"Red permission markers."
Lin Yi repeated the words under his breath, his eyes narrowing slightly.
In the Pan-Spirit Alliance Virtual Network, gold usually indicated the level of an Eternal Deity, while red... that was almost always reserved for Lords, with few exceptions.
Now, five such powerful beings had sent him requests to establish contact all at once.
"Master, would you like me to process these requests now?"
Xuanji bowed slightly and reminded him in a gentle voice.
Lin Yi didn't answer right away.
He was indeed a little surprised, but he didn't let it throw him off balance.
He didn't rush to have Xuanji accept all the requests at once.
After all, what if he accepted them simultaneously and they all invited him to virtual meetings? He hadn't activated a virtual avatar yet—that was a privilege reserved for those with gold permissions or higher. He couldn't leave one Lord waiting while he went to deal with another first, could he?
That would be not only discourteous but could also unintentionally offend someone.
Rather than put himself in that awkward position, it would be better to pretend he'd been caught up with something else and hadn't seen the requests, then deal with them one at a time in order of importance.
"Xuanji."
Lin Yi considered it for a moment before speaking. "Who sent the requests? Let me take a look first."
"Understood."
Xuanji raised her hand and waved. Five virtual markers glowing red appeared in front of Lin Yi, each with a brief description underneath.
Lin Yi's gaze passed over them one by one.
The first marker was from "Lord Xuanyan of the Human Race," the second from "Lord Tiange of the Human Race," the third from "Lord Qiuyuan of the Human Race," the fourth from "Lord Yanhuang of the Star