Population Pressure, Food Pressure, and Baron Ryan's Cruelty

Surtr, who took over half of Dragons, launched an attack towards the north of the world. Twilight Kin wrapped everything in the war. Dragons could no longer be spared. Almost every day, Ryan could hear the roar of massive anger in the distant sky.

At first, he was nervous for several days, but then he gradually discovered that the battlefield of Dragons was not close to humans, and could even be said to be far away.

Their power allowed their battle to pass on, but it did not bring any more impact. The only change was the sky of Twilight.

Every time Twilight arrives, those Twilight Kins will go into a frenzy and launch a fearless war against Dragonss.

Ryan discovered that he might need a boat.

There are not many Dragons around the land where humans are located, which also results in Ryan being unable to collect more dragon blood. Dragons's wars often go far away.

Frost Giant Tribe and Dragons on the ice will not bring back the dragon corpse specifically for Ryan. Frost Giant is okay. They also need Dragons as food, but Frost Dragon Arryris, but he came back with pure anger, killing wantonly without considering the preservation of resources.

Ryan doesn't have a ship, and he doesn't even have anyone under him who can build a ship.

Ryan can only write letters.

"Dear father-in-law, as a noble of Northlands, there is a frozen river in my territory. Whenever the snow melts, the frozen river can vaguely see its former glory. Such a wide river must have had a prosperous river channel. I have always longed for it..."

Ryan wrote a lot, the purpose is to get a ship from Viscount Melendez.

But if you think about it carefully, it is probably impossible for a boat to be a boat, because from Viscount Melendez Territory of Calais Province to Northlands, there is no river in the middle, only the Mainland.

Luck is impossible, no matter how many carriages there are, there is only one best way, and that is technology.

Shipbuilding technology.

Ryan is not sure whether it can succeed. The nobles have a serious blockade on knowledge and technology. Even Count Clayton may not be able to obtain Melendez Family's ancient shipbuilding technology.

This is knowledge that ensures family inheritance.

Then it is okay to send people to help Ryan build a ship.

It doesn't need to be too big, as long as it allows Ryan's soldiers to advance on the sea.

Human beings were finally able to sow seeds smoothly, but it was already a little late. Fortunately, everything was still recovering. Ryan personally inspected the outside of major cities and saw the seeds buried under the soil. His hanging heart was mostly relieved.

After staying at Nidhogg for half a month, Frost Dragon Arryris finally felt less nervous, and Ryan also had the opportunity to return to Frozen Earth Territory.

Arryris told Ryan a very bad news.

Nidhogg's World Essence was unbalanced and suffered extremely serious damage.

It had already become fragile. The two great beings used the world itself to sleep, and the arrival of Surtr destroyed this fragile balance. The power of Twilight Leader and Fire Giant caused a gap in the solid dam.

It is losing its origin, perhaps because the power of Dragon Emperor has completely disappeared. This Great Being is the will of the world itself Nidhogg.

This caught Ryan off guard. Although Arryris didn't know the time countdown, Ryan had to prepare for it.

A population of two million needs a way out.

"The fortress defense line can house part of it, Winter City and Rhino Horn Mountain, and it can probably accommodate another 100,000 people at most. It's not enough, it's far from enough."

Ryan thought for a long time. His current territory could only accommodate a fraction of Nidhogg's population at most.

"Zero Crossing City needs to be expanded, and the Swamp needs to cultivate more fields, so that more farms can be built."

Ryan has a famous plan, but the huge numbers are still difficult to move, so he found Eteria.

"Is there any place in our territory where we can build a city?"

Eteria The consul frowned. Such a huge population made her panic. She was relieved when Ryan said it was not immediate.

"It's impossible. Frozen Earth Territory is located in the mountains directly facing Northlands. To build a city in such a place, we can't find another place that is the same as Winter City."

"Also, even if it succeeds, a city can only accommodate a few hundred thousand people at most and it will be very crowded."

"With such a large population, where does their food come from? We can't rely on you to distribute food every year."

"The cost of construction is also horribly high, and in the mountains, circulation between them and other parts of the territory is very problematic. The rugged roads can kill all humans who try to conquer it."

"You can only choose the land to the south."

"Zero Crossing City, the Swamp, and some places further away. Your manors in the kingdom can accommodate ten or twenty thousand people. Dawn City can accommodate a population of three hundred thousand, but there will still be about one and a half million left."

One and a half million... This number is enough to make 99% of the nobles in the empire feel desperate. It is difficult for a single territory to arrange a settlement for such a large population.

"So, before Nidhogg reaches a desperate situation, I must capture Northwind Province, right?"

Ryan took a deep breath and said that this matter was beyond imagination and he couldn't do it by himself, so he could only rely on the power of more people and more land.

"Even with Northwind Province, it will be difficult. The total population of Northwind Province is only a few million. After the war, the population will only decrease in winter. The sudden arrival of 1.5 million people will cause panic in the entire province."

Eteria said that there is instinctive xenophobia everywhere. When 1.5 million people enter, this number is enough to cause the exclusivity of the internal race of Northwind Province.

"Too many."

Eteria also sighed, with a population of two million, we used to dislike the small number of people, but now there is nowhere to put them.

"It needs a little bit of transportation. You need more territories so as not to cause Northwind Province hostility from other territories."

"In addition, so many people have really entered Frozen Earth Territory, there is one more thing to consider."

"What do they do to survive?"

People who do nothing cannot live, especially those who are human slaves. They need to farm, need to work as laborers, need to weave, need...

In short, production is needed.

Only by being busy every day can they survive in this cruel world, and Ryan also had to think about this issue.

Two million people, so much cheap or even free labor, how much production energy can it bring to Frozen Earth Territory?

The problem that Eteria is most worried about is not that extreme for Ryan. He has many ideas, free labor allows him to try it, and there is a plan with a large labor force that has not yet been implemented.

"Great Wall of the Northlands's plan can begin. Let Mr. Roth prepare the construction plan."

"Great Wall of the Northlands should be able to accommodate a lot of people there."

This can only be done for the time being. A population of two million would have a huge impact on a place, let alone the world in this era. In any world.

The same is true even here at Frozen Earth Territory. Although there are several people of Otherworld here who have formed a new Frozen Earth Territory, will they not exclude the newcomers Nidhogg?

It will definitely happen, because the arrival of too many people from Nidhogg will impact the means of production they own. At the same time, it will also make their competition more involution. The power in Ryan's hands will be distributed to more people.

Therefore, for the sake of balance and stability, it is simply impossible to migrate a large number of Nidhogg's population to Winter City or Rhino Horn Mountain.

The power control over Northwind Province needs to be addressed.

The pressure brought by population made Ryan pay attention to this political issue. Only by concentrating the power of Northwind Province could he be able to accommodate the sudden large population.

"Viscount Walter, I heard that one of your children went to the land of South and met a girl from Meyers."

Ryan invited Viscount Walter to Zero Crossing City and said with a smile during the banquet.

The marriage brought by the Mayers Family is a temptation that the nobles cannot refuse, and the same is true for Viscount Walter of Iron Mountain County.

Hearing Ryan's question, Viscount Walter was a little nervous, but then quickly became angry about why he was nervous. He relaxed his body and replied with a smile:

"Yes, Baron Ryan, Payton, that kid likes that girl very much."

"That's it. I hope he can succeed, but I still have some doubts. Viscount Walter, you shouldn't be able to use Meyers's connections."

Ryan looked directly at Viscount Walter, and his calm eyes put a lot of pressure on Viscount Walter.

In Iron Mountain County, the nobles headed by Viscount Walter provide a large amount of pig iron ore to the Tundra Territory every quarter. Half of the raw materials for the metal weapons sold by Lane come from Iron Mountain County, and he values this land very much.

Northwind Province Although there are many Iron Ore, Iron Mountain County is the richest place in Northwind Province Iron Ore.

Even in some Iron Ore depths, there are precious Supernatural Metal mineral veins hidden.

Ryan has never been so good-tempered. He helped Iron Mountain County and these nobles enough. Even in the later stages of the war, he did not let Iron Mountain County directly participate in the war.

Their losses were too great, so Ryan simply asked them to send a few people to go through the motions.

This should not be the reason for these nobles to stab Lord Ryan in the back.

"Baron Ryan."

Viscount Walter became nervous again and gritted his teeth and said:

"Too many people have died in my territory. Moreover, after several years of war, my territory has no suitable young people to cultivate the farmland. This year's food production will be reduced a lot."

"In the entire Northwind Province, all nobles need to buy food every year when the Chamber of Commerce goes north. Even those nobles in Silver Stream County who claim to be self-sufficient, if they are really self-sufficient, then they will not be able to use food to gain wealth."

"Every year, the nobles of Silver Stream County will use food to sell to other nobles to obtain more profits."

"Silver Stream County and the Chamber of Commerce have allowed the nobles of Northwind Province to have enough food, but this year, no, not from last year."

"The losses of the nobles of Silver Stream County in the war prevented them from selling their excess food. We can only buy it from South."

"But... the price is too high."

"So, what's the price?"

Ryan took over his words and said it himself while asking.

"The price is, if you buy grain from South, the more you buy, the higher the price will be."

"Because every kilogram of grain, even if it is transported from Danube Province, which is closest to Northwind, will burn one or two tenths, but Danube Province's grain cannot pass Winged Gorge."

Ryan recently had a close relationship with Commander Legion Commander Farrell of Winged Gorge, so he was able to buy some grain from the Danube Province nobles. Before, Count Pascal, who was also rejected by the emperor, was a target of vigilance. The nobles were worried that Count Pascal would betray the empire.

Therefore, Winged Gorge is both external and internal.

"Farther away, Volga Province is known as the Imperial Granary. There is so much grain there that it can be used to brew spirits that are sold to every land in the world. However, transporting it from there still requires three to four tenths of a pound of grain."

"Further afield, when Northwind Province is delivered, there may be only three thirds of a pound of grain left. This leads to the fact that the grain sold to Northlands nobles in the chamber of commerce is usually traded as Gold Coin."

"Expensive, but I have to buy it."

"By marrying Meyers, can you buy food at a lower price?"

Viscount Walter is silent. He is in the wrong in front of Ryan, but silence also represents acquiescence.

"This shouldn't be the reason. It seems that after the arrival of Elector, the income from Iron Mountain County's Iron Ore has dropped, right?"

Ryan is not surprised. Elector Volvo arrived with the emperor's order. The nobles of Northwind Province need to provide the metal for West Coast Fleet reconstruction at low prices. This will inevitably lead to a decrease in the income brought by Iron Ore to the nobles.

The price of necessities, food, was rising, but the wealth they relied on was declining, and the nobles couldn't help but feel nervous.

Moreover, this is still in the midst of a tense military competition.

The tense atmosphere between the empire and the Church has caused the price of food to rise further, because the Chamber of Commerce will take the opportunity to make a fortune, and more food needs to be transported to South places where war may break out.

In such an atmosphere, it stands to reason that the price of Iron Ore will also increase, but it is still because of the previous incident that the income of Iron Ore did not increase but fell.

The nobles reacted and the marriage of Viscount Walter and Meyers took place.

"No matter what, this is not a reason."

Ryan shook his head and said with a sigh and regret:

"Mr. Viscount Walter, we agreed before. Although there is no war now, you still should not betray the agreement made by so many of us."

"This is not a despicable quality that a qualified noble should possess."

"Viscount Walter's honor should not be tainted like this. I think your child does not have the integrity that a noble blood should have."

"Even if the food is delivered to your territory because of Meyers, the price must be very high, right?"

"The inconvenience of transportation will always increase the unit price, and it will never be as good as buying food directly from Northwind Province."

"You should have seen the farmland of the Swamp. Food can really grow there, and the Swamp is very big."

"This fall, I will sell you some food, hoping to help you survive this winter."

Ryan said this sincerely, which surprised Viscount Walter, and then Ryan turned and left.

It won't be good if you stay any longer.

As soon as Ryan left, Viscount Walter's servant ran in in horror.

"Master, Master is not good!!! Master Payton is dead!"

"He was bitten to death by a wolf on the road passing Winged Gorge."

Viscount Walter's face was full of shock and anger. He was about to grab the servant's clothes and question loudly, but suddenly thought of something. Looking at the direction Ryan was leaving, he slumped down on the chair.

There was fear in his eyes.

Ryan is very powerful and terrifying. War after war has proved this to all the nobles. Even the Extraordinary Legion of the two earls suffered losses in the war with him, and the previous Count Weiss was even worse.

But when this fear faced the nobles directly, Viscount Walter still felt the suffocating pressure.

(End of chapter)