Let's play cards! In a different world of swords and magic

However, in You Ling's opinion, this admission was a little too enthusiastic.

If he ignored his commoner status and invited me to ride in the royal carriage, it could be said that it was because of the eldest prince's innate cultivation.

So after sitting together, the occasional enthusiastic look that the eldest prince cast at him made You Ling feel a little uncomfortable.

"How is it, You Lingqing? Are you used to it? If you need anything during your trip, just tell me and I will ask my entourage to arrange it."

And the occasional concern and care also made You Ling feel that something was not right.

"Be careful, You Ling." Noticing You Ling's discomfort, Irena whispered, "Based on my many years of experience observing humans, the eldest prince's attitude is indeed abnormal."

"What's wrong? What should I be careful about?"

"The eldest prince may have taken a fancy to you."

"Huh? Wait, is there any rumor about the eldest prince's sexual orientation?"

"No. But these gentle and handsome blond guys generally don't have straight hair."

"Your evidence is not as reliable as the chat records."

You Ling must have believed something superstitious to listen to Irena's random guesses.

As a result, whenever the eldest prince Omar looked at him again, You Ling felt uncomfortable all over. For safety, he instinctively moved his butt in the opposite direction.

"We should have crossed it." Alice elegantly lifted the curtain of the carriage window and looked out the window: "We have crossed the border of the Saint Varian Empire."

"Wow!" Aisha seemed even more excited than the little princess Nova, and she pressed against the window and looked out.

"This is the Saint Varian Empire. The kingdom of excess!"

For Aisha, Xyz Summoning is even more suitable than Fusion Summoning.

That's why he was so excited when he looked out the window at the Saint Varian Empire, which controlled a huge amount of power.

However, the scenery of the empire was not as stunning as when I first arrived in Aksate.

The Akset Republic is dominated by technology, with streets full of magic cars and magic facilities. The scene gives people a sense of impact in different dimensions at first glance.

But for an empire that relies mainly on military power, there isn't much difference except that the architectural style is a little tougher than that of Lewarden.

And because magic stone products are strictly prohibited in the empire, the magic cars that can occasionally be seen on the streets of Livolden are nowhere to be found on the streets of the empire.

Various horse-drawn carriages with luxurious appearance are still the main means of transportation in the empire.

The dragon carriage carrying You Ling and his group did not stop at the town on the border of the empire, but flew straight towards the imperial capital as its destination.

Along the way, You Ling and others could only observe the imperial towns they passed by by looking down from the sky.

"Mr. You Ling, did you notice that?"

"Ah."

You Ling and Aixia, who were both sticking to the window and observing the same scenery, naturally noticed the same thing.

"The churches in every city in the empire are so huge." Aisha said in amazement.

Every city that the dragon carriage passed through, whether it was a poor border town or a wealthy commercial city that served as a major transportation hub, had a gigantic church whose presence could not be ignored.

Although there are churches in many cities in Levolden, for the Kingdom of Levolden where religious belief is free, the architectural styles of churches in different cities are completely different.

It is impossible to achieve the same unification as the Imperial Cathedral, but it has an enormous presence in every city that cannot be ignored.

Alice explained: "The status of theocracy is extremely high, which is also one of the characteristics of the Saint Varian Empire."

You Ling nodded: "The status of divine authority, I see."

Since theocracy holds a high status in the empire and the cathedrals represent belief in God, it makes sense that religious forces would thrive in the empire.

It’s just that theocracy is well developed, which is different from You Ling’s impression.

Focusing on military development, even the soul cards representing the spirit of the empire are the super-sized 10th-level Gustav Maximum Cannon and the super-sized 11th-level Sky-breaking Giant Love.

You Ling originally thought that the Saint Varian Empire would be the kind that obeys strength (firepower) and is an absolute materialist.

All fear comes from insufficient firepower! If one shot can't take care of the monsters, then use two shots!

↑This style of painting is consistent with You Ling’s initial impression of the Saint Varian Empire.

“It’s a little different from what I thought.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it.” The eldest prince continued, “It’s no longer an illusion. After the birth of the Duel Monsters, this elven continent is home to real, extremely powerful gods.”

After saying this, the eldest prince also glanced at Aisha, probably indicating the real God Cards in Aisha's deck.

"For an empire that worships absolute power, gods with great power are an existence that cannot be avoided. That is why theocracy has gained room for rapid development in the empire over the past hundred years."

It can be said that he is worthy of being the eldest prince who is both well-educated and knowledgeable. With just a few simple words of explanation, You Ling completely understood the situation.

Because the God Card is too powerful, the God has become something that the empire that worships power will also worship.

"It's just that the problems within the empire right now are much more complicated than I imagined." Alice touched her cheek with one hand, tilted her head and sighed.

Before setting off, Alice mentioned the fact that the current situation in the empire was chaotic.

Beneath the surface calm, there are actually undercurrents.

Now, judging from Alice's attitude, the chaotic state of the empire seems to be inseparable from the high status of theocracy within the empire.

Alice added: "After all, no country wants to see the growing status of theocracy affect the rule of the monarchy. The struggle between theocracy and monarchy is the huge contradiction that is currently being experienced."

Ultimately, it is a struggle for power, theocracy and royal power. In You Ling's view, it is a clash between the cross and the cannon.

"If it's just faith, there's no way to shake the ruling class that truly holds power, the royal family."

This has been fully verified in Lewarden. No matter how free religious beliefs are, the status of the royal Caesar has not been shaken in the slightest.

The cultists who wanted to rebel were also suppressed with lightning speed by the kingdom's troops.

Omar Caesar said: "That is indeed the case. But no one expected that the Slint family, one of the three great families of the empire, would fall in that way."

"The Slint family!" You Ling had never expected to suddenly hear this name again.

Although I didn't feel any specific impact in Liwarden, I knew that the three important families in the empire must have experienced changes after the fall of Slynt.

This analogy is like if the Set family suddenly disappeared, and the world would definitely be completely different in Lewarden.

"The Slynt family, one of the three major families, is a loyal supporter of the royal power."

"I can tell."

After all, You Ling is the one who has duelled with three generations of the Slint family.

Cameron Slynt, in particular, can be said to have fully implemented his loyalty and belief in the empire itself.

The cannon deck can only be used by those who are loyal enough to the empire, and Cameron has almost brought it to the extreme.

Apart from the imperial marshal who was obsessed with the pursuit of immortality, You Ling did not find it strange at all that a family like Slint was full of cannons and loyal supporters of the royal power.

"Among the three major families in the empire, two families support the royal power, and the other family is more inclined to stand with theocracy."

"I understand." The clever Aisha suddenly realized, "Because the Slint family fell, the original 2:1 dispute between royal power and divine power has become 1:1!"

You are so smart. You must have got full marks in elementary school math.

Irena figured out another variable.

"It's just that the three major families have become a 1:1 confrontation. What about the most important royal family? The royal family will definitely not watch the power in their hands being affected. So the royal power should still have an absolute advantage."

"Yes, this is the most important thing!" The eldest prince and Alice said in unison, and then looked at each other awkwardly.

"Well, let you explain it, Sir Alice," Omar said humbly.

"No, no, no, how can I interrupt you, Your Highness? You should speak first~"

"Okay, then I won't be polite to Sir Alice. After all, this matter is also related to another purpose of our trip."

After calming down his serious expression, Omar continued to explain.

"The most crucial issue is the decision of the royal family. Just like no one expected the Slynt family to fall, no one could have predicted that the new emperor of the empire, Queldes, is a believer in God more crazy than anyone else."

"Hey!"

As expected, there were exclamations of disbelief from You Ling and others in the carriage.

The struggle between theocracy and royal power ended up with the emperor of the empire, Queldes, who should have been the highest ruler of the royal power, actually becoming a mad believer in God.

It is no wonder that Alice said that the current situation of the empire is more complicated than imagined.

The pinnacle of royal power believes in theocracy, and the actions of the Imperial Emperor Queldes give people the feeling of "Your Majesty, why do you surrender first when we are about to fight to the death?"

Aisha asked curiously, "Isn't it said that the new emperor of the empire, Queldes, is the youngest and most powerful emperor in history? How could such a person be a crazy believer in God?"

"Rather than saying that Emperor Queldes is a crazy believer in God, it's better to say that she is a believer in absolute power. In her eyes, the God Card that can easily cause changes in the world and destroy the heavens and the earth is the representative of absolute power."

When Omar Caesar explained the situation of the Imperial Emperor Queldes, his eyes never left the Royal Knight Aisha.

As we all know, two of the three mythical god cards are in Aisha's hands.

As for the situation of the Imperial Emperor Queldes, You Ling concluded that it was not so much a crazy obsession with God as it was a crazy obsession with the power of the God Card.

《About the fact that His Majesty the Emperor is a fan of God Cards and I own a God Card》

"To put it simply," You Ling reminded, "The emperor of the empire is targeting you now, Aixia."

“Σ(?д?lll)Hey!?!”

At this point, looking at Alice's still elegant smile, You Ling finally understood.

Why did Alice ask me so solemnly two days ago to protect Aisha's safety during this trip to the empire?

Is the trip to the Empire itself dangerous? No, the real danger is the Emperor of the Empire who is obsessed with the God Card.

Alice wanted to protect Aisha from the fangs of the emperor.

But Alice didn't know that with such a difficult task, not to mention whether she could protect Aixia, it was very likely that even You Ling himself would be trapped in it.

Touching the three evil gods, three phantom demons, and seven earthbound gods in his pocket, You Ling swallowed guiltily.

Chapter 514: The God Worshipped by the Super Empire 2-in-1 Chapter

The dragon car stopped, and fortunately it did not connect seamlessly with the cat car, so You Ling and others landed safely inside the imperial capital.

For the Saint Varian Empire, someone like Crown Prince Omar is definitely an honored guest among honored guests, and it is impossible for the top officials of the empire to neglect him in the slightest.

As soon as they landed, the reception staff specially arranged by the empire seamlessly guided the eldest prince and others to the consulate, which looked extremely luxurious and solemn just by looking at its appearance.

After that, various high-ranking officials of the empire, whom You Ling didn't know and didn't want to know, came to visit him.

Even though the highlight of the Imperial Emperor's birthday party was still two days away, Omar Caesar, as the crown prince of a country and representing Livolden to attend the empire, had no extra free time and immediately plunged into political tasks.

Of course, You Ling still has the same personality and has no interest in political exchanges.

Staying in the consulate, looking at Omar Caesar's polite smile which had become somewhat stiff from the beginning till now, You Ling felt tired even though he had not done anything.

"So boring." Little Princess Nova pouted.

Apparently, You Ling wasn't the only one who felt tired watching the political exchanges; Nova did the same.

However, as the third princess of Livolden, she seems to act as a mascot in political exchanges.

Every high-ranking official of the empire who came over to say hello had to compliment the Third Princess on her cuteness before using this as an opportunity to open up the next topic.

Cute tool man.

Out of concern as an older brother, Omar also realized that his sister did not seem to want to continue to serve as a tool.

"Nova, if you feel bored, why don't you go out for a walk? Go experience the unique cultural landscape of the Saint Varian Empire?"

"Really!"

Nova's round golden eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.

You know, even in the Livolden Palace, it is difficult for the little princess Nova to go out for fun. It was only after she was admitted to the Fusheng Academy with great difficulty that she had a little more freedom.

As a result, now that he was in the territory of the Saint Varian Empire, the Crown Prince Omar actually agreed to let him move freely.

The sun came out in the west.

Nova couldn't believe it and confirmed again and again: "Brother, can I really go out to play? Don't you think it's dangerous?"

Alice said, "Don't worry, the empire's security is well-known throughout the continent."

For an empire that advocates the use of force, where would it use its reserve military forces when there is no war?

The answer is that they are basically used to crack down on illegal and criminal activities.