Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1979: Help From The Seventh Prince

The Middle-aged Gnome stared at Grey for a long time before finally speaking, “Is there a way we can get confirmation from the Seventh Prince?”

Every fiber of the Middle-aged Gnome was telling him to throw Grey out, however, there was the possibility of the Seventh Prince being behind Grey. Offending the Seventh Prince over a mere Human was not worth it. Nevertheless, he would not just allow Grey to pick someone from his Family without any confirmation. The Seventh Prince’s token was not enough evidence to prove this was the will of the Seventh Prince. What if this Human stole the token from someone else?

Grey raised a brow, realizing things would not be as easy as he thought. Not wanting to get into a fight so soon, he asked, “What more do you need as confirmation?”

“Words from the Seventh Prince himself. Also, you don’t need to worry about contacting him. Our Grand Elder is there right now, and we have contacted him to reach out to the Seventh Prince. We will get his response in a short time. Until then, please exercise some patience.” The Middle-aged Gnome spoke calmly while studying Grey’s reactions. If he notices even the slightest sign of panic from Grey, then he would be sure Grey stole the token. To his surprise, the Human before him maintained the same collectiveness as when he saw him the first time.

‘Could it really be that he was sent by the Prince?’ The Middle-aged Gnome found this strange. He found some inconsistencies in Grey’s story, hence the reason he wanted some sort of confirmation. Yet, Grey was not panic-stricken like he expected, which meant he was not afraid of them contacting the Seventh Prince. Only someone who was indeed sent by the Seventh Prince would be able to remain calm under such circumstances.

The Middle-aged Gnome was considering if Grey was truly sent by the Seventh Prince, while Grey, in the meantime was elated in his heart as he immediately took control of the Seventh Prince. Things were even going smoother than he expected. Since these Gnomes wanted to contact the Seventh Prince, it would make everything easier for him. Once the Seventh Prince informed them he was the one who sent him there, the Principal would be handed to him with ease.

At the thought of leaving with the Principal, he could barely contain the joy in his heart.

‘I should leave a gift for these guys.’ He thought to himself as he controlled the Seventh Prince who was being led to one of the rooms in the Palace.

A few minutes later, the Middle-aged Gnome had a look of surprise. He had gotten word from the Grand Elder that Grey was in fact sent by the Seventh Prince. Also reminding them to keep this a secret, as well as the existence of Grey a secret. This was in line with what Grey said earlier.

With no other choice, the Middle-aged Gnome turned to Grey, “You said you can track the location of this Human?”

Grey nodded, “En.”

The Middle-aged Gnome stood up, “Lead the way then.”

“Thank you for your cooperation.” Grey thanked them as he stood up and walked outside the Hall, heading for the building on the left where Void was located. Which was the same place the Principal was located.

These Gnomes thought Grey was tracking the Human, whereas in truth, he was only following his connection with Void. They had no idea of this, and Grey would not expose this fact to them.

Leading the group, he walked through the place with great familiarity. After entering the building on the left, he turned towards the right wing of the building, walking through a long corridor, he arrived in front of a door that had some seals in front of them.

Pointing at the door, he said, “He’s in here.”

The Middle-aged Gnome’s eyes widened in shock, while the other Gnomes gasped, clearly dumbfounded.

Their reactions surprised Grey, “What’s wrong?”

“Have you been here before?” The eyes of the Middle-aged Gnome showed some ferocity.

“Uh?” Grey did not expect such a question, all he did was follow his connection with Void, and it was quite easy to navigate through this building, so why were they reacting in such a manner?

He shook his head in reply to the Gnome’s question a second later.

“There’s no Human there.” The Middle-aged Gnome replied with a frown.

“My mark is leading me here. Are you saying the person I’m looking for isn’t here even though I can clearly sense it?” Grey asked, his tone cold.

“It’s impossible for you to be able to sense anything coming from this room. Not even I can sense anything coming from inside.” The Middle-aged Gnome looked at Grey oddly. He knew just how powerful the array formation used in this place was. It could even hide things from the senses of a Half God Plane expert, much less an Eighth stage Sovereign. No matter how strong the mark this Human left on the person, it was impossible for it to pass through this door. Also, this place was one of the secret places of their Family, there is no way he would allow anyone to enter, especially a Human.

‘Oh, no wonder they are shocked. I’ve never really lost connection with Void even when trapped in array formations.’ Grey thought internally, staring at the array lines glowing on the door, he praised internally, ‘This array really is wonderful. The creator is a genius!’

Other than his connection with Void, when he tried to use his Mental Sense to inspect the other side of the door, it was as if he was thrown into a vast nothingness. For someone with his current strength, he could even sense the smallest speck on a blade of grass with his Mental Sense, yet this door seemed invisible to it. The door was present physically, yet to his Mental Sense, it was practically invisible. The harder he tried, the more all he could sense was nothingness. It was as if he was thrown into the vast empty space. The array truly was a marvel.

The Gnome was waiting for a reply from Grey, while the latter was marveling at the wonder of the array formation before him. There was a strange glow in Grey’s eyes, the first time Grey’s eyes did not exude coldness. The Middle-aged Gnome wondered the reason behind the change in Grey’s eyes. If he knew that Grey was only thinking of the beauty of this array formation, it is unknown what his reaction would be, after all, he was waiting for a reply from him.

The young male Gnome found Grey’s silence annoying, snorting coldly.

The young male Gnome’s cold snort brought the absent-minded Grey back to reality. Coughing slightly, he explained, “My marks are special. They can even cross World Boundaries, an array formation is not enough to block it, no matter how amazing it is.”

“Impossible!” This time, it was the young male Gnome who exclaimed.

“Nothing is impossible in this world.” Grey replied coolly before turning to the Middle-aged Gnome, “Is it possible for me to go in? If not, I can give you a description of the Human I’m here for and you can go fetch him for me.”

The Middle-aged Gnome gave Grey an incredulous look, not expecting him to make such a suggestion. For the first time since he saw him, he realized he was not too unpleasing to the eye. He had initially planned to deny the fact that there were Humans on the other side of the door due to how important this place was to them. Hearing Grey’s words now, he decided against it.

The Human Grey came here for was someone the Seventh Prince has personally confirmed he wanted. Letting them in on the secret of Grey’s existence is the Seventh Prince showing some form of trust in them. Maybe after this, they will be able to build a long lasting relationship with the Seventh Prince, and be one of his strongest backers for the already won battle for the position of the next Emperor.

“Describe this Human to me, I’ll fetch him for you.” The Middle-aged Gnome answered.

Grey did not waste any time, asking Void for the Principal’s exact appearance, even as far to the clothes he wore. Of course, he did not make any mention of the Principal’s clothing, only using his physical appearance.

The Middle-aged Gnome listened carefully before nodding, “We bought someone who fits your description only a few days ago. I never expected he would have some sort of connection to the Seventh Prince.”

The Middle-aged Gnome told Grey to wait in the waiting Hall of this building along with the other Gnomes. Only someone of his status is allowed inside this room. It took a few minutes before the Middle-aged Gnome stepped out with a Human a tow, an emaciated Human to be exact since there was barely any flesh left on this person.