Recaps

Kyle and his companions explored the ruins, discovered a temple to the Goddess of Life, and were attacked by a summoned demon horde. Velin and Lavia fought through the weaker demons, but the surviving Gold rank demons still threatened them.

• Kyle assembled and collected thirteen Soul Intent rank demon skeletons from the arena, while O'dor declined to take any.
• The group found a temple dedicated to the Goddess of Life and detoured around it without investigating.
• A Magic Array appeared in an open area and summoned more than a hundred demons, including five Soul Intent rank demons.
• Lavia burned more than half the Silver Rank demons with holy flames as Kyle and O'dor engaged the strongest demons.
• Velin killed many Silver Rank and Gold-grade demons, rescued the injured Lavia, and used a clone's explosion to attack three Blade Demons.
• Velin tried to strike a Balrog with Green Wood Slash, but the Balrog switched places with a Blade Demon, forcing Velin to retreat.

Velin, Lavia, Kyle, and O'dor defeated the demons in the underground ruins, but an unknown white mist swallowed the structure and erased it from the world. They returned to Star Moon Fort, where Velin prepared to activate the Abandoned Magic Crystal.

• Velin fought seven demons while Lavia held off two others, and he used Life-Death Cycle to kill a Snake Demon.
• Kyle defeated the three Soul Intent rank demons, while Lavia and the others finished the remaining enemies; Kyle drained the Balrog's blood before destroying it with holy flames.
• The underground ruins began shaking as white mist gathered, so Kyle carried Velin out while O'dor escorted Lavia.
• The group watched the underground structure vanish, and a mysterious hooded figure briefly appeared at the bottom of the valley.
• Velin had Duke seal off the valley, and the group returned to Star Moon Fort to activate the Abandoned Magic Crystal.

Velin unlocked a Magic Crystal containing forbidden soul-manipulation spells and sealed it away in Star Moon Fort’s Treasure Vault. He then visited Aljettah in Star Prayer City, where he tasted a new wine made from Red Rice.

• Theo Kadra delivered O'dor’s Water of Mikaelronx to Velin, who thanked his uncle-in-law for O'dor’s help.
• Velin used the Water of Mikaelronx to break open a Magic Crystal and discovered spells that manipulated souls.
• Velin stored the crystal sphere and the remaining Water of Mikaelronx in the Treasure Vault beneath Star Moon Fort.
• Velin traveled to Star Prayer City and visited Aljettah, who recognized the scent of a Red Dragon on him.
• Aljettah served Velin a new wine brewed from Red Rice, a mutated plant he had discovered while clearing Kobold tribes.

Velin recovered forgotten magic books from Aljettah, handled city affairs with Belder, and returned to Star Moon Fort, where he learned that two griffons were pregnant and promised Eunice a manor for the half-elves. The chapter ended with Velin heading to his bedchamber after dinner.

• Velin bought one hundred red rice plants from Aljettah, who returned wooden boxes of magic books Velin had left with her years ago.
• Velin visited Belder at the City Lord's Mansion, ordered him to double the Priest Academy's budget and send Priest Lavia monthly transcendent resources, and urged him to strengthen himself.
• Velin returned to Star Moon Fort, where Hilda, Sisina, and Seraphina waited for him; Seraphina guessed that he was thinking of a mistress, but Velin privately dismissed the idea.
• Eunice told Velin that two mother griffons had been pregnant for two and three months, and he congratulated the expectant parents.
• Velin promised to have Belder build Eunice and her clansmen a leisure manor, then ate dinner and went to his bedchamber.

Velin set Qixing Territory’s plans for the next decade and learned of the Taebers Secret Realm, choosing to seek its Crescent Moon Key rather than explore it himself. In mid-March, he left for the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom with Kyle, Gray, Blue, Seraphina, and Aljettah, traveling toward Miyer City.

• Velin told Qixing Territory’s officials that the territory would not expand for ten years and that he would lead an annual military operation against the Monster Clans starting in five years.
• Velin ordered the Rassel-Cadro-Qixing Highway completed within three years and gave Belder and the county administrators instructions for developing their areas.
• A voice told Velin how dragon blood could open the Taebers Secret Realm, and Kyle explained that Taebers was a Legendary High-Tier Frost Giant whose corpse had merged with his Demiplane.
• Velin decided not to explore the secret realm, believing it was an inheritance for Frost Giants, but resolved to obtain the Crescent Moon Key.
• Velin and his companions traveled toward Cadro’s Provincial Capital, saw construction underway on the highway, and then used a Teleportation Array to reach Miyer City.

Velin and his companions traveled from Miyer City to Labrak City and paid to teleport to the Royal Capital of the Duchy of Nitz. After a long wait and a conversation with a black-robed woman, they arrived in a forested country and settled at an inn, with several more countries still ahead on their journey to the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom.

• Velin led the group through Miyer City and Labrak City, where they paid thirty thousand gold coins for teleportation to the Duchy of Nitz.
• While waiting six hours for the teleportation array, Velin spoke with a black-robed woman who was also traveling toward the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom and discussed White Maple Province.
• Twelve mages activated the cross-country teleportation array, sending Velin and his companions to the Royal Capital of the Duchy of Nitz.
• The black-robed woman bid farewell to Velin, and Kyle questioned her familiar way of addressing his master.
• Gray rented six rooms and arranged forage for the horses, while Velin rested and considered the long journey still ahead.

Velin witnessed a deadly succession-related clash in the Nitz Duchy's Royal Capital, then used Gralard’s token to travel with his companions to the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom without paying the church’s fee. The chapter left them in Yulali City, preparing to board a Magic Train to the capital.

• Velin and his companions watched black-armored soldiers slaughter a group of black-clad fighters during a nighttime battle in the Nitz Duchy's Royal Capital.
• At dawn, Velin left the city and went to the Dawn Church to arrange travel to the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom’s capital.
• Priest Oberon recognized the hexagonal stone from Gralard and waived the travel donation for Velin and his companions.
• Oberon deactivated the church’s detection arrays so they would not reveal the identities of Velin’s subordinates.
• Velin and his companions teleported to Yulali City, where a priest directed them to a Magic Train bound for the capital.

Velin and his companions arrived in the capital of the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom, where they enjoyed VIP treatment and explored the city. Aljettah met another Silver Dragon, Laxia, while Velin later felt drawn into a small divination shop.

• Velin and his companions traveled by Magic Train to the capital and marveled at its size and population.
• Velin settled into Stardust Manor and decided to enjoy seven days in the capital before continuing to the Axi Magic Kingdom.
• Aljettah recognized a Silver Dragon among a patrol, and she and Velin met the knight Laxia Kargaris at a tavern.
• Laxia left to deal with a report of two Shia Beastmen fighting, and she arranged to meet Aljettah and Velin after her shift.
• Velin felt compelled to enter a small divination shop and went inside alone.

Velin consulted a mysterious fortune-teller, who warned that he would face a trial in the Duchy of Eimana Half-elf and gave him a guiding leaf. As Velin’s group departed for Talamis City, Aljettah and Laxia revealed their mutual affection and promised to reunite within three years.

• Velin asked the gaunt old fortune-teller whether his journey would go smoothly, and the elder gave him a leaf to guide him through a coming trial in the Duchy of Eimana Half-elf.
• Velin and his companions met Laxia for dinner, where she explained that her family’s twenty-six Silver Dragons lived in the Capital of the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom.
• After Laxia left dinner, Velin teased Aljettah about being infatuated with her, and Aljettah denied it.
• Over the following days, Aljettah repeatedly went to see Laxia, and on April 1st, 9741, she embraced him and promised to find him within three years.
• Aljettah boarded the Magic Train to Talamis City, while Velin and the others teased him about being a fast dragon as the train departed.

Velin arrived in the Holy Magic Capital and traveled across the city toward Mind Academy, where he planned to find his fiancée. After learning about the metropolis from carriage driver Saul, he stopped at a restaurant to enjoy local food before visiting her.

• Velin settled with his companions at Lizardman's Home in District Ten and set out alone for Mind Academy.
• Velin hired Saul for six gold coins and rode across the city, observing its diverse residents and learning about local attractions and powerful Arcanist Sigmund.
• Saul dropped Velin outside Mind Academy in District Twenty-One and recommended Milai Bakery as the place to get a visitor pass.
• Velin decided to eat at a restaurant before finding his fiancée and ordered local specialties and fruit juice.

Velin obtained a one-month pass to the Mind Academy Special Zone and went there to look for Xuemiyya Silvis. Unable to enter the academy, he asked a Mage to deliver a message and then left to find an inn for the night.

• Velin paid for tea at Milai Bakery and used the tea and three Gold Coins to apply for a Mind Academy pass.
• While waiting to collect the pass, Velin watched an old man and his grandson and recalled the Axi Magic Kingdom's citizen classes and laws.
• Velin collected his pass, passed Alignment Monitoring, and entered the Mind Academy Special Zone.
• Four Magic Puppets blocked Velin from entering the academy, and a young Mage explained that non-students could only send messages through the security office.
• Velin asked the young Mage to tell Xuemiyya Silvis that Velin was looking for her, then left to find an inn.

Xuemiyya reunited with Velin for their third meeting and told him she had chosen him as her fiancé. She took him by carriage toward Poliya Park, leaving their destination and plans there unrevealed.

• Xuemiyya conducted experiments on a Silver Rank Succubus, destroyed part of her mind, and had her student send her to Master Lamiyang.
• Xuemiyya received a letter from the Defense Office and told Mona and Anas to spend more time in the library while she was away.
• The next morning, Xuemiyya met Velin outside his Inn, and they walked together through District Twenty-One.
• Xuemiyya told Velin that she had chosen him for marriage two years earlier and would not regret her decision.
• Xuemiyya took Velin by carriage to Poliya Park in District Twenty-Six.

Velin and Xuemiyya spent a month together exploring the Holy Magic Capital before promising to reunite in five years. After Xuemiyya returned to her residence, Mona and Anas suspected her unusually happy mood was caused by a Mind Spell.

• Xuemiyya took Velin to Polia Park, where they visited the Tree of Life and spent the night enjoying the park together.
• Velin bought Xuemiyya a Star Ring, and she eagerly put it on her left wrist.
• Velin and Xuemiyya visited famous sights around the Holy Magic Capital for a month.
• At Mind Academy, Velin asked Xuemiyya to wait five years for him, and she promised to meet him in Iliya Province.
• Mona and Anas saw Xuemiyya smiling as she remembered the past month and suspected their teacher had cast a Mind Spell on them.

Velin and his companions became lost in the Imana Half-elf Duchy after following a forged map, then found a Half-elf village under attack. Velin charged into the monster army, beginning a fight that could also earn him the geographical information he needed.

• Velin returned to District Ten and met Green, a talented Nature Mage whom Kyle had recruited and named Bellak.
• Velin, Kyle, and their companions traveled by train and crossed from the Axi Magic Kingdom into the Imana Half-elf Duchy.
• Velin discovered that his map was fake, and the group wandered through the forest until two brown bears attacked them; Velin killed them with his Knight Sword.
• After resting in the bears' cave, Velin led the group onward and they found a Half-elf village being attacked by Ogres and Kobolds.
• Velin charged at the monster army and cut dozens of Kobolds in half as the Ogre leader attacked him.

Velin and his companions rescued Torien Village from Ogres and Kobolds, then crossed the Milus Forest Sea with Half-elf ranger Corus as their guide. They entered Adalide Province, where black mist had already enslaved tens of thousands of Half-elves across Lepuo Province.

• Velin killed the Ogre leader and cut down the attacking Ogres while Gray and Blue fought off the fleeing Kobolds.
• Elder Kodis welcomed Velin's group into Torien Village and arranged for Corus to guide them across the Milus Forest Sea.
• Velin and his companions crossed the forest with Corus, learning about its size and Half-elf population along the way.
• At the border of East Milus Province and Lepuo Province, Corus refused Velin's payment, and Velin continued toward Adalide Province after bidding him farewell.
• Velin collected seeds from more than thirty local fruit tree species during his time in the forest and noticed that black mist had enslaved Salasha and spread to six towns and eighteen villages.

Velin and his companions agreed to defend Malice Town from an advancing black mist in exchange for sea-green fruit wine and seeds. After the mist’s monsters overwhelmed the town’s defenses, Aljettah and Kyle drove back its tentacles, but the threat remained.

• Sipian Clear asked Velin and his companions to defend Malice Town, offering Gold Coins and sea-green fruit wine.
• Velin accepted the hire in exchange for the wine recipe and sea-green fruit tree seeds, with the condition that they could retreat if the enemy proved too strong.
• The black mist reached Malice Town, and thousands of monsters attacked its walls while Velin and the half-elf warriors fought back.
• Giant Plant Behemoths broke through the wooden wall and injured Sipian and many warriors.
• Aljettah revealed her behemoth form and destroyed the Plant Behemoths with icy Spears.
• Black Tentacles attacked Aljettah, but Kyle’s holy flame helped her tear several apart and force the black mist to retreat.

Velin decided to investigate Sala Town, which Sipian suspected was the source of the black fog, and set out with Kyle and Aljettah. They rescued a Half-elf force trapped on a mountain, where Kyle’s holy flames burned back the fog, and the Half-elf general Meltha Coria honored Velin and Aljettah.

• Sipian told Velin that the black fog might have spread from Sala Town, while Malice Town’s people prepared to evacuate.
• Velin used the diviner’s leaf, decided to go to Sala Town, and chose Kyle and Aljettah to accompany him while Seraphina, Gray, Blue, and Green stayed behind.
• Aljettah carried Velin and Kyle southeast, where they found Half-elves besieged by monsters on a mountaintop.
• Aljettah froze over a thousand monsters, and Kyle’s holy flames spread across the land and burned back the black fog.
• The Half-elf general Meltha Coria bowed to Velin and Aljettah and offered them his highest respect.

Velin, Aljettah, and Kyle fought the Black Mist Creatures around Sala Town and exposed the Black Cube’s true body. After Vius revealed his plan for revenge against Ambrose, the Cube self-destructed, and Kyle received an Imana Badge before returning to Sala Town.

• Velin rescued three half-elf armies and six groups of civilians on the way to Sala Town.
• Twenty-seven Gold-rank Black Mist Creatures emerged from cocoons around the Black Cube, and Aljettah, Velin, and Kyle fought them.
• Kyle destroyed Sala Town to expose the Black Cube’s true body, then pursued it as the Black Mist Creatures lost their source of energy.
• Ambrose appeared, and Vius revealed that he intended to corrupt the Imana half-elves as revenge before the Black Cube self-destructed.
• Ambrose gave Kyle an Imana Badge and left to clear the black mist in Lepo Province, while Kyle returned to Sala Town.

After helping eliminate the Black Mist Creatures, Velin and his companions continued their journey and reached the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom, where Aljettah’s status became a mystery. The chapter ended with everyone betting on Aljettah’s identity as they approached the castle in Makali City.

• Velin recovered the Crescent Moon Key from the pit at Sala Town, then reunited with Kyle and left the battlefield for Melis Town.
• Velin hosted a small banquet in Melis Town before he and his companions departed the next morning with the Imana Badge.
• After six months of travel, Velin arrived in Makali City in the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom and learned from Aljettah how dragon scales determined dragonized creatures’ status.
• Aljettah revealed his identity to the castle guards, who bowed and let the group pass, prompting Velin and the others to bet on who Aljettah was.
• Kyle noticed Green hesitating to place a bet and quietly slipped a Gold Coin into her pocket.

Velin warned Aljerta that three electoral district lords had fallen under the Dragon Worship Cult’s control, and Aljerta hurried to the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom’s capital to report it. The king learned that Aljerta had returned and sent a young dragon to bring him to the palace.

• Belinda greeted Aljerta in Makali City with open contempt for his human companions, and Aljerta left with them.
• Aljerta promised Velin he would help establish a trade route, then visited his kin as the group traveled toward the royal capital.
• Velin learned that Safnia Sarnada, Cassandra Sarnada, and Olette Sarnada were controlled by the Dragon Worship Cult and planned to provoke a war with the Moon Elf Kingdom.
• Velin told Aljerta that the three district lords were under the cult’s control but withheld their plan to start a war, and Aljerta chose to trust him despite the lack of evidence.
• Aljerta and his companions reached Salnarda, where the king ordered his younger son to bring Aljerta to the palace.

Aljettah reunited with his father, Alarick, who agreed to build a Teleportation Array to the Ilia Kingdom and investigate suspected Dragon Worship Cult control in three electoral districts. Meanwhile, Riat uncovered severe corruption in Safnia and saved his junior Safnia by replacing her contaminated blood with his own essence blood.

• Aljettah returned to his old manor with Velin, then went to the palace and reconciled with his father, Alarick.
• Alarick agreed to build the Teleportation Array and investigate the Safnia, Cassandra, and Olette Electoral Districts after Aljettah warned him about the Dragon Worship Cult.
• Aljettah told Velin that the array had been approved and that Alarick wanted to meet him.
• Riat investigated Safnia Electoral District and found that contamination among dragonized creatures worsened toward the district's center.
• Riat killed two Dragon Worship Cult members at Safnia's castle and used his essence blood to replace Safnia's contaminated blood.
• Three days later, Safnia awoke, and Riat told her to rest while he handled the remaining matters.

Velin met Alaric, the Silver Dragon King, who thanked him for protecting the kingdom and offered him a Dragon Knight title and a fief. Velin accepted the investiture, scheduled for three months later, and Aljettah was stunned when he learned the news.

• Aljettah told Velin that his father had deduced the source of the secret information and invited Velin to Kalles Palace.
• Velin met Alaric, who thanked him for his care of Aljettah and for saving millions of lives with his information.
• Alaric offered Velin the title of Dragon Knight and a ten-thousand-square-kilometer fief in the Fenius Electorate.
• Velin accepted the title, and Alaric scheduled his investiture at the royal capital’s Central Plaza in three months.
• Velin told Aljettah about the investiture, and Aljettah reacted with shock.

Velin prepared for his Dragon Knight investiture by setting out for the Isolde Region to find the Mutated White Thorn Flower, with Aljettah and a group of Frost Dragon mounts. He began searching the region’s vast border from the air, while the nearby Misty Forest remained too dangerous to enter.

• Velin named Orlando to govern his new territory, appointed Landov to succeed him in West Wind County, and assigned Gray to command Landov’s army temporarily under his real name.
• Velin and Aljettah arranged to borrow Frost Dragons and traveled to the Isolde Region to search for the Mutated White Thorn Flower.
• At the Kalis Flying Dragon Legion’s garrison, Velin and his companions selected mounts from six Gold-grade Frost Dragons.
• After arriving at a border fortress, Velin began searching along the Isolde Region’s extensive border for the flower.
• Velin asked Aljettah about the Misty Forest, and Aljettah said even his legendary grandfather had not been confident about crossing its center.

After two months of searching unsuccessfully for the Mutated White Thorn Flower, Velin gave up and held a relaxing riverside banquet with his companions. He then returned to Salnarda, where King Alarick prepared to invest him beneath the ancient silver dragon statue.

• Velin ended the search for the Mutated White Thorn Flower and led everyone to a river valley, where Aljettah cleared the area and brought back a Ferocious Wolf for food.
• Kyle prepared a feast while Velin, Aljettah, and the others rested and played games; Gray and Green returned Blue’s gambling winnings, and the group enjoyed dinner together.
• The next morning, Velin set out for Salnarda, accepting that he had not found the flower and had no reason to regret the failed search.
• On February 2nd, 9742, Velin arrived at the Gate of Taliya in Garnath Armor as King Alarick and ranks of dragonkin gathered for his investiture.
• Seraphina carried Velin to the ancient silver dragon statue, where he dismounted, approached King Alarick, and knelt on one knee.

Velin became the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom’s twenty-fourth Dragon Knight, named the West Wind Knight, and took possession of Zephyrus Manor. The next morning, as he prepared to meet King Alaric, Alaric discussed the kingdom’s future with his father and then admitted Velin for an audience.

• Alaric invested Velin as the Zephyrus Dragon Knight, giving him the Zephyrus fief and the title of West Wind Knight.
• More than a hundred dragons celebrated Velin’s investiture, and the kingdom held a grand banquet in his honor.
• Velin arrived at Zephyrus Manor and met its commander Xantos, head maid Amara, guards, maids, and twelve Frost Dragons.
• Alaric and his father discussed continuing the purge of the Dragon Worship Cult, Fenius inheriting the throne, and placing an eastern Teleportation Array in Velin’s territory.
• Alaric received word that the West Wind Knight requested an audience and ordered the guard to let Velin enter.