The First Magic World War

Charlotte nearly fell off the wall when she heard this reason and couldn't help but exclaim, "Don't you guys read the newspapers from within the Fars territory?" Stay connected with empire

The Hunchback Red Bear Warrior wielding the meteor hammers replied in a muffled voice, "We can't read the script of the Fars Empire. What the hell kind of newspapers are you talking about!"

"Human! Prepare to die."

With a flip of his hands, the speed of the meteor hammers suddenly doubled, lightning-fast as they swung out one after the other, exploding the air and creating a thunderous boom.

Charlotte took a deep breath and shouted, "Archduke Ferdinand has been assassinated."

"The Behemoth Duchy has declared war on the South Seraph Territory, and Baron has declared war on the Behemoth Duchy, and the major empires have already started fighting. What are you doing here now?"

The Hunchback Red Bear Warrior using the meteor hammers showed a shocked expression, pulled back his hands, and retracted the hammers, exclaiming, "Human, are you deceiving us?"

Charlotte hadn't expected that despite the battle reaching this point—with Fars, Byron, and the Black Phoenix Dynasty among the three major empires having declared war—

Byron, Black Phoenix Dynasty, the beastman tribes of the southern continent, and the South Seraph Territory had all signed the treaty of the New Order International Alliance, yet assassins were only just arriving at the scene.

Charlotte spread her hands and said, "Grand Duke Joseph has already ascended to the throne. He's leading the troops of the Behemoth Duchy and is currently at war with the South Ceraph Reclamation Army."

"What orders did you receive to be only arriving at Machu Picchu now?"

"Archduke Ferdinand has been buried for quite some time."

The dozen or so Hunchback Red Bear Warriors immediately started clamoring, "The funeral's already over? Did we really arrive too late? We haven't even made a move yet. How did Ferdinand die? I don't believe it. This human is lying..."

Charlotte saw that these Hunchback Red Bear Warriors seemed even more regretful about missing the funeral than they were about the mission failing. She explained a few more words to them, "Duke Ferdinand and his wife were killed by assassins from South Seraph, using Extraordinary Firearms. Yes, they died on the spot, and there were assassins who afterward attempted to attack their coffins. If you don't believe me, I can take you to Archduke Ferdinand's Mostar Fort, or perhaps Strasbourg..."

As Charlotte said this, she also broke into a sweat, aware that these assassins were sent to kill Archduke Ferdinand. Bringing them to Strasbourg, or perhaps Mostar Fort, would certainly be a great achievement.

Although this feat couldn't compare to when he defeated the Byron cavalry and "retook" Silver Pigeon Fort, it was nonetheless not a small one. It was enough for a promotion in job rank.

The Hunchback Red Bear Warrior who had been fighting Charlotte with the meteor hammers stepped forward and said, "I, Bear Tyrant, do not believe you. We must verify the truth for ourselves."

Charlotte casually cleared her ear and said, "You can trust me; we are allies."

"I am not a human; I am a person of Baron."

Hmm, even though over ninety-nine percent of people from Baron are human, Charlotte believed that this group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors certainly couldn't pick out any mistakes in his words, as they weren't the kind of online readers who took pleasure in pointing out typos and grammatical errors in authors' works.

As Charlotte had anticipated, the attitude of the group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors softened when they heard he was a person of Baron. The Hunchback Red Bear Warrior, Bear Tyrant, wielding the meteor hammer said, "Show us your evidence!"

Charlotte circulated her Stellar Battle Qi, waved her hand, and a stone on top of the wall was sliced into two halves, the cut as smooth as a mirror—it was the Asiluo Clan's Secret Technique—Colorless Blade.

Hundred Bear Chief nodded slightly, "Bloody Glory can even deceive the real Blood Clan, let alone these beastmen. I immediately believed what Charles said, exclaiming, "I believe you now. However, I just believe you're a person from Byron, as for the matter regarding Archduke Ferdinand, we still need to verify it personally."

Charles exclaimed, "I can lead the way!"

Hundred Bear Chief nodded slightly and answered, "Good! I don't yet know your name, person of Byron."

Without hesitation, Charles replied, "Qian Nan, my name is Qian Nan."

"My ancestors also had beastman blood, but it was too diluted to cultivate the beastman's fighting spirit."

This statement made the group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors feel a great deal of goodwill towards him. A warrior who appeared to be middle-aged, with a burly stature exceeding 3.5 feet and clad in animal hide armor, stepped forward and said, "I am their captain, you can call me Hundred Bear Chief. When I was born, my mother dreamed of the Eternal and Illusory Dragon, which destined me to be the chief of a hundred bears, so I was given this name."

Charles thought to himself, "Your bear mother probably couldn't count; she dreamed of one of the nine True Gods, the Eternal and Illusory Dragon, so why didn't she name you Thousand Bear Chief instead of Hundred Bear Chief?"

Hundred Bear Chief let out a low growl and said, "Strasbourg is too dangerous, they don't welcome beastmen either, we won't go there. Take us to Mostar Fort, I want to see the body of Ferdinand with my own eyes."

Charles thought, "What, are you going to dig up graves now?"

"The bodies of the Duke Ferdinand Couple have already been buried."

Normally, to inquire whether Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, one would simply need to get a few newspapers, but this group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors can't read and are quite single-minded. If there was one bear with a bit of good sense among a dozen or so, they wouldn't have just arrived at Machu Picchu at this moment.

Charles also didn't believe he could persuade this group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors. After all, getting these bears to Mostar Fort would certainly count as a great achievement, no matter if their reason for going was a bit nonsensical, right?

Of course, Charles couldn't go right now, he still had to wait until Machu Picchu's Triple Maze business was finished.

Charles gave this group of Hunchback Red Bear Warriors a reason, saying, "Right now, Behemoth Duchy and the Capital of South Serif are at war, we might have to pass through the front lines to get to Mostar Fort. Though I know you're not afraid of war, it's better to avoid such a meaningless conflict when possible."

"Moreover, you're all too much like bear people, I need to arrange a batch of disguises for you, you can easily pass off as Demon Hunters."

"That way, you can move freely inside Fars territory."

Whether it was Hundred Bear Chief or Hundred Bear Chief's leader, after hearing this, both felt Charles' words made sense—a lot of sense. They had set off from the southern part of the continent, enduring countless hardships along the way, and although they weren't afraid of fighting, it was difficult even to ask for directions. They had taken so many wrong turns and braved so much cold wind that it was quite unbearable.

Having a person from Byron to help with their "logistics" was perfect for this group of bear people!

Charles had thought about whether or not to kill this group of bear people, but he recently realized he'd hit a slight impasse in his cultivation.

The spiritual advancements brought by facing the Evil God a couple of times had halted after advancing to the seventh rank and becoming a Mid-Level Transcendent; there hadn't been much further benefit in his cultivation.

His cultivation speed had returned to a "normal" range, which was at the level of an ordinary "genius."