Charlot found Anne and told her that he had proposed to the Old Emperor of Brittany. Anne was overjoyed as well.
Now that Black Phoenix had been divided up, the Duchy of Mecklen lacked deep foundations. Fars, one of the Four Great Empires, could not arrange the marriage of the emperor's eldest daughter in a mere moment; much preparation was needed.
However, neither Charlot nor Anne needed to concern themselves with such trivial matters. The Fars royal family and the senior ministers of the Duchy of Mecklen naturally kept busy with them.
Instead, Charlot and Anne found themselves with plenty of leisure. It seemed as though they had returned to the days when they had first met, strolling hand in hand through the streets and alleys of Strasbourg in search of fine food, occasionally visiting one of Anne's bookstores to read at their leisure.
As the Old Continent's largest publisher, Anne's bookstores did not merely sell Charlot's works. They also carried books by all manner of Old Continent authors, from celebrated masters of earlier generations to emerging young writers. In every city, Anne's bookstores were cultural landmarks, frequently visited by famous figures from the arts and letters, as well as many nobles. Anne's love story in particular made countless noble young ladies hope that they might happen upon their own Charlot in one of her bookstores.
Well, Princess Anne Brittany would never permit them to encounter the real Charlot Mecklenburg.
In short, Charlot felt utterly relaxed during this period.
As his strength rose, he had vaguely guessed why the evil gods of the New Continent had besieged the Nine Great Righteous Gods, and he also understood Zimmerman's scheme.
After taking command of ten authorities, he was no longer helpless in this matter. He had advanced into a player capable of