Recaps

The Goddess of Life named Velin the Qixing Count, a God-Bestowed title recognized by nations that worship her. After the ceremony, Duke Moravia warned Velin to conceal his status in hostile countries and promised him a divination-shielding item and several thousand soul-holding orbs.

• The Goddess of Life declared that a born king would enter the Silvis Family and bestowed the title of Qixing Count on Velin.
• Belgrave told Velin that the goddess's personal bestowal would earn him recognition across the nations that worshipped her.
• Duke Moravia took Velin to his Manor, while Belgrave invited Ankrol Moravia to ride with him and discussed the Duke's treatment of Angus.
• Duke Moravia warned Velin that enemies of the Goddess of Life might try to corrupt him and offered an item to conceal him from divination spells.
• Velin asked Duke Moravia for a few thousand soul-holding orbs, and his grandfather agreed to send them with the item.

Belgrave ordered Samuel to secretly track the children of princes and royal descendants, while Velin adjusted to the attention and political obligations that came with becoming Qixing Count. After resting with Xuemiyya at a manor outside the capital, Velin set out for the Royal Capital First Magic Academy to complete their pending transaction.

• Ankrol left Belgrave at the Duke of Moravia's manor, then dropped his smile and went to see his father.
• Belgrave questioned Samuel about Xuemiyya Ex's royal connections and ordered him to secretly record the circumstances of royal descendants' children, including illegitimate children.
• Velin learned that news of his title had spread throughout the Royal Capital, then accepted Kyle's congratulations.
• Over the next few days, Velin attended 146 gatherings with Angus and met more than a thousand nobles, military officers, and clergy as Angus strengthened ties with other factions.
• Half a month later, Velin relaxed with Xuemiyya, discussed their hopes for a child and his duties as lord, and fell asleep beside her.
• Three days later, Velin left the manor with Xuemiyya and Kyle to complete the transaction at the Royal Capital First Magic Academy.

Velin negotiated with Tadius over compensation for Professor Osmond’s departure and the price of Demon Soul Light Orbs. They reached a price for the Silver-grade orbs, paused to cool off, and left the rest of the haggling unfinished.

• Velin met Tadius at the academy, where Tadius demanded compensation for the loss of visiting professor Osmond.
• Velin invoked his grandfather’s influence to discourage Tadius from reporting the matter to the king, and Tadius agreed to discuss the Demon Soul Light Orb prices instead.
• Velin and Tadius argued over the price of Low-level Silver Demon Soul Light Orbs and settled on two Intermediate Magic Crystals, three Low-Grade Magic Crystals, and half a Low-Grade Magic Crystal per orb.
• Xuemiyya worried that Velin and Tadius might be fighting, but Kyle said he could only help Velin flee; Xuemiyya then returned to playing chess with Isabelle while Kyle read and worked on spells.

Velin completed a trade with Tadius, then attended a gathering hosted by Babula, who sought to draw him into royal politics. Velin avoided declaring support for any prince, and Babula later offered to discuss griffins with him.

• Tadius and Velin signed an agreement for Qixing Territory to sell Demon Soul Light Orbs to the Royal Capital First Magic Academy for Magic Crystals.
• After returning to the Manor, Velin accepted Babula’s invitation and went to his Manor with Kyle.
• Babula welcomed Velin and asked what he thought of the Fourth Prince; Velin said he knew little about the princes and was loyal to the King.
• After Babula left to host the gathering, Velin told Kyle that he had not expected Babula to support the Fourth Prince, while Kyle said he doubted any prince was destined for the throne.
• Babula returned and asked whether Velin was interested in griffins, prompting Velin to ask for details.

Velin accepted the White Tower Griffon Ranch from Babula and completed the transaction for one Gold Coin, along with grasslands, a training cliff, and instructors. He planned to move its assets to Qixing Territory and abandon the supposedly cursed ranch.

• Velin considered the ranch's history and its reputation as a curse that doomed finance ministers' families.
• Babula offered Velin the ranch for one Gold Coin and added two Wind Asia Grasslands, a Griffon Training Cliff, and ten Griffin Knight Training Instructors.
• Babula explained that the Asterix Family wanted Velin to take the ranch because he had the Goddess of Life's Crown's favor, and Velin agreed on the condition that he would state later.
• Velin told Kyle that he could abandon the ranch and rebuild it as a Manor in Qixing Territory, leaving the curse behind.
• At dawn, Babula presented the deeds and contracts, and Velin paid one Gold Coin and signed the divine commercial contract to complete the transaction.

Babula delivered the Gold Coin to his grandfather, Ismael Asterix, who took it to Venerable Bard to fulfill the second wish granted to their ancestor. After Bard used Destiny Divine Script to identify the coin’s true owner, its radiance entered Ismael’s soul, leaving him confused briefly before he became resolute.

• Babula waited for Ismael to return, then handed him the Gold Coin in the study without asking why it was needed.
• Ismael examined the Gold Coin with appraisal magic and then used a golden Magic Scroll to travel to a solitary island in a Space Rift.
• Ismael told Venerable Bard he had decided to use the second wish granted to his ancestor.
• Bard wrote three Destiny Divine Scripts, sent the Gold Coin into them, and identified its true owner while a god watched.
• The Gold Coin’s radiance entered Ismael’s soul, and Bard sent him back after warning him not to become overly obsessed with power.

Velin and Kyle arrived at the White Tower Griffon Cultivation Ranch, where Velin appointed Brausen as steward after testing his griffon-massaging skills. Brausen reported the ranch’s size, griffon population, and workforce, leaving Velin with an overview of its operations.

• Velin brought Xing to the ranch, promised him wine for fighting, and gave him half a bottle before they flew onward with Kyle.
• Dozens of griffons followed Xing as Velin, Kyle, and Xing arrived at the ranch and were greeted by its workers.
• Brausen told Velin that the former steward and guard team had been transferred away, leaving the ranch without a steward.
• Velin had Brausen massage Xing and appointed him steward of the Prayer Star Griffon Cultivation Ranch.
• Brausen reported that the ranch covered 8,526 mu and held 386 adult griffons, 893 hatchlings, and 1,683 people across 352 slave households.

Velin forced the White Tower Griffon Tribe to submit to Xing and moved the entire griffon ranch into the Messier Demiplane. He planned to turn the emptied land into a comprehensive manor and expand his presence in the Royal Capital before returning to Qixing Territory.

• Velin gathered the ranch’s slaves and griffons, then had Xing beat Habus, leader of the White Tower Griffon Tribe, into submission.
• Velin healed Habus, and Xing claimed the White Tower Tribe as a vassal of the Snow Wind Clan.
• Velin had Kyle open a passage to the Messier Demiplane and moved the entire White Tower Griffon Cultivation Ranch inside.
• Velin told Kyle to buy shops and manors in the Royal Capital and its outskirts to prepare for expanding their presence there.
• Velin and Kyle toured the Wind Asia Grassland and Griffon Training Cliff, appointed an overseer, and returned to the Royal Capital; half a month later, Velin returned to Qixing Territory.

Velin inspected Jiangtaen City and identified problems in its planning, population, and civic culture. He assigned Zelia and Zephirin to compete over governing the county’s six districts, then left for the Graylight Wasteland with Kyle.

• Velin arrived in Jiangtaen County and inspected Jiangtaen City with Kyle, Zephirin, Zelia, and Gabriella.
• Kyle pointed out the city’s flawed urban planning, overly uniform population, and growing culture of idleness and extravagance, frightening acting governor Deklis.
• Velin gave Zelia and Zephirin ten days to visit the county’s districts and choose three each to govern, with a governor’s post and mysterious reward going to the better performer after ten years.
• Velin ordered Deklis to learn from whichever of the two chose Jiangtaen City, recognizing both his mistakes and his merits.
• Velin and Kyle left Jiangtaen City and flew toward the Graylight Wasteland.

Guga led the Lizardmen against the Kobolds, defeating them with a hidden advantage and forcing the survivors to surrender. After Velin questioned him, Guga revealed the location of the Tushu Tribe’s main camp, and Velin flew west to investigate.

• Guga learned of Kobolds near his territory, gathered his forces, and led them north while recognizing that Bru was a traitor.
• Gunt’s Kobolds ambushed the Lizardmen at the river, and Velin and Kyle watched the battle and wagered on its outcome.
• Guga killed Bru, then used a hidden attack to incapacitate Gunt and behead him, forcing the Kobolds to surrender.
• Velin landed, questioned Guga about his orders and allies, and learned that the Tushu Tribe’s main camp lay five hundred kilometers west.
• Velin flew toward the Tushu Tribe, while Guga resolved to abandon his territory and start over elsewhere.

Velin and Kyle raided the Tushu Tribe, captured most of its leaders, and learned that the Monster Clan planned to invade the Kingdom of Isia around spring of Radiant Calendar Year 9766. Back in Jiangtaen City, Velin appointed Zexia and Zephirin as Deputy Governors over six counties, then returned to Qixing County.

• Velin and Kyle infiltrated the Tushu Tribe, captured eighty-three high-ranking Lizardmen, and brought them to the Messier Demiplane for questioning.
• Kyle searched the Mid-Gold Lizardman Warrior's soul and uncovered an order requiring the Tushu Tribe to assemble troops, servants, and slaves for a war by spring of Radiant Calendar Year 9766.
• Velin killed Tribal Chief Kaires after he said he did not know the assembly point, and Kyle confirmed by searching his soul that he had told the truth.
• Velin ordered Kyle to take the surviving Lizardmen as experimental materials, and the two emptied the Tushu Tribe's treasure vault before leaving.
• After the Tushu Tribe's leaders disappeared, its vassal tribes began seizing its mines, hunting grounds, and slave tribes.
• In Jiangtaen City, Velin appointed Zexia and Zephirin as Deputy Governors over three counties each, gave them development funds, and returned to Qixing County with Kyle.

Velin inspected Zeferus Territory and discovered a bronze-masked Dark Elf whose intimidating magic drew his interest. Meanwhile, Hebrew challenged Zeferus Legion officers in the arena before Orlando arrived, leaving Hebrew wary of his newly powerful elder brother.

• Velin strolled through Pakp City and marked a bronze-masked Dark Elf after she used her power to frighten a Half-Dragon.
• Hebrew defeated Feseci and several other Zeferus Legion officers in the arena, while Velin and Kyle watched.
• Orlando arrived and revealed that he had become a Soul Intent Knight, startling Hebrew.
• Velin secretly gestured for Orlando to give Hebrew a thorough beating.

Orlando defeated Hebrew in a duel by using an unexpected extra weapon, then reunited with his brother and introduced him to Dolores. Velin inspected Zeferus and raised Orlando’s marriage, leaving Dolores awaiting his decision.

• Hebrew tried to escape Orlando’s challenge, but Orlando trapped him and agreed to fight without combat skills at their matched rank.
• Hebrew and Orlando clashed with their quasi-Legendary Weapons, and Velin and Kyle predicted Hebrew would likely win.
• Orlando pulled out another quasi-Legendary Weapon and sent Hebrew off the arena, winning the duel despite conceding that Hebrew had superior combat skill.
• Orlando and Hebrew reconciled, then joined Velin and Kyle at the City Lord’s Mansion, where Hebrew greeted Dolores as his sister-in-law.
• Velin inspected Zeferus’s growth and told Orlando he had come to discuss his marriage, and Orlando said he would follow Velin’s decision.

Velin visited Oterness with Orlando to discuss Orlando and Dolores’s marriage, and Oterness agreed in principle but insisted that Orlando pass tests set by him and Meredith. After the guests left, Oterness and Meredith decided to prepare a small dowry for their rebellious daughter.

• Velin inspected the Zeferus Territory with Orlando, and several tribes offered women whom Velin assigned to Dolores as maids.
• Velin, Orlando, Kyle, and Dolores arrived at Ernest Castle, where General Helenya welcomed them.
• Velin asked Oterness to discuss Orlando and Dolores’s marriage, and Oterness agreed in principle while requiring Orlando to pass his and Meredith’s tests.
• Oterness sent Dolores to fetch Meredith, then placed Dolores in the Demiplane so she could not reveal information to the guests.
• Meredith and Oterness agreed to contribute one thousand Gold Coins each toward Dolores’s dowry.

Orlando faced Meredith’s first trial in Oterness Castle’s Central Plaza, fighting eight powerful Ice Warriors before a duel with their strongest warrior sent him crashing out of the arena. His defeat left the next stage of the trial unresolved.

• Oterness released Dolores from the Demiplane, but Meredith stopped her from approaching Orlando and made her sit with her parents.
• Velin gave Orlando Anansi's Sword before Orlando entered the plaza for the trial.
• Meredith summoned eight Soul Intent Low-Tier Ice Warriors, and Orlando fought them inside a Magic Shield.
• Orlando wounded one Ice Warrior, which praised his strength before the other seven withdrew and it challenged him alone.
• Orlando unleashed Crimson Lotus Fury Flame, but the collision cracked the Magic Shield and hurled him out of the arena.

After Orlando lost to Karnus, Velin encouraged him and sent Kyle to fight Oterness in the sky. Kyle defeated Oterness, and Velin pointed Orlando toward the opportunity to prove himself as Orlando flew away from the castle.

• Karnus acknowledged Orlando's strength, gave him the Ice Sword, and returned to Element Space with the other Ice Warriors.
• Velin comforted Orlando after his defeat and told him to rest while he handled the next fight.
• Kyle and Oterness agreed to battle in the sky, where Kyle pursued Oterness through his illusions and spells.
• After fighting through the night and into the next day, Kyle found Oterness and struck him down with Putlock's Spear.
• Meredith caught Oterness and treated his injuries while Dolores flew to her father's side.
• Kyle told Velin he had won, and Orlando flew outside the castle after Velin indicated that he could prove himself.

Velin and Kyle tracked down the Bronze Mask-wearing elf in Pakp City and discovered that she was a neutral Dark Elf who used the mask to conceal her appearance. After capturing and questioning her, Velin asked why she had stayed in his territory.

• Velin and Oterness agreed to Orlando and Dolores's marriage and set the wedding in Pakp City for January 1st, 9765 of the Radiant Calendar.
• After returning to Zeferus, Velin and Kyle followed a tracking mark to the Bronze Mask elf's courtyard and watched her carve a wooden figure that absorbed magic.
• Velin ordered Kyle to capture the elf, and Kyle removed her mask, revealing her Dark Elf appearance.
• Kyle performed an Alignment Check and found the Dark Elf neutral, so Velin let her wake and questioned her.
• Velin asked why the Dark Elf had remained in his territory, after learning she had been carving likenesses of him and Kyle for paying customers.

Shabel explained how the Bronze Mask transformed her into a pure Dark Elf and helped her grow stronger, and Velin recruited her to work for him. After returning to Star Moon Castle, Velin read a Family Secret Letter and expected the upcoming Family Meeting to assign him a responsibility.

• Shabel told Velin and Kyle about her parents, her escape from Sodari Landa, and how she obtained the Bronze Mask and chose self-restraint.
• Kyle identified the Bronze Mask as a Rule Item, while Shabel admitted she had risen from a Low-level Silver Assassin to a Low-Gold Assassin over forty-two years.
• Velin offered Shabel a position, and she agreed; she said her promised wooden sculptures would be finished in six days, and Velin arranged to send for her ten days later.
• Velin and Kyle left Shabel's courtyard, and Orlando told Velin that ruins had been discovered in the Misty Forest before leaving to gather troops.
• Ten days later, Velin brought Shabel to Qixing Territory, then read a Family Secret Letter at Star Moon Castle and anticipated receiving a task at the Family Meeting.

Velin returned to Windsor Castle with Xuemiyya and visited the Wind Listening Tower, where he met a boy named Haixiden Ex, the son of Harriet. Angus told Velin that he planned to pass the family title to Velin’s eldest brother in three years and was most worried about Velin’s Second Sister.

• Velin arrived at Windsor Castle with Xuemiyya, Kyle, and the Guard Team after traveling through the Teleportation Array.
• Velin took Xuemiyya to the Wind Listening Tower, where they met Haixiden Ex, who said his mother was Harriet.
• Velin left Haixiden a basket of fruit and told Xuemiyya that he had often been punished in the tower as a child.
• Velin and Xuemiyya went to Angus’s study, where Velin said he had hurried back after receiving his father’s message.
• Angus told Velin he planned to pass the title to his eldest brother in three years and was worried about his Second Sister.

Velin discussed Olseya’s marriage to Cyril with Angus, who sought a way to resolve the dispute without driving his daughter mad or weakening the family’s authority. After learning more about his cousin Harriet, Velin left to visit his mother, where Elisa faced Olseya with a magic staff in hand.

• Angus told Velin that Olseya wanted to marry Cyril and repay the family’s investment over a hundred years, but several family members opposed her proposal.
• Velin declined to choose sides, warned that granting Olseya’s request could create a damaging precedent for Ilisis, and suggested confining her for a hundred years.
• Angus asked Velin to find a solution that would not drive Olseya mad, and Velin agreed to think the matter over.
• Velin asked Roccus about Harriet and learned that she was his cousin, had divorced Matius Groberk, and had returned to the family with her child, Haixiden.
• Velin left to visit his mother, while Elisa repeatedly picked up and put down her magic staff as Olseya sat nervously before her.

Velin confronted Olseya after learning she had melted down the Ex family's Legendary Grade Knight Lance and gifted the sword forged from it to Cyril. Suspecting her soul had been tampered with, the family imprisoned Olseya and called for their grandfather to examine her, while Velin went to Kyle for advice.

• Elisa gave Olseya three days to find the missing Knight Lance before their father learned of it.
• Velin questioned Olseya and warned her to reveal where the lance was, threatening Cyril if she lied.
• Olseya confessed that she had melted down the lance and given the resulting Knight Sword to Cyril.
• Velin proposed that Olseya's soul might have been tampered with, and Xuemiyya put Olseya to sleep before Elisa had her imprisoned in a secret chamber.
• Elisa recorded a message asking her father to come examine Olseya, while Velin went to Kyle and recounted what had happened.
• Kyle searched the Angel's Heart for relevant records as Velin waited.

Velin learned that Olseya’s soul had been subtly contaminated by an intruder and arranged for Kyle to capture the paladin suspected of causing it. Duke Moravia confirmed Olseya could be saved, then persuaded Angus to let him take her for fifty years.

• Kyle identified Olseya’s soul contamination as the work of an Outer God’s minion, and Velin sent him to capture the paladin discreetly.
• Three days later, Duke Moravia examined Olseya and confirmed that her contamination was minor and could be removed.
• Duke Moravia sealed Olseya inside a Demiplane and went to confront Angus, revealing what had happened to their daughter.
• Angus said Olseya should pay for her mistakes, but Duke Moravia asked to take her for fifty years, and Angus agreed.

Duke Moravia learned that the Kashimir Organization had infiltrated the Ilia Kingdom and two neighboring kingdoms, prompting Karix and the Church of Life to prepare a purge. The Inquisitor Knights began searching the kingdom, while Saintess Anastasia reported the foreign threat to the Goddess of Life.

• Duke Moravia extracted information from the captured paladin and told Angus that one-eighth of the kingdom’s nobility would be implicated in the purge.
• Angus learned that the Kashimir Organization operated in Ilia, Kuber, and Bashio, and Velin recognized it as the Seven Stars Organization.
• Angus explained that the paladin’s Soul Skill let one consciousness maintain genuine faith while another carried out the invasion.
• Duke Moravia gave Karix the paladin’s memories, and Karix agreed to lend him Song of Stars for ten years in exchange for control of wealth in the west and central regions.
• Karix went to negotiate with the Church of Life, and knights left the Royal Capital before the Inquisitor Knights began searching Ilia.
• Saintess Anastasia reported the organization’s involvement in Kuber and Bashio to the Goddess of Life.

The Church of Life imposed martial law across the Ilia Kingdom and began purging people corrupted by the Outer God. After Serton City’s soldiers were assessed and corrupted troops executed, the Seventh Legion and Inquisitor Knights destroyed the Balada Family, while similar purges spread through the eastern region.

• Valoy and two Inquisitor Knights assessed Governor Noyce Rivillic, found him uncorrupted, and ordered him to assemble Serton’s City Defense Army for assessments.
• More than a thousand corrupted soldiers were exposed and executed, including the three Garrison Generals, while Noyce’s surviving troops were ordered to reorganize and seal Serton City.
• An Inquisitor Knight left with twenty knights to join Denia and the Seventh Legion, whose remaining force marched toward the Balada Count’s Territory.
• Denia ordered the Balada Family’s forces executed without mercy, and the Seventh Legion conquered the territory’s cities over three days.
• An Inquisitor Knight sentenced Vilia Balada to bodily destruction, soul annihilation, and the extermination of his clan, as purges spread across eastern Ilia.

The Church of Life and the kingdoms carried out a continent-wide purge of people corrupted by the Outer Gods, collapsing the Kashimir Organization’s scheme. Velin left Windsor Castle for Qixing Territory, witnessed the inspections on his journey, and learned that the World Consciousness might reward those who helped end the purge.

• The kingdoms and the Church of Life purged heretics, destroying the Kashimir Organization’s thirty-year scheme and postponing the Family Meeting until June of the following year.
• Velin asked Ilisis to watch over Haixiden, then left Windsor Castle with his wife and Kyle for Qixing Territory.
• Near the Provincial Capital of West River Province, Velin watched Temple Knights kill a corrupted adventurer, and Kyle explained that the souls of the corrupted became power for the world’s defenders.
• A priest inspected Velin and his party at the city gate, found no corruption, and let them enter the depopulated capital.
• Velin traveled by teleportation array to the Provincial Capital of Cadro Province, where an officer reported that only three outsiders had been found corrupted so far.