The Eve of Departure

"Is it really necessary to go to all this trouble for a weak barbarian god?"

The next day, Chen Shouyi met with the visiting delegation that had come from the capital and finalized the itinerary for their visit the day after tomorrow.

Foreign visits followed strict, fixed procedures, all of which had to be coordinated in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. That was especially true when visiting a religious nation ruled by a barbarian god.

"Chief Chen, this is diplomatic etiquette. It has nothing to do with whether the country is weak or not. We still have to show respect... at least on the surface. In private, we can do whatever we like," Fang Xiangqian, the delegation's head, said bluntly.

He had dealt with Chief Chen before, which was exactly why he had been appointed to lead this delegation. He knew how to talk to him.

Chen Shouyi recalled what he had seen on TV in the past. It seemed that was indeed how things worked.

"Don't worry. I'll do what needs to be done!" Chen Shouyi paused, then confirmed, "By the way, Renren Daily will be following the visit the whole time, right?"

"Of course." Fang Xiangqian smiled wryly to himself.

In fact, the higher-ups had originally planned for this to be a secret visit and secret negotiations.

According to political correctness, barbarian gods were humanity's sworn enemies. For Great Xia Nation to openly visit one was truly shocking, and would stir up a huge uproar both at home and abroad.

But since Chief Chen had asked for it, then no matter how much of a stir it caused, they would have to publish it in the paper.

After all, this was just one small request from Chief Chen, who rarely asked for anything. They had to do everything