The First Magic World War

Chapter 414: 386, son, you need to work hard.

Having sent Julian and Yulia away, Charles still felt as if he were dreaming.

At the time, he truly hadn’t detected anything special about Yulia’s name, nor had he pondered the significance of the Star Fortress Ball she mentioned. He simply lacked that killer instinct!

Charles really hadn’t expected that such a trivial detail would earn him Julian’s reciprocity, and lead to him obtaining the state letter from the Byron Empire!

Clearly, the Byron Empire had no desire to open a new battlefield.

Especially since even if they conquered Modova, they couldn’t threaten Fars, for Modova did not border Fars, and there lay Saint Mabija in between!

Like Fars, the Byron Empire was currently stretched thin in terms of military, with no interest in deploying troops to strategially irrelevant Modova.

The immense political potential of the Asiluo Clan that Julian utilized was indeed a crucial element in this.

The bloodsucking Three Emperor Clans, with the Fanga Clan staying out of politics and shrouded in mystery, essentially left the highest authority of the Byron Empire in the hands of the Arthur and Asiluo Clans.

For Modova, this might be a life-or-death matter, an issue of regime change, but for a great empire like Byron, it was merely a triviality.

Although the acknowledgment from Fars still bore only Princess Akso’s personal name, Charles, now as if in a dream, held in his hands the official state letters from both the Lionheart Dynasty and Byron Empire, not to mention official recognition and the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations. In other words, Charles had initially thought he would humiliatingly hand over Modova under the condemnation of various nations, but now he was steadily advancing towards the path to Duchess Anne Brittany’s ascension.

Modova was an independent principality, unlike those principalities pledged to the Fars Royal Family, which carried a different political meaning.

It could be said that, poverty aside, Modova was quite an interesting place.

Charles shook his head. Even though he was the one who orchestrated these events, he still found the situation outrageously absurd!

He took the state letter that Julian brought to Anne, who was also greatly surprised upon seeing the Byron Empire’s state letter!

With the recognition from three out of the five great empires of the Old Continent, it meant that even if the remaining twenty-nine countries refused to acknowledge her, Anne Brittany had sufficient legal standing to inherit and rule the Modova Principality.

In the following days, Princess Akso represented Fars, engaging in one round after another of negotiations with various officials from the Lionheart Dynasty.

Though the Lionheart Dynasty held Charles in high esteem, after all, becoming a character in classical literature was a shortcut to a lasting legacy. A Taoist on Earth, forgotten if not for historical research, could become a household name by being written into a martial arts novel. The same held true on the Old Continent, where many minor historical figures became legends through classic literary works.

No noble could resist the lure of a lasting legacy!

The literature of the Old Continent was not exactly widely developed, with few particularly influential novelists. At this point, Anne MacLennan’s meteoric rise to fame ensued, with her books selling widely across the Old Continent, with tens of thousands of copies shipped to the New Continent every month.

Other novels aside, the Lionheart King passage portrayed the founding emperor, Charles, as a deity walking among men, accomplishing many great deeds, facing countless challenges, but overcoming them one by one, achieving great things. This made everyone in the Lionheart Dynasty blush while reading—blushing because everyone knew that King Charles of Lionheart wasn’t that glorious, but since the book depicted him thus, how could they, as Lionhearts, possibly oppose it?

And besides… isn’t this history?

But fondness is one thing; matters of the state are no child’s play.

Emperor Baldwin Asa was in his prime, compared to the frail and old Julius Axler VI of Fars and the too young Red Dragon Emperor of Inglima. This emperor was known for his vigorous governance, striving for progress, at the height of his influence, and the country was flourishing due to his diligent rulership.

No one would oppose providing Charles with endless benefits, but forming an alliance with Fars—that was a serious matter of state, not swayed by sentiment.

This mission was bound to be protracted.

And before long, the Byron imperial envoys also began to move, directly countering the Fars envoys at every turn.

Byron had also dispatched two members of the Sacred Order, and though they couldn’t quite match Princess Akso’s majestic presence, they still managed to hold their own.

At this time, Charles wisely chose to maintain “invisibility.” Although he was part of the Fars envoy group, he preferred not to speak recklessly. Although Anne lacked experience, under the guidance of Mama Karen, she also learned the art of laying low.

Moreover, the Lionheart Dynasty swiftly granted Anne a new identity, extracting her from the delegation of Fars.

After all, Anne was now—Grand Duchess Anne Brittany of the Modova Principality!

In terms of status, she now ranked above any diplomat, on par with Princess Akso.

The Byron diplomatic mission had made no progress, but by then, news of Modova changing flags had already spread across the thirty-three countries of the Old Continent.

When Earl Brittany received this news, he summoned his son and said indifferently, “Your sister is involved in a grave matter!”

Antonio exclaimed in shock and anger, “I’ve warned Charles Meklen repeatedly not to sire any bastards! How could he blatantly ignore my advice and commit such a shameless act, tarnishing our Brittany Family’s reputation?”

“The only solution now is for them to marry immediately. We cannot let this news leak.”

“Father, please make a decision promptly for the sake of our Brittany Family’s reputation!”

“Otherwise, it will be too late.”

Earl Brittany took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to lash out at this reckless “rebel” of a son, and said indifferently, “It’s not about that!”

Antonio asked in astonishment, “What else could it be, Father, to be termed a significant event?”

Earl Brittany said flatly, “Charles has led our knights to conquer Modova!”

Antonio gasped in shock, “How could he act so recklessly? What about the condemnation from other countries? Father, we must show our support…”

Earl Brittany placed several documents in front of his son and said, “Princess Akso has already acknowledged it.”

Antonio breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Aunt still favors Anne!”

Earl Brittany continued, “The Lionheart King has acknowledged it as well!”

Antonio cried out, “How is that possible?”

“It simply cannot be!”

Without paying attention to his son’s uncontrollable shock, Earl Brittany stated, “The Byron Empire has acknowledged it as well, Inglima’s formal letter is still en route, but their ambassadors have already received magical transmissions and expressed their recognition of the matter.”

“Of the Five Great Empires, four have already acknowledged it, and three of them even sent official diplomatic letters!”

Antonio had weathered many storms, but he had never seen waves as wild as these!

He said in a low voice, “So now Charles…”

Earl Brittany said, “It’s not Charles Meklen! It’s your sister Anne!”

“I always believed you were the most promising of our Brittany Family, always hoping your sister could grow up in a safe environment, untouched by political filth, unsullied by society, forever the purest girl.”

“But now…”

“Your sister is Grand Duchess Anne Brittany of Modova!”

“My son, you need to work hard.”

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