Still Loved Even In The New World
CHAPTER 155: Intermediate Mental Control.

Playing chess on a board this big is difficult, but as long as we hold the right pieces for the right conditions, everything will go smoothly. Of course I have to take into account uncertain factors that might affect the course of the game.

Arkne:"Your Majesty, which piece do you want to play right now?."

This is an interesting question. Every piece I will play will start the course of the game, but I also have to consider the next effect of advancing that piece.

Filia: "Don't worry, I've thought about this."

Each step will affect the next step. I put away the holographic map in front of me and lay asleep in bed. Uhh... I almost forgot how long I was here. After finishing a few more things, I will return to the mainland and continue enjoying my time in the academy.

I have been feeling too busy lately and have forgotten the relaxed life I should have lived. Do not think that acting as a domineering queen is something easy. I had to put out all my acting skills to keep looking perfect.

Well, even though I get too serious sometimes and drown in it. Maybe this was also affected by my habit of playing games at Alterion.

Philia:"Arkne, tell some servants to come and bring me some tea."

Arkne:"Yes, Your Majesty."

Arkne immediately bowed and went out to do my orders. A short time later, someone came and knocked on the door.

Zhang Zilin:"Your Majesty, I brought you the tea you requested."

Together with that, came a soft bell-like sound in the bamboo forest that rang in transmits from behind the door.

Honestly, actually the sound is very pleasant, not inferior to the sound of the Oriole and Oceanid harphy races that are considered to be Alterion divas.

It may also be affected by fox blood so that the sound contains slight mental fluctuations that can make others feel comfortable and pleasant.

Hearing that voice, I got out of bed and let her in. Currently, the empress was wearing a more modest outfit with a porcelain tea tray in her hand.

Sally:"Why are you?."

As I recall, I ordered Arkne to bring some servants, but why did this empress come?!.

Zhang Zilin:"This is what Miss Arkne said, so that I may be of a little more use and service to you, Your Majesty."

That reason makes enough sense. Perhaps he also wanted to strengthen his presence around me and prove himself as my servant. So, just let him do what he wants, as long as it doesn't interfere with the mission I gave him. After all, there is no harm in getting a new messenger.

While drinking tea, I also talked about the tasks that should be done by him. I want him to influence the emperor slowly and finally seize power in the most inconspicuous way so as not to leave contradictions and other problems behind.

Let him continue to cultivate his strength and gather many noble supporters to solidify his power and finally take over power in full without any commotion.

It's slow, but it's more perfect with a bit of trouble behind. After all I can't be too hasty to play this big chess board.

Philia:"Tonight you will sleep here."

After I said that, there was a strange gleam in his eyes. However, the gleam was only an instant and he again smiled gently as usual.

Zhang Zilin:"Understood, Your Majesty."

Filia:"Don't think of anything strange."

I told her to sleep in this room because this room is hers. But that's not the problem. I don't want that there will be any news circulating that a queen is sleeping in the guest room. It would greatly affect his prestige in the eyes of others.

Of course this would not affect his future plans too much, especially after he managed to fuse the fox blood into his body. Even so, but I don't want to take the slightest risk.

After all, we are fellow women, so what can happen by sleeping in the same place. Even the beds in the beds here were also very spacious. It was fine to accommodate four to five people without crammed. So I don't really care about that.

Actually I can go back to Moon Palace directly, but I am too lazy to do so. Just stay here and change the new atmosphere. It can also calm my heart after seeing death a lot.

Although I said that my psychological strength and will not be disturbed by the killing of thousands of people, but still there will be some uncomfortable feeling after seeing it. After all it was thousands of lives with tragic conditions.

.....

In short, the night in this world has arrived. Although I cannot tell the difference between day and night in this place, as long as my time marker indicates the time of night, then I will sleep.

As I said, the Empress also slept beside me in light clothes that showed her tall and proud figure. Oh... Sometimes comparing yourself and others is painful. When can I have that standout thing...

Well, maybe not having one that stands out too well either. I doubt that if it was a fight, it would greatly affect the flexibility of body movements. After all, was it not too heavy?!.

For some reason, the more the night, the empress got closer to me and finally hugged me. He hugged my body from behind and held it while asleep. At first I wanted to break away, but no matter how much I tried, she would hug me back like a teddy bear. Rather than me ignoring that and disturbing my own sleep, I would rather let him hug me and fall asleep.

Well, actually sleeping with a big hug like this isn't too bad. At least I can feel warm.

Just like my psychological clock, I only fell asleep for less than five hours and woke up to train my body. Because this room is still very spacious, so I trained my body in this place and immediately took a warm bath after finishing.

Today there are many servants who are very busy to prepare a banquet at night. I heard from the soldiers I commanded outside that many noble chariots had arrived at the capital to follow the banquet at night.

Well, I can also guess that they mostly just want to meet me and flatter their position. Some may even want to please me to get my support. Of course there will be those who just want to pay their respects to the new emperor. After all in this country things like this are very normal.

I didn't pay much heed to it and preferred to think about the next step.

After the banquet was over, I planned to immediately visit the ancient ruins and see if there was anything valuable inside. After I see those ruins, I can directly return to the main continent and hand over the affairs here to Arkne and the others.

While waiting for the night to come and the banquet to be held, I chose to relax in the silver palace garden, precisely under the sun tree which has golden yellow flowers and produces light. The smell of the petals is also very fragrant and soft which can give a certain feeling of relaxation. Under this tree there is a lounge chair and a table that is provided specifically to rest.

It can be said that the current condition is perfect for treating mental fatigue. It's just, it's so dear that there's no warm sunlight and blue sky in this place. Here there was only a dull red sky and a blood-like red moonlight. You could say that the view is very bleak.

Although I said that this was a rest, but I actually also cultivated control over my mental abilities. Back then when I was at Alterion, I could only mentally cultivate myself into an epic class. Since I was given the opportunity to rework my mental strength, I wanted to cultivate it at least as far as Legendary class.

Don't get me wrong, even if it only comes down to epic classes, but it's actually a very high achievement. Probably only less than 10% of Alterion players were able to cultivate their mental control to epic. So, imagine how hard it was to get to epic class.

Mentally cultivating it yourself would have a huge effect on a player's Tier rise. The higher the soul control, the easier it will be to advance to the next tier. In addition, the higher the mental control, then our strength and control will also become stronger in the fight.

It can be said that in Alterion, mental is almost everything. No matter whether it was in the process of which body formation or battle, mentally would always take a very important position.

On the surface of the water appeared faint ripples and increasingly bigger, until it became waves tens of meters. The exquisite mental lotus also began to be surrounded by a golden white mist that was a manifestation of the mental strength absorbed from the outside world.

The golden white fog was getting longer and longer and began to form a vortex around the lotus. Slowly, the mist began to shrink and fuse together with the mental lotus flower, adding to the brightness and size of my mental lotus.

But it's not over. After all the fog fused together and the waves in the mental ocean regained their calm, I had to do the next stage. The beautiful lotus suddenly shattered into a fog that covered the entire sea of souls and scattered irregularly.

Like an embryo, a golden sphere appeared in the middle of the sea of souls. Slowly but surely, the golden sphere began to re-assemble the fog in the scattered mental ocean and began to reshape the golden lotus embryo.

However, when the lotus embryo was not yet perfect, the lotus was again destroyed and scattered. The process continued several times until finally a very complicated lotus flower with various runes on it can be formed perfectly. Compared to the lotus full of runes at the beginning, the current soul lotus was much more lively and beautiful with its surrounding purple and gold runes. It looks very noble.

[Mental control: 140%] (Epic Intermediate)

I finished my practice after hearing a prompt message from the system that showed improvement in my practice.

Ranging from 100% to 190% control is an epic level of control divided into levels: Basic, intermediate, and advanced . Only after crossing the 190% threshold will mental control turn into Legendary that is almost impossible to achieve.

Do not think that raising the level of mental control will be very easy, but in reality it is a very difficult thing. This is similar to advancing a mature technology and breaking through to a new technology, and may even be more difficult.

This time I was lucky to be able to easily raise my level of mental control, other than due to the good environment, but also because I already had previous experience.

I opened my eyes and saw a red sky decorated with a few luminous golden yellow flower petals that were falling, which added a bit of color to this gloomy world.

With the increase in my mental control, the ability of the Omniscient Eye also increased and the mental strength expended while activating this Eye also decreased. In this way, at least my combat effectiveness can increase by 20%.

Don't underestimate that twenty percent. In a top-tier battle, even a one percent difference could make for a shocking result.

I deactivated Omniscient eye and exhaled a misty breath. Currently, the clock has shown around 6 pm, this time is approaching the time of the party that will take place. Taking a deep breath, I stood up and went to change clothes and attend the event.

Of course, I don't want to get too hung up on something like this, so you just intend to greet those officials and go visit the ruins.

I changed my clothes in simple red. This dress design is perfect to wear on my body that is tiny at this time, without damaging the image as a queen, as well as not look mature that will greatly affect the appearance of my little girl. I just want to look more natural.

Her makeup is also very simple which is very natural for a little girl my age. There are only a few additional eye decorations with a more striking color so that my face does not look too pale and adjusts to the color of a bright dress.

Finished preparing myself, I went to the banquet hall together with Arkne and Zhang Zilin. The two of them followed me walking around accompanied by several Diamond Class knights. (Blue knight).

"His Majesty Philia entered the room...!"

When I came in, there were many officials sitting on either side of the red carpet like ancient Chinese tradition. All of them suddenly stood up and saluted me with a clearly visible flattering face.

Filia:"Sit...!"

"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty."

I nodded and sat down where I had been specially prepared for me. With a higher place, I could see all the faces of these officials.

Filia:"I thank you for your availability to attend this event that I'm hosting."

"Please don't thank Your Majesty. This is all our duty."

"That's right. Your call is an order for us..."

"Yes right..."

"Yes...!"

With my words, they began to flatter and look face to face before me. What use is that, do they think that I am the one who would be so happy for receiving the praise?!.

Although their licking attitude made me a little uncomfortable, but since this is a gathering of nobles, I should always take care of my face and not show my discomfort. Remember, in socializing, having two or more faces is very important. Therefore, I still put on a smile and looked at these officials.

Filia:"Surely in this event, you already know what it means. Now that this kingdom has come under my control, it is under the Moon Palace."

I stopped and looked at the faces of their forced smiles, especially the faces of the old emperor whose smiles were like constipated faces.

Philia:"But rest assured, I do not intend to interfere in the government of this land. I want to maintain the social order and lead in this country as it is. But, I also have the right to replace officials who are considered to be detrimental or useless to this country. So then... I hope that you can write for the sake of this country and bring better progress in the future."

"Keep assured, Your Majesty. We will definitely try our best for the sake of this country and for His Majesty's sake."

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Although those nobles look very uncomfortable, but they still force themselves to accept what I say. I can tell that the worst face of them is the one who sucks the most blood in a country. However, I cannot act directly without evidence to maintain the stability of the social order.

This banquet lasted until morning, but for only about two hours, I left this banquet hall and returned to my room. I was preparing to go to those ancient ruins and see what kind of luck I could get in them.

I learned that the ruins were located in a forbidden forest close to a city. Because the path is complicated and the person here does not understand the coordinates, so I have to order someone to be the guide.

This time I left in a horse-drawn carriage with Arkne and ten knights. Besides us, I also brought two directions who were officials from the palace.

Since this was a journey into the forest with many obstacles such as dry leaves and erratic terrain, I had to wear simple clothes that would not affect my movements.

Soon after, about a 4-5 hour journey, I could see a tall city wall built using black stone. On each side of the wall was installed lanterns that had a soft yellow light, revealing a soothing night atmosphere.

On top of the city walls are several guards who faithfully watch over and pay attention to all forms of threats that might endanger the city.

Well, my goal is getting closer... I wonder what kind of surprise the ruins will bring me....

(The end of this chapter.)

This time the update was very far away. Ii'm sorry....

The next update will be shorter.