The First Magic World War

Charles, a Lower-Ranked Supernatural who had consolidated four Bloody Runes and possessed Insight, Blood Flame Qi, Quickness Technique, and Angel's Thorn—four Special Abilities—was truly one in a hundred.

Charles spent three days "resting" at home before he resumed his "diligent" work.

He arrived at No. 1 Sparrowhawk Street and did a round of inspections first.

As a superior officer, he had to be familiar with his subordinates. It wasn't about being diligent; Charles was worried that an "assassin" might infiltrate without him noticing.

Charles keenly noticed that the number of people coming to work had increased to over two hundred. He felt slightly puzzled and returned to his office to call Homonsa over.

He had promised to help her advance to a knight and couldn't do nothing.

Charles carefully asked the girl from the southern continent about her training situation. As he had expected, Homonsa "dropped out" long ago. She hadn't learned the Orthodox Knight Breathing Technique at the National Academy but from a wandering knight who passed through her hometown.

This breathing technique was incomplete. Homonsa had been practicing it for seven to eight years, stuck at the breakthrough of the power seed, unable to make any progress.

The Old Continent is not like Earth, where the culture is open, and any knowledge can be obtained through the internet and some professional schools.

Inside the four universities of Fars, there is academic exchange, but outside the universities, even the National Academy rarely interacts externally, making it difficult for outsiders to learn the Orthodox Knight Breathing Technique.

Charles pondered for a while and said, "The breathing technique you are practicing is the Flame Demon Breathing Technique, which is very popular in the southern continent, but actually, this technique has significant flaws. Over a hundred years ago, a professor improved the Flame Demon Breathing Technique and renamed it to 'Golden Forbidden Flame'!"

"I can help you find a copy of the 'Golden Forbidden Flame' manual. After you correct your breathing technique, I can also find a senior to try to forcefully infuse you with Fighting Spirit to break open your power seed."

Just as Charles was trying to find a Transcendent path for Homonsa, he heard a knock on the door. A brisk voice called from outside the office, "Mister Mecklen, may I come in?"

This voice sounded very familiar, and Charles quickly said, "Please come inside!"

A person exuding a sharp aura and dignified features, distinctively attractive and slightly older, entered his office—it was Madam Mavis, who was supposed to partner with him according to the standard configuration of the Patrolling Army of Lucavaro District and Inner Court Guard.

This woman of complex identity said with a smile, "Sorry for the disturbance."

Adhering to the protocol, Charles replied, "It's no disturbance." He also gestured for Homonsa to leave.

Madam Mavis didn't glance at Homonsa another time. Once she left, Mavis said, "The Patrolling Army of Lucavaro District will be reorganized into the Free Knights Order and might go to the battlefield anytime."

"I still have duties as an Inner Court Guard and cannot follow the Knighthood. Thus, I will temporarily resign from my position as chief patrol. Your new partner should arrive in a few days."

Charles indeed knew about the military system of the Empire. The Fars Empire's military was divided into five categories, ranked from highest to lowest: the Royal Knights Order under the Emperor, the private Knights Orders of the nobility, the local armies, the Free Knights Order, and the mercenaries.

The Royal Knights Order, the private Knights Orders of the nobility, and the local armies are permanent forces; the Free Knights Order is a temporary militia assembled during wartime and disbanded after battles, while mercenaries are outsourced, generally not paid, and receive no wages. Instead, they are issued imperial licenses allowing them to legally plunder the enemy states during the war.

The Patrolling Army belongs to the local armies, generally not allowed to leave their station. However, during a war, since the Patrolling Army is already part of the government's military sequence and does not require additional salary, they might be assigned the designation of the Free Knights Order and given the authority to rush to the battlefield.

Not just the Fars Empire, but all countries of the Old Continent were quite fond of organizing local armies to be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

Of course, most Free Knights Orders were not part-time local military units but purely "temporarily conscripted armies," which often faced disbandment after the war ended.

Incidentally, most detective agencies were officially registered as mercenaries, and the official registrations of adventure groups were also as mercenaries. The institutions responsible for the registration and management of detective agencies, mercenaries, and adventure groups under the Empire were the local Patrolling Armies.

He was slightly surprised and asked, "Who is my new partner?"

Lady Mavis responded with a slight smile, "I do not know."

"However, you should be more concerned about where you will be sent after joining the Free Knights Order."

Charles asked subconsciously, "Where will I be sent?"

Lady Mavis answered, "You were born in the Behemoth Duchy, so there is a high probability you will be sent to the Behemoth Duchy to fight alongside Lady Southseraph."

Charles frowned slightly, as he truly did not want to return to the Behemoth Duchy; being a transmigrator, he wanted to sever ties with his past to avoid being recognized by familiar "acquaintances" and exposing flaws.

But he immediately thought, "If I go back to the Behemoth Duchy, I don't necessarily have to mingle with my old circle of acquaintances; I just need to hide within the army."

Lady Mavis said, "There is another matter, since you are to be reorganized into a knighthood and might be deployed to the battlefield, you are granted the authority to expand your troops; the Lucavaro District Patrolling Army can be expanded up to three thousand men. Furthermore, the Empire will provide you with additional manpower, but most will have to be recruited by yourself."

"I have come here to bring you a batch of appointments and dismissals for the Patrolling Army and the Free Knights Order."

Lady Mavis smiled, making no move.

Understanding the lady's implications, Charles said, "I will not stop anyone from leaving."

Many were afraid to go to the battlefield, so those who were drawing pay without working were trying various ways to get transferred out of the Lucavaro District Patrolling Army; Lady Mavis's primary purpose in coming here was to intercede for these people.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

As Charles was so tactfully informed, Lady Mavis then smiled and said, "The documents are too cumbersome, they are in the carriage, I will have the coachman bring them to you later."

Charles nodded with a smile, acknowledging he understood, and after exchanging some more casual words with Lady Mavis, the lady gracefully took her leave. Shortly after, her coachman delivered a large leather case filled with new appointment and dismissal documents.

Recruiting soldiers on one's own was a very challenging task for the military personnel of the Old Continent.

After all, recruiting several thousand people in a short period was certainly not easy.

But for Charles, this task was extremely easy.

He finally understood why there had been more people coming to work today; they were here to handle their transfer procedures.

Charles sat at his office for a while, then ordered Madam Nancy to prepare the carriage and went to his previous workplace—Kilmainham Prison.