our family is gone

Yulia left Lance without saying anything else. Instead, she looked at the corpse on the ground. There was not a drop of blood coming out of the broken body, which seemed very strange.

"I heard that if you pluck a rose and stick it in the soil, it will grow back. I wonder if that's true."

Seeing no reaction, Lance squatted down and poked the flesh. It was really as elastic as a human's. "Can you feel it?"

no response……

“I got right to it.”

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, the severed head suddenly opened its eyes, with an indescribable look in its eyes, trying to maintain its majesty, but unable to stop the fear.

I'm afraid that in all her life, no one has ever dared to treat her like this.

"The vitality of the vampires is truly tenacious." Lance was not surprised, but still sighed.

"Let me go, and you will get everything you want."

"I want world peace, can you do that?"

Lance smiled and joked, but did not put the head back. Instead, he took the body away and put it in the display room, and picked up the head alone.

"But I can't bear to see you die. After all, there are still many things I want to ask you."

Lance was very interested in how many secrets a guy who had lived for who knows how many years had. At least he had to keep them before squeezing them dry.

But the head stopped reacting after hearing this and simply closed its mouth.

Lance didn't care. He originally wanted to tie his hair around his waist, but it was somewhat inconsistent with his personality, so he found a cloth bag to cover it and hung it around his waist, and then went back to play with it slowly.

Most of Reynard and his men did not have the time to be as casual as Lance, and turned around to support the battlefield after withdrawing from the battle.

Yes, at this time the siege of Totnes began.

The troops continued to enter the city through the secret passage and captured the inner city. The nobles who hid in the city were caught in the trap.

There were roars of artillery outside. It was Patton who led the artillery to attack. Now the situation was dire both inside and outside. Some people wanted to escape by sea, but Hamlet's fleet had already blocked it. The twenty gunboats that had disappeared appeared, but they only pointed their guns at Totnes.

Not to mention Hamlet's own fleet, which totals hundreds of ships, large and small.

Can Totnes withstand attacks from three directions?
The noble coalition on the other side made many attempts, but because neither side wanted to consume themselves to help the opponent achieve their goals, they were stuck.

Later, the news that the Totnes army was defeated in the field battle made both sides realize that now was not the time to talk about these things. Under the guidance of the church, they reluctantly united and prepared to launch an attack to take over the city.

However, at this time information came from Totnes that the commander deliberately retreated, stretching the supply line of Hamlet's army and then luring it over and defeating it in one fell swoop.

Now Totnes had dealt with the enemy coming all the way north to attack Hamlet, but still sent ships up the river to support them.

At this moment, the low morale of the noble coalition was restored, and as expected, the fleet under the flag of Totnes came to support. After a few rounds of cannon fire, Hamlet's fleet fled into the dock and gave up the defended river channel. Under the instigation, the entire army crossed the river and prepared to launch an attack on Owendo.

"My troops are unimpeded!"

The coalition forces were transported there by ship, each of them excited about pursuing a victory. Having been suppressed for a long time, they urgently needed a city to vent their madness.

However, just as they completed crossing the river, they were met with a counterattack that had been prepared long ago. The continuous artillery fire easily tore apart their formation.

"Damn it! Where are the artillery from Totnes? Why haven't they come to support us yet?"

The commander continued to roar, and the Totnes fleet finally opened fire, but it was aiming at them.

"No! Totnes has been taken!"

At this point even a fool could see what had happened, the situation in Totnes had not been reversed, but rather they had been killed violently.

The fleet was forced to turn around and go back to defend, but when they arrived, Totnes was controlled by Hamlet's army, so the fleet surrendered. After a group of people were replaced, they continued to come up and plan to deceive the coalition forces.

Now they are not fighting a desperate battle, but a dead end. The shore is blocked by artillery, as is the river. There is no way to escape in the area in between.

Just one round of artillery fire defeated more than 10,000 people. An atmosphere of despair spread, and those who were not qualified for negotiations surrendered directly, including many nobles and church members.

The empire was shocked after this battle, along with the Totnes bloodline incident. Martyr Martin directly stood up to expose the incident, which split the church into two factions, greatly reducing the reputation of the holy war.

Hamlet hyped up the popularity, saying that the active attack on Hamlet by the Imperial coalition and the blood descendants was a blasphemous offense, and emphasized that Hamlet would definitely fight back!

After occupying the moral high ground, Lance did not rush to attack, and even deliberately focused on the offensive in public opinion.

Because he knew that if he wanted to destroy the enemies, he had to drive them crazy. The pressure of losing this battle would completely detonate the nobles of the empire. They would try every means to exploit ordinary people and engage in war at all costs.

Even though there was a rebellion before, other places except the front line would not collapse, after all, it was their own territory.

But now I can’t care about so many things. If I can’t win, I’ll be gone. Why should I care about anything else?

Everyone knows the quality of the feudal army. Ordinary people face extortion and plunder from aristocratic bureaucrats, rape and looting by rebel armies, and layers of exploitation. It is simply more terrible than hell.

The more frantically they squeeze, the better Hamlet will be able to take over.

At this time, Hamlet quickly digested Totnes and began to educate and transform those who surrendered.

To be honest, many of them were ordinary people who were conscripted. They were also victims and suffered from bullying in the distorted environment within the army.

Hamlet has a way of reforming this. First, he picks out those who have committed heinous crimes. These people are too lazy to be saved and there is no way to save them. They are directly used as cannon fodder and are either sent to labor camps or sanatoriums.

Then we started to reform those who made less serious mistakes, promoted those who had retained their conscience and affirmed them, educated them through their background and experience, the situation, the system... and let them participate in some activities to awaken them.

This was a long process, and of course there were many difficulties, but it was still carried out under Lance's will.

Because of Lance's terrifying ability, as long as he opens his mouth, those people will wake up in a short time.

No matter how powerful the Voice of Charm is, it is impossible to change a person in a short period of time, let alone a large group of people. The core is that they are indeed oppressed and have urgent needs. The appearance of Lance is just to point them out a way out in the chaos where there is no hope.

In Hamlet they found hope for redemption.

In addition to reforming them, they are also taking over the land between Hamlet and Totnes, connecting them completely. How many good families can be recruited in the two provinces? With the veterans as the core, the army can be expanded quickly and easily exceed 10,000 people. The previous military reform has abolished the battalion system and applied the legion. Now it is just filling the vacant places. It can be said that Reims was already considering expanding the army at that time.

Numbers are important, but so is equipment. The benefit of taking Totnes lies here. It can be said that this is where the empire's handicraft industry is most prosperous, producing muskets, artillery and ammunition.

It is not difficult to equip all personnel with muskets, not to mention cannons.

The mountain barbarians also joined Hamlet's army, along with the birds of prey and carrier pigeons trained by Laura.

Finally, after digesting the harvest, Hamlet showed his fangs to the empire.

The real war has begun, and this war is destined not to be over in a short time...

However, Lance did not directly join the battle of mortals. He was more focused on searching for the supernatural organizations hidden within the empire, or some powerful supernatural beings.

Get rid of some dangerous things that shouldn't exist, collect more knowledge about mysticism, as well as talents in related fields, and conduct various research.

In his spare time, he would select some talents for training. Amid the violent social turmoil, talents continue to emerge, and of course they also need a mentor to discover them.

The oppression and exploitation of ordinary people by the aristocracy, bureaucracy and church were so cruel that wherever Hamlet's army went, the people welcomed it wholeheartedly, and it expanded at a terrifying rate.

War is a manifestation of the stimulation of contradictions. It is bloody and cruel, causing turmoil in society, and basically means very huge negative impact.

It is also an innovation and a redistribution of social resources, and now the opportunity is before them.
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The monster from Hamlet lands in Totnes.

The unspeakable man-eating devil approaches Felton.

The despicable thieves who stole the country entered Ain Sukhna.

Lance Hamlet captures Oulu.

The Earl of Reims approaches St. Helier.

His Majesty the Supreme Emperor arrived at his loyal palace today.
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The war has been going on for almost a year. It started in the north, and now, after conquering several large cities, the army has finally arrived at the imperial capital.

Even Lance, who had never been interested in this, showed up here. However, the war here had ended, and now he was walking in the magnificent palace with a few people around him.

But now there are no guards holding halberds, nor servants everywhere, and it seems a bit desolate under the autumn wind.

"This place is really big. The emperor really knows how to enjoy himself."

"This is just one part of it. There are also complex palace buildings in the back, and there are also several leisure manor courtyards in the suburbs."

"Our emperor is really brave. He knew we were coming but he didn't run away. He wanted to hold on here."

"My brother is extremely arrogant and controlling, but also very fragile. He will not be willing to accept the price of leaving here. Moreover, he has nowhere to run. The remaining nobles will not accept him."

Perfumer Sophia, or the Imperial Princess, are all things of the past.

Sophia's appearance has changed a lot now. After all, she doesn't need to wear complicated court dresses or various costumes. She just wears ordinary clothes.

Her mental state was no longer as sensitive as before under high pressure. On the contrary, Hamlet's life made her energetic and emotionally stable.

Logically, she shouldn't be here, but it can only be said that the abilities of most extraordinary people are very outstanding. After the war broke out, the medical needs increased dramatically, resulting in a shortage of anesthetic gas needed for surgery.

So they asked her to help make it, and she made improvements to the existing ones, completing a better inhaled anesthetic gas, and of course the smoke bombs used in war.

And now because she is familiar with this place, she came back to introduce the situation here to Lance.

"When did he succeed to the throne?"

"When I was fifteen..."

By the way, Lance also learned about the emperor's situation from her.

Wait, when he was fifteen, that is, twenty years ago, he came to power and quickly felt the threat posed by Hamlet to his power, and then all this started.

He succeeded to the throne at a young age, was ambitious, and liked to show off his power. He liked to micromanage and planned to reduce the power of the vassal states and centralize power...

Lance reacted instantly when he heard it. Could this fucking guy be from the same hometown as him?
If I didn't have the support of supernatural powers, I would probably be the same as him, thinking that I am very smart, but in the end I made a mess of things and was left with helpless rage.

For a moment, his expression was somewhat amused, and soon he met the so-called emperor of the empire in the palace.

The figure sat upright on the throne with his back straight, the only thing that remained unchanged was his haughty expression, looking down at the visitor.

"Since you are here with the Emperor, why don't you bow?"

Lance didn't react too much to his words, he just looked at the man.

She was wearing an exquisite and luxurious slim-fitting dress. She was in her thirties, which was the prime of her life. Her figure had not gotten out of control and become fat, but she was not tall and strong either. She was just an ordinary person.

His facial features were not special, he was even a bit handsome if you compare him to ordinary people, after all, he lived a life of luxury. But his face looked a little haggard, perhaps due to the difficult battle situation, he had dark circles under his eyes that were modified by makeup, and his anxious hairline was concealed by his hairstyle.

It seems like he hasn't accepted the fact that he has failed.

"Now there is not even one person by his side. This emperor has failed miserably."

Lance looked at him and commented with a smile. He could see that the man's expression was tense and his temples were bulging as he gritted his teeth to endure the pain.

However, he didn't break down his defense. Instead, he stood up and walked towards him. His posture was standard, with his head held high, chest puffed out, and hands behind his back, as if he had not lost at all, and Lance was the captured rebel leader.

"Are you Lord Hamlet? I want to see who it is..."

The moment the emperor approached, he suddenly jumped up, pulled out a dagger from his back and slashed it towards Lance's neck.

The power unleashed with the help of a full set of equipment was extraordinary. The distance between the two men was only an arm's length. Lance could even see the emperor's hideous face and the strange luster on the dagger.

But the next second, his movements paused, and he flew backwards, even the dagger fell out of his hand. He couldn't even hold the weapon firmly, and he still wanted to assassinate? (End of this chapter)