The First Magic World War-Chapter 234 - 229, your reputation wasn’t good to begin with

That day, Charles camped outside the city and felt too ashamed to return to his hometown.

By evening, his brother Mycroft Meklen had arrived. Since Lady Southseraph of the Restoration Army had been killed by Cyrus and her head taken, no one bothered the Meklen family anymore, and Charles’s father took the family back to Seagull City.

When Mycroft Meklen saw his brother, his emotions were notably mixed.

The last time he saw Charles, his younger brother had appeared impressive, but his situation was precarious, as Lady Southseraph’s Restoration Army was still outside the city, and no one knew what tomorrow might bring.

But this time when he saw Charles, Mycroft Meklen already knew that his younger brother had been promoted and even acquired a diplomatic status, having gone on a mission to the Inglima Empire. He was said to have gained the Inglima emperor’s favor and was offered a position there.

In Strasbourg, Charles’s rank wasn’t high enough to make the papers, but in Seagull City, he was the talk of the town, especially since there had been many rumors about him already, and the recent topics had indeed become quite rich.

Charles never returned to his hometown, otherwise, if he had read a few Seagull City newspapers, he would have had no illusions about his situation.

Mycroft Meklen spoke to his brother with a hint of humility, saying, "I am here under Baron Valentine’s orders, hoping you will withdraw your troops."

"After all, this is your hometown, why ignite the flames of war here?"

"Your reputation is already not good..."

Charles cut off his brother, saying, "I am acting under orders from His Majesty Julius Axler to take away the knighthood of Seagull City. Do you think the orders from Baron Valentine can be compared with those from His Majesty Julius Axler?"

"Brother, I too do not wish to ignite the flames of war in our hometown, but the only way to prevent it is for Baron Valentine to follow the orders from Strasbourg and hand over the knighthood."

"I am not Lady Southseraph, treating me as an enemy is unnecessary."

"Also..."

"Dear brother, do not speak of the past to me anymore."

"I am not asking you as a younger brother, I am asking you as Charles Meklen of the Fars Empire, Strasbourg, the General of Lucavaro District Patrolling Army, the Westwind Knights’ Commander, the Head of Lucavaro District Administration Bureau, Fars Imperial Envoy with full powers to the Inglima Empire, and a 27th Rank third-class domestic affairs director!"

"As well as Inglima Empire, 24th Rank first-class senator, Archives Commissioner of the Red Dragon Palace, Charles Meklen." Experience more content on novelbuddy

"Do not bring up the past again."

"I do not want our brotherly affection to suffer because of this."

Mycroft Meklen’s expression grew slightly downcast as he replied softly, "I understand."

Charles said gently, "Go! Tell Baron Valentine that I am not his enemy, and I did not come to attack Seagull City; I am merely ordered to relocate the knighthood under his command."

"This command comes from his majesty Emperor Julius Axler, and it is not something a mere baron can resist, nor something I, a minor 27th Rank third-class domestic affairs director, can indulge."

Mycroft Meklen had nothing more to say and requested to leave, but Charles urged him to stay for dinner and took out some gifts he had brought back from Notruden, asking him to distribute them to every member of his family.

Charles Meklen was a nomadic person with little attachment to family. After he went to Strasbourg, the only thing he would mention in his letters home was "asking for money."

After Mycroft Meklen cut off his brother’s financial support, Charles Meklen stopped writing to his family altogether.

Although "Huang Hai Sheng" had a better character than Charles Meklen, he truly had no affection for the Meclen family...

Thus, Charles had no intention of supporting the Mekren Family. He thought it was good enough for the Mecklen family to stay in Seagull City, providing some financial support at most.

Well, it might be worth trying to nurture Mycroft Meklen’s children, his nephews and nieces. If he could educate a few college students, or even a few Transcendents, that would be very helpful to him.

Mycroft Meklen had three children, two boys and a girl, so among the gifts Charles gave to his brother were three rapiers from the Inglima Empire, each worth at least six or seven Fu Er of high quality. Although their quality might not necessarily be better than those from Fars, their different styles and exotic allure clearly made them more popular.

Mycroft Meklen had come on foot, so Charles, citing the abundance of gifts as a reason, prepared a carriage for his brother and mentioned that there was no need to return it; the family could keep it for their use.

The Meclen family, being merchants, actually needed carriages to transport goods and since they had many people, multiple carriages were often required for travel. However, neither Charles’s father nor his brother had ever been willing to invest in this area. He had given them one last time, and now by giving another, he estimated they would probably have enough for the family’s use.

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Mycroft Meklen left with complex feelings, taking the carriage and gifts back to Seagull City.

After seeing his brother off, Charles, as usual, sent Dobin out with some men to patrol the nearby area—an act of caution he had brought from Earth, which could help in early detection of enemy ambushes.

He had thought that there wouldn’t be any enemies in Seagull City, but he still maintained this habit. For Charles, breaking a habit was a bad thing.

However, he did not expect that less than an hour after Mycroft Meklen’s departure, Dobin hurried back and said, "A military force has left Seagull City and is moving towards us. In about a few tens of minutes, they could launch an attack."

Charles was slightly surprised and asked, "There are only a few hundred people in Seagull City, do they dare to attack our Westwind Knights?"

Dobin shrugged his shoulders and said, "Perhaps Baron Valentine thinks he’s a military genius?"

Charles was speechless, issuing several orders in rapid succession, withdrawing half of the knighthood to ambush near the camp. Sure enough, not long after, a few hundred-strong knighthood appeared outside the camp.

Baron Valentine led at the front, his face alight with excitement. He lowered his voice and said, "Charles is a coward; everyone in Seagull City knows what he is made of. I am going to shatter his myth and burst the bubble of this ’strongest knight of Behemoth’ reputation he’s built up."

"Win this battle, and every soldier will receive a Sheng Ding."

Hearing this from afar, Charles couldn’t restrain himself from issuing a command. Countless torches flared to life as he raised Bloody Glory and bellowed, "Those who surrender on the spot will be rewarded with twenty Sheng Dings. Whoever captures Baron Valentine alive will be heavily rewarded with one hundred Aegeus!"

Compete in terms of money?

Charles feared not a mere baron!