"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"This old minister has already compared the gifts sent by the other party, and the following are the ones with the highest overall value."
"These are the leaders of civilizations in these positions. Perhaps you can visit them one by one according to the value of the gifts."
Looking at the map that Nan Tong had prepared, Lin Ke nodded slightly in approval.
This is something that isn't even on the Civilization panel, yet Nan Tong actually sorted them according to the value of the gifts.
In Nan Tong's view, those civilization leaders who offered higher overall value might be more inclined to establish a friendly relationship with Holy Egypt.
Lin Ke looked at the map and pondered for a moment.
“Very good, then let’s start with the one with the lower overall value.”
Of course, Lin Ke made this choice because, in his view, the higher the overall value, the higher the success rate.
If that's the case, it would be better to start by visiting leaders of civilizations with lower overall gift value. This way, you can gain some experience and increase your chances of success in the final visit.
After all, it would be a huge loss if the leaders of civilizations most likely to establish friendly relations with Holy Egypt failed to do so.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"This old minister will now lead the way for you."
Lin Ke's first visit was to a kingdom leader on the outskirts.
Near where the leader lived were some stone pillars, and on top of the pillars were carved various seabirds and fish.
Clearly, this place once appeared to be a site where Greeks performed some kind of ritual, but somehow it was abandoned and turned back into human dwellings.
When Lin Ke's party arrived, only two indifferent-looking guards stood at the entrance of the residence. They didn't even seem to want to greet Lin Ke.
"Please inform your country's leader that the Holy Pharaoh of Egypt has come to visit."
Nan Tong stepped forward and bowed slightly. After hearing Nan Tong's words, the two guards slowly turned around and went into the house.
A few minutes later, an elderly butler arrived.
“My master welcomes Holy Pharaoh to our home.”
"Please come in."
However, when the butler spoke, there was no visible emotion on his face.
The decorations in the residence were indeed inferior to those in Lin Ke's residence, but it was still quite spacious and clean.
Simply put, this place is more like a residence for nobles than a residence for emperors and leaders.
But what puzzled Lin Ke was that there was almost no one inside, and the number of people the leader had brought seemed to be even smaller than Lin Ke had imagined.
Afterwards, Lin Ke was led to a small courtyard next to the main courtyard, which was obviously a place for receiving guests.
Among them were several elderly men and several very young male and female attendants.
"Hello, I am the Holy Pharaoh of Holy Egypt."
The old man slowly stood up, but he did not introduce himself.
"welcome."
"I am deeply honored that Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh has come from afar."
The elderly man at the head of the group stood up and forced a smile onto his face.
"Unfortunately, our king has already gone out to preside over the ceremony of our civilization, so he cannot personally greet us. We hope that His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh will understand."
It turned out that the old man was not their leader.
Lin Ke nodded in understanding, but his eyes already sensed something was amiss.
The seating arrangement of these elderly people was quite deliberate, clearly downplaying the concept of the main seat and attempting to weaken the authority of this outsider.
The rest of the conversation was even more uneventful.
They discussed trivial topics such as the weather, crops, and maritime trade.
Whenever Lin Ke tried to steer the conversation toward deeper topics, such as world conferences or military matters, the elders would skillfully steer the conversation away from those topics.
The meeting lasted an hour, but no substantial exchange of ideas took place.
As they were about to part, the leader finally appeared, exchanged a few polite words with Lin Ke, and then hurriedly saw him off.
When Nan Tong turned to leave, her expression became somewhat frightening.
Clearly, if this weren't the venue for the World Conference, Greek territory, he might have turned around and used desert magic to bury these arrogant fools who dared to defy the Holy Pharaoh.
After leaving, they arrived at a square not far from here.
Because there are many envoys dressed in exotic attire gathered here for close conversations.
"Your Majesty, would you like this old minister to go and greet them?"
Lin Ke shook her head: "No need."
"However, we can walk past them and see how they react."
The envoys, dressed in exotic attire, were engaged in lively conversation.
"...The Portuguese are actually willing to pay for your transportation for free? That's extremely rare!"
"Not at all. It's just that the relationship between our two countries is so good right now. Your country has so many raw materials, and we have a huge maritime fleet. This cooperation is only natural."
"Yes, yes! I hope we can maintain this relationship in the future, um..."
As Lin Ke and his group passed by, their voices immediately fell silent, and they even became somewhat wary.
Of course, their reaction was enough to show the attitude and status of Holy Egypt in the eyes of others. So, Lin Ke then began to walk toward the residence of another civilization leader and left.
The messengers in the square, however, ignored the departure of the Holy Egyptians.
No one greeted them, and no one bowed respectfully.
This is the current state of Holy Egypt here.
Similarly, Lin Ke's second visit was also in a similar situation, but with slight differences.
When Lin Ke's team arrived at the other party's gate, they were told that only Lin Ke could enter, and the rest of them had to wait outside.
Lin Ke did not object and went inside alone.
The leader waited in the hall, dressed in a magnificent robe, but deliberately removed all his titles and insignia, wearing only a simple amulet around his neck.
"Welcome, Holy Pharaoh."
"Did you receive our gift last night? Did you like it?"
"Oh—I don't think Holy Egypt has anything like that, hehehehe..."
The other party's opening remarks were very polite, even to the point that Lin Ke felt the person had some kind of mental problem.
Their subsequent conversation, just as Lin Ke had anticipated, did not go smoothly.
The leader kept asking about Holy Egypt's military strength, the production of various metal mines, and even its faith.
Clearly, every question he asked was a test of Lin Ke's stance.
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