Volume 3 - Chapter 4: Stabilizing Liang Province - Part 2
As Li Hao and Li Xiaoran entered the River of Death, the battle in front of Liang Province's second defensive line reached its most intense moment.
Without Zhuhuo Shen and Lu Yuan holding the line, the forces of the Taixu Realm, the Sacred Palace, Dragon Gate, and other demon kings—who had already infiltrated Liang Province from other borders—secretly sabotaged important cities, cutting off their intelligence t...
2025-03-10 05:25:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 68: Mastering Public Opinion for My Use!
Count Robert continued, "Your Highness, if we forcibly shut down the newspapers without the court's support, it would be highly detrimental to the royal family in the eyes of public opinion...
"You know, a few years ago, they caused a stir over something called 'freedom of the press.' The royal police arrested a few people, but this only led to a surge in articles criticizing the monarchy. In the end, His M...
2025-03-09 20:08:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 67: The Newspaper Guild
Joseph picked up the Citizen’s Daily again and unfolded it. The main article on the front page summarized the following: the new tax law was hastily conceived by the former Minister of Finance, Caron, without rigorous debate. If implemented, it would have unpredictable consequences for France.
The other newspapers carried similar sentiments, all beating around the bush and attacking the tax law with a variet...
2025-03-09 20:07:00 +0000 UTC
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The old goat Herolf had been present all along but stood frozen like a statue, showing no reaction to Andreas’ assassination attempt. If the old leopardman Tumisan had not been there, Herolf would have intervened due to their quasi-master-servant contract. However, with Tumisan present, Herolf showed no interest, confident that Charlot Mecklenburg would not die regardless.
Charlot had assumed that with Herolf, the Golden Ram, and Tumisan, Sedona City would be secure. However, he was u...
2025-03-09 16:10:00 +0000 UTC
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Menielman had just captured two magical alchemical warships, significantly boosting his strength but also facing a severe manpower shortage. Sabastine, being a seasoned pirate skilled in various seafaring techniques, quickly adapted to the magical alchemical warships despite her initial unfamiliarity. Tumisan, on the other hand, struggled. After half a month, he still hadn’t memorized the magical restriction codes.
Charlot Mecklenburg quickly deduced the situation after a few probing ...
2025-03-09 16:09:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 66: The Story of the British Ambassador
A black carriage pulled up in front of the Palais-Royal.
The guards immediately stepped forward to halt it. "This is the Palais-Royal. Please state your name."
The coachman produced a small bronze token and waved it briefly. The guards immediately stood aside, lowering their heads in silence.
The carriage drove directly to the eastern wing of the Palais-Royal and stopped. A man in a black robe, w...
2025-03-08 20:06:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 65: The Master of Public Opinion
Dupont nodded forcefully, his eyes brimming with agreement. “Indeed, Your Highness, this is truly a catastrophic treaty. Since the reduction of tariffs, Lyon has seen a massive number of textile workshops shut down, and the steel industry is on the brink of collapse, leaving tens of thousands of workers unemployed.”
He continued for a while longer as an official from the Mathematical Society took the stage to d...
2025-03-08 20:05:01 +0000 UTC
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