Rose Empire

Ferguson's performance made Charlotte think highly of him, because it was difficult for ordinary people to resist the visual temptation of Lena's appearance. For example, the housekeeper and the servants had more or less obvious emotional changes when they saw Lena. This could be said to be a miracle that Veela brought. However, Ferguson was not affected at all.

It seems that the person recommended by Simon Capriati does have some background.

Just as Charlotte was about to speak, Ferguson raised his hand again and said with a smile, "I have a rule that no matter what question you ask, I will charge one hundred francs for each question."

"One hundred francs for one question, isn't that too expensive?" Charlotte asked in surprise.

"It's not expensive, not expensive at all." Ferguson said, pinching his mustache and shaking his head.

"I didn't bring so much Fuso with me when I went out, so does that mean I can't ask you any questions?" Charlotte said again.

"You can write an IOU." Ferguson actually took out the paper and pen he had prepared long ago.

Charlotte looked at the paper and pen, feeling speechless: "Okay, then..."

Just as Charlotte was about to get to the point, Ferguson raised his hand to interrupt her: "Miss Melefield, I just answered two of your questions. Please write me an IOU for two hundred fusos first."

Charlotte took a deep breath. She finally understood why Simon Capriati wanted to give her a shot of prevention.

After writing an IOU, Charlotte finally got to the point: "Mr. Ferguson, I was canonized as Viscount Lanwan by His Majesty. I want to recruit some talents for my territory. May I ask if you can work for me? I can give you the best treatment."

"Where is the Viscount Lanwan's territory?" Ferguson asked puzzledly.

Charlotte roughly told Ferguson the location of Viscount Lanwan.

"No, no," Ferguson immediately shook his head like a rattle, "I'm doing well in Platinum City, and the Emperor gives me a lot of money, so why should I go to Viscount Lanwan's territory?"

"Please think about it again. What conditions do you need to be willing to go to the Viscount Lanwan's territory? Just tell me." Charlotte said sincerely.

Ferguson pointed to the reception room and said, "Unless you fill this room with Fuso."

Charlotte looked at the size of the room, wrote an IOU for one hundred francs, stood up, and bowed to take her leave.

"Wait." Ferguson suddenly called Charlotte.

Charlotte thought Ferguson was still interested in further negotiations and bargaining. Anything to talk about was a good thing, so Charlotte stopped and turned to look at Ferguson, waiting for him to make another offer.

As a result, Ferguson pointed to the IOU in front of him and said firmly: "I have answered two more of your questions. You should write another IOU for 200 fros instead of 100 fros!"

Charlotte gritted her teeth and wrote another IOU for a hundred fuso.

"Have a nice day, Mr. Ferguson."

Charlotte's face darkened, she saluted again, and walked out of Ferguson's house quickly.

After getting on the carriage with Charlotte, Lena, who had been watching the whole process, finally laughed out loud: "Hahaha, this Ferguson is so funny!"

"You're so funny!" Charlotte said hatefully.

"This is the first time I've seen Charlotte get so frustrated. Of course it's interesting," Lena said with a smile, holding Charlotte's puffy face with both hands. "Is the next scholar we're going to visit also so interesting?"

At this time, Charlotte was also a little worried. The other warlock scholar recommended to her by Simon Capriati was also a weirdo like Ferguson. Fortunately, this worry was quickly dispelled after Charlotte met the second warlock scholar.

The second warlock scholar was named Cliff Chapman, a young man with gray hair, unshaven beard, and looked a little haggard.

After hearing Charlotte's intention, Cliff Chapman pondered for a moment and said, "Whether it's going to the Viscount Lanwan to serve you or helping you improve the Supernatural Faction, I can do it as long as you can agree to my request."

"Please go ahead," Charlotte replied immediately.

Cliff Chapman waved his hand, and his wife quickly pushed out a little boy in a wheelchair-like object. The little boy looked very similar to Cliff Chapman and his wife, and it was obvious that they were father and son, mother and son, but he had no limbs.

"This is my son. He was born without limbs. I came to Platinum City and served the royal family in search of a miracle that could heal my son, but after so many years, I still have no clue. If you can give me such a miracle, I am willing to swear eternal loyalty to you."

Cliff Chapman bowed his head and spoke humbly and sincerely.

"This..." Charlotte was a little embarrassed. She had seen the miracle of regeneration of severed limbs, but she had never heard of the miracle of making people with congenital disabilities grow limbs. Because in this world, people with congenital disabilities are generally believed to be born with defective souls, and things involving the soul level are taboos that cannot be discussed at all.

"To be honest, I don't have such a miracle in my hands, but if you are willing to work for me, I can send people to help you search for it across the continent." Charlotte said truthfully.

"Thank you..." Cliff Chapman expressed his gratitude, but his emotion was not apparent. Perhaps he had experienced too many disappointments and would not easily hold out hope.

"But," Charlotte thought for a moment, and then said, "I don't think you have to rely entirely on miracles."

"You mean..." Cliff Chapman was a little confused.

"Have you heard of 'Strange Beasts'?" Charlotte said, drawing her own 'Little White' on the table.

"You mean to ask a 'Strange Beast' craftsman to reattach my son's limbs?" Cliff Chapman thought the idea was unreliable. "But I heard that 'Strange Beasts' have a very short lifespan."

Charlotte laughed. She had read a lot of articles and materials about strange beasts in the past few days and had a good understanding of them. She shook her head and said, "That's because the craftsmen who make strange beasts often lack understanding of the body structure of animals. Their forced combination leads to the fact that strange beasts are very likely to die young. If you can have a sufficient understanding of the human body, I think it is feasible to use the technology used to make strange beasts to reattach your son's limbs."

Cliff Chapman's eyes gradually brightened as he listened to Charlotte's words.

"Of course, this is an unprecedented initiative. The human body is very different from other animals, and further research is needed." Charlotte continued, "If you are willing to conduct research in this area, I am willing to provide you with financial support and... the rich research results of the necromancer on the human body."

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Volume 91: Chapter 80 Chapter Reform and the Father-in-law and the Son-in-law

According to the information Charlotte found, the technology of the "Strange Beast" craftsman can work on most mammals, and the small number of mammals that were deemed "ineffective" were only because the mortality rate was too high. Therefore, Charlotte believed that it made no sense that it would not work on humans.

Cliff Chapman was finally persuaded by Charlotte. He had been looking for a miracle to grow limbs for his son since he was born. Now his son is already in his early teens, but he still has no clue. To be honest, Cliff Chapman has gradually lost confidence. He has begun to doubt whether there is a miracle in the world that can cure people's congenital defects.

Instead of continuing to pin all your hopes on miracles, it is better to try other possibilities.

Ignoring Miss Mellorfield's obvious joke about giving her son eight arms, Cliff Chapman finally agreed to play for Charlotte.

Charlotte took out the two pamphlets that recorded the Royal Griffin Knights faction and the Citizen Militia faction, and stated her request: "I need to make some improvements to the Citizen Militia faction..."

The ability of the first wing of the Sokyan Citizen Militia faction is "Strong", the ability of the second wing is "Flying Stone", the ability of the third wing is "Mad Sheep", the ability of the fourth wing is "Startled Arrow", the ability of the fifth wing is "White Whale", the ability of the sixth wing is "Black Flag", and the ability of the seventh wing is "Walking in the Air".

Eight wings... no more eight wings.

One of the main reasons why the Royal Griffin Knights faction is so popular is its completeness. The faction's public training methods have been proven to be able to be practiced to the level of a Divinely Favored Warlock, or Nine-Winged Warlock.

Extraordinary factions like the Sokya Citizen Militia Faction, although widely spread, can only be practiced up to the eighth wing, and there is no more above the eighth wing.

There are many similar incomplete factions circulating on the Eagle Continent. There are roughly three reasons for their incompleteness. The first is that some major forces or figures have hidden higher-level training methods, which they are unwilling to make public. The second is that part of the training method of this faction was lost during the long-term dissemination process, resulting in incompleteness. The third is that this faction was originally a semi-finished product.

Charlotte didn't know which faction the citizen militia belonged to, and she didn't really care because eight wings were enough for her.

"The first is to replace the third-wing ability 'Mad Sheep' of the Citizen Militia faction with 'Eagle Eye' of the Royal Griffin Knights faction. The second is to replace the second-wing ability 'Flying Stone' of the Citizen Militia faction with the first-wing position. The third is to replace the fourth-wing ability 'Startling Arrow' of the Citizen Militia faction with the second-wing awakening." Charlotte said in one breath.

Shocking Arrow is another long-range attack skill that Charlotte has identified in the Citizens' Militia faction. This ability allows practitioners to disappear for a short period of time after shooting arrows or javelins and hitting the target, as if they have entered another space and continue to fly. With this ability, their javelins and arrows can pass through shields, shield carts, and even relatively thin city walls, killing soldiers behind cover.

After listening to this, Cliff Chapman pondered for a moment and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Excellency the Viscount may think that your first request is the most difficult to fulfill, but in fact it is the simplest of the three requests. The other two requests are a bit troublesome."

"Oh, why? Can you explain it to me? I don't know much about this." Charlotte asked curiously.

Cliff Chapman thought for a moment, stood up and left for a moment, then came back with some wooden signs of varying lengths: "Some instructors, when teaching their disciples, like to compare the supernatural faction to climbing a building, and one wing is a staircase. I sometimes like to use this metaphor, too. But in fact, the staircase in this building is very special. Its second staircase is not built on top of the first staircase, but is built directly on the ground, like this..."

Cliff Chapman arranged the wooden signs from low to high into two steps. The two steps were almost the same height and both had twelve steps, signaling to Charlotte.

"Look, these two stairs. Since the final destination of all extraordinary factions is the God Lord Yig, the total height of the stairs of all factions is the same, but there are slight differences in the division positions of the twelve stairs."

"If the second steps on both sides are swapped, even if the stairs look uneven, the problem is still not that big. The first step is still lower than the second step, and the second step is still lower than the third step. Pedestrians can still walk up the stairs one step at a time - of course, this is an ideal situation that ignores the building itself."

"But if you swap the positions of Wing 2 and Wing 1, regardless of whether they belong to the same faction or not," Cliff Chapman exchanged two of the wooden plaques, "the problem of the first level being higher than the second level will arise, which will undermine the entire practice system. Not to mention, swapping the positions of Wing 4 and Wing 2 will be even more troublesome."

Charlotte looked at the wooden signs in front of her, tutted her tongue, and said, "But you said it's troublesome, not impossible, right?"

Cliff Chapman nodded hesitantly. "Indeed, but the workload is quite large. I may not be able to do it alone."

"It's okay, as long as it can be done," Charlotte clapped her hands and said, "I'll find you an assistant later. Ferguson, do you know him?"

"Mr. Ferguson?" Cliff was pleasantly surprised. "If he can also participate, the success rate of this work will definitely be much higher."

Cliff Chapman's reaction surprised Charlotte - it seemed that the weirdo named Ferguson was actually an incredible talent.

Charlotte agreed with Cliff Chapman that after Grace Day, the Chapman family would go with her to Viscount Lanwan's territory, and then she left the Chapman family.

After leaving Chapman's house, Lena, who was still full of freshness, said she wanted to go shopping at the market. Charlotte didn't dare to let Lena go shopping alone, as she didn't know how much commotion it would cause. So Charlotte turned her carriage around and went to the nearby market for a walk.

There are many shops in Platinum City, and goods from almost all countries on the Eagle Continent are sold here, but the air is a little smelly.

The streets are crowded with people, but the air is a little smelly.

There are various singing, dancing and drama performances in the street theater, but the air is a bit smelly.

……

After walking around for a while, Lena couldn't stand it anymore and asked Charlotte to take her home.

After sending Lena home safely, Charlotte set out to return to the manor where the Melfield family lived.

Back at the manor, Charlotte met Earl Philip and his family who had arrived late.

Count Philips and Jose Melfield stood by the burning fireplace, discussing some matters in the territory. From their frowning brows, Charlotte could tell that the recent situation in the Green Plains Principality and the Earldom of Quick Forest was not good.

"Charlotte, you're back!" The carefree Monica happily held Charlotte's hand as soon as they met.

"Eh? Sister Monica, are you alone?" Charlotte looked around and asked in confusion, "Where are my three cousins ​​and Andre?"

The three cousins ​​are not important. What Charlotte mainly wants to ask is where Andre is?

My fiancée is here, so my stupid brother won’t go out on a date with some other girl again, right?

Fortunately, the answer Monica gave was not too far-fetched: "Tomorrow is the Feast of Grace. It is said that there will be a grand worship service at the Glorious Cathedral today. Many noble children will go. My brothers and Andre have also been invited to pray to the Lord."

Charlotte nodded. There was no way she would believe this answer.

Charlotte had also witnessed the worship activities at the Glorious Cathedral. It must be said that even if an archbishop of the level of Vetlan Contao was greedy for money, he always had professional ability. The worship activities he presided over were always sacred, grand, solemn and dignified, and the scenes would not embarrass Iger at all.

But solemnity also means boredom, and the noble children of Platinum City have always avoided such occasions. They would not pray themselves, nor would they invite Andre and others to pray. Andre and his three cousins ​​must have gone out to play, but it was difficult to tell Monica, so they used this excuse to fool Monica.

However, with three cousins ​​around, Andre would definitely not have the opportunity to fool around too much, and Charlotte was too lazy to expose the lies of these men.

It was a bit too much for the four of them to go out and play, leaving Monica alone at home. Charlotte thought about it and suddenly smiled and suggested: "Sister Monica, let's go fishing?"

"Huh? But I just saw that the lakes near the manor are frozen?"

The climate in the Earldom of Quick Forest is mild and the winter is not too cold, so Monica is a little unfamiliar with the ice and snow world in front of her.

"It doesn't matter, we can still go fishing even if it's frozen!" Charlotte forcibly pulled Monica out the door again.

Platinum City, Imperial Palace.

In the spacious and warm reception room, Emperor Leopold, with thick makeup on his face, was sitting opposite a round-faced, plump man in fancy clothes.

This man in fine clothes is Emperor Leopold's son-in-law, Duke of Pam, Madachi Tone.

Almost everyone in the Oran Empire knew that the person who defeated the Edisa people, turned the tide and saved the Oran Empire thirty years ago was Brown Lexman, Marquis of Blackstone Castle.

However, few people know that Brown Lecman was able to rely on a small number of elite troops to be invincible and march straight into the heartland of the Edisa Empire, forcing the Edisa people to withdraw their troops and return for support. The fat man named Madachi Tone in front of Leopold also made a great contribution to this.

The word "not small" is not really appropriate. If we really count, Madachi Tone's contribution is no less than Brown Lecman's. The reason why this "outstanding" duke is not as famous as the Marquis of Blackstone Castle, Brown Lecman, in the Oran Empire is simple - his contribution was gained by surrender.

Thirty years ago, when the Edisa people invaded the Oran Empire from the western route, Madachi Tone was still an Edisa noble with the title of Marquis. He and another Duke of Edisa were stationed at the eastern route to confront Brown Lexman, the Marquis of Blackstone Castle.

As a result, Madachi Tone had some conflicts with his colleagues. After Brown Lexman launched a fierce counterattack, Madachi Tone changed sides and opened a smooth path for the Duke of Blackstone Castle to attack.

It is natural that the Oran Empire would not vigorously publicize the achievements of such a traitor.

However, as a vassal, Madachi Tone was already very powerful, and he stood aside throughout the war and did not participate in any fighting, so he suffered basically no losses.

After Emperor Leopold ascended the throne, in order to appease such a powerful official, he immediately appointed Madaki Toone as Duke. Later, when Madaki Toone's wife died, the emperor married his only biological daughter, Princess Cassandra, to Madaki Toone.

When she got married, Princess Cassandra was only thirteen years old, and Madachi Tone was already in his fifties.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Emperor Leopold looked at his son-in-law, who was older than himself, and then looked at his grandson standing next to him. He couldn't help but sighed: "Isn't Cassandra here?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess said she was not feeling well and could not travel long distances," Madachi Tone explained with a smile.

Emperor Leopold wanted to believe that his daughter could not come back due to health reasons, but he could not deceive himself.

Leopold felt guilty about marrying young Cassandra to Madachi Tone, but he always told himself that it was reality that forced him to do so and he had no other choice.

However, now that he is nearing the end of his life, Leopold cannot help but begin to rethink his past decisions.

Are you really doing the right thing?

My daughter hated me to such an extent that even when I was about to die, she didn't want to see me for the last time.

Emperor Leopold's lost look caught Madachi Tone's eyes, and the smile on Madachi Tone's face became even brighter.

"Eddie, come here."

After a while, Emperor Leopold came to his senses and waved to his grandson.

The little boy next to Madachi Tone walked up to Emperor Leopold. Emperor Leopold pinched the boy's pretty face and asked kindly, "How old is Eddie this year?"

"Twelve years old." The boy answered crisply.

"He's twelve years old now," Emperor Leopold's voice suddenly became low, "so he can almost inherit the position of Duke."