Chapter 540: (???) [Bonus]

Chapter 540: (???) [Bonus]



[The Rune Master Guild has taken an interest in you. Would you like to accept a System Conference?]

'A System Conference?'

Sylas wasn't sure what that was, but after convening with the Madness Key, he realized that it was just a formal method of connecting two separate branches of the system. Essentially, it was a voice call...

Obviously, though, whoever was on the other side was footing the bill. And judging by the hints that Madness Key dropped, this bill certainly wasn't a small one.

Not only was it a matter of distance, but the fact Earth was still in the middle of its Summoning meant that its connection with this tier of the universe wasn't solidified yet. Meaning, the cost was easily thousands of times more than what one would expect.

[What is the Rune Master Guild?]

[The Rune Master Guild is not a single Guild, but rather a network of them. They work under the same umbrella, using the moniker of Rune Master Guild as a facade to allow free exchange of ideas and trade.]

The explanation was quick, but Sylas got the gist of it. So it wasn't actually the Rune Master Guild that was contacting him, but more than likely one of its many understudies.

The Rune Master Guild would probably be more accurately seen as an alliance of various smaller guilds.

His thoughts only seemed to be proven more correct when there was a second notification, and then a third.

'I see... They're probably using the official umbrella of the Rune Master Guild as a little white lie.'n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

It was almost like a subsidiary mentioning their parent company. Technically, it was true that they were one and the same, but in practice, were they really?

The same notification repeated again and again, and Sylas was quickly finding it annoying. They had probably found out that he was from a world in the middle of their Summoning and wanted to take advantage of him.

But to Sylas, every connection made with the outside world cost him time he couldn't afford to lose.

As for why...

**

In a common hub of the universe, there was a great deal of hustle and bustle. The city seemed formed of countless floating, oblong pods that orbited around in fixed intervals.

It was said that this was meant to be based around complex concepts of city planning, moving highly frequented pods toward locations with more access and more lanes of traffic during their peak hours, and away from those locations when they closed down or were off-peak.

It was a magical sight to behold, and near the central core of this city was the one standing building that never moved anywhere. A towering monument of curving glass structures, it stood tall and proud.

This was the headquarters of the Rune Master Guild of this quadrant of the universe. And right now, there was a great uproar taking place.

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"District Head, something big's happened."

A middle-aged man who looked to be getting on in his years looked up. There was a slit in the middle of his forehead and an almost dull, careless sort of arrogance in his eyes as he lazily

looked up.

He seemed annoyed to be interrupted, but he still waited for the explanation.

"There's a new addition to the top thousand. He's human on an Unsummoned world."

Only now did the man seem to arouse from his annoyance, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

[341. Sylas Grimblade (Lvo) | Human (F) | (???)]

[342. Ulrik Vecunish (Lv37) | Thryskai (F) | Planet Thryx (Grade 2 Silver)]