On the viewing platform of the police academy, Joseph stood in a pristine blue-and-white uniform of the Paris police force. With a warm smile directed at the instructors and cade...
2025-03-02 20:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Duke of Orléans immediately thought of the Paris Angel Company, created by Joseph.
He wasn’t very familiar with the shop, having only visited once to buy his mistress a ...
2025-03-02 20:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing breakfast, King Albert I took Charles for a leisurely walk along the pathways of his estate.
The estate was modest, and even the villa where they had breakfast was only slightly l...
2025-03-02 18:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral Gillis was commanding the troops at the frontline.
Rather than directing a battle, it was more like staging a performance, setting traps, and using deception. The plan was exactly what Char...
2025-03-02 18:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostSabastine said, “The sword wielded by the Golden Ram Herolf, known as Treading the Seas, is renowned across the Seven Seas.”
“This magical rapier has only one attribute: controlling seawater!”
“The higher the transce...
2025-03-02 16:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot mustered all his strength and shouted, "Ha, good thing it’s not a transcendent weapon, or I'd be dead for sure!"
Sabastine, momentarily stunned, hurriedly reminded him in a hushed voice, "Don’t shout so loudly! Herolf the Golden ...
2025-03-02 16:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days ago, Joseph acquired a small, near-bankrupt bank and promptly renamed it the French Reserve Bank. The entire process of renaming and registration was completed swiftly, t...
2025-03-01 20:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn 1717, the legendary financial magnate John Law founded the Mississippi Company to address France's colossal debt. He secured exclusive rights to manage the Louisian...
2025-03-01 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Charles was awakened by the sound of artillery fire.
It didn’t take much thought to identify it as the German “Big Bertha” heavy artillery.
The Germans typically refrain...
2025-03-01 18:02:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Your Majesty!” General Gillis urged anxiously, “This concerns all our lives…”
“There is no room for discussion, General!” King Albert I interrupted decisively. “I ...
2025-03-01 18:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostSabastine paused momentarily, then reached out to pat Charlot Mecklenburg’s head and said, “I don’t think he’s pretending.”
Charlot replied, “A dignified Saint rank like him wouldn’t change his expression even if cursed at for ...
2025-03-01 16:04:04 +0000 UTC View PostIf Charlot Mecklenburg had said such a thing before going to Saint Michael Island, at least half the generals in Menielman Soumet’s military council would have scoffed: “Idiot!”
Sabastine might even have pointed at Charlot's nose and b...
2025-03-01 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostDubois, being slightly older, was deeply aware that the core of enhancing a military’s combat effectiveness lay in its organization, training, and logistics. Without hesitation, he too...
2025-02-28 20:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA grand fountain refracted delightful rainbows under the sunlight.
Before Joseph could speak, André couldn’t restrain himself and asked, “Your Highness, I...
2025-02-28 20:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostGallieni didn’t realize Charles was missing until night had fallen.
The entire day, he had been scrambling to organize reinforcements for Antwerp.
At that time, the French army was purs...
2025-02-28 18:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post"You don’t know Charles?" General Winter looked at General Gillis, his expression tinged with surprise.
General Winter quickly realized why this was the case. Ever since the German army b...
2025-02-28 18:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostMenielman only selected a portion of the strongest sailors. After all, she was part of the Imperial Navy of the Fars Empire and had no interest in notorious pirates, preferring instead to recruit her crew from among civilians.
Once Menielman...
2025-02-28 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s a pity we couldn’t conquer the first level of Saint Michael City. Otherwise, the wealth obtained there might have exceeded that of the lower six levels combined.”
Charlot Mecklenburg's thoughts were interrupted by the arrival o...
2025-02-28 16:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph’s eyes lit up instantly, but to be safe, he continued to ask, “Do you know anything else about him?”
Dubois felt slightly vexed. It seemed that the one being commen...
2025-02-27 20:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostSince taking over the family business, Delaude Laborde had never been as restless as he was today.
The manager of Laborde Bank had brought him terrible news: the French govern...
2025-02-27 20:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe evening sky over Antwerp brightened slightly as a ray of sunset pierced through the clouds.
Twenty-five kilometers east of the fortress, in a basin formed by rolling hills, General von Beseler, ...
2025-02-27 18:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral Gillis suddenly let loose, voicing his discontent without reservation:
“We have always done our utmost to fight the enemy, Lieutenant, even shouldering responsibilities far beyond o...
2025-02-27 18:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostMenielman Soumet led the fleet back to port, accompanied by Tumisan and Sabastine, whose faces showed faint joy.
Tumisan had brought some members of the Orc Assassin Alliance to join Menielman, hoping that the Empire’s First Rose could hel...
2025-02-27 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostHerolf, the Golden Ram, was in a hurry to return to Saint Michael Island. His magical alchemical warship sailed swiftly, leaving the rest of his fleet far behind. Meanwhile, Menielman Soumet's fleet had already isolated Herolf’s magical alchemic...
2025-02-27 16:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post"You've done an excellent job!" Joseph said approvingly as he looked at Froyent. "Continue recruiting students. Additionally, select those with outstandi...
2025-02-26 20:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostÉtienne pondered for a long time before deciding to personally visit the Palace of Versailles tomorrow to gather information. After all, this loan was a crucial busine...
2025-02-26 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharles had always thought that the plane was flying through clouds, though he had noticed the strange scent in the air.
Before long, the pilot lowered the altitude, piercing through layers of...
2025-02-26 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the lounge beside the airfield, Grevy and Armand sat across from each other at a table.
They sipped coffee leisurely while watching the airfield, where an Avro two-seater aircraft was t...
2025-02-26 18:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharlot stood at the port, gazing at the vast sea for a while.
The diary in his arms remained silent; he knew he had not yet gained full control of Saint Michael Island.
The ships still docked at Saint Michael Island were mostly in the ha...
2025-02-26 16:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostHigh Priest Auguslatin wasn’t truly angry with him—what was the point of being angry with a mere pirate vice-captain?
In any case, those seven Radiant Arrows were undoubtedly High Priest Auguslatin’s masterpiece, obliterating the unfor...
2025-02-26 16:07:01 +0000 UTC View Post