Two days later in the evening.
Chen Lun was standing in front of a full-length mirror in the corner of the room, looking at his clothes.
In the mirror, the extremely handsome young man was wearing a high-end black velvet suit, a brand new flat hat, white lining, a red bow tie, one black and one brown leather gloves, and shiny leather shoes... Chen Lun used his silver cane to adjust his hat and nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, I feel like I'm a little too handsome right now... It's a pity you can't see it, Flo Yin, otherwise you would definitely be fascinated by it."
He said jokingly.
Flo Yin was standing quietly behind him, covering her mouth and chuckling.
"Although I can't see it, I agree with your point of view."
She said softly with a blushing face.
Chen Lun turned around and looked up and down at Fuluoyin's current appearance.
Because I informed Flo Yin in advance that I would take her with me to the charity dinner tonight, Flo Yin specially prepared a dress in the past two days.
She was wearing a black long dress, but she didn't follow the crowd and put a crinoline inside. In her words, she just didn't like the bloated feeling.
The skirt was covered with multiple layers of petal-shaped pleats, with fine and shiny purple gems at the waist and vest. On the outside, she wore a short black felt cloak that Chen Lun had given her. Her small hands were wearing black suede gloves, her long light golden hair was tied up for the first time, and she wore a black top hat tilted on its side with a purple chrysanthemum pinned on it. She looked extremely beautiful overall.
And it matches Chen Lun's outfit very well.
"The time is almost up, let's go."
Chen Lun secretly admired Fuluoyin's appearance and said softly.
Fuluoyin seemed to feel his admiring gaze and was very happy. She hummed and took the initiative to step forward and hold Chen Lun's arm.
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The two men rode in a carriage driven by Golov and arrived at an auction venue in the city center.
This was originally the property of the Harrington family. After some decoration, it was used as the venue for today's charity dinner. Countless carriages were parked beside the guardrail outside the bronze gate. A dozen neat and tidy male servants wearing uniform red vests were busy arranging and receiving guests.
Many nobles and wealthy businessmen from Peacock City came tonight. It can be said that the Harrington family and the Simon family have strong appeal, or it can be said that the preferential policies granted by the parliament are quite attractive.
In short, these big shots all showed up very respectfully.
Chen Lun walked in slowly with Flo Yin. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw Mr. Huo Yiner and Miss Tracy, who were personally welcoming them at the side of the passage. The guests who had arrived earlier were all surprised by their enthusiasm, and even a little flattered. After all, they were the heads of the two most powerful families in Peacock City.
But all the guests did not know that the person Huo Yiner and Tracy were really waiting for was the young gentleman in front of them.
"Welcome to the scene, Mr. Jack."
"And this beautiful Miss Floin."
The two men greeted Chen Lun and Fuluoyin enthusiastically. After shaking hands with each other, Huo Yiner walked in front and led Chen Lun and the other two inside.
He also whispered a reminder:
"Tonight's charity dinner has received a lot of attention from the higher-ups. Not only are there seven or eight congressmen, but even the asylum, the Madman School, and the Hailing Group have sent people to attend."
Chen Lun's eyes narrowed.
'The shelter and the Orthodox Church have also come... It seems that the living conditions of the lower-class civilians have become so bad that even the official supernatural forces can no longer sit still.'
He and Flo Yin were led to an independent luxury box on the second floor. From inside, they could see the auction stage below through the single-sided floor-to-ceiling window, and the sound could also be transmitted through the sound transmission device and the speakers on the ceiling of the box.
At this moment, many VIPs have arrived and taken their seats. Young and beautiful waitresses carry trays around the round tables, placing down the food and wine for the banquet. They can receive some "tips" from these big shots. Although they are called tips, they are definitely several times or even dozens of times their weekly salary. This makes the waitresses devote more enthusiasm to the work at hand, and even turn a blind eye to some of the slightly offensive actions of some VIPs.
After Huo Yin'er and Tracy sent Chen Lun and Flo Yin to the box, they had a brief conversation and then said goodbye and left.
At this moment, only Chen Lun and Fuluoyin were left in the box.
Chen Lun asked Fuluoyin to sit on the sofa and rest, and he poured her a glass of red wine very gentlemanly.
"Please, beautiful lady."
He shook the goblet gently and then handed it to Floyne.
The latter took it with a smile and said in a pleasant voice:
"Thank you, sir."
Chen Lun also poured himself a glass of red wine. Although he didn't like drinking, he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere at the moment, so he clinked glasses with Fuluoyin.
Ding Dong.
They took a sip and smiled at each other.
Soon, the charity dinner began. Huo Yiner and Tracy invited an experienced host and began to auction the collections or personal belongings donated by the nobles and wealthy businessmen according to the procedure.
This was originally a charity auction, so the items were not of very high value, but these nobles and wealthy businessmen would still make bids to give them face. To some extent, it was also a way to establish good relationships with people in the circle.
For example, the first item to be auctioned is an ivory dressing box of a noble lady. Its actual value may be only a few dozen gold pounds, but another wealthy businessman will spend hundreds of gold pounds to buy it and say that his wife admires the noble lady very much and appreciates her taste.
In this way, this small matter established a connection between the nobles and the wealthy businessmen.
Chen Lun did not spend too much energy on these auction items, and did not even want to take a look at them... He was willing to come this time, firstly to give face to Huo Yiner and Tracy, and secondly to donate a few gold pounds.
Although he is a time traveler and a transcendent being, he still has a bit of sympathy for the miserable civilians in this world. He will not do anything saintly that would harm his own interests, but he is willing to contribute a little within his ability.
This is Chen Lun’s bottom line and the humanity he upholds.
At this time.
Chen Lun slightly hooked his hand, and his index finger fell off by itself, turning into a small snake as big as a earthworm, and crawled out of the box.
Noticing Flo Yin's slightly puzzled expression, he explained with a smile:
"Next door is a large box where people from the local shelter and two Orthodox churches are all inside..."
Flo Yin nodded in understanding.
Chen Lun was planning to eavesdrop and see what the officials meant.
After the little snake got into the next room through the crack in the door, it quickly hid under the dining cart at the door. Through the five senses, Chen Lun shared the little snake's perception and saw the scene inside clearly.
In the luxuriously decorated large box, there were three long sofas sitting next to the expensive and exquisite coffee table. Four people from the shelter came, led by a tall and thin middle-aged man, who was the team leader Amos, and the other three subordinates were a deputy team leader and two senior investigators.
There were only three people in the Madman School, two men and one woman. They looked quite old, with half-white hair and dressed in light blue robes, exuding a strong scholarly air. They were silent, with their eyes closed.
The Hailing Group consists of five people, wearing dark green sleeveless uniforms, and each of them has a pendant with closed eyes hanging on their chest.
"I'm glad that your Hailing Group can participate in such an event together, Mobus."
Amos, the shelter team leader, raised his glass.
The rough middle-aged man called "Mobus" was the chief priest of the Hailing Group, equivalent to the bishop of other churches. He smiled heartily and returned a glass of wine.
"It's nothing. After all, we are new here, and we can get a preliminary understanding of the situation in Peacock City through these daily gatherings."
The two chatted a little more about the charity dinner, and the three members of the Madman School remained silent throughout the whole process.
At this time, the shelter leader Amos hesitated for a moment and spoke tentatively:
"Well, it may be a little abrupt to say this, but can the Hailing Group melt the ice at the East District Harbor? In this way, the port can resume operation and the plight of the entire Peacock City will be resolved."
"Hahaha… "
Mobus laughed and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
"When we took over the History and Ritual Association, we were assigned to Peacock City. It was also the intention of the imperial high-level officials... Because this is a port city, isn't it? Our Hailing Group is best at this field."
After hearing this, Amos' eyes lit up.
Everyone around him in the shelter also smiled.
But Mobus suddenly sighed and said awkwardly:
"But such a large area of ice is beyond my expectations... I need some time to report this matter and get support from the top."
"this… "
Amos frowned.
If it continues to drag on, the situation in Peacock City will only get worse. He has every reason to believe that the Hailing Group is not incapable of solving the port ice problem, but simply unwilling to do so.
Perhaps because the price to pay was too high, the other party weighed the pros and cons and chose to stand idly by.
The reason why Amos thought so was because most of the Orthodox Churches today had already lost their former creeds, disregarded the "Oath of the Seven Gods", and became extremely selfish.
If this is not the case, why hasn't the whole territory unrest caused by the Red Apple Church been resolved yet
It is precisely these orthodox churches that only talk but do not act. They are eloquent and righteous at the Supreme Conference, but when it comes to suppressing the rebellion, they are all talk and no action, and do all kinds of things to watch the fire from the other side of the river.
"All their energy is now focused on the election of the Orthodox Church..."
At this time, the old female from the Madman School spoke up.
"The seven great churches, those crazy people from Red Apple were kicked out of their seats. I wonder how many eyes are staring at the vacant seats..."
Yamo suddenly understood.
The other three members of the shelter looked at each other.
The five members of the Hailing Group did not comment after hearing this, and the leader, Mobus, even smiled.
But Amos had already believed the claims of the school of madmen.
Chen Lun, who was separated by a soundproof wall, suddenly raised his eyebrows and thought of something.
"The election of the True God Church... is this also brought forward?"
He immediately thought of a very important event and fell into deep thought.