Rose Empire

Entering the military camp, Charlotte saw a row of teenagers preparing for the initiation ceremony in the training ground. Charlotte did not emphasize the need for confidentiality to Jack Moore, but old Jack had already cleared the military camp, so there were only a few people standing by the training ground watching.

"Miss Charlotte." Jack Moore bowed.

"Your Excellency." Ferguson, who looked much better after moving into a bigger house, saluted Charlotte.

Charlotte nodded to the two of them.

"Miss Charlotte, it's nice to see you again." An old man with gray hair and a little bristle on his cheeks smiled and saluted Charlotte.

"It's nice to see you again, too, Grandpa Nathan." Charlotte smiled and lifted her skirt in return.

"I'm not worthy of you calling me grandpa, miss." The old man waved his hands and smiled.

The old man's name was Nathan Mellorfield.

At the same time that Hermann Green returned to the Viscount Lanwan, the second reinforcement army sent by Jose Melfield to support Charlotte also arrived. Nathan Melfield was the commander of this army.

Charlotte was very happy that Jose Melfield did not send someone like Stanley this time.

Nathan's position in the Melefield family is not high, which can be seen from the mane on his face. His mother is a slave girl with tribal blood, and his father is just a branch of the Melefield family, the kind that does not even have a title. That's why Nathan said he didn't dare to be called "grandfather" by Charlotte.

However, Nathan is a seasoned general who started out as an ordinary soldier and gradually earned the title of baron through his military merits. The value of his baronship is obviously much higher than those of Stanley and Andrei.

What’s even more interesting is that Nathan had no amazing military achievements, nor any outrageous legends. His personal resume for most of his life seemed to only prove that he was a qualified general.

The benefit of this is...

"General Nathan, I may need to divide the reinforcements you brought into several troops and station them in different places in the next few days. I may have to trouble you to cooperate with me in deploying troops." Charlotte said with a smile.

"Yes, sir. This is my duty." Nathan answered without hesitation.

It was precisely because of his low social status and not very impressive resume that Nathan did not dare to put on airs in front of Charlotte. Charlotte wanted to split up Nathan's army and did so without Nathan's objection, or even if he had an objection, he could not say it out loud.

Charlotte saluted Nathan again, then turned to Ferguson and said, "Mr. Ferguson, I heard that you have preliminarily completed the reorganization of the Citizen Militia faction."

"Yes, according to your request, the ability of the first wing is flying stone, the second wing is eagle eye, and the third wing is strong," Ferguson said, pointing to the six teenagers who were already standing on the training ground, "We are doing a test now."

These young men with extraordinary qualifications were bought by Charlotte from the Minister of Finance, Rad Paster, a total of fifteen people. In Charlotte's plan, they were the first batch of Giant Eagle Knights under Viscount Lanwan, waiting for Ferguson to come up with a suitable extraordinary faction.

Charlotte didn't waste any words and nodded, "Then let's get started."

Under Ferguson's auspices, as the six squire knights poured down the last kind of extraordinary material, the six Yalanbens began to emit little starlight...

Except for one Yalanben that suddenly went out before the end of the ceremony, the other five awakening ceremonies went very smoothly.

Unfortunately, three of the young men began to bleed from their mouths and noses, and the fourth one even fainted. The assisting squires had to drag them out of the parade ground.

Just when Charlotte's expectations were getting lower and lower and she thought that this test was going to fail and was hastily declared over, the last boy successfully condensed a pair of copper-colored wings of light.

Charlotte was pleasantly surprised and stepped forward to ask, "What's your name?"

"Damik, sir, my name is Damik." The young man knelt on the ground excitedly and expressed his respect and gratitude to Charlotte - these young men were actually from serf families on Count Rad's manor. Without the appreciation and funding of the nobles, they would never have a chance to succeed.

"Congratulations, you are now a transcendent." Charlotte said.

"This is all your grace. I swear on my life that I will always be loyal to you!" Damik hit his forehead on the ground and shouted. Even after awakening and becoming a transcendent, this young man of humble origin still dared not raise his head and look directly at Charlotte, the daughter of a noble family.

"How do you feel now?" Charlotte asked again.

Damik felt his body carefully and thought about it carefully before answering, "I feel... well, very tired. I can't move my whole body. My calves are cramping too..."

Charlotte looked at Frank in confusion, asking if this was normal.

Frank frowned slightly and replied, "His body is not strong enough. The Citizen Militia faction has very high requirements for physical fitness, so the creator chose 'Strong' as the ability to awaken one wing. I deleted 'Strong' according to your request. The awakener is not strong enough, so naturally he will become very weak after awakening."

"It seems that the remaining children need to supplement their nutrition and exercise more." Charlotte said.

"Your decision is wise." Frank nodded in affirmation, "This will also increase the success rate of the awakening ceremony."

Charlotte laughed and said, "Mr. Frank, although you haven't completely perfected the 'Giant Eagle Knight Faction' that I need, since you have already produced some interim results, I can't be stingy. I will pay you 30,000 of the 100,000 fros bounty first."

Frank, who had been in a bad mood since he came to the Viscount of Lanwan, smiled brightly when he heard this: "Your generosity will definitely bring you more rewards, I promise."

It turns out that the old miser’s temper hasn’t changed… Charlotte secretly complained in her heart.

However, Charlotte did not feel bad about the huge bounty she offered.

Watching Damik, who, under Frank's command, began to test his body and the ability of his newly awakened wing, and then tried to fly a small circle on the giant eagle...

Charlotte suddenly smiled with emotion at Renee and Cecilia beside her and said, "This is the Giant Eagle Knight that I have been planning for so long. Although there is only one person, I have the illusion that my territory has become powerful."

Cecilia bit her lip, not knowing how to respond.

Leini nodded without hesitation and said, "It's not your illusion. The Viscount of Lanwan has indeed become much stronger."

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PS2: Too many chapters were censored, and it took too much time to rectify. I am not sure whether it will pass the review after rectification. Sorry for the late update, and I didn't have time to add more chapters. I still owe ten chapters. ]q裙1榴8②伊7妻1榴

Volume 142: Chapter 129 Chapter On the verge of breaking out

Sokya Peninsula, Ambratu County.

In a dark and shabby tavern, Ronnie Kane and some of his former Umbratu citizens were drinking and cursing Viscount Lanwan, Jonathan Hackman, and the wealthy Umbratu freemen who had occupied their social status and property.

"I think we can't just sit there and wait for death! Without any income, if this continues, my family will starve to death!" Ronnie Kane slammed the table and said.

"That's right, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"

“Is this how people live?”

"There's not even any porridge left at home!"

My classmates at the same table echoed him.

In fact, since Jonathan Hackman was removed from office, Ambratu's economy has begun to gradually recover.

First, Charlotte rebuilt the road from Ambulatu to the Viscountry of Lanwan, making transportation much more convenient. The gradually prosperous Viscountry of Lanwan also boosted the economy of Ambulatu, as can be confirmed by the coachmen who traveled between Elm Town and Ambulatu every day.

Secondly, Charlotte has begun to strengthen her navy. She has ordered ten biremes and twenty single-breasted warships from the Ambratu shipyard. The three shipyards in Ambratu are already operating at full capacity, and this big order will be enough for them to eat until the end of this year.

In addition, because the three existing shipyards in Ambratu are all on the west coast of the Sokya Peninsula, which is the Pearl River, Charlotte also plans to build a shipyard and a shipping terminal on the coast of Lan Bay northeast of Ambratu, which is another large investment.

Finally, Charlotte is starting to build her cement factory on the side of Ma Shou Mountain east of Ambratu. The first batch of craftsmen and slaves have been dispatched there. Judging from the construction area designated by the cement factory, it is clear that the scale is large and the demand for manpower is extremely high.

In this economic context, it is easy for the people of Ambratu to find a job. Even if they are illiterate and have no skills, can't even use a hammer, and have only a handful of strength, they can go to the cement factory to carry soil and rocks. Although the income is certainly not high, it is not enough to starve to death. Not to mention Ronnie Kane, a high-level talent who can write and calculate.

However, Ronnie Kane had no desire to look for a job.

Ronnie Kane had had enough of the three consecutive months of hard labor on the river, and he regarded it as a lifelong shame. What kind of life did Ronnie Kane live in the city-state era? Although he could not say that he had food and clothing provided for him, he could at least have been fed and clothed. It was fine if he was forced to work, but now that he was finally free, was he going to do those menial jobs again?

These days, Ronnie has received financial support from some of Kane's former "old subordinates", and has been able to make a living temporarily, but this is not a long-term solution after all. Ronnie feels that he still needs to think of some ways to change the current situation.

"But what should we do?" A companion frowned and said, "Viscount Lanwan is so powerful now and we are no match for her at all."

"We had originally hoped that the Dorukocha people could hold out against that little bitch for a while longer, but they ended up surrendering straight away. The intelligence we sent them wasted," another companion complained.

Ronnie Kane frowned. This was indeed a problem. After the back and forth between Charlotte and Jonathan Hackman, the morale and strength of the citizens of Ambratu were no longer what they used to be. Even if they wanted to challenge Viscount Lanwan, they were powerless.

At this time, a young man stood up and said with a relaxed look: "Don't worry too much, I have a way to deal with this matter."

This young man was Bill Capino.

Because he had driven out Jonathan Hackman with a petition, Bill now had some prestige among the former citizens.

"What do you have in mind?" Ronnie asked curiously.

"It is definitely unwise to confront Viscount Lanwan head-on now. In fact, if we want to fight for our own interests, we don't need to do that," Bill said with his head held high. "From Jonathan's incident, we can see that Viscount Lanwan still cares about the people's hearts and opinions in Ambratu. As long as we unite as one, gather enough people to protest at the gate of the County Governor's Mansion, give public speeches at the market, and loudly express our dissatisfaction and anger, we will most likely be able to get what we want."

"This..." The former citizens present felt that this was a little unreliable. One of them questioned, "Will Viscount Lanwan give in so easily?"

"No, we are not asking Viscount Lanwan to give in," Bill shook his head and said, "We are asking John Rice to give in! John Rice is a weak and incompetent man. Although he has surrendered to Viscount Lanwan, his nature has not changed. As long as the noise we make is loud enough and reaches Viscount Lanwan's ears, Viscount Lanwan will definitely be dissatisfied with John Rice. Didn't she remove Jonathan Hackman and replace him with John Rice just to restore order in Ambratu? In order to avoid Viscount Lanwan's blame and punishment, the weak John Rice will definitely choose to compromise with us and appease our emotions. At that time, we can let John Rice put forward our demands."

"What a good idea!" Ronnie said in surprise, "Jonathan can take our property away, but John Rice is also the county governor, so why can't he take our property back for us? If he doesn't want to do it, we can force him to do it!"

"Will this make things difficult for Elder John?" hesitated a former citizen who once had a good impression of John Rice.

Another companion immediately retorted sarcastically: "How can John Rice still remember that he is our elder? He just wants to be the county governor now. Didn't you see how fawning he was when facing those lowly freemen yesterday? If he still remembered that we elected him as an elder, he should have taken back our property long ago instead of making us drink this kind of swill that even dogs don't want to drink!"

As he said this, the former citizen slammed the wooden wine glass onto the table.

At this moment, a dark hand reached out and suddenly snatched the wooden wine glass.

The former citizen turned around in astonishment, only to find a drunkard reeking of alcohol.

"You, if you don't want to drink, then give it to me..." The drunk man held the wine glass and poured it into his own mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you here again? And you're stealing other people's drinks! Didn't I tell you not to come in if you don't have money?" The tavern clerk hurried over to drive the drunk man away.

"Isn't this Avery?" a former citizen recognized the drunk.

"Avery? Who's that?" Ronnie asked confused.

"A citizen who lives on Hardwood Street, who is said to have participated in many battles." The companion introduced Ronnie.

"Oh..." Ronnie nodded and didn't take it too seriously. In his impression, the people living on Hardwood Street were all middle and lower class citizens who were not very wealthy.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Bill stepped forward in time and stopped the clerk who wanted to drive people away. He said to Ronnie, "If we want to put enough pressure on John Rice, we must unite all the forces we can. Even lower-middle-class citizens like Avery cannot give up."

"Well," Ronnie also reacted and quickly said to the clerk, "This is our friend, let him drink here, we will pay for his drinks."

"Really?" The waiter looked at the table of guests who didn't look very wealthy with doubt, and said, "This guy had two drinks in our store before, and he still owes money for the drinks. Did you guys help pay for it?"

"Pay it all at once!" Ronnie suddenly felt a little embarrassed and annoyed. He had never been treated like a poor guy like this before.

At the same time, in a mansion in the city of Ambratu, a group of people were discussing similar matters.

"Mr. Palacio, we can't just sit there and wait for death!" Medavoy said to a middle-aged businessman in his forties who was wearing a silk suit.

The middle-aged merchant was named Palacio, and he was the president of the Mineral Chamber of Commerce. The Mineral Chamber of Commerce was not specialized in the sale of minerals, but was an organization formed during the city-state period where the free merchants of Ambratu gathered together for warmth. There were all kinds of merchants in the organization, and Palacio was a merchant engaged in the slave trade.

"Yes, Mr. Palacio, don't you see clearly? John Rice is the speaker of those citizens! He only wants to protect those citizens!"

"Are you going to watch that fellow John Rice take away all our property and give it to those evil citizens?"

"We have to write a petition too! Petition Viscount Lanwan to drive John Rice away!"

Other people who came to visit Palacio with Medavoy also said so.

These people were all former free citizens of the city-state, and they had gained huge benefits during Jonathan's administration. In recent times, the activities of the former citizens have really irritated these people's sensitive nerves. They are undoubtedly the ones who least want the former citizens of Ambratu to return, even more than Charlotte.

Although John Rice ruled in favor of Medavoy in the previous trial, he did not substantially punish Ronnie Kane, which made Medavoy and his gang keenly aware that John Rice was leaning towards the side of the former citizens.

Is this still available?

Just a month ago, they had just seen how powerful the position of county governor was from Jonathan Hackman. If John Rice also did the opposite, wouldn't they be ruined?

So, Medavoy and his friends discussed it together, and they all felt that the situation had reached a very critical juncture and it was necessary to take some measures.

But Medavoy and his men were still a little weak alone, and there was only one leader, so everyone thought of Palacio, the president of the Mineral Chamber of Commerce, who had benefited the most from Jonathan's purge and currently had the richest family background.

Listening to everyone's chatter, Palacio couldn't help but frown. He was indeed wary of the return of the former citizens of Ambratu, but compared to those restless former citizens, Palacio actually cared more about Viscount Lanwan's thoughts.

By removing Jonathan Hackman and appointing John Rice, Viscount Lanwan obviously wants to restore the people's livelihood and economy of Ambratu.

Palacio is well aware that his current success is largely due to Viscount Lanwan and her knights. If he leads everyone to petition to drive John Rice away, will it cause dissatisfaction from Viscount Lanwan?

However, at this moment, Medavoy suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Palacio, we have prepared weapons for your slaves. If you agree, it will be a slave riot..."

"What?" Palacio slammed the table in shock. "How dare you... If Viscount Lanwan gets angry, we will all die! Her knights are stationed outside the city!"

"You think the Viscount doesn't want to kill these damned citizens?" Medavoy said without hesitation, "We are just doing it for her!"

"You..." Palacio glanced at everyone present and found that although everyone looked solemn, no one was surprised. It was obvious that these people had already discussed it before coming to him, "You..."

The reception room was silent for a long time. Finally, a small businessman could not help but break the silence and said, "Mr. Palacio, you are our president after all. Even if you don't want to join us, we will only say that it was you who called for it."

Palacio's face was uncertain. Finally, he was forced by the situation and could only sigh and say, "This matter must be done quickly and efficiently. Some citizens have fought many battles and are not easy to deal with. It is best to recruit some extraordinary people to mix in with the slaves..."

The undercurrents in the city of Ambrato were actually completely hidden from everyone, especially from the county governor John Rice who was in charge of the area.

On this day, John Rice personally found Jarrod Garcia who was inspecting the cement factory site outside the city. The cement factory was an important project that Charlotte repeatedly reminded that no mistakes could be made, so Jarrod would personally lead a team to patrol it every day.

"Knight Garcia, the situation in the city of Ambrato is much more chaotic than the construction site here. Why can't you send a few more patrol teams into the city to patrol?" John Rice persuaded Jarrod earnestly.

"I've told you many times," Jarrod frowned and said, "I'm only responsible for defending against foreign enemies. I have no business dealing with petty thefts in the city! Do you want my knights to catch a few thieves or hooligans? Don't you know that knights are also nobles?"

"I'm certainly not talking about petty theft," John Rice tried to explain.

"If it's not petty theft, then what is it? Did enemies break into the city from the sky? Or does someone want to rebel?" Jarrod asked.

"This……"

John Rice didn't know how to explain it for a moment. Although he was aware of the tense atmosphere in the city of Ambratu and understood the dissatisfaction of the former citizens of Ambratu, he could not imagine what terrible things were about to happen.

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