After mastering the Dark Breathing Technique and the Black Moon Meditation, Argon departed alone. Charlot Mecklenburg watched as the solitary elephantman's silhouette disappeared beyond the horizon. Charlot had offered him a ship for the journey, but Argon refused—he insisted on using his own m...
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Chapter 108: The Famous Painting The Blessed Son of God
Ronan Damien never imagined that, as the royal court chef to the Crown Prince of France, he would one day be cooking food for commoners on the streets of Paris.
However, this was the Crown Princ...
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Chapter 107: The Flour Riots
Joseph didn't need to look at the reports to know that they were all written by renowned scholars he had hired at the French Academy of Sciences. Unlike Lamarck, these scholars had no academic integrity. Each one, after receiving seven ...
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Chapter 124: They Are Nothing But Flies
Not long after, the German army's fears became a reality.
Carter pushed the nose of his plane downward, diving toward the British front-line trenches. There, tightly packed ranks of German soldiers were chasing the retreating British tr...
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Chapter 123: A Sudden Aerial Battle
The flying squadron was led by Carter, consisting of six fighter planes equipped with machine guns and twelve bombers armed with rockets. All of them were Avro models.
Having uniform aircraft models made it easier to distinguish friend from...
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Argon’s voice was heavy and mournful as he said, “The vampires did not deceive us. They indeed sent a Blood Ancestor…”
Charlot Mecklenburg, unable to shake the stoic elephantman Argon, found himself more shocked than his counterpart. Alarmed, he asked, “Why has the Blood Ancestor ...
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“Orcs are people too!”
“But only those who don’t eat humans can be called people.”
Charlot Mecklenburg’s words reached the ears of the elephantman Argon like the whispers of a devil, coaxing him with a vision of the future. Deep down, Argon understood that Charlot’s descrip...
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Chapter 106: The Drought is Coming
"Then wash the activated charcoal with distilled water.
"Next, adjust the solution to an acidic state so that the penicillin molecules convert into a free form...
"Then extract with alcohol, neutralize with a basic sol...
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Chapter 105: Medicine Has Ceased to Exist
Lamarck continued, "I have seen people planting potatoes in the northeast, around Metz, Lorraine, and as far as Bézancon. Some of the villages and towns there even use potatoes as a staple food. As for other places... the ...
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Chapter 122: Shooting Down the Enemy's Aircraft?
A light drizzle once again fell over Ypres. Though these fine, misty raindrops seemed insignificant, they were omnipresent and inescapable, gnawing away at the patience of General von Cross, commander of the German 6th Army.
Th...
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Chapter 121: The First Flight Squadron
The “synchronization gear” was invented in 1915 by a French pilot named Garros.
Originally called the “gun deflection system,” it was a simple mechanism where triangular steel plates reinforced the propeller blades. Coupled with ...
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Golden Ram Herolf was not a weak opponent. In fact, the old ram was quite formidable. As a veteran Saint rank, he had roamed the Giant Whale Sea for decades. While Argon, the orc prodigy, was undeniably talented, he was still young, with three decades less experience compared to Herolf. Catching ...
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On the tenth day of Charlot Mecklenburg's occupation of Dubrovnik, an orc army appeared outside the city walls.
Leading the army was an elephant-man, growling low in a fit of irritation. His troops were mostly other elephant-men, along with a scattering of other orcs. Strangely, these were ...
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Chapter 104: The Strongest Biologist in France
Joseph felt somewhat embarrassed by Besançon's praise, "Hmm, wisdom of public restrooms, is it?"
However, he could understand, as without his intervention, Paris would not see its first public restroom for another ...
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Chapter 103: "The Grain Task Force"
Joseph returned to his office, his mind still buzzing with ideas. He began recalling the presentations his mentor used to make to "persuade" clients, quickly grabbing a pen and writing on paper:
Title—Paris Fashion Week P...
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Chapter 120: Machine Gun Synchronizer
Gallieni raised his head high, his gaze contemptuous as he looked down at the parliamentarians seated below. His voice rang out with unshakable confidence as he delivered his concluding remarks:
“Gentlemen, determining which equipment i...
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Chapter 119: Charles Is Not Someone They Can Defeat
At 3 p.m., in the French National Assembly at the Palais Bourbon in Paris, General Gallieni was on the podium, responding to urgent questioning from the deputies.
The reason for this was that Gallieni had included a vast num...
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Tumisan, renowned as an assassin, roamed the world unrivaled, having even assassinated Saint ranks. However, as a military commander and leader, his decisions were disastrous. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t fathom why his actions always seemed wrong, nor could he discern the correct c...
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Even with Annie Mecklenburg stationed in a critical role, Charlot Mecklenburg found himself forced to return to the front lines.
However, this time, he wasn’t deployed back to the Principality of Behemoth, the South Seraph war zone, or even the meat grinder that was Ferranden. Instead, he...
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Chapter 102: Paris Fashion Week
Though Lyon is the center of the French textile industry, this number is still shockingly high.
Aside from silk, France could still breathe with its high-end fashion, but other fabrics like cotton, wool, and linen are being utt...
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Chapter 101: An Unexpected Gain
The man in black turned his head at the words, and when "he" saw the young man's face clearly, he couldn't help but blurt out, "The Crown Prince?"
Joseph was also somewhat surprised: "A lady? Do you know me?"
"Oh, um, I'v...
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Chapter 117 doesn't exist
Chapter 118: A Deliberate Misunderstanding
Ypres, Belgium.
A torrential downpour lashed the ground, dense sheets of rain blanketing the earth like a waterfall. Streams of water and muddy pools gathered everywhere, enveloping the entire world ...
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Chapter 116: Asymmetric Warfare
Gallieni neither refused nor agreed.
He smiled faintly and said, “If you can prove they are worth the price, I am willing to pay 10% interest. Otherwise…”
Charles initially wanted to protest—it had nothing to do with him since the...
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Charlot Mecklenburg found himself idle in Strasbourg. Unable to sit still, he called upon several gang members from the Lukavaro District…
Well, his West Wind Knight Order had a presence in Behemoth, South Seraph, Cappadocia, Saint Michael Island, and Machubi. But in Strasbourg, they were...
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Sophia Gallanord stood silently at the harbor, gazing into the distant horizon.
In her palm was a golden ring, which she had dutifully sent to No. 699 Seventais Riverside Street as agreed. However, it had quickly been returned without a single word of explanation.
Sophia Gallanord con...
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Chapter 100: The Night Encounter with the Thief
After a whole morning of Cabinet meetings, several ministers were already showing signs of fatigue.
Queen Marie was about to announce a temporary recess, suggesting that they continue after lunch, when she heard...
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Chapter 99: The Meeting of the Crown Prince
Sumiar felt the atmosphere of humiliation in the entire meeting hall. His body trembled with anger, but he could only rise indignantly and, with a dark expression, walk toward the exit.
When the golden doors were sh...
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Chapter 115: The Perfect Script
As Francis escorted Vartan out, Djoka and Charles happened to arrive in their car. Despite the drizzle outside, the two hastily parked the car, jumped out, and rushed forward without any concern for the rain.
“Mr. Vartan!” Djoka’s tone wa...
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Chapter 114: The Belmondo Family
Francis observed the old noble’s gaze and immediately recognized its essence: arrogance, disdain, and indifference. His expression made it clear that he felt even speaking an extra word was beneath him.
Indeed, he was a noble through and thr...
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Chapter 113: Racing to the Sea
The progress of the aircraft manufacturing and aviation club was going smoothly.
Eric oversaw the aircraft factory operations. His factory could produce 50 Avro aircraft and 30 Caudron G.3 aircraft per month.
The latter was a plane designe...
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