Chapter 173: The Existence
Kai shook his head, brought his mind to reality, and then walked towards the tent's entrance.
The guards didn't even spare a glance at him, but Kai's Perception did catch a hint of threat seeping out of them as if in the next moment their swords would come for his back.
There were two barricades in front of Kai as he entered. An official was demanding City-passes from everyone, standing in between them.
"Just ascended," Kai said, nearing him. The official nodded and opened the left barricade for him to pass.
An enormous hall opened itself to him, its walls lined with many counters. Contestants had lined themselves up, keeping a sizable gap between each other. Hard-faced Contestants, wearing a white overcoat with the royal badge on their chests, were making rounds in the Hall. Kai slowly joined a line and waited for his turn.
After some time, Kai found himself facing a woman, formally dressed and quite powerless.
"Code Name," she demanded.
"Red."
The woman didn't even raise as much as an eyebrow and just wrote the name, stamped a seal, and then signed over it hastily. It seemed she had had her fill with all gods, demons, devils, colors, and flowers, and now nothing could grab her attention anymore.
She handed the document to Kai and said, "Next."
Kai followed the signs on the walls to head towards the Portkeys counters, meanwhile going through the instructions mentioned in the document. All was as mentioned by Meg, Kai reflected.