Given that, Ian was in no hurry; he simply decided to stay at the Huai Guang Church's base to rest up properly.
After such an intense Subspace exploration battle, he was genuinely a bit tired... The burden of the Dead Lord's Power was quite substantial. Had it not been for his real strength being Dual Second Energy Level and his possession of the Domain of Extremes, someone like Adalbert at the First Energy Level might have suffered numerous aftereffects.
When Ian initially intended to send Adalbert to the Huai Guang Church, it was to have the church help check for any aftereffects that needed resolving. Money was not an issue; researchers of Adalbert's caliber were indeed rare in the world.
As for now... it was merely one more procedure to have the Dragon Worship Cult send him to the Huai Guang Church.
