Chapter 161 The arms of the empire's most respected husband are always open to you...
The hotel breakfast buffet closes at ten o'clock. Bai Ling overslept, so he went in with the last five minutes, put some eggs and bread in his pocket, and ran out.
The waiter was quick-witted and chased out to give him the bag.
Bai Ling then stopped and allowed the other party to pack his breakfast attentively.
The waiter secretly glanced at him and noticed that he looked unhappy, so he kindly asked, "Would you like to take a cup of coffee? I'll hand-pour it for you, very quickly."
Bai Ling hesitated for a second, but still declined: "No, thank you."
He can't drink coffee. Having just been separated from his alpha for a night, he was suffering from some separation anxiety disorder. Consuming caffeine at this time can easily aggravate his reaction.
When we walked through the revolving door, North was already waiting outside with his car.
Bai Ling simply got in the car, checked the bag of weapons, and then looked up and urged:
"Let's go."
North looked at him and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it will only take two hours to drive there. The unveiling time is set at 1pm, so we will definitely be there on time."
After saying this, while waiting for Bai Ling's reaction, North discovered that his gaze was looking out the window, and his hand hanging beside the seat was unconsciously rubbing an egg.
North had an idea and immediately asked the two alphas in the team to go to the back and replace Hal, who was originally sitting in the back row.
The two omegas sat around Bai Ling, forming a triangle with him in front and behind.
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, and then saw North approaching, lowering his voice to an infinitely low level:
"Did they lay eggs?"
"No," Bai Ling laughed for a second, "I just haven't had breakfast yet."
He loosened his hand, and the egg in his palm was indeed the color of an ordinary egg.
North breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good if the egg didn't run away after laying it.
At this time, the car was passing in front of the mother ship. The armored vehicle with light yellow camouflage looks mighty, but compared with the mother ship, it is like a small ant crawling in front of a mammoth.
Bai Ling suddenly said, "I'm going downstairs to get something."
The car stopped, and North watched him through the car window as he ran to the boat and returned in a dignified manner. It seemed as if all the thorns and fences could not stop him.
In less than five minutes, Bai Ling came back. After getting in the car, he had something like a stapler in his hand.
Hal sat in the back and looked curiously, "Is it a steel stamp?"
Bai Ling raised his hand to show him and smiled: "Yes, it's a hand-stamped steel stamp, an old style. I brought it with me because I was going to give scholarships to those kids at the elementary school later."
The seal is the old emperor’s seal.
The scholarship was also funded by the old emperor.
This action seemed reasonable, but Hal and North looked at each other and saw ambiguity in each other's eyes.
This relationship... doesn't look like a political marriage at all.
The armored vehicle drove for two hours under the scorching sun at noon, and when it arrived at the destination, its outer shell was hot to the touch. In front of us is Huya City, and 900 kilometers ahead is the Peacock Metropolis. Therefore, this visit was an overstep, as it was Bai Ling's first visit to other regions as a national leader.
The Wild Star is desolate and barren, but there are a dozen towns of various sizes. So far, five cities have expressed their intention to join.
Of course, the matter of joining the Tomato Kingdom requires mutual consultation until both parties are satisfied. Before reaching an agreement, donating to a few schools as a gesture of friendship can be a good prelude to extending an olive branch.
Of course, whether it is beautiful or not depends on the opinions of the local people.
From the reception, the visit, the ribbon-cutting, to finally awarding the child a 5,000 star coin scholarship for the next quarter, the entire process went smoothly and formally.
However, when the children received the money, the "Certificate of Honor" with the Isoparaiso seal and Bai Ling's signature on it was crumpled by their little hands, thrown like a ball, and thrown into the trash can.
Bai Ling's gaze fell on the trash can in the distance.
The principal turned around and smiled apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, they are only seven or eight years old and don't know much. I'll let them pick it up and take it home."
"No."
Bai Ling spoke calmly, his tone and demeanor were polite, but there was no extra expression. The principal walked him to the door, shook hands with the city lord, got in the car and drove away.
North explained: "In fact, doing good things may not bring good rewards. Just get used to it."
Bai Ling lowered his eyes, as if nothing had happened: "Yeah."
Children aged seven or eight are already sensible and are very good at reading adults' expressions.
If adults take it seriously, they will definitely rehearse it again and again and repeatedly tell the children to respect, be polite and grateful to them. But if adults don't take it seriously, the effect on children will be just a piece of waste paper.
This is not groundless speculation, but a glimpse into the big picture from the small.
In fact, Bai Ling had anticipated something similar long before coming here. If the Interstellar Alliance is regarded as a large political region, then the city-states such as Wild Star are equivalent to a mini Interstellar Alliance.
Despite their small size and low authority, the complexity of their respective positions is no less than that of countries with more than three planets.
For example, in the Tiger Tooth City mentioned earlier, 70% of the residents are of mammalian descent. The blood ties between them meant that this group of people were destined to be more or less close to the Federation.
But it's just closeness, not complete dependence. The strategies of these small regions tend to be fence-sitters - agreeing to this today in exchange for some benefits; and trying to please that tomorrow to attract some funds.
If you care too much about their attitude, it will only drain you of energy.
Bai Ling held the stamping pliers in his hand and thought to himself: It's no big deal, don't lose your temper.
No one comforts him, he comforts himself.
As I was thinking this, I unconsciously put my hand into the middle of the pressing pliers. I applied a little force and the pliers on both sides slowly closed inward, leaving cross marks on the skin of the palm and back of my hand.
"Bird?" North noticed his little movement.
Bai Ling hid his left hand calmly, "Where is the next stop?"
North lowered his head to confirm: "According to The One's itinerary requirements, there are two more small cities. But I rearranged the order, and the last two cities should be more friendly."
Bai Ling looked out the window and didn't say anything for a while.
Previously, Yu Chen had discussed his problems with the veteran officials during a meeting, saying that he lacked experience.
It's not the experience of leading troops, but the tolerance towards the outside world.
Bai Ling is a person who believes in both black and white, and who will avenge his enemies. Yu Chen likes him, but he may not be suitable for the diplomatic field. Especially now that she bears the title of Queen, mediation will definitely be necessary in future foreign visits.
If it were someone else, they would definitely think about playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, and separating the military and the political affairs - Bai Ling would be in charge of military affairs, and Yu Chen would be in charge of domestic and foreign affairs, and the two would get along well.
But Yu Chen doesn't think so. He always insisted on his opinion and let Bai Ling try and learn how to deal with those unreasonable and unreasonable political leaders.
It doesn’t matter if you make mistakes, YSUPARESO will coordinate afterwards. It doesn’t matter if you get a cold response, a husband’s arms are always open to you.
"But you must go and meet them. If you don't practice, no matter how much experience you have, it's useless. Wild stars are not big, let's practice here first, and then we can move forward step by step."
Mermaids are always kind and persuasive, and they are very patient.
The old minister laughed privately and said, "Your Majesty went through the same thing when he was a prince."
Bai Ling blushed when he heard this.
People regard the queen as a tool for bearing children.
Yu is better. He treats his wife like a prince.
The more he thought about it, the hotter he felt. It was not until North opened the car window and the hot air blew on his face that Bai Ling vaguely realized that his shirt was soaked with sweat.
Something is not right.
I hope the activities in the next town will go smoothly.
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I have to say that North's early arrangements were extremely appropriate.
We visited three small towns that day. Except for the first one, the other two were more inclined towards the empire. When they were leaving the last stall, the other party was very enthusiastic and insisted on keeping Bai Ling and his group to stay for dinner. In short, everyone was in a generally happy mood when they returned home.
Except Bai Ling.
He seemed to be possessed by some fever. After drinking only two glasses of wine, he fell into a deep sleep on the way back.
The car stopped again, it was almost evening. The car door opened, revealing Huo Yuan's serious face.
Seeing that he had been waiting here for a long time, North's heart skipped a beat and he instinctively felt that something had happened.
Walking aside alone, Huo Yuan lowered his voice and said, "There's news from Land. The military guessed that we were the ones who broke into the prison and are preparing to take measures to counter us."
Although the military is corrupt, they are not stupid.
It took so much trouble to rescue 60,000 people - such a thankless task, I'm afraid no one in the entire galaxy would do it except Commander Bai.
Bai Ling had expected this. As the saying goes, when an enemy comes, we must stop him with our generals; when a flood comes, we must block it with earth. He pinched his sore nose and said calmly:
"Don't panic yet, wait and see what the other side does. Anyway, they have no evidence."
That's what I said. But with 60,000 people here, they are simply a mobile evidence-generating machine. Bai Ling supported the frame of the car and got off, and coldly said:
"Go tell them that for their own good, they should not contact their families this week, and they must not tell anyone that they are on Wildstar."
"If anyone disobeys, they will be locked up in their residence and their internet connection will be cut off."
The order is a bit harsh, but there is no other solution. Prison break, at the very least, is a disruption of the legal order; at the most, it is an infringement of another country's sovereignty. If things get out of hand, the perpetrators will have to go to the international court to apologize and pay compensation.
However, since Bai Ling dared to do it, he must have already thought of a way out. But he didn't want to take that step unless it was absolutely necessary.
Just then, Sava came downstairs and saw the three of them standing at the door, all with serious faces and silent.
Savage asked, "What are you doing here?"
Turning his head and seeing the armored vehicle behind him, he was even more shocked: "You guys drove this out? Why not a flying ship?"
Being changed by him, Bai Ling explained casually: "It takes 2 hours to drive there, and the flying ship only takes 10 minutes to fly there. We also have to find a place to park the aircraft, which is not enough to cover my fuel expenses."
"…Although what you said makes sense, but—"
"But what?"
"Shabby." Sava pointed at him.
Bai Ling frowned and saw Sava commenting on his attire.
"Your military uniform is not right either. It's too simple."
"I'm going on official business, not to a dance."
"That's what I said, but..." Sava stroked his chin with a serious expression, "You are our queen."
As the face of the old empire and the spouse of Isupareso, how can one go out without decorating it?
Savoy was a child of nobility and had been in social circles since he was a child, so he was always particularly sensitive to these details.
When he thought of it, he just said it out loud. But Bai Ling didn't take it seriously, he turned cold and walked straight into the hotel:
"Queen shit."
Sava muttered, "Why are you so angry? Are you going to lay eggs?"
The hotel's revolving door creaked, answering him bluntly.
Savoy looked at North in confusion, and the sea hare explained like a good man: "He is not feeling well... and he is not in a good mood either."
"Isn't that just laying eggs?"
"It's not about laying eggs..."
North thought that he was probably upset about the certificate of honor being thrown into the trash can.
Sava muttered, "That's impossible. Am I feeling wrong?"
Pale face, unsteady steps, and such a bad temper - there is definitely something wrong with him. I'm either so anxious that I want to hug my mother, or...
"Captain Sava! I have a stomachache and would like to take half a day off tomorrow. Could you please sign for me?" A mercenary came over.
With this interruption, Sava forgot to remind Bai Ling.
After he signed, he casually opened the terminal and swiped it, and the promotional message popped up on the interface bar. The title is very formal: [The Queen of the Third Experimental Country and military leader Bai Ling attended the unveiling ceremony of the aid-built primary school classroom]
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[Are you sure? Is this the queen of a country? (Surprised.jpg) The bodyguards my parents hired for me are more stylish than him.]
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