Knight in the Nightmare (5)

When Meyers's threat arrived, Ryan no longer needed to hide his strength.

Only muscle could make the nobles follow him closely, and only even greater muscle could make Meyers retreat.

He did not know whether Grand Duke Mayers absolutely had to have Northwind Province. If not, why had he chosen this place?

To Ryan, the answer was simple: Northwind Province was easy to bully.

Grand Duke Mayers had personally shattered Northwind Province over thirty years ago. He knew this land's strength better than anyone, and the fact that it had once not belonged to the Empire, leaving His Majesty the Emperor utterly indifferent toward it, was another reason.

Lastly, Northwind Province had endured several southward Orc incursions and internal wars. It had long since been riddled with scars.

Here, there were no noble castles capable of making even Legends perish without escape, no ancient bloodline nobles revered by the Imperial Nobles, and certainly no decent Extraordinary Legion capable of sweeping across an entire province.

Weakness had made Grand Duke Mayers choose this place. Therefore, strength should be the foundation for dealing with Grand Duke Mayers.

Ryan needed to become strong, and he also needed everyone to see his strength.

The Northern Baron might only be a Baron, but even a Baron could possess terrifying military power.

He was creating his own glory, the first glory of the Ryan Family.

The Northlands were his territory.

The weapons were top-tier, the armor was top-tier, and warhorses arrived in an endless stream. Thus, Ryan's forces were an army armed to the teeth.

Besides, what had the nobles first known Baron Ryan for?

His talent as a war commander, so powerful that he had never suffered a single defeat.

So...

"Baron Ryan possesses a fully equipped and powerful Extraordinary Legion."

"And he himself is