Because there was a convoy sent by the British and a cruiser, Chen Mo did not encounter any accidents along the way and arrived in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, smoothly.
He has traveled through three worlds, and has also been to London in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, and has close ties with the British in this world, but this is the first time for Chen Mo to come to London in the Mummy World.
Compared with the seventeenth-century London in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, the London in the Mummy world not only has three hundred more years of development, but also has the historical accumulation accumulated by the world's first empire that never sets for three hundred years.
If London in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean is still in its infancy, then London in the world of The Mummy has reached a mature stage after three hundred years of history.
Although Britain was already in decline at this time, the British Empire still ruled a territory of 34 million square kilometers, accounting for a quarter of the world's land area, and was the largest colonial empire in human history.
The sun will always shine on the imperial flag. This is not an exaggeration by the British, but an objective fact in the physical sense.
The colonies and dominions spread all over the world are enough to keep the British flag under the sun at all times, making it a veritable empire on which the sun never sets.
It's just that you can still see some desolation in London today. Even though this year is the 70th birthday of George V, the whole of London does not seem very lively.
The warship Chen Mo was riding docked at the pier. Although the British arranged a grand welcome ceremony, Chen Mo could see that most of the people present to welcome him were officials and honor guards from the British government, as well as Egyptian government personnel stationed in the UK.
Embassy staff.
In addition, only a small number of Egyptians living in the UK and some London citizens were watching. Not to mention a small number of people, most of them were in ragged clothes. They did not look very lively, and they did not fit in with the reputation of the world's most powerful country.
However, the British officials present maintained somewhat stiff smiles on their faces and carried out the entire welcome ceremony in accordance with the procedures.
After completing the entire welcome ceremony, the current royal butler who was responsible for welcoming Chen Mo on behalf of the British royal family asked Chen Mo to get into the vehicle that had been arranged. He was escorted by the Royal Guards and accompanied by Prince Edward, the Crown Prince.
Buckingham Palace.
Because a very high-level reception was arranged for Chen Mo, the visiting head of state from a foreign country, the motorcade did not arrive directly at Buckingham Palace. Instead, a military parade was held at the Royal Horse Guards Parade Ground.
This parade ground is located near Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister, and is also the only access to the royal residence where Buckingham Palace is located. The British Royal Guards have been stationed here since 1660.
This is also one of the important venues for large-scale celebrations in London. Later Queen Elizabeth II would hold a military parade here every year on her birthday to review the guard of honor, which was considered one of the faces of the royal family.
Of course, the British royal family of this era is far from the British royal family of later generations that can barely maintain the brand of the British Empire and relies entirely on the Queen's long standby to hold on to the last breath of the British Empire.
In this era, Great Britain, as the largest country in the world, is still quite decent in terms of face.
Even though the Great Depression has just passed and the entire country has not yet recovered, the British have still done a lot to save face.
And no matter how great the Great Depression, Britain is a colonial empire that sucks the blood of colonies all over the world. Ordinary people in the capital may live in poverty, but the royal family and nobles do not, and the Royal Guards, who are the face of the royal family, do not.
Not only did each of the cavalrymen look energetic, but even the horses' fur was shiny and smooth. At first glance, they looked like they were living a better life than the ordinary London citizens that Chen Mo had seen on the pier before.
However, Chen Mo did not express his views or opinions on this matter. After all, the royal family has good intentions and put on a big scene to welcome you. At this time, mentioning such a thing is really disrespectful to the other party.
Therefore, accompanied by George V and his wife and other members of the royal family, Chen Mo used proper diplomatic etiquette to watch the Royal Guards Cavalry performance, which in his opinion was meaningless except for the bells and whistles.
After watching the performance, Chen Mo, together with George V and his wife, got into the royal carriage that the Queen complained about being uncomfortable and headed to Buckingham Palace.
There were only Chen Mo and George V and his wife in the carriage. It was a rare private time, so Chen Mo said to George V with some humor: "Your Majesty, I don't know if anyone has told you that this royal carriage sits up
Not comfortable at all?"
"In fact, when I first rode in this carriage, I felt that it was not comfortable at all." George V replied with the same humor, but he also said helplessly: "But I can't order it to be replaced.
Comfortable cushions, because this will give people the impression that the royal family is greedy for pleasure."
Chen Mo could only express regret for this, and at the same time suggested: "How about I give you a new carriage? As a national gift from a foreign head of state, you can still use it to replace the current carriage, right?
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"Although this proposal is very exciting, I'm afraid it won't work. This royal carriage is the face of the royal family." Although George V was indeed a little tempted, the old king had not seen anything in so many years, so he could still withstand this temptation.
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Chen Mo didn't care about this either. After caring about George V's body, he changed the topic to other aspects.
It is true that both of them are kings, but Chen Mo is a dictatorial king, while George V is only a constitutional monarch. In terms of power, although George V is the king of the British Empire in this era, he is really not as powerful as Chen Mo.
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So of course the two of them were not chatting about state affairs, but about some personal topics, in order to enhance their friendship.
However, Queen Mary on the side was obviously more concerned about the old king's health, so she brought the topic to whether Chen Mo had a way to treat the old king.
Although Queen Mary only mentioned it in passing, Chen Mo still took the initiative to pick up the topic. However, he did not take the initiative to treat George V, but only asked some basic information.
Although he had decided to cure the King of England and extend his life, treating the king of a country was such a big deal that Chen Mo would not agree so easily.
Especially since the British haven't figured out what plan to use to cure their king, of course Chen Mo won't worry about it.
So after arriving at Buckingham Palace, Chen Mo settled down to enjoy the grand state banquet prepared by the British royal family.
