Rose Empire

Andre looked at his sister who had suddenly gone silent, feeling puzzled, but he didn't know whether he should ask. What if Charlotte scolded him again? He was not a masochist, and Andre would feel embarrassed if his sister kept pointing at him and saying he was "stupid".

"What are you thinking about?" Lena didn't have this concern and asked.

“It’s snowing too hard.”

Charlotte said something without thinking.

Lena didn't understand and wanted to ask more questions, but Charlotte suddenly shouted:

"Ren!"

The knight who followed all the way from Viscount Lanwan, Ryan Nasaz, soon appeared in front of Charlotte: "Sir, what do you want?"

"Take off your armor, ride on a fast horse, and look in that direction to see if there is any trace of blood. It would be best to confirm where the giant eagle came from."

Charlotte was not pointing to the west, but to the southwest, which was the exact direction from which the giant eagle was flying, and of course, the correct direction of the Principality of Bonan.

Although her brother guessed without thinking that something happened in the Principality of Bonan, considering the bad weather and serious injuries, Charlotte felt that the giant eagle's flight distance was not actually very long.

"Yes."

Ryan Nasazzi immediately took the order and left.

After the knight left, Charlotte threw away the fluff in her hand, grabbed a handful of snow and wiped her hands. She was about to urge the servants to pack up quickly - although she didn't know what had happened, it was always right to leave this place as soon as possible. Suddenly, a guard came to report that a guest had come to the outside of the manor and claimed to be the Minister of Finance, Count Ifa, Rad Paster, and wanted to meet the Duke of Greenfield.

"Count Ifa?" Andre had never seen this person before.

"It is said that he has some friendship with my father, so you should meet him," Charlotte suggested.

"Okay." Andre nodded and asked the guard to bring the person in.

As soon as they met, Rad said straight to the point: "Where is Duke Luyuan? His Majesty the Emperor passed away suddenly, and the Queen asked Duke Luyuan to attend the funeral."

"My grandfather is planning a rebellion, and my father has returned to the Green Plains Principality to guard the home." Andre said.

Andre's straightforward answer made Rad's mouth twitch slightly.

Charlotte thought Rad would reprimand Jose Melefield, but the finance minister shook his head and sighed and said, "Then you should leave quickly. Don't stay in Platinum City. Go back to Green Plains Principality as soon as possible."

Charlotte heard that Rad's tone did not sound like that of Queen Mary's confidant. She blinked her eyes and suddenly had an idea. She pointed at her brother beside her and said:

"Since it's Her Majesty the Queen's invitation, why not let my brother attend the Emperor's funeral on behalf of my father? He has nothing to do now anyway."

Rad rejected it without hesitation and said, "Don't do unnecessary things. Her Royal Highness the Queen is busy now and has no time to take care of you."

After that, Rad seemed a little worried and added: "Duke Luyuan should have told you before he left, right? Don't play around. There will be nothing to do in Platinum City in the coming period. It will be very dangerous. Go home as soon as possible."

"It's very dangerous. Why is it so dangerous?" Charlotte stared with her big round eyes, looking innocent and ignorant.

"Do you think that everyone in Platinum City is a loyal minister willing to serve the new emperor? If so, I wouldn't be the only one coming here to invite Duke Luyuan."

Rad waved his hand, obviously not interested in talking any more nonsense with the two juniors. He told Charlotte and Andre to go home quickly and then returned to Platinum City.

The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it seriously. Charlotte looked in the direction where Rad Paster left and fell into deep thought.

As Rudd said, Queen Mary is very busy now. The first thing she has to do is to pull Henry and Anne, who have just got married, out of the banquet and dress them up again in preparation for ascending the throne (harmoniously).

When Henry suddenly learned that his uncle Emperor Leopold had passed away, he felt almost no sadness. Instead, he was full of excitement, which was in sharp contrast to Anne, who was at a loss.

Just now, Henry was still very angry about Joseph Melfield's light humiliation. He wanted to retaliate, but as a crown prince, Henry really couldn't think of any way to deal with a great prince like the Duke of Greenfield.

But now, he was about to become the emperor!

"When I ascend the throne, will the Duke of Greenfield swear allegiance to me?" Henry interrupted the chancellor, Urosh Lindal, who was guiding him through the process of ascending the throne.

Urosh frowned slightly and gave an ambiguous answer: "After you ascend the throne (of harmony), all nobles directly under the emperor of the empire shall swear allegiance to you."

However, Henry was not satisfied with this answer. He repeated, "What I am asking is whether the Duke of Greenfield will kneel before me today and swear allegiance to me. Oh, and his daughter, Charlotte Melfield, is also the Viscount of Lanwan canonized by my uncle!"

Henry was very loud and waving his arms.

"Your Highness, please pay attention to your manners and etiquette. You are about to ascend the throne and become the emperor." Urosh said in a deep voice.

"Haha, that's right, I'm going to be the emperor soon, so I still have to pay attention to etiquette..."

Henry just laughed wildly twice, and then he met Urosh Lindahl's stern gaze and was suddenly speechless.

Henry suddenly remembered that this Minister of the Court of Privy Seals was not only the teacher of the late Emperor Leopold, but also the teacher of the earlier Emperor Joseph.

The Chancellor of the Seals sounds like someone who manages seals, but Urosh Lindahl is no rubber seal. In the last few years of Emperor Leopold's life, his health was getting worse and worse, and Urosh was basically in charge of state affairs. The Chancellor of the Seals was the real right hand of the emperor.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lindahl."

Henry bowed slightly and apologized to Urosh, as Emperor Leopold had previously addressed him.

Urosh nodded, and then asked: "Your Highness, have you remembered the process of ascending the throne (harmony) that I just mentioned?"

"Remembered." Henry responded.

"Also, one more thing: you must not laugh loudly today," Urosh said again.

"Remember." Henry lowered his head again and said.

Although he had a bad temper, Henry was very smart and had an excellent memory. He could remember everything he had heard or seen immediately. This was an important reason why Henry was favored by Emperor Leopold and kept by his side.

Of course, this may also be one of the reasons why Charlotte felt that Henry was too vindictive.

After Henry and Anne changed into their dresses and the Glorious Cathedral had arranged the hall required for the coronation (harmony), Queen Mary invited the nobles in Platinum City to the Glorious Cathedral to attend the coronation (harmony) ceremony of Henry Holloway.

These nobles had come to attend Henry's wedding, but suddenly heard the news of Emperor Leopold's death at noon. They had been mentally prepared to attend the emperor's funeral. However, they now learned that what they were going to attend next was not a funeral, but a coronation (harmonious) throne, so they immediately became agitated.

"This, this is not appropriate. We have to hold my brother's funeral first."

Emperor Leopold's brother and Henry's father, Lucheni Holoferne, spoke first and raised the doubts that many people had in their minds.

However, Lucheni Hollowin looked around at the nobles and did not get the support he wanted. Instead, he heard a steady male voice: "I think it's appropriate."

The speaker was Brown Lexmond, Marquis of Blackstone.

Then, the Duke of Bonan, Fernandez Pastor, also spoke up: "I think it's appropriate, too."

Lucheni Hollowin immediately shut his mouth, and the agitated nobles gradually quieted down, as if the waves had disappeared into thin air with just two sentences.

There was no way. The Marquis of Blackstone Castle and the Duke of Bonan were too important. The only King of Koxin who could be compared with these two giants, Alphonse Murat, just held his wine glass and looked at the three people who were talking, with a mocking smile on his lips, as if he was watching a drama.

Fortunately, the Cathedral of Glory was right next to the Imperial Palace, and it only took a moment for the nobles to move there collectively.

Soon, Henry Holloway and his wife Anne Pastor also arrived at the Cathedral of Glory in a carriage.

Henry got out of the car with the help of the waiter, straightened his clothes, and strode into the church with his head held high.

Anne followed Henry, holding a black and white cat. She was so nervous about becoming the queen that she almost forgot how to walk. The Duchess of Bonan had to give her cat to her daughter so that Anne could hold it to relieve her nervousness.

Henry thought this would be the most glorious moment of his life. However, when he glanced at the little nobles standing on both sides, what he saw was not awe or jealousy, but more or less ridicule and sympathy.

Henry was puzzled at first, but soon felt that he had discovered the problem.

Compared to the wedding ceremony in the morning, the arrangement of this coronation (harmony) ceremony was quite shabby, with only a red carpet and an altar with the emperor's crown on it.

Henry even knew that the crown was worn by Emperor Leopold when he was young.

According to the tradition of the Oran Empire, the crown worn by each emperor during his coronation would be engraved with the emperor's number, name, and the previous emperor from whom he inherited the throne. It would only be worn once during the coronation and would then be stored in the royal treasury. Therefore, generally speaking, the crown used during the coronation must be new.

But there was certainly no time to make Henry's crown, so he had to use Emperor Leopold's old crown.

Resentment once again grew in Henry's heart. He felt that he was being neglected. This simple (harmonious) coronation ceremony would surely become a stain on his imperial career and would be ridiculed by future emperors of Oran.

After entering the auditorium of the Glorious Cathedral, Henry saw the top nobles of the empire. He stopped and looked around, then said in a deep voice, "Are Duke Luyuan and Viscount Lanwan not here?"

The nobles looked at each other in bewilderment. Aren't you asking this even though you already know the answer? When Duke Luyuan left, he almost stepped over you. Of course, he's gone now.

Also, who is Viscount Lanwan?

Does our Oran Empire have such a title?

Henry didn't care that he didn't get any response. He knelt down in front of the altar according to the ritual procedure. Archbishop Contao, with one hand on the Canon and the other on Henry's head, recited the words that had been passed down for a thousand years: "God has granted you the wisdom and authority to shepherd all people. You should obey the teachings of the Lord God, be pious, kind, and just..."

Viscount Lanwan, who was still thinking about the new emperor before his coronation, had just seen off Finance Minister Rad, and was now urging the servants of the manor to pack their luggage as soon as possible, harness the carriage, and prepare to set off.

Suddenly, Charlotte heard a burst of hurried horse hoofbeats. She turned around and saw Ryan Nasazzi riding a fast horse towards her, not slowing down even in the manor.

It was not until he arrived in front of Charlotte that Ryan Nasazzi pulled the reins and almost rolled off the horse.

"Knight Naszaz," Charlotte said curiously, "Why are you back so soon?"

"Miss, please hurry up and go..." Ryan Nasazzi turned pale and gasped.

"What's wrong?" Charlotte was even more confused.

"Tribesmen!" Ryan Nasazzi finally calmed down his breathing, but what he said was too shocking, "A large number of tribesmen are coming to Platinum City!"

At the same time, in the auditorium of the Glorious Cathedral, Archbishop Contao finally finished his ancient but lengthy prayer, and Henry immediately responded: "I will follow God's teachings, and may God bless me!"

There was a hint of impatience in his tone.

Archbishop Contao pursed his lips, but eventually picked up the crown on the altar and placed it on Henry's head.

From now on, the master of this huge empire is Emperor Henry.

After being taught a lesson by Urosh, Henry tried hard to control his surging emotions and did not laugh out loud in this sacred and glorious cathedral.

He stood up, strode out of the auditorium, stood on the high platform in front of the Glowing Cathedral, and looked around.

The minor nobles who were not qualified to enter the auditorium to watch the ceremony knelt on one knee according to etiquette to symbolize their oath of allegiance when they saw the new emperor coming out wearing a crown.

The residents of Platinum City who gradually gathered to watch the excitement saw the nobles kneeling down, and they also knelt down one after another.

For a moment, a large group of people knelt in front of the Glowing Cathedral.

Henry finally couldn't control his excitement, but he had been warned not to laugh. After wandering around restlessly for a few times, Henry suddenly had an idea and announced his first decree as emperor: "The Duke of Green Plains, Jose Melefeld, is disloyal to the royal family and lawless. His title of duke is stripped. From now on, the land under the jurisdiction of the Duchy of Green Plains will be governed by the emperor himself!"

Crack!

The nobles seemed to hear a thunder. They all raised their heads and stared at Emperor Henry in shock.

Deprive the Duke of Luyuan?

Even Brown-Lecment, Alphonse Murat and Fernandez Pastor were stunned by Emperor Henry.

So many high-level warlocks at the scene didn't notice a giant eagle staggering down from the sky and crashing into the Cathedral of Light.

The loud noise woke everyone up.

But, it's too late.

The scattered flesh and blood splattered all over Emperor Henry's head and face.

The knight riding the giant eagle was quite agile. He flipped over and jumped down just before the giant eagle hit the wall. Although he staggered and landed in a somewhat embarrassing manner, at least he was not injured.

After landing, the Giant Eagle Knight didn't care about his own situation at all. His lips turned pale, his face was panicked, and he kept muttering: "Emergency military information, urgent military information, report to His Majesty, report to His Majesty..."

Suddenly, his eyes fell on Duke Bonan, and his scattered gaze suddenly became focused. He said in a hoarse voice: "Duke! It's bad! The tribesmen have already broken through the Duchy of Bonan, and now they are not far from Platinum City!"

PS: Thank you all for your monthly tickets and blade recommendation tickets!

PS2: Thank you "Powerful" for the correction, the errors in the previous article have been corrected.

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Volume 98: Chapter 87 Chapter Blood and Fire Platinum City (Part )

"I caught it southwest of the manor!"

Ryan Nasazzi said.

Only then did Charlotte notice that there was a scarred object tied to the back of Ryan Nasazzi's horse.

The thing was black all over, with a body similar to that of a human, a flat round head, fleshy wings with wing membranes, and a pair of sharp claws.

Charlotte recognized the birdman at the first sight. It was a kind of non-human intelligent creature that was very common on the Eagle Continent.

According to Ryan Nasaz, when he saw the birdman, its fleshy wings were injured, and it was crouching on a tree with its companions to recuperate, and was shot down by Ryan. Its companions seemed to have just experienced a battle, and when they were suddenly attacked by a sneak attack, they decisively abandoned the birdman who was shot and fled without looking back.

As for the other injuries on the birdman's body, they were caused by Ryan tying him up and dragging him behind the horse's butt.

After catching the birdman, Ryan had already conducted a preliminary interrogation of it. Inheriting the tribesmen's "virtue" of no moral integrity, the birdman confessed everything he knew after being stabbed twice in the thigh by Ryan with a dagger, without any thought of dying rather than surrendering or being loyal.

This birdman was a scout under King Basha, and his tribe was tasked with intercepting any messengers from the Orlan Empire who tried to send an alert to Platinum City. This birdman and his companions had come to the vicinity of Platinum City after chasing the giant eagle that had just been killed.

As for how many people King Basha's main force has, the tribesmen's mathematics education needs to be improved. These people are confused and only know words like "many, many" and "countless", but they can't even tell the approximate number of people.

However, the birdman reported the names of more than a dozen large tribes. Ryan had experience in fighting with tribesmen, and he was sure that at least seven or eight of them should be real. These seven or eight tribes alone could mobilize nearly ten thousand tribal warriors.

After Charlotte learned the information, she immediately asked Ryan to take the birdman to find Count Philips.

Count Philips' expression was solemn when he heard this. He immediately asked for a map to be brought and, according to the information provided by the birdman, marked the route of King Basha's main force on the map.