Everyone got out of the car and couldn't help but look further.
There were a lot of Holy Church clergymen in black robes standing there.
The ambassador signaled the driver with his eyes.
The chauffeur walked away, and after a while, he came back.
"The Holy Church is investigating suspicious people and found a few officers of the Revolutionary Army"
"Caught?" the ambassador asked.
"They've been killed by the Holy Apostle"
Everyone went silent.
A few moments later, the road was opened up again as the cars began to pass through the checkpoint.
The ambassador waved his hand, everyone got on the car and followed the flow of traffic.
The traffic stopped and stopped, occasionally gunshots and shouts could be heard from afar.
Whenever that happened, the cars would have to stop again.
The ambassador sighed and muttered: "Seems like there are quite a few forces that want to cause trouble at the banquet"
"Is the Holy Empire's situation already this chaotic?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"There are three forces fighting for power internally, the Fuxi are secretly supporting us from the outside, the Man Killer Fiends and sea beasts are rampaging everywhere but no one can stop them" the ambassador answered.
"The Holy Empire is now hell on earth" another official chimed in.
Although Gu Qing Shan already knew this, she still couldn't help but sigh when she heard that.
Inside the car, everyone's expression became gloomy.
Finally, Gu Qing Shan's car arrived at the checkpoint.
Someone shouted from outside: "Report, this is the Federation's embassy car"
"Diplomatic mission … let them pass," a stiff voice said.
The few of them turned to look outside.
Only to see the Holy Army standing on both sides of the road.
A tall and majestic man in a white robe had his arms crossed as he observed the car.
Holy Apostle Ivan.
He squinted his eyes, his body leaning forward, looking like a ferocious beast ready to pounce on its prey.
Through the window, Gu Qing Shan glanced at him.
"Ah?" the Holy Apostle immediately sensed it.
He knocked on the window.
Gu Qing Shan rolled down the window and asked: "What is it?"
The Holy Apostle glanced at his uniform, then at the Medal of Freedom and spoke: "I was wondering what was going on, so you're an officer from the Federation"
"What can I do for you?" Gu Qing Shan asked calmly.
Saint's eyes were filled with cruelty as he said, "I haven't fought with the senior officers of the Federation. Are you willing to have a spar with me?"
In the car, several people looked nervous.
Gu Qing Shan laughed and said, "You're a Saint, right? You stopped my car just to exchange pointers with me?"
He appeared very excited: "That's perfect, I've always wanted to experience your Holy Church's God's Chosen Skill"
He opened the car door and was about to walk out.
Ivan, the Saint, stared at him closely. Seeing his reaction, he was disappointed.
Gu Qing Shan was dragged back by the ambassador.
The ambassador poked his head out and said to Saint coldly, "Are you sure you want to fight with our officers? In a place like this? "
The diplomatic group was invited to a banquet as guests, so being stopped on the road was already a very rude thing to do, but now they were even provoked by the host's subordinates, wanting to fight on the side of the road — — - if this really happened, it would become the biggest joke in the history of the Holy Empire's diplomacy.
This would be a humiliation to the entire Freedom Federation, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Because of that, even though the ambassador was only a normal person, Saint Ivan didn't dare to say anything.
The Saint took a step back, too lazy to look at Gu Qing Shan anymore and waved his hand: "Let them pass, let them pass"
The roadblock was quickly moved away.
After a few miles, when one of the officers was about to say something, Gu Qing Shan waved her hand and pointed at her ear.
Being able to work as a diplomat in a foreign country means that they're all smart people.
Seeing Gu Qing Shan's action, the officer immediately shut his mouth.
After a while, when the car stopped at the manor's gate, Gu Qing Shan spoke up: "According to our agreement, I'll be the one to dance, all of you listen to the Goddess"
Hearing that, everyone understood and got out of the car without saying anything.
Immediately, a concierge came to drive the car away. Following that, a man who looked like a butler came, politely greeted them and led them into the main hall.
This was a grand banquet.
Socialites, dignitaries, as well as guests from all over the world.
Everyone was led to their pre-arranged seats and sat down, waiting for the banquet to begin.
It wasn't convenient to move around at this time, because any empty seat would attract the attention of the concierge staff.
If Gu Qing Shan wants to go to the room on the 3rd floor to look for the recipe, she'll have to wait until after the banquet.
The ambassador sat in the first row, together with the Fuxi Empire's diplomatic group.
As a military officer, Gu Qing Shan was arranged to sit in the third row.
Those sitting here are either minor officials, or Holy Empire nobles who don't have a particularly high status.
Since they don't have any missions to attend to, they don't need to pay too much attention to their words, so their expressions are a bit more relaxed.
Two of the Fuxi Empire's military officers were very interested in Gu Qing Shan, so they took the initiative to talk to him.
Gu Qing Shan didn't mind, in the past life, he was even more familiar with the Fuxi Empire than the Federation, so he was able to get along well with the two military officers with just a few words.
Not too long after, the sound of an elegant piano was heard.
The sound of the piano was melodious, but it was quite far away, the volume wasn't too high nor too low, just enough to not disturb the people's conversation.
At this time, the banquet's host, Madame Punta, arrived.
She's a very charming woman, every word and action she speaks, her smile is full of charm.
As soon as she arrived, the important guests all stood up and greeted her with a smile.
After some small talk, she sat in the middle of the first row, on her left was a Fuxi Empire's prince, on her right was the tall and mighty white-robed Holy Apostle that Gu Qing Shan saw before.
"You're looking at Ivan?" the Fuxi Empire's military officer noticed Gu Qing Shan's gaze.
"That's right, a Holy Apostle of the Holy Church, it's hard not to attract attention" Gu Qing Shan answered.
"They're too strong, and they're not afraid of death, they're not easy to deal with" the Fuxi military officer said.
At this point, Madame Punta's speech was already over.
The small talk in the hall quickly came to an end, as dishes were served.
The banquet officially began.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to sit down and finish his meal.
This was the most sumptuous dinner he's had since the Apocalypse.
Sardines boiled in white wine, served with oysters, shrimps, and other seafood. Each guest was served a roasted partridge, smoked roast chicken, roast beef, potato cubes, citrus fruit ice, fresh white bread rolls with sweet cream, jam, jelly and candied fruit, fancy cakes and ice cream hemispheres.
There were also a few types of alcohol, the ladies drank champagne and wine, while the men drank a variety of strong distilled liquors.
As Gu Qing Shan picked out a bottle, a waiter came to open it and fill it for him.
The liquor was clear and of excellent quality, very refreshing to drink.
As Gu Qing Shan ate and drank, he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
So many normal people are struggling on the edge of life and death, but here, they're still enjoying themselves with the standards of a peaceful era.
While eating, everyone talked in low voices, occasionally laughing.
At a banquet like this, even the most picky aristocrat wouldn't be able to find fault with it.
Everyone was very satisfied with their meal, even Gu Qing Shan who came here for something else was satisfied.
Next was the ball.
At first, it was a bit of soft music, to make it easier for everyone to get used to the atmosphere and relax.
The ambassador brought a few people with him and prepared to leave.
While Gu Qing Shan stood up, politely asked for the washroom and left.
Coming to the washroom, Gu Qing Shan closed the partition door, tapped his Inventory Bag and took out a portable warp device.
"Liao Xing, time to work" he said.
"Coming, hm, this distance isn't bad, there won't be any deviation, warp will take about 30 seconds, wait a bit" Liao Xing's voice came from the warp device.
30 seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
"Location entered, destination locked, begin warp" Liao Xing said.
Gu Qing Shan looked down, only to see the warp device was already working.
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