Can't I develop my own character?

"Finally, the order to mobilize the troops has been issued. It seems that Casradi can no longer hold back. Well, this old emperor is really damn insidious and hides his true intentions too well."

Inside Astor Castle.

Ryan closed the game interface, stood up and stretched.

The blood sacrifice was still not found, which was expected, because we learned from Lin Qi that the entire Fire Covenant had begun to take action. If they all listened to the old emperor, it would be almost impossible for the Janus Gate to find anything in the imperial capital.

Not to mention Casradi. The old emperor personally kept an eye on her and called her over for dinner every now and then to play the emotional card. Secretly, the nobles who stood on her side were all trash. How could they possibly defeat Zhuhuo?

This means that there is no hope for the blood sacrifice clues. The old emperor must be holding back something big. The Fire Chasing Force will be saved for the last resort. He doesn't even care about the southern army heading north.

What is this going to do?

Ryan guessed that the old emperor probably wanted more than just immortality.

This is a world of extraordinary power. The Janus Gate dared to send troops because of their strength. The claim of eradicating the Blood God's influence was merely an excuse. On the other hand, if the old emperor recovered and his power was even greater, would this group of paladins dare to invade the empire? Impossible.

Even if it was five or ten years earlier, the Janus Gate would not have dared to do this. Although the old emperor is crazy now, he was indeed powerful in the past, otherwise he would not have been able to contain Maganna in the West for so many years.

"This old immortal is at least a sixth-order transcendent, maybe a seventh. If his body recovers and his strength improves even more... eighth? Damn, rebellion is really not easy to pull off."

An eighth-level transcendent being could destroy an army with just a sneeze.

Although all his wives have potential, they still need time to develop. Fortunately, Hainuo, the seventh-level super magician, is now his. If he can get Maganna to help, he can still win.

Don't forget that there are still people at the Janus Gate.

Ryan planned to let Lin Qi complain to the Pope later, "Your Highness, I can't beat him, I really can't beat him."

Any treasure that can be taken from the Pope will definitely be of great use.

"The Grand Duke is willing to withdraw his troops. Let me think about it... I need to find a good opportunity to resurrect myself."

Judging from Ina's previous attempts, there is a chance to win over the Grand Duke, but the Grand Duke is too straightforward, and Ryan thinks it is better to be safer not to tell her the truth.

Grand Duke, I have always been loyal!

Do not believe?

Ryan had indeed considered a lot for Maganna. The Grand Duke was really not suitable to be the emperor. If she became the emperor of Augustus, there would inevitably be wars every year. By then, she would be surrounded by enemies everywhere, and she would be doomed in one go.

But the Grand Duke is fit to be a general.

Ryan already had a perfect plan in his mind.

And here.

The number of the Holy Blood Legion was increased to 4,000.

Of the more than 10,000 soldiers recruited by Anjia, only 2,000 were left in the end. Some of the remaining people would stay in the city of Ast, and the rest would be disbanded on the spot.

There is no way. Although Anjia wants to, this city cannot afford to support so many soldiers.

Although the four thousand Holy Blood Army is not a large number, they are fully armed and their combat power is absolutely terrifying.

After all, this is not a rebellion. As long as Frank is completely defeated, no one will dare to resist given the status of King Amapena.

The solution Ryan proposed to Amabena was not to go back to the royal city to fight Frank directly. He asked "Charlie" to lead 4,000 Holy Blood Army to attack the Duke of Frank's territory directly. They are estimated to have arrived by now.

Then, it’s time to use a blood feast to make all the traitors remember this lesson!

While thinking, Ryan switched to the character interface of 'Charlie'. As expected, the Holy Blood Army had already started the 'cleansing' operation on Frank's territory.

There are no innocent people in this purge, only an interpretation of the anger towards royal power. Ryan wants to use this war to tell everyone that anyone who dares to betray King Amapena will be ruthlessly killed!

On the first day, the Holy Blood Legion entered the territory of the Duke of Frank and captured three towns in succession.

The next day, the Holy Blood Legion marched north along the territory. Along the way, all the nobles who stood on Frank's side and their private armies were sanctioned by the Holy Blood.

On the third day, the Holy Blood Legion attacked the main city of Frank. This was the only city that suffered a massacre at the hands of the Holy Blood Legion in three days, with a total of more than 50,000 people killed!

When Frank led his army back from the royal city, his territory was already in ruins, and what he was about to face was the judgment of holy blood.

At this moment, the entire Kingdom of Lot was shocked. They did not expect that King Amapena actually hid such a terrifying army. When the Holy Blood began to launch the final cleanup operation against Frank's forces, Amapena also boarded the train back to the royal city.

"we won?"

Amabena felt as if she were dreaming.

Who can tell her what happened?

"We won, but not completely. Bloody suppression can only help you regain power. If you want the kingdom to develop well, you still need to spend time and effort on governance." Ryan shrugged. "Don't forget, there are still many people in the Northern Alliance who are watching you."

"Ah, what should we do then?"

"Let me see... Let's go back to the capital and stabilize the situation first. Then, of course, we need to develop the army. The first priority is to weaken the nobles in various places. It just so happens that so many nobles followed Frank in the rebellion and even refused to pay taxes. Okay, let them all pay the fine tenfold for ten years. Let's wait until ten years have passed before we can talk about it."

A question mark slowly appeared on Amabena's head.

“Can taxes be collected in advance?”

"Why not? The gun is in your hand, and you point it at their heads. Do they dare not hand it over?"

It’s not that Ryan is cruel, it’s just that the situation in the Kingdom of Lot is special. How can this be possible if the royal family has no prestige?

If all places have their own troops and do not respect the royal power, then we must fight!

He won't know fear unless you hit him.

To govern a country, you must first make people obey. How can you make people obey? The more powerful you are, the more obedient they will be.

A benevolent and righteous king has a solid foundation.

"Oh oh oh!"

Amabena suddenly realized.

"understood?"

"understood."

"You really understand?" Ryan was surprised.

"I understand." Amabena nodded. "Sir Ryan, from now on, the kingdom's affairs will be left to you. I will do whatever I say!"

Ryan: "?"

No, after all this time, you only understand this?

You know nothing!

"Otherwise." Amabena blinked, "It would be nice for you to become the prince. That way you can manage the kingdom legitimately."

"what?"

Looking at the expectation in Amabena's eyes, Ryan cursed inwardly, "Despicable!"

You, these adulterous heroines, are so damn despicable!

......

Ryan had never thought about becoming a prince in the Kingdom of Lot.

First of all, he had no intention of pushing himself to the front line to operate. Secondly, he had to go to the Augustus Empire to roam around later. How could he stay in the Lot Kingdom to absorb the big nai?

Not interested, get lost! You despicable guy!

It has to be said that the national strength of the Kingdom of Lot has indeed weakened terribly. Overall, it is not much different from a stronger principality, so the task of rectification here is arduous and arduous.

When the Augustus Empire stabilizes, Ryan plans to let Ina take over his job. By then, no matter how much trouble she takes, Amabena will still be obedient.

And 'Mortis' can also develop the hunter group. With her help in secret, there is no need to worry about the internal situation of the Kingdom of Lot.

On the contrary, it was the Northern Alliance. The meat that was in their mouth flew away. Will those hungry wolves give up?

Ryan was not sure either, but he knew that there was a 'queen'-level character in the Northern Alliance, who was also the heroine in the main storyline of the Northern Alliance. The other party was a real king with both strength and ambition, not a despicable king like Amabena.

According to the game information, when the protagonists entered the Northern Union plot, the queen had already taken over most of the countries in the United Nations and was planning to annex the Northern Union in one fell swoop to establish a huge country that could compete with the August Empire.

Of course, in the end her ambition was doomed to fail and she was destined to be defeated and become one of the members of the basement.

With nothing to do on the train, Ryan opened the game and switched to the 'Weine' interface.

After three days of deployment, 30,000 troops from the southern border finally arrived and stationed outside the city of Baron.

These people were drawn from the major noble territories in the southern border, and the main force of Yinfeng City was gathered together. Although they were loyal to Her Royal Highness the Princess on the surface, in fact, the nobles inside only obeyed the orders of "Weinei".

These 30,000 men were the support for Casladi to launch the mutiny. She had already made an agreement with Lin Qi. As long as she gave the order, the people of the Janus Gate would help break down the city gate and stop the Fire Covenant. Then the army would charge straight into the palace!

Although the Paladin army is still far away from here, the forces of the Janus Gate have deployed a lot in Barron, including Cardinal Andney, and the number of high-level extraordinary people is not much less than that of the Fire Covenant.

More importantly, Lin Qi had received a relic from the Pope that could influence the situation. Otherwise, how could a crying child be saved? She was so devoted to the Janus Gate that the Pope couldn't just sit back and watch, right?

Casladi planned the attack for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, because that day was the old emperor's 60th birthday. The old emperor was actually not very old, but he had too many hidden injuries from the battles in his youth, and the excessive use of the power of the Blood God caused his body functions to fail, so he looked like he was dying.

So what's so good about being an emperor? You're working yourself to death for the sake of the empire.

Ryan is not right.

"Everything is ready, only the Duke is missing."

...

Molt Line.

Magna returned to the camp angrily.

Just now, the Iron Blood Army's third attack ended in failure... It cannot be said to be a failure, it can only be said to be a small victory. Although they won, they were still unable to break the defense blockade of the imperial army.

"It's been three days. If we can't take this place, why would I go to the imperial capital any longer? Should I go give that woman Casradi a gift and celebrate her becoming emperor?"

Maganna cursed and the group of tough guys following behind her lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Sudden.

Maganna's expression changed from anger to shock and joy. She left everyone behind and rushed back to her residence alone.

boom!

Take out the mirror.

"Ryan!"

The person in the mirror went from blurry to clear. After seeing the other person clearly, Magna was stunned, and murderous intent flashed in her eyes: "Viscount Vene, why is it you?"

"Hello, Grand Duchess Maganna."

"I'm not nice at all. If you can't explain the origins of this mirror, I'm going to come find you and tear your head off!"

'Vine' smiled slightly: "If you kill me, you will never see Ryan again."

"Ryan!" Magna's hair stood up. "He is still alive???"

"Yes, thanks to me for trying everything I could to save him."

"You? Did Casradi ask you to do this?"

"No, it's me." 'Vine' smiled, "Grand Duke, I came to you to make a deal."

"Okay! I agree!"

"? You know what I want you to do?"

Maganna curled her lips. "You just want me to help you seize the throne. Woman, I knew you had no good intentions when I investigated you. It's a pity that Ryan said you could believe it. Otherwise, do you think you could get out of Kells? Back then, my iron-blooded army would have trampled you!"

"Hmm..." Wei Nei asked in confusion, "You helped me, but what about you? Don't you want to be the emperor too?"

"You're wrong. I just want to chop off that old man's head." Maganna waved her hand. "To me, Emperor is just an empty title. I can be king in the West anytime I want. And part of the South is also under my rule. To be frank, even if I give the throne to you this time, I will have plenty of opportunities to grab it later. So I only want Ryan now."

"Wait. Could it be that you and Charlie planned all this?" The Grand Duke suddenly realized, "Otherwise, Charlie hasn't shown up yet. Where has she been?"

"I don't know about that, but I swear, Ryan being assassinated by Charlie had nothing to do with me."

"Really? Never mind, it's not important. Where is Ryan? I want to see him!"

"No rush. I need you to lead your army to Barron before the day after tomorrow. It doesn't matter if there are fewer people, but you must come."

"The day after tomorrow?" Magna suddenly realized, "Isn't the day after tomorrow that old man's birthday? Great, let's turn his birthday into his death anniversary, hahahaha!"

"Then it's settled?"

"I, Maganna, always keep my word. If you're worried, we can sign a contract."

"That's not necessary. I trust the Grand Duke. Don't worry, I will take good care of Ryan and won't let him get hurt in the slightest."

"That's better, otherwise I will never let you go!"

Maganna waved her hand, dispelling the magic from the mirror, and then couldn't stop laughing.