"Was the Death Starship really that prestigious?
Even a galaxy-dominating power like the Shidu Kingdom was so warm and welcoming.
But why hadn't we received this kind of treatment when we'd traveled through the Central Star Gate before?"
Shi Zunhou asked in astonishment.
"There are a few reasons, but the two main ones are these.
First, we were mostly keeping a low profile before, coming and going in secret. They never had a chance to receive us.
Second, before we arrived, we'd already used the Central Star Gate in the Changpan River System to let the Shidu Kingdom know we intended to visit.
Normally, even when a Death Starship passes through, a galaxy-dominating power like the Shidu Kingdom, which has no Death Starship stationed in its territory, would at most provide free supplies. It wouldn't send someone as senior as the foreign minister."
Xu Zhenzhi smiled.
"Haha, so we gave them advance notice. No wonder."
Shi Zunhou understood.
Since they'd given advance notice, the Shidu Kingdom's people coming to welcome them was normal diplomatic protocol.
A Death Starship was powerful enough to make a galaxy-dominating power like the Shidu Kingdom, which had no Death Starship stationed in its territory, treat them with due seriousness.
Having the foreign minister greet them was only to be expected.
The rest of the process wasn't complicated.
The Shidu Kingdom's foreign minister came out to welcome them first.
After an initial discussion, once he learned why the Sky Peng Horizontal was there, the Shidu Kingdom's commerce minister soon arrived.
Representing the Sky Peng Horizontal were Li Zongxu and Mingzhi Guangxiu, along with Chen Yanran.
Li Zongxu was the Sky Peng Horizontal's head of diplomacy, and Mingzhi Guangxiu headed its commerce department, so the two sides had their counterparts.
Chen Yanran's role was to use her