Recaps

Kyle subdued Liaton, a Crystal Dragon who had transformed into an Ice Elf, and made him guide Velin in exchange for Gold Coins. Liaton recalled a glowing plant guarded by the Snow Goose Tribe, which might be the extraordinary flower Velin sought.

• Kyle chased down Liaton and battered his Magic Shields until the Crystal Dragon surrendered.
• Kyle asked Liaton to guide him, and Liaton reluctantly agreed after Velin offered him a thousand Gold Coins with five hundred paid in advance.
• Velin asked Liaton about an extraordinary flower, while Lester and Kyle discussed testing the Crystal Dragon's defenses.
• Liaton recalled seeing the Snow Goose Tribe perform a ritual around a glowing plant in the Snow Peak Mountains.

Velin confronted the Snow Goose tribe to obtain its sacred Uranus Flower and offered to negotiate rather than seize it outright. Belengar agreed to trade the flower for a peaceful new home, and Velin left for Cecilia's Demiplane to arrange the next step.

• Liaton led Velin, Kyle, and Lester to the Snow Goose tribe's camp in the Snow Peak Mountains.
• Velin's group entered the camp, and Kyle restrained the Snow Goose people so Velin could speak with their mage, Belengar.
• Velin demanded the Uranus Flower and warned Belengar that refusal would leave the tribe with nothing.
• Belengar chose to compromise and asked Velin to provide a peaceful home for the tribe's 1,326 members.
• Velin offered 10,000 square kilometers of land in exchange for the tribe fighting for him after a hundred years, but Belengar said they would serve sooner.
• Velin opened a passage to Cecilia's Demiplane and went inside.

Velin arranged for the Bartos Tribe to move into Cecilia’s Demiplane and formally accepted their allegiance. After Dream Fairy Mina identified the glowing flower as the Uranus Flower, Velin opened a passage to bring the Snow Goose people into the Demiplane.

• Velin asked Cecilia to create a snowy region in her Demiplane, and she agreed to prepare one for the Snow Goose people.
• Belengal organized the Bartos Tribe to pack their belongings, retrieve their fruit trees, and gather the tribal treasury.
• Belengal offered Velin the glowing flower, and Velin accepted the Bartos Tribe’s allegiance after promising to respect its faith and customs.
• Velin summoned Dream Fairy Mina, who identified the flower as the Uranus Flower and asked to accompany him to the Realm Above the Clouds.
• Velin returned Mina to the Demiplane and opened a passage for the Snow Goose people to enter.

Velin completed the Bartos Tribe’s migration into Cecilia’s Demiplane, then traveled with Kyle and Lester toward the Kaven Magic Kingdom. Lord Clyster rewarded Velin for helping avert a disaster by inviting him to choose a Floating Ship.

• Velin confirmed that Cecilia’s Demiplane covered ten thousand square kilometers and promised to spend three days sightseeing with her.
• Belengar led the Snow Goose people into the Demiplane, and Velin closed the passage after the migration ended.
• Velin paid Liaton 2,505 Gold Coins for the Uranus Flower, and the Crystal Dragon flew north.
• After Kyle returned from taking revenge, Velin, Kyle, and Lester flew south and entered the Kaven Magic Kingdom, where Velin noticed heightened security.
• Clyster brought the three travelers to a starry expanse filled with Floating Ships and told Velin to choose one as a reward.

Velin chose a Floating Battleship in the Kavon Magic Kingdom, where Clyster transferred its Ship Spirit to him and gave him a pass bearing Clyster’s name. Five days after departing with Kyle and Lester, Velin reached the former site of Dream Smoke Town, now called Marguerite Manor.

• Clyster revealed that the fleet was inside the Interlayer Space and offered Kyle a chance to become his disciple, but Kyle refused.
• Velin chose Floating Battleship PL-1872 to strengthen Qixing Territory, and Clyster formally transferred the vessel and its Ship Spirit to him.
• Velin named the battleship and its Ship Spirit Sandora, and Sandora acknowledged him as her master.
• Clyster gave Velin a maple-leaf pass that allowed him to invoke Clyster’s name if he encountered trouble on the mainland.
• Velin stored Sandora in his Demiplane and set out with Kyle and Lester for Kurisko Province.
• Five days later, Velin, Kyle, and Lester arrived at Marguerite Manor, the former site of Dream Smoke Town.

Velin and his companions uncovered the crimes of Della Marguerite and destroyed Marguerite Manor. Velin waited among the ruins after a High-Silver mage arrived and recognized the Red Maple Leaf he held.

• Della Marguerite invited Velin, Kyle, and Lester into her manor, where Velin suspected she was seeking sacrifices.
• When Della ordered them to leave and her maids surrounded them, Velin ordered Kyle to kill the maids except Della and the maid who had brought them inside.
• Velin searched Della’s soul and discovered that the manor’s people had abducted adventurers, altered the men’s souls into women’s bodies, and given them to Della’s husband.
• Lester cut down Della and her husband, and Kyle burned Marguerite Manor and its servants to ashes on Velin’s orders.
• Velin stayed in the ruins until a High-Silver mage arrived, saw the Red Maple Leaf in Velin’s hand, and bowed to him.

Velin’s discovery of a disgusting incident in Garlos County prompted a young mage to seek help from his teacher, a Mid-Gold arcanist, who tried to learn what Lord Clyster’s associate wanted. Rotas and his friends suspected the lord had ties to the destroyed Dream Smoke Town and set out to find a way to help their teacher.

• Velin gave a memory of the incident to a Silver High-Tier Mage, who promised an explanation within three days or he would appeal to Lord Clyster.
• The young mage returned to Garlos County City and showed the memory orb to his teacher, who investigated the visitor’s purpose with the Garlos Arcane Tower’s tower spirit.
• Rotas and the two girls went to the meditation room to offer help, and Rotas suggested the lord might have come to Dream Smoke Town on behalf of a deceased elder.
• The Mid-Gold arcanist dismissed the students and continued searching for a solution, while Rotas and the girls decided to ask their senior brother for information and seek two keepsakes from Dream Smoke Town.

Velin waited in Galos City for the mage’s apology and received O'dor’s diary as compensation. He let the matter go, gave Rosta a Gold-grade Spellbook, and left the city with Kyle and Lester to continue their journey home.

• Velin shopped with Kyle and Lester before heading to Gross Tavern to meet the mage’s representative.
• Rosta approached Velin in the tavern and brought him, Kyle, and Lester to a residence to apologize on his teacher’s behalf.
• Rosta presented O'dor’s diary, and Velin accepted it as compensation and declared the matter settled.
• Velin gave Rosta the Gold-grade Spellbook “Aurora Wall” in exchange for a future favor.
• Velin, Kyle, and Lester left Galos City and headed south.

Velin and Lester discussed their journey and Lester’s plans before Velin read O'dor’s private diary aboard the Star Moon Floating Ship. O'dor sensed someone was peeping on him, and Velin destroyed the diary and made Kyle and Lester promise to keep its contents secret.

• Lester told Velin he planned to leave in three months and revealed he had recognized signs that Velin had encountered a Child of Destiny.
• Kyle activated spatial traversal, and the Star Moon Floating Ship entered a Space Rift.
• Velin read O'dor’s diary, while Kyle and Lester joined him and learned that O'dor had been in love with his teacher, Eileen Bakart.
• O'dor woke with the feeling that someone was peeping on him, and Flora suspected Velin might have found his books.
• Velin shredded the diary and made Kyle and Lester promise not to reveal O'dor’s secret.

Velin, Kyle, and Lester were trapped in the Space Rift by a Legendary Demon and fought their way into Reality Space, where demons surrounded them. As Velin battled the horde, Kyle and Lester nearly destroyed a Low-Legendary Snake Demon, but its sacrifice summoned the Abyss’s immense will and left them frozen in terror.

• A Legendary Demon tore open the Space Rift, and Kyle and Lester fought it long enough for Velin to send the Star Moon Floating Airship into Cecilia's Demiplane and escape into Reality Space.
• Velin emerged among thousands of demons, released the Life Knight, Death Knight, and Blood Knight, and began cutting through the horde.
• Kyle and Lester fought a Low-Legendary Snake Demon while Velin slaughtered Gold-grade demons below.
• Kyle’s three holy arrays blasted the Snake Demon down to its head, but it raised a Law shield and tried to flee.
• Kyle and Lester attacked the Snake Demon together, prompting it to sacrifice a holy soul and call upon the Abyss.
• The Abyss’s immense will descended, shattered the sword lights, and froze Kyle and Lester in place.

Velin, Kyle, and Lester defeated the Low-Legendary Snake Demon after its soul attack triggered a mysterious power that destroyed it. Velin healed Kyle and Lester in Cecilia's Demiplane, then returned to the Abyss-polluted land to investigate the Demonic Calamity.

• Kyle and Lester prepared to fight the Snake Demon, while Velin continued battling demons on the ground.
• The Blood Knight charged at the Snake Demon, which pierced its chest and used its soul to attack Velin.
• A mysterious golden light destroyed the Snake Demon's body, soul, and will, leaving the demon forces leaderless.
• Velin ordered the Life-Knight and Death-Knight to clear the remaining demons, then caught the exhausted Kyle and Lester and brought them into Cecilia's Demiplane.
• Velin repeatedly used Heal—Life and Heal—Soul to stabilize Kyle and Lester's critical injuries, which he said would heal within a month.
• Velin left Cecilia's Demiplane and explored the ruined, Abyss-polluted land, finding only weak groups of demons.

Velin and the Death Knight saved Whispering Valley from a demon siege, and Bamur Hades explained the region’s place within Demeduta. The chapter ended with Velin learning that the Malmi Archipelago lay between two subcontinents and was ruled under Lady Lucia Gaean Antoinette’s influence.

• Bamur Hades refused to abandon Whispering Valley and ordered General Garik to hide his family in a secret chamber.
• Velin arrived with the Death Knight, which killed the Gold-grade demons and helped end the siege.
• Bamur thanked Velin for saving the valley and identified himself as head of the Hades family.
• Bamur told Velin that Whispering Valley was on Pumisoma Island in the Malmi Archipelago and that the Hades family had sworn fealty to Demeduta.
• Bamur explained that Lady Lucia Gaean Antoinette founded Demeduta and ruled several islands through feudal lords who paid her a ten percent tax.

Velin learned how Lucia Garn Antoinette had conquered and ruled the Malmi Archipelago, then accepted Bamur Hades’s invitation to a welcome banquet in Whispering Valley. With demons gathering outside and his refuge in danger, Bamur sought Velin’s help while introducing him to his mother and sisters.

• Velin read that Lucia Garn Antoinette had conquered the archipelago, established Demeduta, and divided the other islands among vassals and former slaves.
• Velin concluded that Demeduta had likely fallen or faced a desperate struggle, and he learned that Kyle and Lester needed seven more days to awaken.
• Bamur admitted to his trusted retainers that he did not know whether Velin could save Whispering Valley, but he was willing to pay any price to protect its citizens.
• Bamur formally welcomed Velin at a banquet and introduced him to his mother, Milien Hades, and his sisters, Nora and Heidi.
• Velin took the seat of honor and shared a meal while speaking with Bamur and Milien.

Velin rejected Milien’s attempt to seduce him and told her to have Bamur meet him the next morning. He then played chess with Bamur’s sisters Heidi and Nora through the night, winning the final game and leaving them in tears.

• Milien asked Velin to speak privately, then offered him wine and explained she was willing to do whatever was needed as Bamur’s mother and the Hades family’s Matriarch.
• Velin refused to sleep with Milien, covered her with a curtain, and told her to have Bamur come see him in the morning.
• Velin found Heidi and Nora hiding in his bed and learned that Bamur had sent his family into a secret chamber to protect them when Whispering Valley’s shelter was about to fall.
• Velin challenged Heidi and Nora to play chess until dawn, promising to help Bamur if they won more games than he did.
• After thirty-nine games ended in thirteen wins, thirteen losses, and thirteen draws, Velin won the next game, and Heidi began to cry as Nora comforted her.

Nora and Heidi worked for seven days to cook a dish for Velin, hoping to earn his help, while Bamur apologized for his earlier actions and secured Velin’s promise to help his family. After tasting the food, Velin fed it to Xing with Glowing Wine, and Kyle and Lester woke from their month-long sleep.

• Nora and Heidi left to prepare a dish Velin would enjoy within seven days, while Bamur visited and apologized for arranging the previous night’s events.
• Velin agreed to help Bamur once the crisis was resolved, accepted that he would receive payment, and told Bamur to keep the promise secret from his sister.
• Nora and Heidi brought Velin their carefully prepared dish after seven days, and he told them he liked it.
• Velin took the food to Cecilia's Demiplane and fed it to Xing with Glowing Wine.
• Kyle woke after sleeping for a month, and Lester awoke a few minutes later.

After recovering from their battle with a Low-Legendary demon, Kyle and Lester vented their lingering anger by slaughtering the demon army near Whispering Valley. Velin spent three more days with Nora and her people before departing with a handmade doll from Nora and Heidi.

• Velin brought the recovered Kyle and Lester out of the Demiplane, introduced them to Bamur and the others, and flew them to the demon army's gathering place.
• Kyle and Lester descended from the Star Moon Floating Airship and killed more than two hundred thousand demons, easing the gloom left by their battle.
• Velin took Bamur and the others on a tour of Whispering Valley, then spent the next three days relaxing at the shelter.
• As Velin prepared to leave, Nora and Heidi gave him a handmade doll modeled after him, and he accepted it warmly.

After Velin left Pumisoma Island, Nora and Heidi discovered new abilities and resolved to grow stronger so they could repay him someday. A month later, Velin, Kyle, and Lester returned to the Sinapsis Subcontinent after three years away, approaching the waters of the Ilia Kingdom.

• Velin claimed Nora and Heidi as his reward, freeing them from being Bamur's bargaining chips, then departed aboard the Star Moon Floating Airship.
• Nora discovered she could animate wooden puppets, while Heidi learned to awaken flowers and use their natural power to heal wounds.
• Nora and Heidi agreed to keep their abilities secret and decided they would seek out Velin after becoming stronger than Uncle Garick.
• On February 12, 9771 of the Radiant Calendar, Velin, Kyle, and Lester emerged from spatial traversal and saw the continent after a month-long journey.
• Velin stored the Star Moon Floating Airship in his demiplane near the Sinapsis Subcontinent, and the three flew toward the waters of the Ilia Kingdom.

Velin returned to Qixing Territory after three years away and reunited with Xuemiyya, who updated him on the territory’s development and key decisions. The chapter ended with Velin learning that Lord Tadius had chosen to develop unclaimed land beyond the border while keeping it part of Qixing Territory.

• Velin returned to Star Moon Fort, where Kyle and Lester went their separate ways to see their own people.
• Velin saw through Xuemiyya’s illusion, revealed his increased strength, and embraced her.
• Xuemiyya told Velin that the Gray Fog Space was producing resources steadily and had accumulated 24,688 kilograms of Seven-Colored Crystal.
• Xuemiyya explained that she had placed the Teleportation Array in Blue Gauze County after Governor Andrew pressured her and negotiations over its location stalled.
• Xuemiyya told Velin that her uncle had recruited Gugode for the Auxiliary Army, and Velin said the change would not matter.
• Xuemiyya revealed that Lord Tadius had chosen unclaimed land beyond Qixing Territory’s border to develop, while agreeing that it would remain part of the territory and pay taxes.

Kyle took Blue away from Star Moon Fort for a private conversation about their past and her feelings, promising to answer her once he became a Legend. Lester returned to White Wolf Village and agreed to tell Milna about his time away.

• Kyle found Blue in her room and took her from Star Moon Fort to a quiet hill beyond Blue Gauze Lake.
• Blue recalled how Kyle had bought her for five hundred Gold Coins after her failed stage performance, and Kyle admitted he had first thought of her as a tool.
• Kyle told Blue she was one of his anchors and promised to give her an answer about marriage after he became a Legend; Blue said she would wait.
• Kyle offered Blue his arm, and she held it as they walked together.
• Lester returned to White Wolf Village, helped Milna recover from training, and agreed to tell her about his more than two years away.

Velin returned to Qixing Territory and spent a day resting with Xuemiyya before offering her a choice between two Legendary items. Meanwhile, Lester and Milna planned to return to the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom together, where he hoped to prepare her for the future before attempting the Dawn Paladin trial.

• Velin stayed in bed with Xuemiyya for a day, while Camelia fretted at Star Prayer Mage Academy and O'dor, Flora, and Belder reacted to news of Velin's return.
• Belder decided to redirect Velin's attention toward Andrew by suggesting that Andrew handle three months of affairs without rest.
• Velin showed Xuemiyya the Staff of Solitude and the Karnus Bracers, and she chose the staff while urging him to keep the bracers for his protection.
• Lester told Milna he planned to leave Qixing Territory in a month and a half, and Milna said she wanted to accompany him to the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom.
• Lester promised to ask the Pope to arrange for the Left Canon to teach Milna, then spoke of his uncertain Dawn Paladin trial and remembered Lucia.

Velin took Cecilia to the Potion Cultivation Center to visit his eldest disciple, Trisa Angara, whom he had barely taught. Cecilia flew ahead and revealed herself to Trisa, who was playing with grass figures.

• Velin planned his busy schedule and decided to take Cecilia out to play.
• Xuemiyya asked Hilda to prepare flexible wooden rods while imagining ways to punish Kmelia, who woke from a nap and began studying in case she was already in an illusion.
• Velin learned that Kyle had taken Blue out, then went to the Cecilia Demiplane and brought Cecilia with him.
• Velin and Cecilia arrived at the Potion Cultivation Center, where the duty officer Kohaita said Green had gone out and would likely return that night.
• Cecilia spotted Trisa playing with grass figures, flew over, revealed herself, and asked to play.

Velin, Trisa, and Cecilia built a wooden house together after spending the day playing in the hills. They returned to the lakeside estate, where Velin told Erica and Ingrid that he planned to take Trisa out for instruction and pause the lessons Green had arranged.

• Cecilia and Trisa played with grass figures, then built a wooden house together while Velin made boards by hand.
• Cecilia and Trisa argued over who had reached Velin first, and Velin made peace between them.
• Velin promised Trisa and Cecilia they could stay and play in the hills for a few more days after they met someone.
• Velin, Trisa, and Cecilia went to the estate, where Erica and Ingrid greeted Velin and Trisa nervously faced them.
• Velin told Erica and Ingrid he planned to take Trisa out for instruction and asked them to put Green's lessons on hold.

Velin toured Green’s manor and examined the magic machines developed by Green and his students, including a machine that turned Hundred Flower Rice into White Rice Flower. He later met Adams and Isla, praised their progress, and urged them to treat Green well.

• Trisa and Cecilia admired the young beasts in the manor before discussing which ones would taste best roasted, frightening the animals.
• Velin inspected the manor’s magic equipment as a Forest Elf Swordsman showed him how Adams’s White Rice Flower Magic Machine prepared Hundred Flower Rice.
• Velin tasted the White Rice Flower and asked to learn about the other machines, spending two hours examining them.
• Green arrived and greeted Velin, who requested some of his Transcendent plants before going to speak with Adams and Isla.
• Velin praised Adams and Isla for advancing to Silver Mid-Tier Druids and told them their success came from their own efforts and Green’s guidance.

Velin visited Green to taste and discuss the fruits and magical cultivation projects developed at the Magic Potion Cultivation Center. After spending several days inspecting the work and watching Cecilia and Trisa play, Velin said goodbye to Green and flew toward Jiangtaen County.

• Green invited Velin to dinner and presented the Red Ice Fruit, explaining its cultivation benefits and growth requirements.
• Velin told Green to continue improving the Red Ice Tree before attempting large-scale cultivation.
• Green explained that Lucas had inspired the magical machines he and his disciples had assembled, and Velin encouraged Green to exchange ideas with Lucas.
• Velin spent the next few days inspecting semi-finished magic potion plants while Cecilia and Trisa played and occasionally asked him to settle their quarrels.
• Velin thanked Green, offered to help with resources, and departed the Magic Potion Cultivation Center for Jiangtaen County with Cecilia.

Velin secretly visited Mengya City to assess Zelia’s governance and encountered a boy being abused by his father. He gave the boy a way to reach Zelia and start a new life, then left to inspect Zeflin’s territory.

• Velin disguised himself as an adventurer, entered Mengya City, and learned the rules for outsiders from a gate officer.
• Velin bought Howltooth Fruits from a local seller, who explained that Zelia had introduced the crop to villages in Mengya County.
• Velin followed a hungry boy to a dilapidated house and found the boy’s drunken father beating him.
• Velin paralyzed the father, erased his memories of the boy, and gave the boy books and a note to take to Administrator Zelia before joining the army.
• Velin gave the boy the remaining Howltooth Fruits and left, while the boy packed his mother’s belongings and set out to join the army.