Throne of the North

Tundra Territory, on Rhino Horn Mountain.

Looking at the castle that is becoming more and more spectacular, Ryan can't help but feel satisfied.

"I didn't expect that after only one and a half months, Furnace City is colder than Tundra Territory."

"That world seems to be completely dead. In order to avoid accidents, Master Ryan, you should stay in Tundra Territory next time."

Next to him, the old butler suggested that he was really afraid that one day Ryan would stay there with Yongji of Exner Continent.

"No, you can't guarantee where the space gate will open when you go there."

Ryan shook his head. The most critical thing is himself. Every time he went to Exner Continent, he appeared near Furnace City, and then opened the plane gate in Furnace City to send people and things over.

If he changed someone, it would not work.

"Where is Beard? How much food did he buy back?"

During Ryan's absence, the biggest task of the old butler's son, Little Beard, was to buy food. The demand for food in Tundra Territory was a bottomless pit.

But now every territory in the North Wind Province is extremely difficult, resulting in limited food that can be bought in the North Wind Province.

Bird can only go to a farther place, not the Wing Canyon of the Empire, but to the east.

The North Wind Province is located in the northeast corner of the Empire. The Wing Canyon is the only connection between the Empire and the North Wind Province. From the map, from the Wing Canyon to the east, and slightly south of the East Wind Province, there is a kingdom with seven or eight noble territories.

The kingdom is the Andara Kingdom, one of the eight kingdoms on the Norris Continent, and the one closest to the North. The other seven kingdoms either have the Empire to defend them, or are in the warm south without being invaded by the winter in the North.

In some cases, the Andara Kingdom and the Flor Empire are the first line of defense for humans to resist the North. Coupled with the strength of the Empire, the Andara Kingdom is completely the younger brother of the Empire. For many years, it has never dared to cross the border.

In addition to the Andara Kingdom, there are four dukedoms and earldoms. The combined land is almost half the size of the Andara Kingdom.

There are many reasons why there are dukedoms, earldoms, and even smaller territories in addition to the empire and kingdom in the south.

These territories were not incorporated into the kingdom and empire, half of the reason is because of their own blood pride. They fled to the south from the north of Norris continent because of the cold winter in the north. Their ancestors were originally of royal blood of the kingdom, and even older.

Such blood made them unwilling to bow to the kingdom, and they also had troops and people in their hands when they fled.

The other half of the reason came from the Church. The Church did not want to see the empire and kingdom expand more and more, so it supported the independence of those nobles with some noble blood.

It is said that for a period of time after the end of the Pan-Plane War of Gods, the struggle between theocracy and royal power was the bloodiest.

Later, it was the decline of theocracy, so that there are not many church personnel in the empire now.

However, the empire and several kingdoms still cannot swallow up those noble territories. The noble territories in the whole south are also a very powerful force.

Ryan didn't want to care about the situation in the south, and he couldn't care about it. The reason why Beard didn't go to the south of the empire, but went to the territory outside the empire in the east to buy food, was because of the Wing Canyon.

If the food passes through the Wing Canyon, if not half of it, at least 30% will be left. Only those chambers of commerce backed by great nobles can pass through at a slightly painful price, otherwise, it will really be a case of plucking feathers from a passing goose.

The benefits that the Wing Canyon can bring to some nobles are huge, which is why Grand Duke Meyers' proposal to move the guards of the Wing Canyon to the Xiangshan Plain in the North Wind Province failed. There are too many noble cakes there, not only because it connects a North Wind Province, but also the most powerful military fortress in the entire east of the empire.

To put it bluntly, the center and focus of the empire are actually on the west coast and the south, and combined into the southwest, so to some extent, the Wing Canyon can be said to be the most important military force of the empire in the eastern territory.

It can even be said to be the only large-scale legion fortress.

It is not only defended against the alien races in the north, but also the countless possible enemies in the east of one-third of the southern continent.

The safety of half of the empire's territory lies in the Wing Canyon.

In short, Beard's experience in the Wing Canyon made him choose not to carry food across the Wing Canyon even if he went to the more troublesome Eastern Kingdom and the territory of the great nobles.

Ryan still supported this and even sent a hundred soldiers and two bronze knights to follow.

As far as he knew, the alien threat suffered by the Andara Kingdom was not great, and it should be possible to buy food, and the few noble territories were not a big problem.

If this opportunity could be used to reach some long-term cooperation, it would naturally be better.

"He hasn't come back yet. According to the plan, he should be back in five days at most."

The old butler said truthfully. He didn't mind Ryan's decision. After all, Master Ryan arranged Beard to do so many important things, which itself represented a high level of trust.

In the entire territory, no one was more trusted by Ryan than the two of them.

"Well, what about the group of orcs? How is the road repair going?"

"It's almost finished, but the consumption is a bit high."

"It doesn't matter if it's expensive. It's supposed to be expensive. We'll use these orcs to complete the most dangerous tasks. I'll send a batch of slaves from the Crucible City. It's okay to use orcs at the beginning of the road construction, but slaves are still needed for the delicate work later."

"But these slaves can't be used the same way as orcs."

"Follow your will."

Lian thought of the North Wind Province again. It seemed that he hadn't cared about the situation in the North Wind Province for a long time.

"Wait for Bild to come back... Forget it, he should find a way to buy food, and then let... Forget it, let Yazhe come tomorrow."

"I heard that the old guy married a new wife recently?"

The old housekeeper replied respectfully:

"Indeed, Mr. Yazhe married the daughter of the Tyrell family."

"Tyrell? One of the eight barons before? His family is indeed the largest."

"But I remember that his daughter is not much older than the Viscountess, right?"

"Yes."

Lian thought with his eyes, then smiled and said:

"It seems that Tyrell can't fight anymore, and plans to put the chips of the Lord's seat on the Yazhe family, and his daughter's child can inherit the Lord's title in the future. It's a clear plan."

A few months later, the two Lord's promised places that Ryan originally gave gradually became clear. Several families have already noticed the gap in ability. No matter how unwilling they are, they have to consider what will happen after failure.