Giving Me Your Blessings? You Red-robed Cardinals Aren't Qualified!

"What?! Your total assets are only a little over 70,000 gold coins? Not even a million gold coins? You've been the emperor of the empire for over a year, how could you only have so little wealth?! Those boxes of takoyaki you just ate cost more than 70,000 gold coins!"

The young dragon broke through the defenses, and that night she brought Eva to seize Asina's assets. After a thorough inventory, it turned out that the Loser Imperial Sister Asina only had a little over 70,000 gold coins, including her allowance! Not the Loser Imperial Sister's allowance, but her allowance! After Lance took her away, her allowance was seized by the Loser Imperial Sister.

In her imagination, Asina, who became emperor, would have at least a million gold coins in savings.

As a result, she searched all the places where Asina hid her money and only found more than 70,000 gold coins.

How could those beautiful, strong, and beautiful Pure-Blooded Dragon on Dragon Island possibly care about such a small amount of gold coins? "I paid for Father and Mother's vacations, I paid for the palace you ruined, I paid for its repairs, I paid for the rewards I gave to my ministers after becoming emperor, and I saved up these 70,000+ in savings through my own frugality."

My Underdog Imperial Sister —no, I mean Your Majesty Lucia —look how poor I am! How about you reward me with some more gold and silver beads? Or perhaps give me a monthly salary of 100,000 gold coins?

The Regent, who oversees the empire's military and political affairs, earns a monthly salary of 100,000 gold coins. That shouldn't be too expensive, right?

"Shut up! Making you regent is your chance to redeem yourself!"

The young dragon Lucia put Asina's more than 70,000 gold coins into her own Lucky Coin.

"You have already learned the Longevity Art. When your father and mother return, remember to teach it to them."

"Why don't you teach your father and mother the Longevity Art yourself?" Asina used tongs to pick up a piece of BoBo Chicken from the young dragon's snack stall. She never expected that after being captured by the black dragon, the Underdog Imperial Sister would learn such good cooking skills and have quite a few good things on her.

The Lucky Coin she wore around her neck was something she coveted.

Not to mention the potions and various Source Power Item in the Lucky Coin Space.

She watched as her Underdog Imperial Sister Lucia, the "loser," gave Eva a lot of things.

Transformation Potion, antidote potions, healing potions, and all sorts of scrolls.

In addition to these, several Source Power Item that combine offense and defense were also given to Eva.

Who exactly are her family members?

"It has nothing to do with you. The memory crystal contains videos of me practicing the Longevity Art. If you've forgotten which move, you can take out the memory crystal to take a look."

You should also practice the Longevity Art diligently; it will benefit you.

After saying that, the young dragon fell silent. She didn't know why she had given such instructions to her Loser Imperial Sister. Logically speaking, even if Lance found her and learned her true identity, he shouldn't have forced her to return to Black Dragon Island.

She could remain in the Farolyn Empire and continue to be emperor.

But ever since she ousted her Smelly Imperial Sister Asina from the throne during the day and became the Empress of the Farolyn Empire, sitting on the throne and hearing her Loser Imperial Sister Asina call her "Your Lucia," she was excited and happy for a while. But after that, she seemed to lose interest in becoming the Empress of the Farolyn Empire. Perhaps she was still a little unaccustomed to being the Empress.

In her imagination, after becoming the Empress of the Farolyn Empire, she would unleash her talents and lead the imperial army to expand the territory. But now that she has become the Empress of the Farolyn Empire, she has lost interest in expanding the territory.

The task of expanding the territory required the blood and lives of the imperial soldiers.

She can't do that.

"Do you want your Imperial Sister to learn the Longevity Art from you, but you're too ashamed to do it, so you're using this as an excuse?"

As Asina ate her Sichuan- BoBo Chicken, she pondered her younger sister's intentions. The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"No!"

"She's even acting all high and mighty now."

The young dragon grinned; she wasn't being arrogant at all.

"Regent Asina, my coming-of-age ceremony has not yet been held. Although the time for the ceremony has passed, I believe that the ministers and nobles of the empire would not mind holding a ceremony for me. What do you think?"

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"Hold a belated coming-of-age ceremony?" That sounded plausible, but Asina felt something was off. "You mean...?"

"Yes, you're right, I want to receive gifts! For my coming-of-age ceremony, the imperial ministers and nobles should give me gifts, right?"

"!!!"

Asina was shocked. Was this little guy holding a belated coming-of-age ceremony just to receive gifts?

I didn't realize she was greedy before. Could it be that spending so much time with Black Dragon has made her pick up his greedy habits?

"I'll leave this matter to you, Regent. You must make sure your hints are clear, so that some ministers and nobles don't misunderstand my meaning."

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Patting Asina's shoulder a few times, the young dragon noticed there was still some BoBo Chicken and kebabs on the food cart. He then reminded Asina, "After you finish eating these foods, remember to clean up my food cart. And remember to bring the food cart to me tomorrow."

"Lucia! I see you are... you are..."

Before Asina could finish her fierce words, the young dragon darted away. "She's fast. I was wondering how she plans to negotiate with the cardinals of the various temples tomorrow."

Asina muttered to herself, her gaze falling on the food cart. "Melissa, Eva, you should eat too. If I eat all this by myself, when will I ever finish it?"

October 2, 3457 of the Black Dragon Calendar, sunny.

Today is the second day since the young dragon became the emperor of the Farolyn Empire. The cardinals of the major temples, who received the news yesterday, dressed in their finest attire and led by knights, arrived at the Roland Great Hall at ten o'clock this morning.

Meanwhile, the ministers and nobles of the capital, eager to learn about yesterday's "palace coup" as soon as possible, went to the Roland Great Hall immediately after having breakfast at home to pay their respects to the new emperor.

Let's also see what the relationship is between Her Majesty Asina and the new emperor.

Hmm. I'd also like to see how the new emperor plans to clash with the clergy of the various temples.

Even after more than a year as emperor, Her Majesty Asina still couldn't do anything about the clergy in the various temples.

If this new emperor can make imperial power suppress divine power, that would be nothing short of a myth.

Some ministers and nobles received some Rumors.

The little girl who appeared in Anselm Province with a giant dragon some time ago is none other than the new Empress Lucia.

It was also the new Empress Lucia who caused the statue of the Martial God Temple to crack.

There's an even more explosive piece of news: it's said that before the statue of the Martial God Temple cracked, when the new Empress Lucia wanted to kneel down on one knee to worship the Martial God Statue, the Martial God Statue shifted one position to the side, avoiding Lucia's kneeling. This happened several times, and the Martial God Statue avoided her every time.

The God of War dared not accept the kneeling ceremony of the new Empress Lucia!

If this gets out, it will definitely shake the entire empire.

Inside the magnificent Roland Great Hall, the young dragon Lucia sat on the golden imperial throne, with the Dragon Knight Hella standing to her left and the Holy Light Empire's Krein to her right.

Imperial ministers stood on the left side of the center of the hall, while imperial nobles stood on the right.

Regent Asina stood at the very front of the center of the hall.

"Bishop Mason of the Temple of Light has come to bless Your Majesty."

"Bishop Frick of the War God Temple has come to bless Your Majesty."

"Bishop Natalia the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom has come to bless Your Majesty."

"Bishop Ophina of the Temple of the Goddess of Luck has come to bless Your Majesty."

"Her Valkyrie Temple Aurora, the Saintess of the Aurora Temple, has come to bless Your Highness."

"Bishop Phyllis of the Temple of the Moon Goddess has come to bless Your Majesty."

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Whenever a cardinal in full regalia enters Roland Great Hall, Melissa loudly recites the names of the temples represented by those cardinals.

The seven cardinals came one after another to the center of the hall and looked directly at the young dragon sitting on the throne.

The young dragon also sized up the cardinals of the seven great temples; she had seen all of these cardinals before.

Saintess Aurora mingled among several bishops, and the young Aurora smiled at Saintess.

Saintess Aurora slowly nodded to the young dragon.

"Greetings, Your Majesty Lucia."

Several cardinals placed their right hands on their chests, bowed slightly, and paid their respects to the young dragon.

"Greetings, Your Excellencies. I have invited you to the Roland Great Hall today for two reasons: first, to receive my blessings; and second, to resolve the dispute you have been referring to as 'divine right and imperial power.'"

I have always felt that the relationship between the temple and the empire should be one of mutual support and respect, rather than encroachment on each other's rights.

In fact, even when I was still Imperial Daughter, I knew that some temples were using the name of "divine authority" to encroach on the interests of the empire and interfere in the affairs of the empire.

Now that I have ascended the throne and become the Emperor of the Farolyn Empire, I wish to order the bishops present to cease infringing upon the Empire's rights.

The clergy of the various temples should just do their jobs and not worry about imperial affairs. You only need to pay attention to the imperial laws and not violate them.

Of course, the empire also respects the major temples and will not do anything to offend the gods. In fact, no citizen of the empire dares to offend the gods.

As for the possibility of clashing with temple clergy, however frankly, some temple clergy do indeed abuse their power and bully others.

The young dragon glanced at the cardinals in the center of the hall, making the struggle between divine and imperial power clear.

She had no time to engage in open and covert struggles with the various temples within the empire. Now that she had become the emperor, she had to do something for the Farolyn Empire.

"His Majesty's words imply dissatisfaction with the major temples within the empire. Judging from His Majesty's words, does His Majesty intend to directly control the major temples? To make the major temples obey the empire's orders in the future?"

Cardinal Mason of the Temple of Light smiled gently, clearly displeased with the words and attitude of the young dragon Lucia.

Even when Asina to the throne, she didn't dare speak to these bishops like that.

For a Imperial Daughter whose abilities and strength are inferior to Asina's, to try to control these temple bishops on the second day after becoming emperor is a gross underestimation of them.

"To be precise, what I mean is that the clergy of the major temples must abide by the imperial laws, and the temple clergy must also uphold the empire."

Similarly, the Empire's soldiers and knights will uphold the temple and protect its clergy. Both sides are equal, with neither side dominating the other.

The bishops seem to really want to use divine authority—no, to use divine authority—to place their power above that of the emperor, in order to demonstrate their nobility and holiness.

God can be above the emperor, but clergy who believe in gods cannot.

The imperial ministers and nobles on both sides of the hall stared in disbelief at the young dragon sitting on the throne.

Wow, that's amazing!

This emperor is even more formidable than Empress Asina!

He directly attacked the bishops of the major temples face-to-face with his ultimate skill.

"So, His Majesty summoned us to the palace today to force our major temples to serve the imperial power?"

"It is to serve the people of the Empire. Bishop Mason, remember your identity. You represent not only yourself, but also the God of Light King. Do not let your selfish desires cloud your conscience and true nature, so as not to do anything that would bring shame upon the God of Light King."

"How dare you! I am a cardinal of the Temple of Light. Even if you are the emperor, you cannot humiliate me like this! Not to mention that you are an emperor who has not been recognized or blessed by the gods."

The young dragon, seated on the throne, grinned. "How can you be so sure that I, as emperor, have not been approved by the gods?"

"You have not yet been blessed by us."

The young dragon rose, descended the steps, and stood not far from Cardinal Mason: "Is it possible that you, Cardinal Mason, are not qualified to bless me? That I have not received the approval of the gods? I possess the Light Fruit, do you?"

Upon hearing the words "Light Fruit," Evelyn was guarding outside the main hall, jogged into the hall, approached the young dragon, took out the Light Fruit that had been given to him yesterday, and handed it to him. "Your Majesty, this is the Light Fruit you bestowed upon me yesterday."

The young dragon took the Light Fruit and mentally gave Evelyn a thumbs up. It was great that she hadn't eaten it yet, otherwise she would have had to bring out the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine.

"Bishop Mason, if I don't have the approval of the gods, tell me, why should I possess the Light Fruit? As the bishop of the Temple of Light, you should be familiar with this Holy Relic, the Light Fruit, shouldn't you?"

The cardinal of the Temple of Light stared in disbelief at the Light Fruit in the young dragon's hand. The Light Fruit only grew on Light Holy Mountain, and even he, as a cardinal of the Temple of Light, had never seen such a Light Fruit. How could Lucia possess one?!

She casually bestowed the Light Fruit, Holy Relic in the hearts of the clergy, upon a girl with the attribute of light, saying, "What does it mean that I can possess a Light Fruit? It means that the God of Light King has approved of me."

The young dragon returned the Light Fruit to Evelyn, saying, "Eat it, don't save it."

Cardinal Mason wanted to refute, but he hesitated and didn't dare to say it. As a cardinal of the Temple of Light, he knew all too well the value of the Light Fruit.

"Even if Your Majesty has gained the approval of the God of Light King, Your Majesty's words just now have offended other temples."

"Bishop Mason, Her Majesty Lucia received the blessing of our Valkyrie a few days ago."

Suddenly Aurora, the Saintess of the Valkyrie Temple, spoke.

Bishop Mason looked astonished and instinctively glanced at Bishop Frick of the War God Temple.

Frick smiled, "Your Majesty, you have not yet received the blessing from the War God Temple."

The young dragon smiled and took out a silver greatsword that shimmered with holy light from the Lucky Coin: "This is a gift that Saintess Sophia of the War God Holy Mountain gave me when I became king. Bishop Frick, would you like to take a closer look?"