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Chapter 267: Preparing for the Semifinals

Nora Northwood made a hypothesis: do the locals all lean towards the scents of these two series?

As the sun was about to set, she returned to the hotel.

After a brief wash, she crammed theoretical knowledge about floral and herbal fragrances and compared several foreign aromatherapy products.

After all, this event is international, and foreign judges are not ruled out.

To ensure her mental state during the competition, Nora went to bed early the previous night.

The next day, early morning.

She turned off the do-not-disturb mode on her phone, and messages popped up one after another from Jasper Sinclair and her friends at VK, all cheering her on.

When Nora arrived at the venue, she found the atmosphere bustling. Compared to the event in Stanton City, it had more than doubled in scale.

She glanced towards the judges’ seats but didn’t see Master Elaine.

For some reason, she felt a little empty inside.

She always felt that Master Elaine had a serene aura that drew people closer.

At this moment, a male voice sounded in her ear: "Nora!"

Nora’s thoughts were interrupted. She turned her gaze to find it was Isaac Grant, whom she had met on the high-speed train the day before.

"This year’s event is quite grand, are you nervous?"

Compared to Nora’s personality, Isaac Grant was much more talkative.

Even though they had only met twice before, Isaac treated her like a friend he could joke with.

Nora quietly adjusted her breathing and responded, "I am a bit nervous."

"The competition starts in an hour. Want to go backstage and get acquainted with the other contestants?"

Before Nora could respond, Isaac was already leading the way for her.

If it weren’t for considering the difference between men and women, Isaac might have directly taken her hand and led her.

Nora watched the young man in front of her, weaving tirelessly through the crowd, and admired him from the bottom of her heart.

With Isaac’s enthusiastic introduction, Nora quickly blended into the environment and met several other perfumers.

Secretly, she asked, "You seem familiar with everyone."

"I’ve participated in this international competition three times, and this is my fourth. These are all people I’ve met in previous competitions," Isaac openly explained the reason.

"I see," Nora nodded.

She had just learned that one could participate in this international event once a year.

At this moment, a mechanical voice came through the broadcast, "All contestants, please find your corresponding position according to your number badge. The competition will start in fifteen minutes."

The brief announcement was repeated three times over the broadcast.

Nora’s badge number was still 03, in the first row and towards the center.

This time, the contestants were the top three from each city, gathered here, totaling forty-eight people.

There were also two contestants specially invited by the organizers, making it fifty people in total.

Before the competition began, Nora glanced at the time, calculating that Jasper Sinclair should be on his way.

Unfortunately, her distance from the audience seats was too far to see clearly what’s happening there.

Yuna Hughes drew the number 16 badge, sitting right behind Nora to the right.

Amid the anticipation of many contestants, staff from the organizers provided each person with a toolbox, which contained all the tools needed for the first round of the competition.

Below the stage, numerous reporters eagerly raised their cameras.