Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo and his companions reached the Minotaur Settlement and hunted its residents one by one to build his strength. After Thrust evolved into Consecutive Thrust, Lin Mo ambushed the Minotaur Chieftain and cut off its head.

• Lin Mo warned Phini and Ally to keep their distance as they approached the Minotaur Settlement.
• Lin Mo used Concealment and Thrust to kill Minotaurs they encountered, raising his skill proficiency on the way to the settlement.
• Lin Mo waited for Minotaurs to leave the settlement, then secretly killed them one by one with Phini and Ally staying hidden.
• Thrust reached its maximum level and evolved into Consecutive Thrust, increasing Lin Mo's strength.
• Phini cast Light's Aid on Lin Mo, who concealed himself and beheaded the Minotaur Chieftain as it approached the forest.

Lin Mo and his companions defeated the Minotaur settlement, gaining skill proficiency and collecting the monsters’ horns and weapons. As they prepared to leave with Phini’s Mana Storage Bag, Ally sensed something alarming deep in the forest.

• Lin Mo killed the Minotaur Chieftain, then fought the advancing Minotaurs while Phini supported Ally with Holy Light’s Aid.
• Lin Mo killed both Minotaur Vanguards and helped Ally defeat the Minotaurs surrounding her, causing the rest to flee.
• Lin Mo pursued the fleeing Minotaurs, raised Consecutive Thrust to Level 3, and gained two Strength points.
• Lin Mo tested whether Fireball could gain proficiency by following Consecutive Thrust, but only Consecutive Thrust received proficiency.
• Phini revealed her Mana Storage Bag, and Lin Mo and Ally loaded it with the Minotaurs’ horns and the Chieftain’s weapon.
• Ally sniffed the air, looked toward the forest’s depths, and froze as the hair on her body stood on end.

Lin Mo led Ally and Phini back from their forest mission after a Level 3 Corpse attacked them, and a hidden protector helped them escape. In Silver Creek City, Lin Mo sold the Minotaur horns for 486 Gold Coins, leaving him delighted with the mission’s profits.

• Ally sensed danger, and Lin Mo carried her and Phini away from a flaming Corpse whose fireballs he dodged until a hidden protector destroyed one.
• Lin Mo, Ally, and Phini left the Deep Forest Area, and Lin Mo reflected on their party’s needs and Ally’s difficulty keeping pace with his growing strength.
• The group returned to Silver Creek City, where Lin Mo turned in mission materials and asked the Association to contact Los about buying the remaining Minotaur horns.
• Los bought Lin Mo’s 16 pairs of ordinary Minotaur horns, two pairs of Minotaur Vanguard horns, and one pair of Minotaur Chieftain horns for 486 Gold Coins.

Lin Mo and his party divided the generous reward from their Minotaur mission, while Ally worried that she could no longer keep pace with him. Lin Mo discovered that intimate exchanges had awakened a skill called Co-Cultivation, and he began testing its effects with Ally.

• Lin Mo sold the Minotaur Chieftain's Axe, and Phini paid out 601 Gold Coins as the mission reward and material proceeds were doubled.
• Lin Mo, Ally, and Phini agreed to divide the 1,202 Gold Coins, with Lin Mo receiving sixty percent and Ally and Phini each receiving twenty percent.
• After Ally returned to Lin Mo's room, she confessed that she feared becoming too weak to stay by his side, and Lin Mo comforted her and promised they would find a solution together.
• Lin Mo noticed the newly comprehended Co-Cultivation skill on his status panel and realized it could grant attribute bonuses through deep exchanges between partners.
• Lin Mo tested Co-Cultivation with Ally, saw its proficiency rise to Level 1 (1/10), and prepared to continue experimenting.

Lin Mo and Ally discovered that his Co-Cultivation skill had greatly increased Ally’s strength, then went shopping for her equipment and his Mithril Gloves. At Chachel’s Alchemy Workshop, Madam Chachel offered to sell him the gloves at a discount for 650 Gold Coins.

• Laina woke early and left for work while Lin Mo and Ally slept until the afternoon after testing his new skill.
• Ally found that her Strength had increased by nearly one-tenth, and Lin Mo explained that Co-Cultivation could help her grow stronger.
• Lin Mo took Ally to Shop No. 27, where he bought her a new set of equipment for nearly two hundred Gold Coins.
• Lin Mo went with Ally to Chachel’s Alchemy Workshop and asked Madam Chachel whether she sold Mithril Gloves.
• Madam Chachel showed Lin Mo a pair of Mithril Gloves and offered them for 650 Gold Coins instead of the usual 850.

Lin Mo bought Mithril Gloves at a steep discount and examined two Spell Scrolls at Madam Chachel's Alchemy Workshop, learning Earth Shield and Lightning Strike. Back at the inn, he mastered Lightning Strike and discovered the gloves' powerful magic-enhancing attributes, eager to test them in Lorraine Forest.

• Lin Mo bought the Mithril Gloves for 650 Gold Coins and received a Minor Mana Potion from Madam Chachel.
• Lin Mo examined the Earth Shield scroll, learned the spell, and gained 1 Mana.
• Lin Mo studied the Excellent-grade Lightning Strike scroll and later mastered the spell after practicing in the inn's courtyard, gaining 2 Mana.
• Lin Mo inspected the Mithril Gloves and discovered they increased casting speed and elemental spell power while amplifying maximum Mana output.
• Lin Mo decided he wanted to try the gloves in Lorraine Forest.

Lin Mo, Ally, and Phini joined Silver Creek City's Rescue Order after discovering the Goblin surge had overwhelmed local soldiers and threatened nearby settlements. They set out for Silver Moon Town with many other adventurer teams, while a hidden short-haired maid briefly revealed herself along the road.

• Lin Mo and Ally raised Co-Cultivation to Level 2, and Ally said her agility had improved slightly before they agreed to rest for the day.
• The next morning, Lin Mo met Phini at the Adventurer's Guild and found Silver Creek City's Rescue Order offering generous rewards for helping villages threatened by Goblins.
• Phini wanted to help her mother, so Lin Mo registered the Silver Radiance Team for the Rescue Order, and many other adventurers signed up as well.
• Lin Mo chose Silver Moon Town and traveled there with Ally and Phini in a carriage among dozens of teams heading in the same direction.
• Lin Mo searched the road behind the carriage, and a short-haired maid revealed herself, rolled her eyes at him, and vanished into the woods.

Lin Mo reached Silver Moon Town with Ally and Phini and learned that a Goblin army had repeatedly attacked the town’s defenses. At the Adventurer’s Guild briefing, he and another Mage identified a likely flank attack that could break the main defensive line.

• Lin Mo killed four Goblins along the road with Fireball and Lightning Strike, then chose to prioritize practicing Fireball and Earth Shield.
• Lin Mo arrived in Silver Moon Town and learned that its eastern defenses had nearly been breached during the previous night’s attack.
• The Adventurer’s Guild president explained that an intelligent Goblin Spellcaster had directed a surprise attack against the town’s patrols.
• Lin Mo questioned the planned defense of a pass and requested a detailed terrain map.
• Lin Mo and a Mage independently identified a downhill position from which Goblins could flank the main defensive line, and the president realized the danger.

Lin Mo and the adventurers waited at a suspected Goblin flank route, where he correctly realized an early attack at another pass was a decoy. During the ensuing battle, he advanced to the Mage profession, unlocked Explosive Fireball, and left the story preparing to test Earth Shield.

• Lin Mo and Landen disagreed over whether the Goblins' attack at the pass was genuine, and only three teams left while the rest held their position.
• A scout warned that the attack at the pass had weakened, and a large Goblin force soon advanced on the waiting adventurers.
• Landen opened the battle with Gale Force, while Lin Mo used Fireballs to kill Goblins and raise his proficiency.
• Lin Mo maxed Fireball, unlocked Explosive Fireball, and advanced to the Mage profession.
• Lin Mo's first Explosive Fireball killed twelve Goblins, and he then turned his attention to testing Earth Shield.

Lin Mo combined Earth Shield with his Knight skills, advanced to Level 2 Knight, and developed Great Shield Charge during the Goblin battle. After rescuing Landon from an assassin Goblin, Lin Mo killed it and helped break the Goblins’ final assault, leaving the survivors fleeing.

• Lin Mo combined Earth Shield with Shield Bash, raised Earth Shield to Level 2, and continued fighting Goblins alongside Ally, Landon, and Phini.
• Mutated Goblins joined the attack, and Lin Mo killed several while the adventurers struggled against the growing pressure.
• Lin Mo raised Shield Bash to its maximum level, learned Great Shield Charge, and was promoted to Level 2 Knight.
• Lin Mo used his mana-amplified Earth Shield to perform Great Shield Charge, killing an adult Mutated Goblin and raising Earth Shield to Level 3.
• Lin Mo anticipated an assassin Goblin’s attack on Landon, blocked the assassin, and killed it with Consecutive Thrust and Lightning Strike.
• With their leader dead, the Goblins’ final assault collapsed and the survivors fled.

After the adventurers drove back the Goblins, Lin Mo returned to Silver Moon Town with the exhausted Phini and reviewed the gains from battle. He slept beside Ally and woke the next afternoon, finding her playfully sucking on his finger.

• Landon thanked Lin Mo for protecting him, and the surviving adventurers rested instead of joining the ongoing battle on the main front.
• Lin Mo carried the sleeping Phini back to Silver Moon Town and checked his skills and attributes, noting his progress and plans to seek new skills.
• Lin Mo tucked Phini into bed; Shefiliya appeared beside her, and Phini called her name in her sleep.
• Ally joined Lin Mo in his room, asked to sleep together, and cuddled up to him as they fell asleep.
• Lin Mo woke in the afternoon and teased Ally until she bit and began sucking on his finger.

Lin Mo sought Shefiliya’s help in learning Assassin skills so he could help confront the Goblins’ mastermind threatening Silver Moon Town. Shefiliya taught him Shadow Strike and Backstab, and Lin Mo mastered them almost immediately, leaving her stunned.

• Lin Mo and Ally joined Phini for breakfast before returning to the Adventurer's Guild.
• The Guild president reported heavy casualties and warned that the Goblin horde showed no sign of dwindling, while Landon argued they needed to find its mastermind.
• Lin Mo realized Shefiliya could help and brought Phini to a secluded alley, where they asked Shefiliya to teach him Assassin skills.
• Shefiliya demonstrated Shadow Strike and Backstab, then explained how to use Blood Qi for both skills.
• Lin Mo quickly learned the techniques, surprised Shefiliya with his strength, and landed a Backstab on her in playful revenge.

Lin Mo joined the Assassin squad at the front line and began using the Goblin battle to train his newly learned skills. After killing a Bronze Goblin Assassin, he leveled up Backstab, Shadow Strike, and Concealment, bringing Concealment close to evolving into an Epic-level skill.

• Lin Mo returned to the Association with Phini and Shefiliya, and the Association Branch President assigned the adventurers their positions for the night’s defense.
• Lin Mo, Shefiliya, and five other Assassins went to scout the Goblin army’s rear and discussed the Bronze Goblins and their unseen Spellcaster.
• Lin Mo used Concealment and Backstab to kill Mutated Goblins, quickly improving his skill proficiency as Shefiliya watched.
• A Bronze Goblin Assassin attacked Lin Mo, but he evaded it, pursued it under Concealment, and killed it with Shadow Strike.
• Lin Mo reached level 2 in Backstab and Shadow Strike, then leveled Concealment from level 5 to level 6.

Lin Mo hunted Bronze Goblins to train his skills as the Goblin assault on Silver Moon Town intensified. After leveling Accumulating Sword Consecutive Slashes and Ice Cone, he discovered that Earth Shield and Great Shield Charge could combine into a devastating attack, and prepared to use the shield once more.

• Lin Mo used Concealment and Accumulating Sword Consecutive Slashes to kill a Bronze Goblin warrior, convincing a nearby Assassin that his plan could work.
• The Assassins shared news of Lin Mo’s strength, shifted their focus to hunting stronger Goblins, and directed him to another Bronze target.
• Lin Mo fought a shield-bearing Goblin guard, wore it down with sword attacks, then killed it with a concealed strike and leveled Accumulating Sword Consecutive Slashes to level 5.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya attacked the Goblin army while he trained Ice Cone, Backstab, and Shadow Strike; Ice Cone reached level 4.
• Lin Mo enlarged an Earth Shield with the Mithril Gloves and used Great Shield Charge to kill more than ten Goblins, then saw that the shield could endure one more use.

Lin Mo leveled up his Warrior class and skills while fighting Goblins, then encountered a powerful Bronze Goblin and killed it with Shefiliya’s help. When an unseen archer attacked, they realized a stronger Goblin Spellcaster was directing the threat and pursued it.

• Lin Mo used Earth Shield and Great Shield Charge to kill Goblins, raising Great Shield Charge to Level 3 and advancing to a Level 3 Warrior.
• Lin Mo charged through more Goblins, raising Earth Shield to Level 4, then learned that a newly discovered Bronze Goblin had appeared to the northwest.
• Lin Mo attacked the nearly three-and-a-half-meter Bronze Goblin, but it blocked most of his Charged Slash with its spiked club.
• Shefiliya killed the Bronze Goblin with Backstab, and Lin Mo finished it with Lightning Strike, raising the skill to Level 3.
• An arrow nearly struck Lin Mo, but Shefiliya knocked it away; they concluded a powerful Goblin Spellcaster was behind the attack and chased after it.

Lin Mo realized the Goblins’ attack on the western front was a feint meant to draw Silver Moon Town’s experts away, then returned to the main battlefield and discovered a Goblin Priest empowering the Mutated Goblins. As the town’s forces withdrew, Lin Mo charged into the enemy ranks to draw out the Priest while Shefiliya concealed herself, ready to assassinate it.

• Lin Mo and Shefiliya failed to find the Bronze Goblin they had pursued, so Lin Mo trained his Backstab and Shadow Strike skills until both leveled up.
• An Assassin reported that several Bronze Goblins had appeared on the western front, and Lin Mo concluded their attack was a feint intended to draw experts away from the main battlefield.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya rushed back to the main front, where the Guild President confirmed that Silver Moon Town’s forces were preparing to retreat and Ally reported that Phini had been sent to recover.
• A Goblin Priest appeared on the battlefield, empowering groups of Mutated Goblins, and the Guild President explained that Priests could strengthen and command their kin.
• Lin Mo volunteered to bait the Priest while Shefiliya hid in the shadows, then charged into the Goblin ranks with an Earth Shield and killed several Mutated Goblins to attract its attention.

Lin Mo and Shefiliya defeated the Goblin Priest and several powerful Bronze Goblins, ending the army’s organized assault on Silver Moon Town. After collapsing from exhaustion and sleeping until morning, Lin Mo woke to find Ally watching over him and learned that Phini was waiting for him at the Association.

• Lin Mo fought an enhanced Level 4 Goblin warrior, wounding it and blinding one eye with Lightning Strike while Shefiliya located the hidden Goblin Priest underground.
• Shefiliya broke through the Goblin Priest’s defenses and killed its Bronze Goblin guards, giving Lin Mo the chance to finish the Priest with Charged Slash.
• Lin Mo killed two Level 4 Goblin Knights, and Shefiliya pursued and killed the fleeing Goblin Ranger while another Goblin warrior escaped.
• Shefiliya carried the exhausted Lin Mo from the battlefield, and the Goblin army fell into disarray after losing its Priest and other leaders.
• Lin Mo slept until morning, woke beside Ally, and learned from Shefiliya that Phini had asked him to come to the Association.

After the Goblin assault, Lin Mo’s team received recognition and a large reward for their contributions, including killing the Goblin Priest behind the invasion. On the journey back, Landon explained that profession users could receive only one profession’s blessing, leaving Lin Mo puzzled by his own blessings from four professions; the next morning, Lin Mo and Ally set out to claim their reward.

• Lin Mo, Phini, and Ally attended the Adventurer’s Guild, where Landon received a reward, Silver Creek City’s Guardian Badge, and the title of Honorary Third-Class Baron for the Azure Orchid Team’s contributions.
• Silver Moon Town’s lord announced that the Silver Radiance Team had slain 11 Bronze rank Goblins and assassinated the Goblin Priest behind the invasion, then awarded them 903 gold coins and promised Lin Mo a Guardian Badge and honorary barony.
• Lin Mo agreed to travel back to Silver Creek City with Landon’s Azure Orchid Team and considered cooperating with them on future missions.
• On the journey, Landon explained that a person could receive only one profession’s blessing, and Lin Mo realized that he had received blessings from four professions.
• After arriving in Silver Creek City, Lin Mo returned to the inn with Ally, and the next morning they prepared to visit the City Lord’s Mansion to claim their reward.

Lin Mo attended his investiture ceremony in Silver Creek City and received permission to study seven Skill Scrolls in the City Lord's Mansion. He quickly learned five skills, increased his Mana, and stopped for a meal before tackling the two remaining difficult skills.

• Madam Beshila Laville presented Lin Mo and the other adventurers with Guardian Medals and honorary noble status for their contributions defending Silver Creek City.
• Beshila offered Lin Mo a choice of borrowed Skill Scrolls, and he selected seven skills to study in the City Lord's Mansion.
• Lin Mo learned Lightness, Charge Punch, and Wind Blade, gaining Agility, Strength, and Mana stat points.
• Lin Mo learned Clear Stream Technique and Flame Arrow, increasing his Mana by four points and bringing his base Mana to 18.
• Lin Mo grew tired and paused his studies before learning Basic Meditation Technique and Blood Qi Blade.

Lin Mo reunited with Phini and Shefiliya, shared the mission reward, and considered how to spend his growing fortune. After returning to his room, he learned the Excellent Grade skill Blood Qi Blade and discovered it was powerful but caused minor damage to its user.

• Phini invited Lin Mo and Ally to dine with her and Shefiliya at the family's private dining room.
• Phini paid out the mission reward, and Lin Mo, Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya divided the Crystal Coins after debating their shares.
• Lin Mo considered spending his roughly fifteen hundred Gold Coins on equipment, skill scrolls, potions, or a Mana Storage Bag, then spotted a potential target on his panel.
• Ally asked Shefiliya for a training area and her help practicing while Lin Mo returned to his room to study his remaining Excellent Grade Skill Scrolls.
• Lin Mo learned Blood Qi Blade, gaining three Strength and a powerful attack skill that inflicted minor damage on its user.