After Emi personally brought back the Withered Bone to Dawn City.
The turmoil caused by the Dark Contract finally settled down.
The event, from its sudden onset to its conclusion, had caused a great shock to Lide within just a few days.
At the same time, this was the most labor-intensive war that Dawn City had fought, although the final battle was not fought due to Viscount Bernard's change of target, yet the impact on Lide was profound.
For the first time, he directly experienced the role that high-end combatants like Grot and Betty played in war.
This greatly inspired and transformed his strategic thinking on warfare, and also gave him new ideas on how to develop Dawn City in the future.
It was not a glorious battle, but it was sufficient to influence the future.
After a few people left, Lide returned alone to the Crimson Mage Tower. Although the Mage Tower did not suffer much damage, the necessary follow-up work still needed to be done.