Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo discovered that the Guard Captain had colluded with the Blood Sea Gang to steal Mithril Ore, then joined Landon in attacking the gang at the main mine shaft. They left the Blood Sea Gang members dead or scattered, though Lin Mo worried that his spell had damaged some of the ore.

• Lin Mo chose the evolution path that increased Starfall Blaze's explosion radius by 30%.
• At the main mine shaft, Lin Mo found Blood Sea Gang members carrying ore with no guards present and realized the Guard Captain had helped them steal it.
• Landon attacked the Blood Sea Gang members with Gale Force, and Lin Mo killed their leader with a wind blade.
• Lin Mo blasted the remaining gang members with Starfall Blaze and worried that he had blown up some of the Mithril Ore.

Lin Mo and Landon ambushed Blood Sea Gang members in the mine, where Lin Mo defeated a powerful level 5 warrior and recovered a rare ore. The Guard Captain identified it as Spirit Vein Mithril, but admitted he did not know what it was used for, leaving Lin Mo to bring him back for Bexila to investigate.

• Lin Mo and Landon waited inside the mine and killed wave after wave of Blood Sea Gang members, helping Lin Mo improve Wind Bind Blade and gain Mana.
• A black-robed level 5 warrior ambushed Landon, but Lin Mo protected him and defeated the attacker with his strength and sword skills.
• Lin Mo killed the wounded warrior after severing his arm and discovered a small piece of unusual silver ore that the man had carried.
• The Guard Captain emerged from hiding and identified the ore as Spirit Vein Mithril, explaining its connection to Mana Veins and mithril deposits.
• The Guard Captain admitted he only knew Spirit Vein Mithril was valuable, and Lin Mo decided to take him back for Bexila to investigate.

Lin Mo exposed the Guard Captain’s theft at Mithril Mine and returned to Silver Creek City, where Bexila praised his work and discussed his reward. As the city prepared for a looming threat, Shefiliya began questioning her growing feelings for Lin Mo, and Bexila asked him what he thought of the Spirit Vein Mithril.

• Lin Mo knocked out the Guard Captain, helped arrange the mine’s aftermath, and brought the prisoner and a suspected Blood Sea Gang leader’s corpse to Silver Creek City.
• Bexila learned that Lin Mo had uncovered the theft, reflected on Phini and Shefiliya’s feelings for him, and left their choices to them.
• Shefiliya wondered whether she was attracted to Lin Mo and decided to visit her mother the next day.
• Lin Mo spent the day at home with Ally, then went to the City Lord’s Mansion to collect his reward as Silver Creek City grew tense amid rumors of danger.
• Bexila began discussing the threat beyond the city and asked Lin Mo what he thought of the Spirit Vein Mithril.

Lin Mo accepted Spirit Vein Mithril as a gift from Bexila and discussed the Goblin threat with Vick, who had discovered their hidden stronghold. The chapter ended with Bexila warning that the Silver Goblins were gathering for an attack on Silver Creek City.

• Bexila offered Lin Mo Spirit Vein Mithril worth more than fifty thousand Gold Coins, and Lin Mo promised to treat Phini well.
• Melissa explained that Spirit Vein Mithril stored mana and could enhance equipment, though the small piece was unsuitable for a melee weapon.
• Bexila assured Lin Mo that she had arranged rewards for Landon and the Azure Orchid Team, then brought him to meet the injured Vick.
• Vick told Lin Mo that the collapse of a nearby Secret Realm had exposed the Goblins’ hidden Secret Realm in the Core Area of Lorraine Forest.
• Vick reported finding three Silver Goblin lords and a vast force of lesser Goblins, and admitted he had injured two lords before retreating from the strongest.
• Bexila warned that the mid-tier Silver Goblin was gathering its tribe and preparing to attack Silver Creek City.

With the Goblin siege approaching, Lin Mo maxed out Healing Spell, advanced his Priest class to level 5, and prepared supplies for the coming battle. Meanwhile, Shefiliya asked Melissa for advice about serving someone, and ended the chapter showing Lin Mo unusual care at lunch.

• Lin Mo agreed to stay in Silver Creek City during the Goblin threat and planned to train with Shefiliya while helping Ally grow stronger.
• Shefiliya told Melissa that she wanted to learn how to serve someone, and Melissa began explaining the essentials to her.
• Lin Mo maxed out Healing Spell, gained Great Healing Spell, and advanced his Priest class from level 0 to level 5, greatly increasing his Magic and Spirit.
• Lin Mo bought fifteen Minor Mana Potions and other supplies in preparation for the Goblin siege.
• At lunch, Shefiliya cut Lin Mo's steak into small pieces, surprising him with her unusually considerate behavior.

After sparring with Shefiliya, Lin Mo gained the Swiftness skill and unlocked the Ranger profession, which advanced to Level 4. Shefiliya then began serving him as his maid after Phini’s engagement to him was acknowledged, leaving Lin Mo stunned and Ally quietly unsettled.

• Lin Mo sparred with Shefiliya until evening, improving Toughness and maxing out Lightness.
• Lightness evolved into Swiftness, and Lin Mo unlocked the Ranger profession, which advanced to Level 4.
• Shefiliya entered Lin Mo’s bathroom and explained that Madam had acknowledged his relationship with Phini, making him her master.
• Shefiliya bathed Lin Mo, then served him at dinner as his maid.
• Ally sensed the change between Lin Mo and Shefiliya and felt a pang of loss, while Laina remained unaware of the situation.

Lin Mo learned that hundreds of thousands of Goblins were preparing to attack Silver Creek City and attended the city's war mobilization as officials organized defenses and conscripted Adventurers. After reviewing the battle plans and generous rewards, he prepared to serve as an Adventurer as the Goblin assault was expected to begin before 7 PM that evening.

• Lin Mo spent two peaceful days reading, sparring with Shefiliya, and improving his skills before Madam Bexila summoned him to the City Lord's Mansion.
• Madam Bexila told Silver Creek City's leaders that a Goblin army numbering in the hundreds of thousands was preparing to besiege the city, and the meeting coordinated supplies, rewards, and defenses.
• Lin Mo learned that the Goblins planned to attack Silver Creek City, Silver Moon Town, and Starlight Town, with more than half their forces aimed at the main city.
• The Adventurer's Guild issued an Emergency Conscription Order that assigned Adventurers to frontline defense, special operations, or civilian rescue and offered bounties and other rewards.
• Lin Mo read the conscription rewards and learned that the Goblins' first attack was expected before 7 PM that evening.

Lin Mo joined the defense of Silver Creek City as the Goblin army launched its first assault, using the battle to rapidly train his magic skills. As the fighting intensified, Flame Arrow and Wind Bind Blade both reached Level 6 and began evolving.

• Lin Mo accepted the Association’s mission and joined the frontline defense with Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya, while adventurers assembled into teams to reinforce the city’s defensive lines.
• Lin Mo’s team was assigned to the left flank near Landon’s Azure Orchid Team, where they prepared to defend the first line of Silver Creek City’s fortifications.
• At dusk, Goblin scouts appeared, and Ranger adventurers killed them before the main Goblin army advanced toward the defenses.
• Lin Mo used Wind Bind Blade to kill groups of ordinary Goblins, rapidly raising its proficiency until it reached Level 5.
• As Mutated Goblins appeared, Toren ordered higher-level Rangers and Mages to target them and called the Warriors and Knights to prepare for close combat; Lin Mo trained Flame Arrow alongside Wind Bind Blade.
• When Flame Arrow and Wind Bind Blade both reached maximum proficiency, the two Excellent Grade skills advanced from Level 5 to Level 6 and began evolving.

Lin Mo gained Spear of Blazing Fire and Spiral Wind Vortex, then advanced to Veteran Rank Mage and discovered new possibilities for combining spells. He tested Spiral Wind Vortex with Blizzard on the battlefield, killing over two hundred Goblins and rapidly leveling both skills, leaving Landon stunned by their power.

• Lin Mo chose enhanced piercing for Spear of Blazing Fire and increased Spiral Wind Vortex's elemental vulnerability effect.
• Lin Mo advanced to Mage Level 6, gained twelve attribute points, improved Heart of the Mage, and received the Veteran rank's 10% Spell Surge emblem.
• Lin Mo considered using Spell Surge to split and control magic streams for simultaneous spellcasting, but returned his attention to the Goblin battle.
• Lin Mo cast Spiral Wind Vortex to gather Goblins, then followed with Blizzard, killing more than two hundred enemies.
• Spiral Wind Vortex and Blizzard each reached Level 4, while Landon froze in surprise at Lin Mo's display.

Lin Mo advanced his spells and combat skills while helping repel the Goblin assault, then headed to reinforce Silver Creek City's pressured front line. In Rania City, the Blood Sea Gang's new First Boss was ordered to dispose of a group of captives, while Cress prepared to intervene in the unfolding conflict.

• Lin Mo chose new evolution paths for Spiral Wind Vortex and Blizzard, used them to kill Goblins, and raised both skills to Level 5.
• Lin Mo switched to close combat, advancing Consecutive Thrust and Ferocious Charge Fist while Ally fought and Phini supported him.
• After the Goblins shifted their attack elsewhere, Lin Mo led the Silver Radiance Team toward the front line, where Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins had overwhelmed the defenders.
• In Rania City, the Blood Sea Gang's new First Boss received Madam Caroline's order to dispose of the tribute goods and let his subordinates do as they pleased with them first.
• Cress watched the gang's headquarters, then summoned a Black Flame Skeleton Warhorse and headed into a dark alley.

Lin Mo fought on Silver Creek City's front lines, killing powerful Goblins while using his clone and healing spells to protect the defenders. As the battle intensified and his mana dwindled, he focused on eliminating dangerous enemies and saving key officers.

• Lin Mo healed a guard captain after a Level 4 Giant Goblin nearly killed him, then killed the Giant Goblin with Accumulating Sword Consecutive Slashes.
• Lin Mo used Blizzard and Shadow Split to fight Goblins in multiple areas, while Joel recognized him and thanked him for saving his subordinate.
• Lin Mo's clone killed a Giant Goblin and later destroyed an Assassin Goblin with Self-Destruct, while Lin Mo hunted Bronze Goblins threatening Silver Creek City's officers.
• Ally fought on the front line, Phini treated the wounded, and Shefiliya guarded them as the battle grew more intense.
• Lin Mo leveled up several skills and used Great Healing Spell to save wounded guard captains, conserving his mana as Goblin attacks continued.

Lin Mo fought the Goblin assault while discovering that Flash could turn his magic and sword attacks into deadly surprise strikes. The Goblins suddenly grew more aggressive as he continued hunting their elite fighters, leaving the cause of the change unclear.

• Bishop Fletcher cast a Holy Light Barrier that blocked Goblins and healed the defenders, but the effort left him weakened, and the barrier soon vanished.
• Lin Mo used Shadow Split to hunt powerful Goblins and killed an Assassin Goblin by combining Concealment, Flash, and Spear of Blazing Fire.
• Lin Mo swapped places with his clone, letting it destroy a Bronze Goblin while he used Flash and Charged Slash to kill a Level 5 Giant Goblin.
• Lin Mo conserved his mana for powerful enemies and continued searching for Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins as the battle exceeded Guild Leader Vic's estimates.
• The Goblins abruptly became more aggressive and attacked Lin Mo with renewed fury.

Lin Mo outmaneuvered the Level 7 Silver Goblin Assassin and killed it with a combination of magic and sword skills. As the battle against the Goblin army continued, he left the other Silver Goblins as the remaining threats.

• Bishop Fletcher and Lin Mo recognized that a Lord-class Goblin’s presence had raised the Goblins’ morale, while Guild Leader Vic stayed ready to stop the Elite-ranked Spellcaster.
• Lin Mo asked Shefiliya about fighting the Level 9 Silver Goblin, and she said she could potentially assassinate it; he then used Shadow Split and sword attacks to build proficiency while advancing through the battlefield.
• The Level 7 Silver Goblin Assassin ambushed Lin Mo, but he swapped places with his clone and blasted it, then reported its appearance and continued deeper into the Goblin army.
• When the Silver Goblin attacked again, Lin Mo anticipated its attempt to bait a position swap and struck it, while his clone drew out the other Silver Goblin and helped Lin Mo wound it with a throwing knife.
• Lin Mo used Spear of Blazing Fire, Spiral Wind Vortex, and Blizzard to slow and freeze the wounded Silver Goblin, then struck its chest wound with seven Charged Slash sword qi attacks and killed it.

Lin Mo evolved Charged Slash into the Epic-level skill Phantom Sword Dance and chose an evolution that increased its maximum sword auras. In Rania City, Flora and Sha Ya rescued imprisoned girls from the Blood Sea Gang, killed its members, and captured the gang’s chief to question him about the Lawrence Family’s scheme.

• Lin Mo maxed Charged Slash, gained the Epic-level skill Phantom Sword Dance, and chose an evolution that raised its maximum sword aura count.
• Flora and Sha Ya found imprisoned girls in the Blood Sea Gang’s dungeon and killed the gang members who threatened them.
• Flora melted the cell bars, and she and Sha Ya freed the girls from their chains.
• Flora and Sha Ya killed the Blood Sea Gang’s newly appointed chief’s subordinates but spared the chief as a witness.
• Flora threatened the chief until he agreed to tell her what the gang had been doing.

Lin Mo and Shefiliya coordinated their attacks against a Level 9 Silver Rank Goblin, weakening its recovery ability and forcing it to retreat. When the hidden Goblin Spellcaster intervened with a devastating fire attack, Lin Mo and Shefiliya fled as Guild Leader Vic rushed to respond.

• Lin Mo arrived at the battlefield and found Shefiliya locked in a stalemate with the Silver Rank Goblin, while Vick held back to avoid exposing Silver Creek City's forces to the hidden Goblin Spellcaster.
• Lin Mo used Shadow Split to distract and attack the Goblin, then combined another clone's explosion with Concealment and Phantom Sword Dance to overwhelm its recovery.
• Shefiliya struck the Goblin's back with six throwing knives, concentrating their Blood Qi on its heart and further weakening its recovery until it tried to retreat.
• The Goblin Spellcaster destroyed Lin Mo's pursuing clone with a curtain of flames, and Lin Mo called for retreat as Guild Leader Vic rushed toward the battle.
• Lin Mo used Flash to reach Shefiliya and evade a massive pillar of fire that left a lava-filled crater, then the two fled while the Goblin Spellcaster watched them.

Lin Mo and Shefiliya escaped the Silver Goblin Spellcaster’s attacks and returned to the defensive line, where the exhausted group regrouped with Ally. Undead reinforcements appeared, but Lady Beshila and Guild Leader Vic’s hired adventurer groups arrived to meet them as the battle threatened to overwhelm the city.

• The Silver Goblin Spellcaster detected Lin Mo and Shefiliya despite their stealth, and Shefiliya carried Lin Mo through repeated fire attacks and Goblin ambushes until they escaped its range.
• A Bronze Goblin Spellcaster ambushed the exhausted Shefiliya with an ice spear, but Lin Mo shielded her and his Flame Ring’s barrier blocked the strike.
• Lin Mo carried Shefiliya back behind the battle line, where he found Ally and learned that Phini had fallen unconscious after healing Ally.
• Joel showed Lin Mo black mist spreading from both flanks, and Lin Mo recognized the arriving forces as Undead.
• The Silver Armor Guard and Black Shadow Squad confronted the Undead, while the Falcon Adventurer Group and Lion Adventurer Group arrived from Fagard City at Lady Beshila and Vic’s request.
• Lin Mo considered the suspected interests behind the Goblin threat and noted that his Toughness skill had reached Level 6 as he prepared to help at the main defensive line.

Lin Mo returned to the battlefield, leveled Earthshatter Strike and evolved Rock Shield into Crystal Shield, then advanced his Mage profession to Level 7. As the undead withdrew and the Goblin army began retreating, he kept fighting and grinding skills, leaving his Agility high enough to qualify for another advancement.

• Lin Mo meditated, used a Minor Mana Potion, and returned to the battlefield after reassuring Shefiliya and Ally.
• Lin Mo used Earthshatter Strike against the Goblins until the skill reached Level 6, then smashed enemies with Rock Shield until it evolved into Crystal Shield.
• Lin Mo gained enough base Mana to advance his Mage profession from Level 6 to Level 7.
• Commander Joel noticed the Goblin and undead assaults weakening, while Cress ordered the undead to withdraw and headed toward the Goblin army.
• Lin Mo continued fighting with his skills and clone as the Goblins retreated, and Swiftness leveled up, raising his base Agility to 51 and meeting an advancement requirement.

After helping Silver Creek City repel the Goblin assault, Lin Mo rested and learned that the Goblin army was withdrawing toward Rania City. Lady Beshila also revealed that Goblins had stolen fallen soldiers’ bodies, and she and Lin Mo agreed to wait for clearer news before acting.

• Lin Mo’s Ranger and Assassin classes advanced to Level 5 as Silver Creek City’s forces pursued the retreating Goblins, then withdrew to rest after the battle.
• Shefiliya secretly watched over the sleeping Lin Mo, changed him into pajamas, and hid when he woke; later, Lin Mo and Shefiliya went to check on Phini and the city’s situation.
• Lady Beshila told Lin Mo that scouts saw the Goblin army moving away from Silver Creek City, likely toward Rania City.
• Lady Beshila reported that Goblins had secretly removed many fallen soldiers’ bodies, apparently helping the hidden necromancer, and that villages had suffered severe damage.
• Lin Mo and Lady Beshila agreed to wait for more information, while resolving to help Rania City’s innocent residents and hold the Lawrence Family accountable if the Goblins had truly turned against them.

After Silver Creek City's defense, Lin Mo celebrated with the leaders of the Lion and Falcon Adventurer Groups and considered moving to Fagard City. In Rania City, Caroline discovered the Golden Egg was missing, while a flashback revealed Cress had redirected the Goblins toward Rania City by offering them a deal involving the stolen object.

• Behira told Lin Mo that Silver Creek City was safe and turned to organizing rewards, compensation, and other aftermath work.
• Lin Mo met Leonard and Grimm at the victory banquet, discussed Fagard City's adventure zones, and said he might move there.
• Caroline learned that the Goblins were heading toward Rania City and discovered that the Golden Egg had vanished from her hidden chamber.
• The Silver Goblin Spellcaster considered retreating from Silver Creek City after the undead withdrew and the siege faltered.
• Cress offered the Silver Goblin a chance to attack Rania City instead and revealed that the object taken from the Goblins was now in his hands.

After the Goblin siege, Lin Mo collected the battle rewards for himself and Ally, earning a huge payout and several equipment and skill choices. Lady Beshila hinted that she had a surprise for him as he browsed the City Lord's Mansion's Storage Room.

• Lin Mo spent the two quiet days sparring with Shefiliya and meditating while his skills improved.
• Lin Mo visited the City Lord's Mansion, where staff settled Ally's rewards at 214 Gold Coin, 20 Silver Coin, and a choice of excellent-grade equipment or a Warrior skill scroll.
• The staff counted Lin Mo's enormous contribution, awarding him 5,710 Gold Coin, four excellent-grade equipment items, and three excellent-grade skill scrolls.
• Lin Mo asked whether he could exchange his equipment and scroll rewards for items of other grades, then joined Landon to choose rewards.
• Lady Beshila greeted Lin Mo in the Storage Room and signaled that she had a surprise for him.