Recaps

Velin traded the magic city to Tadius in exchange for the metal city and let him take charge of its blue phantom. After the city was renamed Hervata, Velin tested one of its battle soldiers and discovered that Heal-Life could repair it.

• The blue phantom explained that its former master vanished when Sodaliyak City encountered a wizard and that about three thousand years had passed in subspace.
• Velin offered Tadius the metal city in exchange for the magic city, and Tadius agreed to take the blue phantom under his protection.
• Tadius named the phantom Leibuta and renamed the metal city Hervata, then had it project a map showing the city's eight levels and thirteen intact battle soldiers.
• Velin summoned a battle soldier to the control center and tested it against his Silver Wood-Faceless Avatar.
• After half an hour, Velin's avatar cut the battle soldier in half, and Velin found that Heal-Life began repairing its body.

Tadius learned that Metal City’s battle weapon robots had been created through cruel methods involving stolen consciousness, and Velin left with Xuemiyya and Kyle. Tadius later summoned Velin back to Metal City, where they discovered a fragile blonde girl imprisoned inside a purple crystal.

• Leibuta explained that Metal City’s robots used virtual-game consciousness, including living consciousness taken from people whose bodies had died.
• Leibuta revealed that robots made with living consciousness had been ordered to kill their original families, and Tadius agreed to heed Velin’s warning against pursuing the research too far.
• Velin, Xuemiyya, and Kyle left Metal City after learning how the robots were made.
• While waiting on the grassland, Velin agreed to help Tadius when he returned with a discovery.
• Tadius teleported Velin and Xuemiyya to a room where a blonde girl was trapped in a purple crystal, and Velin sensed the immense, chaotic power within her fragile body.

Tadius revealed how Tashana was sealed in Metal City, punished the blue phantom for deceiving him, and decided to raise Tashana as a tool. After Velin returned to Star Moon Fort, he learned his parents had arrived and reunited with his father Angus, who was surprised by Velin’s rapid growth.

• Tadius explained that Tashana’s body had been destroyed in battle with a wizard, causing her psychic power to trigger Metal City’s restriction and seal the city in subspace.
• Tadius punished the blue phantom for its deception and declared that he would raise Tashana as a tool, while Velin warned him not to let his pursuit of knowledge blind him.
• Tadius opened the amethyst, and Velin healed Tashana before the group returned to the Mage Tower and Tadius placed Metal City in an underground cavern.
• Hilda and Sisina told Velin that a close elder had arrived at Star Moon Fort, and Velin realized his mother had come to visit.
• Velin entered his study and greeted his father Angus, who admitted he had missed him and was startled by how much Velin’s strength had grown.

Angus visited Velin and explained that he had come to discuss the Underground World in Leya Great Forest. He revealed how its territory and profits had been divided, then began to discuss an allocation right for an Ancient Ruins.

• Velin questioned Angus about his elder brother, and Angus described the brother’s plans and family responsibilities.
• Angus admitted that he had come to Qixing Territory to discuss the Underground World in Leya Great Forest, and Velin invited him to talk over tea.
• Angus said a Low-Legendary Black Dragon had been captured, while a Legendary Intermediate Evil Soul Eye had escaped.
• Angus explained that the dark world had been divided into ten shares: six for Velin’s grandfather, three for the family, and one for Velin, whose profits would arrive after the family recouped its investment.
• Angus raised the allocation right for an Ancient Ruins.

Velin learned about the Ancient Ruins’ Illusionary Realm Trial and discovered that the Church of Life had rewarded him for warning it about the Outer God incident. The Church granted him a small Demiplane, which he could collect from Gades in Cadro Province, and Velin considered visiting the Pope.

• Angus explained that the Illusionary Realm Trial in the Ancient Ruins could strengthen those who shattered its illusions and invited Velin to visit it.
• Velin found the Church of Life’s overdue reward letter among his official documents, and Angus criticized him for neglecting his work before announcing he would leave with Velin’s mother in half a month.
• Velin read the Pope’s letter thanking him for his warning and granting him a small Demiplane, which Gades in Cadro Province would deliver.
• Velin decided he could visit the Pope in the royal capital and began reading the letter’s list of material rewards.

Velin read the Church of Life's enormous rewards before joining Elisa and Xuemiyya in the garden, where Elisa recounted how she and Angus met and how her father tested Angus. Elisa and Xuemiyya stopped their private conversation when Angus approached, while Xuemiyya stayed behind to wait for Velin.

• Velin found the Church of Life had offered him valuable treasures and an island, then put the official letter away.
• Xuemiyya asked Elisa when she and Angus would return from traveling and discussed how difficult it might be for her and Velin to have children.
• Elisa told Xuemiyya that she and Angus met at a ball and secretly kept in touch for more than ten years, though their parents knew about it.
• Elisa recalled how her father caught Angus visiting her in the rain and how he repeatedly forced Angus to undergo trials in the Duke's Territory of Moravia.
• Elisa covered Xuemiyya's mouth when Angus approached, then asked whether she would go find Velin; Xuemiyya chose to wait for him.

Velin reunited with his parents, and Elisa decided to take charge of arranging a match between Kyle and An. The next morning, Velin left with Kyle while Xuemiyya sent for An, setting Elisa’s plan in motion.

• Velin joined Elisa, Angus, and Xuemiyya in the garden and admitted he had been trying to eavesdrop.
• After learning about Kyle and An, Elisa told Velin she would settle the matter within half a month and ordered him not to interfere or tell Kyle.
• Angus and Velin spoke about their family, Angus’s coming travels, and the years Velin had spent exploring the wider world before embracing and parting warmly.
• The following morning, Velin took Kyle to Gray Fog Space to discuss establishing potion workshops.
• Xuemiyya summoned Head Maid Hilda and sent her to bring An, who was wiping the windows in Kyle’s bedroom when Hilda arrived.

Lan met Elisa, Velin’s mother, who proposed making her Velin’s younger sister so she would have a proper status to marry Kyle. Lan hesitated over whether to accept without asking Kyle, while Kyle wondered what choice she would make.

• Hilda brought Lan to meet Elisa and Xuemiyya at the Main Castle.
• Elisa learned Lan’s real name was Lyanna and explained that she had once considered arranging a marriage between Kyle and a woman from the family.
• Elisa asked whether Lan would wait for Kyle to become a Legend before receiving his answer, and Lan said she would.
• Elisa proposed adopting Lan as her daughter and making her Velin’s younger sister, but Lan hesitated and asked to discuss it with Kyle.
• In the Gray Fog Space, Kyle told Velin he was wondering what Lan would choose, and Velin admitted he could not hide the matter from him.

Velin and Kyle discussed a possible Orc upheaval that could prevent war in the southeast and delayed plans for the Interlayer Space. Elisa accepted Blue as her daughter and named her Lyanna, while O'dor investigated Velin's mysterious items and triggered a violent reaction from the red ring.

• Kyle told Velin that the Ode Organization reported an upheaval among the Black Asia Orcs that might spark an expeditionary campaign.
• Velin and Kyle agreed that the threat of a wider expedition could prevent the Ilia Kingdom and the Kingdom of Kuber from going to war, and Velin planned to develop the Interlayer Space later.
• Blue accepted Elisa as her mother, and Elisa named her Lyanna before entrusting her to Xuemiyya's care for the coming days.
• Elisa guided Lyanna over time, helping her open up and grow more comfortable with her new family.
• Velin brought two unidentified items to O'dor, who placed a red ring in a magical disk and used blood and blasphemous symbols to activate it.
• The ring's chains dragged a black shadow back inside as it screamed, while O'dor uttered the name Sepayokas.

O'dor completed the destruction of the Sepayokas within the Ring of Truth, then brought Velin and Kyle through a passage to the manifestation of truth. The chapter ended with each of them seeing the manifestation differently, while O'dor admitted he did not know why.

• Kyle explained that the Sepayokas had been imprisoned in the Ring of Truth after seeking to bring the Abyss into the Shadow World, but could not reveal the reward for destroying them.
• O'dor destroyed the Sepayokas beings' souls and consciousness, then used a halo to break apart the ring and release its starlight.
• A Gate of Light pulled O'dor, Velin, and Kyle into a passage filled with visions of people writing books, which Kyle recorded.
• The group emerged before an enormous tree that O'dor called the manifestation of truth.
• Velin learned that he saw a tree, O'dor saw a halo, and Kyle saw a beam of light, while O'dor said he did not know why.

Velin entered Truth’s manifested dimension and climbed a staircase of phantoms before receiving a trial to study Druid spells and create a Soul Intent grade spell. He began studying the books, while his companions had already completed their trials.

• O'dor flew into Truth’s manifestation, and Kyle departed before Velin followed into the dimension.
• Velin climbed a staircase where phantoms of people he knew appeared, and his uncle’s phantom briefly seemed to move and urge him onward.
• Velin reached the tree’s summit as the staircase collapsed, then received a trial to read three thousand Druid spellbooks and create a Soul Intent grade Druid Spell containing the mysteries of nature.
• Truth told Velin that time was constant, that failure to complete the trial was impossible, and that his companions had already finished their trials.
• Velin summoned books about Druid spells for cultivating flowers, filtered them to Soul Intent grade, and began studying one.

Velin spent more than two years in the trial, developing Druid Spells and learning why his attempts fell short before finally leaving. He reunited with O'dor and Kyle and asked O'dor how he had been able to remind him inside the trial.

• After studying nearly two thousand Soul Intent grade Druid Spells, Velin created a spell that made a phantom lose control and explode.
• Velin studied natural theories and created a spell that transformed an ordinary Seed into a Transcendent plant, but the trial rejected it because it consumed the caster's life force and lacked nature's intent.
• After resting, Velin presented another spell, which Truth assessed as perfectly ordinary, and the trial ended.
• Velin reunited with O'dor and Kyle, learned they had spent ten and fifteen years in the space, and asked O'dor how he had reminded him there.

Velin and Kyle left the truth manifestation space with O'dor, who explained their evaluations and teased Velin about his. Back at the castle, Velin learned that Blue was close to his mother and realized he had gained a younger sister.

• O'dor explained the seven truth manifestation evaluations and revealed that his own rating included the words “Rotten wood can be carved.”
• Velin and O'dor traded threats and promises to keep their secrets, then O'dor opened a Gate of Light so they could return to the Gray Fog Space.
• O'dor sent Velin out of the laboratory without explaining the remaining item, and Velin and Kyle returned to Pink Lake through the pink spring.
• Velin asked Kyle how long he had spent in the truth manifestation space, and Kyle held up three fingers without revealing the exact duration.
• Velin returned to the castle, learned from Head Maid Sisina that his father had gone to visit Lord Tadius, and went to see his mother.
• Velin saw Blue acting intimately with Alice and realized he had gained a younger sister, while Xuemiyya noticed that his temperament seemed different.

Elisa welcomed Lyanna as her daughter and arranged for Velin to provide for her, while Lyanna remained devoted to Kyle as her master. Velin asked Xuemiyya to discreetly lure Theo into revealing his Floating Ship and Floating Battleship, and the chapter ended when a Shadow Assassin arrived to report to Kyle.

• Elisa told Velin that Lyanna was his younger sister, and Velin promised to provide her with a private residence.
• Elisa took Lyanna to tour Star Moon Fort, while Xuemiyya questioned Velin about his changed demeanor.
• Velin asked Xuemiyya to discreetly visit Auntie so Theo would find out, hoping to see the Floating Ship and Floating Battleship he built.
• Lyanna visited Kyle and insisted that he would always be her master, even if he married her.
• A Low-Gold Shadow Assassin appeared before Kyle and said he had a matter to report.

Kyle received secret intelligence that the United Kingdom of Kols had gathered Black Asia Orcs near the Death Desert and that Shia Beastmen might have leaked information, prompting Velin to alert the Church of Dawn and reward the Ode Organization. Later, Velin brought two Magic Potion Workshop orbs from Gray Fog Space and began installing the Purple Condensation Gel workshop in Qixing Territory.

• Kyle received a report from the Ode Organization about Black Asia Orc activity near the Death Desert and a possible Shia Beastman defection, then kept the information confidential.
• Velin read the report and ordered Kyle to write to the Church of Dawn and send treasures to the Ode Organization as a reward.
• Velin returned to Xuemiyya without revealing the details, saying the matter would not reach Qixing Territory.
• O'dor gave Velin the workshop orbs and demanded materials for building the Floating Ship before teleporting Velin and Kyle away from Gray Fog Space.
• Velin brought the workshop orbs to Star Moon Castle and chose a garden in the Outer City District as the installation site.
• Kyle moved the garden, and Velin activated the purple orb, which began expanding as nearby soldiers arrived to investigate.

Velin and Kyle witnessed the Purple Condensation Gel Magic Potion Workshop take shape, then connected it to an Elemental Pool and tested its production. Velin decided to prioritize the army’s supply, sell surplus to allied nobles, and reserve the highest-grade gel for future negotiations.

• The purple core assembled 788 inscribed stone pillars into a five-story Purple Condensation Gel Magic Potion Workshop, and Kyle connected it to the unused Elemental Pool.
• The workshop’s phantom appeared with a face that upset Velin, so Velin ordered it changed and told Kyle not to mention its original appearance.
• The phantom explained that producing Purple Condensation Gel involved 1,798 procedures, divided into 288 major and 1,510 minor procedures.
• Velin ordered a demonstration batch, and he and Kyle tasted the gel and judged its effect suitable for Bronze-tier professionals.
• Velin said the army would receive gel first, surplus would go to friendly nobles, and Soul Intent-grade gel would be stored for future bargaining.

Velin traveled to Viscount Clever’s territory to discuss acquiring Three Blood Flower seeds and their cultivation method, while Clever sensed his arrival with the Eye of Heavenly Vision. Clever met Velin in Hilan City and invited him to his castle for a conversation.

• Velin assigned Kyle to select three hundred Bronze Warriors to guard the two Magic Potion Workshops, with Lyanna commanding them, and planned to visit Viscount Clever about Three Blood Flower seeds.
• Velin and Kyle traveled to Dany Province disguised as adventurers and entered Hilan City after presenting their numbered tokens.
• Clever used the Eye of Heavenly Vision to recognize Velin as an important guest and ordered a Guardian Knight to gather the guard unit to accompany him.
• A Guardian Knight told Clever that an imprisoned necromancer would reveal the location of an undead graveyard only if Clever met him, but Clever postponed the matter to see Velin.
• After spending the day exploring Hilan City, Velin encountered Clever and Anila, revealed his identity, and accepted Clever’s invitation to the castle.

Velin visited Viscount Clever to purchase three blood flower seeds and their cultivation method, while Clever weighed how the deal might help him escape his allegiance to the Third Prince. Clever agreed to show Velin the unusual planting method, leaving the sale dependent on Velin’s response.

• Velin toured Clever’s fortified castle and inspected the enchanted iron gate before joining a small banquet with Clever, Anila, and Kyle.
• Velin bought fruit wine from Clever and arranged for Kyle to sign a ten-year trade agreement.
• Velin asked Clever to sell him three blood flower seeds and their cultivation method, and Clever offered to demonstrate the planting method first.
• That night, Clever told Anila that he hoped to use Velin’s influence to break away from the Third Prince, though he feared the risks of changing sides.

Velin watched Clever's prisoners being bled to cultivate Three-Blood Flowers, then negotiated for the seeds, cultivation method, and continued sales. Clever revealed his allegiance to the Third Prince and secret information about the succession struggle, while Kyle recounted the prince's attempt to kill a maid and her strange newborn son; Clever recognized a connection and began sharing what the prince had told him.

• Velin followed Clever to an underground mine, where soldiers drained prisoners' blood and used it to nourish Three-Blood Flowers.
• Velin asked Clever for all the flower seeds and the cultivation method, and Clever agreed to keep selling the flowers to Qixing Territory at the original price.
• Clever led Velin and Kyle to a guarded secret chamber and explained that he had pledged allegiance to the Third Prince and learned secret information from a friend in the royal capital.
• Kyle told Velin and Clever that the Third Prince had tried to kill a maid and her newborn son, who could speak at birth and bore a purple mark between his brows.
• Clever recalled that the Third Prince had made a puzzling remark to him and six other viscounts three years earlier, and said it seemed connected to the story.

Clever explained why he wanted to leave the Third Prince and revealed his plan to back the prince’s illegitimate son. Velin offered to shield him from retaliation in exchange for the first three valuable items Clever obtained after reaching Soul Intent rank.

• Clever recounted how the Third Prince had promised noble titles to those who pledged their loyalty, and said he wanted to leave after learning the king might choose an heir among his grandchildren.
• Clever said he planned to back the Third Prince’s illegitimate son, believing the king had received a revelation about one of his grandchildren.
• Clever accepted the risk of being purged if his gamble failed, saying success would make life easier for his children.
• Velin offered to help Clever break away from the Third Prince and avoid retaliation, but asked for the first three valuable items Clever obtained after reaching Soul Intent rank.
• Clever repeated the condition and hesitated.

Velin and Clever agreed that Velin would resolve Clever’s problem in exchange for three valuable items after Clever became a Soul Intent Knight. After returning to Cadro Province, Velin visited his Gute relatives and met his young nephew Brady.

• Clever agreed to send Qixing Territory the first three valuable items he obtained after becoming a Soul Intent Knight, and Velin promised to help him within half a year.
• Six days later, Velin and Kyle left Clever’s territory, inspected the Rose Flower Adventurer Group, and returned to Cadro Province through the Teleportation Array.
• Velin visited Gute Territory, where Cowell and Olcott welcomed him warmly and Olcott invited him to stay the night.
• Velin met Brady, praised his talent, and let him switch topics after Brady worried that his father would discipline him.

Velin gave Olcott and Cowell Purple Condensation Gel, and the family discussed how much to buy and whether to sell it to their relatives. Brady proposed helping the Hoyle family at a higher price, and Olcott told Cowell to give Velin an item as a return gift.

• Velin gave Olcott and Cowell portions of Purple Condensation Gel, which strengthened them and impressed them with its value.
• Olcott estimated that each unit could sell for three to five Intermediate Magic Crystals, and Velin offered the Gute family units for one Intermediate Magic Crystal each.
• After the banquet, Olcott warned Cowell not to take advantage of Velin’s generosity and discussed whether to include the Beckley and Hoyle families in the purchase.
• Brady suggested selling Purple Condensation Gel to the Hoyle family for one Intermediate Magic Crystal and five Low-Grade Magic Crystals per unit, insisting they should pay for the help.
• Olcott told Cowell to give Velin an item as a return gift, leaving Cowell hesitant because the item belonged to his father.

Velin accepted a damaged statue from Cowell and arranged for Green to study a cultivation method for Three Blood Flowers. He then went to the Mage Academy with the remaining seeds to summon Lucas and meet with Deren.

• Cowell agreed to buy fifty units of Purple Condensation Gel each year and gave Velin a damaged statue that calmed the mind when used for cultivation.
• Velin left Gute Territory with Kyle, visited Uncle Edgar, and returned to Qixing Territory three days later.
• Velin asked Green to improve the Three Blood Flower cultivation method, while making clear that he would not force Green to cultivate the flowers himself.
• Velin took the remaining Three Blood Flower seeds to the Mage Academy and summoned Lucas to the dean's office.
• Velin went to meet Deren, who managed the Mage Academy's administration.

Velin visited Star Prayer Mage Academy, where he met with Camelia and arranged for her to use a plot of land before receiving Lucas. Lucas told Velin that studying two opposing philosophies had given him ideas he was not yet strong enough to test.

• Velin visited Dean Drien's office and called Camelia inside after spotting her outside.
• Camelia feared Velin would complain about her to Xuemiyya, then asked Drien to let her use vacant land at the academy.
• Drien said the north plot was reserved, so Camelia chose the west plot, and Velin arranged for Star Moon Fort to pay the rent.
• Lucas arrived, and Velin met with him after Camelia and Drien left.
• Lucas told Velin that the collision of two philosophies had inspired ideas he could not yet verify, and Velin urged him not to rush.

Velin arranged for Lucas to secretly research the Three Blood Flower and asked Drien to find mentors for Lucas’s students. Later, while disguised at the Mage Academy, Velin met Elina Cassius and falsely claimed he had once served as her father’s adjutant.

• Lucas read about the Three Blood Flower, then agreed to begin his research in a month with a fortress and one hundred Third-class slaves provided by Velin.
• Lucas asked Velin to arrange new mentors for his two students, and Velin promised to handle it.
• Velin summoned Drien, who described his past ambitions, his loyalty to Velin, and how Velin’s father had helped his child.
• Drien admitted he had fallen in love with his student Viala, and Velin said he did not mind as long as it did not affect Qixing Territory.
• Velin asked Drien to arrange for a Gold Mage to teach Lucas’s students, then left the mage building and walked through the academy.
• Velin met Elina Cassius while disguised and told her he had once been her father’s adjutant, prompting her to apologize and address him as Uncle Velin.