Can't I develop my own character?

"why?"

"Because last year, a war broke out on the border. When the Augustan army invaded, the city of Astir was in danger. She asked her father for support, but was rejected."

Ryan was stunned: "Why refuse?"

"I don't know. Maybe Father was busy hosting a banquet at the time."

"..."

Then your father really deserves to die early.

No wonder Amabena always said that her old father was a spendthrift. Now it seems to be true. Wars often broke out between the Augustus Empire and the Northern United Nations. Places like Astor, which borders the eastern border of Augustus, are constantly fighting all year round.

Especially now that the Kingdom of Lot is weak, everyone inside is thinking about dividing it up, not to mention outsiders.

Although the Augustus Empire was also in civil war, conflicts rarely broke out in this area of ​​the eastern border. Some of the nobles here did not care about what happened at all, while those near the border also frequently fought invasions.

It seems that Lord Anjia is more capable than imagined, and can manage the territory well even in such chaos.

Ryan planned to use this place as a temporary base. After all, if he wanted to develop his forces and launch a counterattack, he needed a place to rest.

"No, it's too blue!" Amabena felt that Ryan's idea was impossible to achieve.

The other party won't pay any attention to her as the king.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Ryan was not in a hurry and decided to wait until the Holy Blood Legion arrived.

...

Two days later.

The Holy Blood Army led by 'Shari' crossed the imperial border and entered the territory of Astor.

This Holy Blood Army has only two thousand people, and the rest are still developing themselves within the empire.

Because of the blessing of the will of 'war', everyone who joins the Holy Blood Legion will be affected by the power and will continue to evolve and become stronger through war.

However, in this process, they will be eroded by the power of faith, and this alone will eliminate a large number of people, so dispersed development is much more efficient than taking root together.

Ryan asked Charlie to find a place to hide and wait for the opportunity.

Then he took Amabena to the castle, and after revealing his identity, he successfully met Viscount Angie, the lord of Astor.

This was a big sister who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long black-brown hair. Ryan discovered that she was wearing armor.

"Your Majesty." Anjia was a little surprised when she saw Amabena for the first time. She couldn't believe the guard's notification just now. "Why are you here?"

"Ah, why am I here..." Amabena glanced at Ryan secretly, thinking to herself, how do I know why I am here, where should I be?

"His Majesty the King is on a secret visit and happened to come here for inspection," said Ryan.

Amabena blinked and said, "I'm on a secret visit. I'm actually doing such a serious thing."

But Anjia wasn't fooled at all. She said calmly, "Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, you were forced to come here. I received news of your disappearance a few days ago. Duke Frank is currently acting as king and managing government affairs."

"That bastard!" Amabena was angry.

Duke Frank was the one who assassinated her.

"That's not important," Ryan said. "No matter what his reasons are for acting as the governor, he's just a duke. If his title is not right, his words will not flow, and he won't win the support of the people."

Anjia raised her eyebrows: "Who are you?"

Amabena immediately said, "Lord Ryan is my confidant and advisor!"

"Yeah." Anjia didn't respond, but said, "If the king needs to rest here, I will make good arrangements, but if it's something else, I'm sorry I can't do anything."

This is the treatment of a king without dignity. My cheap daughter, you really have no face at all.

"In that case..." Amabena had no idea what to do and could only look at Ryan.

"Let me arrange for you to stay first."

After all, the king is here, and Anjia has to take care of him no matter how unwilling she is. To be honest, she really doesn't want to have anything to do with Amabena at this time. After all, Astor City is not safe now.

"Victoire Anjia, wait a moment." Ryan stopped him, "Is war about to break out in Astor City soon?"

Anjia paused, frowned, and asked, "How do you know?"

"You don't have the habit of wearing armor in your own home, do you?"

"..." Anjia was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, the barbaric Augustan army is coming again, and this time there are a lot of people, a full 8,000 people."

"How many troops does Astir City have?"

"Less than four thousand, and some of them are new recruits."

It was a good thing that the army recovered so quickly after suffering a heavy blow last year. After all, she still had to take into account the development of other aspects.

"So you understand now, right? I can barely protect my own territory, so I have no ability to help you."

Ryan spread his hands: "That's a pity, but we still want to stay here for two days."

"It's up to you. If Astor City cannot be defended, I will send someone to escort His Majesty the King away."

After a while.

Ryan and Amabena moved into the big castle.

"Sir Ryan, if she doesn't help us anymore, why should we still live here? What if she turns around and hands me over to Frank to take credit?" Amabena said worriedly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Ryan had just secretly tested it with 'Weine's' ability, and the other party didn't notice it. However, what surprised Ryan was that Viscount Anjia was actually a second-level extraordinary person, and was even about to step into the third level. No wonder he was so brave.

Although he is not yet at the third level at the age of 25 and cannot be compared with Amabena, he is just a small character after all, oh no, a big character. In short, this talent is not bad among the extraordinary people.

"Just wait, she will swear allegiance to you soon." Ryan said with a smile.

Amabena tilted her head slightly. Although she didn't know where Ryan got his confidence from, she felt that he could trust him. Reason? Does intuition count?

...

the other side.

When Ryan was planning the city of Astir, Lin Qi, who set out from the Gate of Janus, also led his team to successfully arrive at the imperial capital of Augustus - Barron.

But the people from the Gate of Janus were not summoned by the old emperor immediately. Soon after, a message came from the palace that the old emperor missed his daughter so much that he ordered Casradi to return to Baron to discuss state affairs together.

According to reliable sources, the old emperor seems to be planning to make Casradi the crown prince.

This news shocked many people. Is the battle for the crown prince finally going to have a result?

But anyone with common sense could see that the old emperor was going to confront Casradi.

After all, Casradi’s greatest support now is the Gate of Janus. If the other party wants to withdraw its troops, Casradi will be in a difficult situation.

If Casradi is satisfied with the position of crown prince, the situation in the Augustus Empire will change again.

"Teacher, do you think... should I go?"

At the border between the southern and northern territories, at the military encampment, Casladi, having received the imperial edict, pondered, "This must be Father's stalling tactic. Even if he grants me the crown prince position, it won't be of much use to me right now. At most, I'll be the legitimate heir."

"But this title is also important, isn't it?" Heino pondered. "Also, the Saint of the Janus Gate has arrived in Baron. We must also know what she discussed with the Emperor."

"So, teacher, do you think I should go? But what if..."

"You can go. If a crown prince is appointed, you can take over. But our ultimate goal remains the same. You want the throne, not the crown prince." Hai Nuo said, and then smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you. And the Saint of Janus is here too. Aren't you friends with her?"

Casladi thought so too. With the Saint here and the teacher, a seventh-level transcendent, here, what is there to worry about?

"Then let's go!"

......

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Chapter 104 Ryan: Cow, come on! [8k]

Western Border.

The Iron Blood Army garrison.

The atmosphere is serious!

Maganna stood at the top, looking at the group of confidants sitting below, and said, "The old emperor is actually going to talk to Casradi. If they reach an agreement, we will be in trouble."

All along, two armies have been advancing towards the imperial capital. If Casradi suddenly compromises, she will not be able to do anything else but go to the rescue of the king.

Moreover, Casradi had every reason to agree, because the position of crown prince had not been decided before, but now that it was decided, no matter whether the old emperor would really pass on the throne or not, Casradi would at least get the title first.

Once he is named the crown prince, he will gather a large number of followers. Kasradi can wait, but Maganna cannot. She is on the way to purge the court of evil officials, so she will not retreat just at the beginning.

Who will work with Grand Duchess Maganna on big things then?

"The emperor did make a brilliant move, but the Grand Duke doesn't need to worry, because this negotiation in the imperial capital is unlikely to succeed." Ina said on the side.

"Oh?" Magna was puzzled. "How can you be sure? If I were Casradi, I would definitely pretend to agree and become the crown prince first to win over the people. After all, she has nothing to lose."

The crown prince has the right to be the crown prince. What could be more important than this?

With this title, he could even directly mobilize the royal army at critical moments, and the situation would be at least several times better than it is now.

"Because the Janus Gate is also there, Castradi can only ascend the throne with their support to meet their expectations. Now that the Paladins have dispatched, where is the demon army? They must let the people of the empire see it."

"So I feel that the Saint Lady was most likely going for this very reason. Once the emperor's allegiance to the Blood God is revealed, the so-called Crown Prince will be meaningless."

"But," Magna frowned, "what if Casradi wants to do this? What if she blocks the Janus Gate?"

"Don't worry, Grand Duke, they won't succeed."

"So why?"

"Because Lord Ryan has a backup plan."

"Eh?"

Hearing Ryan's name, Maganna suddenly perked up.

"What did he leave behind? Did he have anything to tell me?"

Ina shook her head: "I have no comment on this."

Maganna said angrily: "Ina, I now order you to tell this Grand Duke everything you know about Ryan! Without reservation!"

"No, Lord Ryan said that all backup plans can only be used when the time comes."

"You bastard! How dare you disobey the order of this Grand Duke? I want... I want..."

The Grand Duke is going to be angry, and the consequences will be serious. Who do you think you are? Ryan is my trusted minister. If he were still alive, he would definitely not speak to me like this!

McCauss hurriedly grabbed the Grand Duke.

"Grand Duke, please be patient. I think Brother Ryan must have made such an arrangement for his own reasons. Let's just listen to Miss Ina."

Although McCauss didn't think much of Ina before, after spending some time with her, he realized that the latter's intelligence and talent were indeed what the Iron Blood Army needed most.

And there is another reason, because 'Ina' was sent by Ryan, so Maganna listened to her advice!

If it were someone else, the Grand Duke would just ignore them after saying a few words.

Do you think the Duke listens to what Iverson says?

"Hmph~ This better be Ryan's arrangement." Maganna finally compromised, because she really couldn't do anything about 'Ina'. What else could she do? Kill her? She was Ryan's person.

After muttering, Maganna said again: "The army has rested and will set off in the afternoon!"

Since she doesn't have to worry about the situation in the imperial capital, she must continue to move forward.

The harder she pressed, the more anxious the old emperor became. To put it another way, if Casradi really became the crown prince, she would have to quickly acquire more territory for herself so that she would be qualified to compete with the other party.

......

the other side.

In the imperial capital, there is an underground altar deep in the palace.

The blood-colored power covered the entire altar, and the dazzling red flowed along the grooves of the formation, filling the entire formation.

Surrounding the altar was a wall of piled bones. At this moment, a group of people were wailing in pain in a pool of blood. They tried to struggle and escape, but after being chosen as sacrifices, the power of the sacrifice was quickly stripping away their flesh and souls.

Human bones! High walls!

The desperate cries gradually subsided with the sacrifice.

The old emperor stood on the altar, watching all this with indifference, turning a deaf ear to the pleas of the people of the empire.