"Then, is this the new Lord Helios?"

In the VIP seats in the building on one side, thangka looked at Xia Lian who was receiving the cheers of the people, and looked at him in military uniform with a heroic appearance.

"Yes." Jackman said from the side.

Thangka was silent for a moment, then he slowly stood up.

"Let's go."

"Let's go?" Jackman was a little confused, "Aren't we going to attend the banquet at the New Summer Palace?"

"The people have been seen, and our mission for this trip has been completed.

If we come to attend his enthronement ceremony, we have already made Bahram's people suspicious, and if we attend the banquet and have contact with him, we have unilaterally broken the agreement."

"Hmph." Thangka snorted in displeasure, "That place clearly belonged to us in the past, but now we have to trade with them."

"Don't talk about things that happened hundreds of years ago."

After a pause, Thangka continued.

"Jackman."

Jackman looked at his father with some confusion.

"Don't mess with him. Bahram can't fight him, and neither can we."

Thangka looked at Xia Lian and said, "I have met many people in my life, but this is the first time I have seen someone like him."

He stared at Xia Lian in the convertible.

"There is no hesitation in his eyes, even now, they are surrounded by powerful enemies.

For him, neither Bahram nor the Yaka people are enough to be his opponents.

There is greater ambition and desire in his eyes."

"What ambition?"

"An ambition that neither you nor I can imagine." Thangka muttered absentmindedly.

With that said, he slowly left the VIP seat.

Xia Lian seemed to be aware of it and raised his head to look at the VIP seat, but said nothing.

Just as Xia Lian thought, there are many spies and killers lurking in the Bahram Principality, but fortunately, they now also have a traitor inside the Bahram Principality.

Anlu gave them a detailed list, so at this moment, the streets were very peaceful, because they were almost all eliminated by Circe's troops.

If someone is assassinated during a parade, even if it is resolved, it will still be a blow to people's hearts.

Solving it before the parade ceremony is the best option, which is why Xia Lian took the risk and made that choice.

After the rather eccentric coronation ceremony in the church, there was also a celebrity banquet in the evening. In short, they just exchanged all kinds of polite words that Xia Lian used to hate the most.

There were also a bunch of people who came to propose marriage to their daughter just because Xia Lian was single. Most of them were giant companies from the New Federation.

After these people have money, they attach great importance to reputation.

The gimmicks of nobles and princesses are still very attractive to these people.

Empires also often conferred knighthoods to attract investment.

However, Xia Lian handled these with ease.

After a round of polite greetings, he left the show and returned to his room, lay down on the big bed, and exhaled a sigh of relief.

"It's great to be a Grand Duke, but it's also really tiring."

"Among the several large companies that are looking for marriage with you, some of them have industries that can complement Helios." Mercury said from Xia Lian's side.

"Did you let me marry everyone?" Xia Lian asked.

Mercury remained silent, "This is your choice."

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm only eighteen now. It's still early to get married and have children." Xia Lianda said.

Mercury nodded, "I have stored your chromosomes in my body. If you want an offspring, I can imitate an artificial uterus to synthesize an embryo at any time. My genes are optimized, and the genes of the offspring will be excellent."

Xia Lian opened his eyes and looked at Mercury with some surprise, "Have you saved them all?"

Mercury tilted his head in confusion, "Is this strange? This should be a good insurance, just in case you pass away unexpectedly, Helios can maintain stability."

"I hope this never happens."

"I understand, this is just an insurance mechanism." Mercury said.

Xia Lian looked at Mercury and smiled and said, "If I really married those people, would you be unhappy?"

"Why am I unhappy?" Mercury was a little confused, "Your noble genes have been extended more, shouldn't you be happy?"

"It seems that I still haven't accessed your heart, otherwise, you would be unhappy."

Xia Lian whispered.

"You know what, Mercury.

In the past, a writer named Zhang Ailing said that the gateway to a man’s heart is his stomach.

Then do you know what she said is the gateway to a woman's heart?"

"What?" Mercury asked.

"Come up here and I'll teach you."

Although Mercury was a little confused, he still climbed into Xia Lian's bed.

Then, Xia Lian lifted the quilt and covered both of them inside.

After a while, Mercury's slightly panicked voice came from inside the quilt.

"Wait a minute, Your Highness, it's not there, you're mistaken!"

But soon, she lost her voice, leaving only a few breathless gasps.

...

When I woke up early the next morning.

Xia Lian sat at the end of the seven or eight meter long table in the dining hall, enjoying a sumptuous breakfast.

These are synthetic foods. In this era, such synthetic foods are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Even if there is some part of ordinary food that humans can absorb, most of it cannot be absorbed by humans and will become excretion.

The food on the table in front of Xia Lian can be absorbed by the body, and the taste and texture are no different from real food. On the contrary, they are much healthier and more delicious than ordinary food.

Theresa stood next to Xia Lian and looked around with some confusion.

"Where is the reformer who has been following you?"

"Going to Yongye Star." Xia Lianda said, "She said she was going to help transform Fenrir."

Teresa nodded, "Isn't she your personal guard?"

"She's a little unhappy." Xia Lian said with a smile.

Theresa looked at Xia Lian, "But you seem to be quite happy."

"This is the first time I've seen her so panicked." Xia Lian said with a smile, "Besides, it was at a point where I was quite surprised."

Teresa said somewhat meaningfully, "Transformed people are also human beings, and they also have emotions, but compared to ordinary people, their emotions are a bit strange.

For example, Rika, who is responsible for your bathroom hygiene, doesn't like people seeing her feet, so she always wears stockings, otherwise she would be very shy.

But even if you let her appear in front of you without clothes, she will not have any emotional changes.

Lan Ya, who is in charge of the restaurant, doesn't like others to see her hands, so she always wears white gloves. If someone touches her hands, her face will turn red instantly."

Xia Lian said in surprise, "Why is this happening?"

"Maybe it's because there are some differences between the body and the real human body," Teresa said.

"Do you also have such strange emotions?" Xia Lian asked.

Teresa touched her lips with her index finger and said with a smile: "This is a secret."

Xia Lian shrugged.

At this time, the door of the restaurant slowly opened, and Lu Ke walked in from the outside, facing Xia Lianda in a slightly panic.

"Your Highness, there is news from the empire."

"speak."

"The empire has confirmed the date of the banquet of kings."

"A banquet of kings?" Xia Lian slowly frowned.

Su Ke nodded, "Yes, tomorrow, all the princes with fiefdoms will be present in order to reconcile the conflict between you and the Bahram family."

"Didn't Bahram not even elect a grand duke?" Xia Lian frowned and asked, "How to reconcile?"

"Several candidate princes and the matrilineal forces behind them will be present," Lu Ke said.
To be continued...