The First Magic World War

Charles fiddled with the crystal vase in his hand, staring at the swarm of insects flying chaotically in the thick black smoke. He didn't even know what this was all about.

The sailors tracking Anatasiya and Belisa, who were identified by the Patrolling Army, were all under Chatham. Among them, the two most formidable ones, one named Red-beard Morgan and the other called Poison Bee Jack, each had an Extraordinary Object they claimed to have brought up from a deep-sea treasure. If they had been with Chatham at the time, Charles might not have easily controlled the situation.

With these two Extraordinary Objects, Red-beard Morgan and Poison Bee Jack roamed the seas and had some fame. They were once well-known pirates but now are notorious slave traders.

They were also unlucky. Belisa shot through Poison Bee Jack's Bag of Insects with a single shot, causing him to lose control of the swarm, which backfired on him.

Red-beard Morgan encountered the Hunchback Red Bear Warriors and was beaten to death by the Hundred Bear Chief and the bear warriors, without even having the chance to use his Extraordinary Object.

When Charles's pursuit of Chatham was unsuccessful, he took over three merchant ships and promptly came over to handle this troublesome matter. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire

After the Bag of Insects was broken, although destroyed, it still had an inexplicable attraction to the terrifying swarm, so these strange insects that could devour living beings did not leave but only flew within a certain range.

The Superintendent of Cappadocia City, named Cruz, was a native of Song Spirit Island but was born in another city. He went to Notruden in his youth to study and after graduating, became a civil servant in the Inglima Empire. However, he offended his superior and was kicked to this seaside town.

Cruz was quite pleased to return to his homeland. However, he later discovered that Domingo was trafficking the people of Song Spirit Island. Despite several attempts to stop him, Domingo, not only a civil affairs officer of Cappadocia but also the chief of the Patrolling Army, held a cloud-covering position in this city, similar to Charles's in the Lucavaro District, and gradually Cruz became disheartened and resentful towards the Inglima Empire.

Seeing Charles hesitating to deal with the terrifying swarm, Cruz stepped forward and said, "Poison Bee Jack used that bag to control the swarm. I'm willing to rush in and retrieve it."

Just as he was about to rush towards the swarm, Charles grabbed him and said, "You are not a Transcendent, going in there would mean certain death. Let me do it."

Then this conscientious Patrol Army Superintendent watched as Charles straightened his collar and strode toward the swarm, feeling moved and thought, "This Mr. Qian Nan is truly a light of humanity. With such outstanding talents in Byron, who can't dominate the Old Continent?"

"Such a corrupt empire as Inglima should be eliminated."

Taoles, Anatasiya, Belisa, and Simon, the four captains, all had their hearts in their throats. The first three were genuinely worried, while the latter feared that if Charles died, no one would provide them with the 'antidote'."

More than a dozen strange black insects, sensing Charles's presence, buzzed their wings and flew towards him.

Charles gave a slight smile, activated his Eighth Order Stellar Battle Qi, and his body emitted a faint golden glow, allowing these black insects to bite at him.

All the Secret Techniques of the Blood Clan carry the trait of Life Absorption. These strange black insects landing on Charles's body had their shallow life forces instantly absorbed, turning into black mist drifting toward the swarm. Soon, more than ten other black insects flew over, still having their shallow life forces absorbed…

Continuously, black insects flew over, most of them turning into a black mist the moment they hit the Stellar Battle Qi, but the insects kept increasing in number, almost completely enveloping Charles.

The spectators had varying emotions, but all were extremely tense, watching Charles as he steadily advanced, enveloped in a thick blanket of bugs, and they all silently sweated for him.

Initially, Charles felt nothing, but he soon noticed that these bizarre insects, after their life force was absorbed, dissipated almost immediately, as if they had never been there. He slightly concentrated, thinking, "These insects might not be real; they're not living beings but a form of evil spirits."

As Charles reached the center of the swarm, he saw the ground littered with bones, which slightly frightened him. He noticed a small cloth bag in the hands of one skeleton, and he walked over to pick it up.

Belisa had shot through it with a spear, but now the bag was completely undamaged. Charles raised it high into the sky, and countless black mists seemed to find their way back to their nest, swarming into the bag. The bizarre black bugs followed the mists into the bag, and within moments, the sky was clear again, leaving nothing behind.

Charles pocketed the cloth bag, feeling that it didn't possess much power. The Bag of Insects was effective against ordinary people, of course, but against the Transcendents, it likely wouldn't be very useful.

As long as one used Fighting Spirit, or some other energy to protect themselves, they could simply rush forward and kill the owner of the Bag of Insects, easily securing victory.

If the owner of the Bag of Insects was of an extremely high Supernatural Tier and strong, why would they need to use this Extraordinary Object to claim victory?

Charles planned to sell the item later, opting to exchange it for some Gold Eglu, which would be more profitable.

Having dealt with the swarm of bugs, the nearby residents began to return to their homes one by one, each person bowing to Charles as they passed by, and Charles smiling and acknowledging these residents in turn. That continued until he saw a little girl running towards him, throwing a salted fish at him, leaving embarrassment frozen onto Charles's face. This was the most embarrassing gift he had ever received; the last equally embarrassing gift was another salted fish.

Charles guessed that the little girl lived nearby, so he didn't go to greet her directly but instead made a mental note to make it up to her later.

In the following days, he continuously issued orders, attempting to make Cappadocia City a bit better.

Although Charles had been a mathematics teacher before his transmigration, he found himself surprisingly adept at handling the economy.

Within just a week or so, the market in Cappadocia City was noticeably more vibrant, although it was still a small city of a few thousand people and could not become excessively prosperous.

Despite having transmigrated once, he still couldn't fully appreciate how significant the abolishment of taxes and debt forgiveness was for ordinary people, an encouragement that was nearly enough to rekindle their zest for life.

While Charles was causing a commotion in Cappadocia City, the Augusladin High Priest in the Inglima Empire was flourishing, having already met with over a dozen Empire officials and held two formal talks.

However, there was still no progress regarding the alliance.

The Augusladin High Priest was not too anxious; he was just relieved to avoid being thrown into the meat grinder of a battle with Ferlanden.

No one noticed that a young man named Julian, using the identity of a diplomat from Fars, was frequently gathering intelligence and also thriving remarkably.