Nighttime, Country C's Great Hall.
It's only just a few minutes since the darkness touched everything in the world and yet the humongous stone building is shining like a brilliant sun in every part and edges.
It's massive and domineering columns, which people had grown to admire for its beauty is currently bathed with warm, subtle lighting— making them look taller, stronger and more intimidating.
"Truly, nothing is more fitting than this place, as far as impressing the foreign people is concerned." Shen Yuan noted to his husband. They are still inside their car, waiting in line with other expensive cars to stop exactly at the red-carpeted stairs of the Great Hall.
If it were him, the celestial fox spirit wouldn't mind busting out of their shiny four-wheeled drive and walking his way up to the foyer. However, for the sake of class and pretentiousness, Shen Yuan consciously decided to grit his teeth and go through the entire thing.
