Throne of the North

This was a meeting about the life and death of Beifeng Province, but no nobles came to participate.

The cavalry of the Silver Moon Royal Court swept across the Xiangshan Plain. All the nobles who knew how the fortress was breached and how the two extraordinary legions were defeated fell into infinite fear. They were busy packing up their belongings and reinforcing the castle. Busy with many things, but no longer busy with gatherings of nobles.

A meeting is also a gathering of nobles.

The nobles own all the land in the North Wind Province, but the ones who are extremely determined about this land are the Meyers family who do not own any land in the North Wind Province.

The meeting was convened by the Marquis of the North Wind, and the woman who presided over the meeting was a woman from the Meyers family. However, there were only two adults and a baby at the meeting.

"Your grandfather would never accept failure here."

Rosalind said this, but Saya screamed.

"Then why didn't the Nightmare Knights appear in the North Wind Province? This is also the territory of Jeremiah Columbus, his grandson!"

Sha Ya pointed to the swaddled baby, who responded with a cry, making Sha Ya's voice quieter.

"This is an agreement between the Grand Duke and the Emperor. The Nightmare Knights will go to the Twilight Fortress, not the North Wind Province."

Shaya sneered.

"So based on what I know about him, Beifeng Province is not incapable of failure. Thirty years ago he did not firm up his ideas, and he will not do so thirty years later."

"Because if it were me, I wouldn't either."

Rosalind looked at this woman. Among the Meyers family bloodline, the one most similar to the Grand Duke was actually a woman.

This is the most fundamental reason why Shaya can become the Meyers family and the most troublesome person to Grand Duke Meyers.

Appreciation, because the Grand Duke saw his own shadow in Sha Ya, trouble, because Sha Ya, a woman who creates trouble like this, is really difficult to deal with the aftermath.

If he were a man, even if he was locked in a cage that was said to never have a door lock like Aatrox Clayton of the Clayton family, Archduke Meyers would probably wake up laughing.

This is not discrimination, this is how the world is.

"The only one who can save the North Wind Province now is Baron Lane and let him command the North Wind army."

"This is the answer I gave. As for the reason, the Tundra Territory defeated the werewolves, but the Xiangshan Plain Fortress failed. This is the reason."

After Sha Ya finished speaking, she didn't care about Rosalind, hugged the baby and left here.

Tundra territory.

When Ryan learned about Rosalind's arrival, he was also surprised. What was this legend doing here?

He guessed that part of the reason was nothing more than the racial war between humans and orcs that was breaking out in the North Wind Province at this moment.

"There is nothing I can do, Lord Rosalind."

"In the war between humans and orcs, humans are inherently at a disadvantage, but why can we occupy more fertile land and keep the orcs out?"

Ryan asked himself and said:

"Because we are united enough, our faith is stronger. At the same time, we have the wisdom to help us forge tools and build fortress defenses that even powerful orcs cannot approach."

"In the war between humans and orcs, there is only one most important transcendent, and that is the knight."

"In the war between humans and orcs, the existence of the fortress prevented humans from directly facing the overwhelming savage orcs who drank blood and hair. The knights blocked the only way for the orcs to advance, using their armor to block the orcs' claws, and using the knights to The long sword cut off the orc’s hideous head.”

"Magicians are so high up there that mortals can only kneel on the ground, but knights can make mortals raise their heads."

"In my opinion, talent is the most critical, but not the most important. The reason why knights can become the most successful path on the extraordinary path is because the power of knights is the most important to human beings."

After Ryan finished speaking, he looked at Rosalind who was a little confused in front of him and asked:

"Your Excellency, 'Demon Hunter', do you know what I mean?"

"Do you want enough knights to help you charge into battle?"

Ryan shook his head and said:

"No, it's not that I want it, but that you need it."

"If you want to defeat the orcs, first of all, you need a strong fortress, and secondly, you need enough knights."

"Now the fortress is gone, and neither is the knight..."

"Beifeng Province was originally poor and cold, and the nobles didn't know how to make good use of the resources buried in this land. As a result, they had no knights at all."

"The nobles don't have one, which means the Meyers family, who want to win the war, don't have one either."

"Unless you are willing to send the powerful Nightmare Knights over. Thirty years ago, the Nightmare Knights occupied the North Wind Province. Thirty years later, if the Nightmare Knights come again, they can make this place stable for another thirty years."

"Work hard and the orcs won't reproduce too much in thirty years."

Without the knight, no one can do anything. The nobles are all curious about how Ryan defeated the werewolf? The answer is so simple. He used the power of the gods to give himself tens of thousands of Dusk Familiar who were as good as knights. Can he still lose?

But can Beifeng Province squeeze out tens of thousands of knights?

Impossible. The reason that restricts the number of knights in Beifeng Province is not only economic problems, but also food problems. If a knight is malnourished, can he still be a knight?

On the knight path, what you eat is a bowl of rice that is strong and strong. You can live without anything but food.

Except for Yinchuan County, it is very difficult for the nobles in other parts of Beifeng Province to be self-sufficient.

"The greatest role of a commander is to keep a large number of soldiers oriented on the battlefield and prevent them from collapsing. The only ones who fight and kill on the battlefield are the soldiers themselves."

"You want to invite me to become the commander, but what if the wolf cavalry from the Silver Moon Royal Court comes directly to me?"

"Can the army of Beifeng Province stop it?"

"If I can't stop it, I will be killed. After I die, the war will still fail."

"I don't want to die, and I don't want to leave a failed war on my resume."

After all, if Beifeng Province really fails, Mr. Lane will still take this resume and go to the south to beg for food.

After listening to Ryan's words, Rosalind only heard one element, that is, if the knights are enough, they can defeat the orcs.

Everyone knows this problem, but it’s not as obvious and direct as Ryan said. Moreover, doesn’t this mean that only the Extraordinary Legion can save the current North Wind Province?

"I can help you solve the knight problem."

Rosalind looked up, surprising Ryan, and then he fell silent.

After a long time he asked:

"I want to know why the Meyers family is so persistent and determined towards Beifong Province."

He looked at Rosalind. For the first time, he, the sky knight, surpassed the legendary demon hunter.

"Don't tell me anything about Shaya Meyers. In addition to being the granddaughter of the Meyers family, she is probably more interested in being the mother of Marquis Beifeng. Besides, your Meyers family is There are only a few followers in Beifeng Province, but after becoming nobles, those followers who have sworn to follow will put their interests first. After all, this is the ultimate goal of their loyalty. "

"In other words, you Meyers actually have nothing in Beifeng Province."

Rosalind did not answer. He wanted to say that a Baron of the Clayton family was not qualified to know these things, but in front of Ryan, I am afraid that no one in the entire northern empire still remembered that he only had the title of Baron.

"This is a secret of the Grand Duke's family."

Finally, Rosalind said this.

Ryan laughed too.

"So... this matter is more for some ulterior purpose of the Meyers family. If that's the case, then this is a deal."

It is the duty of the nobles to resist the orcs, but now this has become a dispute over some kind of interest.

The racial war between humans and orcs is the basic plan, and Meyers, the emperor, the empire, and the nobility are the superstructure on this basic plan.

If this is the case, then it must be totaled.

Ryan looked at Rosalind again. The two were sitting at opposite ends of the six-meter solid wood table. Ryan propped his elbows on the table and crossed his fingers against his chin.

"I wonder how many knights your Excellency Rosalind can create."

"As many as you want."

Both of them were a little surprised at this moment. When their eyes met, Rosalind felt that she was not facing a human noble, but more like a demon from the abyss.

Ryan was surprised by the other party's answer, while Rosalind was surprised that Ryan had guessed his method.

This is not difficult to guess. First of all, Ryan has just done this kind of thing. Secondly, he can't think of the second way. Finally, he is using the twilight divinity. The nobles of the empire have studied the origin of divinity for more than a hundred years, but they can't find it. As for being even stranger than him.

Noble bloodline is a good example.

"Can I have as much as I want?"

Ryan asked curiously. The answer really shocked him. The answer Rosalind gave caught Ryan off guard.

At this moment, Rosalind's pupils turned a crazy dark red.

"If you need it, I can turn all humans on the battlefield into 'knights'."

As a legend, he is not stupid, and now he understands what Ryan means. A 'knight' is not just a knight, but also an extraordinary power.

Ryan did not respond immediately. He did not know that his words would determine the fate of many people. The Dusk Familiar he created was completely dead. I guess Rosalind's method would be no exception.

"With the knight, I am no longer needed in this war."

"Your Excellency can find a new commander."

Ryan backed down. He didn't know how many people would die under his orders once he agreed.

But Rosalind had no idea of ​​retreating. He shook his head and looked at Ryan.

"You have underestimated your ability. Many extraordinary legions in the empire have disappeared into history, because when the war escalates, even the 'knights' you call... are nothing more than consumables."

"Have you ever experienced a divine pandimensional war?"

Rosalind looked at Ryan and suddenly asked a superfluous question. Of course, there was no doubt about the answer to this question. Rosalind did not expect Ryan to tell her an answer that everyone knew.

"I have experienced that at the end of the pan-plane war of gods, the gods had already disappeared at that time, and the pan-plane war is no longer absolute death."

"I really hope you can go through that period, maybe you can create many miracles."

After Rosalind finished speaking, the old man who was at least one hundred and thirty years old sighed, and finally his voice became calmer.

"Whatever reward you want, Meyers will provide it to you. Only an excellent commander can ensure the victory of the war."

"money."

Ryan said it directly, without any aristocratic baggage, because he wanted a lot.

"After the war is over, the Meyers family will pay you five million gold coins."

"This is the limit of what I can make a decision. Any more will waste a lot of time."

Time is important. Ryan nodded and stopped asking too much. After all, he also wanted to buy things when he took the money.

"Food, you see, I can't grow food in my tundra territory, but I need food very much."

Rosalind didn't hesitate and agreed directly.

"There are nobles in the Volga Province who have transactions with the Meyers family. Part of them will be divided into the name of the Lane family. About...one million catties per year is enough?"

This is not a million catties purchased from other places, but a million catties with the lowest cost and lowest value directly taken from the Volga Province and belonging to the interests of the Meyers family. This is already a lot.

"That's enough. Finally, I want Beifeng City."

The Rosalind in front of her had made too many decisions.

Even during the conversation between the two, Ryan never heard the words emperor, royal family, empire, etc. from the other party's mouth.

Archduke Meyers... himself can represent a considerable part of the empire.

Ryan was amazed and shocked. Are all the four grand ducal families like this? They share the empire with the royal family.

Therefore, Ryan can also conclude that the Meyers family first made a deal with the royal family and the emperor before planning for the North Wind Province.

But his words finally brought the emperor's majesty into Rosalind's mind.

"Beifeng City belongs to the empire. The royal family and His Majesty the Emperor will not allow anyone to become the master of these cities. They are the subjects of the emperor's empire, not the nobles."

Although Beifeng City began to decline this year, it only started after the construction of Beifeng Avenue was completed this year. It is still the city with the largest population in Beifeng Province.

What Lane needs, is the population within it.

It is the spirituality that population can bring.

With spirituality, he is not afraid of anything.

"I don't want to become the lord there, maybe... I can become the city lord of Beifeng City, and nominally lead Beifeng City."

Just like Ryan didn't know what the Meyers family was going to do, Rosalind didn't understand what Ryan was going to do now, but he still agreed.

"I will tell the Grand Duke about this."

Obviously, Rosalind was not qualified to decide on this matter.

"In that case, the deal is done."

Ryan said, then spoke again, no longer so serious.

"I have one last question, which is, Lord Rosalind, does the 'knight' you call need preparation time?"

This time Rosalind didn't have any doubts. She just thought that Ryan was thinking about the war and nodded naturally.

"It requires a medium, similar to a magician's potion. It has high requirements on materials and requires a price that is unacceptable to both time and legend."

After Rosalind finished speaking, his legendary perception allowed him to find that Ryan seemed a little happy and...a sense of superiority?

Ryan was very satisfied with Rosalind's answer. His spiritual panel was indeed superior to others. The same method, but the legend in front of him required a huge price.

This is like...the difference between the fireball in the hands of a genius mage and the fireball chanted by a mediocre man sweating profusely?

"Then, when Rosalind's preparations are completed, I will also appear on the battlefield."

The superiority of the spiritual panel made Ryan happy, but he still hoped that Rosalind could hurry up. Time is money. The longer the delay, the more detrimental the war will be to mankind.

Watching the legendary witcher leave, Ryan also came to the top of Rhinohorn Mountain again.

Avril didn't know when she appeared beside her.

"Tell me, why do humans always occupy the most fertile land?"

"Is it powerful? This shouldn't be the whole reason. If powerful can occupy the best things, then why have the dragons disappeared? Why isn't the world ruled by dragons?"

Avril blinked and said curiously:

"Maybe, somewhere we don't know, dragons do rule the world."

Ryan thought for a moment and smiled.

"Then it seems that being powerful is useful."

In Ryan's view, human civilization in this world is completely at two extremes. The aristocratic territory seems primitive and vulgar, but the extraordinary brilliance makes the stars make way for it.

Human beings can always unleash their omnipotent potential when pushed to their limits.

The brilliance of humanity, like the spirituality in his hands, bursts out with unparalleled magnificence and miracles.