Recaps

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.

Lin Mo tried to learn Basic Meditation Technique but struggled to quiet his thoughts, so he went shopping with Shefiliya, Ally, and Phini. At Madam Chachel’s shop, he negotiated over two expensive Elemental Reagents and turned to Phini for help.

• Lin Mo studied Basic Meditation Technique for over an hour but could not clear his mind, so he stopped and decided to relax by going out.
• Lin Mo checked the auction house and learned that his Skill Scroll had sold for 400 Gold Coins, bringing his funds to 1,523 Gold Coins.
• Lin Mo went strolling with Shefiliya, Ally, and Phini, then brought them to Madam Chachel’s Alchemy Shop to buy Lightning and Earth Elemental Reagents.
• Madam Chachel offered the two reagents for 800 Gold Coins each, and Lin Mo bargained her price down to 780 each.
• Lin Mo said he could not afford both reagents at that price and looked to Phini for help, prompting her to ask Chachel for a better deal.

Lin Mo bought elemental reagents and learned the Basic Meditation Technique after finding a way to enter its demanding meditative state. His Dual Cultivation skill also reached Level 3, and he woke the next morning with plans to prepare for another mission.

• Xia Che'er sold Lin Mo the Lightning and Earth-Yellow Elemental Reagents for 1,500 gold after Phini called her sister, and Lin Mo drank the Lightning Reagent.
• Lin Mo struggled to learn the Basic Meditation Technique until Ally helped him relax, allowing him to enter the meditative state and gain Spirit and Magic Power.
• Lin Mo learned that the Basic Meditation Technique improved recovery but sharply reduced awareness of his surroundings.
• Lin Mo and Ally's practice raised Dual Cultivation to Level 3 and granted Lin Mo one Constitution point.
• The next morning, Lin Mo woke beside Ally when an attendant announced that Phini was waiting for breakfast.

Lin Mo arranged a fifty-fifty cooperation agreement between the Silver Radiance Team and Landon's Azure Orchid Team, then bought supplies and went to the church to learn Healing Spell. Phini told him that Grandpa Fletcher was expecting him inside.

• Lin Mo met Landon and the Azure Orchid Team at Wolf's Howl Tavern, introduced his team's members, and revealed that he had three professions.
• Lin Mo and Landon agreed that the two teams would split mission rewards evenly and discuss specific missions at the Association the next day.
• Lin Mo bought basic supplies and practiced Clear Stream Technique on himself to increase its proficiency.
• Lin Mo went to the church to request a Healing Spell scroll in exchange for helping the church discover undead creatures in Lorraine Forest.
• Phini treated injured visitors at the church and told Lin Mo that Grandpa Fletcher was waiting for him inside.

Lin Mo learned Healing Spell from Bishop Fletcher and was recognized as a Chosen One, receiving a Holy Light Smite scroll and learning about the rare Paladin profession. After advancing to Mage Level 2, he trained with Shefiliya, raising Healing Spell and Toughness and choosing Toughness’s Guardian evolution before preparing to set out on new missions.

• Lin Mo learned Healing Spell almost instantly, astonishing Bishop Fletcher and earning the Chosen One designation.
• Fletcher gave Lin Mo a Holy Light Smite scroll and explained Job Changes, Special Job Changes, and the Paladin profession.
• Lin Mo advanced to Mage Level 2 and returned to the City Lord’s Mansion to practice with Shefiliya.
• Shefiliya threw knives at Lin Mo while he trained Toughness, Earth Shield, and Healing Spell, raising Healing Spell to Level 2 and Toughness to Level 4.
• Lin Mo chose the Guardian evolution for Toughness, reviewed his expanded status panel, and prepared to leave for missions the next day.

Beshila investigated missing corpses and worsening Goblin attacks while Lin Mo and his companions set out from Silver Creek City to complete three quests in Lorraine Forest. The group began clearing Goblins on their way to the first settlement, and Lin Mo’s odd habit of helping adventurers without taking monster materials was recognized by his new teammates.

• Beshila learned that corpses were missing from Goblin battle sites and suspected a link between the Goblins, a Necromancer, and Lawrence; she also heard that Phini was leaving on an adventure with Lin Mo and the Azure Orchid Team.
• Lin Mo, Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya met the Azure Orchid Team at the Adventurer’s Guild, where Landon chose quests to kill an Ice Cold Corpse, kill a Fire Cat Demon, and clear Goblin Settlement No. 117.
• Lin Mo considered helping Laina develop her interest in planting and other livelihood skills by funding seeds, soil, and a future estate.
• The group entered Lorraine Forest and headed first for the Goblin settlement, with Lin Mo prioritizing Ice Cone practice as they traveled.
• Lin Mo killed Goblins that other adventurers were fighting without taking their materials, and Huck recognized him as the rumored “Living Angel.”
• Landon and his teammates agreed to leave any Goblins they encountered on the road for Lin Mo to kill.

Lin Mo and the Azure Orchid Team wiped out a Goblin Settlement, with Lin Mo rapidly gaining skill proficiency during the battle. After Earth Shield reached its maximum level, it evolved into Rock Shield, and Lin Mo’s growing mana brought him closer to becoming a Level 3 Mage.

• Lin Mo practiced Ice Cone while the team traveled through Lorraine Forest, and Landon marveled at how quickly his magical ability had advanced.
• The team rested near the Goblin Settlement, where Lin Mo made mini burgers, then moved into position to surround the settlement.
• Landon’s Gale Force and Lin Mo’s Explosive Fireballs devastated the Goblins as the team attacked from every side.
• A Quasi-Bronze Goblin and several Mutated Goblins charged Lin Mo, but he used Earth Shield and Great Shield Charge to crush them before killing the leader with Shadow Strike.
• The team killed every Goblin in the settlement, and Lin Mo’s Earth Shield reached Level 5 and evolved into Rock Shield.

Lin Mo and the Azure Orchid Team set out to kill a Fire Cat Demon, but discovered two inside the cave and fought through the settlement after Sid was ambushed. They finished the mission as evening fell, with Sid healed and Lin Mo having strengthened several skills.

• Lin Mo and Sid scouted the Cat Demon Settlement, killed patrols, and found a large cave full of Cat Demons.
• Lin Mo entered the cave with Sid, found a sleeping Fire Cat Demon, and killed it with Blood Qi Blade, choosing the Violent evolution path when the skill leveled up.
• Lin Mo heard Sid scream, found him badly wounded by a second Fire Cat Demon, and killed the beast before healing Sid with Healing Spell and Clear Stream Technique.
• Lin Mo and Sid joined Landon and the others to fight the Cat Demons; the team nearly wiped out the cave's occupants and completed the mission.
• Sid told Landon that two Fire Cat Demons had been in the cave and that Lin Mo had saved him; the team finished collecting spoils as night fell.

Lin Mo and his companions rested after their battle, shared a lively camp dinner, and set out at dawn for their final mission: finding an Ice Cold Corpse. The chapter ended as they headed toward the search area, relying on Ally’s keen sense of smell to locate the undead creature.

• Lin Mo checked his skill progress at camp, while Shera, Huck, and Benny returned with a Rock Armor Pig for dinner.
• The team shared roasted meat and soup as they chatted and grew more comfortable with one another.
• Lin Mo meditated before sleeping, then woke near dawn when Phini came to relieve him from watch.
• Phini fell asleep leaning on Lin Mo, and Ally and the other companions noticed the scene when they woke.
• Landon explained that the team would need to search a broad area for the Ice Cold Corpse, and Lin Mo suggested Ally could track it by scent.
• The team packed up and hurried toward the mission area, hopeful that Ally’s scouting ability would speed up the search.

Lin Mo and his party fought through the undead in Lorraine Forest, and his Ice Cone evolved into Ice Crystal Fall as he reached Mage level 3. When a Flame Corpse from the Silver Radiance Team’s past ambush appeared, Lin Mo charged in and cut it down, while the Ice Cold Corpse remained hidden.

• Lin Mo and the party followed Ally’s scent tracking to undead patrols and fought through several groups until Ice Cone reached its maximum level and evolved into Ice Crystal Fall.
• Lin Mo used Ice Crystal Fall to wipe out another undead group, then leveled the skill and advanced to Mage level 3 during the battle against hundreds of undead.
• Landon warned the party when an ice arrow struck Lin Mo’s Rock Shield, revealing the arrival of the mission’s Threat Level 4 Ice Cold Corpse’s forces.
• Lin Mo recognized the red, flame-covered corpse as the Flame Corpse that had ambushed the Silver Radiance Team and went to confront it.
• Lin Mo used Concealment to evade the Flame Corpse and struck it with Blood Blade, cutting it in half while the Ice Cold Corpse remained unseen.

Lin Mo and the Silver Radiance Team fought off the undead assault while he faced and defeated the Ice Cold Corpse. After Blood Qi Blade leveled up, Lin Mo had to choose its next evolution path.

• Lin Mo countered the Ice Cold Corpse’s Ice Arrows, while the undead grew more aggressive and put Benny and the others under pressure.
• Phini used Purification Spell to kill a powerful corpse attacking Benny, and Landon helped the group fend off the Ice Cold Corpse’s falling ice attack.
• The Ice Cold Corpse revealed itself and charged the group, so Lin Mo fought it while Landon supported him with wind magic.
• Lin Mo used Concealment, sword skills, and Blood Qi Blade to wear down the Ice Cold Corpse, then severed its spine and removed its core bone to kill it.
• Blood Qi Blade reached Level 4 and gave Lin Mo three Strength points, after which he was offered Steadfast I or Violence II as its next evolution path.