Please be my partner.

Mellen said with a helpless smile: "You are not a child. If you have something to say, say it quickly. After you finish speaking, I also have something to tell you."

Sora looked helpless at Mellen's refusal to cooperate, but soon smiled again. He handed over a white invitation like a treasure and said, "Look what this is?!"

Invitation to the Gourmet Association's opening ceremony?!

Mellen looked at the invitation letter, which was almost identical to the one in his hand except for the material, and fell into deep thought.

After opening it, it was written...

"Dear Mr. Mellen Warwick, the Gourmet Society will hold an opening ceremony and we sincerely invite you to attend."

Mellen's expression softened, and he asked, "I heard that invitations to the Gourmet Association's opening ceremony are one-on-one, real-name invitations. Helping me get one shouldn't be easy, right?!"

Sora smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I have an elder in the Gourmet Association, it's very simple!"

Of course, he wouldn't say how much he paid for this invitation. At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts about how to play with his friends tomorrow.

"By the way, didn't you just say you had something to tell me? Go ahead!"

Melen looked at the golden invitation in his arms and didn't know how to start.

Chapter 64 Shadow

Looking at the golden invitation that Mellen took out, Sora's expression gradually changed from shock to frustration.

He said with a sad face, "You actually have a golden invitation?! Then this invitation of mine is useless. It's a waste of my money..."

Before Sora finished speaking, Melen roughly understood that it must have taken a lot of effort for Sora to get this invitation.

So he said helplessly: "You should know the relationship between me and Uncle Ganuo, why didn't you think of this in advance?"

Sora defended himself, "When I mentioned the Gourmet Association yesterday, you said you knew nothing about it. I thought..."

Well, Melen was indeed unaware of it yesterday, and the golden invitation was only delivered today.

So we can only say that this was a misunderstanding.

Mellen smiled and said, "Okay, don't be sad." He shook the golden invitation in his hand and continued, "Use mine tomorrow."

Sora's expression changed. He looked at the golden invitation, swallowed his saliva, and said with a chuckle, "Okay!"

…………

Late at night, 12th Avenue, Gaodun District.

A man in a black cloak moved quickly through the complex alleys. He had a clear goal and the intricate roads could not pose any obstacle to him.

Suddenly, he stopped and quickly shrank into the shadows of the street.

He raised his head slightly, and his eyes beneath his hood emitted a faint light, flashing several images...

At the corner of the street, a man dressed as a homeless man leaned against the cold wall.

In a second-floor resident's home, a man was eating by the window.

A mobile vendor was pushing a simple cart and selling snacks.

However, unlike other residents here, they would observe their surroundings vigilantly and secretly from time to time.

The light shattered, and the cloaked figure uttered three words in a low, hoarse voice: "Special Affairs Bureau?"

Instead of continuing forward, he took a detour and came to a location that could not be observed by the surveillance members of the Special Affairs Bureau.

He squatted down, blood automatically seeping out of his fingertips, and quickly drew a simple ritual circle on the ground.

After the last stroke was completed, he placed his palm on the ritual circle, and suddenly a dark red light accompanied by bursts of light mist emerged.

At the same time, he was muttering to himself.

The gloomy wind gradually gathered, and soon, several originally invisible shadows appeared after entering the fog.

If Melen or Salim were there, they would immediately recognize that these shadows looked exactly like the cultists who were killed in the cult stronghold they wiped out in the afternoon.

At this moment, the cloaked man stretched out his hand, and the mist along with the shadows were immediately sucked into his palm.

A series of images flashed in his eyes, finally settling on two people...

Salim, wearing a Special Affairs Bureau uniform, has a powerful aura and a cold face.

A young man with two dogs by his side...Merlen.

The image shattered and disappeared, but one could still feel the coldness in the cloaked man's gaze.

After completely destroying all traces of the ritual formation, he turned and left, leaving only intermittent, faint words on the wind...

"...My Lamb...the unforgivable..."

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Weekend, early morning.

After Meren and Sora each finished their daily morning exercises, washed up and packed up, they prepared to set off.

The opening ceremony of the Gourmet Society will be held on Second Avenue, which will also be the headquarters of the society.

When they arrived at the academy gate, a carriage was already waiting there, which Sora had prepared in advance.

After getting on the carriage, the two of them started chatting casually.

Soon, the carriage arrived at Second Avenue, but when it was still quite far away from the Gourmet Association, the carriage slowed down because the flow of people here was too large.

The opening ceremony of the Food Association will start at 11 o'clock, but visitors can enter in advance. There will naturally be many entertainment programs. In addition, this is also an excellent communication platform.

It was only around 10 o'clock when Meren and Sora arrived.

The headquarters of the Gourmet Association is a magnificent building that looks like an opera house. The fact that they can put up such a grand building on Second Avenue, where every inch of land is valuable, is enough to illustrate the strong foundation of the Gourmet Association.

After Mellen got off the carriage, he searched for a while in the bustling crowd and saw Salim in a suit.

After introducing Salim and Sora to each other, the three of them and the two dogs walked towards the Gourmet Association together.

At the door, Mellen showed the golden invitation letter. The guard just glanced at it and let him in immediately.

Compared to the gorgeous exterior, the interior gives people a low-key and restrained feeling.

Beautiful music sounded in the hall...

A popular singer, a well-known pianist, and an excellent violin band.

The atmosphere in the hall is elegant and noble.

The hall is surrounded by dining tables filled with delicious food and wine, and there is a place in the middle for people to dance.

Melen and Salim naturally didn't have that much artistic talent, so they went straight to the dining table.

Sora blinked, and although he felt a little speechless, he followed.

Mellen picked up the dinner tray, taking some for Spike and Little Red Lotus first, and then for himself.

Salim coughed lightly and said, "Eat less, there will be an important event soon."

Mellen nodded. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he had roughly guessed the meaning of the golden invitation.

After all, this is the Food Association.

This scene quickly attracted the attention of many people.

Most of the other people come here to socialize and expand their network, unlike Mellen and the others who just come here to make a living.

Just as the three of them were discussing the food on the table, a gentle voice rang out...

"Cousin Sora, I didn't expect you to come too."

The three of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in a loose casual suit. He had a strong physique and outstanding temperament. He was the type who could easily stand out even in a group of people.

Melen looked at the other person and felt that he looked familiar. After a little recollection, he remembered that this person was Panda Matheson, the son of Marquis Matheson and one of the influential figures of the new generation in the kingdom.

At the Gano Farm auction, the other party spent a huge sum of money to buy that extraordinary dark horse, so Melen was quite impressed by him.

Huh?

Cousin?!

Melen suddenly noticed how Panda addressed Sora, and he didn't expect that they had such a relationship.

Sora's joy in eating gradually disappeared. He looked at Panda and said calmly, "Cousin."

Panda had a gentle smile on his face. He didn't mind Sola's cold attitude. He nodded slightly and said, "It's been a while since I last saw you. I heard that you enrolled in the Kingdom Mystic Academy. The person next to you is your classmate, right?"

He was naturally referring to Melen. As for Salim, he directly classified him as a first-class bodyguard.

Seeing Panda talking about himself, Mellen politely responded: "Hello, I'm Mellen Warwick."

Panda smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. My cousin has a somewhat rash personality, so please bear with me if there's anything wrong."

Mellen also responded politely.

After a few pleasantries, Panda made an excuse to leave.

Chapter 65: Yarog Family

After Panda left, Melen looked at the silent Sora and asked doubtfully, "You and your cousin have a bad relationship?"

Sora opened his mouth, gave a final wry smile, shook his head, and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Melen didn't dare to continue asking.

Just as they were calming down and preparing to indulge in the delicious food again, another cold voice rang out...

"Sora, why are you here?!"

Melen paused in his eating and looked at Salim, both of them speechless.

They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a beautiful girl in a light blue dress walking towards them.

The girl was like a lotus flower emerging from the water, with a pretty and delicate face, crystal clear skin with a hint of healthy rosyness, a decorative blue butterfly ornament on her head, and her black and smooth hair was scattered, only tied with a ribbon at the end.

Sora shouted in surprise: "Sister?!"

Then he turned to Melen and said, "Didn't I tell you before that I wanted to introduce you to my sister? This is my sister, Bailey Yarog."

Then he said to Bailey, "Sister, this is the roommate I mentioned to you before, Mellen Warrick, and the one next to him is his friend Salim."

Bailey came to Sora and looked at Meren with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Melen thought for a moment and asked, "Sora, is this your biological sister?"

Sora was stunned by the question and replied, "Of course she's my biological sister!"

Melen raised an eyebrow and smiled, "So, Sora Yaro is a pseudonym, and Sora Yarog is your real name?"

Sora's expression froze, and he became a little evasive.

Panda's cousin, and with the surname Yarog, Melen has basically confirmed the true identity of his roommate.

The Yarog family is the richest family in the kingdom. The head of the family, Dwight Yarog, is one of the five founding fathers of the Chamber of Commerce.

This person is almost a powerful person standing at the top of the kingdom.

Bailey looked at his brother, his expression softening slightly. He then looked at Mellen again and said, "Do you know that the invitation in your hand was bought by my foolish brother..."

"sister!!"

Sora interrupted Bailey directly, his tone a little anxious and a little embarrassed.

Bailey did not continue speaking because her purpose had been achieved.

After Bailey left, Sora fell into silence for a long time, then said, "Actually, it's not what you think!"

Mellen blinked, he actually didn't think about anything.

Salim put on the role of a bodyguard and ate the fruit with an expressionless face. In fact, his ears were perked up, as he felt that he had not finished eating the "melon" today.

Sora unconsciously stirred the food on the plate in his hand and said, "Although my last name is Yarog, I am not actually valued in the family. My father married my mother only because he wanted the family business on her side."

"In the Yarog family, what Grandpa values most is profit and value! He will put all gains and losses into cold calculations. To him, only when the gains outweigh the losses is it right!"

"Grandpa's most proud investment was marrying my aunt off to the Marquis of Matheson! That's right, marrying her off!"

"Thirty years ago, the Yarog family had already gained considerable fame in the kingdom's business community. By that time, Marquis Matheson's family was already on the verge of decline, with only the title of marquis remaining."

"After meeting the Marquis of Matheson several times, Grandpa resolutely decided to marry my aunt to him and gave him his full support. What happened afterwards also proved the correctness of this decision."

"It took Marquis Matheson less than thirty years to restore his family's glory. He is now one of the three deputy commanders of the Leo City Legion, holding real power."