Standing in front of the Magic Crystal Mine that had a big bite taken out, these no longer regular fragments Magic Crystal had lost the Magic Power inside. Their only function now is to act as magic fertilizer.
It just so happens that some magic potion planting bases need to be developed on the land of the Andara Kingdom, which can be regarded as waste utilization.
"Where did the monster go?"
Ryan asked the knights around. These knights were sent by the nobles to ensure that no one would hide the mineral veins.
"The last time we saw it, it seemed to be heading towards the North."
Golden Knight from Count Soron said that unlike the last time, this time Chaofan was at the scene and found traces of the monster.
"Take your troops and follow me."
The surrounding knights hesitated for a moment, but quickly gathered their troops. Soon, more than 600 well-equipped soldiers appeared in front of Ryan. They looked at Ryan with eager eyes. These were also his soldiers.
For Northwind Province's army, because of the existence of many Iron Ore, the weapons and equipment are the most abundant.
More than six hundred people were walking through Mountain Forest. Due to the movements in the past two years, most parts of Forest Otherworld have been explored, not to mention that there is Flying Wolf Cavalry in the sky acting as a telescope.
"Living in Northern Lands?"
Ryan looked at the dry trees ahead with some surprise. There was a thin layer of wind and snow on the ground, and the huge footprints were almost covered. This monster was huge, but it didn't seem as majestic as imagined.
At least, not the kind that can bite off half a mountain with one mouth.
"Baron-sama, it's very cold out front."
Different from Northlands of the Norris Continent, Northlands of Mountain Forest World is much colder than expected. Perhaps the world has lost its temperature, and even the Sun of the sky cannot warm this bright Northlands World.
The armor worn by the soldiers is inherently cold. In such an environment, it may be difficult to maintain a strong combat effectiveness.
"Going a little further, I don't believe it can adapt to such a world."
Ryan said, the soldiers continued to move forward, and finally surrounded themselves in front of a huge cave.
The cave was dark, with no light coming from inside. The soldiers hesitated, fearing that they could only see the entire cave when they raised their heads at 90 degrees.
"It seems that this is it..."
Ryan looked at the mud around the cave, and the snow could not accumulate here. The owner of the cave often came out to trample on it.
"The whole army is in formation."
With an order, the soldiers divided into two parts and stood on both sides of the cave, clearing the road in the middle. Since the monster was huge, they also needed to prevent the monster from running rampant.
"Force it out."
Some soldiers lit torches. In this Northern Lands, ordinary torches could not be lit at all, so they used grease native to Mountain Forest World.
Torches were continuously thrown into the cave, and the fleeting light made the soldiers even more frightened. The world inside the cave seemed to be extraordinarily wide, and the torches could not fully illuminate it.
"Continue."
The blazing flames spread on the ground, and a violent roar finally came from the depths of the cave. It was deafening, making the mountain peaks tremble and shaking countless snowflakes and gravel.
The army stood ready, nervously holding the weapons in their hands. As the ground shook, the owner of the cave finally rushed out. It ran rampant, and its huge shadow reflected on the wall in the firelight, like a ghost dancing wildly, ferocious and terrifying.
Finally, it was exposed to the sun, but Ryan was a little surprised.
It was a wild boar, a big wild boar, but in the final analysis, its back height could not exceed the height of two people at most. It was seven or eight meters long, charging and roaring in the snow.
It is indeed ferocious and huge, but it is different from what I imagined. With such a size, no wonder it has never been found before.
It is huge, but compared with other large beasts in Forest Otherworld, it seems normal. Even the army may have encountered it when hunting, but they don't have much thought about the ordinary-looking big wild boar.
Or maybe... it's very smart.
The bitten mountain peaks and the huge footprints on the snow all indicate that the monster's body is as huge as Dragons, but the truth is that it is a fake Dragon's Might?
It's really smart.
"La rope!"
For the troops on both sides, a thick iron chain was stretched straight. The big wild boar that rushed out of the cave made an elegant and quick jump at the moment it was about to collide with the iron chain. It jumped directly over the chain and turned around to look at these humans with big eyes, showing a mockery that anyone could understand.
"You were actually mocked by a wild boar?"
The knights were shocked, then angry.
"Kill it and eat its meat!"
The knights shouted and rushed out, but although the wild boar used the illusion to deceive the soldiers of Otherworld, its strength was real and could chew off the mountain. The knights rushed fast and flew back even faster. When the big wild boar hit the belly, they were dizzy and fell to the ground fighting, unable to stand up.
"This big wild boar should be able to deal with Sky Knight, right?"
Seeing the big wild boar rushing towards him, Ryan put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and released it the next moment. He jumped up and hit the snow. He was not wearing Mithril Armor, but at this moment, the thick blood filled the surface of his body, swaying like a flame, turning into the outline of the burly Dragons.
Dragons roared, and Ryan grabbed the huge tusks of the big wild boar with both hands in an instant. Yes, this big wild boar only had one tusk, and it was the same size as Planar Gate's key. It was obviously the same model.
"Stop!"
Ryan roared, and the dragon's roar resounded in the ice and snow. He did not try to fight the big wild boar with strength, but pressed his fangs toward the ground. After sliding for more than ten meters, the big wild boar's head was forced into the ground by Ryan.
"Roar!"
The wild boar roared, its ugly head and tusks raised the frozen soil to the sky, and then it rushed towards Ryan with red eyes.
The surrounding Brandts and Knight Retainers were nervous and were charging towards the big wild boar. However, the moment they came closer, the big wild boar's eyes suddenly showed wisdom, without any trace of the violence just now, and it rushed towards the gap exposed by the Knight Retainers.
"This beast."
"That's really smart."
Ryan felt the power of the big wild boar. The latter was fully capable of fighting against him and Knight Retainer, but from the beginning, the big wild boar never thought about fighting them, but ran away.
It seems clear that no matter what the outcome is, it will not be good for itself.
It knows how to choose the best route.
Knight Retainer were shocked and angry. They were actually fooled by the big wild boar, and they immediately got on their horses and chased the big wild boar.
"No need to chase!"
Ryan stopped them, and in the distance, the big wild boar also stopped suddenly. The pig's hooves slid on the ground suddenly, and turned its head as if drifting, staring at Ryan in confusion.
It no longer ran away, but it did not get too close. It was at a certain distance from Ryan. It seemed that it was intelligent and discovered something it couldn't understand.
"You are really good at eating it. It will cost you at least 100 souls."
Yes, at the moment of contact, Ryan noticed the fluctuation of Spirituality Panel, which also made Ryan sure that he was not wrong. This big wild boar was the culprit of Magic Crystal Mine twice.
But on his Spirituality Panel, there was no extra Spirituality Blessing of Boar Spirit Blessing.
The blessing of the world fell on this big wild boar, and it was alive.
Not only that, Ryan found that he could actually use Spirituality Blessing to land on the opponent's body. Armored Bear's itchy skin was as comfortable as a sharp stone.
This is the reason why the big wild boar stopped. No matter what the circumstances, it obtained the last legacy of this world, but it also suffered the suffering that this world needs to endure.
The arrival of spirituality is like the warm sun in the ice and snow.
The big wild boar looked at Ryan, a little hesitant. It wanted to run but couldn't walk. It wanted to get closer but was wary of these humans who started wreaking havoc when they appeared in its world.
Ryan is also thinking about how to deal with this big wild boar. If he kills it, he will have an additional blessing method on his Spirituality Panel, which may be a good choice, but if not, it is possible, because the big wild boar is just a beast, at most it can be regarded as a divine creature between Magical Beast and a beast.
After it dies, it may not be able to condense Spirituality Blessing from Ryan.
This world is different from Other Worlds. Divine Essence is scattered in every corner of Mountain Forest World. Every plant and tree, every beast has been bathed in divinity. Ryan is very doubtful whether the proportion of divinity carried by this big wild boar can condense Spirituality Blessing.
After all... he had never heard of the existence of artifacts in this world. In a world where even artifacts could not be condensed, divinity would have been severely diluted.
Perhaps this is the world's way to save itself, allowing Mountain Forest World to have part of the land lush and green for so many years.
Thinking of the deal he made with Frost Dragon not long ago, Ryan looked at the big wild boar again.
If you really count it, the extraordinary wild boar born from divinity is actually closer to Deities than Dragons in power.
Ryan spoke his mind.
"I will pay you, and you will receive a blessing every thirty sunsets."
Ryan felt that he could afford to raise a wild boar as big as Sky Knight with a salary of one hundred souls a month.
The big wild boar is very intelligent and obviously understands. After hesitating, it chose to agree.
It is also very clear about the ultimate Fate of this world. If it does not make a choice, perhaps when the world dies, it will also be the end of its life.
The big wild boar also wants to live.
All the way back, the soldiers looked at the big wild boar following Baron Ryan in amazement.
After sending the gold and Amber Jade to Svadilfari, Ryan took the big wild boar and left the world of Mountain Forest. On Thundercloud Mountain, Marquis's Mother watched the huge wild boar follow him out. He looked curiously at the world around him and couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
"Why does Baron Ryan like to raise such an ugly guy?"
She asked directly, Grand Duke Mayers's granddaughter, who had a headache, didn't care so much.
Ryan had no reaction, but the big wild boar became angry and roared angrily at Shaya·Meyers. When he saw the soldiers surrounding him, he quickly hid behind Ryan.
"It actually understands it?"
Shaya became interested. Magical Beast was very intelligent, but the big wild boar in front of him was not as smart as Magic Power.
"Baron Ryan, how about you sell this big wild boar to me."
She thought it was a good deal, but Ryan was not for sale.
Shaya was angry and said loudly when Ryan walked away:
"The wonder is about to be built. Baron Ryan I wonder how much tax you plan to contribute to the light?"
Not to mention, this question really made Ryan feel less happy.
He is Baron.
Yes, according to the previously stipulated tax, he personally only needs to pay ten Gold Coin. Counting the territory's population, he can give Grand Cathedral of Light one hundred Gold Coin if he wants to.
But the problem is...
Everyone knows the strength of Baron Ryan. Although Ryan can only give one hundred and eighty Gold Coin, this is undoubtedly a sign of stinginess. What he Ryan wants is to be the talker of the entire Northlands. If he does not handle this matter well, it will affect his reputation.
Vanity, nobles are all vain, they know very well what to do to maximize their own interests and save the most money.
In many places, nobles are like this. For example, when they treat civilians and slaves, they exploit them to the best of their ability to increase their wealth.
But - nobles will also be extremely extravagant in some places.
There is no exception that these luxurious places are all used to show one's aristocratic status and glory.
A declining noble can spend huge sums of money in the circle of nobles in order to keep the glory of his family alive.
In the Andara Kingdom, the nobles can no longer provide food. This is not an excuse, but a fact.
But what? When recruiting other nobles, the nobles can bring out a large amount of exquisite food and decorate the castle with splendor and magnificence, showing the glory of their family and the hospitality of their master.
Actual benefits are necessary, but face projects are also essential.
All in all, money that needs to be spent must be spent.
After Ryan returned from the Kingdom War, Northwind Province had completely entered the ranks of the great nobles in terms of strength, but he still needed an occasion, an occasion recognized by all nobles, to demonstrate his authority and glory.
He wants the nobles to understand that he, Lord of Frozen Earth, Baron Ryan, has the same wealth and power as the great nobles, and will deeply imprint the name Baron Ryan into the cognition of all nobles.
At this time, the miracle under the will of God of Light is about to be completed.
Ryan turned his head and looked at this Mayers Family woman with slightly narrowed eyes.
The woman who gave even the Grand Duke a headache obviously had more than just her status as granddaughter.
She is very smart and did not make any money after coming to Northwind Province. It was not until today that she finally exposed some of her methods.
Even if Ryan were not here today, I am afraid that this woman would not be exposed until the spectacle was completed and the nobles were invited to watch the ceremony and praise the light.
"Frozen Earth Territory will praise the light devoutly."
Ryan smiled and nodded, then said goodbye to Marquis's Mother and left.
Shaya's words reminded Ryan.
God of Light's taxation has begun. In addition to giving a portion of the tax to the empire, Northwind Province now also needs to give a portion to the light. In the end, most of the money will fall into Imperial House's pockets, and several grand dukes should be eligible to share a share.
But no matter what, the nobles of Northwind Province will have to pay more costs.
"South's war is so short of money?"
Ryan thought this way. He could understand that the great nobles had formulated policies to earn Northwind Province's wealth for Gold Coin, but he also understood that the driving force behind this was also the war between the Thousand Lakes Province empire and the Church.
There... it's not over yet.
Ryan is now in Northwind Province, Andara Kingdom and Sera Kingdom who are close to Northlands have a very important right to speak. His words and deeds can affect the relationship between the two kingdoms and Northwind Province, but he still cannot find a chance to extend his tentacles to South in the empire.
The influence of geographical location makes his right to speak only exist on this land.
"Am I going to be like those nobles, have a lot of children and then break into South through marriage?"
Ryan thought about it, and then thought that he was still in the preparation stage, and that step would take years to come.
"The members of the Clayton Family must still be around the Clayton Family. It is difficult for Frozen Earth Territory to get more Clayton bloodline to join."
"We still need to find another way."
War may be the best way, but now Ryan cannot affect Thousand Lakes Province's war.
...Except for the economic aspect.
"The establishment of the Northern Territory Merchant Guild will be accelerated. I hope Brock and the others can bring back a complete trade route."
Just want to trade with Frost Dragon, trade with the Andara Kingdom, Sera Kingdom nobles, Ryan's caravan, requires a complete road.
His caravan is not a merchant who sells goods wherever he goes. The future Northern Territory Merchant Guild will also need the cooperation and help of the nobles along the way, as well as rules and order.
Which month and day each year, where the Chamber of Commerce will appear, how much wealth it brings, and how much wealth it will bring back are all part of the business plan.
The arrival of fixed understanding and habits is the source of a chamber of commerce's ability to stand firm.
This is what Ryan is currently doing.
However, Ryan has not yet received a reply from Brock. Less than two days after returning to Frozen Earth Territory, he had already received an invitation letter from Thundercloud County.
The nobles of Northwind Province didn't even have the confidence to refuse the invitation from the light.
At the end of March, the nobles dressed up and drove on the crunchy snow, slowly arriving at the gorgeous manor.
At the end of the road, as far as the eye can see, thousands of golden sunflowers are planted. They should not mature at this time, but who makes this world extraordinary.
The greatness of God of Light is the greatness of Eternity, so these sunflowers will bloom forever. Every time they wither, someone will replace them with new ones in full bloom.
They represent the authority of light, and the out-of-print plants planted in the manor add countless value to this spectacle.
Deep in the manor, there is a cathedral. The overall Gothic style Church of Light is ringing with melodious bells. The waiters serve here, bathed in the sun, with bright smiles.