In London, near Greenwich train station, a new coffee shop has opened without a name, the logo is a black cat moving forward, and everyone around calls it Black Cat Coffee Shop.

Today is the opening day of the coffee shop, with brand new glass, spotless floors, glossy copper handles, and red-painted wooden doors.

Unlike traditional old-fashioned coffee shops, this coffee shop has been completely renovated, with a large restaurant that can seat hundreds of people at a time, and judging by the menu hanging on the wall, the store sells not only coffee, but also bread and desserts, stews and steaks.

There is a large glass door that divides the restaurant into two parts, the left and right sides are decorated and the food is served similarly, the only difference is that there are many cats lying on the table on the right side, as if to provide some kind of spiritual comfort to the guests.

Before opening the door, Xiao Hei walked between the cats with a steady pace, meowing back and forth, as if he was lecturing, the cats listened patiently, and nodded together at the same time, as well as a few girls in uniform uniforms.

However, in appearance, they look exactly like humans, but if you look closely, you will find that their walking posture and many details are different from humans, but similar to cats.

They are cat people who have turned into humans with the tears of the Siren, and they were finally selected and trained, after all, Xiao Hei mentioned before that he wanted to open a coffee shop, and Ma Wei also agreed to this matter.

It sounds strange to have a cat opening a coffee shop, but you won't be surprised if you see the boxing gym and the blood clan psychology clinic run by the giant ape clan next door.

It is a natural law that the number of all ethnic groups will increase in peacetime, and the Church of Truth cannot provide for them uncontrollably, and it is only a matter of time before they become self-reliant.

Some stray cats who are unwilling to be adopted want to survive in human society, can not rely on stealing, this way of survival is no longer feasible, Xiao Hei opened a cat coffee shop is a pilot, recruit cats to work, pay them wages, provide jobs.

If you don't want to come into contact with humans, you can go to the back kitchen, or you can go to the Holy Trinity Fishery Co., Ltd., which is owned by the Cat Legion, which is officially licensed.

Initial training may seem troublesome, but if you think about it from a long-term perspective, training is an inevitable process, and the most important thing is to be able to find a suitable industry.

The Giant Ape Clan has no special skills, they have strong strength with the blood of the Frost Giant, and they are very suitable for doing strength work, in order not to conflict with ordinary humans, Fat Orange allows the Giant Ape Clan to open a freight company, and has in-depth cooperation with the Holy Trinity Fishery Co., Ltd., and the opening of a boxing gym is a small interest of the leader of the Giant Ape Clan, Wala.

If it is still reasonable for the giant ape clan to open a boxing gym and a freight company, it is somewhat unexpected for the blood clan to open a psychological clinic, the primary mental problem cannot be solved in the field of immortality, such as depression, insomnia and a series of psychological diseases that need to be induced, it is definitely not enough to rely on sleeping toast alone, and sleeping toast is not omnipotent, but the blood clan can just make up for this deficiency.

Whether it is depression or insomnia, or the trough period after falling out of love, if you can't get out, the blood clan can hypnosis you can make you forget the troubles of depression and fall asleep peacefully.

At the same time, when it comes to cardiovascular disease, the Bloodline also has a unique talent.

The field of immortality is expensive, even if you pay insurance, you have to queue up in the case of no danger to your life, for which many small clinics are doing thriving, among which Watson's surgical clinic is very popular, but the patients are coming to see a blood family, and the blood family that can observe the blood can not only control the blood flow rate, but also remove blood clots, and give advice on the patient's blood problems

"Meow up!"

The wall clock on the wall kept beating, and there were only a few minutes left until 10 o'clock when it opened, and Xiao Hei walked around with some anxiety to get all the employees ready.

Today is the first day of business, which is very important, and Xiao Hei, who has only advertised in the newspaper, does not know how many customers will come to the door, and he is uneasy.

As soon as 10 o'clock arrived, the coffee shop hung up the sign of "Opening", Xiao Hei looked out of the door, 'jingle', the bell hanging on the door rang, and the first customer entered the door.

"Boss, I'll just say that Xiao Hei must be here!"

Levine was the first to enter the store, touched the head of the cat next to him, sat down at the table, and glanced at the menu on the wall: "Bring me a cup of coffee, two packets of sugar, double milk, and a jam bread." ”

Xiao Hei glared at Levin, walked up to Ma Wei, rubbed his ankle, and asked, "Master, why are you here?" ”

"Today is your first day of business, and we're here to cheer you on."

There is no disguise, no disguise, Mavi appears in his true form, even Yunia.

As soon as the guests entered the store, they saw Ma Wei and Yunia sitting in the corner, and many people's first reaction was to rub their eyes, wondering if they were dazzled, and then the news spread, and the flow of people near the station was already large, and soon attracted countless people to come, surrounding the coffee shop.

The Scotland Yard police stepped in to maintain law and order, and the store was full, and who wouldn't want to try the shop that even the Pope and the goddess frequented?

Believers know that the goddess loves desserts the most, and the shops that can get her support are definitely not bad!

That's the authoritative certification!

Some people dare to have the courage to greet and communicate with Ma Wei, some people only dare to watch from a distance and dare not come forward, the store is full of people for a while, lively, orders fly like snowflakes, it is also at this time, the crowd queuing on the street suddenly quiet, the customers in the store heard the silence outside, and also stopped the hustle and bustle, looking back.

A convoy of cars stopped outside the store, a carriage used by the cabinet to receive foreign guests, and in the middle was a gold-dusted, high-quality goods that would only be used by other heads of the royal family.

The car door opened, Katerina stepped down, and the quiet crowd exploded in an instant, and there was a lot of discussion.

As a hostile country that once waged war, the photo of Katerina, the new king of the Romanov Kingdom, has long been published in the newspaper, of course, some people who don't read the newspaper don't know her, but rumors always spread rapidly, and the news of Katerina's personal arrival soon spread.

Looking at the crowded coffee shop, Prime Minister Sean hurriedly signaled to his assistant David to immediately dispatch more police to maintain it, and he already had a premonition of the next development of things.

It's really a coincidence, Pope Ma Wei happened to be not in the church today, and he came to cheer for Xiao Hei!

And today is the day of Katerina's visit to London!

Everything comes together, like a magnet that constantly attracts other people, and everyone loves to join in the fun, everywhere.

Walking into the store, in the crowd, Katerina saw Ma Wei surrounded by a group at a glance, and when she stepped forward, the crowd automatically separated.

The passer-by who sat next to Mavi on a stool saw Katerina's gaze at him, got up very knowingly, and gave up his place.

"The croissants in this coffee shop are freshly made every day and the crust is crispy."

The tip of his nose smelled a familiar perfume, and without looking back, Ma Wei knew who was coming.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you have come to London to see Arthur?"

"Call me Your Majesty, but call Arthur's name?"

"All right, Your Majesty Arthur."

Ma Wei just felt that it was too tiring to add honorific titles, and if the two kings were together, if they both used complicated etiquette titles, an exchange would waste at least a few more minutes, and he would be very tired.

"If I don't go to see him, he will come to see me."

Katerina sat down next to Mavi and glanced at the menu on the wall, "Get me a copy. Nepeta soup? What is this, haven't seen it, come to a copy. ”

Xiao Hei ran over quickly and whispered, "That's an exclusive menu customized for cats, not for people to eat."

"Oh, then change to tomato soup, another plate of sausages, two more spoonfuls of no-cost bolognese, Yorkshire pudding, and a salad, no broccoli, and a sprinkle of vinaigrette."

Hearing Katerina's menu, Yunia looked up sharply, as if she saw a confidant.

She doesn't like broccoli either.

The taste is very strange, not to mention, there is no taste at all, and the taste is astringent, like gnawing on the green belt.

Xiao Hei, who received the order, hurriedly asked the kitchen to prepare, and soon the food was served on the table.

Although the coffee shop can solve lunch, Sean, as the prime minister of the cabinet, of course, has to prepare a state banquet to entertain Katerina, which is the most basic etiquette, even if it is a primitive tribe, it will serve the most sumptuous food to entertain guests.

With the exception of cannibals, guests are their dish.

Katerina cut a piece of sausage and put it in her mouth, chewing it carefully, it was a sausage made by Chef Frederick himself, eating it, Katerina remembered a trace of the taste of her childhood, her mother loved to eat the sausages of Frederick's kingdom, and she was no exception.

"Your Majesty Katerina, please save some stomach, I have prepared a luncheon for you." Prime Minister Sean reminded.

"Cancel it."

Katerina said lightly: "I'll eat here, as for Arthur, don't worry, he'll be there in a while." ”

Will the king come?

Sean was stunned for a moment, you must know that Arthur has been busy with government affairs recently, and he has no time to withdraw, and even the arrangement of the luncheon is hard to squeeze out time.

There is no way, the war in the United States of Citi has just ended, the northern army has completely defeated the southern slave army, and the remaining small resistance forces are being swept away, and the Apocalypse God Department has also freed up its hands, and now the international situation is tense, Arthur has not rested for several days.

"The king is coming!"

I don't know who shouted outside the door, Sean was shocked, walked out of the store, and sure enough, he saw the carriage belonging to the king.

"Your Majesty! How are you?"

"It's so lively, how can I not come?"

Arthur raised his hand to signal Sean to be calm, and then entered the store in shock, took off his hat and gave it to the guards to wait outside the door, and then sat down opposite Mavi and Katerina, looking at the menu on the wall.

"Any recommendations?"

"The chef recommends cat's claw cake, half a bowl of fish soup and boiled corn," Hei said.

"Half a bowl of fish soup?" Arthur wondered, "Why half a bowl of fish soup?" ”

"Because the other half of the bowl was stolen by the chef."

“.”

Rao is Arthur's concentration, and he can't help but be silent at this moment.

"Just follow the chef's recommendations, I'm not taboo. Add an oyster platter. ”

After the meal was served, the two kings and a pope gathered around a table to eat lunch, and people who had never seen this scene stopped to watch, and the reporters who smelled the smell also ran over and took a photo.

Seeing that Arthur's face was a little pale, as if he hadn't rested well for a few days, Katerina asked, "Are you still worried about the affairs of the United States of Citi?" ”

Arthur glanced at the other guests not far away: "You want to talk about these things here?" ”

"Why not?"

Katerina's tone was calm: "I am willing to share the national policy I have formulated with all the people, especially when dealing with some potential enemies, I have never shied away from it, and I believe that the people who know the general direction will support me more." ”

"In this war, many new weapons appeared in the United States of Citi"

With a snap of his fingers, the guard brought Arthur a file bag, which opened to reveal countless classified documents with red flags, including many photographs, all sent back by the spy.

In addition to some blurry factory machines, there are many images of soldiers fighting on the battlefield, charging with weapons and different skin tones, while those street photos record the lives of civilians.

For ordinary people, it may be difficult to perceive the message that these photos want to convey, but Katerina saw it, her eyes were slightly condensed, and she casually pushed the documents to Ma Wei, looked into Arthur's eyes and said, "You brought these documents, and you planned to have a meeting here." ”

Arthur smiled noncommittally and asked, "Father, have you finished reading?" ”

Nodding slowly, Ma Wei put the documents and photos back into his bag, took a deep breath and said, "The war in the United States of Citi has lasted for a whole year, but even in the war zone, the supplies of ordinary residents can still be satisfied, the clothes they wear have no patches, and their leather shoes can even be polished."

"Leisurely, not urgent." "This proves that the United States of Citi is very strong in terms of overall national strength, and according to the preliminary statistics of their imports and exports in recent years, their crops, meat and dairy products are very rich, and they can be sold to other countries after meeting the basic supply and demand," Katerina said. ”

Arthur said in a serious tone: "Not only that, they have invented many new weapons, and the minigun you have used is only one of them, and now the army of the United States of Citi is massively equipped with copper primer bullets."

As he spoke, Arthur took out a cylindrical bullet from his bosom and placed it on the table, the copper skin was tightly attached to the bullet, and the bottom surface was smooth and rounded.

"The craftsmanship is quite superb."

Katerina's face became even more solemn.

"Will the arsenal of the Romanov Kingdom be able to make bullets of such craftsmanship?"

"Yes, but the production is limited and it is not possible to assemble the army on a large scale."

"Here's the key." Arthur took a deep breath: "The industrial level of the United States of Citi can already be equipped with copper bullets on a large scale, and their industrial level is not much different from that of the Kingdom of Windsor. ”

In terms of land size, apart from the colonies, the Kingdom of Windsor is very different from the United States of Citi.

The Kingdom of Windsor is an island nation with a temperate maritime climate that is mild and humid all year round, but the weather can be changeable, sometimes sunny one second, and pouring rain the next.

On the other hand, the United States of Citigroup, whose territory is second only to the Kingdom of Manitoba and the Kingdom of the Romanovs, has a warm and humid climate, and the mountains on the east and west sides have created unique climatic conditions for the interior, and the area of arable land has surpassed the Romanov Kingdom, which has a larger territory than itself, ranking first in the world.

In addition, the United States of Citi has obvious maritime advantages, with a long coastline, many excellent ports, and an inland sea in the southeast of the Florida Peninsula, which has the dual advantages of sea and land.

Bonaparte's First Empire also had the advantage of both land and sea, but the territory was too small to be fully utilized, and the pioneers brought with them a large amount of advanced technology and the gold rush to increase the population wildly.

In recent years, the pace of development of the United States of Citi has long surpassed that of the central continent, which is limited by each other and wary of each other.

If this continues, it will be sooner or later than it will be surpassed.

"I didn't expect that your prophecy would come true so soon, Father." Arthur said: "The United States of Citi has indeed posed a threat to the Kingdom of Windsor, to the point of imminence. ”

Katerina pondered, "Originally, a businessman from the United States of Citi. What's his name? ”

"Finn Drost." Mavi replied.

"Yes, it's him, the emissary of the Drost family, he wants to buy the Far East of the Romanov Kingdom, I was a little moved at the time, and now it seems that fortunately I didn't agree to it at the beginning."

The Far East, which borders the Kingdom of Manitoba, was sold not only to break the economic blockade of the Apocalypse Divine System, but also to prevent the Kingdom of Windsor from controlling the Kingdom of Manitoba to attack the Romanov Kingdom from the east.

As long as the Far East is sold to the United States of Citi, the United States of Citi will be able to stand between the Kingdom of the Romanovs and the Kingdom of Manitoba, forming a natural international barrier.

At that time, Katerina did not know about Mavi's Northern Alliance plan, and in the face of a crisis situation, it was not a bad thing to cooperate with the United States of Citi.

But.

If Katerina had agreed to the request of the United States of Citi and sold the Far East, perhaps the war with the Kingdom of Windsor would have ended more easily, but at the same time, she would have lost the greatest advantage of the Northern Alliance!

Today, the Northern Alliance has completely controlled the northern part of the world, controlling the Far North Seas, and all the northern kingdoms have joined the alliance and become one.

On the other hand, if the Apocalypse Divine System can get the help of the United States of Citi, they can also control the vast majority of countries in the middle of the world and compete with the Church of Truth.

"Do you want to tell the Apocalypse Divine Department the secrets of the United States of Citi?" Arthur remembered the Liberty.

"It's useless."

Ma Wei shook his head: "Nereida is the god of the apocalypse, what is the United States of Citi like, can he not know?" He knew for sure, but He had other plans. ”

"We must get the support of the southern countries, including the Aztec Empire, only in this way can we break the layout of the Apocalypse God System and occupy a favorable position."

While talking, lunch had been eaten, and the cat girls brought black tea and coffee, Arthur took a sip of his cup and said, "Let's talk slowly, it's not something that can be decided in a few words." ”

"Duke Ivanovich, where are they?" Katerina asked suddenly.

"On a suburban estate."

"Hand them over to the Romanov kingdom."

Arthur was a little hesitant, after all, Duke Ivanovich was a political refugee, and if he was not sheltered, he would be handed over to the Romanov Kingdom, and the subsequent impact would be too bad.

"If you don't feel at ease, sign an extradition treaty."

Katerina said lightly: "Duke Ivanovich, they committed unforgivable treason and deserve to be punished. ”

(End of chapter)