In a beautiful room with lots of greenery and beautiful piece clouds sat a man. He was behind the spacious reception desk and was leisurely drinking tea while reading some book in parallel.
A contented and lazy smile hung on his face. It was obvious that he was enjoying himself and was not thinking about anything. This was the manager of one of the best floors of the Source Tower. This was where the entrances to the various Time Tombs were located.
Usually, there weren't many visitors here since the cost of a Time Tomb was very high. And those who had already entered it wouldn't come out until a certain point. So, he could quietly enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. It was a good enough place to work, many people wanted to enter here.
While the manager was reading a book and smiling, he didn't notice an imposing figure of a man moving towards him.
- Hello Manager Liu. - A rough and low voice sounded.
As soon as this Liu heard it, he even jumped up out of fright. But when he looked up, he was even more frightened!
- General Lukias! Hello, what brings you here? - The manager said quickly, bowing politely.
He had certainly not expected a figure of such order to come to his floor. This was strange, as the Generals' private quarters were equipped with every possible array, including the semblance of the Tomb of Time.
Although these guys were no longer young, but as martial artists, they would continue to develop themselves until they died.
At this moment, General Lukias leisurely looked around the area, then stopped at Liu.
- ''Yes, as a matter of fact, I'm here on behalf of the Head...'' He said strangely.
- The head of the Border Beast City?! But what could he possibly need here? - The man asked in confusion.
- According to my information, there was a kid who came to you three months ago. He is supposed to come out of cultivation today. The head instructed me to bring him to him. - Lukias calmly explained without going into details.
- ''Er...'' Liu was definitely not expecting such an answer, ''General, tell me his name and I'll give you more precise information.'' - Respectfully offered the manager.
Lukias seemed to be in a completely languid and lazy mood. He already knew all the information he needed on his own. If he wanted, he could find out almost all the information about any event in Border Beast City....
But he was a decent enough man, and he didn't want to embarrass Liu with his refusal.
- Yes, of course. His name is Kai. I'd be grateful for the information. - He said lazily.
At this point, Liu started going through the records to see what was what. He wanted to give out the most accurate information possible. Although he was considered to be a fairly high-ranking person in the hierarchy of the city's administrative officials. But individuals like the Generals were out of his reach. After a moment, he finally read everything.
- General Lukias, we do have this guy. He should be coming out soon. Let me take you to the right door. I'll open the Tomb of Time, too. The guy's on his way out. Heh-heh. - Liu offered with a smile.
- I'd appreciate it. - Lukias replied and nodded slightly.
The manager took the initiative and walked a little ahead and to the side to show the way. But at the same time, he held his head in a slight bow. In this way he was showing his reverence and respect.
Once they reached the door, Liu went to the door array. As soon as he placed his tablet there, the doorway began to glow.
- Kraah! - There was a grinding sound from the friction of the stones, and the Tomb of Time began to unseal....
When it opened, a beautiful and simple landscape appeared behind it. Literally ten metres away from the entrance, sitting in a lotus pose was Kai. It seemed that he was already waiting for his exit, he just didn't know the exact time. So he decided to just meditate, closer, that way he wouldn't make others look for himself.
Although it had only been three months on the outside, he had spent half a year on the inside. But this training was definitely not in vain!
- Oh! It's open! - With a smile, Kai shouted out and deftly jumped to his feet.
He calmly walked towards the exit. Although Kai didn't change much, the aura around him became a little different. It had become much deeper...
Previously, there was a sense of danger emanating from Kai, but now it was all hidden. It seems that having reached a new level of cultivation, Kai was much better at controlling it. Now, only true masters would realise that he wasn't as simple as he seemed. Ordinary people wouldn't even notice the catch.....
As he walked out, Kai didn't even pay attention to his surroundings. In half a year he was used to being alone, so he was walking with his head in the clouds.
- You're not a bad guy! You're already in the Cloud Sphere! - A rough and low voice was heard!
Hearing this voice, Kai was as if coming out of a trance and turned his gaze in the direction of the outgoing sound.
- Oh! It's you General Lukias! It's good to see you! - Kai shouted with a smile and bowed respectfully.
He did it sincerely, as he really respected this man. Kai liked people like Lukias. Especially since everything that had happened in the last two years he owed to this man.
- Likewise. I didn't realise I'd picked up such talent from the backwoods. You're becoming a headache, you know? - Lukias said with a teasing smile.
He seemed to be in a bit of mixed feelings about the words he said.
- Hehehe! And I was just about to look for you General Lukias! What a coincidence that you are here! - Laughing Kai replied, ignoring the General's words.
- Yeah, well... What coincidence is there? I came for you! - Lukias said angrily.
It was unclear whether he was annoyed at the fact that he was forced to come here for some puppy. Or because he didn't agree with the decision of the head of the Border Beast City. Still, Lukias was a military man and a man of honour... He didn't particularly like the Head's eccentric methods.
- Follow me? Hmmm... - Kai replied nonchalantly and started scratching his chin.
- No time to think, come with me! - Lukias said in an orderly tone.
After that, he immediately turned around and started walking towards the exit of the floor.
Seeing this, Kai smiled and quickly ran after him. He was very glad that he wouldn't have to seek a meeting with the General. But he saw that the situation was unusual, so he decided to wait with his request.
- Where are we going General? - Coming from the side asked Kai.
- The head of the Border Beast City wants to see you. We're going to the bottom floor! - Lukias answered quickly.
- Me? The head? But I'm just an ordinary master... - Pretending to be a fool, Kai replied puzzled.
- If you don't stop talking this shit, I'll knock you out and bring you there unconscious. You think you can fool everyone in this town? Your fight with that guy showed the obvious to a lot of people... - Lukias said irritably.
Hearing this made Kai a little wary. He started to think about what had happened in these three months....
- Excuse me. Can you tell me what's going on? - Respectfully asked Kai, returning to his serious state.
- The Head of the City has decided to give you a place in that boy's Glory Ranking. Especially since you've made a lot of noise. Your status as an Alchemy Master is already obvious to many people too.'' - Said Loukias while looking obliquely at Kai.
- Did it bring trouble to my friends? - Kai asked seriously, his face changing slightly.
- Not at all. It has strengthened their position. But it's not about them. You yourself are too unpredictable and destructive. - Lukias said with a complicated look on his face.
- General, don't worry about it... This is exactly why I sought to meet with you. I want to leave the Border Beast City... But you must realise that there is only one place I can want to go. I lack knowledge... - Kai answered seriously.
Hearing this, Lukias' face changed slightly. He even seemed to relax a little. If Kai wanted to go to the Shadow Sect himself, then he wouldn't feel any remorse about it.
- О? Well then, you should definitely meet with the Head. That's about what he wants to talk about...'' Lukias replied with a smile.
At that moment, Kai's eyes glittered with cunning. He seemed to have already realised what was going on here himself....
- Hahaha! So you wanted to dump me yourself? This is going so well! - Laughing loudly, Kai shouted out.
Hearing this, the General's face instantly twisted. He didn't like the situation as it was. Now it looked like he was one of the instigators... It seemed like he was going to spit venom out of anger!