Throne of the North.

Chapter 333 Kingdom War (V)

Looking at the fair and tender clergy in front of him, Ryan's gaze finally fell on the leading priest.

"Let me go! I am a believer of the great Lord of the Dawn. I am an honorable priest!"

"You damned bunch of mud-legged people, how dare you blaspheme the noble Lord of the Dawn? I must tell Pastor Soto to burn you to death. Burn you to death."

He looked at Baron Moore.

"Baron Moore, quickly let your soldiers let me go, damn you, do you want to die? I will burn you to death and then lock your wife and daughter in the dungeon of the church to repent for your sins!"

"Baron Moore, I will tell Pastor Soto what you did, unless you are willing..."

As the voices came closer, the priest became silent. He looked in horror at the massive cavalry army that silently reined in their horses and stood quietly on the street.

"You...you all, I am a believer of the Lord of Dawn, a priest of the Holy See, and my father is..."

"Do you recognize this flag?"

Ryan pointed his sword at his own frozen land flag, and the priest shook his head.

"No, I don't know him. I am a believer of the Lord of Dawn and a priest of the Holy See. Please let me go."

"Do you recognize this flag?"

Ryan pointed at the flag of the Legion of Light's Judgment. The golden sun made the priest feel a little blinded.

"I don't know you. I'm a priest of the Dawn Church. You can't arrest me. Let me go..."

"Do you recognize this flag?"

Ryan pointed to the last object. To be precise, it was not a flag, but a symbol branded on the legion's flag. The symbol was composed of a sword and a mountain. On the mountain, there were vines growing. The vines wrapped around the sword and came to the tip of the sword, pointing to the indescribable sky. There, a white flower that looked like a night-blooming cereus bloomed from afar.

It is the flower from the eternal heaven, the holy flower of heaven, the priceless Kadupur.

On the Norris continent, it is also the symbol of the Flor Empire. In recent decades, the royal family has given it the meaning of blooming the darkness that the morning light cannot reach, which means the confrontation between the Empire and the Church.

The priest stopped talking and his body began to shake like a sieve.

Ryan didn't waste any words, and his long sword fell on the waist of the soldier beside him. The next moment, a knight's long sword was unsheathed and thrown in front of Baron Moore by Ryan.

The clanging of metal sounded harsh, and then there was Ryan's calm voice.

"Deal with him and show your loyalty to the great God of Light. Start by killing the hypocrite in front of you."

"I……"

Baron Moore was a little hesitant. How could he dare to kill anyone? How could a noble who felt sick at the sight of blood do it himself?

Moreover, the death was of a priest who had been domineering in the territory for many years. Not only him, but also the civilians and slaves around him felt like the sky had fallen.

"Not willing? It seems that you are very loyal to the faith of the Dawn."

Ryan said, holding the sword across his chest.

"preparation!"

Behind him, the knights drew their weapons in silence, and the sharp and piercing sound of swords being unsheathed rang out in the silent village.

"I kill, I kill."

A terrible murderous intent enveloped Baron Moore. He picked up the knight's sword on the ground in horror and stabbed it directly at the priest.

His technique was a little unfamiliar, maybe he was still a good noble in his own territory? However, his unfamiliarity made the priest's screams particularly creepy.

“The Lord will punish you…”

The long sword forged by the craftsmen from the Frozen Territory has enjoyed a good reputation in the south through the Chamber of Commerce. Although the baron's methods were rough and brutal, the priest quickly went to heaven to serve his great Lord of the Dawn.

Seeing that the Baron had killed the priest, Knight Commander Wei Lun decided to go all out and directly ordered the execution of all clergymen.

"Go tear down the Morningside Church as well."

Baron Moore shouted in horror, he was extremely frightened.

"Don't worry, no one will question your belief in the great God of Light. You should understand that the dawn and the light are actually the same great being. He will not blame you as a believer."

Ryan left a few words and left without looking back, never leaving his horse for a single step.

"Lord Baron Moore, Lord Ryan asked me to tell you that he wants 90% of all the wealth in the church."

The knight's squire picked up his knight's sword from Baron Moore, wiped the blood off the clothes of the corpse on the ground, and spoke to Baron Moore.

At this time, Baron Moore finally reacted.

The wealth in the Holy See is in no way inferior to that of this lord!

"Damn it, that's my wealth, my wealth!"

The distant estate of Count Mercers.

It's safe here, away from the invasion of orcs.

This place cannot be called an earldom, because only the scope of the manor belongs to Count Mercers. But when Adams came here, he actually found that Count Mercers' manor seemed a little big, almost twice as big as the manor land granted to him by the kingdom.

But he didn't care, because it was Count Mercers who helped him become the new king and gained the loyalty of a large number of nobles.

So, little things are not that important.

Adams' anger now came in another direction.

"Damn Ryan, he is just a baron, just a baron, how dare he, how dare he!"

"How dare he order me around!"

"I must kill him and declare him dead in the name of the king!"

"Your Majesty, you should not be so angry. This is not an emotion a good king should have."

Next to him, Count Moses appeared at some point and said this to Adams.

"The kingdom is in dire straits right now. As the most noble king of the kingdom, you should demonstrate the authority of a king so that the nobles will be more loyal to you."

"Just like these few days, when those nobles saw you, it was like they saw hope for the kingdom's salvation."

Moses' words calmed Adams down and he forced himself to keep a calm expression, but he soon lost control and became ferocious.

"Damn it Ryan."

Moses felt helpless when he saw this scene. Should he be glad that the royal family was full of such rubbish or should he be upset that he had chosen such a thing on such a whim?

He wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Adams.

"Count Mercers, you don't have to say anything. I know what to do. But facing you, my loyal count, I don't need to act like my father. You are the count I trust absolutely."

The Count's eyes filled with tears, and he fell to his knees.

"The loyalty of the Mercers family to you is like the eternal light of heaven."

"Praise the light."

Under the influence of Mercers, Adams had become a devout believer in the God of Light.

"In fact, you don't need to be so angry. Baron Ryan needs your order to expel the priests and churches in the noble territory."

"The empire needs to see the king's sincerity. At the same time, this is the best opportunity for you."

"Your authority as king will begin from this incident. All the nobles will be unable to resist your orders."

"You can clearly see whether the nobles are more loyal to you or to the false king."

"McPherson..."

Adams gritted his teeth, but still didn't quite understand.

"You use your majesty as a king to order the nobles to drive out the Dawn Church in the territory. The nobles will obey your orders. This is the first order you issued as a king, isn't it?"

"The moment the order is issued, you will truly become the king of Andara. The nobles will not betray you even if you ask them to fight against the Church. This is your power."

"As for the other little wealth, when you become king, will you still lack it?"

"The entire kingdom, everything in it is your wealth, you will have countless gold coins."

"So now it is you who are using the Empire, Baron Ryan's army, instead of the authority he dares to command you."

"You are the king of this land. Even the empire's army needs your authority to do anything."

The more Adams listened, the more excited he became. His face flushed as he grabbed Count Mercers' hand.

"Yes, that's right, Count Mercers, you are right. I am the king of the kingdom. I will give the order right now to have the nobles of the kingdom expel the church. No, kill them!"

……

Ryan received a long-awaited letter from Corps Commander Farrell.

"So, Count Moses had been at odds with our Emperor more than a decade ago?" "He longed to have his own territory, his own power, his own army, and become a real count."

"Rather than the Earl of the Manor who is respectful on the surface but mocked behind the scenes."

"As a great noble, this is indeed a bit frustrating. I don't even have a lord under me."

It is not surprising that Count Moses is in collusion with the Empire. It should be said that his only remaining identity as a count allows him to come into contact with figures of the level of the Emperor of the Empire, giving him a chance to turn things around.

In the letter, Commander Farrell talked about the origin of Count Moses, a family of earls native to the Andara Kingdom. It was precisely because of this history and glory that the Moses family was able to maintain its title after experiencing rebellions, demon beliefs and other disasters decades ago. It was only deprived of land and population.

Oh, this is also one of the old king’s great achievements.

"Baron Ryan, the reward from King Andara has arrived."

Outside, Feder's voice came, which surprised Ryan.

"So fast?"

He walked out of the tent and saw that there were fewer armored bears outside.

"Where did this girl go with the armored bear?"

Ryan frowned. Before, Bogold always brought a hundred armored bear warriors with him every time he went out, but these two days, he only took them out and didn't bring them back.

Does she think that if there are only a hundred people going out every morning, she won't notice it?
With a gruff smile, Ryan saw the messenger from Adams, a haughty court attendant.

"Baron Ryan, the King's reward has arrived."

He motioned for Ryan to kneel down and accept the reward, and Ryan looked behind him, but there was nothing.

It was his own military camp, and it was impossible for him to hide the things somewhere else.

"Where's the stuff?"

Ryan asked, and the waiter suddenly became angry.

"Just accept the king's reward! Why are you asking?"

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper.

Amidst the jumbled conversation, Ryan heard words like 100,000 gold coins, 200 horses, and 50 crystal gems.

"Gone?"

"What's gone? That's 100,000 gold coins! You, a baron, will never see so many gold coins in your life."

The waiter scolded, but Ryan had no intention of getting angry with a guy like that.

"How can the Andara Kingdom be so stingy when it has such a large land?"

"And... it's an IOU?"

Ryan took the note from the other person's hand. The handwriting was not very beautiful, and it was obviously written by Adams himself.

"What IOU? This is a reward from the king. When His Majesty returns to the palace, the gold coins that belong to you will naturally be delivered to you. Why don't you thank the noble King for his gift?"

"Okay, let's see the guests off."

Ryan ignored this guy and waved his hand. Soldiers came up and pushed the waiter and a group of people outside.

"You are not allowed to yell in the barracks. If you yell again, I will kill you."

The murderous words immediately shut the weak waiter up, and it was not until they were far away that he finally started to yell angrily again.

"A king only gave a reward of hundreds of thousands. Is the Andara Kingdom so poor?"

Ryan felt that maybe it was not that the kingdom was poor, but that Adams was too poor.

He was neither the crown prince nor the chosen king. He was just a prince, a little guy who was made king in the chaos. He had no foundation. His only foundation was Count Moses, who was an ambitious guy, so he had nothing.

Being able to give out one hundred thousand...I'm afraid he is already fantasizing about the day when he will become the king.

But you have imagined yourself to be the last king, and you dare not be bolder? The pocket money that the old king gave you before made you dare not even think about the number above 100,000.

Ryan put away the IOU. It was a good thing. Although it was just an IOU, it could really bring huge wealth.

This is a question of honor for the nobility. Even if they lose everything, they would rather see their family suffer humiliation and loss of reputation.

"It doesn't matter if it's later. Gold coins won't inflate anyway."

After collecting the IOU, Ryan ordered the soldiers to give orders to Brand's army that was wandering around the defense line.

"Step up patrols inside and outside the defense line, put some pressure on the nobles, and ask them to clear out the Dawn Churches in their territories. Ninety percent of the wealth in those churches is inherited by the faith of the God of Light."

“Don’t let them pocket it.”

……

"Big sister, do you think we won't be punished if we go back like this?"

"We talked about only bringing out a hundred people at a time."

Under the clear sky, above the earth, Volibear was lying on the ground like a huge white stone, and Bogurd was lying on the armored bear with a dogtail grass in his mouth.

Next to her, hundreds of big guys were performing the same movements and behaviors.

"Nothing will happen. I only take a hundred people with me every time I go out. Boss Ryan is watching."

"But you didn't bring back what you brought out earlier."

"So what's wrong? Is there any problem with this? I said I would only bring a hundred people, but I didn't say I would bring a hundred back."

"But the priests said that we are an army now and can't do things the same as before. Lord Ryan said before that we couldn't cross the river, but now we have crossed the river for most of the day."

"What if I get beaten?"

"Being beaten?"

Bogold's voice became sharp and dissatisfied.

"Who dares to hit me? It's okay. Volibear can handle it."

"I already said it's the army, the army, I am your army commander, you all have to listen to me, do you know what this means to be an army?"

"Just do what you are told to do. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Oh, but big sister, what are we going to do."

"On the first day, we captured more than a dozen orcs and brought them back to train the soldiers. Will it be a problem if we don't capture them now?"

"What's the problem?"

"The warthogs are so ugly. You don't think that Boss Ryan would like such a dark and rough guy."

"He likes aristocratic women, weak guys."

"Is it the same type as Lady Salad? That's too weak."

"Who knows what he's thinking?"

"Then let's..."

"Stop talking nonsense, there is a human smell in the air."

A thousand meters away from the Armored Bear Legion, the sun was shining brightly. This was a great time for the Hog Orcs to take it easy and enjoy the midday sun. A somewhat bloated team was running on the ground. They all looked nervous, but it was also obvious that they were not an ordinary team, because everyone's face was not so sallow, and there were hundreds of knights guarding them in the team.

"We are close to the Dam River. As long as we cross the river and walk for half a day, we will be able to completely leave the warthog orcs' area. Then we will be safe."

The leading knight spoke to the maid who came to ask, and the maid opened her eyes wide in surprise, then quickly ran towards the carriage.

After a moment she returned and said to the knight:

"Knight Fletcher, the Queen asked me to ask you, after arriving at the noble territory in the south, is there a way to return to the territory of the Leta family?"

The knight hesitated, then shook his head with difficulty.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. The kingdom is now divided. The two princes Adams and McPherson control the southern half of the area. We are heading to the Earldom of Mercers, His Highness Adams. There, the queen can exercise the king's power and summon the nobles' army to counterattack the orc army and retake the royal city."

"If all goes well, we can return to the Leta family once the army is assembled."

The maid shook her head and said:

"No, Knight Fletcher, the queen means that she is no longer a member of the Leta family, but the former queen of the kingdom. She cannot return to the Leta family. If Leta... the Grand Duke asks, please answer in the same way."

"Follow the master's wishes."

The knight was puzzled, but still said this loyally.

"Oh no! There are orc warriors chasing us from behind!"

A knight rode up and whispered to Knight Fletcher, but the maid next to him still heard it and her face turned pale at that moment.

(End of this chapter)