Chapter 644

Porcelain was extremely rare on the Continent of Gods; nobles used silverware, while commoners used pottery.

Just as Lin Yan's pre-transmigration history had portrayed.

As soon as porcelain appeared, it became wildly popular, its price even exceeding that of gold-made tableware.

In the Flame Empire, a fine set of porcelain was a symbol of noble wealth and status.

Of course, this was related to the fact that porcelain production was still limited.

The manufacturing cost of porcelain was not high, but its core technology remained in the hands of the City of Miracles.

These high-end products were treasures that reversed trade deficits.

And these products undeniably sparked great enthusiasm in the three eastern provinces of the Eternal Night Empire.

The flying ships flew at low altitudes.

Thus, shortly after entering the Eternal Night Empire, they were spotted by a patrol squad of flying beasts.

"This is the Eternal Night Empire's flying beast squad; they maintain mountain ranges specifically for breeding flying beasts, and thus have a flying beast legion of around fifty thousand."

The Crown Princess said.

The former Hellin Kingdom had such a flying beast force, but its total number never exceeded a few hundred, used only for reconnaissance and never becoming a real threat.

The Eternal Night Empire truly deserved its rank among the top ten great empires—its flying beast legion alone numbered fifty thousand.

The Flame Empire's current aerial force, the Winged People Legion, had expanded aggressively but still numbered only four thousand.

Of course, Winged People were generally stronger in combat than these flying beasts.

Flying beasts required humans to ride them.

How could they match the agility of Winged People?

Moreover, the Flame Empire had built numerous flying warships—these were the true aerial combat weapons.

As time passed, once the number of these flying warships increased, they would play an unimaginable role on the battlefield.

After presenting the invitation issued by the Eternal Night Empire, the flying ship entered the empire's territory smoothly and headed toward its capital.

This invitation was the Eternal Night Empire's renewed one, now addressed to the Queen of the Flame Empire.

Meng Ying stood at the bow of the flying ship, gazing down at the Eternal Night Empire, comparing it with the Flame Empire.

The Eternal Night Empire still maintained a pyramid structure built layer by layer by nobles.

But the imperial family was exceptionally powerful.

The Eternal Night Empire's church possessed vast numbers of mages and its own Temple Knight Order.

Yet the church's influence was weak; it never voiced any opinion on imperial policies.

In the Eternal Night Empire, the church's role seemed only to spread the faith of the gods.

Only when crops needed growth stimulation or pest control did the church's mages appear.

The Temple Knight Order was almost never seen in daily life.

Yet the Eternal Night Empire was indeed prosperous.

Both agriculture and commerce were highly developed.

Flying ships occasionally sped across the sky; ground caravans were also numerous.

Compared to this, the former Hellin Kingdom was truly a backwater.

Of course, the pyramid social structure ensured extreme wealth concentration; thus, while ordinary commoners in the Eternal Night Empire were relatively comfortable, they were far from wealthy—which explained why potatoes sold so well.

"We're still a day and a half away, Your Majesty. Rest now."

The Crown Princess said.

Meng Ying nodded and entered the cabin, where she began meditating.

To stabilize the Purple Gold Empire, they had departed precisely on schedule, arriving half a day before the birthday celebration began.

At the heart of the Eternal Night Empire stood a colossal city.

This city was extraordinarily vast—even the Flame Empire's still-under-construction capital paled in comparison.

Its population was terrifying.

It approached ten million.

Such a city, even in Lin Yan's pre-transmigration world, would have been unquestionably a metropolis.

Magical traces were visible everywhere in the city.

Streets were wide and straight, paved with neatly laid stone slabs, equipped with sewer systems, and adorned with flowers throughout.

The city was also immaculately clean; its entire transportation system relied on ubiquitous carriages.

Cities like this were rare on the Continent of Gods—fewer than one could count on one hand.

Of course, beyond its size, this city did not surpass the City of Miracles in certain aspects.

And once the Flame Empire's new capital was completed, it would not be much inferior to this city.

At this moment, the city was exceptionally bustling.

Long caravans continuously passed through the city gates and entered the metropolis.

These caravans belonged to nobles arriving for the Emperor's birthday celebration, each hauling gifts for the Emperor.

Behind each caravan followed large escort units.

These nobles included both high-ranking nobles of the Eternal Night Empire.

And kings from neighboring kingdoms.

Only those of baron rank or higher, even within the Eternal Night Empire, were invited to attend the Emperor's birthday.

"Uncover the drapes—let the imperial capital see just how wealthy King Wei Bu of the Rock Kingdom truly is!"

An elderly man in exquisite attire said at the front of the caravan.

"Yes, Overseer Ya Bo."

The captain of the guard received the order, walked to the back, then said loudly: "Lift the covers off!"

Following his command, the soldiers around the dozen or so carriages at the rear pulled off all the covers on the carriages.

When the cover of one carriage was lifted, a skyful of golden light burst forth at once.

"Wow!"

The onlookers on both sides of the street let out cries of astonishment.

Among these onlookers were commoners, some officials of the imperial city, and quite a few minor and mid-ranking nobles.

Because that one carriage was filled entirely with exquisite gold wares worth cities!

The radiance emanating from these gold wares bathed the surrounding streets in a sea of golden light.

Immediately after, the second carriage was uncovered.

At once, the surrounding streets were once again illuminated by silver light.

This carriage was filled entirely with all manner of silver wares!

On the Gods' Continent, both gold and silver are hard currency!

This is a direct symbol of wealth.

And now, the king of the Locke Kingdom, Grand Duke Wei Bu, had actually gifted the Emperor two cartloads of gold and silver outright.

This one cart must weigh several hundred jin, right?

How many gold and silver coins would that be?

And these gold and silver wares were all exquisitely crafted — their value simply cannot be calculated directly in gold and silver coins!

Some commoners' heads were filled entirely with golden and silver light, nothing left in their eyes but gleaming gold.

But it wasn't over yet!

At once, the cover of the third carriage was lifted.

Inside this carriage were all manner of jewels.

Agate, glazed glass, luminous pearls, and so on.

These jewels likewise filled an entire carriage, prompting the surrounding commoners to cry out in astonishment once again.

"Wow!"

"Grand Duke Wei Bu is way too rich."

"Look, there's more!"

A commoner shouted loudly.

Yes, the congratulatory gifts Grand Duke Wei Bu sent to the Yongye Empire's Emperor amounted to a full ten carriages!

Each carriage carried at least five hundred jin!

At the very front of the convoy, Grand Duke Wei Bu listened to the exclamations of the surrounding commoners, his face brimming with smug satisfaction.