470: Chapter 470: The 20th Round

"Hmm? Are you saying that the Tasman Empire is related to the Tasman Civilization you just mentioned from 350 million years ago?" Old Qin asked.

"Exactly." Oriental Chen nodded.

Old Qin and Baili Ji exchanged glances, unable to hide their shock.

"Could you tell me what kind of civilization the Tasman Civilization is exactly?" Old Qin asked humbly.

"Sorry, Old Qin, I don't know much about it yet. The only thing I know is that it's a civilization established by insects." Oriental Chen didn't hold back.

Old Qin nodded and continued to ask:

"Xiao Chen, I intend to establish a new department to coordinate all aspects of affairs to deal with the current complex international and domestic situation. Are you interested in leading it?" Old Qin asked.

"Old Qin, this..." Baili Ji was startled.

This matter was confidential, even the Huaguo Assembly had no right to inquire about it.

He hadn't expected Old Qin to bring it up directly in this setting.

Moreover, Oriental Chen was merely a commoner, too young, and lacked qualifications. Considering all aspects, he was not suitable to be the leader.

Old Qin raised his hand to interrupt him, looking intently at Oriental Chen to show that he was serious about what he was saying.

"Old Qin, I'm sorry, I'm not very interested." Oriental Chen smiled and refused.

Baili Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Chen, you might not know much about this new department yet. I can give you a detailed introduction:",

"This newly formed department is called the 20th Bureau. Do you know why it's called that?" Old Qin asked.

"Not very clear." Oriental Chen shook his head.

"Currently, our Huaguo Assembly has 19 seats, you know that, right?" Old Qin asked.

"I know! Are you saying..." Oriental Chen seemed to understand a little.

"That's right! The head of this 20th Bureau will be the Huaguo Assembly's newly added 20th member." Old Qin revealed an expression that implied: 'you know what I mean'.

That is to say, administratively, the head of the 20th Bureau would be on the same level as the Commander of various Military Regions.

This position was quite high.

"Hiss~"

Oriental Chen gasped.

This Old Qin was truly generous!

To offer Oriental Chen such a high position on their first meeting showed considerable boldness.

It was evident from Baili Ji's reaction that Old Qin's decision was made on the spur of the moment.

But it was definitely not a whim.

Leaving aside other things for now, just the intelligence Oriental Chen had just provided about the Tasman Empire, could anyone else have obtained it?

No.

Of course, this alone would not have led Old Qin to make such a decision. It was merely through this point that Old Qin saw a bigger problem:

That is, Huaguo's current understanding of the world situation was severely lacking, even to the point of being out of touch.

This was very dangerous.

If one day other forces were at the city gates, and you still didn't know who they were or what their strength was, that would be too passive.

On the other hand, Oriental Chen also hesitated.

In his original plan, there was an item to enter the Huaguo Assembly, obtain a legitimate seat, and thereby increase his influence.

Now the opportunity was right in front of him.

Old Qin was offering this opportunity with both hands, which could save him a lot of trouble.

However, this seat was not so easy to take.

Always remember, in this world, if you want to gain anything, you will inevitably pay an equivalent price.

Especially things that others actively offer, often come at a high price.

He clearly knew what he would have to pay to get this 20th seat.

Not a certain technology.

Not a certain business.

But everything.

For Old Qin, this condition was very significant, and he had already shown enough sincerity.

But for Oriental Chen, Old Qin did not understand his full situation, and his foresight for the future was also very one-sided due to insufficient information.

Under such circumstances, he could not accept this condition.

"Sorry, Old Qin, thank you for your high regard. But I'm really not very interested." Oriental Chen still refused after much thought.

"Alas, very well! Since you're not very interested, I, this old man, won't force you any longer." Old Qin sighed and said.

"Hey, Xiao Chen, yesterday the Olos Country sent a notification saying they were giving you the Brit State for free, what's going on with that?" Baili Ji changed the subject and asked.

"Oh, it's like this..."

Oriental Chen then recounted the Okshung Empire's preparations to attack the Ulan Neutral Zone.

"Hahaha, so Valetov thought the Okshung sending warships to Lake Baikal was to deal with him, and that's why he came up with this trick of diverting disaster?" Baili Ji laughed loudly.

"Exactly." Oriental Chen nodded with a smile.

"Hahaha, Valetov is known as the Iron President, I didn't expect him to have such a pathetic day." Baili Ji shook his head, laughing.