Chapter 754

Moreover, Lin Yan soon learned that her devotion was not ordinary faith.

She directly signed the Holy Maiden Pact with Lin Yan and became his Holy Maiden!

This gave Lin Yan a Holy Maiden at the peak of the Third Rank of the Holy Realm!

And such a Holy Maiden's devotion was terrifyingly immense.

One could match several kingdoms!

Angesite's move, if witnessed by others, would surely cause great confusion!

Becoming a god's Holy Maiden, after signing the Holy Maiden Pact, the pact grows increasingly unbreakable over time until it becomes eternal.

In other words, even if Angesite one day becomes a Fourth-Rank god, she will remain irrevocably bound to Lin Yan.

To any other Holy Realm, this would be utterly incomprehensible.

Yet she chose precisely this path.

If Olivia were here, she would understand—this is Angesite!

She has always acted this way!

If she feels something can be done, she does it—never weighing gains or losses.

After a thousand years immersed in darkness, it was the Lord of Flame who showed her the hope of returning to the light!

During the months spent in the Abyssal Pit, she prayed daily to the Lord of Flame, occasionally voicing her doubts, and the Lord of Flame would occasionally descend revelations to answer her.

This made Angesite feel a special kind of care.

As she herself said, the Lord of Flame had become her life's mentor and guiding light; in these months of exchange, Angesite even developed a special emotion toward the Lord of Flame.

So, she made her choice!

After becoming Lin Yan's Holy Maiden, Angesite did not rush to leave the Abyssal Pit.

Now, she was no longer afraid of dark power.

So, Angesite wanted to understand what kind of place the Abyssal Pit truly was.

The Abyssal Pit is vastly different from the Abyss.

But unquestionably, both stand in opposition to the Heavenly Realm.

So far, Angesite had encountered First-Rank dark creatures in the Abyssal Pit, but no Second-Rank dark creatures had appeared.

Was it because Angesite had not yet reached the core of the Abyssal Pit?

Additionally, Angesite wanted to find out:

Whether there were gods within the Abyssal Pit!

So, after praying to the Lord of Flame and receiving Lin Yan's revelation, she flew toward the depths of the Abyssal Pit.

There, darkness surged more densely!

No need to think—something enormous must dwell there!

In the north of the Continent of Gods, all remained as usual.

Life in the Holy Flame Elf Empire was peaceful and tranquil.

The elves had changed somewhat compared to before.

Namely, they had begun to work harder.

Previously, elves rarely bothered with magical cultivation.

Their power grew naturally, increasing with age.

Now, many elves occasionally began practicing magic.

The reason was simple.

It was entirely due to the Night Elves' influence.

The Night Elves endured great hardship during their twenty years underground, deeply understanding the value of power.

Thus, the Night Elves were all diligent.

The most diligent were Princess Chenxi and Lomina.

Both hoped to reach the Holy Realm as soon as possible.

Strictly speaking, neither of the two elf empires in northern Continent of Gods currently had a Holy Realm combatant.

Yet over two million beautiful elves gathered here.

With so many elves, Princess Chenxi would feel more secure with a Holy Realm presence!

So, both Princess Chenxi and Lomina continuously probed the secrets of the Holy Realm.

In the south of the Continent of Gods, the Flame Empire continued its rapid development.

Half a month passed quickly.

To the west of the Flame Empire, a massive delegation departed aboard numerous flying ships.

This was Empress Dinah's delegation.

The delegation's scale was enormous.

It contained numerous officials from the Eternal Night Empire and many noble offspring.

These noble offspring were sent by the great nobles of the Eternal Night Empire, mostly women.

Because the nobles of the Eternal Night Empire knew the Flame Empire's Emperor was a female emperor, and its high officials were predominantly women.

So these great nobles intended to send them to interact with the Flame Empire's high officials.

To secure greater privileges for themselves.

Now, in the Friendship City along the border between the Flame Empire and the Eternal Night Empire, so many nobles came to purchase goods that the Flame Empire imposed purchase limits per noble rank.

This was to prevent a few powerful nobles from monopolizing.

However, after Anni became Lin Yan's Holy Maiden, Anni's father, Duke Laurence's caravan received special privileges allowing it to purchase more goods.

This made some great nobles envious.

These great nobles had amassed great wealth through trade with the Flame Empire, and each now sought even greater fortune.

So this time, when they sent their daughters over, it was hardly without the intention of having these women learn from Anne as well.

But Lin Yan's Holy Maiden is no ordinary cabbage—not everyone is qualified to become one.

The Divine Grid's evaluation of a Holy Maiden is extremely strict: the depth of faith, the purity of the soul, and more.

Among noble offspring, there are few like Anne.

In short, Empress Dina's visiting delegation was enormous.

The number totaled several thousand.

In addition, Empress Dina brought a thousand guards.

Seven or eight thousand people boarded over thirty small flying ships, forming a massive flying fleet that surged toward the Flame Empire's border.

The entire flying fleet formed a sharp cone in the sky.

At the front were three flying ships packed with warriors.

Behind them came the flying ship carrying Empress Dina.

On the prow of the ship, Empress Dina stood, gazing at the land sweeping beneath her.

Occasionally, flying ships darted past through the sky—these were the noble-owned vessels transporting Goods of the Kingdom to the Flame Empire.

"It seems trade is booming."

Empress Dina said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Goods of the Kingdom are especially popular here—silk and porcelain vanish the moment they appear, seized by nobles. Several types of liquor from the Flame Empire sell extremely well. Moreover, the Flame Empire's vast array of crops also enjoys excellent sales here."

Beside Empress Dina, a female official said.

Empress Dina showed a hint of interest: "Which ones?"

The female official had clearly done her homework: "The Flame Empire's potatoes are greatly favored by commoners. It's said their yield is extremely high; commoners buy them and can replant them to gain even greater returns. According to our records, if a commoner chooses potatoes as a staple food, they can save at least thirty gold coins annually on food."

Thirty gold coins mean nothing to Empress Dina—or even to a minor noble.

But for landless commoners, it means months of income.

Even in the Eternal Night Empire, a landless commoner's annual income hovers around one hundred gold coins.

Of that hundred, more than half is spent on food.

But if they eat potatoes, they can save a full thirty gold coins!

That is astonishing!

Empress Dina nodded and said, "Continue."

The female official went on: "Additionally, the Flame Empire has sweet potatoes, equally popular—high in sugar, loved by both adults and children. There is also excellent white sugar, and a new variety of rice: not only is its taste superb, its yield is remarkably high. Unfortunately, the seeds bear divine power seals."

Empress Dina asked, "We don't have these crops?"