Ancient Guardian Arbiter · Gugat [Please Subscribe]
Just as Zong Shen was deep in thought.
A knock from outside the hall pulled him back to his senses.
"Lord Gugat, the combat training instructor, requests an audience."
The maid in charge of relaying messages took the initiative to report.
Zong Shen had not wanted to bother with such formalities, but the facts proved they were indispensable.
Class was a double-edged sword.
For a ruler, displaying class distinctions undoubtedly brought more benefits than drawbacks.
Those seemingly useless formalities actually reinforced the importance of status bit by bit.
The more people adhered to them, the more stable the rule became.
This, in turn, motivated the subjects to strive for wealth and status.
Knowing that Gugat had arrived, Zong Shen calmly instructed the maid.
"Open the door. Let Gugat in."
The two maids immediately obeyed and jogged to the entrance.
The fortress door, enhanced by Runes, slowly opened. Gugat, seeming as though it had been reborn, strode inside with heavy steps.
It passed through the antechamber and entered the reception hall.
Zong Shen sat steadily in the seat of honor, with a cup of wine at hand.
Gugat was now a full size larger than before.
If the Lord's Fortress had not possessed such high ceilings, it would have seemed cramped even walking inside.
It stood three meters tall, its sudden approach carrying an imposing pressure.
Like a black tower standing silently before him.
The armor on Gugat's body seemed to have fused with its skin.
This had indeed made its physique far more burly, while also giving it a sci-fi feel akin to an exoskeleton or power armor.
After fusing with the [Ancient Guardian Blood], it had undergone tremendous changes.
Those changes had come from the inside out, which was why Zong Shen