No one knew what exactly had been discussed between Dragonbone Village, represented by White Moon Kui and Boss Bai, and the Lighthouse, represented by City Lord Charles, or what kind of agreement and cooperation they had reached. In any case, the negotiations had lasted only about two hours. Then, after White Moon Kui and the others returned to Dragonbone Village in high spirits, Suiying, the Hunter-Warrior Commander who had been held for a long time, and the little kid 8925 were released back to the Lighthouse that very day.
Little 9033 was, of course, heartbroken to see 8925 leave!
She had even tried desperately to persuade him to stay, but unfortunately, nothing she said worked. 8925 seemed to hold a deep grudge against Mark and his traitorous friends—Elektra, Mocheng, Feixue, and Kunjie. In the end, the little boy still followed Suiying back to the Lighthouse, where he went back to being a lowly Dustfolk laborer.
After Suiying and 8925 were released and returned to the Lighthouse, they were, unsurprisingly, received by City Lord Charles that very evening.
Perhaps he wanted to win them over. Perhaps he wanted to get more reliable information. Or perhaps, as Charles himself said, he simply wanted to welcome them back and help them recover from their shock.
In any case!
Their meeting began with a lavish banquet. 8925 and Suiying were served the same meal as City Lord Charles: red wine and steak, along with various seasonal fruits.
Normally, 8925 would have licked up every last drop of sauce from food he had never seen before. But after spending time in Dragonbone Village and tasting all kinds of delicious dishes, the beef before him was clearly no longer enough to make him lose control.
The same went for Suiying!
He had long grown tired of