Rose Empire

Harlan punched Wisdom in the face.

Harun was old but still strong. Westdom was beaten back two steps with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Do not blaspheme God!" Harun shouted with a gloomy face.

Westom spat out a mouthful of saliva containing blood foam and calmed down a little.

"You can't convince the army and still want to continue attacking Feidi, Your Majesty, do you want the citizen militia to mutiny?" Harun asked again harshly.

Westom was speechless. He didn't know whether the citizen militias of other city-states would mutiny, but he knew very well that without a strong enough reason, the citizen militias of Delme would definitely mutiny if they were asked to disobey the oracle from the Holy Land.

Seeing that Westom was finally convinced, Harun's tone gradually softened.

"Your Majesty, we are only retreating temporarily. You have almost wiped out all the elite troops of the Aiye Alliance, and they are seriously injured. It will take more than one or two years to recover, and even ten years may not be enough. We still have many opportunities to regain morale and fight back. There is no need to rush to destroy Feidi. The Feidi people can use the oracle to stop our attack once, can they stop it a second time?"

Wisdom knew that what Harlan said made sense. The same thing should not happen again. This time, Sevanni fabricated the oracle to use the reputation of the Archangel Cathedral as a shield for Fidel. Once this behavior is repeated too many times, the golden signboard of the Archangel Cathedral will be worthless. Moreover, even if Sevanni is willing to help Fidel to lie again, Fidel may not be able to pay the same price to bribe the Archangel Cathedral.

He was silent for a long time, and finally he exhaled a long breath and squeezed out a sentence from his throat: "Withdraw!"

On the other side, the Viscount Lanwan’s territory.

Walking on the rammed earth road, Ebony looked around curiously. He was a fierce wolf warrior from the tribe. This was not his first time to walk out of the Campei Mountains, but it was his first time to see such a peaceful town outside the mountains.

In the past, every time they walked out of the Kanpei Mountains, Wumu followed the large army down the mountain to plunder. Wherever they went, they were like a swarm of locusts. The residents of the towns and villages at the foot of the mountain either fled long ago or died at their hands. How could they live in peace?

This time, Ebony was recruited by Black Wolf to join Viscount Lanwan's army, and there were more than 30 fierce wolf warriors with him.

In fact, Black Wolf had tried to recruit Ebony once last winter, saying that there was a good place at the foot of the mountain where one could eat well and live warmly. But Ebony didn't believe it at the time. Besides, he had just left his tribe and still had some stored food. He could hold on for some time and find a tribe that was willing to accept him and did not eat humans. So he did not accept Black Wolf's recruitment.

Now, a winter has passed, and all the food that Ebony had stored has been eaten up, but he still has not found a tribe that can accept him. At this difficult moment, he meets Black Wolf, who has come into the mountains to recruit ferocious wolf warriors. So he has no choice but to follow Black Wolf down the mountain.

"There are quite a lot of people here. Look at that man, he's fat and big-eared. He'll definitely sizzle when he's grilled." A companion came up to Ebony and said with a smile.

This companion's name is Skeleton.

The wolf warriors fled the tribe in large numbers because Basha unified the tribes in the Kampei Mountains. It was not because they hated eating people, but because they were worried about being eaten.

For example, this skeleton.

In the past, Skeleton and Ebony were warriors from the same tribe. Ebony knew that when Skeleton fled the tribe, he did not take any food, but he took his three sons with him. Now a winter has passed, Skeleton is still alive, but his three sons are missing.

"Calm down a bit, Skeleton. After all, we are now on someone else's territory." Ebony said in a low voice.

The skeleton sneered and said, "Ebony, what are you talking about? I can't hear you."

Ebony ignored this guy. There was no comradeship among the wolf warriors. They were born in an environment where the strong preyed on the weak. What they were better at doing was feeding dangerous tigers and leopards with the corpses of their companions.

Led by Black Wolf, the group came to a wooden barracks beside Fairy Lake.

"Falcon!" Black Wolf said with a smile to a young fierce wolf warrior in front of the barracks, "It's only been a few days since we last met. I didn't expect you to be the squadron leader already."

Falcon smiled helplessly: "Black Wolf Knight, please stop joking with me. Don't you know how I became the squadron leader?"

Others were promoted by Charlotte to captains and squadron leaders because of Charlotte's appreciation. What about Falcon? Charlotte killed so many wolf warriors that they were scattered all over the place. She couldn't find a suitable candidate, so she gave the position of squadron leader to Falcon, who looked familiar to her.

When Falcon received the letter of appointment, Charlotte asked someone to tell him that if the Wolf Warriors showed collective disobedience again next time, they would be killed starting with the squadron leader.

This makes Falcon feel very uncomfortable in this position.

Black Wolf laughed and didn't comment on Falcon's matter. He pointed to the more than 30 fierce wolf warriors behind him and said, "These are the warriors I have newly recruited for the respect of the great Viscount Lanwan. I will hand them over to you from now on."

Whenever Heilang mentioned Viscount Lanwan, he would always add a series of adjectives to show his respect for the Viscount. No matter how others despised or ridiculed him, he remained calm and continued to do what he wanted. Over time, everyone got used to his unconditional flattery.

Falcon looked at the unruly and ferocious wolf warriors in front of him. He seemed to see himself and his brother in the past. He took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay, leave it to me to train."

Ebony and her companions were taken into the military camp.

The military camp was clean and tidy, with the furnishings arranged in an orderly manner. The soldiers coming and going were dressed in bright and uniform clothes, and their every move was imposing.

Ebony originally thought that such an exquisite military camp should be the camp of the Orlan Knights. However, after careful observation, Ebony only found a few figures who looked like Orlan Knights in the camp, and most of the other soldiers looked like Fierce Wolf Warriors.

It is easy to distinguish. Oran Knights are generally big and strong, while Fierce Wolf Warriors are mostly thin and short. Even after coming to the Viscount Lanwan's territory and eating well, the Fierce Wolf Warriors still look smaller than the Oran Knights.

Ebony was very curious about what these wolf warriors had experienced to become so "well-behaved" and meticulous.

However, his curiosity did not last long as it was answered.

More than 30 wolf knights were brought to the parade ground in the middle of the barracks. Beside the parade ground stood a tall stone tablet with a line of words engraved on it. Unfortunately, Wumu did not know the Oran language. Falcon also came to the parade ground with a team of soldiers and stopped in front of the stone tablet.

"Falcon? It's you!" The skeleton recognized him and shouted happily, "Where's your brother? Where's the owl?"

Ebony also recognized Falcon, but now Falcon was wearing a neat uniform and looked very energetic, which was very different from the "little wolf" in his memory, so Ebony did not say anything.

Falcon smiled and nodded at the Skull, but did not answer the Skull's question. He said loudly to everyone: "My name is Falcon. I am the captain of the Fierce Wolf Squadron and your future commander. I will be responsible for your training and lead you to fight on the battlefield."

"Hahaha, Falcon, a little dog like you actually became an official of the Oran people?" The skeleton laughed again.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Someone laughed along with the skeleton.

There was no smile on Falcon's face. He swept the faces of all the new wolf warriors with his cold eyes.

Seeing that Falcon was not enthusiastic, Skeleton realized something was wrong and stopped smiling. The others also gradually quieted down.

"The first training task is to remember a military rule," Falcon turned around and tapped the stone tablet next to him, "This is the military rule. The content is very simple - those who violate the order will die!"

"What does it mean that those who disobey orders will die? Let me show you," Falcon took a deep breath and ordered loudly, "Everyone listen up, raise your right hands!"

Everyone, including the soldiers brought by Falcon, raised their right hands. Of course, some of them raised what they considered to be their "right hands."

Falcon looked around and waved his hand, saying, "Kill all those who raise their left hands."

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Volume 149: Chapter 136 Chapter Lawsuit and Secret Letter

After dealing with the affairs of Ambratu, Charlotte went to inspect her cement factory and shipyard. These two places were deliberately protected by Jarrod Garcia and did not suffer much damage.

The construction progress of the cement plant was steady and fast, which was very gratifying. The five vertical kilns that started construction at the same time have begun to take shape. After inspecting the cement plant, Charlotte took out the design draft of the ball mill overnight and handed it to the craftsmen to start casting. The ball mill is also an important part of the cement production process. It is a key equipment for processing materials into powder after they are crushed. After Charlotte completed the design drawings of the vertical kiln, she began to design the ball mill in her memory, but she felt that the construction of the cement plant was not so fast, so she was slow and dragged her feet and never completed the design draft.

The ball mill in Lanwan Viscount Territory has an advantage - mountain copper. Mountain copper added to steel can make the lining plate, steel balls and other parts that directly contact the material more wear-resistant and reduce loss. It is not very cost-effective to buy mountain copper specifically for the ball mill, but who can blame Charlotte for having a lot of mountain copper? If all of this mountain copper is sold, the price will definitely drop, and the profit will plummet. It is better to use it in your own territory.

The shipyard in Ambratu is building a second fleet for the Viscount of Lanwan - although this new fleet still has only twelve pitiful ships, which is equal to the Sailfish Island fleet. There is no way, Charlotte's navy is so weak.

However, having a navy is better than having none. The Lanwan Grand Canal has not yet been opened, and the Sailfish Island Fleet cannot reach the Pearl Sea west of Ambratu without bypassing the entire Sokya Peninsula. Building a small fleet in the Pearl Sea can at least provide an alarm when the Delmer fleet attacks, so that they will not be completely unprepared.

However, unlike the cement factory, the craftsmen at the shipyard were mostly civilians, and many of them lived in the city. Although the riots did not affect the shipyard itself, many craftsmen lost their families and even their own lives. Therefore, the construction of the warships inevitably slowed down.

At first, Charlotte was at a loss as to what to do, but then a passing caravan of Little Sasini gave her an idea—she had an ally! Ambratu lacked shipbuilders, but Little Sasini did.

Therefore, Charlotte sent an envoy to Little Sassini to hire a shipbuilder. It is believed that the people of Little Sassini, who still need to rely on Viscount Lanwan for blood transfusion, will not refuse such a small request.

After spending several days dealing with various matters, Charlotte finally returned to the Viscount Lanwan's territory.

In the bathroom of Viscount Lanwan Castle, Charlotte, who had just finished bathing, was lying naked on the bamboo couch with her eyes closed. The two little slave girls, Nina and Sophia, were only wearing gauze clothes as thin as a cicada's wing. One of them was massaging her, and the other was feeding her fruit mouth to mouth.

Miss Knight Anna Duran sat on the floor beside the bamboo couch, reading the official documents accumulated over the past few days to Charlotte.

Renee brought in a few maids to clean up the water stains on the floor.

"I want to rebuild this broken castle!" Charlotte suddenly said angrily.

"Didn't Miss say that building a castle was a waste of money? Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Leni asked with a smile.

Charlotte pointed to the tub she had just used for bathing and said angrily, "I'm tired of bathing in this small tub. I need a bigger bath."

In fact, the tub that Charlotte used was not small enough, it was big enough for two or three people to bathe together. But Renee obviously understood her lady's thoughts. Just now, when Charlotte took Nina to bathe together, Sofia and Anna could only watch from the side, otherwise the tub would be too cramped and they couldn't move freely. For Charlotte who loved 1VN, it was a bit uncomfortable.

"So how big a bath do you want to build?" asked Renee.

Charlotte thought for a moment and said, "It should be enough for five people to bathe together, right?"

"Are five people enough?" Renee smiled mischievously, "What about Cecilia and her sister? And Miss Coco? And Miss Heidi. Oh, by the way, Miss Heidi's etiquette room has recently accepted a dozen girls as students."

Charlotte gave the "tutoring class" in the castle, which teaches and trains qualified girls, a formal name - the Etiquette Room, and Heidi became the head of the room. Of course, the Etiquette Room is just a deceptive name, and Heidi will continue to teach the Thousand Faces Faction and train them to become the most elite assassins and spies.

Recently, Charlotte sent the little fox Coco Stello to be Heidi's assistant. Although the little fox didn't understand the Thousand Faces faction, she could write and calculate, and had a good understanding of the basic knowledge of the Extraordinary faction. With the help of the little fox, Cecilia no longer had to go to the etiquette room for class.

Although Heidi and Coco "work" in the castle every day, Charlotte has not actually done anything to them, and Renee's words are pure slander. However, Charlotte is generous and does not bother to refute Renee's slander.

She rested her chin on the back of her hand and thought seriously for a while. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said, "Well, what you said makes sense. I should build a lake in the center of the castle and let all the girls in the castle bathe in the lake. In this way, I can not only bathe with everyone, but also enjoy the beautiful scenery from the window when I am tired of handling official duties."

Because there were other girls present, Renee couldn't knock Charlotte on the head. She could only roll her eyes and say, "You've been in the bathroom for the whole morning. Do you want to stay in the bathroom for another afternoon?"

"Huh? I just take a break occasionally." Charlotte defended herself.

"Miss Cecilia has come to see you three times." Renee said with a smile.

Hearing this, Charlotte had no choice but to get up lazily.

Two little slave girls helped Charlotte put on clean clothes, and Anna brought shoes and socks to help Charlotte put them on.

Charlotte sat on the step, looking down at Anna who was kneeling in front of her. Suddenly, she had an idea and raised her leg to hook Anna's chin with her toes.

Anna smiled gently and lowered her head to kiss Charlotte's toes. Her charming gesture immediately aroused the fire in Charlotte's heart.

"I want it too! I want it too!"

The little slave girl Sophia also came over, held up Charlotte's feet and kissed them.

"You're so proactive!" Charlotte smiled and rubbed Sophia's face with her toes.

Sophia didn't mind, and rubbed her face against Charlotte's arch, like a puppy trying to please its owner.

After flirting with the little slave girl for a while, Charlotte stretched lazily and came to the study.

But after entering the study, the first person Charlotte (Harmony) saw was not Cecilia, but Falcon who was sitting upright and Hermann Green who had an angry face.

"What are you doing here today?" Charlotte asked with some surprise when she saw the two of them.

"Sir," Hermann Green saluted Charlotte meticulously, and then said, "I want to impeach the captain of the Wolf Squadron, Falcon, for killing innocent people without reason and trial! He has no regard for the law and is cruel..."

The more Hermann Green spoke, the more serious his expression became and the more angry his tone became.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Charlotte sat down at the desk, looked at Falcon, and asked, "Is what Commander Hermann said true?"

"Well, this is what happened..." Falcon quickly explained the whole story to Charlotte.

Simply put, Black Wolf sent a group of newly recruited Wolf Warriors to Falcon's military camp. As the squadron leader, Falcon naturally had to teach these Wolf Warriors the rules first. How to teach them? Falcon thought that Charlotte's previous method of drawing two and killing one was very good. On the one hand, it could let the newcomers quickly understand what it meant to disobey orders and die, and on the other hand, it could also let them remember which side was left and which side was right. Why not do it if it's the best of both worlds? So, Falcon killed the man.

The commander of the Lanwan Defense Force, Hermann Green, almost drew his sword and killed Falcon after hearing this. Charlotte drew two and killed one, because the fierce wolf warriors collectively disobeyed orders in the battle to defend the city of Ambratu. What's the reason for you just meeting?

However, Charlotte had established military regulations that required her to personally decide on the appointment, dismissal and punishment of officers at the rank of squadron leader and above.

So Herman Green brought the Falcon to Charlotte to file a complaint.

Falcon didn't think he had done anything wrong. Born in the tribe, Falcon knew the nature of the wolf warriors very well. If killing innocent people was a capital crime as Herman Green said, then all the wolf warriors would be killed, and there would be no injustice. They were just a group of jackals, a group of cruel jackals without any moral values.

So, when being pulled over by Hermann, Falcon felt very wronged and aggrieved, but unfortunately... he couldn't beat Hermann Green.

After listening to Falcon's narration, Charlotte nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Falcon did not do this properly."

This sentence characterized Falcon's behavior. Falcon's face turned pale instantly. He quickly wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but Charlotte raised her hand to stop him.

"But the question is, how should Falcon be punished for killing those ferocious wolf warriors?" Charlotte said with a frown.

"He should be sentenced to death by wheelchair for killing his colleagues indiscriminately," Hermann Green blurted out.

Falcon's face turned even paler.

Charlotte asked back, "Are those Fierce Wolf Warriors considered to be the colleagues of Captain Falcon? I have said before that only after completing the recruit training courses can they be considered as soldiers of the Lanwan Defense Force."

"That is the indiscriminate killing of civilians and should be sentenced to hanging..." As he said this, Hermann Green himself felt that something was wrong and stopped talking involuntarily.

Did the falcon kill civilians indiscriminately?

No, obviously not.

Because those new wolf warriors were not civilians of Viscount Lanwan's territory at all! They were not even slaves!

Falcon had to compensate for the losses and pay a huge fine for killing innocent slaves in Viscount Lanwan's territory without trial, but there was no similar legal constraint on killing the new wolf warriors.

"If those Fierce Wolf Warriors officially become soldiers of the Lanwan Defense Force, then they should indeed enjoy the status of civilians under my rule, but they are not now," Charlotte crossed her fingers, supported her chin, and continued, "If you want to dig deeper, these Fierce Wolf Warriors should still be considered as tribesmen. Tribesmen are the enemies of the Viscount's territory. Killing the enemy should actually be..."

Falcon gradually came to his senses. Charlotte was defending him. He quickly replied, "Military merit! Killing the enemy should be a military merit! I killed more than a dozen enemies!"

Herman Green glared at Falcon, and Charlotte also glanced at this guy. Falcon immediately realized that he had lost his composure and shut his mouth awkwardly.

Herman Green then turned around and continued to talk to Charlotte: "Those new wolf warriors should not be considered as enemy troops. They should be considered as surrenderers who surrendered to us."

"Really? But they haven't passed my surrender test, which is the recruit training." Charlotte spread her hands and said regretfully.

Hermann Green could not hear much regret in Charlotte's tone. He knew that Charlotte had no intention of punishing Falcon. Perhaps the captain of the Wolf Squadron's way of doing things just hit the mark of Viscount Lanwan's thinking.