“I agree!”
The first high-ranking official spoke up.
Soon, more and more people joined in, expressing their support.
Because everyone realized that it didn’t matter who became the chief.
It was much like what had happened at Karea Academy.
The old headmaster had shown up and announced that the 5th Realm would be controlled by Crossbridge Sanctuary.
But the problem was… what exactly was Crossbridge Sanctuary?
The grand steward had already mentioned it when communicating with them—it was merely a nominal title.
Because Crossbridge Sanctuary was located far away from Middle Earth.
Therefore, it had no real impact on them.
Everyone could go on as usual.
With the grand steward’s explanation and the subsequent verification, everyone realized that it was true.
No one had any objections to Daniel anymore.
At first, they were worried that Daniel’s arrival might threaten their positions, but after understanding the situation, it seemed that…
There wouldn’t be any significant changes.
As long as they maintained their power within Dragonscale Bank, who became the chief didn’t really matter.
“Alright, since everyone agrees…”
The grand steward was about to say that they could now open the secret realm.
But at that moment, someone stood up and asked:
“I have a question for Lord Daniel. You came to take the divine artifact from Dragonscale Bank, but the bank’s current status and power come from the divine artifact. Without it, doesn’t that mean Dragonscale Bank’s position will be in jeopardy? If the divine artifact disappears, what will become of us?”
“Don’t worry. Lord Daniel’s goal is to destroy all the divine artifacts and restore the world to its normal state.”
The grand steward looked at the person who asked the question and replied.
At the same time, Daniel nodded in affirmation.
This reassured everyone again.
The disappearance of the divine artifacts was a huge concern for many superpowers.
In fact, some factions were only able to rise to power because of the divine artifacts.
However, for Dragonscale Bank, there was barely any impact.
Though Dragonscale Bank ranked in the top two in Middle Earth, it hardly made any public appearances.
In fact, the so-called superpower faction of Dragonscale Bank was quite similar to the ordinary version of Dragonscale Bank known by the public.
Both were involved in the sales of various items across the continent.
However, as a superpower, Dragonscale Bank’s customers were primarily powerful mages.
So, if all the divine artifacts disappeared, the bank wouldn’t suffer much.
In fact, they might even profit from it.
Once everyone understood this, the high-ranking officials in the conference room no longer had any doubts.
They began taking out their tokens.
These tokens were required to open the entrance to the secret realm.
This was a rule set by the former chief of Dragonscale Bank.
Only in critical moments could all the high-ranking officials combine their tokens and activate the magic array to open the secret realm.
Normally, no one was allowed to interfere with it.
This time, all the high-ranking officials took out their tokens.
As they injected mana into the tokens, a magic array formed.
The surrounding space began to distort.
A few minutes later, they stopped.
The grand steward turned to Daniel and said:
“Lord Daniel, the entrance to the secret realm has been opened. You may enter now. The chief is inside the secret realm.”
Daniel nodded and entered the secret realm.
Once inside, Daniel immediately felt a completely different sensation from the main world.
The main world felt like the normal world, while Dragonscale Bank’s headquarters still had traces of the God Realm’s influence.
But this mini-world…
It was almost entirely constructed from the rules of the God Realm, specifically the rule of water!
From these rules, Daniel could recognize something familiar.
It was the same rule that Imora used during the Battle for Dominance against Nora.
At the time, Imora had used this rule, so Daniel had some recollection of it.
Now, the rules here were far more advanced and complete than those Imora had used.
Imora’s rule seemed like a mere imitation of these.
After sensing for a while, Daniel made his way towards the heart of the secret realm.
The entire structure of the secret realm was centered around a certain place.
To most people, this world might appear normal, but to Daniel, it was clear where the chief of Dragonscale Bank was located.
He walked directly toward his destination.
The deeper Daniel ventured into the heart of the secret realm, the more water he encountered.
Eventually, torrents of water began to surge.
However, there were no creatures to obstruct his path.
Thus, Daniel easily reached the center of the realm.
This was the core area of the mini-world, the very center of its rules.
It was also where the chief of Dragonscale Bank resided.
A massive waterfall cascaded from a high mountain, its powerful water crashing against the rocks below.
The mist and spray from the waterfall were so intense that it was hard to open one’s eyes.
Daniel slowly floated into the air, extending a hand toward the waterfall.
With a simple swipe, the entire waterfall seemed to be cut in half.
The water above and below continued flowing, but the middle part of the waterfall disappeared entirely.
This revealed a spacious cave.
Inside the cave, there was lavish and intricate furniture.
This was certainly the place where the chief of Dragonscale Bank had been.
Daniel took a quick glance and noticed that not long ago, there had been signs of human activity here.
But now, the place was completely empty.
Daniel entered the cave and double-checked.
Indeed, no one was here.
In fact, the entire secret realm seemed devoid of any life.
Even the divine artifact from the God Realm was no longer present.
Everything pointed to one conclusion:
The chief of Dragonscale Bank had taken the divine artifact and fled!
At that moment, Daniel wasn’t sure how to react to this situation.
He hadn’t expected such a cowardly move from the artifact’s owner.
Looking back at Randy, who had been controlled before, at least when he first saw Daniel, he had tried to devour him.
While he had failed and been killed by Daniel, his courage was still commendable!
But here, the chief of Dragonscale Bank… had just run away without a word.
Daniel frowned.
This was going to cause him unnecessary trouble.
He hated unexpected complications.
Daniel glanced around.
Since the chief wasn’t here, there was no reason to stay.
After a short while, the high-ranking officials in the conference room saw Daniel emerge from the magic array.
However, this time, things were a little different.
The chief didn’t come out with him.
Had the chief stayed behind?
Just as the officials were hesitating about whether to wait longer, they heard Daniel speak:
“Your chief is no longer in the secret realm.”
“Ah?”
Clearly, the officials weren’t prepared to hear this.
Upon hearing Daniel’s words, they were all shocked.
They hadn’t expected that the chief of Dragonscale Bank would choose to run away.
Could it be that Lord Daniel’s strength had grown so formidable that the chief didn’t even want to fight and simply fled?
After the shock passed, the expressions of the high-ranking officials grew complicated.
Now that their chief had fled, what should they do next?