Lake City's Oricorio Park. Among the many parks in Lake City, this park was not big and could even be said to be rather small.
However, Oricorio Park was quite famous throughout Lake City and even the entire Yale Province.
That was because this park was Lake City's most renowned matchmaking park. No one knew exactly when it started, but elderly folks began bringing photos and resumes of their children to the park for matchmaking.
Later more elders joined in, and gradually, Oricorio Park transformed into Lake City's most famous matchmaking park as it was today.
Within the park, trees were connected by red strings, and small clips on these strings held brief introductions of potential matches.
The east side of the park displayed female candidates, while the west side featured male candidates. Of course, many elders also walked around the east or west sides holding their children's resumes, or exchanged them with other elders to browse.
Julian's target today was this very place. Wearing a mask and sunglasses, and having sent Celebi and Jirachi away, he figured he wouldn't be recognized too quickly.
The viewers in the live stream, seeing the park, immediately understood what Julian was up to.
Matchmaking parks existed in almost every city.
After all, nowadays, young people in Drakoria had much less interest in marriage compared to the older generation.
The older generation believed life should involve getting married, having children, and raising them—that was what made a complete life.
Younger people, however, were more "selfish," believing that life should be about happiness and that one shouldn't marry just for the sake of marriage. If they couldn't meet someone they truly liked, they would rather not marry at all.
But the harsh reality for most was that the person they liked often didn't like them back.
Julian took out a piece of A4 paper, ready to jot down some basic information.
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Name: Jay
Age: 22
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 156 kg
Education: Business School, Imperial Capital University
Occupation: Department Manager, Walker Group
Residency: Local to Lake City
Property: A 300-square-meter apartment in the city center, one school district apartment
Car: A6
Skills: Has an eight-pack
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Looking over the content, Julian pondered for a moment, then asked the live stream audience, "Do you think what I wrote is too ordinary? Will I be looked down upon?"
> "Ordinary? I'm only now realizing that being 'ordinary' is this difficult."
> "Champion Walker, do you have some misunderstanding about what 'ordinary' means?"
> "From now on, I'll never call myself an ordinary person again, because I don't qualify."
> "Given Champion Walker's family background and personal strength, what's written on that paper is indeed downgraded by countless levels."
> "I don't believe Champion Walker has an eight-pack. Unless he shows me."
Glancing at the comments, Julian continued, "I won't hang mine just yet. Let's see how others have written theirs first, then I can tweak mine later."
With that, he took his phone and headed toward the west side of the park, where the profiles of male candidates were hung. Every red string was densely packed—there must have been nearly a thousand profiles hanging there.
Apart from the elderly, the park was also filled with quite a few young people. Most were there just to watch the spectacle, but some had come to hang their own profiles.
- "XXX, annual salary 5 million"
- "XXX, pseudo-Elite Trainer"
- "XXX, government sector job"
- "XXX, property relocation beneficiary, owns multiple apartments"
- "XXX, graduated from Shu University"
"Looks like what I wrote isn't too ordinary after all. Otherwise, I wouldn't even qualify to be here," Julian remarked with some surprise.
He was aware that the "ordinary" profile he casually mentioned was something many people could never achieve in a lifetime. But here, many candidates were quite impressive—some even more outstanding than what he had written.
> "Seeing so many excellent people still single makes me feel much more balanced."
> "I feel like I've found my other half."
> "If you're not outstanding enough, you don't even deserve to appear here."
> "Pseudo-Elite Trainers can't find partners? Really?"
> "Champion Walker, go check out the female candidates' side!"
> "+1"
> "+1"
Julian was also curious, so he went to the east side of the park, where the red strings were hung with profiles of female candidates.
- "XXX, fair-skinned and beautiful–Requirements for partner: must be at least a pseudo-Elite Trainer."
- "XXX, corporate executive–Requirements for partner: annual salary no less than 10 million, height over 180 cm, must provide parents with a apartment after marriage."
- "XXX, Advanced Trainer–Requirements for partner: must be at least an Elite Trainer."
> "666, now I know why these people are still single."
> "If I met those requirements, why would I marry a 40-year-old instead of a 20-year-old?"
> "At least an Elite Trainer? This woman really dares to dream."
> "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd think this was a joke."
> "Champion Walker, with your current profile, you'd basically be at the bottom here."
> "Trainers are really in demand. So many women require their partners to be Trainers."
Not only were the live-stream viewers wide-eyed in amazement, but even Julian himself was astonished by what he saw.
Julian's outward appearance was still quite striking. Even with a mask and sunglasses, his 188 cm height and unique aura made him stand out, drawing the attention of many aunties nearby.
Sure enough, one auntie walked over and asked warmly, "Young man, are you here to look for a match too?"
"Yes," Julian nodded.
"Where are you from, young man?"
"Auntie, I'm from the north," Julian changed his original answer.
"Do you own any apartments in Lake City?"
"No, but I have some back in my hometown."
Hearing this, the auntie immediately gave him a dismissive look and said haughtily, "The houses in your hometown probably couldn't even buy a balcony in Lake City."
As Drakoria's third-largest city, with the Walker family producing three champions, Lake City's development momentum had become unstoppable. This had driven the already high housing prices to terrifying new heights.
"My hometown is the Imperial Capital," Julian added.
As soon as he said this, the auntie's expression changed immediately, becoming even more warmer than at the beginning.
"Imperial Capital? The north may not be much, but the Imperial Capital is different! Young man, how about we exchange contact information?"
> "This auntie's change of attitude caught me off guard."
> ""The north may not be much, but the Imperial Capital is different!" As an Imperial Capital local, I actually feel a bit proud."
> "Champion Walker: Auntie, I preferred your earlier unruly demeanor."
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[Ding!]
[Mission complete. Rewards issued.]
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The system notification for the mission completion popped up, but Julian didn't leave. Since he was already here, he might as well take a good look around.
This place gave him a rather novel feeling.
"Ah! He's over there! My husband is over there!"
"Don't shout so loudly—he'll hear!"
He did hear, but Julian didn't realize the commotion was aimed at him until he glanced at his phone screen and saw the comments flooded with people saying they were heading to the matchmaking park to meet him.
The live-stream viewership had now reached nearly a hundred million. Naturally, some were locals of Lake City, and a few were even near Oricorio Park.
Knowing Julian was here, how could they not come to "catch" him?
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