MECHANICAL: Mechanism

Lion King's information was quickly sent to Yanchi's mailbox, and he sent it to the Titans.None of them have participated in diplomatic activities, but they also know that they are very different from war missions. Fortunately, the looks of the six people are not scary, and they can barely be regarded as a diplomatic team if they restrain themselves and cooperate with Astoria.

The information they memorize is mainly local customs and specialties, important officials, and political structure system, so as to avoid mistakes due to unfamiliarity with the place.

Speaking of which, this Lion King planet is quite similar to the former Galactic Empire. It has a vast territory and is an imperial country. The Senate is the institution in charge of government affairs, with the two twin queens on top, and administrative officials and military commanders on the bottom.

It should be strange that such a seemingly conservative country is the first country in the interstellar world to offer an olive branch to new humans, but the reason for the problem is actually very simple-soon after contact Ya knew that their secret gold resources had been exhausted, and their force was not comparable to other countries, so they had to find another way.

Besides, establishing a good relationship with powerful new forces in advance is also a way to invest in advance.

Although it is not the first time that Yanchi has been involved in state secrets of this level, it is the first time he has come into contact with politics at the national level, so he can only prepare according to the plan, and he can't figure out many things, let alone predict this time. What kind of long-term impact will be caused if the mission is successful, we only know that failure is not allowed.

Thinking about Astoria's great achievements in the past, Yanchi felt that there was no need to worry too much. He was protecting Astoria's safety. As for the success of the mission, it would depend on Astoria. .

Speaking of which, Yanchi always thought that all androids were equipped with mechas, but Astoria surprised him.

The course is temporarily suspended, and the six Titans are all concentrating on learning the knowledge of Lion King. Juana has relatively more questions: "The current situation on Lion King is very complicated. Is it really the best choice for us to go now?"

Maybe it was a talent, or maybe it was because of their different fields of expertise. Juana met a few puzzled eyes and explained: "This kind of thing is like worshiping the top of the mountain. You can't do it for everyone. It involves the transfer of benefits, and we can't do it." Being a good boy gives benefits everywhere, so it is very important to see the target. But you look at the current situation of Lion King, the marshal is tough, the head of the Senate has controlled the government for more than 100 years, and there are two emperors, the situation is already very complicated , we are now in the past, it is very likely to participate in the vortex of their internal struggle. The possibility of accidents is not high, but the possibility of being fished in troubled waters, or getting nothing..."

She has made it very clear.

In fact, the banquet pool is also very strange. From the perspective of the centralization of the imperial system, two emperors are obviously a very unscientific structure. What should we do if there is a conflict between the sisters?The country is thus easily divided.

But they cannot decide the internal affairs of other countries.

When Yan Chi heard about fishing in troubled waters, his eyes lighted up and he had an inspiration: "Maybe we haven't considered this, so it's not that we have no choice but to fish in troubled waters? The fish is not us, but someone else?"

In the eyes of a few people who are used to looking at things from the perspective of a soldier, this looks like a gambler.In the case of a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and the enemy, it is definitely suicide to go head-on. It is smarter to interfere in a detour, and if it doesn't work, just retreat.People like Astoria who know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer to go to the mountains are really hard to understand in their thinking.

The anaconda was dumbfounded: "If something happens, there will be no bones left."

If you want to know the style of power struggle, you will never die, you will only kill mistakes and never let them go. It is not a surprise that they took the initiative to walk into the tiger's mouth at this time, and they were eaten.

Yanchi shrugged: "I believe in Astoria, even if something happens, our only mission is to protect her."

Indeed, no one in the country can replace Astoria and carry out her tasks. As an irreplaceable talent, her safety is the first priority for Titan.As for whether they can succeed, that is not a question they should consider, nor is it a reason for them to hesitate and shrink back.

It's nothing more than fighting for life.

Before setting off, Yanchi wanted to say something to Elwitt, such as explaining the funeral, but when he learned that he could still contact him after arriving on the Lion King planet, it was fine, and he set off after preparing the diplomatic fleet.

Artemis personally went to the port to see him off.

Yanchi vaguely felt that the relationship between Astoria and her was unusual, but he was too busy setting parameters and jumping coordinates of the wormhole to think too much.

Generally speaking, the control of a fleet is in the hands of the person with the highest authority, but now the situation is special, Astoria is not planning to take over the fleet, so she can only continue to be under the command of Yanchi.

Since the purpose of the trip changed, everyone wore military uniforms because it was a diplomatic mission, and Astoria wore a simple and elegant white dress.

Yanchi felt that the collar was too stiff and uncomfortable, so he couldn’t help but stretch out his hand to push it away. Thinking of Alwitt’s habit of such a rigid dress code that requires people to embed it in to adapt to the shape of the clothes, he couldn’t help admiring it. pity.

The No.20 Three Army Corps is considered a field force. There are not many occasions where military uniforms are required, and they usually wear relatively soft training uniforms. When Yan Chi thinks that there may be more and more opportunities to wear such uniforms in the future, he feels that Stuffy, suffocated panic.

The colonel's military uniform and the major general's are just a little bit different, both are black, the accessories are gold, and the seniority of the banquet pool is still young, so there are not many military medals, only collar flowers, epaulettes, cufflinks, matching his overall momentum, invisible It looks sharp and cold in the middle, but it is much more majestic than usual, and it is also very good-looking.

When Yan Chi finished wearing this outfit, he wanted to take a photo to show Alwitt, but when he got his tail up halfway, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong, so he hesitated and stopped.

He didn't think too much about it. At first, he just wanted to be jealous. After all, it was the first time he put on this dress, but he didn't realize it until he posted a photo. This behavior seems to be explained by seduction.

He doesn't mind seducing things occasionally, but now he always feels that he can't save face and can't do it, so he can only hold back and look at the photo twice more by himself, and it happens to meet Astoria when it comes out, she is always kind and gentle Although Yanchi knew that she had made great achievements, and her love history was brilliant and glorious in the annals of history, thinking of Death God's tone still felt a little weird and uncomfortable, but after all, the other party was now the object of his protection, so he couldn't be too rude, so he said hello.

In fact, when they really get along, Yanchi thinks that Astoria is very measured, and she is definitely not the kind of person who radiates charm casually and does not know how to restrain herself.Maybe it's because Yanchi and Yanchi don't have any need to spread their charm, Yanchi can even feel that she is very restrained, although her attitude is gentle, but she just keeps a distance and doesn't need to communicate too much.

For example, at this time, according to general social etiquette, it is good to praise Yanchi's appearance, and it does not cross the line, but Astoria didn't say anything, just expressed this meaning with her eyes, and then walked away.

Yan Chi couldn't help feeling very strange: "I think Astoria is very good."

Death's voice was muffled: "Otherwise, what do you think? My former master was not blind!"

He was so vicious, Yan Chi shrank his neck and immediately shut up.

It has been too long since what happened back then, even the retelling of the person concerned may not be the truth, not to mention the deceased, what death can't let go of is definitely not Astoria's attitude, he just feels guilty that he couldn't save him at that time , so the pain must be passed on, whether it is Alwitt or Astoria, what he is doing is only what he should do, even if he knows this in his heart, he can't convince himself to accept it like this, so he has to use this brooding way Remember the man who has turned to ashes.

It is not forgotten.

Yanchi is very open to the fact that his mech is still thinking about the dead ghost in front of him. Anyway, Reaper has a very good relationship with him now, and this kind of nostalgia is not a bad thing, but it makes him feel that Reaper is not just a cold mecha. The mecha is still a living person.

Besides, after listening to it a lot, Yanchi is also very fascinated by that era.

He obviously lived in a magnificent and turbulent era, but he missed another era that he had no chance to meet.

Because that era was also the beginning of Alvette.

How was he born in the laboratory, how did he learn from Le Lunay about the way of survival of war machines, and how did he strengthen his beliefs and become the commander in chief?Even if that's what he was born for, it's not easy to do.At that time, artificial humans were everywhere, and there were many of his kind. Did he ever feel the happiness of belonging to a certain group?

The most regretful thing about Yanchi is that everything died with the wind, and he never knew about it.

The king was born and I was not born, and I was born to the king before I was old. There are always many wishes that cannot be fulfilled. Even meeting each other is considered a miracle. However, thinking of these, I still feel that it is a kind of unfairness.

Alwitt was still a mere embryo when he took over the command of Le Lunay, let alone go any further.

Although Yanchi has an optimistic personality, after all, he still has some childish squeamishness. Although Alwitt looks cold and hard, he doesn't restrain his temper and let him develop as he pleases. Chong Sheng became spoiled, moaning and feeling wronged.

If he had to tell Erwitt about these emotions, Yanchi felt embarrassed, and he knew about Erwitt pretty well, what he would say was completely what Yanchi wanted to hear.But if Alwitt was really asked to speak in an anonymous style on the forum, Yanchi felt that he could die of being stimulated on the spot, so he could only recite it once he remembered it.

Fortunately, missions are different from usual. He needs to make decisions on everything. Instead, he can mobilize his brain to the greatest extent and not think about these nosy things. Space jumps through the wormhole. When he looks up, he can almost see the fleet of the Lion King welcoming the guests.

Yanchi found it very novel.

He hadn't seen aliens much, and he didn't have a good impression of them, but the neat and beautiful fleet lined up on the Lion King won his favor.Astoria was standing beside him and looked at him: "They should send a communication request, but I don't know, who will come to welcome this time?"

This sentence didn't sound like a question sentence, although Yan Chi muttered in his heart, he didn't answer.

Logically speaking, Astoria is just a minister under the Congress, and it is absolutely impossible for the other party to send someone higher than her to greet her, so whoever the other party can send shows their sincerity and thinking.What Astoria is really interested in is definitely not the standard of treatment for herself, but how intense the other party's internal fighting is.

This determines how much they can benefit from the visit.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Yanchi to receive a communication request.

He glanced at Astoria and connected.

Unexpectedly, the opposite was a beautiful young man with white complexion and beautiful clothes.

Now that Yanchi has read the information, he naturally knows that this Lion King star is respected by blood, the more noble the skin, the higher the status, and the dark skin is the pariah and hard labor, but if the skin color of this beautiful boy can be compared with the color card , maybe they are all members of the royal family...

Before he had time to understand the stakes, the boy had already stood up from the large seat and smiled slightly at this side: "Welcome everyone."

The focus of his eyes is naturally on the relatively familiar Astoria, but he also took the time to bow his head to Yanchi and the others. Yanchi can still appreciate this local beauty.

Astoria stepped forward to take the topic at the right time: "It's an honor to meet you, Prince Topka."

The banquet pool was thoughtful, and it turned out to be a prince.It is reasonable to say that people of this level come to pick them up, and they are full of sincerity. After all, the royal family may be very close to the two empresses, but he still has some doubts, so he kept silent and let the prince convey the reception specifications and preliminary arrangements. , leaving everything to Astoria who is more skilled in this kind of task.

Now the two sides exchange the translator provided by the main Academy of Sciences, that is, the improved version that Morris stole. There is basically no communication problem, but it is the first time they meet each other, and they are quite reserved. The prince and Astori Ya finished the communication and told them that they would stay in the guild hall first and meet the empress in secret the next day, then changed formation and invited them to join in.

This time, Yanchi consciously commanded the fleet to keep up.

Only then did he realize that since it was a secret visit, the secret was not only for other people, but also for ordinary people in both countries. Otherwise, it would be too easy to leak the news, which would not be good for the plans of both parties. .

Lion King's technology is obviously not in the same system as the new humans. At first, Yanchi was quite interested in analyzing their fleet movement patterns. Once they passed through the atmosphere and could clearly see the mountains, rivers and landforms, they couldn't help being attracted.

The first impression is that although they treat people with pure skin color as beauty, this planet is full of colorful colors, bold colors and passionate passion.After all, there is a big difference between seeing the description in the materials and seeing it with your own eyes, and this painting is also flowing and full of vitality, which is very surprising.

Several people exclaimed.

Yanchi felt that they were losing their composure, but Prince Topka of Lion King looked very proud: "The scenery of our country's mountains and rivers must be very strange to all distinguished guests, right? If there is a chance, I hope you can stay for a few more days and let us As a landlord, let everyone watch for a while longer."

Hearing that the real alien could speak such an authentic language, Yanchi was also taken aback for a moment before he remembered the existence of the translator.

This kind of scene where every sentence must be carefully considered is not suitable for him, so Astoria smiled and replied: "That is our honor, we have an old saying, the guest does what the host wants, and the guest must obey the master's order." We are very grateful for the arrangement, Your Highness is considerate."

Saying so, it didn't take long to arrive at the landing site. The hatch of the battleship opened, and the two parties went down one after another. Only then did they see Prince Topka's true face.

He didn't look very old, and the guards lined up on both sides, allowing the prince to come out wearing colorful animal skins and a dress of strong and bold colors.He walked faster than here, so he could see Astoria walking down slowly, followed by the six Titans, so he greeted him with a very friendly smile, and at the same time raised a hand on his chest, palm facing inward, this is Lion King etiquette: "Sincere greetings to all of you."

Astoria also returned the salute, and then reached out to shake hands with the prince: "Thank you for your enthusiasm."

The other party obviously knew some of their etiquette. Although the handshake was a little rusty, they only held one fingertip very carefully, and quickly let go: "Please allow me to introduce you to your residence during this period. This is our queen's residence. Summer Palace."

The word summer palace is a translated word, to be precise, it should be a palace, because the climate of Lion King is very uniform, there is no summer at all, only rainy season and dry season.

This palace still maintains the color matching principle of the prince, which is warm, open and thick.Yanchi actually likes it very much, and thinks it is a very fresh color matching method.Speaking of which, this kind of color matching can be seen everywhere in Lion King, and it is not a headache. It has proved that their aesthetic talent is quite powerful.

The palace occupies a vast area, but they can only live in the area outside the queen's bedroom. According to the prince, it is the place where the officials and royal family accompanying the queen live.Now is not the time to go to the palace, and this year's Gemini Empress has never been here, so it is safe and hidden.

Although Astoria didn't say it, Yanchi felt that she was very satisfied with this.

It seems that the fact that Prince Topka came to greet her has exceeded her expectations, so although her attitude is still at the same level, she always seems to have some doubts.

Yanchi knew that logically speaking, he should not be able to decipher such deep-level information, and Prince Topka didn't notice it, but he couldn't help but look at Astoria several times.After all, he couldn't lose his composure in a formal occasion, so he held back after a while, and was going to wait for the person to leave before asking.

But obviously, the way of hospitality does not end with just putting them here. After all, the two sides have been working together happily on the secret fund for a long time. Although there is no state banquet tonight, the prince will still entertain them to the dinner.

In order for the guests to get used to it, the tableware is the one used by the banquet pool, but the food can't tell what it is, and it tastes very good.

Astoria is obviously not a quick-tempered person, Yanchi and the others are just accompanying the guests anyway, and they agree with each other on such occasions, just smile when it’s time to laugh, but Astoria wants to start a conversation, expressing politeness and friendliness, Yan Chi sincerely felt that it was not easy.

Although it is still a meal, the essence of it is still a diplomatic activity, and it is not easy at all. After the meal, the prince took them to watch the garden again, and then bid farewell, let them have a good rest, and took them into the palace the next day Meet the Empress.

By the way, I would like to express my apologies for the etiquette because it is a secret, and I hope you can understand.

Of course, Astoria said that this is for the long-term future of the two countries, and it is completely understandable that the day's work is not over until the prince is seen off.

Yanchi hesitated, wondering if he should ask Astoria, so he walked back with her in silence, but Astoria asked Yanchi first on the way: "Do you think we are under surveillance?"

This question came abruptly, but Yan Chi quickly understood: "Do you think we should be careful?"

Astoria took off the translator: "I think we should avoid using the translator to speak in private, and we should use more complex wording, or use text conversations, and I think the communication will also be monitored."

"Is it so scary?" Yanchi felt a little awkward when he first came into contact with espionage and diplomacy.

Astoria shrugged: "If it were me, I would do it. Now I just don't know how many forces are paying attention to us."

That's pretty convincing.

"I think Prince Topka's coming to receive us can explain part of the problem. First of all, they are undecided internally. There is no unified opinion on how to treat us. They are still fighting. Second, the royal family is already here. The defeat in this kind of struggle has become an ornament, so the prince representing the royal family can come forward, and this decision is the most acceptable to all parties."

Astoria analyzed in a low voice.

Although Yanchi felt it, it was obviously impossible for her to be as clear-headed and thorough as she was, so she also thought deeply after hearing this: "Then what should we do?"

In his view, since the situation is complicated, but it is still expected, of course, measures should be taken as soon as possible to get the greatest benefit, but Astoria smiled: "We don't have to do anything, we are waiting for the price. Just look at it."

If the Lion King is still monolithic, or if one of these forces can suppress others, then of course it will not be the current policy of being confident, but since they have begun to fall apart, Astoria's mood is naturally different. I won't be in a hurry, but I have to turn over to see what benefits the Lion King star can give me.

Interactions between countries are never moral or legal.