Recaps

Velin invited Astariah to visit his territory, then asked Zephirin for her honest opinion of his wife and discussed placing Zephirin’s force under Xuemiyya’s command. Three days later, Velin returned to Star Moon Fort, where Kyle arrived with two documents.

• Velin agreed to Astariah’s request to visit his territory and brought her back through Zephirin’s portal.
• Velin sent Xuemiyya to show Astariah around East Lake City while he privately asked Zephirin what she thought of his wife.
• Zephirin described Velin’s wife as learned, mysterious, communicative, and devoted to Velin, while acknowledging how little she knew her.
• Velin explained that he wanted Zephirin to give Xuemiyya a force of her own, reassured her of his loyalty, and agreed that Star Moon Fort would cover the force’s costs as a reward from his wife.
• Three days later, Velin sent Astariah back to the ice world and returned to Star Moon Fort with Xuemiyya.
• Kyle arrived at Velin’s study carrying two documents.

Velin reviewed the vast treasures from the God-Thief and the Black Asia Orcs, then assigned their storage and approved changes to his staff. He announced a territory-wide conference seven days away and began revising the territory’s power structure.

• Kyle presented Velin with inventories of the God-Thief’s supplies and the Black Asia Orcs’ gift, revealing treasures worth immense sums.
• Velin ordered the God-Thief’s treasures and most of the valuable Orc gift sent to the Underground Treasury, with lower-value items placed in the castle storeroom.
• Kyle asked to transfer Gray from his current post so Gray could train guards full-time, and Velin approved Light and Wind to take over Lahael’s position managing the Magic Potion Plantation.
• Velin instructed Kyle to convene a broad territorial conference in seven days, including administrators, officers, regional leaders, and more than three hundred people from the Ninth Legion.
• Velin took out his register and began revising the territory’s power structure to meet the needs of its expansion.

Velin established Qixing Territory’s civil and military administrative framework, assigning senior officials and leaving Belder to handle the detailed staffing. After finishing his plans, he joined Xuemiyya and Trisa for dinner and teased Trisa by canceling her promised assessment.

• Velin organized the Central Hall and its five divisions, assigning Belder, Randolph, Andrew, and Raimondo to lead them.
• Velin appointed commanders for the territory’s camps and established the Star Moon Department under Kyle, while Orlando was given responsibility for Zephyrus Territory.
• Belder discussed ways to recruit more than three hundred talented people for Qixing County with help from the Machinery Core.
• Velin finished his administrative plans and headed to the dining room, where Trisa asked Xuemiyya to tell stories about her expeditions with Velin.
• Velin greeted Trisa, said he would assess her progress, then announced that he would skip the test, leaving her stunned.

Velin promised Trisa a Legendary Weapon and reminded Xuemiyya to check on her younger sister. Meanwhile, Qixing Territory prepared for a meeting as a Church of Life Inquisitor Knight squad arrived in Cadro Province, leaving adventurers fearful and wary.

• Velin told Trisa to ask Kyle to take her to choose a suitable Legendary Weapon, then sent her to rest after dinner.
• Velin reminded Xuemiyya that she had not checked on her younger sister, and they retired for the night.
• Guards left Star Moon Fort to deliver their lord's orders, while Belder and Andrew organized records and checked resources and troops across Qixing Territory.
• A priest and thirty Inquisitor Knights arrived at the Teleportation Hall in Cadro Province, alarming the nobles and adventurers there.
• Two Silver Rank adventurers decided to return rather than travel east, fearing the Church of Life's squad might be purging heretics or arresting Fallen Nobles.

Alva encountered a mutilated woman who revealed that the Plague Cult had captured her husband in a noble’s territory, and he set out to arrest the cultists in Wolf Creek Territory. The chapter then shifted to more than a thousand people waiting to enter Star Moon Fort and meet Velin.

• Alva ordered the gaunt woman whipped for blocking the Inquisitor Knights, then healed her wounds and restored her severed tongue.
• The woman told Alva that the Plague Cult had captured her husband after they discovered the cult in a noble’s territory.
• Alva ordered the Inquisitor Knights to seize a fair-skinned youth, while he killed four Plague Cultists and purified their bodies.
• The fair-skinned youth revealed that his father was in Wolf Creek Territory, so Alva led Torg and twenty-eight Inquisitor Knights there to wipe out the cultists.
• On September 3rd, 9779, more than a thousand people waited outside Star Moon Fort to be inspected and meet Velin.

Belder and his eldest daughter discussed her growing responsibilities and her secret romance, while Raimondo teased Cassius about her relationship with his son. Velin arrived at a territorial meeting with 1,319 participants after Master O'dor had tasked him with learning Transcendent knowledge, and the meeting began.

• Belder teased his eldest daughter about her work and discovered she was in love, then promised to help if her mother got angry with her.
• Raimondo joked with Cassius about his son winning over Belder's daughter, and Cassius deflected the teasing.
• Kyle recalled Master O'dor giving him 150 books and ordering Velin to learn their Transcendent knowledge in half a month.
• Velin finished reading an adventure story and went with Kyle to the large conference room, where all 1,319 meeting participants had gathered.
• Velin entered, received the participants' greetings, and ordered them to sit.

The governors of Qixing Territory’s fifteen counties reported their populations, resources, and military forces, revealing the territory’s growing strength. Velin decided to expand the Standing Army by eight battalions and considered developing an overseas island and investigating the unknown place beyond its gateway.

• Belder reported Qixing County’s population, resources, and large militia to Velin, who realized the county could field a battle-ready force of more than 73,000 men.
• Andrew and the other county governors reported their counties’ conditions throughout the day, and the final report from Iron Oak County ended at midnight.
• Velin reviewed the compiled figures and decided to expand Qixing Territory’s Standing Army by eight battalions, bringing its planned total to twenty battalions and more than 60,000 soldiers.
• Velin considered using expeditionary wealth to fund the military and developing the church-rewarded overseas island while secretly investigating the place beyond its gateway.

At the Qixing Territory expansion conference, Cassius and Orlando reported the strength of their armies, impressing Velin with their growth. Velin called on Iden to report next, leaving Hebrew anxiously waiting for his turn.

• Cassius reported that the Star Prayer Camp had 5,218 soldiers and extensive armor, weapons, and defensive equipment.
• Velin noted that the Star Prayer Camp’s strength had grown to rival a battalion-level unit of the Hurricane Legion.
• Orlando reported that the Fire Lion Knight Order had 1,324 knights, including one Soul Intent Professional, sixty Gold-grade Professionals, and 1,093 Silver-grade Professionals.
• Velin was shocked by the Fire Lion Knight Order’s strength, while Hebrew secretly laughed because he already knew its numbers.
• Velin called on Iden to report before Hebrew, who grew anxious as the reports continued and sought help from Orlando.

Velin reviewed Qixing Territory’s military strength and praised the governors and officers for building its prosperity. He then announced a new governing body, the Central Hall, and its highest administrative position, leaving Belder uneasy about what the change would mean.

• Hebrew reported on the Ice Sword Camp and its knight order, completing the military briefings.
• Velin reviewed the compiled figures and saw that Qixing Territory’s forces were close to supporting another Hurricane Legion but lacked about fifty Gold-grade Transcendents.
• Velin addressed the assembled governors and officers, praising their efforts and urging them to hold firm to their goals.
• Velin announced the establishment of the Qixing Territory Civil Administration Directorate, or Central Hall, headed by a Special Grade Governor called the Central Official or Chief Steward.
• Belder developed an ominous feeling as Velin announced the new administrative structure.

Velin announced a sweeping reorganization of Qixing Territory’s government, county leadership, army, and knight orders, leaving officials and soldiers uneasy about his motives. The meeting ended with the Griffin Knight Order’s designation abolished, while the assembled crowd suspected a major war was coming.

• Velin established five halls under the Central Hall, set staffing limits, and appointed Belder as Central Official alongside the hall governors.
• Velin reassigned several county governors, transferring four military commanders to governorships and relieving them of their original posts.
• Velin reorganized the army, appointing new battalion commanders and expanding the four titled camps.
• Velin announced plans to add eight battalions, raising the Standing Army to seventy thousand, and said Star Moon Fort would cover any military pay shortfall.
• Velin elevated the Fire Lion and Ice Bear Knight Orders, appointed Devonshire to command the Star Moon Knight Order, and abolished the Griffin Knight Order’s designation.

Velin announced sweeping military reforms, reorganizing units and appointing commanders, then established the Star Moon Department and named its leaders. He ended by appointing Ignis to command the Qixing Territory Air Force.

• Velin reorganized the border outposts, internal guards, development troops, Star Moon Fort Garrison, and auxiliary armies, assigning new commanders and strengths.
• Velin ordered Belder to oversee the military changes, which had to be completed within three months.
• Velin established the Star Moon Department under Kyle and appointed Theo Kadra and Seraphina as First Grade Governors.
• Velin introduced Ignis as an experienced air force commander and appointed him commander of the Qixing Territory Air Force and its Chief Instructor.

Velin reorganized Qixing Territory’s armed forces and established a Priest Corps, appointing clergy to senior military posts. After the three-day meeting ended, he asked Kyle, Belder, Orlando, and Ignis to remain behind.

• Velin established two Air Knight Orders and a Floating Fleet, naming Ovia, Shana, and Italia Silvis as commanders and Krell Silvis as deputy commander.
• Velin created a five-hundred-member Mage troop, placing Master O'dor in temporary charge with Drien as his assistant.
• Lavia reported the Church of Life’s clergy numbers and agreed to provide five hundred members for a new Priest Corps.
• Lavia recommended his students Yaden and Lafaya, and Velin appointed Yaden Chief Priest of the Priest Corps and Lafaya Chief Life Priest of the Standing Army.
• Velin ordered the reforms completed within three months, adjourned the meeting, and summoned Kyle, Belder, Orlando, and Ignis to stay behind.

Velin asked Belder to reassure the old Guardian Knights of his loyalty and learned that Belder’s daughter Isolde was attracted to Cassius’s son, Ilsuen. He arranged support for Orlando’s aerial forces, rewarded him with legendary armor, and asked General Ignis to guide Krell and Italia as they took over the Floating Fleet.

• Velin told Belder to assure the old Guardian Knights that he would never abandon them, then asked about Isolde’s interest in a young man.
• Kyle identified the young man as Ilsuen Cassius, prompting Belder to realize his daughter loved Cassius’s son.
• Velin assigned Orlando responsibility for a hundred flying dragon mounts, and Orlando offered to use his father-in-law’s favor to obtain another hundred Frost Dragon hatchlings.
• Velin insisted Orlando report the market value of the favor and gave him legendary armor as a reward for his service.
• Velin asked General Ignis to guide Krell and Italia when they took over the Floating Fleet, and Ignis agreed.

Velin finalized Qixing Territory’s administrative and military arrangements, then learned that Master O'dor had assigned him an enormous course of study on Floating Battleships. With Kyle tutoring him, Velin began working through the books, determined to prepare for the trial of fate.

• Velin ordered Kyle to appoint new Star Moon Department officers, investigate Duens Violetta’s island, claim it for Qixing Territory, and borrow Navy officers to form a naval force.
• Velin told Belder to seek help from Kyle or him, but vanished before Belder could finish asking for more manpower; Belder left to settle matters with Cassius.
• Orlando invited General Ignis to his manor to talk after Kyle left the meeting room.
• Kyle brought Velin 150 books from Master O'dor and explained that Velin had 252 hours left to study them, including 35 books covering more than 53,000 technical terms and some secret script.
• Kyle began tutoring Velin, who increasingly appreciated the books’ value and resolved to continue learning.

Alva rescued the prisoners at Wolf Creek Territory, punished captured Cultists, and told his nephew Torg to study under Bishop Lavia while watching Bishop Hisarion. The next morning the group traveled toward Qixing Territory, where Velin continued an intensive course of study with Kyle.

• Alva used a divine spell to restore the injured adventurers and mercenaries, then ordered two suspected Cultists imprisoned after their limbs were severed.
• A High-Silver Inquisitor Knight returned with two heads and reported that one person had been let go as Alva ordered.
• Alva told Torg that he was to study the Way of Punishment under Bishop Lavia and monitor Bishop Hisarion, who was suspected of betrayal.
• Alva urged Torg to work toward becoming a kingdom’s Chief Judge of the Church of Life, then watched the moon after Torg left.
• Thirty Inquisitor Knights escorted six Plague Cultists and over thirty survivors toward Qixing Territory the next morning.
• Velin studied with Kyle for seventy-two hours and finished fifty-nine books.

Velin paused his intensive study to meet the Church of Life’s envoy, who turned out to be his friend Alva. Alva delivered the Church’s reward and hoped to see Krell, while Velin learned that Krell had not yet arrived in Qixing Territory.

• Kyle told Velin to stop studying for four hours so he could meet the Church of Life’s envoy, warning that eighty-eight books remained.
• Alva toured Star Moon Fort with Lavia, the Church of Life’s bishop in Qixing Territory, before they entered the hall.
• Velin welcomed Alva warmly, abandoning his formal act as soon as he saw his friend.
• Alva said he had come to deliver the Church’s reward and hoped to see Krell, but Velin told him Krell was overdue and had not arrived.
• Alva joked that he might stay in Qixing Territory longer, and Velin invited him to become his advisor.

Velin met Alva in a forest Demiplane and asked about Krell, but Alva redirected their conversation before revealing that three Legendary figures would leave the Church of Life for an expedition. Alva urged Velin to stay neutral in the factional struggle their departure would expose, and Velin considered the advice.

• Alva brought Velin through a Demiplane passage to a vast forest, where they chatted and settled down to talk.
• Velin asked Alva what had happened to Krell, but Alva said he had already told him and steered the subject away from the secret.
• Alva revealed that the Holy Life Kingdom was assembling an Expeditionary Army to join the Kalaveria Empire's Twenty-Third Astral Fleet on an expedition to a Level Four World Cluster.
• Alva explained that Archbishop Yarbo, Chief Judge Otia, and Lord Silvan would join the expedition, leaving the Church of Life in the Kingdom of Isia with six Legendary figures and exposing its factional conflicts.
• Alva advised Velin to remain neutral, saying his status as a God-Bestowed Count would keep the factions from disturbing him, and Velin thought over the warning.

Alva explained how the Church’s safeguards preserved the Demiplane for Velin and showed him the rewards the Church had granted. Velin learned the Demiplane had once belonged to Archbishop Yarbo and began reviewing his other rewards, including Joshua Island.

• Alva gave Velin the Heart of the Demiplane and explained that a safeguard had prevented another Legend from taking it.
• Alva told Velin that the Demiplane, once called Chitis, contained magical plants shaped by a Tree of Life that Archbishop Yarbo had since removed.
• Alva showed Velin the lake and ancient wooden buildings at the Demiplane’s center, and Velin felt the house’s calming effect.
• Velin read the Church’s reward list, which included Legendary Holy Water of Life, Legendary Knight Armor, and Joshua Island.
• Alva explained that Archbishop Yarbo had forged Joshua Island during a visit from Lord Karnelius Kredos, and Velin suspected Yarbo had supplied many of his rewards.

Velin signed a contract with the Demiplane, hosted Alva in Qixing Territory, and returned to studying with Kyle in the former archbishop’s wooden cabin. Meanwhile, Krell and Italia remained trapped in the Boundless Sea, unsure how to escape.

• Velin agreed to let Alva stay in Qixing Territory for half a month and asked him to answer Priest Lavia’s questions, offering him a reward.
• Alva protected Velin as he signed a contract with the Demiplane, and Velin returned with him to Star Moon Fort after realizing more than four hours had passed.
• Velin went back to studying with Kyle and brought him through the Flowing Light Passage to the wooden cabin.
• Krell despaired over being trapped in the Boundless Sea, while Italia comforted him and urged him not to give up hope.
• Krell recalled that he and Italia had been swallowed by a hollow while traveling toward Qixing Territory and had since found no life, direction, or way out.

Krell and Italia encountered an Eight-winged Angel, who began fighting a Rainbow Dragon from a previous reset. As they watched the battle from a safe distance, Krell told Italia that Velin could defeat both opponents instantly and offered to explain what happened during the expedition campaign.

• Italia helped Krell recover and flew with him toward a distant light.
• An Eight-winged Angel appeared and regarded Krell and Italia with contempt as they backed away.
• A Rainbow Dragon emerged from the Boundless Sea, transformed into a High Elf, and confronted the angel over their unfinished battle from the last reset.
• The Eight-winged Angel attacked the Rainbow Dragon, which returned to its dragon form and swallowed her Holy Light Power.
• Italia carried Krell more than thirty kilometers away, where they watched the battle and Krell said Velin could defeat the angel and dragon in an instant.
• Krell drew Italia into his arms and began to tell her about the expedition campaign.

After the ice warrior deciphered the Gate of Light’s inscription and died after triggering an unknown taboo, the portal opened and drew the gathered Transcendents out of the Boundless Sea. They emerged near Star Moon Fort, where an immense pressure pinned the Eight-winged Angel and the transformed Rainbow Dragon to the ground, leaving Talia and Krell bewildered.

• Viderknes and Meltis stopped fighting, exchanged names and promised to finish their battle later, while Talia, Krell, and other Transcendents approached the Gate of Light.
• An ice warrior from Element Space read the gate’s unknown inscription aloud and then stood motionless, apparently dead, after everyone fell into a daze.
• The reset did not occur as expected, and the gathered Transcendents paid their respects as the Gate of Light opened and the ice warrior dissolved into ice crystals.
• The portal pulled everyone inside, while the Boundless Sea reset and sent those who remained back to the day they had entered.
• On January 1, 9780, four figures emerged from a rift near Star Moon Fort, and an immense pressure drove Meltis and the transformed Viderknes into the ground as Talia and Krell watched in disbelief.

Kyle subdued the seraph Meltis and the Rainbow Dragon Viderknes, questioned them about their origins, and escorted them to the castle for his lord to decide their fate. Meanwhile, Velin caught up with Krell in Fountain Square after Xuemiyya took Talia away.

• Kyle sent Krell and Talia away, then confronted Meltis and Viderknes outside Star Moon Fort.
• Kyle revealed his eight angel wings and forced Meltis to identify herself as Meltis Coriel Olivier Theodore, a seraph from the Heaven Realm.
• Meltis explained that she had escaped the Boundless Sea through the Gate of Light, and Kyle made her reveal her complete seraph form before ordering her to wait for his lord.
• Kyle questioned Viderknes, who said he came from the Modresia Islands, and then led both captives to the castle.
• Velin caught up with Krell at Fountain Square while Xuemiyya took Talia away.

Velin met Viderknes and Meltis, who mistook him for a powerful dragon or angel, while Kyle punished Meltis for attacking him. O'dor arrived and told Velin that his vacation would end in two days, after which he would spend eighteen months helping build a Floating Battleship.

• Velin told Krell that he would ask his uncle-in-law about the Boundless Sea, then went to greet Kyle and his companions.
• Kyle introduced Viderknes as a Rainbow Dragon and Meltis as a Seraph, and both asked Velin which powerful race he belonged to.
• Velin said he was an ordinary human, but Meltis refused to believe him and attacked, so Kyle seized her and beat her in the sky.
• Viderknes wondered whether Velin was a Child of Destiny and considered investing in him.
• O'dor arrived and told Velin that his vacation would end in two days, when they would begin building a hundred-meter-class Floating Battleship for eighteen months.

Velin asked O'dor about the Boundless Sea and learned that it was the ancient Mirror Barrier, a place where powerful beings fought and fortunate visitors gathered treasures. The chapter ended with Velin and Krell receiving warnings about the Sea’s dangers and how to leave it.

• Velin watched Kyle beat the Eight-winged Female Angel and considered using the encounter to secure powerful allies for Qixing Territory.
• O'dor reflected on his plans, the threat of Jia, and the destiny trial Velin had accepted.
• Velin asked O'dor what the Boundless Sea was, and O'dor identified it as the Epic Battlefield.
• O'dor shared memories explaining that the Boundless Sea was the ancient Mirror Barrier, once part of the world's defenses and later a battlefield for gods and Epics.
• O'dor explained that the Sea drew fortunate beings from Ilaria World's four great spaces, offered them treasures, and barred Epics from entering during their stay.
• O'dor warned Velin and Krell not to investigate the Sea’s secrets and explained that visitors could leave by waiting at the gateway for time to cross its boundary.

After Kyle defeated Meltis’s arrogance, she apologized to Velin and agreed to study under Kyle in exchange for work. Velin then turned to Viderknes and began negotiating for him to stay.

• Velin hugged Krell after he returned safely, while Viderknes wondered whether learning about the Boundless Sea would cost him Gold Coins.
• Kyle healed Meltis after their fight, and she reflected on her father’s warnings before apologizing to Kyle.
• Meltis apologized to Velin, who accepted and asked whether she would study under Kyle.
• Meltis agreed to study under Kyle and work to offset her tuition, while Kyle told her to call him Teacher.
• Velin asked Viderknes about staying, and Viderknes immediately asked how many Gold Coins Velin would give him.