Dr. Lamarck glanced uneasily at Dr. Larsen, who quickly stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, leave the rest to me. Ah, and Dr. Lamarck will be leaving here in a few days.”
“Leaving?”
Dr. Larsen explained, “In fact, Dr. Lamarck has received a special grant from the French Academy of Sciences to conduct botan...
2025-02-20 19:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostLife in the 18th century moved as slowly as the clouds drifting across the horizon.
Although Joseph had heard about the rush by the ladies of Versailles to buy Angel Water, the news from the shop only arrived the following evening, brought back by the assistant of the beautician.
"So, we sold a total of 1,460 li...
2025-02-20 19:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostAt dawn the next morning, Laurent was already waiting in his car outside Charles’ house. He had been ordered to escort Charles to report for duty.
This was an unprecedentedly high level of treatment. A major was sent to accompany a new recruit, following an order issued directly by the Commander of Paris’ Defense, Gallieni himself...
2025-02-20 17:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter speaking with Grevy, Charles realized he had misconceptions about the "traditional aristocracy" of this era.
He had always believed that "traditional aristocrats" ruled with a top-down authoritarian model akin to the feudal nobility. However, the reality was different—today's "traditional aristocrats" had also adapted to the times....
2025-02-20 17:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough most of the pirates had left their ships, a few still remained on board as sentries. As one pirate descended from the legendary Queen Bee, Charlot Mecklenburg suddenly approached him. Stuffing a bundle of paper currency—whose origin was too mixed to discern—into the pirate's hands, he whispered, "Brother, can you take me on a tour of the Queen Bee?"
The pira...
2025-02-20 15:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the past, Mad Horse Davis conspired with the slaver Chatham and the Golden Rams Fleet, intending to ambush Charlot Mecklenburg at sea.
Charlot saw through their scheme during the first naval battle, shooting a burly, bearded pirate known for his underhanded tactics. That pirate, who died in a rather humiliating fashion, turned out to be one of the ten lieutenants of the Golden Rams Fle...
2025-02-20 15:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostQueen Marie curiously pulled out the cork from the glass bottle and cautiously scooped out some pale purple ointment, spreading it over the back of her hand.
“Hmm, quite smooth. Not bad.” She smiled warmly at her son. “Dear Joseph, you always surprise me. Where did you get this?”
Joseph immediately adopted h...
2025-02-19 19:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Ambassador Harriet,” Dandels glanced at the senior members of the Patriot Party beside him and sighed. “Following a vote in the Provincial Assembly, we have officially decided to negotiate a ceasefire with the Orange Party. The negotiations will take place the day after tomorrow.”
The "Orange Party" he mentioned was the royalis...
2025-02-19 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe meeting lasted into the afternoon, with only an hour's break at noon. The left and right factions continued their tug-of-war throughout, though few of the issues discussed were of real significance.
As they stepped out of the Chamber of Deputies and into the foggy dusk, Grevy and Armand greedily inhaled the fresh air.
With a victorious smil...
2025-02-19 17:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Chamber of Deputies at the Palais Bourbon, General Gallieni stood silently at the rostrum, awaiting the questions from the deputies.
The parliamentary interpellation system was established in 1869. The French Constitution stipulated: “Any deputy is entitled to pose a question to a minister or an officeh...
2025-02-19 17:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Black Seahorse was caught off guard, allowing Charlot Mecklenburg to gain the upper hand. Suspended mid-air, he cursed vehemently, “You brat! I’ll make your death miserable, a torment you’ll regret!”
Despite his threats, he wasn’t overly concerned about danger. The walls of Saint Michael Island were high, but the waters below were deep. As a fourth-rank Transcendent, he was ...
2025-02-19 15:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn both his previous life and this one, Charlot Mecklenburg experienced combat energy for the first time.
However, it wasn’t the combat energy of human knights but rather the bloodthirsty energy of the orc race.
Blood Glory, part of the category of evil energy, was close to combat energy but not quite the same. When Charlot converted Blood Glory into the Arsilo Family's Stardust B...
2025-02-19 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostPerna hastily completed her routine checkup, grabbed her suitcase, and fled the room like a startled deer, not daring to look back. Yet, after stepping outside the door, she swiftly turned her head for a quick, furtive glance toward the Crown Prince's side.
Joseph watched her retreating figure and bli...
2025-02-18 19:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph looked at the pitiable girl before him and shook his head slightly, his heart filled with emotion.
He recalled reading in a book by Maugham about the monk Lewis of this era, who once said: “I detest, pity, and scorn all women writers. They should hold embroidery needles in their hands, not pens. Only embroidery ...
2025-02-18 19:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostOn an ordinary morning, Charles woke up naturally.
Pulling back the curtains, he glanced outside to find the weather gloomy, with a light drizzle falling.
After staring blankly for a moment, he hurried to freshen up, dressed quickly, and went downstairs.
Camille was busy in the kitchen. Seeing Charles, she brought over a large pl...
2025-02-18 17:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostArmand’s estate, the Bled Manor, was only three kilometers from Paris and well-connected by roadways, making it the regular meeting place for the “Tank Alliance.”
This time, unlike previous gatherings, it was Francis who had summoned the others.
Nicolas was reluctant to come. His excuse was that the tank business...
2025-02-18 17:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot’s methods, though rough around the edges, proved effective. Within a single day, he had risen from being a slave to becoming a low-ranking member of the Golden Rams Fleet. The pirates on Saint Michael Island came from all walks of life, many of them being orcs, making Charlot’s addition to their ranks entirely unremarkable. However, this wasn’t the Prison Army or the city patrol g...
2025-02-18 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot, having received a modern education, always believed that the problem lay not in specific groups of people but in the morally depraved actions committed by individuals. Humanity had evolved from its primal roots, surviving nature’s brutal selection to gradually develop emotions like shame, morality, dignity, love, and compassion.
This was civilization—and also a shackle.
Sl...
2025-02-18 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEymond, noticing the situation, quickly stepped forward, pushed open the kitchen door, and bowed his head to let the Crown Prince enter.
Captain Kessold hadn’t expected His Highness to suddenly turn toward the kitchen. Caught off guard, he stumbled slightly, gestured to two of the personal guards, and followed qui...
2025-02-17 19:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph murmured to himself with a smile:
"I should open a bank someday too."
After finishing the financial documents, he pushed the file tray aside, rubbed his sore shoulders, and picked up the draft of the new tax legislation to review.
The legislation was extensive, spanning more than thirty pages.
As he ...
2025-02-17 19:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe harassment tactics achieved tremendous success on the battlefield. After all, during this era, the primary means of mobility were horses, mules, and even dogs. During World War I in Europe, dogs often pulled machine guns and ammunition to alleviate the burden on human soldiers.
Under these circumstances, Charles developed a harassment strategy using...
2025-02-17 17:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostCharles listened patiently to Gallieni recount the situation and nearly lost his temper.
“It can’t be used for direct combat, General!” Charles exclaimed.
“I suspected as much,” Gallieni replied. “I read Major Browning’s report. He used sidecars to slip through narrow paths behind enemy lines, catching them off guard. Are s...
2025-02-17 17:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostMany of Charlot Mecklenburg’s earlier weapons had long been abandoned.
For instance, the second-hand Magnum Mauler that had accompanied him early on, the vampiric hand axe, and even the magical alchemical staff that could be considered a "costly" creation later on.
There were also some fine pieces of equipment Charlot had never truly used, such as the Assassin’s Dagger, a pair o...
2025-02-17 14:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot Mecklenburg asked with deep suspicion, “How exactly am I supposed to infiltrate?”
Menielman Soumet replied, “In a few days, a slave ship carrying orc slaves will arrive at Saint Michael Island.”
Charlot asked, “And then?”
Menielman responded, “Don’t you know Beast God's Transfiguration?”
Charlot was once again astonished and asked in return, “...
2025-02-17 14:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day...
On his first day as Assistant Minister of Finance, Joseph arrived early at the south wing of the Palace of Versailles, where the Minister of Finance's office was located on the first floor.
As he hurried along, he couldn't help but recall his past life, rushing to clock in for work on projects every morn...
2025-02-16 19:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostUnlike his meeting with the Minister of the Navy, Joseph received the Marquis of St. Priest in his own study, dismissing all attendants and ordering the guards outside to stand ten meters away.
After Joseph had explained his plan in detail, the Minister of War was shocked. "How do you know she’s in Nijmegen?!"
Jo...
2025-02-16 19:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was still the medical tent.
The medic extracted half a broken tooth from Laurent’s mouth amidst his groans of pain—a fragment lodged in his gum after it fractured.
“Major, are you really all right?” Captain Jules asked. “Should we report this to the General?”
“Are you insane?” Laurent glared at him. “Reporting...
2025-02-16 17:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe guard company was stationed in an open area outside the factory. This place was originally a defensive position where the French army had resisted the German forces. Many fortifications remained, and the soldiers had reinforced and modified them while pitching dozens of tents, transforming the site into their camp...
2025-02-16 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post"I’ve already secured the allegiance of Zimourman’s former subordinates, and now we have nearly a hundred warships. However, without a magical warship, we can never become a truly formidable fleet. I’ve devised a plan to attack Saint Michael Island and seize two magical warships from the Golden Rams Fleet. If you’re willing to join, come to Cappadocia."
Charlot read the letter and...
2025-02-16 14:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Dark Luxury was truly an exceptional carriage! Wherever it had been before, it required no driver; the eight Demonflame Horses would pull it directly to its destination. Of the thirteen Dark Luxury carriages crafted over a hundred years ago, there were few places they hadn’t visited. Every time Charlot Mecklenburg operated the Dark Luxury, he experienced the thrill of what could only be d...
2025-02-16 14:07:00 +0000 UTC View Post