The First Magic World War

On the third day of Charles's return to Strasbourg, Anne couldn't come to accompany him due to classes, so he decided to pay a visit to the Star Workshop.

His Majesty Emperor Julius Axler had granted him a baronial Blood Core of the Blood Clan and assigned the Star Workshop to craft a bespoke bloodsucking weapon for him, with all expenses and materials to be covered by the Royal Family.

Charles had many extraordinary weapons in his possession, but the only one that truly resonated with him was the Blood Rose. Although the Withering Rose could also be stored in his left arm's Bloody Vortex, it was just a low-tier extraordinary weapon. Collapsing Mountain was decent, but it was not convenient to carry around.

Among other extraordinary weapons, his favorite were the three Antispace firearms. Unfortunately, whether it was the Anti-Space Sniper Rifle or the two Silver Rhinoceros pistols, they relied too heavily on the expensive and hard-to-find Magic-Breaking Bombshell Bullets.

Charles was also curious about what kind of extraordinary weapon the Star Workshop could forge for him.

The Star Workshop was located in Rosaire District, which is also the old city area of the Sherlock Dynasty. He had strolled through these streets before with Anne.

He did not take his luxurious dark carriage; instead, he had Madam Nancy drive the horse-drawn carriage.

Charles had heard of the Fars Empire's Six Great Alchemy Workshops. The three Antispace firearms he possessed were from the Hawkwell Workshop, one of the Six Great Workshops.

He had once owned a magical horse from the Stars that was not an extraordinary item, but nonetheless a fine alchemical object, which he gave to Dobin.

The history of the Star Workshop was long, and it occupied an enormous area, taking up an entire block. Both sides of the street consisted of Stars' shops, and behind these shops were the east and west alchemy workshop areas of the Stars— all Stars products came from these workshops.

With the Emperor's documents in hand, Charles casually entered a shop and presented them. The shop owner didn't dare to deal with such an enormous matter on his own and respectfully invited him to the back.

Soon, Charles met a young man.

Wiloma Stars!

The young workshop master of the Star Workshop!

Well, in the Old Continent, the term "young workshop master" did not exist.

Wiloma Stars, the owner of the Star Workshop and the sole son of Hassu Stars, was also a costly Alchemist Master and the youngest high-order Alchemist in the Old Continent.

Hassu Stars had no interest in receiving Charles himself, so he only sent his son to meet him.

When Wiloma Stars saw Charles, he showed a very friendly smile and said, "At the command of His Majesty Julius Axler, the Star Workshop will spare no effort."

"May I know what quality of Blood Core you hold in your hands?"

"Is it low order, or intermediate rank?"

Startled by the question, Charles did not answer Wiloma Stars but instead said, "Could you please return the documents to me first?"

Wiloma Stars found it odd and replied, "I apologize, but this document is the credential bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor to Stars, and it cannot be returned to you. If you insist on taking it back, please forgive us for not being able to craft an extraordinary weapon for you." Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire

Charles smiled apologetically and said, "I merely wish to take another look at it, not to take it back."

Even though it was an odd request, Wiloma Stars returned the documents to Charles. After looking through them three times, Charles discovered an exhilarating fact: His Majesty the Emperor did not mention the rank of the Blood Core he had awarded!

This was no mistake by the Royal Family. A baron of the Blood Clan is a high-level transcendent, and obtaining a baron's Blood Core is already quite challenging.

No one would expect...

that Charles still had a Holy Blood Core!

Charles gave the document back to Wiloma Stars, and with a smile, he said, "I need a private space."

Although Wiloma Stars thought Charles was a troublemaker, he agreed to his request and found him a room.

Charles pressed on his right arm and took out the Duolian Clan's Holy Blood Core from the Bloody Vortex.

He had always not known what to do with it.

Although Charles knew that he might not need a Sacred Order extraordinary object before his own promotion to Sacred Order, he also knew that possessing an item of this caliber was quite dangerous. After all, an ancient Eastern proverb said, "A common man who possesses a jade is guilty by virtue of the jade he possesses," but with the opportunity right in front of him, why miss out?

When Charles, with a smile, handed over the Duolian Clan's Holy Blood Core to Wiloma Stars, the face of the youngest High Order Alchemist in the Old Continent changed seven times in an instant.

The reason Wiloma Stars's face didn't change more than that was not for lack of time, but because human skin cannot display more complex colors.

He certainly couldn't question Charles, for Charles was able to produce a document from none other than His Majesty Emperor Julius Axler. This document was undoubtedly real—there were two copies of it, the other being directly sent to the Star Workshop by the Imperial Palace.

Wiloma Stars was stupefied for a few minutes before excusing himself and hurrying to consult with his father. After about half an hour, he returned with a peculiar expression and said, "In half an hour, you will receive a bloodsucking weapon."

Charles was particularly surprised and asked, "Really, half an hour?"

Perhaps one of the Nine Great True Gods could craft a Sacred Order extraordinary weapon in half an hour. But Charles firmly could not believe that an Alchemist Master could complete such a massive "project" in such a short time.

Wiloma Stars chuckled and said, "In just half an hour, you will see the result; why not wait a little while?"

"Give me that Blood Core."

Charles was not afraid either; if the other party could covet this Holy Blood Core, he could hand over the Duolian Clan Blood Core to them. Wiloma Stars then hurried off again.

Half an hour later...

Wiloma Stars did not return.

Charles held his patience and waited another ten minutes or so, but Wiloma Stars still had not returned.

He began to grow restless.

Charles indeed did not believe that the Star Workshop would swallow up his own Blood Core, especially as he was carrying an imperial edict. But since the object was of extraordinary value, Charles could not guarantee that there would be no accidents; he couldn't help but call out, "Please ask Mr. Wiloma Stars to come here."

As they were considered "distinguished guests," the Star Workshop had arranged for staff to be on standby. When Charles asked to see Wiloma Stars, the appointed low-rank alchemist did not dare to delay and hurried off. About another half an hour later, Charles was already so impatient he wanted to start tearing the place apart when Wiloma Stars finally hurried back with a box in hand.

Upon seeing Charles, he immediately apologized, "Mister Mecklen, my father miscalculated the difficulty in crafting this weapon, which caused the slight delay."

"However, although it was a bit delayed, the weapon has become relatively perfect because of it. I believe you can understand an alchemist's desire for perfection."

Charles looked at the small box; it was too small and didn't seem like it could contain a weapon...