The difference between Apprentice Knight and ordinary people is just years of training, but an army composed of one hundred well-trained Apprentice Knight can defeat ten times the number of enemies.
What's more, most of Ryan's attendants are Formal Knight.
Breathing Technique makes them stronger. Even when facing sharp spears, Knight's Greatsword in their hands can cut them off smoothly.
The charge of the war horses along the river was devastating. Many soldiers even jumped into the river out of fear of the cavalry and disappeared in the turbulent waves.
In less than thirty minutes, Ryan was already standing in the middle of the mess, looking down at the knights kneeling in front of him.
"Tell me, why do you appear in my territory?"
Ryan asked calmly. The kneeling knight did not dare to raise his head, his eyes flickering.
He absolutely cannot tell the truth.
In fact, it is not a rare thing for nobles to break out wars. Many times, because of land and money, it is very common for nobles to start wars with each other.
It would be fine if he was a noble, but he is not, so once one of the two things, land or money, is involved, he will definitely die.
"I, we entered Other Plane on the order of Lord Marquis to protect Lord Marquis's territory."
"Just... just passed by here."
"Oh?"
Ryan laughed and said:
"You happened to stay in my land? And, you stayed for so long?"
When he was talking, there were soldiers beside him carrying a large animal skin bag from the ruins. When he opened it, the golden light made Ryan sure.
"It seems that I did not kill by mistake."
The knight finally despaired and shouted:
"Baron Ryan, you can't kill me. I am Count Soron's squire, and I am the Earl's knight!"
"I don't want to either, but the value of Gold Mine is really too high."
Ryan The sword fell and the knight beheaded.
Indeed, the value of Gold Mine is really scary. Once it is exposed, all the nobles in Northwind Province will flock to it. No one will care about the face of the nobles. After all, even the smallest Gold Mine is worth at least one million Gold Coin if it can be fully mined.
Ryan does not want to be exposed and does not dare to be exposed. It does not even dare to mine on a large scale. It can only use Natives to mine.
In the history he was familiar with, there were countless wars that broke out because of mines, resources, and wealth, and some could even develop into a war that would destroy a country.
Northwind Province There are many aristocratic conflicts that break out due to Iron Ore every year, and Iron Ore can be said to be the lowest value mineral vein in Northwind Province.
If it is a silver mine, it can arouse the greed of all nobles. The value of Gold Mine will definitely detonate all conflicts and war potential.
"All taken care of!"
The murderous intent in Ryan's eyes had not completely dissipated. This was the first time the soldiers saw their lord's eyes look like this. Each of them lowered their heads, tied the bodies with stones and threw them into the river, and then buried the entire camp with earth and rocks.
The investigation methods of the nobles were already very rough. In addition, this was still Otherworld Plane and Count Soron. If we investigated later, it would be impossible to find out that the entire army was annihilated here.
It's just... Ryan didn't put his hope in the so-called evidence.
Nobles praise their own glory and splendor, and every word they speak to the outside world tells the story of their noble and just character. However, as the pinnacle of power, how can nobility be so bright and just?
Count Soron may never find evidence, but he can guess who in Otherworld Plane has the ability to kill an army of up to five hundred?
Baron Ryan's name must be at the top of the list.
Even the fact that this army appeared in the territory circled by Ryan was most likely because Count Soron suspected that the one who robbed Magic Crystal Mine was Ryan, because he brought a hundred extremely elite Knight Retainer with him.
This power is enough.
They came to look for the lost Magic Crystal Mine, because Ryan was not found at the portal. The team brought out Magic Crystal, but by mistake, the Gold Mine stone was found.
The value of Magic Crystal and Gold Mine. After all, the function of the former is relatively simple. It is difficult to distinguish who is higher and who is lower in the same quantity. But the problem is that it is difficult to equate the quantities. No matter how small the scale of Gold Mine is, it is much richer than Magic Crystal Mine.
"Count Soron will never let go of the death of five hundred people. If you don't want to bring the matter to light, then we can only fight at Otherworldly Plane."
"I wonder if he has the courage."
Ryan laughed. The combat effectiveness of the Dragonblood Warrior Legion in the hands of Mountain Forest World and Count Soron was greatly reduced.
Ryan found the leader slot of the Azure Lion Tribe. This Natives leader had already been shocked by the fighting power of the soldiers under Ryan, and he was a little scared at the moment.
"Tell your tribe that no one is allowed to tell what happened today, otherwise, I will deal with you."
Ryan threatened and then said calmly:
"Tao, maybe you don't know yet, but your world only has a few years left to live. You have lived here for many years, and there are many old people in your tribe, so you should know it very well."
"The White Calamity in the north is eroding the Mountain Forest where you are every year, isn't it? The Winter's Chill is getting faster and faster, and will soon submerge the Mountain Forest where your tribe is, and everything will die in the cold."
"There are only a few years left in this time."
"At that time, you will only have two choices left, either die in this world, or leave here and live in a safe place."
Mountain Forest World's Natives has a large population. Population is also a resource for the nobles. The more the population, the faster it develops. Even if it only relies on farming, the more people there are, the more fields it can cultivate.
Every noble has a large amount of wasteland in their territory, and they are not afraid of not having enough land at all.
If these Natives do not want to die, they will eventually enter Northwind Province and become the subjects of the nobles. How to choose then will become a difficult problem.
Ryan reminded Cao, just to make these Natives calm down, and they might become his people in the future.
"You should think about the future of your tribe."
Ryan left here with his attendants and headed towards Count Soron's territory. Now that the decision has been made, Magic Crystal Mine in Count Soron's hands cannot be wasted.
Boom!!!
Among Mountain Forest, there is still flat ground. If it is just an ordinary war horse, it may be troublesome, but Northern Warhorse is an extraordinary species.
This time Ryan was no longer hiding. As soon as the army arrived, the slaves and guard soldiers in the mine were completely panicked.
The soldiers know Baron Ryan.
Therefore, after a brief resistance and the death of several knights, the remaining soldiers all surrendered.
This is the prestige and prestige gained in the previous wars by Ryan.
"From now on, you are all my slaves!"
Ryan With a wave of his hand, everyone's ownership rights were replaced by his own.
The slaves were numb to this. They were slaves who were traded casually as part of the wealth. The soldiers were a little scared but did not dare to resist.
In order to survive, people's lower limits can really change constantly.
In the next few days, Ryan stayed among the Magic Crystal Mine, watching everyone start to mine Magic Crystal Mine most efficiently. On the last day, he sent all the mined Magic Crystal Mine to Svadilfari.
"Take all these slaves to the Azure Lion Tribe and arrange for wood cutting and stone quarrying."
Ryan understands that everything he knows here has too many traces and cannot be hidden for too long. In this case, it would be a pity to kill these slaves. They are also a huge fortune.
"Kill all Apprentice Knight among those soldiers!"
Ryan waved his hand, and all the last batch of possible rebels were eliminated. As a soldier, not every soldier was qualified to swear allegiance to Count Soron, but Apprentice Knight, who had received preferential treatment from the noble lord, must be loyal to his lord.
Why?
Not to mention that the spirit of chivalry is not broken yet, just a little bit is enough.
These people must have a better life in the territory of Count Soron than in the territory of Baron Ryan.
As soldiers loyal to Count Soron, those who can become Apprentice Knight, while loyal to their lord, the lord also gives them money, rights, houses, land, and beautiful women. Over time, the blood of these people has been maintained, and they have even formed small families in the territory, rather than a simple family unit.
In this case, how could they not be loyal to Count Soron?
They turned their allegiance to Baron Ryan, and they would lose everything. How could they become more loyal to him, Baron Ryan?
They themselves are the powerful class in Earldom, and there is no possibility of betrayal by them. On the contrary, the risk of ordinary soldiers and slaves who are malnourished at first glance is much smaller.
Ordinary soldiers are recruited from families, and often they have to prepare weapons and food themselves. Slaves are not even qualified to be loyal. Their value unit is measured in Gold Coin silver coins or even copper coins, which is a tradable wealth in itself.
Therefore, their loyalty to Count Soron is not absolute, or even very high, so they may become his Baron Ryan subjects.
Walking out of Planar Gate again, the soldiers were contaminated with a lot of evil spirits, making other surrounding noble teams dare not get too close.
As always, Ryan's team of personal guards did not gain anything. Only Frozen Earth Territory's team of slaves and civilians passed through Planar Gate with a large amount of firewood. More than one noble once laughed at Baron Ryan's short-sightedness. The value of each opening of Planar Gate, these firewood can't even compare to a fraction of it.
This is indeed the case, because as conflicts among some nobles broke out and the ore resources in Mountain Forest World were disclosed, there were many more vehicles transporting ore among the nobles traveling through Planar Gate.
The nobles have begun to monetize Otherworldly Plane's land resources on a large scale and send them back to Northwind Province.
Ryan watched Thundercloud Mountain for a long time and found that many teams were stained with blood. Obviously their journey was not smooth.
"Go back to Frozen Earth Territory and bring three hundred soldiers over."
Ryan handed the Baron ring on his hand to a centurion. There is no need to worry about the loyalty of this Silver Knight from the Clayton Family.
There was no surprise. On the third day of Thundercloud Mountain, Ryan waited for a question from Count Soron.
That Baddeli Sky Knight led the soldiers to Thundercloud County. If he had not communicated with Marquis of Northwind in advance, the provincial governor would have suspected that Count Soron was going to start a war with him.
"Baron Ryan, noble Count Soron asked me to ask you, why do you want to start a noble war?"
Ryan looked at Knight Badley with a puzzled look.
"Knight Badley, what are you doing? What do you mean? Is Count Soron trying to do something?"
His expression was blank, and Marquis of Northwind next to him couldn't help but look at Knight Badley in confusion.
What happened?
Knight Badley took a deep breath, a powerful knightly spirit enveloped him, and his voice was filled with chill.
"Baron Ryan, you killed hundreds of soldiers belonging to Count Soron in Otherworldly Plane. This incident will be regarded as an endless war by the Soron Family!"
"This is a provocation to the Soron Family and Count Soron."
Ryan turned his head and looked at Marquis of Northwind.
"Mr. Governor, I think that Count Soron is not a big noble who framed a noble at will. Maybe there is something going on that we don't know about."
Northwind Province Governor, while having rights, naturally also has the obligation to adjust the conflicts among the nobility. Imperial House of the empire knows very well what the nobles in the empire are like, and noble wars are not rare.
Marquis of Northwind coughed and finally became serious.
"Knight Badley, do you have evidence that Baron Ryan massacred Count Soron's army?"
When asked this question, Marquis of Northwind felt a little ridiculous.
A Baron, killing the Earl's army?
"Among the nobles who entered Otherworld Plane last time, only Baron Ryan had the strength to kill the Earl's army."
Knight Badley raised his head and said, he came on behalf of Count Soron, and his identity is no weaker than others.
"So, there is no evidence?"
Ryan snorted coldly, stood up and scolded Knight Badley.
"Knight, you'd better know what you're talking about. If you slander a noble noble, the best outcome for you is to be exiled to the plane of death."
"I am here on behalf of Count Soron, the noble earl, to respond to the war you started, Baron Ryan."
"I will enter Otherworldly Plane to look for evidence, and I won't come out for a short time."
Baddeley left a word and led an army of thousands of soldiers through Planar Gate.
Ryan was a little angry and looked at Marquis of Northwind.
"Lord Governor, how dare he threaten me? He threatens me!"
"Baron Ryan, calm down, he will never dare to kill a noble, even in Otherworld Plane."