The hall they entered wasn't that spacious to begin with. There was dust everywhere, and even spider webs appeared at the corners. The desk was dark brown in colour, with its outer layer getting pale spots in lots of places.
William cleared his throat to attract the attention of this spirit master sitting there, reading many scrolls in a serious way. He knew this master must have noticed their presence long time ago, as he gave William the feeling of being strong,
In William's estimate, he was in dark gold grade, at least at the mid stage if not higher. And he was right about his guess.
"How may I help you?" the old man said, without even lifting his eyes off his scrolls.
He looked as if he didn't care about new customers, which felt a bit weird to William. The place was empty, as it was intentionally trying to kick customers away from here.
What were they doing by establishing a business and hoping that no one would appear there? That was just crazy!