Northwind Province, in early February, is still shrouded in snow, and the ankle-deep snow on both sides of the road still cannot smoothly reclaim the land of the Wilds.
At the front of the road leading to the Andara Kingdom, there is no slave labor anymore, replaced by extraordinary beings.
Only they could find a place to stay in the rugged Mountain Forest. Hundreds of Gargoyle were fluttering their wings. They seemed not to know what cold meant. They continued to release their magic power and fixed the moved stones on the slope. After a few days, the slave team from behind arrived here and filled the gaps with soil.
Tall trees from Forest Otherworld were transplanted here. They were all eliminated during the construction of the spectacle. Under the protection of the magic Mages, they came alive to the easternmost side of Northwind and took root on both sides of the road.
With the growth of these trees, there will no longer be overgrown weeds on this road. The trees will rob them of their nutrients, and even a large area of land will not block the view.
This is also what Ryan marvels at. The extraordinary world has extraordinary characteristics.
"I heard that the Church jihadist army over at the Andara Kingdom has started fighting with Twilight Kin. King has formed a new coalition to continue to press MacReynolds's territory."
Next to Ryan, Baron Enzo said this, he was a little excited to try.
Not long ago, he told Ryan that he would become a member of the Rampaging Elephant Legion as Baron.
"I can't be like you and use my identity as Baron to strengthen myself, so I'll choose another path. There are actually many nobles in the empire's army."
Lord Ryan was not surprised by this result.
This is normal. There are too many small nobles in the empire. The population in their territory is only one or two thousand. If it were not for a nouveau riche like Northwind Province with mineral land resources, the annual income would not even exceed 500 Gold Coin.
Development territory? Surrounded by the lands of other nobles, they could not move.
Then you can only remove yourself from the territory and obtain wealth from the empire level by being loyal to the emperor.
The history of the empire is full of examples of nobles relying on their positions in the army to support their territories.
In addition, this path is also the future chosen by most other noble heirs except the noble heirs.
After learning this, Ryan also believed in the dominance of the empire by the Columbus Royal Family. Although the nobles would have political differences and struggles with the emperor, they were still loyal. Even if they themselves were not loyal, there were also a large number of members of the family behind them who were loyal to the emperor.
Interests will cause them to conflict, but in the extraordinary world and the territory ruled by chivalry, loyalty to Monarch was decided from the beginning.
So far, there are no signs that loyalty is no longer absolute.
Just like the kingdom to the east, MacReynolds has no intention of forming an alliance with Twilight Kin, even if it would change the disadvantages of both parties.
"Legion Commander Farrell wants to become Legendary, but many people will die on the way to Legendary. It is not a good thing for you to become his soldier at this time."
Ryan said that he did not want Baron Enzo to die on the battlefield. After all, Andara Kingdom was just Baron of the empire and was not on the list of those who must not be killed.
And that was Rampaging Elephant Legion. The enemy they faced was almost impossible to be an ordinary person. In an extraordinary war, the probability of Baron Enzo dying was even higher.
"I will be careful. Even if I die, my territory will already have a successor."
Baron Enzo said with a smile, which surprised Ryan. He had been there last winter when Baron Enzo got married. The woman was the daughter of a certain Baron in the south.
It seems that Baron Enzo has decided to obtain the resources for his extraordinary promotion from the Rampaging Elephant Legion.
"Then I can only wish you victory in advance."
Ryan said with a smile that his relationship with Baron Enzo was better than that with other nobles.
Who knew Baron Enzo turned to him and said:
"It may not be to welcome my triumph. Maybe you will also go to the Andara Kingdom by then."
There are some things that Legion Commander Farrell did not say to Ryan, but he would say to the noble Baron who has become a member of his own legion.
For example...
"If Rampaging Elephant Legion does not go well, the empire may send Northwind Province nobles to support Andara Kingdom's war."
"Legion Commander Farrell is worried about the one Feather Dragon Legion in the Andara Kingdom."
As one of the ten Extraordinary Legions of the Church, Feather Dragon Legion is definitely not just a legion composed of knights and Feather Dragon. There must also be various blessings from the Church to Divine Art.
The glory of Lord of Dawn has illuminated this world for countless years. His power also represents the power of Divine Art obtained by the Church.
If Northwind Province sends troops, then Ryan will be the commander.
"The escalation of the war between the Southern Empire and the Church has caused the empire to be under tremendous pressure. They also need the support of the Andara Kingdom."
"If there is a second territory on the Norris Continent that opposes the Church, and it is still a kingdom, the blow to the Church will be huge, and it may even affect the entire South land's opposition to the Church at once."
Baron Enzo whispered to Ryan:
"Farrell received a letter from the emperor two days ago, saying that he hoped that a Cardinal would appear in the Andara Kingdom's war."
Ryan guessed that the current goal of the empire is to kill Cardinal Archbishop of the Church and avenge Marquis of Northwind.
The death of a great nobleman would not end so easily.
Ryan was just about to say something when a deafening roar suddenly came from ahead. Then he saw that in front of the road construction, the more than 100-meter peak suddenly collapsed most of the land, and the pillars that had just been fixed in it also broke.
A huge, decaying, and violent aura came from the collapsed ruins, followed by an angry roar.
Among the ruins, a tall, dark green monster with pointed ears crawled out. There was a lot of frost on its body, as if it had broken the seal from the long-standing ice.
"Goblin? Goblin?"
Ryan stared at the tall monster that was beating his chest like a seven- to eight-meter-tall orangutan. Behind him, hundreds of Knight Retainer had already rushed out.
"Didn't you say that those Legendarys have cleared away the powerful Magical Beast monsters on this road?"
Ryan has become suspicious of those Legendary, and heard that they have been hunting the Church personnel deep in Northlands these days.
The tall Tyrannical Goblin woke up in the brief chaos, and then saw a large number of long humans rushing towards him from all directions.
"Humans, do you also want to rob the noble Barbara's wealth?"
"Don't even think about it!"
He roared loudly, grabbed a nearby tree and slapped it with his rough palms, turning the tree into his own weapon and smashing it towards the knight.
The huge force hit the center of the crowd, and a large stone as tall as a man was shattered instantly. The gravel splashed on the armor of the surrounding knights, leaving a white trace.
"What a powerful force."
Brandt was a little surprised, but the next moment the long sword in his hand had come to the goblin's feet and slashed across it.
The rough long hair resisted part of the damage, and then the frost on the surface also shattered in front of the sword's edge. After cutting into the flesh, it quickly became impossible to move forward.
The majestic muscle tissue clamped Brandt's weapon without even touching the bones.
It was just the pain caused by the injury that made the goblin angry, and he smashed the weapon in his hand towards Brandt.
"Human!"
He roared loudly, dropped the stick, and Brandt directly released the weapon that could not be drawn out. The bloody energy and blood formed the shadow of a stag, roaring behind him, and then punched out towards the fallen tree trunk.
Bang!
The tree trunk flew back, and the goblin's eyes were full of shock as he fell. The human in front of him actually had more power than him.
The tall body fell down, and when he wanted to get up, the long swords around him had already slashed at him. Amid constant wailing, the goblin was also sent into the cage dying.
The cage was made fresh and was originally intended to be used as a steel bar to fix it in some difficult places. Now a part of it was taken out and forged into a cage and sent back to the rear.
"Mr. Roth should be satisfied with this gift."
Among Frozen Earth Territory, Mage Luna and Grand Mage Macken are not very good at playing with these alien beings, but Warlock Rose is particularly good at it.
After solving a Golden Knight level goblin Giants, Ryan looked at the ruins again.
Goblins that are seven or eight meters tall cannot cause a large mountain peak to collapse.
"Sir, there are many bones inside. It seems to be a place used for sacrifice."
The soldiers quickly came back to report that they found a large hole in the ruins, which was full of skeletons and a small number of only about a dozen monsters frozen in ice.
In addition, there is a Altar, as well as gold and gems scattered on the ground.
After confirming that there was no danger, Ryan also walked through the layers of bones on the ground and came to Altar.
There are obvious traces of coagulated blood on it. I don't know how much blood was once flowing around it, but now it has dried up, leaving only a purple-black solid embedded in the surface of Altar like rust.
"Is this a sacrifice to a certain Great Being?"
Ryan's eyes showed vigilance. If the relationship between the empire and the Church hadn't been bad and there were no the Church priests and missionaries within the empire, he would have called those professional guys to deal with this place.
"Go and call some priests over."
Ryan opened the Planar Gate leading to Bilki and said to several Knight Retainer.
Without clergy present, the most appropriate solution would be to destroy the Altar and then bury it completely.
But Ryan doesn't understand this aspect. What if this Altar is some kind of seal? Although the surrounding environment looks very different.
Soon, several priests from the War Bear Tribe arrived. After looking around this Altar for a long time, they were finally able to confirm it.
"Lord, this Altar should have been a place used by a certain group of goblins to worship the strange Deities. Although I don't recognize the language carved on it, it probably means calling for the arrival and blessing of a certain being."
"Judging from the surrounding ruins, it seems that they succeeded, but at the same time they succeeded, they also fell into another kind of danger."
A priest pointed at the frozen monsters. It could be seen that they seemed to be in some stage of bloodline evolution and sublimation when they were frozen, and a large amount of bone material grew on the surface of their bodies.
Before the bone hyperplasia was completely over, it was submerged by the wind and snow, and then all the monsters were frozen. Only the Tyrannical Goblin survived. It was lucky to survive to this day. Then the road construction team destroyed a certain cave node, causing the cavity inside the mountain to collapse and break the seal.
"He must have ruined this place."
Ryan ordered that since there were no hidden dangers, there was no need to hesitate. He called Gargoyle from outside and asked them to bury them here. Especially the Altar, which was extremely damaged.
"What is this?"
With sharp eyes, Ryan saw a deep blood-red crystal falling out after Altar was shattered, and he subconsciously took two steps back.
"This should be the source of activation for Altar. The lines on Altar and the prayers of the sacrifice cannot directly connect to Kingdom of Heaven's Deities. A medium is needed, a medium that belongs to a certain 'him', in order to directly contact the other party."
"This is also necessary for sacrifice, otherwise it is very likely that some kind of evil Deities will be summoned, which will absorb all the offerings and then take away the life of the sacrificer."
"The purpose of a medium is to specifically connect with a known being who will probably not kill them but will give them power."
Both parties to the transaction need to trust, and the medium is equivalent to a token. You can have a one-on-one dedicated line call with Deities who is friendly to you or who abides by order.
"What's the use of this thing?"
Ryan is curious about the benefits of this crystal stone to himself.
"Some lives on the extraordinary path will need it, because that Deities may have some unique materials. If a life on a certain extraordinary path needs it, it can contact the other party through this medium, conduct transactions or become the other party's believer."
"Believer?"
Ryan opened his eyes wide, thinking of Otherworldly God from the Andara Kingdom.
He suddenly had a bad suspicion.
The construction of the road turned out to be smoother, because after the collapse of the mountain peak, it became a natural flat land for the road to be built. It only needed to fill up the bottom and then plant trees to ensure that there would be no landslides, which was the best foundation stone.
Approximately, the project was advanced by five to seven days.
"You have to ask Count Pascal for some Gargoyle. These big guys are simply born construction workers."
Ryan looked at the hundreds of busy Gargoyle with eager eyes. They could fly and go up and down, eliminating the need for ladders to do many things. They were very strong and could easily lift hundreds of kilograms of large rocks, and they could also smash a big pit. They also had magic power to gather stones in the soil to solidify the road.
Well, it's still a roller that consumes one hundred Magic Crystal per 100 kilometers.
Ryan doesn't understand why these beings transformed from Magic-Immunity Stone need to eat Magic Crystal to maintain their lives.
But he didn't have time to get the answer, because with the construction of the road, two dilapidated sacrificial sites were discovered in the mountains.
Looking at the three Blood-Red Crystal placed in front of him and a blurry bark book being translated, Ryan's expression was not so good-looking.
"So, at some time in the past, the intelligent people on this land all worshiped the same Deities?"
He looked at the priests. The priests were also numb. They were trying to translate these different languages little by little. What translation should they use? That was a method that Ryan couldn't help but dislike.
"Great Lord of Dawn, God of Light, your people call you in response, tell me the meaning of these lines."
The priests knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly. Ryan did not feel any divine power coming, but these priests inexplicably got the answer to every word.
People's constitutions are different, and some people are naturally suited to the path of faith.
Ryan comforted himself in this way. At least judging from the results, what they translated did not seem to be nonsense.
However, every time I pray, I put seven or eight options in front of a word that needs to be translated.
Co-author: Why are you asking Lord of Dawn to do the test papers? They were all multiple-choice questions. If there were no choices, seven or eight options would be given to Him to choose from.
"You are the people of Bilki. Is it really appropriate to pray to Dawn and the light?"
After listening for a long time, Ryan couldn't help it anymore. Unexpectedly, the priests looked over, as if there was something unspeakable in their eyes.
"We also want to call the great Frost Lord, but... can you respond to us?"
Ryan asked them to try, but there was no vague sound in their ears, so they left the cold cave with a dark face.
After half a day, the priests stood in front of Ryan again, talking about the words in the book.
It probably means praising and praising a certain great being, a bunch of nutritious words, not even words about how to arrange rituals and prayers, until the end...
The priests handed over the rotting book. In the last position, there was His name, which the priests did not dare to read out easily.
But they translated it, and the mysterious power made Ryan know the other party's name when he saw the name.
"The eternal fallen star of Kingdom of Heaven, the rebirth of the flame bathed in Twilight, the Taisu beyond Kingdom of Heaven, the light in front of the gate of hell, the leader of Twilight..."
Just a few words, but there are a lot of pheromones, which makes Ryan's mind explode.
This is the gap between mortals and Deities. They cannot describe the great existence through concise names. Mortal words need a lot of description to vaguely capture the outline of the other person.
What's even more frightening is that after Ryan said the first word, the various weird descriptions that followed could no longer stop. It was not that he was pronouncing the other person's name, but the power of the name that was pulling him to say everything.
A full two minutes passed, and the surrounding priests could not hear what Ryan was saying and could only see Ryan speaking, and Ryan's face becoming increasingly pale.
The words finally fell, and Ryan looked around in horror. The world seemed to have turned into an eye watching him. Just when some terrifying existence was about to squeeze into his side, the three blood-colored crystals on his body suddenly turned into three bloody rays of light and merged into Ryan's body.