The First Magic World War

The Augusladin High Priest, noticing Charles' apparent confusion about the relationships, patted him on the shoulder and said patiently, "You know the relationship between our Fars and the Inglima Empire: many Fars nobles come from the Inglima Isles, such as the former Grand Duke Saroses Robin. Similarly, many nobles of the Inglima Empire come from Fars, including the founding Emperor Guillaume, who was once one of the founders of Fars and is now the Duke of Red Dragon in Fars."

"The Su Mei Family is the same; part of their family stayed in Fars, while another part followed Duke Guillaume to the Inglima Isles, becoming grand nobles of the Inglima Empire." Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

"The position of Foreign Minister of Fars has always been held by successive Counts Dardanian, while the position of Foreign Minister of the Inglima Empire has always been held by successive Counts Su Mei."

"The branch of the Su Mei Family in the Inglima Empire is more prestigious and more glorious than their branch in the Fars Empire."

Charles was greatly surprised; he really didn't know about these matters. University textbooks didn't include this knowledge, and he asked subconsciously, "What about Miss Aurora Sumei?"

The Augusladin High Priest smiled slightly and said, "That's right, like you, she is a diplomat!"

"However, her position ranks much higher than yours; she is a nineteenth-ranked associate participant, and her political identity is that of a cultural commissioner in the foreign minister's mansion."

"Don't be discouraged, my child!"

"It's normal that you can't compare to her."

Charles wanted to say, "I'm not discouraged," but then he suddenly remembered that Anne was also the daughter of an earl; if she followed Aurora Sumei's life rules, after graduation she would probably be promoted rapidly, assuming high-level positions that Charles, despite his utmost effort, might never reach.

Every empire has gender discrimination in employment, but this discrimination does not extend to the children of the grand nobility.

Well, actually, the lower echelons of the elite can also make arrangements for their relatives.

Charles had just managed to get Anatasiya and Belisa positions within the Lucavaro District Administration Bureau, and their jobs were not of low ranks.

If his former fiancée, Miss Silvie Martin, had not called off the engagement, Charles would have had to arrange for her a forty-third-ranked third-level assistant commissioner position both publicly and privately. Any higher position was beyond the reach of Charles as just a head of the Lucavaro District Administration Bureau.

Charles suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

This crisis came out of nowhere and was related to a woman who had nothing to do with him, Miss Aurora Sumei.

The Augusladin High Priest had other matters to attend to and after speaking with Charles for a while, hurried off. Charles watched the back of the High Priest leaving and suddenly felt that he might have misunderstood this High Priest? The Augusladin High Priest seemed to be much more conscientious than the other members of the envoy group!

But the next second, he saw what he thought was the glorious High Priest of Inglima arriving with a group of beautiful young men, greeting the Augusladin High Priest. The two groups quickly merged into one, with continuous laughter, heading deeper towards the Champagne Palace.

He covered his eyes, feeling as if he had gone blind!

How could he witness such a thing?

Charlotte had been looking forward to the ball, hoping to find the Augusladin High Priest to ask what to do next, and to see for himself how the real aristocrats lived. But now, he had lost all interest and didn't wait for Julian, quietly leaving the Champagne Palace.

Although in Fars, Charlotte was considered an "outsider," the feeling of being in a foreign land was especially poignant in Notruden. He didn't feel like returning to the embassy district and strolled alone on the streets of Notruden. Just as he was about to reach the river that cut through the city, seven or eight people followed him from behind, and someone shouted, "Leave all your cash behind," before they pounced on him.

Charlotte knew that the security in Upper Seven districts of Fars was relatively good, but the security in the outer fifteen districts was very average. Being the head of the Lucavaro District Patrolling Army himself, he knew all too well how terrible the security was in the Lucavaro District!

He had encountered several assassination attempts in Fars but never expected to be robbed in Notruden!

Alright then!

Most of the time, assassinations are much worse than robberies.

Charlotte drew the Griffon, his magic stabbing sword, and with a flash of light, he pierced the approaching men through the knee of their left legs. With a light flick of the Griffon, he declared, "Hand over all the valuables on you, or I'll throw you all into the river to ride the waves to Byron."

The group was clutching their knees, howling in pain, but under Charlotte's threat, they had to hand over their valuables, totaling only a few shillings, with a few short daggers and canes too. They were a bunch of paupers.

Charlotte had no patience for sympathy toward robbers. After taking the shillings, he threw the weapons into the river and continued walking leisurely along the river's cobblestone paths.

With the moon splendidly beautiful at that moment, Charlotte's mood improved after dealing with the robbers. He walked for half an hour, thoroughly enjoying himself before summoning the Dark Luxury and letting the eight spirit horses take him back to the embassy district on their own.

Upon returning to the embassy district, Charlotte reported the new weapons he had acquired, following diplomatic protocol despite having no choice, then returned to his room. As was his habit, he practiced Bloody Glory for a while before undressing and going to bed to sleep.

The next morning, Charlotte got up early and had breakfast provided by the embassy. Diplomats are often busy and can't eat on schedule, so the embassy offers food almost all day long, not adhering to the Fars custom of serving only lunch and dinner.

Remembering the events of the previous day, he called over Taoles and told her that Miss Su Mei would visit.

Taoles was surprised to hear that Aurora Sumei was coming over, saying, "I've heard of this cousin's reputation even in Fars. Although she's not as famous as Cousin Menilman, she is a well-known beauty of the Inglima Empire. How did you meet my cousin?"

Charlotte didn't hide anything and recounted what happened, shrugging at the end, "I thought it was you in trouble!"

Taoles scoffed at the idea, "If you had said it was for Anne, I might have believed you, to say it was for another Miss Su Mei, but for me? If someone fought a duel for me, you'd probably enjoy the spectacle more, just like I've always enjoyed watching your spectacles."

Charlotte was left speechless, Taoles Sumei's character was actually quite "nasty"; the first time they met, she wanted to see him shocked.

By noon, a small diplomatic team arrived in the embassy district and entered the Fars Embassy. Aurora Sumei had changed into a military uniform, looking even more radiant and gorgeous than at the ball the day before, exuding a haughty and wicked charm that ordinary girls lacked.

Charlotte, accompanied by Taoles Sumei, along with Anatasiya and Belisa, went out to greet her. Miss Aurora Sumei was taken aback for a moment, a hint of confusion rising within her.