"I hereby declare the promotion reception officially open!" Chairman Gould announced loudly.
A hidden band beside the hall began playing soothing music. Butler Heath drew back a curtain, revealing behind it a pyramid-like tower of crystal wineglasses.
With a wave of Chairman Gould's hand, a bottle of red wine rose into the air, opened above the topmost glass of the crystal tower, and began to pour.
Before even one bottle had been emptied, the refreshing fragrance of Gami Star red wine had already filled the entire hall.
Some top-ranking nobles close to Chairman Gould were able to drink Gami Star red wine fairly often, but for the rest of the nobles, it was a rare taste indeed.
In the end, Gami Star red wine was produced in far too small a quantity. After supplying the temples, only Chairman Gould and a small number of nobles had channels through which to obtain it within noble circles.
Bottle after bottle of red wine poured into the crystal wineglass tower under Chairman Gould's mental control. Though it appeared to be a display of wealth, was it not also a display of strength? Only because Chairman Gould had reached the Legendary rank could he project his mind for such a long period and manipulate it with such precision.
Once every glass had been filled, the crystal wineglasses flew accurately into the hands of the guests under Chairman Gould's mental control.
Exclamations of amazement rang through the hall. Even those who knew nothing of the knightly profession understood just how difficult it was to accomplish such a feat.
After the reception officially began, Chairman Gould started making the rounds. As the host, he was naturally busy, though there were not many guests he personally needed to greet.
Charlie was actually the busiest. As Chairman Gould's