Wilhelmina did not deny that she felt a little joyful in her heart.
She couldn't explain why this happened, maybe it was because she had stayed in that boring palace full of Prussian rules for too long.
Or maybe it's because the city of Horangabo has been exaggerated by the European media into a magical place that is a bit too much. In Europe, media that have a favorable impression of the Chinese call this city the capital of electricity.
The embodiment of technological innovation is the ultimate display of human enterprising spirit and a place of hope for the future. However, those media that support the Yellow Peril theory describe this city as a terrifying devil's cave, a city that turns people into cogs in a machine.
, a demon city that endlessly produces various war machines.
Wilhelmina didn't believe either side of the story, but these claims undoubtedly made her more curious about this city than ever before.
In addition, Wilhelmina likes the new styles of dresses coming out of this city very much, so she will go against all opinions on the important day when she is about to arrive in this oriental city to officially start her private visit to the Chinese Federation.
Instead of choosing a traditional European dress, she wore a new style dress that was lighter and more expensive.
She stood in front of the large glass window in the officer's mess of the Sky Battleship, overlooking the sea of clouds below. The folding fan in her hand opened and closed nervously, which fully reflected the queen's inner excitement.
Finally, Wilhelmina couldn't help it anymore. She turned to the guard captain Catherine von Bismarck who had been by her side: "Miss Catherine, in your eyes, what kind of city is Helangyabo?"
"Your Highness," Catherine opened her mouth in the tone of a perfect Junker elite. This made Wilhelmina frown slightly, but she did not interrupt Catherine. "This city is incredibly powerful. I am in this city."
The city only stayed for a short time and saw all kinds of shocking things. Their achievements in electric power technology far exceeded that of any other country in the world. However, they exaggerated this power too much, like a man who had gained power.
Children, they don’t have the foundation to use this power reasonably and effectively.”
"It seems that the Chinese have done a good job. It is not easy to get such a level of praise from Miss Catherine."
"Praise..." Catherine was at a loss for a moment, but she immediately regained her rigidity and said solemnly, "Your Royal Highness, I am just trying to describe reality objectively..."
"Isn't it bad to frankly admit other people's achievements?" Wilhelmina interrupted Catherine with a soft voice, turned around and smiled.
Catherine held it in for a while. She nodded as if giving up: "Yes, their achievements are very amazing. Now we just have a slight delay in formation due to weather conditions, and you can just see their achievements in an intuitive way."
Catherine's words made Wilhelmina curious. She turned sideways, tilted her head and asked Catherine: "What does this mean?"
"We will arrive at Horanggabo at night, so you will definitely be shocked by the scenery you have never seen before."
What else did Wilhelmina want to ask? The voice of the captain of the sky battleship came from the sound tube: "We are about to pass through the clouds. There may be a slight tremor. Her Majesty the Queen, please hold on steady and pay attention to safety."
Wilhelmina quickly grabbed the handrail next to the large porthole, and almost at the same time, the deck of the battleship began to tilt forward slightly.
The clear night sky and the endless sea of clouds outside the glass window disappeared, replaced by darkness.
Wilhelmina took a deep breath. She didn't know why the process of crossing the sea of clouds seemed to her to be so long. It took so long and so quickly. The darkness outside the window faded in an instant. The bright "starry sky" appeared in front of Wilhelmina.
Under her feet, she had the illusion that the world was upside down. This illusion was accompanied by mild dizziness. Apparently, some parts of the German Empress's brain could not accept the strange sight of the starry sky under her feet for a while.
Catherine quickly came up to support the queen.
"Your Highness, that is the light of Helang Yabo."
"Light...light?" Wilhelmina stabilized her body and looked out the window again.
Indeed, the starlight below outlines the shape of most of Subic Bay. You can also vaguely see the black mountains mixed in the light.
"In order to welcome me..."
"No, Your Highness. That's just the daily lighting of Helang Yabo."
Catherine's words made the Queen gasp. Wilhelmina had never seen such bright lights. She even doubted that if all the electric lights in Germany were concentrated, they would not necessarily achieve the same effect. The bright earth like the stars seemed to be showing off
With the power of human civilization, the artificial light is more dazzling than the sun in Wilhelmina's eyes.
"How beautiful," Wilhelmina said in a tone like reciting opera lines, touching the glass of the porthole with her hands, as if she could touch the stars on the ground outside the glass, "all the jewels in the world are
Overshadowed, the craftsmanship of any skilled craftsman is so ordinary in front of the power of civilization. The Chinese... they have accomplished amazing miracles."
Catherine stood beside Wilhelmina and confirmed the Queen's words with silence.
The soldiers who were dining far away in the corner of the officers' mess now put down their food, came to the porthole, and stared at the lights below in trance.
"The electricity production in this city must be quite amazing." One of the majors said.
"Sure enough, the increase in production brought about by comprehensive electrification is the biggest reason for the rapid growth of the Chinese people."
"We should also do our best to promote electrification..."
Wilhelmina frowned. The German officers were all traditional Prussian Junker youths. When they were young, they worked farm work on their not-so-rich manors, received orthodox farm education, and then entered the army. They were bound to the army all their lives.
Together, they regard literature, music, and painting as useless talents, and rely entirely on strict self-discipline to obtain an "education" that meets the standards of European gentlemen. This is exactly what Wilhelmina does not like.
If Wilhelmina had a chance to choose, she would prefer to marry a romantic, artistic scion of the Habsburg dynasty, and then live in an art capital like Vienna.
At this time, the officers' realistic discussion made Wilhelmina unhappy, but just as she was about to say something, a huge noise came from the porthole.
It seemed like something large swept across the night sky outside the porthole at extremely fast speeds, leaving behind a mechanical wave that hit the porthole, causing a frightening resonance sound.
Wilhelmina looked out the window, but only saw bright blue trails that were quickly dissipating.
However, two more black shadows passed by Wilhelmina's field of vision at lightning speed. With the Queen's dynamic vision, she could only see clearly that they were bird-like things, and their tails were as bright as two torches.
Catherine and almost all the officers rushed towards the porthole, staring wide-eyed in the direction where the strange bird disappeared.
As if deliberately responding to their expectations, two more batches of four such large birds flew past the portholes. Even the famously rigid Germans couldn't help but express their surprise with exclamations.
"What is that?" Wilhelmina asked.
"Some kind of aircraft." Catherine didn't look at Wilhelmina's face properly when she answered for the first time. Normally she would never do such an impolite thing. "Some kind of aircraft that might give our air battleships an advantage."
The new aircraft that was all lost. It belongs to the Chinese.”
At this time, Wilhelmina saw the eight large birds that had just passed by the porthole forming a flying geese formation, passing over the brightly lit Helang Yabo, like eight comets streaking across the Milky Way.
"That's the meeting gift the Chinese prepared for me, right?" Wilhelmina said to Catherine.
"I'm afraid so."
As soon as Catherine finished speaking, the captain's voice came from the sound tube: "The Chinese goddess is using lights to signal us, asking us to accept guidance and prepare to land."
Catherine opened the sound tube closest to her: "Bridge, this is the officers' mess. I have visually confirmed the Chinese light guidance signal."
Wilhelmina followed Catherine's gaze, and a huge, ever-changing arrow pointer came into her eyes.
There is no doubt that this is the "guidance" promised by the Chinese Goddess.
As the battleship gradually lowered its height, Helang Yabo showed his details to Wilhelmina. The German Empress saw the endless flow of roads, the running trams, the lights of every household and the neon lights of entertainment venues, and the still
Factory building in operation.
"It's really a city that never sleeps," she said.
At this time, an electric bell rang on the battleship, indicating that the battleship's landing gear was about to touch the ground. Wilhelmina reflexively reached out and grabbed the handrail in front of the porthole, but all the officers, including Catherine, were indifferent - they seemed to use the
It is an honor to have your feet to bear the bump when you land.
After the tremor of landing, Wilhelmina was immediately blinded by the sudden increase in light outside the porthole, and she had to raise her hands to block the light.
As her eyes gradually adapted to the day-like light, Wilhelmina could clearly see the honor guard lined up neatly in front of the sky battleship, as well as the figure standing on the small, simply decorated platform at the front of the honor guard.
——That is the person who created the miracle of Helang Yabo, the person who led China out of the shadow of decline and became one of the great powers.
——He is an industrialist, businessman and reformer, as well as an outstanding politician. He controls the entire Western Pacific, and his tentacles extend to the extremely distant Europe.
——He is also an outstanding musician, fashion designer and poet, with amazing artistic talent.
——In addition, he is notorious for his lust, but miraculously he can win the favor of the noblest and smartest girls.
Wilhelmina was full of curiosity about this person.
"Well," the German Empress took a deep breath, "let's get to know that gentleman who is full of legends."