Northland Biopharmaceutical Group (2)

Long Forest.

Land in the central district was equally worth its weight in gold.

It was home to the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, who held pricing power over raw materials for medicines.

Even giants like Shenwu Pharmaceuticals could not bypass the rules they set, because this area was controlled by Northland Biopharmaceutical Group.

Whoever controlled the supply chain controlled the right to speak.

The Northland Biopharmaceutical Charity Dinner, led by the Xue Clan, the foremost family in Northland, would be held at the [Great Luo Peony] Hotel.

The guests coming and going were either wealthy or influential.

There were also quite a few wealthy businessmen who were not Chengyun.

Luxurious, exquisite decorations, accompanied by the soft clinking of glasses, formed a society amid the ice and snow.

This would be the only high-profile gathering before the alchemy competition.

"That's incredible."

"Zhai!"

"You actually managed to get invitations to this charity dinner."

A group of young people stood in a corner of the dinner.

Zhai Ning revealed a reserved smile and shook her head slightly. "It doesn't really count as an invitation. At most, it qualifies us to attend. To be honest, even I can't be considered an official guest. We're merely allowed inside."

Though she said that, her classmates naturally understood.

For a dinner of this caliber, even merely qualifying for entry was enough to make countless people envious.

Zhai Ning's family wielded considerable influence in the Imperial Medical Bureau. They were a renowned medical family that had produced Chief Surgeon Grade Plague Exterminators.

"Zhai, you're too modest."

"Exactly. Everyone here is a big shot. Just being able to get in already gives us some face."

Off to one side.

Feng Huibin lowered his head.

He had always liked Zhai Ning. He had never felt much about it before, but this