For a moment, he felt something—an invisible connection binding him to every slave standing before him. The sensation was strange, but he quickly dismissed it.
The receptionist then gestured for Lein to follow her. With steady steps, he walked out of the building, followed by the hundreds of slaves now under his command. The sight drew Lein's attention, but the people around them seemed indifferent. In a place like this, slave transactions were nothing unusual.
Once they reached the outside, Lein activated his elder token without hesitation. A faint blue light enveloped him and all the slaves surrounding him, and in the next instant, they all vanished.
***
As the teleportation light faded, Lein found himself standing on a vast field on Elder Island. The air here was fresher, and the laughter of children echoed in the distance. He turned and saw a group of young children playing around a large platform. Among them, a girl with shimmering silver hair stood out.
Zeylith.
