A phone call came in. It was Ruan Zeming, the director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute.
"Hello, Lu Yun?"
"What's up? Go ahead."
"I just saw a document. They want you to take the post of Governor of Neon Province."
"Hold on, what province?"
"The one you're thinking of. Neon. It finally collapsed the other day—half its territory was swallowed by a super-large Secret Realm. And since you offended the Eagle Nation and they refused to lift a finger, Rokujuroku Yamamoto reached out to us. He's already joined the Red Party, and he specifically requested that you be appointed Governor of Neon Province."
"Seriously? I step away from the international scene for a few minutes yesterday, and this happens? Do you mean I'm supposed to go over there and become the Emperor?"
"That position was abolished. The highest rank now is Governor—a provincial-ministerial level post. Besides, the higher-ups know that ambitious young people with big aspirations like you don't really enjoy micromanaging, so they've assigned people to help run things."
"So what do I actually need to do?"
"Show up for the inauguration ceremony, sign off on major decisions, and that's it."
"That's not too bad then. I thought I was going to have to head over there while a crowd shouted 'Banzai'."
He had almost thought he'd be answering directly to Director Wang.
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