Claus quickly stepped in to smooth things over when he saw that Jared had become the target of Sigwin’s scrutiny. “Mr. Green, his name is Jared Chance. He came from the mundane world, just a foolish brat.”
Sigwin’s eyes narrowed as he asked, “From the mundane world? Since when have we allowed people from the mundane world to take part in the Secret Realm Conference?”
Evangeline swiftly clarified, “Mr. Green, Jared belongs to the Gunderson family now and is representing us at the Secret Realm Conference.”
“You’re letting a kid from the mundane world represent your family? What a disgrace to the Gate of Fire!” Kayden spoke up as he made his way over to Sigwin and the others.
“Mr. Green, I’m Kayden Macall of Zahrin Sect from the Gate of Fire,” he introduced himself with a bow. “Mr. Macall, nice to meet you!” Sigwin greeted him as he saluted. “Who is this Jared? Is he really from the mundane world?”
“That’s right. He’s from the mundane world. I don’t know what relationship he has with the Gundersons that they allowed him to represent their family to attend the Secret Realm. Conference,” Kayden replied. “I see…” Sigwin turned his attention back to Jared. “Actually, Mr. Green-”
Evangeline started to explain, but Sigwin raised his hand to cut her off. “Hold up. I need to report this. Allowing people from the mundane world to join the Secret Realm Conference is a major violation of the rules,” he said firmly. With that, Sigwin leaped onto the stage.
“Sigwin, what’s happening over there?” asked Angus Green, lord of the Violet Fulmina Sect, as he observed the commotion from the stage. “Master, it seems that a person from the mundane world has attended the Secret Realm Conference,” Sigwin reported.
“What? You mean to say we’ve got someone from the mundane world here? What’s happening?” Quindon furrowed his brow. As a powerful figure at the Secret Realm Conference, Quindon was not about to let anyone who broke the rules off the hook.
“Mr. Yuchamore, I overheard someone mention that a person from the mundane world has entered the Secret Realm Conference. His name is Jared Chance, and he was brought here by the Gundersons from the Gate of Fire,” replied Sigwin. Quindon immediately turned his accusatory gaze to Chester, who was seated next to him, upon hearing this.
“Chester, what’s going on here?” asked Quindon. Everyone turned their attention to Chester, puzzled as to why he would bring someone from the mundane world to attend the conference.
After all, the Secret Realm Conference had strict limitations on the number of attendees, yet Chester was willing to give up a seat for someone from the mundane world.
“Mr. Yuchamore, while Mr. Chance is from the mundane world, he’s also a member of the Gunderson family. Therefore, it’s not against the rules to have him represent us at the Secret Realm Conference. It’s common for families to have representatives in the mundane world, and some even send people there. This is not a new practice. I’m sure these individuals are allowed to attend the conference as representatives of their families upon their return, isn’t that right?” Chester had already come up with this explanation beforehand.
“Mr. Chance?” Quindon turned to Chester, puzzled. “Is he a martial artist or cultivator to be addressed with such respect? It seems like he has a close relationship with the Gundersons.”
“Mr. Chance is a cultivator, and we owe him a great deal. Therefore, everything the Gunderson family has should now belong to him,” Chester explained. Everyone was stunned by Chester’s words, except for Wayne, who remained impassive.
“I would like to meet this man, then.” Quindon’s curiosity was piqued. The others were also intrigued by Jared and wondered what it was that made Chester hold him in such high regard.
“Sigwin, Mr. Yuchamore is curious. Please bring. Jared up on stage,” Angus instructed.
