Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“Sig was originally established in the Fourth Epoch. After the Church reclaimed most of the land that had been occupied by the Demon Realm, it divided the land into two great empires. At that time, the capital of the Alpha Empire was located in Sig. Over the years, it has now been transformed into a ‘mechanical city’ by the empire’s mechanical technology.”
Prince Pearl sat opposite Luo Mi and Anos, smiling as he briefed them—mainly Luo Mi—on the situation in Sig.
However, he only briefly mentioned the geography of Sig City before quickly shifting the topic to machinery.
“The Empire’s current mechanical technology is inherited from the previous era, but after so many years of research, we have surpassed the Sixth Era, which at most built steam trains. We have miniaturized and improved steam cylinders and applied them to various industries. Even airships have appeared— of course, the cost is still too Sigh to be popularized. On the other hand, semi-automatic control and operation can also be achieved by compiling instructions, such as the mechanical butler we gave to Lian before.”
At this point, Pearl looked at Luo Mi, his lake-green eyes filled with anticipation, “Lian, how did you program the Ark II’s commands to give it such Sigh intelligence?”
“…Here we go again.” Luo Mi replied evasively, “I haven’t been feeling well lately, so I can’t remember.”
Pearl sensed that Luo Mi didn’t want to discuss this matter, sighed regretfully, and changed the subject: “Does His Highness intend to stay at St. Patrick’s Cathedral or the Royal Palace?”
Anos raised an eyebrow slightly: “Why does Your Highness Pearl ask that?”
As the Holy Son of the Papacy, he always stayed in churches wherever he went.
Pearl glanced at Luo Mi and said tactfully, “Living in the palace might be safer for Lian.”
Since their reunion, Pearl had stopped using titles and affectionately called Luo Mi by his first name.
At first, Luo Mi thought Pearl was implying that Archbishop Eugen of St. Patrick’s Cathedral was a radical anti-demonist, but then he realized that wasn’t right: Archbishop Eugen had specifically invited him to verify the effects of the “Green Heart” drink on demons, and doing anything to him would only damage the reputation of the Papacy.
Anos stared into Pearl’s green eyes, his brows slowly furrowing: “Does Your Highness Pearl know anything?”
Pearl chuckled as he picked up his glass and took a sip of his non-alcoholic iced fruit tea. “Bishop Eugene spent nearly thirty years at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but his promotion to archbishop began fifteen years ago when he purged the heretics of the alchemy school.”
This nonsensical remark made Anos frown even more.
Luo Mi understood Pearl’s implication: “Alchemy is being performed inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral?”
“I didn’t say that,” Pearl denied. “It’s just that over the years, Lord Oglin has occasionally come up with some interesting new things—such as drinks that are invigorating but have various side effects, bread that keeps you full all day but makes you doubly tired on weekends, and medicines that treat baldness but cause vision loss. And most of these side effects can be resolved by praying in church, drinking holy water, and so on.”
Luo Mi now had a considerable understanding of the Holy See’s divine magic, knowing that the essence of divine magic was to create certain existing substances with holy light. The bizarre things that Pearl described did not seem to be products of pure divine magic.
Anos frowned, his light golden eyebrows furrowing, before saying after a moment, “The Holy City has not received any similar reports.”
Pearl said with a smile, “Perhaps it’s because Lord Eugene’s things are beneficial to spreading the faith in God.”
Anos pondered for a moment before looking at Luo Mi: “Lian, are you going to live in the palace?”
“Where will you live?”
Without much thought, Anos replied, “I’ll still live in the church.”
Just as Luo Mi was about to say “Let’s live together,” he heard Pearl’s tone rise considerably: “That’s not bad either, that way Lian and I can spend more time together.”
“…” Anos looked over.
Pearl responded with a perfect smile.
After a moment of silence, Anos said, “Lian, where do you think we should stay?”
Luo Mi hesitated for a moment, then said, “Let’s go to the palace then.”
He thought to himself, “I have this feeling that I’m playing the female lead who’s being fought over by rivals.”
The system believed this was not an illusion.
“Putting aside the facts, Anos shouldn’t feel jealousy. It’s a variant of envy, and these kinds of negative emotions would probably never linger in his mind,” Luo Mi said without hesitation. “Besides, Pearl is obviously doing this on purpose! He’s trying to lure Anos to live in the palace; he’s definitely up to no good!”
[Then why did the host even suggest living in the palace?]
“The palace has more opportunities to target Anos. Although revealing Anos’s identity might cause him to lose his faith in the gods, we still need to be prepared for many possibilities.”
The system was unusual and authentic:
[When did the host start being so organized?]
Luo Mi gave a haughty and aloof laugh: “Because I’ve started to get serious.”
Before the system could ask any questions, Luo Mi added a few more words of explanation: “If St. Patrick’s Cathedral is really doing alchemy, it must have made full preparations to let Anos live there. It would be better to keep our distance and lower their guard. Besides, since Pearl has hinted that we should stay in the palace, he will at least provide some clues.”
At this point, Luo Mi glanced at Prince Pearl.
Pearl sipped his drink with a smile, noticed Luo Mi looking over, and returned an elegant smile.
Luo Mi withdrew his gaze, a sudden doubt arising in his mind: Speaking of which, what exactly did Prince Pearl go to the Principality of Perde to do?
Throughout the events in the Principality of Perde, Pearl disappeared completely except for a private meeting with Prince William at the beginning, only reappearing after the events were over.
As one of the heirs to the empire, he couldn’t possibly be going sightseeing, could he?
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