Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran, Sheryl, and Lanka reached the Vajra homeworld, where the Queen revealed the Vajra’s memories and the singers understood how communication could bring peace between humans and Vajra. The chapter ended with the 25th Fleet under attack and a message reaching every participant in both factions.

• Public broadcasts showing the Vajra protecting fighters turned civilians against Leon Mishima and made Lanka, Sheryl, and Little Ai popular.
• Xiao Ran traveled with Sheryl and Lanka to the Vajra homeworld, where tens of thousands of Vajra gathered before the three ships.
• Sheryl and Lanka sang as the Vajra opened a passage to the planet’s ring and the enormous Bug Queen appeared.
• Xiao Ran spoke with Sterling and rebuffed Luo, who tried to learn how he had joined the Fleet Faction.
• The Bug Queen created countless Jump Channels, and Sheryl and Lanka experienced the Vajra’s memories and realized the Vajra had sought to understand humanity.
• The S.M.S detected an attack on the fleet, while every participant in the Fleet Faction and Bug Faction received a voice in their minds.

Xiao Ran learned that Main Mission Three required the destruction of Galaxy's forces and the protection of Fleet 25, which was under attack. With the Bug Empress's help, he and the Bug forces reached the fleet and joined the battle against the vastly larger enemy coalition.

• The Bug participants received Main Mission Three to destroy Galaxy's battleship, kill Grace, and destroy the Galaxy Space Network Node, while Xiao Ran's group received a side mission with similar objectives.
• Captain Jeffrey told Xiao Ran that Galaxy remnants, the Geradi Rebel Army, and the Anti-Unified Autonomous Alliance were attacking Fleet 25, and Sterling confirmed the Bug participants were heading to help.
• Sheryl and Lanka told Xiao Ran that the Bug Empress had agreed to protect the fleet, and Xiao Ran accepted the side mission and chose to go with them.
• The Bug Empress carried Xiao Ran, the S.M.S. ship, and nearby fighters through a Space Jump to Fleet 25, where the fleet had suffered heavy losses against a much larger enemy force.
• The Bug Empress and its swarms attacked the enemy fleet, and Xiao Ran entered the battle after identifying Galaxy's MACROSS-class Battleship.

Xiao Ran fought alongside the bugs as they rescued the Fleet Faction and devastated the enemy Combined Fleet. After the bugs shielded him from a massive barrage and the Bug Queen destroyed two MACROSS-class Battleships, he flew toward the Galaxy Fleet’s No. 21 New MACROSS-class Battleship.

• Sheryl and Lanka sang from S.M.S, strengthening the Fleet Faction and drawing the bugs into a coordinated attack on the enemy Combined Fleet.
• Xiao Ran used Scrap Dealer on GHOST-9V fighters, recovering AI chips and a complete GHOST-V9 fighter blueprint after discovering that salvage depended on the mecha’s condition.
• The four MACROSS-class Battleships fired on the 25th Fleet and the Bug Queen, but bugs shielded Lightning Aegis and carried Xiao Ran to safety.
• The Bug Queen retaliated by destroying two MACROSS-class Battleships, while the bugs surged into the enemy formation and inflicted further losses.
• After restoring Lightning Aegis’s energy, Xiao Ran headed for the Galaxy Fleet’s No. 21 New MACROSS-class Battleship.

Xiao Ran broke into a Galaxy Faction MACROSS-class Battleship, disabled its power, and used his Scrap Dealer skill to recover it. He escaped just before the damaged battleship disintegrated and exploded.

• Galaxy Faction participants withdrew from the battle after completing their mission, while the Hostile Faction fleet continued to be overwhelmed by Bugs.
• Sterling told Xiao Ran to leave one battleship to the Bug Faction, so Xiao Ran redirected the Lightning Aegis toward another MACROSS-class Battleship.
• Xiao Ran breached the battleship’s bridge, forced his way inside, and cut the pipes in its energy room, stopping the ship.
• Xiao Ran spent 40,000 Merit Points to recover the damaged battleship, but learned its main body would disintegrate and explode in sixty seconds.
• Xiao Ran flew out of the battleship with only seconds to spare, and it collapsed into a sphere of light before exploding.

Xiao Ran survived the battleship explosion with a badly damaged Lightning Aegis and discovered that he had recovered a repairable MACROSS-class Battleship wreck, though he had no idea how he could afford to restore it. After the fleet’s victory, he helped handle the aftermath and finally left military headquarters to call Sheryl.

• Fragments from the exploding battleship crushed the Lightning Aegis’s head and shield, and Xiao Ran treated his head wound while confirming the machine could still fight in MA Form.
• Xiao Ran inspected the recovered MACROSS-class Battleship wreckage and celebrated owning a battleship, then realized its extensive damage made it unusable for now.
• Xiao Ran spent nearly all his remaining Merit Points recovering two unmanned fighters and obtained two AI Chips before returning to the fleet’s MACROSS-class Battleship.
• The side mission ended as the battleship exploded, and the fleet’s survivors cheered while the allied bugs departed with the Queen leaving some behind to protect the fleet.
• Alto reached for Lanka’s hand, Brera stopped him, and Sheryl called Xiao Ran, who told her he was busy at military headquarters.
• Xiao Ran handled post-battle work for several hours until President Glass and Brigadier General Perry sent him to rest, after which he called Sheryl.

Xiao Ran joined S.M.S for a celebration, where Sheryl worried over his injury and teased him after they returned home. When Sheryl revealed that her earlier offer was serious, Xiao Ran held back because he expected to leave the 25th Fleet, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Xiao Ran went to Nyan-Nyan and reunited with Sheryl and the celebrating S.M.S members, who toasted him despite his bandaged head.
• Sheryl stopped the others from giving Xiao Ran more drinks and later scolded him for neglecting his health.
• Xiao Ran asked Sheryl whether she or Lanka could enter the resonance-like state on their own, and Sheryl said Lanka’s singing had led them into it before.
• Sheryl joked that she might share Xiao Ran’s room, then later told him her offer had not really been a joke.
• Xiao Ran told Sheryl he did not want to hurt her because he planned to leave the 25th Fleet, and Sheryl was stunned by the reminder.

Xiao Ran told Sheryl that his next mission would take him somewhere dangerous, and she insisted on going with him. After a month of preparations, the fleet reached the Bug homeworld, where Xiao Ran and Sheryl prepared to leave soon.

• Xiao Ran warned Sheryl that he might not return from his next mission, but Sheryl chose to leave with him anyway.
• The 25th Fleet recovered from the battle, and Lanka helped one hundred volunteers merge with the V bacteria and gain the ability to communicate with Bugs.
• Xiao Ran delayed the fleet's departure so Sheryl could spend more time on the world and so LAI and the Fleet Government could analyze the Lightning Aegis.
• President Glass asked Xiao Ran to stay with the fleet and hinted that he could succeed him, but Xiao Ran said he still had a mission to complete.
• The fleet arrived at a lake on the Bug homeworld, and Xiao Ran told Sheryl they would leave soon.

After completing his mission, Xiao Ran declined to return to Prometheus immediately and arranged a huge concert so Sheryl Nome could leave the world with him. Sheryl’s side mission was completed, and she became his follower as the fleet celebrated her final performance.

• Xiao Ran received his mission rewards, learned his modified Lightning Aegis would revert because he could not afford to keep its upgrades, and declined to leave the world.
• Xiao Ran asked Sheryl Nome to leave with him, triggering a side mission that required a concert watched live by at least one million people.
• Xiao Ran enlisted the fleet government, military, LAI Company, and S.M.S to prepare and broadcast Sheryl’s concert throughout the fleet.
• Sheryl performed at the Coastal Viewing Platform while S.M.S members flew overhead, and Lanka joined her onstage to sing as bugs gathered around them.
• Xiao Ran received notice that Sheryl’s side mission was complete and that she would return to Prometheus as his follower.

Xiao Ran completed his second mission, received an S rating, and learned that Sheryl could join him in Prometheus as his follower. Sheryl arrived, discovered the truth about his life across different worlds, and reminded him to protect himself as well as her.

• Xiao Ran asked the Prometheus Main System about Sheryl and learned that followers could stay in Prometheus during missions for 10,000 Merit Points per visit.
• Xiao Ran completed settlement with an S rating, received 8,850 Merit Points, and chose attribute points, increased authority, a component, and a plugin as rewards.
• Xiao Ran's authority rose to Captain, granting him expanded storage and the ability to bring three exclusive units into missions.
• Sheryl arrived in Prometheus, learned that Xiao Ran came from another Earth and traveled between worlds, and asked how long he had been there.
• Sheryl teased Xiao Ran about flirting with her during a dangerous mission, then urged him to think carefully and protect himself.

Xiao Ran discovered Sheryl’s powerful skills and title after bringing her to live with him, then went to find Luo to discuss upgrading his machine. The chapter ended with Xiao Ran revealing the New Macross Class wreckage, the Macross Cannon, and a 9V Smart Chip to Luo.

• Sheryl told Xiao Ran she might one day protect him, and he checked her stats as he escorted her to the Living Zone.
• Xiao Ran was astonished by Sheryl’s high Mental Power, Galaxy Diva title, Spirit Song, Belief Song, and Soul Song skills.
• Xiao Ran showed Sheryl their home, then carried her to bed after they bathed together and bought her clothes.
• Xiao Ran searched for a household robot but left after finding that even the cheapest models cost 5,000 Merit Points.
• Xiao Ran visited Luo at Old Luo Mecha Repair and revealed the New Macross Class wreckage, the Macross Cannon, and the 9V Smart Chip.

Xiao Ran showed Luo the rewards from his latest mission, including Black Hawk and rare skills that astonished him. Luo warned Xiao Ran to keep his abilities secret, then learned that Xiao Ran already had Sheryl as a follower and was stunned by her skills.

• Luo examined Xiao Ran's mission rewards and was shocked by the damaged MACROSS-class Battleship, the Macross Cannon, and the 9V-type AI Chip.
• Xiao Ran told Luo he would keep the chip for his C-class mecha and revealed that his mission evaluations had raised his authority to captain.
• Luo inspected Black Hawk and was astonished by its upgraded engines, weapons, and GHOST-9V drones.
• Xiao Ran showed Luo his Luck and Scrap Dealer skills, and Luo warned him that fewer than five known Prometheus participants possessed either skill.
• Xiao Ran said he planned to sell the cannon and revealed that he already had a follower.
• Xiao Ran displayed Sheryl's attributes and skills, leaving Luo to call her a monster like Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran decided to sell the damaged battleship and downgraded cannon rather than spend millions of Merit Points repairing them, and asked Luo to arrange the sales. After returning home, he found Sheryl dressed in the new clothes he had bought for her.

• Luo estimated that repairing the battleship would cost close to ten million Merit Points, and offered to recommend Xiao Ran to a legion.
• Xiao Ran chose to sell the battleship for a reasonable price of about two million Merit Points and sell the downgraded cannon as well.
• Luo explained the value of Xiao Ran’s AI chips, then agreed to repair the damaged chips for 5,000 Merit Points.
• Luo accepted a five percent commission and began contacting buyers among the top legions for the battleship and cannon.
• Xiao Ran returned home and found Sheryl wearing the clothes he had bought, though she disliked his taste in clothing and the extravagant decor.

Sheryl and Xiao Ran spent the day shopping and turning his expanded Living Space into a furnished home, then visited Luo in the Factory Zone. The chapter left Sheryl and Xiao Ran with their new home and Sheryl accepting a pistol and a box from Luo.

• Sheryl woke and found bags of women's clothes Xiao Ran had sent through a vortex, then persuaded him to take her shopping in the Leisure Zone.
• Xiao Ran gave Sheryl ten thousand Merit Points, and she spent most of them on clothes, cosmetics, and furnishings while they designed a two-story home in his expanded Living Space.
• Sheryl explained that she had included extra bedrooms for possible future followers, and Xiao Ran was pleased that she treated the space as their home.
• The next day, Xiao Ran trained while Sheryl slept, and they later went together to the Factory Zone to visit Luo.
• Xiao Ran introduced Sheryl as his follower and girlfriend, and Luo gave her a pistol and a box that Xiao Ran suspected contained a pilot suit.

Xiao Ran collected the proceeds from selling the cannon and explored upgrades for the Lightning Aegis in the Trading Zone. He bought an energy battery but found no suitable Multi-lock System or compatible weapons, and planned to keep searching while saving Merit Points for further upgrades.

• Sheryl was surprised when Xiao Ran stored her handgun and case in his Storage Slot, and Luo explained that only official participants had Storage Slots.
• Luo advised Xiao Ran to enhance Sheryl and teach her Universal Mecha Piloting Technology so she could protect herself in Mission Worlds.
• Luo transferred two hundred thousand Merit Points to Xiao Ran from the cannon sale and discussed the interested buyers for the battleship.
• Xiao Ran asked Luo to repair the Lightning Aegis and considered adding a battery and Multi-lock System, then went to the Trading Zone with Sheryl.
• Xiao Ran bought a C-class High-Energy Battery Pack for three thousand Merit Points but rejected a weak D-class Multi-lock System and found no compatible weapons.
• Xiao Ran decided to continue searching for equipment and reserve Merit Points to improve his and Sheryl's abilities and upgrade both the Black Astray and Black Hawk.

Xiao Ran met a blonde vendor in Prometheus and bargained over several mecha weapons and defensive components. The man invited Xiao Ran to form a team, and Xiao Ran learned that he was a B-class pilot who had completed five worlds.

• Xiao Ran continued saving Merit Points while arranging for Luo to install AI Chips on Black Astray, Black Hawk, and the battery pack.
• Xiao Ran found an I-Field Generator, a Sparrow Screen Shatter Crossbow, and a Small Beam Shield Generator at a stall in the Trading Zone.
• Xiao Ran criticized the items’ limitations and negotiated with the blonde seller over their price.
• The seller revealed that he had salvaged mecha parts in mission worlds and offered Xiao Ran a discounted deal if he joined his team.
• Xiao Ran declined to join the seller’s team but said others would have to join his instead, and the seller agreed.
• The seller told Xiao Ran that he had B-class General Mecha Piloting Skill, Melee Combat Specialization, and had completed his fifth world.

Xiao Ran negotiated with Basak over a possible temporary alliance and bought three components, then purchased a Multi-lock System. He later learned that Luo had sold the battleship for 2.15 million Merit Points, leaving Xiao Ran with just over 2.03 million after commission.

• Xiao Ran declined to team up with Basak for the current mission but agreed to consider a temporary agreement after exchanging contact information.
• Xiao Ran bought Basak’s I-Field Generator, Sparrow Screen Shatter Crossbow, and Beam Shield for 80,000 Merit Points.
• Xiao Ran purchased a C-class Rapid Multi-lock System for 7,000 Merit Points and planned to use his new components on his machines.
• Xiao Ran visited Luo’s shop and learned that Luo had sold the battleship for 2.15 million Merit Points.
• Luo paid Xiao Ran a little over 2.03 million Merit Points after taking his commission, and said the buyers had also hired him to repair the battleship.

Xiao Ran arranged weapon and defense upgrades for Lightning Aegis, Black Hawk, and Black Astray, then opened his treasure chests and won new equipment, materials, skills, and a missile production blueprint. He ended the chapter delighted to have found a miniature thermonuclear engine set for Lightning Aegis and a way to produce missiles.

• Xiao Ran asked Luo to install a Multi-lock System, Beam Shield, and I-Field, and to modify Lightning Aegis's shield to house the Sparrow Screen Shatter Crossbow without hindering transformation.
• Xiao Ran returned home and opened one Bronze Treasure Chest and four Golden Treasure Chests, obtaining attribute points, Merit Points, weapons, plugins, Gundanium Alloy Alpha, and Weakness Identification.
• Xiao Ran received the Destiny-00 Flight Composite Pack and Bilateral Rotatable Shield Cannon, giving him new armament options for his units.
• Xiao Ran opened the final Golden Treasure Chest and obtained a Miniature Thermonuclear Furnace Engine Set, an Impact Resistance Balance Reinforcement Circuit, and a standard Micro Missile production line blueprint.
• Xiao Ran celebrated that the engine set would restore Lightning Aegis's energy supply and recognized the missile blueprint as a major new resource.

Xiao Ran examined a Micro Missile Production Line Blueprint and asked Luo about its value and the production lines used by legions. Luo explained that production lines made supplies far cheaper and suspected Xiao Ran had earned the rare blueprint by uncovering hidden missions and raising mission difficulty.

• Xiao Ran realized that replenishing mecha energy and ammunition was expensive, while a production line could reduce missile costs to less than one Merit Point each.
• Xiao Ran wondered whether Prometheus had production lines for other supplies and whether legions used them, then hurried to ask Luo about the blueprint.
• Luo recognized the Micro Missile Production Line Blueprint as extremely rare and valuable, but advised Xiao Ran to keep it.
• Luo explained that legions relied on production lines for cheap supplies and described the different missile and ammunition lines available in Prometheus.
• Luo learned that Xiao Ran had triggered multiple Faction Wars and high World Openness, then suspected the blueprint was a reward for uncovering many side and hidden missions.

Xiao Ran arranged extensive weapons, machine, and drone production with Luo, then bought a customizable household robot with Sheryl and took her to the Enhancement Room. He began enhancing Sheryl’s attributes after she chose a support-focused development path, while still wanting her to be able to protect herself.

• Xiao Ran gave Luo the Strike Gundam, VF-27, and GHOST-9V blueprints and ordered a missile production line, a new VF-27, modifications to the Black Astray and Lightning Aegis, and five GHOST-9V drones.
• Xiao Ran paid Luo 725,000 Merit Points, and Luo promised the work would be finished a week before Xiao Ran’s next mission.
• Xiao Ran took Sheryl to buy a customized household robot for 50,000 Merit Points, and Sheryl chose to determine its appearance and personality.
• Xiao Ran brought Sheryl to the Enhancement Room and opened her follower attributes.
• Sheryl chose to focus on support skills while retaining the ability to protect herself, and Xiao Ran raised her spirit by twenty points to fifty.

Xiao Ran spent Merit Points strengthening Sheryl and himself, then began training with her in mecha piloting. Sheryl eagerly faced a low-level sparring partner while Xiao Ran left for the Trading Zone.

• Xiao Ran spent 238,300 Merit Points raising Sheryl’s attributes and upgrading her Belief Song and Soul Song skills.
• Xiao Ran strengthened his own attributes and upgraded Space Combat Proficiency, Quick Lock, and Assault Type Piloting Specialization for 67,500 Merit Points.
• After they finished strengthening, Xiao Ran and Sheryl returned home and began exercising and practicing their new abilities together.
• Xiao Ran took Sheryl to the Arena Zone, where they practiced piloting their mecha in simulated environments.
• From the fourth day, Sheryl piloted the Black Hawk against a low-level sparring partner, while Xiao Ran watched her lose repeatedly before leaving for the Trading Zone.