Chapter 592

"Nonsense!"

Li Chen rolled his eyes at him in annoyance and picked up his teacup to take another sip.

"I'm too lazy to even deal with the pile of government affairs in my own home; do you think I'd have the interest to run over here to be a free thug for your Holy See?"

He put down the teacup, making a crisp clinking sound, his tone turning into a slightly playful evaluation.

"Oh, right, I also went to see that purple crystal barrier of your Holy See; as for the thing itself, it's indeed a bit interesting, but it's not as mysterious as they brag about."

Charles gave a wry smile and shook his head: "In this world, I'm afraid you're the only one who dares to speak so bluntly in front of the Pope."

Li Chen chuckled, with a hint of teasing: "It seems you kid haven't suffered little anger from the Pope usually, being squeezed quite hard, right?"

These words seemed to hit Charles's sore spot directly; a trace of darkness flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his voice, his tone becoming extremely serious, even carrying a hint of imperceptible urgency: "Since you see it clearly, then help me out? Deal with the Pope?"

Li Chen didn't answer directly, but instead gave him a meaningful look, a calculating smile lingering at the corners of his mouth: "Aren't I already helping you?"

Charles was startled: "Oh?"

Li Chen analyzed unhurriedly: "Think about it, I am currently inside your Holy See, and my reputation is flourishing. 'The hero who wiped out the Blood Demon Society'—this title is loud enough, right? As long as I maintain this image, or even if I do nothing, as long as I exist, and..."

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over this study where only the two of them were present: "And show an extraordinary friendly relationship with you, His Majesty the Emperor—don't forget, I am currently visiting you in the palace in person under the identity of the 'Pope's personal guard' and talking to you in secret; what will those people outside, those bishops, those nobles, think? How will they see it?"

Charles was stunned at first, and then a startling light suddenly erupted in his eyes; all his doubts and probes were instantly replaced by ecstasy. He slapped his thigh hard, his voice rising slightly due to excitement: "Wonderful! Wonderful! An invisible momentum is better than a thousand armies and horses! Li Chen, oh Li Chen, this move of yours is truly superb!"

Because what Li Chen said made perfect sense; even without deliberate publicity, Li Chen's daily itinerary and the attitude of the Eternal Day Emperor were things that the upper echelons of Eternal Day paid attention to.

Next, Charles only needed to deliberately guide public opinion to maximize the benefits of Li Chen's visit.

This matter was undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the imperial family; as for how to operate it specifically, it would depend on Charles's skill.

After laughing heartily for a while, Charles suddenly remembered something; he sat up a bit straighter, a pure desire for technology and power flickering in his eyes, and he asked eagerly: "Speaking of which, does your Tian Ce still have any trump card technologies? Perhaps our two countries can have in-depth exchanges."

The network of orbital trains that crisscrossed the entire Tian Ce territory immediately appeared in his mind; that efficiency and convenience made him extremely envious. Now Eternal Day also had quite a few lines, but it was far from enough, and he was certain that Li Chen must still be hiding more amazing things.

Li Chen pretended to ponder for a moment before slowly throwing out a term: "Space technology, what do you think?"

Charles's eyes instantly lit up amazingly, and his body leaned forward involuntarily, as if afraid of missing a single word: "Space technology? Quick! Tell me in detail!"

Seeing his impatient look, Li Chen wickedly curled the corners of his mouth and added the second half of the sentence: "Oh, it's currently just a concept; the theoretical model hasn't been fully built yet."

The excited expression on Charles's face instantly froze; the huge gap of expectation falling through made him blurt out, even with a clumsy imitation of the other's vocabulary: "... It's not ready yet? Then what the hell are you talking about!"

These words coming from the mouth of an emperor seemed particularly ridiculous.

The two looked at each other and then burst into laughter at the same time.

That night, the lights in the study did not go out all night.