"Is it related to the new 'Gate' you found?" Lord Izak asked with a raised eyebrow.
The already silent room became even more soundless. The three senior representatives, including the Shadow Regent who was quietly sipping tea while minding his own business, all became interested.
There were many unknown planes and some known worlds in the universe that were usually not reachable through normal means. They required special gates and keys to open a relatively safe path towards them but even then they held significant risks.
Since there was no way to know for sure what was on the other side, it could either bring great fortune to the gate's owner or their demise. Yet they were always in great demand and held a lot of value, for both scientific and financial reasons.
So, of course, hearing about such a thing piqued the interests of everyone present.
Shen raised his head for the first time.