Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 771 - 744: Didn’t Hear

"General Manager Chen, Ms. Wang from Everyone’s Daily wants to know if the interview should be arranged at a hotel or somewhere else?" Bai Xiaoling called and asked.

The efficiency of Everyone’s Daily was very high. Early the next morning, they had already arrived from the capital city.

Chen Shouyi was somewhat reluctant to move: "No need to go to the hotel, just bring them to my place!"

"Alright, General Manager Chen, we’ll be there in about half an hour."

Chen Shouyi hung up the phone, feeling neither surprised nor delighted, already accustomed to such scenes.

He opened the wardrobe, took out a set of formal clothes, put them on, and instructed the two little ones: "I’m going out for a bit, don’t run around, okay?"

The two little ones sat quietly on the bed, watching the cartoon without blinking, and replied without turning their heads: "Good giant, go, go, we will be good."

"Yes, yes." the red little one added.

Chen Shouyi glanced at the cartoon playing and couldn’t help but feel a pang of sourness.

Truly... men are no match for cartoons.

...

"Long time no see, Ms. Wang."

Wang Jingshu had interviewed him before, so they were familiar.

The two sat on the sofa, facing each other, while the photographer set up the camera facing Chen Shouyi from the side.

The content of the interview had been confirmed in advance.

"I didn’t expect you to remember me, you can just call me Jingshu," Wang Jingshu felt honored, complimenting: "It’s been over a year, General Manager Chen, and you’ve become a human hero."

"That’s a bit too much? I just did what needed to be done," Chen Shouyi humbly said, "What’s that saying?"

"With great power comes great responsibility." Wang Jingshu added.

"Right, sometimes those invisible things push you to move forward," Chen Shouyi nodded, continuing, "Because I’m the strongest among humans, you can’t find a reason to retreat."

Wang Jingshu, like a young girl, appropriately showed a slight expression of admiration. Interviewing such a powerful, god-like figure required utmost care. If one didn’t have a strong heart, they might stutter while speaking.

"You are already great enough. I heard that on the Yan Continent battlefield, you directly killed the Lord of Lightning with powerful divine power, thus securing a human victory. I’m sure many are curious just how powerful these barbarian gods really are?"

"Not bad!" Chen Shouyi chuckled, "Just the range of their power radiation can cover almost half of the Yan State, and this is on Earth. In another world, their power would be even stronger. I’ve encountered them before, but there was no battle."

"Were you unable to defeat them?" Wang Jingshu asked with a smile.

"There were three of them, I could only run," Chen Shouyi said easily.

"Cough cough..." Wang Jingshu suppressed her inner fright, hastily covering it up with a cough:

"Can our current human technology defeat this level of barbarian god?"

"I feel it’s still a bit of a stretch..."

Chen Shouyi thought for a moment and said, "This level of deity has too high mobility and can foresee danger, of course, our technology is rapidly advancing, maybe it won’t be long before we can win."

"Many are very curious about your giant transformation, could you tell us about it?"

Just then, Zhang Miaomiao rushed in, seemingly in a hurry. She quickly whispered in Chen Shouyi’s ear: "General Manager Chen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called, the God of Agriculture hopes you visit the Ba Country, and they want to know your thoughts."

"What?"

Zhang Miaomiao leaned in again and repeated.

"Didn’t hear it!"

Zhang Miaomiao was stunned, quickly responded, stood up straight, and said loudly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called, the God of Agriculture hopes you visit the Ba Country, and they want to know your thoughts?"

Looking at the shocked Wang Jingshu, Chen Shouyi felt slightly satisfied: "Well, let’s talk about this after the interview. Ms. Wang, sorry, let’s continue now."

"No no no, you’re too polite."

...

After the interview ended, Zhang Miaomiao stayed behind.

"What’s the situation specifically? Tell me in detail." Chen Shouyi asked.

He was somewhat baffled, the God of Agriculture was quite bold, didn’t they know he could kill barbarian gods without blinking?

Even at this time, they approached actively, could there be some conspiracy?

"I’m not exactly sure about the specifics either."

Zhang Miaomiao said, "The Goddess of Agriculture first incarnated personally at the embassy, and the embassy reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seems she has intentions of getting closer to our country."

Don’t be surprised, the Ba Country also has an embassy.

Since the fall of the God of Light, the gods have all, knowingly or unknowingly, moved with the times, integrating into local customs. At their request, the Great Xia Country established embassies in surrounding fallen areas, though they were one-sided.

"Goddess of Agriculture? It’s a goddess?"

Zhang Miaomiao nodded: "Yes, she always appears in a female form. From the information gathered, she is a relatively gentle goddess."

Is she... beautiful?

Chen Shouyi resisted the urge to ask.

He suddenly noticed that the barbarian gods remaining on Earth mostly presented themselves as females, even those who previously appeared as males gradually changed gender, like the God of Conspiracy.

Perhaps it was because, on Earth, a female image blended in more easily.

Whether terrifying monsters or handsome male gods, on Earth, none could compare to the pure and perfect image of a goddess, appealing to people of all ages.

"How is the relationship with our country?" Chen Shouyi thought and asked.

"They are our country’s largest grain importer," Zhang Miaomiao’s face became somewhat serious.

The Great Xia Country had already started experiencing a grain shortage, with the number of martial artists multiplying, food consumption was increasing by the day.

And this gap was rapidly widening.

Economics determines politics, and reality isn’t just black and white.

"I understand, and the press will also go, right?" Chen Shouyi asked.

"If you go, there will be a visiting delegation from the Great Xia Country."

Chen Shouyi felt there wasn’t much danger, sighed: "In that case, let’s schedule it after my lecture."

"Sigh, it’s getting busier now."

"Yes, General Manager Chen, I will reply as such," Zhang Miaomiao said, lowering her gaze, deeply hiding her thoughts at the bottom of her eyes.

...

In the next few days, Chen Shouyi was busy with his feet barely touching the ground.

Every day was either in an interview or waiting for an interview.

When an honest person lets go of self-respect, they gain second-hand or third-hand... love from a goddess, but when Chen Shouyi lets go of pride and morals, what he gains is a bountiful amount of faith value.

The effect had started to show.

With incessant reports from the Great Xia Country, the previously receding faith value began to noticeably rise again.

Unfortunately, there’s still no television; otherwise, Chen Shouyi felt the effect would be even better.

What you learn from paper is shallow; only television can truly reach people’s hearts.

Fortunately, next week’s lecture should be repeatedly broadcasted in cinemas, garnering another wave of faith."