People in Terra, governing a weird little country

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The last name Vina uttered made Ernst suddenly raise his head:

"Before I officially left Longmen, Wei Yanwu took me to meet the head of a newly established medical company. Her name is Amiya."

Amiya, this name was not that special in Vina's eyes, and her public identity was far less impressive than the power represented by the series of names Vina had reported before. But Vina still remembered her.

Because Amiya is special.

"Before I met her, she had just celebrated her twelfth birthday."

"This is the first time I've seen such a young [leader]. To be honest, even with the exception of you, Prime Minister, I am still deeply shocked. In my impression, even if the leader is not a majestic old man with white hair, he should at least be a middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face."

"But Amiya gives me a very mature feeling, she is like..." Vina couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe her feelings when she saw Amiya. After struggling and twisting, she reluctantly took out a metaphor from her vocabulary that was difficult to describe, "like a child who was forced to wear a crown, put on a dress, and sit on the throne."

Some kind of mission and motivation drove her to show her maturity, and she was also actively trying to imitate adults, even wearing an ill-fitting coat for this purpose. But her short stature, childish voice, and slightly immature response to Wei Yanwu's temptation still made her look a little stretched.

"Is there someone following her?"

Ernst suddenly asked. This question made Vina startled, and then she nodded in surprise:

"how do you know?"

"Amiya is always followed by a Filin named Kal'tsit. I feel like she is more like the leader of Rhodes Island than Amiya. Although she doesn't look very old either."

Vina said, and at the same time amended her previous remarks.

She felt a little strange. Was the leadership of Terra gradually becoming younger? She remembered that when she was in the palace, most of the nobles her father met were old men. How come he met three young leaders at once?

Ernst did not answer her, but asked expectantly:

"Then did you see a person wearing black clothes, a hood, and wrapped up completely?"

Vina recalled carefully and shook her head:

"No."

"Ernst, do you know that company?"

Ernst pursed his lips in disappointment, but didn't worry too much.

It is now 1094. Although he has not played the game Arknights in depth, he is still clear about the Chernobyl incident that occurred at the end of 1096 when the server was launched.

The doctor is probably still lying in his sarcophagus.

He replied:

"As for Rhodes Island, I've heard of it, but I'm not very familiar with it. But their... medical company seems to be doing quite a lot of research on oripathy. My sister Enxia might need to go there for medical treatment in the future."

"Maybe I'll have a chance to go and see it then."

Chapter 103: Xintelaiya, it’s decided to be you!

"Let's put the matter of Longmen and Rhodes Island aside for now. Vina, I still have a very serious question to ask your opinion on."

"Do you have any ideas about the department's expansion?"

Ernst asked.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would naturally ask the current head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for recruitment. This was why he wrote a special letter to urge Vina to come back. Ernst didn't want to do the thankless work of the airborne department personnel. If the newly recruited diplomats didn't match Vina's personality and ideas, then he would lose more than he gained.

Knowing that Ernst was talking to her about serious matters, Vina also began to think seriously.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, she is still a lone commander, and it is only a matter of time before she recruits more people. But to be honest, Vina herself has no experience in managing a department. As for the standards for recruiting people, she naturally has no idea.

After thinking for a while (actually her mind was completely blank), she finally said tentatively:

"Can we not recruit people with aristocratic backgrounds in Victoria?"

Of course she said this because of her sensitive identity.

Ever since the visit of the Duke of Windermere's representative, Mr. Kent, she has been worried that her identity as Aslan would be exposed. But for some reason, whether it was luck or fate, neither Kent nor the Duke of Windermere, who came later, seemed to have mentioned her identity and background.

Didn't they recognize themselves?

Vina had some luck in her heart. But she also knew that if this was really lucky, then such lucky things would not happen every time. If Ernst recruited a few more diplomats with Victorian aristocratic backgrounds to serve under him, it would be only a matter of time before her true identity as the foreign minister was exposed.

Other netizens on the intercity network say that "death in the light" means that the persona does not match the object, and they die socially. She should be more progressive, and the persona and the object should be consistent. Death in the light means "falling asleep immediately" physically!

She liked the atmosphere in Kjerag very much, and she also liked her current life very much, so she hoped to keep this secret for as long as possible.

Fortunately, Ernst just rolled his eyes when he heard her slightly strange condition.

Come on, are you overestimating Kjerag a little?

I'm still thinking about whether I can poach two of Victoria's big-name soldiers, but you've started to directly offer a price and don't want the nobles anymore?

What difference does it make when you, a junior college student, say, “We won’t even accept the top student in the province!”?

Not to mention, if a noble really came, Ernst would have to doubt whether he could control the situation.

The nobles of Victoria are not good people. Didn’t you see that two dukes died in a fight in Londinium a few days ago?

However, Ernst only said these complaints in his heart.

Although he, the Prime Minister, has a tendency to become a complainer, the enthusiasm of his subordinates cannot be dampened. Vina dared to make such a condition, although it was quite outrageous, but didn't it mean that she had high expectations for our Kjerag?

We don't even look down on nobles. To start with, one has to be a princess, prince, saint, or an orphan of a big family!

Just kidding. If we really get these people here, Kjerag won't be able to develop. Collecting protection fees like Daphne every day will be enough for the Kjerag people to live a life of luxury.

After sorting out his feelings, Ernst asked seriously:

"I've made note of that. Are there any other conditions?"

Vina shook her head. She really didn't have any other requirements. She didn't think it was necessary to mention personality factors. First, people can pretend. Writing enthusiasm, kindness, and positivity in the recruitment conditions is just like writing unity with colleagues and enthusiasm and eagerness to learn on a resume. It's just nonsense that recruiters and interviewers will only write down when they are ready.

After all, who actually asks, “Are you kind?” during a job interview?

To truly understand a person, you have to meet, talk, and get along with him/her. This is why all jobs, except for moving bricks, have an internship period.

Although many times, internships and interns are used in ways that deviate from their original intentions.

Ernst nodded:

"I'm going to visit several Victorian-speaking countries to do some research soon. Do you want to come with me?"

To put it bluntly, inspection and research is tourism at public expense.

After much thought, Ernst still felt that before posting the job notice and starting the auditions again, he needed to try his luck and see if he could draw two SSRs.

His target is also very clear, the countries with Victorian as the official language, namely Victoria, Columbia, and RIM.

The last one, RemBitto, is still uncertain. Ernst heard that the place has not been very peaceful recently, and an independence movement is causing turmoil in the area. If it is indeed dangerous, with his current sensitive identity, it is still not suitable for him to get involved.

Of course, in addition to the country, there is a special place that has not escaped his sight.

Independent city-state, Xiosta.

In fact, one thing must be clarified here. On the land of Terra, although there are several countries with a long history such as Victoria, Sargon, and Yan, the country is not the most common concept, but the independent city-state is.

It should be said that in the modern context, the concept of a country refers to a social collective, which in the past referred to independent cities. The predecessors of several countries were collections of independent cities. Moreover, even today, some mobile cities that nominally belong to a country still retain customs that belong to the city rather than the country to varying degrees.

This is also the biggest difference between Terra and Earth in the field of geopolitics.

In addition to the two political entities of countries and international organizations, Terra also has the concept of independent city-states.

Since the day he became prime minister, Ernst has never given up observing the independent city-state of Xiosta.

Xiosta and Kjerag have similar geographical environments. It is located between the three major powers of Victoria, Iberia and Sargon, and has to bear pressure from several major powers at the same time.

But compared to Kjerag, Xiosta has a unique advantage - two of the three major powers around it are in poor condition.

Iberia has been in a state of stagnation since the Great Silence. Its external expansion has basically stagnated in recent years, and there is even a clear trend of gradually shrinking its sphere of influence. The domestic situation is also in a state of depression. The empire that could send a fleet across half the world to attack the country with just a curse from Leithania is gone forever.

And Sargon, emmmmmm, Ernst finds it difficult to evaluate this country.

It's like a fusion of Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. And the fusion is very sophisticated.

The Husky among dogs, the funny Turkish guy among countries, the conservative ideas of the Middle East, and the excellent matching mechanism of the African region, he didn't learn anything good, but instead sewed up all the bad things.

It’s full, really full!

If it weren't for the fact that there was a figure like the First Emperor in his ancestor who resisted the Nightmare Khan and gave the Nightmare Khan the magical operation of "sir, this way", he would have rushed to the hot land of the south and lived a prosperous life for a while. With some of the ancestral wealth, Ernst couldn't understand how such a country had survived for thousands of years without being divided up by the emerging powers around it.

As for the remaining one, Victoria. According to common sense, since both competitors looked like they were about to die, Victoria should be able to easily defeat Xiosta.

But as we all know, well, Victoria hasn't been doing well lately.

I have to say that Xiosta really has a bit of destiny. Although he has nothing, he has developed thanks to a source stone mine and a coastline (actually a lakeshore).

But as Ernst said, Xiosta did not develop completely in a humble way, it also has its own diplomatic strategy.

The independent city-state of Xiosta is nominally under the protection of Colombia.

Ernst was very interested in this place, which is why he specifically included it in the list of places to go on this outing.

Even if I can't recruit anyone, it would be nice to visit Xiosta and learn from their advanced experience.

It has nothing to do with Ernst wanting to go play in the water! The Prime Minister is doing everything out of public interest, without any selfish motives.

If you don’t believe me, ask Vina.

"No," Vina replied.

To Ernst's surprise, the blonde girl shook her head and said, "Forget it. I just came back from Longmen and want to take a break. Can you consider taking other colleagues out to play... ahem, visit?"

She was really tired. She had been eating a lot of meat and fish for almost two months and she felt that she had gained weight.

Apart from anything else, she clearly felt that her shirt was a bit tight. It took her a long time to button it, and she had to worry about whether it would suddenly break at some point. If she was chatting with Ernst in the office, it would be fine, but if it was in a diplomatic occasion, it would be very rude!

She went out to represent Ernst and Kjerag's reputation, and she couldn't lose face for her family.

During this period, she planned to exercise well, adjust her diet, and try to return to normal state, so that Xinteleya would not see her look in the same eyes as this morning, staring at her with a look that was full of "How could you do this!".

Ernst didn't force it and nodded.

After seeing Vina off, he just walked out of the office and met Xinteleya walking towards him.

The Kuranta girl suddenly ran into Ernst, and a bit of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly adjusted her expression and walked forward and said:

"Um, boss, are you free now?"

"You say." Ernst replied.

Xinteleya took a breath, took out a portable Originium massage patch from her bag, handed it to Ernst, and said a little embarrassedly:

"A belated harvest festival gift!"

Ernst was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly remembered that Xinteleya had come to see him on the eve of the Harvest Festival.

So many things happened during this harvest festival that Ernst almost forgot about the appointment.

He reached out his hand and took the massage patch from Xinteleiya. This thing was a Columbia product, and its function was similar to the massage patch that was popular for a while in Ernst's previous life. It could generate heat when attached to the body, and the small device inside could also exert force for massage. Although the effect was not necessarily very good, it was indeed a token of Xinteleiya's thoughtfulness.

Ernst was somewhat touched.

Although he could understand that Terra was already a real world and everyone had their own lives, he still felt warm at the thought of others.

Although Xinteleya is not a kind person, she is very warm-hearted! Much warmer than Vina!

After accepting the gift, Ernst had to return the gift according to the tradition of the harvest festival.

I don’t have anything to give as a gift, but it just so happens that I’m still short of one spot for the government-funded tour!

Xinteleya, it’s decided to be you!

Chapter 104 Levi: Fellow countrymen!

Columbia is a very, very nice place.

The economy is developing rapidly, technology is changing with each passing day, and there is a broad scope for exploration. Compared with the old empires in the core circle, Colombia has clearly taken a new path.

You guys just stay in the core circle and die honestly, while I’m going to open up a new world!

A stable social environment, a relaxed cultural atmosphere, and constantly innovative science and technology are the key factors that attract talent. As an emerging country, Colombia does not have these factors. But why is the matching mechanism of Terra so good?

The socially stable Da Yan has a strong xenophobic sentiment, and to this day there is only one gate to truly open up to the outside world. King Victoria, who has a rich and colorful culture, was hanged, the nobles rebelled, and even the capital could not guarantee stability. The persecution of domestic ethnic minorities was terrible. Ursus, which has advanced science and technology, has put all its technology points on war. It has developed a set of weapons, but it is not necessarily possible for farmers to use a tractor.

"I never thought that after coming to this world, I would choose to conduct my research in a country that was modeled after the United States."

The Soviet scientist, who had a proud middle-parted hair that resembled an old friend, said this sarcastically to himself.

His strange Ursus accent confused the assistant beside him: