Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo and his companions prepared to leave Silver Creek City for Fagard City after Lin Mo evolved Dual Cultivation into Co-Cultivation and advanced his Assassin profession. Phini said goodbye to her family, and the group departed with gifts and supplies for the long journey.

• Lady Beshila advised Lin Mo and Phini to visit Fagard City and urged them to stay in Silver Creek City until the Spirit Vein Mithril was ready.
• During their last three days in the city, Lin Mo trained, advanced his Assassin profession to level 7, and evolved Dual Cultivation into Co-Cultivation, which could grant attributes and skills to both partners.
• Lady Beshila gave Phini the Gleamlight Hat and Ally the Blood Tiger Hide Boots, while Xia Che'er gave Phini potions and Lin Mo the enchanted Spirit Vein Mithril.
• Phini tearfully hugged Lady Beshila and Xia Che'er before leaving to pursue her dream of becoming a great Priest.
• Lin Mo, Phini, Ally, Shefiliya, Laina, Flora, and Sha Ya left Silver Creek City together in a carriage bound for Fagard City, while Lady Beshila and Xia Che'er watched them go.

Lin Mo and his companions traveled to Fagard City, where they discussed the Serene Forest’s Hunting Competition and learned about Flora and Sha Ya’s past results. During the journey, Lin Mo grew closer to Phini by braiding her hair, while Shefiliya encouraged the shy girl to spend time with him.

• Lin Mo and his companions rode toward Fagard City in a carriage requisitioned from the Ossivius Family.
• Flora and Sha Ya explained the Serene Forest’s annual Hunting Competition, and Lin Mo became interested in competing when it was held in autumn.
• Sha Ya revealed that Flora had won first place the previous year and that she had come in second.
• Lin Mo groomed Ally and Laina, then braided Phini’s hair at Shefiliya’s urging.
• Phini thanked Lin Mo happily, and Shefiliya was pleased that Phini had made progress in getting closer to him.

Lin Mo and his companions arrived in Fagard City after a five-day journey, and Flora and Sha Ya set off for the Royal Capital. Lin Mo stored their carriage and chose Breezy Corner Inn as their long-term lodging after learning its rooms had Soundproof Barriers.

• Lin Mo read about Fagard City's adventure areas and Adventurer Assistants during the journey, and considered Laina suited to assistant work.
• Flora told Lin Mo she planned to return to the Royal Capital, and the group reached Fagard City the following evening.
• The guards recorded Lin Mo and Flora as adventurers when their carriage entered through the city's main gate.
• Flora and Sha Ya parted ways with Lin Mo and the others to travel overnight to the Royal Capital.
• Lin Mo paid three Gold Coins for a month of carriage storage and maintenance at a shop near the city gate.
• Lin Mo chose Breezy Corner Inn after discovering its rooms had Soundproof Barriers, and Ally enthusiastically changed her vote to support it.

Lin Mo and his companions settled into Breezy Corner Inn in Fagard City, where he and Ally practiced their evolved [Co-Cultivation] skill. The next morning, Lin Mo led the group to visit the Lion Adventurer Group and was stopped at its gate while asking to see the captain.

• Lin Mo booked five rooms at Breezy Corner Inn for a month, paid twenty Gold Coins, and learned how the inn's magic-powered doors and alert buttons worked.
• Ally joined Lin Mo in his room to bathe and practice [Co-Cultivation], gaining proficiency while Lin Mo learned none of her skills.
• The next morning, Ally said [Co-Cultivation] felt more effective than [Dual Cultivation], and Lin Mo decided to begin with safer missions in Fagard City.
• Lin Mo led the group to the Lion Adventurer Group's headquarters in the city's northwest, where guards stopped them at the gate.
• Lin Mo told the guards that he was friends with their captain and had come to speak with him.

Lin Mo visited the Lion Adventurer Group in Fagard City, where he reunited with Leonard and sparred with him. After demonstrating his speed and strength, Lin Mo discussed the city’s troubles and his plans to take a mission the next day.

• The gate guards mistook Lin Mo and his companions for nobles trying to approach the captain, but Deke recognized Lin Mo and escorted them inside.
• Deke explained that nobles had been trying to bring the Lion Adventurer Group under their control, and the group had refused to become their lackeys.
• Leonard recognized Lin Mo and challenged him to spar after noticing his strength and the Frost Dragon Scale Sword.
• Lin Mo used his speed to evade Leonard’s attacks until Leonard ended the spar, unable to land a hit.
• Lin Mo used Clear Stream Technique to refresh Leonard, then joined him in his study to discuss the nobles, the Falcon Adventurer Group, and possible missions.
• Lin Mo told Leonard that his team would explore Fagard City that day and take a mission the next day.

Lin Mo and his companions settled into Fagard City, spending a leisurely day eating, shopping, and training before choosing quests for their first outing. At the Adventurer’s Guild, Lin Mo accepted a Petrifying Lizard hunt and a Goblin-clearing quest in Serene Forest.

• Leonard gave Lin Mo a detailed list of recommended quests and urged him to seek help from the Lion Adventurer Group whenever he needed it.
• Lin Mo took Phini, Ally, Laina, and Shefiliya around Fagard City to eat and shop for clothes, then treated them to dinner at Fagard Hotel.
• Lin Mo trained with Shefiliya and later practiced with Ally, while his evolved [Co-Cultivation] skill increased his Agility by one point.
• Lin Mo reviewed the quest list and chose two D-rank quests to begin work in Fagard City.
• Lin Mo registered his team at the Adventurer’s Guild and accepted quests to slay three Petrifying Lizards and clear Goblins from Area 8 of Serene Forest.

Lin Mo led his party into the Serene Forest to hunt Goblins, despite learning that Area 11 was unstable. After wiping out a Goblin group in Area 8, he maxed and evolved Leaping Slash, advanced to Level 7 Warrior, and continued searching for more targets.

• Lin Mo learned from a carriage shop clerk that Areas 10 and 11 were unstable and that monster populations were causing conflicts elsewhere, but he kept his accepted quest in Area 11 for later.
• Lin Mo traveled with Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya through the Serene Forest, where Ally gained Charge Punch through Co-Cultivation and the group fought several low-level monsters.
• Lin Mo made hamburgers for Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya during a midday rest, and Shefiliya recalled the first time he had made one for her.
• Lin Mo led the group into Area 8 and attacked a sleeping group of about a hundred Goblins, while Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya helped eliminate them.
• Lin Mo maxed Leaping Slash, evolved it into Furious Leap Slash, gained Strength, and advanced from Level 6 to Level 7 Warrior.
• Lin Mo's party collected the Goblins' ears and spoils, then continued searching Area 8 for more groups to complete the quest.

Lin Mo discovered and slaughtered a large Goblin patrol in Area 8, gaining the new skill Meteor Stab and advancing to Warrior Level 8. After the party completed its quest and camped for the night, Lin Mo comforted Phini, who admitted she deeply missed Silver Creek City and the people she had left behind.

• Lin Mo found a Goblin patrol of more than two hundred and attacked it alone, killing most of the group while the others caught up.
• Lin Mo maxed Consecutive Thrust, learned Meteor Stab, and raised his Strength enough to advance to Warrior Level 8.
• Lin Mo and the party hunted another Goblin group to finish their quest, left Area 8, and camped for the night.
• Ally encouraged Lin Mo to help Phini feel less lonely, and Lin Mo decided to take the initiative in comforting her.
• At dawn, Lin Mo found Phini on watch and held her as she confessed that she missed Silver Creek City, her family, and the people there.

Lin Mo and his companions reached Area 11 and found Bloodmane Wolves attacking the Petrifying Lizards. He joined the fight, then turned on both sides to complete the mission, and the monsters were all killed.

• Ally tracked the Petrifying Lizards toward Area 10, where she smelled blood and led the group to a battle.
• Lin Mo hurried ahead and found more than a dozen Bloodmane Wolves surrounding four or five injured Petrifying Lizards.
• Lin Mo killed two Bloodmane Wolves with Whiplash Kick, raising the skill to Level 5, then used Ferocious Charge Fist to kill another wolf.
• Lin Mo stabbed a Petrifying Lizard, revealing that he had not come to help either side and throwing the battle into chaos.
• Shefiliya pursued and killed the fleeing monsters, and all the Bloodmane Wolves and Petrifying Lizards ended up dead.

Lin Mo and his companions completed their forest mission, returned to Fagard City, and settled the mission at the Adventurer's Guild. There, Lin Mo ran into Deke, who said he was conflicted about choosing a mission.

• Lin Mo's Ferocious Charge Fist reached Level 5 as the group traveled back through Serene Forest.
• The group rode the carriage pulled by tamed Gale Steeds back to Fagard City, resting along the way while Shefiliya kept watch.
• Lin Mo and his companions returned the carriage, then went to the Adventurer's Guild and submitted their spoils to settle the mission.
• Deke greeted Lin Mo at the Guild and said he was conflicted about looking for a mission.

Lin Mo joined Deke’s team for a C-rank mission scheduled for the morning after tomorrow, then shared out the group’s earnings and planned equipment and skill upgrades. Back at the inn, Laina announced she had found a garden to rent for her planting research, and Lin Mo went to answer a late-night doorbell.

• Deke asked Lin Mo to join a team for his difficult C-rank promotion mission, and they agreed to meet at the Association the morning after tomorrow.
• Lin Mo’s group collected 5,381 Gold Coins and 48 Silver Coins from their completed missions, put 4,000 Gold Coins into team funds, and divided the remainder among Lin Mo, Ally, and Phini.
• The group planned to upgrade their armor, boots, and Shefiliya’s daggers, while Lin Mo planned to buy Ranger and Priest Skill Scrolls.
• Laina told Lin Mo she had found a private planting garden to rent for four Gold Coins per month, and he encouraged her to pursue the research.
• After returning to the inn and settling in for the night, Lin Mo heard the doorbell and went to open the door.

Lin Mo let Phini sleep beside him, then confronted Shefiliya after realizing she had encouraged Phini to visit; the next morning, he took the group shopping in Fagard City and reached its chaotic adventurer trading venue to look for Skill Scrolls. A self-proclaimed market guide approached Lin Mo and offered to help him find what he needed for one Silver Coin.

• Phini asked to sleep in Lin Mo's room, and Lin Mo let her stay; after she fell asleep, he kissed her cheek.
• Shefiliya arrived at Lin Mo's door and asked whether he would punish her, and Lin Mo went with her to her room.
• Lin Mo and Phini went sightseeing in Fagard City, where Lin Mo bought Blood Vine Soft Armor, Ally bought metal armor, and Phini bought boots.
• Lin Mo took the group to an underground adventurer trading venue to search for Skill Scrolls, but found many stalls selling fake goods.
• A short, lean man claiming to be a trading-market guide offered to help Lin Mo find what he wanted for one Silver Coin.

Lin Mo bought several skill scrolls in Fagard City, including an Exceptional Rank Priest scroll for only 2,000 Gold Coins, and leased a plantation for Laina. After learning his new skills, he advanced his Ranger profession to Veteran Rank and began looking for one more Priest skill to qualify for another promotion.

• Lin Mo followed a lean guide to an old man's shop, where he bargained the old man down to 2,000 Gold Coins for an Exceptional Rank Shield of Demon Warding scroll.
• Lin Mo found genuine Rapid Shot and Grab scrolls at a roadside stall, then led the group out of the underground market.
• Laina and the group leased a plot of land for her plantation, and everyone returned to the inn to rest.
• Lin Mo learned Rapid Shot and advanced his Ranger profession from Level 5 to Level 6, gaining Ranger's Heart Level 2 and a Veteran Class Rank Emblem.
• Lin Mo learned Grab and Shield of Demon Warding, chose the magic-defense evolution path, and realized he needed one more Priest skill to reach Veteran Rank in that profession.

Lin Mo joined Deke’s group to accept a C-rank merchant caravan escort mission from Fagard City to the Royal Capital. After revealing that he was a Level 8 Warrior and Level 10 Mage, he reviewed the dangers of their route through Blackwater Marsh with the team, which prepared to depart at nine.

• Lin Mo decided to buy another Priest skill so his Priest profession could rise to Level 10, and he planned to do so at the Association the next morning.
• Lin Mo and Ally spent the evening practicing [Co-Cultivation], and Ally reached Level 4.
• The Silver Radiance Team met Deke’s group at the Adventurer’s Guild, introduced their members, and Lin Mo disclosed his Warrior and Mage levels.
• Deke presented the C-rank merchant caravan escort mission, which would take them through part of Blackwater Marsh on Route 11.
• Deke explained the marsh’s routes and risks, showed the team their antidote and anti-poison supplies, and said the caravan would depart at nine.

Lin Mo bought and learned the Priest skill Strength Increase while preparing to escort the Jade Merchant Guild’s caravan toward Blackwater Marsh. The caravan set out with Lin Mo and Deke’s group, and Lin Mo promoted his Priest profession after learning the skill.

• Lin Mo found the Excellent Grade Priest Skill Scroll Strength Increase on the guild’s third floor and bought it for 2,000 Gold Coins.
• Lin Mo joined Deke and the Lion Adventurer Group at the city gate, where they met Glenn and the Jade Merchant Guild’s caravan.
• Lin Mo and his companions set out with the caravan toward Blackwater Marsh, while Glenn noticed the Lord-class Gale Steeds pulling Lin Mo’s carriage.
• Lin Mo learned Strength Increase during the journey and gained two points of Magic Power.
• Lin Mo met the promotion requirements and advanced his Priest profession from level 5 to level 6.

Lin Mo rapidly advanced his Priest class and carried the caravan’s adventurers through a day of travel before they camped near Blackwater Marsh. After learning the caravan claimed to be transporting perishable Blood Tree Vine for the Morin Family, Lin Mo realized Glenn had lied about the cargo and began to suspect the caravan’s true purpose.

• Lin Mo’s Priest class rose from level 5 to level 10, greatly increasing his attributes and granting healing, shield, and buff bonuses.
• Lin Mo killed the monsters along the caravan route so quickly that the other adventurers grew accustomed to relying on him, while his Grab skill reached level 3.
• The caravan camped for the night, and Lin Mo shared a meal with Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya before Deke worried about crossing Blackwater Marsh the next day.
• Deke told Lin Mo that the caravan supposedly carried Blood Tree Vine for the Morin Family, prompting Lin Mo to suspect the cargo was not stored in a mana container.
• Lin Mo recalled that Glenn had carried two cloth sacks toward the middle carriage and concluded Glenn had lied about the shipment, then returned to rest without explaining his suspicion to Deke.

Lin Mo uncovered that the caravan was secretly transporting a young master to the Royal Capital, but chose not to interfere without clearer evidence. As the caravan entered Blackwater Marsh, he fought increasingly powerful monsters while concealing his full strength, and the party approached the route’s most dangerous area.

• Lin Mo overheard Glenn and a man in the carriage discuss taking a young master to the Duke's Mansion in the Royal Capital, then kept the discovery to himself.
• The group spent the night keeping watch on the caravan, and Shefiliya reflected on how Lin Mo's abilities had strengthened her.
• The caravan entered Blackwater Marsh, where Lin Mo used [Meteor Stab] to kill Mud Monsters and steadily raised the skill's level.
• Lin Mo and the other adventurers fought Rotten Giant Frogs and other stronger monsters as they traveled deeper into the marsh.
• Lin Mo froze a mountain-sized Swamp Slime with [Blizzard], allowing Deke to destroy its core, and the caravan neared the marsh's most dangerous area.

Lin Mo and Deke fought off a Swamp Earthworm and a Rotten Giant Frog as the caravan traveled through Blackwater Marsh, where Lord-class Monsters appeared unusually often. The party reached the most dangerous stretch near the marsh’s Core Area, and Lin Mo remained uneasy as the caravan turned deeper into it.

• Deke and Lin Mo killed a Level 7 Swamp Earthworm after it attacked the convoy from underground, and Lin Mo extracted its Earth Element crystal.
• A Rotten Giant Frog seized a carriage with its tongue, but Lin Mo severed the tongue and Deke finished the monster off.
• Lin Mo and Deke worried that Lord-class Monsters were appearing too frequently and were unusually powerful, though the following stretch held only weaker monsters.
• Deke warned the adventurers that they were approaching the mission’s most dangerous area, and the caravan turned toward the deeper reaches of Blackwater Marsh.

Lin Mo saved the caravan from a colossal Rotting Swamp Lurker by freezing it with Frost Storm empowered by the Frost Dragon Scale Sword. He then chose to attack the wounded monster, and Deke and the black-clad man joined him while the others remained behind.

• The convoy entered the deepest, most dangerous stretch of Blackwater Marsh, where the black ground and marsh fog made everyone tense.
• A huge Rotting Swamp Lurker disguised itself as the ground and rose beneath the convoy, swallowing carriages and several people.
• Lin Mo used Frost Storm and activated Frost Dragon's Breath to freeze the monster, giving the survivors time to escape onto open ground.
• The black-clad man secretly escorted the young master away, while Phini healed Lin Mo and the others regrouped.
• Lin Mo refused to abandon the mission and announced that he would kill the Rotting Swamp Lurker; Deke and the black-clad man joined him.

Lin Mo, Deke, and a black-robed Assassin destroyed the Rotting Swamp Lurker and recovered the caravan’s horses and carriages. As the caravan continued through the dangerous area, Lin Mo gained a level in Meteor Stab and watched the Assassin, who remained conflicted about whether to act against him.

• Lin Mo explained that the Rotting Swamp Lurker’s core was its weak point and attacked until he could locate it.
• Lin Mo found the core, and the black-robed Assassin and Deke joined him in striking it, killing the monster.
• The monster exploded into black mud, but Lin Mo cleaned Deke and the Assassin, and the group recovered the carriages and horses.
• Lin Mo examined the monster’s core, earned 300 proficiency points, and raised Meteor Stab to Level 6.
• The caravan hurried onward while Lin Mo kept watch on the Assassin, who wondered whether he could succeed against Lin Mo.