Ethereal City, inside the City Lord's Mansion.
Baum treated Han Shuo as an honored guest, welcoming him with the highest courtesy. Some people in Ethereal City's City Lord's Mansion who did not know the circumstances were secretly amazed, unable to understand why the City Lord would treat a young man with such ceremony.
Once they learned Han Shuo's identity from the Divine Guards around them, their gazes filled with excitement. It seemed that the visiting deities who had bought products from Celestial Pivot Pharmacy in Shadow City had done quite a bit of publicity for Han Shuo.
Unlike the old, powerful families of Shadow City, Baum had not established a great family despite being Ethereal City's City Lord. He did not even have a single relative. His City Lord's Mansion was also very plain, yet it gave an impression of solemn dignity.
It was clear that the Divine Guards all loved and respected him as their City Lord. Although he had not established a family of his own, the several forces of Divine Guards under his command were enough to keep Ethereal City firmly in his grasp.
After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Han Shuo and Baum quickly settled the details of their cooperation, including the location of Celestial Pivot Pharmacy's shop. Baum readily handed over a shop in Ethereal City's busiest district to Han Shuo and warmly offered to take care of everything for him.
Han Shuo found Baum's sudden change a little hard to get used to. Only after listening to Baum arrange everything for him did he ask, "Thank you for your kindness, City Lord. Well, I'll give you thirty percent of Celestial Pivot Pharmacy's earnings. How does that sound?"
Back then, Borton and Livy had traveled all the way to Shadow City to find him,