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Chapter 192: It’s Only Natural You Can’t Compare to Her

High Priest Auguslatin noticed that Charlot Mecklenburg seemed puzzled by the connections he was explaining, so he patted Charlot on the shoulder and patiently said, “You know, the relationship between our Fars Empire and the Ingrima Empire is quite unique. Many nobles from Fars originate from the Three Islands of Ingrima. For instance, Saroses Robin, the founding Grand Duke of Fars, hailed from there. Similarly, many nobles of Ingrima have their roots in Fars. Even the founding emperor of ...

Chapter 191: A Visit

Charlot didn’t even bother to introduce himself. With a slight flick of his rapier, the sword's gleaming light enveloped the brave gentleman entirely, as if a cascade of dazzling brilliance had descended.

Julanser’s heart was struck with dread. Unlike Charlot, he had never been to the battlefield and certainly wasn’t a prodigy like Julian Arsilo, Clair Bretagne, or Ebner Soumet—those gifted individuals who were either mid-rank or high-rank transcendents. Confronted with Charlot�...

Chapter 190: The First Rose of Fars Truly Never Lacks Duelists

Two young men, neither particularly handsome, were suddenly flung into the air and landed amidst the crowd, provoking a chorus of startled screams.

Charlot Mecklenburg landed on the ground and realized that he was the only one left in the dueling field. By simple deduction, the two individuals he had just fended off and sent flying must have been the duelists of this confrontation.

Hmm, they were absurdly weak.

Then, he caught sight of a certain Miss Soumet.

It wasn’...

Chapter 189: Has Senior Menielman Arrived in Ingrima?

Two young men sparred with rapiers, their movements probing cautiously. From their posture alone, they appeared elegant and poised.

Charlot glanced at them briefly, then lost interest. He murmured, “These kinds of opponents? You could take on eight of them at once.”

Julian Arsilo replied in a low voice, “Eighty wouldn’t be much harder.”

Both Charlot Mecklenburg and Julian Arsilo were swordsmanship masters, both trained in the Angel’s Twelve Movements, a signature...

Chapter 188: Tenderness

In his past life, Charlot had never had the money to travel or witness the grandeur of Europe’s renowned palaces. He couldn’t have imagined their opulence. But stepping into the Champagne Palace, his first reaction was: Holy crap, this is all built on the people's sweat and blood!

Charlot firmly believed that the extravagance of the Champagne Palace surpassed any palace on Earth. After all, ancient Europe didn’t have magic, extraordinary abilities, or alchemy to create su...

Chapter 187: Blood Rose and Withered Rose Are a Perfect Match

Charlot was slightly surprised.
Julian Arsilo, however, remained expressionless and said, “The specialty of our Arsilo family’s extraordinary weapons is their ability to integrate into the Blood Vortex.”

Charlot thought of the Blood Rose, lightly touching his left arm, and mused, It’s a perfect match for the Withered Rose.

Firearms held significant advantages in battles among ordinary people, but when it came to the transcendent level, they had an inescapable f...

Chapter 186: The First Rose of Fars

Charlot Mecklenburg smiled faintly and said, "I also hope my first act of deception in life would be for the sake of a beautiful senior..."

Julian Arsilo interjected, "Miss Menielman Soumet, perhaps?"

Charlot immediately spat out the sip of tea he had just taken. "Don't joke about such things!"

Julian laughed heartily, his demeanor reverting to that of a lively and innocent youth. Truth be told, he didn't harbor much hatred for Charlot's earlier schemes. Even though Charlot ...

Chapter 185: The Old Flor’s Shop

Before leaving, Francis Drake gave only one instruction: “Send the pirate leaders to Britain as our war trophies. The rest are yours to handle.”

Charlot had yet to figure out how to stall for a few more days or how to discreetly silence Chatham without drawing suspicion. Unexpectedly, James Cook and Francis Drake had no intention of taking Chatham away and only required a few pirate leaders.

Charlot readily agreed with utmost sincerity. After all, with the six pirate ships fro...

Chapter 184: The First Act of War – The Enemy Raises the White Flag

Centuries ago, Duke Guillaume, the founding Grand Duke of the Fars Empire, led an army across the sea, completing the seventh conquest of the Ingrima Islands, achieving the third unification, and establishing the Red Dragon Dynasty. As a result, the government system of the Ingrima Empire closely resembled that of the Fars Empire, sharing 80–90% similarities.

The two naval captains of the Ingrima Empire in this encounter were both ranked as level-five warrant officers. The older one, ...

Chapter 183: Improvising with an Old Routine

Anastasia, was a proper extraordinary knight. Bold and valiant by nature, she wielded twin swords with such prowess that few could last even a single exchange against her.

Though Dolores, a third-rank Transcendent, possessed extraordinary abilities, she was not adept at combat. She stayed aboard the merchant vessel, using her card magic to provide support for the allies.

Belisa was slightly more capable. Following Charlot's example, she climbed the mast, rifle in hand, and began s...

Chapter 182: Naval Battle

Crazy Horse Davis spoke in a deep and raspy voice, “That foolish Byron brat thinks he can control a great pirate with some so-called alchemical potion.”

“Once I capture him alive, I’ll subject him to the most brutal tortures. Let’s see if he can hold out and refuse to hand over the antidote.”

His subordinates burst into raucous laughter, making various mockeries about Charlot, with one even shouting, “Look at his delicate skin and tender flesh. We can give him to Cha...

Chapter 181: This Really Is a Chaotic Place

On the second day after Charlot Mecklenburg occupied Cappadocia, he sent a messenger to Britain. However, instead of receiving a reply, two merchant ships docked at the harbor. Before the crew could grasp the situation, the West Wind Knight Order, lying in wait, stormed aboard and detained everyone. Charlot deftly “indoctrinated” them with a round of persuasion, complemented by the salty effects of the Stretching Stare Pill, advancing the labyrinth progression to 6/18.

This time, an...

Chapter 180: An Extra Salty Fish

Charlot Mecklenburg toyed with the crystal vial in his hand, gazing at the swarming insects darting through the dense black smoke. He had no idea what these creatures were.

The sailors tracking Anastasia and Belisa were identified by the city patrol guards as subordinates of Chatham. Among them, the two most formidable figures were a man called Redbeard Morgan and another known as Jack the Wasp. Each wielded an extraordinary artifact reportedly salvaged from treasures hidden in the dept...

Chapter 179: Tricks That Toy with Fate

Charlot Mecklenburg gazed at the vanishing fifth page of Agmirlas Labyrinth and was filled with awe at the unfathomable and irresistible power of fate. He realized that he was inexorably stepping onto the path of the labyrinth’s continual transformation.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. The Radiant Lord also presides over fortune. Although not as skilled in manipulating fate as the Serpent of Fate, the Radiant Lord still wields divine influence over destiny.

“Coul...

Chapter 178: Do I Actually Have the Talent for Rapid Army Building?

The Administrative Officer of Cappadocia City was named Domingo. At this moment, he was overseeing the delivery of “goods” to a fleet—a group of over six hundred indigenous people recently captured from Goring Island.

The Ingrima Empire was not founded by the native inhabitants of the three Ingrima Islands. Instead, settlers from various nations on the Old Continent had crossed the seas to establish over twenty small kingdoms. Later, Duke Guillaume, one of the founding nobles of t...

Chapter 177: This Is a Declaration of War!

The coastal town had several taverns, and the sailors from the White Tea who had come ashore were indulging in merrymaking at various establishments. Meanwhile, the members of the West Wind Knight Order wandered the streets, exploring the town of Cappadocia.

Charlot Mecklenburg, lacking maritime experience, was unaware of the dangers inherent in such ports—former havens for pirates, now loosely governed and often frequented by unregistered smuggling vessels like the White Tea. Thus, h...

Chapter 176: Salted Fish Balls

"A proper city cannot be corrupted by the power of an Evil God."
"To labyrinthify this small town, it seems we must first conquer it."

Charlot Mecklenburg pondered for a long time and suddenly had the odd feeling of being a great Evil God himself—conquering a city, turning it into a labyrinth, and transforming its inhabitants into malevolent creatures...

But he had no intention of occupying Cappadocia. As a plenipotentiary war commissioner representing the Fars Empire on a di...

Chapter 175: From Today Onward, I Am the Captain of This Ship

Charlot Mecklenburg broke out in a cold sweat in an instant. He paced around the merchant ship seven or eight times, but there was still no sign of Julian Arsilo. His heart sank with a jolt.

Looking out at the sea, Charlot could no longer spot the warship carrying High Priest Auguslatin. The warship, being much faster than the merchant ship, was long gone. Even if Charlot tried to catch up now, it would be impossible to overtake them before they reached the Ingrima Empire.

Charlot...

Chapter 174: The Wily High Priest

Running a detective agency requires not only a Transcendent to oversee operations but also exceptional business acumen. Charlot Mecklenburg had neither the necessary talent nor suitable personnel at his disposal.

Dolores Soumet and Dubin Alger, being members of the city patrol guards, were not under Charlot’s command. Similarly, individuals like Yellow Bear were hardly suited for detective work; otherwise, they wouldn’t have ended up in gangs. Figures like Gwen and Bancroft also lac...

Chapter 173: The New Director of the Fierce Horse Detective Agency

Charlot didn’t stay long on Yansun Street. After an unusually productive morning, he gleefully skipped work to pick up Annie, who was about to finish her lessons.

The two first enjoyed lunch together before heading to the Alcatras District. Among the seven major detective agencies of the Fars Empire, three were based in this district. In addition to the Cat Detective Agency, the Fierce Horse Detective Agency was also located here.

The Fierce Horse Detective Agency clearly had a ...

Chapter 172: The Realm of Power

"Aubrey Tildon Atwood?!"

"What's he doing on Baker Street?"

The president of the Fierce Horse Detective Agency moved swiftly but remained highly vigilant. Sensing someone watching him, he suddenly turned his head. Charlot casually tilted his face and raised an arm to shield his cheek in a relaxed and nonchalant manner. Seeing nothing suspicious, Aubrey Tildon Atwood continued on his way.

Annie approached, following Charlot's gaze to Aubrey Tildon Atwood, and said, "He is rat...

Chapter 171: 221B Baker Street

Charlot left his old colleagues behind, knowing that his interactions with them would become increasingly rare.

Only a few months ago, he had been a first-class civil servant, anxiously awaiting a promotion. Now, however, he was a second-class Chief Clerk of the twenty-eighth grade—a rank far beyond what these colleagues could ever hope to achieve in their lifetimes.

In the world of clerical positions, promotions occurred once every three years, but unexpected hurdles often aros...

Chapter 170: You Dropped Something

Charlot Mecklenburg quietly hid in a corner, listening to the people in the room engage in lofty discussions. Almost everyone there was subtly flaunting their status, so it didn’t take long for Charlot to realize that everyone in the room ranked higher than him in the bureaucratic hierarchy.

In just two or three years since graduating, Charlot had managed to rise to the position of a 29th-level first-grade Chief Clerk, an impressive accomplishment for a young talent. Yet, in this room...

Chapter 169: No. 5 Central Boulevard, Val-de-Vas District

Charlot had not yet returned to 58 Elysée Avenue, so he temporarily replaced Mrs. Nancy with a warrior from the Redback Bear Tribe. However, the bear warrior's driving skills were average. To add a touch of romance, Charlot had the bear warrior, who was temporarily acting as a coachman, drive the Dark Luxury carriage at a slower pace.

Charlot pulled out a pair of pistols, known as "Masterpieces," and handed them to Annie Bretagne, saying, “I acquired these as spoils of war.”

...

Chapter 168: Without Alarming Allied Nations

Charlot Mecklenburg did indeed bring Julian along.
He didn’t delay on the way, as he had no plans to return to Machubi. Instead, midway through the journey, he instructed Dubin Alger, Yellow Bear, Gwen the Spotted Deer, and Bancroft the Gale Wolf to escort the West Wind Knight Order to Machubi. He also left the four behind at Machubi, summoned Dolores Soumet back, and asked her to bring along a batch of warhorses.

Dolores, as a lady of the Soumet family, was the most suitable candi...

Chapter 167: The High Priest Auguslatin's Kin

Charlot truly brought Julian back to the camp, arranged for him to bathe, and even had him share a carriage with himself.

Charlot's aim was clear: to extract more intelligence about the Byron vampires from Julian.

A spy like Julian Arsilo, young and inexperienced yet possessing extensive knowledge and an extremely loose tongue, was a rarity that could scarcely be found in a hundred years.

Julian hadn’t anticipated that this "senior" of his held such a high position within ...

Chapter 166: The New Weapon

Charlot thought to himself, "Who the hell is 'one of your own' with you?"

The assassin spread his arms wide like a massive bat and leapt into the air, swiftly exiting the military camp without alarming any of the West Wind Knights on night watch.

Charlot hesitated briefly but then activated the Wings of the Young Dragon to follow.

Their brief exchange earlier had given Charlot some insight. This vampire assassin was at a higher transcendent rank than him, but their understan...

Chapter 165: As Free as a Bird

After the departure of High Priest Auguslatin, Charlot Mecklenburg also set off. It was only when the camp was set up in the evening that Charlot realized their group had gained an extra member: Belisa, the personal maid of the late Duchess of Mostar.

Anastasia summoned her courage and explained, “The Duchess is dead, and there’s no one left to protect Sister Belisa. If she stayed at Mostar Castle, she might have been taken by some noble. So, she decided to follow us.”

Charl...

Chapter 164: The Divine Promise

After bidding farewell to his elder brother and sister-in-law, Charlot Mecklenburg made a decision to evacuate Mostar Castle that very afternoon. He had a foreboding that if he stayed any longer, trouble would surely arise.

Mostar Castle was now devoid of both the duke and the duchess. Grand Duke Ferdinand and his wife had no children who had reached adulthood, and it was rumored that Duke Joseph and his wife had a daughter studying anonymously at some university.

Charlot did not ...

Chapter 163: The Brotherhood

Charlot Mecklenburg greeted his elder brother and sister-in-law with an unusual warmth. From past experience, this enthusiasm often surfaced when Charlot was short on funds and needed to ask his brother for money.

Mecklenburg was strict with his younger brother, but before arriving, he had already heard that Charlot had been promoted to a second-class position among the Thirty-Two Clerks, a rank personally announced by Baron Febollet. This elevated status made him a "prominent figure," ...