Chapter 238.1 – Striving to be First and Fearing to be Last (1/2)

Chapter 238.1 – Striving to be First and Fearing to be Last

Just as Sully had said, a party like this was mainly a gathering between the new generation and the higher ups of the Federation. It was done in order for the two groups to mingle and get to know one another. Naturally, the only ones to possess the qualifications for such were the captains of the various squadrons. For an elite squadron like Saxon or Austin, even their vice-captains were invited to mix around with the liveliness of the great hall.

This, however, was more of a casual meeting for a squadron like Tianjing. Arnold Teuton, the one to invite those qualified people, didn’t seem to have any intent on purposefully inviting Scarlet over. Even his call for w.a.n.g Zhong seemed rather hasty and rushed.

One mustn’t feel overly proud or haughty of one’s awesomeness during one’s youth. Many a time, recognition of a figure from the upper levels would equate to ten years of constant fighting and many winding roads one could take. Furthermore, being able to smoothly reach the top depended on these people supporting one’s back. Those with the slightest bit of emotional quotient would know how important such an opportunity was.

Following Arnold into the large hall, w.a.n.g Zhong noticed that the other captains had already converged within. He was clearly the last to be summoned here.

Present here were the elites of the elite. At the very front was Leo and Paul who clearly received most of the attention of those inside.

The atmosphere inside the large hall wasn’t as solemn or restrictive as w.a.n.g Zhong expected. On the contrary, it appeared very fas.h.i.+onable and relaxed with quite a few so-called successful figures standing in pairs along the small corners and dining tables spread around. Dressed in western suits and with ages around thirty to forty, most of them wore warm gazes as they judged and sized up these youths with outstanding talents that had just walked in.

While the youths were admittedly trying to obtain the recognition of these higher-ups, in reality didn’t those higher-ups also hold similar interests in them?

Youths were the capital of revolution. Regardless of which angle you viewed them from, these young fellows were still extremely youthful and immature, but in the end the future of the Federation would still be lifted above the shoulders of these youngsters. Providing support to these prospective youths and offering various kinds of benefits would bring them under the clan’s wing. In other words, they were currently trying to ‘invest’ in them. Such matters were a favourite pastime of those at the top.

Naturally, if the other party was a member of a large aristocratic clan, then they would include even more deals and promote the relations.h.i.+p of the younger generations between them. In so doing, it would bring the two clans closer together.

This was the most orderly path within this era; investing in geniuses!

The entire Freedom Federation’s governmental structure was based off concepts of inheritance taken from the old era. After experiencing the baptism of the Dark Era, while several parts were changed here and there, the core concept still remained.

It seemed the few who possessed the greatest authority and status here were those middle-aged men sitting along a long sofa on the left side of the great hall. Anyone with the faintest inkling about Copperfield would recognize those few people.

Calderon of the Sion Clan, Socrates of the Myron Clan, Bern of the Pandelis Clan… these few were from Copperfield City’s first rank aristocratic clans and had both complicated and tangled-up connections in the city. Although they weren’t comparable to the enormous leviathan that was the Potter Clan, they could still be designated as giant figures in the entirety of the Eastern Area.