Chapter 756: This Empire Is Not Like Others! (1)

A fleet of over thirty small spacecraft began to descend.

Empress Tina soon discovered that Meng Ying had personally come to the border to welcome her.

"Meng Ying, it's been a long time."

Empress Tina said.

Meng Ying said: "Empress Tina, welcome to the Flame Empire."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Empress Tina said: "Meng Ying, I'd like to travel on foot and see the Flame Empire—may I?"

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Of course."

The large delegation began to move.

The number of people in this group quickly surpassed ten thousand.

Empress Tina herself brought seven or eight thousand, and Meng Ying's welcoming party numbered several thousand as well.

Of course, both Empress Tina and Meng Ying were accompanied by some female officials and Queen's Guard units, forming a smaller, more mobile group with a wider range of movement.

At Empress Tina's suggestion, this small group entered Friendship City.

Friendship City had now expanded to a considerable size; every day, countless spacecraft and caravans arrived to transport Goods of the Kingdom, making it exceptionally busy.

Even the Eternal Night Empire did not grant every noble a spacecraft; some mid- and small-sized nobles wished to join the trade, so they sent large caravans instead.

Caravans moved slowly, and a round trip took one to two months.

But a single round trip could earn them thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins, with only labor costs involved—no personal effort required—and so these mid- and small nobles naturally agreed.

When Empress Tina entered Friendship City, she was startled by the bustling scene within.

In Friendship City, caravans came and went endlessly; each one, once loaded, hurried away toward the Eternal Night Empire.

Hundreds of thousands of laborers worked nonstop loading and unloading, from dawn till dusk, yet their numbers were still insufficient—imagine the scale of trade between the two nations now.

Such a scene was rare across the entire Continent of Gods; even in empires with highly developed commerce, few saw such frenetic activity!

And the reason for this booming trade could only be one thing: Goods of the Kingdom were truly excellent!

This time, Empress Tina had come specifically to observe the realm of the Lord of Flame, so she observed with great care.

Beside her, Meng Ying occasionally explained things to her.

Empress Tina's astonishment grew ever greater.

Because Meng Ying told her that many of these goods had been created only after revelations from the Lord of Flame.

"Meng Ying, does that mean silk and porcelain were also made after the Lord of Flame's revelations?"

Empress Tina asked.

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Yes, Empress Tina. Others—such as wine, sorghum liquor, fruit wine, tea, and more—all appeared only through my god's revelations; otherwise, we would never have known how to make them."

A look of astonishment appeared on Empress Tina's face.

She was a powerful Saint Realm cultivator; her sister was the mighty Eternal Night Goddess. Compared to ordinary Saint Realm cultivators, Empress Tina understood the gods of Heaven far better.

The gods of Heaven occasionally spent time improving crop seeds, but few gods had ever produced so many things in such a short time, as the Lord of Flame had.

Do not underestimate these things—other gods could not produce them.

"The Lord of Flame seems different from other gods."

Empress Tina thought.

She continued observing.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, a long magical vehicle rolled in.

"Meng Ying, what is that?"

Empress Tina asked curiously.

Meng Ying said: "It's a magical vehicle, running on fixed tracks, extremely fast, and capable of hauling vast quantities at once."

Empress Tina walked over and examined the magical vehicle, over two hundred meters in length.

"Was this also created after the Lord of Flame's revelation?"

She asked.

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Yes, Empress Tina."

To Empress Tina, the principle behind the magical vehicle was not complex.

She glanced at it once and understood seven or eight tenths of its workings—though naturally, she did not see its core components.

But this was only after seeing the completed magical vehicle.

Without having seen it, she would never have imagined such a thing could be made.

And she would never waste time studying a magical vehicle.

For a Saint Realm cultivator, enhancing one's own power was the most important thing.

The same applied to gods.

Thus, the fact that the Lord of Flame had spent time and divine power to develop these things instantly made Empress Tina sense his uniqueness.

If the Lord of Flame were not powerful, Empress Tina would have thought him idle and frivolous.

But now, in Empress Tina's mind, the Lord of Flame was at least on par with a fourth-tier deity.

Would a fourth-tier deity be idle and frivolous?

That was unthinkable.

More than an hour later, Empress Tina and Meng Ying finally exited Friendship City.

Empress Tina felt she had gained much.

They boarded an elegant carriage and traveled along a broad road toward Ducheng, the capital of the Flame Empire.

At this pace, the caravan would take at least a month to reach Ducheng, the capital of the Flame Empire.

However, Empress Tina cared not at all for time; accompanied by Meng Ying, she enthusiastically observed the Flame Empire.

East of Friendship City stretched vast stretches of land, all exceptionally flat.

These lands were covered with crops such as potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes; on small hills, there were extensive orchards.

The growth of all crops was remarkably healthy, thriving with exceptional vigor.

"These are the Divine Beans?"

Empress Tina walked to the edge of a field, reached out, and pulled up a cluster of potatoes from the soil.

The tiny bean sprout had produced a full twenty potatoes!

Each one was larger than an egg.

The potatoes from that single sprout weighed over ten catties!

"Such high yield!"

Empress Tina exclaimed in surprise.

"I never imagined the Lord of Flame could produce such a divine object."

Empress Tina was awed.

In over two thousand years, this was the first time she had stepped into farmland as she did today, so she felt considerable novelty.

She glanced around; everywhere she looked, greenery stretched endlessly.

"Lady Meng Ying, with crops growing so lush and free of pests, the Church's mages must have worked hard, yes?"

Empress Tina asked.

Meng Ying shook her head and said, "The Church's mages are now fully focused on cultivation; almost none engage in growth acceleration or pest removal."

Hearing this, Empress Tina showed astonishment: "Without growth acceleration or pest removal, why is the Flame Empire's crop yield so high? And on this land, I see no pests at all."

The entire Divine Lands remain an agricultural society, albeit one powered by magic.