Maclaine Bretagne chuckled softly, but the sorrow quickly overwhelmed him. In a low voice, he said, "Nanny was also my most precious treasure! I would trade all my wealth, my lands, and my status to bring her back!"
"Go now! Annie will be yours, but that is not my gift to give—it’s something you must earn yourselves!"
Charlot and Antonio left together. The soon-to-be Emperor of the Lionheart Empire, Maclaine Bretagne, stared at the doorway through which they departed, mutterin...
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Chapter 156: The Two Princes' Trading Company
"Well, grilled lamb chops, beetroot truffle soup, and toasted bread."
Alexei casually listed a few dishes to the attendant beside him before turning to Joseph. "I’m curious—what is this 'unrelated to politics' matter you mentioned?"
"A cup of black tea for me, please. No milk, spices, or sugar," Joseph instructed the attendant before dismissing him with a smile. "For instance, engaging in business. If you were to est...
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Chapter 155: The Crown Prince and the Illegitimate Child
Madame Walsh left her room number at the Tuileries Palace with the staff of the Paris Angel Trading Company. The staff respectfully informed her that the items she purchased might not be delivered until the next morning.
There was no alternative. Despite spending 300 livres on cosmetics, the influx of customers brought by Fashion Week had overwhelmed the store's delivery service, even with their couriers working ove...
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Chapter 168: Is This Really a Wise Choice?
The 19th district of Paris was known to the public as a symbol of "poverty" and "chaos."
The sky here was always overcast, filled with smoke drifting in from unknown sources, and the air carried an unidentifiable foul stench. The only consolation was that these odors constantly shifted, sometimes even carrying a faint fragrance, making those who lived here deeply experience what it meant to have a "multifaceted l...
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Chapter 167: Military Newspaper
This was indeed a problem. With 44 divisions and over a million troops, teaching them how to use grenades in a short time was no easy task.
Although grenade usage is simple in principle, requiring only pulling the fuse and tossing it, things are different on the battlefield. Without a set of strict guidelines, tossing over a million grenades to hundreds of thousands of soldiers would undoubtedly result in more accidents.
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Charlot publicly announced his allegiance to Earl Bretagne, alongside the Southern Seraph theater, the Principality of Behemoth, and the Red Dragon theater. The announcement caused a massive stir, with repercussions far exceeding his expectations.
Following Charlot's declaration, hundreds of nobles pledged their allegiance to Earl Bretagne in rapid succession.
Within two weeks, of the twenty-eight imperial districts, 2,136 noble territories, sixteen autonomous regions, and 250 ove...
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Antonio immediately agreed when Morgan explained his intention to leave the Old Continent and travel to the New Continent. “Leave it to me!” he exclaimed.
“I’ll arrange a ship for you!”
Charlot quietly stepped aside, not intending to interfere in this matter.
He didn’t even visit the Earl of Bretagne.
These days, the Earl had stayed close to his wife, never leaving her side.
It was Charlot’s second visit to 58 Sixth Avenue in Val-de-Vas and his first time...
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Chapter 154: Paris Fashion Week
March 11, 5 PM.
In the Tuileries Palace, newly adorned with countless ribbons, oil paintings, and advertisements, the much-anticipated Paris Fashion Week, now the focus of all Europe, was about to begin.
The Tuileries Palace, a castle-like structure surrounded by towering halls on all sides, enclosed a massive central square. Originally designed to serve as the king’s last fortress in times of emergency, this square was meant to be ...
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Chapter 153: The Future Minister of French Industry
Count Morneau stood up nervously, leaning toward Joseph and whispering,
“Ah, Your Highness, you’re my best friend! Please, this must never be spoken of…”
In these times, having a lover was hardly a scandal. In fact, some “enlightened” noble couples even introduced lovers to each other.
But Count Morneau had an insatiable appetite for risky affairs—his choices of mistresses were exceptionally audaci...
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Chapter 166: The Player or the Piece?
Charles did not rush to contact Kobdo; he maintained the necessary caution regarding the matter.
Charles understood that entering the newspaper industry meant declaring his independence to the world, and this could lead to a series of troubles.
For instance, Steed, who controlled Saint-Étienne, had an unclear relationship with Charles: Was Saint-Étienne genuinely planning to ally with him, or did they merely w...
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Antonio's expression remained cold, his entire being exuding a bone-chilling killing intent.
Upon seeing Charlot, he merely said one phrase: "Very good!"
Even the other knights of the Bretagne family looked at Charlot as though they were gazing upon one of their own.
Charlot had done everything perfectly.
He had arrived at Strasbourg even earlier than the knights of the Bretagne family themselves.
In the eyes of the knights of the Bretagne family, Charlot's actions cou...
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Julius Axel VI has suddenly raised an army in rebellion!
When Charlot Mecklenburg received this report, he was completely dumbfounded. Hadn't Earl Bretagne said the emperor was on his deathbed? How could the old man suddenly become vigorous enough to stage a rebellion?
And more importantly, what was an emperor rebelling against, exactly?
Since ancient times, has there ever been an emperor who rebelled?
The report was alarmingly sparse, providing no detailed process or contex...
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Chapter 152: The Issue of Passing Down the Family Line
At the welcome ball that evening, Clementine displayed her social butterfly personality, amusing and entertaining the nobles of the Palace of Versailles, quickly becoming the center of attention.
Queen Marie looked on with satisfaction at her niece, nodding repeatedly, thinking to herself, It would be great if she were my daughter-in-law.
The young noble ladies of Versailles who dared...
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Chapter 151: Little Lolita and Her Mr. Mustache
The sun was shining brightly, the sky was a clear blue with fluffy white clouds, and the weather was so pleasant it made one’s mood lift along with it.
In the outskirts of Paris, it was once again the King’s Avenue, the same avenue that the two Sicilian princesses had traveled down. Now, it welcomed yet another distinguished guest.
This time, the decorations along the road had remained mostly uncha...
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Chapter 165: Entering the Newspaper Industry?
After breakfast, Charles, as usual, went to the motorcycle factory first, then walked into the tractor factory.
Matthew was talking with his team of mechanics in front of a tank, smiling as he gestured at the tank while speaking.
Charles was relieved to see the lively and cheerful Matthew had returned; he seemed to have forgotten about the leg he had lost.
When Matthew saw Charles and Djoka enter, ...
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Chapter 164: Celebrating the Triumph
The continuous light rain fell relentlessly, and the small town of Davaus was not as peaceful as usual. People, holding umbrellas and wearing raincoats, bustled through the streets.
Today was Charles's day off, and they wanted to be prepared for his welcome ahead of time, starting more than half an hour early.
This was the mayor's idea. He believed that since Paris had held welcome ceremonies for Charles time and...
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Earl Bretagne traveled lightly, accompanied only by his eldest son Antonio, two attendants, and a single carriage. He did not even notify Annie or Charlot but instead directly entered Liguria. With the skills of the earl and Antonio, not only was the capital of Moldova accessible to them, but even the capitals of the Five Great Empires would pose no hindrance. They came and went as they pleased, unstoppable.
At that moment, Charlot was discussing with Annie plans to establish a landmark...
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Princess Axo Axel had only one evaluation for these gentlemen—hypocrites!
Once renowned as one of the Empire’s Three Luminaries, not only was she a pinnacle Saint-rank but also a paragon of wit and intellect. How could she fail to discern that Charlot, High Priest Auguslatin, Vigo, and even the three "Orc Saints" were all riddled with ulterior motives?
Especially Charlot!
In the eyes of many, Charlot was at least a normal person. But in Princess Axo’s eyes, he was a co...
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Chapter 150: I Want to Kiss Him... Ah—
After playing for almost half an hour, Princess Maria reluctantly got off the carousel, her heart overflowing with joy as if she had truly entered the Garden of Eden.
These fun-filled machines made it feel as though she was in a place straight out of a fairy tale. The person who invented them was undoubtedly a genius! She thought to herself, already rushing toward the next amusement ride.
On the "Happy Drifti...
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Chapter 149: Eden Amusement Park
To the northwest of the Palace of Versailles.
In the music room of the Petit Trianon, Queen Marie gestured for the musicians to pause. She turned to a court official standing nearby, frowning as she asked,
"Are you sure you heard correctly?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Dauphin was preparing his carriage at that time. He and Princess Maria should have already left the Palace of Versailles by now."
Queen Marie app...
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Chapter 163: The Pinnacle of the Domain
When James heard the news of Charles's victory, he was in his office at the Schneider Armaments Factory.
James had a habit that was a bit different from most people. He enjoyed hearing the sound of machines running and the clinking and clashing of metal. To him, it symbolized power, strength, and even authority, just like the cannons he produced.
His office, though spacious, was simple and unadorned. Apart fro...
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Chapter 162: Using a Knife to Kill Someone
The news of victory reached the Paris City Defense Command, but there was no cheering. The command's response seemed rather indifferent.
It was Lieutenant Colonel Fernand who answered the phone. He raised his head and looked toward Gallieni, who was standing a few meters away, gazing at the map and the current situation. "General, the Germans have surrendered. We’ve successfully recaptured Lafox!"
Lieuten...
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Hughes lowered his head, overcome with humiliation.
Unable to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, he had to rely on Saint Viggo, South Seraph’s only Saint Rank, defecting to the enemy just to secure a chance at survival. If it were only his own life at stake, Hughes would rather die. However, his life was now tied to Jonan's legacy and the future of the South Seraph people. He couldn’t die—not when his life belonged to the South Seraph restorationists and no longer to himself.
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Charlot took a deep breath, fully aware of the immense gap in strength, both in terms of displayed and actual power, between himself and Hughes.
The only reason he could hold his ground without faltering was the agility provided by the Red Viper’s amplification of the Swiftstep Technique ×10.
No one ever said that power from equipment couldn’t kill.
Charlot wasn’t about to abandon his advantages. He released the Blood Rhinoceros.
Origi...
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Chapter 148: The Diplomatic Professionalism
The Minister of the Navy paused for a moment, then realized that the naval base the Crown Prince referred to was in areas like Algiers and Tunis, where the Barbary pirates were entrenched.
"But, the influence that can be exerted in the Barbary Sea region on the Ottomans is limited; it would still be better to focus on the Gulf of Surt..."
Joseph, noticing he was about to continue pressing the point, subtly...
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Chapter 147: Preparing for War
The leaf spring was a well-established technology, and Joseph merely asked the craftsmen to apply it in a different way, so technical matters were quickly sorted out with them.
Joseph left the carriage workshop and instructed the newly appointed workshop manager: “Mr. Raspeena, your most important task moving forward is to recruit skilled craftsmen as soon as possible. Feel free to spend more money and poach from other wor...
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Chapter 161: Only Charles Could Do It
In the town of Fervaux, the rain miraculously stopped, and a faint seven-colored rainbow appeared in the sky.
However, the reporters had no interest in admiring the post-rain scenery. They gathered together to discuss the current battle situation:
“It’s said that the command center doesn’t know the latest situation, though perhaps they just don’t want to tell us.”
“They’re only saying that Ch...
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Annie Mecklenburg, as always, never placed any pressure on Charlot Mecklenburg.
Even though the two had known each other for a long time, Charlot never felt that this noble young lady ever displayed arrogance or flaunted her wealth. Annie always gave him the impression of an ordinary, quiet girl, without pursuing anything extraordinary or showing any unpleasant temperament.
Charlot only gradually realized later that Annie truly was unique. Not every noble lady was like her!
...
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Charlot Mecklenburg wiped the sweat from his brow as he read the private letter from Emperor Alfred Guillaume. He had almost forgotten about this matter. Although he hadn’t explicitly agreed to write a book titled The Red Dragon Emperor, did that even matter?
What mattered was that this was a request from Emperor Alfred Guillaume of the Ingrima Empire. Whether he agreed or not, he had to agree!
But now the problem was, Charlot had no idea what kind of nove...
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Chapter 146: Public Carriages and New Shock Absorption System
Talleyrand immediately displayed an expression of delight: "I will obey your orders, Your Highness."
Joseph nodded. "I hope you can serve as a diplomatic advisor and represent us in the United States."
"Good, good, I am willing to go! Thank you, Your Highness!" Talleyrand did not expect that, besides receiving the Queen's forgiveness today, he would also receive this unexpected reward.
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