The person who presided over this cocktail party was His Royal Highness Brunhilt, King of Suliuka, Minister of the Imperial Privy Council, Commander of the Dawn Star Region Military Region and Governor of the Special Administrative Region. Among the attendees were a group of people under the command of His Royal Highness King Su wearing high-level imperial uniforms.
In addition to the "officials of the Governor's Palace" in officer uniforms, there are also senior officials of the Blue Star Community's garrison who occupy the other half of the Unity Fortress.
In addition, some representatives of the coalition member states that participated in the New World expedition last year were also present. The number of troops left by these countries in the Dawn Star Territory was only a few hundred people, and the number was no more than one division and three or five small battleships. However, considering that
The Dawn Star Territory should become the economic engine of the New Continent in the future, and even the intersection of interests of all civilizations in the galaxy in the future, so it is still necessary to maintain a basic military presence, even if it is just to refresh the sense of presence.
Especially for such a grand event, it cannot be missed casually.
Of course, excluding these uniformed embryo killers, as well as the board members and executives of the Shipping Coordination Chamber of Commerce and the Development Bank, there are also many business representatives from all over the galaxy.
No matter what the super big shots who really decide the fate of the universe think, and there is no need to consider what the future of the universe will be like, at least at this time, most people in this banquet hall really believe that they are preparing
Engage in a great job that is very creative, very productive, and can make a small amount of money.
So, after Brünnhilt's toast, everyone began to talk in small groups about various prospects for cooperation. In this way, the scene in the Unity Fortress turned into a bustling business reception.
.
Brunhildt did not reject this feeling. She felt that compared to palace banquets where politicians and conspirators gathered together, although this kind of cocktail party where only money was discussed was a bit bare-bones, it was still a bit pyrotechnics after all.
Of course, often at this time, someone would always come to pour cold water on him. As soon as this year flashed through Brunhilt's mind, he heard Ostana Barr's lowered voice.
"Don't really get obsessed with it. Your Highness, if everyone starts doing business, then the general trend will go on another track and it will be out of our control."
"What is the general trend you are talking about?" Brunhilt said with a smile, swaying the ice honey in his hand.
"...Your Highness, you know what I mean. I am just an ordinary minister, and it is difficult to say something too clearly. However, you are the elected emperor with the goal of the Void Crown, so there is no point in pretending to be stupid.
." Miss Chief of Staff said.
"So you are too obsessed with your duties and personality. You see, in comparison, Gilly is much more normal than you. Although she doesn't talk much, sooner or later she will be able to become the flag-bearing minister of the Generalissimo's Mansion.
Yes. But when will you become prime minister!"
"I have never wanted to be the prime minister. Now I only serve as your secretary-general for political affairs, but this is not in line with my wishes..." Ostana pondered for a moment: "I know you are deliberately treating me
Guidance in that direction. However, my subordinates feel that both Wofna and Nelhana have more potential in this area than me."
Brunhildt looked at the other party in surprise: "Have you damaged your brain by accompanying a group of profiteers in meetings these past two days? I never knew you had the virtue of being humble and covering up."
"Okay, Your Highness, I actually want to say that if you really wear the Void Crown, I should be able to become a very good prime minister. These should be very good, but I just don't like it.
."
Brünnhilt shuddered: "Speak humanly!"
Ostana still maintained her charming smile and changed the topic directly: "Your Highness, as the empire's highest military and political officer in the Dawn Star Territory, you have attended today's banquet. You also represent the empire to express our commitment to the future of the Dawn Star Territory.
Attitude. However, Admiral Conneris from the opposite community just sent a letter of congratulations. But I am still hiding in the Circle of Miracles and working hard."
She pondered for a moment, covering her eyes like a volcano under her smiling red eyes, and glanced at the two Earth generals who were talking in the crowd.
He is a lieutenant general in his sixties, but his personal temperament is more like that of an elegant, gentle and good-tempered technocrat, or a financial executive of a large company.
A young major general in his early thirties, he looks less like a soldier than the former, and more like a young scholar engaged in liberal arts education in a university. He is also the type who will never be promoted to associate professor in his life because he is not good at office politics.
Needless to say, these are naturally Lieutenant General James Carter, Deputy Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet and Chief of Logistics, and Major General Yang Xiyi, Commander of the Solidarity Garrison.
"Among the guests from the community, the one with the highest rank is Lieutenant General Carter, right?" Ostana Barr whispered: "If you attack on the grounds of diplomatic rudeness, my subordinates can make arrangements now. I would like to
I’m good at doing this kind of thing.”
"... Diplomacy is rude. Is this an acceptable reason? If word spreads, it will damage the diplomatic credibility of the empire. Isn't it damaging to the empire's diplomatic credibility? The Galactic Empire is a decent people, and they pay attention to the demeanor of a big country. How could they do such a stupid thing?"
"I've done it before!" Ostana said seriously: "In the era of Queen Laida, the Imperial Army destroyed the Sumi Kingdom at that time because the Sumi delegation stepped with its left foot first when entering."
"..."
"Okay, I'm just kidding. In fact, the snow ginseng that the Sumi Kingdom attacked was less than a thousand years old. After testing, it was found that it was only 995 years old."
"...That was two thousand years ago."
"According to the banned book "Original Theory" that you recommended to me, there is not much progress now compared to two thousand years ago."
Brunhilt decided to ignore her and poured herself another glass of wine. She looked through the wine glass and through the crowd, only to see the human general who looked like a young scholar, talking to several aliens.
Senior officers whispered among themselves.
A Circassian snapping turtle, a Minoran blue bald turtle, and a Minor bullhead.
They are all participants in the expeditionary force. Currently, there are 5,000 to 10,000 troops left in the Unity Fortress, which has some combat effectiveness. At least, within this space fortress, the strength represented by these people is still considerable.
Considerable.
More importantly, the mother countries they represent are considered second-tier powers in the galaxy. Although they may not necessarily obey the leadership of the Blue Star Community, they also have more or less grudges with the empire.
"Major General Yang Xiyi made a lot of small moves in Unity Fortress, which is a potential safety hazard. Do you want to find a reason to kill him?" Ostana smiled and said: "The reason is that he did not bow to you during the reception.
Toast or something..."
Brunhild glanced at the other person and was about to complain when he saw a burly Imperial Army Lieutenant General had already squeezed in and joined the conversation of senior officers very calmly.
He looked like he was a very talkative socialist, and he quickly got involved in the conversation, but he didn't know what joke someone told, and the generals burst into laughter. The imperial lieutenant general even chatted with the man next to him.
The Circassian generals put their arms around each other and clinked their glasses affectionately in a toast.
From the looks of it, it seems as if the tragic situation of the Circassian Kingdom in the past two years has already been two hundred years of history.
The surrounding businessmen from various countries saw that the generals were so harmonious, and immediately became more confident in the future of the Dawn Star Territory.
"To the future of the Dawn Star Territory, to the future of the galactic civilization! Raise a toast!" the Imperial Army Lieutenant General said. His voice was very loud and clear, and it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
The guests raised their glasses one after another.
"Of course, we would also like to thank His Highness Brünnhilt for giving us this grand event! This is destined to be a victorious event, a glorious event, and an event that will go down in history! To His Highness Brünnhilt, to the most beautiful girl in the universe.
Your Highness!" the lieutenant general shouted again.
"Here's to the most beautiful Highness in the universe!" Everyone agreed.
Brunhild smiled, nodded to everyone generously, and drank the wine in one gulp.
There is one thing to say. In terms of appearance alone, "the most beautiful" may be debatable, but if "one" can be added, it will be very appropriate. All the guests present felt that all kinds of sanctimonious business rhetoric tonight
I have said too much, but this sentence is the most sincere.
As a result, the joyful atmosphere at the scene became even more lively. The snapping turtles of the Cirque Kingdom and the fanged turtles of the Principality of Khayal even began to dance shoulder to shoulder. It was as if the entire galaxy's civilization was united in prosperity and peace.
The future has already arrived, and will spread to the entire universe with this as the center.
Brunhild looked at the scene and said quite proudly: "Indeed, I am the most beautiful His Highness in the universe. Why can't some people see it?"
Ostana responded with a sneer, looking at the imperial general who was enjoying himself in the social gatherings, and lowered her voice: "I remember that the Lieutenant General Minongtai who was transferred to the commander of the fortress was from Feng Yun.
The person transferred from the fortress is a well-known fortress defense expert in the army?"
"At least he has done good theoretical research on fortress defense and is an excellent academic general." Brunhildt shrugged: "Of course, more importantly, he has been the Alliance Ambassador to the Alliance for three years.
The chief military attaché of the embassy knows how to deal with businessmen."
Ostana sighed silently: "The so-called academic generals mean that they lack actual combat proof."
"There is no actual combat proof, but it can prove the empire's attitude." Brunhilt chuckled: "Besides, the old man from the Astral Knights is still in this fortress."
This was the first time Miss Chief of Staff heard the news, and she was startled. However, if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. The senior members of the Astral Knights are all top-notch extraordinary beings, and their movements are beyond the control of her intelligence network.
of.
However, if Duke Sadolan is really still sitting in the fortress, there should be no problem. Probably...
King Suliuka added: "In short, I am the military and political officer of the Dawn Star Territory. I can take care of military matters, and of course political matters, especially international business matters. But, Connor opposite
Admiral Reese is still the commander of the expeditionary fleet. Since he is a purely military commander, Vice Admiral Carter has been sitting in Xinyumen, which is equivalent to the governor of the New World of the community. Isn't it reasonable for him to appear here? "
Brünnhilt looked like he was very open-minded and broad-minded.
"For the governance of the Dawn Star Territory, the community has not yet come up with a charter and administrative structure. In comparison, we are very eager."
"Ostana, you have to know that even now, everyone in the Privy Council still has expectations for the future of the Dawn Star Territory. They also have expectations for the future of the Development Bank and the Shipping Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, why would I?
What about investing in a private capacity?”
Ostana blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "Isn't it just to deceive the enemy? Using money as bait is at least better than using the lives of your subordinates."
Brunhildt said seriously: "Of course it is for investment. It is precisely because I invested, that... King Wei invested, and many princes followed suit, and the opposite alliance will follow suit. Director of the Development Bank
There are only two alliance members in the bureau, but as far as I know, the peripheral investment companies controlled by the Rainbow Rose Foundation collected most of the first batch of circulating shares put on the securities market."
Ostana pondered for a moment: "So, are you really still bullying the enemy?"
"Hurting someone with your own skin? Even a white-furred fox can't do such a thing, so she definitely won't be fooled." Brynhilt said angrily.
Miss Chief of Staff probably understood something and reported: "I have already discussed with those gentlemen and decided that the headquarters of the Development Bank and the Shipping Chamber of Commerce cannot be placed here at the Unity Fortress. I propose to put them in the Yinlaisa galaxy, Earth
The parties also agreed. Of course, in return, we also approved the community’s settlements, consulate areas and economic development zones in the system. Of course, there will also be no more than one regiment of security forces.”
"Look, isn't this the goal of our efforts?" Brynhilt said with a smile: "Maybe everything in the Dawn Star Territory can become a governance template for future galactic civilizations."
Yin Laisa is a galaxy located in the center of the Dawn Star Domain. There are three naturally livable planets in the galaxy. One of them, like the "Yaochi" controlled by the community, is also a Gaia planet with rich and fertile species and an almost unscientific climate. It is
The transportation is also very convenient, with a total of five jump channels. From here, it only takes three weeks for ordinary merchant ships to get to the Fortress of Unity, and only one week to the Ring of Miracles.
This was also the capital of the new empire that the Marauders planned to put great efforts into operating. Around this galaxy, the expeditionary force and the main force of the Marauders fought four or five fleet decisive battles in a row.
Now, the main control of this galaxy is of course in the hands of the Empire, but the Community has finally taken over one of the planets. From any point of view, this place is very suitable to serve as the core of governance and commerce in a sector.
"Yin Lai" naturally refers to the "Yin Lai" of Emperor Yin Laisel. As the name suggests, it is of course a way to praise the contemporary supreme being of the Galactic Empire. This is also the long-standing tradition of the Holy Galactic Empire.
"The Shipping Coordination Chamber of Commerce has proposed, with them as the legal representative, to develop the Galaxy to finance and build a ten-megaton spaceport in the Inlaisa system. It is currently soliciting design drafts from the entire Galaxy. If everything goes well, by the end of the year
After that, the design draft will be out. If nothing else happens, it will be completed before the year after next." Ostana added.
She then smiled with a wicked smile: "I personally think that the possibility of no accident is still very small."
Brunhildt pretended that he did not hear the last part of the sentence and said with emotion: "Then let's follow this plan. Everyone thinks that expensive space giants are a waste of money and people, but everyone likes space giants. It's like
It is to light up the stars in the sky and feel the sense of accomplishment like the Creator. Since it is an era of peace and prosperity, such architectural planning is indeed needed to commemorate this era."
She handed the wine glass in her hand to her chief think tank: "Ostana, the great thing about the empire is that we can be prepared on both sides. We should be proud to be born as imperial people!"
"Your Highness, don't you still say that you are not hurting others with your own merits?"
Brunhild still pretended that he didn't hear it and decided to get himself something to fill his stomach.
But at this time, Ghiafir, who was wearing a military uniform, had already passed through the crowd and came to the two of them silently.
"Your Highness, the boat is ready." The Countess' face was calm, and her voice was calm, as calm as the surface of a frozen lake.
At this moment, everyone knew what the other meant.
"Then get ready to go." Brunhilt put down his glass.
"Your Highness, do you want to continue?" Ostana smiled.
"Why not? If you don't need it now, you will definitely need it in the future."