Early the next morning, the docks of Sumeru City were unusually lively, packed with onlookers. Not only were Lesser Lord Kusanali and Acting Great Sage Alhaitham both present, but Port Ormos was reportedly preparing a grand farewell ceremony as well.
It could be said that Sumeru's entire senior leadership had come. This gathering of such high-ranking figures had only one purpose: to see off the Inazuma delegation.
The scene struck the members of the Inazuma delegation as quite dramatic. When they had first arrived in Sumeru, its Sages had barely bothered with them. Who would have thought that, in less than two months, those same Sages would have fallen from power and become prisoners, with some even losing their lives?
A great many major events had taken place during that time: rescuing Lesser Lord Kusanali, crushing Azar's plan to create a god, defeating the false god Scaramouche, holding up the precariously poised Sumeru City, and planting forests in the desert regions.
This string of events worthy of being recorded in history had actually unfolded one after another in little more than a month. It left people overwhelmed with emotion, while also drawing many gazes toward the man shaking hands with Lesser Lord Kusanali as they said their farewells.
Because of everything Yucheng had done for Sumeru, his standing among its people now surpassed even that of Alhaitham, who had just taken office as Acting Great Sage, and was second only to Lesser Lord Kusanali's.
For a Regent of Inazuma to enjoy such prestige in Sumeru was quite remarkable.
The sight of Yucheng warmly shaking hands with Lesser Lord Kusanali in farewell would likely leave a deep impression on the people of Sumeru.
Nahida said to Yucheng, "Mr. Regent, first of all, congratulations. May your wife give birth to a healthy