Before his leave ended, Saine made another trip to Portman World to meet Klopp Knight.
The last time Saine had come, the inside and outside of this Medium Plane had still been quite bustling.
A large number of Wizard Civilization combat formations had appeared in this starfield, many of them Combat Legions from Titan World.
But when Saine arrived this time, Portman World seemed to have become much quieter.
Though Space Fortresses and War Airships of various models still occasionally flew through this starfield, their overall scale no longer compared to that of more than two hundred years ago.
"When I came to Portman World last time, I was still thinking that once the two-hundred-and-twenty-year rest period ended, I might see whether I could extend my leave a little longer."
"But since that business with Mei Kaili happened, I'd better forget it." Upon arriving outside Portman World, Saine sighed.
Not only did Saine bear no resentment toward Klopp Knight's decision to erase his subsequent mission rewards, he was instead deeply grateful.
After all, Lina had indeed caused a certain degree of damage to the Wizard Civilization Legion, and the fact that Level-4 Magician Jerry had suffered grievous injuries was undeniable.
Even if Klopp Knight had wanted to favor Saine, he could not go too far. Wizard Civilization was, in the end, still a world that valued fairness and alliance law.
Deducting Saine's combat rewards could, in truth, be seen as Klopp Knight giving an explanation to the other victims of the Lina incident.
The fact that he had ultimately still awarded that Holy Fruit to Saine was already enough.
Saine was not particularly lacking in ordinary Alliance resources either.
His visit to Portman World to see Klopp Knight this time was also Saine's way of thanking Klopp Knight for the