"The cost is unavoidable. What we must do is ensure our gains are worth every bit of the price we pay."
As she spoke, the Queen Olivia slowly descended.
Olivia placed her glass aside and said, "Now, it is time for the harvest."
Olivia, accompanied by senior officials of Stilan, disembarked from the airship amidst a sea of cheers from the people below.
Since Xavier's death and the fall of the Steam Council, the haze that had hung over Grimland has not reappeared. This city, known as Fog City, has enjoyed an exceedingly rare stretch of sunny days.
Under the sunshine, the Crystal Palace gleamed like a giant crystal, and combined with the background cheers from countless citizens, it gave Wu Chang a surreal feeling.
The Grimland he had seen before seemed like an illusion. The Grimland now presented to the world was truly the greatest and most prosperous capital on this plane.
