By the time the silver-haired youth's turn came to see the elder behind the counter, he was already secretly trying to leave the hall using instant teleportation. But to his dismay, it didn't work in the Hall, causing him to mutter to himself in frustration.
'What a waste of time.'
The elder before him had his eyes lowered, adjusting the monocle on his left eye as he studied pages filled with old text scattered before him. The text described natural laws. From the day he realized he could no longer control them without full authority, just like Yizhe and the others, he had begun striving to gain complete mastery over more laws.
Unaware of the annoyance in the youth's eyes, he spoke without looking up as he gestured toward the fist-sized, round orb resting on the counter between them.
"State your name and quickly place your right hand on the orb, so I can create an identity card for you. Then you can leave."
