Chapter 1930: Chapter 1930: Everyone Is Afraid of Offending Zevaney Kingsley and the Kingsleys Family Behind Her

"Alright, everyone, stop what you’re doing for a moment." The teacher who brought Nathalie Quinlan in, though not on the same rank as Violetta Hoffman and their leader, was an old member of the research institute, responsible for mentoring new trainees.

She clapped her hands to make a sound, signaling the people in the large laboratory to look over.

Seeing everyone looking in her direction.

She smiled gently and said, "Today, we have a new member joining our research institute. I’m sure you’ve all heard her name."

This senior member of the research institute knew Violetta Hoffman and usually had a good relationship with her.

Violetta had privately asked her to look after her friend.

She gave a slight smile, gestured to the girl next to her, and signaled her to come over.

Nathalie Quinlan pressed her lips together, lowered her eyelids, and walked over to stand beside her, an irrepressible air of roguishness all around her.

The teacher at the research institute nodded at her kindly, then turned around and addressed the dozens of people in the large laboratory: "Let me introduce her to you."

Pointing at Nathalie Quinlan, she elegantly introduced, "This is the new member who passed our recruitment assessment this time. Her name is Nathalie Quinlan. She’s from Zenla and focuses on research in black powder... You may have heard about her outstanding assessment results; she’s very talented. Generally, new members here are assigned into small groups; if any group needs members, you can seize the opportunity now~"

The large laboratory erupted into noisy discussions.

Everyone sized up the girl, whispering to each other.

The teacher who had brought Nathalie Quinlan in waited for them to discuss and then briefly explained the grouping system for rookies at the institute to Nathalie.

What she said was similar to what Violetta Hoffman told her yesterday.

Nathalie nodded, remaining quite calm, without any objections.

After a full ten minutes, no one raised their hand.

The teacher was a bit surprised and spoke again, "Hmm? Does no one need team members? Is everyone fully staffed?"

People were discussing in the large laboratory, but no one raised a hand to step forward.

Nathalie Quinlan’s recruitment assessment results were so outstanding that everyone inside the research institute had heard of her, the newcomer king.

Meanwhile, there was also some other talk going around.

For instance, Nathalie had outperformed a member of the Kingsleys Family to join, and that member, Therry Kingsley, was someone Zevaney Kingsley really wanted to introduce into the institute.

So, Nathalie replaced Therry Kingsley. Even though she passed the assessment on her own merits, no one wanted to risk offending Zevaney Kingsley and the Kingsleys Family behind her...

The Kingsleys Family held some influence within the institute.

No one wanted to offend Zevaney Kingsley and the Kingsleys Family for the sake of a rookie.

Therefore, when the teacher asked which group was short on people, none was willing to take her.

"Are you sure none of you are short on members?" The teacher who brought Nathalie was getting anxious, asking twice more, and emphasized again, "Nathalie’s talent is exceptional; having her in a group is an asset. Are you all truly fully staffed?"

Yet, nobody in the large laboratory expressed a need for more members.

It seemed like every group had enough people.

Even the teacher who brought Nathalie Quinlan in didn’t know how to handle the current situation.

This... the newcomer was already being seriously isolated. How will Nathalie manage her days at the institute?

...

In the corner of the large laboratory.

Most lab benches had groups of seven or eight people clustered together, but the one at the very edge had just three people occupying an entire bench.