Rose Empire

The Orlan royal family recruited a group of scholars who specialized in researching and creating warlock factions and supported them in Platinum City. The Royal Griffin Knights faction that was everywhere was their masterpiece. These people were usually called extraordinary scholars or warlock scholars.

"Those people are paid by the emperor, so why would they be willing to work for me, the humble Viscount Lanwan?" Charlotte sighed, feeling a bit of a headache. If only Lilith were still here, that guy must have the relevant knowledge in his little head.

By the way, Cecilia and Charlotte's teacher, Simon Capriati, was also originally invited to Platinum City as an extraordinary scholar, but he was impatient with studying only the warlock faction every day, so he took the initiative to leave the royal family and founded the Giant Banyan Academy.

Hermann Green was just a soldier, but his keen intuition as a soldier made him quickly realize the other side of the message revealed in Charlotte's words.

What is Hawkeye for? It is a skill that is given to Griffin Knights to help them search for enemies in the sky. Why does Charlotte need the soldiers of the Citizen Militia to have Hawkeye as well?

"Miss, are you planning to let these soldiers from the citizen militia faction fly into the sky as well?" asked Hermann Green.

"Yes." Charlotte nodded, not hiding anything, "I want to know how much damage a heavy javelin can do when thrown from the back of a giant eagle."

Taking off the heavy armor, discarding most of the melee weapons, and carrying a bundle of javelins, the soldiers of the citizen militia faction can become a giant eagle knight. The overwhelming heavy javelins fell from the sky like raindrops, and Charlotte felt that the deterrence should not be inferior to the carpet bombing of the bomber.

However, after a brief thought, Herman Green frowned and said, "My lord, this is probably not a good idea."

"Oh? Why?" Charlotte asked back.

Herman Green glanced at Mariasis beside him and added, "At least it's not a good idea now."

Mariasis lowered his head and dared not to argue.

Although Herman Green did not say it explicitly, Charlotte and Mariasis both understood that he was reminding Charlotte that the loyalty of the former Ambratu citizen militiamen who surrendered was still questionable. If Charlotte wanted to form a Giant Eagle Cavalry now, then this new force would have to be composed entirely of those surrendered soldiers.

For a troop whose loyalty is not reliable at all, desertion out of war is a small matter, but turning against them on the battlefield would be a catastrophic event.

Hermann Green's words made sense, and Charlotte felt that she was being too hasty. She smiled and was about to change the subject when Renee came to report that Philippe's envoy had arrived.

"Ha, it's finally here."

Jonathan Hackman was almost done with the purge in Ambulatu County, and the Ai Ye Alliance had just reacted. Charlotte couldn't help but sigh at how slow information transmission was in this era.

Charlotte directly asked Renee to bring the messenger to the military camp for a meeting.

"Elder Cleon of Fidi pays respect to His Excellency Viscount Lanwan." Cleon pressed his left chest and bowed slightly to Charlotte.

Along the way, Cleon carefully observed the current situation of the Viscount of Lanwan. He saw many people, including slaves, merchants, mercenaries, and craftsmen. He also saw busy construction sites, lively commodities, and noisy casinos. This overturned Cleon's previous impression that "the Viscount of Lanwan is just a poor and remote place", but at the same time it also made Cleon more certain of one thing - the Oran Empire was not ready to go to war with the Sokya Peninsula.

If the Orlan Empire was ready to conquer the Sokya Peninsula, then the Viscount of Lanwan should have been turned into a large barracks as a bridgehead, but what about now? Not only is there no atmosphere of war here, there are not even a few soldiers to be seen. Therefore, Cleon has more confidence in the negotiations.

Charlotte gracefully lifted her skirt to return the greeting, then asked, "What brings you here?"

"Of course I'm here for Ambratu." Cleon said solemnly, "Ambratu is a member of my Aiye Alliance. Viscount Lanwan has occupied Ambratu for no reason and enslaved the citizens of Ambratu. How can my Aiye Alliance sit idly by and watch?"

Hearing the tone of the messenger, Charlotte raised her eyebrows and said, "What do you mean by without reason? Elder Cleon, do you know why I attacked Ambrato?"

"Yes," Cleon said calmly, "but even the death of a knight is not worth a city's compensation. Viscount Lanwan must have executed the knight's murderer and taken away Ambratu's wealth. Then Ambratu should be returned to the citizens of Ambratu."

"That won't do," Charlotte said with a smile, "The citizens of Ambratu ignored my goodwill, shielded the murderer, and failed to distinguish right from wrong. I don't think they are fit to govern a city-state anymore."

"Whether the citizens of Ambratu are suitable for governing the city-state is up to us, the Aiye Alliance, to judge. Your Excellency the Viscount is the Viscount of the Orlan Empire. How can he manage the city-states of our Aiye Alliance?" Cleon argued.

"All the actions of the citizens of Ambratu are suspected of humiliating my dignity as a noble. How can I not do anything about it?" Charlotte asked back.

"Are nobles decent? I have heard about the tyranny of the Orlan nobles, and today I have witnessed it." Cleon was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "However, if you want to maintain your dignity in the Ai Ye Alliance, you also need to have the corresponding strength?"

Charlotte blinked: "Are you saying that I don't have the ability?"

Cleon smiled proudly, raised his chin and said, "My Aiye Alliance will be able to dispatch tens of thousands of troops to the city of Ambratu within a month. May I ask Viscount Lanwan, what rights do you have to stop us from taking back Ambratu?"

"Hehe, why should I..." Charlotte laughed and pointed her right hand to the sky.

Suddenly, a dark cloud blocked the sunlight.

Cleon raised his head in confusion, and then his pupils dilated rapidly.

A gigantic beast with the body and claws of a lion, the wings and head of a giant eagle descended from the sky and stomped on the training ground with a loud bang. The ground shook violently, as if the beast was going to crush the military camp to pieces with one foot.

"Wow!"

The beast let out a long roar.

PS: I sent my grandparents to the hospital for nucleic acid testing early this morning. I'm very sorry. Nanzi is bowing here. I swear, I will write the second chapter tomorrow! Ahhhhhhhh! qun衣68贰一7⑦①溜

Volume 71: Chapter 63 Chapter Entrustment

As another specialty of the Eagle Continent, the griffin is as well-known as the giant eagle.

But hearing about griffins and actually seeing them up close are two completely different feelings. An adult griffin can easily have a wingspan of over 100 meters and a body length of over 30 meters. A giant eagle with a wingspan of 20 meters looks like a delicate pigeon next to it, and humans less than two meters tall standing at its feet look like dwarfs.

Except for Charlotte, probably no one would wonder why the Orlan Empire prefers griffins after seeing them. The pale expression on Cleon's face was enough to show how much psychological pressure this huge beast would bring to ordinary people when it appeared on the battlefield.

The Sokya Peninsula is also part of the Eagle Continent, but the Sokya city-state rarely domesticates griffins. This is due to both historical and environmental factors, but the main reason is that the Sokya city-state lacks grain-producing land. Although griffins eat everything and can digest everything, the total amount of food consumed by domesticating griffins is still extremely alarming. A griffin needs to consume 1,000 to 1,500 kilograms of food every day, which is enough to feed a citizen militia of more than 1,000 people.

This is also the reason why Charlotte did not feel sad when Emperor Leopold Hollowen did not give her a single griffin when she was conferred the title. The Viscount of Lanwan, who had been neglected by Basilik for so many years, could not afford to raise a griffin at all.

"Elder Cleon, I wonder if I am qualified to maintain my dignity as a noble with this." Charlotte said with a smile.

Cleon twitched his cheek stiffly. It was the first time he faced a griffin at such a close distance. When the griffin let out a long howl at him, the bloody air almost sprayed on his face. Cleon felt that his heart almost stopped beating.

However, when Charlotte spoke, he managed to calm himself down: "The Empire's griffins are indeed powerful, but if Your Excellency the Viscount wants to intimidate us with just one or two griffins, then you are underestimating the determination of the Aiye Alliance city-states to protect their allies and the strength of the Aiye Alliance army."

Cleon was able to maintain such a tough attitude under the threat of the griffin. Charlotte had a new respect for him, but she still sneered: "Mr. Cleon, it is enough to tell a lie once. I didn't expose you at the first time, but it doesn't mean that I can't see through your bluff. Army? Where did you get the army? You dare to mobilize 10,000 citizen soldiers to invade my territory. Do you want to open the door and invite the Delmers to enter Feidi?"

Upon hearing this, Cleon's face suddenly darkened.

"Since the Viscount is unwilling to listen to my advice, I will take my leave."

After Cleon finished speaking, he turned and left, his steps were a little soft.

A breeze blew, and Charlotte suddenly smelled a faint smell of urine. She covered her nose with her fingers and asked in a muffled voice, "Where does the smell of urine come from?"

After saying that, Charlotte turned her gaze towards Cleon who had not yet walked far.

"Heh..." Charlotte smiled softly. It seemed that this guy was not as brave as she thought.

boom.

A tall knight in gorgeous armor jumped down from the griffin's back. He lifted his visor to reveal a mature and handsome face. He smiled and said to Viscount Lanwan, "Long time no see, little Charlotte."

"Uncle Stanley." Charlotte lifted her skirt and saluted the knight.

Just as Cleon was certain that the Orlan Empire had no plans to attack Sokya for the time being, Charlotte was also certain that the Aiye Alliance would not be able to mobilize a large army to retake Ambratu in the short term. Even if the Aiye Alliance really wanted to retake Ambratu, it could only recruit thousands of citizen soldiers from nearby city-states, such as Little Sasini and Borucocha, to retake the lost territory. If this method was used in the past, Charlotte might still be worried, but now she is not afraid because her reinforcements have arrived.

Although he arrived late, the Duke of Greenfield finally sent a thousand knights and three griffins to his daughter.

Although Jose Melefield ordered this support force to defend the Lanwan Isthmus, it was enough for Charlotte. Charlotte knew that this force was only responsible for defending the Lanwan Isthmus, but the Sokya city-states did not know that. When they saw that Ambratu had such an elite force behind them, they would naturally re-evaluate the cost of sending troops.

"Little Charlotte has grown a lot taller." Stanley Melfield, the commander of the support force, said with a smile, rubbing Charlotte's head.

"I'm not a child anymore, Uncle Stanley," Charlotte said helplessly, "It's very rude to touch a lady's hair."

"Hahaha..." Stanley Melfield laughed, obviously not taking Charlotte's words to heart.

Stanley Mellerfield is not Charlotte's uncle, his father Pedro Mellerfield is Sherlock's father, Jose Mellerfield's uncle. So Stanley Mellerfield should be considered Charlotte's cousin.

Charlotte knew that Stanley Melerfield always liked to tease the younger generation, and the more she protested, the happier he laughed. Therefore, Charlotte was too lazy to waste her words to persuade him to respect her, and turned to talk about another important matter.

"Uncle Stanley, has anything happened to my father recently?" Charlotte asked.

"Duke of Greenfield?" Stanley raised his eyebrows. "Why do you ask?"

"I recently corresponded with my father, and his letters were all written by other people. I asked him what happened, but he refused to tell me." Charlotte said half-truthfully.

"This...your father must be afraid that you would worry, so he didn't tell you. So I can't act on my own." Although Stanley's tone was hesitant, his words revealed a lot of information.

Charlotte's heart tightened. She puffed up her face and acted like an angry girl. "You won't tell me anything! Do you think I'm a child who knows nothing? It's so annoying. I'll go back and complain to Grandpa Perold!"

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you," Stanley begged for mercy, and then said, "Your father must be seriously ill."

"Seriously ill?" Charlotte's face changed, her eyes full of panic, "How could my father be seriously ill when he was fine?"

Stanley shook his head. "I don't know. Your father hasn't met with the nobles of the Principality for a long time."

"Then uncle, how did you know that my father was seriously ill?" Charlotte asked curiously.

"Andre told me that your father is seriously ill, and that woman Rosie imprisoned the seriously ill Duke of Greenfield. The Duke's illness might have been caused by Rosie. He wanted to gather loyal and courageous knights to fight against Rosie and rescue the Duke of Greenfield..." Stanley explained. Although he may have told the story in the most sad tone possible, he couldn't help but reveal some gloating pleasure in his words.

Andre, that idiot!

Charlotte gritted her teeth secretly.

Even if Jose Melefield was really ill, Andre should stay in the riverside castle now. As the eldest son, Andre has the legal right to inherit the Duke of Greenfield. Even if Jose Melefield's serious illness was murdered by Rosie, so what? Rosie murdered one Duke of Greenfield, would she dare to kill the second Duke of Greenfield immediately? Unless she didn't want to live, everyone in the Duchy of Greenfield was named Melefield. With Andre running around outside like this, Rosie had the time and space to forge Jose Melefield's will and make Sean the heir.

More importantly, Charlotte suspected that there might be other hidden reasons behind Jose Mellerfield's serious illness, and the reason for her suspicion was the man in front of her - Stanley Mellerfield.

Stanley Melerfield's father, Perold Melerfield, is a well-known "opposition party" in the Principality of Greenfield. He has expressed his dissatisfaction with the current Duke of Greenfield, Jose Melerfield, on many occasions, believing that he is not talented enough and is not qualified to inherit Charlotte's grandfather, Carl Melerfield's position and become the head of the Melerfield family.

It is well known that Perold dotes on his younger brother Karl Melerfeld. To what extent does he dote on him?

When Karl Mellerfeld was young, Perold was wounded and captured in a war. Friendly forces thought he was dead, but he managed to escape back home five or six years later. Karl Mellerfeld had inherited the title of Duke at that time, and was at a loss when faced with his brother who had suddenly "resurrected from the dead" and returned home. However, Perold waved his hand nonchalantly and said that the Grand Dukeship should be given to Karl, and he would just be a count.

Perod thought that Carl was the best Grand Duke, and he found fault with José Melefeld in every way. He even said publicly: "I'd rather let José be the Grand Duke!"

Given Perod's seniority, Jose Melfield had no choice but to bear it.

Influenced by their elders, several of Perold's children and grandchildren were members of the anti-Joseph faction, and Stanley Melefield was one of the representatives. This man not only said that Jose Melefield was not good, but also took action to form gangs and factions everywhere to make trouble for the Duke of Greenfield. Stanley Melefield and his accomplices had contributed to Charlotte's mother's suicide.

At this critical moment, sending Stanley to the Viscount Lanwan is undoubtedly a two-birds-with-one-stone move. First, it can support Charlotte who may be in danger, and second, it can send the most dishonest person to a remote area outside the Green Plains Principality to prevent him from causing trouble.

Charlotte felt that such clever political tactics were not something that a silly woman like Rosie could pull off, and the person behind the scenes was most likely Jose Melfield.

If Joseph Mellerfield was not so ill that he could not manage the affairs of the government, then Andre's behavior of "raising an army to save his father" would be even more absurd.

Stanley Melfield saw that Charlotte looked heavy-hearted and didn't speak for a long time. Then he comforted her insincerely, "Little Charlotte, don't worry too much. Your father is in good health. It's normal for him to get sick occasionally and it's a little serious. He will recover after resting for a while."

Although he opposed Jose Mellefield, Stanley still liked this smart little niece very much, and there were few people in the Mellefield family who didn't like Charlotte.

"Uncle Stanley, I want to go back to the riverside castle to visit my father." Charlotte suddenly looked up and said.

"Huh? You're leaving just as I get here?" Stanley said in surprise.

Charlotte ignored Stanley's request and said, "I'd like you to look after my territory while I'm away."

Stanley only had time to nod before Charlotte lifted her skirt and hurried away.

Ever since she realized something might have happened to her father, Charlotte has been planning to go back and take a look, but she couldn't bear to give up the fat piece of meat, Ambratu, as it was about to fall into her mouth.

Now that she knew her father was "seriously ill" and her brother was incompetent, Charlotte had to go back. After all, the Principality of Green Plains was her greatest reliance at the moment, and she had to be cautious about the turmoil in the principality.

So, that night, when Cecilia came to Charlotte's castle with a pile of documents, she saw Charlotte and Renee busy packing their luggage.

"This is the result of a test on extraordinary aptitudes of children of appropriate age in Ambratu citizen families." Cecilia handed the document to Charlotte.

Charlotte sat on the suitcase, took the paperwork, patted her side, and said to Cecilia, "Sit down, you're just in time, I have something to tell you."

Cecilia looked around and found that there was no other place to sit, so she had to squeeze in with Charlotte: "What's the matter?"

"I plan to go back to the Principality of Green Plains. In the next period of time, the affairs of the territory will be left to you to handle." Charlotte said.

"Eh? Me, me?" Cecilia said in surprise, pointing at her nose.

"Yeah." Charlotte nodded solemnly.

"But...but, can I really do this?" Cecilia was a little overwhelmed. Although she had made great achievements in her work during this period, she still had Charlotte at the forefront. If Charlotte was not there, would those knights still listen to her? Could she still manage such a large territory?

"Don't worry. If you encounter any problems, you can find Herman Green and Jack Moore," Charlotte saw Cecilia's uneasiness. "If there is any formal occasion that requires someone to come forward, let Herman Green go. If there is anything that is not convenient to be made public and needs someone to do it, find old Jack. They are both helpers you can trust. But..."

Charlotte paused for a moment before she said seriously, "But you must remember not to tell Stanley Melerfield any secrets of the territory, and don't let him interfere in any affairs of the territory."

Cecilia nodded solemnly.

"Okay, that's it," Charlotte laughed. "Don't be too nervous. When I was in the territory, didn't I leave most of the things to you? You have to believe in yourself, Cecilia. You are a genius that I have set my sights on!"

Cecilia looked at Charlotte's genuine eyes and suddenly felt an indescribable touch in her heart.

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Volume 72: Chapter 64 Chapter Blackmail

After arranging the affairs in the territory, Charlotte set out to return to the Principality of Green Plains the next day.

Although Charlotte admired her father's political skills, from her point of view, she couldn't completely trust Stanley Melefield, the ambitious guy, to stay in her territory, but she couldn't drive him away, after all, he was ordered to support her. So Charlotte could only accept it with a pinch of her nose.

However, before leaving, Charlotte still kept Cecilia behind to protect her. She told Cecilia to protect Cecilia's life if anything happened.

There was no way. If Cecilia and Stanley had a conflict, Cecilia would definitely suffer. Charlotte didn't want to lose her right-hand man for nothing.

The carriage was driving on a rough road. Charlotte lay on the cushions in the carriage, rubbing her buttocks and complaining, "It's so bumpy. I must rebuild a flat road from Lanwan Isthmus to the riverside castle when I have time."

"Miss, there are so many things you want to do."