The Cocktail Party

"Welcome, everyone, to the reception. And thanks to Lord Arthur's generosity, all the fine wine today has been provided by Lord Arthur!" Chairman Gould said with a smile, standing in the middle of the reception hall with a glass of red wine in hand.

He raised his glass toward Lord Arthur, who stood nearby, expressing his gratitude.

David smiled helplessly. He had indeed provided the wine this time; Chairman Gould had originally offered to buy it.

As the host of this reception, how could David let Chairman Gould pay for it? He had simply gifted him a thousand bottles of red wine.

Fortunately, the space inside the Pendant was large enough, and his energy clone had spare time, so he had prepared plenty of red wine.

Of course, David understood Chairman Gould's intentions. He was using this to show all the guests how close their relationship was.

"The Supreme Council reception officially begins!" Chairman Gould announced loudly, raising his wine glass high.

The finest noble musicians in God's Great World began to play, and the reception officially commenced as all the guests raised their glasses.

David was rather glad that he had brought four Level 5 Temple Knights with him. Just as Chairman Gould had said, there were quite a lot of female guests at the reception.

If the four Level 5 Temple Knights had not surrounded him, some of the female guests would have approached him long ago.

Naturally, the female guests who could attend such a reception were no ordinary women. Most of them held noble titles and were true aristocrats, and every one of them had received rigorous training in noble etiquette.

Even their gowns displayed utmost luxury and elegance.

It could be said that these women were among the finest in God's Great World, whether in