Inside the palace, the emperor and the elders sat around the long table and enjoyed the feast.
The wine on the table was NAC's specialty, the curry chicken and braised beef … were also NAC's specialty. But speaking of the special delicacies of the wasteland, of course, there was. The plate of roasted mud crab roe exuded an alluring aroma. And the tofu-like bear brain, these were rare delicacies on the wasteland. Without a certain status, people couldn't eat them.
The resources inland were abundant, far beyond the imagination of Wanghai by the coast.
As the banquet continued, the emperor and his ministers were all happy.
"His Majesty's plan is brilliant." An elder with an unshaven beard raised his glass and toasted the emperor. "With this, NAC's expeditionary force will return empty-handed, and those annoying mutated human tribes will have to reconsider their relationship with us."
"That's right, that's right!"
"His Majesty is wise!"
"Hahaha, everyone, let's drink. This is the best beer we bought in Wanghai. To celebrate the prosperity of Empire, let's drink until we're drunk! "The emperor stood up and toasted the ministers.
"His Majesty is right!"
"For Empire, cheers!"
"Minister, let's drink first!"
"…"
Looking at the ministers fawning over the long table, the emperor responded with a smile on the surface, but he was sneering in his mind.
[You old foxes, who doesn't know what you're planning.]
Of course, the ingenious plan of killing with a borrowed knife was not thought of by the Emperor alone. It was a plan that the Senate had discussed together. The reason why these elders didn't mention it and offered this honor to him with both hands was because they wanted to curry favor with him before he handed over his power.
Empire didn't have hereditary succession and followed the system of abdication. There was only one year left in the five-year term. As the current Emperor, it was up to him, the current Emperor, to decide who would be the next Emperor. As long as the elders didn't oppose it unanimously, the next emperor would be the "wise person" he designated.
Back then, he had also sat among them and toasted the person who sat in his current position with the utmost flattery. But in the second year after he came to power, he did not even look at the late Emperor in the eye.
In the Empire, abdication was equivalent to retirement. One would be completely cut off from power and would not even have the chance to return to the Senate. Thinking that he only had a year left, the Emperor could not help but feel a little melancholy, but he quickly felt relieved.
At least for now, he was still the leader of this empire, enjoying the respect and support of the nobles.
The Grand Elder of the Senate personally poured him a cup of fine wine, and the Emperor leisurely took a sip.
It would be too boring to just flatter him at the banquet, so an elder suggested.
"Why don't we discuss the funeral of the Guru Tribe? We have given them too many privileges, and the lower classes have complained about it. "
"It doesn't matter. Just arrest those who complain in public."
"But this is not a long-term plan. Why don't you take this opportunity to take back the authority of the Guru Tribe?" An elder suggested as he carefully observed the Emperor's expression.
"No! The Federation is eyeing our territory, and the NAC is a distant concern. At this critical moment, we must unite the Mutants and the Cannibal Tribe. "
After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere became lively, and all the Doyens expressed their opinions.
But the Emperor was not satisfied with the argument of the ministers, so he said,
"Everyone, please calm down. Today, we will only talk about elegance and not national affairs. Everyone, drink and eat. Don't neglect the table full of delicacies."
"Haha, Emperor is right!"
"That's right! Everyone, drink and eat! "
A few elders also helped to smooth things over, chuckling as they picked up their wine glasses.
Just as the Emperor was holding the wine cup in his mouth and getting tipsy, a guard ran into the banquet hall.
"Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to report," the guard kowtowed and said in a loud voice.
The Emperor raised his eyebrows, but he suppressed his temper and said in an undertone, "What is it?"
"Your Majesty, the NAC has issued a declaration of war."
"Declaration of war? That's it? Got it, get out of here. "The Emperor waved his hand and said impatiently.
He already expected the war between the NAC and the Guru Tribe, and the intelligence from the spies already confirmed his speculation.
But the servants were not to be blamed. How could they guess the vicious plan of borrowing a knife to kill someone?
The guard's expression was hesitant as he kneeled on the ground and didn't get up.
"Why aren't you leaving? Are you waiting for the Emperor to reward you with a piece of meat? "The Elder sitting at the end of the table mocked the guard.
He had the lowest status at this banquet, and his position was not high either. He enjoyed making fun of the people below him. He picked up a half-eaten drumstick with his chopsticks and tossed it next to the guard.
Laughter came from the banquet table. Seeing how happy the people above him were, the Elder at the end of the table also looked proud. His drunk red face was laughing, which made him look comical.
The guard kneeling on the ground didn't care about the laughter. He gritted his teeth and continued to report, "Your Majesty, NAC's declaration of war … is not only against the Guru Tribe, but against the entire Empire."
The laughter at the banquet stopped. The smile on the Elder at the end of the table also remained on his face.
With a "clank" sound, the wine glass fell to the ground and broke the silence.
The Emperor suddenly stood up and stared at the guard kneeling on the ground. The cold sweat on his body instantly wiped away the drunkenness from his body. He spoke with a trembling voice, "What, what did you say?"
"NAC declared war against Empire."
The banquet was in an uproar.
"It's a lie, how could they declare war against the Guru Tribe and Empire at the same time!"
"Too arrogant! They only have one thousand people, and the supply line is still six hundred kilometers away! "
"Send out the troops! Send out the troops! If we don't teach these arrogant bumpkins a lesson, they will rebel! "The old Elder was furious.
"But the airship …" Some Elders were hesitant.
"What a joke, the massive Empire is not afraid of their airship! They only have one thousand people, we only need to deploy a division to easily destroy them! "
"What about Federation? What if they ambush us? "
The banquet turned into a mess. The Emperor's face was blank, and his tightly shut lips turned green.
This was too much.
…
At the same time, at NAC's military outpost, the Fireball-1 launcher transported by the airship was assembled. The engineering robots transported the bundles of rockets to the launcher, and the artillery team completed the loading.
The NAC soldiers lined up neatly outside the outpost, waiting for the command center's order. The shiny kinetic skeleton exuded a murderous vibe, and the survivors in the market looked on in bewilderment.
A deafening roar came from the sky, and the Aurora-20 that completed its mission switched to vertical landing and landed on the top of the airship.
Standing on the watchtower of the outpost, he narrowed his eyes and inspected his army. Wang Zhaowu, who was the deputy captain, stood beside him and answered cleanly.
"All the FEV virus production bases on the surface have been destroyed."
"Are there any more underground targets?"
"Fallout Shelter No. 10, the birthplace of the Guru Tribe," Wang Zhaowu replied.
"Depth?"
"One thousand meters."
Jiang Chen nodded.
Most of the mutated humans on the wasteland were infertile, and the FEV virus culture tanks were their "eggs". As long as they were destroyed, the virus production data would be erased, and the mutated humans would be eradicated.
If the Emperor of Empire thought that Jiang Chen only wanted to teach the ignorant Guru Tribe a lesson, then they were completely wrong.
To the enemy, NAC only had one style.
That was to eliminate the roots.
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