Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 102
Time passed quickly, and within a short period of time, the guests in the reception hall had almost arrived.

The Gilamans sent out invitations to nearly every family worthy of the name in the northern suburbs of Piltover.

However, after all, there is a limitation of the venue, and the number of people who can participate in the coming-of-age ceremony of the senator's family is limited for each family.

Basically, the head of the family brought one to three outstanding juniors from the family to meet the world, or intentionally told them to establish good relations with certain families.

In the reception hall of Gilaman's side house, which can easily accommodate hundreds of people, probably more than 200 guests gathered.

In addition to the busy comings and goings, there are almost 500 servants entertaining guests, which seems a bit crowded.

But even so, the entire hall is divided into two parts.

A group of young juniors gathered in twos and threes, talking and chatting with each other, located on one side of the hall.

On the other side are the patriarchs of the major families, who are complimenting each other, toasting to socialize, and connecting with each other.

Caitlin's father, Elro, was among them, entertaining several councilors.

Mel and Jess stood together, on the edge of the side, smiling and chatting with the head of the small family who came to greet Mel with a familiar face from time to time, and raised his glass to take a sip of champagne.

The time has not yet arrived, and neither Mrs. Karina nor Caitlin has appeared.

Li Lin was bored and sat on the chair by the wall for the guests to rest, perfunctorily dealing with girls from other families who came to strike up a conversation and had "conspiracies" with him.

Not long after, as the Livik clock in the corner of the reception hall rang for the first time, the noisy crowd fell silent instantly.

When the eighth long chime of the clock faded away, the auditorium was opposite to the luxurious gate, and the curtain of the high platform in the center of the end was raised.

Mrs. Karina, who was wearing a custom-made evening gown by the Gillamarne family, was smiling, and walked calmly and gracefully to the place where the Hex microphone was placed in the middle of the stage.

She turned on the microphone to test the sound first, and then waved to the servant who controlled the Hex spotlight in the control room on one side.

As the alchemy technology chandelier on the ceiling of the hall gradually dimmed, all the spotlights focused on Karina on the stage, attracting the attention of everyone present.

She cleared her throat first, then showed her iconic smile, and said:

"May the gears turn, Ladies and Gentlemen, as we gather tonight to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of my daughter, Caitlin Giraman No. 18.

"First of all, on behalf of Gila Mann, I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone for coming..."

Mrs. Karina recited the speech that she had memorized in advance, and her energetic voice echoed throughout the hall through the Hex speaker.

"Thank you again for coming, and I hope you all had a great time tonight."

After the last sentence was over, she waved her hand to the control room.

As the spotlights dimmed, the ceiling's mechanical gears turned, and all the spotlights turned toward a pair of doors to one side.

Over there is the passage from the corridor of the main house to this side. There are two maids with lowered eyebrows and respectful expressions standing on both sides of the gate.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes were focused on that side.

When the dim light moved to the door, they took a step forward in unison, held the door handles on both sides of the door, and slowly opened them.

Following the crisp sound of high heels touching the smooth marble floor, a beautiful figure stepped out of the corridor and stood under the spotlight.

Caitlin wore light but delicate makeup, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she was smiling politely. Her purple hair, which was often scattered on her shoulders, was tied behind her head with a hairpin.

Tonight, she is wearing a sleeveless and backless banquet dress with ancient blue as the main color and dark purple as the secondary color. The bust and skirt are trimmed with white ruffles, highlighting her sporty Perfect S shape.

An aristocratic purple velvet bow tie is tied on her slender, swan-like neck. A pair of translucent white lace gloves extend to her forearms. Her small and slender feet step on the brown-gray evening dress specially tailored for her. In high heels.

Coupled with her innate flawless appearance, she gives people a kind of goddess who fell from the starry sky to the mortal world, which makes people dare not desecrate.

Caitlin turned her face slightly, her sapphire-like eyes quickly swept across the crowd, as if she was looking for something.

"Kate." Karina called her softly on the stage.

Caitlin's thoughts quickly returned to reality, she smiled slightly at her mother on the stage, and then slightly raised the sides of her skirt with both hands.

With the spotlight shining, she walked to the stage with graceful steps, and the two maids who opened the door folded their hands in front of her, and followed behind her with lowered eyes.

Standing beside her mother, her eyes still quickly swept across the crowd.

When Mrs. Karina announced the start of the second stage of the dinner, Caitlin caught a figure on the edge of the crowd, his eyes were slightly bent, almost narrowed into a crescent, and the smile on his face was even bigger.

Under the stage, Li Lin, who was standing outside the crowd, kept focusing on Caitlin.

When they looked at each other, the young girl's eyes were full of brilliance, as if there was a little anger from being teased in the afternoon, and she immediately looked away.

The time passed quickly, and when the elders gave Caitlin gifts and expressed their blessings one by one, under Karina's arrangement, all the older generation left in an orderly manner and went to another hall dedicated to entertaining them.

Following the beautiful and harmonious melody played by the musicians of Gilaman's family, under the orderly arrangement of the butler, the youths of the same generation began to send well-prepared gifts and blessings to the protagonist of today's coming-of-age ceremony.

The gifts given by the descendants of each family are different.

The master key sent by Jess, the small fully automatic mechanical pet dog made by Victor and added with Li Lin's "auxiliary chip", and a valuable and exquisite bracelet sent by Mel.

Against the background of other family members of the same generation, Jess's master key can be called a middle-class gift...

Caitlin thanked each one with a polite smile, and asked the servants behind to put the gifts away.

Soon, a young man from the sideline of the Myrdalda family who looked to be in his early 20s, with back hair like Jess and a confident smile on his face, came forward with an exquisite gift box in his hand.

"The circular gear rotates clockwise, Miss Gilaman, may all happiness be with you, spring when you look up, autumn when you bow your head; may all joy follow you, full moon is poetry, moon waning is painting, birthday hapiness!"

He gently opened the gift box, and a very delicate necklace made of gold and flawless multicolored gemstones lay quietly on the soft cloth.

Against the backdrop of the dim light of the alchemy chandelier, strange colors flow faintly among the gemstones, as if embedded with smooth tassels, which is very stunning.

"This is a necklace enchanted with magic. I specially commissioned it to be made by the best craftsman in Myrdalda, and I traveled thousands of miles to ask a hidden mage to enchant it with the magic of 'charm'.

"I think it suits you very well. If you wear it, it will not only make your charm more extraordinary, but also highlight your unique and unparalleled temperament."

The voice of the young man from Mydarda gradually faded away, and the originally quiet crowd in the auditorium was in an uproar.

"It turned out to be a magic item..."

"My God, it must be expensive, right?"

"He's really good at it."

"It seems that the Midarda family wants to join forces with the Gilaman family?"

"..."

Hearing the exclamation of everyone in the audience, Caitlin glanced in a certain direction, and a trace of imperceptible worry flashed in her eyes.

"Can I put it on for you?"

The youth of Myrdalda bowed slightly, and performed a standard aristocratic etiquette to Caitlin.

"I'm sorry, there is another person who wants to give gifts after you." She declined with an apologetic smile.

"Huh?" A trace of doubt flashed across the young man's face.

Obviously, the young people from the major families that I know have finished giving gifts, and they have dragged it to the end as much as possible, who else will be behind me?
He thought for a moment, and then gave Caitlin a gentlemanly salute, "I was the one to be rude."

Then, he stepped down slowly.

At this time, a young man wearing a tuxedo custom-made by Gilaman's family and holding the same exquisite gift box passed him by.

The young man from Midarda raised his eyebrows, stopped, and looked back at Li Lin who was walking up the stage.

Looking at the familiar person who was slowly coming to the stage, Caitlin's beautiful eyes were full of thoughts, and the polite smile on her face gradually turned into joy and anticipation.

"Sorry, I'm late." Li Lin said softly with a faint smile on his face.

"It just happened to be on stage, didn't it?"

　Thanks to the book friend 20190606200946552, GGsbada for the reward!
　　ps: I will write too much as I write, let’s write about dancing in the next chapter (ω`)
　　Starting tomorrow, try to see if you can maintain the third shift (°ー°〃)
　　
　
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