first wizarding world war.

Chapter 186: Lafayette's Store

Before leaving, Francis Drake only gave one instruction: "You have to send a few pirate leaders to Breton. That will be our military merit. You can do with the rest."

Charlotte hasn't figured out how to delay it for a few more days.
I haven't figured out how to silence Chatham without leaving any trace.

Unexpectedly, James Cook and Francis Drake had no intention of taking him with them, and even that group of pirates only wanted a few leaders.

He agreed immediately with a sincere attitude.

After all, with Chatham's six pirate ships, he only needed one ship to complete the maze, and the two of them helped him a lot.

Although Charlotte was glad to have escaped the disaster, she was also deeply worried. It was definitely not a trivial matter to be able to deploy two of the Ingrima Empire's main naval magic alchemy warships.

He only hoped that James Cook and Francis Drake were not targeting the Fars Empire.

On the third day after James Cook and Francis Drake left, a merchant ship from Breton brought a letter from Grand Priest Augsrading, asking him to finish his "personal business" and meet up in Breton as soon as possible.

Charlotte was overjoyed and immediately announced that she had requisitioned the merchant ship. Seeing the owner of the merchant ship look shocked and angry, she told him that he was joking.

No one knew that the city of Cappadocia had quietly completed its maze-like transformation under this "joke". A thought came out of the diary: Charlotte Mecklen attacked and occupied the city of Cappadocia, repelled and captured the pirate Chatham's fleet, and completed the maze-like transformation to obtain two passages that could directly connect Machupi and the Silver Pigeon Castle.

The diary also suggested that it was possible to make a second maze. But Charlotte decisively chose to give up. He really had no confidence that he could get another 18 ships in a short time. Moreover, the High Priest Augsradin was already calling him, so it was time to go to Breton to join him.

Charlotte handed the fleet, which was composed of pirates, slaves and Cappadocia residents, to Siman, the owner of the first merchant ship, and Cruz, the former chief patrol officer of the Cappadocia city.

Without any trial, he beheaded Chatham and several of his important men, packed their heads in boxes, and took his original team to Breton following the merchant ship that was delivering the letter.

After all, he was a Farsian, and taking a fleet to Breton could easily lead to diplomatic disputes.

When Charlotte was in Fars, she heard about the prosperity of Britain, which was no less prosperous than Strasbourg. When merchant ships entered the port of Britain, she was still shocked by the prosperity of this emerging city.

Breton is a port city with a river running through the city and flowing into the sea. On both sides of the river, the Inglimar people built countless giant buildings that looked like wonders and at least two hundred bridges. The overall style is a bit medieval punk.

Charlotte got off the ship, hired several carriages, and led her team straight to Embassy Street in Breton.

The Embassy Street of various countries in the Old World not only has embassies of various countries, but also their own country’s dispatched agencies, including the Government Affairs Bureau, city patrol troops, etc.

Charlotte first went to the patrol of Legation Street, delivered the heads of Chatham and his important men, and wrote a document describing James Cook and Francis Drake as heroes who rescued foreign envoys, took over the city of Cappadocia, and defeated the pirate fleet.

He had promised Francis Drake, so he would not go back on his word.

James Cook and Francis Drake were both outstanding figures in the Inglimar Empire with unlimited prospects. Although Charlotte didn't know whether she would be able to use them in the future, she still tried her best to make friends with them.

After finishing this matter, Charlotte went to the embassy of the Fars Empire. He had the identity documents of a diplomatic staff, so he quickly got a place to stay. But when he asked the embassy staff about the Grand Priest Augsrading, everyone said they didn't know.

Charlotte asked around and only found out that the high priest had a colorful life in Breton. He went out early and came back late, or sometimes he simply didn't come back. He was a completely weird "socialite".

He also looked for Viscount Turenne, the second-in-command of the diplomatic corps. This viscount had his own property in Breton. The next day after arriving in Breton, he went home and never showed up again.

Charlotte walked around the embassy, ​​didn't find anyone who looked impressive, and didn't know what to do.

Whether in her past life or this life, Charlotte has never been a diplomat.

He pondered for a moment and decided to go out for a walk, familiarize himself with Breton, and buy two weapons.

Diplomats cannot carry a lot of weapons. Once they are discovered, it will be very troublesome. So before landing on the island of Bretonnia, Charlotte sent several of her anti-space weapons and magic gun bags back to Machupi through the mental channel.

After he lent the Silver Knight to Belissa, he thought that the former maid could make full use of the advantages of this weapon, so he did not take it back. Now he only has the magic thorn sword Blood Rose which is not within the restricted range.

Charlotte made a fortune in Cappadocia and had no shortage of gold pounds from the Ingrima Empire.

As soon as he left Embassy Street, he felt that someone was following him.

Charlotte looked back and saw two Breton patrol soldiers. Knowing that this was necessary surveillance, she greeted them in a friendly manner and continued to look for a weapons shop.

Although Charlotte had never been to Breton, he was fluent in seven Old World languages, including Inglise. Relying on the languages ​​he learned in college, he asked several locals and quickly found the busiest street in Breton. He soon discovered an exquisitely decorated weapons shop. On the lintel of the shop, there was a very imposing sign - Galeries Lafayette's Shop!
Charlotte was very interested in the sign and walked in calmly. The shop had five floors, each floor was about 58 square meters, and the floor area of ​​the house was three or four times larger than Charlotte's Elysees Avenue. However, the yard of this shop was very small and could only accommodate a carriage. Obviously, some trade-offs were made when it was built.

The first floor adopts a very old shop structure, with counters on all four sides and a circular counter in the middle, leading to the stairs upstairs. Inside the circular counter, there are more than ten waiters walking back and forth to greet customers.

A young female clerk came over with a smile and asked in a very respectful tone: "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

The young female clerk's appearance could only be described as decent, which was far from being beautiful, but she was young and spoke in a well-practiced manner, which made her not annoying.

Charlotte secretly praised that this Galeries Lafayette store did a good job in employee training. He smiled slightly and replied, "I want to find a weapon that suits me."

Charlotte had plenty of money, but based on her abundant life experience, she did not reveal her desire to buy, but instead acted as if she was strolling around casually.

The young female clerk's eyes lit up slightly, and she said, "You came at the right time. We have just received a batch of fine products in our store. If it's a few days, they will all be sold out. This batch of goods is really in great demand."

Charlotte couldn't help but give another thumbs up to the store. He didn't believe that this young female clerk could come up with such a skillful sales pitch by herself. She must have been trained word for word by the experienced store owner. He didn't expose her and said, "Then please help me find a few suitable rapiers. Ordinary ones will do. If you have any vampire weapons, please bring them all over."

In Galeries Lafayette's weapon shop, the most profitable items are magic items, and ordinary goods are only sold in conjunction with them, and the profits do not account for the majority.

When the young female clerk heard that the ordinary model would be fine, her expression didn't change much, but her eyes were obviously a little disappointed. When she heard about the vampire weapons, her mood became high again, and she whispered, "Vampire weapons are not on this floor. Please follow me, I will take you to the third floor."

Charlotte was not shy and followed the salesgirl into the circular counter and up two floors.

The third floor is all VIP rooms with dedicated reception staff. The furnishings are like a small reception room, and black tea and tobacco are also provided.

Soon, more than ten vampire weapons were placed in front of Charlotte, three of which were actually blood-sucking weapons.

Blood-sucking weapons are rare among vampires, and even rarer among humans.

Charlotte had only seen a few of them in her life. Many famous top weapon shops in Fars could not find blood-sucking weapons. Louis Simi got two blood-sucking weapons in Byron purely by accident. This Galeries Lafayette weapon shop could actually produce three of them, which showed its strength.

He picked up a blood-sucking dagger and checked the decoration. He smiled and said, "It's the inscription of the Arthur family. Unfortunately, it doesn't come from a wealthy family. The quality of the blood core used in its production is also poor." He put the blood-sucking dagger down and said in his heart, "I'm not used to using daggers either."

Charlotte aptly demonstrated the professional qualities of a collector of unpopular weapons. Not every client has this level of vision.

The young female clerk showed admiration, and she whispered, "This is the first time that so many blood-sucking weapons have appeared in our store. The origins of these three blood-sucking weapons are very complicated. If you had come a day earlier, you wouldn't have seen them."

Vampire weapons are anomalies among magic weapons. They can only exert their power in the hands of vampires. Ordinary people cannot use them at all. They may even drain the vitality of the holder. Except for collectors, almost no one is interested in vampire weapons. The female clerk wants to sell them very much. The commission for selling an extraordinary weapon is so generous that she is willing to break some rules and add some "hints" when selling the goods.

Charlotte pretended not to notice. He had no interest in such low-level "hints".

The other blood-sucking weapon is a rapier, which is of much higher quality than the dagger and comes from the Belos family.

Charlotte pulled it out, commented a few words, and put it back down. He had the Blood Rose, so he didn't really need the blood-sucking rapier. What's more, the Belos clan was not famous for swordsmanship, and the quality of the rapiers in the clan was average.

The third blood-sucking weapon is a pistol.

The vampires particularly like to use rapiers and pistols as weapons. They have produced more than ten famous guns of the time, and three of their famous swords have been among the top ten in the world.

Although Julian once said that Byron had developed an ultra-long-range, continuous-fire alchemical rifle, he had never seen the vampires' extraordinary firearms.

This pistol is not a mass-produced product, it is hand-polished by a master.

Charlotte also didn't know the origin of this blood-sucking weapon.

He was just thinking about the weapon when he heard a cheerful voice coming from outside: "It's Mr. Qian Nan. Why are you visiting my shop?"

Julian Asilo walked into the VIP room and gave Charlotte a big hug, which made the young female clerk have a complicated expression.

This young gentleman knew her boss, so he was a real distinguished guest, but the boss came out in person to receive him, so the commission she had expected would definitely be lost.

The young female clerk tactfully stepped aside. This is also part of the training that Galeries Lafayette provides to its employees: be well-behaved, obedient, know when to advance and retreat, and know when to keep silent.

Charlotte was really surprised and asked, "How come you have property in Briton?"

Julian smiled and said, "Let's go to the fifth floor to talk. It's not convenient here."

He took Charlotte up to the fifth floor and into an obviously very private and luxurious office. He then said calmly, "My last name is Asilo, and I am a descendant of the third queen of the blood clan. Isn't it normal for me to have several businesses in foreign countries?"

Charlotte just felt it was a little unbelievable. He also keenly felt that Julian was a little different. His temperament had undergone a drastic transformation. He no longer had the innocent and childish look of a boy that he had when they first met.

He found a sofa and sat down. Julian handed him a cup of black tea but didn't say anything.

The room fell silent, and the atmosphere felt strange for a moment.

Charlotte slowly drank a sip of the black tea and found that there was no blood bait in it. He smiled slightly, put down the teacup, and said, "Let me introduce myself again. I am: the commander-in-chief of the patrol army of Lucavaro District, the leader of the Knights of Favonius, the director of the Political Affairs Bureau of Lucavaro District, the special and full-power war commissioner of the Fars Empire to the Ingrima Empire, and the twenty-eighth-level general affairs director, Charlotte Mecklen!"

A smile slowly spread across Julian's face, and he said, "Julian Asilo, a freshman at Heidelberg University, was just promoted to the 24th grade first warrant officer before leaving for Fars."

"Senior! I'm a rookie and still a bit naive, you really taught me a solid lesson!"

Charlotte lied to Julian and had no bad intentions towards the young man from Bairon, but he was a time traveler after all, and time travelers are thick-skinned. Charlotte blushed and said, "War and lies are indeed the best ways to train people. It's only been a few days! You have grown from an ignorant boy to a qualified man."

"congratulations!"

Julian also poured himself a cup of black tea and said slowly, "I always thought that the first deception in my life would come from a beautiful older sister."

"But I didn't expect that a filthy senior would get there first."

(End of this chapter)