Han Xiao followed the two imperial sergeants through the strictly guarded corridor and came to a large office, which had been converted into a temporary office for the three heads of state. At this time, the door of the deepest reception room was closed.
The secretary-general of the head of the empire put down the work at hand and greeted him with a respectful tone:
"Your Excellency Black Star, the three heads of state are still talking. It is estimated that it is almost over. Please wait a moment."
"Okay, I'll sit next to you for a while."
Han Xiao found a seat and sat down, the secretary-general asked someone to bring drinks to serve, and he also sat opposite Han Xiao.
In order not to make Black Star feel left out, the secretary-general consciously acted as an escort and started chatting.
Having been in the empire for decades, Han Xiao knew a lot of high-ranking officials, and it was not the first time he had dealt with the secretary general. The conversation was more casual. episode.
"Your Excellency Black Star, what do you think of the reporter just now?" the secretary-general asked.
"Just a poor unlucky bastard."
"Indeed." The Secretary-General laughed. "When he was selected, his career was destined to be affected. It is not difficult to understand that he finally decided to gamble to maximize profit."
"Hey, I thought that a position like yours must be politically correct. It is the right way to say that he took the initiative to expose the crimes of the messenger."
"Hehe, we pay attention to political correctness, but we have to do practical things. The high-level people don't like people who only shout slogans." The secretary-general shook his head and said, "He is not a civilized citizen of ours, and there is no patriotic factor. I hope he will take the initiative to expose the probability. Very low, tell us, what can he get?"
"A meager bonus, or a pennant?" Han Xiao teased casually.
"Haha, you are quite humorous... But even these are extravagant hopes, and what he got is more likely to be a demotion. He was originally a big-name reporter of his news channel who was responsible for attending official information like us, and he was considered a top-level position. But if he exposes the matter, he will not receive preferential treatment... You also understand that we are a huge system, and each department not only does things for the entire civilization, but also considers its own political achievements. So why does the Ministry of Information take the risk The risk is that a suspicious reporter will continue to be responsible for attending official events, and 80% will greet the reporter's media channel executives, so his company will voluntarily transfer people back to be in charge of other news lines."
"Doesn't this mean that this person is worthy of reuse?"
"Is it necessary? Wouldn't it be easier to change someone, is he an irreplaceable role?"
"Yo, it's a bit cold-blooded, aren't you afraid of breaking someone's heart?" Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.
"Haha, do you think we will compete around a small reporter, so that others can see our maintenance of a small reporter, so as to improve the confidence of outsiders to cooperate with us, so that if someone encounters this kind of thing in the future, there will be more Is it possible to expose it to us?" The secretary-general laughed.
"Isn't that bad?" Han Xiao was very interested.
"Different heights have different logic for dealing with things. At our level, the policy of dealing with things is often the opposite of the thinking logic of ordinary people. It is basically the combined effect of many factors." The Secretary-General blinked, "If it is a higher status or an organization with a certain power, we may do special things like you said.
But a little reporter? On him, we will not waste energy. The public opinion war between us and the Transcendent star cluster has been going on secretly. This is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened. If he has no connections, he may not even be able to win our protection plan quota... In the final analysis, he is an unimportant person, so we do not will pay too much attention. "
"Why didn't I know before, you speak so boldly?" Han Xiao looked up and down.
"Let's be honest, although public power is great, the resources for exercising public power are limited. In the end, it's a matter of distribution." , at least you can get a lot of money on the surface, and what you do is within the scope of normal duties, and you don't cross the line... After all, what issue is the freedom of journalists, we can't force it, and the rules of freedom of the press cannot be easily destroyed."
"Can't you?"
"...At least in name, there is no budget for friendly questioning funds for official events, and we can only rely on authority to make people aware." The Secretary-General smiled slightly: "It's just that authority is not always useful. There are not many reporters who dare to make things difficult for us. For the sake of performance, some people are instructed, all kinds of situations have happened, and there is no permanent thing."
Han Xiao touched his chin and suddenly said: "How do I feel, don't you mean anything to me?"
"Haha, you saw through it. In fact, I wanted to test how the Black Star Legion intends to deal with this reporter... With your resolute means, you must have already made arrangements." The secretary-general smiled.
What is so resolute, you simply say that my mind is too small...
Han Xiao secretly slandered, and casually stated his plan briefly.
"It's fine if you don't have a plan. It seems that my reminder is superfluous." The secretary-general smiled and nodded.
"... It's really hard to chat with you, don't hide it, just say something straight." Han Xiao was helpless.
"Hehe, we hope to play down the treatment in a unified manner and not threaten this reporter personally, so we need your cooperation. If this person's life is threatened, it is easy to make a fuss..."
"I don't think it's useless if you don't want to do it. Maybe the mastermind behind the scenes is ready to kill someone and put the blame on it, so it can still be smeared."
The secretary-general folded his hands and said, "I understand your concerns. There is indeed such a possibility, but the probability is very low... First of all, this kind of accusation is neither painful nor itchy, and it is not beneficial to the overall situation. If someone puts the blame on, there must be a loophole, and it is easy to reverse the case. Moreover, you think a few people will care about the life and death of a reporter. Once the propaganda is launched, the power behind the scenes will definitely be exposed, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see it. The people involved are journalists, and doing so will also ruin the goodwill of the media industry. If you want to promote publicity, you can’t do without their cooperation... There are so many factors, the masters behind the scenes are not willing to make small mistakes, and for the same reason, this is also what we downplayed and dealt with. reason."
Hearing this, Han Xiao was noncommittal. The higher the level, the wider the knowledge. The progress of his own methods over the years has come from the communication with people from different classes to a certain extent.
After chatting a few more words, Han Xiao suddenly remembered something, moved the topic and asked:
"Ulan Riel's term should be coming soon."
In the previous life, not long after the end of the Glittering World plot, the empire changed to a new head of state, and the days should be coming soon.
The secretary-general paused and lowered his voice subconsciously: "I can't say how long it will take."
"Okay, let's talk about you, Ulan Riel retires, your position will also change, any news?"
"When the head of state retires, I, the secretary-general, will be done. The change of position has not yet been decided, but it must be the expatriate in charge, and 80% of the same level will be balanced..."
Han Xiao was about to ask questions casually, and at this moment, the door of the reception room finally opened.
The Secretary-General stopped the topic in time and made a gesture of invitation. Seeing this, Han Xiao got up and walked into the reception room. At a glance, he saw the real people of the three leaders sitting behind the table, followed by their respective Super A Grade relatives. guard.
The door closed behind him, and Han Xiao greeted him casually.
Dark Emperor Clottey nodded slightly, not intending to speak.
On the other hand, Oulu glanced at Han Xiao from head to toe, with a look in his eyes, and said slowly: "You caught a lot of my friends some time ago, but unfortunately I wasn't there, otherwise you wouldn't be able to succeed."
"You're okay, it's the first time we met, it's a pleasure to meet you." Aware of the unkindness in Oulu's tone, Han Xiao was indifferent, keeping a smile on his face, and did not pick up on it at all.
"Humph."
Oulu snorted, did not continue talking, raised his head slightly, showing an arrogant gesture with his nostrils turned up... Although he had no nostrils.
The first impression this guy left on Han Xiao was arrogance.
Although Kesuye said that Oulu is relatively mild, the frame of reference is after all the dark emperor known for his cold butt. Han Xiao did not expect Oulu to be so enthusiastic, not to mention that he captured a few brilliant allies not long ago. It's strange to have a good face.
On the other hand, Urnos didn't even open his eyes at all, as if he was asleep, completely ignoring his intentions, as if he didn't see it.
Among the three, Han Xiao was most curious about Urnos. In the previous life, the two personal guards, Dark Emperor and Oulu, both entered the frontal battlefield and died in the World Tree War, but Urnos was never dispatched. There are only a handful of past achievements, which are extremely mysterious.
Generally speaking, Urnos is rarely counted when referring to Transcendent A Grade powerhouses, because he basically does not work with people, he is an alternative existence like Sorokin, but the reputation of the two happens to be two extremes.
At this time, the head of the empire, Ulan Riel, said:
"Black Star, how do you feel with the Star Sea Medal?"
"I am flattered." Han Xiao was expressionless.
"But you don't seem satisfied?"
"... You can see that, yes, I'm actually worried."
"What are you worried about?"
"If I make a new contribution to the universe in the future, will you give me the second and third Star Sea Medals... I feel like I need to open a warehouse to store this stuff, maybe one day I won't be able to put it down, Annoyed." Han Xiao sighed.
Ulan Riel: "?"
Are you talking about people
"Don't talk about being polite. You come to me, not just to encourage me, just say something." Han Xiao spread his hands, pretended to be polite for a day today, and now doesn't want to be polite.
Badr pondered and said: "Then let's go straight to the topic, I believe you have learned from other sources that the dispute between us and the Transcendent star cluster alliance is about to start. As the leader of the Glittering World private warlord organization, we need to You provide some help."
Han Xiao frowned.
The three major civilizations have been trying to get the Transcendent A Grade Association to help them deal with the Transcendent star cluster, and even decided to use the monopoly of professional knowledge as a bargaining chip, but the association has never agreed.
"You should know the result of the discussion of the Transcendent A Grade Development Federation some time ago, I thought that was the answer." Han Xiao said.
"Yes, we know that the Transcendent A Grade Association intends to abide by neutrality, but that is your own agreement, not our demand." The head of the virtual spirit said lightly.
Ulan Riel also echoed: "Black Star, we hope you will work on this matter."
The Scarlet Empire allocated the territory to the Transcendent A Grade allies, hoping that the allies would contribute at this time. The establishment of the Development Federation exceeded expectations. The originally scheduled allies wanted to remain neutral now, so they naturally quit.
Although the Black Star Legion's territory is a reward for meritorious service, it has a purpose to give it out, and it cannot achieve the desired effect of the empire, so people will naturally not give up.
"I thought we had reached a consensus on this issue, but it seems that you have misunderstood my position." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
"Don't get me wrong, we know what you mean, but this is not beyond the scope of our agreement." Badr said solemnly.
The three major civilizations are building momentum for Black Star, and they also want to seek a spokesperson who will speak for them in the association. With Han Xiao as a link, he will influence the development federation. This is when the spokesperson comes in handy - Chaoxing There is also Transcendent A Grade on the regiment's side, so the three major civilizations will not easily allow allies to strike.
"If I do this, I will deviate from the united front, because the small loses the big." Han Xiao waved his hand.
"Relax, we have taken this into consideration and have already selected the entry point for you..." The head of Void Spirit leaned forward, "Since you have publicly stated that you have a personal grievance with Modo civilization, just use this as a reason to operate a little bit. , you can use a reasonable excuse to let more Transcendent A Grade intervene in the storm without damaging your reputation in the association."
"You said no damage, no damage? Don't talk about it." Han Xiao waved his hand.
"Then let's take a step back, we don't force you to participate in the whole event, but if the Transcendent star cluster alliance's Transcendent A Grade starts, I hope the Development Federation will respond - since you have shouted the slogan to regulate all Transcendent A Grade conflicts, It should be carried out to the end, which is exactly within the scope of your responsibilities, and the teacher is famous."
Han Xiao wanted to understand the plans of the three major civilizations, snorted in his heart, and made an embarrassed look on his face, explaining: "But in this case, the Transcendent A Grade who are willing to stand out for the Transcendent star cluster must be them. The direct line, and you also have your own direct line, isn't it just right for the direct line to fight the direct line, and it seems inappropriate to let the association take action, which means that it is somewhat biased."
Badr aggravated his tone and said dissatisfiedly: "If you say that, what do we need your allies to do?"
Han Xiao raised his brows, his tone not to be outdone: "If you have the ability, you revoke all Transcendent A Grade covenants."
Badr was speechless immediately.
You are awesome, I shut up.