There was no doubt that once Lin Yun and the others had left, the bishop would go find someone to confirm what had really happened.
As for what happened after that, no one knew. But one thing was certain: Lin Yun's "reputation" would rise once again.
After the Restoration spell was cast, all the perceptual damage the young lady had suffered, including temporary perceptual damage, was completely removed.
The young lady had now returned to her peak condition.
With nothing else left to do, they prepared to head back to where the old blacksmith was.
The Lava Giant Spider was simply too much of a nuisance, so there was no way Lin Yun and the others could take it all the way back to the Empire.
Still, the creature had been fairly obedient, carrying them around for days. It had certainly earned its keep.
After thinking it over, Lin Yun and the others finally reached an agreement with the Hendrick Church: the Lava Giant Spider would be kept on as a special mercenary.
In short, they would provide it with all kinds of food and other things, such as baths and scrubbing services...
Lin Yun wasn't going to squeeze money out of the spider. He'd just have the people from the Hendrick Church "look after" it and put it to work as a mercenary. It could help defend the city or kill Arabians—there would surely be some use for it.
They couldn't take it back, so that was that.
As for killing the ox after it had pulled the cart, well, they'd leave that alone.
Of course, if the Lava Giant Spider dared to cause trouble, they'd probably come back and take care of it.
They had to return the way they'd come.
But Lin Yun and the others didn't