Chapter Summaries

Lin Nieran investigated why Qin Rang had shared his childhood orphanage, while the Calamity Crossing Squad organized a recruitment drive after losing Sheng Qingqiao and having Qin Rang injured. The chapter ended with hopeful applicants crowding the registration site and Lin Nieran’s shop benefiting from the crowd.

• Lin Nieran woke to Lai’er blocking the other alternate identities from his bedroom, then got up and opened his shop.
• Lin Nieran and 007 discovered that the system had no records of Chocolate Orphanage, where Lin Nieran and Qin Rang had both lived as children.
• Lin Nieran hinted that the orphanage held something waiting for him and said he would meet the Protagonist Group if their paths crossed.
• The Calamity Crossing Squad met with ministers and decided to recruit a new member after Sheng Qingqiao’s death and Qin Rang’s injury.
• An Ying and Wang Ding arrived to manage registration and found a long line of applicants, including Xiaobai Le Zhengyang and members of the Wuluo Team.
• The recruitment crowd stretched to Lin Nieran’s shop, boosting business and helping him sell several weapons.

Cheng Shanshi joined the long line to infiltrate the Authorities, while Tao Yuan and Tao Yun discussed the fallout from Sheng Qingqiao’s leaked identity and Qin Rang’s loss of control. As people in front of Cheng Shanshi repeatedly left the line, the Authorities noticed his unusual energy and the suspicious run of good luck.

• Cheng Shanshi joined the recruitment line, determined to carry out the Mountain Lord’s order to infiltrate the Authorities.
• Tao Yuan and Tao Yun discussed the public reaction to Sheng Qingqiao’s identity being exposed and the Authorities’ efforts to contain the rumors.
• Tao Yun told Tao Yuan that Wang and Worship God were suspected of causing Qin Rang to lose control, but the Authorities had no proof.
• Tao Yuan offered to investigate Wang and Wen Keke, but Tao Yun told her to focus on adjusting to her new teammates while the Authorities pursued Worship God.
• Several people near Cheng Shanshi left the line with sudden problems, allowing him to move forward as Tao Yuan and Tao Yun noticed his unusual energy.
• After more than ten people in front of Cheng Shanshi left the line, the onlookers suspected he was using a Weird Object with an extraordinary Rule.

Cheng Shanshi used his strange luck to move quickly through the recruitment line and revealed his fortune-swapping ability to the Calamity Crossing Squad. The squad accepted him as a recruit, and Tao Yun arranged a logistics job so he could support himself at the Official Base.

• People gave Cheng Shanshi their places in line after seeing his unusual luck, and Tao Yun wondered whether he would suit Tao Yuan's team.
• Wang Ding and An Ying discussed potential recruits with Tao Yun and Tao Yuan, but found none of the earlier candidates suitable.
• Cheng Shanshi introduced himself and explained that he could switch two people's luck, though he could not use the ability often.
• Tao Yun asked where Cheng Shanshi had come from, and he said he had been raised on Green Peak by the Mountain Master.
• The team approved Cheng Shanshi, and Tao Yun arranged his registration and a logistics position at the Official Base.

Cheng Shanshi returned to the Boundless Land after joining the Authorities’ Calamity Crossing Squad, surprising Lin Nieran and System 007. As the household members competed for Lin Nieran’s praise and attention, their playful rivalry grew.

• An Ying walked Cheng Shanshi home and offered him housing and warm clothes, but Cheng Shanshi declined and cheerfully said goodbye.
• Cheng Shanshi returned to the Boundless Land, where he found the household watching livestreams and learned that the Doctor and the Gravekeeper had been forced to sit together after a fight.
• Cheng Shanshi told Lin Nieran that he had joined the Authorities’ Logistics Department and the Calamity Crossing Squad, startling Lin Nieran and System 007.
• Lin Nieran accepted the unexpected turn as good fortune, praised Cheng Shanshi, and told him the Butler had prepared clothes and a room.
• Wang, Moonlit Night, Gan Tian, and the Black Cat each tried to earn Lin Nieran’s praise or defend their contributions to the household.

Lin Nieran kept his interest in the orphanage secret while his companions bickered, then spoke privately with Lin Yi about his mysterious fox-shaped mark and distrust of 007. The next morning, he went to shop for New Year's goods and bought tea for his companions.

• Lin Nieran left his companions watching the livestream, and they fought over his seat while 007 worried about Cheng Shanshi joining the Calamity Crossing Squad.
• Lin Yi questioned Lin Nieran about the fox-shaped mark on his shoulder, and Lin Nieran told him not to reveal their conversation to 007.
• Lin Nieran opened the weapon shop after the snow stopped, and Flower Language returned from the Forest to rest in the Boundless Land.
• Lin Nieran closed the shop and went to the busy New Year's shopping street with 007.
• Lin Nieran bought rose tea and other varieties for Moonlit Night, Flower Language, and Wang to try.

Lin Nieran bought New Year supplies while avoiding suspicion from the Authorities, then returned to his shop as the Calamity Crossing Squad cleared an Instance with Cheng Shanshi’s help. After Cheng Shanshi’s aura turned ominous, Rivenhall Wang appeared and tried to recruit him.

• Lin Nieran spent his cash on New Year necessities, chocolate, and dried fish while refusing to exchange Weird Objects for money through the Authorities.
• Lin Nieran greeted neighbors and encountered Tao Yuan with Cheng Shanshi, who pretended to be her new teammate.
• Lin Nieran returned to his shop and had the Butler store his purchases in the Boundless Land.
• The Calamity Crossing Squad cleared a B-Rank Instance quickly with Cheng Shanshi’s help, leaving the members unsettled by how smoothly it went.
• Cheng Shanshi’s aura turned dark and oppressive, and Rivenhall Wang appeared, urging the squad to slap him back to his senses.
• Rivenhall Wang told the squad he wanted Cheng Shanshi and invited him to join his organization because of his ability to control luck.

After Wang encountered Cheng Shanshi in his bad-luck state, Lin Nieran and his companions prepared the Boundless Land for New Year celebrations. Cheng Shanshi’s extraordinary luck in Instances earned Lin Nieran a huge surge of Fame, bringing him close to another card draw.

• Wang left Cheng Shanshi and the Calamity Crossing Squad after teasing An Ying, and Cheng Shanshi’s bad-luck state made him irritable and brought misfortune to his teammates.
• Cheng Shanshi suddenly recovered his cheerful mood, leaving Wang Ding and the others asking him to explain what had happened.
• Wang returned to Lin Nieran’s shop with new dishes for the free New Year candy and snacks, then told Lin Nieran about Cheng Shanshi’s bad-luck state.
• Lin Nieran gathered Serlandin, Bai Yang, and the other personas to decorate the Boundless Land and expand its living area for the New Year.
• Lin Nieran gained over three hundred thousand Fame after Cheng Shanshi’s great luck in several Instances inspired people to seek and pray for good luck.

Lin Nieran considered whether to spend Performance Points upgrading 007, but decided to wait while he reviewed his cards. After Cheng Shanshi reported the Authorities’ plan to enter the Chocolate Orphanage Instance, Lin Nieran arranged to join the journey openly while keeping Cheng Shanshi out of the group entering the Instance.

• 007 told Lin Nieran that he could use Performance Points instead of Fame to upgrade, and Lin Nieran decided to postpone the upgrade while checking his cards’ needs.
• Cheng Shanshi told Lin Nieran that the Calamity Crossing Squad had accepted his side effects and that the Authorities planned to search for the orphanage Instance in seven days.
• Cheng Shanshi reported that the group might travel by water from Cloud City toward Luohai City after the Instance, and Lin Nieran agreed that the route was safer.
• Lin Nieran told Cheng Shanshi to avoid entering the orphanage Instance with the group and asked him to arrange an opportunity for Lin Nieran to board openly.
• The Authorities stripped Sheng Qingqiao of his Purger status and suspended him, while Qin Rang was confined to the Official Base after being infiltrated by a weird entity.

Lin Nieran and his personas cleaned the Boundless Land and prepared for New Year’s Eve, while their playful squabbles and dinner planning kept the household lively. They agreed to make dumplings together the next morning, and Lin Nieran ended the evening watching the glowing clouds overhead.

• Lin Nieran cleaned the Boundless Land with his personas, while Cat Boy and Puppet fought and Flower Language tended the grounds.
• Lin Nieran saw that Wang’s white baby’s breath was missing and realized Puppet had given him the flower Wang had bought for Father.
• Bai Yang and his puppets returned with supplies, and Lin Nieran asked Moonlit Night to write Spring Festival couplets at Cheng Shanshi’s direction.
• Lin Nieran and the personas discussed New Year’s Eve dinner, rejected Modian’s unusual dish ideas, and chose to make boiled dumplings together the next morning.
• Lin Nieran sat apart from the group and gazed at the luminous clouds over the Boundless Land.

Lin Nieran learned that his wish to make Lin Yi disappear had failed, then sent Bai Yang to investigate Wen Keke while secretly planting a strange wooden Weird Object at an Authorities sub-base. The chapter ended with Tao Yuan’s team finding the half-shaped object and judging its energy too weak to register.

• Lin Yi asked Lin Nieran whether his wish had been to make Lin Yi disappear, and Lin Nieran admitted it had.
• Mo Lan told Lin Nieran that Wen Keke was making a move, so Lin Nieran sent his avatar Bai Yang to investigate.
• Bai Yang and Modian watched Tao Yuan, An Ying, and the Calamity Crossing Squad clear weird things at an Authorities sub-base.
• Bai Yang ordered Modian to place a wooden block in a fish-headed corpse and take the Weird Object from its mouth.
• The containment team found the strange, bird-shaped wooden object and concluded that its energy was barely detectable.

Bai Yang and Modian went to Worship God's new base to find Wen Keke, but her guards barred their way at the sealed Weird Elevator. Bai Yang rejected their bluff and prepared to enter openly.

• An Ying examined a strange, sea-smelling wooden plaque and decided the group should test it later.
• Bai Yang brought Modian to Yangcheng while Lin Nieran and 007 located Wen Keke's base and discussed her rapid expansion.
• Bai Yang told Modian to attack anyone who treated him badly, then led him and the Puppets toward Worship God's base.
• Bai Yang found a guarded Weird Elevator inside a glass enclosure and deduced that it was the real barrier to entry.
• The guards claimed Wen Keke was absent and invoked their organizations' partnership, but Bai Yang challenged them and turned toward the elevator.

Wen Keke and her allies discussed their underground base and plans to undermine the Authorities while concealing their work from the Mysterious Organization. Bai Yang attacked the facility, and a silver cross tore through its ceiling as the story ended with the underground base collapsing.

• Bai Yang made a move against the captain, sending a little brown bear springing onto a little rabbit.
• Wen Keke inspected the underground base with Liang Xinjin and Wang Yao, discussing its construction and their plans against the Authorities.
• Wang Yao reported that Bai Yang had lured Qin Rang into a trap, leaving him unconscious and in custody at the Official Base.
• Liang Xinjin said the invited people were locked in the blood pool, and Wen Keke agreed to deal with uncooperative families.
• Cracks spread across the underground ceiling, and an enormous silver cross broke through the defenses as earth and rubble poured into the facility.
• A chilling voice called, "May you—rest in peace!!!"

Bai Yang and his companions confronted Wen Keke at her underground base, destroying the facility and killing several of her people while searching for her. Bai Yang stopped the Puppets’ attack but left Modian pounding at the exposed metal, and the confrontation shifted toward the business he had come to discuss.

• Bai Yang’s giant rabbit tore through Wen Keke’s underground base, and Wen Keke, Liang Xinjin, and Wang Yao teleported to the surface.
• Wen Keke and Wang Yao saw their dead subordinates and the elevator Weird Object uprooted from the ground, while Modian continued attacking nearby people.
• Wen Keke demanded an explanation, and Bai Yang said her people had lied about her whereabouts and that he had come with good news.
• Bai Yang claimed Modian had damaged the facility while chasing people who mentioned its entrance, then said its defenses seemed too weak.
• Wang Yao asked Bai Yang to stop Modian, and Bai Yang ordered him to stop destroying the facility.

Wen Keke met with Bai Yang to discuss their bargain, Qin Rang, and the mysterious thing her older sister sought, then gave Bai Yang three blood-red Energy Orbs made from people addicted to her Poppy Flower. After returning to the Boundless Land as Lin Nieran, Bai Yang examined an orb and learned from System Ball that it could rapidly replenish energy.

• Wen Keke and Wang Yao dismissed the crowd after Bai Yang and Modian damaged Liang Xinjin’s territory, while Liang Xinjin angrily considered how to rebuild it.
• Wen Keke reclaimed her Poppy Flower from Bai Yang and discussed how she had used it to make Qin Rang and the Evil Ghost Mask lose control.
• Bai Yang deduced that Wen Keke was seeking something Qin Rang possessed, and warned her that obtaining it could bring trouble before suggesting she join the Calamity Crossing Squad.
• Wen Keke told Bai Yang that she had a lead on the thing her older sister wanted and gave him a finished product as payment for their previous agreement.
• Bai Yang returned to the Boundless Land as Lin Nieran, where he showed Serlandin a blood-red Energy Orb and learned from System Ball that the orbs could replenish energy instantly.

Lin Nieran prepared for New Year's Eve by giving Wang Ding warmth beads and spending time with his personas in the Boundless Land. He found Ji Fengbai secretly hiding something under his blanket.

• Lin Nieran stored Wen Keke's energy-restoring Weird Object, wary that it might be addictive because it came from her poisonous poppy.
• Wang Ding helped Lin Nieran put up Spring Festival couplets, and Lin Nieran gave him seven warmth beads as New Year's red envelopes.
• Lin Nieran and 007 joked about Wang Ding's gratitude and about 007 and Lin Yi watching livestreams together.
• In the Boundless Land, Serlandin helped Bai Yang clean his Puppets and helped Lai'er preen his feathers while the others prepared for the holiday.
• Lin Nieran caught Wu Liang using his blanket and ordered him to wash it, then checked on the others as they cleaned and prepared food.
• Lin Nieran found Ji Fengbai wrapping something in his room; Ji Fengbai hurriedly hid it under the blanket covering his legs.

Lin Nieran gathered everyone to make dumplings, but the group’s mismatched skills turned the meal preparations into a chaotic mess. As the others kept struggling with their tasks, Gan Tian stepped in to help Lin Nieran knead his ruined dough.

• Lin Nieran pushed Writer outside to join the others in making dumplings, and 007 excitedly revealed that it had seen something.
• Dessert Chef assigned the group cooking tasks, while Lin Nieran removed her unusual ingredients and 007 asked to learn how to manipulate other hosts.
• Lin Nieran added too much water to his flour, and Mo Lan’s sneeze covered Lai'er and Wang in flour.
• Wang became furious over his stained suit, while Cheng Shanshi tore a dumpling wrapper and Dessert Chef scolded him and Modian for their mistakes.
• Gan Tian criticized Serlandin for staring at Lin Nieran and Wu Liang for cutting the meat too thinly.
• Lin Nieran gave up on kneading his ruined dough and asked Little Sweetie to take over, prompting Gan Tian to offer help as Moonlit Night watched.

Lin Nieran and the others spent New Year's Eve wrapping and eating dumplings while watching the Authorities' broadcast and old Spring Festival Gala footage. At the base, Wang Ding arrived with dumplings for the Calamity Crossing Squad, who welcomed him and shared the meal together.

• Gan Tian, Moonlit Night, Writer, and the others wrapped dumplings while Bai Yang's Puppets and Flower Language prepared more filling.
• Lin Nieran and the others ate their first batch at lunch, then finished preparing New Year's Eve dinner and watched the Authorities' livestream at eight o'clock.
• The broadcast showed base guards and footage of familiar squads, including scenes featuring Moonlit Night, Bai Yang, Lin Nieran, and Lin Yi.
• After the broadcast, Lin Nieran and the others watched edited Spring Festival Gala clips as they ate together.
• The Calamity Crossing Squad watched the broadcast at their base while joking about past battles and sharing a simple meal.
• Wang Ding arrived with Purgers and hot dumplings for the squad, set a battered Sunny Doll on one empty seat, and joined Tao Yuan, Mi Chuchu, and An Ying for dinner.

On New Year's Day, Lin Nieran handed out gifts to his companions and received gifts from them in return. The morning continued with Lai'er leaving to fetch a forgotten present after realizing he had not prepared one.

• The group celebrated a quiet New Year's Eve, then Lin Nieran exchanged New Year greetings with Lin Yi and 007 at midnight.
• Serlandin gave Lin Nieran a protective silver beaded chain, and Lin Nieran gave Serlandin a red envelope and the Golden Sunset forehead ornament.
• Lin Nieran gave Writer a magic carpet and Lai'er a cleaning brush, while Writer presented Lin Nieran with a book of Rules.
• Lai'er realized he had forgotten to bring Lin Nieran a gift and hurried away to fetch one.
• Wang gave Lin Nieran a red velvet box, while Lin Nieran gave Wang a Head of Household Ring and the Butler an Eagle Eye monocle.

Lin Nieran celebrated the New Year with his neighbors and visitors, while hinting that he planned to travel to Luohai City. He left the Calamity Crossing Squad’s offer to travel with them unresolved, then returned to the Boundless Land to give out gifts.

• Wang and Butler gave Lin Nieran a polished sapphire and a handmade warm vest, and he returned to his shop for New Year greetings with his neighbors.
• Elder Ju and Wang Ding visited the Boundless Land, while An Ying and Mi Chuchu came to Lin Nieran’s shop to pay him a New Year’s visit.
• An Ying noticed that Lin Nieran’s common weapons had sold out, and Lin Nieran said he was saving weapons before visiting his friend in Luohai City.
• An Ying and Mi Chuchu revealed that they also planned to go to Luohai City and invited Lin Nieran to travel with them by ship, but he postponed deciding until he heard from his friend.
• After the visitors left, Lin Nieran gave gifts and red envelopes to Flower Language, Bai Yang, Black Cat, Gan Tian, and Modian.

Lin Nieran upgraded the system to V3, unlocking new shops, storage, and a Sub-Advanced Card Pool. He found that information about the world was prohibitively expensive, then opened the new Persona Shop and saw its cards displayed in three dimensions.

• Lin Nieran upgraded the system to V3 by spending 20,000 Performance Points and one million points.
• The upgrade unlocked the Money Exchange Shop, Information Shop, Persona Shop, System Space V2, and a free ten-pull from the Sub-Advanced Card Pool.
• Lin Nieran discovered that exchanging points for money gave poor value and that uncovering the world's secrets cost ten billion points.
• Lin Nieran checked the prices to search several people's pasts and found that searching Lin Yi would cost one billion points.
• Lin Nieran opened the Persona Shop and marveled at the hundreds of tangible cards floating before him.