"kindness......"
"not bad."
Lin Ke sat quietly on a stone chair in the center of the courtyard, holding a glass of wine that he hadn't finished drinking.
The smell reminded him of his time in the Holy Egyptian Palace, surrounded by servants, with thousands of officials paying their respects and the people praising him.
"Great Holy Pharaoh! May the light of the sun god shine upon you forever..."
However, the sour taste of the red wine quickly brought him back to reality.
This is not the royal palace of Holy Egypt; there are no servants, no kneeling subjects.
There were only Lin Ke's confidants, the house with the foreign civilization, and Ayina, who was already asleep in the room.
"Your Majesty, someone has arrived."
“Your Majesty, a follower of a leader of a civilization has brought a return gift.”
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh..."
As night fell, the lights in the courtyard flickered, and the wine in Lin Ke's hand was almost empty.
He had been waiting there for nearly twenty minutes, during which only a few leaders sent their servants with symbolic return gifts, but no leader showed up in person, let alone came to visit.
As a result, the atmosphere in the courtyard gradually became heavy, and everyone's expressions began to tense up.
After all, the current situation was somewhat beyond their expectations. In their view, receiving a gift from His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh was an extraordinary and glorious thing.
However, apart from some leaders sending their servants to return the favor, no one personally responded to His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh's "invitation".
Even the Inca leader has not yet appeared.
Therefore, their expressions became increasingly tense and unpleasant.
Only Lin Ke remained calm, but the air around her trembled slightly due to the succubus's displeasure. Her purple eyes began to gleam in the darkness, and a faint purple halo surrounded her.
The succubus finally couldn't help but speak, and her eyes turned back into the vertical pupils of a demon.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh!"
"Those guys only sent a few servants with some insignificant gifts?"
"This is an insult! You are the most noble being under the heavens and stars, the supreme ruler of Holy Egypt. How dare these barbarian nations slight you?"
"On the continent where Holy Egypt is located, even the gods, even gods from foreign lands, must give you some respect!"
"But those guys?"
As she said this, she simply smoothed her head, as if afraid that the devil horns might suddenly pop out and mess up her hairstyle.
"If His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh were to personally visit the residences of the leaders of the Holy Egyptian Alliance, they would be overjoyed and consider it a lifelong honor!"
"But now, here, these barbarian leaders, from all walks of life who can't even build a large ship, are so disrespectful?! It's truly outrageous!"
The succubus stopped there, clearly realizing that if she continued, her human form would become difficult to maintain.
Nan Tong stood to the side, her brows furrowed.
Although he wasn't as emotionally expressive as the succubus, he couldn't hide his worry on his face.
At this moment, he coughed softly, clearly trying to control his tone.
“Your Majesty, while the succubus’s words may be somewhat extreme, they are not without merit.”
"We have long resided in this superior nation, and having traveled thousands of miles to come here, we should have received the highest level of hospitality. However, not only are the organizers of the World Conference and some civilizations being disrespectful to us, but now even..."
Nan Tong wanted to mention the civilizations that held an even lower status here, but when the words reached his lips, he hesitated to say them. After all, that would only make the situation of Holy Egypt here sound even more "awkward."
"What I mean to say is that these return gifts are far too meager and do not match the status of our great nation, Holy Egypt."
"What you gave was sacred food, but their return gift was not even special; it was no different from the gifts exchanged between nobles."
"This old minister is also truly indignant. To be honest, the leader here is not even as good as one of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh's toes."
Upon hearing this, the succubus sneered: "You old codger, you actually dare to compare them to His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh? What a joke!"
"Do they even deserve to be compared to His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh?"
Nan Tong did not respond, but instead composed himself appropriately: "Your Majesty, if the Inca leader Pachacuti still does not show up, what should we do?"
"If they don't come, then you can just pretend that Ayina never came here and simply take her in for a few nights."
Lin Ke smiled and gently swirled the nearly empty wine glass in her hand.
He glanced at the anxious crowd and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, what does it matter if Pachakutek doesn't come?"
“You see, now we are not only sending gifts to Pachakutk, but also bestowing the same courtesy upon leaders of many civilizations.”
“In this way, I can prioritize visiting those civilizations that reciprocate the gifts in the future. Since they are willing to reciprocate, it at least shows that they do not have any ill will towards my Holy Egypt and are friendly.”
"This is of great benefit to us in establishing ourselves in the World Parliament and opening up new prospects."
Despite Lin Ke's reasonable explanation, the succubus's dissatisfaction did not diminish in the slightest.
Her lips almost touched the ground in a smile: "But why should His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh condescend to personally visit these ungrateful barbarian leaders?"
"With just a word from you, I believe countless leaders of civilizations will flock to you, vying to pay their respects!"
"You personally had your servants present the gifts, which is already a great favor, yet they don't appreciate it..."
Lin Ke slightly raised her hand, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.
His gaze passed through the courtyard gate and landed on the blurry lights in the distance: "Wait a little longer."
“Even if Pachakutk doesn’t come, other leaders of civilizations will come to visit.”
Upon hearing this, Ramses also spoke up, which was unusual for him.
He seemed somewhat puzzled: "Your Majesty, why are you so certain?"
Lin Ke put down her wine glass, tilted her head slightly, as if she were recalling something.
Do you remember the scene when our ship approached the harbor this morning?
“At that time, the servants of King João III of Portugal made things difficult for me in every way. I stood on the side of the ship and argued with them on the basis of reason.”
"After the argument ended, I inadvertently saw a leader of a civilized society looking at me from the shore, and at that moment, I was about to go forward to respond, but..."
Just then, Lin Ke's words came to an abrupt end.
Because Lin Ke saw someone approaching in the civilization panel.
Nan Tong and Ramses both trembled slightly, and their gazes immediately turned toward the courtyard gate.
“Someone has arrived, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh.”
Ramses nodded in confirmation: "Someone did approach."
The two exchanged a glance, and clearly, they seemed to have found their answer.
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