Chapter 397 Inviting a Legend, the Deal between the Grand Duke and the Emperor
Mulan was the companion of the previous Marquis of the North Wind, Corinus Columbus, when he came to the North Wind Province. The Empire did not give the Marquis more support, but one legend was enough to show the emperor’s attention to the Marquis of the North Wind.

Unfortunately, Marquis Beifeng died in the end, in an assassination that everyone knew about but the Vatican denied.

The situation of the legendary knight of Mulan suddenly became awkward. The nobles doubted his loyalty. Whatever the process was, the Marquis died under his protection.

After the new Marquis of the North Wind, the Marquis of the North Wind hiding in Shaya’s belly, came to the North Wind Province, Knight Mulan did not receive any new orders from the emperor, so he still stayed on Thundercloud Mountain. But obviously, Shaya from the Meyers family preferred to use the knights sent to her by Grand Duke Meyers.

In other words, Shaya Meyers, who did not have a very good relationship with the emperor, did not know how to treat this legend and was worried that the emperor would use this as a handle to hold her accountable.

After all, without the emperor’s order, the current Marquis of the North Wind had no power to mobilize the Knights of Mulan.

If the emperor were to find evidence against Meyers, he would not be able to find another bloodline to inherit the position of Marquis of the North Wind.

Ryan quickly sent people to Thundercloud County. War horses were galloping wildly on the land. Ryan didn’t know when the two werewolf legends would take action personally, but he was very nervous that there was no legend in charge of the Frozen Territory.

The clash between orcs and humans began at their first meeting, and Warhorse and the knights of the Frozen Territory appeared in Thundercloud County in the afternoon of that day.

“Mr. Mulan, this is a letter from my Lord Baron.”

Knight Mulan took the letter and was shocked after reading it. Baron Ryan actually had the divine bone potion in his hand!

He knew what this thing was. After coming to the empire, he was shocked by the number of legends in the empire, and thus learned about the existence of the Divine Bone Potion.

Of course, he is not a legend who was promoted using the divine bone potion.

So why does such a legendary knight have no title? The answer is simple: he comes from another world.

And he became a legend all on his own at the end of the world.

The title was given by others, not self-proclaimed, so he doesn’t have it.

“His Majesty the Emperor may send me to fight against the werewolf legend, but it is the fortress of Xiangshan Plain.”

Knight Mulan hesitated for a moment and said this. He was waiting for the emperor’s next order, so even though the divine bone potion was precious, he could not make a choice easily.

“My Lord Baron said that the Emperor is wise enough to send a legend who is strong enough to fight against the King of Silver Moon Court, if he still wants the North Wind Province to be part of the Empire’s territory.”

His words confirmed that Knight Mulan could not be a match for the Silver Moon Werewolf King. Of course, if he was really a match, then the death of Marquis North Wind would be really problematic.

Knight Mulan fell silent. Indeed, this matter was very straightforward. If he could stop the Silver Moon Court, he would have a share in the death of Marquis Beifeng. If he couldn’t, then the order given to him would mean his death.

Not only does he want to die, but so many nobles in the North Wind Province also want to die.

Ryan had reason to believe that when the orcs invaded, the woman Shaya had already used extraordinary methods to tell Grand Duke Meyers and the Emperor about the predicament here.

The nobles might stand on the side of the emperor and ignore the Borean Province, but on this issue, the nobles stood together with the nobles of the Borean Province. They were all nobles of the empire.

The natives of the North Wind Province are fine, but if anything happens to the nobles who came here from the north thirty years ago, the blame will definitely be on the emperor or even Grand Duke Meyers.

Of course, death is real death. Ryan only hopes that Shaya can try her best. It would be best if the emperor could give an order as soon as possible, or let Grand Duke Meyers arrange for a powerful legend to come.

Mulan is the legend that emerged from this war.

The Frost Dragon should be more powerful than Knight Mulan, but Ryan cannot grasp the Frost Dragon’s temper. The transaction between the two parties is just a sacrifice in the eyes of the Frost Dragon.

Unless Ryan also has a rare and powerful space magician by his side that the Frost Dragon cares about and wants something from him.

Beyond that, there is always subsequent value in a transaction, which in short is the human touch.

There are no dragons.

Mulan looked at the letter in his hand and nodded after a long time. He agreed to the deal.

……

“Thank you, Lord Mulan.”

Ryan performed noble etiquette to Knight Mulan. The arrival of the legendary knight made him feel relieved.

“Mr. Mulan, you only need to stop the legendary enemy. Any losses caused will not affect the transaction between us.”

Mulan nodded, then said with some surprise.

“Baron Ryan, you actually have two legendary orcs here.”

No wonder Ryan took out such a precious thing as the Divine Bone Potion. It was hopeless for a small baron to face hundreds of thousands of orcs led by two legends.

“Perhaps the Silver Moon Royal Court is worthy of it.”

Ryan looked somewhat helpless. It was unreasonable that they would be attacked by orcs here. The fundamental reason might be that the entire Gag clan was annihilated before, which made the werewolves think that this was also a line of defense for humans.

Ryan brought Knight Mulan to Winter City. In the military hall here, Fox Fur said doubtfully:
“For some reason, those werewolves didn’t all attack us. Only about 100,000 orcs appeared outside the defense line.”

The werewolves did not launch an all-out attack, not only in the Frozen Territory, but also in the Xiangshan Plain Fortress.

Thousands of werewolves also bared their teeth.

However, the Silver Moon Werewolf King has his own reasons for this.

“Werewolves can become the royal family of orcs because of their great strength and smarter brains than other orcs.”

“We are as intelligent as humans.”

“So, we can’t capture this human land in one day. We have to see how other orcs do it.”

What the Silver Moon Wolf King said shocked all the werewolves. If they were not defeated, they would probably have rebelled by now.

Why can’t the bloodthirsty werewolves attack the damn orcs?

The Silver Moon Wolf King did not explain. Didn’t he want to quickly slaughter the humans on the border of the empire? Of course he did, but he knew very well that the orcs had a strong desire to attack, but almost no desire to defend.

Humans will not let him occupy the Borean Province so easily. They will send powerful legends and armies to resist.

If the Borean Province is occupied too early, the orcs will be on the defense and the humans will be on the attack. Most of the orcs will lose the desire to fight. After entering the human territory, they will excitedly occupy the fertile land, food, and houses and will no longer listen to the orders of the leader.

It would be a miracle if these 200,000 orcs could be gathered into 100,000 at that time. But now, all of these 200,000 orcs have a strong desire to attack humans.

Rather than being slaughtered later, it is better to consume them on the battlefield now. When the human army arrives, the excess orcs can consume the army of the human empire.

As for other reasons, the Silver Moon Werewolf King also thought of it, that is, this is the direction he needs to attack. He knows very well that after conquering the North Wind Province, there is still a fortress of the Human Empire in the south.

Other royal families let the werewolves attack the weakest part of the empire in the name of attack, but the pressure from the two fortresses would be no less than that from other directions. The Werewolf King even felt that his place was an invulnerable one.

He had inquired about it and found out that the fortress in the Flying Wing Canyon was home to the Flying Dragon Extraordinary Legion.

“Damn humans, how can they have such a powerful extraordinary army?”

The Werewolf King looked at the Xiangshan Plain Fortress in front of him. The humans here were so weak and pitiful. If he took action, he could easily defeat the human fortress.

I really want to do it.

There was a wisp of black air in the eyes of the Silver Moon Werewolf King. He reacted and his claws left hideous blood marks on his chest.

“Hobiyi…”

The Werewolf King had a fierce look in his eyes, and when he was helping the great gods to expel the God of the Dead, he was still noticed.

Even the great being served by the werewolf cannot fully evolve the power of the alien god in his body, as He has not yet fully awakened.

These corpse gases made the Werewolf King want to devour living things, but fortunately he was strong enough to suppress this desire.

“When the great werewolf god Skul awakens, I will personally dedicate you to the great being.”

The Werewolf King turned and disappeared on the snowy plain, leaving the leader of the Suno clan to monitor the battlefield.

Xiangshan Plain, inside the fortress.

Viscount Landa had nothing to do. The only thing he did every day was to write letters, and write letters over and over again.

Let the nobles of the Beifeng Province send reinforcements to the Xiangshan Plain.

Especially until now, he has not seen the arrival of the Flying Wolf Cavalry and the Dragon Blood Warrior Legion, which makes Viscount Landa extremely angry.

“My Lords, do you want to see the North Wind Province occupied by orcs and keep the army to protect you while you flee to the south, or do you want to hide in your castle and resist the incoming orcs?”

“In the north, there are millions of orcs, enough to overwhelm the Xiangshan Plain Fortress. Without this fortress, no territory in the entire North Wind Province can resist the orc army.” “Even if you are a noble, if you lose your territory and wealth, you will eventually lose all your glory. You will still be a noble, but your descendants will have no title to inherit. They will become the new wandering nobles of the empire.”

“Perhaps we should all envy Baron Ryan. In the entire North Wind Province, only Baron Ryan can lose his frozen land and return to the south. All his performance in the North Wind Province has been recognized by Earl Clayton. The earl will help him obtain new territory and a new title.”

“But we can’t. You know, Baron Ryan’s determination to protect the territory has shocked me. He is a nobleman worthy of praise. In Baron Ryan, I see all the good qualities that a nobleman possesses.”

“That is why I will live and die with the fortress on the Xiangshan Plain. This is our only chance to protect our land.”

“The orcs are invading in full force, and humans must risk everything to have a chance of winning.”

“We are nobles. For wealth and glory, for land and dignity, we must do it at all costs. We will win, and as long as we defeat the orcs, the Northern Province will not face any threats in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.”

“We will recover all the wealth that was lost.”

The letter flew to the territories of the two earls, and Viscount Landa began to inspect the fortress. The nobles’ inspection would keep the soldiers from slacking off, and on the second day, the Flying Wolf Cavalry finally arrived here.

Lord Hora arrived with thousands of Flying Wolf Cavalry, inspiring the army in the fortress. Soon after, the lord also brought instructions from Earl Winter.

“Lord Winter will lead all the nobles of the Northern Wind Province to replenish all the supplies needed in the Xiangshan Plain.”

Viscount Landa looked surprised. What was he trying to do?

Suddenly, he reacted.

Does Earl Winter want to reintegrate the nobles of the North Wind Province to his side, so as to gain more say in the empire?

Viscount Landa understood Count Winter’s political plan, but he did not expose it. Compared with this matter, he was more concerned about the outcome of the war and whether the Xiangshan Plain Fortress could withstand the attack of the orcs.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, Earl Winter’s political plans cannot affect him. There are only a few people in the entire North Wind Province who are qualified to compete with Earl Winter.

“Whoever wins this war will gain supreme prestige.”

The Dragon Blood Warrior Legion moved slowly, but also arrived at the Xiangshan Plain Fortress. With the addition of the Extraordinary Legion, the battlefield on the Xiangshan Plain suddenly became a place of chaos.

However, Viscount Landa soon discovered that the arrival of the Extraordinary Legion did not seem to have much effect on his letter, but rather because of the reaction of the Emperor of the Empire.

……

Just as Ryan guessed, the emperor wanted to give up the Borean Province, but he needed a reasonable reason. The orc invasion was definitely the worst option.

It was impossible for him to just give up this place openly. When the werewolves led the orcs to attack the North Wind, the emperor in the palace was thinking about it.

There are many legends within the empire, but not many who can fight against a king of the orc royal family.

At this time, the orcs were approaching the Xiangshan Plain.

“Your Majesty, Grand Duke Meyers is visiting.”

The waiter knelt on the ground and reported to the emperor that the four grand dukes would not be stopped from entering the palace. Only in front of the last door would the waiter ask the grand dukes to stop.

This empire belongs to the royal family, but also to the four grand dukes.

“Grand Duke Meyers, why are you here?”

The emperor received the archduke. To be honest, he didn’t like dealing with these archdukes very much because due to their age, they always educated him in the tone of elders. As an emperor, Columbus III certainly didn’t want such people to appear in front of him often.

“Your Majesty, I come here because of your distress.”

“Oh?”

“The Northern Province needs a legend who can fight against the werewolf king. I guess you don’t know who to send.”

“I have a choice, Rosalind.”

“It’s him, respected demon hunter. Is he still alive in the Abyss Hell?”

The emperor remembered the name; the man was a member of the Meyers family.

“He can fight against the werewolf king?”

Meyers’ old face did not respond. He gave a choice, but it was the emperor’s decision how to make the choice. This was also the reason for the emperor’s inner dissatisfaction. In front of several grand dukes, he, the emperor, could never maintain his dignity.

“In that case, let Rosalind go.”

The emperor waved his hand and said that it didn’t matter as long as someone was there to hold on. If they couldn’t hold on, it would be Grand Duke Meyers’ problem anyway.

However, Grand Duke Meyers did not leave. The emperor no longer had a smile on his face, and he spoke in a deep voice to Grand Duke Meyers.

“Your Excellency, you must understand that this is a time to fight against the full-scale invasion of the orcs. This is not the time to exchange interests.”

Archduke Meyers finally spoke and smiled at the Emperor.

“Of course, my dear Majesty, Rosalind will go to the North Wind Province, and I am not using her to exchange with you.”

“I want the tax revenue of the Northern Wind Province for the next thirty years.”

“Instead, I will give you a suitable reason to get rid of the piece of land that is called a burden.”

The emperor’s expression was still gloomy. Just because he didn’t want the Beifeng Province didn’t mean he could throw it away at will.

Thirty years ago, the royal family did not allow Meyers, who had attacked the North Wind Province, to occupy there. However, thirty years later, Meyers brought up the matter again and still demanded thirty years.

Why can’t I get over this number?
“Over the past thirty years, the Empire has spent sixty million gold coins on the construction of the Northern Wind Province.”

In the first thirty years, the North Wind Province received one million gold coins every year for the construction of fortress defenses and the development of the nobility, but in reality, the orders issued from the Imperial Capital were two million per year.

It’s just that no noble would mention this matter, everyone knew it, and even the emperor was a participant in the remaining one million.

“Northern Wind Province’s tax revenue over the past thirty years is only 45 million gold coins, which is still a long way from recovering the cost.”

“Forty-five million gold coins… Grand Duke, do you think that’s too much?”

Grand Duke Meyers shook his head and said:

“Northern Wind Province is poorer than you think. They can’t collect 1.5 million gold coins.”

“Moreover, the orcs have invaded there twice, and this is the third time. I’m afraid that the Northern Wind Province will be even poorer in the next few decades.”

Hearing this, the emperor hesitated. He also understood that this was the truth. That piece of cold land couldn’t even grow crops.

But he still didn’t want to give in.

“I wonder if you, Grand Duke, have any solution?”

No matter what, the North Wind Province is a land suitable for survival. If the Empire doesn’t want it, then who should it be sold to? Who can buy it?
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. This won’t be a problem.”

Archduke Meyers did not explain any further, but simply told the emperor that after thirty years, the emperor’s problem would no longer be a problem.

“Perhaps in thirty years, the Northern Wind Province will also be covered by the Northern Territory.”

“Your people will migrate to the south.”

After hearing this, the emperor said nothing more, and Grand Duke Meyers left.

With Rosalind’s order, the emperor completely ignored the Boreal Province. If the Meyers family wanted the taxes there, they could collect them themselves.

“If the Fortress of Vision is breached, the Nightmare Knights must immediately plug the hole!”

The emperor finally said that this was the exchange he wanted. Compared to the Borean Province, the Empire would never allow the orcs’ war to the south to destroy the Empire’s land.

This matter is of utmost importance and concerns the future war between the Empire and the Church.

“Follow your wishes.”

Grand Duke Meyers followed the etiquette of the nobility and headed to his own residence in the imperial capital with a heavy heart. Rosalind was already waiting there.

“Your Excellency the Grand Duke.”

“The matter has been resolved. I paid a heavy price. I just hope that I can get through this crisis.”

Grand Duke Meyers sighed.

(End of this chapter)