Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating to an unknown world, Li Xing fought off a wolf pack with a wooden staff and realized his changed body was far stronger than before. He set out along the forest road to find locals who could tell him where he was.

• Li Xing used the Emergency Baton Technique to kill several wolves and drive the pack into retreat.
• After waiting for the wolves to withdraw, Li Xing rested and wondered where he had ended up.
• Li Xing tied the dead wolves to a branch, carried them over his shoulder, and continued down the road in search of residents.
• As he walked, Li Xing recalled discovering his taller, more muscular body and recognized that he had transmigrated in his own body.
• Li Xing reflected that his improved physical condition had made the fight possible and concluded there was much more to learn about his transmigration.

After returning to Luoshendu, unemployed Li Xing found a quiet academy and borrowed a book before going home to play Warcraft on his old computer. A burst of golden light transported him to Azeroth, where he awoke in Elwynn Forest, confused about his location.

• Li Xing returned to Luoshendu after his father encouraged him to come home and rest.
• While riding a bus, Li Xing noticed the city's many academies, entered one, and read a red-covered book about the older generation.
• The academy administrator gave Li Xing an identity card for a hundred-yuan processing fee and let him borrow the book.
• At home, Li Xing started Warcraft on his old computer, and his academy card merged with his ID card in a burst of golden light.
• The light transported Li Xing to Elwynn Forest in Azeroth, where he woke beneath a tree and wondered where he was.

After discovering that Azeroth had recognized him as a level 3 Peasant, Li Xing embraced the profession’s broad skills and traveled to a small town. He arrived carrying game and was greeted by a local who asked why he had come.

• Li Xing found a glowing Resurrection Stone and learned that his profession was Peasant (Dimensional Traveler), his race was unknown, and his level was 3.
• After hearing wolves howl in the woods, Li Xing continued down the road, confident that his enhanced body and Peasant profession would help him survive.
• Li Xing reasoned that Warcraft peasants could build, repair, gather resources, and fight, and he imagined them one day dominating Azeroth.
• Li Xing reached a small town and examined its stone roads, blacksmith shop, tavern, and other buildings as townspeople watched him.
• A local greeted Li Xing and asked what had brought him to town.

Li Xing arrived in Hunter Town in Elwynn Forest and asked Lucy to introduce him to the town chief so he could settle there. Lucy took him to a blacksmith shop, where she called for Uncle Turner, leaving Li Xing waiting inside.

• Li Xing met Lucy, who explained that the settlement was Hunter Town in Elwynn Forest.
• Li Xing offered Lucy the wolf carcasses he carried in exchange for introducing him to the town chief, and she accepted.
• Lucy tried to lift the game, but Li Xing picked it back up and carried it as they walked into town.
• Lucy led Li Xing to a blacksmith shop, where he realized he could understand its unfamiliar writing and communicate across languages.
• Lucy asked Li Xing to wait inside the shop, then called for Uncle Turner until he answered from the back room.

Li Xing met Hunter Town’s mayor, Angie Turner, and claimed he had grown up in Pandaria. Turner welcomed him, waived his registration fee, and gave him a private residence, leaving Li Xing settled in town.

• Angie Turner emerged from the back room and asked Li Xing where he was from.
• Li Xing introduced himself as a traveler from Pandaria, and Turner revealed that two pandaren had taught him blacksmithing.
• Li Xing asked whether one of Turner’s former teachers had been Chen Stormstout, but Turner could not remember their names.
• Lucy interrupted Turner’s story and presented Li Xing and the wolf carcasses he had hunted to support his settlement.
• Turner praised Li Xing, waived his registration fee, and welcomed him to Hunter Town with a private residence.

Li Xing toured Hunter Town with Lucy after discovering that his assigned house was a ruined, abandoned building. Their visits introduced him to the villagers and revealed Lucy’s popularity, while Li Xing’s looks drew both admiration and jealousy; the tour ended at the last house.

• Li Xing found that the town-assigned house had a collapsed roof and was unfit to live in, so Lucy suggested he look for work and hire help to repair it.
• Lucy took Li Xing around Hunter Town and introduced him to Alex, warning him not to cause trouble because Uncle Turner had given instructions about Li Xing.
• Alex secretly dismissed Li Xing as a pretty boy after Lucy left, then went to the smithy to ask Uncle Turner about him.
• Lucy introduced Li Xing to Weiershi and other townspeople, who commented on his unusual appearance and teased Lucy about him.
• Li Xing realized that Lucy was popular and unmarried, while his good looks attracted women’s interest and men’s jealousy.
• Lucy pointed out the final house on their tour as Li Xing prepared to ask her about something.

Lucy introduced Li Xing to Aniekra, the town weaver, and Aniekra became flustered and interested in him. After Lucy and Aniekra quarreled and roughhoused inside, Lucy warned Li Xing to treat Aniekra well if she fell for him, then chased him toward the blacksmith's shop.

• Lucy brought Li Xing to Aniekra's home, where Aniekra opened the door in disarray and blushed at his flirtatious apology.
• Lucy introduced Li Xing as a new resident and Aniekra as Hunter Town's weaver and her close friend.
• Aniekra pulled Lucy inside to ask whether she and Li Xing were involved, then worried that other girls might win his attention.
• Lucy and Aniekra roughhoused, and Aniekra asked Lucy not to compete with her if she fell for Li Xing.
• After Lucy and Li Xing left, Lucy warned him to value Aniekra's love, then chased him with a branch when he asked what had happened.

Li Xing discovered that his peasant class gave him a game-like repair ability after quickly learning carpentry at Hunter Town’s lumberyard. He repaired his house with a hammer and lumber, then headed to the tavern when hunger struck.

• Li Xing finished a day’s work at the lumberyard early and learned repair techniques from the lumberyard uncle with extraordinary speed.
• Li Xing took most of his wages in lumber, then returned to his rundown house with the supplies.
• Li Xing realized his peasant class granted a Void Repair ability that made repairs progress with each hammer swing and consumed nearby lumber.
• Li Xing adjusted his hammer swings and repaired his house until a completion notification sounded, with lumber left over.
• Li Xing noticed he was hungry, made a staff, and set out for the tavern on the west side of town.

At the tavern, Angie Turner reprimanded Yilaikesi and the other young hunters for judging Li Xing without knowing him. After Yilaikesi paid for Li Xing’s meal, Li Xing ate ravenously while the young men voiced their pride in Hunter Town.

• Angie Turner scolded Yilaikesi and the young hunters for spreading suspicions about Li Xing instead of getting to know him.
• Li Xing entered the tavern looking for food, and the owner offered him stale bread for his remaining silver.
• Yilaikesi tossed the owner a gold coin to pay for a proper meal for Li Xing.
• Angie Turner praised Yilaikesi, and the young hunters affirmed their pride in Hunter Town.
• The owner served Li Xing dinner, and Li Xing devoured it while the hungry owner went to eat as well.

After settling his bill at the tavern, Li Xing thanked Yilaikesi and introduced himself to the people of Hunter Town. The hunters peppered him with questions about his origins and motives, leaving him speechless.

• Li Xing thanked the tavern owner for the meal and went over to Yilaikesi and the other young hunters.
• Li Xing introduced himself to the tavern patrons and invited them to visit his cabin once he finished repairing it.
• Li Xing thanked Yilaikesi for helping him when he was hungry, and Yilaikesi explained that helping a newcomer recognized by Uncle Turner was the hunters’ duty.
• The young hunters called Li Xing a pretty boy, and Yilaikesi remarked that he looked like a nobleman who had run away from home.
• Li Xing asked what the hunters had been discussing, and they questioned whether he was a bandit spy, a Pandarian noble, or someone hiding from romantic trouble.

Li Xing, pressed to prove his travels, began telling the tavern a modified version of Middle-earth’s history, drawing everyone in with the tale of Sauron and the Rings. He left the listeners at the failure to destroy the One Ring after Isildur claimed it for himself.

• Uncle Turner urged Li Xing to tell an unfamiliar travel story to prove his identity, and Li Xing panicked over what he could safely recount.
• Li Xing recalled confusing The Lord of the Rings with Warcraft as a child and decided to adapt Middle-earth’s story for the tavern.
• Li Xing set up a makeshift storytelling spot and described Sauron forging the Rings and leading an army against an alliance of humans and elves.
• Li Xing explained how Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand, defeating him, and then revealed that Isildur refused to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom.

Li Xing captivated the tavern in Hunter Town by telling the story of The Hobbit, from Middle-earth’s history through Bilbo finding the One Ring. He ended the tale for the night and returned to his cabin, while the listeners eagerly awaited its continuation.

• Li Xing recounted the history of the One Ring, the dwarves’ exile from the Lonely Mountain, and Thorin Oakenshield’s rise.
• Li Xing began Bilbo Baggins’s story and described Gandalf arriving at Bag End to invite him on an adventure.
• Li Xing’s audience reacted eagerly to the Lonely Mountain company’s journey, their encounter with trolls, and the discovery of elven swords.
• Li Xing stopped the story after Bilbo obtained the One Ring and went back to his wooden cabin to rest.
• The tavern’s listeners returned to their lodgings, spent the night thinking about the tale, and no longer doubted Li Xing was a traveler.

Li Xing spoke with Yilaikesi, who wondered whether he might be descended from Durin's Dwarves because he had no memories of his parents or life before age seven. After arranging to meet at the tavern that evening, Li Xing headed into town to get breakfast and work at the lumberyard, while setting himself the goal of making Middle-earth famous across Azeroth.

• Yilaikesi visited Li Xing to ask whether his resemblance to Thorin Oakenshield meant he might be descended from Durin's Dwarves.
• Li Xing explained that Yilaikesi was human and that Thorin had died without descendants, prompting Yilaikesi to demand the rest of the story.
• Li Xing reminded Yilaikesi that they would meet at the tavern that evening and set off toward town without a lock for his house.
• Yilaikesi explained that he was a hunter who only needed to hunt enough food for himself and declined Li Xing's offer to work at the lumberyard.
• Yilaikesi apologized for interrupting Li Xing's plans, then ran back into town after asking him to keep their promise to tell the story that evening.
• Li Xing decided that he would try to make Middle-earth a sensation across Azeroth.

Li Xing broke the lumberyard’s borrowed tool hammer with his Void Construction skill, but the owner forgave him after recognizing it as one of Angie Turner’s old tools. Li Xing’s extraordinary logging speed earned him two bags of gold coins and the rest of the week off, while the owner’s kindness moved him to tears.

• Li Xing brought the broken hammer to the lumberyard owner and offered to pay for it from his wages.
• The owner recognized the hammer’s handle as one Angie Turner had made and laughed about their old argument over its price.
• Li Xing logged so efficiently that he finished the week’s designated cutting area by midday and helped process the lumber.
• The owner bought the workers meat meals, then paid Li Xing two bags of gold coins and told him not to return for the rest of the week.
• Moved by the owner’s kindness, Li Xing left the lumberyard in tears and shouted about how good people in his former world had treated him.

Li Xing visited Aniekra to order several sets of clothes, and she took his measurements at her tailor shop. He left after agreeing to return in three days, while Aniekra discovered that his sweat smelled sweet like milk.

• Li Xing went to Aniekra's house and asked her to make him several sets of clothes.
• Aniekra showed Li Xing clothing styles, and he chose several fitted designs that needed alterations.
• Aniekra asked Li Xing to remove his shirt and measured his upper body, becoming flustered by his physique.
• Li Xing discussed the order and deposit with Aniekra, agreed to return in three days, and quickly left.
• Aniekra watched Li Xing leave and realized his sweat had the sweet scent of milk.

Li Xing bought a lock set and tools from Angie Turner, then used Void Construction to secure and finish the interior of his cabin. After eating and making furniture, he headed to the tavern to tell a story.

• Li Xing waited in the smithy while Angie Turner fetched a lock set and met Angie Turner's older brother, who came looking for him.
• Angie Turner questioned Li Xing about breaking a borrowed tool hammer, then argued with him about a lumberyard owner's claims as Li Xing collected his purchases and left.
• Angie Turner told his brother that Lucy had forgotten to introduce Li Xing to him and explained that Li Xing lived near the high ground along the road.
• Li Xing used Void Construction to attach the lock to his cabin door, add interior bolts, and finish the cabin with wood, though he thought the result resembled a sauna.
• Li Xing cooked meat broth outside, made wooden household items with Void Construction, and left for the tavern to tell a story.

Li Xing continued telling the story of the Lonely Mountain Squad to a packed tavern, where the crowd celebrated Bilbo Baggins. On the way home, Uncle Turner reflected on the values behind the tale, leaving Li Xing puzzled about why he had called him a pandaren.

• Yilaikesi welcomed Li Xing to the tavern, where the young and able-bodied residents had gathered to hear his story.
• Li Xing continued the tale through Gandalf's rescue of the dwarves, Bilbo's defense of Thorin, and the company's approach to Rivendell.
• The tavern raised their cups to Bilbo Baggins after hearing Bilbo explain that he wanted to help the dwarves reclaim their home.
• Uncle Turner told Li Xing that the story had helped him understand the pandaren's respect for inner virtue, then went into the smithy.
• Li Xing wondered why Uncle Turner had mistaken him for a pandaren and fell asleep.

Li Xing discovered that his Void Construction ability could shape stone and learned from Old Turner that such powers were called Miracles. After Li Xing instantly mastered Old Turner’s demonstrated skills, he suspected education was the secret behind learning Miracles quickly.

• Li Xing climbed onto the rocky high ground, used Void Construction to make stone objects, and broke his hammer while working.
• Old Turner visited Li Xing, explained that his construction ability was a Miracle, and demonstrated his shield-reflecting skill.
• Old Turner told Li Xing about his military service and revealed that King Llane still ruled, so Li Xing decided to focus on improving his own survival and living conditions.
• Li Xing asked Old Turner to teach him skills, then mastered every Miracle Old Turner demonstrated after seeing each one once.
• Old Turner left after asking Li Xing to look after his child, Little Jerry, and Li Xing concluded that education might explain why he learned Miracles so quickly.

Li Xing visited Uncle Angie Turner, who confirmed his brother had taught Li Xing the 'Miracle' and invited him to work at the smithy. Turner gave Li Xing a finely made longsword as payment for helping there, and Li Xing left determined to repay the kindness people had shown him.

• Li Xing arrived at Uncle Angie Turner's smithy and learned that his stories had brought in many curious customers who rarely bought anything.
• Li Xing asked Turner about the man who had taught him a 'Miracle,' and Turner confirmed the man was his younger brother.
• Turner invited Li Xing to help at the smithy the next day and offered to teach him smithing based on his ability.
• Li Xing asked Turner for an ordinary sword, and Turner brought out an elegant longsword inspired by Li Xing's stories.
• Turner gave Li Xing the longsword as payment for helping at the smithy, and Li Xing left the shop grateful and determined to repay the townspeople's kindness.

Li Xing finished crafting a decorated scabbard, continued building his house, and went to the tavern to tell more of the Lonely Mountain Squad’s adventure. There, he learned about Lucy and Aniekra’s devotion to the orphans they had adopted and ended the evening answering the children’s questions about his story.

• Li Xing made a fitted scabbard for his sword, decorated it with patterns and the words “Flame of Delight,” and admired it on his weapon rack.
• Old Turner brought his son Jerei to Li Xing and asked him to look after the boy; Li Xing then accompanied them to the tavern to continue telling his story.
• Lucy arrived with a group of children, and Li Xing learned that they were orphans she had adopted; Angie Turner explained that Lucy and Aniekra both required suitors to care for the children they raised together.
• Old Turner teased Li Xing about pursuing Lucy, and Lucy and Li Xing briefly met each other’s gaze before she turned away.
• Jerei asked Li Xing to answer the children’s questions about the story, and Li Xing agreed as Lucy helped keep them orderly.
• The children peppered Li Xing with questions about the elves and the adventure, leaving him exhausted by the time he escaped the tavern.