As soon as he arrived in front of Baines' palace, Yang Qi saw Merkel and Wu Tuo already waiting there. Merkel had changed into a military uniform at this time, like a general returning victorious from the battlefield.
At this moment, a figure walked out from the hall not far away, looked at Yang Qi who had arrived and said with a smile, "Brother Yang, you are here."
This person was none other than the third prince Baines. Compared to the last time they met, Baines was now wearing luxurious clothes. After all, he had known in advance that this court meeting would be the day he would be appointed as the crown prince, so he naturally did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
"Your Highness."
Yang Qi nodded slightly. It was a rare opportunity to witness the change of imperial power in an empire that controlled countless life planets, and it was also a technological civilization. This was also an important reason why he did not refuse when he heard the news from Baines.
"This is my guest official token. Only with this token can you attend today's court meeting. Moreover, seeing this token is like seeing this prince. You can move freely in the Qianyu Empire." Baines moved his hand, and a black and gray token floated towards Yang Qi.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Yang Qi nodded and accepted the token without any hesitation. After all, without the token, he couldn't even attend the court meeting.
Wu Tuo, who was watching this scene, had a hint of jealousy in his eyes. Although he had obtained such a guest official order a long time ago, it was only after he had been with Baines for hundreds of years. Yang Qi had only been in the Qianyu Empire and met Baines for three days, but he had already obtained such a guest official order and could even participate in the court meeting. How could he not be jealous!
"The material of this token is somewhat similar to the previous royal token." After receiving the token, Yang Qi discovered that the material of this token was very similar to the royal token that Merkel had traded from him.
"Let's go." Baines said.
"Just the four of us?"
Hearing Baines' words, Yang Qi was slightly stunned. He had heard from Merkel that Baines had many supporters. Now was the day when Baines was appointed as the crown prince. Logically, there should be many of his supporters going to the court meeting. But now, there were only four of them going, which was a bit too deserted.
"Brother Yang, you don't know that this is a holy place for cultivation. Usually, only I and some practitioners stay here. Other people generally don't come here." Baines explained with a smile.
I see!
Yang Qi nodded slightly. He was wondering why there were only four people. It turned out that the others were not here. It was not surprising when he thought about it. This large formation was suitable for practitioners, but for creatures of technological civilization, there was nothing special about it. Naturally, it was impossible for them all to stay here.
The group of four did not stay any longer and went straight out of the formation, heading towards the palace in a flying vehicle.
On the way to the palace, Yang Qi looked at Merkel and said, "Commander Merkel, with your technology you should have been able to perform holographic projection a long time ago. Why do you still have court meetings now?"
“In fact, most of the time, our court meetings are held through holographic projection, but we still have several formal court meetings every year, or when something big happens, we will also hold court meetings,” Merkel said with a smile.
The territory controlled by the Qianyu Empire is extremely vast. If a formal court meeting is held every time, most of the ministers will not be able to arrive in time, so the holographic projection court meetings actually account for the majority. However, formal court meetings are still held to strengthen the emperor's control over the territory and ministers, but the number of such court meetings is not high. The establishment of a crown prince is a major event in the entire Qianyu Empire, and it may only happen once in tens of thousands of years. Naturally, it is impossible to solve it with just holographic projection.
Following Merkel's explanation, Yang Qi also understood that it was not that the Qianyu Empire did not have such technology, or did not hold such court meetings, but that the establishment of a crown prince this time was of great importance, so a formal court meeting would be held.
The aircraft flew all the way, and soon Yang Qi and his four companions arrived in front of the palace. At this time, many high-ranking officials of the Qianyu Empire had gathered outside the palace. When a group of them saw Baines coming, they immediately came forward to greet him.
"Your Highness."
This group of people looked at Baines with a respectful look on their faces. It was obvious that these people were all supporters of Baines.
Apart from Baines' supporters, the others were roughly divided into two groups. One group had more people than Baines' supporters, while the remaining less than one-fifth of the people had no connection with either group.
Baines glanced at everyone, then slowly said, "Father should have good news to announce at this court meeting."
"Good news?"
Everyone was stunned, and then a thought flashed through their minds. One of the old men said excitedly, "Your Highness, could it be..."
"You can't tell now, you'll know later." Baines said with a faint smile.
Although Baines did not admit it openly, the meaning of his words was obvious. Anyone who could become a high-ranking official in the empire must be a shrewd person. How could he not understand the meaning of Baines' words
For a moment, Baines's supporters were all excited. After all, they supported Baines at all costs and even took huge risks. What was it for? Wasn't it just to let Baines ascend to the throne
And now, their efforts are finally rewarded. Once Baines ascends the throne, they will naturally benefit as well. Even the cultivator Wu Tuo is no exception and shows excitement.
Compared to the excitement of Baines' supporters, the faces of the slightly larger group on the other side turned ugly after hearing this. If nothing unexpected happened, these people were the supporters of the eldest prince. After all, there was only one throne. If Baines ascended the throne, then the eldest prince would naturally not be able to become emperor.
Yang Qi looked at Merkel and asked through the communicator, "Who are the supporters of the group of people in the middle?"
He had already seen the supporters of the eldest prince, but the group of people in the middle remained calm after hearing Baines' words, as if they were not affected at all. This was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"They don't support anyone, they are only loyal to His Majesty," Merkel replied immediately.
I see!
After hearing this, Yang Qi also understood why this group of people did not react at all when they heard Baines' words, because before Baines ascended the throne, the only one they were loyal to was the current emperor.
To put it nicely, these people are not getting involved in the fight for the throne; to put it bluntly, they are just trying to protect themselves. However, no matter who ascends the throne in the future, at least they will not be suppressed too severely.
Buzz~
At this moment, the shield in front of the palace suddenly disappeared, and then the group of people in the middle poured into the palace, followed by Baines and the eldest prince's supporters on both sides. (To be continued)