Chapter Summaries

Chen Luo visited Raven after worrying that the Book of Contracts might have caused trouble, but found her cheerful and her new island villa under construction. He confirmed that nothing bad had happened to her, then asked if she wanted to come with him to World Serpent.

• Chen Luo served Ling a lobster fried rice lunch, then let Herrscher of Knowledge enter his sea of consciousness and sent the sleeping little fox home with Book of Cang Xuan.
• Chen Luo brought Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to Raven’s seaside villa and asked Lyle whether Raven had acted strangely; Lyle said she was happy and had given him the day off.
• Chen Luo found Raven relaxing in a swimsuit and tried to take back the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, but Raven insisted on eating it and took one bite.
• Raven told Chen Luo that Grey Serpent had reported Schicksal was already building a villa on her island, and that it would likely be ready in two days.
• Chen Luo checked whether Raven had suffered any losses, studied the Book of Contracts after finding no effects, and asked if she wanted to visit World Serpent with him.

Chen Luo went with Raven to World Serpent to find her missing brother, whose fate thread he could see. Grey Serpent revealed that Chen Luo had already arranged for the brother’s safety in the past, and the quest was completed when Grey Serpent sent Raven his location and recent selfies.

• Chen Luo told Raven that her brother was alive and doing well, then teased her by promising bad news he had not thought of; Raven attacked him, but he pinned her with a takedown hold.
• Chen Luo told Raven that Grey Serpent was connected to her brother’s whereabouts, and Raven agreed to go ask him.
• Chen Luo used the bar door to take Raven to her room at World Serpent, then followed Grey Serpent’s fate thread through the walls while Raven headed toward the conference room.
• Chen Luo found Grey Serpent in the conference room and asked where Raven’s brother was.
• Grey Serpent explained that Chen Luo had previously ordered him to hide Raven’s brother safely, then sent Raven his location and recent selfies.
• Chen Luo’s quest to find Raven’s brother completed, rewarding him with 1,000 Primogems, a random reward, and 30 Raven Favorability.

Chen Luo learned that Grey Serpent had fulfilled a contract to preserve Cecilia’s and Yae Rin’s souls and create clones for their resurrection. Grey Serpent returned the completed contract, while the purpose of his first contract remained confidential.

• Grey Serpent led Chen Luo to a hidden chamber near the Elysian Realm and gave him the Soul Extractor, which he had used according to their contract.
• Grey Serpent showed Chen Luo cloned bodies of Cecilia and Yae Rin, along with boxes containing their extracted souls.
• Grey Serpent explained how repeated use of the Soul Extractor had marked Cecilia and Yae Rin, allowing their souls to be collected when they died.
• Chen Luo learned that the hibernation pods were the Fifth Divine Key, Stagnation Key, All Things Dormant, and that the contract barred Grey Serpent from using the items for other purposes.
• Grey Serpent returned the completed contract to Chen Luo and said he could not reveal the confidential details of their first contract.

Chen Luo prepared Yae Rin and Cecilia’s cloned bodies for revival in Grey Serpent’s laboratory, strengthening Yae Rin before using a Soul Tear Drop to fuse her soul with her body. He then examined Cecilia and found that her soul and body would make her revival more difficult, though her Holy Blood offered some reassurance.

• Grey Serpent explained that he had signed two contracts because Chen Luo had fulfilled three wishes, with the second contract counting for two, and offered Chen Luo the secret room and its research equipment.
• Chen Luo opened Yae Rin’s hibernation pod, examined her frail body, and used Puppet Transformation to strengthen it and improve her Honkai Energy Adaptation.
• Chen Luo used a perfect-quality Soul Tear Drop to fuse Yae Rin’s soul with her body, and judged that she would awaken after a period of adjustment.
• Chen Luo opened Cecilia’s hibernation pod and examined her body and soul, finding her body weaker than expected and her soul unusually pure.
• Chen Luo discovered that Cecilia’s body contained enough Holy Blood to lessen the difference between it and her original body.

Chen Luo revived Cecilia, but she woke with amnesia because her body could not yet support her powerful soul. After Cecilia began recovery training, Chen Luo explained that regaining her former strength should gradually restore her memories.

• Chen Luo revived Cecilia and checked that she was responsive, while the completed missions rewarded him with Primogems and other items.
• Cecilia woke in the laboratory with no memories and learned from Chen Luo that they were in a Biohazard Instance preparing to fight zombies.
• Chen Luo summoned a Militant to test Cecilia's memory, and Cecilia instantly destroyed its head with a punch before recognizing its name.
• Chen Luo helped Cecilia recover her balance and explained that her soul had sealed away memories because her revived body was too weak to bear them.
• Chen Luo told Cecilia that training her body back toward its former level should gradually lift the seal and restore her memories.

Chen Luo cared for the newly resurrected Cecilia, whose memories remained sealed, while Yae Rin reunited with her sister Yae Sakura at the bar. He tried to introduce Cecilia to a Durandal doll, only to discover that his reward was a tiny Armed Puppet rather than the life-size doll he had expected.

• Cecilia asked to see Chen Luo’s pet egg, and he let her examine it beside him.
• Chen Luo brought Yae Rin and Cecilia into the bar and asked what they wanted to eat.
• Yae Sakura arrived, and Yae Rin rushed to embrace her sister.
• Cecilia asked who had commissioned her resurrection, and Chen Luo said her daughters Theresa, Durandal, and Kiana had done so.
• Chen Luo took a Durandal doll from his backpack and realized it was a tiny Armed Puppet rather than a life-size replica.

Chen Luo awakened the Durandal Armed Puppet, Xiao You, and discovered that she was powerful but lazy and obsessed with beautiful young girls. Xiao You tried to convince him not to put her in the Puppet Collection Vault, while Chen Luo considered how useful she would be.

• Chen Luo examined the Durandal Armed Puppet and used his threads and abilities to wake the artificial intelligence inside her.
• The awakened puppet introduced herself as Xiao You, and Chen Luo’s status display identified her as a physical-damage and physical-support doll with 60 loyalty.
• Chen Luo threatened to store Xiao You in the Puppet Collection Vault because she seemed as lazy as the other members of his household.
• Xiao You boasted about her abilities, but Chen Luo said he could match her swordsmanship and spatial attacks, leaving her to offer to help him meet Bianca and Rita instead.
• Xiao You proposed taking turns hugging Bianca and Rita, but Chen Luo rejected the arrangement.

Chen Luo reunited Durandal with Cecilia, whose memories remained sealed because her cloned body was too weak to support her soul. Yae Sakura asked Chen Luo about Kallen, but he did not know why she had not been resurrected or whether she could still be brought back.

• Chen Luo assigned Xiao You to clean the house, and Xiao You questioned his claim that Armed Puppets hatched from eggs.
• Durandal arrived carrying part of a robot corpse, reunited with Cecilia, and called her mother; she also slapped Xiao You away when Xiao You tried to approach her.
• Chen Luo explained that Cecilia's memories would return as her body strengthened, while Durandal recognized Xiao You as Holy Sword Durandal from another bubble universe.
• Yae Sakura asked Chen Luo where Kallen was, and he said he had no information about her or any way to tell whether she could still be resurrected.

Chen Luo learned that his future self had left no way to bring Kallen back, then agreed to attend Xinghai City’s fireworks festival with Liu Wenxuan. He took the bar on leave and traveled with Xiao You, whose spatial-cutting attack worked even in a world without Honkai energy.

• Chen Luo told Yae Sakura that Kallen might one day appear through the Bar Door, but the Book of Cang Xuan emerged instead and commissioned him to make food.
• Chen Luo answered Liu Wenxuan’s call, claimed he was practicing Puppet Technique, and agreed to meet Liu Wenxuan, Yun Xia, and Yun Lian'er at the fireworks festival.
• Chen Luo closed the bar with a sign blaming the leave on the little fox’s depression and sent Yae Sakura, Yae Zhong, Cecilia, and Durandal to St. Freya Academy and Schicksal Headquarters.
• Chen Luo traveled with Xiao You to another world after sending the bar’s other occupants away.
• Xiao You said the lack of Honkai energy had not affected her, then demonstrated that her sword could tear open a spatial rift.

Chen Luo reluctantly agreed to visit the Abyss Channel with Liu Wenxuan after learning about its potential rewards, while planning to delay the trip. The next morning, he woke up holding Sirin, who apologized for disturbing him.

• Chen Luo examined Xiao You but could not figure out what powered her, then put her in the Puppet Collection Vault to keep her away from the Book of Cang Xuan.
• Liu Wenxuan drove Chen Luo toward Yun Xia and the others and urged him to visit the Abyss Channel, explaining its treasures and the possibility of awakening a second Talent.
• Chen Luo resisted the trip but agreed to go in half a month, then convinced Liu Wenxuan to spend time eating barbecue before joining the sisters.
• Yun Xia and Yun Lian'er glared at Chen Luo when he arrived late, so he apologized until midnight and gave each of them a carved sculpture.
• The next morning, Chen Luo mistook the movement in his arms for the little fox, then woke to find Sirin nestled against him.

Chen Luo welcomed Sirin after she hatched from the Armed Puppet Pet Egg and introduced her to the household. He went to the bar to check whether Shenhe had arrived, leaving Sirin behind with Durandal, who triggered a sudden transformation in Sirin.

• Chen Luo realized Sirin had hatched during the night and checked her status, learning she was an Armed Puppet with physical damage, fire damage, and healing abilities.
• Chen Luo fed Sirin cake and introduced her to Durandal, Book of Cang Xuan, Herrscher of Knowledge, and the little fox.
• Chen Luo told Sirin to wait at home while he went to the bar to check whether Shenhe had arrived, and Herrscher of Knowledge accompanied him.
• After Chen Luo left, Durandal pounced toward Sirin, but Sirin vanished through a spatial opening and struck Durandal with a Void Lance.
• Sirin reappeared with light wings and Void Lances, spoke with an arrogant voice, and left Durandal staring at her changed appearance.
• Chen Luo found the bar empty and told Herrscher of Knowledge that Sirin had hatched from the pet egg.

Chen Luo rescued Mona after she starved herself by sharing away her food, then returned home to find Sirin and Xiao You in an awkward situation. Sirin remained affectionate when Chen Luo petted her, while Xiao You quietly planned to test her apparent double standard later.

• The Herrscher of Knowledge warned Chen Luo that Sirin might betray him, but Chen Luo said Sirin had a loyalty score of 100.
• Chen Luo found Mona starving behind the bar counter and cooked for her; Mona explained she had shared her supplies and tried dieting before the bar unexpectedly closed.
• Chen Luo sent Mona home with three boxes each of compressed biscuits and instant noodles so she would not starve again.
• Chen Luo returned to find Sirin's cake marked with Xiao You's face, and Xiao You urged him to pet Sirin in hopes of provoking her.
• Sirin happily accepted Chen Luo's touch, disappointing Xiao You, who decided to test the situation herself later.
• Xiao You asked to visit her mother-in-law and Rita, and Chen Luo agreed while telling her to behave with more restraint.

Chen Luo traveled with Shenhe, the Herrscher of Knowledge, and Sirin to meet Cloud Retainer before the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony. Cloud Retainer welcomed Chen Luo and offered him access to her library in exchange for learning about Armed Puppet techniques.

• Chen Luo accepted Shenhe’s commission to visit Cloud Retainer and accompany Shenhe to the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony.
• Chen Luo, Shenhe, the Herrscher of Knowledge, and Sirin climbed the mountain path to Cloud Retainer’s abode, where Shenhe explained that she wanted Chen Luo’s help learning how to deal with people.
• Chen Luo gave Cloud Retainer Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and recognized that she had arranged the Puppet Technique books he received from Shenhe.
• Cloud Retainer invited Chen Luo to browse her library after he offered to share knowledge of Armed Puppets and introduced Sirin as a special puppet hatched from an egg.
• Chen Luo received a commission to share Armed Puppet construction techniques with Cloud Retainer for 500 Primogems, a random reward, and library access.

Chen Luo and Shenhe prepared to descend from Mt. Tianheng after Cloud Retainer asked him to look after Shenhe and seek Ganyu’s help if trouble arose in Liyue Harbor. When Chen Luo offered Shenhe a Wind Glider, she jumped off the mountain before he could explain how to use it, leaving him to catch her near the foot of the mountain.

• Cloud Retainer asked Chen Luo to look after Shenhe and suggested that he turn to Ganyu for help with worldly matters in Liyue Harbor.
• Chen Luo and Shenhe said farewell to Cloud Retainer and began descending Mt. Tianheng, talking about Shenhe’s life on the mountain.
• Chen Luo offered Shenhe a Wind Glider, but Shenhe jumped off the cliff before he could explain how to use it.
• Chen Luo pursued Shenhe as she continued falling without opening the Wind Glider or slowing her descent.
• Chen Luo caught Shenhe and brought them both safely to the base of Mt. Tianheng, then asked if she was all right.

Chen Luo and his companions traveled toward Liyue Harbor, where he tried to manage Shenhe’s killing intent and the group’s increasingly unusual antics. Along the way, he collected rewards from Lumine’s completed commissions and heard a familiar song whose singer he had not yet identified.

• Chen Luo fled with Shenhe after receiving a commission to pick Qingxin flowers, then explained that the two sword-wielding strangers had not actually offended him.
• Chen Luo drew out some of Shenhe’s killing intent and connected them with a red thread, while the Herrscher of Knowledge linked Chen Luo to herself with a chain and he comforted Little Sirin.
• Chen Luo used short spatial teleports to speed the four of them toward Liyue Harbor because he could not see the destination’s coordinates.
• Chen Luo opened his Talent panel, collected Primogems, Crystals, and Affection from mail tied to Lumine’s commissions, and wondered how Cecilia was doing.
• Chen Luo and Shenhe heard someone singing a familiar Hilichurl song, and Chen Luo stopped to try to remember who was singing.

Chen Luo and Shenhe met Hu Tao in the mountains, where she promoted Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s coffin sale. Chen Luo accepted her offer to buy ten coffins for friends who could repeatedly die, but he lacked Mora and offered a Blank Vision as a deposit while asking for a day to gather the money.

• Shenhe recognized Hu Tao by the strange songs she often sang while wandering near Mt. Tianheng.
• Hu Tao emerged from behind a rock, introduced herself as the 77th Director of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and warned Chen Luo’s group about the area.
• Hu Tao offered Chen Luo a buy-one-get-one-free or buy-two-get-three-free coffin deal, and a commission rewarded him for purchasing coffins.
• Chen Luo claimed Otto had died and explained that Otto and others might need many coffins because they could die repeatedly.
• Chen Luo agreed to buy ten coffins but, lacking Mora, offered Hu Tao a Blank Vision as a deposit and asked for one day to gather the money.

Chen Luo used Mora borrowed from Shenhe to order coffins from Hu Tao for his repeatedly dying friend, Otto, and introduced Hu Tao to his otherworldly bar. The group traveled together to Liyue Harbor, where Hu Tao planned to prepare the coffins and visit the bar later.

• Chen Luo offered Hu Tao a Blank Vision as payment, but Shenhe lent him Mora, which he used to pay for the order.
• Chen Luo ordered ten coffins, and Hu Tao offered fifteen more as a promotion after learning that his friend was from another world and would need no funeral services.
• Chen Luo showed Hu Tao his bar, gave her Commission Cards, and invited her to visit while explaining the dangers of traveling between worlds.
• Hu Tao agreed to travel with Chen Luo and the others to Liyue Harbor and asked him about his adventures in other worlds.
• The group used several short-range teleports to reach Liyue Harbor, though Chen Luo complained about the difficult route from Mt. Aocang.

Chen Luo and his companions entered Liyue Harbor on the day of the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony. To help Shenhe practice interacting with people, Chen Luo decided they would sell Geo Archon figurines before the ceremony began.

• Hu Tao introduced Chen Luo and Shenhe to a 7-day Divine Statue, then left for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor while Chen Luo’s group entered Liyue Harbor without queuing.
• Chen Luo explained the ceremony and watched Shenhe grow uneasy amid the crowds as the group explored the harbor.
• Chen Luo suggested setting up a stall to give Shenhe a chance to interact with people and handle disputes.
• The Herrscher of Knowledge proposed selling both newly made and artificially aged Geo Archon figurines, including versions supposedly blessed by the Geo Archon.
• Chen Luo assigned himself to carve the figurines, the Herrscher of Knowledge to sell them, Shenhe to handle disputes, and Kiana to serve as the mascot.
• The Herrscher of Knowledge eagerly asked where they would set up their stall.

Chen Luo found Mona selling his compressed biscuits and instant noodles near the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony, then stopped her from fleeing and helped her sell the last of her stock. A merchant’s interest in buying biscuits in bulk gave Chen Luo a new commission to supply at least twenty crates.

• Mona sold Chen Luo’s compressed biscuits and instant noodles to travelers and merchants near the ceremony while saving money for an astrolabe.
• Chen Luo arrived with Shenhe, and Mona recognized him, tried to escape with Hydro magic, and was caught when he stopped her.
• Chen Luo revealed Mona’s stall was selling his goods and persuaded her to sell the remaining half crate of biscuits to a merchant.
• The merchant asked about buying biscuits in bulk, and Chen Luo received a commission to provide at least twenty crates.
• Chen Luo asked the merchant to wait while he discussed the bulk order with Mona as the supplier.

Chen Luo found Mona selling the bar’s compressed biscuits and instant noodles too cheaply, then arranged for her to sell more biscuits at a much higher price so she could buy astrology books. After Mona left with a merchant, Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Knowledge took over her stall.

• Mona apologized for selling Chen Luo’s food, but he gave her the Mora and scolded her for selling everything at low prices without keeping food for herself.
• Chen Luo learned Mona had sold all her stock in under twenty minutes and told her that even one hundred thousand Mora per box would be a bargain.
• Mona said she wanted astrology books costing one million Mora, and Chen Luo received a commission to help her.
• Chen Luo arranged for Mona to sell a merchant twenty boxes of compressed biscuits for two million Mora, letting her keep the remaining money after buying her books and giving Chen Luo five hundred thousand Mora.
• Mona went with the merchant to collect the biscuits, while Chen Luo told the Herrscher of the Knowledge to set up a stall using Mona’s spot.