Lilith's journey would end there. Gold City was well-connected and acted as a central zone due to its nearby roads, which led to places near and far. According to Lilith's plan, she was to return directly to the Judge Academy's colony. Upon arrival in New Washington, she would report the incident to the academy's senior management once more, and anything after that would be discussed between the academies themselves.
Before parting ways, the two of them settled their debts with each other first. The starmetal from Silverlight Lake, which was said to be 100% pure, was eventually given to Xiao Lin, but he had to pay a certain amount of money to Lilith as compensation. They argued for half a day before finally reaching a decision: the total he would have to pay Lilith was 50,000 New Dollars, and he was required to transfer the money over to Lilith after returning to Dawn City.