Riding the north wind howling down from the Odin Icefield, Lin Qi took a tiny fast-sailing boat and returned to Berely in just one day. The reason he had entered Berely by sailboat was to provide certain interested parties with a perfectly reasonable explanation.
After all, given Lin Qi's current position, any lack of caution could bring unforeseeable consequences. He had no choice but to be careful, careful, and more careful; nothing he did could leave others even the slightest fault to pick at.
Coming ashore at Berely's heavily guarded docks, Lin Qi noticed a heavy warship flying the flag of the North Sea Garrison Fleet. Combined with the information Alda and Enzo had sent back, Navy had fled south along the Seine River with the North Sea Garrison Fleet. Clearly, he had arrived safely in Berely.
With no time to seek out Navy and renew their friendship, Lin Qi led his entourage at top speed toward No. 1 Glory Street.
The renovation of the residence had been fully completed, and it had become a comfortable mansion entirely to Lin Qi's liking. Lin Qi had no leisure to admire the newly renovated estate. He had only come to show his face and let the nearby nobles notice that "Wan En Longshan" had returned to Berely. Then he turned and left the residence, heading straight for Victory Palace.
Lin Qi's request to see Holy Light I was quickly approved. He had waited in a lounge at Victory Palace for less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea when a Dawn elf at Holy Light I's side personally came to lead him into the Golden Hall.
The moment he entered the Golden Hall, before Lin Qi could bow to Holy Light I in greeting, a cold, arrogant, lofty