"You—" Claire wanted to say sothing, but she stopped herself when she saw the man give a sign with his index finger, telling her not to say anything about him.
Claire fell silent and took a deep breath. Zander looked at Claire, then at the man behind him, and then back at Claire.
"Do you know this man?" Zander asked.
Claire looked at Zander as she released his hand. "You want to et the guild master, right? Then let co with you."
Zander slightly narrowed his eyes because Claire did not answer his question. But from her reaction, she seed to know the man's identity, and it looked like this man did have a relationship with the guild master.
"Alright," Zander said before they continued their journey toward the capital.
"By the way, how did you know I was here?" Zander asked Claire.
"Well, I have eyes in the guild branch who told that you ca, so I instantly ca here," Claire said with slight hesitation.
Zander raised his eyebrows but then sighed.
'The receptionist,' he thought. But then confusion stirred in his mind. Was it alright for the receptionist to leak an information outside?
He did not know how much influence Claire or her family had in the adventurer guild, so he assud it was because of her family's influence.
Not long after that, they entered the warp gate leading to the capital city of the Martal Empire, Adroadin City.
The mont they stepped out from the other side of the warp gate, the grand capital city instantly ca into their sight. The floating land in the distance where the imperial family stayed, along with the many tower-style buildings, ca into view.
Zander had visited this city once in the past, so he was not too surprised by its grandeur.
Moreover, after living in his master's palace for months, he no longer felt easily amazed by the grandeur of other places. From his experience, he had never seen anything in this continent that could compare to what his master possessed.
This made him admire his master even more, and once again he told himself that his master was special and unlike others.
He truly felt lucky to be his disciple.
They did not waste any ti after stepping out of the warp gate. They walked toward the headquarters of the adventurer guild, which they could already see from the warp gate plaza. The large and towering building stood three kilotres away from them.
It did not take them long to reach the headquarters. After entering the building and being greeted by the big hall full of people, much busier than the branch building, the man looked at Zander.
"Let's go. Let guide you to the guild master," the man said before walking toward one side of the hall.
Zander and Claire followed him, and they walked toward a hallway where there were stairs leading to the upper floor. Two guards were already posted there, guarding the stairs, and the mont they saw Zander and his group, one of them raised his hand.
"May I know what is your—" The guard stopped his words and widened his eyes the mont he saw the man's face under the robe.
"Sir Rubero!" the guard said in shock.
The man nodded. "I just want to et the guild master with these kids."
"Ah, yes, please go ahead. The guild master is in his room," the guard replied.
The man nodded again and looked at Zander with a smile. "Let's go," he said before leading them up the stairs.
As they walked, Zander, who had heard the interaction just now, narrowed his eyes and looked at the man's back.
'Rubero? Where have I heard this na?' he thought for a few monts before a realization ca to him.
'Rubero… the Gerisa City's adventurer guild branch master!' He had heard the na of Rubero, the branch master in Gerisa City, but he had never seen him in person. It was said that he rarely ca out to et people, and only a few individuals knew him.
These guards seed to be among those who knew him.
But then he finally understood why this man seed confident about bringing him to the guild master. Maybe it was because he was a branch master, so he had the privilege to et the guild master without much trouble.
"It seems you already know ," Rubero said, looking at Zander as they walked.
Zander was stunned, but then he nodded.
"Well, who doesn't know the adventurer guild branch master of Gerisa City? I already heard your na a few tis, sir Rubero, but I didn't know it was you the first ti I t you, so please forgive my ignorance."
Rubero waved his hand. "Ah, that's okay. I rarely appear outside anyway, so it's reasonable for you not to know my face, and there are not many who know it either."
Zander released a deep breath and looked toward Claire.
"So you know him?" he sent her a voice transmission.
"Yes. I saw him a few tis with my father. He is quite close with my father, so I know his identity. That's why it was surprising to see him with you earlier, because he is soone who rarely goes outside. Well, he is quite mysterious to many, just like the adventurer guild master," Claire answered.
"Have you t the guild master? Do you know what kind of person he is?" Zander asked.
"I never t him directly, so I don't really know what kind of person he is. But from what I heard, he is a powerful cultivator who has a close connection with the imperial family," Claire answered.
Zander raised his eyebrows, and he thought that the guild master's influence seed much deeper than he initially believed. Maybe that was why the adventurer guild could stand strong all this ti, not only because of the guild master's power, but also because of his connections.
It was no wonder that nobles across the Orian Continent couldn't do much against the adventurer guild if they ever had a problem with them.
They kept walking upward, passing several floors. As they moved to higher levels, the number of people gradually decreased. It was reasonable because the higher floors had stricter requirents, such as adventurer class or purpose of visit.
For Zander, under normal circumstances, he would only be allowed up to the third floor out of eleven, even though he was a special genius whom the guild paid attention to.
Every ti they passed a floor and encountered guards, they were always allowed through simply because they saw Rubero. This made Zander wonder if Rubero's identity was much deeper than what was shown on the surface.
Could a branch master really gain that much respect and recognition from the guards here, enough for them to let him pass without any kind of checking?
He doubted it.
The only thing that ca to his mind was that Rubero might have a close relationship with the guild master, and these people knew about it.
"Do you know what kind of connection Sir Rubero has with the guild master? I don't think their relationship is simple after seeing how these people greeted him," Zander sent another voice transmission to Claire.
"This is also my first ti seeing him greeted like that here, and I also think he has a special connection to the guild master, but I don't know how close. But looking at how these guards gave special treatnt to Sir Rubero, I can guess he is pretty close and might even have a personal connection with the guild master," Claire answered.
After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the highest floor and reached a lone room. Beside the door, a woman was seated at her own desk, and she seed to be working as she read several papers in her hand.
Sensing soone approaching, the woman raised her head and looked toward them. The mont she saw Rubero, she lifted her eyebrows.
"Sir Rubero? It's truly surprising for you to visit here. Do you want to et the guild master?" she said in surprise.
Rubero nodded. "Yes, and also say that I brought Zorzal and Claire."
"Alright," she said before she stood up and entered the room beside her.
After a few seconds, the woman ca out.
"Please head in, Sir Rubero," she said as she opened the door fully.
Rubero walked inside without any hesitation, and Zander and Claire followed. After they entered, they finally saw a middle-aged man sitting behind a large table.
He had long brown hair with a short beard covering his chin and lower jaw. His sharp eyes made him look cunning. Added with the smile he showed at this mont, he really looked like a cunning fox.
The man gaze shifted to Claire first, and then to Zander.
Zander felt uneasy when he saw the man's gaze lock onto him. That gaze felt as if it could read everything about him, a gaze that seed to know anything.
Although the man did not release any aura, Zander's instinct knew that this man was the most dangerous person in this place. This was the hidden powerhouse.
'So this is the guild master of the adventurer guild, Alfred Radickson,' Zander thought.
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