After Charlotte had planned the future development of the "United Company" for Nisi, her mood improved significantly.

Perhaps it was because of the cooperation of the Bloodline, or perhaps because Charlotte currently had no plans to implement centralized power policies in Falling Star, the transfer of power after she ascended the throne of Falling Star went much smoother than she had imagined.

Of course, in addition to Charlotte ensuring the various powers of the Falling Star nobles, a delicate balance was reached between monarchy and nobles, also influenced by the strong force displayed by Charlotte.

When your power is strong enough, when the influence you show is decisive, as long as your demands are not excessive, the nobles will naturally give you enough respect.

Overall, the nobles of Falling Star were much more cooperative than those in Castel when Charlotte, who clearly intended to follow a laissez-faire model of governance, took the throne, and all factions were quite satisfied.

Except for the New Moon Kingdom.

However, although everyone knew that the New Moon Kingdom would definitely not give up on the Castel Domain and Romany Duchy, after Charlotte's accession to the throne, there were no further actions from the New Moon Kingdom's side.

The reason for this was simple.

Although Charlotte had assumed the throne of Falling Star, she had also not severed her connections with the New Moon Kingdom, nor had she expelled the New Moon Royal Family's share in the mines of the Castel Domain.

It's not that Charlotte didn't want to.

The Mithril mine in Castel was a treasure, and owning it entirely could possibly triple Castel's fortunes or even more.

But it was impossible, the inheritance of the territory was fair and reasonable, following the inheritance laws typical across Mireya Continent, but expelling the New Moon Royal Family's share in the Castel Domain's mines would mean going directly to war with the New Moon Kingdom.

Charlotte had just taken the throne, and although the nobles of Falling Star were cooperative, war was a different matter altogether.

In essence, Charlotte wasn't yet ready to go to war with the New Moon Kingdom, at least not ready to initiate it herself.

So, Charlotte merely interrupted the contract tax payments to the New Moon Kingdom.

While this still provoked protests from the New Moon Kingdom, it didn't touch the bottom line of the New Moon Kingdom.

The New Moon Kingdom only issued verbal threats and didn't take any serious action.

This relieved many Falling Star nobles who were worried about the resurgence of war.

But Charlotte understood that the New Moon Kingdom was not backing down, but even Louis V himself was probably not yet ready to go to war with Falling Star.

Although the New Moon Kingdom was powerful, it also had many internal issues, with sharp contradictions between the nobility and the royal family. Louis V himself was even more eager to strengthen centralization of power and could not be distracted by external affairs.

Neither side had touched the other's bottom line, and neither was ready for war, so, for the time being, they maintained a delicate balance and a facade of peace.

As for the future, war between Falling Star and New Moon was inevitable, and Louis V was bound to start the war before the arrival of Holy Presence Day.

Thus, even though she had no intention of initiating the war, Charlotte still needed to prepare for it.

As for how to win over the Falling Star nobles to support protecting the Castel Domain and the Romany Duchy, that depended on how they could tie the Falling Star nobles to their war chariot moving forward.

Charlotte's decision to have Nisi prepare the "United Company" was not just about making money; it also had this factor in mind.

The "Company" matter was not something that could be resolved quickly, just as the internal conflicts of the New Moon Kingdom would not be resolved in short order.

Charlotte estimated that she still had some time to grow mature.

As for how to deal with the threat from the New Moon Kingdom, Charlotte had clear ideas.

On one hand, to bring the Northern Territory Grand Duchy over to her side, obtaining a mutual defense commitment from the Northern Territory Duke.

She had already achieved this.

On one hand, to tie the nobles to her war chariot, winning the support of the Falling Star nobles for the war.

That depended on Nisi's handling of the situation.

And the final aspect was to further enhance the power of the Nais Clan as well as Charlotte's own power.

Or more accurately, to enhance the power of her side's high-end combat abilities.

Although the development of the Magic Energy Formation had changed the war patterns on Mireya Continent, Legendary level high-end combat powers were still decisive war-turning weapons.

Moreover, even after the resurgence of the gods, Legendary combat powers remained the main force in continental disputes. Enhancing this level of power was not only to cope with the threat from the New Moon Kingdom but also to prepare in advance for Holy Presence Day.

The foundation of the Falling Star Kingdom was weaker than that of the New Moon Kingdom; catching up quickly in terms of conventional military strength was not realistic, but high-end combat power had the potential for rapid enhancement.

The method was simple, providing enough Bloodline Power to the old, weak, sick, and disabled Legends of the Nais Clan to help them return to their peak would suffice.

This not only enhanced the power of her own side but also further garnered the loyalty of the Nais Clan.

However, the amount of Bloodline Power needed to restore the powers of those old, weak, sick, and disabled Legends from the Nais Clan was significant.

Charlotte could transform Blood Divine Power into Bloodline Power, but the amount of Divine Power needed to fully restore these Legends was a figure that even made her cringe.