Lin Li ordered an immediate return after getting on board of The Star. The massive ship crushed the surrounding ice as it started to operate. The sailors steered it in the direction of Four Seasons Island.
The people from the Gilded Kingdom only surfaced from the pit of the gigantic hole at the heart of Ice Island three days after The Star left the island. Edmund could sense that Lin Li was not on Ice Island anymore. Hence, he did not try to find Lin Li, but let his men slowly ride the airship towards where they came from.
