Besides that, there were a whole series of smaller events like the "Gem Appraisal Gathering," the "Mechanism Deciphering Convention," the "Void Fruit Pulp Gathering"...
If one ignored the implications behind them, Angel might really have thought they were merely one exchange gathering after another.
But a look at their organizers made it clear that these, too, were private interests dressed in public clothes.
For instance, the organizer of the "Gem Appraisal Gathering" was a Diamond Dragon obsessed with collecting gems; the organizer of the "Mechanism Deciphering Convention" was a Mirror Dragon who rarely stayed in the Divine Kingdom and loved adventuring and exploring everywhere; while the "Void Fruit Pulp Gathering" was organized by a female Mirror Dragon who loved eating fruit.
The events were held in the name of "exchange gatherings," but they were really all meant to satisfy personal desires.
Still, even an outsider like Angel could see the selfish motives behind them. How could the native residents of the Day Mirror Domain fail to see through the trickery?
They clearly understood the reasons behind these events held by the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom, yet even knowing so, they were still willing to flock to them like ducks to a pond.
After all, the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom stood high above them. Under normal circumstances, they did not even have a chance to come into contact with it.
Now, however, merely by indulging some small hobby of a Mirror Dragon, they might catch that Mirror Dragon's eye. For the overwhelming majority of races, was that not a blessing?
They did not even seek to climb a lofty branch. So long as a Mirror Dragon noticed them, that alone could deter certain petty scoundrels lurking in the shadows. In a sense, it was another kind of protection.
One was willing