It was the next morning. In the Chen family's mansion, the long-awaited family feast was just like any other time, unfolding like a battlefield.
Every time we had a meal at home, it would be as boisterous as usual. With Sandora holding the fort, you could imagine just how busy it was. Although Lin Xue wasn't here today for various reasons, this didn't affect everyone's happiness at the dining table at all.
Every day, there would be three meals in the morning, noon, and evening. This could be considered the busiest time in our family. How many important decisions related to the safety of the world and the development of the Empire would be made in the atmosphere of braised pork knuckles, onions, eggs, red wine, and steamed buns? Today was no exception.
"So, you intend to open up the World Hub and conduct the most valiant … Sports Day in history?"
"That's right, that's right, Ah Jun, Ah Jun, what do you think of this idea? It'll be more fun if everyone comes together to play! "
"… Actually, you just want everyone to play together!"
I looked at my girlfriend in front of me helplessly. The thick-skinned girl was in the middle of a project that she found rather interesting. She was mixing all sorts of seasonings into her bowl, then trying her best to turn what was supposed to be cold noodles into a ball of yarn. The idea of "let's play together" was just something that she said casually. Her mind, which was always working at high speed, could produce two digits of similar proposals every second. However, it seemed like this proposal was one that she was serious about. The most notable thing was that even after thirty seconds, Qian Qian was still thinking about it.
The cause of this topic was that I accidentally mentioned that Mercury Lamp wanted to invite friends from her own world to play together. I skipped the middle part, and the end result was that Shallow Shallow directly said, "Why don't we just open up the World Hub and let everyone come over to play together!"
… Only the mysterious Shallow Shallow could skip from the beginning to the end without even thinking about it, right?
"I say, Shallow Shallow, are you sure you know what you're saying?"
"I know!" A certain jumpy young girl used a fork to roll the seasoning and cold noodle mixture in her bowl that she had adjusted to the point where it no longer looked like food. She brought it to her mouth and grinned innocently at me. "It means that everyone should come over to play together. Jaina, Cirvanas, and the Verdis Empire's Novia, Muro, Yep, Reynold, Zeratul, and Kerrigan should be invited as well. Then, Shana, Yagami, Leona, C.C., Zuotian and the others should come as well … There are many others that we should invite as well. It's been a long time since we've gathered together. Apart from fighting battles, we're always so nervous. Now that the Protoss is finally coming over to help, I heard from Liliana that the Protoss will focus most of their defensive efforts on us. This way, the Fallen Apostles and the Chaos Abyss will definitely settle down for a period of time, and we'll have a chance to rest. That's why I was thinking about how to liven things up. It just so happens that Little Lamp wants to invite her friends over to play, so why don't we invite the others as well!"
Shallow Shallow's speech was a complete mess. Even if her thoughts were organized into a language that we could understand, it wouldn't be easy to understand. However, I could understand most of what she was trying to say. [My girlfriend is bored from saving the world, so she wants to have some fun.]
As the Matriarch of the Empire, an incomparably mighty character, her method of having some fun is definitely not ordinary.
Let's gather the heroes and emperors of the myriad of worlds to hold a cultural festival!
Seeing that her words seemed to have worked, Shallow Shallow's face lit up with a happy smile. She raised the 'stick' in her hand and stuffed it into her mouth. In the next second, her tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Wah! It's so spicy! It doesn't taste good eating like this! "
What do you want me to say? This has been Qian Qian's problem since she was a child. As an off-track king, she can't even calm down when she's eating. As long as there's a chance, she'll try all kinds of unimaginable ways to eat. For example, I'm afraid that 50% of the "stick mallet" dough was occupied by chili sauce.
"Sandora, sorry to trouble you."
The cold noodles that were doused with innumerable chili sauces was no longer something that humans could eat. After gulping down the cup of water that Anveena handed to her, Shallow Shallow decisively pushed her 'stick noodles' towards Sandora. The latter had just finished her fourth and third bowl of rice. Facing the strange food that Shallow Shallow pushed towards her, she didn't even look at it. She opened her mouth and gulped down half of the food.
It's no joke that Sandora was called the Conqueror King of the dining table. Basically, if there was anything that we didn't like to eat, we would give it to her. This gluttonous king made us never have to worry about what to do with the leftovers. Most of the time, Anveena and Chestnut didn't even have to worry about washing the dishes. Everyone understood that, so I won't go into it. In any case, the rumor that our family was supporting a small ceramic factory wasn't false.
As an incomparably noble queen, I really didn't know how to comment on Sandora's method of foraging for food. In any case, I had a feeling that Shallow Shallow had already treated Sandora as a garbage bin to dispose of food. Even though Sandora seemed to be enjoying it.
"Ah Jun, perhaps you should consider Shallow Shallow's suggestion."
While I was still thinking about the relationship between Her Majesty the Queen and the garbage bin on the dining table, Sandora had already swept through her fifth batch of food. While Anveena was busy filling her bowl with rice, Her Majesty the Queen said to me in an extremely serious tone. "The Space Administration has the ability to sustain such a high flow of food for a short period of time. Now that there are more and more vassal races in the Empire's territory, it seems necessary for them to have a gathering."
I helped Little Bubble wipe the oil off her face as I looked at her curiously. Sandora definitely hadn't finished speaking. Her current expression was very serious. This was a rare sight when she was in a state of eating.
"You see, Ah Jun. Right now, the Empire's territory is gradually expanding. All along, the Xiling Empire, which can expand its colony planets at any time, has always established its territory in this manner. In some worlds, we occupy or create a few colony planets as our bases. Then, we station elite armies to control the spatial transportation authority of that world. Then, we establish the authority of the Empire among the natives of that world. Then, we incorporate the local armed forces into our slave army. This is equivalent to establishing absolute control over the entire world. Here, let me explain: Exclusive spatial transportation authority, absolute military power, as well as the authority of civilization among the natives. These are basically the three factors that determine the ruling power of all interdimensional civilizations. As a result, the number of worlds that we have occupied has already reached multiple, and it is still expanding. The number of slave armies of various races that obey the orders of the Empire is also increasing. These races are all very brave. They are warriors who can protect their homes after experiencing the baptism of civilization. However, they come from different worlds and lack the necessary understanding of each other. Before coming into contact with the Empire, half of them don't even know about the existence of parallel universes. This is very disadvantageous to our rule and also severely weakens the combat power of the slave armies. If a war were to occur between the two planes, these races that have never come into contact with each other can only fight on their own. Thus, we have to use ourselves as a platform to allow these races from different worlds to expand their interactions and spread their culture, beliefs, ideals, and history. This is the most important. The history of a race can often explain many things that cannot be deduced logically, such as unique fighting styles and daily taboos.
Through the interaction between the races of different worlds, the slave armies of the Empire can quickly understand how the armies of another world fight and how the power systems of another world should be used. This will allow their fighting style to be perfected. For example, we have already tried to let the powerful psionic masters of Proteus obtain inspiration from the Mana Weave of the World of Azeroth, equipping every Tauren Shaman with an interstellar alloy totem pole and laser puncher. These are all preliminary attempts, but they have already achieved remarkable results. The combat flexibility of the slave armies has almost doubled. As for what Shallow Shallow has mentioned, we can use the civilian communication channels of the Space Administration to organize large-scale communication activities organized by the Empire. This will be much more effective than the small-scale activities that we are trying to do now. I believe that the leaders of those races will grasp the opportunity in such exchanges. Every race under the protection of the Empire has always been working hard to show their importance, and this is even more so for the weaker slave armies. "
Sandora's words have already left me dumbfounded. Even though a certain puppet who was chugging on a yogurt bottle beside me didn't understand a single word, it knew that this was a good opportunity to complain. It immediately came over and muttered, "Hehe, stupid human, this is the difference between a real queen and a nouveau riche."
Damn it, I can't refute this little puppet's evaluation at all!
As expected of Sandora. Even though she is a glutton who has turned into a devil, she still exudes the aura of a queen with great foresight and authority. With just a few words, she managed to elevate Shallow Shallow's idea of 'everyone coming together to play' to the level of world peace. Her way of thinking is indeed different from that of a mortal like me. Alright, Anveena, give me another bowl of rice and I will be content to be a freeloader.
"Oh, so there is such an important reason." Shallow Shallow grabbed her chopsticks and turned the noodles into a stick. However, this time, the color of the noodles looked much more normal. "But I feel that it is just for everyone to play together. Is there a need to be so serious? It's meaningless. "
"This is very important." I didn't expect Sandora to reveal a very serious expression. "Because Ah Jun made me realize many things, and he has finally taught me a lesson from the past. No one in the Old Empire has ever thought about this aspect. We used to have servant civilizations, but they were all based on the principle of efficient utilization, using them as cannon fodder and numbers. No one has ever thought about the power that those weak civilizations can produce. In the past, Ah Jun said that such a ruthless and iron-fisted rule is something that only an idiot would do. Now, I have really realized his foresight. In the past few wars, he has shown me something that I have never imagined before, the power that a weak race can produce. So, I definitely cannot follow the wrong path left behind by the Old Empire. We have fallen into a whirlpool of arrogance at the end of the Empire. It is not too late to wake up now. "
As I listened on the side, I almost couldn't hold it in anymore. "Cough cough, lass, I am not that great. You are really … Visca, bring me my recording pen. Sandora, can you say that again?"
Liliana, who was sneakily sneaking over to steal the Mercury Lamp cake, fell to the bottom of the table with a thud.
I didn't expect that Shallow Shallow's suggestion would make Sandora think of so many things. The originator of the suggestion definitely didn't expect it either. However, the Queen's analysis was undoubtedly correct. Her foresight came from the accumulation of billions of years. Just like her appetite, it was not something that we mortals could look up to. In the end, we really had to treat this as a serious matter.
Time passed, and it was already noon. In the living room of my house, it was still on the dining table.
Based on Shallow Shallow's initial plan, which was to have everyone play together, in addition to Sandora's considerations, as well as some simple negotiations with the representatives of the other worlds in the City of Shadows, we had divided the event into several levels regarding the Empire as a platform for the leaders of all the worlds to interact with each other.
First, there were the various world factions that had become the subsidiary races of the Empire. They were the main characters of the gathering, as well as the actual fighting strength of the Empire. The higher-ups of these factions would definitely attend the gathering. A group of emperors, generals, ministers, and SemiGod heroes would be able to make use of this opportunity to understand the situation of the other worlds. They would be equivalent to special guests of the gathering.
Next, there were the macro worlds that had been registered in the Space Administration. Although these worlds were infiltrated by the Empire's power, it was not made public. They weren't under the rule of the Empire, and the civilians there didn't know what a parallel world was. However, the dark side factions of these worlds had already come into contact with the inspectors of the Space Administration. The former might not be very clear about the terrifying behemoth behind the dark forces that had suddenly appeared in their world, but they could more or less sense the strength of those inspectors. It was a good opportunity for those lucky ones who had already passed the inspection of the inspectors to gather together in the City of Shadows, as well as the other spaces that might be opened along with them, to personally witness the massive power of the Empire. Using Sandora's words, this was beneficial to our rule. These people who weren't fighting but were still under the influence of the Empire could be considered as the civilian class of the gathering.
Then there was the consideration of the form of the gathering. Shallow Shallow's idea was to hold a party … Big Sis had a special fondness for sports, Liliana planned to preach to hundreds of millions of people, and Pandora and her sister excitedly launched a seven-day conscription plan. Even Little Bubble was ecstatic, waving a lollipop and waving it around. According to Shiny, the nanny, the little one wanted to open a special children's event, with the theme of candy tasting. The goal was to cultivate the unity of the next generation of subsidiary races of the Empire, and forge the friendship of the future generation of boys and girls who would save the world in the age of diapers. As expected of an outstanding member of the Empire's royal family, with the IQ of a three year old, she could already think about the welfare of the masses from a political point of view. But then again, what's with this terrible deja vu of being completely defeated by my own daughter in the political field?! Could it be that my foresight can't even be compared to Little Bubble, you bastard!
"Ahem! Listen to my opinion. "
From the looks of it, Sandora had something to say. Could it be that this glutton wanted to organize a gathering that would last for half a year, with tens of millions of participants?
That scene could forcefully destroy an entire kingdom! Not everyone can eat as much as you, baby!
"Ah Jun, the meaning in your eyes is too rich. Can I just ignore it?"
Her Majesty the Empress immediately retorted.
"What I mean is, this isn't just a gathering. I want this to become some sort of tradition, or should I say — a festival!"
"Once a year isn't very realistic. We can have a biennial or quadrennial World Celebration. This will be a festival for all the worlds under the rule of the Empire, as well as a gathering date for those in the dark side of the Macro World. It can't be held once and for all. Also, since it's a festival, the activities during the festival can't be too monotonous. We can gather the leaders and their cultural representatives, and according to the actual situation of each world, we can organize a celebration that is unique or cooperative. Everyone, this is a grand gathering, a chance to show the strength of the Empire, and a chance to raise the morale of the armies. It's not just a simple cultural exchange, nor can it be limited to the military level. Our goal is to give the vassals of the Empire a chance to fully understand their brothers from another world. Hmm, I'm done. Anveena, have another bowl!"
The surroundings were completely silent. Only the Empress was still munching on her food.
Alright, Sandora, you win. I should say, as expected of a ruler. You can actually magnify any small opportunity to such an extent, and I can't find any reason to doubt it at all!
"That …"
Suddenly, I felt someone tugging on my sleeve. I lowered my head and saw that a certain puppet was tugging on my sleeve. It raised its tiny face in confusion. "Stupid human, can I still call Hui and the others to come over to play?"
So she was worried about that. I suddenly remembered. Damn it, we were talking about inviting Mercury Lamp's friends over to play! How did we end up here after such a long time! Can't we just keep the topic straight when we're discussing things?
"Of course you can!"
I patted the little girl's silky silver hair. "Let them be even more envious and jealous of you!"
"Oh yeah, if that's the case, the preparations for the celebration should be put on the agenda." The elder sister hadn't spoken much. She seemed to have thought of something. "When should we open the Spacetime Hub?"
"Mm, with the speed of the Hosts' construction and the efficiency of the Shiring Apostles, we don't need too much time to prepare. It's just that the people of the Empire have never had the experience of hosting such a celebration. Perhaps we need to let the leaders of the various races communicate in advance … It's still early, and this is just a proposal. We can first prepare to receive the envoys of the Protoss. They have a large number of believers, and they might have some experience. It's rare that they send two Gods who can handle official matters. Why don't we make them do some hard labor for once!"
Sandora … Who did you learn this from!
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