Charlotte ran into Zimmerman. Naturally, he informed the Old Emperor of Brittany and his brother-in-law Antonio, but for reasons unknown, the Old Emperor suppressed the matter.
So when Zimmerman appeared again, the entire Old Continent was shocked!
Zimmerman did not disappoint the continent's astonishment. Within a single month, he swept through six countries, reducing the number of nations on the Old Continent to twenty-three!
The Mason Kingdom became a vast nation possessing the entire territories of ten small countries, directly claiming the largest land area on the Old Continent.
Faced with such an imminent crisis, the Four Great Empires signed a pact in the shortest possible time and formed an alliance. Nearly every other nation on the Old Continent joined without hesitation, except for a country called Saint Lumiel. This nation worshipped the Lord of Radiance and rejected all alliances and all wars. It had declared permanent neutrality from its founding and did not alter its national policy even in the face of such a crisis.
As the front line of resistance, Sherr City and Modova gathered allied forces from every nation in an extremely short time.
Sherr City needed no further mention. With Count Constantine stationed there, he was enough to keep the commanders of every nation in line. Modova, however, was in far worse shape. Arsène Lupin lacked prestige, while Romios and Merchel were both immigrants from the New Continent. Though their martial strength was sufficient, they were inherently distrusted by the generals of other nations, and several conflicts erupted in just a few days.
Charlotte had no choice but to stop chopping down trees and lead all his subordinates to Modova.
A small country lay between Modova and Fars, while Modova bordered Byron. Before Anne became the Grand Duchess of Modova, Modova had been deeply wary of