The next day, Acting Grand Master Jean convened a meeting of Mondstadt's senior officials and informed them of the verbal agreement she had reached with Yucheng the night before. Sure enough, the moment she finished speaking, her words sent ripples through the room like a stone cast into water.
To these high-ranking officials, the position of Diplomatic Ambassador for Mondstadt in Inazuma was an irresistible prize. Many had begun plotting for it as soon as they learned that the Inazuma delegation would be coming to Mondstadt. They had never expected Acting Grand Master Jean to give it away so easily—and, most importantly, to the captain of the Reconnaissance Company, someone whose words carried little weight.
This was utter nonsense. Leaving aside whether Eula was capable of serving as a Diplomatic Ambassador, how could Acting Grand Master Jean dare promote a mere Reconnaissance Company captain three ranks at once to fill that position?
Naturally, everyone vehemently opposed Acting Grand Master Jean's proposal, all but declaring that if she insisted on having her own way, they would collectively resign and take responsibility.
It had to be said that although Acting Grand Master Jean worked diligently and conscientiously and held great authority, to these seasoned veterans of officialdom, her experience was still lacking compared to Grand Master Varka's, and her strength fell far short of his as well.
Had Grand Master Varka made this decision, these high-ranking officials would not have dared utter a peep. But with the current Acting Grand Master, they felt they could still put up a fight before she fully came into her own.
Then... after patiently listening to Acting Grand Master Jean's explanation, particularly her decision to create three new working secretary positions for herself, everyone's attention shifted to those posts. As for the Diplomatic Ambassador's position, who