Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1002 Menu
"So, Victoria is really coming?" Zhu Ling asked Phaethon behind the big menu.

"Yeah. I confirmed with Apollonia, she's really coming."

"I say." Yanqiu, who was sitting in the middle, tilted her head and asked, "The Roman emperor is here. Is it not good for me to sit in the middle?"

This meal was her treat, because she lived in Jinling Hotel, and she arrived earlier than the other two. She didn't actually sit facing the door, but when Phaethon came in, he sat on her left, and Zhu Ling sat on the right, so she was sitting in the middle.

Although for other ordinary high school students of this age, this doesn't matter at all. After all, many people call their parents "godfathers" or "godmothers" or something like that, and many of them may already have children and grandchildren or parents everywhere.

But Victoria is coming today. Theoretically, she is outside the "circle". Yanqiu feels that she can no longer be so casual.

She knew how to sit when she was not being casual. After all, she and Sa Tianshi had gone out to eat together more than once or twice. They had to eat when filming was about to end, and they had to eat while discussing roles.

"That's fine. Just sit there." Phaethon pointed to the right, "In Roman banquets, those who sit on the right are the most respected."

As a true Roman, Phaethon spoke his common sense.

"That's great." Zhu Ling said, "Let Victoria sit there. What do you think, Yanqiu?"

"Yeah." Yanqiu nodded, "But can I ask what the reason is?"

This is a good opportunity. Yanqiu wants to learn more about foreign customs, maybe it will come in handy someday. Later, there may be a segment to be processed for cooperation with Rome, and then I am afraid that I will have to eat with the Romans.

"That's what happened." Phaethon pointed at the half circle of the round table and gestured to cut a semicircle:
"At Roman banquets, people sit on an Ω-shaped, semicircular sofa, and the dishes are placed in the middle. The size of the banquet is usually very small, about four or five people, usually no more than six people. Because there is generally no need for so many people of the same level to gather together to discuss."

"Then why must it be on the right side?" Yanqiu asked.

"That's actually why." Phaethon drew a swastika in the air.

"In the beginning, it was not a semicircular seat, but three couches stacked on top of each other. One seat was left for serving food, and the remaining three seats were for lying down to eat. But it was inconvenient to turn around when eating, so they had to talk face to face. In other words, the host and the guest had to sit opposite each other, and the others sat in the middle. If you were not the host, you had to sit in the best seat, because sometimes you might need something from the guest, or an important elder would come to visit. So the most distinguished person, not the host, sat on the right."

"I see." Yanqiu dotted in the air and took notes, "Then how should the remaining people sit?"

"From left to right, the importance gradually increases. So the least important, youngest guest sits next to the host. This is because Roman nobles had the habit of supporting each other, so letting young people and powerful people sit closer is more conducive to communication."

Yanqiu suddenly stopped. She looked at Phaethon and asked, "Is this the kind of communication I was thinking of?"

Phaethon nodded: "It's the kind of communication you think."

"Sure enough, there are no shortage of such people everywhere. This is also an inevitable part of social interaction." Yanqiu closed the notebook, "I roughly understand it. But there is a question - if Emperor Victoria sits on the right here, who will sit on the left?"

"I will." Zhu Ling sat over by herself. "Although my brother has entrusted the government affairs to Shangluo, I still have to take care of the household affairs. The emperor of Rome is visiting, even if he is only coming in private, I have to receive him solemnly. Miss Yanqiu, I am just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha this time? Can you please sign for me next time?"

"???" Yan Qiu was stunned for a moment, "Why do I seem to be the one who suffers the loss this time and next time?"

"Didn't I tell you the recipe for that... that steamed bread that someone likes the most?"

"Ah! Yes, that's why." Yanqiu immediately stood up and walked to the left, pulling out a seat for Yanqiu: "Please take a seat, Princess. Please take care of me next time." "You're welcome." Zhu Ling sat over, "Next time if you collect any peripherals, shall we share them with you?"

"Okay, okay. Next time I definitely won't eat it all by myself."

"." Phaethon covered his forehead and looked at the phone screen helplessly. Shangluo was probably coming soon, fortunately he was not here.

[Tsk, tsk, tsk.] Apollonia sighed, [Fortunately you are not in the box now, otherwise you would see something very interesting.]

“I’m a little scared.”

Victoria sat next to him. The current Victoria was Victoria at eight in the morning, and her aura was as dazzling as the sun. Sitting here, even Shanglu felt a little cramped.

"Are you thinking about me?"

"???"

"Don't be too surprised. This is a manifestation of disharmony. Right now, my perception is at its peak, and I can easily influence others. But as time goes by, my perception peak will reverse to a trough, and I will slide into the pit of 'being influenced by others'. Do I make you feel uncomfortable?"

"I feel that your perception is everywhere." Shangluo answered truthfully, "Even Grani obeys your orders directly."

"I hope to settle into one of the two. What do you think?"

"Um, I don't know which one you want to be stable in?"

Victoria's gaze swept over, and Shangluo felt that her eyes were radiating light invisibly - the light was so bright that she could even see into Victoria's heart.

She longed for the latter.

"???" Shang Luo was stunned for a moment, "I can actually sense what you are thinking?"

"When you gaze at the sun, the sun is also gazing at you. Being able to transmit your divine thoughts is the sun - a power that only gods have. But you can also see that if I have a choice, I would rather choose the latter."

"why?"

"Because... I get tired sometimes." She answered truthfully, "If possible, I would like to not make any choices, not take any responsibilities, and just lazily accept everything."

[In fact, if she chooses the latter, she will become a demon-like existence. Just like the seventy-two demons sealed in the ceremony. Unlike those gods under the sun, demons are inert. ]

"I'll try to make you back to normal." Shangluo looked into her eyes.

"." Victoria was silent for a while, "It's up to you. I trust your decision. If you want to see what I look like at that time."

(End of this chapter)