Elspuri, the largest city in the North, is the direct domain of the Guardian of the North.

When Lyon was on his way to Ravenwood, he passed through here.

This time he brought three knights, York, Mormont, and Asda, and Emma was also on the team.

"It does look bigger than White Mist City. "When Emma was out of town, she visualized the size of the city.

"El Split has always been the capital of the North, with a history of more than a thousand years, while White Mist City is only a little more than a hundred years old. "Lyon tells the history of the past.

Many of the buildings in El Split have a sense of history and look like a vicissitudes of life, and there are several city ruins that remain inside. On the contrary, White Mist City has a short history of construction, and the oldest building in the city is only more than a hundred years old.

As for the ranking in the country, White Fog City can surpass El Splitley, largely because of commerce, two-thirds of the northern region maintains close business ties with White Fog City, coupled with the development of foreign trade, only in terms of economic strength, White Fog City's ranking in the country will rise.

Arriving at the castle of the lords, Leon took out the invitation, and the guards led them to the hall.

The castle is more than 400 years old, and the red masonry has survived so much that it has survived so much, but the corners are worn out.

The interior of the castle is painted white, and there are frescoes in the corridors every few steps, which in terms of quality cost the builders of the castle in the first place.

"Lord Lord, Lord Ravenwood, Lord Leon has arrived. The guard said.

On the seat, the gray-haired guardian of the northern border, Barnard and Duke Gibson raised their heads and looked at the few people in front of them.

He put down the quill in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face: "Jamie's son, Leon." ”

"Your Excellency. The group saluted.

"You've worked hard all the way, Cullen, and take them to rest. Leon, you wait. Barnard left Lyon alone.

He didn't know Barnard before, but he knew the former King Jamie well.

"You look a lot like Jamie when he was younger. Barnard stepped out of his seat and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Thank you. "Leon still doesn't know why, and stays to chat?

"We talked as we walked. Barnard tapped him on the shoulder, then walked in the other direction.

The Duke took him around the castle and told him about the past.

Twenty years ago, there was often turmoil in the kingdom, Jamie led his soldiers and horses to calm down, when he was in the north, Barnard was the most loyal guardian of the kingdom, in addition to providing enough supplies, he also personally joined the kingdom army, after more than half a year of fighting, finally restored peace to the north.

"You see, this painting is about the moment when Jamie defeated Sauron. ”

Barnard leads him to a small garden-like place, where an entire wall is covered with paintings, depicting the moment of victory in the war, Jamie riding a horse and holding his sword aloft in his hand, his mouth open as if cheering.

In this history, Leon knew that Sauron was the guardian of the northern frontier at that time, and he was very powerful, and he controlled a large number of territories in the war, and he was almost about to unify the northern frontier, and with the addition of the kingdom army, he beheaded this person.

Because of Barnard's immense contributions, he has become the next generation of Guardians of the North.

"I really miss the feeling of fighting back then, and now I'm old. Barnard sighed with a smile, he was no longer young, and he could only walk around this castle, and even riding a horse was not an easy task.

Leon didn't know what it was like, but he knew: "Isn't it better to feel like peace?" After a difficult battle, countless efforts were finally made to peace, and such a day was more worth cherishing.

"Haha, that makes sense. Barnard was satisfied with the answer, no matter how young he was, it was unfortunate to live in the midst of war.

"When it comes to peace, the North doesn't seem to have reached it. "Leon was referring to the problem of robbers.

When he first arrived in the north, he realized that robbers were rampant, and the most powerful bandit was of course the northern guard, and if he was afraid that the bandits would affect his strength, he could rely on the royal family.

However, the Guardian of the North did nothing.

Leon thinks that he wants to retain power, after all, it has happened in history that the royal family has used bandits to reclaim some of their territories.

Judging from today's relationship, Barnard has a good relationship with the royal family, at least with Jamie, and there will be no such misunderstanding;

"I am the guardian of the North, and this position is seated by the power of the king, and in the minds of some lords, I am still only the original earl, and I am not qualified enough to lead them. Barnard tells the reasoning behind it.

In the north, if a great nobleman wants to be recognized, it takes dozens of hundreds of years of family members to work together. One day, a person with the same status as himself, or even inferior to himself, became the guardian of the northern realm, many people did not admit it in their hearts, and it was not only the Barnard family who joined the kingdom army at the beginning, but also other lord families.

"Suppressing bandits is a matter for them to protect their own interests, don't they want to?" Leon was puzzled.

"What would you do if I sent an army to your territory today and said I would help you suppress the bandits?" Barnard asked.

Leon was suddenly asked: "I will consider whether to accept it." "Someone else's army is suddenly stationed in your own territory, and that doesn't sound right.

"What would you do if someone you don't recognize, or even dislike, send an army to your territory and say they're going to help you out with banditry?" Barnard asked again.

At this time, Leon remembered a man, the Earl of White Mist City, if he sent an army to Ravenwood, he would definitely oppose it, and even a direct conflict would occur.

Thinking of this, Leon understood.

It's not Barnard who refuses to suppress the bandits, it's the lords of the North who don't.

Barnard's ascension from an earl to the guardian of the northern realm made some lords feel resistant from the bottom of their hearts, and the lords of higher status than him were even more dissatisfied, and it was almost impossible for them to accept the army as if they were to accept the army of White Mist City.

At that time, I was suspicious of Barnard's idea, but he was from an outsider's point of view, and once he entered it, he found that things were not so simple.

"You're doing a great job of destroying a bandit force not long after you arrived in the North. Barnard admires the courage of young people.

"It's just a bit of luck. Leon thinks that a large part of it is luck, the bandits in Rabbit Hill are not strong, and if other robbers, such as Duroux, come to plunder earlier, then he does not dare to guarantee that he can win.

"Anyway, I won in the end. "He still admires Lyon.

Later, Barnard took him to other places, and there were five or six paintings in the castle related to King Jamie, and he explained all of them what had happened, not only to let Leon know, but also to remember that unforgettable time.