"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
With three ceremonial cannon salutes, the Star Luo Empire's emperor personally came to the city walls to welcome Xu Cheng, his face wreathed in smiles. This time, his smile was not forced. Having decided to board Sun Moon's mighty ship, Xu Jiawei was showing that he knew when to bend and when to stand tall.
The people of the Star Luo Empire Imperial Capital lined the streets to welcome them, and the entire city celebrated, as though it were the Star Luo army returning in triumph.
In fact, the only ones hanging their heads and looking thoroughly miserable were the Old Nobles following behind Xu Jiawei. Before, Xu Jiawei had stood in front and borne the pressure, allowing them to enjoy their pleasures in peace.
But now, none of them had expected their emperor, Xu Jiawei, to fucking defect!!!
Their new "master" was even more iron-fisted. Not long ago, he had purged their former leader, Salokai, leaving not so much as a hair behind. Naturally, they could not help feeling a growing sense of danger.
The commoners, on the other hand, were positively enthusiastic.
This was thanks to the success of Xu Cheng's cultural exports. With Recording Crystals so cheap and films spreading rapidly throughout the Three Kingdoms, the Sun Moon Empire had become the very image of civilization, progress, and the future in their minds. After all, the cyber cities in those films, their skyscrapers soaring into the clouds and bizarrely shaped soul tools, had been subtly influencing them as they watched.
Even the commoners of the Star Luo Empire Imperial Capital, living right beneath the emperor's nose, had been influenced this deeply, let alone the citizens of other provinces.
Recently, quite a few commoners had brought their entire families across the border to "illegally immigrate"