The First World Magic War

The issued weapons of the prison troops

This was also the fundamental reason why Charlotte dared to lie openly. To check the information of an imperial bureaucrat, one needed to specifically look through the case files. In the Fals Empire where directory retrieval wasn't yet popularized, looking through case files was a hard job, and no one could expose his lie on the spot.

Charlotte also didn't believe that someone would look through the case files afterwards just to catch him, this "vermin". This matter would offend too many people, and the entire bureaucratic system would resist "correcting mistakes".

Charlotte first returned to the Central Government Office. On the way, he also bought some doughnuts for breakfast. It was a pity that there were no street shops selling fresh cow or goat milk throughout the Fals Empire. Otherwise, it would have been even more perfect.

Charlotte ate the doughnuts while pushing open the office and saw Mrs. Aldegund, presenting the transfer order he received yesterday.

Mrs. Aldegund was quite surprised and rarely persuaded: "The working environment and promotion opportunities at the Kilmarnum Prison aren't as good as those at the Central Government Office. Do you want to consider more?"

Charlotte helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said: "If I had a way to refuse, I would have refused long ago!"

Mrs. Aldegund sighed and signed her name.

The colleagues in the office all had expressions of schadenfreude. Several people secretly thought in their hearts: "Fortunately, it was Charlotte who went. Otherwise, the unlucky guy transferred to Kilmarnum Prison might have been me."

There was no specific position for Charlotte after his transfer to Kilmarnum Prison on this transfer order.

Charlotte wouldn't deliberately show off either.

This was a very unnecessary and childish behavior that would only bring troubles and disturbances to his career.

He hurriedly left the office where he had stayed for two years, and then visited the personnel department. In less than an hour, he completed all the procedures, left the Central Government Office, hailed a public carriage, and went straight to Kilmarnum Prison.

When visiting this oldest prison in the empire for the second time, Charlotte could be said to be familiar with the way.

With the assistance of the reception secretary, Mrs. Pascal, he quickly completed the entry procedures and became an imperial bureaucrat of the thirty-seventh rank and the first-level clerk of the warden's office of Kilmarnum Prison.

As a former imperial first-level clerk and a national staff member of the forty-first rank, Charlotte's weekly salary was one florin and seventy sous.

After being promoted to the position of imperial first-level clerk and a national staff member of the thirty-seventh rank, his weekly salary rose to six florins and fifteen sous, approximately 3.6 times the original.

Converted into the purchasing power on Earth, it was equivalent to a monthly salary of nearly 50,000 yuan, already a high-income group at the gold-collar level.

After completing the matters related to the position, Charlotte thanked Mrs. Pascal and politely asked, "Where should I work?"

He certainly couldn't work with Miss Menilman. This wasn't in accordance with the rules.

As the clerk, theoretically, he should have his own independent office now. Charlotte was looking forward to the new working environment.

Mrs. Pascal smiled slightly and said, "You still need to collect the equipment for the prison guards, including pistols, canes, and swords. Although you are a civilian staff member, you are also a prison soldier now. You may encounter threats and battles. These things are indispensable."

Charlotte couldn't help but ask, "Will there be violent incidents in Kilmarnum Prison?"

Mrs. Pascal smiled slightly and said, "The last time there was a violent incident in the prison was before Lady Black Moon took charge of the century. However, please don't refuse the weapons."

Charlotte smiled slightly and replied, "I don't refuse weapons."

He had been transferred from the government office with no danger at all to the prison affiliated with the national violent institution. Holding weapons was an inevitable option.

Of course, Charlotte didn't think he would encounter danger here. There weren't many places in the entire empire that were safer than Kilmarnum Prison.

He followed Mrs. Pascal to the weapons room.

A middle-aged soldier with a full beard muttered, "Another newcomer?"

Mrs. Pascal replied, "The clerk personally transferred by the warden."

The middle-aged soldier with a full beard chuckled and said, "Then take care of this little guy!"

"Follow me."

Mrs. Pascal said, "My work is done here. Good luck. Your office is next to the warden's. There's your name on the door."

Charlotte hurriedly turned back, politely smiled, said goodbye to Mrs. Pascal, and watched the lady leave.

The middle-aged soldier with a full beard waited for a while and said, "Do you want standard weapons or pick some special ones?"

Charlotte raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the difference?"

The middle-aged soldier with a full beard replied, "There will be some confiscated weapons in the weapons room, and the quality is slightly higher than standard weapons."

Charlotte asked, "Can I pick them myself?"

The middle-aged soldier with a full beard laughed and said, "As you like!"

He led Charlotte into the weapons room, pointed, and said, "These are all standard weapons. The small room at the innermost part is the confiscated stuff."

The hint from the bearded man was very obvious. There were extraordinary weapons stored in the small room inside.

This world has gods, magical creatures, forbidden ancient creations, giants, wild witches, blood clans, magic, combat qi, alchemy, extraordinary beings, and extraordinary items.

The weapons room of the Kilmarnum Prison's prison troops certainly couldn't have particularly excellent extraordinary weapons. The best ones must have been snatched up by powerful people long ago, but the remaining ones were also extremely precious and definitely couldn't be easily obtained outside.

After crossing over, Charlotte had never seen extraordinary items. In his memory, the price of every extraordinary item was extremely expensive.

For example, the most common and cheapest magic lamp available on the market, which could only be used for lighting, also cost twelve écus, far beyond his salary affordability.

Extraordinary weapons that could be used in battles often cost more than one hundred écus. Converted into the purchasing power of RMB, it was approximately more than two million, equivalent to a regular residence in a medium-sized city.

Unless there was a huge "extra income", Charlotte wouldn't have the urge to consume such an expensive luxury item in his lifetime.

The outside weapon rack was filled with all kinds of firearms.

The technology for manufacturing firearms in this world developed quite rapidly. The performance of gunpowder weapons was close to the level of World War I on Earth, and the design was even beyond that of Earth in the 2000s.

The empire didn't have a violent institution like the police. All the work that should be done by the police was done by the military. The soldiers serving in the prison were officially called prison troops.

The official name of the pistol issued to the prison troops was the Magnum Hand Shuttle, with an ammunition capacity of eighteen rounds and superior close combat performance. There was also a short gun similar to a shotgun on Earth, called the Thunderbolt Musket, which was loaded with explosive bullets and was a "heavy firepower for street battles" deeply loved by the prison troops.