Everyone was looking forward to that egret, that flying egret. After thousands of years of turmoil, the entire Terra finally ushered in an unprecedented prosperity again.
The Egret Palace is a very old palace in Longmen. It is said that the emperor of Yan State, who was on a tour in Longmen a long time ago, once stayed here for a short time. Perhaps because of the wealth of the emperor at that time, the Egret Palace is one of the few ancient buildings that has been well preserved until modern times. Longmen spent a lot of money to renovate this vicissitudes of life. On the premise of retaining the original simplicity, it integrates modernization and Longmen's aesthetic style as much as possible.
Tonight is the first time that the Egret Palace has been used since its completion. If it can survive this night safely, it will receive an honor louder than all its previous glories combined.
It is no longer the imperial palace. From now on, when people introduce the White Egret Mansion in history books or museums, the first line will only be -
The venue for the evening party on the first day of the Longmen talks.
If only it could make it through tonight.
The area within ten miles of this mansion is under complete martial law by the regular armies of various governments. Countless satellites in the sky are staring at the three thousand miles centered on this place. Half an hour before the party started, the armies of various governments on Terra had already entered a state of combat readiness at the same time. If there were any unusual movements or emergencies in the White Egret Mansion tonight, the peaceful surface of Terra would be torn apart in an instant.
The security is very strict.
Men in black straw raincoats walked on glazed tiles engraved with flowing cloud and phoenix patterns, with the knuckles of each man pressed against the ancient swords at their waists, watching over the roof of the entire mansion; the heavy riders in bright silver armor trod on the bamboo and wooden floors with heavy footsteps, the spears with his names engraved on them had been unsheathed, and the entire cavalry dominated the outer corridors of the mansion; silent monsters guarded various important entrances and exits and passes, and the territory of Ursus took root briefly in Longmen, and its long breathing sounds almost merged with the long wind; and in mid-air, the invisible drones that merged with the darkness quietly turned their wings, and an undetectable energy network enveloped the entire mansion.
The foundations of each country cooperated here to guard against any unstable factors that might affect tonight's meeting, and built a protective wall that had never been seen in the entire history of Terra.
Of course, in addition to the most intuitive muscle strength, each country will spare no effort to display its strength in all aspects. After tonight's party, a banquet will be held at the Egret Mansion. Almost all countries have brought their own dance teams and etiquette groups. This is an unprecedented meeting of countries, and both hard power and soft power are naturally required.
Egret Mansion, logistics preparation room.
Shan Xiaochan looked curiously at the boldly exposed skin of the Sargon dancers next door, and enviously at the waists embellished with pure gold flakes. Shan Xiaochan was seventeen years old and was studying at Longmen No. 1 Art Academy. This year, the entire dance troupe of the No. 1 Art Academy was fortunately selected to participate in the banquet performance of the Longmen Talks here.
Shan Xiaochan and her companions were discussing everything they had seen today. They had been training for tonight's performance for two months, learning all kinds of etiquette and even a little bit of various languages, but it was only when they really participated tonight that these girls felt for the first time what the top level of Terra was.
"I just saw a Silver Spear Pegasus-sama! Oh my god, the armor on that shoulder is bigger than my head!"
"I feel like it's not as good as the legendary inner guard. That mask is so cool!"
"You don't know, I just saw a group of Rutland adults passing by in the corridor! Each of them has wings and halos! They are all super beautiful."
"Woo, woo, woo, in ten minutes or so, another brother from the Yan Kingdom's Imperial Guard will be walking across the roof. I hope he can look down at me."
Shan Xiaochan's friends were all very excited and were talking about everything in the mansion. Some of the girls had even gained hundreds of thousands of fans on social media by virtue of their status as performers at the Longmen Talks Banquet. If all electronic devices had not been confiscated tonight, these young girls would have wanted to broadcast everything that happened tonight live.
"Xiao Chan, what big shots do you think we can see tonight? If we're lucky, maybe we can see them from Rhodes Island!" My bestie came over.
Longmen has arranged a series of logistics preparation rooms with courtyards for dance troupes from various countries. The post-production preparation room is separated from the main conference room by a banquet hall. If you are lucky, you can see the participants walking on the corridor opposite.
Before her best friend finished her words, she shouted again, "Oh my God! Queen! It's Sammy's queen! She's here too! That person is actually still alive today!"
Shan Xiaochan looked over hurriedly and could only catch a glimpse of the snow-white hem of the skirt. But before Shan Xiaochan could get discouraged, her bestie and the friends around her shouted out again.
Across a corridor, Shan Xiaochan and his friends watched eagerly as those big shots whom they had only seen on TV and in newspapers before appeared in the distant corridor.
From Sami to Bolivar, every time a big figure walked through the corridor, there would be cheers in the logistics preparation rooms of other countries around, for they must have been a big figure from their country. It turned out that everyone was paying attention to the corridor not far away.
"The President of Colombia! My God, it is indeed a powerful country. It has the strength to wait until the last half hour to enter the meeting hall." The best friend pulled Shan Xiaochan, and she was so excited that she almost fainted.
Dan Xiaochan didn't like Columbia's electronic music very much, and wasn't very interested in the country. She just asked quietly, "Why haven't the Rhodes Island guys come yet? I only saw a few from Kazdel."
"Of course the protagonist will be the last to arrive. Victoria hasn't arrived yet, and our people from Longmen haven't appeared yet either." The bestie consoled her.
As soon as he finished speaking, Weicao led Victoria and a few others over, and the Victoria Logistics Room next door also erupted in the loudest cheers.
Shan Xiaochan nodded and her eyes suddenly widened. A pink-haired figure walked in the corridor in the distance. Who else could it be? Her Highness Theresa!
Almost all the preparation and logistics rooms around burst into cheers. Her Highness Theresa is now the spiritual pillar of many Terran people. Her strength and tolerance have healed this scarred world. There is no one who doesn't like her.
Shan Xiaochan and her bestie both jumped up excitedly. They actually saw him! What a pleasant surprise! Her Highness Theresa said that she would not attend any national-level meetings. Only a groundbreaking meeting like the Longmen Talks could invite her.
Before the group of young girls from Longmen could calm down, the participants from Longmen finally arrived late.
"Chen Huijie! Sir Chen!" If all supplies not related to the performance had not been confiscated, Shan Xiaochan and her bestie would have already started waving light boards.
The spiritual leader of the younger generation of Longmen, the future master of Longmen!
"Ms. Chen has become more beautiful again. She is really a person from far away." exclaimed the best friend.
"After all, they are some of the best pillars of Rhodes Island, for sure." Shan Xiaochan is a loyal fan of Miss Chen.
"Who did Princess Theresa walk over with just now? Could it be that person? I didn't notice anyone else just now." Shan Xiaochan and her bestie looked at each other, neither of them really understood. It was really a good question as to which force Princess Theresa would represent.
However, this celebrity-like meeting didn't last long. The surroundings suddenly became quiet again. Heavy footsteps were heard outside the door, and another guard came to check.
After the soldiers who were as silent as machines left, her best friend came to Shan Xiaochan and whispered, "The big shot told us to be quiet and not to make any noise. I guess the people from Rhodes Island are coming."
Is it finally coming? Everyone begins to wait excitedly, waiting for that legendary team.
There was an extra layer of mobile security force, a few more black raincoats were placed on the eaves, and an internal guard stood silently outside the corridor.
The moonlight was cool, and the sound of footsteps was approaching from afar.
Amiya, Kal'tsit, Rosemary, Shining...
Those names appeared in their minds almost without thinking. Even though they were warned not to make any noise, all the people in the logistics preparation room expressed their inner excitement with the warmest applause at the same time. The applause was like the sea.
Maybe some people have no feelings for Her Highness Theresa, maybe some people think that Miss Chen is still immature, and even if she is as powerful as Columbia Ursus, she cannot gain the trust of everyone at the same time.
But Rhode Island deserves all the applause.
Shan Xiaochan and his friends calmed down, composed themselves, and began to prepare for the performance at the next banquet.
The Egret Mansion fell silent and fell into a deathly silence.
The party started and all the participants had arrived. With the arrival of the last Rhodes Island team, the protection forces of various countries' systems began to operate slowly according to plan, and no life could enter the hall anymore.
The saber was drawn, the spear in hand, the breathing was surging, and the electric net was entangled.
Except for the main conference hall, no unplanned sounds are allowed in the entire Egret Mansion.
Shan Xiaochan suddenly discovered that a team of armor appeared in the corridor from somewhere, flocks of crows stood on the eaves, the inner guards appeared slightly in the darkness, and there were imperial guards standing at the door of each logistics preparation room.
In an instant, there seemed to be many more people in Bailu Mansion. They were the national leaders of various countries. They stood still like a group of statues.
Su Qi walked through the quiet corridor, passed under the magnolia tree, and came in front of everyone.
In an instant, all the statues knelt down and bowed, expressing their respect and submission to one person at the same time.
It was not until the man in black entered the main hall that the statues all disappeared silently in the blink of an eye.
There was no sound during the entire process.
"It's that one." After a long time, my best friend gave me a look.
"It can only be him." Shan Xiaochan returned a look.
"How does it feel?" My best friend winked.
"I can't describe it." Shan Xiaochan also winked.
When the people from Rhode Island came, they dared to applaud in front of the soldiers, but when that person passed by, everyone lost their excitement and cheering, and they stopped talking and clapping.
There are only three words left in my heart: Witness him.
You don't need to do anything, just bear witness to Him.
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Wei Yanwu didn't even give me the mother tree Da Hong Pao! Is he so stingy?
Su Qi silently took a sip of the tea on the table and glanced indifferently at the henpecked husband opposite him.
A henpecked husband was very good at handling things and winked at Su Qi across half the conference hall.
Su Qi tapped the teacup gently.
Wei Yanwu understood, and gave a few instructions to a subordinate behind him, while showing a painful expression.
Su Qi saw Madam Wen Yue opposite looking at Wei Yanwu, and when he saw Wei Yanwu's expression suddenly return to its mysterious one, he suddenly laughed.
"What's wrong with you?" Tallulah beside him turned away and asked him in a low voice.
"It's okay." Su Qi looked at the beautiful woman with silver hair and gray eyes, wondering why she asked that.
Tallulah looked at him worriedly and said softly, "I saw you knocking on the cup, and I thought something was wrong with the tea. Did it not taste the same as you?"
Su Qi then noticed that the governors of several surrounding countries were almost all looking at this side, so he hated this kind of meeting the most, because everyone would stare at your every move and study it carefully.
"Well, Lao Wei will give me a pot of mother tree Dahongpao later. That stuff tastes better." Su Qi also turned his head and spoke to Tallulah in a low voice.
Chen felt very uncomfortable when he saw the two people opposite him talking so closely.
Kal'tsit looked up at the man and woman who were talking in low voices, and the coldness in her eyes deepened.
No matter how quietly Su Qi spoke, he could not hide it from someone with ulterior motives.
"Brother, you can't drink too much tea at night." Amiya did not hide her voice at all, and everyone heard it across half of the conference room.
It is a sister's privilege to stop her brother's unhealthy behavior in public. There is nothing wrong with it and it is reasonable.
The conference room suddenly became very quiet. The orderly discussion stopped at once, and the governors of various countries all looked at the brother and sister with smiles.
Wei Yanwu showed a gloating expression.
Theresa just laughed and reached out to pat Su Qi's leg gently.
Su Qi sat up straight, took Theresa's hand away, sat upright, and thought to himself that he had one more reason to hate meetings.
The meeting resumed. Su Qi occasionally answered a few directional questions but did not participate much in the discussion.
The Longmen Talks were said to be talks among various countries, but the substantive resolutions and policies had already been discussed with the governors of various countries when Su Qi was still in Rhodes Island. The Longmen Talks were just a haggling over details and discussing specific implementation.
Theresa poked him and leaned over to ask him.
"Why are you a little late? Aren't you always on time?"
"I am busy."
"What's more important than tonight's party? Kissing your girlfriend?" Theresa was curious.
Su Qi pointed at his neck implicitly under the table.
"Clap."
Shining put down the broken pen in his hand, glanced at someone quietly, met Su Qi's gaze, and silently put away the pen.
Chapter 16 is so exciting
He was not wearing the Rhode Island doctoral uniform, but only a classic Victorian-style old-fashioned suit. His slightly longer black hair was tied up with a white hairband, revealing a clean and refreshing forehead. He sat silently in the crowd opposite, with clear eyebrows and a handsome face.
He was a man of few words. He had been sitting there with his head down and leaning against the back of his chair since the meeting began. He didn't look at the party that was in full swing. He just stared at the table with his thick eyelashes, wondering what he was thinking about.
Such a quiet person can always easily grab the attention of everyone in the audience.
The Syracuse representative had just finished a brief introduction to the all-round cooperation with Longmen. The young chief of Syracuse was attending a meeting of nations of this level for the first time. After his speech, he was still somewhat excited and enthusiastically thanked Dr. Su Qi for his guidance and suggestions to Syracuse in this cooperation.
Finally, they got the chance to see him openly. The participants looked at Mr. Su Qi curiously, wondering how he would respond to such an obvious show of goodwill from the Chief of Syracuse. All countries would also re-evaluate the degree of diplomatic relations with Syracuse based on Mr. Su Qi's attitude towards Syracuse.
The man raised his head facing the gaze of the whole audience, and his eyes looked across the entire venue at the young Chief of Syracuse. The warm thanks from the Chief of Syracuse did not elicit a smile from him, but he just nodded slightly to him, meaning that he understood.
It seems that the relationship with Syracuse is quite ordinary, everyone guessed secretly.
The young chief of Syracuse was trying to smooth things over for himself. He certainly didn't expect to get even a word of affirmation from Su Qi. Just a nod in response still made him feel distressed. Of course, he was not complaining, but he was frantically recalling in his mind whether he had done anything wrong in the past few days.
"Syracuse's positive attitude towards cooperation is a good example for the future integration and coexistence of Terra's countries." Su Qi reminded.
The young Chief Syracuse listened to the applause in the meeting hall. Although the applause was not for him, the joy and excitement in his heart did not diminish at all. Seeing the man opposite him lowering his brows again, Chief Syracuse sat back with a grateful and excited heart. He did not dare to say any polite words like thank you, so as not to upset that person.
With the Syracuse chief's suggestion, everyone finally got the chance to see him openly.
Su Qi did not sit with the people from Rhodes Island today, but chose to sit between Tallulah and Theresa. Before, all countries were still thinking about who that position would be reserved for, and now they finally got an expected answer.
People's eyes moved between Su Qi and Amiya. Su Qi and Rhodes Island were an inseparable whole. No one would be foolish enough to guess whether Su Qi had really left Rhodes Island. However, at this critical moment of the Longmen talks, Su Qi did not stand on the side of Rhodes Island. The meaning of this was very intriguing.
Spies from various countries buried in Rhodes Island brought news a few days ago that Su Qi was picked up from Rhodes Island by Integration International. Integration International is a huge international organization whose growth rate in recent years is second only to Rhodes Island. In fact, everyone knows that Integration International is equivalent to a branch of Rhodes Island. There is actually no difference between Su Qi's journey from Rhodes Island to Integration International and his journey from the living room to the kitchen at home.
Then the purpose of Su Qi coming to Integrated International from Rhodes Island is also very clear, this is to escort Integrated International to separate from the Rhodes Island branch and formalize it. Rhodes Island alone has such influence, and he will create a dark version of Integrated International that specializes in dirty work. At that time, it will be a bright and dark one with Rhodes Island. It is better for all countries to disband on the spot and declare Rhodes Island to be the world's governing body directly.
So what was that person thinking? He knew that the independence plan of the integrated international was full of difficulties, but he still stood up at this time with all his strength. Did he have some back-up plan or conspiracy?
It was Rem Billiton's turn to speak at the party, and they could no longer stare at that person. They reluctantly turned their eyes away from him. Putting aside all the intrigues and plots, everyone present had to admit one thing.
That one is really pleasing to the eyes.
Shining was sitting diagonally opposite him and could see him without turning her head or leaning her body. Looking at Su Qi's slightly stern expression, outsiders might think that he was thinking about something important, but Shining knew that Su Qi was simply daydreaming.
He has never liked attending such large meetings, because there are always people paying attention to him all the time, and he can't even sleep or slack off. He can only force himself to get through it without saying a word.
When Su Qi said this, he looked pitiful. Shan Ling comforted him and said that he could sit next to his sister in meetings from now on, and his sister could talk to him at the meeting.
"But Kal'tsit said, doesn't a real sister encourage her younger brother to become better? There is no sister who accompanies her younger brother in playing truant." The boy looked at the white-haired beauty mischievously.
"It's just spending some time with my brother to kill time in some boring meetings. It's a more reasonable use of time." Shining pushed away the boy's face that was looking at her, so that Su Qi wouldn't notice her slightly flushed face.
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