The First Magic World War

When the assassins destroyed Archduke Ferdinand's sarcophagus, they actually left behind several broken walking sticks at the scene. How could assassins who managed to produce alchemical explosives not have access to firearms?

Therefore, the only explanation was that there had been a problem with the firearms they had prepared.

Recalling the batch of handguns he had taken from the Chelsea Detective Agency, everything started to make sense; those assassins were connected to the Orc Assassin Alliance, and their prepared handguns were foiled by Charles.

Thus, Charles paid extra attention to this type of handgun. When the "Doll Sister" appeared before him, the first thing he noticed was the additional identical handgun she carried.

Charles, in his deliberate manner, flicked his finger, and the Blood Rose materialized at his hand. He grasped the hilt of the magic stabbing sword and said calmly yet confidently, "Dear Ms. Leopard Woman, please resist with all your might."

Philedrica lightly raised her refined eyebrows and said, "You should know, I am a Tenth Grade Beastman assassin!"

Charles replied, "How coincidental! I just recently dueled publicly with a Fourteenth Order Radiant Knight and killed him." Stay connected with empire

The Leopard Girl's momentum faltered momentarily; she had actually received this news as well.

Last time she and Algenon joined forces, they almost got reversed by Charles. Both believed that this guy might not be that strong, but his special abilities were weird and tricky, good for both direct confrontations and stealthy assassinations.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Despite this, the Leopard Girl felt that with a bit of spirit and a fair fight, she might not necessarily lose. However, after receiving the news that Harriet Alva was killed in the duel, she lost that confidence altogether.

There was, after all, a significant gap between Intermediate and High Order Supernatural Beings.

Philedrica flicked open a hidden throwing knife, but showed no intention of using it, saying, "Those people waited until Archduke Ferdinand's remains left your jurisdiction before they acted, which is credited to me."

Charles pondered for a moment, then slightly nodded and said, "You want to exchange that for an intact body?"

Philedrica, a bit choked up, said, "If that's not enough, I can exchange a secret with you. I need to utilize your Knighthood to escape Strasbourg."

Charles, slightly curious, asked, "Why do you need to flee?"

Philedrica responded, "That's none of your concern, but the secret I know is very much related to you."

Although Charles displayed a confident demeanor, and had progressed in Angel's Thorn, mastering the second movement: Dawn Sky, which indeed advanced his swordsmanship significantly against the Leopard Girl, would prefer not to fight if he could avoid it.

He was, after all, a civil official, although he now also served as the head of the Knighthood, he was still a civilian, and had not switched to a military role.

Charles pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright! I can take you to Behemoth."

Philedrica said, "The Su Mei Family has encountered a severe problem. Several major nobles want to crush this Empire's First Rose."

Charles exclaimed in surprise, "Why?"

He soon understood and exclaimed, "Is it the families of those souls who died at the hands of Zimmerman Axel Robin!?"

The Leopard Girl's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "How can you be so clever?"

Charles knew that Zimmerman Axel Robin had killed many people in duels, but had never considered what impact this might have, as it was of no concern to him.

But of course, once he was willing to think, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.

This matter was called the Empire Rose Incident, and the young men involved in the duel were all fighting under the banner of avenging Miss Menilman. When these young men were killed, their families would deeply hate Zimmerman Axel Robin, as well as Menilman Sumei.

If Menilman Sumei hadn't been involved, these young men wouldn't have died in vain.

This was known as — a beauty bringing disaster.

As for whether Menilman was innocent, it was completely irrelevant as the families who lost their young would inevitably harbor deep resentment towards the related individuals.

Charles suddenly understood why the unfortunate former warden, Magru Teller, had to force himself into framing Miss Menilman.

Behind Magru Teller, there must have been the backing of a major noble.

Once exposed, he was sacrificed without hesitation, as the former warden likely had no choice at the time.

Philedrica still wanted to salvage some honor and asked, "Do you know who is really behind this affair?"

Charles answered without hesitation, "Of course I know!"

A joke, he had helped Menilman dig up the top documents related to the Night Window Incident and the Empire Rose Incident, the contents of those documents were etched in his mind.

Who Zimmerman Axel Robin had killed in the duels and what families were behind these individuals? Charles was aware of all this, although previously, he had never thought about these matters, since this troublesome affair had nothing to do with him, it wasn't worth wasting brain cells over.

The Leopard Girl's beautiful turquoise eyes showed a hint of anger as she said, "You know everything, so why do you still want me to say it?"

Charles put away the Blood Rose and replied indifferently, "Because previously, I didn't apply my mind to this matter."

His body paused slightly as he suddenly understood why Taoles Sumei had become his "deputy"—this former Laurel Goddess from the University of Georgia had come to seek protection by his side.

At the same time, he also understood why the effort to have Ms. Menilman from his side join the army failed, and even more so, why it was Menilman who went to receive Archduke Ferdinand because originally the unfavorable charge of failing to protect the Archduke was meant to be pinned on his beloved senior.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Should I switch allegiances?"

The Old Continent didn't have the colloquial expression "cling to someone's coattails." Hearing his murmur, Philedrica hastily looked down at her own long, straight, strong, and beautifully shaped legs, suddenly feeling a sense of crisis.

For the first time, Charles felt that the political landscape of the Fars Empire was also rather intricate and complex. He had gotten tangled in a whirlpool of unknown magnitude and felt slightly headache.

He was about to return to the camp when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Was the real Doll Sister killed by you?"

Philedrica put on the mask, transforming back into the slightly bulky but still attractive Doll Sister, and said, "The fee for killing someone is very expensive, nobody paid, and I wouldn't kill for no reason."

"I just knocked her out, tied her up, and threw her on the bed. She's probably woken up by now, and with her Doll Secret Technique, escaping wouldn't be difficult."

Having received his answer, Charles took a deliberate look at Philedrica's clothes, ignored the Leopard Girl, and walked back to the camp.