"His Majesty King Koster!" Qin Lin was genuinely surprised to see the people from the joint department.
He had thought the head of the joint department would be Mr. Lu, or some important figure from one of the major powers.
Who would have thought it would be this guy?
But when he thought about it, he understood.
None of the countries trusted one another. Even if Mr. Lu took the position, Beautiful Country would probably join forces with others to oppose him.
That was true even though the Eastern Country's technology was now dominant and had surpassed the West's—and even though it had already proven as much by unveiling so many products.
That was simply human nature.
So Koster had probably been chosen as a reluctant compromise. He was just a figurehead.
In reality, none of the countries would listen to him. They would probably each send someone to serve as a deputy, too.
Anyone familiar with the backroom maneuvering between countries would understand what was going on.
It was simply a matter of, "If I can't have the position, neither can you. We might as well give it to someone who poses no threat."
Things were indeed just as Qin Lin had imagined.
Mr. Lu, Adoxi, and the others had basically all been given deputy minister positions.
From then on, these were the people who would actually handle things. They would simply do so through meetings, while presenting Koster as their figurehead.
With Baris translating for him, King Koster respectfully addressed Qin Lin: "Mr. Qin, we meet again. This time, we'll all follow your instructions and build that Space Elevator."
Koster had no idea what a Space Elevator was. He had only seen how seriously everyone treated it and figured it must be extraordinary.
It wasn't until Mr. Lu