Blood Flame Qi

If it were the old Charlotte, he probably would have told the truth, but the current Charlotte wasn't so honest. He smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps Menilman will go into the navy."

Madame Pascal smiled slightly and said, "Perhaps!"

Having seemingly achieved her objective, she quickly took her leave.

Charlotte stayed in the office for a while, handled some official business, and then calmly skipped work to go home.

He didn't have plans with Anne today because this Miss Brittany was facing final exams. Even with her exceptional talent, she couldn't ignore the university rules and wouldn't be able to go out for the next few days.

Charlotte took a public carriage to Champs-Élysées Avenue, ate dinner first, and then returned to number 58.

Since his spirituality had improved, his cultivation speed had increased by another level. Bloody Glory was on the verge of breaking through during this time, so he began intense cultivation as soon as he returned home.

A few hours later, the Bloody Vortex in his heart underwent an unexpected change. Countless tiny, pale golden runes were born, forming a wondrous structure, like a small golden heart.

A brand new ability silently emerged.

—Blood Flame Qi!

Blood Flame Qi! It is the foundation of the House of Adonis's Blood Kindred secret techniques.

It is also one of the Thirteen Wonders of Bloody Glory created by the Great Human Philosopher, Protagoras.

Blood-colored flame energy emerged from Charlotte's body, and the Vampire Hand Axe also emitted blood-colored flame energy. The two streams of blood-colored flame energy sensed each other from afar. Upon returning home, the Vampire Hand Axe, which had been hanging on the wall, flew up automatically like a tired bird returning to its nest, landing in its master's hand.

Charlotte was overjoyed. He opened his eyes. The Vampire Hand Axe circled his hands once, then was thrown out as if by an invisible hand, moving as fast as lightning.

Just as the hand axe was about to slice into the wall, the Blood Flame Qi erupted, pinning it firmly in the air. The axe blade vibrated, producing a faint hum.

Charlotte beckoned, and it flew back into its master's hand.

This is the foundation of the House of Adonis's Blood Kindred secret techniques, one of the Thirteen Wonders of Bloody Glory, and the basic function of Blood Flame Qi!

Blood Flame Qi can burn the enemy's life force, feeding vitality back to the master. It can also amplify the weapon's lethality and create an extremely subtle connection between the weapon and the master, allowing it to be recalled with a thought at any time.

In Charlotte's mind, what he was thinking about at this moment was definitely not recalling a weapon, but a combat technique that the Great Human Philosopher Protagoras, limited by the knowledge system of his time, had never thought of or developed.

—Void Item Control!

As soon as Charlotte thought of the scene of controlling a flying axe to kill enemies a hundred paces away, his mood couldn't help but surge.

His predecessor was mediocre at swordsmanship and not skilled in close combat.

Charlotte inherited his predecessor's shortcomings; he himself didn't like hand-to-hand combat.

If he could control the Vampire Hand Axe with Blood Flame Qi and fight enemies from a distance, Charlotte immediately felt like he could do it again.

The Empire's bureaucracy favors Transcendent individuals. With their extraordinary power, Transcendent individuals can achieve success and rise through the ranks more easily than ordinary people by accumulating merit.

Even better than the Empire's bureaucratic system is joining a righteous deity's church. Holding a divine office grants various privileges.

However, joining a righteous deity's church means giving up any claim to secular power, and life is constrained by dogma, such as lifelong celibacy and inability to own secular property, which is very inconvenient.

Having transmigrated, Charlotte didn't plan on becoming a Western monk.

Having formed a bond with the Vampire Hand Axe, Charlotte developed a bit of a fondness for this weapon. He placed the hand axe back on his desk and sat back on the sofa.

He cultivated Bloody Glory for a while longer. Around four or five in the afternoon, Charlotte ate two croissants and prepared to go out for a walk.

He hadn't originally planned to go out, intending to stay home all day.

But Bloody Glory had condensed a second ability, which was also the foundation of the House of Adonis's Blood Kindred secret techniques and one of the most powerful of the Thirteen Wonders of Bloody Glory. This stirred his emotions, making it difficult to calm down, and going for a walk would be good for his physical and mental health.

Charlotte locked the door and turned into Champs-Élysées Avenue from the alley.

This bustling commercial avenue, two thousand six hundred Pimi long, was still full of people and carriages at this time, very lively.

It was still two or three hours before the shops on Champs-Élysées Avenue closed for the day around four or five in the afternoon. The Empire of Fars had no street lighting system, so even the most prosperous commercial street could only operate until evening.

Charlotte strolled for half an hour, entering four or five shops, but didn't find anything he liked. Just as he was planning to wander a bit more before heading back, he heard someone call his name.

He looked up and saw a slightly old but grand and simple carriage speeding towards him. A beautiful young girl with a hint of childishness on her face was leaning out of the carriage window, waving and greeting him. It was his former fiancée, Miss Sylvie Martin.

She was radiant, her face wreathed in smiles, clearly having encountered something joyful.

Sylvie Martin had been going out early and returning late these past few days, and Charlotte never inquired about her whereabouts. Seeing his former fiancée so happy at this moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Sylvie, is there something you're happy about?"

The carriage stopped beside Charlotte, and a lady also got out with Sylvie.

This lady was tall and walked with light steps, her posture very agile. She was probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with golden hair pinned back, wearing a lady's hunting outfit, and carrying a small, slender cane in her hand.

She had a pair of lake-blue eyes and exquisite, three-dimensional features. She was a beautiful girl who was absolutely no less attractive than Miss Anne Brittany.

Of course, she was absolutely no match for Menilman Sumeru, after all, this lady's nickname was The Empire's First Rose. In the Empire of Fars, no gentleman would rank any other woman alongside her; it would be a sacrilege that could lead to a duel in the street.

Sylvie introduced the two of them: "This is my cousin, Sherlock Mecklen."

"This kind Miss Vinnie helped me find my lost luggage."

The lady gently placed a hand on her chest, performed a standard Empire bow, and said with a pleasant voice and graceful composure, "Vinnie Arsenault, President of the Cat Detective Agency! I heard that Mr. Mecklen works at Kilmainham Prison. If any cases involve related expertise in the future, I wonder if I could ask for your help?"

Charlotte smiled slightly and replied, "Everything is fine. Please feel free to ask if you need anything, Miss Vinnie."

Sylvie said cheerfully, "It just so happens that Miss Vinnie's detective agency needs employees, so she went to the city hall to check my file and transferred my work relationship to the Cat Detective Agency. Now I'm a trainee detective!"

Charlotte was slightly surprised. Although he had already dissolved his engagement with this former fiancée, he couldn't help but offer a word of advice, saying, "Have you thought it through? The treatment for private employees is not as good as that for government civil servants."

National public schools primarily trained talent for various levels of government, but they also allowed graduates to find their own jobs. However, the treatment for private employees was generally worse, and very few people were willing to give up the opportunity to work for the government.

Sylvie Martin said, "I've already inquired. I'll likely be assigned to the countryside as a third-level registrar, and there's a high probability I won't get promoted for several years."