Era of Disaster Chapter 245: The Wind Starts

Chapter 245: The Wind Starts

The welcome banquet passed by with the main character of the banquet, Bai Yi, being ostracized just like that. The so-called welcome banquet was actually just a networking session. The members of the upper echelon of Tasmania happened to need to a place to network with each other. Bai Yi looked upon everything with a calm expression, just like an external observer. This was a complete society, fickle yet luxurious, with everybody fighting for power and benefits.

And now, was Bai Yi going to become one of them?

Bai Yi looked at the stars outside and smiled candidly; perhaps he would really have to do so. If Bai Yi wanted to go to China through the normal route, he had to request the current governor of Tasmania Truman to help him. It was obvious why everybody was always striving for power and trying to curry favor with the powerful.

Bai Yi downed the remainder of his red wine in one gulp and headed toward Truman.

Bai Yi asked Truman if he could help him return to China, and the request satisfied both of Truman’s need to keep up appearances and his ego. This incidentally thoroughly proved the status of both sides right now. Bai Yi was just a common peasant now, no matter how strong he might be, it wasn’t possible for him to gain authority through brute force in this peaceful world. After promising Bai Yi that he would definitely help him, Truman appeared to be in even greater spirits.

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After the welcome banquet, Bai Yi’s team returned to their new residences. Their original residences were all occupied now, so they were allocated a new place. However, from how these people did things, it seemed more like they were doing charity for the poor. Bai Yi rubbed the teacup with his palm at his home and stared at the street outside, thinking of what he would do next.

Although he personally didn’t like the so-called upper echelons, the world now hadn’t reached the stage that Yeye predicted where individual strength would completely dominate over any authority granted by the masses. To live a good life,

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