The people the envoy team was waiting for have arrived.

They looked up and saw the other party's face with a playful expression, as if they were about to watch a circus clown.

Liu Caihua (Isabella's body) walked slowly and stopped in front of the envoy team, lifting her index finger to her chin, looking at the "male NPCs" in front of her.

Amazing, the dream I created is so realistic. The guys who look like foreign diplomats on the opposite side actually look like real diplomats!

The parties involved were not aware of the importance of the current occasion and were only amazed at their rich imagination;

Sapele on the other side couldn't help but sit up straight and swallowed a mouthful of saliva from his throat:

"This is our fifth meeting in a diplomatic setting, Queen Lacedaemon, this time we come on behalf of our country's image..."

He stopped talking halfway through;

Suddenly, Sapele felt that something was wrong. In comparison to last year's visit, there seemed to be some differences in detail.

In a formal diplomatic setting, the representatives of both sides would shake hands, exchange pleasantries, and then sit down to discuss matters. Due to Dibiles' conservative beliefs, the handshake step had been omitted by the visiting envoys from other countries.

As for pleasantries, the two countries were familiar with each other, and the formalities were usually dismissed with a single sentence;

Now they just needed the queen to sit down and assume her usual dignified posture for the negotiations to formally begin.

"Queen Lacedaemon, won't you sit down?"

The silent atmosphere lasted for a while until a faint voice finally broke the silence in the hall, followed by a louder echo:

"It's fine standing like this, don't mind me, do as you please!"

"Just do as you please?"

It's like the principal suddenly appearing in front of the students, not intending to sit down from start to finish. How could the students sit comfortably without any psychological burden?

Not to mention that they were facing the ruler of a country. In this situation, for Sapele and the others to be able to sit calmly, it was not being at ease but rather being indifferent!

In the future, when the Inran envoy team is mentioned internationally, people will evaluate them like this:

The members of the entire envoy team are just a bunch of casual men...

Why doesn't the queen sit down? What's the reason?

Sapele racked his brains, and suddenly a thought flashed in his mind. He immediately turned his gaze to the queen's attendant:

"Is your country planning to reform the etiquette? Starting from now, will standing be the only way to show sincerity during formal occasions?"

"That's right, Lord Sapele, you're so clever!"

The attendant was struggling to explain the Emperor's unusual behavior today, but the envoy across automatically came up with a reason, providing a lifeline for the poor attendant.

In fact, the reason was not that complicated. Liu Caihua simply wanted to differentiate herself from the "NPCs". That's why she didn't directly take a seat like them.

"Now that Queen Lacedaemon has set new rules, it wouldn't be appropriate for us to go along with the customs. All of you, stand up!"

It just so happened that the members of the envoy team felt their legs go numb and took the opportunity to move their bodies;

Otherwise, when they needed to leave later and someone couldn't stand up because their legs were numb, it would be a disgrace for the Inran Empire.

"Oh, to be able to reform thousands of years of etiquette rules, Your Majesty truly has unique ideas."

The above was textbook flattery used to ease the awkwardness and didn't represent any actual meaning, but Liu Caihua didn't give face and sneered:

"I didn't make any reforms at all. Some people just tend to misunderstand and interpret things wrongly. Have you all decided not to sit? Perfect, I'll relax a bit."

Liu Caihua sat down in front of the envoy team,

At that moment, the attendant nearby clearly saw the black lines appearing on the foreheads of the foreign ambassadors.

We sit while you stand, we stand while you sit, we clearly have no intention of accommodating each other's preferences;

Even if Sapele was optimistic, he couldn't help but think of a possibility at this moment:

Is the Queen giving us a warning? It must be!

Because the waiting time was too long before, we couldn't help but complain, which happened to be heard by the Queen, who held a grudge against us.

It is us who did not follow the necessary etiquette, and we have influenced the image of our country!

Thinking of this, Marquis Sapele felt very guilty and made the next move.

"It's almost autumn, but the weather is still hot. We may have been baked by the sun for too long on the way, causing some confusion... If there was any offense just now, I hope Your Majesty can be understanding."

Marquis Sapele, who has been in the diplomatic career for over a decade, has never easily yielded to others;

However, today, he realized his mistake for the first time and bowed for the first time to the Emperor of another country;

From this moment on, he has grown a lot...

"Apologize? I don't understand why you, an old man with a beard, would bow down, but I forgive you!"

Liu Caihua is not a mean person. On the contrary, her attitude towards others is more affable than the original Isabella;

For example, at this moment, she didn't take Sapele's words to heart and just waved her hand to pat him on the shoulder.

A golden arc emanated from Liu Caihua's fingertips.

This is a high-voltage current unintentionally released when she patted his shoulder, and the golden light quickly entered Sapele's body.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ~"

The victim was enveloped in brilliant gold, emitting a scream similar to that of a pig being slaughtered;

From the outside, one could vaguely see the current penetrating the thick skin and the skeletal outline created, resembling the X-ray used frequently in the Heavenly Hospital.

(Whispering) "Why can my hand release electricity? Could this be a fantasy-themed dream?"

With a wave of her hand, the electric arc flickered and surged;

With another wave, the golden light in front of her immediately dissipated into nothingness;

Liu Caihua felt that her current body could be very useful, such as generating electricity when there was nothing else to do, which could save a lot of electricity bills.

"Help, save the Marquis quickly!"

The members of the diplomatic mission shouted louder than anyone else, but when it came time to step forward, they all shrunk back;

Their anxiety was not feigned, but compared to their respect for their leader, whether they could avoid being electrocuted was of paramount importance;

The phrase "sacrificing oneself for the sake of others" was more likely to appear in books.

After a long electric shock, Sapele, who was swaying, fell onto a nearby seat and spewed out a cloud of "black with black" gas from his mouth;

His whole body was charred, and his originally good hairstyle had become an explosion, creating a strong visual impact.

"Marquis, are you okay?"

Is the messenger asking this question crazy?

With skin turned into the color of "burnt toast" and emitting more gas than taking in, how does he look okay?

If Sapele was in the mood to care, he would definitely push him out and let this guy who only knows how to talk rudely also experience the taste of electric shock.

On the other side, the attendant who witnessed the "toasting" of the ambassador throughout the process was already scared silly, in a state of soul wandering, and the only person who remained calm and composed was the one.

"Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't know I could generate electricity myself and accidentally zapped you."

"Your Majesty!"

Gasping for breath and barely hanging on, Sapele summoned his last bit of strength to have his attendants help him up;

His finger, which looked like it had just been dug out of coal, pointed fiercely at the position of the ruler of the country:

"The 'hospitality' you showed today, the members of the diplomatic mission and I will remember it;

When we return to our homeland, we will explain the situation to the Emperor. At that time, our two countries will officially go to war!"

The rupture of relations between countries sometimes happens so swiftly. Often, mishandling a detail can become the fuse that triggers a full-scale war between the two nations.

Marquis Sapele dares to speak like this not because he is pretending to be tough, but because before he set out on his mission, he was bestowed with a secret order by the Emperor of Inran:

"Dibiles, the current Queen, is the most hardline ruler in nearly a century;

Forming an alliance with a country led by such a person has never been a good thing for our country, and perhaps one day it will bring disaster upon us."

Instead of suffering with weak but dangerous allies, it is better to change our policy and seek new benefits for our country;

My decision is made: from now on, secretly discuss the possibility of forming an alliance with Sueo, and Inran should attach itself to a bigger power and no longer associate with small countries;

Therefore!

I want you to perform well, and during the visit, subtly provoke Isabella, creating conditions for our future break in diplomatic relations and war....."

The so-called "emperor" is the epitome of a ruffian;

The only difference between an emperor and an empress is that one is a ruffian, the other is a female ruffian.

Even if you are holding a knife ready to strike the other, you have to make the world believe that you were the one almost being attacked!

This is how the relationships between nations work.

Even if you have already prepared to strike a sneak attack when the other is not paying attention, the strategy of pretending to be the victim is indispensable before being ruthless.

What Liu Caihua did not know was that:

Regardless of whether she performed well this time or not, Sapele did not plan to let the negotiations end successfully, and it would surely end up in the current situation;

If they had to pinpoint where the mistake happened, it would be the incident where he himself suffered from an electric shock.

"Your Majesty Laced Tail, you and your country should wait well. It won't be long before we lead our army to pay a visit, and we will definitely----come back!"

With lines like a third-rate villain, Sapele was carried away on an unidentified stretcher, slowly leaving the hall with the help of his entourage.

"Hold on."

Before they all left, Liu Caihua took a few steps forward and stood in front of Sapele, bowing and extending her hand.

"What, what are you doing? Stop, envoys are not to be harmed during wars between nations! I demand a certain level of respect ahhhhhhhhh......"

Since the outcome of the war cannot be avoided anyway, Liu Caihua, who had already treated it as a large-scale strategic game, decided to keep a memento;

Specifically, she pulled out every single hair from Sapele's chin!