The aura on the Blood Moon Horn was much thicker, and the Blood Moon County City only had a faint whiff of twilight. The smell of bloodshed was intensifying this aura, but its growth was almost imperceptible.
Unfortunately, the "Blood Moon Horn" was too hot to handle, so he had to trade it away. As a result, he no longer had the opportunity to study it.
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After a series of negotiations, Louis Vuitton III eventually chose to surrender and submit an application for allegiance to the Black Forest Kingdom.
With a bit of cover-up, the annexation proceeded smoothly. As the flags were lowered, the Columbia Country became the Colombia Province.
Count Louis Vuitton retained his title, but he was demoted from a king with actual power to a nominal governor, surrendering most of the royal family's lands.
The other nobles' lands remained untouched. Influenced by the change in circumstances, even the "July Club rebellion" came to a temporary halt, replaced by a draft order.
