Xu Yi's nostalgia did not last long.
He drew Heinz over and shared a few anecdotes about founding the Xinfei Merchant Guild twenty-three years earlier, giving the reporters below plenty of material to work with and room for their imaginations, then brought this time of reminiscing to an end.
"All right, the old folks have had their turn."
The reporters below burst into laughter, then focused their attention, their eyes wide as they watched Xu Yi.
They knew he was finally getting to the point of today's event.
"Next, let's move on to the main topics of this personal press conference. Uh... actually, as I said earlier, I just want to have a chat with everyone."
Xu Yi paused and swept his gaze over the audience. Seeing all the reporters, and even the ordinary commoners who had no direct involvement, watching him intently, he nodded in satisfaction.
"My teacher when I was little told me that when you chat with someone, it's best to settle on a central idea and know exactly what topics you want to discuss. That way, you can make yourself clear. So, before we officially begin, I'll establish the central idea of our chat and tell you what it is."
The reporters below all picked up their pens and paper, ready to take notes.
"There's only one central idea: to discuss with everyone what magic means to me. But there are several topics relating to that idea, so we'll address them separately. The first is about mages."
"I think that in your minds, or rather, in the minds of the vast majority of people on the Sains Continent, mages are probably what tradition makes them out to be: people who command miraculous magic and possess tremendous destructive power. Like this..."
Xu Yi turned his palm over.