Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1658 Charman's Work Diary
On his first day at work, he dared not be late, so he arrived almost an hour early.

“Sir Charman, you’ve arrived far too early. We can’t let you in right now.”

The guards on duty spoke politely to Charman, clearly indicating that the relevant departments had given prior notice.

So now I can only wait at the door?

Normally, it wouldn't be a problem if the assistants arrived early and wanted to go in sooner. If it were Huo Qubing or Li Bowen, they would definitely have been let in directly. In fact, when the two were busy with their work, they often worked through the night in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

However, the fact that the other party was the 'former Emperor Saint Laurent' clearly played a role at this moment, causing the guards on duty to switch to a more official mode...

"Unless there is a pass, the palace gates will not be opened before the scheduled opening time."

At this point, the guard paused, still somewhat hesitant considering the other party's status as an assistant officer.

"However, someone has already arrived at the secretary's office. I can have someone go and ask if they can lead you in."

"Thank you."

Charman thanked him sincerely, while the guard waved his hand dismissively.

"It's my duty, no need to be polite."

Charman didn't have to wait long. Soon, the tightly closed palace gates opened a crack just wide enough for one person to pass through. Then, a figure that surprised Charman stepped out from the crack and turned his gaze to him.

That was a dwarf...

Charman's heart skipped a beat.

He never expected that he would encounter a dwarf inside the palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The moment their eyes met, Charman could sense the undisguised complexity in the other's gaze.

He knew the reason without even thinking about it.

Although it was purely Saint Laurent I's whim at the time, and everyone else was imprisoned, it really had little to do with him.

But Saint Laurent V's status destined him to be implicated.

As his gaze swept over Karl's body, he noticed that although Karl was short, his hands and feet were not slender, and he even appeared somewhat sturdy compared to ordinary civil officials.

Charman estimated in his mind that if the other party were to jump up and punch him, he would most likely be unable to defend himself.

With this thought in mind, just as Charman was feeling somewhat uneasy, Karl's voice rang out...

"Come with me."

After saying that, without waiting for him to follow, Karl turned around and walked into the palace.

Seeing this, Charman had no other choice.

They can't possibly kill me.

With that thought in mind, Charman quickly followed.

As Karl passed through the palace gates, he clearly noticed that Charman was following him. The increasingly rapid pace of his steps proved that his inner state was far from as calm as it appeared on the surface.

Fortunately, the dwarves' strides are roughly the same as a child's, so even though Karl walked very fast, Charman was able to keep up.

However, the two remained silent throughout the journey, and the atmosphere was clearly not pleasant.

After all, he was once an emperor, and after the initial unexpected incident, this kind of spectacle didn't put Charman under much pressure.

But there's no denying that this is indeed a problem.

Judging from the other person's appearance, they probably work in some department within the palace. We'll definitely run into them frequently in the future, and this can't go on like this...

With that in mind, Charman took a deep breath and decided to lay things out on the table.

"I'm sorry about what happened in Copperforge. It wasn't my intention. I was imprisoned at the time, and I didn't even know what was going on until I was released."

Upon hearing this, Karl paused, and Charman, seeing this, quickly stopped as well, his body tense, already prepared to be punched or headbutted.

"I know."

Unexpectedly, after stopping and uttering those three words, Karl started walking again, without turning his head once. However, unlike at the beginning, his pace was noticeably slower now.

"I know you didn't cause all of this, but I still hate you, and I can't control that."

"..."

It was surprisingly straightforward.

During this time, Karl seemed to have opened a floodgate of words, and suddenly became very talkative.

"But don't worry, public matters are public matters and private matters are private matters. I won't let my personal likes or dislikes affect my work."

Karl paused at this point.

“You’ve come too early today. You could have arrived half an hour later. The secretary’s office is open so early because they need to organize the documents that are sent over every day. The work at the Hall of Diligent Governance doesn’t start that early.”

Charman nodded in response to Karl's words.

"Thanks for the reminder, but today is my first day at work, and I figured it's better to be early than late."

Karl didn't say anything more about Charman's statement.

In fact, he arrived almost an hour early on his first day of work.

Carl didn't seem to want to say anything more after that, but Charman seemed to be pushing his luck.

"Could you tell me about the specific work here? I would be very grateful."

"..."

At this moment, Karl just felt that this guy was pretty shameless.

However, he still gave a brief introduction.

"The main institutions within the palace are divided into four parts: the Hall of Diligent Governance, the Secretariat, the Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Guard. The latter two are not directly related to us. Our daily work mainly takes place in the Hall of Diligent Governance and the Secretariat."

“Every day, the work documents are delivered to the secretary’s office early in the morning so that the secretaries can sort and classify them in advance. The simplest and least important documents are usually handled by the secretaries, while the documents above that are sent to the Hall of Diligent Governance next door for His Majesty and his advisors to review personally…”

At this point, Karl couldn't help but glance at Charman.

This guy, he became an assistant right from the start...

Of course, while he might complain in his mind, Carl could still understand.

This guy was originally the emperor of the Saint Laurent Empire. He was able to manage such a vast empire so well, which was enough to show that his abilities were far beyond my own.

While mentally complaining, Karl quickly explained the general working model to Charman.

After listening, Charman's eyes lit up with admiration.

While the cabinet system wasn't new to Zhou Xu, it was different for Charman.

At the same time, he subconsciously wondered if he would have used this system if he were in that situation.

After pondering it carefully for a long time, Charman concluded that he would not!

He has to admit that he doesn't have the guts.

Or to put it more bluntly, he doesn't trust those guys; he needs to personally review and process all the documents to feel at ease.

And this emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty...

At that moment, Charman couldn't help but recall the emperor's words from that day in the grand court assembly hall...

"Given your abilities, you would be wasting your talents in any of the departments below. Charman, come and be my assistant!"

Recalling the scene, and feeling his heart pounding faster than usual, Charman took a deep breath.

That man really did something I couldn't do with ease.

(End of this chapter)