Chapter XXXIX: The Federal Crisis
You can't say too much about sensitive words, and you can stop at it. Yun Feng also closed his mouth, no longer expressed any public opinion, shook his head lightly and got up, called back his teammates, and rushed to the banquet hall with Yeshi and them.
At this moment, Sheng Yan's voice suddenly reached the ears of the night world from the Polestar necklace. "That little ghost named Yunfeng has a point, think about it, the so-called desires, ambitions, power, etc., have never been able to disappear automatically since the emergence of human beings. If you follow what he said, then it is very likely that the war in your human world will break out again, and you must be careful in the future, so as not to let the villains have a chance. β
"Well, I'll be careful. After listening to Sheng Yan's reminder, Yeshi walked into the palace hall with everyone with a heavy heart, and found that Wang Weide and the principal and his wife were waiting for them, so he shook his head slightly, put aside those messy things, and greeted the past with a smile on his face......
At night, the palace of the Federation of Merk was brightly lit, and the banquet hall was filled with thousands of people, their expressions full of enthusiasm and joy, all as if waiting for a moment to comeβ
A 'ding' bell sounded to announce the start of the state banquet. All of a sudden, the crowd shouted and boiled, and the sound instantly spread throughout the entire Federal Palace. The light dance and cheerful atmosphere made the third class and seven children suddenly let go of their previous unpleasant mood, and immediately integrated into the elegance and joy in the banquet hall. It is not easy for Mess Element University to win the championship of the college student martial arts competition, and as the king of the Federation, it is natural to treat them well.
At the state banquet, except for the rest of the team members and team leaders from other countries, only one representative of the Yala Empire attended. However, it is not surprising that such a strong Yala team is almost the champion of the tournament, and I never thought that this year it would lose to the little-known University of Mays. What's more, the members of the Yala Empire have each taken a vicious shot, and their arrogant and domineering attitude for many years has offended almost all countries, and the Evil Fang will not appear here tonight, in the eyes of others, it seems to be very common.
At this time, Wang Weide's voice sounded from the banquet hall: "Distinguished guests from various countries, I believe everyone already knows that tonight's federal state banquet is not only a farewell party, but also a wedding banquet for our federation. In the 37 years since I led Merke, I dare not say that I have made any great achievements, but I have been diligent and conscientious. Now that I'm old, it's time to choose the next prince. I announced that the next prince of the Merk Federation would be succeeded by my eldest son, Wang Hao. And Wang Hao's ability and performance, I believe you can see it in the competition. I absolutely believe that Wang Hao will make the Merke Federation prosperous and powerful! Wang Hao! Please follow me to step forward!!"
A round of applause rang out, and immediately spread throughout the hall, and everyone stood up to congratulate. The intelligence networks of various countries are not fake, Wang Weide and Long Xinghao have eradicated the national tumor, and the representatives of various countries and some big families and forces have already heard about it in their hearts, and they are all about to become the next prince, and they are naturally not stupid, and most of them will guess one or two. When the ceremony of assuming the position of prince was over, representatives of various countries came forward to congratulate them, and those flattering words were even more unavoidable.
Everyone looked at the 'big diamond' that was glowing purple in the distance, and the eyes of the Ye brothers were green and green. Mei smiled: "Wow, thighs, thighs! No, it should be golden thighs! Don't say anything, whether you can eat and drink spicy food in the future depends on our Majesty Wang Hao!"
"Phew, don't be ashamed of your two meats, the hala in your mouth has flowed into the wine glass, both give Miss Ben a little restraint!!" Ao Xiaoyu raised her willow eyebrows disdainfully, as a noble and elegant princess of the Demon Realm, the lowly appearance of the Ye family brothers at the moment made her very dissatisfied in her heart.
Mu Li Ku smiled a little and took a sip of his wine glass. "Let him go, there are many happy events today, so everyone is happy, isn't it?"
"Ha, our Brother Mu seems to be very excited today, and he even said a lot,...... That's good, don't keep a straight face all day long, pretending to be a cold and handsome guy. Qinghe chuckled lightly and stepped forward to fill the wine glass that Mu Li had drunk, and the latter smiled bitterly in embarrassment, and his cold face was a little crimson.
Ye Shi laughed with interest: "Hahaha, blushing! Wood is a little embarrassed, it seems that today is indeed a happy day, let's have fun!"
...... When it is said to be a state banquet, it is actually a speech meeting of various countries, and most people always talk about economic development, national defense and military, people's livelihood, and so on. The seven children of the night world are not interested in the political direction, and after hastily entertaining everyone's congratulations, they can only secretly sit aside alone, laughing, eating, drinking, and drinking.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to come over as soon as possible, but it's really hard to be gracious, this beautiful goddess, can I invite you to dance together now?" At this time, a young man with a noble temperament, handsome and chic, quietly and slowly walked to the third class, saluted like a gentleman and stretched out one hand to Ao Xiaoyu, waiting for a reply with affection in his eyes.
The young man was a typical handsome man with a masculine touch, and had been invited to dance with two beautiful girls. But in fact, his hunting target tonight is Ao Xiaoyu, but with his rich experience in picking up girls in the past, his intuition tells him that judging by Ao Xiaoyu's performance in the field a few days ago, it should be a woman who is extremely difficult to conquer, and it will take a little effort to get it. First of all, pretend to pay attention to Ao Xiaoyu inadvertently, and then dance with the two girls, using graceful dancing and handsome appearance, and slowly catch the appetite of the former. Although the technique of wanting to capture the old indulgence is a bit old-fashioned, he has a good chance of succeeding, and with his good family background and temperament, often those strong women will fall into his trap.
But it's a pity that he waited only with a cold word. "Aren't there so many dance partners in this hall? Please get out of Miss Ben's sight, Miss Ben is not interested in a man who doesn't know how many hands he has been turned over by a woman!"
"Uh...... I'm sorry, I took a step beforehand......" Feeling the cold gaze, the man's cheek muscles constricted and twitched, and his face suddenly looked very embarrassed, and he immediately found an excuse and walked away.
Everyone watched the embarrassed man leave, and Ye Gang said stupidly: "Obediently, twenty-seven! There are also nineteen Qinghe girls! The power of beautiful women is infinite!!"
Wang Hao laughed and said: "I know this guy, the son of the Minister of Economy, relying on a few stinky money in the family, and his appearance is also said in the past, there are many girls in the city who have been played by him, but I didn't expect to lose such a big face in front of Sister Ao." If there is a man worthy of the proud eldest sister in this world, it must be none other than our night boss!"
"Oh,...... Are you sure he can match Miss Ben?" After Ao Xiaoyu heard this, his peerless pretty face raised his eyebrows slightly, and he looked at someone with bad intentions. This hope doesn't matter, and suddenly frightened someone's whole body, and he sweated profusely and explained: "Xiao Yu, don't listen to Wang Hao talking nonsense about me...... I ......" "What am I, isn't Miss Ben worthy of being your dance partner?" someone's answer was vague, making Ao Xiaoyu pout and complain.
In all fairness, Ao Xiaoyugui is the princess of the Demon Realm, and in the Demon Realm Daddy's Palace, she participated in a lot of social balls, but no one dared to talk to her, or she disdained it, so she didn't really dance a dance with others. But just now I saw Dillon and Shui Tianlan dancing in the middle of the dance floor, one white and one blue like birds in the forest, and I suddenly felt extremely envious in my heart, so I thought that I could also be with ......
The night world is not stupid, if you can't hear this kind of hint anymore, then don't mess around! His heart trembled, and suddenly a stream of blood burst out from his heart, and he immediately got up and saluted like a gentleman, and plucked up the courage to say sincerely: "This beautiful goddess, can you please dance together now?"
"Cut! Old-fashioned! I didn't even change the words, I sold them and used them now!" Hearing this, Wang Hao and the others had a black line on their heads, secretly despising the night world.
But who would have thought that Ao Xiaoyu chuckled, pretended to think about it for a while, and then generously stretched out his slender hand and said, "Okay, Miss Ben is reluctant...... Promise you!"
"Oh wow!!" With the coaxing and shouting of Wang Hao and a few others, everyone turned their eyes to the center of the dance floor, on the two figures, one black and one red-
In the ballroom, the lights shine. Ao Xiaoyu, wearing a black evening dress and long skirt, her figure matches her clothes and her sexiness, her fiery red hair, and her face is simply extraordinary and beautiful. And Yeshi, a full body of a fire-colored lace suit, tall and handsome, heroic, repeatedly with black hair floating on his shoulders, from time to time with a sunny smile, with endless affinity. In a moment, the two held hands with each other, and as soon as they entered the pool with a black and a red, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Soon, the lights in the hall gradually dimmed, and the spiritual dance music sounded in bursts. It is one of the general movements of the Merk Confederation and was formerly a small piece in a northern city. This song, the melody is light and slow, then fast, the lyrics are clear and popular, and it is loved by the local people, and finally recommended and compiled into the federal national anthem. However, for dance training, it can play a very significant role in body coordination, so Yeshi and Ao Xiaoyu also studied vocal music at Meisi University, so they are very familiar with everything about this song.
In fact, this dance, after being programmed into the federal anthem, combines the expressive form of melodramatic ballet with the shaping nature of modern communication. Strictly speaking, it should be one of the complete court dances, but it was born out of the classical minor key, and has a somewhat performative nature, requiring extreme rigor and physical flexibility. At the same time, it pays the most attention to skill and coordination, and has high requirements for two dancers.
Ding a few bells, the dance music finally began, and the music system slid out a few notes like water, which suddenly made everyone's heartstrings flutter. Gradually, Ye Shi led Ao Xiaoyu's Qianqian Jade hand and slowly walked into the center of the dance floor. At this moment, in the two pairs of eyes, they are affectionate to each other, as if lovers are still the same. The expressions, rhythms, and movements of the night world are natural and rhythmic, and every dance step is so accurate, whether it is the rhythm distance, it is not worse than half a point. Every time you raise your hand, every time you look forward to it, every time you rotate, it's so elegant and generous. However, in the arms of the night world, Ao Xiaoyu had a shy face, and she mustered up courage in her heart and began to dance. In an instant, I saw her standing on tiptoe lightly, and the whole body of her dazzling long skirt was swirling, like a black swan with beautiful wings. Flying like the wind, red hair looms, forming a unique bewitching charm.
Accompanied by the tune music, Yeshi and Ao Xiaoyu both slid down, dancing tacitly and naturally, every rotation between the two, every advance and retreat revealed a sense of harmony and beauty, so that the male and female dancers around knew what it was pleasing to the eye. Of course, some self-righteous dancers, including the men she had rejected, were not willing to let the two of them be in the limelight, and they all tried their best to compete for attention. But it's a pity that Yeshi and Ao Xiaoyu have entered a delicate state, only seeing each other in their eyes, completely forgetting themselves, and devoting themselves to the dance, ignoring the changes around them.
In the middle and second part of the song, the previous shyness of the two is gone, and the wholehearted interpretation is still flawless. In contrast, all the dancers simply stopped dancing, shook their heads helplessly, and stood aside to applaud. What is wonderful, this is wonderful! No one has ever thought that Yeshi and Ao Xiaoyu are not only strong in strength, but also top the list in dance! Whether it is the woman's graceful posture or the man's cool dance steps, they all give them a dazzling and huge charm.
In front of everyone's eyes, the tune gradually picked up, and then the pace of the two became tighter. At this moment, the man and woman are no longer as nervous and shy as they were just now, but as if they have been in love for many years. Ao Xiaoyu flew down like a swallow, and Yeshi closely cooperated with her movements, instantly moving and chasing quickly. At the same time, the tacit understanding between the two has reached the extreme sublimation. Ye Shi and Ao Xiaoyu seem to have forgotten the crowd around them, their eyes and movements are in a state of selflessness, sometimes elegant, sometimes noble, sometimes gorgeous, sometimes mischievous, leading the tune and sound effects to pour, it feels as if this song was born for them.
In the end, the two gave a warm hug, indicating the end of the song. When Ye Shi and Ao Xiaoyu's breathless dance stopped, the palace banquet hall instantly erupted in thunderous applause and cheers, everyone's expressions were excited, their expressions were shocked, and their blood was boiling, and they were extremely excited.
Such thunderous applause lasted for a long time, and it did not stop until Yeshi and Ao Xiaoyu stepped down. I saw Ao Xiaoyu shyly and secretly glanced at Ye Shi, and then quickly dodged and hid behind Qinghe, she didn't dare to let everyone see her expression at this time. But one thing is for sure, she will probably never forget that dance for the rest of her life......
"Wow Sister Xiaoyu, you and Brother Yeshi dance so well! Qinghe is so envious!" Qinghe is a little girl after all, appreciating such an amazing dance, she jumped up and down excitedly. In fact, not only Qinghe, but also Wang Hao, Muli, and the Ye family brothers were also excited!!!
This dance amazed the audience, and almost all the guests came forward to praise. Next, everyone in the banquet hall held up their wine vessels and continued to celebrate the successful conclusion of the college student competition. Naturally, the seven children of the third class who won the championship title became the target of the public, perhaps happy in their hearts, or out of entertainment, the three classes and seven small drank a cup of glass, so that the federal state banquet was not over, and everyone was scattered under the wine table one by one.
All of a sudden, the Federal Palace under the stars was full of laughter and excitement......
At noon the next day, Ye Shifang opened his eyes, shook his head paralyzed by alcohol, and got up on the sofa with his whole body soften. At first glance, I feel as if I am in a luxurious room, and I guess I was carried in when I was asleep. Then he laughed at himself, secretly blaming himself for being too excited last night, and even his alertness was greatly reduced.
"Knock knock-" Suddenly, there was a strong knock on the side door, and Wang Hao's voice came from outside. "Boss of the Night World, have you woken up, we're all waiting for you to hang out together, don't sleep anymore!"
"Oh, I know! you wait for me to come out in a while!" Hearing this, Ye Shi rubbed his head with his hand and remembered that he had promised Xiao Yu that they would play in the capital for a day and then return to Meisi, and he was immediately embarrassed to respond to Wang Hao, and he hurriedly ran into the bathroom to wash.
...... Next, as the city of Melk as the federal capital, many places of interest, bustling streets, entertainment venues can be said to be countless, three classes and seven small seem to forget the tension of the previous few days, one by one have fun, a whole day, three classes and seven small emotions are high, almost all over the city of Merke, until late at night dinner, everyone only returned to the hotel to rest with a sad face. However, no one expected that a shadow was slowly enveloping the entire Merk Federation......
Another day passed, and just as the University of Metre was about to return to school, the bad news finally came! An urgent message came, asking them to hurry to the Federal Palace!
Along the way, the principal's wife, Rakshasa, Li Yan and other teachers had extremely heavy faces, which made the third class and seven elementary schools feel uncomfortable, and they felt as if something bad was about to happen.
It wasn't until everyone rushed to the palace hall and saw the nervous faces of Wang Weide, Long Xinghao and many ministers that they knew that the matter was far more serious than they imagined.
At this moment, on the dragon chair of the central throne, Wang Weide's expression was a little decadent, and his eyes in the gold-rimmed glasses showed a look of worry. At three o'clock in the morning tonight, according to the guardian soldiers of the border of the country, the delegations of various countries participating in this year's college student joint competition were attacked by many bandits in our territory in turn! Among them, the delegations of the Yala Empire and the Ice and Snow Empire were all killed and none survived, and only a few elite personnel such as Dillon and Shui Tianlan escaped from the Ace Alliance, as for the delegation of Sun Moon Island, ......
When the third class and seven children heard this, their hearts were suddenly shocked, and Ye Shi hurriedly asked: "All the attacks!! Ice and Snow Empire and Yala Empire were killed......?" What happened to the Sun Moon Island Grinding Lantern Academy, Yunfeng?"
Even the powerful Yara and Ice and Snow empires were not spared, so what did Yunfeng rely on to resist the enemy? The first international friend of the night world was Yunfeng and them, so they were too excited and cut off the words of King Vader.
"The bandits were so vicious and vicious that they burned down even the spaceship after killing them. The scene has been real, and the Yala Empire is still investigating, but the bodies of the three members of the Desperate Heart, the Jedi, the Ice Wolf, and most of the team members have been confirmed dead. Belch...... As for the loss of the Sun Moon Island delegation, according to the report of the border observation station, although their defense and attack capabilities are slightly inferior, their speed is much faster than that of other countries' ships. As soon as the spacecraft was attacked by the enemy, they immediately fled the border at full speed, and the bandits could not catch up with them at all. Wang Weide didn't care about the night world interrupting him at all, but replied calmly and comfortingly.
Seeing that they had no doubts, Wang Weide continued: "However, my Merke Federation is in big trouble now! Just an hour ago, the heads of state had already sent a message saying that this kind of attack was an international dispute and asked our federation to give them a reasonable explanation, otherwise the countries would personally solve it by military force! After I was slowly persuaded by the heads of state to take a step back. However, the three countries of Yala, Ace, and Bingxue actually put forward a strange and incomprehensible request. Seem...... They don't believe in our federation anymore, and they actually ask the tournament winners, the seven of you, to complete and solve the attack! Alas, in desperation, I had no choice but to consult with your principal Xiang, and decided to let your third class go to arrest a group of bandits. That's why I hurriedly recruited you into the palace, hoping that you can forgive me for my distress. β
"Uncle Wang, you don't have to feel guilty, we are all citizens of the Merk Federation, and we all have the obligation to contribute to the motherland. Belch...... It's just that why do countries insist on us college students going?" asked Yeshi suspiciously.
At this time, Long Xinghao, a big power, explained: "The situation between the Yala Empire and our Federation has always been tense, they will not believe us, and on the contrary, the Federation will not trust Yala. If Yala or other countries are allowed to send troops into the borders of our federation, this can involve the issue of territorial sovereignty, which is absolutely not feasible! However, out of political and diplomatic considerations, once a similar incident occurs, then there must be a so-called third party to resolve it. In this regard, it is generally done by foreign mercenaries, but unfortunately, now that even the Ace Alliance is involved, so naturally it can no longer be used. And you, the heads of state, take into account that in the third class of the United States and Sri Lanka, they are young, powerful, well-known to the high-level leaders of various countries, and their political leanings are not high. In addition to not sending the armies of various countries to intervene, there are a few of you to solve the problem, and the heads of state can reluctantly accept it. β
Hearing this, Ye Shi looked at the other six children, immediately frowned, and said with a wry smile: "In other words, even if it is an abyss, we have to jump down, right?...... Well, I took this task in the third shift!!"
Wang Weide couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Yeshi agreed, and immediately nodded, and said helplessly: "Under special circumstances, the Merke Federation owes you a favor." In that case, without further ado, let's start with what to do next. Guards, image the country map in the hall!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the guard could finish speaking, and a large transparent glass plate slowly descended from the palace hall.
Then, on the giant glass plate, several lights and shadows lit up, and the lights connected into one piece, instantly condensing into a map of the Merk Federation. In a moment, four small red dots lit up in the east, southeast, north, and west directions of the map.
I saw Long Xinghao pick up a tool that can emit light and point to four small red dots on the map. He said in a deep voice: "These four locations are the blocking points for bandits to attack delegations of various countries. Among them, the Yala Empire in the southeast, the Ace Alliance in the east, the Ice and Snow Empire in the north, and the Sun Moon Island delegation in the west. After the blockade incident, first of all, the two bandit forces in the west and the north were combined, and a group of men and horses in the east and southeast gathered together, and they immediately became two major organizational forces. Thus, it appears that they are not an aimless rabble, but a premeditated terrorist attack. A group of bandits in the northwest gathered along the coast of the fishing port and began to gradually flee overseas, and our country was really unable to pursue them. Only a group of bandits composed of east and southeast was trapped in the Blue Tree Ridge Mountains by our army, presumably preparing to flee to neighboring countries. And your task is to go into the mountains to find and capture the mastermind bandits, and take advantage of the situation to destroy all the enemies who come to attack! Remember, the old man means to destroy all the bandits as much as possible, except for the bandit leader! And this group of bandits dares to be enemies of the country, which means that they must be very strong, and they are all outlaws who do not want to die. There's no need to go through the trial process, just kill them!"
"Senior Long don't worry, our third class is not an ordinary person, and it is enough to deal with it. Feeling Long Xinghao's fury, Yeshi was unusually calm in his heart. Eyes fixed on the map, the jungle mountains circled in red. Don't look at the red circle in the map, it is only the size of a palm, but the actual area is estimated to be larger than a city, and it is even more difficult to find a few people from such a large mountain range than to find a needle in a haystack.
"Very good, in that case, you go and prepare, supported by the Federation, let it go!" Long Xinghao's eyes were bright, his hands were bearded, and his old face rarely showed some smiles.
"Please wait a minute!" Just when they wanted to go back and get ready, Wang Hao suddenly knelt in front of Wang Weide at this moment. His face was hurried, and he said sincerely: "Father, Erchen Wang Hao is also a member of the third class of Meisi, please allow Erchen to go to the mountain range with them!"
As soon as he said this, everyone thought that Wang Hao was now the next prince of the Merke Federation. Just now, Wang Hao was just about to go with his companions, and was stopped by a palace guard, so he didn't need to think about it to know that his father was playing tricks, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask Wang Weide.
Looking at the courtiers kneeling in front of him, Wang Weide was silent, obviously thinking about it for a long time. After half a ring, Wang Hao saw that his father was still hesitating, and hurriedly raised his head and continued to persuade: "Father, it is rare that you are willing to see your son, is the next prince a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? In case of danger, he will only hide behind others? If this is the case, the son would rather not be this prince, and he is not worthy of being your son at all." β
As soon as Wang Hao finished speaking, the surrounding ministers praised one after another, and even Long Xinghao's eyes released a strange light. After Wang Weide lowered his head and pondered for a long time, he nodded with satisfaction, and then skimmed the ministers with his residual eyes, and walked in front of Wang Hao for a long time, with a gentle smile on his face, raised his hand to help him up, and said, "...... To be honest, I really didn't plan on letting you go, and I have tens of thousands of reasons to keep someone's mouth shut. You must know that you, Wang Hao, are the hope of the future of the Federation, and there must not be a little mistake. However, I have suddenly changed my mind now, and I have been impressed by your actions. Child, you have grown up, I am very relieved at the moment, go! I am waiting for you in the palace to return in triumph!!"
Without waiting for Wang Hao to get up and thank him, Wang Weide walked to Yeshi's side and whispered: "Yexian nephew, I will hand over Wang Hao to you, you have to look at your uncle's face, take care of him on the way, don't let Wang Hao encounter danger, uncle begs you." β
Yeshi looked at Wang Weide, turned to look at Wang Hao, and immediately transmitted a message to the king, saying: "Uncle, don't worry, even if I fight for my life, I will definitely not let him be hit hard like last time!"
Hearing this, Wang Weide smiled and patted Ye Shi on the shoulder: "Don't mention death! It's unlucky! You are all the pillars of the future Federation, you will definitely be able to save the day, all of you will come back unscathed, I will let the kitchen cook more good dishes, and wait for you to return triumphantly!"
"So, please do more, the seven of us are big stomachs. All the three squads are ready for battle, go into battle to kill the enemy, and defend the country!"
"Oh!!" the other six children shouted in unison.