The next day, Zhao Congming and Chen HaoYu planned to meet in the plaza in the afternoon.
The plaza was a huge where you'll have to walk a mile before leaving the plaza. Many opened shops and street stalls, hawking their goods, could be seen almost everywhere. A storyteller stood under the tree telling stories to children and few people were even training in the middle of the plaza.
In the middle of the plaza stood a clock tower that was hundred meters tall. A young man in simple white shirt and jeans could be seen sitting on the bench beside the clock tower.
Soon another young man run from the side, waving his hand to the guy who was sitting, "HaoYu! You didn't wait long right?"
"Not really! Just came here after my shift." Chen HaoYu said while standing up.
Seeing Zhao Congming dressed in ancient clothes again, he asked, "Don't you wear normal clothes?"
Zhao Congming tilted his head, "This is normal clothes, I always wear this!"
"Look around you, people are looking here because of what you're wearing! It's not normal to wear such clothes in this day!"
"Ay! Why make a fuss! It's just clothes! Anyway, let's go!" Zhao Congming shook his head before pulling Chen HaoYu.
...
They hailed a carriage and when they stepped out of it, what greeted Chen HaoYu were towering buildings. Fine restaurants along with office buildings and hotels. It was such a lavish sight.
"Why are we here? Aren't we going to your house?" looking around Chen HaoYu asked.
"Well, going to my house we will need to go through the teleportation array since it's quite far and besides the place where I usually go is under renovation today so I can only bring you here which is the nearest." Zhao Congming said as he walked along the streets.
"I see but I don't see any houses he– wait! Why are you entering a hotel?" Chen HaoYu stopped Zhao Congming when he saw the latter entering a fancy hotel.
Zhao Congming who was pulled, stopped and looked at him, "What's wrong? One of the teleportation array is in here so we'll have to go inside naturally."
"Why is it inside a hotel?"
Before Zhao Congming could answer, a female staff who has a manager title on the badge came out and bowed to Zhao Congming, "Young master!"
"Oh Xiao Qing! Help me set up the teleportation array, the teleportation array I use is under renovation today."
"Understood Young master!" Then the female manager left.
Looking at the leaving manager and at Zhao Congming, Chen HaoYu asked, "Young master? And it's even the manager calling you that?"
Then Chen HaoYu stepped back to look at the name of the hotel, a plaque hung above the entrance with words written in elegant golden brush stroke: 「 天宇酒店 」
"Tianyu Jiudian... Isn't this the number 1 hotel in the world!!! Famous for its heaven energy gathering arrays where walking in a room feels like your walking in a holy land!" Chen HaoYu was shocked and quickly turned to Zhao Congming.
"That's right!" Zhao Congming nodded.
"You said you're not rich..."
"I'm indeed not rich, this doesn't belong to me it belongs to my family. I don't get a dime in these hotels!" Zhao Congming justified himself.
Entering the hotel and through the door where it says personnel only. They've reached an office room covered in glass just like a director's office.
At the center of the room, there was a small circular podium. Chen HaoYu and Zhao Congming was standing on it.
Why does it feel high-tech like I'm in a sci-fi movie.
Chen HaoYu thought so because coming to this area made him feel the futuristic technology but remembering that this is an ancient magic world, he had mixed feelings.
Soon the array was activated and Chen HaoYu felt the dizziness he felt whenever he go teleported.
...
A pavilion with circular podium in the middle stood under the sun. An old man sitting in a chair yawned when suddenly the circular podium lit up and and array appeared. Then following along two young man appeared on the podium.
The old man who was sitting stood up unhurriedly when he saw who came and said with a smile, "Young master you've returned!"
"Oh! Old man! Why are you guarding here?" Zhao Congming asked.
"Aish... I've just fill in because the youngster who was guarding here was about to breakthrough. Anyway, why'd you return early? Usually you'll be home at midnight." The old man said then he noticed Chen HaoYu, "Who's this?"
"Hehe! He's the reason why I'm here early! His my friend and I'm going to teach him about arrays!" Zhao Congming placed his arm on Chen HaoYu shoulder as he said that.
"Hello sir! I'm Chen HaoYu!" Chen HaoYu politely greeted.
"You're interested in becoming an array master?" The old man's eyes lit up when he heard that Chen HaoYu wanted to learn array formations.
"He's not going to be an array master but an artificer!"
The old man was little disappointed and sighed, "Becoming an artificer is not easy you know. Before you can even become a novice artificer, others might have already surpassed you but oh well since that's your decision then don't regret it young man."
"I understand sir!" Chen HaoYu said, he knew that the old man was just saying it for his own good so he was grateful to him.
"Anyway old man! We'll go ahead!" Zhao Congming said as he pulled Chen HaoYu away.
"Sure! Sure! Xiao Yu, I hope you can let young master return more early just like today!"
"I'll take note of it sir!"
"Ay you don't have to tell HaoYu about that, I can return home early you know!'
The old man just rolled his eyes and smile then went back to resting, but before that, he took out an encrypted one way and one time use communication talisman.
"Old master, the young master is back and he brought a friend with him. He said that he'll teach him array formations because his friend want to become an artificer. His name is Chen HaoYu."