At the center of the place, a natural observation platform rose, where a man wearing segmented armor made of dark bone plates and red metal examined a large scroll.
He was bald, with a face marked by scars that looked like maps of ancient battles, and his rust-colored eyes lifted as soon as Kyrian entered the hall.
The energy around the man was dense and heavy, but nowhere near comparable to Dong Zhen's. He was clearly in the Spirit Awakening realm, perhaps in the middle or late stage of the realm.
"Oh. If it isn't the prodigy boy of the Main Branch." The man's voice was rough.
"We've met before, but I didn't have the chance to introduce myself. You can call me Elder Goran. What does the Main Branch want with my operations yard?"
Kyrian approached, ignoring the curious and distrustful looks of the other branch members who stopped their activities to watch him. Almost all of those present were older, the younger ones seemed to have gone out on missions.
