Over the next few months, Salomon lived according to a normal routine.
By normal, he meant attending school and working at the same time, rather than using an Alchemical Simulacrum.
The City of Immortals' main task remained digesting and absorbing the Italian Mafia's influence. Salomon left it entirely to Stephanie and Constantine. Aside from occasionally participating in Tony Stark and Malphas's laser technology research, he could finally attend school in person and begin working on his Gauss Weapon project. Salomon was certain that Mycroft Holmes was watching him closely through Oxford University's cameras, and he did not mind displaying his research project to the Cabinet Secretary—Salomon knew Mycroft would investigate his laboratory, and Mycroft knew Salomon would not store the results of his research there. But the Cabinet Secretary had to ensure that this advanced technology would not be stolen. To that end, he had to send people into Salomon's laboratory to investigate the progress of the research and do everything possible to ensure the project proceeded smoothly.
As for who truly called the shots in the United Kingdom, Mycroft Holmes was in the minority. He believed that the true master of the United Kingdom was 10 Downing Street, not the White House, Congress, or the Council on Foreign Relations. He desperately hoped Salomon would hand over some of his technological achievements, though he also knew that was impossible. In any case, running circles around the Cabinet Secretary was immensely entertaining. Salomon was even in the mood to drink and socialize with political economy students, personally maintaining the long-neglected network of relationships he had built. He had even reestablished contact with Lady Amelia Windsor, whom he had met only once before.
Of course, he was only doing so to make Mycroft fume. Salomon had absolutely no interest in Lady Windsor.