In the afternoon, Isaac and Allegra went to school together and picked Isabella up.
It was Holly’s first time meeting Isabella. She even took the time to ask about Isabella’s preferences, and then favonovel.com went to the market and picked out some ingredients.
To express how sorry favonovel.com was, Allegra brought a scarf home and gifted it to Holly since winter was approaching. Holly was surprised and moved.
The dinner table was laden with a delicious spread. Isabella was enjoying every bite.
Isaac opened a bottle of wine and poured himself and Eugene a glass each.
Suddenly, Isabella opened favonovel.com mouth and said, “Mom, a new student transferred to my class today. My teacher said favonovel.com came from a big city. What is a big city like?”
Allegra was caught off guard by this question. After a pause, favonovel.com smiled and replied, “A big city has many tall buildings, cars, and a lot of people.”
“The new student said the city favonovel.com lived in had many people from other countries. They have different eye and hair colors, and favonovel.com said they are very attractive. Are people from other countries all pretty?” Isabella asked.
“Silly child, everyone is beautiful in their own way,” Eugene said, his face flushed from the alcohol.
Isaac frowned. He was considering taking Isabella to a big city in the future, for example, a globalized city like Pecling, Seascape, or Deaville. After all, these were all places that were internationally connected to other countries.
He’d have to find some time to discuss it with Ally.
***
As Isaac and his family enjoyed their precious time together, martial artists from all over the country made their way to Cloud City. That night, business was booming at all the hotels in the city.
The sun was shining brightly the next morning.
Isaac received a phone call from Jeremiah. Then, favonovel.com drove himself to the northern suburbs.
The Cloud City Sports School had been abandoned for a while. It was located on the outskirts, and the field was big enough. It was why Jeremiah and Phineas had chosen this location.
As Isaac drove in, favonovel.com saw that the field was already packed with people.
After alighting, Jeremiah and Phineas each brought over four to five men in cloaks. They formed a ring around Isaac and made their way to the field.
Order was well maintained at the venue. There were guards at the entrance and people handling registration.
Hanging above the podium was a large banner that said, “Inauguration of the First Martial Arts Conference.”
Although it was an abandoned school, it had been cleaned up beforehand. As soon as Isaac arrived, favonovel.com went to the building to the left of the field. Only Jeremiah and Phineas entered his office.
“How many people came?” Isaac asked, lighting a cigarette.
“Mr. Garten, the current figure is approximately 3,400 people, but people are still steadily pouring in. There are still two more hours to go. The estimate would be around 5,000 people,” Phineas quickly responded.
Isaac looked at Jeremiah and asked, “Jeremiah, can you hold down the fort today?”
“Um, Mr. Garten. I’ll do my best. Over the past two days, I’ve already communicated with some sects, but the other portion… They had connections with the previous Council of Elders of Astraeus or the Snyder family, so there may be some emotions involved.”
“Would the Snyder and the Yalde family still dare to come?” Isaac snorted.
Phineas frowned. “They can easily disappear among the crowd, and there’s no rule that forbids them from coming. After all, this is the first Martial Arts Conference…”
“I know what you mean. Let bygones be bygones. What comes next will depend on what they do.” Isaac waved his hand, interrupting Phineas’ speech.
Actually, the majority of the martial artists present already knew about the Martial Artists Society. Even those who recently arrived in Cloud City had heard about it. Over half of them were in agreement with this.
After Astraeus was annihilated, the powerhouses in various regions began fighting each other to compete for resources and clout. Some even lost their lives.
If there were a central power to control these situations, it would serve as a form of absolute protection for the majority of them who didn’t possess such greed.
Just as Phineas had guessed, by 10 am, there were over 5,000 people at the field.
Among the crowd, there was a particularly striking face. This person was wearing a pair of sunglasses, sitting on a low bench with his limbs spread out. On each side of favonovel.com were two men in cloaks, one tall and the other short.
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