Najeshitan had already formed a general impression of Ning Qingxuan through the reports from Hill and Main.
Although one of these two girls is a natural fool, and the other is outspoken but shy in some aspects, which leads to their unclear description of Ning Qingxuan, Najeshitan, who knows her subordinates well, has also sketched out a vague image of Ning Qingxuan in her mind.
That person must be a particularly attractive person of the opposite s*x, right? Otherwise, Myne and Hill would not have blushed when they mentioned it.
However, when she actually saw Ning Qingxuan through the holographic projection screen, Najeshitan fell into silence.
After a while, the former female general of the empire took a deep puff of cigarette, exhaled the smoke slowly, and then used the mechanical right arm that was installed on the broken arm to put out the cigarette butt.
I'm sorry, Maine and Hill, I was too presumptuous when I saw your report and blushed and then teased you.
"Hello, leader of the Night Raid, former Imperial General Najeshitan."
At this time, Ning Qingxuan's voice was heard from the screen.
The decoration of the nearby rooms was something Najeshitan had never seen before, and Ning Qingxuan's gorgeous black brocade robe with gold edges made it impossible for Najeshitan to identify her origin by the style.
He sat behind a desk with an elegant posture.
Even through the screen, he could not hide the elegance that came from years of living in a high position.
The look in his eyes when he looked at him was gentle and peaceful, completely unlike the arrogance and contempt that I had in my impression of the nobles in the empire.
This is a man who gives a very good first impression, no wonder Hill and Maine reacted like that when they mentioned him.
However, she would not let such an impression influence her thinking.
Putting aside some distracting thoughts, Najeshitan spoke directly: "Your Excellency wants to contact us in this way, but you haven't even mentioned your name yet. This is too rude."
"This is my oversight." Ning Qingxuan nodded slightly, "Then let me formally introduce myself. I am the Crown Prince of the Shenzhou Empire, Ning Qingxuan."
The Crown Prince!?
Although the so-called Shenzhou Empire had never been heard of before, the title of a crown prince was indeed intimidating enough.
Najeshitan frowned slightly and directly asked the biggest question in her heart: "Forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of the name of the Shenzhou Empire."
"Of course. We come from a foreign land far away from your empire. Before this, there was no communication between Shenzhou and you."
There is a limit to lying.
The full name of the empire is the Central Empire, because the empire ruled the most prosperous and wealthy land in the center of the entire continent.
Around the empire are many alien races scattered on the edge of the continent, and outside is the endless sea...
Wait! The sea!?
A thought suddenly flashed through Najeshitan's mind that she couldn't even believe.
"Are you from the other side of the ocean?!"
Since long ago, some people in the empire have speculated whether there is a new continent at the end of the vast ocean.
It is not that no one has tried to sail out to sea, but apart from discovering some scattered islands, all the ships that went out to sea for exploration either returned in vain due to lack of supplies, or were buried in the mouths of monsters that appeared in the endless stream in the sea and were far more terrifying than the dangerous species on land.
Gradually, although speculation about the new world at the end of the sea has not stopped, no one dares to risk their lives to cross the sea full of dangerous species.
If this Shenzhou Empire really came from an unknown world at the end of the ocean, then many questions would make sense.
Why their names have never been heard before, why the powerful weapons used by their army are unheard of, and why their attire is so special.
However--
"No, we come from a place farther than the end of the ocean."
"No matter how far it is, it doesn't make any difference to us." Najeshitan waved her hand. "Could it be in the sky?"
It's a place farther than the sky, Ms. Najeshitan.
Ning Qingxuan didn't say this, but her meaning was clearly conveyed through her eyes.
"What is your purpose? Invasion? Conquest?"
As she said this, Najeshitan's brows were already furrowed.
"Our initial idea was to establish formal, friendly diplomatic relations with a new country that we had never had contact with before and to conduct some mutually beneficial bilateral trade."
What Ning Qingxuan said was indeed true. The discussions in the Shenzhou court had already given a major policy guideline for the development of other worlds.
Obviously, this policy is full of the foreign exchange style that has been passed down for thousands of years in the Xia Dynasty.
Befriend those who are similar to the Huxia.
Beasts and barbarians should be killed.
Unfortunately, the empire of the Akame no Mizuki world has fallen to the lowest level in the rating of the Shenzhou Empire. It is even worse than beasts and barbarians - leading beasts to eat humans.
"Mencius: King Hui of Liang" says: "There is fat meat in the kitchen, fat horses in the stable, but the people are hungry and there are starving corpses in the wild. This is like leading the beasts to eat people."
Those who defy heaven and oppress the people and destroy the world must be educated with the kingly way!
Immediately! Right now! Don't worry about anything else, just take my Earth-shattering Fist first!
Even if such a country came to Daxia to pay tribute and seek recognition as its father, not to mention the emperor and court officials, even the common people and peddlers would look down on them.
You are worse than animals, are you qualified to pay tribute? Get lost! I don't have a son like you!
Even if we agree, how many of our tributary states will agree?
To put it bluntly, if you want to be a dog, have you ever asked other dogs for their opinions to see if they are willing to be with you?
Therefore, after finishing the first half of the sentence, Ning Qingxuan changed the subject: "...Unfortunately, after we got to know this empire in depth, we gave up this idea.
This empire is beyond redemption.
Rather than communicating with it, we would rather bring a new order to the people who have been bullied on this land."
Najeshitan suddenly thought with some sadness - has this empire become so hopeless that even outsiders can't stand it anymore?
However, this does not mean that Najeshitan will accept Ning Qingxuan's words, and it is even more impossible for her to accept letting a strange force that came out of nowhere rule the people here.
She shook her head on the spot, and her tone became serious:
"I agree with your views on the empire. This empire must indeed be destroyed and a new order must be established. But we can do this ourselves, and there is no need for outsiders to worry about it."
"I understand your thoughts, Miss Najeshitan, but please don't jump to conclusions. Before that, I think you can take a look at these."
After saying that, no one knew what Ning Qingxuan did, but a separate small window suddenly appeared on the holographic projection screen in front of her.
However, the content displayed in this window made Najeshitan's face quickly darken...