Blessing from the goddess at the beginning, technology VS magic

Duke Hardy stood at the gate of the palace, constantly adjusting his clothes. He did this not to see the king, but to welcome guests from afar.

Soon, a carriage with a non-West Bay Confederate flag appeared on the horizon, and it seemed that the guests would be arriving soon.

Eight carriages stopped at the door. Soldiers who were completely different from soldiers from other countries came out of the carriage first. They held the unique muskets of the Sunri Republic in their hands. Strict discipline made them hold their heads high and line up neatly as soon as they got off the car. On both sides.

The next person to get off the bus was Baird. As a diplomat, he also took over from Kanter and spent a lot of time dealing with Hardy.

"Mr. Baird, welcome to our West Bay Federation. His Majesty the King has been waiting inside for a long time, and the banquet has been prepared."

"It can be seen that His Excellency the Duke has also put a lot of thought into it. Then His Highness Rhett and I will go there soon."

Then Rhett, Miriam, Sharon and others also got out of the car.

Logically speaking, the king of the West Bay Federation should come out to greet Red in person. After all, both of them are leaders of the same country. But this is the continent of Emera, and they only care about your noble title.

Just like the two great empires, they are the emperors, and the kings of other countries are one level below them. When they go to visit the two great empires, the emperor will not come out in person.

Rhett's noble title is only the son of a king, and he has not officially ascended the throne to become a king. Of course, Rhett will not do anything to ascend the throne. In this case, Red would be one level lower than the king of the West Bay Federation, so he would not come out to greet him in person.

Rhett's initial idea was to overthrow all aristocratic rule, including his own, and then change his title, such as president, prime minister, etc., but he was stopped by Pearl and Kanter.

Once this news spreads, it will be an enemy of all other aristocratic countries. The current Republic of Japan does not have the strength of more than a dozen. If it does that, the end will be the same as the French Revolution.

In addition, there are people's thoughts. They are used to having a big shot above them. This kind of thinking is not easy to change. Rhett can only start with education. The next generation cannot have this kind of thinking. He hopes that everyone can have this kind of thinking. The ability to think independently.

So now Rhett and Baird could only walk to the banquet room with Hardy leading the way. Soon a golden light flashed. When Rhett opened his eyes again, he was shocked by the magnificent luxury of this room.

This...this is really too fancy! ! !

There are a total of 12 load-bearing pillars in the room, each of which has exquisite carvings. But Quan Te Ma is an illustration of a brave and handsome warrior holding a sword to slay an evil dragon. They are also made of gold and precious materials like red sandalwood. Carved from wood.

Who is this guy? The first king? Rhett couldn't stand it anymore. What kind of aesthetic is this!

Looking at the walls around the room, there is a sculpture of a huge, fish-like marine creature, which is said to be the mythical beast of the West Bay Federation. Their eyes are filled with several huge magic crystal lamps, emitting dazzling light.

There are all kinds of gaudy patterns around the mythical beasts, which seem to be engraved as noble as they want, but they are very earthy.

The ceiling is decorated with magic crystal lanterns to display a huge frontal view of a mythical beast, as if the mythical beast is staring down. The rest of the room is filled with gold, so the whole room is bright (shining) and (blind) incomparable to (dog) eyes. !

In summary, this is completely the design style of a nouveau riche. Rhett turned to look at Baird's expression and found that he seemed to appreciate it? Could it be that he thinks it looks good? Why is the aesthetics of people in this world so strange?

When the king of the West Bay Federation saw Red and his party coming, he stood up and said a word of welcome:

"Friends from the Sunri Republic are welcome to come from afar, please take a seat."

The table was long, with others sitting on both sides. Red sat unceremoniously opposite the king and said:

"Thank you to King Slith for your enthusiasm. Your country is really extremely wealthy. I was shocked by the luxury of this decoration."

Sleeth smiled and said: "Hahaha, you must be Rhett. I didn't expect that you are so young and worthy of being the leader of a country. You are really discerning. It is a long journey and everyone must be tired. Let's eat."

Red replied: "I have long heard that the West Bay Federation is close to the sea, and our landlocked countries cannot eat fresh seafood. I didn't expect that today the table is full of seafood. It seems that I am in luck."

"Of course, you can't eat these dishes in the two empires, because even if they have the ingredients, they can't make us as delicious as ours. Our chefs in the West Bay Federation have superb cooking skills, and the seafood they make is unparalleled in the world. , Brother Rhett might as well try it.”

Rhett couldn't refuse the hospitality: "Then I'll give it a try."

I have to say that these seafood are really delicious and melt in your mouth. Some of them seem to be able to replenish magic power and strengthen the body. They are the best of the best.

"It seems that some of these seafood are monsters in the sea?"

"Hahaha, that's right! These monsters in the sea are usually huge in size and much stronger than the monsters on land. If you are not careful, the entire fishing team will be buried at the bottom of the sea. However, we have specialized hunting technology, so that we can Eat these delicious foods”

It seems that the West Bay Federation's ship technology is also very advanced. As the fourth largest force after the two kingdoms and the church, its power cannot be underestimated.

Soon, after we had had enough wine and food, the sun had already set. We couldn't talk about anything today. We would talk about it tomorrow night after taking a rest.

After taking Red and his party to the room to settle down, King Sleeth of the West Bay Federation asked Hardy:

"What do you think of that Red?"

Hardy thought for a while and said: "He is very young, but his behavior is not like that of a person of this age. He can also make steam engines and muskets, which have no magic power but are extremely useful. There are too many doubts about him."

"You have fought against his army. How much do you think it will cost if we want to take those places?"

Hardy replied: "If it were the beginning, I would think that we could win this country without paying much price at all, but then the Stephen Empire also clashed with them. Although the specific details of the battle are not very clear, I think If we attack now, the price we have to pay will be very high.”

"Well, what do you think we should do? Keep doing this kind of trade with them?"

"No, my king, although part of our troops are currently fighting against the cultists, this is also a great opportunity. The two empires and the church have no time to care about us. We only need to wait for a month for Egwene's grass to mature. Later, create a group of soldiers all wearing magic armor.

We can take over this Sunshine Republic before the Alliance reacts, and their land and steam engines will all be ours! We can also be on an equal footing with the two great empires! Become the third empire! "

After hearing this, Slithi's mouth curved involuntarily:

"Good idea~"