Chapter 1 Shortly After

Shortly after, Su Mo and the others arrived at the conference hall, which was decorated very innovatively.

The entire hall was surrounded by lush natural vegetation, with many brightly colored birds perched on it, chirping crisply from time to time.

In the center of the conference hall, there were two rows of red wooden chairs.

These chairs were naturally grown, very special, and exuded a very fresh fragrance, which invigorated people.

"Please sit!"

Beryl led Sperde to sit in the front chair.

"Thank you."

Sperde sat down calmly.

Su Mo and Winlos stood directly behind Sperde, neither of them intending to sit down.

At this time, a group of well-dressed and bright-looking high-ranking officials from the Yanas Kingdom walked in. Each of them walked up to Sperde with a smile.

They shook hands and greeted him one after another.

"Hello, Lord Sperde, welcome to your visit. I am Feller, a senior executive of the Yanas Kingdom..."

...

Sperde slowly got up and patiently greeted each official.

Although it was tedious and boring, the etiquette had to be sufficient.

Now is the most important period of the alliance, and personal behavior must not affect the overall situation.

At this moment, Su Mo clearly felt a sharp gaze fall on him.

Su Mo glanced sideways and saw a man standing behind Beryl. He was three meters tall, had a golden lion's head, and wore heavy mechanical armor. He had been staring at him.

This guy gave off a lot of pressure. If he guessed correctly, he should be a top expert.

After confirming the source of the abnormal gaze, Su Mo ignored it.

At this time, Beryl began to talk to Sperde.

"Lord Sperde, meeting you in the vast sea of stars shows the fate between our two countries."

"Yes! What Lord Beryl said makes sense. Was your country's journey smooth?"

Sperde nodded in response.

"Overall, it was smooth, but this starry sky is full of crises, and we have also encountered many troubles and dangers. I believe your situation, Lord Sperde, is similar, right?"

"This is definitely inevitable, we can only overcome it."

"Lord Sperde, the most reliable thing when you are away from home is friends. So if there is anything, we still have to take care of each other. Although the federation between our two countries has not been officially signed yet, it is basically a done deal."

"That's natural, we are also looking forward to the official establishment of the alliance."

"You can rest assured in this regard, basically there will be no problems. Because you also know the current situation, those few very aggressive countries have united together. If we don't stick together, the ones who will be unlucky in the end will definitely be us."

Beryl intentionally or unintentionally reminded Sperde of the stakes involved.

Sperde's expression straightened and said, "Although I have been sailing for a long time, I have also heard about this. Six civilizations with extremely strong aggression, led by the Gomotos civilization, have united together."

"That's right, their ambitions are extremely great. If we don't unite together at this time, it is estimated that we will soon be targeted by them and eliminated one by one."

When Beryl said this, her expression was extremely serious, which showed that the current situation was not optimistic.

Sperde then said, "Don't worry, as long as we unite together, they won't dare to act rashly."

"What Lord Sperde said is true, it's just a pity that the civilization that calls itself the Immortals is too proud and unwilling to ally with us, otherwise we wouldn't be so passive."

When Beryl mentioned the Immortals, her eyes also revealed extreme regret.

"That civilization is a bit special, and its technology and strength are super strong. I estimate that even without the summons of the Star Ring, they will soon enter the Star Sea Era by relying on themselves. So it has a certain capital for self-esteem, but in this era, being too self-satisfied is very stupid."

Sperde gave his own evaluation. He was actually full of worries about the current situation. A total of twelve civilizations have entered, and they have not yet left the Star Ring's protection range, which in layman's terms means that they have not even walked out of the gate of the novice village, and there is already infighting.

Now it is roughly divided into three factions. The five more democratic and reasonable civilizations on the Federation side are about to reach a defense alliance, namely.

Federal Republic

Gaojia Republic

Amak Free State

Yanas Kingdom

Hek Free State (born in the sea)

Six civilizations led by Gomotos have reached an alliance, namely.

Fales Tribe (born underground)

Gomotos Empire

Demun Empire

Gray Goros Empire.

Feregiel Empire

Terudir Empire.

The remaining one is a separate faction, the civilization known as the Immortals.

"Indeed, unity is strength. After all, there are so many lessons from the past, those monsters outside are the real nightmare."

Beryl replied in great agreement.

...

Su Mo stood behind Sperde, listening carefully to their conversation.

He was also very surprised in his heart. He didn't expect this interstellar era to be so unpredictable. They have only been out for so long, and the situation has changed so much. It seems that if they don't work hard, they may really be eliminated by the times in the blink of an eye.

After a long time, Beryl and Sperde finished their formal conversation.

Beryl stood up and extended an elegant invitation.

"Lord Sperde, it's almost time. The banquet is ready, why don't we go over there while eating and continue chatting?"

"I am very honored."

Sperde returned the salute.

"Please!"

Beryl replied with a smile.

Then Su Mo and the others followed Beryl and walked towards the banquet hall next door.

Soon they arrived at the banquet hall. This banquet hall was also very distinctive. The walls around the hall were covered with vines, and the vines were covered with beautiful flowers. The varieties had not been seen before, and they were a bit similar to the Rosaceae family.

In the center of the hall, there was a natural gemstone dining table that was twenty meters long, and even the chairs were made of gemstones.

A set of wooden tableware was placed on the table.

"Please sit down!"

Beryl extended her hand and invited Sperde to sit in the main seat for guests.

At this time, Sperde also turned his head and said to Su Mo and Winlos, "You two, please sit down together."

"Yes!"

Su Mo and Winlos did not refuse, they were indeed a little hungry.

Soon everyone was seated.

Beryl clapped her hands, and a group of tall girls wearing green robes, with pointed ears and green garlands on their heads, walked barefoot, holding plates of food covered with lids.

They placed them in front of everyone, one serving for each person.

"Don't be polite, enjoy yourself."

Beryl said with a smile.

Then the girl standing next to her lifted the plates for everyone.

Seeing the food on the plate, Su Mo took a deep breath. A fist-sized, green, greasy, and wriggling live worm came into his eyes.

"This is one of our clan's top delicacies, Luying (Green Plump), purely naturally raised without any pollution, containing extremely rich protein, trace elements. And some active substances that are very good for the human body, the method of eating is very simple."

While introducing, Beryl demonstrated herself. She picked up a sharp knife and elegantly cut it directly!

Viscous green liquid flowed out, extremely greasy.

Beryl then picked up a fork, forked a piece, and put it in her mouth.

Su Mo felt that his scalp was about to explode. It wasn't that he couldn't eat it. If it was a matter of life and death, when he was about to starve to death, of course he would have to eat it no matter what.

The problem is that he doesn't think he is about to starve to death yet.

At this time, Su Mo looked at Winlos next to him, and could see that Winlos had no intention of doing anything, so the situation was probably not much better.

However, something unexpected happened to Su Mo. Sperde actually calmly learned from Beryl to cut it, and put the cut worm into his mouth to chew and swallow it without fear, and he didn't forget to praise it.

"Fat and juicy, it is indeed the best."

"It's good that Lord Sperde likes it. There are several more dishes to come, I hope you can comment on them one by one."

Beryl replied with satisfaction. Of course, Beryl also saw that Su Mo and the others did not do anything. Of course, she knew that Su Mo and the others might not be used to eating it, but she had no intention of forcing or persuading them at all.

As long as Sperde eats it, the leader gives face, and everything else is harmless.

Then one delicacy after another came up.

Unsurprisingly, they were all kinds of worms, of all colors. And they all had a very common characteristic, that is, they were all worms, and they were all very fat. According to them, they were juicy, delicious, and beauty-enhancing.

Anyway, Su Mo really had no appetite at all. He was now looking forward to the end of the banquet as soon as possible.

Fortunately, when the last meal came up, Su Mo finally saw normal food, some fruits of various colors. It must be said that these fruits were very good.

Each one was brightly colored, thin-skinned and fleshy, and very sweet.

With one bite, it even burst with juice. Although he didn't know what the variety was, it didn't prevent Su Mo from giving these fruits a very high rating. This was definitely the best fruit he had ever eaten.

It was just a pity that for the sake of image, Su Mo and the others only ate a little symbolically.

The entire banquet lasted for more than two hours and finally ended.

Beryl directly arranged for someone to take Sperde and the others to live in the best VIP room.

...

After a long time, Su Mo, Winlos, and Sperde arrived at the rest room.

Beryl's arrangement was very proper. This was a mother-child room. Sperde could live in the master bedroom. Of course, the master bedroom was not a pure room, but a small independent house, with all kinds of functions.

Su Mo and Winlos and others lived in the sub-room attached to the main house, so that they could protect Sperde.

Of course, in terms of security, Beryl also arranged many of her own elite personnel on the outermost layer to prevent accidents.

After all, Sperde's identity was so important, it would be troublesome if something went wrong.

At this time, Sperde looked at Winlos, and Winlos understood and began to check the room to make sure there was no problem.

Then Sperde took out a small jammer from his pocket and turned it on.

After doing all this, Sperde said with some fatigue, "Tell me your feelings."

"From the current point of view, this Yanas Kingdom probably sincerely wants to form an alliance."

Winlos expressed her opinion.

"There is no sincerity or insincerity, it's just a last resort. To put it bluntly, take our Federation itself as an example. If it weren't for the oppression of external dangers, do you think our Federation could be established so smoothly?"

Sperde said simply and rudely.

"There is unity with pressure."

Su Mo said thoughtfully.

"That's right, when the external pressure is relieved, or other factors appear, the alliance will have problems sooner or later. But these are all things of the future, it doesn't matter, what we need to do is to do the current things well."

Sperde replied with great satisfaction.

"Yes."

Su Mo and Winlos nodded in response.

At this time, Sperde raised his head to look at Su Mo and the two, revealing a faint smile. The serious expression on his face disappeared a lot, and he suddenly said something nonsensical.

"You two probably didn't eat enough today, right."

Su Mo and Winlos both showed an embarrassed expression.

"We're not used to eating it."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, you have to give the other party some face. But if you are not used to eating it, don't force yourself. Basically, there will be nothing to do next. I will slowly contact Beryl myself. You don't have to follow me anymore. It's normal to go out and take a walk if you haven't eaten enough, right?"

Sperde said with a smile.

After being surprised, Su Mo and Winlos immediately reacted.

Sperde was letting them move freely, and intentionally let them go out to collect information and materials about the Yanas civilization.

"Lord Sperde, do you mean?"

Winlos asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Just know it."

Sperde didn't say it clearly.

"Understood."

Winlos nodded quickly in response.

"Then let's go find something to eat?"

Su Mo tried to say.

"Wait a minute, don't be so anxious, I have something for you."

Sperde said with a very good mood, and then he walked to his suitcase.

Then Sperde opened the suitcase, which contained super many round dark blue coins. These coins were made of special metal materials, with excellent color, and I don't know if they were added with other things, or the reason for the material itself, they actually emitted starlight.

"This is?"

Su Mo asked somewhat familiarly.

"This is the Star Coin."

Winlos recognized it at a glance.

When Su Mo heard Winlos say this, he watched carefully. It was the first time he had seen a real Star Coin, and the texture was really amazing.

Sperde said to Su Mo and Winlos, "You all take some, you always have to pay to go shopping. The Star Coin exchange ticket cannot be circulated here, after all, that thing is just a voucher that we opened ourselves. One more thing, although Beryl promised that all expenses here will be paid by them. But as a member of the Federation, we have our own principles and pride, and we will never allow buying things without paying, and we cannot privately accept any gifts from the other party."

"Understood."

Su Mo and Winlos responded one after another.

In fact, even if Sperde hadn't told them, Su Mo and the others wouldn't really accept the gifts.

"In addition, I will give you a little tip, in an unfamiliar area, you can find acquaintances as a starting point. This way you can quickly understand this unfamiliar civilization, of course, it should be more natural, don't make people look too deliberate."

Sperde said as a reminder.

Su Mo and Winlos more or less understood the hidden meaning in it, and they replied.

"Understood."

Then Su Mo and Winlos each took a large handful of star coins and left.

...

Not long after, Su Mo and the two walked to the exit. A guard from the Yanas Kingdom was standing at the door. The captain at the head saluted Su Mo and the two and asked.

"Respected guests, are you going out?"

"Yes, we are not used to the dinner, so we are thinking of going out for a walk, and by the way, buy something to eat, can't we go out?"

Su Mo explained.

"Lord Beryl has explained that you are distinguished guests and can freely enter and exit the Green Gor City. But for your safety, do you need us to send someone to follow you?"

The captain on duty asked.

"This is not necessary, we are combatants ourselves, we don't need those."

Su Mo responded with a smile.

"Okay, then there is no problem, but you need to pay attention to one thing, try not to have conflicts with people. If there are really irreconcilable conflicts, you can ask the patrolling soldiers for help, they will notify us, and we will give priority to handling it for you."

"Understood, thank you."

Winlos nodded with a smile in response.

Soon the two left this small palace-like building.

Su Mo turned his head to look at Winlos and tried to ask.

"Winlos, are you going to wander around by yourself or?"

"This place is unfamiliar, I don't know if you mind being together?"

Winlos asked with a smile.

"Uh, I don't mind."

Su Mo thought for a while and said, of course, he still preferred to wander around by himself from the bottom of his heart. Of course, Su Mo would definitely not say that, wouldn't that offend people?

"It's so reluctant, aren't you afraid that your girlfriend will find out?"

Winlos had gotten a little familiar with Su Mo after spending some time with him. She probably understood some of Su Mo's personality, so she joked with interest.

"Cough cough, there is no such thing."

"Then let's go together."

Winlos replied with a smile.

"Okay."

...

On the other side, in a very cozy decorated room.

Beryl was approving some documents when a knock on the door rang.

Dong dong~

"Come in."

Beryl replied lightly.

At this time, a woman with cat ears came in and gave Beryl a respectful salute.

"Commander Beryl."

"What's wrong, Xiao Mi?"

Xiao Mi respectfully reported: "Among the visiting federations, the two main combatants left the rest area on the grounds that they were not full and are heading to the prosperous main urban area."

"Well, I know."

"Do you want to send someone to follow?"

"No need, the entire Green Gor City is under surveillance. And sending someone to follow them separately is easy to be discovered by the other party. Those two are masters of the Federation, and their strength will not be too bad."

"But, are we just letting them wander around our city?"

"It doesn't matter, we don't have anything shady to do, but you need to pay attention to one thing, don't let them get close to our iCsw (Life Gene Laboratory) area. That is our top secret area, let them do whatever they want, anyway, they won't live for a few days."

Beryl replied indifferently.

"Understood."

Xiao Mi finished speaking and retreated.

Looking at Xiao Mi's leaving back, Beryl's expression revealed a thoughtful look. After talking with Sperde, she found that the politicians of this federation were more stable than she thought.

It seems that it is not easy to fool, and the misleading work needs to be improved.

On the main street of Green Gor City, Su Mo and Winlos were in a daze. After they left the controlled area and entered the prosperous main street, they realized that they seemed to have ignored one thing.

They ignored the curiosity of the Yanas residents towards these outsiders.

The rate of turning heads along the way was almost 100%.

Su Mo was very uncomfortable and said to Winlos in a low voice.

"They are staring at us like this? We can't do anything."

"Why can't we? Change your mind, we are here to find something to eat, there is a stall over there that seems pretty good."

Winlos replied with a smile, and then stretched out her hand to pull Su Mo towards the stall.

Su Mo was also a little helpless. Winlos really regarded himself as a normal tourist shopping at this time.

Soon they came to a fruit stall. There were all kinds of strange fruits on it.

"What kind of fruits are these?"

Winlos asked.

As a result, the stall owner did not react at all, and Winlos looked at the stall owner in confusion.

The stall owner was a young woman with pointed ears. She was staring at Su Mo in a daze at this time.

The corners of Winlos's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile, and said to Su Mo.

"You are quite charming, you are fair and clean, it seems that you just stepped on their aesthetics."

"Where is it, don't talk nonsense."

Su Mo was also speechless.

"I'm not talking nonsense, look, she has been staring at you, and she doesn't even do business."

Winlos motioned Su Mo to take a look.

When Su Mo heard what Winlos said, he looked carefully and found that it was really as Winlos said. The other party had been staring at him, and he shouted a little unnaturally.

"Boss?"

The girl in front of her suddenly came to her senses, and her face was a little red.

"Sorry, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, what are these fruits?"

Su Mo said indifferently.

"This is Miguo (Honey Fruit), this is Wuye Xiang (Five Leaf Fragrant)...."

The girl said a little excitedly.

"Give us some of each, pack them into two portions."

Su Mo stretched out his finger and pointed to seven or eight kinds of fruits.

"Okay."

The girl picked up a thick paper bag and filled two large bags for Su Mo and them.

"How much is it?"

Su Mo asked.

"No money, it has been explained above, you don't need money to buy things."

The girl in front of her quickly waved her hand and said.

"No, you still have to pay."

Su Mo said and directly took out a 10-star coin denomination and placed it on the stall.

"This is too much, I can't make change."

When the girl saw the 10-star coin, an unbelievable expression appeared on her face. You must know that her entire fruit stall is not worth one star coin!

"It's okay, no need to change, it's not bad for this little money."

Su Mo directly left with two bags of fruit, it wasn't that Su Mo wanted to be a sucker. But the lowest denomination of star coins given by Sperde was 10 star coins.

And Sperde had told him not to weaken the Federation's demeanor.

Su Mo still knew how to use public funds to pretend to be a rich man.

Just after Su Mo and the two left the stall, many of the Yanassi residents around them surrounded them, looking at the 10-star coin, they couldn't help but sigh.

"These foreign guests are so rich, they pay with star coins without blinking their eyes."

"And that man is so handsome!"

"Hey, it's forbidden to harass them."

"Pursuing women is harassment, but who stipulates that pursuing boys is harassment, that's called love."

Several young women said excitedly.

"Sisters, let's go."

"Okay."

...

At this time, Su Mo was holding two bags of fruit, took out a fruit from it and took a bite, it was sour and sweet.

His eyes lit up, and he took out one from it and handed it to Winlos.

"Taste it, it tastes very good."

Winlos took it and took a bite and said, "It's very good, if this fruit is taken to the Federation to sell, it is estimated that the price can be easily increased by hundreds of times. In fact, this is a resource, we don't need to specifically observe anything, we just need to pay attention to this feature."

When Su Mo heard what Winlos said, he probably understood. Winlos was reminding himself that they were to investigate the other party's civilization, but not to investigate deliberately like a military mission, but to understand the habits of this civilization from the root.

Find the other party's strengths and learn from them, as well as profitable places.

ps: I have been busy recently, please understand, I will resume adding more tomorrow!