A few minutes later, Jianos piloted the ship to a spot above an uninhabited black castle.
"Qi Tian, this Castle No. 1203 is your residence in the branch," Jianos said.
Qi Tian glanced down at the black castle through the ship's exterior view. Quite a few servants were waiting in line outside it.
"Thank you, Lord Jianos. I'll head down first," Qi Tian said, bowing slightly.
Jianos nodded and had the ship's artificial intelligence open the hatch. Qi Tian flew straight down to the lawn outside the castle.
When the servants saw Qi Tian descend from the ship, the leader, a Domain Lord at the ninth tier, immediately led the thirty Domain Lord Level guards behind him forward.
"We pay our respects to Your Highness Qi Tian."
Looking at the thirty-one Domain Lords approaching him, Qi Tian thought that even members of a branch were treated this well.
He looked at the guard captain. The Domain Lord at the ninth tier wore Silver Battle Armor, had short black hair, and a single horn on his forehead.
The others all had the same features, so they were probably from the same race.
"Your Highness, my name is Nado. I'm a native of the Star Brilliance Secret Realm. I was fortunate enough to be chosen by the Virtual Universe Company and appointed as your guard captain," Nado said with a smile.
"Hello. I'll be relying on you to keep me safe in the secret realm from now on," Qi Tian said with a smile.
"I'll protect you with my life," Nado replied solemnly.
Then he took a black metal box from his Space Ring.
Qi Tian watched as Nado opened the box for him. Inside was a black Special Grade Elite medal, emblazoned with the Virtual Universe Company's emblem.
"Your Highness,