Fantasy Lords: Starting with the Pioneer Knight.

Chapter 374 Territory, Territory, Territory
That's right, at this moment, countless caravans gathered on the avenue, and carriages loaded with goods were traveling along the entire avenue. Along the way, there were huge groups of knights. Among them, Thor even discovered many noble knight groups. For example, in front of him appeared a group of knights that were obviously viscounts.

And in distant places, there are still many such knightly orders.

After a few years.

The entire Eagle Ridge has undoubtedly undergone earth-shaking changes.

Not only has the entire eastern part of the Northern Province fallen into Thor's control.

Xiongying City and Fierce Eagle City have become the two most important cities in the Northern Province.

Especially Eagle City.

At this moment, it has completely replaced the role of Loren City.

It has become the commercial center of the entire Northern Province, and even the entire Northern Territory.

The northern province and the northern border at this moment are completely different from what they were before.

The former Northern Province.

It lasted for more than twenty years along with the war of development.

There are not many noble knights able to go out and explore.

After all, most of the interests have already been taken.

The benefits of the new life are not enough to make those noble knights take risks.

But it's different now.

Perhaps they don't have much chance in the Northern Province.

After all, most of the power in the Northern Province is currently controlled by Thor and the Eagle Chamber of Commerce.

If you want to get involved, let alone the ordinary noble knights.

Even the top nobles don't stand a chance.

But there are still endless opportunities in the North.

The orcs retreated.

Large tracts of territory were vacated.

The rich resources in the North undoubtedly attracted a large number of nobles.

In the past few years, a large number of noble descendants of the Tulip Kingdom have gone to the north to become pioneer lords.

The influx of such a large number of noble descendants into the North undoubtedly boosted the development of the entire north.

At the same time, as the most important trading city, Eagle City has undoubtedly risen rapidly.

Even the Fierce Eagle City rose along with it.

As for the original city of Loren, no matter how unwilling the Lehman family was, they had no choice but to accept it.

On the one hand, the Dressrosa family has been promoted to a marquis family, and on the other hand, the strength of Eagle Ridge far exceeds their imagination.

first time.

The Lehman family of Loren City has taken some action.

But after trying it.

They also had to give up.

Because the two are not on the same level at all.

Especially now that Marquis Lehman has fallen, their strength is even worse.

Their acquiescence undoubtedly accelerated the development of Eagle City.

Even a large number of Northern nobles would go to the Eagle Chamber of Commerce to purchase supplies or trade with the Eagle Chamber of Commerce.

The result of this is predictable.

"Let's go!"

"I don't know what the territory is like now!"

Thor chuckled.

Calling the Knights to continue moving forward.

When Thor arrived.

All the knight orders immediately made way.

Many knights hurriedly paid their respects.

The flag flying high is enough to represent the identity of Thor and his group.

In the northern province, or the entire northern border, the flag with an eagle flying high is undoubtedly the best representation of status, even more powerful than the Marquis family.

But no one dared to neglect it.

In a carriage.

Several girls poked their heads out.

"Is that the Eagle Chamber of Commerce's logo?"

"Amazing?"

"Yes, that is the Eagle Chamber of Commerce."

"I feel like the Knights are no weaker than my father."

"Yeah yeah!"

Several girls chattered, looking at the knights in the distance with emotion and admiration.

The same was true for many knightly orders along the way.

Although Thor's group was not large in number, their powerful aura made many knights feel frightened.

Among them there are even many descendants of marquis and earl families.

But even the descendants of the marquis and earl families have never had such a powerful order of knights.

Of course, Thor didn't care about these people's feelings at the moment.

His figure rode a horse.

Soon they arrived at Eagle City.

And outside Eagle City.

Ryan, Steve, and Pelos are already welcoming them with a large number of knights.

The gathering of these people attracted the attention of many knights.

There were even exclamations from time to time.

After all, both Steve and Pelos are big figures in Eagle City, and Ryan is the guardian knight of the legendary man.

At this moment, they all gathered outside the city gate, as if they were welcoming someone. How could they not be surprised?

And in their surprise.

A group of knights in the distance approached rapidly.

Seeing that group of knights, everyone couldn't help but show a hint of joy on their faces.

"grown ups!"

"It's my lord!"

A voice of surprise sounded.

The next moment, everyone rode their horses to greet them.

The two groups of people approached quickly.

In everyone's shocked eyes.

The adults from Eagle City dismounted from their horses and knelt on one knee.

In the distance, a young knight rode out slowly with a smile on his face.

This scene shocked countless people.

Some people seemed to have thought of something, and their eyes changed when they looked at the young knight.

In Eagle City, there is only one person who can be treated like this by all the bigwigs of Eagle City.

The true ruler of Eagle Ridge, the uncrowned king of the North, Count Tordresrosa.

The kingdom's most brilliant genius today.

Over the past four years, and especially in the past two years, countless people, especially countless knights, have come here having heard the legendary story of this man.

The second son of the Earl, resolutely set out to open up the north.

The North rises and is crowned a baron.

Expel the war and confer the title of Viscount.

Kingdom War, conferring the title of Earl.

Each one is undoubtedly a legend.

Many young knights even regard this figure as their idol.

No one had expected that they would actually see this person with their own eyes at this moment.

At this moment, countless people exclaimed.

Many people's eyes were shining.

Far away.

A group of knights even stopped.

Several young knights couldn't help but breathe heavily.

"My goddess, that, that seems to be Knight Ryan."

"Yes, and Steve Knight."

"They are actually saluting."

"Then, could that person be Earl Thor?"

"Definitely is."

"Oh my God, I actually met Earl Thor!"

Exclamations rang out one after another.

Thor and his companions were welcomed into the city by Ryan, Steve and others.

Compared to when Thor left a year ago, Eagle City is indeed more prosperous.

The population of the entire city, at its current size, is probably over 300,000.

Although it is impossible that all of these 200,000 people are permanent residents, the number of people has indeed increased rapidly. In fact, this is indeed the case.

Known before.

The population of Eagle Ridge has now reached nearly half a million.

Among them, the permanent population of Eagle City exceeds 200,000, and that of Fierce Eagle City is 100,000. In addition, other cities also have a population of tens of thousands each.

It can be said that he is not inferior to some earls who lived for hundreds of years.

What’s more important is that Eagle City is still in its explosive development period. At the current rate, this population growth rate can be further guaranteed in a few years.

Especially now that the canal has been opened.

The vast farmland impacting the Maine River Valley was almost completely used.

At this moment, the Eagle Chamber of Commerce alone supports nearly 70% of the grain trade in the entire Northern Territory.

Seventy percent.

This accounts for 70% of the grain trade in the entire North.

And it is the present-day North.

This is undoubtedly a terrifying value.

After all, the current background is that there are at least five or six million people, if not tens of millions.

An average adult usually eats about two to three pounds a day. Five million pounds would be ten million pounds, and 15 million pounds, 70%, would be more than seven million pounds. This is still the food demand of ordinary people. The demand of knights is even greater. In fact, the entire Eagle Chamber of Commerce provides more than ten million pounds of food every year.

It can be said that if Eagle Ridge coughs now, the entire Northern Territory will gasp for air.

Big problems may even occur.

In this case, it would be a real problem if Eagle Ridge did not develop rapidly.

Of course, Eagle Ridge involves more than just food.

There are also weapons, supplies, efforts, and life potions.

It can be said that the Eagle Ridge at this moment is the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce that has expanded countless times.

The entire northern province and the entire northern border were completely enveloped in it.

Because of this.

Xiongyingling was able to obtain a large amount of funds and materials for rapid development.

The footsteps stepped on the wide road.

The scene of large numbers of slaves along the way is no longer there.

In fact, a large number of early slaves had all been converted into free people.

Thor had already given more lenient treatment.

After all, goblins can do most of the work done by slaves, except for a few that cannot be replaced.

So, it became easier to convert to freemen.

Of course, it is easier to convert to freemen.

It is not easy to become a knight.

It’s even harder now.

It requires stronger talents and more merit points.

"By the way, Ryan, has there been any abnormality in the Northern Province and the Northern Territory recently?"

Listening to the reports from several people, Thor seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Ryan and spoke in a deep voice.

He did not forget what the dean of the Soul Academy told him before he left.

Members of the Church of the Gods began to gather towards the three northern kingdoms.

There is no daily intelligence system yet.

But Thor also felt that a storm was about to come.

He wanted to see what Eagle Ridge seemed to be feeling.

"abnormal?"

“Not yet!”

Ryan was stunned for a moment and shook his head subconsciously.

But just as Ryan shook his head.

Thor immediately noticed that Pelos seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"what happened?"

"Pelos, what's the problem?"

Looking at Pelos, Thor frowned and spoke in a deep voice.

He didn't expect that there actually was a problem.

"Well, which aspect are you talking about?"

Hearing Thor's question, Pelos couldn't help but speak.

"Oh?"

"What do you mean?"

Thor spoke subconsciously, and his figure stopped immediately.

"Sir, during this period of time, I have been in charge of the relevant instructions from the Blazing Kingdom. Something seems to be wrong over there."

Pelos hesitated for a moment and then spoke slowly.

"The Blazing Kingdom!"

"What's wrong? What's the problem?"

Thor frowned. The Blazing Kingdom was one of the three northern kingdoms. He didn't expect that something would actually go wrong.

"About two months ago, the Royal Court of the Blazing Kingdom issued a strange order, which was to start a nationwide conscription, allegedly to attack the northern orcs!!"

Pelos nodded and then spoke softly.

"Calling on the whole nation to attack the northern orcs?"

Thor frowned, even though he didn't know the situation, he felt something unusual.

Now almost all the orcs in the north have retreated.

Logically speaking, even if there is a need to plunder land and resources, there is no need to recruit the entire country.

In the Tulip Kingdom, there are generally three types of mobilization.

The last one is the national call-up.

The three northern kingdoms are basically the same.

The Blazing Kingdom begins with a nationwide conscription.

Its goal is still to attack the orcs.

Nothing looks right no matter how you look at it.

Although it can be barely explained.

For example, it is possible to obtain more resources, or someone may want to establish a state.

But this is only a rough explanation.

This is not necessary to obtain more resources.

There is no relevant information about establishing a state or a country.

I guess no one has earned enough merit points.

You must know that the kingdom is actually suppressing the development of the major nobles.

We can see something from the high-level breathing method and the monopoly of high-level resources.

Even if some nobles jumped out and entered the empire, it would not be easy to collect one million merit points.

In other words, even ordinary nobles might not be able to accumulate enough wealth even after hundreds of years of accumulation.

In this case, the problem becomes obvious.

"Yes, it is a national call-up."

"And from the beginning, all nobles must be recruited. That's why we decided to temporarily withdraw from the Blazing Kingdom."

Pelos nodded and spoke seriously.

"You did the right thing!"

"But remember to send a message to Lajos later, asking him to keep a close eye on the Blazing Kingdom."

"Also, the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom and the Tulip Kingdom should also increase their attention and report any abnormalities immediately."

Thor took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

There was too little information available, and even he was not sure what was going on, or whether it was related to the Church of the Gods.

He could only open his mouth and give some instructions.

"Yes!"

Pelos responded respectfully.

Then the group continued walking.

an hour later

Everyone returned to the castle.
Compared to the original castle, the Eagle Castle has undoubtedly expanded a lot.
The castle under siege was large enough to overlook the entire Eagle City.
Even enough to overlook most of the Maine Valley

In this extraordinary world, buildings do not need to worry about being too high.
After all, magic can solve ninety-nine percent of problems.

The Cavaliers can also handle the remaining one percent.

Return to the castle.

Thor first arranged accommodation for Katerina.

This one will need some time to recover, so I can only follow him for the time being.

Katerina did not refuse this.

Instead, he stayed there with peace of mind.

However, the seventh princess of the empire was always cold and didn't say anything.

Thor didn't care about this.

(End of this chapter)