Chapter Summaries

After The Great Wall Watch ended in total victory for Lin Ye, Ding Chang reflected on how Dragon Country’s spirit mirrored the unity and resilience of the Great Xia Settlement. Lin Ye reviewed the Instance, prepared to refine it, and looked ahead to completing the final component of the Nantianmen Project.

• Bai Tianhao celebrated Lin Ye’s victory over the Gaul Settlement and India Settlement, while Ding Chang asked him what he had learned from Dragon Country’s soldiers.
• Ding Chang helped Bai Tianhao recognize that the Great Xia Settlement shared Dragon Country’s patriotism, unity, and refusal to submit.
• Lin Ye finished watching the Instance and considered how Fulangche, Katerina, and Dai Le had adapted their tactics, deciding to adjust the Instance to reduce risks.
• The Firmament announced that no one had cleared The Great Wall Watch and began calculating Lin Ye’s reward points.
• Lin Ye checked his Creation Space, confirmed the Baidi aerospace fighter design was complete, and noted that only the Chengying tactical mecha remained for the Nantianmen Project.

Lin Ye earned points from The Great Wall Watch and rose to fifth place in the Hero Ranking. Seeking to reach the top and challenge the Firmament, he pressed it about lowering the Instance’s difficulty and decided he needed to earn enough points before The Great Wall Watch’s likely final run.

• Lin Ye submitted the Chengying tactical mech design to the Creation Space and left it to run simulations.
• The Firmament awarded Lin Ye 1.99 million points from Instance missions and 480,000 points from weapon sales, which became 9.9 million after his Points Super Doubling Card.
• The Firmament added points from Raging Waves and Winter Is Coming, bringing Lin Ye’s total for the day to 10.38 million and moving him to fifth place, ahead of Brahma.
• Lin Ye resolved to reach the top of the Hero Ranking before Ding Chang died and to earn 100 million points to challenge the Firmament.
• Lin Ye asked the Firmament how to reduce The Great Wall Watch’s difficulty, and it proposed increasing the participating Settlements to three.
• Lin Ye judged that plan too slow and anticipated that The Great Wall Watch might open only once more, so he resolved to earn enough points in that run.

Lin Ye asked the Firmament to pause The Great Wall Watch for a day so he could finish the Nantianmen Project and expand the next run to eight Settlements with sixteen million participants, while seeking better weapon-sale rewards. After the Firmament temporarily closed the Instance, it informed him that many Azure Star residents wanted to join his Settlement.

• Lin Ye asked the Firmament to close The Great Wall Watch for one day so he could complete the Nantianmen Project and modify the Instance.
• Lin Ye proposed increasing the next run to eight Settlements and sixteen million participants, and asked for weapon-sale points to be awarded at the rate of Instance missions.
• The Firmament warned Lin Ye that the larger Instance carried a high risk of death and suggested he buy an Immunity from Annihilation Privilege Card.
• The Firmament recorded Lin Ye's requests and temporarily removed The Great Wall Watch from Azure Star's Instance pool for one day.
• The Firmament notified Lin Ye that many Azure Star residents had applied to join his personal Settlement, and made the Settlement management interface available to him.

Lin Ye reviewed settlement applications, admitted 150 Level 3 or higher Challengers, and appointed Katerina as an administrator. He revised The Great Wall Watch to begin with an Eight-Nation Alliance attack, then learned from Bai Tianhao that Long Yuan wanted to discuss new developments involving the seven major settlements.

• Lin Ye reviewed the applicants, recognized Katerina, and decided to admit only Challengers at Level 3 or above.
• Lin Ye accepted 150 applicants and appointed Katerina to oversee settlement affairs; she asked to join him on a future Instance, but he assigned her to construction instead.
• Lin Ye revised The Great Wall Watch so the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked from the start, set a three-day time limit, and divided the Instance into two stages.
• Lin Ye saw that the Aerospace Mecha was 30% complete and expected the Nantianmen Project to finish by the next day.
• Bai Tianhao called Lin Ye and said Commander Long Yuan wanted to meet at the Instance Research Center about new developments concerning the seven major settlements.

Lin Ye refused Long Yuan’s offer to become Great Xia’s Settlement Commander, saying he needed to focus on Instance design while the crisis continued. He warned that the other settlements were only waiting for The Great Wall Watch to enter cooldown, then announced a final challenge to all seven settlements.

• Long Yuan offered to pass the Settlement Commander position to Lin Ye, but Lin Ye refused because he lacked experience and needed to focus on his Instances.
• Bai Tianhao reported that the India Settlement had withdrawn from the Seven Settlement Alliance after its points reserves were depleted.
• Lin Ye warned Great Xia’s officials that the other settlements were biding their time until The Great Wall Watch entered a restricted state.
• Lin Ye announced that he would open eight settlement slots the next time The Great Wall Watch became available, if the Firmament allowed it.
• Lin Ye declared that after that battle he would close all his Instances and retire, giving the seven settlements one final chance to seize his technology.

Lin Ye announced that he would expand his Instance to challenge eight Settlements at once, despite the risks. He persuaded Great Xia’s leaders to support him by explaining that he wanted to fulfill the dying Ding Chang’s wish and reach the top of the Hero Ranking.

• Lin Ye proposed challenging the other seven major Settlements alongside Great Xia, prompting Long Yuan, Li Yunlong, and the other leaders to warn that the enormous combined forces made the plan dangerous.
• Lin Ye argued that his Instance was upgrading too and that defeating an alliance under these conditions would stop the Settlements from causing trouble later.
• Lin Ye asked Bai Tianhao about Ding Chang, and Bai Tianhao said the dying Dean was being kept going by Lin Ye’s Instance.
• Lin Ye recalled how Ding Chang had protected him during the Battle of the Imperial Sea and declared that he would reach the top of the Hero Ranking after the next Instance to fulfill Ding Chang’s wish.
• The meeting-room leaders rallied behind Lin Ye, and Long Yuan agreed to issue challenges to the seven major Settlements in Great Xia’s name.

The Great Xia Settlement announced that Lin Ye’s The Great Wall Watch would open to eight settlements, offering them one last chance to challenge him before his instances closed. The commanders of eight settlements gathered to decide how to respond, and George urged them to stop Lin Ye’s growing influence.

• The Great Xia Settlement announced that eight settlements could participate in Lin Ye’s next instance and named seven settlements it especially invited.
• Azure Star’s public opinion shifted from boycotting Lin Ye to mocking the seven settlements and debating whether Lin Ye was taking a dangerous risk.
• Commanders from the United States, Gaul, Dahe, Triumph, Italy, Nirmaner, Libya, and Burundi gathered at the Circle Center Building for a round table conference.
• George opened the meeting by saying Lin Ye and the Great Xia Settlement had openly challenged them and urged the commanders to stop Lin Ye’s momentum.

George and Arthur pushed for a confrontation with Lin Ye as the settlement Commanders debated the dangers and leadership of their alliance. Xi'er became supreme commander of the coalition against Lin Ye’s Great Wall Watch Instance, while Kaza refused to take orders from anyone.

• George and Arthur declared that their settlements would see the conflict with Lin Ye through to the end.
• Park Seong-man warned the Commanders that Lin Ye would not let an enemy go unpunished, but Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Kaza angrily dismissed him.
• Fulangche and Xi'er tried to leave the meeting, but George persuaded them to stay and lead the alliance.
• Xi'er demanded command of the alliance’s overall deployment, and Fulangche agreed to support him with pre-battle guidance.
• The other Commanders supported Xi'er as supreme commander, while Kaza objected and claimed he would fight Lin Ye alone.
• The Round Table meeting established an alliance against Lin Ye, with Xi'er at its core, and the settlements prepared to plan their next attack.

The Eight Settlements formed the Dragon-Slaying Alliance to oppose Lin Ye, while Lin Ye completed the Nantianmen Project and submitted an upgraded version of The Great Wall Watch. The Firmament approved the Endless-level Instance, leaving Lin Ye able to open it whenever he chose.

• The Eight Settlements announced the Dragon-Slaying Alliance and warned other Settlements not to sign up for The Great Wall Watch.
• Lin Ye revealed that his promise to close his Instances had been a ploy to draw the Settlements into a decisive battle.
• Lin Ye finished the Aerospace Armor design and the Nantianmen Project in the Creation Space.
• Lin Ye added Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country as paid selectable spawn points and submitted the updated Instance for review.
• The Firmament approved Lin Ye's Endless-level Instance and allowed him to open it at any time, after which Settlements would have twelve hours to sign up.

After The Great Wall Watch passed review and opened to eight Settlements, its new spawn-point options and weapon sales excited the rival Commanders, who saw a chance to defeat Lin Ye. Xi'er warned them that Lin Ye’s apparent opportunities might be traps, leaving the alliance uncertain about choosing Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country.

• Lin Ye concluded that the Firmament’s review had exposed gaps in its knowledge of future warfare, then waited for Settlement Commanders to sign up.
• The Firmament announced that The Great Wall Watch had opened to eight Settlements, with weapon sales, VIP spawn points in Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country, and a 12-hour application period; it also designated the next day Amnesty Day.
• George, Arthur, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, and Park Seong-man welcomed the new options, believing the weapons and forces from Raging Waves and Winter Is Coming could improve their odds against Lin Ye.
• Park Seong-man vowed to share any technology they took from Lin Ye, while Minamoto no Yorimitsu urged the alliance to seize its chance to kill him.
• Xi'er cautioned the Commanders that Lin Ye often turned apparent opportunities into traps, and George asked whether he meant they should avoid choosing Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country.

Xi'er persuaded the Dragon-Slaying Alliance to risk its points on the VIP spawn points and assigned Dahe Settlement to control Eagle Sauce Country and Nirmaner Settlement to control Bear Country. The Great Wall Watch Instance began with sixteen million Challengers, while Lin Ye watched from home, eager to see the full power of the test.

• Xi'er warned that controlling Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country would consume vast amounts of points, but argued that the alliance had no other chance against Lin Ye.
• Minamoto no Yorimitsu volunteered Dahe Settlement to control Eagle Sauce Country, while Xi'er committed Nirmaner Settlement to Bear Country after Park Seong-man declined.
• Xi'er ordered the alliance Commanders to submit their applications, and all eight Settlements prepared their forces and resources for battle.
• The Firmament selected the Eight Settlements, opened the Great Wall Watch Instance, and deployed sixteen million Challengers to its virtual battlefield.
• Lin Ye settled in with snacks and tea to watch the Instance, confident that it would reveal the greatness of his homeland from his previous life.

Lin Ye entered the third Great Wall Watch Instance after Long Yuan used another Immunity from Annihilation Privilege Card to protect him. The Instance began with surrender disabled, and the Challengers faced a 32-point spawn selection, including costly VIP locations.

• Long Yuan used an Immunity from Annihilation Privilege Card on Lin Ye, who vowed to return it untouched.
• The Great Wall Watch Instance began, teleporting millions of Challengers to Earth Online as Azure Star watched the livestream.
• The Firmament disabled the surrender option, prompting dismay among the Challengers, and Xi'er ordered Settlement commanders to keep their people in line.
• Xi'er sensed the Instance had become more deadly as the Firmament announced 32 spawn points and prohibited different Settlements from choosing the same one.
• The Firmament offered Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country as VIP spawn points for 500 million points each, with control of the Winter Is Coming and Raging Waves resources.

The eight Settlements deployed around Dragon Country finished buying weapons, triggering Dragon Country’s Eight-Nation Alliance buff. The Instance reset its mission and became a battle royale, with Dragon Country set to declare war and attack first.

• Minamoto no Yorimitsu committed the Dahe Settlement’s points and chose Eagle Sauce Country, sending his forces into its military bases.
• The other Settlements chose countries around Dragon Country according to Xi’er’s plan, coordinating their forces across air, sea, and land.
• Xi’er sensed that the accelerated weapon-purchase phase signaled danger and urged the commanders to spend all their points on weapons.
• After the Settlements completed their purchases, the Firmament announced that the Eight-Nation Alliance buff had triggered and changed the Instance into a battle royale.

The Challengers entered The Great Wall Watch to find Dragon Country already preparing to attack, forcing the Eight Settlements to reconsider their battle plans. As Xi'er urged them to stick with their offensive, Dragon Country declared all-out war and received every BUFF bonus.

• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country would attack every Challenger spawn point and gave the Challengers an hour to prepare for either a seven-day defense or a campaign to occupy Imperial Capital.
• Fulangche told the Eight Settlements that his previous battle guidance no longer applied, while George, Park Seong-man, and Moso raised concerns about the sudden change.
• Xi'er ordered the Settlements to deploy according to the original guide and attack Dragon Country rather than defend.
• Arthur questioned Xi'er's plan, Kaza announced an attack on Dian City, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu threatened to use nuclear weapons on Dragon Country's capital.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country had recognized the Challengers' attack plan, entered all-out war, and received every BUFF bonus.

Lin Ye’s latest buffs made Dragon Country overwhelmingly powerful in The Great Wall Watch, leaving the Instance commanders and spectators stunned. Xi’er realized the Challengers’ best hope was to evade Dragon Country and survive.

• The Instance commanders saw Dragon Country’s first three buffs, which granted it a huge army, rapid replenishment, and unlimited ammunition.
• The Firmament revealed seven more buffs, including bonuses tied to the Challenger factions, economic disruption, nuclear retaliation, and the emergence of War Wolf.
• The livestream’s spectators panicked as they grasped the scale of Dragon Country’s advantages.
• Xi’er examined the buffs and concluded that Lin Ye had skipped the Instance’s first phase and started the second phase at full force.
• Xi’er understood that the Challengers would have to flee Dragon Country’s attacks and try to survive.

Xi'er abandoned the previous battle plan after Dragon Country activated its full Beidou Satellite Chain and space-based kinetic weapons, then began deploying major forces against neighboring countries. He focused on preparing Bear Country for the coming invasion, assigning Mansh, Guderian, and Rommel to command its army, air force, and navy.

• Xi'er canceled the previous plan and told the other commanders to survive by resisting or fleeing.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country’s Beidou satellites would track forces that stayed in one place for over ten minutes, while space-based kinetic weapons would begin striking outside Dragon Country in an hour.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country’s group armies and regional air forces would enter Myanmar, Kazakhstan Country, and Malaysia in fifteen minutes.
• Xi'er left the Watchtower No. 1 channel and decided to prioritize Bear Country over the other commanders’ settlements.
• Xi'er ordered Mansh, Guderian, and Rommel to prepare Bear Country’s army, air force, and navy for Dragon Country’s advance.

Colonel Kaza dismissed the other settlement commanders’ plans and prepared Myanmar’s forces to charge Dragon Country’s advancing army. When he learned Dragon Country had already destroyed Kazakhstan in under an hour, he panicked at the scale of its power.

• Kaza inspected Myanmar’s weapons and ordered the land forces to assemble and Yangon’s air force to prepare for battle.
• Kaza led two million Challengers north to meet Dragon Country’s army, urging his men to fight to the death.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country had entered Myanmar and would reach the Challengers in ten minutes.
• Kaza told his forces to attack Dragon Country and inflict casualties before they died.
• The Firmament announced that Kazakhstan had been destroyed, and Kaza discovered its two million Challengers had been wiped out.
• Kaza grew frightened as he wondered how Dragon Country had defeated Kazakhstan so quickly.

Colonel Kaza led his Libyan army into Wa State expecting to fight Dragon Country, but Dragon Country’s overwhelming ground and air forces swiftly destroyed his legion. Elite paratroopers then attacked the survivors and reached Kaza himself.

• Moso’s Italy Settlement fled into Kazakhstan Country’s Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, where Dragon Country’s fighter jets destroyed its equipment and wiped out its Challengers in under five minutes.
• Kaza urged his troops onward toward Wa State in northern Myanmar despite learning that Moso’s forces had been eliminated.
• Kaza spotted Dragon Country’s massive army and fighter formations approaching and froze as his soldiers questioned whether they should fight.
• Dragon Country’s forces unleashed overwhelming air and artillery fire, destroying most of Kaza’s legion almost immediately.
• Dragon Country’s elite paratroopers landed behind Kaza’s forces and slaughtered the survivors.
• A war wolf soldier boarded Kaza’s armored vehicle and stabbed him in the back.

The Dragon Country War Wolf killed Colonel Kaza, and Dragon Country swiftly defeated Myanmar and Kazakhstan. As Dragon Country's fleets and air forces approached three more countries, their commanders fled in different directions.

• The War Wolf killed Colonel Kaza and continued attacking the Challengers in his armored vehicle.
• Dragon Country destroyed Kaza's legion in under ten minutes, and the Firmament declared Myanmar defeated and its territory occupied.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country's forces would soon reach Stick Country, Eastern Ocean Island, and Thousand Islands Country.
• George ordered his forces to flee toward Eagle Sauce Country, while Fulangche sent Malaysia's army toward Bear Country and Arthur led Thousand Islands Country's forces south toward Antarctica.
• Park Seong-man flew toward Eagle Sauce Country and vomited onto his black-skinned copilot.

Park Seong-man tried to flee toward Eagle Sauce Country, but Dragon Country tracked the Stick Country Challengers and destroyed them with a massive missile barrage. Their deaths ended their Instance missions, and Stick Country was declared destroyed and annexed by North Stick Country.

• Park Seong-man ordered his fighter group to head toward Eagle Sauce Country, hoping to survive longer and force Minamoto no Yorimitsu to shelter him.
• The Firmament announced that Dragon Country had detected the Stick Country Challengers and launched twenty million missiles at them.
• Park Seong-man ordered the fighters to scatter, but the missiles locked onto the fleet and began destroying its aircraft.
• Park Seong-man and the two million Stick Country Challengers were killed, and the Firmament placed them in spectator mode until the Instance’s final settlement.
• The Firmament declared Stick Country destroyed and announced its annexation by North Stick Country.