In the fortress of Thunder Mountain, Count Weiss.
Looking at the battle report sent back from Zero Crossing Prefecture, Count Weiss's face was gloomy, and then he slapped him hard.
"I thought Miles Family wouldn't be like this even if he was old, but I didn't expect that I still looked up to that old guy. He had occupied Zero Crossing Prefecture for thirty years, but he was defeated by a Baron!"
"Ryan·Clayton..."
Count Weiss murmured the name. Unexpectedly, Baron, who was not killed in the assassination, would have such ability. Or is this Ryan itself the core of the Clayton Family?
Count Weiss looked ugly. He thought this matter would go smoothly. As his first step, he had to win over Zero Crossing Prefecture and make Miles Family his representative. Then he began to plot against several other counties of Northwind Province, and finally completed his restoration plan, so that he could legitimately wear the crown of King.
But now the first step has not been completed as planned.
"We have to be quick. If those nobles also find the other two guys, they will be in trouble..."
Ice Peak Forest.
Ryan, Baron Barnes and Lynn left behind a number of 1,500 "soldiers" to take charge of the mineral veins in this the Forest, especially Magic Crystal Mine and Gold Mine, there cannot be any delay.
As for the soldiers... they are no longer soldiers. When they pick up their weapons, they are soldiers. When they put down their weapons, they are now the miners of this the Forest.
Of course Ryan and other nobles left here and returned to Flower of Northwind Castle.
"My family has had a dream since my grandfather, which is to build Flower of Northwind into an independent country."
"That would require expanding the castle walls to include the cultivated fields."
At the banquet, Baron Barnes was very drunk, and Baroness next to him could only keep patting his back to apologize to Ryan.
Ryan can see that Baron Barnes is very excited because they have gained too many benefits from winning this war.
But he also understands that it is impossible for an ordinary Baron to build Flower of Northwind into what Barnes said. Even 90% of the earls cannot have the financial resources and manpower to build a city like a fortress.
Is there such a place? Some...
Ryan heard the ambition of the Barnes Family, but starting from Baron Barnes's grandfather, such ambitions only stayed at the ambition stage.
But now Baron Barnes can finally speak to his grandfather and father, and he has already started this ambition.
Just...
This does not prevent Ryan from interrupting Baron Barnes.
"Mr. Barnes, I think that of the 50% of Ice Peak Forest's mineral veins that belong to us, at least 30% should belong to me."
At this moment, Baron Barnes woke up from alcohol. He stared at Ryan with his eyes wide open, gritting his teeth.
"Mr. Barnes, don't forget, we agreed to distribute the benefits according to military merit."
"Then may I ask, did you and your army make any key contributions in that war?"
Barnes was speechless. He didn't want to admit that he was scared at that time, but he also didn't want to give up the benefits at his fingertips.
"But thirty percent is too much. You can occupy two and a half percent by yourself, and Baron Hatton and I will share the rest."
Ryan shook his head.
"Baron Barnes, the division of military merit is not distributed in this way. In fact, among Ice Peak Forest, those belonging to you are even less than those belonging to Baron Hatton."
"Ryan, don't go too far!"
Barnes roared out, he should be the one taking the initiative in the coalition of three Baron. When he thought about it, he was the one who led the army to kill everyone.
"It is absolutely impossible for me to accept such a division."
"Twenty percent, I want at least 20%."
Ryan looked at Lynn and said:
"Now you have to ask what Hatton Family means."
Lynn stood up and looked at Baron Barnes.
"Sir Baron, my father will never agree. My army has suffered heavy losses in this war, and I need at least 10% of the share."
"Issei?"
Barnes shouted.
"No, absolutely not, I still want to share my Lordship, how can this be enough?!"
The banquet ended unhappily, but the next day, the nobles of Flower of Northwind gathered together again.
Because the army of Count Weiss is coming towards Zero Crossing Prefecture.
"According to Viscount Dragoon's information, there are at least 5,000 soldiers, and among them are 1,500 semi-off-the-job soldiers. The rest are an army composed of serfs. There are at least 300 of those barbarians."
"Damn it, how could Count Weiss have so many troops?"
Baron Barnes clenched his fist and smashed it on the solid wood table.
Five thousand is indeed a huge number, but Ryan is not unexpected. To put it bluntly, slaves are thrown into the army to serve as soldiers. In reality? Can those slaves holding shovels, hoes, and forks be soldiers?
That's called population.
"Count Weiss's army must be here to help Viscount Miles. What should we do now? Viscount Dragoon has sent people and wants us to bring the army to his territory to resist together."
Regarding this, neither Barnes nor Ryan have any idea.
"Count Weiss's army has arrived, and Viscount Miles is responsible for all the army's consumption. For those slave soldiers, this is one of the few opportunities to eat and drink. Viscount Miles's food pressure will be great."
"So, he will definitely attack."
"But where is his first choice? Us? Or Viscount Dragoon?"
As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Lordship stood up and said:
"It must be Viscount Dragoon, that viscount is their biggest enemy."
Baron Barnes also nodded and said:
"Yes, Viscount Dragoon has always wanted Zero Crossing City, and Viscount Miles also knows it."
Ryan laughed.
"But as a lesson learned from the past, we just robbed the wealth that should belong to Viscount Miles in Ice Peak Forest. They could have occupied all Magic Crystal Mine, Gold Mine and Iron Ore. Now they have nothing."
"Viscount Miles may resent Dragoon Family more because his family has a great business, but the other nobles around Viscount Miles will resent us even more."
"In order to appease the anger of these nobles, Viscount Miles will also let the army attack us and give our wealth to those nobles in exchange for their support."
"Baron Barnes, you are a noble, and you should think about issues from the perspective of a noble, not your emotions."
"It is even possible that Viscount Miles will let the army of five thousand counts come directly to Flower of Northwind."
Ryan After saying that, all the nobles present panicked.