067 An invitation from the Empress
"You shouldn't be the first time you've come to the Federation, right?"
After getting off the plane, Song Yuanzheng asked Fang Hao with a smile beside him.
Fang Hao looked around and said with a smile: "I can only say that this is the first time that my true body has descended. β
"Yes." Song Yuanzheng couldn't help but laugh and stopped talking about this topic in depth, so as not to leak anything.
Fang Hao had come back dozens of times before, almost visited the federal capital, and followed those researchers to research institutes in other cities by plane.
This time the real body came, and there was a different feeling.
The people here are still those people, but because of the addition of an empress, the whole country is different.
People who are more arrogant than before and look down on other countries are even more powerful, even if you are a strong person in the Emperor Realm.
Fortunately, it was not the people of the Federation who came to greet them, but those sent by their own envoys.
The powerhouses of the Emperor Realm don't need any security, and no one dares to touch the empress's mold at this time.
The Empress wants to show her strength to the world and show her bearing as the leader of the Empire.
If anyone makes any moths for her at this time, I'm afraid she won't want to live.
The banquet was scheduled to start at 12 noon, and it was only 10 o'clock in the morning, and they would first stay at the embassy to discuss some things in advance.
Both of them and their entourage got into black cars, and the motorcade slowly drove towards the embassy.
A large number of media reporters have gathered in front of the embassy, and they immediately clicked to take pictures as soon as they saw the car coming.
On both sides of the road, there are expatriates living in the Federation and studying abroad, holding banners, waving flags, or holding flowers, and they immediately burst into cheers when they see the car coming.
The convoy slowed down as a result.
"Why don't we open the window and show up?" Song Yuanzheng looked at the Chinese people on both sides of the road and proposed.
This time I came to the banquet, I must have appeared in front of the global media.
Since you want to show your face, there is no need to hide it now.
The middle-aged man in the front seat of the co-pilot smiled: "You can always open the window, but don't get out of the car." When you get to the door, roll the windows or the reporters will annoy you. β
The car drove directly into the gate of the embassy, and the press was stopped by the guards.
Song Yuanzheng, who was sitting on the right, rolled down the window and smiled and waved to the crowd on the right side of the road.
"I'll open the window and say hello to your compatriots over there."
"Okay." Fang Hao smiled, also rolled down the left window, and waved to the compatriots on the left side of the road.
The appearance of the two made the cheers of the people on both sides of the road even louder, waving flags and shouting slogans even more excited.
Both are wearing military uniforms, which is also one of the reasons.
Who doesn't want their country to be tougher on the outside world?
Isn't sending soldiers a sign of a tough attitude?
Fang Hao accompanied the envoy, and the rank was too low, so he was promoted to major.
This rank is enough for this mission, and it is not too high, and it will not attract much attention.
As the convoy got closer and closer to the gate of the embassy, the middle-aged man in the front seat hurriedly turned around and said, "The reporter is coming up, close the window quickly." β
Song Yuanzheng and Fang Hao both rolled up the car windows.
The reporters gathered around, and regardless of whether the people in the car could hear or understand it, they threw out all kinds of messy questions.
The cameraman didn't care what he could shoot, so he clicked into the car window.
Fortunately, as soon as the car drove through the gate, the guards stopped them.
After entering the embassy, I met with some representatives of the diaspora, and by the time we finally started chatting secretly, it was already half past ten.
It started at 12 o'clock, and they should have rushed there before 11:30, and there was not much time left for them.
Of course, the preparation is prepared before the departure, now it is just a matter of confirming and seeing if there is any additional information that needs to be added.
After confirming, at 11 o'clock, Fang Hao and Song Yuanzheng got in the car again and set off for the palace.
Each Emperor Realm powerhouse who attended the meeting was allowed to bring one interpreter and one adjutant into the banquet hall.
Fang Hao naturally came as Song Yuanzheng's adjutant, and sometimes Song Yuanzheng didn't come forward, so he was needed.
Song Yuanzheng needs to say something that is inconvenient for him to say.
The translator is a graceful, dignified, gentle and intellectual middle-aged woman, who always has a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, which is very kind.
The three of them entered the venue together, and Song Yuanzheng and Fang Hao both took a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray that came over.
When some of the Emperor Realm powerhouses who arrived first saw them coming, they immediately walked over, either chatting or just clinking glasses.
There's not much to say about the pre-meeting chat, and no one is stupid enough to talk about confidential and sensitive topics here.
However, after the other Emperor Realm powerhouses saw that Fang Hao was so young and his aura was not very strong, they showed unusual interest in him.
For such an important banquet, since a veteran was dispatched, it was obviously impossible to send a young man who was useless.
So what's the use of Fang Hao?
They are naturally curious.
But they couldn't get any useful information from Fang Hao.
After all, "Luo Hao" is the first time to appear in public, and he is still a person who has no past, so they don't want to find out any information.
As the Emperor Realm powerhouses sent by various countries entered the venue one after another, the atmosphere became more and more solemn, even suffocating.
Because more than 20 Emperor Realm powerhouses of the Federation also gradually entered the hall.
They did not bring translators and adjutants.
But the momentum on his body and the expression on his face were all tinged with a touch of pride.
And this domineering and condescending posture also made the atmosphere of the venue gradually tense.
(Ladies and gentlemen, please put down your glasses and let us greet Her Majesty the Empress!) οΌβ
Hank Potter, the host of the banquet, spoke slowly, and the female translator translated this sentence to Song Yuanzheng and Fang Hao.
But the two just looked at each other and didn't go to their hearts.
Welcome?
How to welcome?
Bow and bend over? Or do you kneel and worship?
The empress is only the empress of the Federation, not the empress of all mankind, let alone the empress of the hot summer.
But out of courtesy, the wine glass in the hand must be put down.
Waiters pass by the attendees, who place their glasses on their trays.
After the glass was gone, the empress, dressed in a long white dress and wearing a crown, walked slowly into the hall from outside the door of the banquet hall.
(Welcome to the Empress!) οΌβ
The Emperor Realm powerhouse of the Federation did not kneel down on the spot to greet him, but just bent down and bowed his head to show respect.
After all, it was a banquet now, and in front of so many multimedia and cameras, these Emperor Realm powerhouses couldn't pull down this face.
And there will definitely be those who don't kneel, half kneeling and half standing when the time comes, isn't it more obvious that the powerhouses of the Federation are first-class?
Therefore, at this banquet, the empress did not ask to kneel and bow.
Some of the emperor realm powerhouses of other countries bent down and bowed their heads, some looked around to see what others were doing, and some stood straight.
The Empress walked slowly from the center of the banquet hall to the golden throne prepared for her, set with dazzling precious stones.
The golden throne rests on a stacked platform, which is covered by an elaborate and ornate red carpet, with three steps, about half a meter high.
The distance of 30 meters, combined with her slow pace and smiling but exuding a spiritual coercion, brought great psychological pressure to the participants.
Suddenly, the Empress, who was halfway through, paused, tilted her head slightly, and looked at one of the attendees on the left.
This glance immediately attracted the attention of the audience, and also eased the depressing atmosphere a lot.
Because after following the Empress's gaze to see the attendee, everyone was a little speechless.
Many people looked strange and muttered secretly in their hearts.
The Emperor Realm powerhouses of the Federation also felt weird.
The cameras in the arena shifted to the upright attendee, who was standing without bending over or bowing his head.
Two seconds later, the Empress withdrew her gaze and continued her way to the golden throne.
Her pace seemed to quicken.
Mental coercion seems to be gone?
The participants all felt a little strange and looked at each other.
"Flat."
The Empress sat gracefully on the golden throne, her hands on the armrests, and she nodded lightly to the attendees, and glanced at the attendee.
This glance was immediately keenly captured by everyone present and looked at it again.
The Empress is good about this? Everyone couldn't help but think.
It seems that among the participants, just this one young man?
Others look young, but most of them are actually in their seventies and eighties.
Song Yuanzheng turned his head slightly and looked at Fang Hao with a strange smile.
Will aliens be induced by each other?
You two can't be fellow countrymen, right?
Or do you just like this handsome guy like you?
"Thank you for having come." The Empress sat on the golden throne, holding the armrests with both hands, leaning slightly to the right, revealing a beautiful but somewhat smiling smile.
"It's a pity that I invited all the Emperor Realm powerhouses, but less than a quarter of them came.
I went to hunt the two Sea Beast Emperors, but I couldn't finish eating, and I was a little disappointed. β
When he came up, he was a dismount, which made all the non-Federation Emperor Realm powerhouses who attended the meeting sink in their hearts.
Sure enough, it's still a Hongmen feast.
This beast emperor meat is not so delicious.
is now being broadcast live around the world, and as soon as the empress's words are broadcast, it can be called crushing the world.
"Let's serve." The Empress nodded to Hank Potter beside her, and chuckled at the attendees.
"This banquet is just a banquet, and we don't talk about any major events involving all mankind. Eat and drink as much as you want, and eat as much meat as you want. β
The country that will surrender to sincerity is not bad for this banquet.
Countries that will not vote for sincerity will not vote for the whole country because of this banquet.
So she didn't plan to talk about any big topics at the meeting at the beginning, and this banquet was held to show her strength and bearing.
"In addition, all participants, regardless of men, women, children, and realm strength, can bring a bottle of [Regeneration] Elixir back after the meeting."
"This is a gift from the emperor, and you can distribute it yourself."
When everyone present heard this, their expressions were different.
Song Yuanzheng and Fang Hao glanced at each other and nodded slightly.
The Empress apparently thinks that other countries can't build supernatural engines, so you can give away any potion, and you can't copy a few bottles.
But with these three bottles of elixir, when the domestic extraordinary engine is built, after studying the physical potion, mass production can be achieved at a faster speed.
This time is also critical to shorten the time to mass production.
Fang Hao originally wanted to see if anyone still had the regeneration potion that had been allocated before, so he summoned a clone over and quietly took it away, so that the country could study it in advance.
Now you don't have to take this risk, the queen will give it away for nothing!
It's really a prostitute now.
Waiters kept bringing in a small round dining table with a diameter of more than one meter, covered with a beautifully embroidered red tablecloth, and three matching chairs.
Then the waiter served delicious dishes cooked with the meat of the beast emperor and placed them on the small table one by one.
Of course, there is also a variety of fine wines.
It seems that the empress called everyone to come, and she really just came to have a meal.
But her purpose has been achieved.
What did she give?
Some beast emperor meat, some fine wine, plus dozens of bottles of [Regeneration] potion.
These things are just a drop in the bucket for her.
But the deterrent and conquering effects of the harvest are first-class.
The beast emperor eats meat casually, and doesn't talk about state affairs, the emperor just invites you to have a meal, but it's a pity that you only dare to send such a few people.
The suppression of these countries that are willing to resist is incomparable.
I'm not afraid that you will become stronger after eating the meat of the Beast Emperor, and I am not afraid that it will be difficult to solve after you drink the extraordinary potion.
This is a strong confidence.
This is also the bearing of the emperor.
If you take the opportunity to suppress it, you will lose this bearing.
"Eat?" After Song Yuanzheng took his seat, he looked at Fang Hao.
"Eat." Fang Hao nodded, "You won't poison us." β
Besides, he had foreseen the future before, and they could go home for the New Year.
It was that year, and it was a bit weird.
He turned his head to look at the Empress on the golden throne.
The Empress, who was holding a knife and fork and cutting the flesh, sensed his gaze and looked at it too.
In front of the Empress was a small dining table, but rectangular and covered with a delicate and elegant red cloth.
Seeing Fang Hao looking at herself, she turned her head and said something to Idnas, who was standing beside her.
Idnas walked down the steps to the videographers who were still filming and streaming.
It's already dinner time, and the empress doesn't have anything to say, so there's no need to shoot anymore.
What the Empress was going to do after eating, and what she was going to say to the attendees, was not suitable for publication.
After all, it's not very kind to the whole world.
This banquet is indeed just a banquet, and the powerhouses of the Emperor Realm are invited to eat the meat of the Beast Emperor to show their strength.
But after eating, what should be said and what should be expressed should still be clearly revealed.
This does not mean that they should be suppressed on the spot, but just tell the participants and the countries behind them what the price of resistance is, and let them think clearly after the meeting is dismissed and when they return home.
These words are only suitable for the upper echelons of various countries, and if they are broadcast live, or filmed and put on TV and the Internet, it will damage the glorious and beautiful image of the empress.
When Idnas turns off the cameras and dismisses the videographers, there are only real "attendees" left in the room.
Even the waiters withdrew from the banquet hall.
Idnas returned to the white jade platform and the empress's side, and the empress said something to him, making him twist his eyebrows and look at Fang Hao.
He did not understand and began to be jealous.
He seems to have really become the empress's "attendant", and he was summoned to and fro.
But his original intention was to pursue the empress, win the empress's heart, and take this step to ascend to the sky, so he did his best and served the empress wholeheartedly, and all the things the empress explained must be perfect.
As a result, now he is really a "slave" in the eyes of the empress?
He was angry, but he didn't dare to show it.
He was angry, but didn't dare to show it.
He was jealous, but he still didn't dare to show it.
He could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart, came to Fang Hao's table, and squeezed out a smile: "This gentleman, the empress invites you to sit down." β
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The banquet hall, which was still a little talking, chewing, and clinking glasses, was silent for a moment as if it had fallen into a vacuum.
And all of them seemed to be petrified, their expressions stiffened, and their bodies stiffened.
Empress, is she really a girl?
Song Yuanzheng forked a piece of freshly cut meat, and the corners of his mouth grinned.
"Go."
He knew that the Empress Bacheng had sensed something from Fang Hao, and realized that this might be a "person" of the same level as himself.
Instead of seeing how handsome he looks, let him sit down and have lunch with him.
If the empress was so naΓ―ve, she wouldn't be the empress.
Pretty good. He thought.
Fang Hao sat down, even if he was on an equal footing with the empress.
The Emperor Realm powerhouses present would not be stupid enough to think that the Empress Divine Realm powerhouses would ask Fang Hao to go up and sit on an equal footing with him because of a pair of skins.
From the moment he brought Fang Hao into the venue, there were already not a few Emperor Realm powerhouses who showed curiosity and interest in Fang Hao.
And now, the empress's invitation has deepened their curiosity and interest in Fang Hao.
There are also fears.
This matter, as well as this person, is definitely a threat in the eyes of the Emperor Realm powerhouses of the Federation!
The empress asked Fang Hao to eat at the same table, indicating that she recognized Fang Hao as a person of the same level as herself.
But Fang Hao's aura was obviously still so weak, so weak that anyone present could easily pinch him to death.
Why is that?
Why did the Empress invite him to dine at the same table?
Fang Hao glanced at the empress, stood up, carried the chair, took a few steps to the high platform, and put the chair on the side.
In view of his status as a soldier, he first saluted the empress to show courtesy before sitting down.
Idnas didn't take his cutlery.
It is an insult to bring used cutlery to the queen's table! It's blasphemy!
He turned his head to look at the other tables, went to get a cutlery that no one had used, and brought it to the table on the white jade platform.
He picked up the champagne bottle again and poured champagne over Fang Hao's slender goblet.
Then he stood beside the empress, fully revealing his professionalism as an "attendant".
"Idnas, go and have lunch too." The Empress turned her head and smiled at him.
This sentence and this smile immediately lifted his spirits, and he felt that what he had just done was worth it!
"Yes, your life." He bowed slightly to the Empress and walked over to Hank Potter's table.
Hank Potter originally looked down on him.
But now I admire him.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Realm of the Federation all knew what he wanted in his heart.
Now in the face of this situation, he has not even had a seizure, and he is still conscientious and has done his job well.
I have to say that this is a real man who takes the overall situation into account and understands the general situation!
He glanced at one of the Emperor Realm powerhouses at this table, and that person took his own utensils and got up and sat down at another table.
It's not about Idnas, it's about giving the empress face.
Anyway, he is also a close confidant of the Empress, and he should sit with Hank Potter, the number two in the Federation.
There is no need for others to offend him for a seat.
Moreover, at this moment, what they are more curious about is that in addition to being handsome, what charm does that young man have, which can actually make the empress send an invitation to "sit on an equal footing"?
On the stage, Fang Hao picked up the knife and fork and cut a small piece of the beast emperor meat from the large piece of roasted meat on the large plate in the center of the table.
He didn't know what the Empress had sensed from him.
Eat and you're done.
(End of chapter)