Looking at the timid and frightened expression on the officials' faces, the Mad Emperor couldn't help but sigh with a disappointing look on his face.
The main reason that he had invited all of the most powerful officials of the Verid Empire to greet Ling Chen was a way to show him respect as a Paragon realm expert. Ordinary grand characters would never receive such a big gesture.
Furthermore, he wanted to show off and give him a glance at the power and the influence of his mighty Verid Empire as he had planned on recruiting him and roping him into the empire after verifying his identity and background.
As for Ling Chen's carefree and nonchalant attitude, he wasn't bothered or surprised by it in the least. After all, he was still a Paragon Realm expert.
He was an existence that stood at the apex and the peak of the Omega Galaxy as well as the 8th Ring of the Chaos Universe. An existence like that would never bow or show respect to anyone weaker than them unless one could earn it.