587 Conference About the Void (1/2)
”It's about time, Jack! I don't want to wait any longer!”
”Calm down, Hadurt. Everyone's had to wait, so you--”
”I can finally become a god and you want me to wait?! What's wrong with you?!” Hadurt howled.
Jack sighed, ”We'll handle your blessing at the end of this discussion like we will for everyone else. Now… You're probably wondering why I've gathered you all here today.”
”Not really--”
”Quiet, Hadurt! It's my turn to speak!” shouted Jack, sad to have the impatient demon ruin the moment. ”Either way, it's been a while since we gathered as guild leaders, gods, and party members, as well as some new additions that have tagged along for the ride.”
Jack paused and took in the view of the room, glad to have people from Reinolt to Aazoon to Trodar all gathered for a meeting, for anyone with a competent level and a close relationship with Jack. Seeing Wilheim with his son standing beside Tridon and the young nobles from Zuran made Jack smile, offering the guild more leadership at a variety of levels.
”I've gathered you all here to tell you about the truth of Kartonia. This knowledge will feel overwhelming so I won't go into too much detail at the moment. But first, let me announce that Korten has agreed to join Trodar.”
”What?!” Eedaj was the first to shout, followed by most everyone in the room. Eedaj continued, ”How?! How could you possibly get them to secede so quickly?!”
”Thanks to Lyrun's help, that's how,” replied Jack. ”Grangor is already there and Gwendon agreed to allow all greis elves to live in Estonya as well. I'm sure Gwendon would proudly introduce you to the city as well.”
”That…”
”He's just excited, that's all,” added Jin, slapping Eedaj's back with a chuckle. ”What's this about Kartonia's purpose? You make it sound like we've all been missing out on something.”
”Well.. you have been missing out…” Jack shrugged, surprising everyone with his bluntness. ”First and foremost, you should all know that Kartonia is only a single planet among thousands and thousands with sentient life. And Daruun is in charge of more planets than we can count.”
”Okay, but what does that mean for us?” Jin asked, sensing that Jack was about to get to the good part.
”To clarify for those that don't know, Daruun, the God of Fate, is the creator of Kartonia. He did so to find and raise powerful experts.” While those from Reinolt and Aazoon were floored by that information, Jack continued, ”Us gods of Kartonia would be called cosmicians according to the rules of the void.”
”The… void?” Lunara blinked in thought, as did many.
”Surpass lv. 99?!” Guuro shouted. ”But that's already so difficult and it's only to become one rank higher?!”