Chapter 522 Notice to Parents
For any country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an indispensable core institution in the sovereignty system:
It is the "external extension" of national sovereignty, the "external barrier" of interests, and the "realization carrier" of international discourse rights.
Perhaps in this world, there is no such thing as a "Ministry of Foreign Affairs".
But there are definitely positions and institutions that undertake diplomatic functions, such as secretaries, permanent representatives, etc.
It can be said with certainty that any force with independent sovereignty needs a specialized agency to handle foreign relations and safeguard its own sovereignty, security and development interests.
Because "the country does not exist in isolation" is a basic reality.
A country without a "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" is like a person "without a mouth and ears."
Hence, the establishment of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an inevitable choice for any sovereign country to safeguard its own existence and achieve development.
It's just that Phoenix is still a developing and weak northern tribal city with rich resources.
What it has to do now is to keep its head above water, focus on development, and try to avoid attracting the attention of the outside world.
The principle of holding a jade in your hands is universal.
Under this situation, Phoenix can be said to be avoiding outside countries, let alone "diplomacy".
This is only a temporary measure, and Phoenix cannot "close himself to the country" for a lifetime.
One day, Phoenix will develop and grow, and the North will be unified. It needs to declare its existence to the outside world, establish connections with other forces, and even establish a nation.
At that time, the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" will inevitably need to be established, and its status will be of great importance.
Standing to be an office ambassador is, in the final analysis, a bitter experience and then a sweet one.
"Think about it carefully and tell me the answer before I leave the City of Black Sail. If you are not willing to stay, just go with me. The position of deputy director of the Public Security Bureau is still reserved for you." Gao De saw the entanglement in Lan Wen's heart and added.
After preliminary communication with Lan Wen about the office's personnel arrangements and future prospects, Gaode stayed in the City of Black Sails for another five days.
The main reason why I didn’t rush back was to wait for Sarah’s help in purchasing the remaining magic materials.
For him, it was an extremely rare opportunity to gather together the raw materials for magic potions almost at once in a resource-intensive place like Black Sails City. He still had the patience to wait a few more days.
Black Sail City's complete resources did not disappoint Gaode.
Within five days, Sarah had people send a lot of magic materials one after another.
Gothe made his final calculation, and 90% of the magic materials on the list he listed were in place.
Whenever he gathers the ingredients for a magic potion, Gothe will immediately stew it in a pot, mix it into the corresponding spell potion, and drink it in one gulp. By the last day, Gothe has drank nearly twenty bottles of magic potion, including [Calm the Mind], [Bear's Tenacity],
[Earth Binding] and other common second-level spells.
Finally, after finishing his meal, he was ready to return.
Before leaving, Gaode first found Lan Wen to confirm his intention.
"My king, I am willing to stay." After five days of consideration, Lan Wen had made the final decision, with unquestionable determination in his tone.
As Gaode said, he is the most suitable person to head the office at the moment.
Whether it is his working experience in the Public Security Bureau, his rich experience as a tribal elder over the years, or his familiarity with the City of Black Sails, there is no one more suitable than him in Phoenix.
Furthermore, being the head of an office in a place like Black Sail City would be a bit dangerous if the mage level is not high enough.
Even with the protection of the gold coin hunter group and Sarah, he must be at least a fourth-level mage.
Both Gothe and Lan Wen know very well that among the current fourth-ring mages in Phoenix, he is the "least important" and can leave the North and serve as the head of the office here.
Gothe can be democratic and let him freely choose whether to stay,
But he cannot be ignorant and must consider the actual situation in Phoenix.
In the end, this road is indeed the most suitable for him.
Staying in the north as deputy director of the Public Security Bureau is to compete with Kathleen for the position of director.
Catherine is very capable and young. Her only disadvantage is her background.
But as time goes by, this disadvantage will no longer exist. He actually doesn't have much confidence that he can win against her.
In this case, it is better to simply take a step back. According to Gaode, the importance and status of the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" is not weaker than that of the "Public Security Bureau".
Gothe looked at Lan Wen's firm eyes and was very satisfied: "Then, you first start preparing for the preliminary preparations for the office. I will ask Sunaifa to send someone to assist you as soon as possible and supplement the manpower.
In addition, if you need anything here, you can ask Sarah. We are allies now, and she will be willing to help as long as the requirements are not particularly harsh. "
"Yes, my king!" Lan Wen responded respectfully.
The person in charge of the office has been selected, and Gaode felt a big stone fall to the ground.
Although there are many places worth mentioning in the Blue Flame Islands.
For example, the blue flame crystal veins on the affiliated islands are all exposed "gold mines", and he can mine them without restraint as long as he is willing.
But there is no need to rush these things, just work on them slowly, it is not worth wasting time yet.
What he is most concerned about now is to return to the north to see the changes in Yugatsheela, as well as the military mage magic competition that will be held in more than a year.
This is the top priority at the moment.
In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, Gothe packed his luggage and arrived at the Blood Sail Pier.
Sarah specially sent a speedboat to take him back. The hull of the ship was painted with the logo of the gold coin hunter group. The crew members were carefully selected and had rich experience.
In addition, she also sent a security guard to personally escort her. She was afraid that other forces in the Black Sail City would not dare to attack her, so they chose to hijack the ship and attack Gaode.
Gaode did not refuse. The principle of being cautious and sailing the ship for ten thousand years is always correct.
The speedboat was speeding in the blue waves of the blue flame sea, and the sea breeze blew over Gothe's cheek, bringing with it a salty and wet breath.
He stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the gradually blurring outline of the city of black sails in the distance, and his heart was filled with joy.
This trip to the Blue Flame Islands, although full of twists and turns, yielded far more than expected.
Not only did he achieve his original goal of finding Azuth's Whistle Tree saplings, he also established an alliance with Sarah, opening up external trade and diplomatic channels for the North.
In addition, there are a series of treasures including [Doom], [Spell Bottle], [Drunkard's Talisman] and a series of treasures purchased at the auction, as well as the 380,000 bounty that has not yet been paid, which are all real gains.
As expected, if you want to make a fortune, you have to play more "dungeons" to earn gold.
Gothe sighed in his heart and said that the return journey was very smooth and he did not encounter any accidents. With the current of the Drake Strait, the clipper quickly broke out of the Blue Flame Sea and headed towards the Sword Sea.
But before reaching the boundary of the waters under the jurisdiction of the Plantagenet Dynasty, the clipper from the City of Black Sails had to lower its sails and stop on the calm sea.
Because a very embarrassing situation is that the ship from the City of Black Sails obviously cannot be called a legal ship. It has not obtained a customs clearance permit, and it has no nationality certificate, logbook and cargo list.
This kind of three-no ship will definitely not be able to sail into the waters under the jurisdiction of the Plantagenet Dynasty, and it will not be able to withstand the slightest inspection.
When you encounter a patrolling mage or warship, it is considered good to be expelled from the domain. If you are unlucky, you may just open fire if you encounter a bad-tempered one.
After all, the ship sent by Sarah was formerly a pirate ship. Although it was simply renovated, it still retains some traces of a pirate ship.
"Thank you for sending me off." Gao De rejected Bao Zai's proposal to send him all the way,
Then, under the stunned eyes of everyone waiting, he jumped off the boat neatly, like a flexible fish, leaving only a faint circle of water, and disappeared into the vast sea in an instant, leaving only Bao Zai stunned on the deck.
Sword Bay is a huge bay. According to the rules of the mainland, the sea area on the landward side of the territorial sea baseline, such as the bay, is completely equivalent to land territory, and its status is much more special than the territorial sea.
So from here to the Port of Dorne, it is not the common 24-kilometer territorial sea baseline, but several times that of nearly a hundred kilometers.
With such a long distance, Bao Zai offered to send him off because he was worried that Gaode's magic power was not enough to support him using [Flying Technique] to land.
Who would have thought that Gaode was not planning to fly over from the beginning, but was planning to swim over.
Flying there consumes mana, but traveling there consumes physical strength. The difficulty is completely different.
If Gothe hadn't left a thoughtful impression on him on the Blue Flame Islands, Bao Zai would have even thought that Gothe had lost his mind and gone crazy.
Gaode is certainly not crazy.
The combination of [Water Body] and [Air Breath Body] makes him no different from a fish in sea water.
The former made his body resonate wonderfully with the sea water, as if he could become one with the water;
The latter allows him to hardly need to breathe air and only needs to absorb oxygen from seawater through his skin to maintain normal physiological activities.
Coupled with spells, it is really easier to swim than to fly, and it takes less effort.
Because there are various ocean currents deep in the sea.
With his keen sense of water flow, Gothe can completely rely on the thrust of ocean currents to move forward without pursuing extreme speed.
It's like riding a free ride. The limbs only need to swing slightly occasionally to maintain a stable speed without expending too much strength.
And even so, his speed is better than most fish.
Hence, in less than half a day, Gothe had successfully returned to Dorne Port.
The reeds undulated with the wind, and the herons' long calls could be heard in the distance. They stretched their necks and leisurely looked for fish and shrimps.
This is the great swamp of Dorne.
Because the area of this world is much larger than Gothe's previous world, this Daze is also much wider than the traditional impression of the word "Daze" - looking far into the distance, the water surface and the skyline merge together, and it is difficult to tell which is water and which is sky.
If you put a foreigner here, he would probably be believed if he said it was in the sea area.
Gaode stood at the place where he originally put down the dumplings, and according to the originally agreed upon signal, he used the [Assembly Number] spell to send out two short and one long signals.
Sound waves spread out in all directions under the power of the spell, spreading several kilometers away, startling the gulls and herons in the reeds.
In fact, the propagation distance of this signal is much further than that on the bright surface, because it simultaneously vibrates water waves, forming a water wave signal similar to an acoustic signal.
This kind of signal can propagate farther underwater than sound waves and is more subtle. It is exactly the way he and Tuanzi have agreed to communicate.
And Tuanzi is very sensitive to water waves. As long as he is nearby, he can sense them quickly.
Gaode waited patiently.
Not long after, an unusual ripple suddenly appeared on the water surface in the distance.
It's not a small wave blown by the wind, but something moving quickly under the water.
Immediately afterwards, a round gray figure suddenly popped out of the water, its small black eyes swung around in a circle, and when it saw Gothe on the shore, it immediately let out a cheerful cry of "Look, twee, twee". The sound was soft and waxy, like a coquettish cub.
It’s exactly the dumpling!
It shook the water droplets on its head excitedly and suddenly started an "animal show", happily doing somersaults in the water.
Gaode was extremely pleased to see this.
It has been almost three months since he took care of Tuanzi. He was still worried that Tuanzi would become wild-minded after not seeing him for so long. He did not expect that Tuanzi would still be so close and enthusiastic to him.
It’s no secret that he eats and drinks well.
This time during his trip to the Blue Flame Islands, he collected nearly twenty magic potions at once.
Gaode's current idea is to retreat for a while and build all the corresponding spell models first.
In addition, it just so happens that I can practice well with the help of "Bone, Blood, Thorns Serum", and quickly increase my mage level while also brushing up on "Poison Resistance".
Since they are all in retreat, he must give priority to the northern region as the location.
First, it is to facilitate the guidance of the construction and development of Phoenix. Although Sunaifa is very capable, some details still require his rich experience to check.
Second, the ice element in the north is rich in energy, which significantly promotes the practice of "The Secret of Ice".
Third, the spiritual land in the north is free. In the Plantagenet Dynasty, if you want to practice in a magic-rich environment, you need to spend money to rent a training room.
Although Gaode is not short of money at present, his frugal virtue still makes him more inclined to return to the north to enjoy free high-quality spiritual land.
However, there are many things to do when returning to the north this time, and it is expected that I will stay for at least two months.
In addition to the previous trip to the Blue Flame Islands, Gaode has been in "reclusion" for more than three months.
Although the Sea Sentinel does not have to be on duty, it is always bad to "disappear" for too long.
Hand, I just stopped working for half a year, which is somewhat inconsistent with my "personality".
Hence, after thinking about it for a while, Gothe decided to take on a simple mission at the Sea Sentinel first, to brush up on his presence, and then return to the northern border.
Because the mage level has been upgraded to the second level, there are suddenly more tasks to take on.
Coupled with some luck, Gothe just casually took a look at the mission hall of Haiyuan White Tower and found a mission that he could take on, so he took it without hesitation.
When going on a mission, of course you have to bring dumplings with you.
Although Tuanzi is currently only a first-level water beast and cannot provide him with much help in battle, its ability in the water can still play a big role in tracking or finding objects.
While thinking, Gothe put his palm on the wet head of Tuanzi, who seemed to be a little too excited, and cast [Beast Connection+], preparing to communicate with it and communicate the specific details of the mission.
Unexpectedly, as soon as [Beast Connection+] was connected, a stream of urgent, aggrieved and angry thoughts came from Tuanzi and poured into his mind.
Gaode felt the accusation from Tuanzi seriously, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.
合着这小家伙刚才那么兴奋，根本不是想自己........而是它在这边受欺负了，在「告家长」
啊！