The First Magic World War

Charles thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, I still have some friends in Byron, Inglima, and the Lionheart Dynasty."

Antonio glanced at Adossa and asked, "Adossa, how did Charles coax you onto this pirate ship?"

Although Antonio was to be the Empire's future number one fighter, he was quite young. When he was in school, he was only two classes ahead of Adossa Meisu. They had actually met several times on campus and were acquainted with each other.

Even though Duchess Mesu had already thrown in her lot with Byron, it was now the honeymoon period for the four-nation allied army, and Antonio's attitude was quite friendly.

Adossa smiled slightly and said, "My mother made a deal with him. He gave up Sesath, and we helped him attack Black Phoenix City. However, at that time, we didn't expect that the dying Black Phoenix would produce such a formidable character as Georgiadi Hadrian, who unexpectedly defeated Uncle Sesath!"

"I think we have a reason to demand some compensation."

Charles, without hesitation, said, "The death of Mr. Sesath is indeed very regrettable. Please go back and tell Duchess Mesu that I am willing to compensate the Northern Fleet with a Magical Alchemy Warship!"

"Life is priceless. Mr. Sesath died for me. If he has a wife, children, and relatives, they can come to Black Phoenix, and I will arrange for their future."

Adossa was immediately shocked by Charles's generosity; she probably didn't know the story about "buying horse bones for a thousand gold pieces." Charles wasn't just compensating the Northern Fleet; he was reassuring all his subordinates, especially those Black Phoenix People who had surrendered. They fought the hardest in the great battle because they all knew one thing: Charles still had a way out, being a Farsian, but they had no way out. They had Black Phoenix at their backs, yet they had already betrayed it, and the Black Phoenix Dynasty was no more.

This also explained why, of the seven Sacred-level warriors who died in battle, six were those who had defected from the Black Phoenix.

Charles did not waste his earlier performance. He said to everyone, "Those who died fighting for me today, I will always remember. The House of Mecklen will never fail its vassals."

"The son of Baron Eckson will inherit his father's title, and his family has been under the protection of the House of Mecklen for generations!"

"The same goes for the descendants of Viscount Angelo..."

Of the seven Sacred-level warriors who died, apart from the subordinate of Duchess Mesu, the rest were proclaimed vassals by Charles. In reality, only Baron Eckson had shown submission. But with these Sacred-level warriors dead, their families would inevitably live in constant anxiety, lacking their strongest protectors. At such a time, having a great noble saying he was willing to guarantee their status, willing to forever take care of their families, hardly anyone would refuse to pledge loyalty.

The remaining four Black Phoenix Sacred-level warriors, upon hearing Charles's passionate speech, looked at each other, then knelt on one knee together and said loudly, "We swear to faithfully serve the House of Mecklen."

Before, they might have each had their own thoughts, but with Charles having captured Black Phoenix City and repelled Georgiadi Hadrian, plus the support of the Crown Prince Antonio of Fars, he was bound to become the ruler of this city.

Now that Charles had taken Black Phoenix City, no one could stop him from swallowing the nearby counties directly.

Charles Mecklen was set to become one of the top grand nobles of the Old Continent, on par with those centuries-old established families!

For example, Brittany, Meisu, and even Guillaume, Axel.

Not to mention Charles Mecklen, who not only commanded countless armies but also had ten loyal Sacred level Knights. This power, whether in the Fars Empire or even on the Old Continent, could rank among the top families.

Charles did not make any gestures, but gladly accepted the new loyalists.

Anthony did not stop Charles, instead, he had a look of supporting his brother-in-law throughout, with a smile!

Anthony's attitude basically represented the stance of the Brittany Family and the newly formed Brittany Dynasty, as well as that of the Fars Empire.

This greatly reassured the several nobles who had sworn loyalty.

They had also considered pledging loyalty to Anthony, but nobility is a matter of deep roots. The Brittany Family lacked no loyalists; even if they turned to them, they wouldn't replace the old faithful servants of the Brittany family, but the Mecklen Family was an exception.

Now this family had only Charles alone.

By pledging their loyalty to him, they became Charles's founding members, the "oldest" servants!

Charles soothed all his subordinates and retained Anthony, waiting patiently for a few days. However, he did not wait for Count Georgiadi Hadrian to attack again but only received news that this count had seized the last navy of the Black Phoenix, set sail across the great seas, and left the Old Continent.

Before leaving, Georgiadi Hadrian sent all the Black Phoenix nobles a document: "I have shed the last drop of blood for His Majesty the Emperor! From today onwards, I am no longer a Black Phoenix person. I will lead my followers to establish a new country!"

Georgiadi Hadrian, having defeated an allied army of four countries in one battle and crazily rushed to aid Black Phoenix City, fought a groundbreaking battle there, and had already won great prestige in the hearts of the Black Phoenix people.

Moreover, the allied army of four nations soon returned, but Count Georgiadi Hadrian, capable of resisting the allied forces, had already left the Black Phoenix.

Hence, Black Phoenix nobles began to take their families' centuries-old fortunes and follow Georgiadi Hadrian on ships, even creating the spectacular sight of a thousand ships taking to the sea.

Upon hearing this, Charles immediately began to seize territories. The Westwind Knights struck fiercely, capturing every place they could, declaring territories that temporarily resisted as conquered, just planting a flag for now!

Using his geographical advantage, Charles got ahead of the allied forces of the four nations and captured eleven of the twelve core direct jurisdictions of the Black Phoenix. When the allied forces took down Salan Ramagan and marched hastily into Nodak County, what awaited them were not the remnants of the Black Phoenix army, but Charles's Westwind Knights.

Although the Emperor of Brittany was embarrassed, he quickly made a decision, joining forces with his prospective son-in-law.

Count Ranmalock of Inglima, the commander there, immediately initiated a diplomatic note to call for a four-country conference to divide the territory of the Black Phoenix.

The Lionheart Dynasty and Byron expressed the same attitude; they could not sit idly by and watch Fars swallow the most fertile core land of the Black Phoenix.

The Emperor of Brittany also did not wish to face an allied attack of three nations against Fars and agreed to the meeting, asking all countries to keep their troops in place, allowing only the major nobles participating in the conference to head to Black Phoenix City for the meeting.