Throne of the North.

Chapter 550: Exiled Bloodline, Confirmation of War

Ryan didn't expect to be involved with him again, and the memory of Carlos' bloodline in the Sera Kingdom...

Carlos, Harper, Flynn and Count Olson, the first three have surrendered and become great nobles of the Serra Kingdom today, but Count Olson fled.

He fled the land, and the current Earl of Olsen, a young man, was chosen as the new Earl of Olsen.

But to be honest, no one recognized the young Count Olsen because the real Count Olsen was still alive, he just escaped, not dead.

Is he in the Empire?

Ryan looked at Emperor Columbus III and told him the past of the current Carlos bloodline in the Kingdom of Serra.

After listening to this, the nobles lowered their heads in thought. Some of them were actually very clear about the history of the past.

"One hundred and twenty years ago, during the Pan-Plane War of Gods, the Kingdom of Carlos was destroyed overnight by a pillar that fell from the sky. When the northern border was covered, the surviving nobles of the Kingdom of Carlos had already arrived in the south."

"Ninety years ago, the Kingdom of Carlos was established with the help of the Dawn Church."

"But the royal family of the Kingdom of Carlos is not the bloodline of Carlos. The king is just a son-in-law prince. He married a princess, but the princess died on the way south without even giving birth to an heir."

"My son-in-law married the earl's daughter in the south, and then, with the help of the Dawn Church, swore an oath to fight the empire to the death."

"An incompetent boy built a kingdom under the title of prince. The empire didn't care about it and wouldn't recognize it. But he shamelessly stole Carlos' honor and bloodline."

"He is not qualified to inherit Carlos. The entire Kingdom of Carlos should not be recognized by the nobles. Even the Holy See cannot force the nobles to recognize the legitimacy of the Kingdom of Carlos."

"If Carlos needs a king, it definitely shouldn't be that Caan Diaz."

"He's just a vile thief."

The emperor's voice came slowly, and the nobles listened quietly. Ryan looked towards the door. As one of the few barons and nobles present, his seat was very close to the door.

So he turned around and saw Count Olson, who had lost his former majesty and was now full of vicissitudes of life. He was the only one of the four great nobles of Carlos bloodline in the Serra Kingdom who had escaped.

When he escaped, Ryan led his army to destroy the town and fortress where he was, leaving him no chance to take away much wealth.

Count Olson noticed Ryan's gaze. He would never forget this face, and naturally, hatred was revealed in his eyes.

However, both sides were very restrained. Count Olsen, who had no idea what he had experienced, walked past Ryan and all the nobles, came to the front of the palace, and then knelt in front of Columbus III.

This kneeling made His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire extremely intoxicated and happy. He smiled and asked Count Olsen to stand up.

"That little thief Kaan stole the true honor of Carlos, and the Empire will help the true Carlos bloodline to take back everything that belongs to them."

"Dignity, honor, past glory, and future prosperity."

"That land belongs to the real Carlos!"

The emperor spoke loudly, and Count Olsen's face flushed as he made a promise to the emperor.

"If Your Majesty can really help me take back the title that belongs to Carlos, I, Olson Carlos, will swear in the name of the God of Light that the Carlos royal family will become the eternal ally of the Flor Empire, as immortal as the light of the sky!"

"As King Carlos, I will give gifts to the imperial nobles who work hard to restore the Kingdom of Carlos. Carlos will give land, slaves, and wealth."

The nobles who had been watching the show for so long finally opened their eyes wide at this moment, and some of them couldn't help but stand up and stare at the wandering Count Olsen.

No one rebuked him for appearing at the meeting of nobles as a wandering noble.

"The Flor Empire will accept the goodwill from the Carlos bloodline. The Empire will always recognize your title and your identity as the future king. Mr. Olson, you should sit next to me."

If he was a real king, he would of course sit with the emperor, so Count Olsen came directly to Columbus III. The emperor took the hand of this vicissitudes nobleman, slowly raised it and said:
"The fallen church has shamelessly violated the dignity and rules of the nobility. They will be brought to justice!"

"The light will give us the dawn of victory."

"For the Flor Empire!"

The nobles stood up and shouted loudly:
"For the Flor Empire!"

The emperor has given them the answer. As long as they agree to the war and defeat the Kingdom of Carlos, the land of the Kingdom of Carlos will become theirs in a reasonable way.

Yes, the reason for all this is because the throne of the Carlos Kingdom is not legitimate, just like the Carlos King Caan Diaz, who didn't even dare to die because he was afraid.

"After this, there is one more thing."

The emperor coughed twice and asked the nobles to continue listening to his voice.

"The North is a disaster for all of humanity. Even the gods have no mercy on us. As a beacon of humanity, the Empire has accepted a large number of nobles and given them hope for survival."

"Not long ago, in the war in the north, the Empire sent a war commander, Otis Brooks, to the Kingdom of Andara to help the kingdom resist the orcs. I think everyone will not forget the former glory of this ancient bloodline."

"As the emperor of the empire, I promise Brooks that I will grant him his former title and land."

"The emperor of the empire never breaks his word, and now, I need the army to help me win the victory in the Tares Plains to fulfill my promise to Brooks."

"Perhaps, the Empire should welcome a new noble."

This time, there was no noble to stop the emperor, because the Tares Plain was where the war in the south was most intense. It was located between the Kingdom of Carlos and the Flor Empire, and was full of land conflicts every year.

Moreover, the emergence of Count Olson would allow the empire to obtain those lands, no, even more lands, in a reasonable and authoritative manner.

That way... the great nobles of the empire would have more territories to reward their offspring.

Land made the nobles no longer hesitate and was also the balance that the emperor gave to the nobles.

"The Meyers bloodline will always obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor!"

Grand Duke Meyers was the first to show loyalty, and the other grand dukes did not lag behind. Gradually, all the nobles showed their loyalty to the emperor.

Columbus III smiled with satisfaction in his seat, knowing that his authority was once again enhanced in the hearts of the nobles, and his majesty and his will would be implemented unswervingly.

This is his personal glory.

The Emperor of Mankind, the Pope of Light, Columbus III dreamed of that day coming.

The meeting ended with the laughter of the nobles. When Ryan left the palace, he saw familiar faces outside.

That is Otis Brooks, whom the nobles discussed last.

He was a wandering noble and could not bring benefits to the nobles like Count Olsen, so he had no way to enter the palace.

He had been waiting here. Ryan saw his yearning for the interior of the palace, and seemed to see that in the near future he would also dress up and enter this palace that only nobles could enter.

In addition to Otis, there are many people behind him, with fanatical eyes. They are all wandering nobles, and each of them has a heroic story and glory. It seems that the emperor has also made many promises to them for the war in the south.

"Mr. Otis, it looks like your wish is about to come true."

Ryan smiled and talked to this acquaintance who had experienced many years of hardships in the northern border of the Andara Kingdom. The latter was also very excited and said to Ryan kindly:
"Otis will never forget the help Baron Ryan gave me in the North. Brooks and the Frozen Territory are destined to become friends."

"Of course."

Ryan also laughed. Otis had not yet entered the imperial aristocratic circle, but he had already started looking for allies.

Undoubtedly, since Columbus III had returned to his seat in the nobility, the aristocratic faction on the side of Grand Duke Fleming was the ally that Otis Brooks should most contact.

Ryan was the only acquaintance he had on his way to becoming a noble.

When Ryan returned to his mansion, the smile on his face disappeared.

"Those noble ladies in the Imperial City are so rich... What's wrong with you?"

Avril looked at Ryan, stopping the topic and asked.

"Nothing, I just didn't expect that there would be hidden dangers in the Sera Kingdom, and it is related to me." Most of the things discussed today were related to Ryan, especially Count Olson.

Ryan suddenly regretted why he didn't let the Griffin Legion hunt down the escaped Count Olson.

If Count Olson became the king of the Kingdom of Carlos, it would not be a good thing for the Kingdom of Serra. In order to stabilize the Kingdom of Serra as soon as possible, Ryan ordered many killings.

In other words, he and Count Olson could never get along.

Even if he could not become King Carlos, Columbus III would not give up this great nobleman with legitimate blood, so Count Olson would always have a place in the imperial circle.

This would certainly not be a good thing for Ryan, because the other party would not become his ally.

"How did this Count Olson appear in the Empire?"

Ryan was puzzled and sent someone to Count Pascal's residence, hoping that he would know some information.

Ryan waited for a day because Pascal also needed to get information from other nobles, and this noble had much more connections than Ryan.

So Ryan also got the answer.

"After the McReynolds royal family betrayed the Andara Kingdom and launched a war to the south to establish the Serra Kingdom, Earl Olson fled to the land further south. He sought the Pope and the Red Clothes of the Holy Mountain, hoping that the Church could help him regain his land."

"However, the Dawn Church urgently needed to cultivate its own new soil of faith in the north to fight against the Andara Kingdom that betrayed them, so they naturally refused because the Church recognized the status of the Serra Kingdom."

"Earl Olson went to visit the kings and nobles of the kingdoms in the southern lands in a decadent manner, but the nobles were unwilling to cross such a vast land to help him."

"In the end, he hoped to borrow troops, but Earl Olson had no wealth left, and the nobles needed to see the attitude of the Dawn Church. The Church took the initiative to help the Serra Kingdom gain a firm foothold."

“So, Olsen went around the south and found nothing.”

"Until he met the elector Floyd Columbus, who was stranded in the South."

"Olson came to the Empire and changed his last name back to Carlos."

"The bloodlines of the four great nobles of the Serra Kingdom can all be Carlos's true bloodline. Even if there is a distinction between direct and collateral lines, they all belong to Carlos, and that is enough."

Is that so...

Ryan understood that as long as Count Olson did not give up, the empire would become his only choice.

The Church of Dawn cannot afford to lose the Kingdom of Serra in the north, especially at this moment when even the noble Lord Gerald has betrayed Dawn.

Then, there would be no way for Count Olson to take back everything he once had from the hands of the Dawn Church.

The enemy of his enemy, the empire is his last straw.

In this case, it would be almost impossible for Count Olson to leave the embrace of the empire.

"So... he now clearly belongs to the side of Elector Floyd."

Only by sorting out the network of relationships around Count Olson can Ryan be alert to possible dangers.

Ryan went to visit Count Pascal, and the two of them are now allies who can truly trust each other.

"We should not be concerned about Olson now. He is not a king yet and does not have any power or wealth. The war in the South is what we should be concerned about."

Yes, the war in Thousand Lakes Province is undoubtedly going to escalate. Ordinary wars can no longer satisfy the emperor's needs. He is madly trying to destroy the Kingdom of Carlos.

When Ryan was thinking about the pros and cons, Count Pascal suddenly said:

"Do you want to join the war there?"

The nobleman's question made Ryan look up and asked with some doubt:
"Why? I have already refused to participate in the war in the south at the meeting. The emperor knows that I will invite the nobles of the Northern Province to help me build a fortress in the north."

Ryan was not willing to participate in the war in the south; it was too far away.

"Your father has gone to war."

Pascal said that Ryan was not only the lord of the Frozen Territory, but also the son of Earl Clayton. According to the rules of the nobility, he should support Earl Clayton with an army.

"Besides him, Archduke Meyers, Archduke Rodrigo, and many other great nobles have already joined the war."

"They all want to gain huge profits from the war in the south. The empire has a vast territory, but the nobles are no longer satisfied with what they have now."

Pascal hit the point. The reason why the nobles still supported the emperor's decision was because they were not satisfied.

Count Pascal reminded Ryan, but Ryan thought about it and shook his head and said:
"I will send an army to support Clayton. This is my duty, but I will not participate in the war in the South."

"why?"

It can be seen that Pascal really wants to participate, but he wants to get Ryan involved.

He witnessed Ryan's victory in the war against Gerald, and it could be said that he was the only noble who knew the whole process and outcome.

Ryan hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Although the Church of Dawn has shown signs of weakness in the face of the Empire since the war a hundred years ago, I still don't think... that the Church will continue to lose after losing for hundreds of years."

"The Church is too big, so big that it has lost countless wealth. To them, it is just the tip of the iceberg, but the Empire is ecstatic about these riches."

"I prefer to call the Vatican's past failures - irritability."

Ryan described the huge Dawn faith in this way.

"The male lion was robbed of its prey by the hyena, and the hyena ate the prey's internal organs, which was definitely a victory for the lion, but it was more likely because the lion was full."

Could the nobles, who had been suppressed by the Church of Dawn for the entire time of human civilization, imagine how much foundation and strength the Church of Dawn, which ruled human civilization, possessed?

Of course, the Empire might not be as weak as he imagined, and the Holy See might not be as strong as he imagined, but what everyone is willing to admit is that the Empire is still at a disadvantage facing the Holy See of Dawn.

No one doubted it, so the emperor urgently needed victory in the war in the south to prove himself. Even he himself was not confident about the title of the Grand Pope of Light.

After hearing Ryan's words, Count Pascal fell silent. He was still wavering. He had already dealt with the filth in Pascal's bloodline, and what he needed now was the interests that he needed as a great noble.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to get involved in the war in the south so quickly. After all, the land in the south is still very vast. The outcome between us and the Holy See cannot be determined by this one war."

Count Pascal's title is secure, his power is secure, and his position is as solid as a gargoyle, so there is no need to worry.

"You don't see the war in the south. Grand Duke Fleming is not optimistic about the war in the south. Grand Duke Russell is also..."

Count Pascal sighed. He didn't understand why no one was optimistic.

Over the past hundred years, the Holy See has been declining. Even if the empire is so bad, can't it even defeat Carlos?
"If the war really comes to a point where they force the Church to admit they have lost, don't we have a chance to get a piece of the action?"

After Ryan's persuasion, Count Pascal finally agreed not to send the main force to the south. He said that the slave army was enough and Count Pascal would not feel sorry if all of them died in the south.

This is the confidence that the alien dimension gives to the great nobles. Even though there is an overpopulation problem, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and nobles on the battlefield in the south are not panicking.

Ryan plans to return to the North. His own territory is his home, but before that, he has to solve two problems.

One thing, of course, was the credit given to him by the emperor. There were a huge amount of raw materials used to build the fortress, including some extraordinary materials. Although they were all low-level extraordinary materials, they were also a considerable fortune after the huge quantity. Ryan needed to supervise and warn and threaten the Imperial Chamber of Commerce in charge of this matter, in the face of their underestimation of himself as a baron.

The second thing is related to the Emperor Volvo.

Ryan had finally made the trip to the Imperial City, so naturally he wanted to complete the arrangements for the Northern Brave Guild.

In fact, there is already a Northern Brave Guild in the Imperial Capital. It was solved when Brock and Bogold arrived, but so much time has passed and no adventurer has gone to the North.

This made Ryan very unhappy.

(End of this chapter)