Yang ilianye sat quietly in front of Lady Black Moon's Temple. He had been waiting for over ten days, yet Charles had not co at all...
The young man clenched his fists tightly, his face full of resentnt as he whispered, "I will go to Strasbourg to find you."
Yang turned to descend the mountain, followed by over a dozen youths of similar age, carrying packs and looking like they were set for a long journey, all thinking to themselves, "Yang and his sister really have a deep bond!"
Charles did not know that soone had once waited for him for a long ti in front of Lady Black Moon's Temple on a small hill outside Seagull City. He had thought about visiting Talia ilianye, but ultimately decided to deliberately "forget."
That was Charles klen's past, not his own...
Charles was now busy mobilizing resources. Of course, he did not want to levy from common folk but also knew that targeting the nobility openly would incite the wrath of the Imperial Nobility, so he opted for a different approach—selling spoils of war!
He marked the map of the South Serif Territory with prices and offered it to the nobles of Behemoth Duchy under the na of Kreel Brittany.
Charles did not expect the remarkably good outco; the nobles of Behemoth Duchy bought eagerly, allowing him to quickly gather the first batch of resources, which far exceeded what Kreel Brittany needed.
Charles, following the demands of Kreel Brittany, transported this batch of resources to the frontlines, sending the surplus to Machu Picchu.
When this batch of resources reached the frontlines, even Kreel Brittany and Ebner Sui were surprised. Both knew they had asked for too much and even thought it extraordinary if Charles could manage to secure even thirty percent of the materials.
When they saw the full amount of resources, they worried that Charles might have exploited too harshly, potentially inciting public resentnt.
Kreel Brittany even summoned The Spotted Deer Gwen and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft to inquire in detail, and they explained thoroughly about the sale of the "South Serif Territory."
Kreel and Ebner both thought Charles was truly a genius!
To co up with such a diabolical idea?
Kreel Brittany had initially considered bringing Charles to the frontlines, but with the battles progressing so smoothly and the South Serif Territory offering almost no resistance, and the rear areas in dire need of Charles to ensure supply delivery, he changed his mind and wrote a letter to Strasbourg.
Just as Charles was selling the lands of South Serif joyously, a detachnt arrived from Strasbourg. They ca for one purpose—to announce Charles's new administrative title: Temporary Civil Commissioner of Mostar Fort, Biber City, Seagull City, Silver Pigeon Fort, and Ode Mountain City!
After announcing this appointnt, the detachnt hurriedly returned.
The highest civil office allows one to serve as the deputy to a city's lord. If it is a city with a lord, one can beco the city manager; a commissioner transcends a rank to beco the chief official of a town.
Charles, being a level twenty-seven grade three commissioner, had no problems managing one city, but to simultaneously hold the position for five cities, even temporarily, granted him too much power.
Mostar Fort, Biber City, Seagull City, Silver Pigeon Fort, and Ode Mountain City are the five largest cities in Behemoth, together holding over seventy percent of Behemoth's wealth.
Upon receiving his official papers, Charles thought deeply for a while, then wrote a letter back to Kreel Brittany.
Why such a sudden appointnt?
There was only one explanation, Kreel Brittany must have helped in so way.
He did not express gratitude, but ntioned the matter in his letter, and subtly hinted at the end that he could supply as much material as last ti, but only once more within the next three months.
After finishing the letter, Charles had no intention of inspecting his territory, considering he was only the temporary civil servant of these five cities; there was no need to put on airs!
However, he could not relax as the "thunder" at Silver Pigeon Fort had already burst. Everyone suspected that soone had embezzled the money that was supposed to be shared by all. Each ti that huge sum of money was checked, a little bit was missing. Because of this, several nobles had already resorted to dueling, and blood had been spilled in a few instances.
The nobles of Silver Pigeon Fort kept writing letters and sending people, hoping Charles would return.
Of course, Charles would not interfere. What did the trouble at Silver Pigeon Fort have to do with him?
He stayed at Silver Pigeon Fort, where his days were very comfortable.
As long as he stood on the battlents, he would constantly receive lavish praise from the passing residents of Silver Pigeon Fort, making him feel as if he was floating in bliss. Why bother with Silver Pigeon Fort?
Charles refused countless tis, utterly annoyed, and simply took dozens of people out of the city for a hunting trip.
The hunting trip was expensive. He ca from a common background, a family of traders, and had no right to engage in such a luxurious activity.
It was only as the civil servant of the five cities that Charles could afford to indulge in hunting as a leisure activity.
The Spotted Deer Gwen and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft were escorting materials to South Serif, while Taoles and Belisa stayed at Machu Picchu. He currently only had Dobin, Yellow Bear, and Anatasiya by his side.
Dozens of people, riding war horses, galloped across a plain outside of Silver Pigeon Fort, with a light breeze on their faces. Charles finally felt a sense of freedom when he suddenly saw a group of wild boars running past. He pulled out a Magnum Hand Shuttle and fired three shots, felling a small wild boar.
Such a hunting activity, naturally, would not use Extraordinary Firearms. Riding fast horses, shooting at high-speed targets, achieving such results, Charles was quite satisfied.
Anatasiya also drew and shot, her swordsmanship outstanding, but her shooting skills left much to be desired. She emptied her magazine without hitting a single boar, which frustrated the young girl so much that she pulled out the rapier at her waist and threw it fiercely, pinning a wildly fleeing boar to the ground.
Charles smiled slightly and said, "Anatasiya, your shooting skills need improvent!"
"How about I lend you the Cat Mask so you can practice your gunmanship?"
Charles had lent the Cat Mask to Belisa, and Anatasiya was well aware of the wonders of this Extraordinary Object. She hesitated for a bit and then said, "Lend it to for a few days!"
Charles handed over the Cat Mask. Suddenly, a sense of alarm arose in his heart. He hastily activated Insight and imdiately saw a man dressed in animal skins, with a pair of pointed ears on his head, holding a regular rifle, shooting at him from a few hundred ters away.
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Charles drew his Unicorn, cleaved down the bullets shot at him, and shouted, "Assassin!"
He pressed his hand on the saddle, and his whole body soared into the air.
With double Quickness Technique and Spirit Spider Technique, he was much faster than a horse. Charles had not been targeted by an assassin for a long ti, and he would not allow this assassin to escape.
The distinctive appearance of this assassin reminded Charles of a very old "case." He still had a bounty on his head from the Orc Assassin Alliance.
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