[Location: Enser Empire, Emperor's Palace]

On the huge golden throne, a pair of dark eyes quietly opened.

He quietly watched the God-given light descending from the sky. With a wave of his hand, an invisible wave spread out, instantly suppressing the arrival of that power.

"When will it be your turn to bless my chamber at will?"

A gaze from outside the world was cast upon the vicinity of the Emperor's chambers, but quickly turned away fearfully.

The Emperor looked coldly at the gazes cast down from the gods outside the world.

In fact, gods do not have the ability to see through everything in the world, and they have no way to overlook the entire world from a high-dimensional perspective.

Being able to cast a glance depends on something else.

For example, the gaze of believers.

For example, a major event related to one's ministry occurred here.

He knocked on the handrail, and the surrounding pipes flickered slightly.

The relevant information that the Rose Doll had updated during this period instantly entered his mind. After a moment, he said in surprise, "I see. Did the child help you expand the boundaries of your priesthood?"

The Emperor quietly lifted the blockade, and the look in the sky changed slightly.

He felt kindness from the goddess of wealth.

"Whether it's God or me, we can't be free in the end."

But the emperor showed a smile: "Nelex, pass the message on."

A few minutes later, the news that the Emperor had awakened reached Beatrice.

Beatrice immediately called Louis and went to the emperor's bedroom.

There, Louis saw his father-in-law after a long absence.

Compared to before, his physical condition seems to be much better.

The originally shriveled flesh and blood also recovered a little.

"Beatrice, and my son-in-law, you have worked hard during this period."

A soft light flashed in Beatrice's eyes: "Everything is for the empire."

Perhaps because he hadn't woken up for a long time, the father and daughter chatted for a while.

At the beginning, the discussion was mainly about some affairs of the empire.

For example, what policies will Beatrice need to implement after becoming the empress, and where will she lead the empire?

For example, the considerations of alliances between countries, the costs paid and the results obtained.

For example, the confrontation and small-scale fighting between the Alliance of Nations in the Falling Star Sea and the Mermaid Empire.

Of course, some things related to Louis were inevitably discussed.

"You have done a lot these days, more than I could have imagined... Of course, my good son-in-law is also very enthusiastic."

Louis said calmly, "It would be great if I could help Beatrice."

"That's all?"

“…”

Louis subconsciously raised his head and looked at the Emperor. For some reason, he felt that there was some irony in the Emperor's words.

When the son-in-law and Lao Deng looked into each other's eyes, he saw a smile on the emperor's skinny face that was a little... uh, I don't know how to describe it.

calm?

Sudden enlightenment?

subtle?

A hint of coldness? No, what are you doing, Lao Deng? How can a single look convey so many emotions?

broken.

For some reason, he always felt that when Lao Deng looked at him, he seemed to have the urge to punch him directly.

"My good son-in-law, you have been helping my lovely daughters. You have really worked hard."

Suddenly Louis broke out in a cold sweat.

It's broken. It's broken.

Did Lao Deng notice something?

That’s not right. Little Swan is not in the empire now. She is still in the Falling Star Sea causing trouble for the Mermaid Empire!

Calm down, Louis, you need to calm down even more at a time like this.

What is Lao Deng? Don't be afraid of him!

Besides being my father-in-law, a symbol of imperial power and might, an irresistible destruction itself, and the father of my first wife, my sister-in-law, and her doppelganger, what else should he be afraid of? Are you going to kill me and leave your two and a half daughters widowed?

Beatrice has an amazing acumen in administrative affairs and can understand people's hearts.

But the father and the beloved at the scene all insisted on not speaking human language.

For a moment he really didn't understand the meaning.

Of course, Louis was just guessing, maybe Old Deng didn't find anything.

He wanted to test the Emperor, but the Emperor quickly turned the topic back to Beatrice.

The main topic of conversation was how his relationship with his daughter had been over the past year.

When her father asked her about these things, the once heroic girl lost her dignity as the regent and future empress and revealed a rare shyness.

What could Louis do? He could only chat with the emperor in a sparse manner.

During every conversation, he would carefully observe the expression on the Emperor's face, trying to see if there was any other meaning in what he said.

Qian and William, who were guarding outside the bedroom, stood outside like stone pillars without moving.

William: "Your Highness, who has been struggling to catch up with the Regent due to his own weakness, is now able to face the great Emperor without showing any fear."

Thinking of this, he burst into tears.

Although he was not old at all, he was still happy for Louis.

It is really Enser's blessing that the two can be together. As early as when His Highness possessed legendary power, he was looking forward to the Emperor waking up and seeing His Highness's brave posture.

Although it's a little late now, it's still as I wish.

"Have you ever written a love letter to my daughter?" the emperor said with a smile.

Louis: ??? "When Beatrice and I have something to talk about, we usually use the communication crystal directly." He said honestly.

He has never written a letter.

I have received it.

But that thing was not a love letter. It was a letter Olivia left before leaving the battle in Giant Plains.

Well, the wording in the letter is sexier than I imagined.

But at that time, the little swan was still pretending to be the black swan, so he didn't know about this.

At that time, he was still wondering when the Black Swan changed its habits and became so cool.

"Oh, you don't write letters that often these days, unlike us when Diana was still alive. We wrote a lot of letters."

Louis recalled the experience between the emperor and the princess, and his eyes softened.

But sometimes he would have a doubt.

Why is Lady Diana a princess instead of a queen? There is a big gap between the two.

In a totalitarian state, there is no equivalence between empire and kingdom.

Both are centralized states, with the empire being the superior of the kingdom.

Only the partner of the king of a kingdom can be called queen or princess.

The partner of the Imperial Crown Prince is also called the Princess.

As far as he knew, the Emperor had been the Crown Prince from the very beginning, and later smoothly inherited the throne of the empire.

However, in every channel he contacted, his mother-in-law's title was always Princess.

That's a bit strange.

What's even more strange is that the emperor's generation never had any queen from beginning to end.

Yes, you heard it right.

Not to mention the queen, there is not even a royal concubine.

The only person who had a relationship with the Emperor was Diana.

Judging from the Emperor's expression and the memories he obtained from Sirin and Rudelson, the Emperor also has deep feelings for Diana.

It was hard for him to understand why such a situation would occur.

Just as he was lost in thought, the Emperor suddenly asked a meaningful question:

"And Olivia? No letters either?"

Louis instantly became alert, even a little dazed.

Damn it, Lao Deng, why don't you lay the groundwork before asking questions? Fortunately, the person who wrote to him was Little Swan, otherwise he would not have been able to say the following sentence with righteousness:

"No, I haven't written to Beatrice yet, how could I have just written to Olivia?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, somewhat doubtful.

Normally, no one could lie to him in his field, and he didn't detect any trace of lying in Louis.

But that assumes Louis is normal.

The authority of mortal sin is one of the few authorities in the world that highly condenses the complete concept. As a mortal sin, Louis is naturally one of the few who can counter his "truth" rules.

Although the emperor didn't notice anything now, he still instinctively felt that Louis was hiding something behind this.

Louis rarely saw the emperor, and he really wanted to know some information about the great sin.

Although he had tried his best to find records about the great sins, with the Emperor as the living first person to commit the great sins, why should he ask for help from others?

…

"The great sin of jealousy?"

The emperor thought thoughtfully: "This authority has always had a bad reputation in history. Although other authorities can easily cause trouble, jealousy is the most likely to cause problems in terms of shaking social order."

Once jealousy arises, no one knows how crazy things one will do.

In particular, envy, a cardinal sin, gains power faster than laziness, greed, lust and the like.

The easiest ways to quickly improve your career level and combat effectiveness are pride, jealousy, and gluttony.

Although the speed of increasing the profession level of Rage is slow, the combat power it provides is even higher than any major sin.

Look at Louis' [Raging Legion], [My wrath is the gathering of stars]... It directly raised his combat power to the level of a god of war in a very short time, although it was only capable of one strike.

Laziness, greed, and lust are very strong, but the strength lies in accumulation, panacea and late stage.

The Emperor thought it was reasonable for Louis to be so concerned.

He looked at Louis quietly and said, "What do you think about the Mermaid Empire, the Abyss Gate on the Pirate Islands, and the other three human kingdoms?"

After thinking for a moment, Louis told the emperor about the Hall of Greed and repeated his operation of transferring risks.

The Emperor looked at Louis and his expression became more subtle.

Louis also showed an awkward smile: "This is a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten."

"I know, but that doesn't stop me from thinking you should be hung."

"How can you say that? What I give is fair and honest. Not to mention the small things, the strengthening of melee professionals by the soldier's tomb and the improvement of their future potential are all real."

"Are you going to say next that what's more, their actions are equivalent to investing in your future?"

"Ahem, keep a low profile." Louis showed an embarrassed expression.

The emperor didn't know what to say.

My son-in-law is a person who has a great sin - greed. It is impossible for him not to be greedy, but...

"Huh?" The emperor's expression changed again.

He vaguely sensed something was wrong, looked at Louis carefully, and then said, "It's been a short while since we last met, and you've already gained a new sinful power."

Louis coughed and said, "More rage and lust."

He couldn't hide this matter from the emperor, so rather than being exposed later, it would be better for him to tell it out loud.

But after he said it, he found that the emperor looked at him with a half-smile:

"You are a little greedy, kid."

Is Louis speaking of a great sin, or is he saying something he dares not say…

Well, there was one thing he was sure of.

That was when he clearly felt the Emperor's desire to attack just now.

Oh no, Lao Deng really realized that he had done something bad.

But it wasn't his intention to do something bad! He just didn't take the initiative!

Fortunately, the emperor's breath gradually subsided, and Louis began to inquire about the circumstances of his own serious sin.

"Your Majesty, I always feel that the serious sins I have committed do not seem to conform to the conclusions given to me by the Lockheed Empire. Is there a problem on their side, or is there a problem on my side?"

The Emperor said calmly: "Is there a possibility that there is something wrong with all of you?"

Louis was stunned for a moment. The Emperor said again calmly: "The Loxi people have conducted in-depth research on man-made sins, but their research on the transfer of sins is still at a relatively superficial stage, far less in-depth than the research in the Supreme Forest."

Louis said, "Like what?"

Although the Emperor did not look at him, Louis still felt that the Emperor was watching his reaction in some way: "It is true that killing a Sin and plundering this power will allow the successor to directly inherit the authority and skills of the previous Sin, but there is one situation that is different."

Louis said, “You say.”

The emperor said: "Since you understand Gong Tao, you should understand that active Gong Tao and passive Gong Tao are different."

"Hiss, what do you mean?" Louis recalled the previous feast with Black Swan. "It's a bit strange. When we were feasting together, I didn't seem to feel any obvious difference."

The Emperor looked at Louis with a more subtle expression.

The great sin of wrath is fine.

No matter your original sin was lust or greed, there is no reason for you to have experienced the taste of gluttony.

In other words, in addition to these three major sins, this kid also feasted with others.

But since he was not injured and showed no intention to kill, it means that he is most likely not the party whose interests were harmed.

But he certainly did not have the fourth deadly sin.

Then, eliminating all wrong options, there is only one answer -

His "good son-in-law" knew another big sinner, and that big sinner took the initiative to let him have a meal with him, temporarily helping him overcome the difficulties.

He knew this operation.

In order to push back the army of the abyss, he once had a feast with the damn Pope Callio.

As the Pope of Gluttony, Calio has rarely gone out in recent years and has no reason to help Louis.

The cardinal sin of jealousy is obviously even less likely to help.

Among Louis' greed, lust, and rage, only rage can serve as a reference object, so he must have temporarily indulged in another object.

He is arrogant. Doesn't he know whether he is being feasted upon by his son-in-law?

Pride, jealousy, gluttony, greed, lust, and rage are all out of the question. So there is only...

It was just a guess at first, but now that he had reached a conclusion, his smile became even more sinister.

OK, OK, OK.

So he tricked his own defected daughter into eating everything he had, right? (End of this chapter)