Recaps

Velin arranged support for Qixing Territory and learned of a book containing thirteen Extraordinary Grade knight full equipment forging methods. After meeting his parents at the trade event, he faced his father’s challenge to test his combat strength.

• Velin privately allocated Belder fifteen million Gold Coins and ordered Kyle to deliver the funds and a White Moon Horse.
• Belder proposed building a magical defensive dome for Star Prayer City, and Velin said he would discuss it with Lord O'dor.
• A message revealed that a book aboard the Ailan Kingdom Airship Fleet contained thirteen forging methods, decipherable with Kanobesi script.
• Velin reunited with Angus and Elisa, while his elder brother remained in Eagle Territory handling administrative work.
• Angus explained that he had kept the trade secret and then challenged Velin to demonstrate his current combat strength.

Velin listened as Angus advised him about cultivating loyalty and reflected on the changing relationships of Kyle, Orlando, and Hebrew. As they reminisced, Angus revealed that a descendant of Storm Feather had once joined the Kingdom Army as an exchange student, but Velin accepted that he had his own path to follow.

• Angus dragged Velin to the Training Ground, praised his rapid growth, and advised him to secure loyal subordinates through oaths or family ties.
• Velin considered Kyle and Lan's feelings, Orlando's lack of a close connection, and Hebrew's letters to Abrien.
• Velin declared that he would build a powerful flying force within ten years, and Angus expressed confidence in him.
• Angus told Velin that a descendant of Storm Feather had concealed their identity among Axi Magic Kingdom's exchange students more than twenty years earlier.
• Velin recalled the exchange students but said he could make his own way, while Angus planned to become a marquis before handing his title to his eldest son.

Velin traveled to Zeferus Territory with his family and a guard team, but Administrator Orlando was away settling a tribal dispute in the Ulia Region. Velin waited at Lairila Manor until Orlando returned five days later, ending his leisure time.

• Velin arrived in Pakp City and learned from Cyrus that Orlando had gone to the Ulia Region to deal with a conflict between the Ulia and Pruitt tribes.
• Cyrus explained that Kristi had abducted Monde and forced him into marriage, prompting Ashborn and Kafik's forces to confront each other at the Pusina River.
• Velin decided to wait for Orlando and settled with his group at Lairila Manor outside the city.
• Velin relaxed at the manor while Angus toured Pakp City, Xuemiyya and Elisa enjoyed the orchard and river, and Seraphina traveled to the Klek Region to deliver a letter to Katarina.
• Orlando returned to Pakp City after resolving the dispute and hurried to Lairila Manor to meet Velin.

Orlando reported that he had settled a dispute by beating its leaders and arranging a marriage, then reunited with Dolores, the silver dragon who loved him. After Velin approved their relationship, Orlando left with Dolores; the next morning, he assembled the Zeferus Legion at the military camp.

• Orlando told Velin he had beaten two leaders and made Monde marry both women to settle a dispute.
• Dolores rushed to Orlando, introduced herself to Velin, and explained that she had followed Orlando for years after falling for him.
• Dolores confirmed that her parents, Ernest and Meredith, approved her choice of Orlando, and Velin encouraged the relationship.
• Dolores pulled Orlando away to show him a mount she had brought from her father's territory, while Velin hoped their relationship might bring another dragon to Qixing Territory.
• The next morning, Orlando rode into the military camp and gathered the Zeferus Legion warriors on the sparring platform.

Orlando selected an elite temporary guard team from the Zeferus Legion to accompany Velin to an important event in the Moon Elf Kingdom. Two hundred warriors won the selection and, after receiving uniforms, prepared to leave with Velin for the manor outside Pakp City.

• Orlando ordered Redley to choose the strongest warriors for Lord West Wind Knight's guard team, and Redley began the tournament.
• The legion's warriors fought in groups of ten, and fewer than six hundred remained standing after half an hour.
• Two hours later, two hundred warriors remained; Orlando gave each an iron medal and assigned Cyrus to arrange their uniforms.
• Three days later, Velin inspected the two hundred armored warriors in Pakp City and teased Orlando about his silver dragon girlfriend.
• Velin led the guard team to the manor outside the city to prepare for their journey along Northern Avenue to the Moon Elf Kingdom.

Velin’s caravan reached the border of the Moon Elf Kingdom, where Xavier and Milton Alva welcomed him and helped him cross into the kingdom. Velin studied the map of the Tree Domains and learned how the Moon Elf Kingdom was organized as the group began its journey toward Anjiala Port.

• After thirteen days of travel, Velin’s caravan arrived at De'en Tower and continued toward Apta Outpost.
• Xavier recognized the West Wind Knight banner, assembled his warriors, and welcomed Velin at Apta Outpost.
• Velin asked Xavier about entry procedures and learned his title let him cross without paperwork.
• At Takua Outpost, Milton Alva greeted Velin, gave him a map, and opened the gate for the caravan.
• Velin studied the route through seven Tree Domains to Anjiala and read about the Elf Mother Trees and the royal family’s Three Moon Central Domain.

Velin’s caravan reached Krit Tree Domain and stopped in Kenas Town for a three-day rest. As Velin and Xuemiyya explored the lakeside settlement, she learned about its floating Dewa Horn Rice while Velin struggled to follow their Elvish conversation.

• Velin sent a marked route map of the Moon Elf Kingdom to Angus and Elisa, who discussed visiting the kingdom after their trade was complete.
• Velin traveled through several Moon Elf tree domains and admired their unusual bridges, tunnels, towns, and cities without stopping to explore.
• On November 13th, Velin halted the caravan in Kenas Town for three days so the Guard Team could rest.
• Velin and Xuemiyya entered Kenas Town, while the Guard Team camped on the lakeshore and local Half-elves watched the visitors.
• Xuemiyya asked an elderly Half-elf about the floating Dewa Horn Rice, and he explained that it was the town’s main food and could be spun into Waterfang Cloth.

Natar traveled to Kenas Town to seek Bartlett Salnarda’s prophecy and locate the Wax Melting Demon, while a conspiracy there aimed to keep her from returning to Salnovina City. Velin suspected the town’s mayor was an impostor and sent Kyle and Seraphina to investigate as Natar approached the inn.

• Natar took a Soul Intent High-level Magical Beast Core from her vault and flew to Kenas Town to consult Bartlett Salnarda, ordering Lambert to restrict passage through Salnovina City while she was away.
• After Natar departed, Lambert briefly showed a strange smile before returning to his stern expression.
• In Kenas Town, the mayor discussed a plot to make Natar disappear temporarily, then instructed a Forest Elf Commander to handle loose ends in the prison.
• Velin and Xuemiyya sensed something suspicious about the mayor, and Velin cautioned against attacking before investigating.
• Velin sent Kyle to investigate Natar at the inn and Seraphina to warn his parents to prevent damage to the town if fighting began.

Kyle uncovered a Wax Melting Demon disguised as a Half-elf and rescued the Moon Elf Natar from the inn. Velin’s group confronted four disguised demons in Kenas Town, where Xuemiyya prepared to fight as the mayor and another demon began a devouring ritual.

• Kyle used True Sight, exposed the Half-elf as a Wax Melting Demon, and destroyed it when it refused to reveal where the Moon Elf had gone.
• Angus and Elisa joined Velin in the square, where they waited for Kyle and discussed the danger of acting rashly in the Moon Elf Kingdom.
• Kyle emerged from the inn supporting Natar, who asked the group to help exterminate the Wax Melting Demons before losing consciousness.
• Seraphina transformed into a Red Dragon, and Guard Captain Reginald led warriors toward Kenas Town as the mayor revealed himself and three more Wax Melting Demons arrived.
• Xuemiyya stepped forward to confront the four demons, but one began a devouring ritual against the mayor, who discarded his disguise and revealed his true form.

Xuemiyya defeated the Wax Melting Demons by capturing them in a half-fused state, allowing Kyle to extract their memories without alerting the gods. After Natar Olian learned that her trusted knight Lambert had been replaced, she left Kenas Town, and Velin suspected she was heading to Krit Tree Domain.

• Xuemiyya used Mind Manipulation to break the Wax Melting Demons' resolve while preserving their souls for examination.
• Guard Captain Reginald reported that his team had captured twenty-three elves, and Velin ordered all elves and Half-elves in Kenas Town imprisoned.
• Kyle extracted the Wax Melting Demons' memories into a crystal ball while avoiding memories concerning the gods, then destroyed the demons.
• Natar Olian awoke, learned from the memories that Lambert had been replaced two months earlier, and thanked Velin for his help.
• Natar agreed to leave troops in Kenas Town and flew away on a Stuart Giant Eagle; Kyle noted that she seemed to be heading toward Krit Tree Domain.

Velin received Natar’s promised payment in Belter City and distributed the gifts among his companions before continuing west. He learned that Auriliana, the Tree Domain Lord of Krit Tree Domain, had controlled Natar’s situation, and the caravan eventually arrived in Angara Tree Domain.

• Gladys took over Kenas Town, and Velin received Natar’s message explaining that she had lost her freedom and directing him to collect payment from Morton in Belter City.
• Velin and his companions discussed whether Natar had been placed under house arrest or protected by her elders.
• Morton handed Velin a Soul Intent High-level magical beast crystal, three Druid meditation manuals, and the Hundred Leaves staff, which Velin distributed among Xuemiyya, Kyle, Seraphina, and Angus.
• Auriliana ordered Morton to settle Belter City and become the city lord of Salnovina City, while forbidding him from telling Natar about their conversation.
• On December 1st, 9747, the caravan arrived in Angara Tree Domain, where Velin asked Angus about the Life Mother Tree seized by Pirate King Borne Moonst.

Velin learned about Angara Port as his caravan traveled toward District Eleven, where Moon Elf officials welcomed him under the terms of the alliance with the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom. He chose to stay somewhere other than Ximan Manor, where three other Dragon Knights were lodging.

• Velin read about Angara Port and agreed with Angus to visit District Eleven's Moonwatch Platform.
• Kyle directed Reginald to lead the caravan along the road to District Eleven, and Reginald memorized the Elvish numeral for eleven.
• General Aubrey identified the approaching caravan by its banners, ordered the fortress gate opened, and told the checkpoints not to obstruct it.
• Velin's caravan passed the checkpoints and entered District Eleven, where Primo welcomed him as the West Wind Knight.
• Velin declined to stay at Ximan Manor with Knights Ansell, Wendel, and Cletaf, and asked Primo to find another residence.

Velin and Xuemiyya explored Angara Port with the Moon Elf Gloria, whom Velin recognized from their earlier meeting. Gloria then led them to a tree fortress in District Twelve, where they were about to meet Lord Lambert.

• Velin and Xuemiyya visited Angara Port, where Velin encountered a Moon Elf in a bookstore who reminded him of the White Maple Knight Tournament.
• The Moon Elf introduced herself as Gloria, and Velin accepted her offer to guide him and Xuemiyya around the city.
• Gloria guided Velin and Xuemiyya around Angara Port for two days.
• On December 4, 9747, Gloria led Velin and Xuemiyya to a tree fortress in District Twelve and asked its Moon Elf guards whether Lambert was there.
• The guards said Lambert was resting at the top of the fortress, and Velin and Xuemiyya rode the lifting platform up to the tree crown.

Gloria discovered that her younger brother Lambert had used the addictive Wind Sea Flower and ordered him to face the consequences. After Lambert killed Hughart and destroyed Myrick Manor, Velin and Xuemiyya left with a token from Gloria to seek help from Patrich.

• Gloria confronted Lambert about the Wind Sea Flower he had consumed at Myrick Manor and ordered guards to bring Hughart in and kill his attendants and servants.
• Gloria made Lambert take his sword and kneel outside, then told Velin and Xuemiyya that she would kill Lambert if he did not change.
• Moon Elf guards reported that they had beheaded Hughart Manor's knights, warriors, and servants, and brought Hughart before Gloria.
• Gloria made Lambert understand that he had to resolve the matter himself, and Lambert killed Hughart.
• Gloria ordered Lambert to destroy Myrick Manor, then gave Velin a token to visit Patrich, lord of the Angara Tree Domain, as Velin and Xuemiyya departed.

Velin, Angus, and Kyle traveled to Angara Tree Domain Central City to visit Domain Lord Patrich. After meeting the castle staff, Velin encountered a Forest Fairy named Yuna, who apologized for calling him strange by offering him a Sweet Wind Fruit.

• Velin told Angus he would first take him to meet an important person instead of visiting the Ailan Kingdom merchants.
• Kyle said he felt drawn to something in Angara Port, and Velin promised to search with him after the trade.
• Velin, Angus, and Kyle traveled by carriage to Angara Tree Domain Central City and presented Velin’s token at the castle.
• Head Maid Diana escorted the three visitors toward the study, where Domain Lord Patrich was waiting.
• Yuna called Velin strange and said he smelled good, then offered him a Sweet Wind Fruit as an apology, which Velin accepted.

Velin met Tree Domain Lord Patrich and asked about trading with the Ailan Kingdom Airship Fleet. Patrich explained the Adrien Grand Gathering and its rare offerings, leaving Angus intrigued by the possibility of buying a Floating Battleship.

• A Forest Fairy asked Velin for a strand of his hair, and he gave it to her before storing the Sweet Wind Fruit in his Spatial Ring.
• Velin entered Patrich’s plant-filled study and correctly identified the blue-haired man as Tree Domain Lord Patrich.
• Patrich welcomed Velin, Angus, and their companion with Dorothea’s original tea, then reassured Velin that he could follow his own path as a Druid.
• Velin asked Patrich for information about trading with the Ailan Kingdom Airship Fleet, and Patrich introduced the Adrien Grand Gathering and its entry requirements.
• Patrich said the gathering offered rare goods, including Floating Battleships costing five hundred million to one billion two hundred million Gold Coins, though trades used mana-rich materials rather than Gold Coins.

Velin and Kyle searched the Lower District of Angara Port for the mysterious thing drawing Kyle, but Velin could not enter the shadowy alley and returned alone. Kyle passed through it and found a strange space containing three Spears of light, which caused the Angel's Heart in his chest to pound.

• Velin declined to accompany Angus to the Adrien Grand Gathering and planned to visit the Ailan Kingdom Airship Fleet before helping Kyle search the Lower District.
• Velin and Kyle wandered through the Lower District until Kyle identified a deep, shadowy alley as the place where his bloodline sensed a weapon.
• Velin followed Kyle into the alley but lost sight of him and returned safely to the entrance.
• Kyle continued alone through the darkness, reached a massive Stone Gate, and entered a strange space filled with the power of light.
• Kyle saw a White Bone skeleton and three Spears containing the power of light, and the Angel's Heart in his chest began pounding violently.

Kyle claimed Putlock's Spear, tested its power, and escaped the collapsing space after taking the Balrog skeleton as a gift for his lord. Days later, he and Velin reached the Navy port in District Twelve to prepare for their next journey.

• Kyle learned Putlock's Spear's abilities, bonded with the weapon as its third master, and tested the destructive power of a secondary spear.
• Kyle stored the Balrog skeleton, causing the strange space to collapse, and escaped through the Stone Gate to rejoin Velin.
• Kyle showed Velin the mark of the three spears, and they rented rooms at an inn for the night.
• Velin told Kyle that his wife was helping his father with a family development plan and said they would rest before heading to the port in a few days.
• Several days later, Velin and Kyle arrived at the Navy port in District Twelve, where the Ailan Kingdom Airship Fleet's arrival had eased entry restrictions while Districts Ten and Eleven remained off-limits.

Velin boarded a wealthy merchant ship in District Twelve, where he encountered Gerrard, an Ascetic Monk from the Church of Dawn. Gerrard revealed he had returned from a war in the Astral Realm and offered to trade a Plata Stone for Velin’s Crescent Moon Key.

• Velin and Kyle passed through Districts Ten and Eleven and reached the Angara Legion’s naval port in District Twelve.
• Velin inspected merchant ship No. 53, proved his wealth with twenty High-Grade Magic Crystals, and received a boarding card.
• Velin boarded the Floating Ship and spotted Gerrard among its wealthy guests.
• Gerrard secluded himself with Velin and explained that he had recently returned from a war to seize a world in the Astral Realm.
• Gerrard asked to trade for Velin’s Crescent Moon Key and showed him a Plata Stone, which could nurture a Seven Emotions Clone as powerful as its original body.

Velin exchanged the Crescent Moon Key with Gerrard for the Plata Stone and received another token before leaving to visit Mitchelson Bookstore. He befriended the shopkeeper Moris, bought more than thirty books, and returned to Karida Manor the next day.

• Velin gave Gerrard the Crescent Moon Key, received the Plata Stone and a token worth a hundred-meter Floating Ship, and watched Gerrard vanish as the barrier shattered.
• Velin and Kyle went to shop number six, Mitchelson Bookstore, where they met the shopkeeper, Moris.
• Velin and Moris chatted over Gellogate Tea and quickly became friends, while Kyle reminded Velin that he had come to buy books.
• Velin selected more than thirty books, including a volume on forging equipment for thirteen Extraordinary Grade knights, then left Floating Merchant Ship No. 53.
• Velin stayed at a nearby inn and returned to Karida Manor the next day.

Velin failed to activate the Plata Stone and went to the main hall, where he met Blythe Slyvai, an old friend of his father who had fought in the Sand Mountain Campaign. After Blythe’s children were sent away, Velin, Angus, and Blythe walked through the manor in silence.

• Velin tested the Plata Stone while absorbing a Gray Crystal, but it remained unchanged, so he decided to let Xuemiyya and Kyle try it.
• A Dragon Person warrior summoned Velin to the main hall, where humans had come to discuss war with Angus.
• Velin overheard Angus and Blythe recall their long friendship and Blythe’s damaged foundation after the Sand Mountain Campaign.
• Velin entered the hall, greeted Blythe, and learned that his father had been friends with him for over sixty years.
• Blythe’s son and daughter were sent away, and Velin, Angus, and Blythe walked together without speaking.

Velin learned that Blythe had offered sixteen Crystal Snow Lotuses and his daughter as the price for inside information, and Angus left the decision to Velin. As Velin weighed the offer, Blythe urged Adams and Cronin to get to know him, hoping to secure a future for his children amid his declining health and conflict with the Slyvai family.

• Velin spent the afternoon and evening with Adams and Cronin, learning about their family and answering Cronin’s questions about his household’s rules.
• Velin asked Angus about Blythe’s visit, and Angus revealed Blythe’s offer of sixteen Crystal Snow Lotuses and his daughter in exchange for trade information.
• Angus left the decision to Velin, who asked for three days to consider whether to accept the deal.
• Velin wondered why Angus would not help Blythe and planned to ask Xuemiyya for advice the next day.
• Blythe asked Adams and Cronin what they thought of Velin, then told them to spend more time with him.
• Blythe reflected on his failing health, his uneasy place in the Slyvai family, and his desire to find a way out for his children.

Velin declined to make Cronin Xuemiyya’s maid, and Angus offered Blythe another way to obtain information about the Adrien Grand Gathering. Blythe revealed why he wanted Angus to protect Adams and Cronin, then left to collect the Crystal Snow Lotuses for their deal.

• Velin told Xuemiyya about Blythe’s proposal, and she refused to make Cronin her maid but accepted the Stone of Seven Emotions and agreed to build connections with neighboring noblewomen.
• Velin told Angus his decision, and Angus agreed to inform Blythe that the information would cost sixteen Crystal Snow Lotuses instead of Cronin’s service.
• Blythe asked Angus to protect Adams and Cronin in exchange for information, and Angus learned Blythe had only three or four years to live.
• Blythe revealed his regrets about his life and family, then left Karida Manor for District Twelve to collect the Crystal Snow Lotuses.

Velin visited his father, Angus, who gave him Hecilas Symbols to use in repaying a favor to Lady Gloria. He went to Gloria at the tree fortress, thanked her for helping him meet Patrich, and began to give her something.

• Velin summoned a vine to shade his courtyard, then went to Angus, who explained that the parchment contained Hecilas Symbols created by a Moon Elf knight.
• Velin chose to visit Gloria first and borrowed a Silverblood Dragonwolf from Reginald to travel to the tree fortress in District Twelve.
• Velin arrived at the Training Ground and saw Lambert fighting three Water Elemental Spirits while his strength was partially sealed.
• Gloria greeted Velin and asked about his meeting with Patrich; Velin thanked her for helping him obtain Patrich's letter of recommendation.
• Gloria described her long career and travel history, and Velin told her he had come to give her something.

Velin gave Gloria the Hecilas Symbol parchment and secured a March Academy placement for Eunice, while Lambert continued his punishing training. Later, Velin visited a floating merchant ship, saw Twilight Orcs being sold, and returned to Karida Manor disappointed.

• Velin gave Gloria the Hecilas Symbol parchment, and Gloria offered him a placement at March Academy.
• Velin asked Gloria to give the placement to Eunice, and Gloria agreed and handed him a silver leaf badge for her.
• Gloria healed Lambert after his fight with three Water Elemental Spirits, then sent five more Silver Low-Tier Water Elemental Spirits to continue his training.
• Gloria told Velin that Lambert had to win an atonement duel in five years or take his own life beneath the Elf Mother Tree.
• Velin visited floating merchant ship 166, saw a merchant selling Twilight Orcs in cages, and left without buying anything.
• Velin rode the Silverblood Dragonwolf back to Karida Manor.