Rose Empire

As soon as the Melfield family got off the ship, they immediately felt a tense and oppressive atmosphere. There were very few merchant ships docked at the port, but instead there were numerous warships, and patrols armed to the teeth could be seen from time to time at the dock.

Soon after the Melefield family landed, they were questioned by the port patrol. After Count Philips revealed his identity, he was immediately invited to Count Onsa's castle - Mai Port belonged to Count Onsa, the fief of Werner Cafaro.

From the earl, Charlotte learned why Maigang was so heavily guarded.

The Earldom of Onsa has a "good neighbor" - the Marquisate of Nuin.

When Joseph Hollowen was vying for the throne, Werner Caffaro's father stood on Joseph Hollowen's side and refused to send supplies to Ethel Hollowen's army from the sea. Therefore, after Werner Caffaro came to power, he naturally became a supporter of Emperor Leopold and even Emperor Henry.

However, his neighbor, Roy Beckett, the Marquis of Newin, was an avid follower of Ethel.

In the past two days, Werner Caffaro has noticed that the Marquisate of Nuin is gathering troops towards the border. The Count of Onsa has limited troops, and Werner Caffaro is not sure he can resist Roy Beckett's "Pure Ones" from advancing straight in. Therefore, he had to order the warships to be ready at the dock of Mai Port at all times. Once the front line is lost, Werner Caffaro plans to flee to the sea with his family.

Although war was on the verge of breaking out, Werner Cafaro still warmly received the Melfeld family and even the princess of the Kingdom of Cato, Lena Hollowin.

Because Werner Cafaro's grandmother's last name was also Meilefeld.

The aristocratic circle is so small that after thousands of years of intermarriage, everyone is basically relatives if you count several generations back.

This may also be the reason why the former Duke of Panma, Madachi Tone, always wanted to rebel and return to the Edisa Empire. The nobles of the Orlan Empire are all relatives, and naturally form a closed circle with blood as the bond. Madachi Tone, a "surrendered general", cannot fit in at all, even if he is a duke, even if he married a princess.

After arriving at Maigang, Charlotte and Lena were about to say goodbye. For Lena, arriving at the Marquisate of Niuin was almost like returning to the Kingdom of Cato, and there was no reason for her to continue traveling with Charlotte and the others.

"I was planning to visit your territory, Charlotte." Lena was feeling a little depressed. After returning to the Kingdom of Cato, she basically had to stay in the palace all day, and she didn't know when she would have the next chance to go out.

"My territory can't support a princess like you." Charlotte said with a smile.

Lena puffed up her face unhappily: "How stingy."

"I can't even afford it." Charlotte rolled her eyes and said. This veela's pampered life is no joke. The silk thread she uses to make clothes must be produced by a special silkworm farm that only women can use. Men are not allowed to touch it as much as possible, otherwise she will find it dirty.

Such a girl is a gold-eating beast that burns money like paper. How can the small Viscount Lanwan territory afford to support her?

However, Lena was just venting her frustration about losing her freedom again, and she wasn't really angry with Charlotte. She opened her arms and said to Charlotte, "Would you like a kiss goodbye?"

Charlotte hugged and kissed Lena, then suddenly blinked and said, "Goodbye kiss? Just a kiss like this?"

"Then how are we going to kiss?" Lena asked puzzledly.

Charlotte placed her right hand on her belly and gently lifted her skirt with her fingers. The movement was small but very seductive. "Don't you like kissing it? Why don't you have a chance to kiss it goodbye?"

Lena looked at the ambiguous smile on Charlotte's face. She bit her lip and couldn't help laughing: "Pervert!"

So, that day, Lena did not say goodbye immediately, but stayed at Count Onsa's house with the Melefield family for another night, and kissed Charlotte's "cherry lips" under her skirt goodbye.

In fact, in comparison, Charlotte is the one who prefers to kiss the "cherry lips" under Lena's skirt, because the body fluids secreted by the Veela during orgasm are a unique delicacy. Although they are colorless and odorless, they can give people a sweet and mellow experience.

The next day, Charlotte yawned as she set out from the Earldom of Onsa. Six days later, Charlotte finally returned to the Principality of Green Plains.

At this time, the Principality of Greenfield had also entered a state of war preparedness, but it was not as tense as the Earldom of Onsa. At least Jose Melfield was still in the mood to sit in the study and read.

"Did you have a smooth journey?" Jose Melfield asked Charlotte.

"It wasn't very smooth." Charlotte smiled bitterly and told them about the tribesmen's surprise attack on Platinum City just after Jose Melefield left. "The tribesmen were so large that they almost blocked the land route to the south. We could only take a boat from the Ryūn Sea. It's strange that the tribesmen could cross the entire Principality of Bonan without anyone noticing."

"Is it strange?" Jose Melfield was also very surprised at first after listening to Charlotte's story, but after repeating it, he shook his head and said, "It's not that strange."

"Why did father say that?" Charlotte was a little curious.

Jose Melefield explained: "Fernandez has been doing business with the tribesmen over the years, helping tribes close to the Principality of Bonan to fight against the annexation of other tribes. He called this strategy "raising a dog to bite a dog", which means raising a hound of his own to hunt other wild dogs that hurt people."

"I once warned Fernandez that the tribesmen were not easy to tame. Be careful not to raise them up, or they might bite you back. But he did not accept my advice and bought salt from the Green Plains Principality and resold it to the tribesmen in the mountains."

"Fernandez always said that no matter how big a tribe is, it will always be vulnerable to the Imperial Knights. A large tribe is easier to wipe out than a group of small tribes. Now it seems that my worries have come true."

"Well, father is really foresighted." Charlotte complimented him cooperatively.

Jose Melfield laughed and said, "You don't have to flatter me. If I really had foresight, I wouldn't have just reminded Fernandez once. The tribesmen in the Campe Mountains have really become powerful, which is not a good thing for the Green Plains Principality."

"So what does father plan to do? Send troops into the Campe Mountains to clean up the mess?" Charlotte asked.

"Oh, forget it. If anyone wants to wipe out the rebellion, it should be the emperor who sends troops first. The tribesmen are slapping the face of the royal family this time." Jose Melfield shook his head and said, "Right now, what we need to care about more than the tribesmen is your grandfather."

At this point, Jose Melefield paused for a moment before continuing, "Your prediction was correct. When I returned to the Principality of Green Plains, the army of the border camp of the Kingdom of Cato had already moved towards the Principality of Green Plains. After I appeared in public and announced the conscription of knights, His Majesty Ethel changed the direction of the army's assembly."

If he stayed in Platinum City for a few days and then walked back slowly for more than half a month, the Principality of Green Plains might really become history. Jose Melfield felt scared at the thought.

"This time you have made a great contribution to the principality. Military merits must be rewarded, this is the golden rule of the Melefield family in managing the army. Although your contribution is not a military achievement on the battlefield, it is more important than a military achievement. Charlotte, what reward do you want?" Jose Melefield asked.

Charlotte folded her arms across her chest, looking surprised: "Any reward will do?"

Jose Melfield laughed and said, "Not all rewards are acceptable, but I have to be able to afford it."

"Father can definitely afford the reward I want." Charlotte was not polite at all. She walked to the map hanging in the study, pointed to a long island where Lan Bay met the ocean and said, "Father, can you give me this island?"

"Sailfish Island?" Jose Melfield not only didn't think Charlotte wanted much, but asked, "You just want an island?"

"Yes, this island will be enough." Charlotte confirmed.

"Well then," Jose Melfield nodded and said with a smile, "If you don't mind the sound of it, I will confer upon you the title of Viscount of Sailfish Island."

PS: A new month has begun. I am asking for a wave of monthly tickets and blade recommendation tickets after a long absence~~~ Please~~ Nan Zi rolls~~~

PS2: Thank you for your corrections, Bu Ye Ting Hao, Cat Tatalia, and Yukinoshita Saki Kanade. The previous errors have been corrected. ]q裙衣⑥⑧二①7⑦伊6

Volume 106: Chapter 94 Chapter Conflict in the Fighting Arena

The outline of the Lanwan Sea Area is an acute triangle. The location of the smallest acute angle is the Lanwan Isthmus, and the side opposite to the smallest acute angle is the opening connecting the Lanwan Sea Area to the ocean.

Sailfish Island is located across the opening, blocking about one-third of the length of the entire opening. Because it looks like a sailfish, it is called Sailfish Island.

Sailfish Island is rocky, barren, and even lacks fresh water. Charlotte chose this island because of its unique geographical location. It is like a gate blocking the entrance to the Lanwan Sea. By stationing a fleet on Sailfish Island, she can completely control all the waterways in the Lanwan Sea.

Of course, if a few dragon-shooting crossbows could be set up on the island, the effect would be even better. However, Ethel Hollowen favored Charlotte so much that she was unwilling to give her the dragon-shooting crossbow, and Charlotte really couldn't find any other suitable channels to obtain the dragon-shooting crossbow.

Now the Lanwan Isthmus is completely owned by Charlotte. If the gate of Sailfish Island is controlled by Charlotte again, the entire Lanwan waters will become a cage - at least for outsiders, it will inevitably be so.

So who is the fish trapped in the cage?

One of the fish is undoubtedly the city-state located on the southern bank of Lan Bay - Little Sassini.

Before Charlotte left the Viscountry of Lanwan, the Little Sasini had always been in a state of being close to but not close to the Viscountry of Lanwan. They rejected Charlotte's request to redeem the prisoners of Ambratu, but they did not carry out the order of the Aiye Alliance to sever ties with the Viscountry of Lanwan. It was obvious that they did not want to surrender to Charlotte, nor did they want to clearly express their hostility towards Charlotte.

But if little Sassini doesn't want to make a move, then don't blame Charlotte for being aggressive. She is determined to win the golden corner of the Sokya Peninsula.

Sailfish Island is deserted, with only a few fishing villages on it. There is not even a knight leader, let alone a navy.

Just as Charlotte was discussing with Jose Melfield whether the Principality of Greenfield could lend her some warships to defend Sailfish Island, some situations occurred in the Viscountship of Lanwan.

During the time Charlotte was away, the first phase of the Elm Village project she planned has been completed. Oh, now Elm Village has been renamed Elm Town.

With the trade route to the Kingdom of Lesare opened by Cecilia, the newly built Elm Town can receive one or two caravans every day. For a small town with only more than 4,000 residents, one or two caravans a day is enough to support them. In addition to the caravans, there are also many scattered travelers and merchants, and their consumption can also bring a relatively substantial income to the town.

In addition to the income brought by passing business travelers, Yushu Town has recently seen some changes that Cecilia had not expected - there are more and more outsiders staying in the town for a long time.

Most of these outsiders are mercenaries or merchants who have just finished a business deal. They are not passing through Viscount Lanwan's territory to spend the night here, but will rent a room in the hotel for several days or even more than ten days at a time. It is obvious that they plan to live in Yushu Town for a long time.

After interacting with these people, Cecilia realized that they had stayed here specifically to gamble.

The prices of food and accommodation in Elm Town are very low. Charlotte said that this is to attract caravans to stop by again, and also to give guests the confidence to empty their wallets here.

At first, Cecilia didn't quite understand, but after seeing several gamblers who had lost a lot of money in the casino but were still unwilling to leave, Cecilia finally understood what those words meant. She also finally realized how attractive the various gambling forms that Charlotte came up with were.

Generally speaking, Elm Town has become visibly lively. Those casinos and taverns can bring the Viscount's territory more than one hundred forso in gross profit every day, which is almost equivalent to the income of seven or eight local knight territories in Lanwan.

However, with the development of the tertiary industry, Cecilia also clearly felt that the social order in Yushu Town was deteriorating at an unprecedented rate.

As the chief knight of Charlotte and the commander of the guards led by Viscount Lanwan, Knight Herman Green's salary was almost the highest among all knights, but his daily life was very simple. His clothes were repeatedly starched and washed, and he had three meals a day in the guard barracks. He did not buy land or gamble with the money he saved, but used it to adopt and support more than a dozen orphans and the elderly.

One day, after finishing his routine patrol mission, Herman Green came to a hut outside Elm Town carrying some food he had just bought.

This thatched hut was built by Charlotte when the construction of Yushu Village was just beginning. After the first phase of the Yushu Village project was completed, most of the thatched huts around Yushu Town were demolished, because most of the villagers who participated in the construction of Yushu Town were able to get a new house of varying sizes in the town based on their performance. The only people who still live in this thatched hut are those who did not contribute much during the months of the project.

Hermann Green pushed the door open and what caught his eye was a little girl in linen clothes, about seven or eight years old, sitting alone beside a straw bed with empty eyes, as if she was in a daze, or thinking about something.

"Little Sally," Herman Green called out, laughing.

"Uncle Herman, you're here." The little girl called Sally stood up in surprise, but even though she was talking to Herman Green, she still didn't look in Herman Green's direction.

Sally is a blind girl. Her parents, grandparents, and grandparents all died in the army of the dead of the necromancer. Sally usually depends on her only relative, her brother, for life, but her brother is only thirteen or fourteen years old.

With only two children, one of whom is blind, the "work points" this family has accumulated from the Yushu Village project are naturally ranked last among all the people in the area. There are only a limited number of new houses in the town, and there is no chance for the siblings to be allocated. Therefore, the two children can only live in a thatched house for the time being.

"I brought you some food, bread, barley and some bacon." There was not even a table in the room. Hermann Green looked around and had to put the food in his hand on the ground.

"Thank you, Uncle Herman." The little blind girl Sally bowed gratefully.

"I told you, you don't have to say it every time." Herman Green smiled and ruffled Sally's hair, then asked, "Where's Freddy? Why isn't he home?"

"My brother has found a job. He said he would make a lot of money to cure my eyes." The little blind girl said happily, as if she believed what her brother said without reservation. If her brother said he could cure my eyes, then he could.

"Oh? Did Freddy find a job that makes a lot of money?" Herman Green asked with interest.

"My brother said that he could get a lot of money if he killed a mane cat. He must have gone hunting." Sally said, tilting her head.

"Haha, the mane cat is sleeping in the cave in broad daylight. Where can he go to hunt..." Hermann Green said, and the smile on his face suddenly stopped.

"Uncle Herman?" Little Sally wondered why Herman Green didn't finish his words.

"Nothing," Herman Green patted the blind girl's head again and said, "I'm going to see where Freddy is hunting for cats. You stay at home, little Sally."

"Yeah." The little blind girl nodded obediently.

Hermann Green left the hut in a hurry, feeling very uneasy.

Yesterday, while on patrol, Herman Green saw a convoy transporting several maned cats into Elm Town.

Maned cats are unique animals in this world and are more common in the Campe Mountains. They look like small leopards with a mane around their necks. Unlike tigers and leopards, maned cats are completely nocturnal animals. They can only sleep in their caves during the day. If they are disturbed during the day, maned cats will become very irritable and have a strong desire to attack.

Herman Green could think of only one place in town where a bristle cat would be needed, and he didn't want Freddy there.

However, it is counterproductive.

When Hermann Green arrived at the fighting arena, he saw a maned cat that had been woken up in broad daylight and forcibly dragged to the fighting stage. It pounced on a young man with a childish face and then bit his neck.

"Okay! Okay! Bite him to death!"

A group of gamblers who had apparently bet on the cat to win cheered loudly.

The few gamblers who bet on the boy to win because of the high odds were furious and cursed the boy for being a useless waste.

"No!"

Hermann Green roared, pushed aside the gamblers who were blocking his way, jumped onto the fighting stage and kicked the maned cat away.

However, it was still a step too late.

The sharp teeth of the mane cat had bitten through the boy's throat. The boy was breathing hard, but pink blood kept spurting out of his throat and mouth.

This young man was Sally's brother, Freddy.

"What are you doing! Don't interfere with the game!" A tall man rushed up, cursing and swinging his fist to hit Hermann Green's temple.

Herman Green dodged the opponent's fist, grabbed the opponent's collar, and questioned the person behind him with red eyes: "I still need to ask you what you are doing? This child is a civilian, not a slave, let alone a prisoner of war. Why do you want to let him go to the arena!"

The man sitting in the main seat was obviously the banker of this gambling game. Hermann Green happened to know him. He was Charlotte's cousin, the son of Count Perode, Stanley Melerfield, who was sent by Jose Melerfield to support Viscount Lanwan.

"What does this have to do with us? He signed a life and death agreement and went to the arena willingly." Stanley Melfield said, spreading his hands.

"This kid is not even fourteen years old. What does he know? He believes whatever you say!" Hermann Green couldn't suppress his anger and punched the man in the face.

The man was Stanley's guard. When he saw Herman Greene beating someone, the other four guards behind Stanley also rushed up to attack Herman Greene, even using weapons. Herman Greene fought against five people with bare hands, but he was not at all inferior.

The conflict here soon spread. Not long after, Stanley Melefield's adjutant, who happened to be nearby, came over with a dozen knights. After seeing the situation clearly, he pointed at Hermann Green and said to his men, "Capture him!"

Stanley's knights rushed forward and surrounded Hermann Green. However, Hermann Green was still not afraid. He not only fought ten people alone, but also knocked down several people in succession.

Seeing Herman Green using an extremely rare ability - Glorious Barrier, Stanley spat and was about to roll up his sleeves to fight himself when a clear voice suddenly rang out: "Gathering and fighting is not allowed in the market, everyone stop!"

The owner of the voice was Cecilia, who rushed over after hearing the news.

Hermann Green hesitated slightly after hearing the sound, and Starley's men seized the opportunity and punched Hermann Green on the back of the head.

Hermann Green was knocked to the ground and was staggered. The surrounding knights immediately swarmed over him, knocked him to the ground, and then beat and kicked him mercilessly.

Hermann Green could only curl up his body to protect his vital parts.

"Stop!" Cecilia yelled again.

Stanley turned a deaf ear and let his men beat Herman Green almost to silence, then he waved his hand and asked everyone to stop.

Cecilia took a deep breath and asked, "Sir Stanley, what's going on?"

Stanley shrugged and said nonchalantly, "How should I know what happened? I was gambling here and this guy suddenly rushed up to the stage to make trouble. There are so many people watching here, and they can all testify for me."

"No..." Herman Green used his still movable arm to support himself and sat up with difficulty, spitting out a mouthful of blood and a broken tooth, and repeated, "Freddy is a civilian..."