To one side of the Star City Central Plaza stood the Grandmaster Muse Art Museum.
This was a detached villa occupying a considerable area.
Years ago, when Grandmaster Muse had just made his fortune, Star City was not as prosperous as it was today, and there were still many vacant lots around the Central Plaza. Grandmaster Muse used his first pot of gold to buy a plot of land in this prime location of Star City and built a villa as his residence in his hometown.
Later, as the economy gradually developed, the Central Plaza became the core area of Star City's business district, and the value of this land rose with the tide. Grandmaster Muse did not like the hustle and bustle of the city, so he purchased a new residence in the relatively quiet suburbs. Following his preferences, he turned this original residence into an art museum.
Grandmaster Muse was not only accomplished in Martial Studies but also had considerable research in art. With the support of his outstanding financial resources and artistic vision, the Grandmaster Muse Art Museum soon became a renowned art museum within Jade State.
It was currently the dining time before the exhibition started. Fly stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the museum, overlooking the ceaseless flow of people on the Central Plaza from a distance. This bustling yet distant scene made Fly couldn't help but reach out his hand, as if trying to grasp something in front of him.
"Fly, what are you doing?" 'Emperor' Valerius walked over from not far away, holding a cup of ice cola in his hand.
"Nothing." Fly turned his head at the sound, a trace of slight surprise flashing in his eyes: I didn't expect a young master like Valerius to drink such a common beverage like cola.
Leo's style, on the other hand, was much more simple and crude. His plate was piled high with delicious delicacies, and he was holding a half-eaten lobster leg in his hand. The way he was inhaling the food left Fly stunned.
"Is that... seafood?"
Judging by the size, Fly felt that the lobster leg in Leo's hand looked extremely like the Boston lobsters from his previous life.
He just didn't know if there was a place called Boston in this world, so Fly wasn't sure about the actual origin of this lobster.
But there was one thing he could be certain of...
Leo didn't seem to be here to attend the art exhibition; he looked more like he was here to raid an all-you-can-eat buffet.
From the moment he entered the museum, his mouth hadn't stopped moving. Even Fly was secretly amazed at how a person's stomach could hold so much food at one time.
Compared to the other high school students who came to the exhibition with their own heavy thoughts and agendas, Leo was simply an anomaly.
"Probably. Who cares? As long as it tastes good." Leo turned to look at Fly and shrugged indifferently. Suddenly, as if he had discovered some treasure, a beam of excited light shot out from his eyes.
"Fly, don't move! Hold that pose," Leo casually wiped his hands with a wet towel, then took out his phone from his pocket and aimed it at Fly. "That angle is perfect! So handsome!"
As he spoke, the shutter clicked, and he snapped a photo of Fly.
After taking the photo with satisfaction, Leo sent it to his sister, Eileen.
regarding the previous matter of reselling photos, after some negotiation, Leo was able to take a ten percent cut from the profits. This made him work even harder at taking photos.
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This way, he could earn some extra cash and have a chance to pay off the debt for the invitation sooner.
"Fly, you really shouldn't have brought this guy," 'Emperor' Valerius turned his face away, looking as if he wanted to disassociate himself from Leo.
"Big Brother Valerius, you can't say that," Leo returned to the table after taking the photo and continued to stuff his face, "You guys are the once-in-a-generation prodigies, God's favorite children. You have the chance to be valued by Grandmaster Muse and accepted as disciples."
"I'm just an ordinary person. No matter what, I won't have a chance to be selected. I'm just here to join in the fun, see my idol, and eat some gourmet food while I'm at it. I'm very satisfied!"
As he spoke, he swallowed a whole piece of steak. "As expected of rich people's food, it's really delicious!"
Just as Leo was feasting to his heart's content, two high school students walked towards the three of them.
"Finally found you, Fly."
Fly followed the voice and looked over. One of them was none other than the Student Council Vice-President Lance Wolfe, who had visited his dorm before.
His outfit today was obviously carefully designed, giving off quite a gentlemanly feeling.
However, compared to the person beside him, he was still inferior in terms of image and temperament.
Fly gazed at the other person, sizing him up.
This person was about the same height as Lance Wolfe, dressed in a traditional black suit. His physique and temperament were quite like the protagonists in the Hollywood movies of Fly's previous life.
"Hello, Mr. Ansel. I am the Star City High Student Council President, Preston York, and also the current Number One High Schooler in Star City."
Preston York spoke with great politeness.
Although his voice wasn't very loud, it was like a bomb, instantly detonating the atmosphere of the entire art exhibition.
Many people cast their gazes over, and the originally relatively quiet art museum instantly became filled with buzzing discussions.
"He is Preston York, known as the strongest high schooler in Star City?"
"He looks truly extraordinary."
"Why did he come too? Even if he doesn't become Grandmaster Muse's disciple, with his status as the Star City High Student Council President, he has enough resources to enter the eight elite universities of The Tulip League, right?"
"Damn it, why does this kind of person have to come and snatch the spot from me!"
"Preston York," a high school student wearing glasses said. "I heard that when he participated in the Freshman Power Assessment back then, he defeated the test robot in just four minutes. Later, in the Freshman Invitational, he defeated the Four Kings of Ironpeak Academy single-handedly, helping Star City High win the championship that year."
"Single-handedly? Isn't that the same as Fly this year?"
"Exactly," the glasses-wearing student nodded and continued, "It's just a pity that in the subsequent Jade State League, the Star City High team led by Preston York had bad luck and ran into the number one seed, Sovereign High, in the quarter-finals. Preston York was very dominant that year. If they had better luck and met other schools, he might have led Star City High into the semi-finals."
"Wait, the person standing opposite Preston York... looks like Fly!" suddenly someone said, and others turned to look in Fly's direction upon hearing this.
"Fly! It's Fly! It's him! I've watched many of his short videos on TT and followed his account. I wouldn't mistake him!"
"Fly! My Fly! My idol and husband, Fly!"
"Ahem, sister, restrain yourself a bit..."
"So, does this mean the two people with the most momentum in Star City High right now are going to compete on the same stage?"
...
For a moment, various discussions came from all directions, and Fly and Preston York became the objects of everyone's conversation.
It was also accompanied by the screams of some female students.
Preston York shook his head and smiled gently. "Sigh, being too strong is also a burden. You can't escape this kind of discussion wherever you go."
Preston York paused. Just as he wanted to continue saying something, 'Emperor' Valerius stepped forward from the side. "Isn't this President York?"
Valerius knew that Fly had a bad relationship with the Student Council. Seeing the Student Council President come looking for him personally now, he feared it might be disadvantageous to Fly, so he stepped forward to try to defuse the situation.
Although the Student Council relied on Lysander Thorne's power and ran rampant for a while, the Tarantino family behind Valerius had deep roots. Presumably, Preston York wouldn't dare to offend them easily.
"Oh?" Preston York was interrupted and couldn't help but be stunned. Just as he was about to flare up, he saw that the speaker was 'Emperor' Valerius. His expression softened again, and he coughed lightly twice, saying, "So it is the Number Two Freshman of Star City High, Young Master Valerius. A pleasure, truly."
He deliberately emphasized the words "Number Two," intentionally mocking Valerius a bit.
But Valerius just narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't flare up.
Preston York then said, "Everyone here is an outstanding figure of our Star City High. No matter who Grandmaster Muse chooses in the end, it will be the pride of our Star City High!"
Fly and Valerius looked at each other, shaking their heads secretly in their hearts, thinking: This Preston York sure knows how to make pretty speeches.
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