Chapter Summaries

Wu Heng learned that the Church was pressuring Merchant Associations to cut ties with Treasure Island, but he and Shanala planned to tell the Wood Elves he had become a Hero and maintain their trade. Meanwhile, an apparently mad crew arrived after being trapped in the fog, and Shiraque summoned Wu Heng about the Ghost Ship and requests for help from other Associations.

• Xiaoxiao gave Lilith a phone and taught her to make calls and video calls, while Lilith warned Wu Heng to avoid trouble until Headquarters announced his Hero status.
• Wu Heng gave phones to the Elf Sisters, then learned from Shanala that Religious Hero Seydou had ordered Merchant Associations to stop cooperating with Treasure Island.
• Wu Heng agreed Shanala should inform the Wood Elves that he had become a Hero and offer greater purchases and Treasure Island products to preserve their cooperation.
• Wu Heng decided to raise the Church's trade restrictions with Headquarters rather than retaliate immediately, and he had Granda write a mocking letter to the Church.
• Shiraque investigated a cargo ship whose crew had gone mad after being trapped in fog, and the captain's account led the Association members to suspect it was connected to the Ghost Ship.
• Shiraque called Wu Heng the next morning about the Ghost Ship and letters from other Associations requesting his assistance.

Wu Heng investigated reports of a Ghost Ship whose mist trapped sailors and drove them mad, then traveled to Holt City after its Association requested aid. He learned that the expanding fog contained Iron Puppet-like enemies and prepared to enter it with a direction-finding item.

• Shiraque told Wu Heng that sailors who encountered a Ghost Ship had been trapped in mist for half a month and gone mad.
• Wu Heng reviewed the investigation records, agreed to warn merchant fleets away from mist, and accepted Holt City's request for assistance.
• Wu Heng gave Shiraque the Discipline Staff to restore the sailors' sanity, then traveled by Ghost Train to Lopes City and rode toward Holt City.
• Wu Heng arrived alone at the Holt City Association and revealed his identity as Flag Bearer of the Emerald Sea.
• Zachary told Wu Heng that the fog held a ship and Iron Puppet-like enemies, was expanding, and had swallowed a mercenary team; Wu Heng announced that they would enter it shortly.

Wu Heng and the Association entered the mist to investigate the Ghost Ship, using his Holy Bell to repel the maddened sailors who attacked them. They discovered a warning that the Ghost Ship was a tomb guarded by powerful Iron Puppets, then reached the ship itself.

• Wu Heng showed the Association his Tracking Pendant and joined their expedition into the mist.
• Wu Heng’s wraiths found nothing suspicious in the city, and he boarded a warship with the Association.
• The crew rescued a sailor who described being trapped by a ship that appeared no matter which way he went.
• Maddened sailors swarmed from wrecked ships, but Wu Heng’s Holy Bell drove them into hiding and cleared the fog temporarily.
• The crew recovered a warning from the Golden Eagle Mercenary Group saying the Ghost Ship was a tomb guarded by Iron Puppets above level 12.
• Wu Heng and the Association spotted the rotten, smoke-spewing Ghost Ship in the fog.

Wu Heng and the Association cleared the Iron Puppets aboard a Ghost Ship and discovered it was a tomb containing a stone slab about a general who had lost his homeland. The slab suggested the tomb was not the Pirate King's, but the group found a dwarf's corpse on the ship, leaving its connection to the tomb unclear.

• Wu Heng sent Sparkle to knock three Iron Puppets back onto the Ghost Ship, while lightning destroyed the fourth, and the group boarded after the battle ended.
• Granda showed Wu Heng the ship's burial chamber, where an open Stone Coffin contained filth, broken bones, and fragments of armor.
• Wu Heng and the Association entered the chamber, opened the main gate, and found a warning on it: “Those Who Open the Door Die!”
• Sparkle searched the Stone Coffin and pulled out a stone slab that Wu Heng translated as the account of a general who had escorted a Princess Consort's body before burying himself aboard the ship after his dynasty fell.
• Two Association members returned from guarding the ship and reported that they had found a dwarf's corpse.

Wu Heng removed the wonder that was generating the sea mist, helping the trapped ships return safely, while tomb robbers awakened a fox demon in an ancient tomb. After returning to headquarters, the leaders heard Bruno report that Treasure Island had no Necromancer Experiment Base or related activity.

• Wu Heng used Talk with Dead on a dwarf found aboard the Ghost Ship and learned that the Tomb Robbers had come seeking tombs and were following clues to the Princess Consort's tomb.
• Wu Heng removed the Shadow Miasma Bow from the ship's prow, thinning the mist and causing the Ghost Ship to break apart after the crew withdrew.
• The Tomb Robbers opened the Princess Consort's coffin and awakened a fox demon, who killed all but Glasses Guy and demanded to hear about the outside world.
• Wu Heng discussed the Tomb Robbers and their likely prosecution with Shiraque and Shi Yali, then received the deacon's update and took the puppet fragments for the Grand Text Society.
• At headquarters, Bruno reported that Treasure Island had no Necromancer Experiment Base or related experiments, and Seydou angrily challenged whether Bruno had investigated properly.

After the Association’s investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing on Treasure Island, the Sword of Justice ended the investigation and appointed Wu Heng a Field Leader. Wu Heng returned to Treasure Island, learned the decision from Lilith, and examined an unusual piece of Iron Puppet armor.

• The Dwarf Leader reported that the investigators found no suspicious sites on Treasure Island, while the Religious Leader continued to suspect Wu Heng without evidence.
• The Sword of Justice ended investigations into Treasure Island and Wu Heng, publicly recognized Wu Heng as a hero, and appointed him Field Leader without Ruling Power.
• Seydou received a map of the Church’s locations and an embarrassing image from Wu Heng, along with a warning to stop threatening merchants cooperating with Treasure Island.
• Mortimer learned from an Association notice that Wu Heng had become a Field Leader and hurried back to his residence.
• Wu Heng returned to Treasure Island, told his household about the Ghost Ship, and visited Lilith, who confirmed the investigation results and his new position.
• Wu Heng examined the rusty Iron Puppet armor and told Granda he would ask the Grand Text Society to identify its style.

Wu Heng approved the Treasure Island Church’s design, gained a level 20 sentinel skeleton, and arranged for Mr. Costas to build a power plant for Wen Mansha. The chapter ended with Mr. Costas and Pot Lid arriving in Luntam City to discuss the project.

• Wu Heng packed the bronze armor fragments from the Ghost Ship for the Grand Text Society and considered his plans to build the Treasure Island Church and increase his faith.
• Wu Heng and Shanala approved the church design, and the Dwarf Designer estimated that construction would take five to seven more days.
• Wu Heng learned that headquarters had confirmed his identity as Leader and told Shanala that an Association announcement would soon reach the Wood Elf Council of Elders.
• Wu Heng and Granda discussed why the Sincere Clay Figurine had failed to affect him, then Xiaoxiao found a level 20 Zombie in Room 203.
• Wu Heng turned the Zombie into Starry Eyes, a level 20 Spirit Skeleton Sentinel, and assigned it to guard the Island Master's Manor.
• Mr. Costas arrived in Luntam City with Pot Lid to meet Wen Mansha and discuss building a power plant.

Wu Heng arranged power plant construction in Luntam City and discussed security with Wen Mansha, then visited the Zombie World and learned that a vault in Pujiang City held over 200 tons of gold. The chapter ended with the vault's heavy alloy door and locks still preventing the Skeleton Pioneer Team from reaching the gold.

• Wen Mansha and Mr. Costas agreed to survey sites and plan power plants for Luntam City and nearby cities.
• Wu Heng told Wen Mansha to protect Mr. Costas and approved assigning a skeleton to guard Natalia after she reported that the First Prince had sent more people into the city.
• Wu Heng video-called Wen Mansha and their daughter, then traveled to the Zombie World with Xiaoxiao and the Three Wraiths.
• Xiaoxiao visited Zhao Yanqiu with her doll, and Wu Heng discussed having skeletons learn to restore and manage computer programs with Li Yahong.
• Li Yahong told Wu Heng that a vault in Pujiang City held more than 200 tons of gold, but the Skeleton Pioneer Team could not open its alloy door and locks.

Wu Heng accepted a lead to a 200-ton gold vault, opened it with the Bronze Key, and took all the gold before returning to Xinfu City. Meanwhile, the Wood Elf elders debated ending their agreement with Treasure Island until a report about Wu Heng’s new status shocked them.

• Wu Heng agreed to pay a local shelter for information about a gold vault and reviewed Xinfu City’s plans to restart factory production with Li Yahong.
• Wu Heng arranged to meet Zhao Yanqiu for dinner another time after Xiaoxiao invited him, then learned that Zhao Yanqiu had reached Level 6.
• Wu Heng met Fu Hongen and two survivors in Pujiang City, fought off Zombies near a central bank, and opened its vault with the Bronze Key.
• Wu Heng stored the gold bars and shelves in his storage space, then left Fu Hongen’s group to discover the vault had been emptied.
• The Wood Elf elders considered ending their cooperation with Treasure Island after hearing that Wu Heng had become a hero, and then received news that left all five elders shocked.

The Wood Elf elders chose to continue cooperating with Wu Heng after learning he had become an Association Field Leader, while Wu Heng received the official appointment and prepared to celebrate on Treasure Island. The chapter ended with Association forces rescuing the Fifth Princess from assassins in Netarei City.

• The Wood Elf elders debated whether to side with Wu Heng or the Church, then agreed to continue cooperating with Treasure Island and sent the Fifth Elder to congratulate him.
• The Association announced Wu Heng’s appointment as Field Leader, and news of his hero status spread across Treasure Island.
• Wu Heng arranged for Li Yahong to gather information about national gold reserves and recruit researchers and technical personnel.
• Wu Heng read his appointment letter and Mortimer’s offer to produce cursed puppets, then invited Shiraque and Mackintosh to a celebration dinner.
• Assassins attacked the Fifth Princess in Netarei City, but Dean Janvito and Association Members intervened and escorted her toward the Association dormitories.

After becoming a leader, Wu Heng planned a sect, a Training Ground, and ways to recruit high-level professionals while negotiating with a Puppet Master over publicity. The chapter ended with Brittany reporting that high-level assassins had attacked the Lord’s Mansion in Netarei City, leaving Wu Heng to consider the growing danger there.

• Shanala and the others discussed Treasure Island’s incoming Flag Bearer, while Wu Heng told Lilith about his plans for electric lighting, a Training Ground, and registering a sect.
• Wu Heng, Granda, and Beni rejected the Puppet Master’s demand for help becoming a hero and offered five puppets in exchange for one newspaper feature.
• Wu Heng decided to establish a sect, find a stable source of faith, collect skills, and recruit reliable high-level professionals.
• Wu Heng sent Robbie to mail his Training Ground application and counteroffer to the Puppet Master.
• Brittany told Wu Heng that high-level assassins had attacked the Lord’s Mansion in Netarei City, that Dean Janvito had driven them back, and that she suspected the First Prince had sent them.

Wu Heng traveled to Netarei City after the Fifth Princess survived an assassination attempt, captured the four Shadow Brotherhood assassins, and arranged protection for her. Back on Treasure Island, he reunited with Philippa and then returned to the Zombie World, where he prepared new captives for Zombie cultivation and called Li Yahong about the lighting-fixture factory.

• The Fifth Princess told Wu Heng that Shadow Brotherhood assassins from the direction of the Yeke Kingdom had attacked her, and he decided to help.
• Wu Heng traveled to Netarei City, found the four assassins north of the city, defeated them, and imprisoned their resurrected bodies.
• Wu Heng assigned Cassius to protect the Fifth Princess and gave her two Ghost Train tickets for emergencies.
• Wu Heng visited Philippa at the harbor, brought her and her parrot back to Treasure Island, and reunited her with Xiaoxiao.
• The next day, Wu Heng placed several captives in cells for Zombie cultivation and called Li Yahong, who said the lighting-fixture factory was nearly ready.

Wu Heng arranged the transfer of lighting equipment to Treasure Island, learned that he had been appointed a Field Leader, and inspected the new church with Shanala. The Wood Elf Fifth Elder, Elderon, arrived to congratulate him and proposed establishing an Alchemy Research Institute on Treasure Island and sharing Wood Elf potion recipes.

• Wu Heng and Li Yahong inspected Star Brilliance Lighting Factory, and Wu Heng sent its machinery and finished lighting products through a Portal to Treasure Island.
• Wu Heng told Andeviel to gauge merchants' interest in streetlights, and Shanala advised him to keep fees low while he pursued his plans to gather faith.
• The Association announced that Wu Heng had reached level 20 and been appointed a Field Leader, prompting the Fifth Princess to send congratulations and Lady Li to propose a year-end auction on Treasure Island.
• Wu Heng and Shanala inspected the church, discussed its statue and clergy, and returned to meet the Wood Elf Fifth Elder, Elderon.
• Elderon explained that the Wood Elves would tell the Church their agreements with Treasure Island were still in effect, then offered to establish an Alchemy Research Institute and share Wood Elf potion recipes.

Wu Heng secured the Wood Elves’ agreement to build twenty churches and establish an alchemy research institute on Treasure Island, while Shanala received a powerful wonder from their Council of Elders. The next morning, Wu Heng and Xiaoxiao visited a quiet shop, where its owner showed them two new items.

• Wu Heng negotiated with the Fifth Elder, who agreed to build twenty churches in Wood Elf territory within a year and send Alchemists to a research institute on Treasure Island.
• Shanala escorted the Fifth Elder to her former residence, and he explained that the Council of Elders intended to support Wu Heng despite pressure from the Church.
• Shanala opened the Council of Elders’ gift, an Oak Life Headband whose side effect caused peak dependency on its target, and recognized it as part of the same series as her Amber Pendant.
• Philippa arrived to mooch a meal and picked through the Wood Elves’ gifts, while Wu Heng asked Vera and Shanala to find a suitable potion-development site.
• The next morning, Wu Heng and Xiaoxiao entered a shop in the harbor district, where the owner offered to show them two new goods from his merchant association.

Wu Heng gave Zhao Yanqiu bard equipment and skill books, and their dinner together led to a relationship that lifted Xiaoxiao’s Unfinished Business. After taking Xiaoxiao out to level up, Wu Heng received visitors from the Grand Text Society, while the Empress Dowager learned that Treasure Island’s hero was a Necromancer.

• Wu Heng bought Zhao Yanqiu a Cloak of Inspiration, a Melody Wind Chime, and two skill books, then gave them to her at dinner.
• Xiaoxiao urged Wu Heng and Zhao Yanqiu to become a family, and Wu Heng kissed Zhao Yanqiu; later, Xiaoxiao’s Unfinished Business was removed.
• Wu Heng and Xiaoxiao agreed she could keep calling him Uncle, then arranged a trip to clear Zombies and gain experience.
• Elder Gar and the Seekers visited the Association with a reply from Grand Text Society leader Claudio and a request to speak with Wu Heng.
• A man told the Empress Dowager that three Tomb Robbers were wanted and that Treasure Island’s leader had become a hero, then revealed Wu Heng was a Necromancer.

Wu Heng learned that the symbols from the Ship Graveyard belonged to a once-glorious nation with no surviving historical records, and the Grand Text Society and Seekers invited him to investigate a related ruin. The chapter ended with Wu Heng asking Elder Gar to describe the site.

• Wu Heng helped Xiaoxiao reach level 20 by having her absorb Residual Souls, making her a Heroic Spirit with legendary traits.
• Xiaoxiao visited Lilith, who realized the girl had reached level 20 and agreed to get motorcycles for them to ride together.
• Wu Heng returned to Treasure Island and learned that the Grand Text Society and Seekers had arrived to discuss a ruin connected to his Ship Graveyard findings.
• Wu Heng met Elders Gar and Karak, who invited him to join their expedition and protect the ruin's artifacts.
• Wu Heng read Claudio Abbott's letter confirming that the symbols came from a glorious but undocumented nation, then asked Gar to explain the ruin.

Wu Heng agreed to join the Archaeological Team's voyage to investigate ruins linked to an ancient culture, after arranging for Lilith to protect Treasure Island. The fleet set sail with Philippa and the Wood Elves aboard Wu Heng's ship, where he began asking about the ruins and their significance.

• The Elf Elder explained that the first Archaeological Team had vanished while investigating ruins on an island, and Wu Heng recognized clues that might connect the ruins to his own world's Ancient Dynasty and the Bronze Key.
• Wu Heng delayed his decision to consult with the Town Hall, then asked Lilith to watch Treasure Island while he traveled; she agreed after he promised to return early.
• Granda and Beni found no suspicious motives among the visiting elders or their ships, and Wu Heng told the women at home about his plans and arranged for Philippa to accompany him.
• When the headquarters ships were about to depart without Wu Heng, his iron ship appeared at the harbor, and the two elders learned that he would join them aboard a Treasure Island vessel.
• The fleets sailed together, and Philippa brought the Wood Elves from the Archaeological Team aboard Wu Heng's ship; Wu Heng asked one of them about the rarity and importance of the ruins.

Wu Heng and the fleet reached the island where the first Archaeological Team had vanished, but a huge underwater magic array generated violent currents and a whirlpool that threatened their ships. The fleet was being dragged toward the whirlpool as the chapter ended.

• Wu Heng discussed the Church’s history of suppressing other faiths and agreed with Granda that he should focus on gathering faith and becoming stronger.
• Minnie read Wu Heng letters offering three custom dolls from the Puppet Master for a newspaper appearance and proposing that the Serpent Emblem Conglomerate hold its annual auction on Treasure Island; Wu Heng accepted both arrangements.
• Wu Heng ordered custom dolls for the three wraiths, including one modeled on Xiaoxiao, and sent their pictures and measurements to Andeviel.
• Philippa spotted the remote island and its enormous fissure as the three ships approached, and Wu Heng distributed Walkie-Talkies to Philippa and the two elders.
• Xiaoxiao and Beni discovered sunken ships and a giant underwater magic array that controlled the waves, while the fleet was caught in a whirlpool and its ship began to list and creak.

Wu Heng rescued survivors after a sea magic array dragged two Association warships into a whirlpool, then investigated how to reach the island. The chapter ended with the elders presenting a carving knife that could make array patterns easy to break.

• Wu Heng ordered the rescue of people from the two ships, but both warships were swallowed by the whirlpool before the survivors escaped its reach.
• After the whirlpool subsided, Wu Heng learned that more than fifty people were missing and confirmed that an underwater magic array had caused the disaster.
• Wu Heng sent Xiaoxiao, Granda, and Beni to inspect the array and learned that similar patterns blocked other routes to the island.
• The elders gathered possible tools for dealing with the array, including a curio that granted merfolk traits and the Loser's Carving Knife.
• The Elf Elder explained that the carving knife made sculptures and array patterns easy to damage, suggesting it could be used to destroy the underwater array.

Wu Heng sent a skeleton underwater to break the formation patterns that created the whirlpool, where it encountered a swarm of Long-haired Monsters. After destroying the formation and surviving their attack with explosives, he led the battleship toward the island and discovered a fortress-like structure with rows of Iron Puppets.

• Wu Heng decided to send skeletons underwater the next morning while the Association personnel guarded the ship.
• Wu Heng possessed a skeleton and descended with Xiaoxiao and Beni, where they encountered Long-haired Monsters surrounding the exposed formation patterns.
• Xiaoxiao and Beni held off the monsters while Wu Heng struck the patterns with the hammer and carving knife, breaking the formation.
• Wu Heng detonated the Explosive Flame Pack to escape the monsters, then ordered the crew to collect corpses and test the whirlpool area.
• Wu Heng ordered the battleship toward the island after confirming the formation had failed, and a ghost showed him a fortress-like structure containing rows of kneeling Iron Puppets.