My empire of stars

As the maid opened the lid of the cart, exquisite dishes served on palm-sized plates were brought to the banquet table.

A few seconds later, more than twenty plates were densely placed in front of everyone on the banquet table. The aroma of various dishes hit their faces, and the throats of several Andorra ambassadors couldn't help but squirm, as if they swallowed their saliva.

"You're welcome, everyone, enjoy. There will be a second wave of dishes coming in an hour. Just try each dish." Li Mingze stretched out his hand to make an invitation gesture.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, someone is here to serve the wine." Li Mingze suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands suddenly.

Ten beautiful women walked into the banquet hall carrying crystal bottles. With every step of the women, the blue wine in the crystal bottles rippled, dazzling under the light.

"This is our federation's specialty, Star Reaching Wine. Not only does it taste wonderful, but it also has no stamina. It can also refresh your mind." Li Mingze winked, and the beauties filled up the wine for the five ambassadors.

In an instant, the rich aroma of wine wafted out from the glass, and just one sip would make people feel ecstasy.

This kind of wine comes from the seeds of countless planetary vines on the Deep Blue Star. Of course, its effects are not just what Li Mingze said. It also has some hallucinogenic abilities. When combined with some special seasonings in the dishes, this kind of wine The hallucinogenic power of alcohol can turn into a special ability that makes people tell the truth involuntarily.

"Good wine, good wine." The five ambassadors of Andorra couldn't help but praise after raising their glasses and taking a sip. If this kind of wine was introduced to the Republic of Andorra, it would probably squeeze out all the high-end wineries.

"Don't just drink, come and try some of our federation's special dishes. They are all made from the best materials. For example, this bamboo shoot jelly, only one millimeter of the bamboo tips of the most perfect bamboo shoots are selected." Li Mingze sucked a small piece of bamboo shoot jelly in front of him into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and showed an intoxicated expression.

Seeing Li Mingze's expression of enjoyment, several Andorran ambassadors raised their cutlery.

"It's delicious! It's delicious!" After fifteen days of eating a simple meal made from the ship's frozen ingredients, the ambassadors' mouths were almost filled with tears. Now that they suddenly ate such exquisite and delicious food, they simply couldn't bear it. can not stop.

"Eat slowly, there will be more later." Seeing the five ambassadors bringing the flavored dishes into their mouths, Li Mingze couldn't help but reveal a mysterious smile.

The ambassadors of Andorra would never have imagined that this new human federation would dare to drug them during their first diplomatic meeting.

Without any precautions, the ambassadors enjoyed the food and wine. In their stomachs, the special substances in the seeds of the Planet Vine were mixed with the special ingredients in the dishes, releasing a kind of energy that could make people tell the truth. of pheromones.

These pheromones pass through the blood vessels in the stomach and are quickly circulated to the brain.

Several Andorran ambassadors had blue filaments indiscernible in their eyes.

"Let's discuss business. For example, let's deepen our understanding of the civilizations of both parties." Li Mingze estimated the time, and after feeling that the medicine he had administered should almost react, he put down his chopsticks and said.

"Well, yes." The Ambassador of Andorra, who felt that he was still very clear-headed, agreed.

"When did your Republic of Andorra step into the starry sky?" Li Mingze asked the first question.

"Our Republic of Andorra entered the starry sky 332 years ago, developed the first hyperspace engine 212 years ago, and established the first colony 156 years ago." The Andorra ambassador answered truthfully, and there is no need to hide this kind of data.

"Oh? How many civilizations have you been in contact with? Have you ever launched a foreign war?" Li Mingze asked again.

"We have only come into contact with three civilizations so far and have not launched any foreign wars." The Andorran ambassador replied.

Li Mingze nodded with satisfaction. The Republic of Andorra has not launched a foreign war so far. It can be seen that it is not a warlike country, unlike the empire that started frantically waging war against neighboring countries as soon as the fleet was established.

"Do you have any invasion plans against our New Human Federation, or any conspiracy against us?" Li Mingze narrowed his eyes and asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"No, no, our civilization definitely comes with peace." Andorra's ambassador hurriedly waved his hand.

"That's good. Since we are all peace-loving civilizations, come! Cheers to the friendship between our two civilizations!" Li Mingze raised his glass with a smile on his face. It seems that this civilization does not have any malicious intentions.

Subsequently, in a pleasant atmosphere, the Ambassador of Andorra and a number of senior officials of the empire conducted a series of in-depth and extensive exchanges, deepening their understanding of the economic, cultural and military aspects of both parties.

When talking about the military power of the Republic of Andorra, the Ambassador of Andorra wanted to conceal it, but under the influence of the wine brewed from the seeds of the planet vine, he revealed the truth.

After he finished speaking, the Ambassador of Andorra realized that he had accidentally told the truth, but he did not doubt it, thinking that he had just said it accidentally because of his quick words.

"Come on, come on, send the ambassador to their room." Li Mingze waved, and the maid on the side hurriedly came over to help the Andorran ambassador, who was already a little drunk.

"Mr. President, we will go around tomorrow. Don't interrupt us for now. We are going back." After saying that, the Andorran ambassador walked towards the residence arranged for them by the empire with the support of his maid.

However, the senior federal officials who had appeared drunk returned to normal and continued to sit down at the dining table with serious expressions.

"We have a general understanding of the situation in the Republic of Andorra. The other party will definitely not guess that we have tampered with their embassy. In other words, the information we have obtained is true." Li Mingze raised the wine glass in his hand Take a sip.

If someone from the embassy was allowed to taste the blue liquid in Li Mingze's wine glass at this time, they would definitely scold the people of the Federation for being cunning. This is not a good wine, it is just a drink! He even used drinks to trick them into drinking.

"Yes, Your Majesty, from the information we have obtained, the Republic of Andorra is a very suitable candidate for us to form an alliance."

"They are not very aggressive, and they are all humans. We can ally with them through the bond of race. When we face strong enemies, we can have a strong foreign aid." Shen Yahui said to Li Mingze.

"Yes, but we have to speed up the colonization, try to expand our territory and fleet before the alliance is established, and gain more say!"

"After the alliance is established, we can expand outward in the name of the alliance and attract more civilizations to join us."

"When the time comes, we will secretly infiltrate and assimilate!"

"To freedom and peace! Cheers!" Li Mingze raised his glass with a smile.

"For freedom and peace!" A knowing smile appeared on everyone's face.

Three days later, after the Ambassador of Andorra went deep into the federal city to learn about the true situation of the Federation, he bid farewell to the federal officials with a satisfied look and returned to the Republic of Andorra.

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