The First Magic World War

Chapter 346: 328, a doomed leopard

Philedrica said with resignation, “Our Beastman tribe alliance has fallen apart.”

“Even the Orc Assassin Alliance has collapsed!”@@novelbin@@

“All seven leaders took their followers and left. I didn’t follow anyone, so I could only return to Strasbourg. You know that I studied at the university here, aside from the southern continent, I’m most familiar with this place.”

Charles was startled and nearly blurted out, “Isn’t that like a leopard without a home?”

But his intelligence and emotional quotient were both online today, so he said, “Why not return to the Westwind Knights?”

Without any hesitation or pretense, Philedrica agreed, “Okay!”

However, after agreeing, Philedrica hesitated, prompting Charles to ask curiously, “Do you have another issue?”

Philedrica stirred her coffee cup and said, “Can I bring a group of people with me?”

Charles replied, “No problem!”

Philedrica’s voice got a bit quieter as she said, “The number is a bit large!”

Charles asked curiously, “Approximately how many people?”

Philedrica, not daring to raise her head, said, “The entire Panther Tribe!”

“Less than five…”

Charles broke into a splendid smile and said, “Fifty, five hundred, or five thousand?”

Philedrica replied, “A bit more than that, less than five hundred thousand.”

Charles was suddenly shocked and asked, “Did you say the entire Panther Tribe?”

He had initially thought it was a small Panther tribe, at most a few hundred people, but now he realized it wasn’t a small tribe but all members of the Panther Tribe! Wouldn’t that be like half a million?

Philedrica didn’t dare to raise her head anymore, muttering to herself, “I didn’t want to take on such a hot potato either!”

“But all the elders of the Panther Tribe died in battle, and Tumishen took all the stronger warriors. Now, one hundred eighty-six Panther tribes, close to five hundred thousand people, are weighing down on my shoulders. I’m already so worried that I need five cups of coffee a day just to keep the headaches at bay.”

“What infuriates me is that aside from Val de Vaz District, you can’t buy coffee in any other district. I have to come out here every day.”

Philedrica didn’t seem to believe that Charles could solve the problem, muttering under her breath incessantly. It was clear to see the Panther girl was under tremendous pressure.

After a long hesitation, Charles said, “I can take in these Panther Tribes, but there are three conditions.”

Philedrica exclaimed in surprise, “You can actually accommodate so many Panther People? How can you do that? Don’t tell me you plan to sell them as slaves; I’ll get angry!”

Charles said indifferently, “I now control nearly thirteen cities, plus two more in Inglima. If we spread these Panther People across the cities, we should be able to manage.”

Philedrica was greatly surprised and asked, “Are you really that powerful now?”

She didn’t doubt Charles’s words, having worked together before and witnessed the first half of Charles’s rise. Although claiming to control thirteen cities seemed a bit exaggerated, it didn’t seem completely out of the realm of possibility.

Philedrica questioned, “What are the three conditions?”

Charles raised one finger and said, “They must learn Fars Language or Inglima Language!”

Philedrica nodded and replied, “That’s possible. If they want to blend into human society, that’s a necessary skill. Actually, most Beastmen understand a bit of Fars. Don’t underestimate the learning ability of Beastmen.”

Charles raised a second finger and said, “Every Panther Person must learn the Beast God Shapeshifting Art and master the ability to transform into humans. I know that First Order Transcendent is impossible for everyone, so a little bit of progress will suffice.”

Philedrica was somewhat surprised and asked, “How do you know about the Beast God Shapeshifting Art? Isn’t that the closely-guarded secret of the Orc Assassin Alliance?”

Charles shrugged his shoulders and said, “Can you first tell me whether it’s possible or not?”

Philedrica hesitated for a long time and then said, “The condition is strange, but I’ll do my best.”

Charles extended his third finger and said, “I can’t control the past, but the beastmen I shelter must not be cannibals!”

Philedrica looked at Charles for a while and counter-questioned, “Do you know that humans occasionally eat beastmen too?”

Charles replied, “I’m going to implement a doctrine of no cannibalism amongst my ranks, and that includes beastmen not eating humans!”

Philedrica fell silent for a moment and then asked, “Have you ever seen Septimius?”

Charles smiled brightly and said, “I haven’t met him, but I have seen Tumishen!”

Hearing the name Tumishen infuriated Philedrica, who exclaimed, “This guy, undeserving as the Leopard God, ran away and abandoned all of the Panther Tribe. If I ever get the chance to join the Sacred Order, I shall teach him a good lesson.”

Charles smiled slightly and said, “You’ll get to see him very soon!”

Philedrica expressed surprise, “You’re together?”

That wording was a bit unsavory, and Charles quickly clarified, “He ran off to seek refuge with Menilman!”

Philedrica made an acknowledging sound but showed little surprise, saying indifferently, “Tumishen was originally one of Zimmerman’s men. It’s not surprising that he now goes to his fiancée.”

Charles gave a slight smile and said, “Would you like to meet him?”

Philedrica replied, “I don’t want to!”

Charles didn’t continue on this topic and said, “Tonight, go to Elysian Pastoral Street No. 58. We’ll talk more in detail. I have some private matters to attend to now.”

Philedrica set down her coffee and said, “Alright!”

Charles asked one last question, driven by curiosity, “You haven’t brought all those leopard people to Strasbourg, have you?”

Philedrica replied, “How could that be possible!”

Charles, eager to pick up Anne, said, “Let’s talk later!”

He casually paid for both their coffees and hurriedly left. Philedrica watched Charles leave, feeling as if the weight on her had lessened a bit.

When Charles met Anne, the newly appointed Enforcement Division officer was busy with paperwork.

Anne was thrilled to see Charles. She threw aside the paperwork and ran out. The two of them left, laughing and talking.

Today, Anne had established her authority within the Enforcement Division, her transition to her new role was going smoothly, and no one gave the newcomer a hard time.

Alans Cook was anxiously waiting at the entrance of Sheffield University. Without a pass, he couldn’t enter the university.

Suddenly, his face brightened and he rushed over, calling out, “Sophia, I am Alans Cook!”

Sophia Garanord had a vague impression of him but did not understand why this man would suddenly come looking for her at the university.

She asked dispassionately, “What is it that you need, sir?”

Alans Cook said in a low voice, “I’ve been framed and am being forced to leave Strasbourg for the frontlines. Before I go, I need to expose a despicable person to you.”

“Actually, Charles Mecklen has been secretly meeting with the young lady from the Brittany Family. He must have deceived you, attempting to play both sides…”

The expression on Sophia Garanord’s face suddenly took on a very pleasant look…

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