When Su Mu and his party came to the imperial capital of Longtuo again, it was already the time of sunset.

Although compared to the Federation in the south of the continent, the Longtuo Empire, which is located in the alpine region, seems to be still surrounded by the slightest cold even in the middle of summer.

But compared to the previous deep winter, all the snow in the imperial capital has finally retreated.

And as the height of summer comes, the sunset moment is also postponed indefinitely.

In today's imperial capital, even though it has long been full of fireworks, every household has begun to prepare dinner, and the streets of restaurants are full of people.

However, the round of blood on the horizon is still unwilling to disappear.

Although on the north and south lines of the mainland, the pace of the Papal State's offensive has become more and more rapid, and it is constantly devouring the vitality of the Rakshasa Kingdom and the two countries.

But for the empire that has stood for tens of thousands of years, in fact, most of the people of the empire are still just living every day as usual, and there is not much tension at all.

After all, the turmoil of the entire continent has happened many times in the history of mankind.

However, since the establishment of the empire, there has not been a single continental turmoil that can really affect the survival of the Longtuo Empire.

Whether on the west side of the continent, the Papal States rose from the wreckage of Ingilea.

Still in the south of the continent, a group of mages have created a legend called the Federation.

Any continental upheaval seems to occur only outside the Empire...... Neither coveted the alpine territory of the empire, nor did anyone dare to challenge the empire's 10,000-year-old accumulation.

Not to mention, in today's continental turmoil, the Longtuo Empire has already sent troops to aid its neighbors before the war burned to itself.

From the perspective of most civilians, this is undoubtedly a symbol of the empire's continued power.

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"It seems that the Empire is in a much better position than the Federation in terms of controlling public opinion. Even now, the inhabitants of the empire are still full of self-confidence, and they are not worried about the situation of the empire at all. And this positive atmosphere is undoubtedly the reason why the empire can be unscrupulous. ”

Compared with the indifference of the residents of the imperial capital, the imperial officials, who really understand the conspiracy of the Papal States, are obviously much more nervous than the people.

As Su Mu and his party had just landed at the airport, a whole neat line of limousines was already on standby at the alchemy core, silently waiting for the arrival of Su Mu and his party.

Even at this moment, the Imperial side did not give priority to a grand reception ceremony for Su Mu and his party as it had done in the previous academy conference. On the contrary, he carried Su Mu and his entourage, who had just arrived, directly to the Shang Council that was still in the midst of a war of words.

I have to say that the empire's behavior still slightly exposed their urgency in some aspect after all.

Although, judging from outside public opinion, it seems that the empire should not have any unnecessary worries at all.

But in essence, when Yang Zimu and his party successfully returned, they clearly revealed the astonishing speculations and the ambitions of the Papal States.

Today's top echelons of the empire are undoubtedly also slightly anxious about the future of the empire.

So after hearing Su Mu's judgment through the window of the limousine, Lu Xi quickly followed Su Mu's topic, and continued to add:

"The only thing that cannot be known now is the urgency of the Empire...... Whether it wanted an all-out war against the Papal States sooner, or whether it wanted to deepen its union with the Confederation sooner. ”

And the answer to this question is actually the purpose of our trip to the Empire. ”

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Not long after, the orderly Qi-powered limousine had been neatly parked outside the door of a building in the center of the imperial capital.

Although the power center of the entire Longtuo Empire is undoubtedly the Imperial City.

However, the joint discussion of the two kingdoms could not be carried out directly in the imperial city after all.

Therefore, the Honglu Temple in front of him is also the place where the imperial officials and the federal envoys meet their opinions, and it is also the battlefield where Su Tong is fighting.

Although on the way to the empire, Su Mu and Lu Xi had already been fully mentally prepared.

I have long made up my mind to face Su Tong more frankly.

However, what Su Mu and Lu Xi didn't expect after all was that the meeting between the two of them and Su Tong would come faster and more bizarre than they imagined.

When Su Mu and his entourage, who had just arrived, stepped into the hall of deliberation where they were constantly negotiating various opinions under the leadership of the imperial ceremonial officer.

Today's Su Tong is sitting on the right side of the main hall with an awe-inspiring expression.

Standing at the forefront of the Federation, her delicate brows furrowed slightly unconsciously, as if she was thinking about some kind of problem that would be difficult for her to decide.

And on the corresponding imperial side, the leader is another acquaintance of Su Mu:

In the end, he may inherit Su Tan, the prince of the great unification and the second prince of the empire.

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The arrival of Su Mu and his party undoubtedly interrupted the clash of words that were spitting on the main hall.

Everyone in the hall looked at Su Mu and his party for the first time.

It was not until this moment that Su Tong, who was still frowning slightly, finally burst out with some kind of bright light from the bottom of his eyes, and quickly looked in the direction of Su Mu and Lu Xi.

But at this moment, this is the diplomatic hall of Honglu Temple after all.

And because of Su Mu and Lu Xi's own reasons, the two of them certainly wanted to meet Su Tong in private, rather than talking on this occasion.

Therefore, in this situation, although Su Tong had already confirmed Su Mu's return with his own eyes, his eyes were full of warm smiles, and Su Mu and Lu Xi were also full of guilt and apologies because they saw each other again.

But now between the three of Su Mu, they all suppressed their own emotions in their hearts.

Instead, he put all his energy into the situation in front of him.

"Thirteen seats of the Northern Magic Academy, fifteen seats of Su Mu of the Northern Academy of Magic, and Hubert, the commander of the knights of the Hanging Mountain Legion...... I have come to participate in the military cooperation talks between the two countries!"

Although on paper, the name of the foreign inspector is obviously placed on Lu Xi's head.

However, there is obviously no one here who does not understand the truth.

Therefore, today's Su Mu simply no longer continued to hide behind the scenes, but generously stood directly in front of the stage and took the initiative to issue the above declaration to the imperial side.

As for Su Mu's arrival, in fact, everyone has already known about it.

Now seeing that Su Mu has taken the initiative to stand up, Su Tan, the second prince of the empire, is not polite at all, and directly shows a deliberately affectionate face.

Then it was even more awe-inspiring, and directly threw out a sentence that shocked everyone:

"Brother-in-law, you're finally here...... As for this in-depth alliance between our two countries, I am afraid that you will indeed have to make a decision yourself!"