Chapter 1601: Maritisi’s Little Bamboo
Next, Zhao Chen and the Radiant Elf King drank the wine in their cups in one gulp, which can be considered as reaching a consensus.
Next, considering that Zhao Chen was rather anxious about this matter.
Therefore, led by the Radiant Elf King, an emergency meeting of the High Council was convened.
This is why Zhao Chen met the Radiant Elf King first.
It should be noted that the Radiant Elf King happened to be on Luna Star, and he was also going to meet Zhao Chen with the Flame Elf King Salamander.
This is not just a simple coincidence.
If Zhao Chen had simply asked the Flame Elf King Salamander to do this, there's a high probability it wouldn't have succeeded.
Although Zhao Chen had previously lent a Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought to the Flame Elf King, which to some extent stabilized the situation for the Flame Elf King Saloman.
They won't be punished.
However, they were still suppressed in some areas, especially in the area of mobilizing the legion fleet, except for the portion of the legion fleet that had been promised to the Flame Elf King.
The other Holy Elf Legion fleets have now received orders that they must not act rashly without authorization from the High Council or three Elf Kings or higher.
Therefore, the Flame Elf King Salamander had even less chance of convening a meeting of the High Elf Council.
This led to the welcoming banquet, which appeared to be a welcome banquet prepared by the two Elf Kings for Zhao Chen.
But in reality, it was a stepping stone that Zhao Chen found for himself.
If all goes well, then the Holy Elf Empire's mission will be half successful.
But if things don't go smoothly, it can save time and prevent you from wasting too much time here.
Because what the Flame Elf King Salamander said at the dinner table earlier was correct.
King Gustav of the Radiant Elf Kingdom wielded considerable authority within the Holy Elf Empire, and anything he approved was rarely obstructed by the High Elf Council.
Therefore, the one who tied the knot must untie it. As long as Zhao Chen can deal with the Radiant Elf King Gustav, then all these things can be negotiated.
Three hours after the welcoming banquet ended.
Inside the High Council Hall on Luna.
Because the Radiant Elf King intervened, an emergency top-level meeting was convened.
And everyone also noticed the guest present, Emperor Xiaolong.
This is the second time Zhao Chen has appeared here.
It is extremely rare for an emperor from another interstellar civilization to appear twice in the High Council Hall of the Holy Elf Empire within a short period of time.
This, to some extent, also reflects the unique nature of the current Dragon Emperor.
Because the meeting was convened urgently, some people were unable to attend in person, so a holographic projection was used instead.
In the conference venue, beams of light lit up, indicating that someone had joined the meeting via holographic projection.
At first, only two people were present on the five Elf King thrones beside Zhao Chen.
Those are the Radiant Elf King Gustav and the Flame Elf King Saloman.
The other three Elf Kings joined the meeting using holographic projections.
Among them, the Emerald Elf King Mansfield is actually located in the Sacred Tree Galaxy.
However, because he was currently obsessed with researching the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, he had no intention of wasting time traveling all this way to attend this meeting.
Although they are in the same galaxy, a round trip might take less than a day.
But the Emerald Fairy King Mansfield was still unwilling to waste this day.
In fact, if it weren't for the Flame Elf King Saloman telling Mansfield the Emerald Elf King that this time it was the Dragon Emperor who had come...
The Emerald Fairy King Mansfield will be absent from this meeting.
Therefore, the Emerald Elf King Mansfield, as we can see now, still appears absent-minded, his gaze fixed on one direction.
Zhao Chen knew at a glance that the Emerald Elf King Mansfield was multitasking. Although his holographic image was here, from his perspective, he was probably still looking at several other page windows.
It's estimated that they're researching information on the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.
Perhaps sensing Zhao Chen's gaze, the Emerald Elf King turned its gaze towards him and met his eyes.
The Emerald Elf King nodded slightly.
This seemingly minor action would be quite surprising to anyone who pays attention.
The Emerald Elf ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) King always appeared aloof and unsociable to outsiders. Sometimes, when he was preoccupied with his own affairs, he wouldn't even greet other Elf Kings who appeared in front of him.
The fact that he would actually take the initiative to greet Zhao Chen shows that Zhao Chen holds a very high position in the Emerald Elf King's eyes.
Zhao Chen naturally nodded in response.
Soon, all five Elf Kings and all the High Elf Councilors arrived.
The expressions of the various Elf Kings were all different.
Only the Emerald Elf King Mansfield maintained his absent-minded expression.
The Elf King Onyne looked hesitant, clearly deep in thought and troubled by something, and had no answer for the time being.
The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, looked at Zhao Chen with interest, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a hint of light.
Before attending the meeting, they learned about its purpose from the Radiant Elf King.
Next, the Radiant Elf King explained the core of this meeting.
The idea is that Emperor Xiaolong, representing the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, will unite with the Holy Elf Empire to establish a cosmic trade alliance.
Upon hearing this, the high elf councilors present all wore thoughtful expressions, and some began to discuss it privately.
Compared to the Elf Kings, most of the High Elf Councilors, except for a very few with special status, only learned about this now.
Therefore, the expressions on their faces were mostly those of surprise.
Soon, the Radiant Elf King Gustav finished explaining the matter.
His gaze fell on Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen raised his hand and opened a huge webpage.
This was a document that Minister Li Yaqi and her team had prepared well in advance.
"Everything I need to say is in here."
"I prefer to present concrete facts rather than empty promises, allowing everyone to make their own decisions," Zhao Chen said frankly.
"Okay, we'll take a 15-minute break now."
Fifteen minutes later, the first vote on the bill will take place, as is customary;
"If more than three Elf Kings agree, and more than 60% of the high-ranking council members vote in favor, the bill will be passed directly," said the Radiant Elf King.
As the bells rang.
A light curtain descended onto the stage.
This separated Zhao Chen from the Elf Kings and the high elf councilors on the periphery.
At this moment, the first person to step forward.
It was Maritis, the Queen of the Azure Waters, who walked straight up to Zhao Chen.
Her beautiful eyes furrowed slightly: "Why did His Majesty Emperor Xiaolong seek out Saloman and Gustav for such an important matter, instead of me?"
You should know that I currently manage 40% of the interstellar trade within the Holy Elf Empire.
I manage over 70% of the international intergalactic trade.
Shouldn't this matter have been discussed with me first?
The way the Azure Water Fairy Queen Maritis is acting is like she's caught her lover having an affair.
Regarding the division of labor among the several Elf Kings of the Holy Elf Empire.
Zhao Chen was actually aware of the situation.
In addition to managing diplomatic affairs, the Azure Water Fairy Queen Maritis also engages in international business.
So normally, Zhao Chen should have first consulted with the Azure Water Elf Queen Maritis about this matter.
However, they were the first to contact the Flame Elf King Salamander and the Radiant Elf King Gustav.
Given this process, it's no wonder that the Azure Water Fairy Queen Maritis would come here to confront her.
Zhao Chen smiled and replied, "Your Excellency Azure Water Elf King, please calm down. There are indeed some problems with the process of this matter."
But I had no other choice.
We're in a rush regarding this matter.
The original plan was to launch this initiative three months later.
However, due to some changes in our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, we had no choice but to implement it ahead of schedule.
For this reason, I, the Emperor of the Dragon, even came to meet with him personally in order to reach this alliance as soon as possible.
After I arrived at the Holy Elf Empire, I learned that only the Flame Elf King Saloman and the Radiant Elf King Gustav were in the Holy Tree Galaxy.
This naturally requires us to communicate with these two people in person first, since discussing such an important matter remotely is somewhat inconvenient.
"These are all excuses." The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, crossed her arms, looking very angry.
Zhao Chen was surprised; why was this Elf King so temperamental?
It wasn't like this when I talked to her or met her before.
At this moment, the Flame Elf King Salamander came over to help Zhao Chen out of the predicament: "Maritis, put away your acting skills."
Just say what you want to say directly. It's too much trouble to keep things bottled up and make people guess.
"Oh ho ho, Sister Salamander is quite considerate of Emperor Wyvern, isn't she?" Queen Maritis of the Azure Water Elf King teased.
The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, stopped there and did not make any more jokes about Salamander.
Because she had already noticed that Saloman's cheeks were slightly flushed, she knew that Saloman had a rather thin skin.
She blushes easily even from the slightest teasing.
If I make another joke, this girl might actually hit me.
The Azure Water Elf Queen, Maritis, stared at Zhao Chen, crossed her arms, and said with a smile, "I think there's no problem with the Cosmic Trade Alliance plan proposed by Emperor Xiaolong."
But such a huge cake, and only such a small portion given to our Holy Elf Empire—isn't that a bit too little?
This girl is clearly trying to rip me off!
But Zhao Chen and Li Yaqi, who were behind Zhao Chen, had already anticipated this.
Those proposals already contained room for discussion.
"Then, Miss Marytis, what would you like?" Zhao Chen asked with a smile.