Chapter Summaries

After the Korean Challenger faction was annihilated by Dragon Country's military, the Instance rated their performance E and imposed a 20,000-point penalty. Since none of the Challengers had enough points to pay it, the Firmament announced that everyone in the Instance would be wiped out.

• Sixteen Dragon Country destroyers and an electronic reconnaissance ship destroyed the Korean force, leaving 1.9 million Challengers as spectators awaiting settlement.
• Lee Jae-yong realized Lin Ye had sold him Eagle Sauce weapons to make points, since they were ineffective against Dragon Country.
• The Firmament announced the graded scoring system and awarded the Challenger faction an E rating for its poor performance.
• The E rating imposed a 20,000-point deduction on every Challenger, exceeding the point reserves of all those in the Instance.
• The Firmament announced that all Challengers in the Instance would be wiped out immediately.

The Firmament crushed 1.9 million challengers when Lin Ye’s The Great Wall Watch ended, devastating the South Korea Settlement and alarming the other Settlements. Great Xia’s leaders celebrated the victory as their forces continued attacking Korean Instances, while the other Settlements reconsidered opposing Great Xia.

• The Firmament eliminated 1.9 million challengers and ended The Great Wall Watch with a 95% elimination rate and no survivors among those who remained.
• Viewers reacted with shock, and top Hero Ranking figures including Fulangche, George, Brahma, and Arthur left the livestream without comment.
• The Instance Research Center in Great Xia celebrated Lin Ye’s victory and the concurrent attacks by Great Xia challengers on Korean Instances.
• Li Yunlong told Bai Tianhao that the victory had avenged Great Xia, frightened the Koreans, and deterred the other Settlements from opposing them.

After the Great Xia Settlement’s victory over the South Koreans, Li Yunlong explained how Lin Ye’s strategy could keep the other Settlements from joining forces against them. Lin Ye received the settlement for The Great Wall Watch and discovered that selling weapons had opened a new source of points.

• Li Yunlong told Bai Tianhao that the Great Xia Settlement should enter another Settlement’s Instance first and exploit the rival Settlements’ conflicting interests.
• Li Yunlong celebrated the Great Xia Settlement’s victory with Bai Tianhao, lamenting that Old Master Long, Deng Xian, Qian Sen, and the others had missed Lin Ye’s victory.
• Lin Ye continued designing the Xuannü Aerospace Fighter in Creation Space, bringing its technology to 50% completion.
• The Firmament announced that no one had cleared The Great Wall Watch and that Lin Ye had maintained his record of total victories.
• The Firmament awarded Lin Ye 1.99 million points from Instance missions and began calculating his share of 117 million points earned from weapon sales.

Lin Ye earned 9.2 million points and rose to ninth place on the Hero Ranking, making the Great Xia Settlement the first in Azure Star to have two people in the top ten. Seeing that most of the leaders of the settlements preparing to besiege Great Xia ranked above Long Yuan, Lin Ye resolved to challenge them through The Great Wall Watch.

• Lin Ye received 8.8 million points from The Great Wall Watch and earned another 400,000 points from his Raging Waves and Winter Is Coming investments, for a daily total of 9.2 million.
• Lin Ye checked the Hero Ranking and discovered he had climbed sixteen places to rank ninth, while Sam ranked tenth.
• Lin Ye recognized that his rise could improve life in the Great Xia Settlement and deter the eight settlements planning to attack it.
• Lin Ye saw that most of the Commanders ranked above Long Yuan belonged to the besieging settlements and thought of Ding Chang, whom he had promised to see him reach the top of the ranking.
• Lin Ye considered defeating those Commanders as a way to reduce their point totals and grew eager to face them in The Great Wall Watch.

Lin Ye considered which Settlement to challenge next and watched The Great Wall Watch climb the Firmament rankings. After it earned him a rare Settlement Absolution Card, he saved the card for a future crisis.

• Lin Ye weighed choosing the South Korea, Dahe, Gaul, India, Triumph, or United States Settlement for his next Instance, then decided to target whoever provoked him most.
• Lin Ye saw The Great Wall Watch reach second place on the Instance Heavenly Ranking, putting his three Instances in the top three.
• The Firmament awarded Lin Ye a one-day Settlement Absolution Card, which could shield a Settlement’s residents from Instances and selection by Dungeon Designers.
• Lin Ye decided not to use the rare card yet because Great Xia had not reached a crisis severe enough to warrant it.
• Lin Ye noticed The Great Wall Watch had topped several other rankings, including both the single-run wipeout and Instance-Friendly Peace rankings.

The Firmament put Lin Ye’s The Great Wall Watch Instance under review for a day, delaying its return to Azure Star. Meanwhile, Great Xia’s assault devastated the Goryeo Settlement, where survivors begged Park Seong-man to surrender it to Lin Ye.

• The Firmament restricted The Great Wall Watch for a day while it reviewed the Instance, and Lin Ye considered using the cooldown to draw out hostile Settlements.
• Bai Tianhao told Lin Ye that Dean Ding had awakened and that Great Xia had destroyed over 130 South Korean Instances, killing 500,000 people; Commander Long Yuan had also conquered Park Seong-man’s Instance.
• Lin Ye declined to follow the news about Goryeo, believing the Settlement’s destruction was inevitable.
• In the Universe Settlement, survivors mourned the 2.4 million dead and blamed Park Seong-man, while others urged him to surrender the Settlement to Lin Ye to save those still alive.

Park Seong-man watched the South Korea Settlement collapse after Lin Ye’s victories triggered mass deaths and departures, while his own Instance was cleared and cost him millions of points. With the other Settlements abandoning them, Choi Tae-won proposed ending the Settlement so its people could survive.

• South Korean residents demanded that Park Seong-man step down and hand the Settlement over to Lin Ye.
• Park Seong-man received notice that Long Yuan’s team had cleared his Incheon War Instance, costing him 2.5 million points and pushing him down the Hero Ranking.
• Park Jeong-yong and Choi Tae-won reported that 130 Instances had been cleared, 2.1 million people had died, 20 million had migrated, and fewer than 10 million remained in the Settlement.
• Park Seong-man ordered the Settlement to seek help, but Choi Tae-won said the other seven Settlements had expelled them from their alliance.
• Choi Tae-won told Park Seong-man that ending the South Korea Settlement was the only way for them to survive.

Choi Tae-won replaced Park Seong-man as Commander of the Universe Settlement and agreed to transfer it to Lin Ye. Lin Ye accepted ownership, ordered all residents expelled, and renamed the settlement Lin Ye Settlement, which the Firmament would reset after 24 hours.

• Choi Tae-won told Park Seong-man to return the settlement to Lin Ye, and Park Seong-man protested that doing so would erase the Goryeo people.
• Choi Tae-won revealed that the Goryeo people had elected him as their new Commander and said he would transfer the settlement to Lin Ye; Park Seong-man collapsed unconscious.
• Lin Ye accepted Choi Tae-won's transfer request, making the Universe Settlement his personal property.
• Lin Ye ordered all residents expelled, giving them 24 hours to find a settlement willing to accept them.
• Lin Ye renamed the settlement Lin Ye Settlement and ordered the Firmament to reset it after 24 hours.

Lin Ye affiliated the reset South Korea Settlement with the Great Xia Settlement while keeping it separate. Meanwhile, Brahma sent Prince Singh to rally the other settlements against Lin Ye, and Singh persuaded Daiwa’s leaders to consider fighting The Great Wall Watch Instance.

• Lin Ye chose to affiliate the reset settlement with Great Xia, and Long Yuan approved the request.
• Brahma told Prince Singh to persuade the remaining settlements to support whoever challenged Lin Ye’s Instance, promising India’s points for weapons.
• Singh offered Minamoto no Yorimitsu one million points and promised India would cover Daiwa’s weapon purchases if Daiwa attacked Lin Ye’s Instance.
• Xiaochuan urged Minamoto no Yorimitsu to seize the chance to defeat Lin Ye, and Yorimitsu agreed to fight in person if Daiwa was selected.

Prince Singh failed to secure an alliance with Fulangche, though Gaul would continue opposing Great Xia. Lin Ye completed the Xuannü aerospace fighter and learned that The Great Wall Watch had been adjusted and could run again.

• Prince Singh visited Fulangche at Versailles Palace, but Fulangche refused to form an alliance and ordered him to leave while affirming Gaul would oppose Great Xia.
• Singh left satisfied that Gaul would remain an enemy of Great Xia, intending for India to seize technology after other settlements fought Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye completed the Xuannü aerospace fighter and submitted the Baidi design program before leaving the Creation Space.
• The Firmament announced that The Great Wall Watch would allow four million Challengers from two designated settlements, with two million from each, and removed its Dragon Country history animation.
• The Firmament approved the instance’s map, weapons, and mission flow, ended routine major reviews, and announced the changes on Above the Dome.

Lin Ye gathered Great Xia’s leaders to decide its strategic deployment and learn how the settlement had fared after The Great Wall Watch. He discovered that the other major settlements had united against him, while civilian broadcasts vilified him and Great Xia.

• After the Firmament approved The Great Wall Watch and allowed two settlements to be selected, Lin Ye called Bai Tianhao to arrange a strategy meeting.
• Lin Ye arrived at the Instance Research Center, where the directors welcomed him; Li Yunlong said Long Yuan had entrusted Lin Ye with command of Great Xia’s future deployment.
• Lin Ye asked the leaders to explain the state of Great Xia and the major settlements after The Great Wall Watch.
• Bai Tianhao showed broadcasts in which the Gaul, Triumph, United States, Dahe, Italy, and India settlements threatened to boycott or challenge Lin Ye and Great Xia.
• Bai Tianhao switched to civilian broadcasts that blamed Lin Ye for millions of deaths and called for a campaign against Great Xia, and Lin Ye reacted with amusement.

Lin Ye identified the campaign against Great Xia as a deliberate effort to manipulate public opinion and proposed closing vulnerable Instances for three days while he dealt with the seven major settlements. He then reviewed the settlements’ strengths with Bai Tianhao to choose targets for Great Xia’s next attacks.

• Lin Ye explained that the seven major settlements had stirred up public opinion to weaken Great Xia and encourage attacks.
• Li Yunlong reported that 500,000 people in Great Xia had been wiped out the previous day, mostly young designers whose Instances were easy targets.
• Lin Ye proposed temporarily closing Instances below difficult rank, along with selected difficult-rank Instances, and promised to disperse the seven major settlements within three days.
• Lin Ye persuaded the meeting to follow his plan, and the officials agreed to close young designers’ Instances and appeal for everyone to avoid battle.
• Lin Ye asked Bai Tianhao to explain the major settlements, and Bai described Triumph and United States, Italy, Gaul, and India Settlements.

Lin Ye selected the India and Gaul Settlements for the next opening of The Great Wall Watch, intending to exploit India’s wealth and test himself against Gaul’s top-ranked fighter. Brahma received notice that India had been chosen, and his reaction showed the challenge had shaken him.

• After learning that the A San people used their vast points to influence other settlements, Lin Ye ordered Great Xia to focus on India and clear its Instances.
• Lin Ye registered the India and Gaul Settlements for the next round of The Great Wall Watch, which would open in 20 hours.
• Lin Ye chose India to profit from its spending and Gaul to face its Commander, the Hero Ranking’s top fighter.
• Brahma received the Firmament’s notice that India had been designated for the Endless-level Instance and began to tremble.

After Lin Ye selected the India Settlement for his new Instance, Brahma chose Prince Singh to lead its people against him and promised access to the Settlement’s treasury and Gaul as an ally. Singh accepted the challenge, convinced Gaul’s support and advanced equipment would secure victory.

• Brahma learned that Lin Ye’s Instance would require two million Challengers from the India Settlement and that Gaul would be its ally.
• Brahma summoned Prince Singh, who was shocked that Lin Ye had chosen their Settlement.
• Brahma refused to enter the Instance and ordered Singh to lead their people against Lin Ye.
• Brahma authorized Singh to use the India Settlement’s treasury points to buy Lin Ye’s weapons and technology.
• Singh became confident after learning that Gaul would be their ally and accepted Brahma’s charge.

India and Gaul prepared their Challengers for the second Great Wall Watch Instance, with Fulangche determined to face Lin Ye himself. The Instance opened and began deploying its participants to the virtual battlefield.

• Singh selected high-level, high-point Challengers from the India Settlement and distributed collective reserves to fund their preparations.
• Fulangche assembled the Bonaparte Family’s warriors at Versailles Palace, where Joseph and Katerina confirmed they were ready.
• Fulangche declared that the Bonaparte Family would show Lin Ye its might, then chose to enter the Instance despite having Exemption Authority.
• After the voluntary registration period ended, the Firmament randomly selected Gaul’s Challengers and announced that the Instance requirements had been met.
• The Firmament opened the Endless-level Instance, Earth Online—The Five Permanent Members: The Great Wall Watch (beta version), and began deploying participants as Fulangche anticipated facing Lin Ye.

Fulangche and Singh entered The Great Wall Watch Instance as Azure Star viewers and Dungeon Designers rallied behind the seven great Settlements. When Dragon Country offered Challengers a chance to surrender, 500,000 Gauls left, leaving Singh shocked and Fulangche dismissive; the Firmament then began presenting the spawn points.

• Fulangche dismissed Singh’s greeting while Singh appeared beside him in the Instance, dressed extravagantly and drenched in perfume.
• Viewers and Dungeon Designers from across Azure Star praised the seven great Settlements and urged Fulangche to defeat Lin Ye, while Fulangche suspected Singh had paid for the support.
• The Firmament announced that The Great Wall Watch Instance had begun, introduced Dragon Country, and offered Challengers a way to leave by surrendering their points and sharing their technology.
• Five hundred thousand Gauls surrendered and left the Instance, prompting Singh to question Fulangche, who called the departing Gauls parasites.
• After the Firmament closed the exit, it began presenting the 30 spawn points to the remaining Challengers.

Singh and Katerina chose Big Macaque Country, while Fulangche sent his forces to India Country, splitting the Gaul and A San participants across four spawn points. After the Challengers arrived, Dragon Country gained powerful military buffs from both choices, and Singh found himself in a lavish room with Katerina.

• Singh tried to convince Fulangche to let the A San people join his forces, but Fulangche refused and argued that the forces should split up.
• Katerina chose Big Macaque Country, and Fulangche assigned half the Gaul people to her command; Singh followed her choice and ordered half the A San people to join her.
• Katerina told Singh and the A San people to follow her command, and Singh agreed while praising her naval skills.
• Fulangche chose India Country for a joint ground and air operation and ordered Joseph and the Bonaparte people to join him.
• The Firmament confirmed four spawn points in India and Big Macaque Country, appointed commanders, opened Watch 1 Channel, and deployed the Challengers.
• Singh arrived in a lavish room with Katerina, and the Firmament announced buffs for Dragon Country triggered by the choices of India and Big Macaque Country.

Katerina directed Big Macaque Country to choose the mission of occupying a Dragon Country region, targeting Tibet or Qiong Island. After Eagle Sauce offered military aid and two aircraft carriers, she examined its weapons list with a greedy smile.

• Katerina assessed Big Macaque Country's geography and identified advantages for land and naval warfare.
• Katerina ordered Singh to have all Challengers choose Mission 2, targeting sparsely defended Tibet or Qiong Island.
• The Firmament confirmed the mission choice and began a seven-day countdown in Free Mode of Total War.
• Eagle Sauce called Katerina and offered military aid, placing two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers at Cam Ranh Bay.
• Katerina hung up and went to the workbench to inspect Eagle Sauce's weapons list.

Katerina directed Prince Singh to spend the India Settlement’s pooled points on Eagle Sauce weapons, and the purchases assembled a vast naval force alongside ships the Challengers had brought into the Instance. Singh believed the force could overwhelm Dragon Country’s defenses and take Qiong Island, with Katerina set to command it.

• Katerina told Singh she would shop freely for weapons, and he promised the India Settlement would cover the cost.
• Singh gathered the pooled points and, at Katerina’s direction, spent 700 million on Eagle Sauce weapons despite noticing that prices had risen.
• The Instance’s purchases yielded carriers, destroyers, cruisers, submarines, and surveillance ships, while Singh had Challengers monitor the weapons’ drop rate.
• The India and Gaul Settlements added their own naval weapons, bringing the assembled force to roughly three million ships of varied models.
• Singh marveled at the fleet’s strength and believed it could take Qiong Island, trusting Katerina to command it.

Katerina and Singh discussed how to spend the A San people's points, and Singh transferred 300 million points to Joseph for India's air force. After Bear Country offered them the Big Ivan nuclear bomb for 200 million points, Singh ordered the A San people to gather the money for the purchase.

• Katerina told Singh that her navy was built and suggested he offer the remaining points to his uncle and cousin.
• Singh offered Fulangche 300 million points for a modern land army, but Fulangche refused Lin Ye's weapons and Joseph asked for the money to build India's air force.
• Singh transferred the 300 million points to Joseph, then Katerina answered a call from Bear Country's arms dealer Viktor.
• Viktor offered to sell them the Big Ivan nuclear bomb for 200 million points, and Katerina urged Singh to buy it.
• Singh ordered all A San people to gather 200 million points so he could complete their holy war.