The Swamp failed to fully recover, and Ryan rode on Winter's Chill.
Underfoot, the muddy soil brought up by the iron hooves made the snow-white Winter's Chill look dirty, but Ryan didn't care about it.
He did not stop Count Soron's Extraordinary Legion from withdrawing the Swamp, and now looked at the count in front of him.
"My lord, you lose."
His attitude is still as respectful as Baron should be when facing the earl. This is the humility of a nobleman. No one can find fault with him, unless he subconsciously ignores the behavior that has never failed him.
Count Soron looked ugly and said:
"If it were not here, your army would not be my opponent!"
"This is war. It makes no sense for the Earl to say this. War is not Gladiator Arena. We will provide a fair competitive environment."
"The result now is that you lose, in front of all the nobles."
Count Soron looked around. The crowd of nobles watching was obviously shocked by the outcome of the war in front of them, but their appearance was also one of the evidences of the outcome of the war.
"Baron Ryan, you started a war, but the end of the war is never determined by this war."
Count Soron stared at Ryan. Although Extraordinary Legion's losses in this war made him heartbroken, it was impossible for him to admit that the failure of this war led to the outcome between the count and Baron.
He also has great potential for war. Even if he is dragged down, he can drag Baron Ryan to death.
Killing one thousand enemies and damaging one's own eight hundred is something no noble is willing to do, especially when Northwind Province is surrounded by two great nobles, Count Winter and Marquis of Northwind.
"Perhaps, but does your Earl think it is profitable to waste the war in such a meaningless direction?"
Ryan said without giving in:
"Earl, you have lost this war!"
"If you lose, you have to pay the price."
"The Magic Crystal Mine that belongs to Otherworld Plane is mine."
"Do you know how much wealth is buried there?!"
Count Soron asked, anger brewing in his eyes, Other Plane's Magic Crystal Mine is very big and its value is unimaginable.
"Of course I know."
Ryan thought to himself, how could he not know what it was like there after seeing it himself.
He also knew that the Earl would never give all of the mineral veins worth at least hundreds of thousands of Gold Coin to him.
"Seventy percent, I need at least seventy percent!"
"There is no room for bargaining on this point. This is the price you must pay for your failure in the war and your conspiracy Zero Crossing Prefecture, Lord Count!"
Ryan directly stated the political plan of Count Soron behind this war.
Then he whispered again.
"Hurry up and divide Magic Crystal Mine so that you and I can free up our hands to fight for Otherworldly Plane's other wealth, right?"
He looked at Count Soron with some irony in his eyes.
"You killed the Church's missionary and put the blame on me. You made the Church and Marquis doubt Count Winter. You thought you were making a fortune in silence, but do you know?"
"The one who really made a fortune silently is our Lord Count Winter."
"Do you know what he found at Otherworldly Plane?"
"You don't know, do you?"
Ryan took out a golden Gold Coin from his arms and threw it towards Count Soron. After all, the latter had strong knight strength and easily caught Gold Coin.
"Do you feel it? I can even smell the breath of new life on this Gold Coin. It is the accumulation of long years and the greatness bred by the ancient past."
"It was born no more than a month ago."
Count Soron's breathing quickened and he stared at Ryan.
"You mean, he discovered Gold Mine!!!"
Count Soron almost suppressed his throat and roared out.
"You know, I have a pretty good relationship with Natives of Otherworldly Plane. Nativess can get information from Mountain Forest that we can't find out."
"Otherwise, do you really think that Count Winter, which has lost so much tax revenue of Northwind City, can really endure it for so long?"
"The wealth and interests he lost are coming back to him tenfold from another direction."
Of course what Ryan said is true.
In Otherworldly Plane, he has already discovered a Gold Mine, so will there only be one Gold Mine in this world?
This was a bit too lonely, so I kept an eye out, and in the end, as expected, I discovered the movement at Count Winter.
The other party's mining activities for Gold Mine were much greater than those for Ryan, but they were never exposed.
Deities of Otherworldly Plane used his divinity to fight against Northlands's wind and snow Winter's Chill, leaving a large amount of divinity behind, making the beasts there much larger. The land also bred rich wealth. Nativess didn't understand it, so they couldn't use it, but the nobles were experts in this area.
Nobles can always find a lot of treasures in the undeveloped Otherworld.
"Okay! I agree to your terms and arrange for miners to mine Magic Crystal."
Magic Crystal Mine is no longer a secret and no longer needs to be hidden. It is only a matter of time before large-scale arrangements are made for manpower to enter.
There is a storm brewing in Count Soron's eyes. He has mined a lot of Magic Crystal Mine's value. Because this thing has sharp edges and corners and has its own shape, it is much easier to mine than other mineral veins.
The value of Gold Mine is definitely higher than this.
Agreeing to Ryan's conditions is also to allow the two companies to join forces to put pressure on Count Winter.
For the greater good, Count Soron can choose not to see the grudges and hatred between the two families caused by the failure of the war in front of them.
This is also the way of survival among nobles.
The relationships between various nobles are relatives, enemies, and allies. All judgment criteria are based on interests.
After betraying Count Winter, the value of this information was considered worthwhile. Ryan turned and left. The soldiers were already moving the ten boxes of Gold Coin.
This is the excess ransom of the previous captives. Excluding the Gold Coin that Ryan threw just now, the net profit is 99,999 Gold Coin.
Until the armies of both sides disappeared from sight, the surrounding nobles still felt a dreamy and unrealistic feeling surrounding them.
"Count Soron's Extraordinary Legion actually lost."
"It's not surprising that we lost. What's important is that we lost to Baron Ryan."
Indeed, Extraordinary Legion is not invincible in every battle. There are many Extraordinary Legions who were defeated and destroyed in history. The key lies in the war here. It was the count's Extraordinary Legion who lost to a Baron.
"Maybe it's because of Golem Puppet."
The nobles still couldn't understand, thinking that the outcome of the war was born between Golem Puppet and Dragonblood Warriors.
"Even if it's because of Golem Puppet, it's also the strength of Baron Ryan. Isn't the same reason why Thunder Giant was under Count Weiss's control?"
"Extraordinary arms are either numerous or Extraordinary Legion. Some Extraordinary Legion, only one is enough."
These words made the nobles quiet down, because it was a fact. For example, the most widely spread Dragons was that one person destroyed an army countless times in history.
"Baron Ryan's cavalry is more powerful than Viscount Hogg's cavalry. Their loss is one to one compared to Dragonblood Warriors's."
Baron Enzo said at the end that he pays more attention to detail than others.
"Extraordinary Legion ah..."
Hearing this, the nobles had to admit that Baron Ryan actually had the resources to support a Extraordinary Legion.
"Where did he get so much wealth?"
Some nobles were so jealous that Baron Ryan easily took out the wealth that their family had not been able to accumulate for decades.
Baron Enzo sneered:
"Baron Ryan has never lost a war, and he is still the commander of Ash War. If you can do this, you will also have countless wealth."
No one can answer this topic. In the entire history of Northwind Province, only Baron Ryan has done it. The praises of the nobles for his war and military talents are never compliments but facts.
On the way back to Frozen Earth Territory, Ryan's mood was not as pleasant as others imagined.
Because of his own Knight Retainer, the Knight Retainer team that originally expanded from 500 to 800 people lost nearly 300!
Among the more than 290 attendants, more than 80 were seriously injured and could not remain in the army. Two hundred and ten attendants died, and their bodies were in the middle of the team.
The first twenty or so people who died were caused by the sudden killing caused by Dragonblood Warriors's increased speed with the blessing of wind magic. The remaining one hundred and ninety people died completely in the last hand-to-hand combat, which lasted only ten minutes.
Every fallen soldier had no possibility of standing up. Even if they did not die immediately, they were unable to get up later and were hacked to death or simply drowned in the swamp.
When the battlefield was cleared after the war, the death ratio between the two sides was one to one. The defensive power and quantity of the heavy armored infantry allowed Dragonblood Warriors to show the true strength of this Extraordinary Legion in that hand-to-hand combat, making up for the number of people who had died before.
What they fear most is not being able to touch the enemy, and as long as they can fight hand to hand, even Dragons they dare to surround and kill.
Normally, it was the best choice for the Stag Legion's attendants to fly kites on war horses, but at that time no one knew whether Mage Luna was dead or alive, and it was impossible for them to let the three Dragonblood Warriors charge towards their lord.
Victory in the war cannot make up for these dead servants. Ryan also saw the gap between his own army and Extraordinary Legion.
In terms of quantity, quality, and equipment, everything is urgent.
"Population is the primary productive force in territorial development."
Ryan has decided to instruct Eteria after returning to increase the subsidies for families who have children in the territory. Even for children with good talents, Baron Ryan will bear most of the resources they need for their growth.
Even for those slaves, those who had many children could not escape from slavery by this method.
With such a huge gift, can the people of Frozen Earth Territory still be born?
What the people at the bottom lack is not blood and passion, but the motivation and channel for upward progress.
Frozen Earth Territory is developing so fast, but it is all driven by the big pie of Ryan.
A war between Count Soron caused an uproar in Northwind Province. In fact, because of the large number of contacts between the nobles and South nobles recently, it also began to be transmitted to South.
There are many new stars in the empire, and they are all dazzling nobles of this generation. Ryan is naturally also called the new stars of Northwind Province and Clayton Family.
Even among the Church...
Adriana, Archbishop of the Church quickly returned to Holy Mountain of South with the help of the Feather Dragon Legion, and she said nothing when she returned to the Church.
I just heard the news from Northlands. This Archbishop was praying to Dawn and also praising him.
"Praise the glory of our Lord, in Northlands you have a devout believer, he will help you illuminate that dark place, he will exercise your will, Dispel Northlands's cold, his faith is as blazing as the fire, as bright as Dawn, burning in the cold of Northlands."
As she chanted, the huge statue above her head released a dazzling light at this moment. At this moment, Holy Mountain went up and down, and all the believers raised their heads to look at the generous and bright statue.
"God!!!"
"My Lord has blessed me!"
"My Lord!!! The glory of Dawn will not end in all darkness!"
"Lord, look at your devout followers!"
"Glory to my Lord, look at the darkness in this rotten temple of faith, Dispel."
At this moment, all the believers on Holy Mountain were enthusiastically praising the glory of Dawn, and some were trying to call Deities's attention to the Church to bring about different changes and punishments.
The majesty and faith brought by Eternity's Deities made Holy Mountain boil up and down at this moment. Even outside Holy Mountain, the surrounding believer families were in joy and joy because of the blooming of the holy light.
"Our Lord's will is watching where His faith lies, and devout believers will receive the blessings of Our Lord!"
Pope climbed to the top of Holy Mountain on this day, and his voice echoed magnificently, telling the glory of the Lord and appraising the victory in the northern battlefield.
Eventually, many the Church big shots showed up at Adriana's church.
There are many churches on Holy Mountain.
This Archbishop turned around, her eyes were sacred and inviolable, pregnant with the majesty of Deities, and the most shocking thing was that between her eyebrows, there was a wisp of flame burning and rippling.
It illuminates everything around it, brightening every blind spot. Even behind Adriana, no shadow appears.
"What he said is right..."
Adriana murmured, then looked up at Pope and many elders in front of him.
"The Lord is longing for the wind, snow and ice of Dispel Northlands. He will burn all the cold with fire."
"He will burn Dawn, Dispel every piece of darkness; He will burn Northlands the cold winter with fire."
"Dead Silence All things will be revived under the glory of our Lord."
Hearing Adriana's voice, several High Priests knelt down behind Pope. Obviously, she had gained the approval of these High Priests, and began to hold considerable rights among the Churchs.
High Priest, whose identity is between Archbishop and Cardinal Archbishop, their system is different from the missionaries themselves. They are promoted by a special group of missionaries - pastors.
They can even directly listen to Deities's will, which is the most important part in the spread of Deities's faith.
The Healing Art they have mastered is the real Healing Art.
Quiet changes were also taking place inside the Church, but no one knew about it. After the war, his life became much quieter.
Lord Ryan finally had time to become a decadent noble lord after a battle in which he defeated the count's army.
"Well, if these pensions continue, the families behind the soldiers will be able to raise their children in a wealthy way."
Sitting on the animal skin sofa, Ryan nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the female officer in front of him who could only wear a thin layer of gauze under his will.
"Viscountess, sir, how should I reward you?"