Chapter 880: Final Sprint Preparations
Lu Yao met Cleopatra VII again.
Instead of veiling her face in her palace, Cleopatra wore a typical ancient Egyptian attire, painted with gold powder, black eyeshadow on her eyes, and a variety of small gold ornaments all over her body, which made her look particularly attractive.
Lu Yao quickly looked around without a trace, and didn't see Cleopatra's half-brother husband, his heart moved, and he said secretly: "Ptolemy XIII has been eliminated by her?" ”
"Welcome, noble and powerful from the Far East." Cleopatra VII deserves to be a historical figure with a strong skill, and personally walked down the steps to greet him, giving enough face.
"Thank you." Lu Yao smiled and kissed Cleopatra's little hand.
It's not that he was fascinated by Cleopatra, but he knew that Cleopatra's biggest and most useful means was his beauty. Both Caesar and Antony were fascinated by this woman, and spared no effort to act as a solid backing for others, until Octavian appeared on the stage of history, which disappeared into the long river of history with the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Although this move is criticized, the effect is outstanding.
Cleopatra VII happily laughed at Lu Yao's move, giggling, his brows full of confidence. Another strong man who surrendered to his beauty.
Egypt is a shining jewel on the Mediterranean Sea due to its strategic location. In the same way, Egypt's opponent is quite a small one. Carthage was eyeing the northwest and the Roman Empire was ambitious to the north, and if it weren't for her skill, Egypt would have fallen.
This is also one of the main purposes of her plan to win over Lu Yao.
Only by bringing in more powerful forces will Egypt be able to reap the benefits. Arabs, Carthaginians, Romans, and a Chinese player with a great reputation for influencing the relationship between NPCs and players made her feel excited to move between so many powerful forces.
So she personally led Lu Yao to the edge of her throne and sat down, with a very intimate attitude.
Lu Yao did not refuse, and at the same time, he secretly thought about it, and sorted out the information about the current division of forces in Alexandria.
As mentioned earlier, Cleopatra's political skill is to integrate NPCs and players. Today, Alexandria has a group of players led by oil tycoons and the Ptolemaic dynasty.
The previous chance encounter with Antony and his capture proved that the scheming Cleopatra had abandoned Caesar and angered the Roman Empire. Coupled with the Carthaginian Empire in the northwest, as well as the increasingly external players in the Europa region, the hostile forces are also quite large.
Players have always been a source of instability.
He understood this, and Cleopatra VII knew it too. Nowadays, local players are supported by the oil tycoons and are getting stronger day by day. This is also the main reason why Cleopatra VII was anxious to introduce the Zhuya forces.
To put it simply, Egypt was plagued by internal and external troubles, and it was thanks to the hard work of Cleopatra VII that it did not collapse.
Although he knew that Cleopatra was just using herself, Lu Yao didn't care. In the same way, he also wanted to take advantage of Cleopatra to complete the final preparations before the new expansion update.
Both sides have their own goals, but on the surface they are not so direct, Balabala said a lot, nothing more than official face-to-face talk, talk about the friendship between the two sides, the prospect of the future, etc., anyway, they are all meaningless conversations.
Everyone knows that this is just the first conversation, and the drama is good to come.
At the end of the meeting, Cleopatra VII warmly retained Lu Yao and his party in the palace to make various gestures of goodwill. And Lu Yao did not refuse to come, and happily accepted it.
At night, Cleopatra VII came to Lu Yao's residence alone. Seeing her come in, Lu Yao smiled faintly, waved away Gao Shun and the other guards, and waited until the door was closed, then he looked at this woman meaningfully.
"Your Majesty, I guess I didn't come here so late to talk to me."
"Looks like I'm underestimating you a bit." Seeing the meaningful smile on Lu Yao's face, Cleopatra VII knew that most of his intentions had been recognized, and he no longer pretended, so he secretly raised his vigilance in his heart.
In the final analysis, she is just a woman with good political skills, and she can play conspiracy and tricks, but she is far from being a man's opponent.
"Everybody's smart, let's be honest. You give me what I want, and I give you what you want. Everyone is mutually beneficial. Lu Yao raised his hand and motioned for Cleopatra VII to take a seat.
"You know what I want?" Cleopatra VII sat down with a smile and looked at Lu Yao deeply.
"Whatever you want, I've got you covered." Lu Yao shook his head with a smile, all kinds of domineering.
Cleopatra VII was stunned for a moment, and a different color appeared in his eyes, and after thinking about it, the different color in his eyes disappeared again. Indeed, Lu Yao can meet everything she wants. The Xanadu Water Master is the biggest hole card in Lu Yao's hand.
"What do you want from me?" Cleopatra VII quickly collected his mood, and said quietly, with an expression of wanting to refuse and welcome, which was particularly charming.
Routine.
Lu Yao sighed in his heart, secretly praising this woman for knowing how to use her own advantages, no wonder Caesar and Anthony were fascinated by her.
"What do you want?" Lu Yao didn't answer the rhetorical question, and firmly controlled the rhythm.
Seeing that he couldn't bring Lu Yao into his own rhythm, Cleopatra VII's expression froze, and then he shook his head with a smile: "I want a lot of things. For example, the independence of Egypt, the threat of Carthage, and of course most importantly, Caesar of the Roman Empire. ”
Lu Yao shook his head with a smile and asked rhetorically, "Isn't the most important thing to be about controlling the Inhuman?" ”
When Cleopatra VII heard this, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, and he was obviously guessed by Lu Yao. Yes, she was more worried about the internal player base than the Roman Empire or the Carthaginian Empire. This is an uncontrollable force, a double-edged sword, and the slightest carelessness can hurt others and oneself.
The mere fact that players can be resurrected infinitely makes her feel wary.
In the event of an invasion by the Roman Empire or the Carthaginian Empire, it is possible to encourage the Ptolemaic army and player groups to resist. But once the player group rebels, she has no idea how to resist.
"I can help you with this." Lu Yao saw that Cleopatra's eyes were extremely well hidden, and he lost no time in leaning forward slightly, creating more psychological pressure on her.
Cleopatra VII, worthy of the name of Cleopatra, quickly controlled her emotions and smiled meaningfully: "What do you want from me?" ”
Lu Yao shook his head and smiled.
The woman never forgot to bring him into the rhythm, but also, without this insight, there was no way to integrate NPCs with the player.
NPCs' stereotypes about players are ingrained and are not influenced by geography.
But at this time, Lu Yao no longer concealed his plan, and said with a faint smile: "What I want is very simple......"