The Yinma Legion returned in triumph, and the entire Chaofeng Base was filled with renewed morale.
After this battle, the security of the Ink Abyss Water Palace would improve, attracting a large number of prospectors and adventurers.
Chaofeng Base would benefit from this as well.
As a result, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
Aside from that, the Guangling Legion's support for Chaofeng Base had also come to an end.
Over the next day or two, members of the Guangling Legion gradually departed.
Soon, Chaofeng Base returned to normal.
In this base, perhaps no one had noticed that the little Xia Ju Catering Shop had reopened.
After what had happened before, the owner, Xia Ju, had pulled herself together again.
She had already lost her husband. If she lost the catering shop as well, a lone woman like her would even have trouble making a living.
Chaofeng Base had also compensated and cared for her. Besides, Xia Ju had always been a good person. Whenever someone was so poor they could barely afford to eat, she was willing to help them.
Thus, as soon as the catering shop opened, the dining room filled with customers.
Xia Ju wanted to thank the young man who had killed Chen Yingguang, but she heard that he had already left the base and could only keep her gratitude in her heart.
She could only hope that the young man surnamed Luo would come to the base again one day, so she could thank him properly in person.
In the dining room, Xia Ju had just come out of the kitchen when she glanced toward a small table in the corner, where an old man sat alone.
The old man looked to be in his early fifties. He had few wrinkles and did not look particularly