Chapter 252 – Opening Up

"Come in! Come in!" Nick shouted as he gestured to one of the chairs before nodding towards the clerk.

The clerk nodded back, closed the door behind Julian, and went back to her workplace.

Julian laughed a bit and sat down. "It's still difficult for me to view you as a Chief Zephyx Extractor."

"And yet, you obviously are one."

Nick laughed. "I know, it's a bit strange. I think many people think like that but don't want to tell me."

"By the way," Nick added after he remembered something. "I heard that you managed to become a Specialist. Is that true?"

Julian laughed a bit in embarrassment. "Where did you hear that from?"

"From Wyntor," Nick answered.

"I wanted to keep it a secret for longer," Julian said, but his tone indicated that he didn't mind. "I knew that I shouldn't have told Vernon. He's such a blabbermouth."