This was a large-scale exchange meeting, attended by representatives from various bases. Li Ke made no preparations and simply drove over.
After attending two banquets with Mo Bao'er, Li Ke learned that these bases had made considerable contributions to demonstrate their strength.
A variety of fruits and snacks were laid out on two ten-meter-long tables, which were also filled to the brim. Drinks, seafood, and various meats were also constantly being brought to the tables to ensure that there would be no empty plates when guests were present.
All of these supplies were provided by the base that initiated the meeting. Of course, other powerful bases also brought a lot of supplies so as not to be outdone.
Many people wore formal evening gowns to the banquet, but some, like Li Ke, wore more casual everyday clothes. Li Ke also noticed that there were quite a few people wearing military uniforms at the banquet.
Mo Bao'er didn't stay with Li Ke for long. She only introduced some important people to Li Ke briefly before going off to socialize with Uncle Mo.
The banquets these past few days haven't been very formal, because not all the guests have arrived yet, but we can't keep the others waiting just to wait for those who haven't arrived.
Therefore, activities are arranged every evening, and everyone can participate and chat as they please.
After Mo Bao'er left, Li Ke took a plate and slowly ate some food at the table.
In reality, Song Xian and Qiu Feng's two small bases combined are not even considered top-tier bases in this safe zone. It was Li Ke's bidding that propelled them into the ranks of the leading bases.
But in reality, without the supplies in Li Ke's space, they were actually quite vulnerable.
Li Ke had already made up her mind. If she really wanted to form cliques, as long as she didn't infringe on their interests, she would naturally follow behind the Mo family first, allowing Song Xian and Qiu Feng to develop steadily. At this time, she had no intention of becoming the first to take the lead.
"Would you like to try this dessert? I think it tastes quite good." Li Jiahe walked over with a plate in her hand, on which were three small and delicate pastries.
Li Ke replied politely, "Thank you for your kind offer. I will give it a try if I have the chance."
She would never take snacks from the other person's plate; their relationship wasn't that close, and she didn't have that habit.
"Mr. Li and Bao'er seem to have a very good relationship." Li Jiahe smiled and took the plate back.
Today she wore an elegant crescent-colored embroidered cheongsam, which softened her usually somewhat angular appearance.
Li Ke glanced at the other party: "The Mo family and I are old acquaintances. I treat Bao'er like a younger sister."
Li Jiahe raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is that so? If Mr. Li has time, you can also get together with us. After all, we are from the same clan, and from what I can see, the Mo family doesn't seem to be very close to you."
Li Ke neither refused nor agreed: "Thank you, I will consider it."
Last night, Li Ke sat down with the Mo, Li, Song, and Kong families and expressed his gratitude to them. As for the thank-you gift, he gave each family ten tons of gasoline.
After exchanging pleasantries, the business owners all accepted the gifts. Li Ke would arrange for someone to deliver the thank-you gifts to them later, which would signify that the favors had been successfully repaid.
Watching Li Jiahe walk away, Li Ke filled his plate and found a place with more empty seats to sit down.
Li Jiahe's ambiguous attempts to sow discord didn't cause any ripples in Li Ke's eyes. The Mo family and she were merely business partners, and the current unequal relationship was quite obvious. As the invisible superiors, they naturally wouldn't confide in Li Ke.
Song Xian arrived two days later than Li Ke. This time he brought his female companion. Li Ke told them to rest first and then go out for activities in the evening. There were still two days before the meeting started.
That evening, Li Ke took the two of them into the meeting room and told them about the information he had recently collected about the delegates.
"We are in the early stages of development, and no one here can be trusted. But you can make friends and communicate with people as you see fit. In short, we will not offend anyone, but we will not be the first to speak out or the last to back down. I am only providing you with the most basic information. You will have to discover the rest for yourselves."
Song Xian nodded and looked at the people in military uniforms, asking, "Were those people also invited by the initiator?"
Li Ke: "That's right, but they won't participate in the meeting, at least not on the surface."
Song Xian's female companion was named Chen Na. Her skin was a bit fairer than Li Ke remembered, but she still had a very fit figure and looked like she had a wild beauty.
Both of them were dressed in very casual work clothes. Chen Na asked Li Ke, "Is it inappropriate for us to be dressed so casually?"
Li Ke glanced around the venue and indeed, there were hardly any casually dressed people today; everyone was wearing very proper evening gowns.
After frowning and observing the situation for a while, Li Ke said, "Let's leave it at that for tonight. I'll prepare clothes for you tomorrow."
She has quite a few clothes in her space. Besides the ones she bought herself, there are also many that she bought for free. Finding a few suitable clothes for Song Xian and the other person is no problem at all.
According to Li Ke, nearly two hundred base representatives attended the meeting, but only thirty-eight of them were the leading bases and had the right to speak.
The other secondary bases seem to have almost completed their initiation ceremonies. Judging from the current situation, Li Ke and his group's isolated stance of not accepting new members or surrendering seems to have left them somewhat isolated.
After a night, Song Xian also felt a lot of distant gazes. When the three of them went back together that night, he said, "These people have all formed their own gangs. Tonight, almost no one talked to us. Only the Mo family, the Li family, and the Kong family were relatively polite to us."
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