Hotel on the mountain

Shirley Swank, the leader of the North Kelan District, was once a flower of the empire.

Time will not let anyone go. It will take away a woman's beauty and youth, and bury her in the grave together with her happiness. But it is never stingy, because it wants to give this woman ambition and power, and together with her dreams, it will become the only thing she wants to pursue in this life.

Shirley is already an old woman. A woman who once found happiness lost her husband and children. A person who was once the most beautiful in the world has lost her soul-stirring charm. If there is anything in the world that she is not willing to lose, it is her life.

Her family? Her inheritance?

That's not something she wants to protect.

One of the great advantages of the chief family is that they have their own inheritance - they record their own history and are not biased by the empire's propaganda, so that Xili understands that the rise of the family is based on the bodies of many people. If one day, God said that the Swank family was going to perish, then Ciri would definitely raise her hands and surrender.

Maybe she was once a member of the decadent aristocratic class, and she was proud of it and enjoyed it. But after suffering too many changes in her life, Shirley Swank lived only for herself.

Family inheritance says that the place of origin is the tomb where the first emperor of the Great Chik Empire is buried. Inside, the secret of immortality is buried.

If a most beautiful woman could live forever, would she be able to regain happiness and have children and a husband?

Loneliness is most terrifying to those who are materially rich, so much so that it gave birth to a bold idea in her heart - to gain the ability to become immortal in Chike's tomb.

However, according to records, in order to open the emperor's tomb, a direct descendant of the chief's family must be sacrificed, and this is why she wants to vigorously promote the emperor's war.

As for the position of emperor, what kind of emperor? Who wants to be emperor?

Shirley Swank stroked the ice unicorn and the soft fur on its neck. Lightning flashed and thundered on the sea route leading to the place of origin, and a huge wave swept across the front. As the ice unicorn stepped down with its front hooves - the unicorn crashed through the ice wall turned into by the huge wave, and the broken ice shards fell from it. Crystal light floated above Ciri's eyes.

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Gustav Vasa, leader of the North Welland District, a typical representative of the fierce king.

But to say that Gustav was a muscular brute would be to underestimate the head of the family.

The North Welland District is the most barren area of ​​the Great Cheek Empire. People must fight against unlimited bad lands and monsters in a limited living space. And it is said that the followers originally assigned to the North Welland District were the ones most likely to cause trouble.

The harsh environment and aggressive nature have resulted in the family's hierarchical order not being very strong in the territory of North Welland District.

In order to survive better, people always jump up and challenge the authority of the superior family from time to time. The Vasa family has thrived in such a harsh environment of competition and survival, so it naturally has its own philosophy of governing the world. But the one thing that never changes is power.

Only your own strength will not betray yourself. This is the precept that Gustav Vasa inherited from his ancestors and regarded it as a guiding light in life.

Obtaining various powerful powers has become what Gustav is pursuing. Especially when he knew that a technology called "Dragon Robot" actually existed in history, all his inner enthusiasm was focused on this taboo technology.

Who wants to stay in a frozen land for the rest of their lives?

Who wants to live with fur, rough men, and blood all their lives?

Obviously they are at the top of the pyramid of the ruling class, why do the Vasa family huddle in the most remote corner of the empire?

Why can't it be Gustave's turn to enjoy the beautiful beauties and all kinds of exciting games?

Gustav thought about these issues seriously, and he believed that the tradition of the Great Chek Empire had harmed him.

Tradition says that chiefs must not compete with each other, so the Vasa family has had to eat ice cubes in North Welland for generations.

Tradition says that leaders should help each other, so after the territories of Zhongderland and Zhongslan were invaded, the Vasa family had to help fight against the enemy, but they did not enjoy any of the dividends of the war.

The fearless warriors walked out from the North Welland District, only to come back with more broken homes and lives.

Not only the Vasa family, but most families in North Welland District are tired of the current situation of only fulfilling obligations but not receiving benefits.

So Gustav Vasa appealed to the nobles of North Welland: "We want to change the rules."

Others asked: "How to change it?"

"Overwhelming power," Gustav said.

Just becoming emperor cannot change the fate of the Vasa family at all. He can be overthrown at any time, after old age, or after some natural disaster. If he wanted to truly get the Vasa family out of North Welland and move towards the south with a suitable climate, and towards the south full of wealth and passion, he would have to gain power that could overwhelm the entire continent.

Becoming the emperor is just an inevitable step in his struggle for hegemony.

But first, he had to get that thing - the dragon machine weapon, the most powerful biological weapon created by mankind in history. The technology to create it, like all the secrets of the first emperor, was buried in the place of origin.

Gustav stood proudly on the back of the Ice Curse Dragon with his arms folded. Its bright white figure streaked across the sky, making the surrounding air cold and solemn.

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North Noah, a descendant of the previous emperor's family, was actually the ruler of the eastern leaf region of the empire.

The East Leaf District and the East Ice District were severely damaged by the beast tide. The East Ice District was completely reduced to no man's land, and the extremely large East Leaf District only had the border between the Central Silan District and the North Kelan District. There are some scattered fires of civilization in these places.

But with only a few remaining dilapidated towns, the Noah family had no chance of rising. They do not have the financial resources to attract soldiers and workers, nor do they have the power to ask people from other regions to immigrate to Dongye District.

The lack of population has made the Noah family in Dongye District a joke. The remaining members of the family's branches have lost interest in competing for the position of family patriarch, because the Noah family is destined to suffer the humiliation of falling from peak prosperity to extreme defeat.

And this kind of frustration is all borne by a teenage child.

North Noah was born at the end of a dynasty. His ancestors enjoyed all the glory, wealth and wanton behavior, leaving him only with the cynicism and bullying of others.

Those people in the family who can be called relatives by blood are not completely united in thinking about him. Most of them can only say "Nos, the family depends on you" and "Nos." , you must lead us back to the position of emperor", "North, we are old and can't help you anymore, you must strive for success", and so on.

North was not happy at all, but even his most beloved butler, Crystal, was always talking about the achievements of his ancestors, and sighing from time to time to recall those unwarranted glories.

So North understood that he was born to be the emperor.

If he did not have the title of emperor, he would live in sighs forever.