The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Antipas was going to become depressed, literally.

After the black dragon took away part of the demon god's remains, the tower collapsed. But this was not good news for the demons, because all of their spells came from bloodline magic, so they had no high-level professionals in the secular sense.

With the collapse of the tower, many high-level professionals inexplicably appeared on the human side, and now the demon race no longer even has an advantage in terms of professionals.

Moreover, the demons are now firmly locked up in the Eastern Territory and the Eternal Frozen Land, and can only eke out a living in the black mist.

The terrifying steel trains of the North have begun construction along the area controlled by the black mist, and concrete roads have been laid out in the surrounding area, allowing human steel behemoths to move freely in this world.

If the demons could once use the Eastern Territory as a springboard and live a relatively comfortable life through trade with the Eastern Territory, now that the entire kingdom is under the control of the Northern Territory, normal trade is almost impossible.

The only trade that can be carried out normally is maritime trade, but maritime trade in the Sea of ​​Unpredictability is entirely dependent on the weather. A stable route only means that the route can reach Sauron when the Sea of ​​Unpredictability is in a good mood; it does not mean that the route will actually be smooth sailing.

Moreover, although the Avars are nominally still trading with the demons and Anjou, the demons' share in this trade is decreasing due to the increasingly effective blockade in the North.

Antipa had thought that he could survive for a while after escaping into the black mist, but he never expected that the governor of the North would be so vicious, or rather, that the governor would be so ruthless in exterminating the demons. In the throne of the black mist, Antipa once again unfolded the map and looked at the transportation roads built around the black mist marked with red lines.

The Northern border's blockade of the Daedric race was comprehensive. In addition to physically blocking various transportation routes, it also blocked the Avars who had contact with the Daedric race.

Linde declared directly that the Eastern Territory was Cape's territory, and that the demons' use of super-level magic and black mist to rule the Eastern Territory was simply inhuman and deserved a heavy blow!

All business dealings with demons are considered acts of aiding demons and are enemies of the Kingdom of Cape, to be dealt with ruthlessly.

The demons were helpless, because they had indeed taken a foothold in the Eastern Territory. Even the demons, who were usually good at manipulating public opinion, could only stammer that Princess Claire had promised the land to them long ago, and then bring up the nobles who had sided with the demons.

Antipas understood that people's hearts were actually easy to control, and wars against humanity were simply a matter of winning hearts and minds. But now it seemed that the despicable governor of the North had completely grasped people's hearts.

The Avars, of course, paid no heed to Lind's warning, nor did they care about such diplomatic rhetoric, and continued to trade with the demons indifferently. But Lind soon told those Avars that while the North was still using diplomatic language towards them, they had better cherish it.

Soon, the knights of Lars clashed with the Avars. The result was that the Avars, who had come into contact with the demons, were nearly driven to the brink of collapse, and their leading high-ranking knight was traumatized by a single sword strike from Myron.

Not long ago, the Avars, who had been hoping to ambush Castilian and his party on the coastline, paid the price.

Under these circumstances, even the most greedy merchants gradually began to refuse to trade with the demons, and the demons' share in this maritime trade became smaller and smaller.

Although the governor of the North did not directly enter the black mist to beat up the demons, the current situation was indeed more painful than if the Northern army had come directly to beat up the demons. Antipas fully understood what it meant to be cut with a dull knife.

Antipa even sought help from Anjou more than once. Antipa, who had never had any strategic vision, unusually began to analyze the situation with Alberto and talked at length about how Anjou would be next after the demons fell. How could Anjou not understand the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold"?

No matter how you look at it now, supporting the demons and holding off Capet is the best solution, right?

But the reply from Anjou was something Antipas never expected.

It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I'm also blocked at the door by tanks.

Antipa was full of questions upon receiving the reply and replied angrily: If you don't want to help, then don't. What do you mean by the tanks blocking the gate? Are all your high-level professionals just sitting around doing nothing?

Antipa was completely helpless. Being blocked by tanks was just an excuse. What Anjou really wanted was to monopolize Avar's share of the maritime trade, which was why she didn't want to make a move.

As for the promises the Avars made to Antipas, in reality, those Avars had no control over the dragons at all. Their so-called alliance was similar to the alliance between the Avars and the demons—it was all on paper.

Antipas is now like a resentful, abandoned woman, constantly venting her bitterness in letters to various factions.

Of course, Antipa did not remain completely inactive. In any case, the Eastern Territory could not be completely sealed off. Moreover, Antipa also sent his demon offspring out into the black mist to cause some damage before returning to the black mist.

This has caused considerable trouble for the North.

As long as the Northern Territory cannot penetrate deep into the Black Mist to pursue them, this tactic, while unlikely to cause any decisive losses, can still annoy the enemy.

As long as the Northern Territory couldn't penetrate deep into the Black Mist to pursue them... Antipa couldn't help but think of the Northern Territory constantly conducting some kind of experiment on the edge of the Black Mist. But then, Antipa dismissed this unreliable idea from his mind. How could that be? How could the Northern Territory so easily penetrate deep into the Black Mist to pursue them? Moreover, the Black Mist was so vast that even if a few individuals who could resist it entered, they wouldn't pose any real threat.

However, Antipas had a persistent, unfounded worry in his heart, and staying cooped up here wasn't a solution either. Even a dog will jump over a wall when cornered, and a rat will bite when cornered!

Rather than slowly dying in the black mist, it's better to utilize the traditional demonic art of moistening!

The demons were able to escape to the eternal tundra not because the Lars family's horses weren't fast enough.

Antipa turned his gaze to the sea. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Northern Governor, the people of this continent were well aware of the demons' unscrupulous money-making and usury practices. However, the other continent was undoubtedly the Blue Sea.

Moreover, he possessed something that could attract the Avars—the relic of the Demon God.