Throne of the North.

Chapter 124: War will not reject us just because we reject it

"Two hundred thousand gold coins, three thousand sets of weapons, armor and spears, plus fifteen bottles of gold potion."

Lord Hora looked at Ryan and said:
"This is the condition given by the Countess. She asked me to tell Baron Ryan that this is the only condition."

Ryan has a toothache.

It seems that the Earl's family are not all fools. The war is coming and winter is coming. The pressure of food cannot be measured by gold coins. The Earl's family is large and powerful, and he is unwilling to give out any food.

"In this case, the righteous Earl Winter will surely defeat the evil Earl Weiss."

Ryan held out his hand and spoke in a youthful tone.

“Your choice is correct.”

Hola also stretched out his hand, and at this moment he felt more like a noble.

Ryan once again felt the power of space magic. Looking at the mountains of gold coins appearing in front of him from the space teleportation array, Ryan couldn't wait to whip Master Luna.

"Mage Luna, look at these golden potions, can you make them?"

Ryan appeared in front of Master Luna with a crystal container in his hand. While looking at Master Luna, the blood-red liquid in the crystal container was also rippling.

Even he could feel the powerful vitality contained in it, let alone Master Luna.

The golem puppet lady took the golden potion directly and stared at the liquid inside with fascination.

"This is not made by that lady from the Holy Land Mage. If you want to make a life potion, you must first master life magic. Space magic itself is a road with no end. She won't have time to study life magic."

"There is a powerful life magician beside the opponent."

"At least a great mage, and most likely even a great wizard."

Ryan didn't expect that there were so many tricks among magicians, and couldn't help asking:

"So what kind of magic do you practice, Master Luna?"

"My major was Puppet Magic. This Golem puppet was created by me. Later, when I lost track of where I was going, I began to practice Life Magic. Using my own knowledge, I was able to be reborn in a puppet after failing to break through to the Grand Mage."

"But if you want me to help you make a life potion, I can't do it anymore."

The tall Luna Mage said as he stretched out his arm.

"Life potions are a delicate magical method. I can't do it to that level in my current state."

Afterwards, the prospective great wizard also expressed a few of his requests to Ryan.

"Can you help me find some soul magic research manuals? If I can master the soul magic cultivation system, I can successfully become a great wizard and help you refine the life potion."

"I'll find a way."

Ryan nodded and did not refuse.

Because his territory really needs the power of magicians, and this matter also involves the struggle between theocracy and imperial power. In the past, every noble territory was equipped with priests of the Vatican.

Now the nobles can only find a replacement themselves.

Thinking of this, Ryan suddenly remembered the gift he had given to Master Luna before.

"Mage Luna, how are your studies on the bodies of those barbarians going?"

Mage Luna said somewhat discouragedly:
"It's the same problem. I can't conduct too detailed research. I have already hammered those barbarians into fertilizer, and your steward buried them under the ground."

“But I’m starting to see some things.”

"The one next to Count Weiss should not be a magician, but a warlock." "An alchemist, an evil alchemist."

"For life magicians, modifying flesh and blood is taboo, but some alchemists do not have such a problem. Their method is to modify blood itself."

"Warlocks and alchemists are different, Ryan. You have to be careful of the enemy this time. Warlocks' power is innate, but most alchemists are monsters that have been mutated through the theft and repeated experiments of weak warlock bloodlines."

"They can even make deals with demons for their own research and warlock spells."

After Mage Luna felt the Countess's terrifying aura, she began to worry about Ryan's safety. She was very afraid that Ryan would die on the battlefield. By then, she would be a wild golem puppet in this world without the protection of the nobles, and a most special kind.

even……

"Ryan, you should have a baby soon."

Starting a war is not an easy matter. The first thing Ryan has to do is to call all the nobles of Lingdu County to discuss.

"Baron Ryan, you shouldn't have accepted Earl Winter's invitation privately. We don't have to participate in this war at all."

Christian's voice was the loudest in the entire hall. When Ryan looked over, the noise in the hall became quiet.

"Lord Viscount Miles, do you think my decision is wrong?"

Christian looked at Ryan and wanted to say something, but quickly suppressed his emotions and said kindly:
"Ryan, what I want to say is that we in Lingdu County no longer have the strength to start a war."

Ryan nodded, then looked around at everyone and said:

"War will not reject us just because we reject it."

"Lingdu County has never had the power to protect itself. If we do not participate, then after the war is over, no matter who wins, Lingdu County will pay a large sum of gold coins, and those gold coins will be taken out of your pockets."

"This is impossible."

Baron Barnes said it. As a baron in Lingdu County who was not Ryan's direct opponent, he was not afraid of Ryan's military talent like other barons.

"Why isn't it possible?"

Ryan looked at Barnes and said slowly:

"Don't forget what the nobles of the Northern Wind Province need to do at the end of this year."

"One and a half million gold coins of tax revenue from the Empire is a huge sum. You don't really think that this matter is just as we agreed in North Wind City before, that whoever pays will pay how much, right?"

"I said 500 gold coins at that time. Now I am only offering 500 gold coins. Are you willing?"

This is of course impossible. In the past, everyone thought that the Frozen Territory was a poor place with no money. But now Ryan has gained so much wealth. If he only offers 500, not to mention the nobles outside, the nobles inside Lingdu County will rebel.

"So, the discussion at the beginning was just a casual talk?"

Baron Hutton's eyes widened. He had been preparing for this for the past few months, but now he was told that the original agreement on who would pay how much money was no longer valid.

“If there had been no war, of course, it’s not something you can just say casually, but after the war, everything is different.”

Ryan looked at everyone, his voice gradually becoming louder.

"The losers of a war will bear the lion's share of the tax burden, while the victors will enjoy the excess wealth."

"This is not the wealth given by Count Winter, but the wealth we can earn in the war itself."

"I will lead the army of Lingdu County to join the war. Do you think I will fail?"

(End of this chapter)