Filly looked at herself in the mirror. She was now wearing a black and white uniform with a serpent insignia on her chest and glasses on top of her nose. She didn't usually wear glasses, but she felt like she needed them this ti for a change. Pushing up her spectacles, she couldn't help but sigh. "It would be better if I just failed this Advancent."
She wasn't particularly fond of cultivating, but it didn't an she was going to fail the Advancent Examination on purpose. With her strength, she was confident she would pass the exam, though she would be dreaming if she thought her ranking would reach the top.
Just barely passing was enough for her as she still needed to graduate from the martial school to repay her family. And after that… Filly looked at herself in the mirror with great determination. "I will live my life the way I want."
A knock ca on the door, and Filly knew it was ti. She opened the door and saw Gail wearing the sa uniform as her. "Is the carriage ready?"
"Yes, Miss," Gail nodded.
"Alright, let's go," Filly said, and they went downstairs. However, she was about to step down when she saw the scene below. "We have a lot of custors."
"Yeah," Gail said from behind, glancing at the number of custors eating on the first floor. "And they're almost all eating the sa thing."
Filly smiled as the sll of fried chicken perated the air. "We only launched the dish yesterday, and our custors have doubled. And it's only the regular fried chicken made from the Scavenger."
"This is a good sign, Miss."
"I know," Filly said, and they both started going downstairs. "I expect more people to co in the next few days, and that's also when the official battle against Skyline Savory will begin."
Hearing this, Gail's eyes widened in surprise. "Isn't it too soon?"
"Yes, but we have to take advantage of the current event. The city will be filled with people because of the Advancent Examination. So officials from other cities will visit, and we also have to attract them," Filly explained as they reached the door. Along the way, her workers wished them the best of luck.
They were about to open the door when it was opened from outside and Ned entered. He was scratching his head in confusion, holding the wooden basket.
"What's wrong?" Filly asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He's not there," Ned said.
"Who?"
"Mr. Yoma," Ned said, sighing.
"Mr. Yoma?" Filly and Gail looked at each other. "Who's Mr. Yoma? Didn't I tell you to give the basket to Mr. B—"
Filly didn't finish her words as she understood what was happening. So that's his na. Yeah, I was rude for not asking his na. This thought made her feel disappointed.
Seeing her face, Ned beca worried. "I'll go imdiately to find him!"
"No need," Filly stopped him before he could leave the restaurant. "He's probably sowhere else. Just check from ti to ti if he's back."
"Alright then," Ned said, scratching his cheek. "Good luck with the Advancent, Miss!"
"Thanks," Filly nodded, and along with Gail, they went outside and entered the carriage. Soon, the horses pulled the carriage towards the venue where the Advancent would be held.
"Gail, are you confident?" Filly asked as the carriage started moving.
"I'm confident that I will at least reach the top 5," Gail said. "But reaching the top 2 or top 1, I need great luck."
"It's because of Bel, right?" Filly smiled, ntioning her friend.
"Yeah, but what I'm most worried about is Arke," Gail's eyes turned serious. "He is a man that even Bel will have a hard ti fighting. He is also a Cultivator with a fire attribute."
Filly didn't know the person Gail was talking about, but hearing that the guy nad Arke had a fire attribute made her mood heavy. "That's a tough opponent. But don't worry, reaching the top 5 is good enough. That's also good for business."
"Right," Gail smiled. "This will definitely attract custors."
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Because the event will have a lot of people watching, it's the perfect place to make Filly's Restaurant famous. If Gail reaches at least the top five, people will get curious about her. Those unfamiliar with her will definitely want to know her identity. Then, once they find out that she works for Filly's restaurant, they will also get curious about it.
Filly wanted a chain reaction that would end up making her restaurant famous.
The carriage reached an intersection, and they began to move slowly. Filly pushed the curtain of the window to the side to get a better view and saw carriages moving in the sa direction as them. There were also a lot of people walking on the side, so were martial students, while others were just commoners wanting to watch the event.
While she was looking outside, her eyes fell on soone wearing a full dark grey robe that covered his whole body. She could only see the person's side profile, but she noticed the half mask that covered his eyes.
Oh? Soone is hiding their identity? Filly raised an eyebrow. For that person to hide their identity, they are probably one of the cultivators who defeated a martial student and got their hands on an invitation card.
Gail, who happened to look outside, also noticed the person. "That person is really small," she couldn't help but comnt.
"That height and figure…" This comnt made Filly think of soone. It can't be? She shook her head the next mont for thinking such a ridiculous thing.
"What's wrong?" Gail asked.
"Nothing," Filly shook her head while pulling the curtain back.
Their carriage, along with the other carriages, went outside the city. Their destination was a mountain where the event would be held. Those in the carriages took about 20 to 30 minutes, while those on foot had to walk for at least an hour just to get there.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain, Filly and Gail went out of their carriage, their eyes naturally went to the top of the mountain.
"It's too high," Filly couldn't help but mutter in astonishnt.
"The venue is different this ti," Gail said, looking around. This was not the first ti she participated in the Advancent Examination, and the last venue was held inside one of the martial schools in the city.
There were already a lot of people at the foot of the mountain, most of them were students, and so ca with their parents or guardians.
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