“Traveler of the River of Time, knower of all mysteries, master of the extraordinary rites, Lord of the Court of Fate! Have you heard my voice?”
“I wish to know how to labyrinthify the City of Desolation.”
Perhaps it was due to the countless prayers he had offered, but Charlot Mecklenburg suddenly felt as though the back of his head had been lashed by a silver serpent’s ta...
2025-06-04 15:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post“You’ve only just begun to recover. It’s better for you to rest quietly and avoid moving around too much,” the white-bearded elder advised kindly.
“Understood,” Li Hao replied with a nod.
He was well aware of his current physical condition. It was worse than ever. After spending too long in th...
2025-06-04 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post"This child... I hope she can cultivate the things she desires in this life."
Lin Shanhai gazed at his departing granddaughter, shaking his head with a soft sigh.
With Lin Qingying's exceptional talent and her innate Sacred Bones, coupled with the frequent revelations of saints' rein...
2025-06-04 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLieutenant Bwanaba’s thoughts were consumed by the orders issued from Paris earlier: he was authorized to quell rebellions without seeking approval from his superior officers.
More importantly, successfully suppressing the insurrection before him could very well secure his promotion.
As the son of a minor noble family on Corsic...
2025-06-03 19:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph was admiring the rolling spurs of the Alps in the distance—sightseeing was almost his greatest pleasure during the march—when he noticed a cannon stuck ahead. Without hesitation, he spurred his horse forward.
The soldiers, straining every sinew to pull the cannon free, noticed a slightly shorter figure approaching. When...
2025-06-03 19:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Is it just a matter of allowances?" Kobdo guided Major Langf toward continuing his explanation.
"No, no, certainly not!" Major Langf waved his hand toward the plane behind him. "Look at our planes, they are all reconnaissance aircraft, not a single one with a machine gun or fighter plane, not one!"
A few pilots cou...
2025-06-03 17:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe organization of military forces generally follows this principle:
If communication equipment is poor and command capability is lacking, military branches should be separated as much as possible, to ease the command pressure and avoid confusion.
On the other hand, if communication equipment is good and command abilities are hig...
2025-06-03 17:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post“If you push me any further, I swear I’ll really go after Senior Menielman...”
“Hmm, no, better not. I can’t let Annie down.”
Charlot was troubled when a miraculous scene unfolded before his eyes. A golden beam of light shot skyward from the Golden Temple, glowing intensely and remaining for a long time.
Suddenly enlightened, Charlot pressed his hand to the ground ...
2025-06-03 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot suddenly remembered another name for Captain Huntington!
—Zimourman Axel Robin!
The unparalleled troublemaker of the era, unmatched and invincible.
Charlot deeply regretted coming to watch the spectacle. Even with Juno Arthur by his side, it might not be enough to fend off Zimourman and protect him. Moreover, Juno was currently at the Temple of the Serpent of Fate, q...
2025-06-03 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe boy’s various skills had opened his eyes in no small measure. At this moment, the subtle concealment technique used here was something he would have found almost impossible to detect without having attained sainthood through the Void Dao.
After spending more than ten minutes e...
2025-06-03 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs time passed, the Void Holy Land continued to face provocations from the two saints, but another of his avatars had already formed a good relationship with the Yang Saint, inviting him to assist. For now, the situation had stabilized.
Three more years passed in a blur.
The Void Saint's avatar sat q...
2025-06-03 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe gang member glared menacingly at the distant church, shouting at the gathered crowd, “Don’t be fooled by those priests! Their food distribution will last only until tomorrow or the day after. If we don’t want to starve, we have to rely on ourselves!”
Under orders from their employer—an agent of the Duke of Orléans—they needed...
2025-06-02 19:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostBishop Brienne asked doubtfully:
“Are you referring to the Church?”
“Oh, I forgot to tell you,” Joseph said, tapping his forehead. “Speaking of which, I’ll need your assistance.”
When Brienne learned that Archbishop Beaumont, Archbishop d’Avreux, and others had agreed to contribute their "private grain reserves" to address...
2025-06-02 19:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharles had been away from the front line for less than half an hour when, miraculously, the front line was restored to its full combat status, and the entire defensive line was in action again.
Gallieni was still uneasy. He ordered the infantry military police to follow the plan and patrol the front line.
... 2025-06-02 17:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next moment, the French soldiers erupted in excitement. "My God, you... you are Charles, you are Charles!"
It was only then that the soldiers realized, and they began to chatter in succession:
"Is he really Charles?"
"The one who always helps us win battles?"
"Yes, he even gave us a lot of supplies, incl...
2025-06-02 17:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot thoughtfully provided a crew of ghostly sailors. As for what fate awaited those who ventured to the New Continent aboard ghost ships? Apologies, even Charlot himself couldn’t be certain.
At any rate, Charlot prided himself on being trustworthy and warned the ghostly sailors to behave and avoid exposing their true nature as sinister spirits.
Some ghost ships, especially tho...
2025-06-02 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot Mecklenburg smiled and said, “Of course!”
The Pale City had a population of tens of thousands, but there were relatively few minors under the age of fifteen—perhaps only a few thousand. Though this demographic structure was clearly abnormal for a typical population, Charlot was not conducting a census. His sole intention here was to reestablish the faith of the Serpent of Fa...
2025-06-02 15:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostSaints live long lives and are naturally acquainted with each other.
"Void Saint, how could a mere junior provoke your killing intent? You don’t seem to have any grudges with the Ji family, do you?"
The avatar of the Yang Saint spoke with a hint of curiosity, probing the other's moti...
2025-06-02 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Void Saint made his move again, waves surged within the void. These were the Void Tides, manifestations of the true power of the Void Saint's avatar projection.
Li Hao unfolded his Dao Domain, but the forty-nine layers of Dao Domain were swiftly pierced, leaving him unable to c...
2025-06-02 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph emerged from the White Maple Grove Manor with newfound confidence.
The Archbishop of Paris and the bishops of Valois and three other districts had agreed to a “grain-for-shares” deal. With Talleyrand from the Autun district and Brienne from Toulouse also on board, nearly half of the most influential clergy in the French Church...
2025-06-01 19:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter hearing the Crown Prince’s question, Talleyrand’s face immediately twisted into an expression of constipation. “Your Highness, I do know a little, but such matters…”
Joseph smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I bear no ill will. I only wish to present some gifts.”
Talleyrand wrestled internally for a moment, but in the...
2025-06-01 19:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe front at Ypres was already in full swing.
They had lit rows of candles at the edge of the trenches, cleverly using entrenching tools to block the wind. Under the flickering candlelight, some were playing the accordion, and a large crowd of soldiers had gathered around—British, French, and German alike.
To the tu...
2025-06-01 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe third labyrinth was also located on an island.
Well, it could hardly be called an island anymore. From the sea, its coastline stretched endlessly, more akin to a continent. If Charlot Mecklenburg hadn’t calculated their route and confirmed that they were still in the Aggras Sea, he might have thought they had arrived at the New Continent.
Standing aboard the Radiant Holy Kingd...
2025-06-01 15:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot Mecklenburg was taken aback and asked, “Is that even possible?”
Juno Arthur shrugged. “Who’s to say it isn’t? How do you think I discovered that the Blood Ancestors started becoming predictable?”
Charlot glanced at the thousands of ghost ships still drifting on the ocean surface and suddenly felt how absurd it all was.
Yes, absurd indeed—and very much in ...
2025-06-01 15:07:01 +0000 UTC View Post“In the ancient times, during the era of myths and legends, a saying was passed down: ‘Heaven and Earth, profound and yellow.’”
“The ranking of the Dao Heart is based on this principle. However, I’ve never heard of anything beyond an Earth-level Dao Heart. If there is, it must be the Heaven Heart—the Heart...
2025-06-01 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe sacred will emanated an aloofness and supremacy as if overlooking the mortal realm from the clouds.
However, that faint trace of Celestial Sovereign Will stood above even the clouds, gazing down upon all living beings with an even greater indifference and cold majesty.
"Hmm?"
Within the ...
2025-06-01 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA palace official hurriedly knocked on the door and entered, bowing to Joseph and Count Mirabeau. “Your Highness, my lord, Her Majesty the Queen requests your immediate presence in the East Palace conference hall.”
“What’s the matter?” Count Mirabeau asked, sensing something amiss.
“There seems to be unrest bre...
2025-05-31 19:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostAn emaciated old man wearing a thin linen coat dragged a malnourished child of about ten years old to the front of the grain depot official. Bowing his head and clutching his chest, he pleaded:
"Master, kind Master! Bread in the city is now selling for 22 sous per pound, and we can't afford it anymore… Please, have mercy and spare us some grain! Otherw...
Gallieni called Joffre:
"Yes, General. They will firmly execute your orders!"
"But we all agree that it would be more appropriate for you to give the speech. After all, you are the Commander-in-Chief of France."
"No, there's no problem. Our reporters have your photo. As long as you allow, we can publish your wo...
2025-05-31 17:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the town of Davaus, every household had lights on, and the Christmas trees, adorned with colorful lights, were constantly changing hues. Laughter and joy echoed from the houses.
The same was true for the Charle family. Charles had received an extraordinarily special gift: a horse.
It was a real horse. Djoka and Ca...
2025-05-31 17:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post