Recaps

Kang De used Ian Crook’s forced awakening to expose the Round Table’s crimes, then rescued Shalana and launched a war against the organization. After its defeat, Ian returned as a monster, and Kang De offered him a chance to reunite with his family.

• Kang De manipulated Ian Crook into seizing the American embassy and bargaining with Britain and the Round Table for the release of An Youyi and the safety of his family.
• Britain deceived Ian about his family’s escape, and his rage triggered an awakening that destroyed his body as the Round Table took his remains.
• Kang De rescued Shalana from Gerard’s underground prison, but she died after telling him about her first trafficker, and Kang De transported the criminals to the White Mist World and destroyed the horse farm.
• Arthur declared war on Kang De, whose forces invaded the Round Table’s castle and defeated its supernatural defenders, capturing Barber Todd.
• Kang De pressured Grand Secretary Yue to help seize the Round Table’s British interests and punish the elites involved in the equestrian-center crimes.
• Bedivere hesitated to destroy Ian’s remains, and Ian awakened, became Frankenstein, killed Arthur, and demanded to know where his family was.
• Kang De and his allies restrained Ian, revealed that Vanessa and Shanna were alive, and offered him a chance to live and return to them if he worked for Kang De, and Ian apologized in Shalana’s memory.

Kang De turned the Council’s need for three relic materials into leverage while drawing Nixiyasi and her father into negotiations over the Azure Fleet and Distant Harbor. As the talks began, he prepared to expose the Council’s secret underwater operation and seize its prize.

• Kang De investigated corruption in Britain, then toured Distant Harbor with Parrot and showed Nixiyasi the workers’ benefits and growing prosperity.
• Nixiyasi returned to the Azure Fleet conflicted about Kang De, while her father Anthony demanded that she arrange a meeting and later plotted to approach Kang De himself.
• The Council sent Anthony and Azure Fleet forces toward Distant Harbor, but Kang De’s Frozen Legion captured the assault boats and Anthony asked to meet him.
• Kang De learned that the Council had set Nixiyasi a quota for relic materials and inferred that it needed them to open the Yilan-Tai'er ruins.
• Kang De persuaded Anthony to serve as an intermediary, offering him exclusive sugar-product sales rights while proposing negotiations over prisoners, trade, research, and compensation.
• Kang De told Nixiyasi that he had not traded her loyalty, but she feared her father had used her as part of the bargain and broke down crying.
• Kang De opened talks with Councilor Aokexindun, while Distant Harbor publicized the Azure Fleet’s defeat and damaged the Council’s reputation.
• Kang De and Hong San concluded that the Council wanted the materials for a secret underwater operation, and Kang De planned to target Aokexindun’s interests and seize the prize from the Council’s submarine.

The Starry Sky Council’s attempt to unseal Yilan-Tai’er awakened the Star Palace and brought its survivors into battle with the Azure Fleet and Kang De. Aifu stopped Kang De’s forbidden spell at the cost of her life, and Tuosidiwa allied Yilan-Tai’er with Kang De before Kang De devoured Bennu.

• The Starry Sky Council agreed to Kang De’s costly supply deal, then began unsealing Yilan-Tai’er despite losing contact with its survivors.
• Aifu led the Oathbreakers toward the Eternal Tower, while Bennu appeared and ordered Yilan-Tai’er’s people to fight the mortal world.
• Kang De tried to stop the Council’s submarines, but the seal broke and the Star Palace’s forces emerged, attacking the Azure Fleet.
• Nixiyasi took command as the Azure Fleet fought Yilan-Tai’er’s warriors, while Kang De positioned his forces and prepared Mass Projection.
• Tuosidiwa redirected Yilan-Tai’er’s machinery to trigger its emergency evacuation, and Aifu helped stop Kang De’s forbidden spell before dying.
• Kang De secured the Azure Fleet and survivors, then asked Tuosidiwa to lead Yilan-Tai’er and oppose the Star Palace.
• Tuosidiwa accepted an alliance with Kang De, who used Paradox to devour Bennu and discovered he could project a domain to teleport troops and supplies.

Kang De turned Distant Harbor into a growing power, settling Yilan-Tai'er survivors, reforming Azure Fleet prisoners, and drawing Cathay’s delegation into his plans. As rival nations prepared for war and Griffin pursued help from Phaethon, Kang De began a new war game focused on weapons.

• Kang De settled Yilan-Tai'er’s survivors and Azure Fleet prisoners, invited other nations to share the island’s legacy, and prepared for conflict with the Arcane Council.
• Kang De reformed Azure Fleet prisoners, honored the dead, demonstrated Distant Harbor’s military strength to the Brotherhood, and exposed the Council’s sabotage campaign.
• Kang De and Nixiyasi grew closer, while Nixiyasi proposed that Distant Harbor prepare to eliminate rival powers and Apophis sent Phaethon to investigate Kang De.
• Kang De told Hilmeria he intended to rule Goth and mobilized Distant Harbor as a major power, and his forces intercepted Cathay’s eastbound delegation and escorted it to the harbor.
• Eunuch Huang delivered the empress’s titles and letter, and Kang De welcomed 3,214 Cathayans while making plans to integrate their skills and the female officials into Distant Harbor.
• Kang De hosted the Cathayan arrivals, reassured Tina and Dairila about his relationships, and used the city’s celebration and propaganda to build support and pressure the other nations.
• Kang De and Dairila discussed elven losses and the fight against the Star Palace, while the Grand Speaker prepared the Council for war and Griffin negotiated with Phaethon for aid.
• Kang De integrated the Cathayan mission into Distant Harbor and announced a new war game, and Griffin examined the Council’s rifle designs and ordered his attendants to take him to the cannons.