Pokémon: The Climb

The main personnel responsible for foreign affairs in the Kwantung Alliance are a general director and two deputy ministers.

Deputy Minister Kashima is one of them. His full name is Kashima Hirohide.

The Kashima family is one of the oldest families in Kanto and is also a frequent member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If there are some departments that civilians can climb up, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is definitely not among them.

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, only those from wealthy families are usually qualified to hold high positions.

In the world of Pokémon that Yang Yan lives in, you can't tell it at ordinary times, but as you get stronger and have a higher status, you will find that origin is more and more important.

Therefore, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a department that needs to deal with the outside world all the time, it is helpless to let people from these wealthy families hold high positions.

This is not bad. After all, with the Joey and Junsha families "behind the curve", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already considered a relatively fair department.

Moreover, whether they are trainers or breeders, they are not very interested in this department. For civilians, even if they are allowed to sit in high positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they are not likely to be qualified for this job.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to put it simply, represents the face of the alliance in their region. If it is not done well, it will cause big trouble. If certain behaviors are not etiquette, it will be disliked by others. If it affects the alliance behind it, it will also be a big problem. If you are looked down upon, you will be in big trouble.

Of course, if done well, it is still very prestigious. At least compared to other departments, people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs often appear in the public eye. Therefore, for famous families who want to increase their visibility, the high position in this department is very worth fighting for. .

It can not only increase your voice in the league, but also improve your reputation. Kill two birds with one stone, why not?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this mission to Carlos is a very big thing. If it is done well, the credit will definitely be considerable.

So why was the deputy minister Kashima taking the lead? Most likely, he also won the deal after a long period of bargaining with another deputy minister.

As for why the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not come forward, the main reason is that as the head of the head, he has a lot of work, which is not limited to the mission to Carlos. Many other things require his presence as the head of the department. , so you can’t leave easily.

If Kashima's mission goes well, then after the head of the headquarters resigns, he will strive for the position of head of the head. This merit alone will put him much ahead of others.

"Look, Yohiko, Deputy Minister Kashima has Dr. Oki and Dr. Asakawa on his right, and on his left is Captain Fujita." Kumi introduced again.

Yang Yan looked where Kumi pointed.

Dr. Asakawa is a woman in her 30s, wearing a white researcher's uniform. She is graceful and has the charm of a mature woman.

She is a very famous doctor from the Pokémon University in Golden City.

Unlike Dr. Ohki, a doctor from a wild background who changed careers halfway, she can be called an academic in the strict sense.

The reason why the alliance invited the two of them is because Dr. Omu represents to a certain extent the scattered scholars from various places where Ye Luzi was born.

Of course, compared to the academic school, Dr. Oki's popularity is even higher.

Because compared to the conservative academic school, Dr. Oki sincerely hopes to publish the content he has researched to benefit the public. In addition, he often appears in person in front of the public to popularize many science things, so his popularity is very high here in Kanto. .

However, there is no conclusion as to who is better between the academic group and the wild group.

It’s just that academics think more when doing research, and the direction of research is relatively fixed.

Dr. Oki, on the other hand, is relatively free and can basically study whatever he wants.

The prerequisite is sufficient funds.

Yes, ultimately the issue still comes down to money.

Part of the funds in the college are the money earned by the college, and part are allocations from the alliance. Because they are managed uniformly by the entire college, there is naturally a lot of bargaining involved in assigning them to the topics they are researching.

Those like Dr. Omu who have their own research institutes and can produce research results can naturally have more freedom to control the alliance's funding.

Finally, there is Captain Fujita, whom Kumi mentioned. He is a representative of the military and is mainly responsible for accompanying the guards. Therefore, he is only a captain, not a deputy minister or the like.

Moreover, people from the military rarely appear in public.

Jiumei was able to recognize these people at a glance, and it could be said that it was all thanks to Lijia. It was Lijia who collected this information in advance, just to let them know in advance.

Time goes back to the moment when the four of them first came in.

As they walked up to the stage before the banquet, no one around them dared to say hello rudely.

As a good social person, Kashima would naturally not behave in any way that would make people feel uncomfortable.

Dr. Oki is more easy-going and always has an approachable smile on his face.

The same goes for Dr. Asakawa, but she pays more attention to appearance than Dr. Ohki.

Fujita was the most unsmiling person. Apart from nodding in response to those who greeted him, he hardly said a word, as if he was deliberately keeping a distance from everyone.

Several people greeted others and walked forward.

Since Yang Yan and others are located in a relatively remote location, the four of them will not pass by here.

"Do you think we will have such a day that attracts so much attention in the future?"

Song Ming muttered something in a low voice for no reason, and Yang Yan and the others immediately attracted their attention.

"I didn't see it, Song Ming," Gao Liu put his arm around Song Ming's shoulders and said with a smile, "You still have this side!"

"This is human nature, okay," Song Ming said matter-of-factly: "I don't believe you don't have this idea."

"I don't know about the others. Anyway, I don't feel that they are any better like that. They deal with this and that all day long, and they look exhausted. How can they have the time and energy to train Pokémon."

Gao Liu curled his lips, and you could feel from his expression that he was really not interested in those people.

"Then tell me, what is your purpose of training Pokémon to improve their strength? Isn't it just to be able to climb to where they are one day?"

Song Ming's expression didn't apply to everyone, but Gao Liu was stunned for a while. He then touched his head and replied as if he was thinking hard: "Why increase the strength of Pokémon? I really haven't thought about this question. Anyway, I know that training and fighting with Pokémon makes me happy. As for other things, I don’t think as much as you do.”

"Am I thinking too much? I think you are too naive and don't think about anything!"

Song Ming suddenly looked a little angry.

Part of this anger was because of Gao Liu, but actually it was more about himself.

Sometimes he really envied Gao Liu's lack of heart and ability to focus on training, because it was really relaxing.

But he couldn't do it. He was used to thinking about what he could do, what he should do, and what it could bring to him.

When I think too much, I become very confused.

And when did he become such a person? Even he himself can't remember it clearly...