"Your Majesty Edwan, why are you in such a hurry to sign this alliance treaty?"

Princess Luna's voice was unhurried, carrying an aura of elegance and composure.

This made Yang Ming a bit unaccustomed.

Back on the Emperor Star of the Sherman Empire, Princess Luna was quite insignificant, often stuttering when speaking to the Old Emperor.

But now, Princess Luna, with her proud demeanor, appeared in the Luofeng Empire's assembly, successfully dampening the atmosphere.

This truly is, an identity that could overshadow many.

Edwan looked at the document in front of him. Although he was only a few centimeters away from signing, he could no longer ignore the emissary sent by the Empire and proceed with the treaty.

"Esteemed Princess Luna."

Edwan closed the file and smiled apologetically at the three chiefs beside him, two old women and one old man who nodded in understanding, each closing their files and smiling as they waited.

A four-nation alliance isn't just a matter of casually signing a few words.

Luofeng had already fully controlled their nation's political, economic, and military sectors, and such influence and control had deeply embedded into their core.

Edwan said gently, "Today's treaty, we have already filed with the Imperial Foreign Affairs Bureau in advance, received the Bureau's approval, and then proceeded downwards. Now that the Bureau has suddenly intervened, is there any procedural mistake on our part?"

Princess Luna smiled, "There was nothing inappropriate; however, since Luofeng is a vassal state of my Sherman Empire, why wasn't our Empire's delegation invited to such a grand occasion today, Your Majesty Edwan?"

Edwan immediately replied, "Your Highness may not be aware, we sent out an invitation, but... the Foreign Affairs Bureau did not reply to us at all."

Princess Luna was momentarily stunned, turning her head to look at Lady Mag beside her.

The latter whispered, "Your Highness, the person receiving the message overlooked it due to a work negligence earlier, and we have already severely punished them."

Yang Ming slightly raised an eyebrow in the corner.

This was a 'work negligence' worth over tens of millions.

Luna lightly nodded, smiled, and said, "It seems we misunderstood Your Majesty Edwan, I have always said, that Your Majesty Edwan would never turn his back on the Sherman Empire."

"Princess Luna," Edwan revealed a charming smile, "Can we now proceed to the signing ceremony of the alliance book?"

Luna remained silent.

She and Edwan stared at each other across the space.

The entire hall was silent enough to hear a pin drop.

There were shadows moving behind Luna and Lady Mag, but due to the self-protection of image capture technology, the facial features of this shadow were not revealed.

Subsequently, Luna showed a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, as if she had everything under control.

"I'm afraid not," she said slowly, "According to the sovereign treaty between the Sherman Empire and the Luofeng Empire, Luofeng must seek our approval when expanding externally and allow us to assess the impact of such expansion."

Edwan replied without giving any ground, "You may have misunderstood something. Today, Luofeng is forming an alliance, establishing a regional coalition with neighboring countries. This coalition will be incredibly strong, and we will closely integrate on economic and military levels to respond to the upcoming active cycle of insect disasters. The interests of the four nations' people will remain highly aligned in terms of their safety. This is not external territorial expansion."

"Is that so?"

Luna frowned, "Then Your Majesty Edwan, is forming an alliance not included in the sovereign treaty?"

Edwan laughed, "I can seriously inform you, it is not."

"But as a vassal state of my Sherman Empire, Luofeng should fully respect the political status of the Sherman Empire in interstellar space," Luna said, "Your behavior of concealing and not reporting the treaty will be seen as a provocation to the Sherman Empire."

Edwan was at a loss for words.

Does this woman not have a brain? Did they not just discuss this?

"We reported it."

Suddenly, a chuckle was heard in the hall, transmitted everywhere by directional amplification devices:

"You guys neglected the message yourselves, why are you trying to put this blame on Luofeng? Could it be that the Sherman Empire is so arrogant, that the dignity of a government department staff member outweighs the dignity of Luofeng as a nation?"

The projection of Princess Luna slightly turned her head.

Eyes in the room turned towards the direction of the voice.

The young general was sitting calmly in his seat, legs crossed, fingers interlaced on his knee, body relaxed.

Yang Ming leisurely said, "Princess, even as beautiful and noble as you are, you should be reasonable and emphasize logic."

"So it's Earl Yang Ming, the heroic general who fired the first shot against the New Federation's expedition fleet," Princess Luna laughed, "I've got quite an impression of you, how's your throat?"

"Your Highness, please do not divert the topic, nor idle chat here."

Yang Ming laughed and said:

"Sitting here are privy officials from four sovereign states, and every decision made here will impact billions of humans in various aspects.

"The Sherman Empire exercising suzerain power over the Luofeng Empire is reasonable, but beyond suzerain power, the Sherman Empire should avoid interference as much as possible.

"You are aware of the current interstellar situation, with the Democratic Camp led by the New Federation having been painfully struck by the Sherman Empire, but they are not severely wounded; instead, they harbor a deeply rooted hatred for the Imperial Camp. If the Sherman Empire forcibly pressures Luofeng... I regret to say, this could brew disastrous consequences."

Luna's smile swiftly faded: "Are you threatening the Sherman Empire?"

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