But he didn’t go to the Maze Corridor where Saul was located. Instead, from the hollow area of the corridor, he kept sinking down, down, seemingly reaching the bottommost space of the Maze Corridor.

Here, there were no square right-angled corridors, only a small square room.

In this room, there was a suspended golden thread.

Frim resumed human form in this small room and came before the suspended golden thread.

He raised his hand and pressed it against one end of the thread.

The suspended thread didn’t shift due to his action, remaining fixed in place as if unaffected by force.

Frim’s fingertip gently swept along the golden thread.

Names composed of golden dust suddenly popped out from the thread.

One by one, familiar ones, unfamiliar ones…

And when Frim’s fingertip was about to move to the other end, the last name appeared.

Gorsa Glare.

After that, Frim’s fingertip slipped off the other end of the golden thread.

Until he released his hand, no new names appeared.

“Saul’s name still hasn’t appeared here.”

“Then, considering he still shows no world-destroying tendencies, I’ll spare him for now.”

The next day, Saul recovered from deep meditation and opened his eyes to find himself back in the temporary residence at Evernight Royal Palace. Find the newest release on novel⁂fire.net

Saul stood up and walked around, confirming he was indeed back.

He sat up and looked down to discover that his right arm had also returned.

Moreover, it was the same arm that Frim had originally taken for experiments, not one regrown through healing magic.

“So they won’t let me cry injustice?” Saul sneered inwardly.

He had deliberately left his arm unhealed to show everyone in the Tribunal how their Chief repaid kindness with ingratitude.

It seemed that even someone as arrogant and proud as Frim cared about surface reputation!

Saul didn’t want to stay long. He quickly packed up the experimental items in the room and walked out with a cold expression.

When the door opened, Lia and Sander’s guards were all standing by the entrance.

“Lord Saul!” Lia stepped forward happily.

The other attendant naturally didn’t dare compete with a wizard for speaking opportunities.

“Lia, what happened that made him willing to let me out?” Saul pretended not to know.

Lia looked even more excited than the newly released Saul. “Lord Saul, news came from the Borderland of a suspected Storm Eye. You need to return immediately to handle it.”

Then Lia used Secret Speech Magic to inform Saul, “But if the Storm Eye threat passes, Chief Frim might still ask you to return.”

Lia spoke rather diplomatically; it should really be “drag you back.”

Saul instantly understood her meaning, his expression unchanged. “I’ll go see Sander and Mido, then set off.”

Saul walked down the steps and said to the attendant standing aside, “Take me to see your emperor.”

After a month’s separation, when seeing Sander again, his overall bearing had changed considerably.

At least compared to his former victim-like state, he looked more like an emperor now.

His palace was now attended by many guards and court ladies, but from the fact that he still had his previous attendant fetch Saul, it was clear that these newly added guards hadn’t gained his trust.

Though his surroundings had become lively, none were his own people. This feeling was more like being monitored.

False liveliness versus real loneliness – it was up to Sander to choose.

“Lord Saul.” Upon seeing Saul, Sander immediately descended from his high throne, his white cloak sweeping across the golden-carpeted steps.

Sander was flanked by beautiful-faced maids.

With lowered brows and eyes, they appeared respectful and submissive.

Saul said directly, “I want to see Mido. Come with me.”

Though Sander’s status and position had undergone earth-shaking changes in the past month, when facing Saul, he seemed to still be the same unpretentious middle-aged man as before.

“Alright.” Sander waved for the maids on both sides to withdraw. “I was just thinking of telling you about Mido’s recent condition.”

Saul grabbed Sander’s wrist, and both figures instantly vanished.

The people in the palace who had originally intended to follow Saul and Sander were stunned and panicked, until court wizards sent word that Saul and Alexandra had appeared together beside the Red Sea Mido, and only then did everyone quiet down.

They looked at each other in dismay.

They had never seen Saul use teleportation magic within Evernight Royal Palace before, but now he showed no restraint whatsoever.

What exactly had happened during his month-long disappearance?

After all, only a few people knew about Saul’s imprisonment. Even Sander thought Saul had participated in some secret experiment, which was why he had only seen messages but not the person this past month.

However, when Sander turned around and found himself standing on the Red Sea with Saul, his heart still skipped a beat.

“Why does Lord Saul show no restraint toward the Tribunal people and directly use teleportation magic?”

But though Sander was puzzled inwardly, he said nothing outwardly.

He pointed at the black tree that had grown as vast as a broad canopy of clouds.

“Mido has grown this large now. But starting two days ago, her expansion speed began to slow. At this rate, there are still five defense zones of Red Sea Tree pollution that can’t be absorbed.”

Saul brought Sander down onto Mido’s tree roots, then released Sander.

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Saul nodded. The more Mido showed she cared about Sander, the better. Them becoming a community of shared interests benefited both.

Saul crouched down to sense Mido’s growth state, mainly through the Symphony of Fate formation and fate lines.

Soon, he stood up. “The main reason Mido stopped horizontal growth is that her pollution absorption efficiency has reached its peak. Even if she connects to more Red Sea Trees, she can’t process the internal pollution.”

Sander struggled for a moment. “Then do we need to create a second Mido?”

“Do you have a second sister?” Saul joked, then lowered his head to touch Mido’s trunk.

Suddenly, he realized that according to the Inverted Tree’s state, Mido should currently be head-down, feet-up.

So wasn’t he currently touching Mido’s little bottom?

Saul silently stood up and said to Sander, “There’s no rush now. Mido still has room to grow. Her body has a special part that can grow by absorbing death energy, and the death energy in pollution works too, so given some time and energy, she can completely expand herself to cover the entire coastline.”

Hearing Saul’s words, Sander’s heart settled. Though before Mido fully matured, some Red Sea Tree pollution couldn’t be cleaned as before, the Tribunal would surely find ways to solve this minor difficulty.

After all, even without Mido’s appearance, the Tribunal wouldn’t allow the Red Sea Trees to wither, though their solution might be much more brutal than the current one.

After checking on Mido and Sander, Saul saw Royer by the seaside.

After a month of recuperation, his physical and soul body conditions had improved considerably.

Royer stepped forward. “I’ll escort you back.”

Seeing Royer, the smile disappeared from Saul’s face. “Aren’t you busy?”

“Cough, cough.” Royer fake-coughed twice. “I don’t want to be this busy either.”

He quietly defended his powerlessness in a small voice.

(End of Chapter)

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