The evening clouds glowed fiery red, and a cool breeze drifted past, refreshing both body and mind. After all the repairs made to Brettel City over this period, every hole and scar had been restored.
The two towering Magic Crystal Cannons at the main gate gleamed faintly red beneath the evening glow, as though they could spit out enormous tongues of flame at any moment.
Helen Tina, whom Han Shuo had forced into signing a contract, stood at Brettel City's gate, gazing at the two Magic Crystal Cannons that should have belonged to her with a bitter feeling in her heart. Up on the city wall, Han Shuo smiled as he held her contract and waved goodbye. "Honored Duke Helen, we won't be escorting you any farther."
After inwardly cursing eighteen generations of Han Shuo's ancestors, Helen Tina, worried about the rebellion that could break out in the Xilun Duchy at any moment, slowly rose into the sky with a Levitation Spell as her mental power recovered. Her bright eyes glared fiercely at Han Shuo for a while before she muttered through gritted teeth, "Greedy devil, I'll be back for revenge!"
"Have a safe trip! Remember to pay back the gold coins you owe me within three months!" Han Shuo waved the contract in his hand with a beaming smile, seemingly reminding Helen Tina not to try to default.
"Hmph!" Helen Tina angrily turned her head away and slowly flew toward the Xilun Duchy as a fiery-red figure. Beneath the blazing evening clouds, that fiery figure resembled a rainbow streaking across the sky.
"My lord, you're truly wicked. Not only did you possess that venomous beauty, you even extorted a huge sum of gold coins from her. You really devour people without leaving so much as a bone!" Chester shook