Chapter 1181: Already numb
Along the way, Woking felt more and more nervous, and after seeing the galloping steam train, he was directly silenced.
He originally thought that this trip would be quite pleasant. Except for the time when he was negotiating with the Great Zhou, the rest of the time it was just like an outing. However, he did not expect that before he officially entered the capital of the Great Zhou, an unprecedented huge pressure had already weighed on his heart.
"Lord Woking, are we still going to go?"
Xiao Wang asked in the carriage.
Hearing the voice, Woking shook his head as he came back to his senses, and then couldn't help but ask...
"Where is that train going?"
"The final destination of this train is the northeastern border of our Great Zhou."
Xiao Wang answered casually.
Then he remembered something and immediately added another sentence.
"As the capital, Black Moon City is the central area of our Great Zhou. You should be well aware of the long distance from the Plains Fortress to the capital. But as long as we have this train, the overall mobility efficiency can be greatly improved."
Xiao Wang's seemingly casual words actually contained a lot of information.
If we say that the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is centered on Black Moon City and spreads out in all directions, then the actual area of the Great Zhou Dynasty must at least double! From the Plains Fortress to this side, the vastness of the Great Zhou Dynasty's territory has already shocked the dwarves, including Vol'jin.
On this basis, we need to double it again? That's simply outrageous! Woking hissed lightly, but his overall reaction was relatively calm, mainly because he was already numb...
Compared to the shock the steam train had given him before, this time it was actually not that bad.
After things became outrageous to a certain extent, even if he became even more outrageous, the impact he could have on them would inevitably decrease.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had apparently arranged everything in advance. The logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was hung outside the carriage, making the journey smooth and easy, and they soon entered Black Moon City smoothly.
Along the way, Woking and his companions have seen many cities of the Great Zhou. The Black Moon City in front of them, which serves as the capital, has taller and more majestic city walls and is more prosperous internally.
From the inside to the outside, all the buildings demonstrate the outstanding construction capabilities of the Great Zhou.
But Woking and the others, who were still immersed in the shock brought by the steam train, did not react much at this moment.
Instead of heading straight to the palace, the group first went to the diplomatic residence in their capital.
This was newly built in the past two years. Along with forming an alliance with the female warrior tribe, they will most likely have contact and even exchanges with other forces within the coalition in the future.
Under this premise, when envoys from other countries come to the capital of their Great Zhou, it is impossible for them to live directly in his harem like Yalvette did, right?
Therefore, Zhou Xu specially ordered people to arrange a guild hall in the city to accommodate envoys from other countries.
Tonglu Fort was quite anxious about this matter, and Da Zhou did not intend to drag it out. After reaching a consensus on this point, Zhou Xu directly arranged a banquet in the evening to entertain the delegation from Tonglu Fort and to meet with them at the same time.
Calculating the time, it was just past noon and there were still several hours before the banquet in the evening, enough time for them to have a nap.
But with countless worries and the psychological pressure accumulated along the way, Woking tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep at all. It even made him feel that this period of time seemed particularly long, and he felt as if every second was a year.
During this process, accompanied by a knock on the door, Xiao Wang's voice came from outside the door...
"Lord Woking, it's time for us to set off."
"Okay, wait a moment."
Hearing this, Woking quickly washed his face with cold water to cheer himself up.
After leaving the embassy, a group of delegation members led by Woking took a carriage directly to the outside of the palace wall.
"Everyone, the only thing we can do now is to walk in."
After getting off the carriage and looking at the towering palace walls in front of him, Woking's face was dull, and he even doubted if he had come to the outskirts of the city again.
Even if he racked his brains, he would never have thought that there was another city within this city! Ever since they entered the Great Zhou, everything they encountered was always beyond their imagination.
Woking took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and followed the little king into the palace slowly.
This section of the road was much longer than Woking had expected. After passing through the palace walls, the view in front of everyone suddenly opened up. What came into their sight was first a spacious square, and then looking into the distance, the majestic court hall.
This building was taller than any they had seen before, and the majesty and splendor it exuded seemed to tell them about the country's strength! After entering the hall, this feeling became even stronger.
This made the dwarves, led by Vol'jin, unconsciously tense their bodies.
Fortunately, the format of the entire banquet seemed to be very similar to that in Copperforge, which allowed the dwarves, including Vol'jin, to finally find a sense of security in this unfamiliar environment.
Just then, a voice sounded...
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Hearing this, Woking, who had originally felt more at ease, suddenly became panicked again.
At the same time, as a figure wearing a jade crown and a luxurious black robe walked out from the back, all the court officials in the court hall knelt down in unison towards the throne.
"My emperor! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!!"
This situation made Woking's head suddenly numb.
Shit! They in Tongluobao don't practice kneeling and worshipping. Now that this has happened, will they kneel or not?
It all happened so fast that Woking had no time to think about it. In the end, he just made up his mind and bowed slightly, which was considered a greeting.
During this entire process, Zhou Xu undoubtedly watched the entire thing, and there was an unconscious hint of amusement in his eyes.
In fact, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, kneeling and bowing were not a normal practice. Only when they committed a serious crime or were too excited would they kneel and bow. Zhou Xu said it was useless and just let them do it.
This time, it was obvious that it was Li Bowen who was messing with the mentality of those dwarves.
The diplomacy between the two countries is originally a process of confirming the strength and status of both sides, not to mention that this time Copperforge came to discuss business with them.
With this as a premise, whether considering the upcoming negotiations or the future cooperation with Copperforge, it is very important to gain the upper hand in momentum and psychology.
Now that Li Bowen has done this, the dwarves are probably feeling very uncomfortable, as if they are sitting on pins and needles, as if there is a thorn in their backs, as if there is a fishbone stuck in their throats...
(End of this chapter)
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