Chapter 104: 100, Promotion Banquet, Eye-catching
Guan Pingchao was quick to agree, as was Wan Fugang. After Lu Lin explained his intentions, the two of them called on nearby Star Guides and fighters to join Lu Lin’s Promotion Banquet and really liven things up for him.
Lu Lin’s aim in doing this was actually to make more friends. That way, after he left, if his mom and dad encountered any difficulties, these people would at least offer some help out of consideration for him.
「Eleven o’clock at noon.」
Lu Lin’s parents arrived from the hotel with a large group of relatives.
Lu Lin actually didn’t know many of these relatives. He was only familiar with an aunt and a younger maternal uncle. With an awkward expression, he bowed and greeted each relative, only relaxing slightly when he encountered his aunt and younger uncle.
One by one, the relatives came over to pat Lu Lin on the shoulder, praising him as a genius.
Some remarked with a hint of envy that Lu Ping had truly struck gold this lifetime; with such a good son, he wouldn’t have a care in the world.
The relatives, adults and children, filled three noisy tables.
Lu Lin arranged for the waiter to first serve them some fruit platters and dried nuts to snack on.
Soon, Lu Lin’s classmates arrived.
Wang Juan, Ma Yan, Li Tingting, and Da Xiang, the four of them, had come together by car.
Da Xiang had even put on a black suit, making him look rather like... a hotel doorman.
"You guys go on in," Lu Lin said. "Make sure to eat and drink your fill today." Just as he finished speaking, he saw Wan Fugang arrive with people from the Star Guide Division.
There were eight of them in total.
Recently, the Star Guides of Green City had been incredibly busy, traveling all over. So, apart from Wan Fugang, whom Lu Lin knew somewhat, this was his first time meeting the others today.
However, even though this was Lu Lin’s first time meeting them, the Star Guides had heard Wan Fugang mention him on numerous occasions.
A one hundred percent success rate in Star Skill Guidance.
An 8.92% probability of guiding Double Star Skills.
These two figures were something other Star Guides wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
After meeting Lu Lin, they all introduced themselves in turn before Lu Lin’s dad led them to a specially designated table.
After seeing the girls into the hotel, Da Xiang came back out, offering to help Lu Lin greet their arriving elementary school classmates.
Their elementary school class had over one hundred students. This time, more than forty had confirmed they would come, and another twenty to thirty said they would attend if their schedules permitted.
After he had been greeting guests at the entrance for a while, over thirty classmates had arrived. The others who hadn’t made it yet messaged in the group chat that they were just a few minutes away.
Lu Lin quickly calculated that with over sixty classmates attending, they would probably need seven tables.
It seemed his decision to add five more tables that morning had still been somewhat conservative.
Lu Lin called the hotel manager and added another ten tables.
This meant there would be a considerable surplus. If there weren’t enough guests to fill them, they could just have the food packaged for the relatives to take home.
Among Lu Lin’s relatives, none were particularly wealthy, but none were destitute either. Taking home neatly packaged leftovers from the hotel wouldn’t be an issue for them.
Guan Pingchao arrived, and to bolster Lu Lin’s presence, he brought a full thirty burly fighters with him.
Not just fighters, Guan Pingchao also brought several fashionably dressed young men and women. These were emcees and performers Guan Pingchao had specially hired to warm up the crowd for Lu Lin.
Only then did Lu Lin realize he had completely forgotten about this. His Promotion Banquet needed some atmosphere; he couldn’t just tell everyone to eat and drink their fill and consider the job done.
Fortunately, Lu Lin’s mom had thought of this and had arranged for the hotel to prepare audio equipment in advance.
The professionals took over immediately.
"Uncle Guan, thank you for coming! Please, take a seat."
"Alright, Little Lu," Guan Pingchao said. "No need to fuss over me. Go on back to the entrance and welcome your guests."
Lu Lin excused himself. As he turned, he saw his elementary school Class Advisor and PE teacher arriving together.
The PE teacher looked much the same, still as spirited as ever. His Class Advisor, however, showed distinct signs of age.
Lu Lin hurried forward to greet them, personally leading the two teachers to the table where Wang Juan and the others were seated.
Most of the guests had arrived; now, only Bai Jingwei was still to come.
However, Lu Lin didn’t feel it was appropriate to rush her via communicator, so he could only stand at the entrance and wait.
Inside the hotel hall, the singers Guan Pingchao had brought were already performing recent popular songs from the Federation. Clown performers mingled below, enlivening the atmosphere, occasionally performing a magic trick or a juggling act.
Hmm?
Lu Lin, who was standing at the hotel entrance, suddenly stiffened.
He saw the City Lord of Tata City, accompanied by his wife and two children. Beside them was Lin Xiangnan, the City Lord of Linbei City, who had also come with his wife and Lin Ling.
Lu Lin hurried forward to greet them. "Welcome, welcome! I never expected you both to come. Please, come in!"
Lin Xiangnan chuckled. "Little Lu, no need for such formalities with us. Today, don’t think of us as City Lords; just consider us your friendly neighborhood uncles."
Despite Lin Xiangnan’s words, how could Lu Lin dare to actually treat these two as mere neighborhood uncles? He quickly arranged for their families to be seated at a prominent table at the very front.
Next, Lu Lin greeted the director of the Maolin Training Base, the commander of the Mingze City Guard garrison, and even General Hu Nan from the Western Region.
However, none of them were in military uniform; they were all in casual attire, arriving either in groups of two or with their families and children.
The many guests already seated watched as numerous individuals who seemed to be military personnel entered. Even without knowing their exact identities, the guests could sense an immense aura of authority emanating from them. After all, these were men who had commanded troops for years; their bearing naturally set them apart from ordinary people.
After General Hu Nan was seated, he gestured for Lu Lin to return to the entrance, indicating there were a few more special guests to welcome.
Puzzled, Lu Lin walked back to the entrance, only to see Monroe and its companions.
These four exotic Black-Backed Wolfhounds had all achieved Level 2 through Lu Lin’s Star Skill Guidance. Having heard about Lu Lin’s happy occasion today, the four exotic beasts had pestered their handlers into flying them to Green City by airplane.
"Monroe! Big Tongue! Black Eye Circle! Black Dragon!"
Lu Lin, overjoyed, rushed forward and hugged each of the Black-Backed Wolfhounds.
However, he hadn’t arranged seating for these exotic beasts. What am I going to do? he wondered.
Thankfully, his mom, Meng Yu, quickly came over. After understanding the situation, she had a new table set up for them and instructed the hotel to prepare large bones and chunks of meat.
Meng Yu’s face was radiant with pride; today, she was truly shining in the limelight.
The attendees at the Promotion Banquet weren’t limited to Lu Lin’s relatives and classmates. There were also people from the Star Guide Association, the Wild Kill Martial Arts Hall, the City Lords of Tata City and Linbei City, and several other figures who clearly possessed an extraordinary bearing. For so many influential people to attend Lu Lin’s Promotion Banquet was, in itself, an affirmation of his abilities and connections. If his connections were merely average, who would bother attending the Promotion Banquet of such a young man?
Especially when Meng Yu saw the four exotic beasts arrive and noted how affectionate they were with Lu Lin, the smile on her face became impossible to conceal.
Look at that, just look! While your children are still making friends with humans, my Meng Yu’s son is already making friends with dogs!
Meng Yu was walking with a confident stride when she suddenly felt the surrounding atmosphere grow tense.
Star Core Warriors in black special combat uniforms entered the hotel. They took up positions at strategic vantage points and secured the passageways, armed with firearms and Alloy Sword and Blade Weapons.
What are these people doing here? Don’t tell me someone at the hotel got into trouble? Meng Yu silently cursed her bad luck. Looking up, she saw more than ten pure black, extended, high-end sedans pulling up to the hotel’s front plaza, escorted by the Green City Detective Office.
The kind that actually had wheels.
Meng Yu’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. In the Interstellar Era, only the extremely wealthy or the undeniably noble could drive vehicles with actual wheels; ordinary people could only use Electromagnetic Levitation Cars.
The sudden appearance of this motorcade drew the attention of everyone in the hotel. Everyone wondered just what kind of big shot had arrived.
Star Core Warriors cleared the path and secured the area.
The Green City Detective Office provided the escort.
They were riding in extended, high-end, luxury sedans – the kind that rolled on the ground with four wheels.
When several imposing figures in casual shirts, their expressions calm, stepped out of the sedans, the hotel fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Saturn Governor, Bai Jingwei.
Saturn Military Department, Cen Xian.
Saturn Tri-academy Academician, Zhuge Li.
Saturn Deputy Governor, Director of the Saturn Economic Association, Saturn Mining Director...
Why would all these top-tier Saturn dignitaries suddenly appear here, at this very moment?
As for the Green City Guard Lord who was accompanying them, he was completely overshadowed and utterly ignored by the crowd.
Just when they were still trying to process why all these major figures had converged here, something even more astonishing unfolded—
Lu Lin!
It was Lu Lin! He actually walked up to Governor Bai Jingwei with a smile and gave her a warm hug!
The crowd even saw the Governor exchange a few words with Lu Lin.
Then, under Lu Lin’s guidance, they entered the Junsheng Hotel.