Chapter Summaries

Roland and Dos Antony survived their battle with the Orcs, but Myriad Dragon Chants left Roland too drained to stop the two remaining sixth-tier Orcs from escaping. They encountered Ajax and Caslo fighting those Orcs, and Ajax recognized Dos as her younger brother.

• Roland used Myriad Dragon Chants to strike the Orc King, then collapsed from the artifact’s severe backlash as Dos Antony and the dragon-blooded beasts fought the two sixth-tier Orcs.
• Roland told Dos Antony to stop pursuing the Orcs, and the two enemies broke free and fled while the injured wyverns scattered.
• Roland cut off the Orc King’s head, then climbed onto Kott with Dos Antony and flew toward the kingdom.
• Kott sensed two dragons nearby, and Roland recognized their riders as likely allies before directing Kott to approach.
• Caslo and Ajax attacked Langgedo and an earth-element Overlord after Renoil and Caldo sensed the king-slayer’s curse on Langgedo.
• Ajax heard Dos Antony call to her, stopped in surprise, and recognized her younger brother.

Ajax and Caslo fought two Orcs bearing the Kingslayer Curse until Dos Antony and Kote arrived, revealing that the new Dragon Knight was Ajax’s younger brother. The Dragon Knights killed both Orcs, then apologized to Roland for losing him.

• Ajax and Caslo struggled to stop Langgedo and the other Orc from escaping while Ajax recognized Dos Antony as her younger brother.
• Dos Antony left Roland on a barren hill and joined Ajax, Caslo, and their dragons in the fight.
• Kote’s Thunder Domain Lockdown trapped Langgedo as the Dragon Knights overwhelmed both Orcs.
• Ajax killed the earth-element Overlord and struck Langgedo with her dragon lance before Dos Antony and Caslo finished him.
• Caslo and Ajax knelt before Roland, apologized for frightening him, and offered to accept punishment for losing him.

Roland and his companions headed back to Flowing City after his recovery, and Roland learned that the system had shut down when he died before rebooting and updating. He reviewed the kingdom’s territories and forces, discovering that Lagrange was thriving but becoming increasingly militaristic.

• Caslo and Ajax marveled that Roland had fought on his first dragon ride, and Caslo said destroying the Orc kingdom had eased pressure on Apophis Breo’s borders.
• Roland decided to return to Flowing City, saying Nyx would worry if he stayed away.
• Roland opened the system and learned that his death had triggered its shutdown, while its quest had already rewarded him with Dos Antony after judging that he had defeated the Orcs and escaped.
• Roland inspected the Territory Panel and saw Flowing City’s troops, population, subordinate territories, and the damage to Lulong Fortress.
• Roland noticed the system’s warning that Lagrange was becoming militaristic and aggressive, then dismissed the update and checked in.

Roland discovered that a system update had erased his wealth points, while Nyx prepared to march nearly 9,000 troops into the Misty Mountains to avenge his presumed death. As the kingdom’s generals split over Nyx’s plan, Yun Feng suggested another course that Reno and Lavien condemned as treason.

• Roland found that the system shop had reset his wealth points, and the system claimed the data was lost while promising to update its compensation mechanism.
• Nyx ordered Yun Feng to assemble the army and sweep through the Misty Mountains, intending to punish the dark forces and blaming Apophis Breo for Roland’s death.
• Yun Feng worried that leaving the kingdom undefended would endanger its people, but Nyx dismissed his concerns and waited for Omsk’s Knight Order.
• Yun Feng asked Omsk to help prevent Nyx from ruining the kingdom, but Omsk insisted that they obey her orders.
• Yun Feng proposed another option, prompting Reno and Lavien to draw their swords against him while Adilai intervened on Yun Feng’s side.

Yun Feng’s faction rebelled against Nyx’s planned war of revenge, and Reno and Lavien escorted her out of the city. Nyx rejected their plan to secure her throne and instead decided to offer it to Apophis Breo, provided he helped her exterminate the Orcs.

• Yun Feng urged the crowd to choose sides, while Reno helped Lavien escape and Omsk drew his sword before Yun Feng let them go.
• Reno and Lavien gathered the Royal Guard and Knight Order, then hurried Nyx out of the city as Yun Feng’s faction stayed behind.
• Reno and Lavien told Nyx that Yun Feng, Adilai, and Omsk opposed her revenge war and wanted a new monarch.
• Nyx ordered the group to head for the Misty Mountains, but Reno insisted they return to Flowing City to protect her claim to the throne.
• Nyx decided to offer the throne to Apophis Breo on the condition that he help her take revenge on the Orcs.

Roland returned to Lion Territory and attended a banquet hosted by Apophis Breo, but two urgent Magic Communications triggered a confrontation. After reading them, Roland discovered that people were recommending him to become king and told Apophis Breo that he would leave.

• Nyx dismissed Reno and Lavien after insisting that her decision was final.
• Apophis Breo welcomed Roland and Dos Antony to Lion Territory and hosted them at Lionheart Castle.
• Roland reassured Apophis Breo that he would not blame him for the dangers of the recent campaign, then admitted that he had died and been revived.
• Urgent Magic Communications arrived from Flowing City and Lulong Fortress, and Apophis Breo tried to destroy them.
• Dos Antony stopped Apophis Breo, while Caslo and Ajax confronted him and Roland demanded an explanation.
• Roland read both messages and told Apophis Breo that people were recommending him to be king, adding that he would leave.

Roland returned alive and discovered that Nyx and Lulong Fortress had backed Apophis Breo as king. He set out to confront those behind the succession crisis, while Nyx eagerly awaited his return.

• Roland showed Caslo and Ajax the letters supporting Apophis Breo's claim to the throne, and Apophis insisted the situation was a misunderstanding.
• Roland ordered Caslo to reply to Nyx that he was alive and warned Lulong Fortress not to rush to choose a new heir.
• Roland warned Apophis Breo not to entertain ambitions for the throne, then hurried away with the Dragon Knights.
• Yun Feng accepted responsibility for supporting Apophis Breo, while Lance argued that their actions had been understandable.
• Nyx asked Reno when Roland would return, and Reno explained that Roland would likely visit Lulong Fortress first to end the farce.

Roland returned to Flowing City after the attempted overthrow of Nyx, but he left Yun Feng and the other dissenters unpunished to avoid destabilizing the kingdom. Nyx reunited with him in tears, then locked him out of their bedroom, while Reno confronted Roland about his apparent death.

• Yun Feng explained that the crowd had opposed Nyx because they feared her actions would ruin the kingdom, and Roland dismissed them with a warning instead of punishing them.
• Roland returned to Flowing City, where Nyx ran to him in tears and pounded his chest as she scolded him for making her worry.
• Nyx stopped crying, shook off Roland’s attempts to comfort her, and locked him out of their bedroom.
• Lavien found Roland waiting outside the locked door, understood what had happened, and left after giving him a derisive snort.
• Reno berated Roland for being careless and accused him of having died once, then offered to lead the Knight Order against the killers, but Roland declined.

After the kingdom’s crisis ended, Roland welcomed the returning generals and nobles to Flowing City and decided to arrange Caslo and Ajax’s long-delayed wedding. Yun Feng took charge of the preparations, and Caslo and Ajax reacted with nervous excitement as the wedding was expected in early summer.

• Roland told Reno about the crisis and the new Dragon Knight stationed at Lulong Fortress, while Reno urged him to finally address Caslo and Ajax’s delayed wedding.
• Reno returned to Lulong Fortress to settle the soldiers and restore order.
• Roland welcomed Yun Feng, Omsk, Adilai, Lance, and Marcus back to Flowing City, accepted their apologies, and let the incident pass without further punishment.
• Roland ordered Yun Feng to prepare Caslo and Ajax’s wedding, and Yun Feng agreed to organize it.
• Caslo panicked at the news of marriage, while Ajax first threatened him and then shyly admitted she was unprepared; Roland said the wedding would likely take place in early summer.

Roland received a system reward of a randomly attributed Sixth Tier Sage and considered which faction the mage might come from. The Sage appeared in the Misty Mountains, killed an Earth Mad Boar and a group of Orcs, then set off to see which emperor had reestablished the empire.

• Roland allowed Caslo and Ajax to stay in Flowing City and assigned Dos Antony to go to Lulong.
• The system announced that its bug was repaired and awarded Roland a randomly attributed Sixth Tier Sage.
• Roland weighed the strengths and risks of Sages from the Holy Tower, the Imperial Royal Mage Academy, the Mage Sanctuary, and the Forbidden Spell Alliance.
• A white-robed mage killed an Earth Mad Boar and blasted away the Orcs who emerged around him.
• The mage decided to return to the empire and find out which emperor had reestablished it.

Roland met Adolf Heinrich, the last surviving member of the Heinrich Family, and learned how his family’s alliance with the Sword Shield Family helped spark the Empire’s civil war. Adolf revealed that he had mastered the family’s Grand Forbidden Spell, Rhine Storm, leaving Roland to consider the power he had just recruited.

• Adolf Heinrich arrived at Flowing City and identified himself to Roland as a dual-element Sage and an Imperial remnant from the Heinrich Family.
• Roland and Yun Feng welcomed Adolf into the castle, where Adolf explained that he was the Heinrich Family’s only surviving descendant.
• Yun Feng revealed that the Heinrich Family had once produced six Sages and supported the Sword Shield Family’s bid for greater status.
• Adolf and Yun Feng recounted how the Heinrich Family’s ambitions and forbidden magic contributed to the civil war that hastened the Empire’s collapse.
• Adolf confirmed that he had mastered the Heinrich Family’s Grand Forbidden Spell, Rhine Storm, and Roland recognized the threat it could pose to orc armies.

Roland learned about the Heinrich Family’s forbidden spell, Rhine Storm, and the family’s part in the Empire’s collapse. Adolf Heinrich explained how the Heinrich and Augustus Mage Towers were destroyed, while Yun Feng described the failed attempt to secure the Augustus Family’s place among the Dragon Knight Families.

• Roland praised Rhine Storm’s power, and Adolf Heinrich warned that the spell’s lengthy preparation made it vulnerable to weather and other conditions.
• Adolf Heinrich pledged to serve Roland, who asked whether he had a Mage Tower; Adolf admitted the Heinrich Family’s tower had been destroyed in the final great war.
• Yun Feng revealed that the Augustus Family had nearly subdued a Bronze Dragon and that its Mage Tower had been destroyed alongside the Heinrich Family’s.
• Adolf Heinrich explained that a successful Bronze Dragon bond might have prevented the Empire’s Twilight War, but conflicts among noble factions eventually divided the Dragon Knight Families.
• Yun Feng recounted that the Heinrich Family was stripped of its title after the war, and that several of its six Sages died in battle or took their own lives.

Roland addressed the kingdom’s spring plowing and a severe military food budget shortfall by ordering the Swift River Infantry to reclaim land and farm. He also learned that Giant Port had remained uninvolved in the recent turmoil, with its commander unaware that anything had happened.

• Roland asked Yun Feng whether they could build a Mage Tower, but Yun Feng said he lacked the expertise.
• Yun Feng reported that spring plowing was proceeding steadily, while Adolf Heinrich warned that the kingdom’s large full-time army was straining its resources.
• After realizing his private treasury could no longer cover the soldiers’ grain, Roland proposed military farming to reduce the army’s upkeep.
• Roland ordered Yun Feng to send a unit of Swift River Infantry to reclaim land near Lulong Fortress and Flowing City, while the other soldiers returned to their posts.
• Yun Feng told Roland that Giant Port had stayed out of the recent crisis, and that Vilin Angus had continued guarding and developing it without knowing what had happened.

On June 1st, Roland’s kingdom celebrated Caslo and Ajax’s long-delayed wedding after months of recovering from the Battle of the North. The celebration ended with Yun Feng warning Roland that the banquet had further strained the kingdom’s food reserves.

• The Battle of the North ended on March 12th, leaving Apophis Breo’s forces entrenched in the Misty Mountains and Roland’s population above fifty thousand amid a severe food shortage.
• Yun Feng stockpiled supplies for over a month so Caslo and Ajax could hold their wedding banquet.
• Roland blessed Caslo and Ajax, while Nyx gave Ajax an embroidered gift and the others teased Caslo about his wedding night.
• Dos Antony promised to protect Ajax, but Nyx and the others joked about whether he could defeat Caslo.
• After the wedding guests dispersed, Yun Feng warned Roland that a few more banquets could leave the kingdom short of food by winter.

Adrahil led a Gondorian delegation north to seek an alliance with the Lagrange Kingdom, while Roland and Nyx discussed settling people in Giant Port. The chapter ended with Roland’s ministers gathering to plan the relocation, with no immediate attack underway.

• Adrahil and Holfa examined an Orc battlefield and concluded that professional soldiers had defeated the Orcs months earlier.
• Adrahil continued toward Lagrange to pursue an alliance on behalf of his father, who feared the decline of Gondor and the rising forces of darkness.
• Yun Feng proposed moving residents from Flowing City to Giant Port, and Nyx agreed to relay the plan to Roland.
• Roland and Nyx discussed the Orcs and the threat posed by liches and necromancers before calling a meeting about the relocation.
• Roland met with the available ministers and clarified that the meeting concerned Giant Port’s population, not an impending attack.

Roland settled plans for refugees and learned that a Gondor delegation led by Adrahil was approaching. He rode out with Omsk and the Knight Order to meet them, displaying the kingdom’s strength.

• Nyx opposed moving many residents from Flowing City, so Roland agreed to keep its population lively and direct future refugees to Giant Port.
• Adolf Heinrich reported that able-bodied refugees had no work, and Roland assigned them to reclaim wasteland in exchange for the land they prepared.
• Adolf Heinrich told Roland that a 121-person Gondor delegation led by Adrahil, eldest son of the Prince of Amroth, had arrived at Lulong Fortress.
• Roland ordered Omsk to gather the Knight Order and rode out to meet the delegation with a show of force.

Adrahil, son of Prince Angerimel of Amroth, sought an alliance with Roland, who mistakenly suspected the House of Amroth planned to overthrow Gondor’s Regent. Adrahil explained that his father feared Gondor’s decadent nobles and hoped Roland would help defend the south, but Roland refused to be swayed by appeals to Northern honor.

• Adrahil presented Roland with a gift list and began discussing his father’s hopes for an alliance between their nations.
• Roland asked whether Prince Angerimel intended to overthrow the Regent, but Adrahil denied that the House of Amroth planned a rebellion.
• Adrahil explained that Gondor’s nobles had grown complacent and ignored the Orcs, so his father was seeking a way to protect the kingdom.
• Roland observed that Prince Angerimel distrusted Gondor’s nobles and had turned to the Northern Territory because it still possessed martial strength.
• Adrahil appealed to the shared roots of the north and south, but Roland reminded him that the north had fought Orcs while southern nobles enjoyed their luxuries.

Roland allied Lagrange with Gondor through Adrahil, then learned that the system had replaced Wealth Points with Honor Points and opened a new shop. After seeing the rewards available, Roland decided to seek out more events and adventures to earn points.

• Roland agreed with Adrahil to form an alliance between Lagrange and Gondor, and both signed a magic contract.
• The system announced the alliance as a historical event and awarded Roland one Honor Point.
• Adrahil asked to tour Lagrange, and Roland gave him permission before excusing himself to inspect the system.
• The system explained that Honor Points replaced Wealth Points and could be earned through wars, historical events, epic locations, and legendary events.
• Roland browsed the shop, saw that a Sage cost ten Honor Points, and resolved to pursue more opportunities to earn them.

Roland left for Erebor with Omsk to test the system’s new way of earning Honor Points, while Nyx let him go after arranging an escort. At Thorin’s feast, Roland earned three Honor Points and hurried away with Omsk after the system notifications appeared.

• Adolf Heinrich stopped Roland from leaving until Omsk agreed to accompany him, and Nyx gave Roland permission to go to Erebor with Omsk.
• Roland pranked Smurf before flying off, while Nyx revealed that she had become a dragon mage and was growing stronger.
• Roland and Omsk traveled to Erebor, where Thorin welcomed them and offered them dwarven ale and roast meat.
• Roland earned Honor Points for checking in at Erebor, witnessing the Arkenstone, and seeing Thorin’s enthusiastic welcome.
• Roland sprayed beer over Omsk when the system notifications appeared, then apologized and dragged him out of Thorin’s hall.

Roland visited Thorin in Erebor, then went to Dale to check in at its historical site and earn Honor Points. After sharing a meal with Bard, he left for Lake-town.

• Roland briefly visited Thorin in Erebor, then set out with Omsk for Dale.
• Omsk announced Roland’s arrival to Dale’s guards, and Bard welcomed Roland as an old friend.
• Roland joined Bard for a meal and gained one Honor Point when the system confirmed his check-in at Dale.
• Roland said goodbye to Bard after eating and told Omsk they were heading to Lake-town.