Chapter 142: Convergence
It was a near-completely enclosed truck box, and although it had a sunroof, it didn't open because the rain didn't stop. The smell of various mixed perfumes www.biquge.info made the air in the carriage look extremely dull, and everyone discussed it and did not speak, almost the same as when they went out to do tasks, they all thought about their own things, and everyone became the air next to the others.
The time was not very fast, and by the time we arrived at the center of Manoma, it had already passed almost an hour. After a few minutes, the various sounds coming from outside the car gradually became quieter, and then it seemed to enter a huge cavity, and the sound disappeared in an instant, and the sound of raindrops hitting the cargo box also disappeared at the same time.
The people in the cart stood up almost at the same time, and they arrived.
This is the underground parking lot next to the Victory Building, and all the parking spaces have been vacated a few hours in advance for the use of personnel of the military school. Rows of manned trucks carved out of almost a mold lined up, and people in different dresses jumped down one after another, looking and observing the unfamiliar surroundings. It's their instinctive reaction.
The air also seemed different from that in the military school, and Kasia looked around, but did not see the figures of Ye Jielin and the others, and in the vehicle behind, they had not yet arrived.
Rather than coming to the ball, Kasia felt that many people, including herself, were more like they were on a mission. In addition to being acquaintances, you can see the meaning of mutual wariness in everyone's eyes, which are not rigid faces, but definitely indifferent. There was no excitement or enthusiasm in the air that should be present at a prom. Sure enough, everyone took the ball as a mission.
There were a lot of people attending the ball, and trucks were still coming in one after another in the spacious parking lot. And Kasia and the others were called by several logistics personnel not long after they got out of the car, and the people in the car honestly and orderly followed the guide in front of them and walked slowly, the whole process was surprisingly quiet, only the footsteps of various timbres echoed around.
At the entrance of the staircase was the ground floor side hall of the Victory Building, and the few people standing there waiting for something were attracted by Kasia and their team. But no one in the team cared about that.
Observing the structure and layout of the side hall, Kasia followed the procession as she made a note of the route she needed to slip away. The loudspeakers in the ceiling played soft music, the lighting was not dazzling, the floor was so bright that you could see your own shadow when you looked down, the corridor had a faint floral scent, the carpet was just the right amount of softness, and the excellent air circulation system made everyone inside the Victory Building feel natural comfort.
Walking up the elevator in order, a carload of people was led orderly and quickly into the hall where they should have arrived.
At the same time, people living in the heart of Manoma are all attracted to the same thing. It was rain, and the road was driven in almost a line of manned trucks, which were entering the parking lot below the ground level of the Victory Building in an orderly manner.
Whether it was the people sitting in the limousines next to them, or the people walking on the street with umbrellas, they all looked at this rare sight and guessed what was going on. Because in their eyes, there were different limousines on the other side that were also driving past one after another, stopping in the big square in front of the Victory Building.
As one of the most iconic buildings in the center of Manoma, and as a hotel, the number of limousines parked around it every day is a huge number. But when you see the beautiful limousines that stop one after another, from their tires to the paint on the body, to the materials on the glass windows, and the irrepressible powerful sound of the steam engine, it all shows the value of these limousines. Each of them would be an amazing amount of money to convert. In the consciousness of the onlookers, they knew that the people who came this time seemed to be from the great nobles. Even under the umbrellas held up by the butlers, they still have very young faces.
Along with the personnel of the military school, the people of the seminary were also arriving one after another. It's just that the way the two are different.
Night came very quickly over the main square, probably because of the rain clouds. A limousine stopped, attracting a look from a man walking by. The man had no butler by his side, but he was holding a white-gray umbrella by himself, slightly taller than his peers, and his slender fingers holding the handle of the umbrella showed that he was on the thin side. The body is also a dress of the same color, white and gray, unusually neat, without a trace of wrinkles. He wore a top hat of the same color on his head, and his pale blonde hair was mostly hidden inside. When he walks, his body is as straight as all students in military schools. has a fair face comparable to that of a girl, with a faint outfit on it, but it is not thick. Holding a cane of the same color in the other hand, and after seeing the emblem of the Meredith family on the limousine, he turned his head and quickened a little towards the Victory Building, where the rain seemed to increase a little.
The door of the limousine opened after the man walked by, and the first person who came out of the car was a butler, and when he opened a large umbrella, he also went around to the other side of the car, and then a young man came out from under the umbrella.
"Young Master Reut, the venue of the prom is on the top floor of the Victory Building, and there are still ten minutes before the start time, please hurry up. The butler followed in Royte's footsteps and continued, "Miss Natalie's radio has arrived, you see、、、"
Waving his hand, and by the way, tightening the exquisite mechanical watch on his wrist, Reut looked up at the Victory Building in front of him and said, "Don't worry about that side for the time being, tell them to wait there and stay still, and wait for me to deal with it later." Now that it's over, there's nothing to worry about. The important thing at the moment is this prom, there may be some interesting people in it. ”
"Yes. The butler replied, "Young master, please hurry up and go up, I will be waiting for you below when the dance party is over in the evening." ”
More butlers parted from their delicate young masters in front of the hall of the Victory Building, and then returned to the limousine with umbrellas and waited for the long time to pass.
So at this moment, there were many limousines on the wide road in front of the Victory Building that deliberately slowed down to watch. Some limousines who did not want to wait and see were also forced to slow down their speed in front of the Victory Building, and for a while the chaotic sound of horns sounded on the road.
One of the very ordinary limousines was also affected, sandwiched between the many slow limousine. The shrill sound of the horn seemed to wake up the people inside the limousine.
"McQuarry, why is the car slowing down?" was the voice of a dream when she hadn't woken up yet, faint, but it made everyone hear what she was saying. Through the closed window, I glanced at the already crowded road outside, and the Victory Building standing silently on the side. "Is there anything going on here today?"
"It's the military school and the seminary that are going to hold a big ball here, as if it's for the first grade. The time is almost up, and now is the time for them to enter. The man named McQuarie in the passenger seat explained in detail.
"Will there be a lot of people from both schools going to attend?"
"Yes, because it's a dance party, it's very crowded and it's very lively, so a lot of people participate. McQuarrie said the man next to him controlled the steering wheel and steam valve, allowing the car to move slowly through the paralyzed traffic.
"Then drive the car to the square, I'd like to go and have a look." ”
"Good. McQuarry replied. Then the limousine, under control, began to turn around a little and drove towards the Victory Building.
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With a uniform "ding" sound, the elevator finally opened the protective door after more than a minute. In front of him was a straight hallway, bordered by a row of glass windows. Raindrops hit it obliquely, and the multicolored light of Manoma's night scene turned into a hazy patch on it, like an abstract painting painted in rich colors.
In front is a gold-trimmed wooden door, and behind is the hall, where people dressed as waiters push carts out of the corridor. Preparations for the ball are nearing the end, and Kasia and the others are about to go to the ball.