from the two of them, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the nobles of Yinchuan County, which will have a huge blow to his prestige.

This made Viscount Hogg a little aggrieved. He was obviously the one who suffered the most losses. His war horses and knights were all real power that could not be exchanged for money.

The most important thing is that he actually needs to pay Ryan a war compensation?

"Why is this? I haven't lost this war yet."

Ryan looked at Viscount Hogg and laughed.

"Lord Viscount, you started this war, but I didn't say it would end with you."

"I always need to give an explanation to the nobles of Lingdu County, otherwise I can't explain why so many troops died in this war."

"The end of the war depends on me."

Viscount Hogg's face was ugly. He understood what Ryan meant. This compensation was not related to the amount of gold coins.

"You want me to admit that I failed in the war between the nobles of Yinchuan County and the nobles of Tieshan County?"

Viscount Hogg finally roared out almost in an angry tone. He could lose money, but he would never admit his failure.

"I need a gold coin to tell the nobles of Lingdu County behind me that the war is over."

Ryan would not give in at this time. Indeed, the transaction with Tieshan County was invisible. After all, it was all in the direction of trade. The tens of thousands of gold coins distributed to each noble were not too many.

Since the nobles of Lingdu County cannot be satisfied with monetary benefits, they can only proceed in the direction of honor, letting the nobles of Lingdu County know that as long as they follow him, Baron Lane, they will have countless benefits.

This involves the improvement of Ryan's prestige in Lingdu County.

And the price...

It was the decline of Viscount Hogg's prestige in Yinchuan County.

This is a confrontation between two nobles. Viscount Hogg can agree to many conditions of the Tieshan County nobles, but at this moment, he has no intention of letting go.

"Ahem!"

Viscount Walter spoke, knowing that the atmosphere at this time had become stiff.

"Viscount Hogg and Baron Lane, why don't we have a banquet first? We can wait until tomorrow to discuss this matter."

No noble will forget to enjoy. This seems to be their birthright. Even under today's circumstances, Viscount Walter can still entertain the nobles of the three counties with a large amount of exquisite food and beautiful maids. .

The banquet was very lively. The nobles who were still shouting and killing during the day were able to chat with each other at night. The laughter and laughter made people wonder whether they were really relatives and friends.

Ryan stood at the window and looked at the bright fire outside. The troops were stationed on the edge of the battlefield. In the cold night, the silence was terrifying.

"Sometimes I think I should sleep there."

An unexpected person appeared next to Ryan, Baron Enzo.

The baron followed the army. From the very beginning from Lingdu County to today's last war, he never showed his voice.

But Ryan understood through the knight attendants below that Baron Enzo had been learning. In silence, he learned all of Ryan's judgments and commands, even if he gave up the gorgeous etiquette of the nobles.

Ryan couldn't answer the other party's words. If it were him, of course he would still be willing to sleep on a soft bed.

He stretched out his hand, feeling the coldness in his palm, and raised his head to look at the night sky without many stars.

"It's snowing."

Indeed, it is snowing, and when the flying snow turns the earth into a blanket of silver overnight, the war will end if it does not end.

What is the biggest difficulty in the North Wind Province? It's cold and hungry.

When the two are put together, no one can prevent the end of the war.

"This winter will be colder than ever before."

In front of the negotiation table, all the nobles became serious. They argued fiercely about the outcome of the war, but the cold weather only made them powerless.

In the snowy weather, Viscount Hogg still compromised, but the compromise was not with Ryan.

Ryan asked for a gold coin for a soldier, and Viscount Walter came out.

Viscount Hogg also wanted to do the same, and the remaining nobles of Tieshan County came out.

Therefore, in the end, only the nobles of Tieshan County were injured.

"The war is not over, just a short break."

Viscount Hogg said this when he left, because he could not stop Earl Weiss's ambition.

As long as Earl Weiss wants to rule the entire Northwind Province, the haze of war will always exist.

Ryan also led the army on the return journey, and the speed of returning became many times faster than before.

Because it was still snowing in the sky, if it dragged on for a few more days, Ryan didn't know whether the slave soldiers in his army would freeze to death on the road.

This is very likely.

He gave every gold coin to every living soldier, hoping that the shining light of the gold coin could ignite the faith of these soldiers and prevent them from dying on the road.

But when returning to Lingdu County, some soldiers still died in the breath they took in the morning.

As the northernmost county in the North Wind Province, Lingdu County is the coldest, and today, the sky is not only snowing, but also windy.

"I have a bad feeling."

Baron Enzo appeared beside Ryan again, with a solemn expression.

"Do you still remember the Black Goat Man?"

"Of course."

Ryan will not forget that it was the Black Goat Man who organized the orcs to invade southward last year.

"Then you also remember what you said at that time, that thirty years ago, the Grand Duke of the North Wind also suffered heavy losses in the Extraordinary Legion due to the invasion of the orcs organized by the Black Goat Man, and was subsequently defeated by the Nightmare Knight Legion of Grand Duke Meyers."

"Thirty years ago, the biggest reason why the Black Goat Man went south was that they experienced a blizzard in the winter."

"Perhaps... the orc invasion last year was because they sensed something in advance."

"Blizzard..."

Ryan's heart sank at this moment.