A short while later, Azure Lotus Flower Empress Hua Qiandai and Prince Xiao Fengxuan arrived with their entourage. Only four surrendered officials of the Sea God Empire accompanied them: Sea God Emperor Atlas, a prince, and two grand dukes.
Although the power system at this stage made it difficult to judge someone's true age by appearance, Sea God Emperor Atlas's looks still surprised Xiao Ying and the others.
Atlas wore a purple-and-gold robe on a blue base. With sword-like brows, star-bright eyes, finely sculpted features, and an elegant, noble bearing, he truly was a handsome man with a face like jade. Yet his youthful vitality made him look barely twenty, rather baby-faced-more like an elegant young scion of an ancient noble house than an emperor whose cunning and wisdom were as deep as the sea and whose methods reached the heavens.
The other three were Prince Orlana, a middle-aged man who looked around forty. He was Atlas's paternal cousin and the foremost minister assisting his rule, wielding immense power in the Sea God Empire; Grand Duke Wen Liwen, a corpulent nobleman past fifty who oversaw the Sea God Empire's economy; and Grand Duke Lundan, a powerfully built middle-aged man with an unmistakable air of iron and blood. Clearly a true soldier, he was the Sea God Emperor's foremost general and the former Sea God Empire's grand marshal, holding a position comparable to Great Huan's Grand Commandant Han Xin.
"This guilty subject, Atlas (Orlana, Wen Liwen, Lundan), pays respects to Your Majesty of Great Huan!"
Atlas and the others knew how to conduct themselves. Upon entering, they respectfully prostrated themselves and called out their greetings rather than merely bowing in the manner of Western nobles.
"Rise! With a great battle imminent, you should demonstrate your sincerity through achievements in battle!"
Xiao