Nine Provinces.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which had only recently been reestablished and reopened.
Li Zhaocheng rubbed at his throbbing temples, his head splitting with pain.
The Foreign Affairs Department had previously occupied a rather awkward position—ever since World Gamification, Border Barriers had appeared at every national boundary, turning countries into isolated islands. Even foreigners who had remained in Nine Provinces back then had been forcibly teleported back to their respective countries by the system during the early days of gamification.
This had created an awkward situation.
The Foreign Affairs Department had basically become useless—
With the Border Barriers in place, countries could not even meet face-to-face, let alone exchange messages and share information. Under such circumstances, who was there to conduct diplomacy with?
Thus, the Foreign Affairs Department was quickly marginalized.
Not to mention—
During the early stages of gamification, Nine Provinces had endured a two-year power vacuum in order to hold back the monsters on the front lines. By the time authority was rebuilt, the entire administrative structure had undergone a massive reshuffle.
The National Committee for Abnormal Space Response and Survival rose to prominence.
Its subordinate Coordination Bureau branches spread across the entirety of Nine Provinces.
Countless ministries and commissions had to cooperate with this colossal entity.
Only the Foreign Affairs Department was absent.
Because the Foreign Affairs Department had not even been rebuilt—it had merely retained its sign.
It was only recently—
With the release of the new expansion, the Border Barriers had weakened.
Delegations from Franca, Red Tide, Canaan, and several other places had arrived in succession. Only then had the Foreign Affairs Department regained attention, because circumstances were now different.
And so.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was hastily rebuilt.
Li Zhaocheng had been pulled in during this period to serve as a