(MC POV)
The guards looked at me with wide eyes before they burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! That's rich!" The plumed helmet guy chuckled. "Hey, I've never seen your face here before, you're new aren't you? Zhu! Hey Zhu! Where the hell are you? Did you forget to initiate this guy or what?!"
There was a pause and no one responded.
The guard frowned, "Zhu! God damn it, Zhu! That lazy bastard… I swear he's gonna--"
"Zhu isn't in charge here anymore." I interrupted him. "I am."
He looked at me and sneered, "You? You're telling me you took over this place on your first day here?"
I shrugged, "Pretty much."
The guard stretched out his hand and one of his buddies handed him a metallic rod. He tested the weight of it with his palm before advancing towards me.
