While Clovis was busy with the Another World Mall, the entire city was filled with news about the people invited by the OpenSky corporation.
There were a total of five names picked on the list. Ivan's name wasn't there.
As soon as the mayor received the list, he was shocked, but he immediately went to each of them to bring this joyous news.
It only took an instant for the media to find out their identities as well.
The people were watching the interview with one of the five people on the list.
"Congratulations, Mr. Rayhan. How do you feel about the invitation?"
"I'm just honored. I never thought I would be picked by them… especially when there were a lot of people more amazing than me during the raid."
"Indeed. From the list, Mr. Ivan from the Drake Group isn't chosen."
"That guy?" Rayhan shook his head helplessly. "I do admit that my strength is nothing compared to his, but there is an even more amazing person than him. His group killed five Tier 3 beasts and became the biggest contributor to the raid. Not only that, but he also went all the way to encourage all of us and unite us. If not for him, I might perform much worse than this.
No, I might not even get picked up by them. When I received the invitation, I couldn't help but wonder why they were not picked this time."
"Hoho? This is a rather interesting topic. Why do you think, Mr. Rayhan?"
"Well, I don't want to give any false information. I will just tell you about two things that I've witnessed directly. First, before we departed from the city, their group was stopped by the police for seemingly false information. And the second time is the start of a weird rumor about them using a back door to enter the raid."
"A back door? Do you mean they're using their name to enter the raid without passing the selection?"
"Yes. However, they are so competent that if they have gone to the screening test, they could easily get their name there. So why do they have to do that?"
"Are you implying there is some shady dealing behind the scenes?"
"Well, it's not my position to talk about that. I've told you that I don't want to spread misinformation." Rayhan raised one finger. "In any case, they're far more competent than me. I don't feel like bragging about myself even though I'm being picked at this point."
"May I know their name?"
"Their group is called Libation Fiesta. Their leader is Clovis, his leadership ability is impeccable. There are the strong swordsman known as Jay Havenson and the beautiful sniper called Kanaria Renvolt."
"That's a rather interesting topic to explore." The host nodded with a smile, but she shifted to the second topic. "I can see why you think Mr. Ivan can't be compared to them, but he is still very talented, right? From our source, we have found out that he has killed one Tier 3 beast."
"Mhmm… I'm no expert in this field…" Rayhan thought for a moment. "On that battlefield, I felt he was always rash. He was indeed stronger than me, but his action actually endangered our lives. Even that kill was helped significantly by Mr. Richard from the OpenSky corporation."
"What? Is that true?"
"Well, if I talk too much about this, it will be considered defamation. But if I throw a stone at a Tier 5 or Tier 6 human and run away, can I actually say, 'I have fought that person and survived?' Or maybe I ask for a Tier 6 human to hold down a Tier 3 or Tier 4 beast so that I can kill it. Can I claim that kill?
I do believe that his contribution is much higher than that, but I don't think it's as high as you probably think."
"Wow." The statement blew her mind. The host gave a wry smile and hurriedly replied, "I believe that we've gone too far from the original topic and accidentally touched a sensitive topic. Let's get back to the original topic, shall we?"
The people who watched the interviews live immediately clipped the video and spread it all over Skynet.
Obviously, President Thomas watched everything. He slammed the table and shouted, "Call that station. I want the interview to be erased immediately! We have to bury the rest of the videos as well."
There was no way they would take this insult without fighting back.
At the same time, the Havenson and Renvolt families had united.
"Isn't this interesting?" Vania asked Jay's father.
"Indeed. I have heard the news from my son." He nodded with a calm expression. "Are you planning to do something?"
"Of course. But I have promised the kids to only do something tomorrow." Vania smirked. "As much as that bastard, Thomas, would like to erase them, that was how much I also wanted to spread this news."
"You should be aware that the Rusth family is also trying to meddle in this matter, right?"
"Even though they have gradually moved away from Ivan?"
"You already know how deep the conflict is between you and their family. Since Kanaria has become closer and closer to Clovis, there's no way they will let them be. If the Renvolt family gets stronger, they're the first one to be suppressed after all."
"I'll talk to my father, I guess." Vania sighed. "I'm just afraid that they become so desperate that they don't care about anything else, including us."
"Indeed. So you shouldn't push them to the corner as well."
"I know." Vania shrugged.
The news took the city by storm. People were suspecting scandals involving the Drake Group.
It wasn't hard to dig up the conflict between them previously, making people believe that the Drake Group didn't include Clovis's group because of pettiness.
Whether it was the police or the rumor, they were all pointed at the Drake Group.
Their stock would definitely plummet the moment they were open for trading tomorrow. And Thomas needed to focus on that matter first before dealing with Clovis.
As for the person who caused all the trouble, he was lying down on his bed with a satisfied face.
"Ah… I've spent a lot of money today. It's nice to have money."