Chapter 824 Tea Talk Tea Talk

A few days later.

After handling the affairs of the Duke's Palace, Shen Jian put down the quill in his hand and faced a stack of documents that he had already browsed.

He seemed to be thoughtfully sorting out the information he had read in the past few days.

This is already his second time entering the Eli Empire copy. The last time, he successfully became the Holy Son of Elim Temple as a church priest, making a good start.

But he didn't know much about Luo Fengtian's situation.

I only know that the Eli Empire has royal power and divine power, and the divine power accounts for a very high proportion. Nearly two-thirds of the people in the kingdom believe in the glorious ghosts and gods to some extent.

At the beginning.

Shen Jian thought this was very strange.

After all, no matter which dynasty it is placed in, the king of a country will not allow a theocratic organization whose prestige exceeds the royal power to appear in the territory under his jurisdiction. There are only two results when this happens.

One: royal power devours divine power.

Second: fight until death.

However……

This situation did not hold true in the Eli Empire.

Royal power and divine power have reached a strange balance, and they jointly carve up the second land of Luo Fengtian.

Now……

Shen Jian knew the reason.

The Eli Empire cannot defeat the Temple of Elim.

Yes.

It's that simple.

The glorious ghosts and gods are the oldest ghosts and gods in the horror world. They are supernatural spirits born from faith. They have the strength that is infinitely close to the disaster-level ghosts and gods.

His strength is completely comparable to that of Emperor Qing in his heyday, and he is a terrifying existence that can overwhelm half of the Yi Lai Empire.

As for the royal family of the Eli Empire, the king is not even a world-destroying ghost or god.

Compared to the Qing Emperor, who was the only one in the Qing Kingdom, the king of the Yi Lai Empire was really too weak. No wonder the four holy families could restrict the royal family. No wonder the nobles in the four major kingdoms had such great autonomy. Even the laws It can all be formulated...the royal family's crotch stretching is the most fundamental reason.

If the first Luo Fengtian's Qing Kingdom was a completely centralized system, with all power vested in the emperor alone; then the second Luo Fengtian's Eli Empire was a castrated version of the feudal monarchy, with decentralized power. Nobles everywhere became self-reliant.

If it weren't for the glorious ghosts and gods and the Elim Temple, this kingdom continent would not be able to compete with the Qing Kingdom.

Shen Jian pondered for a moment.

Looking at it this way, the threat from the royal family is actually not that great. What we really need to pay attention to is the four holy families.

There are no world-destroying ghosts and gods in the Yi Lai Empire, but there are multiple ghosts and gods that are infinitely close to this level.

The king is one, and so are the four divine dukes.

And whether there is more in the dark, no one knows.

However, Shen Jian speculated that there are probably more than ten ghosts and gods of this level.

Only in this way can one barely fight against a world-destroying ghost and god.

In other words, as long as the four holy families are on his side, it will be easy to overthrow the king's rule.

By then.

He can smoothly control the second Luo Fengtian in his own hands without worrying about civil strife, thereby distracting the underworld's energy to maintain its rule.

Think of this.

Shen Jian's eyes fell on the ghost scribe Kali Tier not far away, and then his eyes glanced slightly and fell on the eldest princess Aniya.

at the same time.

The image of Ghost Duke Siris flashed in his mind.

He has already contacted three of the four major holy families.

Becoming the common son-in-law of the four holy families, I wonder if I can get their support?

A trace of emotion appeared on Shen Jian's face.

Thinking.

He looked away.

Stand up.

"Tyr, I will leave this place to you in the next few days. I will go to the East to bring love and peace to them."

The ghost secretary rolled his eyes at Shen Jian.

love and peace?

She now understood a truth: the words spoken from the fourth prince's mouth did not necessarily mean what they meant on the surface.

Last time, the fourth prince also said that he would go to Earl Aino's territory and borrow a few craftsmen to develop it, but the result was that he killed the entire Earl's territory and used naked intimidation and inducement.

I'm afraid this love and peace don't mean anything serious.

But she didn't say much.

Today's fourth prince is no longer the infamous, absurd and indulgent, useless prince known for his incompetence ten days ago. Now he is a popular candidate for the crown prince who will kill the Elk Duke, occupy Eagle City, and will soon become the Lord of the South.

His instructions are as big as the sky.

…

soon.

Shen Jian left the Duke's Mansion.

The eldest princess followed closely behind.

Perhaps because she knew that this trip was extremely dangerous, today's sister-in-law was wearing a distinctive dark-colored men's clothing with a waist and a horse harness. Only a pair of sickly pale jade arms were exposed from all over her body. There was a handkerchief on her chest. He looked very chic and capable.

only……

The high bulge of her proud capital and her curvy buttocks made her feminine features unmistakable, adding a bit of seductive charm to her uniform.

Shen Jian couldn't help but take a second look.

He had only seen such a heroic figure from Ghost Duke Hillis.

Even the ghost scribe Kali Till, who is also dressed in men's clothing, cannot display such a temperament.

"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful. If it were me, I would definitely not send such a beautiful sister-in-law out to fight alone when the good and evil of others are unknown."

Shen Jian laughed and said casually.

"It's a good thing that I only have respect for my sister-in-law. Otherwise, if it were Brother II and Sister III, I would have imprisoned you in a dungeon and humiliated you in every possible way to extract more information."

Hear this.

The eldest princess Ainiya paused in her steps.

The pretty face also changed slightly.

Shen Jian seemed to suddenly wake up and said angrily: "No, sister-in-law, I didn't mean to say bad things about Brother Wang. Brother Wang may have something to hide. I just feel that if it were me, I would definitely not be willing to let my sister-in-law come out." Suffer this kind of injustice.”

While talking.

Shen Jian paid attention to the expression of the eldest princess.

as expected.

Under this rhetoric, the expression of the princess's sister-in-law became even more strange and became a little gloomy.

I don’t know if I thought of something.

Like a child who made a mistake, Shen Jian comforted him with some aggrievement: "Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry, but what I said is true. You are the person I respect the most. If Brother Wang makes you suffer any injustice, As for the treatment, I will definitely help you out."

Along the way.

The eldest princess Ainiya was not in a high mood, and Shen Jian also comforted her in various ways, and brought out many obscure and bad words about the eldest prince.

"If Brother Wang doesn't care about you, then someone else will care about you."

What "I don't want you to fight because of me."

What "Sister-in-law is such a good woman, if I were your husband, I would be reluctant to let you suffer."

The more he talks.

Shen Jian realized more and more that the eldest princess's affection for him began to slowly increase.

Although the increase is not much, it has reached 20 points of favorability.

To this.

The smile on Shen Jian's face became even brighter.

Wanting to slander his husband in front of a female ghost who can detect all lies, and also convey his good thoughts about her, is much more difficult than catching a ghost.

but……

The effect is quite good.

…

On this way.

Shen Jian soon arrived at the Eastern Territory.

According to the ghost secretary's information, due to the special division of forces in the East, the top ten directors of the Noble Freemasonry are located in one city, with the city as the core, decentralizing decision-making.

And this city is called Winter City.

Winter City is the core of power in the East.

It has the most powerful foundation in the Eastern Territory. For example, Eagle City, where Duke Elk is located, is the largest territory in the Southern Territory, but after all, only one Duke's power is permanently stationed here.

The armed force it possesses is not even as large as the 4,000 expeditionary army.

But Winter City is different.

The core of the Eastern Territory is stationed here. In just one city, the garrison strength is more than 30,000.

The number of top ghost kings exceeds double digits.

Even among ghosts and gods, there are three or four who live here permanently.

In Shen Jian's mind, he immediately recalled the information about the ten directors.

at this time.

The eldest princess, who had been in a low mood all the way, suddenly said: "Your Highness, the fourth prince, if you want to interview the ten directors of the Eastern Territory, you can't attract the attention of the second prince, and you can't show up in Winter City openly and expose your identity. It’s even less feasible.”

"If you are willing, it would be best to report in my name."

Hear this.

Shen Jian was slightly startled.

Think about it.

He said with a serious look: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? If I use your name to report, what is the effect different from me if I go in person? Once it is used, it will be difficult for you to think of Winter City again. This kind of behavior What's the difference with Brother Wang? I won't do that."

Although he didn't know why the princess in front of him wanted to help him, he would not miss this obvious opportunity to increase his favorability.

not to mention.

He had never considered this approach.

When he speaks, he is naturally sincere.

The eldest princess Ainiya looked at Shen Jian, her deep emerald eyes lit up slightly... It was true.

See this.

There was more kindness in her eyes.

[Favorability +1. 】

[Favorability +1. 】

[Favorability +1. 】

【……】

"Without your name and mine, it's not easy to enter the Earl's Palace or the Marquis' Palace. How else can you meet these ten directors? Didn't you say that you need to persuade the nobles in the East to give up targeting the South as soon as possible? If it takes a while Time, not to mention the benefits are not big."

The eldest princess asked.

Shen Jian paused.

Thinking of this good sister-in-law's sense of justice, she immediately said: "Sister-in-law, do you know what the unparalleled assassin's way is?"