Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo annihilated the Crystal Cluster Guards with powerful combinations of fist and sword skills, then reunited with Flora and the rescued students. As they prepared to leave Giantstone Mine, Lin Mo and Flora found the corpse of the man responsible for the collapse, giving her evidence against the Morin Family.

• Lin Mo chose to evolve Shadow Split into Phase Shift II, then combined Mountain Shaking Fist with Spiral Wind Vortex to destroy the Crystal Cluster Guards.
• Lin Mo combined Magic Light Piercing Kill with Lightning Strike and killed the charging monster as well as an injured Mage hiding in the beam’s path.
• Flora and Sha Ya arrived, and Flora reunited with Milan before recognizing that Lin Mo had advanced to Elite-ranked and could combine magic power with Blood Qi.
• The academy rescue team evacuated the students on Gryphons, and Lin Mo led Flora through the path of his attack to find the Mage’s corpse.
• Flora identified the dead Mage as a former academy instructor who had served the Morin Family, making his corpse evidence of the conspiracy behind the collapse.

On the way back from Giantstone Mine, Lin Mo gained two new skills and agreed to join the Royal National Academy as a temporary student and help protect Flora’s students from Duke Morin. He planned to return to Fagard City first, then visit the academy in the Royal Capital to complete the enrollment formalities.

• Lin Mo gained enough proficiency to max out [Mountain Shaking Fist] and [Spiral Wind Vortex], evolving them into [Shockwave Fist] and [Gale Domain].
• Lin Mo chose stronger shockwave damage for [Shockwave Fist] and increased the vulnerability effect of [Gale Domain].
• Flora warned Lin Mo that Duke Morin would keep targeting Eve, Milan, and the other students to help his son win the Hunting Competition.
• Flora asked Lin Mo to temporarily join the students’ team, and Lin Mo agreed after learning that academy credits and additional gifts would be part of his compensation.
• Flora told Lin Mo to visit her at the Royal National Academy after he finished his business in Fagard City.

Lin Mo returned to Fagard City after completing the Giantstone Mine mission, reunited with Laina, and used Co-Cultivation to help Ally reach Level 5. He then went to the Association with Shefiliya to submit the mission and divide the rewards.

• Flora agreed to help Phini and Ally enroll at the Royal National Academy and confirmed that Laina could study planting and cooking at its branch schools.
• Lin Mo trained Shield Counter against monsters on the journey back, raised it to Level 3, and advanced his Knight Profession to Level 5.
• At the camp, Phini grew bolder and leaned close to Lin Mo, while Shefiliya quietly encouraged her.
• After returning to Fagard City, Lin Mo found Laina at the plantation, comforted her, and listened as she showed him her crops and explained her concerns about lacking magic power.
• Lin Mo and the others relaxed at the bathhouse and over dinner; afterward, Ally's Co-Cultivation with Lin Mo raised her to Level 5.
• Lin Mo went to the Association with Shefiliya to submit the mission and share the profits, where they waited for Deke and his team to arrive.

Deke and Lin Mo settled the mission rewards, leaving Lin Mo’s team with 41,645 Gold Coins, and Lin Mo planned how to spend the team’s funds to strengthen everyone. After a leisurely day in Fagard City, Lin Mo found an Excellent Grade Knight Skill Scroll at the trading market and prepared to show the stall owner why he wanted it.

• Deke turned in three missions and sold the monster materials, earning 33,300 Gold Coins from the missions and 20,000 Gold Coins from the remaining materials, including the Crystallized Spider Queen’s share.
• Deke and his companions refused their share of the extra materials, while the agreed split of the mission earnings left Lin Mo’s Silver Radiance Team with 41,645 Gold Coins in total.
• Lin Mo divided 1,645 Gold Coins as pocket money and reserved 40,000 Gold Coins for team funds, planning to buy Elemental Reagents and better armor for his companions.
• Lin Mo took Shefiliya, Ally, and Phini shopping around Fagard City, then led them to the trading market to purchase supplies.
• Lin Mo found an Excellent Grade Knight Skill Scroll, and when its owner warned that it was unsuitable for him, Lin Mo picked up a shield to demonstrate his intention.

Lin Mo bought Knight skills and expensive Elemental Reagents while preparing his team for further growth. After dinner, he returned to the inn and opened the door to find Phini waiting instead of Shefiliya.

• Lin Mo tested the stall owner's strength, bought the [Whirlwind Shield] and [Charge Shield] scrolls, and learned both skills, gaining 3 Constitution.
• Lin Mo led his companions to the Nolun Merchant Guild and spent 31,500 Gold Coins after a discount on four high-quality Elemental Reagents.
• The team replenished supplies, ate magical beast meat, and Lin Mo gained 1 base Constitution.
• Lin Mo returned to the inn, bathed, and waited in his room before answering the doorbell.
• Lin Mo opened the door and found Phini standing there in pink pajamas with a pillow.

Phini secretly kissed Lin Mo, who responded, and their intimacy raised his [Co-Cultivation] skill to Level 3. The next day, Lin Mo trained relentlessly with Leonard to improve [Toughness], then arranged to spar with Grimm the following day.

• Phini sneaked into Lin Mo's bed, kissed him, and was caught; Lin Mo pulled her close, and their intimacy earned him four proficiency points in [Co-Cultivation], raising it to Level 3.
• The next morning, Lin Mo left Phini to rest and drank intermediate Lightning and Ice Elemental Reagents on his way to the Lion Adventurer Group, boosting his elemental affinities.
• Lin Mo challenged Leonard to spar and asked him to be a training partner for the next few days; Leonard agreed to help without payment.
• Lin Mo sparred with Leonard from morning until night, repeatedly restoring Leonard's stamina so they could continue and earning [Toughness] proficiency.
• Exhausted, Leonard told Lin Mo not to return the next day, then recommended Grimm; they agreed Lin Mo would train with Grimm instead.

Lin Mo spent the day training with Grimm to raise his skill proficiency, while Phini’s new relationship with Lin Mo shifted the atmosphere among the girls. He left Grimm exhausted, gained skill levels, and returned to the inn as the group settled into a new, unspoken arrangement.

• Ally spent the night with Lin Mo and gained nearly four Stat Points through [Co-Cultivation].
• Lin Mo visited the Falcon Adventurer Group and asked Grimm to keep attacking him so he could train [Toughness] and defensive skills.
• Grimm fired arrows and used skills against Lin Mo for hours, while Lin Mo’s defenses and reflected damage wore Grimm down.
• Lin Mo raised [Frost Guard] to Level 3 and brought [Toughness] to Level 6, with only 11 proficiency points remaining until its maximum level.
• Grimm offered Lin Mo Gold Coins to hit Leonard, but Lin Mo accepted the joke and gave Grimm several alchemical reagents instead.
• Lin Mo returned to the inn, where the group followed its unspoken arrangement and the young maid whose turn had been covered entered his room.

Lin Mo evolved Toughness into the passive Epic skill Unyielding Body, advanced his Knight profession, and spent a final day with his companions before setting out for the Royal Capital. After accepting two missions in Serene Forest, he began slaughtering Goblins to gain skill proficiency.

• Lin Mo maxed out Toughness, evolved it into Unyielding Body, gained Constitution, and advanced his Knight profession from level 5 to level 6.
• Lin Mo gave Leonard alchemical reagents and planned a final day of rest before traveling toward the Royal Capital.
• Lin Mo spent time with Ally, Phini, Laina, and Shefiliya, and their Co-Cultivation skill leveled up as they gained attributes and professions levels.
• Lin Mo selected two D-rank missions in Serene Forest: hunting Goblins on Route 5 and Gale Tigers on Route 15.
• Lin Mo reached Route 5, killed Goblins with Whirlwind Shield, raised the skill to level 4, and drew a massive horde that surrounded the carriage.

Lin Mo defeated a large Goblin force, completed his mission, and advanced toward Area 15 while improving his shield skills and Knight Profession. After reaching the new mission area, he hunted Gale Tigers until he and his companions encountered familiar students from Giantstone Mine.

• Lin Mo used Whirlwind Shield against the Goblins, evolved it into Multi-Whirlwind, and reached Knight Profession Level 7.
• Lin Mo held back from killing the Goblins too quickly so they would summon reinforcements, then defeated enough Bronze rank Goblins to complete his first mission.
• Lin Mo combined Water and Fire Elements in Clear Stream Technique to clean and dry the party, and they traveled to Area 15 before nightfall.
• The next day, Lin Mo checked his skill gains as the carriage entered Area 15, where he killed five Gale Tigers while searching for more mission targets.
• Lin Mo followed the sounds of battle and found familiar students who had been trapped with them in the lower level of Giantstone Mine.

Lin Mo watched Eve and the Royal National Academy students fight Gale Tigers, then helped Eve survive a battle against a level 11 Gale Tiger King without taking away her chance to grow. Eve reached level 10 before collapsing, and Lin Mo killed the beast with a newly combined skill, gaining substantial proficiency.

• Eve and the students fought a Gale Tiger King and several Gale Tigers while Lin Mo watched and noticed their hidden protector, Sha Ya, as well as another approaching threat.
• A second, stronger Gale Tiger King charged the students, and Eve attacked it before being knocked back beside Lin Mo.
• Eve refused Lin Mo’s offer of help and continued fighting; when she neared her limit, Lin Mo boosted her strength and stamina without healing her.
• Eve unleashed her golden sword skill, heavily wounded the Gale Tiger King, and reached level 10 before collapsing into Lin Mo’s arms.
• Lin Mo killed the wounded Gale Tiger King with Resonant Lightning Shockwave Fist, and his Shockwave Fist reached level 3 as he gained attributes.

Lin Mo returned to the Royal National Academy with Eve and her companions after defeating the Gale Tiger King, and revealed he would compete in the Hunting Competition. Along the way, his Ranger and Assassin professions advanced to level 9, and he arrived at Flora’s villa to stay until his enrollment was complete.

• Lin Mo reassured Eve after rescuing her, then reviewed the proficiency he gained from defeating the Gale Tigers and Gale Tiger King.
• On the journey back, Lin Mo told Eve’s companions he would enter the Hunting Competition, leaving them to joke that they would have to compete for second place.
• Lin Mo practiced Ranger skills against monsters on the road, evolved [Spiral Arrow] into [Dual Shadow Spiral], and advanced both his Ranger and Assassin professions to level 9.
• Lin Mo and the students arrived at the Royal National Academy, where Flora met them and took him to her villa.
• Flora offered to ask Teacher Elvis to approve a villa for Lin Mo and his companions, then told Lin Mo to rest before registering the next day.

Lin Mo chose to enroll in the Mage Academy and join Instructor Flora’s class, then toured the academy with her. At lunch, another instructor, Amy, tried to recruit him for her Water Element Class, but Flora pulled him away.

• Milan delivered Flora’s late-night snacks, and Flora explained that Milan studied magic while supporting her family through adventuring and part-time work.
• Lin Mo and Phini practiced together overnight, raising Phini to level five and a half as their Co-Cultivation proficiency increased.
• Flora took Lin Mo and the others to register at the academy, and Lin Mo chose to join her class at the Mage Academy.
• Flora showed Lin Mo around the Mage Academy and asked him to look after Eve, Milan, and the others during their upcoming missions.
• Amy mistook Lin Mo for Flora’s boyfriend, then invited him to transfer to her Water Element Class and offered to teach him personally.
• Flora interrupted Amy and dragged Lin Mo away from the cafeteria, leaving Amy to lament that he was her type.

Lin Mo learned how the academy’s credit system worked and discovered that forging his Mithril Gloves required a scarce Giant’s Heart. He arranged to study Water Element Magic with Amy as a pretext for sparring, then returned to Flora’s dormitory, where she asked where he had been.

• Flora warned Lin Mo to avoid Amy, then explained that she was looking after him as her student.
• Lin Mo studied the academy’s credit system and learned that students could borrow ordinary Skill Scrolls for credits.
• At Preston Forge, Andre showed Lin Mo a design for the Mithril Gloves and said they required a Giant’s Heart, which was difficult to obtain.
• Amy deliberately collided with Lin Mo, then agreed to teach him Water Element Magic one-on-one the next day without telling Flora.
• Lin Mo returned to Flora’s dormitory, where he found Ally, Laina, Shefiliya, Phini, and Flora discussing their classes; Flora asked where he had gone.

Lin Mo used Amy’s offer of private Water Element Magic lessons to learn from her and then spar with her, while Flora arranged to keep watch on them. The lesson left Amy’s mana drained and Lin Mo satisfied with his gains, but Amy remained excited after he left.

• Lin Mo told Flora he planned to learn from Amy, and Flora decided to bring her fire class to the practice facility to keep an eye on them.
• Flora repeatedly interrupted Amy’s attempts to meet Lin Mo alone, then returned to teaching and let Amy enter the training room.
• Lin Mo showed Amy his quick grasp of advanced Water Element Magic, exhausting her knowledge before asking her to spar.
• Lin Mo demonstrated powerful magic, including Dual Casting with two elements, and used Amy’s attacks to test his skills and improve [Unyielding Body].
• Lin Mo stopped the spar after Amy’s mana ran dry and left, while Amy sat on the ground flushed with excitement.

Lin Mo visited Flora’s practice room after sparring with Amy, and Flora discovered that he had developed advanced magic techniques on his own. She corrected his methods, then tried to learn his innovations from him, leaving her students amused when their teacher became the one being lectured.

• Lin Mo left his spar with Amy having gained skill proficiency and went to Flora’s practice room to learn more techniques.
• Flora allowed Lin Mo to sit in on her lesson, and he told her Amy had taught him Water Element techniques.
• Flora learned that Lin Mo had developed his magic methods without a teacher and asked him to demonstrate his Fire Element magic.
• Flora identified weaknesses in Lin Mo’s techniques, corrected him, and then tried to reproduce his innovative methods.
• Lin Mo instructed Flora as her students watched, and Flora blushed when she realized the class had seen her being lectured.
• A student shouted that Flora was embarrassed and angry, and the students scattered as she turned her attention back to them.

Lin Mo exchanged techniques and sparred with instructors from several elemental classes, gaining skill proficiency and 500 credits. After Phini learned Shield of Demon Warding through Co-Cultivation, Lin Mo prepared to accompany Milan and Eve on their mission the next day and use his credits at the academy library.

• Lin Mo learned from the Earth Element instructor, then let the instructor draw the Wind Element instructor into a sparring session that ended with both men eager to bring in more colleagues.
• Lin Mo sparred with the Ice and Lightning Element instructors and Flora, improving several skills before returning to the dormitory exhausted.
• Lin Mo spent time with Phini, who learned Shield of Demon Warding through Co-Cultivation and advanced to level 6 Priest.
• Flora gave Lin Mo 500 credits from the elemental instructors in thanks for teaching them new ways to use magic power.
• Lin Mo agreed to join Milan and Eve on their mission the next day and planned to use his credits to buy skills and materials for his Mithril Gloves.

Lin Mo borrowed three Skill Scrolls and joined Eve’s team as they accepted a difficult C-rank mission to explore Area 37 of the Serene Forest. Eve reconsidered her drive to prove herself and began to feel at ease relying on Lin Mo, leaving him unsettled by her intense gaze.

• Lin Mo borrowed the Knight skill [Endurance] and the Priest skills [Agility Increase] and [Constitution Increase] from the academy library.
• Lin Mo met up with Phini, Shefiliya, and Ally, then joined Eve and students from several academies at the Adventurer's Guild.
• A Warrior Academy student proposed the challenging Area 37 exploration mission, and the team debated whether they could handle its Frostwing Tigers.
• Milan supported accepting the mission because she trusted Lin Mo's strength, and Eve ultimately accepted it for the team.
• Eve reflected on her ambition and the pressure of leading the group, then looked to Lin Mo with complicated feelings that made him uneasy.

Lin Mo and the academy students traveled to the Serene Forest for practical training, where he learned new skills and fused three buffs into [Attribute Growth]. At camp, the students learned that outsiders from other kingdoms would join the upcoming Hunting Competition, then resumed training while Lin Mo meditated and leveled up [Basic Meditation Technique].

• Lin Mo learned [Endurance], [Agility Increase], and [Constitution Increase], then fused the attribute-boosting skills into [Attribute Growth].
• Lin Mo killed monsters along the road with [Ricochet Arrow] and reached the Serene Forest, where his skill proficiency increased.
• Lin Mo and the students hunted and shared a barbecue at their campsite.
• The students discussed the Hunting Competition being moved earlier and learned that participants from other kingdoms, including the powerful Lonia Kingdom, were expected.
• Eve vowed to win the competition, and the students began practicing while Lin Mo meditated until [Basic Meditation Technique] reached Level 4.

Lin Mo’s party searched Area 37 for mission herbs, where he unveiled a three-skill combo and evolved Lightning Strike into Spear of Mad Lightning. At night, they found Blue Moon Cherries and Purple Moon Cherries guarded by a wounded Frostwing Tiger, and Eve began fighting it.

• Phini caught Shefiliya sneaking a late-night snack, and the group left their carriage at a Post Station before entering the Serene Forest.
• Lin Mo used Furious Leap Slash, Shockwave Fist, and Lightning Strike together to kill an Ironclad Bison, creating the combo skill Thunderous Descent.
• Lin Mo leveled Lightning Strike to its maximum, learned Spear of Mad Lightning, and chose to improve the skill’s flight speed.
• The party collected enough Blood Orchid Grass and some Blue Firefly Flowers, then searched at night for Blue Moon Cherries and Purple Moon Cherries.
• Ally detected a wounded Frostwing Tiger near the moonlit flowers, and Eve led the party’s attack, wounding the monster before it swung its paw at her again.

Lin Mo and Eve defeated a wounded Frostwing Tiger and then a strange Unicorn Black Armored Beetle that appeared in the Serene Forest, raising the possibility that a Secret Realm was nearby. After the group retreated and made camp, Lin Mo took a watch shift and prepared to inspect what he had gained.

• Lin Mo and Eve worked together to kill the Frostwing Tiger, and Lin Mo accidentally burned some Blue Moon Cherries needed for the quest before the group collected the rest.
• Lin Mo found unexplained piercing wounds on the Frostwing Tiger, then a gigantic beetle emerged from the ground and began eating its corpse.
• Lin Mo sent Shefiliya, Phini, and the other students away while he and Eve stayed to fight the beetle, which Lin Mo suspected had come from a Secret Realm.
• Lin Mo used his Frost Dragon Scale Sword, clone, and spells to kill the Unicorn Black Armored Beetle, then learned from his guidebook that its heart and nearby flesh could improve Constitution.
• Lin Mo and the others left the area, set up tents after midnight, and Lin Mo took a watch shift so he could check the gains from the battle.