Chapter 759

The exam content covers many aspects and is not limited to literacy; it places greater emphasis on a person's abilities.

Under this system's incentive, enlightened individuals across the Flame Empire surged forth, producing large numbers of highly capable officials in every field.

"Fascinating!"

Empress Dina increasingly felt that the Flame Empire was fascinating.

The Flame Empire differed from the nations of the Continent of Gods in too many ways.

Other empires on the Continent of Gods had never placed such emphasis on basic education; basic education sounded simple, but required massive investment.

Even the Eternal Night Empire had not invested much in this area.

In the Eternal Night Empire, a large portion of the commoners were still illiterate.

Moreover, the Flame Empire had extensively selected officials from the common people and established a dedicated system—this was a first on the Continent of Gods.

General empires dared not do this, for it would lose noble support and shake the empire's very foundation.

But the Flame Empire dared—and not a single noble dared speak out.

After all, the nobles were busy making gold coins, and after the Flame Empire reclaimed their conscription rights, the nobles had lost their power to stir trouble.

If they truly stirred up trouble, a single Edict of Extended Grace would solve all problems.

For this period, Empress Dina traveled alongside Meng Ying each day, chatting as they went, and rested in the imperial lodging at night.

Empress Dina had learned that the Flame Empire had originally risen from a tiny orc tribe.

Why would a fourth-tier deity start from a tiny orc tribe?

Empress Dina found nothing strange about it, for in her view, the Lord of Flame must have other nations.

And the Lord of Flame had surely grown even stronger, thus needing to expand new realms.

That was why Meng Ying had been sent to establish the Flame Empire.

"In less than two years, building such a vast and prosperous empire—could only a fourth-tier deity possess such ability?"

Empress Dina thought.

She no longer doubted the Lord of Flame's power.

But in her heart, her curiosity toward the Lord of Flame had deepened.

As Empress of one of the top ten empires on the Continent of Gods, Empress Dina had an extremely high perspective.

Yet even by her lofty standards, the Flame Empire achieving this in under two years was nothing short of divine.

Everything in the Flame Empire struck her as novel.

It was incredible.

Remember, she had lived two thousand years, seen much, and possessed vast knowledge—yet in the Flame Empire, she encountered countless unfamiliar things, and most crucially, new ideas!

The Lord of Flame's ideas gave her a sense of identification.

Had the Eternal Night Empress not been on the verge of breaking through to the fourth tier, the Eternal Night Empire might have faced an unprecedented war; Empress Dina had even considered, upon returning, emulating certain Flame Empire practices within the Eternal Night Empire.

"Where are the Lord of Flame's other nations? The Elven Empire? Beyond the Elven Empire, are there other nations?"

Empress Dina thought.

"Could the Lord of Flame be an elf?"

Occasionally, Empress Dina would again entertain this thought.

The massive procession continued forward.

Finally, after another five days—twenty days in total—the delegation arrived at the Flame Empire's new capital, Ducheng!

During these twenty days, Empress Dina felt she had gained much.

"If my sister truly cannot hold on, the Lord of Flame is indeed a good choice."

She couldn't help but think.