Penny shot Slani a "menacing" look, while the latter rolled her eyes and moved closer to Lin Qi.
Lin Qi chuckled. He understood some of the changes in Slani's mindset very well, but that was simply the kind of person he was. He would not say too much, nor would he force others to go against their own decisions.
In a sense, Lin Qi was cold and heartless, because he would never hold on to anyone.
But sometimes, that coldness and heartlessness was also a kind of... respect? Penny frowned slightly, then directly explained why she had come. "I heard you were planning to hold an unofficial banquet?"
"And not just one?"
Lin Qi was a little surprised at first, but then he remembered that this was the Federation and immediately thought it was perfectly normal.
The goddamn Congress could not keep any secrets, let alone the Presidential Palace, which was riddled with holes.
After the Peng Joe delegation arrived, there would certainly be a series of receptions. Conner and Congress both believed this was another excellent opportunity to promote the Federation's strength and prosperity to Peng Joe and the entire world.
Balls, banquets, and all kinds of social activities would be held. They had even drawn up a guest list and would invite many prominent figures from society to attend.
In reality, this was a disguised form of "showing off wealth," but when the entity showing off was a nation, it was not quite as irritating.
Just imagine it: every random guest at the banquet would be a multimillionaire, and there would be a great many of them.
Once that news ended, they could broadcast news about how many more people Peng Joe had starved to death, creating a sharp contrast!
Whether or not that was what they had