Throne of the North.

Chapter 203

That alternate world is the greatest benefit they can get after winning this war.

Many nobles had strange expressions. The two earls were fine, as they could afford it because of their wealthy families. But could Baron Ryan also afford to play with things like alternate dimensions?

For the nobles outside Lingdu County, they don’t know much about the Frozen Territory, which is still backward, poor and cold.

The nobles of Lingdu County did not react much, which made many of them become concerned.

Maybe it's time to learn about the Frozen Territory and Zero Crossing County later.

Apart from anything else, the land that Baron Ryan obtained in this division is no less than that of a barony. Although they are separate enclaves, every place is a good place. It is no problem to grow food or extraordinary crops.

He also shared nearly 300,000 gold coins in profit, an amount that was extremely enviable. All the wealth accumulated by a baron over hundreds of years would not be so much.

Such a large amount of gold coins is enough to develop a territory successfully.

All the benefits, big and small, added up, Ryan's gains were second only to the two earls, and those viscounts' gains were at most only about 70% to 80% of Baron Ryan's.

Add to that the other-dimensional world...some of the nobles couldn't imagine how much wealth Baron Ryan had already obtained.

However, thinking of the performance in the war, no one stood up to refute it. The North Wind Province is a frontier province, and the proportion of military strength here is even greater than that of noble titles.

Of course, the Lord Baron was fine, but the Viscounts couldn't help but have some complaints. After all, Baron Ryan participated in the war for too short a time.

Last year the war started in Tieshan County, and this year it is also in the second half of the war.

The Baron had nothing to say, but the Viscount certainly couldn't help himself.

"The time for spring plowing has arrived, but Yinchuan County has not yet finished. Let Baron Ryan go when the time comes."

Ryan had no choice but to obey the two earls. Not only would they have to prepare their own food for the journey to Yinchuan County, but there was also no telling whether a war would break out once they arrived in Yinchuan County.

But this is also a means to shut up those viscounts. Unless Ryan can gain more benefits for himself in the process of forcing Yinchuan County, he will have to spit out tens of thousands of gold coins for what he got today.

It's disgusting. Every noble has his own tricks, but there's nothing he can do. Ryan can't turn against them. Since he has taken advantage of the nobles' rules and gained benefits in this feast, he must accept compromises within the same rules.

This is not a big deal, and Ryan didn't care too much about it. The troops he brought would not affect the spring plowing in Lingdu County.

As time passed, another closed-door discussion took place.

Ryan not only represents the victor of the war, but also the person in charge of Lingdu County. In the meeting that night with only a few people, in addition to the three of them, Viscount Landa and Viscount Walter also appeared quietly in the castle of Leiyun County.

They are the county magistrates of two counties, and they must appear here now.

Viscount Walter is fine, but so many people died in Tieshan County because of this war, and the development of the other dimension will inevitably give him some benefits.

But Viscount Landa made Ryan a little confused.

But as they discussed it, he understood.

Viscount Landa and the nobles of Hanshan County suffered a lot. Most of the noble families were wiped out, and their land and people were all gone. They were sympathized and recognized by the nobles in the south.

They needed Viscount Landa to connect this war, Count Weiss, and the orcs' southward migration the year before.

The heavy losses in the North Wind Province caused by the lack of a fortress in the Xiangshan Plain were blamed on Count Weiss.

Yes, even though he had just reached a political deal with Count Weiss here not long ago, he ended up stabbing him in the back here that night.

This step certainly requires the cooperation of Viscount Landa. After all, he is the one who suffers the most, and only if he says it can this matter become true.

Otherwise, what if it was Count Winter who said it? The great nobles in the south would think that Count Winter was being unreasonable. Nobles should not force each other to death. Isn't it too much to let Count Weiss bear such a crime?

Whether it was out of sympathy for Count Weiss or to suppress Count Winter, the matter would be left unresolved. But Viscount Landa was different. Who said that any noble in the empire was worse off than them? Even Count Weiss, who colluded with the Church, had his heirs take a lot of wealth to the West Coast to enjoy themselves.

Comparing misery? Who wouldn't?

"If this succeeds, we will develop allies in the Council of Elders and try to lift the taxes borne by the Northern Province."

It can only be said that the plan was huge, and Ryan felt at this moment that his vision and knowledge were too narrow.

He was still immersed in this war that belonged only to the North Wind Province, but this great noble was already thinking of using this incident to seek greater benefits.

Indeed, the annual tax of 1.5 million gold coins is a huge pressure for the nobles of the entire North Wind Province. They also need money to develop their own power and expand their own land.

If there were no taxes, tens or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins could be saved a year, and the two earls could save even more. Wouldn't it be better to use the money to lick the wounds of war?
This is more important than war reparations.

"I'll try my best, but..."

Viscount Landa looked at these nobles. He did not participate in the war, but his waiting and watching behavior also made him lose the qualification to share the benefits after the victory of the war.

"Don't worry, there will be a large number of slaves in Leiyun County, and we will sell them to you at the lowest price."

"You won't lose out. When you have more manpower, you can participate in the development of the alternate dimension world."

Earl Winter said this, giving Viscount Landa enough benefits.

"At the same time, the compensation that Yinchuan County will pay can also be supplemented with some slaves."

Hearing this, Ryan nodded.

Obviously, no one knows what the royal family thinks of Viscount Hogg, after all, he is the eyes of the royal family in the North Wind Province.

As for the claim that Viscount Hogg was colluding with the Vatican, even they themselves would not believe it, and it was impossible to use it against Viscount Hogg. They could only suppress and condemn him for his failure in the war.

If nothing unexpected happens, Viscount Hogg will still be Viscount Hogg.

The key lies in how much benefit they can get from each other.

"Also, there's one last thing."

Count Sauron spoke leisurely, saying:

"Cat-man assassin."

The presence of the cat-man assassin made Ryan's eyes turn cold. He did not forget that his heart had been pierced through the chest.

"Do you want it? If you don't want it, I'll take it."

Count Sauron finished speaking and the others started laughing.

The cat-man assassin is so good that he can hide in the shadows even in the chaos of the battlefield. Since Count Sauron intends to stay, they will definitely not let him have all the power.

"I want some too."

"Let's divide it. There are five of us, and each of us will get 20%. Each of us will have hundreds of cat-people slaves."

"A natural born assassin, who knows if he will be useful in the future? The Church has similar methods."

Only five people participated in this division, and they would tell others that all the cat people were dead.

Assassin, assassin, of course the fewer people know about it the better.

(End of this chapter)