Throne of the North.

Chapter 328: Conflict between the Nobles and the Royal Family, the Legion of Light
The old king of the Andara Kingdom has died, but the influence he left behind is unlikely to disappear in a short period of time.

The old king was so brave that he gained the loyalty and recognition of all the nobles. Although he died, the new king could still use his majesty to safely maintain his authority for at least ten years.

When the kingdom split and the orcs invaded, the old king's reputation dropped sharply. Queen Leta, as the only person who could reasonably borrow the old king's majesty, was actually driven out of the palace by the new king.

Queen Leta still lived in the royal city, in a palace of the Andara royal family, but it was a fact that she was driven out of the palace.

He lost the last wealth left to him by the old king. Even the nobles who were about to continue sending troops suddenly stopped at this moment and were no longer so anxious.

The conflict between the nobles and the royal family was escalating rapidly under the influence of the orc invasion, so much so that when another bad news came from the north that a viscount's territory was occupied by warthog orcs and the noble viscount was killed in the castle, some nobles were completely disappointed in the new king.

"That was chosen by the Vatican, not by the nobles and the royal family themselves!"

"The Church needs a puppet, but the nobles need a wise king."

Some nobles were extremely angry. If there was someone to be held responsible for all the failures, it could not be the dead old king, but only the new king.

As a result, the Vatican that elected the king was also implicated, or rather, the sentence itself was used as a weapon.

"His Royal Highness Adams should be the king of Andara. He is far more heroic than McPherson."

"Yes, he even looks more like the old king when he was young. He is the prince who can inherit the kingdom."

The nobles were filled with anger, which they had suppressed for too long. They needed a point of conflict, a direction for them to vent.

The old king's coffin has been buried and covered with a layer of soil.

But has the dust settled? Originally, it was. The orc invasion pushed away the thin layer of soil that had just been covered for a short time, and the old king's coffin lid was exposed again.

"What we need is a wise king, not an incompetent person sitting on the throne as a puppet of the Church!"

The long-standing conflict between the nobles and the royal family finally erupted at this moment. They might not be able to change the kingdom because they did not have the ability or the courage.

But they can run the low-profile version of change – change.

A new monarch will definitely be able to reverse the current situation of incompetence, decadence and threats to life.

"If His Highness Adams becomes king, he will surely be able to resist the invasion of the orcs, stabilize the nobles' territory again, and bring peace to the kingdom's land, so that we can become rich and powerful again!"

The nobles actually had no choice because Adams was the old king's last child.

Could it be that he was choosing his grandson over his own children? Not only did it not make sense, but even the Church could not do such an obvious way of controlling puppets, and the nobles had no intention of doing so.

"The choice of the Holy See is wrong. Only when the nobles and the royal family choose the king can the most heroic king be born and lead the kingdom to greatness."

An earl, Count Moses, the only earl in the Andara Kingdom who had no real territory, finally stood up and became the leader of many nobles. With such a great noble leading him, Adams was extremely excited to leave the royal city with the help of his servants, and waited for the nobles' loyalty at Count Moses' manor.

Of course, he had to leave the royal city in order to gain the support of the nobles, because the nobles did not dare to enter the royal city to swear allegiance to him.

"Your Majesty Adams, you are the true king of the Andara Kingdom. Since ancient times, the nobles and the royal family have chosen the king together, and you are the choice of the nobles."

"The Church used the majesty of the dawn to force the kingdom to submit, but the bloodline of the kingdom and the nobility's dignity must not be desecrated or polluted. Even the Church cannot force the nobility to make their choice."

"You deserve it."

Adams' face turned red with excitement under the solemn voice of Count Mercers, but he still understood one thing.

"How can we get my brother to return the throne to me?"

……

Ryan received an order, an order signed by the Emperor and Marquis Beifeng.

In the chaos and turmoil of the Andara Kingdom, he had to return to the Borean Province.

"Captain Farrell, I may come again soon. Before that, I think you have prepared all your desires."

Farrell looked determined and said:

"Of course, no one can stop me from becoming a legend."

Perhaps the previous conversation made Farrell alert, and he looked at Ryan.

"Neither can you."

"Haha."

Ryan wished Commander Farrell to become an honorable legendary lord, and then led hundreds of his knights and attendants back to the North Wind Province without stopping.

“I’ve been out for almost a month.”

Unlike the Andara Kingdom, the Borean Province was still covered with snow. The weather in February did not melt the hard snow, and the sound of horses' hooves stepping on the ground was crisp.

The first thing Ryan did after returning to the Frozen Territory was to lead 1,500 people to Thundercloud County in a hurry without having time to understand everything in the territory.

The trampling of the war horses made the earth shake, and the cold of February made the bushes and trees weave icy frost, but in the face of the force of the vibration, the frost fell to the ground, covering the front of Ryan's army with a hazy white blanket, as if welcoming his arrival and advance.

"Why does he have so many more war horses?"

The envious and jealous tone of Viscount Hora from Yinchuan County awakened a large number of nobles. They realized that Ryan had more war horses under his command, and...why did it feel like the war horses were taller than the ones they had seen before? They were almost as tall as the high and low war horses.

"Perhaps Baron Ryan has his own secrets."

One of the nobles spoke up, causing the other nobles to wonder, but also causing them to reconsider, perhaps... that secret was more precious than they had imagined.

Unfortunately, they have missed the best time to share.

The nobles waited outside, thinking that the Marchioness would face Baron Lane alone and tell him about the Emperor's orders.

……

Amidst the intense gasps, Ryan received orders from the Emperor of the Imperial Capital.

"My honorable Lord Baron Ryan, you are now the commander of the army sent by the Northern Wind Province to the Kingdom of Andara. I believe you will return triumphantly, right?"

Ryan pushed the Marchioness away, put on his clothes and walked outside.

The nobles were not surprised that they did not see the Marquise appear. After all, she was a pregnant woman who was not accustomed to the cold weather in the North Wind Province and had never stepped out many times. It was normal for her to be unable to withstand extreme stimulation and exercise.

Ryan greeted the nobles' gazes without blushing or beating his heart, and said:

"Everyone, the honorable Emperor of the Flor Empire has ordered the nobles of the North Wind Province to form an army of 50,000 people to go to the Andara Kingdom to support His Highness Adams to sit on the throne that should belong to him."

"As early as last year's Divine Grace Festival, King Andara had already exchanged letters with His Majesty the Emperor. In the letter, he designated His Royal Highness Adams as the successor to the Andara Kingdom."

"But you all know that the shameless church betrayed the king's order and placed a prince who the king completely rejected on the throne that did not belong to him."

"As nobles and a beacon of light in the southern land, the Flor Empire will never allow anyone to deceive the nobles and hypocritically change the choice of a wise king."

"We will tell the land in the south that the Church has no right to dominate the sky of this continent."

"The great and immortal God of Light is watching us. His will will not allow His people to be deceived!"

"So, our legion was granted by the Grand Pope of Light, the honorable Emperor of the Flor Empire, and was named the Legion of Light Judgment."

Huh~! ! !

A huge golden flag was unfurled on the peak of Thundercloud Mountain, fluttering in the strong wind. The golden sun seemed to be emitting a dazzling light, illuminating the fiery eyes of the 30,000 troops.

This was the title bestowed upon them by the emperor. This honor excited every soldier. They were the natives of the North Wind Province, and it was instinctive for them to revere the noble and sacred emperor of the empire.

"We will face powerful enemies! Countless enemies!" "But under the gaze of the immortal light and the will of His Majesty the Emperor, we are destined to win all the victories!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Ryan rode on Winter's back, with the burning sword in his hand pointing to the sky, and he roared loudly for the glory of victory.

The flames burned with the golden flame of the sun, and like the legion's flag, they shone the warm sunlight into the hearts of 30,000 people.

Then, thousands of troops shouted in unison.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

"Wan Sheng!!!"

"Wan Sheng!!!"

"Set off--"

The huge army marched at the foot of Thundercloud Mountain, and Shaya Meyers on the top of the mountain was fascinated by the sight.

"No wonder Emperor Elector Volvo strongly recommended Baron Ryan to be the commander of the legion after he returned."

"Soldiers from hundreds of different noble families were no different in front of him than those who belonged only to him."

The advance speed of the 30,000-strong army was not too slow. The most important reason was that the army did not have much food and grass.

"Adams of the Andara Kingdom will prepare all the logistics for us. As a guest army, we should not think too much about things other than fighting."

The one who spoke was Feder Solon, the successor to Count Solon and the deputy commander of the legion, as was another old friend, the Sanctuary Knight Hora Winter.

This army has three teams of Flying Wolf Cavalry, with a total number of thirty, making them only signalmen. Other than that, there are knights and ordinary soldiers.

Without the Extraordinary Legion, let Ryan lead the army to the Andara Kingdom like this, but there is also the Violent Elephant Legion there. According to the emperor's order, if necessary, Commander Farrell will cooperate with the Legion of Light Judgment to help them deal with the extraordinary enemies in the Andara Kingdom.

In addition, after wandering around for a while, one of the legends who hunted down the Vatican assassins will arrive in the territory of the Andara Kingdom. Ryan has a way to contact the other party, but even Shaya Meyers cannot give an answer as to which legend it is.

"In short, we should be able to fight against the Red Clothes. After all, His Majesty the Emperor is eager to avenge the Vatican's frame-up of him during the Divine Grace Festival and make the Vatican truly lose a Red Clothes."

Ryan was satisfied that he could deal with Cardinal Raymond. At least he would be a powerful figure in the field of the Extraordinary Legion and a legend in the top extraordinary level. He only needed to make real use of the war to quell the chaos in the Andara Kingdom and let His Royal Highness Adams become the king of the Andara Kingdom.

The goal became much clearer and simpler. When the dust settled, the empire had a higher prestige in the southern lands, and it had allies in the confrontation between theocracy and monarchy.

This matter is a matter between the Kingdom of Andara and between the Holy See and the Empire.

This led to the situation that when the orcs invaded the south, the nobles in the southern lands did not provide material support to the Kingdom of Andara at the first time.

In the southern lands, the nobles have a consensus, that is, to fight against the North and the alien races in the North, which requires the joint efforts of all the nobles.

However, it was the Empire that faced this pressure in the past. Under the influence of the Holy See, the Empire did not have any support against those places in the North.

The lack of support does not mean that there should be no support or that it does not exist. If the Empire insists, it can get some, but the Empire does not want it. The powerful Flor Empire wants to tell the world that the Empire is capable of fighting the alien races in the north alone.

This will also become a bargaining chip in the struggle between royal power and divine power.

This has led to the current situation of the Andara Kingdom. Unless it is desperate, the land in the south will not be of any help to the Andara Kingdom.

Outside Lingdu City, the army was stationed and waiting. If they passed here, there would be no time for supply and reorganization.

"What is Baron Ryan waiting for?"

Knight Hora asked. He knew that Ryan had sent his knight squire away for a while, and then Ryan returned to the Frozen Territory in person.

"My army is not complete yet. They will need some time."

"Oh?"

"Wow~"

"There's going to be a war again."

The moment Bogurd appeared, many soldiers and knights became alert, looking at the tall war bear Volibear with horror in their eyes.

Magical beasts, especially powerful ones, are difficult to tame, which is why griffins are so popular and sought after.

Apart from griffins, there are very few normal magical beasts that gather in groups to become mounts for knights.

But now they saw a large number of armored white bears walking quietly under the tall and mighty warriors.

"This is……"

Compared to the knights, the nobles thought more and looked at Baron Ryan in shock.

Ryan remained calm, knowing that the Violent War Bear Legion would always be pulled out, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

“This is my soldier.”

"There has been nothing going on with Bilki lately, and the brothers have almost faded into obscurity. It's finally time for the war."

Bogurd was extremely excited. He put the sharp and dazzling knight's sword on his waist, pulled down the majestic and ferocious visor, and combined with the tall armored bear Volibear, he looked like a high-ranking knight.

The descendants of the Frost Lord, the people of Bilki, are all warlike. The genes of warlikeness and bellicosity flow in their blood, and Ryan really wants his extraordinary legion to continue to sublimate in battle.

However, the looks of other people around were full of disbelief and vigilance.

If the appearance of 1,500 cavalrymen has made Baron Ryan's army infinitely close to the outline of the extraordinary legion, then the appearance of hundreds of violent war bears has made up for this missing part.

Baron Ryan became the third noble in the North Wind Province to possess an extraordinary legion as a baron.

It would be fine if there was no last label, but it is like this, a baron, with a powerful extraordinary army.

Some nobles also thought of other things, such as the fact that Baron Ryan had been in the North Wind Province even shorter than the time their children were born, which was even more difficult to accept.

The nobles all knew more or less what the Frozen Territory was like.

But now, no one would question that the Frozen Territory was the third most prosperous territory in the North Wind Province.

"I didn't expect Baron Ryan to be able to capture so many white bears. I wonder..."

Feder was asking. As the heir to the earldom, he was extremely curious about how Ryan accomplished all this.

"The North has countless wealth. Under the glory of the gods, the world of the North is full of life."

Ryan answered like this, trying to get some information? Go search the North. Anyway, the North is vast, and two-thirds of the Norris continent is submerged in the North. There are indeed countless wealth there.

"When can we start the war? Who will we fight this time?"

Bogeld asked curiously, she couldn't wait, but Ryan told him that the enemy this time might not be human.

"They are the followers, the followers of the gods."

"The people of a foreign god? That's great. Let the great Lord of Frost teach them how to behave!"

Bogurd became even more excited. She sat on Volibear's back and looked down on everything, especially the Flying Wolf Cavalry. In her eyes, they were just puppies with wings and posed no threat at all.

She was still so proud, but Ryan had no intention of changing; it was part of Bogard, just like her unyielding will and ruthless methods on the battlefield.

She is the first follower in Ryan's territory who is keen on attacking and winning.

(End of this chapter)