Him and their stars

The person who hosted this cocktail party was His Highness Brunhilt, King of Suliuka, Minister of the Imperial Privy Council, Commander of the Dawn Star Region Military Region and Governor of the Special Administrative Region. Among the attendees were a group of "Governor-General's Office officials" wearing the uniforms of high-ranking imperial officers under His Royal Highness King Su, as well as high-level garrison troops from the Blue Star Community who occupied the other half of the Unity Fortress.

In addition, representatives from some of the coalition member states that participated in the New World expedition last year were also present. The number of troops left by these countries in the Dawn Star Territory ranges from a few hundred to no more than one division and three to five small warships. However, considering that the Dawn Star Territory should become the economic engine of the New World in the future, and even the intersection of interests of all civilizations in the galaxy in the future, it is still necessary to maintain a basic military presence, even if it is used to refresh the sense of presence. necessary.

Especially for such a grand event, it cannot be missed casually.

Of course, excluding these uniformed embryo killers, as well as the board members and executives of the Shipping Coordinating Chamber of Commerce and Development Bank, there are also many business representatives from all over the galaxy.

No matter what the super big shots who really decide the fate of the universe think, and there is no need to consider what the future of the universe will be like, at least at this time, most people in this banquet hall really believe that they are preparing Engage in a great job that is very creative, very productive, and can make a small amount of money.

So, after Brunhildt's toast, everyone began to talk in small groups about various prospects for cooperation. In this way, the scene in the Unity Fortress turned into a bustling business reception.

Brunhildt did not reject this feeling. She felt that compared to the palace banquets where politicians and conspirators gathered together, this kind of cocktail party where money was only discussed was a bit fruitless, but it was still a bit pyrotechnic after all.

Of course, often at this time, someone will come to pour cold water on you. As soon as this year flashed through Brunhilt's mind, he heard Ostana Barr's lowered voice.

"Don't really get obsessed with it. Your Highness, if everyone starts doing business, then the general trend will go on another track and it will be out of our control."

"What is the general trend you are talking about?" Brynhilt said with a smile, swaying the ice honey in his hand.

"...Your Highness, you know what I mean. I am just an ordinary minister, and it is difficult to say something too clearly. However, you are the elected emperor with the goal of the Void Crown, so there is no point in pretending to be stupid. ." Miss Chief of Staff said.

"So you are too obsessed with your duties and personality. You see, in comparison, Gilly is much more normal than you. Although she doesn't talk much, sooner or later she will be able to become the flag-bearing minister of the Generalissimo's Mansion. Yes. But when will you become prime minister!"

"I have never wanted to be the prime minister. Now I only serve as your secretary-general for political affairs, but this is not in line with my wishes..." Ostana pondered for a moment: "I know you are deliberately treating me Guidance in that direction. However, my subordinates feel that both Wofna and Nelhana have more potential in this area than me."

Brunhildt looked at the other party in surprise: "Have you damaged your brain by accompanying a group of profiteers in meetings these past two days? I never knew you had the virtue of being humble and covering up."

"Okay, Your Highness, I actually want to say that if you really wear the Void Crown, I should be able to become a very good prime minister. These should be very good, but I just don't like it. .”

Brünnhilt shuddered: "Speak humanly!"

Ostana still maintained her charming smile and changed the topic directly: "Your Highness, as the empire's highest military and political officer in the Dawn Star Territory, you have attended today's banquet. You also represent the empire to express our commitment to the future of the Dawn Star Territory. Attitude. However, Admiral Conneris from the opposite community just sent a letter of congratulations. But I am still hiding in the Circle of Miracles and working hard."

She pondered for a moment, covering her eyes like volcanic embers under her smiling red eyes, and glanced at the two Earth generals who were talking in the crowd.

He is a lieutenant general in his sixties, but his personal temperament is more like that of an elegant, gentle and good-tempered technocrat, or a financial executive of a large company.

A young major general in his early thirties, he looked less like a soldier than the former and more like a young scholar engaged in liberal arts education in a university. He was also the type who could never be promoted to associate professor in his life because he was not good at office politics.

Needless to say, these are naturally Lieutenant General James Carter, Deputy Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet and Minister of Logistics, and Major General Yang Xiyi, Commander of the Unity Defense Force.

"Among the guests from the community, the one with the highest rank is Lieutenant General Carter, right?" Ostana Barr whispered: "If you attack on the grounds of diplomatic rudeness, my subordinates can make arrangements now. I would like to I’m good at doing this kind of thing.”

"... Diplomacy is rude. Is this an acceptable reason? If the news spreads, it will damage the empire's diplomatic credibility instead. The Galactic Empire is a decent people, and they pay attention to the demeanor of a big country. How could they do such a stupid thing?"

"I've done it before!" Ostana said seriously: "In the era of Queen Leda, the Imperial Army destroyed the Sumi Kingdom at that time because the Sumi delegation stepped with their left foot first when entering."

"..."

"Okay, I'm just joking. In fact, the snow ginseng that the Sumi Kingdom attacked was less than a thousand years old. After testing, it was found that it was only 995 years old."

"...That was also two thousand years ago."

"According to the banned book "Original Theory" that you recommended to me, there is not much progress now compared to two thousand years ago."

Brunhild decided to ignore her and poured himself another glass of wine. She looked through the wine glass and through the crowd, only to see the human general who looked like a young scholar, whispering to several senior alien officers.

A Circassian snapping turtle, a Minoran blue bald turtle, and a Minor bullhead.

They are all participants in the expeditionary force. Currently, they all have troops ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 left in the Unity Fortress, which means they have some combat effectiveness. At least, within this space fortress, the power represented by these people is still considerable.

More importantly, the mother countries they represent are considered second-tier powers in the galaxy. Although they may not necessarily obey the leadership of the Blue Star Community, they also have more or less grudges with the empire.

"Major General Yang Xiyi made a lot of small moves in the Unity Fortress, which is a security risk. Do you want to find a reason to kill him?" Ostana smiled and said: "The reason is that he did not bow to you during the reception. Toast or something..."

Brynhilt glanced at the other person and was about to complain when he saw a burly Imperial Army Lieutenant General had already squeezed in and joined the conversation of senior officers very calmly.

He looked at what seemed to be a very talkative social activist and quickly got involved in the conversation, but he didn't know what kind of joke someone had told him, and the generals burst into laughter. The imperial lieutenant general even hugged the Circassian general next to him and clinked glasses affectionately.

From the looks of it, it seems as if the tragedy of the Circassian Kingdom in the past two years has already been two hundred years of history.

The surrounding businessmen from various countries saw that the generals were so harmonious, and they immediately became more confident in the future of the Dawn Star Territory.

"To the future of the Dawn Star Territory, to the future of the galactic civilization! Raise a toast!" said the Imperial Army Lieutenant General. His voice was very loud and clear, and it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

The guests raised their glasses.

"Of course, we would also like to thank His Highness Brünnhilt for giving us this grand event! This is destined to be a victorious event, a glorious event, and an event that will go down in history! To His Highness Brünnhilt, to the most beautiful girl in the universe. Your Highness!" the lieutenant general shouted again.

"Here's to the most beautiful Highness in the universe!" Everyone agreed.

Brunhild smiled, nodded to everyone generously, and drank the wine in one gulp.

There is a saying. In terms of appearance alone, "most beautiful" may be debatable, but if "one" can be added, it will be very appropriate. All the guests present felt that there were too many sanctimonious business words tonight, but this sentence was the most sincere.

As a result, the harmonious atmosphere at the scene became even more lively. The snapping turtles of the Cirke Kingdom and the fanged turtles of the Khaiyar Principality even began to dance with each other shoulder to shoulder. It seems that a prosperous and peaceful future in which the entire galactic civilization is united has arrived, and will spread to the entire universe with this as the center.

Brunhild looked at the scene and said quite proudly: "Indeed, I am the most beautiful His Highness in the universe. Why can't some people see it?"

Ostana responded with a sneer. Looking at the imperial general who was enjoying himself in the social gatherings, she lowered her voice and said, "I remember that the Lieutenant General Minontai who was transferred to the commander of the fortress was from Feng Yun. The person transferred from the fortress is a well-known fortress defense expert in the army?"

"At least he has done good theoretical research on fortress defense and is an excellent academic general." Brunhilt shrugged: "Of course, more importantly, he has been the Alliance Ambassador to the Alliance for three years. The chief military attache of the embassy knows how to deal with businessmen."

Ostana sighed silently: "The so-called academic generals mean that they lack actual combat experience."

"There is no actual combat proof, but it can prove the empire's attitude." Brunhilt chuckled: "Besides, the old man from the Astral Knights is still in this fortress."

This was the first time Miss Chief of Staff heard the news, and she was startled. But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. The senior members of the Astral Knights are all top-notch extraordinary beings, and their movements are beyond the control of her intelligence network.

However, if Duke Sadolan is really still sitting in the fortress, there should be no problem. perhaps……

King Suliuka added: "In short, I am the military and political commander of the Dawn Star Territory. I can take care of military affairs, and of course political affairs. I can also take care of international business matters. However, Connor opposite Admiral Reese is still the commander of the expeditionary fleet. Since he is a purely military officer, Vice Admiral Carter has been sitting in Xinyumen, which is equivalent to the governor of the new continent of the community. Isn't it reasonable for him to appear here? "

Brunhildt looked like I was very open-minded and broad-minded.

"For the governance of the Dawn Star Territory, the community has not yet come up with a charter and administrative structure. In comparison, we are very eager."

"Ostana, you have to know that even now, everyone in the Privy Council still has expectations for the future of the Dawn Star Territory. They have expectations for the future of the Development Bank and the Shipping Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, why would I? What about investing in a private capacity?”

Ostana blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "Isn't it just to deceive the enemy? Using money as bait is at least better than using the lives of your subordinates."

Brunhildt said seriously: "Of course it is for investment. It is precisely because I invested, that... King Wei voted, and many princes followed suit, and the opposite alliance will follow suit. Director of the Development Bank There are only two alliance members in the bureau, but as far as I know, the peripheral investment companies controlled by the Rainbow Rose Foundation collected most of the first batch of circulating shares put on the securities market."

Ostana pondered for a moment: "So, are you really still bullying the enemy?"

"Harming someone with your own skin? Even a white-furred fox can't do such a thing, so she definitely won't be fooled." Brynhilt said angrily.

The Chief of Staff probably understood something and reported: "I have already discussed with those gentlemen and decided that the headquarters of the Development Bank and the Shipping Chamber of Commerce cannot be placed here at the Unity Fortress. I propose that they be placed in the Ilesa Galaxy, Earth The government also agreed. Of course, in return, we also approved the community’s settlements, consulate areas and economic development zones in the system. Of course, there will also be no more than one regiment of security forces.”

"Look, isn't this the goal of our efforts?" Brynhilt said with a smile: "Maybe everything in the Dawn Star Territory can become a governance template for future galactic civilizations."

Elisa is a galaxy located in the center of the Dawn Star Domain. There are three naturally habitable planets in the galaxy. One of them is the same as the "Yaochi" controlled by the community. It is also a Gaia planet with rich and fertile species and an almost unscientific climate. Its transportation is also very convenient, with a total of five jump channels. From here, it only takes three weeks for an ordinary merchant ship to reach the Fortress of Unity, and only one week to reach the Ring of Miracles.

This is also the capital of the new empire that the plunderers planned to put great efforts into operating. Surrounding this galaxy, the main force of the expeditionary army and the predators fought four or five fleet battles in a row.

Now, the main control of this galaxy is of course in the hands of the Empire, but the Community has finally taken over one of the planets. From any point of view, this place is very suitable to serve as the core of governance and commerce in a star region.

"Elai" naturally refers to the "Elai" of Emperor Eliasel. As the name suggests, it is of course a way to praise the contemporary supreme being of the Galactic Empire. This is also the long-standing tradition of the Holy Galactic Empire.

"The Shipping Coordination Chamber of Commerce has proposed, with them as the legal representative, to develop the Galaxy to finance and build a ten-megaton spaceport in the Ilesa system. It is currently soliciting design drafts from the entire Galaxy. If everything goes well, by the end of the year After that, the design draft will be out. If nothing else happens, it will be completed before the year after next." Ostana added.

She then smiled with a wicked smile: "I personally think that the possibility of no accident is still very small."

Brunhildt pretended that he did not hear the last part of the sentence and said with emotion: "Then let's follow this plan. Everyone thinks that expensive space giants are a waste of money and people, but everyone likes space giants. It's like It is to light up the stars in the sky and feel the sense of accomplishment like the Creator. Since it is an era of peace and prosperity, such architectural planning is indeed needed to commemorate this era."

She handed the wine glass in her hand to her chief think tank: "Ostana, the great thing about the empire is that we can be prepared on both sides. We should be proud to be born as imperial people!"

"Your Highness, you still say that you are not hurting others with your own merits?"

Brunhild still pretended that he didn't hear it and decided to get himself something to fill his stomach.

But at this time, Giafel, who was wearing a military uniform, had already passed through the crowd and came to the two of them silently.

"Your Highness, the boat is ready." The Countess' face was calm, and her voice was calm, as calm as the surface of a frozen lake.

At this moment, everyone knew what the other person meant.

"Then get ready to go." Brynhilt put down his glass.

"Your Highness, do you want to continue?" Ostana smiled.

"Why not? If you don't need it now, you will definitely need it in the future."