Throne of the North.

Chapter 159 Marriage Choices Before the Storm
One of the only nine cardinals of the Holy See died in public, next to the Emperor of the Flor Empire.

Anyway, this matter became a big deal.

"what!!!"

Over there, the leader of the Holy Heavenly Knights, Damon Reina, who was standing in place, rushed towards Columbus III like crazy.

"You, the Flor Empire, actually killed the Cardinal of my Holy See!!!"

His voice was deafening, echoing through the sky and the earth. Even the people outside the imperial palace and in the imperial capital looked at this side in shock, horrified by the news revealed in this extremely angry and sad voice.

The leader of the Knights Templar was very powerful, even more terrifying than the average legend, but this was the imperial palace, and there was no way he could rush to Columbus III.

The space magic turned into a cage. Vines that even legends could not break grew from under the ground and locked it tightly. Then iron chains fell and covered Damon's body. In just a moment, all the power of the legend was sealed.

But he was still struggling. Everything in front of him was broken, and his hideous and angry face stared at Columbus III.

In the imperial capital, only one thousand Holy Heavenly Knights, one tenth of the total number, rushed out of the abandoned church where they were and fearlessly charged towards the palace, alarming countless people.

But soon, several legends took action, and the one thousand Holy Heavenly Knights were suppressed, and no one dared to kill them.

"Humph! What a great Vatican that actually used the death of a cardinal to frame the Flor Empire!"

The voice of Columbus III also permeated inside and outside the palace. This emperor was forced to reach the level of legend through his resources and divinity.

Ryan felt that although this was true, Columbus III's explanation seemed a little pale and weak.

Why? Because there is no shortage of clever conspirators in the world. They will not believe that the cardinal died on his own. They have many ways to prove that the death of the cardinal is closely related to the empire.

At that time, people would gather in groups of three or five, drink some wine, and start discussions with different opinions.

Whatever the final outcome of the discussion, it would be disadvantageous to the empire.

Because the cardinal was dead, but the emperor of the empire was still alive.

It's that simple. No one thinks that the cardinal's life can be compared with that of Columbus III. If there is a comparison, it should be the Pope himself. But in this kind of situation, who would not ignore the facts?
The cardinal's status and position are enough to start a war.

This is also why no one in the circle of nobles moved when the other party fell off the platform before, because no matter who of them moved and got close to that side, it would probably end up being that noble who attacked the cardinal.

In order to ensure the stability of the empire and the dignity of the Columbus royal family, if there is any choice, the royal family must not be brought to shame.

But among the nobles present, who is willing to be a scapegoat?

Do you really think that the only conflict in this world is between the Empire and the Church?

So, Columbus III was standing there alone, with everyone watching him.

As proud as he was before, the emperor was now as gloomy as ever.

The entire Holy Heavenly Knights, including Captain Damon, were imprisoned in the Empire's prison. Later, the Empire issued a statement that the Cardinal died in the palace without anyone attacking him. The cause of death was that he activated some kind of artifact to kill the Emperor of the Flor Empire, but it backfired and his vitality was exhausted.

But just as Ryan thought, it was of no use.

Many people believed it, but the farther they were from the Imperial City, the fewer people believed this half-true, half-false statement. They only wanted to believe what they wanted to see, that the cardinal died at the hands of the Empire. That evening, in the east of the Empire, a terrifying extraordinary army appeared in the Empire and rushed directly towards the direction of the Imperial Province.

The Feathered Dragon Legion is an extraordinary legion formed by a subspecies of dragon bred within the Vatican. They look similar to dragons, but their bodies are covered with snow-white feathers.

The eight thousand Feather Dragon Legion flew for less than three hours, crossing many provinces of the empire and appearing at the foot of the Imperial Capital. Their speed was so fast that it made people wonder whether the Holy See had already prepared such an extraordinary legion stationed in the Andara Kingdom, waiting for this day to arrive at the Imperial Capital as quickly as possible.

The Flor Empire did not stop them, and this extraordinary army only took away the body of Cardinal Tom Walter. At the same time, the one thousand Holy Heavenly Knights led by Damon were also released, left the empire on their own and returned to the Holy Mountain of the Vatican.

Throughout the entire process, both sides performed extremely smoothly, but everyone understood that this was the calm before the storm.

"How did that legion go north?"

Ryan was puzzled. The holy mountain of the Holy See was still in the southwest of the southern land, but now the Holy Heavenly Knights led by Damon were heading north.

"Maybe... we should go and act together with the Yulong Legion."

Ryan guessed so.

The Festival of Grace ended so abruptly. Before Ryan could wait for the Vatican's response to the matter, the Countess found him first.

"Ryan, your mother asked me to help you arrange some noble women. After a few days of selection, I finally found some suitable candidates."

Countess Ellie waved her hand, and a maid brought over a tray with a few clean papers on it. On the papers were written some names and their background identities.

"Let's take a look at the first one first. Her conditions are the best."

"Avril Melendez is the daughter of the Viscount family. The Melendez family is a Viscount family of Calais Province. They have a relatively normal relationship with our Clayton family. They are located on the edge of the province, close to Volga Province and Blazing Snow Province, which is the junction of the three provinces. With this geographical location, the Melendez family is considered to be in the upper middle class among the Viscounts of the entire empire."

"Their family has a lot of wealth. If you can marry Avril, the youngest daughter of the Viscount family, your territory will get a very good dowry. Besides, it's not too far from the North. She should be able to adapt to the environment of the frozen land territory."

"At the same time, she is also a student at the Magic Academy and is two years younger than you."

On the back of the paper, a gentle-looking woman was hand-drawn. She frowned slightly and seemed to be gazing at the distant sky. The sunlight above her head fell through the gaps between the leaves and scattered around her, like butterflies flashing in the light.

In line with normal aesthetics.

"The second one is Nishi Hoover. The Hoover family is also a very powerful noble bloodline in the empire. Over a long period of time, the Hoover family has many nobles. The family that Nishi belongs to is a baron family, and she is the eldest daughter of the baron."

"Her family is in..."

For three whole hours, Ryan listened to the Countess's endless description of the twelve noble daughters.

This marriage not only concerns the future changes of Ryan and the Frozen Territory, but also represents a political marriage between nobles. Ryan believes that before finding himself, the Countess must have greeted the ladies behind the women on the list.

"The Melendez family... has a boat?"

Ryan asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)