"His Excellency the Secretary-General and the others are discussing the succession with His Excellency the Speaker. Does Governor Carl wish to see them?"
"Hmm??? Forget it, I'll go myself later. Take me to the lounge first!"
After giving it some thought, Carl gave up on finding Qin Wangyan right away. The handover ceremony would be starting soon anyway, so there was no need to disturb him now.
"Certainly. Governor Carl, please follow me!"
With a sweet smile, the receptionist led Carl and her group deeper into Federation Headquarters.
Following Carl, the leaders of the various major districts also gradually arrived at Federation Headquarters with their entourages.
One notable case was the leader of the Sakura Special Zone. After the former leader, Abe Jiro, had been pushed out as cannon fodder by Moriyama Yeren, there had been no outstanding successor. As a result, Moriyama Yeren, the grand elder with one foot already in the grave, had no choice but to take on the position of governor once more.
This became a rather peculiar sight among the leaders of the major districts. Though the other district leaders were no longer young, compared to Moriyama Yeren, they were practically strapping young men.
Fortunately, Moriyama Yeren was deeply calculating. Even under everyone's strange gazes, he managed to keep a straight face.
Yet the occasional twitch in his face made it clear that he was far from calm inside. After all, no one would feel good about being watched like a monkey.
Moriyama Yeren could already foresee what would happen once the global livestream began.
"Ah... is the Sakura Special Zone truly going to decline?"
Moriyama Yeren looked at Jun Tianyu, who was chatting and laughing with the other leaders not far away, and could not help sighing inwardly.
He had heard of Jun Tianyu,