When Mikaela arrived here with the soldiers, only blood stains and dried corpses were left on the ground.
He punched the tree trunk next to him angrily, causing the snow to fall.
"Damn Werewolves."
"Report the news here to Master Baron."
On Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan received news from the north. Werewolves has discovered the location of Frozen Earth Territory, but now he is not thinking about Orcs.
Looking at the many peaks in the north, Ryan couldn't help but think:
"Are these mountains really impossible to level?"
This is a terrible idea. If spread, it may be considered blasphemous, because only God Psionic Power can create the world.
But Frozen Earth Territory's "Big Bowl" is no longer enough to satisfy Ryan. He wants to make his territory larger and expand further. Even Northlands cannot resist Lord Ryan's ambition.
For a noble lord, distant enclaves, such as Thundercloud County's farmland, such as Dawn City in the kingdom, are just his assets.
Only Frozen Earth Territory centered on Rhino Horn Mountain can be called an asset.
The difference between valuable and priceless land is that other land can be gained or lost through the exchange of interests. Only the Frozen Earth Territory under your feet does not allow any desecration.
Northlands is a no-man's land, he Ryan is a pioneering noble, and any land he occupies will belong to him personally.
"Where is Mr. Roth?"
Ryan asked, and the female officer behind him told him the answer.
"Mr. Roth is currently in Mountain Forest World, and he is looking for a satisfactory Iron Ore."
"Let him come to see me when he comes back."
Putting aside his thoughts, Ryan returned to the predicament in front of him. Orcs was constantly appearing. He had to find a way to defend Frozen Earth Territory.
First Watchtower.
This is a place three thousand meters away from Rhino Horn Mountain in a straight line, and it is also the farthest tentacle that Frozen Earth Territory currently extends to Northlands.
With the frequent appearance of Orcs, several wooden houses have been built here as camps where patrolling soldiers can rest.
"Good afternoon Valdi, I'm glad to see you are back alive."
The soldiers in the camp smiled and looked at the group of people returning from the outside. The ten soldiers who returned to the camp also breathed a sigh of relief. The leader Valdi looked at the others who were about to leave.
"I hope you all come back alive."
"Hahaha, I will definitely do it."
The soldiers changed patrols and gradually disappeared into the mountains.
"Our purpose is not to kill Orcs, but to let Orcs know that this is human territory and Frozen Earth Territory's territory."
"Let Orcs understand that they will die if they enter here."
"Also, remember, you are not allowed to let go of any wild wolf, whether it is a wild beast or Magical Beast. The insidious and cunning Werewolves will seize every opportunity to kill you."
"Let's go!"
After the captain finished speaking, he led the soldiers into the unfamiliar foothills. There had been no trace of human beings here for many years. Everything was so primitive, except that these things were submerged under the snow, leaving only a vast white covering on top.
Not long after the patrol, the soldiers noticed movement ahead. Branches fell from a height and hit the snow.
"Who!"
The Shifu chief shouted, fighting spirit covering the surface of his body, and he stared straight ahead.
During this period, many soldiers died due to patrols. Everyone alive needs to be alert to all movements in the cold Northlands World.
A burly bear came out, and the soldiers finally felt relieved.
"Are you going to patrol too?"
The captain asked, and the person who appeared in front of him was Armored Bear Warrior.
On Armored Bear's back, the soldier nodded.
"We were sent here, but unfortunately Master Baron did not allow us to leave the hunting range, otherwise we would have gone to hunt Werewolves."
Armored Bear Warrior was a little unhappy. After searching here for a long time, he could not find any trace of Orcs. He only saw a few Magical Beast having a fight.
Hearing this, the captain couldn't help but be envious. The combination of Armored Bear Warrior allowed them to deal with one or even three or five Werewolves without falling behind. However, these patrol soldiers, as a team together, would probably be helpless against one Werewolves.
This is not an unreserved fight between the two sides on the battlefield, but hunting in a foothill environment that neither side is familiar with. Any factor will affect the outcome of the battle.
Armored Bear is at home here, and the patrolling soldiers are very cautious.
"Facing Werewolves, seven or eight people together can only guarantee the most basic safety. The only ones who can hunt Werewolves in such an environment are more ferocious and cunning warriors than Werewolves."
Armored Bear Warrior left proudly. He was right. If there were too many people, Werewolves's sensitive sense of smell, hearing, and vision would be able to avoid them in advance and would not appear in front of humans at all.
The vast mountains and fields in front of us can hide any figure of Werewolves. Without an army of hundreds of thousands, there is no way we can find Werewolves who wants to hide.
But if there are fewer people, such as the previous patrol in a group of five, Werewolves can take advantage of it and kill humans bit by bit.
If humans want to return to their own camp, there is still a distance of several hundred meters. These few hundred meters are Werewolves's hunting time. They can retreat calmly or attack wantonly.
Defensive counterattack is the only option, which places high demands on individuals.
For example, only knights can face off against Werewolves's attack, but the knights of Frozen Earth Territory are all in the Stag Legion and Berserk War Bear Legion. They need to protect the safety of adults Frozen Earth Territory and Baron. The number of knights sent to patrol the border here is not large, and they cannot cover this vast world at all.
A group of soldiers passed by, and in the dark gap next to them, a pair of eyes watched the passing of these humans.
The wolf beast licked his paws, and his cunning eyes showed consideration. He was wondering whether to take action against these soldiers. The patrol of ten people was still too large, and it might fail.
A wolf howled in the distance, and Werewolves turned his head. He heard the meaning. Werewolves invited him to hunt the huge Armored Bear.
"What kind of brain can a beast have?"
Werewolves roared, disappeared, and quickly ran towards the destination.
"Damn Orcs, I finally found you."
In the snow, Armored Bear slapped a wild wolf away. The wolf transformed into Werewolves in mid-air, vomited blood and fell in the snow.
Armored Bear Warrior was about to walk towards Werewolves with the dagger in hand, but at the next moment, Werewolves flew up from the surrounding snow. Their sharp claws tried to tear apart Armored Bear's defense, and their fangs also bit Armored Bear's neck.
However, Werewolves underestimated Armored Bear's agility. When he found out that he could not dodge all the attacks for the first time, Armored Bear protected his vitals and his claws fell on The armor on its body and the Armored Bear Warrior sword on its back penetrated the body of a Werewolves. The wolf beast that turned into Werewolves howled and wanted to fight back but was blocked by a shield.
"Come on!"
The soldier laughed, and Armored Bear stood up and roared on the mountain peak, charging towards Orcs who had become Werewolves.
Huge strength is the best way to restrain Werewolves. Armored Bear can withstand Werewolves's attack, but Werewolves will whimper and vomit blood after being slapped by a bear's paw.
Gradually, the Werewolvess began to retreat, leaving the bodies of five Werewolvess in the snow.
"Come back!"
Armored Bear Warrior roared unwillingly. He could not outrun Werewolves, and Armored Bear was also roaring. The bloody wounds on his body made the energy and blood in his body go crazy, and he was not happy at all.
The Werewolvess went away. There were dozens of attacks like this in the foothills, and finally they all converged on Rhino Horn Mountain.
"These Orcs... haven't formed an army?"
Ryan looked at the information in his hand with some surprise. He did not understand why these Werewolves and Black Goat Orcs did not form a large-scale military attack, but were harassing in small groups.
"Perhaps this is not a military operation?"
If it was a Orcs large-scale military war, why would it become like this?
Thousands of Werewolves came over, and Ryan thought that even if he could win, he would lose miserably, and would bring Frozen Earth Territory back to last year's state.
But the most people attacking his soldiers now are only twenty-five Werewolvess. There doesn't seem to be much communication between them and other Werewolvess.
"If that's the case, the pressure will be much less."
Ryan spoke, already having an immature idea in his mind.
Zero Crossing City.
Lanterns were decorated, and strong men were beating gongs and running on the street, attracting pairs of eyes to the simple and substantial building.
It was originally the residence of a Baron noble, but now it is the property of Baron Ryan. It has been transformed and is no longer a private property.
"Northern Kingdom's Braveheart Guild."
The shop owner who knew the alphabet read it out and told others what the stone building was for.
"What is this place? Is it the hero's residence?"
The world at the bottom will never get tired of heroes and legends of brave men.
These doubts were spoken out, and Bard, who was standing at the door of the Braveheart Guild, was shouting loudly.
"Northlands There is no brave man, but each of us can become a new brave man!"
"Northern Kingdom's Braveheart Guild was built by Master Baron Ryan to help anyone who wants to become a brave. Here, everyone can become a brave, maybe you, maybe me. One day in the future, we will step on the corpse of Dragons and become the great Dragon Knight!"
Bard said loudly, making everyone watching the excitement couldn't help but cheer and want to be one of them.
But life doesn't allow it for the time being.
However, what Bard said next made people look eager and agitated.
"Master Baron Ryan said that anyone, anyone, whether you are a slave or a commoner, a knight or a noble, anyone, kill Orcs and bring their heads back, and you will get a Gold Coin!"
"Yes, you heard it right, it's a Gold Coin!"
"As long as you register as an adventurer here, the heads of Orcs you kill can be measured by Gold Coin!"
"Without any price, without any payment of money, Northern Kingdom's Braveheart Guild will give you a reward of Gold Coin."
Someone heard the vocabulary of Gold Coin and became eager and asked:
"Can anyone do it, even those who are not Frozen Earth Territory's subjects? Do I need to be loyal to Master Baron Ryan?"
"No need."
Bard said decisively:
"You are still the subjects of the nobles of your territory. Lord Baron Ryan will not take any money from you, nor will he force you to perform any loyalty."
People are getting a little anxious.
"Then how can I register as your adventurer?"
Bard held up a book and opened it all with blank pages.
"You also don't need to make any promises. Come to me and tell me your names. I will record your names. When the time comes, after you kill Orcs and get their heads, you can exchange them with me for Gold Coin!"
The crowd moved forward and someone raised their hands.
"Me, me, my name is Gavin, and I want to be a brave man."
Bard Write down his name, including where he comes from, so that the identity of the adventurer can be recorded more accurately.
After all, in the lower world, it is very common for many people to use the same name.
"Congratulations to you Gavin, now you are the adventurer of Northlands."
Bard finished speaking with a smile, and then said loudly to the people outside:
"Bard will sing the stories of every brave man, carry their stories to distant places, and be praised by countless people."
"If you become a true brave in the future, the noble Lord Baron Ryan will give the brave one million Gold Coin for free!"
"Maybe one day, you become a powerful hero, then you can get one million Gold Coin, yes, one million Gold Coin!"
"That is Lord Baron Ryan's praise for the brave. The brave deserves the love of the nobles!"
The one million Gold Coin mentioned by Bard completely detonated Zero Crossing City. Although they did not see it, everyone seemed to have seen the day when they got one million Gold Coin.
"One million Gold Coin..."
Some are excited, some are confused.
"Baron Master, can you get so many Gold Coin?"
"Nonsense, that's Baron Ryan. I heard that he has a manor in the Andara Kingdom containing ten million Gold Coin."
"I heard it's a city, and the city is full of Baron Ryan's Gold Coin."
No one doubts Baron Ryan's ability to pay.
"Within three days, anyone can become an adventurer, but after three days, Braveheart Guild will verify other people's abilities before registration can be completed."
"Baron Ryan-sama hopes that you can become brave, and does not want to see you go to Northlands to die."
" Master Baron is so kind."
People praised.
Frozen Earth Territory.
The female officer Viscountess came to Ryan and handed over a thick book.
"A total of nine hundred and thirty people have become Northern Kingdom's Braveheart Guild adventurers."
After saying that, the Viscountess couldn't help but be curious. Braveheart Guild seemed to be something that had never been seen before.
"One Werewolves head can be rewarded with one Gold Coin. Isn't this too high?"
She was worried that this would completely wipe out Ryan's wealth.
"High? That means you're right. The higher it is, the more it attracts adventurers."
"But this way, your Gold Coin will be given to them for free."
The female officer said that she didn't want Ryan's money to be given to those idiots or anyone other than Frozen Earth Territory.
"Send?"
"The free ones are the most expensive."
Ryan grabbed the female officer and moved her big hands.
"I will give them wealth for free, but these adventurers will also bring me huge wealth."
"Why?"
The female officer's eyes widened, her face flushed and she was confused.
"We'll see."
Ryan Didn't look at the list given by the female officer, 930 registered adventurers?
There are probably nine hundred people inside, and only one name will stay on it for the rest of their lives.
Ryan What really wants to attract is not these slaves and civilians, because the power of this world is in the hands of the nobles.
Those who have the ability to hunt Werewolves, how can they hunt Northlands without the permission of the nobles behind them.
Everyone knows that a Gold Coin will be given to the warrior who kills Orcs, but not many people will think that half of the Gold Coin will be broken off and given to the nobles, and the remaining half may have to be broken off.
Is one Gold Coin too much? In Ryan's opinion, it is less, but the reason why he is unwilling to give more is that in this world, sometimes giving too much will arouse suspicion.
Given ten Gold Coin, most people would not believe how the noble Lord could be so kind. Is he giving away money?
A Gold Coin was just enough to flatter them.
"This is a reward. In Zero Crossing City, those chambers of commerce will take this reward to many places."
"When people come to Zero Crossing City, they are wealth."
The Viscountess was pushed onto the table, but she was still curious.
"But, they are all subjects of the nobles. Can they really come to Zero Crossing City?"
"Hey, I used to think so too, but later I discovered that extraordinary people in this world have considerable freedom, and they can make some requests to the nobles."
Some nobles in South don't even mind if some of their knights go out for trials, because it will leave them with a fortune, and after the knights grow up, they will still return to their territories.
For some nobles, a Baron may get a Golden Knight.
South Nobles in the land without war, this is also a way for them to spend time.
"And the key thing is... the nobles will allow them to come here."
Ryan's eyes revealed a profound look. The world is changing. A hundred years ago, nobles would hardly leave their territories. They stayed in their territories for a lifetime. The territories were like two countries, with almost no communication.
Deities's Pan-Planar War has intensified the pace of civilization. Nobles have begun to move around, and the flow of population is no longer a rare thing. For this, people don't even realize that today's world is different from before.
Then it wouldn't be a big deal if the world made some changes.
The long history is measured in units of thousands of years. From the perspective of Ryan, who has different memories, the world has slowly changed the nobles' cognition in a hundred years, which is considered very slow.