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Chapter 886 - 4: Holy Grail Arbiter_3

——Directorate Government (Conservative Branch) Part Two: Facing internal opposition from Royalist restoration and democratic movements, and external conflict with the Anti-French Alliance war.

But Paul Barras of the Directorate Government was merely skilled in rhetoric, romance, and manipulating power, whereas the people recognized the hero who rose in war, Napoleon Bonaparte.

——Law of Cause and Effect Projection (Victory): The Directorate Government suppressed extremist factions, royalists, liberals, and other forces. Paul Barras used his tactics to establish allies through salons, gatherings, and mistresses to maintain relationships, but ultimately France was overwhelmed by the siege of other European countries, the revolution failed, and France was divided by various forces.

Paul Barras.

Head of the French Directorate Government, with countless mistresses. He was the one who recalled Napoleon and authorized him to use cannons to bombard Paris streets to deal with the Royalist rebellion. Napoleon’s reward was marrying Barras’s abandoned mistress, Lady Josephine, and taking command of the Italian army.

During Barras’s term, corruption and bribery were rampant, and he had so many mistresses that he had to send them away.

When Napoleon married Josephine years ago, she was still Barras’s mistress. In his memoirs, Paul Barras claimed he had grown tired of her, even describing her as a "seductive whore."

This Lady Josephine was a widow in her thirties, known for her beauty and skilled reputation among Paris’s aristocratic circles.

——Napoleon’s Camp, Part Three: Napoleon increasingly dissatisfied with other revolutionary forces, believing they couldn’t save France.

He decided to launch the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire.

——Law of Cause and Effect Projection (Victory): Napoleon successfully seized power through the 18 Brumaire coup, established the Consulate, subsequently crowned himself emperor upon gaining control, and the First French Empire was established, marking the beginning of Napoleon leading France to challenge all of Europe.

[Alert! Napoleon knows of the Holy Grail’s existence; he might seize it to fulfill his ambitions and desires.]

Napoleon was truly a political creature.

His willingness to marry an older widow for advancement reveals a hint of it, as he was currently the sole entity in the realm of cause and effect projection.

Duncan continued to look down further.

Besides the revolutionary camp, there were some foreign forces’ camps, such as Britain attempting to overthrow France, along with royalists, liberals, chaos factions, etc., all with somewhat similar strengths and each having a victory projection by law of cause and effect.

Among them, there’s no need to project for the Royalists, as Duncan knew their outcome even with closed eyes.

"The Directorate Government has power."

"Napoleon has the army."

"The Jacobins have the guillotine."

"These three forces are not weak, but the script clearly does not meet my required intensity, nor can it initiate the magic power node’s ceremony."

"Therefore."

"I, as the adjudicator, must mobilize other forces as well."

"The British troublemaker."

"How could it be absent at such a time?"

Duncan seems to be editing a script, incorporating British forces, European royal families causing chaos, and Church conservatives into the law of cause and effect. He intends to mobilize his hidden powers and drag all these forces into the fray.

Since the Holy Grail has appeared, the current Pope couldn’t possibly hold back; the Hermitage, Judgement Court, and Demon Hunter Brotherhood must come over to me.

On the top of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Catherine watched the scene before her with a shocked expression. Although she couldn’t peek into the realm of causality, she could sense that the Majesty seemed to be casting some very powerful magic related to fate, prophecy, and the future.

The last person capable of such prophetic ability and insight into fate was the legendary mage Merlin.

At this moment, she even felt fortunate for kneeling decisively enough.

Meanwhile.

Inside the concealed residence where Napoleon was located, an elderly yet still charming noblewoman arrived.

Lady Permon.

A close friend of Napoleon’s mother, also a Corsican, 25 years older than him, her family has strong influence in Paris.

Several years ago, Lady Permon’s husband passed away, and Napoleon seized the opportunity to try to forge closer ties, even proposing a marriage alliance (like having his sister marry Permon’s son), but was rejected.

In desperation, he kneeled on one knee to confess, but she did not accept.

At that time, Napoleon’s gesture left Lady Permon stunned and then laughing, she patted the kneeling Napoleon like a mother comforting her child, saying, "General Bonaparte, you may be a good priest, but not a good lover."

Even if he failed, Napoleon was undeterred and turned his attention to pursuing other noblewomen.

After all, there are plenty of beautiful women in Paris.

Initially, Napoleon expressed affection to Lady Permon solely for her political resources; even with a noblewoman 25 years older than him, it was just an occasional fling.

A true political creature cares nothing for these.

Years passed.

This Lady Permon still looked beautiful, well-maintained, with rumors outside claiming she had a trace of witch blood, and now it seems there is some truth to it.

When Napoleon pursued her, he was 26 years old, while she was about 55 years old.

Now Lady Permon was almost sixty, but upon her appearance, Napoleon Bonaparte hurried to greet her, even taking the initiative to kiss her gloved hand.

The support not obtained by the affection is now granted due to battlefield accomplishments.

Lady Permon’s presence in this place indicates that her family is very likely to support Napoleon’s rise in the upcoming coup of 18 Brumaire.

Their relationship, at first glance, sounds quite unusual.

But when compared to the future French president and his older wife, it’s no longer strange because France is romantically extravagant.

In Paris’s aristocratic circles, if you don’t have one or two lovers, you’ll have little ’Prestige’ at gatherings.

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Jacobin Club, secret chamber.

A sharp-eyed and burly man stared at the object in his hand, hesitated, and asked, "Whose holy relic is this?"

The cloaked figure in front slowly replied, "Spartacus."