Chapter 1111


    Jackson nodded in understanding. “It’s all right. I will go my way and update you when I have any


    clues.”


    He understood that Shane would not trust him again after his previous betrayal.


    Shane gazed at him for quite a while, then turned around and left without uttering any words.


    Jackson took a deep breath and put on his sses. After that, he bowed earnestly in Shane’s direction


    and made his way to the resource room with a determined look.


    I bet Shane must have assigned his men to trace Jacqueline and Sean’s whereabouts. Well, I have my


    way too. I’m going to make use of the records in the DNA storage.


    Regardless of how a person’s appearance had transformed, the gene and blood type would never


    change. On top of that, biometric fingerprint systems and iris recognition were widely implemented in


    this advanced era. Thus, he presumed that he might be able to trace Jacqueline’s current location


    based on her fingerprint in the DNA storage. As long as she had used any iris recognition or biometric


    fingerprint system elsewhere, her whereabouts would be traceable.


    Meanwhile, Natalie, Lina, and Sally had gone to thepetition hall for the semi-finals.


    This current round was deemed the eliminatory round before the final round between the champion and


    the second ce. At the end of this round, one of the groups would be eliminated and announced as


    the winner of third ce.


    “Nat, which group do you think will be eliminated this round as the third ce?” Lina whispered as she


    nced at the other two groups.


    Natalie shook her head. “How would I know? We won’t be able to predict the result until the end. No


    matter what, let’s just try our best.”


    “You’re right. But I wonder if you feel the same too. Perhaps because we’re thest three groups, it


    seems that we’re not as nervous as we were earlier,” Lina said. Natalie smiled. “It’s because all of us


    are equally matched. In other words, none of us has the confidence to defeat the others and be


    the final winner. So what’s the point of getting nervous? Besides, our performance might be affected if


    we can’t cool our heads off. Most importantly, we’re already basking in the limelight as one of the top


    three in this internationalpetition. It doesn’t really matter even if we’re not the champion.”


    Lina nodded. “That’s true.”


    “Of course, it’d be nice if we won. But even if we didn’t, there’s no doubt that you’re one of the top three


    young designers in the world!”


    Lina chuckled. “Yeah, that’s why I can barely feel the hostility from everyone. It’s as though we’re back


    to the first round of thepetition.”


    Natalie patted her on the shoulder. “Let’s just do our best.”


    Lina nodded again, feeling motivated.


    After that, both of them listened attentively as the host exined the theme for the next round.


    It was not a fixed theme this round. Designers were requested to design their dresses and jewelry by


    incorporating the traditional elements of their own countries’ dresses and jewelry.


    Undeniably, every country had its unique elements for its traditional costume and jewelry. Thus, it was


    not solely on how the organizer would assess the designed gowns and jewelry precisely with utter


    fairness. After all, it was just wishful thinking to have absolute justice in everything in the world. Instead


    of wasting time brooding over it, Natalie would rather spend time figuring out how to incorporate the


    uniqueness of their nation’s elements on their next designs.


    The three groups of designers started to discuss among themselves.


    All the designers were from three different countries. And coincidentally, designers of the same country


    had joined the same group.


    If the group consisted of designers from different countries, it might be challenging for them to work


    well with each other on that. Since every country had unique traditional elements, both designers would


    have different ideas, and they might end up designing dresses and jewelry which could not match each


    other’s styles. Subsequently, they would have to be eliminated from thepetition and that exined


    why the organizer had set such a challenging theme.


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    Lina scratched her head in bafflement. “Nat, do you have any idea about the so-called element of our


    country’s traditional jewelry? I grew up overseas and I’m used to designing modern jewelry, mainly with


    various types of diamonds. I bet diamonds are not considered as one of the elements of our country’s


    traditional jewelry.”


    “We have crystals which are of simr transparency as diamonds. Nevertheless, I don’t think it’s a good


    idea for you to use crystals. I fear that it might lead you into thinking of diamonds and that you would


    end up sketching a piece of modern jewelry unknowingly.”