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Chapter 359 The Empress Who Unified the Northern Continent
The sailboat sailed on the sea, the sea breeze billowing the sails, and the hull rocked back and forth as the waves crashed against it.

Half a month passed quickly. The ocean was too vast, and finding Anna Anne seemed not as easy as Li En had imagined.

Although Li En didn't find life at sea boring, she had Nancy by her side.

A sea breeze blew by, and Nancy's long, light blue hair fluttered in the wind like waves, shimmering in the sunlight. Her fair skin was flawless, her features delicate like a doll's, her thick eyelashes cast shadows on her cheeks, and her deep pupils shone with light.

How could you possibly be bored sailing with such a beautiful woman?
But he now bears the fate of the entire world on his shoulders; it is not the time for him to indulge in beauty and enjoy life.

Seemingly sensing her lover's melancholy, Nancy, leaning against Lee's chest, said gently,

"Perhaps they are not at sea."

She knew that although Li En's body was here, his heart was not at sea.

"The sea creatures have reported that they haven't seen your maids at sea. You said they were vampires, so if they're not at sea, they might be on the northern continent."

Nancy said softly.

"The Northern Continent?"

Li En asked in confusion.

"Yes, the Northern Continent. Many vampires live on the Northern Continent."

Nancy said that although this was her guess, she was able to summon most of the sea creatures in the sea, and the information conveyed by the sea creatures would not be wrong.

Since they say Anna and Anne are not at sea, there's no point in continuing the search.

Half a month is enough time for the amazing creatures underwater to communicate and exchange information, and any clues should have appeared by now.

"Alright, then let's go to the Northern Continent together and search."

Just as the two were preparing to return, a huge wave suddenly crashed over them.

Nancy gently raised her hand, and the wave that was about to hit the bow of the ship suddenly receded like the tide.

A gigantic octopus-like sea monster slowly appeared, seawater flowing gently down its smooth skin, and a throne studded with jewels was embedded on the octopus monster's head.

Mermaid Baron Cecily O'Neill sat atop it, looking down at Li En.

“Lyon Moria, we meet again. This time, I won’t let you escape again.”

"So it's Baron Cecily O'Neill, the Mermaid. It's a pleasure to see you again."

Li En spoke calmly, as if meeting an old friend.

Mermaid Baron Cecily O'Neill frowned slightly as she saw the blue-haired beauty Nancy pressed against Li En's chest, sensing a familiar scent emanating from her.

"You have the aura of a mermaid, so why do you want to be a slave to humans? You are a disgrace to the mermaid race."

As Celie O'Neill spoke, she prepared to have the sea monsters attack again, to take care of Li En and Nancy at the same time.

But to her surprise, even larger waves suddenly rose on the sea. In the waves, sea monsters even larger than the octopus sea monsters surrounded them, and their shadows blocked all the octopus sea monsters' vision.

They rose from the dark abyss, their massive bodies churning the waters and creating murky eddies. Ancient runes were etched on the skin of each behemoth, the patterns gleaming with a faint blue light in the deep sea, like some forgotten pact or a forcibly branded curse.

These deep-sea behemoths have always been solitary creatures, and their relationship with sirens is not harmonious; they even occasionally take the initiative to attack lone sirens.

But now, contrary to their usual behavior, they have gathered together, their cold eyes fixed on their target—as if they are being manipulated by some force and forced to carry out a hunt.

The ocean currents became turbulent under their movement, and a deep hum pierced the seawater like some ancient horn. They did not attack immediately, but slowly adjusted their positions, blocking every possible escape route.

Someone is summoning them.

"How can this be?"

Celie O'Neill frowned slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You can actually control ancient sea beasts?"

Nancy was unaware that these were ancient sea beasts. During her previous battle with Seth Frank, she could only summon ordinary sea beasts to fight sirens. However, before that battle, although Soraya had withdrawn her angelic power, Nancy had still become stronger and could summon even larger sea beasts.

Thanks to the help of these sea creatures, the sailboat never encountered any danger, even when sailing on the seas known as the forbidden sea.

Li En and Nancy spent a leisurely and pleasant two-week vacation at sea.

"Who are you exactly?"

Celie O'Neill asked Nancy.

“I am Nancy Stuart, princess of the Kingdom of Stuart.”

Nancy said that although the Kingdom of Stuart had long since fallen, Nancy was finally able to truly regain her surname after Mary's death.

"Stuart, the kingdom of men?"

Celie O'Neill seemed to be thinking, but she didn't remember the name.

"Yes."

Nancy nodded.

"It seems you don't even know who you are. A mermaid who can control ancient sea beasts can only be of royal blood. I am Baron Celie O'Neill, and I am willing to take you back to the royal family. Would you like to come with me?"

"Ciri O'Neill asked."

A hint of surprise appeared in Nancy's eyes, and she subconsciously looked at Li En.

"Nancy, do you want to go?"

Lee En asked.

Nancy nodded. "I want to know more about my mother."

Like Sophie, Nancy also wants to have her own family, even if there might still be a distance between them when they get together.

"In that case, go ahead. Don't worry about me. I'll be waiting for you on land. If you need my help, tell me through your dreams."

Li En said.

"it is good."

Nancy nodded.

Celie O'Neill could tell that Lee En and Nancy had a special relationship, so she temporarily abandoned her idea of ​​eliminating Lee En.

“Baron Celie O’Neill, I wonder if you still remember our deal.”

Li En suddenly said.

Celie O'Neill recalled the time she met Li En on Golden Island. At that time, Li En wanted to bypass the Frank family and do business with the Mermaid Royal Family in mermaid crystals, but unfortunately, Celie O'Neill's identity made it impossible for her to get involved in such an industry.

“I cannot make a deal with you, but I can tell you that the Northern Continent will soon go to war with the Southern Continent. If you can seize this opportunity and become the most powerful family, the royal family will consider you.”

As Celie O'Neill spoke, she glanced warily at the ancient sea creatures around her.

The sea creatures seemed to be waiting for Nancy to give them commands.

Nancy waved her hand, and the ancient sea creatures slowly dispersed and dived into the seabed.

Celie O'Neill breathed a sigh of relief. If all those sea monsters had attacked, even if she were a mermaid baron, her ultimate fate would have been to be torn to pieces.

Nancy leaped onto the octopus-like sea monster's head, standing beside Celie O'Neill. Her legs, now wet with seawater, transformed into beautiful fishtails, making her and Celie O'Neill appear as two mermaids.

Will the Northern Continent and the Southern Continent go to war?

Lee looked at Celie O'Neill with a puzzled expression.

"I've said enough."

Celie O'Neill decided not to answer Li En's question anymore and patted the octopus sea monster's head.

The octopus-like sea monster prepared to dive into the seabed.

"and many more."

Nancy suddenly called out to Celie O'Neill.

"What else?"

"Ciri O'Neill asked."

"Have you ever seen a pair of twin vampires, blonde, with Li En's aura? They are Li En's blood servants."

Nancy asked on behalf of Lee En.

“I did see them, but they should have already gone to the North.”

"The North?"

"Yes, perhaps they've already gone to the rift. Who knows? There's a lot of news at sea. It seems the Blood Servants were following Lyon Moria, but it looks like they haven't found their master."

"That's what Celie O'Neill said nonchalantly."

"It seems Anna Anne is indeed no longer at sea."

Li En breathed a sigh of relief. If they went to the Northern Territory, he should be able to get news soon.

After all, the North is the Moria family's stronghold.

Nancy followed the Mermaid Baron away from the sea, while Li En's sailboat sailed back with the ocean current.

He didn't even need any sailors or navigators; he could simply change the rules of the ocean currents to send his sailboat back to shore.

Li En began to ponder why the Northern Continent would wage war against the Southern Continent.

Then Zenobia Frank's image quickly came to mind.

Zenobia Frank is not only the queen of the King of Derwent in the North, but also has an affair with the old Burke of the Creed family. She is Remus Burke's youngest mistress, and her relationship with Augula is also ambiguous.

This queen of King Derwent was the most likely trigger for war.

Because she wanted to avenge the Frank family.

The Frank family had long been secretly cultivating considerable influence in the Northern Continent. In addition to Zenobia Frank, several other Frank princesses had married into the family.

However, it remains extremely difficult to unite the Northern Continent and launch a war against the Southern Continent.

Unless Zenobia Frank is able to unify the Northern Continent.

If she can really accomplish this in such a short time, it can only mean that the women of the Frank family are indeed extraordinary.

Upon returning from the sea to the capital city of Yalong, the first thing Li En did was to summon Prime Minister Earl Hall and Chief Intelligence Officer Pauline Oliver.

Pauline Oliver was recommended by Earl Hall and used to work in the intelligence service; she now controls all the Empire's spies.

"I need to know all the information about the Northern Continent."

Lee En looked at Polina Oliver.

"Your Majesty, I was just about to report to you on the latest situation in the Northern Continent."

Polina Oliver had been searching for Lee En to report the matter, but Lee En had gone to sea, so she could only report the news to Prime Minister Hall and Queen Catherine.

"The 12 countries of the Northern Continent have been unified in half a year. The empress who unified the Northern Continent was crowned on the same day as you, and she is a member of the Frank family."

Pauline Oliver said.

"Is it Zenobia Frank?"

What I feared most came true; it really was someone from the Frank family.

I never imagined I'd misjudged Zenobia Frank; she's actually stronger than both Mary and Ophelia.

Pauline Oliver and Earl Hall exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously.

"Not Zenobia Frank, the Queen of Devon."

Count Hall said, "It's Jessica Frank."

“Jessica Frank?”

Li En looked at Earl Hall in surprise.

His impression of Jessica Frank was still from that Royal Poker Game. Jessica Frank was hailed as the most beautiful jewel of the Frank family and had married and moved to the Northland during last year's Harvest Festival.

Jessica Frank is introverted and not good at expressing herself. If she weren't so beautiful, she would be almost invisible.

Who could have imagined that she would unify the Northern Continent in such a short time, and even be crowned emperor on the same day as him?

"How did she do it?"

Li En seemed to be talking to herself.

"When Jessica Frank got married, she took Mrs. Milos, the Black Widow, with her. Mrs. Milos expanded the grey business to the North Continent and quickly built an army exclusively for Jessica Frank."

In the first month after Jessica Frank became Queen of King Willard Thomas, a coup occurred in the palace. Richard Thomas rebelled, killed his father Willard Thomas, and wanted to marry Jessica as his queen. However, he was ambushed by Jessica Frank's troops and failed in his attempt.

Jessica Frank not only killed Richard Thomas, but also banished the entire Thomas royal family and became the queen of the Kingdom of Sindra.

After being driven out of the country, the Thomas royal family joined forces with three northern kingdoms to attack Sindra, hoping to reclaim their territory.

Faced with the combined invasion of the three northern kingdoms, Jessica Frank personally led her army to fight back, using brilliant tactics to achieve a victory against overwhelming odds in the "Dawn War," winning the first war of unification.

Jessica Frank used her diplomatic skills to form an alliance with the five southern nations, defeating the combined forces of the four western nations in the Battle of Frost Plains. After successfully defeating the four nations, she used force to intimidate the remaining five nations at the negotiating table. Although this led to the breakdown of the alliance, she ultimately gained control of the four nations.

He dispatched troops into the Kingdom of Derwent to help his sister, Zenobia Frank, stabilize the Queen's rule, imprisoned the eight-year-old King, and secretly took control of the Kingdom of Derwent.

In just six months, through various means, Jessica Frank finally unified the Northern Continent, established the Frank Empire of the Northern Continent, and was crowned Empress.

At her coronation ceremony, she massacred 30 nobles and the Northern Continent coalition forces who opposed her succession to the throne, earning her the title of Iron-Blooded Empress.

The day before your return, a force from the Frank Empire had already quietly crossed Carlton Canyon.

"That's what intelligence officer Pauline Oliver said."

"It seems she is the last trump card left by the Frank family."

Li En now suspects that the disappearance of the Wise Man's Academy is also related to her, and that the Wise Man's Academy may now be in the Frank Empire of the Northern Continent, serving this iron-blooded empress.

Unfortunately, Fia hasn't joined the Witches' Council for a while now, and I wonder how she's doing.

(End of this chapter)