On October 30, 1900, after a few days of brief preparation and arranging domestic affairs, Arthur officially set off on his journey to Europe with a massive diplomatic delegation composed of a series of officials including Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrew, Minister of Industry Pierre, and Minister of Defense Kent.
This diplomatic delegation had a total of two purposes: the first was to attend Queen Victoria's funeral alongside Arthur, and the second was to seek support and more technology from the United Kingdom and Germany.
As for the German side, it went without saying. William II still wanted Australia to harass the African and Asian colonies of France during wartime, so he naturally would not stint on industrial and technological support at this time.
As for the British side, although Queen Victoria had passed away, her established will would also be disseminated throughout the United Kingdom and even the entire world concurrently with the holding of Queen Victoria's funeral.
At such a rather special moment, neither Crown Prince Edward nor British officials would run the risk of outraging the British public by defying the will established by Queen Victoria.
Therefore, it was still very easy for Australia to obtain greater support from the United Kingdom and Germany at present, and signing some immigration and trade treaties at this time was also a matter of course.
The thirty-first, which immediately followed the thirtieth, was Halloween Eve, a rather famous festival in the West.
However, there were no children on Arthur's warships; therefore, Halloween Eve, which ought to have been spent joyfully, was also temporarily ordered by Arthur for the officials to work overtime and hold corresponding meetings.
This diplomatic delegation was extremely formal. Not only were three Cabinet ministers dispatched, but officials from basically every department joined in, all for the