Huh? There's a magic school here.

At the Chinese embassy, ​​after seeing Andres and his party off, the military attaché surnamed Wang returned to the ambassador's office.

When he returned, he saw Ambassador Fu carefully examining the two bronze statues of prime ministers that had been delivered.

"Is the person gone?"

"Yes, they've been sent away! What should we do with these two artifacts?"

"Take him away and have our people keep him safe. Then send him back to China as quickly as possible to handle the situation there. By the way, Xiao Wang, what do you think about this?"

"Is the ambassador referring to a person or a matter?"

"Let's talk about it."

The military officer surnamed Wang understood that Ambassador Fu was intentionally testing him. So he thought carefully and then answered.

"Let's talk about the people first. On the surface, the main figure is that official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but in reality, Count Andres is the real core."

Ambassador Fu nodded slightly, and then Military Attaché Wang continued his analysis.

"That middle-aged female official from the Ministry of Education, she's just there for show. The Ministry of Education probably only sent her to cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Count Andres. And Catherine, as the CEO of the Magic Financial Investment Company, seems to follow Count Andres's lead. So it's clear that she's just a capable agent standing in the spotlight."

And that Foreign Office official, Alfred Hammond, was the son of the British Foreign Secretary, but I sensed a professional air about him.

Upon hearing this, Ambassador Fu looked up and asked.

"You mean he's an intelligence agent? How could an intelligence agent be involved? Do they want to plant a spy among the people sent here to study?"

"This cannot be confirmed at the moment. I will arrange for someone to follow up. As for Count Andres, he is quite interesting. According to my intelligence, he should not be able to speak Chinese, or at least he has not had the opportunity to be exposed to Chinese before."

I believe he paid a heavy price to gain control in this plan, and given the magnitude of that sacrifice, I'm sure he had ulterior motives; as he said, he probably wanted both fame and fortune.

Ambassador Fu nodded in satisfaction after listening to Military Attaché Wang's words.

"You'll write the report for this meeting. I'm getting old, and you young people are more comprehensive than I think. Then submit it to the country. And whatever Andres's purpose may be, he's a beneficiary for us, so he can be listed as a pro-Dragon Nation figure and someone we can win over. Create a special file for him; I have a feeling it will come in handy later."

"Yes, I will definitely complete the mission."

"You go ahead and get busy, I need to make a phone call back home."

"Yes, Ambassador, I'll be going now."

After leaving with the two artifacts, the military officer surnamed Wang closed the door. As soon as he stepped outside, a surge of joy filled his heart. He understood that Ambassador Fu valued him and wanted to promote him. This matter was inherently prone to brilliance, and assigning him to draft the report clearly meant he was put in charge. He couldn't let the ambassador down; thinking this, he quickened his pace.

After the military attaché surnamed Wang left, Ambassador Fu called his department to explain the matter. The leaders of the European Department said they were aware of it, but it would take some time and a formal report would be needed.

Meanwhile, Andres, along with Catherine, Alfred, and the female official from the Ministry of Education, visited the embassies of the United States, Russia, and France in the following days.

The negotiations were generally going smoothly, as it was a good thing for both sides, especially since neither country had to contribute financially. However, Andres did promise some benefits.

For example, the ambassador of the United States secretly invested a sum of money in the magical financial investment company run by Catherine. After receiving a case of fine wine, the ambassador of the United Kingdom expressed his hope to obtain some places to "grease palms" with his domestic connections. As a result, he obtained ten exchange student places to come to Great Britain. Of course, these ten people were for regular study abroad, not to Hogwarts.

The negotiations with the French were quite interesting. At the outset, their ambassador declared, "We have the best education in Europe; why would we go to Great Britain?" This reveals a deep-seated prejudice against the historical relationship between Great Britain and France. It's important to understand that before the European wars, relations between Great Britain and France were far from good; they were a tangled and complex web of issues.

To put it simply, the two countries are like a young married couple, originally one family. William I was originally the Duke of Normandy, who conquered England starting with the Gallic peoples, thus beginning Gallic rule over England. Later, the couple quarreled, leading to the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

Later, when someone bullied the French, the young couple teamed up to fight back. Anyway, their love, hate, and grudges could fill a melodramatic novel of millions of words! Hmm, that's a good idea; I could start a historical novel! Oops, I'm getting off-topic.

In short, the French ambassador rambled on and on, basically saying that the French looked down on fishermen like them. Andres was about to hand over a check, but Catherine stopped him. So Catherine requested a break, saying there was an urgent matter at the company that she needed to report to Andres.

So the two left the ambassador's office and went outside. Catherine whispered to Andres.

"Boss, we don't actually need their consent!"

"What do you mean?"

“We joined Euron this year! We are one of Euron's member countries, and our two countries are so close, we can just go there to recruit students.”

Andres slapped his head as if struck by lightning. Habitual thinking can be deadly. Other countries are somewhat distant or have various reasons, but France is different; it's right next door, and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are just like between their own.

After the halftime break, Andres and Catherine returned to the ambassador's office. They explained that their proposal was for the sake of friendly exchanges between their two countries, and that whether the ambassador approved it was up to the ambassador's discretion; their company had urgent business and they had to leave.

This time, even the French ambassador was dumbfounded. He had originally intended to test the waters to see if he could extract any benefits from the other side. Unexpectedly, the other side simply gave up, saying, "Whatever makes you happy." This caught him off guard, so in the end, he subtly indicated that he would report back to his country, and whether it would work out was entirely up to them.

A few days later, France indicated that the plan was approved. Normal communication between us would suffice. Following this, good news also came from the United States and Russia. After all, we're all from the same cultural sphere, and the ambassadors had all received benefits, so the plan's approval was to be expected.

Ironically, the first country to be visited, China, received the slowest response. This was because there was opposition within China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They weren't against the plan itself, but rather objected to Andres and his team's request to select personnel independently. They feared that Andres and his team intended to recruit talent domestically for foreign use. Ultimately, a senior member of the ministry made the final decision.

The elderly man said it's a good thing for children to go out and see the world. Many of the older generation of revolutionaries studied abroad! Even if the children are temporarily dazzled by the outside world, they are still his children and will always come home eventually.