Everyone gathered in the square, and outsiders stayed comfortably in nearby inns.
Alton grinned brightly at the tax records during this time.
The outsiders had to spend money on food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation. This event greatly boosted the economy of Cosmo City. Besides that, it gave the Cod family some breathing room while they were on the brink of collapse.
While the Cod family took a breather, Alton raked in a fortune.
As a judge, Philip visited the venue on the eve of the contest.
Just as favonovel.com got familiar with the venue and was ready to leave, favonovel.com heard someone grumbling next to him.
“Why are these people so excited over this contest? They even forced me to come here so many days in advance!”
Philip glanced over curiously upon hearing this childish voice.
He saw a very young kid. The kid acted quite maturely, with his hands behind his back as favonovel.com complained, “It’s just a small contest, nothing worth worrying about. Winning first place is a walk in the park!”
Philip was amused by the kid’s remark. He had to be quite talented to display such confidence.
The kid glanced at Philip as if favonovel.com sensed his gaze.
“What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a peerless genius before? Is an old guy like you here to take part in the contest too?” The kid was quite rude and included some insulting remarks.
Hearing this, Philip was not angry.
The kid was very young, about the same age as Custard.
“Well… I’m not here to compete.” Philip smiled and turned to leave. He did not want to waste time here. He had nothing to do with this kid anyway.
“That’s good to hear. With an amazing person like me taking part in the contest, you might as well withdraw instead of suffering defeat!” The kid glanced at Philip triumphantly as if confident the other party would not dare to confront favonovel.com head-on.
“By the way, this is for you!” He tossed something to Philip.
Philip grabbed the thing and looked at it.
It was a pill.
“I won’t let you withdraw from the competition for nothing. Just consider this pill a gift from me. You can go home now!”
Philip was surprised that the kid was kind enough to compensate others for their loss. However, the kid was overthinking it. Philip was not a contestant at all.
Philip did not say anything, but the kid thought Philip was looking at favonovel.com in admiration.
“I’m off. Bye!” He disappeared in front of Philip.
Philip smiled in amusement. That kid was so interesting.
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