Isabella rode on horseback and let out a deep sigh.
Seeing the way people looked at Theus, she knew she would no longer be their Empress.
Being an Empress was actually simple. She only had to charge forward, carve out a path, and people would naturally follow.
But now, when she raised her head, there was someone ahead of her whom she needed to catch up to.
At that thought, Isabella could not help curling her lips into a smile.
"Move faster, Galahad. What about your ability? Turn it on."
"I can't," Galahad said with a miserable expression.
[Knight] could share their power with their mount, or distribute it among nearby companions to strengthen them.
Because the enhancement was limited, it was a major boost for ordinary people but rather lackluster for Transcendents—another ability with no real use in Transcendent combat.
This ability was generally activated when cavalry charged, greatly increasing their movement speed.
But when used for traveling, it was difficult to sustain for long.
"Maybe we should find an internal-combustion vehicle to drive."
"I don't trust those new-energy internal-combustion vehicles." Isabella frowned. "Think about it. Explosions keep happening beneath your backside, and if any one of them goes wrong, it can send you flying into the sky. That's utterly absurd."
"Actually, even if nothing goes wrong, it can still send people into the sky."
Most current internal-combustion vehicles were experimental models jointly built by Tata and Monica.
There was no need to say more about those two legendary researchers. Their names alone could stop children from crying at night.
If not for Theus's mandatory requirements, the vehicles might not even have had brakes.
Even as they were now, they came equipped with ejection seats, and the gear lever could be pulled all the way down to enter takeoff