Lion King Altria

Master Grade universal material (300%).

The friendship funding Lu Su obtained from his own kind successfully pushed the material progress for both Lion King and the Holy Spear to 100%.

There was even 67% left unused.

"Wildcards are just awesome."

Lu Su felt as though he had drawn several wildcards while playing Fight the Landlord.

Rather than using up the remaining 67% of the Master Grade universal material, Lu Su chose to start making cards directly.

Reading information.

The death she had expected never came. Without the Holy Sword’s restraint, Altria was gradually eroded by the divinity within the Holy Spear.

After recreating the Holy City of Camelot, Altria divided the land into three shares with the Sun King and the Mountain People, declaring herself the Lion King.

This card-making session was somewhat different from the previous ones. Although he was making both the Lion King and Holy Spear cards at once, he had only read a single story.

However, Lu Su knew this was likely due to his own special nature.

"I’ve really gone all out this time, so don’t disappoint me."

Looking at Altria on the card before him, who now possessed a Human Heart, Lu Su could not help muttering.

Lion King Altria

Rank: Master Grade

Quality: Rainbow

Category: Creature

Skills:

Mana Burst

Shining Spear of the End: Even with the Thirteen Restraints limiting its true power, the Holy Spear still radiated with starlike brilliance. Altria could still unleash its power to the greatest extent without damaging its form.

Pillar of Light: The Holy Spear’s true form was a pillar of light that anchored the world’s surface. Altria could fully release the Holy Spear’s true name and transform it into the Tower of the End that maintained the world’s surface.

Note: This skill could only be used once.

Traits:

Instinct Red Dragon Bloodline King of Perfection Solitary Pilgrimage

Holy Spear’s Blessing: Unlike the Holy Sword, Sword of Promised Victory, the Holy Spear greatly enhanced Altria’s body in every sense.

King of Storms: Tear apart chaos with the spear of storms and carve a path for a world that had yet to reach its end. While Altria was present, the strength of all other cards would be greatly enhanced.

Holy Spear Goddess of the World’s End: Human? God? Under Rhongomyniad’s erosion, Altria gradually gained divinity. Thus, when facing enemies that also possessed divinity, her attack power would be greatly increased.

Description: Holy Spear, weigh anchor!

Advancement: Silver grade Pure White Knight Princess Altria → Jade Grade King of Knights Altria → Master Grade Lion King Altria

Bond: When deployed alongside the Lancelot series and others, the effect Knights of the Round Table could be activated.

When deployed alongside the Morgan series and others, the effect Sisterly Affection could be activated.

When deployed alongside the Mordred series and others, the effect Your Majesty, Call Me Crown Prince! could be activated.

After checking the card’s information, Lu Su let out a long breath.

Most of its abilities were more or less what he had expected. Only Pillar of Light had caught him somewhat by surprise.

"Maintains the world’s surface."

Perhaps the description was somewhat exaggerated, but Lu Su roughly understood what it meant.

Simply put, if the world were a canvas, then the Pillar of Light was the nail pinning it to the wall.

"…But it doesn’t seem very useful."

Still, even setting that skill aside, Lu Su was extremely satisfied with the Lion King’s strength. After all, this was a card made with 600% progress.

"And this Holy Spear’s Blessing."

"My Xiao Lei is trembling with rage. What did I ever do to you?"

Looking at Altria’s enormous Human Heart before him, Lu Su’s grin grew increasingly unrestrained.

Time passed like this for a while.

During this period, just as Lu Su had guessed, under the increasingly frenzied assaults of the World Devourer Calamity Star, Secret Realms began appearing more and more frequently throughout Great Ming.

Or rather, the same was happening all over the world.

The good news was that no Hall of Fame Grade Secret Realms had appeared, and even Master Grade Secret Realms were pitifully rare.

Moreover, even when a Master Grade Secret Realm appeared, it contained at most one or two Master Grade Demons.

Still, Secret Realms like the one Adele and the others had encountered were ultimately rare. Even the Demon Army, Great Ming’s greatest threat in years past, had only consisted of five Master Grade Demons.

Of course, in the Great Ming of the past, even if a Secret Realm contained only one Master Grade Demon, suppressing it would have required considerable effort.

But who told them Lu Su was such a cheat?

"The situation is getting worse and worse."

Sighing inwardly, Lu Su took a sip of tea.

As his number of cards steadily increased, so did the number of cards capable of helping him handle affairs.

Sister Lie, Laolan, Xue, Cowlick.

If necessary, the Hokage could also come out and fill in, though Lu Su suspected Hashirama Senju’s ability in this regard was basically nonexistent.

After having his cards finish handling government affairs, Lu Su stood up and said, "Want me to take you all out for some authentic old North Capital food?"

For the current youth, there was no longer any such thing as leaving work early.

Upon hearing this, Altria, who had shown little expression ever since advancing into the Lion King, finally displayed a faint reaction.

She remembered the fermented mung bean juice she had drunk last time.

The blonde mature beauty could certainly drink it, but if she had a choice, who would want to drink swill?

After spending several days together, Lu Su could already judge Altria’s emotions from the cowlick atop her head.

When she was happy, it would sway back and forth. When she was unhappy, it would droop. And then there was Pokémon battles—cough.

Though Lu Su knew the blonde mature beauty had probably recalled how he had deliberately made her drink fermented mung bean juice last time, he did not feel the slightest guilt.

Because he had done it on purpose.

Pretending that nothing had happened, Lu Su declared with absolute confidence, "This time, it’ll definitely be delicious."

As he spoke, he was about to take out his communication device and book the entire authentic old North Capital Lin’an Restaurant he had just found.

There were simply too many cards, so Lu Su could only book the whole place. Of course, he would pay for it.

Just as he finished making the reservation and was about to set off with his cards to taste the legendary West Lake vinegar fish, a knock at the door suddenly interrupted him.

"…Come in."

Lu Su sighed helplessly and sat back down.

Soon, a Diamond Grade Card Master pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing Lu Su, he did not hesitate and directly stated his purpose. "Master Lu, word has come from Great Britain. They hope to speak with you."

Upon hearing the words "Great Britain," Lu Su instinctively furrowed his brow, then recalled the conversation he had had with Lyon at Ye Zhou’s funeral.

Though countless speculations rose in his mind, he still said in a calm voice, "Understood. Go notify Master Bai and the other two."

"Yes."

Watching the Diamond Grade Card Master leave his office, Lu Su’s gaze immediately flickered uncertainly.

He silently thought, Could that kid really have done something outrageous to become king?

Great Britain.

The air of this perpetually damp island nation carried a faint scent of blood, though if one sniffed closely, it almost seemed like an illusion.

As for Lyon, the person Lu Su had been talking about, he truly had not done anything bad.

Although he did indeed want to become king, he was not stupid.

As a nobody who had only just advanced to Diamond Grade, Lyon would not dare scheme against George VII, a Master Grade Card Master, even if he had ten times the courage.

He was not a freak like Lu Su.

Still, Lyon had considered that if he were like Lu Su, His Majesty George VII would likely have named him crown prince long ago.

But it was not as though he had no chance now.

With that thought, Lyon swept his gaze across his brothers and sisters present.

At that moment, George VII, seated at the head of the room, suddenly spoke. "Things have come to this. Tell me what you all think."

The moment those words fell, the vast conference hall sank into dead silence.

In Lyon’s eyes, George VII, a Master Grade powerhouse and the king of Great Britain, was utterly exhausted.

It all began with the growing number of Master Grade Secret Realms within Great Britain.

At present, Secret Realms were appearing far more frequently across Blue Star, but Great Britain, with only George VII as its sole Master Grade powerhouse, was clearly struggling to handle this situation.

Lyon and the others had been summoned today precisely to discuss this matter.

Thinking of this, Lyon suppressed the urgency in his heart and prepared to see what his brothers and sisters thought.

Clearly, however, not everyone could remain as composed as he was.

Sure enough, Edward, the eldest prince, was the first to stand. "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should abandon some regions."

"I think there’s no need to care about those people in the north."

Edward was quite confident in his proposal. After all, those northern barbarians had never accepted Great Britain’s rule.

Who would have thought that upon hearing this, George VII’s eye twitched, and he then asked in a voice that revealed no emotion, "…Do the rest of you think so too?"

Hearing this, Lyon glanced at Edward, who still did not understand the situation, and could not help sneering inwardly.

At that moment, Charlotte, the second princess, stood up. "Your Majesty, I think we should seek help from the Indo-American Federation. With Lord White Crown Adley stationed there, they should have the ability to help us."

"And their distance from us is also appropriate, so we needn’t worry about them taking over our nest."

Charlotte’s line of thought was actually the same as Lyon’s. She had completely disregarded nearby countries such as Europa.

As for The Church—

If they wanted to ensure that Great Britain’s throne could continue changing hands normally, then it would be best not to invite wolves into their home.

The idea of the divine right of kings had occurred more than enough times in Europa.

Compared with Charlotte, however, Lyon, who had visited Great Ming, undoubtedly possessed more information.

He knew that Lord Adley had appeared when a Hall of Fame Grade Demon invaded Great Ming.

And—

His attitude had been quite thought-provoking.

Thus, Lyon no longer intended to remain silent.

He immediately stood and said, "Your Majesty, I object."

"Even if we truly must seek assistance, even the Tsardom of Russia would be far better than the Indo-American Federation."

If one proposed opening a skylight in a room, people would usually object. Yet if one proposed tearing off the entire roof, they might instead accept the suggestion of opening a skylight.

That was exactly what Lyon intended to do now.