Fortunately, the Mages' Guild's examination grounds were not far from Anvilmar City, so the awkward atmosphere did not last long.
When ten carriages stopped side by side outside the examination grounds and the Xinfei Merchant Guild's mages jumped out in matching Mage Robes, every mage waiting outside for the examinations to begin turned to look.
As mages, they were naturally better informed than ordinary people. Just yesterday, the Anvilmar Daily had reported that the Xinfei Merchant Guild was making arrangements for all its mages to attend the examinations together, so the sight only surprised them briefly before they realized what was going on.
Still, at the sight of those ten luxurious carriages and the Mage Robes worn by the Xinfei Merchant Guild's mages, most of them could not keep a trace of envy from their eyes.
Seeing the looks in the surrounding mages' eyes, Xu Yi smiled in satisfaction.
He had spent quite a bit on this advertisement, but as long as it had the desired effect, it would be money well spent.
Xu Yi gathered everyone together and was about to offer a few words of encouragement and wish them success in their examinations when a sarcastic voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"Well, well, I was wondering who had so much money they didn't know what to do with it. So it's President Xu. That explains it... Only you would put on such a lavish show just to pretend you're something you're not."
Everyone turned together. Looking at the man who emerged from the crowd, Xu Yi smiled. "Ah, Mr. Allen. What's this? Are you here for the Level Five Magic Mage examination today?"
Anko Allen's expression froze. After quite a while, he said stiffly, "No. I'm here for the Level Four Examination."
Xu Yi could not help feeling