After a long absence, hearing Nisi's voice, Charlotte couldn't help but slightly smile.

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

Although Nisi had a lot of bad habits, suddenly hearing his voice again after such a long time, Charlotte found it somewhat nostalgic.

How should I put it? It's like the feeling of a wanderer finally returning home.

Of course, another reason was that Charlotte was now extremely curious.

She had been "asleep" for a full three and a half years, and she wanted to know how her church and kingdom had fared during that time. She wanted to know everything that happened on the Mireya Continent in those three and a half years.

Not to mention anything else, just her followers, even without considering the faith network of the Holy Royal Court she accidentally entered upon awakening, she could still feel the immense power of her faith.

Charlotte sensed slightly, and during her three and a half years of sleep, the number of her followers had increased by a whole level!

Although it hadn't reached ten million yet, it was probably about seven or eight million.

And this was just the devout followers recorded by her faith network.

It should be noted that those who have just converted or those whose faith is not deep enough and are shallow believers would not establish a connection with the faith network.

According to Charlotte's understanding of the church faith on the Mireya Continent, the ratio of shallow believers to devout followers could generally reach more than four to one.

In other words, the influence of the Dark Night Church, in just three and a half years, had almost spread to half the population of the Falling Star Kingdom.

The extraordinary power accumulated by the Dark Night Church in these three and a half years was probably not a small amount, but... when Charlotte just connected to the faith network of the Holy Royal Court, she almost stole... ahem, replenished the divine power, so she didn't explore it carefully for the time being.

But obviously, during Charlotte's years of sleep, her followers must have been loyally carrying out the church development plan she left behind before her slumber, and it seemed they had developed quite well!

Thinking of this, Charlotte gently raised her hand, and the clothes prepared on the wardrobe in the secret room flew to her, dressing her automatically.

Smoothing out her pale golden long hair, she flicked her finger to unlock the door of the secret chamber that only she could open.

As the door opened, Charlotte saw another "herself" excitedly pounce in.

However, a mass of golden-red ethereal shadow was even faster:

"The supreme ruler, the great Dark Night God, the noble master whom Roman serves! Wuuu, you... are finally awake!"

It was the Roman Sword.

The divine artifact flew over with a swoosh, bypassing the black cat Nisi who still looked like "Charlotte," and excitedly rubbed against Charlotte's leg:

"I'm so glad! So glad! Wuuu, finally I can sense your power again! You don't know, during your slumber, I felt like our connection was about to break! I even thought you had abandoned me!"

Seeing the excited wisdom divine artifact, Charlotte patted its magnificent hilt, unable to resist laughing:

"Long time no see, Roman."

The Roman Sword was a divine artifact that had acknowledged Charlotte as its master, and the bond between them was more unique compared to other followers.

During her crossing through history, the connection to the Roman Sword weakened the most.

If other followers only found it difficult to communicate with the "slumbering" True Ancestor, then for a divine artifact like it, it almost equated to the deity completely "disappearing."

After all, according to Charlotte's observations, her crossing through history involved her entire being "crossing" even the essence of "existence" itself.

After comforting the Roman Sword, Charlotte then looked at Nisi, who had consciously reverted to his black cat form and was eagerly looking at her.

She smiled, reaching out to rub Nisi's cat head:

"Long time no see, Nisi."

...

"Greetings to Your Majesty the Queen."

"Greetings to Your Majesty the Queen."

"..."

In the Luoxing Red Palace, within the magnificent palace interior.

Charlotte, having tidied herself up, walked through the long corridor, nodding in acknowledgment toward the maids and knights who stood off to each side and greeted her.

Beside her, Nisi, having returned to cat form, strutted with its tail held high, while on the other side floated the Roman Sword in midair.

Everything in the Royal Palace compared to before Charlotte's sleep hadn't changed much, everything was functioning normally.

No, it wasn't that nothing had changed.

In the corridors and within the palace, Charlotte noticed many lamps had been replaced with magic items, and the proportion of magical equipment in the palace seemed to have significantly increased since before her sleep.

Evidently, this was greatly related to the plan Charlotte had started before her sleep to develop the magic-guided alchemy industry.

There were also many new faces among the palace staff, presumably newly recruited attendants.

Everyone would respectfully salute upon seeing her.

This genuine respect from the heart was certainly not the perfunctory attitude Charlotte received when she first ascended to the throne; it was even more solemn than before her sleep.

Three and a half years are enough for "Charlotte de Castel" to firmly establish herself on the Falling Star throne.

No one has realized that their "Queen" has swapped identities.

Of course, no one noticed three and a half years ago either.

Nisi clearly has mastered the art of being a stand-in, and judging by the attitude of the Royal Palace attendants, it seems to have been working hard over the years.

Thinking of this, Charlotte gave Nisi a satisfied glance, and feeling Charlotte's approving gaze, Nisi's tail raised even higher.

Returning to her study, Charlotte sat down on the throne.

Nisi cheerfully poured her a prepared cup of sweet milk.

Charlotte picked up the milk and took a small sip; it was the sweetness in her memory, the taste she longed for.

During the three and a half years at the Free City State Alliance, she hadn't had any because she was maintaining the "Lilith" persona.

"Lord Charlotte, here is the information I prepared in advance! From the day you fell asleep until today, all the information regarding the Kingdom and the Church is here, all organized in the format you instructed before you slept!"

Nisi eagerly pushed the already-prepared documents to the front of the desk.

A very thick stack, Charlotte estimated it would take quite a while to read them all.

She nodded, took the documents, and while browsing them, asked:

"What about the others?"

Nisi answered respectfully:

"Sebastian went to inspect the Free Tribe settlement on the Northern Coast. The Kingdom has changed so fast these years that he's been endlessly busy. However, I've already sent him a magic communication about your awakening and he's on his way back."

"Yulster has been busy at the Magic-guided Alchemy Company lately. He's come up with quite a few novel ideas over the years, and is now the company's chief alchemy consultant!"

"Luf is still active on the Church's side, and now your faith has spread to every corner of the Kingdom. Although it's not entirely public yet, just based on the number of believers, it's almost able to compete with the Falling Star Kingdom's Church power."

"Of course, the believers don't know you're the Dark Night God."

"The Nais Clan has also gotten on track. After you fell asleep, there were a few small-scale disturbances, but ultimately they were suppressed by Badak and Duke Robin. Now, quite a few bloodlines have joined the Falling Star Royal Court and are called Crimson Nobles by other nobles."

"On the Harcos Clan's side, Great Prophet Margo has been in contact with us continuously, and they've been a great help with the Dark Night Church's expansion."

"As for Albrecht... he came to Falling Star a few times and seemed to have sensed your sleep, but I managed to fool him each time."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

She multitasked, listening to Nisi's report while browsing the variety of information provided.

Just like Nisi said, the Falling Star Kingdom truly underwent earth-shattering changes in these years.

Two aspects are the most crucial.

One is the Falling Star Kingdom's magic-guided and alchemy industry, which had explosive development after Charlotte integrated the power of the Nais and Harcos clans and set a development plan.

It's somewhat like a serendipitous culmination.

When Charlotte first inherited the title of Count Castel, she realized, due to her understanding of Blue Star's history, that Mireya Continent had also reached a certain critical point of "industrial revolution."

Large and small alchemy workshops sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, and various novel alchemy tools appeared at all levels of nobility. The new nobles earned money through alchemy technology and trade were becoming more and more numerous, especially in the Castel Domain, which showed signs of capitalist emergence.

Of course, here it's the magic-guided technology innovation, not the industrial revolution of Blue Star.

Since inheriting, Charlotte has been intentionally guiding toward a magic-guided revolution, and later with the Harcos Clan's funds injection and Nisi, the former Legendary Mage's assistance, everything proceeded as planned.

Most notably, the magic-guided and alchemy industrial company designed before Charlotte's sleep achieved unprecedented success. In three and a half years, driven by Harcos Clan's financial chain and Nisi's improved technology, it has become a giant in the continent's north.

This catalyzed a series of chain reactions, leading to rapid development of various magic-guided alchemy workshops in the Falling Star Kingdom.

Nisi's data shows that now the Falling Star Kingdom's produced magic-guided and alchemy tools occupy about 40% of the market share, surpassing the formerly dominant Mage Association.

And the magic-guided and alchemy industry company established before Charlotte's sleep even expanded the magic tool trade to the Eastern Coria Kingdom.

Regarding company profits, they have reached an astonishing figure. Even though many Falling Star Nobles have shared much of the dividends and reinvestment has consumed considerable funds, the profit for the Falling Star Royal Family remains an enticing figure.

Twenty million...

A total of twenty million gold Tanas!

This is equivalent to the Falling Star Kingdom's half-year fiscal revenue when Charlotte just inherited the title.

And this is only in the company's third year. According to Charlotte and Nisi's plans, the income will continue to increase with the future development of the company and magic industry.

This made Charlotte sigh with emotion, indeed... trade is lucrative, especially high-end product trade with technological disparities.

The mass-produced magic-guided tools from magic-guided industrialization are even more profitable than she imagined. Not only Nobles, but the magic-guided and alchemy tools produced in Falling Star are also well received among wealthy commoners. Previously, owning magic tools was a privilege of the Great Nobles, but not anymore.

By integrating the Falling Star Kingdom's alchemy workshops, alongside Nisi's technical improvements and Charlotte's "factory" concept, the emerged magic-guided and alchemy industry company is indeed a dimensional reduction strike in this era.

It can be foreseen that soon, the Falling Star Kingdom's financial situation will be thoroughly improved, potentially becoming the wealthiest kingdom on the Mireya Continent.

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