The First Magic World War

Charles just wanted to simply establish a persona.

He also aimed to gain some favor from Anne in the process.

But he hadn't expected that after burning the will at the Temple of the Lord of Radiance, his "luck" would indeed skyrocket. The very same day, the Westwind Knights received a marching order. Charles didn't even have time to say goodbye to Anne before he was rushed by the overseeing team to set off hastily, leaving Strasbourg.

Before the departure, the Central Government Office's Military Logistics Department provided the locally reassigned knighthood with five military carriages and a batch of supplies, including military provisions and weapons. Most of the Patrolling Army which was supposed to be replenished for him didn't show up; only about a hundred people came under different pressures to report, and were immediately disbanded by Charles and assigned to various combat squads.

After Charles left the city, local gangs in Lucavaro District soon realized, albeit too late, that their gang members had been swept up by him, out of their control. The gangs reacted differently, most cursing Charles, but there were also some who made different choices.

Doll Sister, all alone, caught up with Charles outside the city and requested to join the knighthood.

Charles was surprised but had just agreed when Yellow Bear, the second-in-command of Dark Night Beast, also brought a group to catch up and requested to join the knighthood as well.

Originally, Charles's Patrolling Army was comprised of ordinary people, with only him as a Transcendent.

Mrs. Mavis could not be counted, as she didn't really come to work at the Patrolling Army.

This was fundamentally why Charles could easily take control of the Patrolling Army, as he possessed the military force to suppress everything.

Latterly, Taoles replaced Mrs. Mavis as the chief patroller, adding the second Transcendent to this Patrolling Army. With Doll Sister and Yellow Bear joining, this newly reassigned Westwind Knights, which had only changed roles a few days ago, impressively had four Transcendents, and could truly be described as "strong and well-equipped."

Liemar Detective Agency, an established firm with over a hundred detectives, hundreds of detective assistants, and apprentice detectives, ranks in the top five within the detective sector of the Fars Empire, yet only about a dozen of the official detectives were Transcendents.

The overseeing team escorted the Westwind Knights out of Strasbourg and then returned to the capital. They were merely an overseeing team, not "warrior escorts."

Once the overseeing team left, Charles issued an order to station the troops. He also needed to "unify the thoughts" of the departing Westwind Knights.

Charles cut down a large tree with a single sword stroke, jumped onto the stump that was over a meter high, and loudly proclaimed, "Before I set off, I had already received an imperial edict. The Lucavaro District Patrolling Army has been reformed into the Free Knights. I have already obtained the knighthood's registration documents, and our new name is—Westwind Knights!"

Charles had not shown the Central Government Office's reorganization document to anyone. Mrs. Mavis rarely came by, and no one dared ask why a noble lady like Taoles would join the Patrolling Army. Hence, these former members of the Patrolling Army still didn't know that they were no longer "merely" an army but had also taken on the role of a knighthood, nor did they know about the change in their leader.

Today, suddenly, an overseeing team came and forced the "Patrolling Army" to leave Strasbourg, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Only Charles was composed, so the others simply followed his orders quietly.

The overseeing team belonged to the Royal Knights Order and was a special military force, all members were highly skilled in martial arts and nobility; they did not recruit commoners, and everyone from squadron leader upward was a Transcendent.

No one dared to resist the overseeing team because the consequence would undoubtedly be an on-the-spot slaughter.

When this "military with a complicated origin" heard that they were now members of a knighthood, they couldn't help but cause a commotion. Not only did the formal members of the Patrolling Army seek ways to transfer out, but even the prisoners and gang members equally didn't want to enter the battlefield.

Charles had mustered all of Bloody Glory, loudly declaring, "Everyone needs not worry; we are merely changing our stationing location, not heading to the battlefield."

"Our deputy leader of the Knighthood, Miss Taoles, is from the Su Mei Family. Do you believe such a noble lady would go to the battlefield?"

This example was overly compelling, and with veterans like Dobin from the Patrolling Army continuously appealing, both the prisoners and gang members temporarily calmed down and patiently listened to Charles speech.

In his previous life, Charles was a math teacher. Though not professionally "drawing pies in the sky," he had often used various fabricated stories to encourage his students to study hard.

He spoke loudly, "Our destination as the Westwind Knights is Behemoth Duchy! As everyone knows, Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by those revolutionaries from South Serif. Their local armies are going to seek revenge, so we'll be taking over their role, staying in Behemoth and continuing our old trade as a patrolling army."

"All we have to do is nothing, wait for the war to end, and everyone will get promoted one or two ranks, resting on our laurels."

"This is a rare opportunity..."

Charles racked his brain and was so eloquent that he almost "believed" himself, thus temporarily appeasing the morale of the Westwind Knights. Discover more stories at empire

He announced several appointments: Taoles had already been the deputy leader when she registered in the Knighthood. Managing a knighthood of three thousand people couldn't be done by just two persons, so Charles promoted Dobin to quartermaster and even gifted him the newly acquired shadow horse, which he didn't need, but Dobin did.

He also temporarily combined several combat squads to form two whirlwind teams, led by the Doll Sister and Yellow Bear.

Charles used every trick in the book in personnel matters, twisting and turning to ensure that the knighthood would not dissolve halfway through the journey.

He deliberately waited until evening, when everyone was tired and hungry, to announce the start of dinner. After these three thousand-plus people had a hearty meal, some of their dissatisfaction evaporated.

Charles called a few "old subordinates," Taoles and Doll Sister, and Yellow Bear, the two Transcendents, to have dinner together and also asked why they had followed.

The Doll Sister's reason was that she hoped to become part of the Imperial Nobility.

Yellow Bear's reason was similar; he hoped for a stable, respectable job, having already a family and children; he no longer wanted to keep mingling with gangs.

Charles said nothing, had dinner, and let everyone go about their business, then diligently made another round of inspections.

He didn't return to his carriage to rest but instead left the campsite and walked a few hundred meters. When he was alone, he softly said, "Philedrica! Come out."

The Doll Sister let out a light laugh and jumped down from the nearby treetops, asking, "How did you know it was me?" She removed the mask on her face, revealing a pair of eyes full of passion and vigour.

Charles shrugged his shoulders and said, "You brought a handgun!"

The Leopard girl's large, round ears twitched twice, and she said dejectedly, "I forgot, you plundered a batch of handguns from No. 5 Dragon Fortress Street in the Alcatraz area. I thought everyone would use these handguns, which makes it easier to hide our identities."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om