Dawn City outskirts.
At an airport not far from the First Legion's garrison, a Whale Shark transport plane trailed pale blue plasma exhaust as it slowly descended onto the tarmac.
Yi Chuan, who had just finished a meeting not long ago, stood outside the tarmac. Seeing Minister Wu Changnian emerge from the cabin, he stepped forward with a warm smile and extended his right hand.
"Welcome, Minister Wu!"
"Haha, Little Yi, long time no see!" Wu Changnian clasped Yi Chuan's right hand and patted his shoulder, smiling as he sized up the young man before him.
Compared to the greenhorn he had been last year, the kid had indeed grown quite a bit.
Just as he had expected, this place was even more tempering than he had imagined.
Giving his shoulder another firm pat with his left hand, Wu Changnian released his right hand and introduced the people behind him.
"...Let me introduce them. These are staff members from the General Administration Department who have been assigned to Dawn City. They'll mainly assist you with matters concerning the slime mold agenda. This is Qin Juncai. By resolution of the Council, he will serve as the Enterprise's representative to the Sticky Community from now on."
The young man named Qin Juncai smiled nervously. Looking at Yi Chuan with admiration, he enthusiastically reached out and shook his hand.
"I've heard so much about you, Mr. Yi Chuan! I was already your fan back when I was in Utopia City! When I heard I'd be working with you, I was thrilled!"
During last year's confrontation between the Enterprise and the Legion, they had successfully forced those swaggering barbarians back to the negotiating table and thwarted the Legion's expedition into eastern Central Continent.
The most outstanding performers had undoubtedly been the Enterprise's General Administration