Rose Empire

"No," Charlotte shook her head and said, "The Grey Knights are out in the open, while the Rose Knights are in the dark. The Grey Knights are for the outside world, while the Rose Knights are for both the outside world and the inside world. The Grey Knights need to be half-trusted, while the Rose Knights are the ones I can fully trust."

Charlotte smiled and said, "Cecilia, my territory is getting bigger and bigger, and my people are getting bigger and bigger. There will be more and more unstable factors, so don't let your guard down too soon."

"I'm not relaxing," Cecilia sighed with a smile, "I just didn't expect that you would be so vigilant."

One of the duties of the Rose Knights mentioned by Charlotte is undoubtedly to monitor their own people, and it may even include assassination. It is a deadly dagger against the back of their own people. The Viscount of Lanwan has just started to improve, and Charlotte has already planned to this extent. Cecilia will eventually feel a little uncomfortable.

"Tsk, of course I don't distrust everyone." Charlotte seemed to see what Cecilia was thinking. She smiled and hugged Cecilia's waist, saying, "For example, Cecilia, if I couldn't completely trust you, I wouldn't have told you the plan to form the Order of the Rose. We have the same ideals. I will build my career, and you will prove that you are better than most people in this world. Therefore, I believe that as long as I don't betray you, you will definitely not betray me."

Cecilia was hugged by Charlotte. She bit her lip and said nothing, but her expression was moved. It was obvious that she was convinced by Charlotte.

"Okay, I'll leave these two girls to you. I'll wait for them to finish their apprenticeship." Charlotte let go of Cecilia, said with a smile, and then went back to her study.

Cecilia watched Charlotte leave, and suddenly asked Sophia and the others curiously, "What does it feel like to awaken?"

Laura said a little confusedly: “I can’t explain what it feels like, it’s like there’s something extra in my body.”

Sophia suddenly said, "I can now become almost exactly like Sister Nina. I wonder if Miss Charlotte would like to give it a try?"

"Try what?" Cecilia was puzzled.

"I heard that it would be a special feeling to enjoy a pair of identical twins at the same time." Sophia blurted out.

Cecilia's face gradually turned red: "Don't use your supernatural powers for such a meaningless purpose!"

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Volume 113: Chapter 101 Chapter North Sokya Front

Standing on the coast of the Lanwan Isthmus, looking at the sails covering the sky, Charlotte sighed from the bottom of her heart: It is a wonderful thing to have a group of wealthy relatives.

My grandfather did not forget his promise to Charlotte because of the rebellion, and he sent a fleet to deliver all the manpower and material resources he needed to support her.

These human and material resources include: one hundred adult giant eagles, one hundred giant eagle cubs, thirty falconers, about ten thousand petits of grain - a petit is the unit of measurement of grain in the Oran Empire. Charlotte estimated that one petit was roughly equivalent to one hundred liters, which was definitely not accurate, as well as fine iron, medicinal herbs, cotton and linen, birch, ash, etc.

Ash was a common wood used in the Orlan Empire to make spears, and birch was a common wood used in making shields.

In addition, there was three hundred thousand francs in cash.

These goods and personnel loaded onto more than a hundred cargo ships, which covered a considerable stretch of the coastline.

"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Charlotte." A young man with golden hair bowed to Charlotte.

"I am glad to meet you too, Baron Braudel." Charlotte also lifted her skirt.

The young man's name was Lucien Braudel, and he was the commander of the fleet sent by Ethel Holloway.

In fact, Charlotte and Lucien are also relatives. Lucien's father is the younger brother of Helen's mother. With Charlotte's socialite style, she should have called Lucien her cousin. Unfortunately, Lucien is a "legal illegitimate child", so he does not have this honor. This is not that Charlotte looks down on people, but a rule that has been established in the aristocratic circle.

"You should be happy indeed. His Majesty the King is very generous with this gift." Lucien joked.

Charlotte shrugged and said, "I didn't expect Grandpa would think of such a small matter as mine when he was busy with the war."

"Miss Charlotte, you are his majesty's most beloved junior. How could his majesty forget about you?" Lucien said.

Charlotte smiled and did not respond. Instead, she said, "I have set up a banquet in the castle. Please be sure to come and attend."

"Thank you very much," Lucien said with a smile, "I have really had enough fish on this trip."

Lucien is not like David Bennett, and Charlotte cannot just accept the supplies and send the people back.

At the banquet, Charlotte asked Lucien about the war in the Kingdom of Cato.

Lucien told Charlotte with great joy that the army of the Kingdom of Cato was making great progress and had captured the important military town of Mehta. After Mehta was captured, the entire Bairon region was open to Ethel.

As one of the largest grain-producing areas in the Orlan Empire, the importance of the Bailong region to the royal family can be imagined. If Ethel can seize the Bailong region in one go, he will undoubtedly have an advantage in future wars.

"There is one thing Miss Charlotte you may not know yet." Lucien said and suddenly showed a strange smile.

"What's the matter?" Charlotte asked curiously.

"That Henry Holloway publicly declared on the day he ascended the throne (Harmony) that he would deprive the title of Duke of Greenfield and govern the Duchy of Greenfield as a royal family," said Lucien.

"Huh? Is this true?" Charlotte thought there was something wrong with her ears.

"Yes, it's absolutely true." Lucien nodded.

"Heh...that guy might be out of his mind." Charlotte shook her head speechlessly. She didn't feel angry at all, but rather found it funny.

Who is qualified to be the Duke of Greenfield? Charlotte's grandfather Carl Mayfield can speak on this topic, her great grandfather Perod Mayfield can speak, Jose Mayfield can speak, Philip Mayfield can speak, Andre Mayfield can speak, and she, Charlotte Mayfield, can also speak...

But is the Oran royal family qualified to speak?

Dreaming!

What is the royal family's last name? Hollowin.

The Principality of Greenfield belongs to the surname Melfield!

From top to bottom, every important position in the entire Greenfield Principality is occupied by people from the Melerfield family or their relatives.

It would be more accurate to say that the successive Dukes of Greenfield ruled a group of Melefelds rather than a duchy.

Why do you Hollowen people control us Melefield people? Is it because you are the royal family?

Those small families might buy into the royal family's account, but the Melefield family would not. In terms of historical origins and family honor, Melefield was not much worse than Hollowen. If the royal family insisted on forcibly trampling on the Melefield family, then even Pacino Melefield, the little knight who was just sent by Charlotte to garrison Ambratu County, would not hesitate to express his dissatisfaction with the new emperor.

Henry did not understand the difference between the great nobles and the small nobles of the level of "two kings, two dukes and one marquis" at all, and he wanted to deprive Jose Melfield of his title, which would only make a joke.

Charlotte dared to assert that even if Henry's decree to deprive the Duke of Greenfield of his title reached the riverside castle, her father would just laugh and throw aside his childish antics and continue to be the Duke of Greenfield. The entire Duchy of Greenfield would also operate as usual - even Count Perode, who was most dissatisfied with his father, would not rebel on the grounds of Henry's decree.

"I'm afraid there is only one way for His Majesty Henry to deprive my father of his title, and that is to use his army to flatten the Duchy of Greenfield and then send all those with the last name of Mellerfield to the gallows."

Charlotte complained.

"Haha, that usurper probably won't have the chance to destroy the Green Plains Principality," Lucien laughed. "In three months at most, His Majesty Ethel will be able to invade Platinum City and ascend the throne."

Conquer Platinum City in three months?

Charlotte looked at Lucien, whose face was full of optimism, and always felt that this time was not auspicious.

Sokya Peninsula, the city-state of Lesser Sasseni.

At first, David and his fleet stationed on Sailfish Island did not attract the attention of the Lesser Sassenians. After all, David's fleet had only twelve ships, ten of which were single-row warships. This military strength was at a disadvantage compared to the naval power of the Lesser Sassenians.

The Little Sasini fleet had more than twenty twenty-oared Sokya warships, which were comparable in size to the single-oared warships of the Orlan Empire and even had an advantage in speed.

Moreover, there have always been warships of the Orlan Empire stationed at the mouth of Lan Bay, but they were previously stationed on Clam Island, which was closer to the coast of the empire, but now they have moved to Sailfish Island in the center of the bay mouth.

It was not until Lucien arrived with a fleet of hundreds of cargo ships that the little Sassenians began to tense up.

In today's era, there is no strict boundary between cargo ships and warships. Perhaps some warships will have more ramming capabilities, but large cargo ships also have good combat effectiveness in boarding battles.

"Our merchant ship was inspected by the Sailfish Island fleet yesterday!"

A middle-aged elder in the Little Sassini Elders' House spoke loudly.

"Just check it, we won't lose anything by checking it anyway. Not only did the other party let us pass, they also didn't charge us any tolls."

A young elder said disapprovingly.

"Release now does not mean that they will be released in the future! The navy who interrogated us have already said that the new Viscount of Swordfish Island is the Viscount of Lanwan. Don't forget that the Viscount of Lanwan has a precedent of blocking the Lanwan Isthmus!" the middle-aged elder retorted.

"That's just your own conjecture. The previous blockade of the Lanwan Isthmus was due to the conflict between Viscount Lanwan and Ambratu. We have no conflict with Viscount Lanwan, so why did she block the entrance to Lanwan Bay?" The young elder still disagreed.

Apo sat in a corner of the Elders' Council and watched the heated debate in silence.

The middle-aged elder is named Pishos and the young elder is named Matt.

As the debate continued, Matt gradually lost the upper hand. Apparently, Charlotte's continued accumulation of troops on the border after annexing Ambratu had touched the sensitive nerves of the Little Sassiani, and the concerns raised by Pishos resonated with more elders.

“I propose that Little Sasini join the North Sokya front to deal with Viscount Lanwan’s aggressive stance,” Pishos said finally.

"What are you talking about!" Matt was so shocked that he slammed the table.

The Northern Sokya front was the work of Elder Cleon of Fidelity more than a month ago.

After Charlotte annexed Ambratus, Cleon was sent to negotiate with Charlotte, but he failed to reach an agreement and was frightened by the sudden arrival of a griffin, which made him wet his pants. On his way back, Cleon felt more and more unwilling and humiliated, so he came up with a plan.

He traveled back and forth between the six city-states in northern Sokia, including Little Sasini, hoping to form an alliance to send troops together and attack Ambratu while Charlotte was unprepared. This alliance was called the Northern Sokia Front.

However, most of the six city-states did not want to offend the Oran Empire, and were also worried about the huge losses in the war. After much effort, Cleon only managed to get Dorukocha and another small city-state called Sudaman to join the Northern Sokya front, so the plan to capture Ambratu was abandoned.

Pishos now proposed to join the Northern Sokya Front, obviously intending to go to war with Viscount Lanwan.

"Did you know that Viscount Lanwan owns a griffin?" Matt glared at him, "Do you want our citizen soldiers to die?"

"Ambratu and Sailfish Island have already clamped Little Sasini like a pair of pliers. Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?" Pishos also stood up. "Besides, our citizen soldiers are not without a chance of winning against the griffins! Elder Abo, don't you think so?"

Thanks to his military exploits that almost wiped out the entire city-state of Ambratu, Apo was elected to the Senate by the fanatical citizens of Little Sassini.

After entering the Council of Elders, Apo rarely expressed his opinions on public affairs. Most of the time, he sat in the corner like a puppet without saying a word. He would only say a few words when he had no choice - just like now when he was called by someone.

Apo crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said, "The citizen soldiers of Feidi once fought against the griffins of the Kingdom of Lesare and won a small victory."

Apo didn't say yes or no, but his words were understood as agreement by Pishos.

"Look, Elder Matt, don't overestimate your opponent." Pishos raised his head and said, "If we hadn't defeated the main force of the Ambratu militia, Viscount Lanwan would have had no chance to annex Ambratu. If we can defeat Ambratu, we can also defeat Viscount Lanwan!"

Encouraged by Pishos, the Senate almost unanimously passed the proposal to join the Northern Sokya front, and for a time the smell of war began to spread in Little Sassini again.

After the meeting, Matt and Apo walked out of the Elders' House side by side.

"Mr. Apo, why do you agree with Elder Pishos' proposal?" Matt complained.

Apo shook his head: "I didn't vote for Pishos. I abstained."

Since entering the Council of Elders, Apo has abstained from every vote, and today is no exception.

Matt was a little surprised when he heard this: "But you said that the citizen soldiers can defeat the griffins..."

"I just explained a battle example from a long time ago," Awa sighed helplessly, "What can I say now in the Elders' Council?"

Matt looked at the sadness on Apo's face and opened his mouth, not knowing how to comfort him.

Apo is in an awkward situation now. After he was elected as an elder with almost unanimous votes, a rumor suddenly spread in the city-state of Little Sassini, saying that Apo should become the dictator of the city-state!

The first time he attended a meeting of the Senate, a citizen who was listening asked him if he wanted to be a dictator.

Awa quickly publicly stated that he would not become a dictator and did not want to become a dictator.

But the rumors still circulate...

The storm has not yet completely subsided.

Obviously, someone was deliberately slandering Awa so that the powerful Awa could not control the power in the Council of Elders by relying on his prestige.

Being at the center of the vortex, no matter what Apo said, there was a possibility that it would be over-interpreted, so he had no choice but to remain silent.

"It's you on the contrary," Apo patted Matt's shoulder and laughed, "You were the first one in the Elders' Council to remind everyone to be careful of Viscount Lanwan, and you were not the one who opposed Viscount Lanwan redeeming the Ambratu prisoners of war. Why are you speaking well of Viscount Lanwan now?"

"I'm not speaking well of Viscount Lanwan. I just don't want the relationship between little Sasini and Viscount Lanwan to deteriorate," Matt looked up at the gray sky, then explained to Apo, "I've been to Viscount Lanwan three times. Although I didn't meet Viscount Lanwan the last two times, every time I went there, I felt that the land had become more prosperous. I was impressed by the efficient order and energetic people there."

"I always feel that Viscount Lanwan is not an ordinary person. She is different from us elders and the nobles I have met before. If possible, I don't want little Sasini to be her enemy." Matt smiled bitterly and shook his head. "However, it is meaningless to say this now. The Council of Elders has made a decision. Mr. Apo, please tell me the truth. Do we really have a chance of winning?"

This time, Apo frowned and pondered for a long time before saying, "It's not that there is no..."

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Volume 114: Chapter 102 Chapter Returning

Spring plowing has begun in the Viscount Lanwan's territory. Due to the warmer climate, spring plowing in the Viscount Lanwan's territory starts earlier than in most places in the Oran Empire.

Although Charlotte did not encourage his direct subjects to farm, he sent civil servants early to urge the knights to start spring plowing.

Last year, when Charlotte came to Lanwan, the autumn harvest had already ended, and the Lanwan knights, who were used to living a life of high heaven and far away emperors, simply did not hand over a single grain of food to her. Charlotte did not want this to happen again.

This agricultural tax is really a drop in the bucket compared to the rapidly rising military expenditures in Lanwan, and Charlotte doesn't rely on them to make a living, but the Knights cannot avoid paying taxes. This is a matter of principle and also a matter of attitude.

Spring plowing has begun in the territory, and so has Charlotte.

In the bare flower beds around the castle, Charlotte used a small hoe to turn over the soft soil and sow rose seeds. Renee followed behind with a kettle, watering the fields as Charlotte planted a handful of seeds.

"Why do you have to grow it yourself? Isn't there a gardener in the castle?"

Celine was also helping to weed the flower beds, but she worked much faster than Charlotte. After she was far ahead of Charlotte, Celine took a rest while leaning on the hoe and asked Charlotte curiously.

When Celine was a child, she often helped her father with farm work, but that was because the northern knights of Lanwan were very poor and had limited serfs at home. Charlotte had a large group of servants and a gardener who specialized in taking care of flowers and plants, but she still went to the fields to plant flowers herself. The little girl didn't understand this behavior.

Without even looking up, Charlotte asked, "Will you decorate your own room?"