Chapter 236 – Hunger (1/2)
Chapter 236 – Hunger
“Sure. I’ll definitely attend it.” w.a.n.g Zhong’s reply was extremely natural as he accepted her invitation letter. There were no extragenous sparks flying when their eyes made contact.
That was it?
Some of those here that had been looking for good action felt slightly disappointed. This Surnamed w.a.n.g truly had heaven-defying luck to actually get an invitation letter personally handed over by Laura in ‘such a fas.h.i.+on’. If they knew that Laura, as host, would endure such an event, they would’ve long s.n.a.t.c.hed away w.a.n.g Zhong’s place and rush up to the third floor that day.
Nevertheless, this personal resentment within that small number of people wasn’t enough to shake the emotions of the majority.
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As dusk began to set, the ‘host’s party’ was already underway.
The group of nine from Tianjing came together for the event which was located halfway up the mountain at an elevation around four thousand meters above sea level. As for the venue itself, it was a private facility owned by the Potter Clan which sat close to the edge of a cliff.
It was just as Laura had said. The night sky above them was exceedingly clear today, not a single cloud in sight. Inside this s.p.a.cious outdoor area, one could clearly see the stars sparkling faintly. Although there weren’t many stars and didn’t reach the legendary level of ‘lighting up the entire sky’, each individual star could still be discerned. Partnered with this beautiful sky was a cool, refres.h.i.+ng evening breeze and the accompaniment of insect sounds from a man-made flower garden planted along the sides of the cliff. For the Federation which had endured through the Dark Era, such a scene truly made people feel as though they had just entered an exquisitely pretty painting.
The vast and s.p.a.cious outdoor area was covered with starry balloons and various other colourful decorations. Pure white ivory tables, elm wood benches, strip dining tables with decorations and delicacies atop them. There was even a long grill at one side of the turf with a dozen chefs wearing tall, white hats working on grilling sizzling beef stacks that glistened with oil. As the fragrance of the meat spread across the s.p.a.ce, it made everyone feel like drooling uncontrollably.
As the grounds could fit hundreds of people yet still remain quite s.p.a.cious, it really was quite large in scope. The host, Laura, was currently at the entrance of the large hall within the facility and greeted the arriving guests.
The event was split into two sections. One was the large outdoor grounds for the youths to converge at. The other was the large hall where the so-called societal exchanges took place. When the event reached its climax, the interaction between the two sides would definitely occur. But for the majority of the time, the two parts remained separate. Elders would chat with elders, and youths would hang out with the other youths. If the two groups were to be forcefully placed together, then everyone would feel the atmosphere to be uneasy and unnatural.
Almost all of the young guests had already gathered outside and grouped themselves into twos and threes as they chatted and conversed. Even the group of gluttons from Austin, who sounded the most fierce before this event, ignored the food around them. No one made any attempts at the food as all of the youths knew the important point of tonight’s event.
Don’t a.s.sume that since everyone stood there exposed to the night air that they appeared happy and carefree. In fact, the majority of youths placed most of their gazes and attention on the large hall within the facility. Those celebrities and bigwigs there were what this group of young elites truly placed their interests in.
So under this state of inattentiveness, the appearance Tianjing Academy showed was completely disregarded.
“Captain w.a.n.g Zhong.” Dressed in a white-coloured western suit, Arnold Teuton walked over and sent his greetings. With a faint smile he shook hands with w.a.n.g Zhong while saying, “Welcome. Captain Laura is currently accompanying some of the elders over there and is unable to attend to us here. Please do accept our apologies.”