Throne of the North.

Chapter 160 Meeting my father-in-law

Ryan certainly knew that this was not a simple marriage.

The most crucial thing is that since they cannot be too ugly, the decision lies in the aristocratic territory behind them.

What Ryan cared about most was the intersection of three provinces where the Melendez family was located. There was a big river there. Melendez used ships to transport the wealth of the three provinces to each other and even to the most prosperous west coast.

Hearing Ryan's words, the Countess nodded in approval. She also cared more about this family, otherwise she would not have put Avril first.

After all, the lists sent over were sorted according to the amount of help they provided to Baron Ryan.

"The source of the Chi River is deep in the mountains of Chixue Province, but when it flows through Calais Province, it converges into a large river that can be navigated by ships. It happens to be the territory where the Melendez family is located."

"This is a river that leads directly to the west coast. The Melendez family's wealth is mostly due to this river."

"So, Ryan, have you decided?"

"Ah."

Ryan nodded and then asked.

"Although I agree, will the Melendez family agree?"

The Countess smiled. Regardless of her past identity as the daughter of the Grand Duke or her current identity as the Countess, her status in the empire had never been low.

"Don't worry, Ryan. I will talk to Melendez for you. Mrs. Melendez has also asked me about your situation before. There won't be any problem with this matter."

"Besides, you still have a few days before you leave, you can take this time to go meet that Avril."

"Thank you, mother."

The Countess, who was not Ryan's biological mother, was very concerned about Ryan's marriage. I don't know if there were any other reasons. Anyway, with the decision of this marriage, after the Clayton family had served as the last elder, Ryan and the Earl of Clayton's family would be truly separated.

The next day, Ryan received a summons from the Countess. Earl Clayton was also present today. He was still serious, but he nodded to Ryan, the heir he was quite satisfied with.

"There are more than a dozen knights from the Melendez family serving in my legion. As a viscount family, they have been quite helpful to Clayton in the past."

Lord Clayton said, making Ryan understand the meaning.

Today he was going to Melendez's mansion in the imperial capital. According to Earl Clayton, he was basically going to meet the viscount who came to the imperial capital because of the lord system and the Grace Festival, and there wouldn't be any extra variables.

"Klosterman will take you there."

"Thank you father."

Ryan performed a noble etiquette, then left and found the amber dragon.

"Mr. Klosterman."

Ryan landed on the dragon's back, and the dragon, which was about to become a legend, instantly spread its wings and soared into the sky.

Ryan was speechless. He didn't understand why Earl Clayton wanted him to be so high-profile. The imperial city was huge, but it was nothing to a dragon. It could clearly reach a place with just spreading its wings, but it chose to rush into the clouds and attract the attention of the entire city before landing at the Melendez Family Mansion, which was not too far from the Clayton Family Mansion.

This dragon is a bit showy.

Ryan thought so in his heart, looking at the Amber Dragon parading in the city. This guy seemed to be afraid that others could not see his strong body.

The Melendez family's mansion couldn't accommodate such a huge dragon, so the dragon simply crawled on the street, instantly blocking everyone's way forward. "You can stay in there for a while."

The Amber Dragon said proudly, and Ryan saw from the corner of his eye that many civilians around him had become bolder after being frightened, and were trying to pay tribute to the dragon with the gold coins in their hands.

"The imperial capital is different. Ordinary people can also have surplus gold coins."

Ryan talked to himself, and under the guidance of the servants of the Melendez family who had been waiting for a long time, he came to the study on the top of the mansion, where Viscount Melendez and the Viscountess received him.

"Baron Ryan of the Frozen Territory greets Lord Viscount Melendez."

Ryan performed a noble etiquette, then nodded to the Viscountess next to him and said:
"The Viscountess."

"I said that the blood of the Clayton family can't be ugly."

Viscount Melendez smiled at Ryan and spoke to his wife.

"only……"

The Viscountess seemed hesitant and wanted to say something, but she didn't open her mouth in front of Ryan.

Ryan could probably guess what she wanted to say.

Ryan is the lord of the North. Not to mention the chaos and coldness of the Borean Province, everyone is paying attention to the fact that Earl Clayton's achievements were offset by a frozen land territory. The nobles of the Calais Province are even more concerned. The Melendez family is not unfamiliar with what the frozen land territory is like.

The marriage was for political and other reasons, but the Viscountess still couldn't help but worry about her daughter.

Thinking of this, Ryan laughed and said to the two future father-in-law and mother-in-law in front of him:
"The Frozen Territory has some special products that may be sold to the West Coast. Your Excellency, why don't you arrange a team to go to the Frozen Territory this spring?"

As long as the people of the Melendez family went to the North, they would naturally know what the Frozen Territory looked like. However, in the eyes of Viscount Melendez, this was a cooperation and transaction between Ryan's Frozen Territory and his own Viscount Territory. To be precise, it was a request for some support from him for the Frozen Territory.

He didn't intend to refuse. After all, he had thought about it before Ryan came.

"Don't worry Ryan, my team will go to the North with you in two days."

Compared with the Viscountess, Viscount Melendez paid more attention to the nature of the marriage between the two families, especially at this time when the Empire and the Church seemed to be heading for war.

The wealth of their Melendez family still depends on the reputation of the Clayton family.

After a short greeting, Ryan left the Viscount's mansion. After asking the dragon Crosst to take his time on his way back, Ryan went to the magic academy.

The atmosphere among the nobles has changed a lot because of the departure of the Holy See, so it is not a big deal for Ryan to meet his future fiancée.

Obviously, Avril also got the news from her family. When this gentle and tall girl walked side by side with Ryan in the magic academy, she seemed a little embarrassed and not good at speaking. However, as Ryan described the stories told by the people of Exnel, the girl gradually relaxed.

"Once I return to the North, I will arrange for someone to go to the Melendez family."

Finally, Ryan said this, Avril lowered her head and nodded slightly. She certainly understood that this meant that the marriage between the two families was confirmed, and she would have the identity of Baron Ryan's fiancée at that time.

This was a political marriage between two noble families, but even so, both sides hoped that the marriage would be satisfactory.

So far, the situation seems to be good.

(End of this chapter)