The First Magic World War

Charles had indeed secretly launched the Holy Light Divine State Title, this time he didn't use a crude method like throwing, but instead placed it on the water's surface, allowing the Legendary Warship to appear silently, without creating much disturbance.

Charles initially thought that only Andreas was there, but unexpectedly, from eight warships, at least a hundred people had emerged.

Charles shook his head, this time he was truly going to practice and rest.

The next day, when he woke up in the morning, Charles felt that the atmosphere was off, the Dolmabahçe Number was a little too quiet.

He got out of bed, got dressed, and went up to the deck, where he indeed saw the Holy Light Divine State Title bustling with activity, not only Andreas was there, but also more than half of the fleet's officers were on the Holy Light Divine State Title.

Charles also hadn't expected such a turn of events!

He shrugged his shoulders, called a Labyrinth Guardian, and sent him through Solomon Island to deliver a document to Georgiadi Hadrian, then returned to his room, ordered breakfast, and after eating, began a new day of practice.

Charles was currently at Level Eighteen, already at the pinnacle of a High-Level Transcendent, just half a step away from the Sacred level. He was eager to break through as soon as possible, so he practiced with double the effort during this time.

By noon, the Labyrinth Guardian was sent back, with only a huge beast head remaining, the rest did not return.

The Black Phoenix People who came to deliver the message, although trembling with fear, still held their heads high, their faces the picture of resigned courage.

Charles didn't want to trouble him, so he let the messenger go.

Georgiadi Hadrian's stance was clear, that a battle between the two was inevitable, with no room for negotiation.

Charles indeed didn't want to start a war, but with Georgiadi Hadrian's intention for battle so evident, he could only think about how to win this fight.

Charles knew that both sides had their advantages; his were the Holy Light Divine State Title, the Dolmabahçe Number, as well as Juno!

Georgiadi Hadrian's advantage was himself, as well as the fifteen Magical Alchemy Warships, plus a number far exceeding Charles's of Sacred level operatives!

Originally Georgiadi Hadrian had dozens of Sacred level operatives, and over time received many Black Phoenix nobles who defected. Now, just among Sacred level individuals, there were over seventy, consolidating the Black Phoenix's final resources. Of course, he hadn't brought all the Sacred levels with him, those who followed him to Solomon Island numbered only forty or fifty people, which gave him an edge in strength over Charles's side.

After releasing the messenger, Charles immediately called a meeting with his subordinates.

Many people were dragged over from the Holy Light Divine State Title and weren't very focused, particularly Andreas and Herolf, who were clearly deep in "immersion in their educational pursuits." Even when Charles asked them questions several times, they didn't respond.

Charles also felt helpless, and could only remind everyone that Georgiadi Hadrian had killed his own messenger and might attack at any time, and also prepared to take back the Holy Light Divine State Title, to prevent anyone from losing their drive through distraction.

The meeting didn't produce any significant strategies. After it adjourned, Charles had everyone on the Holy Light Divine State Title called down, ready to reclaim the Legendary Warship. When all the fleet officers had disembarked from the Holy Light Divine State Title, Charles suddenly felt the diary in his chest pocket grow warm.

He took out the diary, which automatically turned to the "Holy Light Divine State Title Voyage Log," and lines of text appeared.

"Father, you planted Dapocirodo within Mother, and it is now close to madness."

"Please, you must chase Dapocirodo away."

"He has already begun to propagate those sinful offspring. If you don't drive Him away soon, the Holy Light Divine State Title will be swarming with Ling demons and Great Act Devils!"

Charles was slightly taken aback and asked, "Are those blue giants called Great Act Devils?"

Amon seemed equally surprised by the question, displaying evident hesitation before finally revealing a line of text: "Yes! Those with the completed capacity for housing are Great Act Devils."

Charles hadn't expected that Amon would know so much about Dapocirodo and eagerly asked, "What's the origin of this mystical tree? What's the difference between Ling demons and Great Act Devils?"

Amon remained silent for a moment before replying patiently, "Dapocirodo is the sole Gomodoro Tree!"

"There is only one Gomodoro Tree in the world!"

"The rest of the Gomodoro Trees are His avatars, in fact, they are Him."

"He wanted to become the Goddess of Reproduction, but this world already has a Goddess of Reproduction, so naturally, He could not achieve Ascension and ended up shamefully failing."

"He is a divine failure, an Evil God. Ling demons were created by Him as tools to house the consciousness of other beings."

"However, although Ling demons can house the will of other lifeforms and change into their form, they have a major flaw: their lifespan is very short, merely a few decades, and their power has a cap, barely reaching the second or third Level of Transcendence."

"Great Act Devils are the perfected creations of Dapocirodo. They can perfectly house the consciousness of other beings and have a very long lifespan..."

"The group of people you brought back are the old citizens of the Sherlock Dynasty. During the transfer process, they lost part of their memories and have forgotten their origins."

Amon babbled on, revealing many astonishing secrets.

Although Charles didn't dare to completely trust Amon, he still felt that perhaps three to four parts of this "child's" words were true, and that Dapocirodo was indeed quite eerie.

As for Ling demons and Great Act Devils, he was very curious after hearing Amon's explanation and secretly thought, "If Ling demons have this capability, I could definitely collect a batch of them. If my soldiers are seriously injured and cannot be saved, or become disabled, affecting their living, or are dying..."

"They could be transferred into the bodies of Ling demons, or Great Act Devils, to continue living in another form."

"Although according to Amon, this memory transfer definitely has significant flaws, those blue giants don't remember their identities at all, having no idea they were once Sherlock people, it's still a high-quality option for those who are severely injured or facing imminent death."

As for whether they would still be considered the same person after the transfer—that didn't matter.

Charles would not forbid those who suffered incurable injuries, were physically disabled, or were on the brink of death from making their own choices! If they chose to preserve their original selves, Charles would just respect their decisions.

While Charles was communicating with Amon, a thought exploded in his brain: "Charles Mecklen! Charles Mecklen! Charles Mecklen..."

"Get rid of that jade pool?!"

"I don't want to be on the same boat with that jade pool, it even rooted its tendrils into my body, intending to propagate its nauseating offspring!"

"I can't bear it any longer, I'm about to rot away!"