Warlord: King of All Clans

Deep within the Imperial Palace, in the Emperor's chambers, squads of Gryphon Knights patrolled back and forth.

The Royal Gryphon Knight Order was the strongest knight order in the Atlantis Empire. Each member was a gifted scion of the Imperial Capital's nobility, handpicked by the royal family from a young age to receive royal education and extraordinary training.

Empress Lola's Rose Knight Order was, in fact, a female knight order modeled after the Gryphon Knight Order.

Unfortunately, Empress Lola's assassination caused all her efforts to come to naught, and the power of women in the Empire was not liberated.

Compared to the Rose Knight Order, which had been established for less than twenty years, the Gryphon Knight Order was founded at the very beginning of the Atlantis Empire and has since become one of the symbols of the Empire.

Therefore, the Atlantis Empire was also known as the Gryphon Empire, and the Atlantis royal family was called the Golden Gryphon Imperial Clan.

Little Mouse and Dennis, led by a court lady, walked into the Emperor's chambers and arrived at Charles VII's bedside.

In just a few years, Emperor Charles VII's appearance had aged as if he were ten years older, looking even more aged than his father-in-law, the Grand Duke of the Northern Border.

It was hard to imagine that this emperor, in his youth, was also an extraordinary knight who dominated the arena and even won a low-level extraordinary knight arena competition.

But even the best body could not withstand decades of wine pools and meat forests, and the Emperor, in his fifties, became old and frail after several serious illnesses.

Seeing his good daughter approaching, the old emperor smiled, "Little Mouse, you did a good job today, giving our royal family a good vent."

Little Mouse leaned over the bedside, held her old father's hand, and said shyly, "You're not allowed to call me Little Mouse, you should call me Little Punching Bag."

"Little Mouse" was a nickname Gulveig acquired in the Riverlands. Her nickname in the palace was actually "Little Punching Bag."

Because her mother, Empress Lola, often did evil when she was young and ignorant, using the Northern Border's parenting methods to torment her in various ways.

The little princess had already suffered more torture than ordinary people.

At that time, Gulveig cried aggrievedly every day, running to the old emperor's knees to complain all day long, hence the nickname Little Punching Bag.

Hearing his little daughter's coquettish tone, Charles VII's tired face showed a bit more spirit, and he smiled reassuringly, "Okay, okay, okay."

"You've grown up now and become exactly like your mother, the more I look at you, the more I love you."

After chatting for a few words, Little Mouse couldn't help but say, "Father, haven't you always been against me weakening the nobles and implementing the New Deal? Why did you agree this time?"

Charles VII shook his head and said, "When did I not approve of you implementing the New Deal? Without my permission, who could carry out large-scale reforms in the Imperial Capital? I just told you to follow the trend and not act rashly."

Little Mouse was silent upon hearing this. In the past, she was young and ignorant, and there were no veteran officials to assist her, only radicals.

In her heart, she had always blamed Charles VII for not being strong enough, which led to the royal family falling to this point.

But as Charles VII became ill in the past few years and national policies slowly fell on her shoulders, she saw the old father's difficulties after a few years of experience.

The empire had long been riddled with problems, and it was difficult for a large ship to turn around. The royal family did not need a strong person, but only a conservative person who could barely maintain the status quo.

And Charles VII was playing this role, and playing it perfectly.

If he didn't have a bit of ability and charm, how could he have won the favor of Lola Olav, the "Rose of the Northern Border"?

If he didn't have a trace of ambition, how could he have allowed Empress Lola to implement the New Deal?

In fact, as long as he could see an opportunity, His Majesty the Emperor would not hesitate to seize it and then try to change it.

Whether it was Lola's New Deal or the current Princess's New Deal, Emperor Charles seemed to completely ignore it, but every decision had his shadow behind it.

Who was secretly eliminating the resistance of the Imperial Capital's nobles when the royal family replaced the Imperial Capital's garrison generals one by one, seizing military power?

Who had contacted all parties in advance, divided the interests, and provided high-quality sources of troops when the princess formed the Royal Musketeer Corps?

In the Imperial Capital, where the forces were intricate and complex, money alone could not build two full-fledged musketeer corps.

It seemed that the princess's reforms had gone smoothly in the past few years, and she had never encountered major setbacks, as if the course of history should be like this.

But in fact, this required unparalleled strong execution and influence, which the princess's small team could not currently achieve.

Looking at his little daughter's silence, Charles VII said again, "I don't have much time left. The empire will eventually be handed over to you. The Western and Northern Borders have never been obedient since ancient times, and it doesn't matter whether they exist or not, but the Southern Border cannot be lost. The Southern Border is not only the territory of our Golden Gryphon family, but it is also related to the survival of the creatures of the continent."

"After I die, discuss it well with your grandfather and adoptive father, and don't start another war. Manage the Southern Border well. If it doesn't work, write a letter to the City of Holy Light. The Holy Light Pope will help you."

Little Mouse was immediately stunned. In her eyes, the Holy Light Pope was the culprit who caused this North-South war. If he hadn't imprisoned Leo, the Southern Border warlords would not have seized the opportunity to set out early.

"The Holy Light Pope will help me? Then he shouldn't have captured Leo!"

"You are still too young. Politics is not as simple as you think."

"Don't worry, the fate of the Atlantis Empire and the existence of the Holy Light Church are always bound together. No one will betray the empire, and the Holy Light Pope will not betray it."

"Anyway, I won't be able to make you angry for a few days. I might as well tell you the truth. That kid Leo Mondo was imprisoned by His Holiness the Pope at my request."

Little Mouse was at a loss when she heard this, "Ah? Dad! You?"

"No matter the outcome of this war, the royal family will be the biggest winner."

"Your two musketeer corps should also be pulled out for actual combat."

Walking out of the Emperor's chambers, Little Mouse's mind was still in a daze. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't help but say to Dennis next to her, "The biggest mastermind turned out to be my own father? And I've been kept in the dark all along. Maybe I'm really not suitable to be a ruler, am I?"

Dennis comforted her, "Who could have guessed this? His Majesty the Emperor is really something, not knowing to secretly reveal a little information, making everyone feel insecure."

"But speaking of rulers, even Leo can be the King of the Northern Border. Princess, you are so smart, why can't you be the Empress of the Empire?"

Even though the war between the North and South is raging, the connection between the Riverlands and the Imperial Capital has not been interrupted. The portal trade is still brightly lit, day and night.

The little friends in the Riverlands have also quietly revealed the wishes of the Northern Border, including the Grand Duke of the Northern Border, most people support Leo Mondo to become the next ruler!

Hearing Dennis's persuasion, Little Mouse felt a little more cheerful and said loudly, "Well, I'll be the Empress of the Southern Border, and he'll be the King of the Northern Border. If he bullies me, I'll go to Sister Olivia and ask her to help me teach Leo a lesson!"