Recaps

Velin welcomed Viderknes and Meltis into Qixing Territory’s service, then approved Kyle’s plan to recruit Star-Radiant followers for the territory. After Kyle left to show Meltis and Viderknes around, Velin reunited with Krell and revealed that he would serve as deputy commander of the Floating Fleet under Talia.

• Velin offered Viderknes a salary and mission bonuses, and the Rainbow Dragon agreed to serve him before asking permission to retrieve his treasure.
• Meltis asked to return to the Heaven Realm with Kyle, and Velin warned her by mentioning Kyle’s connection to Seraph Yuxia of the Crowns, ending her thoughts of revenge.
• Meltis knelt and asked to recruit Star-Radiant followers for Kyle; Kyle explained the angelic follower system and proposed recruiting thirty Soul Intent Tier experts.
• Velin approved Kyle’s plan and sent Kyle, Meltis, and Viderknes to tour Qixing Territory, while Odor reminded Velin to study and then departed.
• Velin told Krell he would be deputy commander of the Floating Fleet under Talia, and joked that he could make Krell clean the fleet’s toilets.

Velin trained under O'dor to build a Floating Battleship while Qixing Territory received a large delegation led by Yalinauron Belfas and Calista. After touring Blue Gauze City, Calista spoke with a local boy about his family and his dream of becoming one of Lord Velin's knights.

• Velin began intensive practical and theoretical training to build a hundred-meter-class Floating Ship under O'dor's supervision.
• Krell and Italia took up command positions in the Floating Fleet and began learning battle command from Ignis.
• Yalinauron Belfas, Calista, and several hundred guests arrived in Qixing Territory through the Teleportation Hall at Blue Gauze Lake.
• Yalinauron and Calista toured Blue Gauze City, noting its orderly streets and diverse visitors, then went to explore a residential district with only a guard captain accompanying them.
• Calista helped a boy who had fallen and asked about his family; he explained that his relatives served or studied for Lord Velin and that he hoped to become one of Velin's knights.

Calista questioned a boy about his family and his dream of becoming the lord’s knight, then explored Blue Gauze City with Yalin Olon. By Blue Gauze Lake, she asked whether he would let her stay in the Eternal Dawn Knight’s territory, and Yalin said he would oppose her for the kingdom but look away as her friend.

• Calista asked a little boy why he wanted to become a knight, whether his family was wealthy, and how long they had lived in Blue Gauze City, then paid him one Silver Coin.
• The boy said his family had lived in Blue Gauze City for fifty-five years and that his grandfather had been the lord’s warrior, then thanked Calista and promised to pursue his dream.
• Calista ended the day’s experiment with Yalin Olon, and the two left the residential district as night fell.
• Calista and Yalin Olon walked beside Blue Gauze Lake, where Calista praised the territory’s lively city and asked why other places did not share its benefits.
• Calista asked whether Yalin Olon would stop her if she chose to stay in the territory, and he said he would oppose her for the kingdom but look away as her friend.

Velin completed the first test of the hundred-meter Floating Ship’s keel, then worked through O'dor’s corrections. After Xuemiyya told him that Yalin Olon and Calista had arrived, Velin postponed meeting them and entered a Virtual Illusionary Realm to test his optimization plan.

• Velin tested all 1,587 magic nodes in the keel and confirmed they survived a high-intensity operation.
• O'dor identified twenty-one problems in the keel, and Velin recorded them to devise fixes.
• Xuemiyya told Velin that Yalin Olon and Calista were staying in Star Prayer City after accepting his invitation.
• Velin asked Xuemiyya to make Yalin wait a few more days while he finished optimizing the keel.
• Velin built a Virtual Illusionary Realm and entered it to verify his optimization plan.

After completing the Floating Ship keel, Velin earned half a month off and returned to the castle to rest. Meanwhile, Yalin Olon and Calista discussed her decision to stay in Qixing Territory and their friendship before a knight invited them to Star Moon Fort.

• Velin completed the magical power node layout for the keel, and O'dor approved it while privately planning to make Velin work harder in the future.
• O'dor gave Velin half a month off, and Velin returned to the main castle intending to sleep before visiting Yalin Olon and Calista.
• Yalin Olon and Calista agreed that she would stay in Qixing Territory, and Yalin offered to handle matters with the Kingdom of Belfas.
• Calista told Yalin Olon that she might have fallen for him if they had met before she turned eighteen, but she now regarded him as a dear friend.
• As Yalin Olon and Calista prepared to walk by Qixing Lake, a knight arrived and invited them to Star Moon Fort on Count Sir's orders.

Yalin Olon and Calista visited Star Moon Fort, where Velin welcomed them and guided them through the estate. The tour ended with Velin revealing that an Arcane Master was teaching him to build a Floating Battleship, capturing both guests’ attention.

• Yalin Olon and Calista passed Star Moon Fort’s three defensive lines and were greeted by Seraphina, whom Calista recognized as a Red Dragon.
• Velin welcomed Yalin Olon and Calista at Fountain Plaza, and they agreed to drop formal honorifics and joked about drinking extra wine at the Banquet.
• Velin guided Yalin Olon and Calista through the Inner City District and explained that Kyle had gone away, perhaps for months.
• Yalin Olon gave Velin’s flower to Calista, then Velin revealed that an Arcane Master was teaching him to build a Floating Battleship.

Velin hosted Yalin Olon and Calista at a banquet, hoping Calista would stay in Qixing Territory and meet his uncle-in-law, an Arcane Master. O'dor arrived under pressure from Flora, leaving the anticipated meeting about to begin.

• Velin told Yalin Olon and Calista they would meet his uncle-in-law that night, and Calista eagerly anticipated meeting the learned Arcane Master.
• Velin explained that Star Moon Fort's maids came mostly from commoner families and were trained to cultivate, with many later joining the Shadow Assassin unit or taking other jobs.
• Velin invited Yalin Olon and Calista to the banquet and ordered two more cases of Glowing Wine.
• Velin introduced his student Trisa, a Moon Elf from the Angara Tree Domain, to the guests.
• O'dor arrived, and Velin greeted him as his uncle-in-law; O'dor resented the address but came to meet the Arcane Master and offer help after Flora urged him.

Velin hosted O'dor, Flora, Calista, and Yalin Olon at a banquet, where he got Yalin drunk and passed out himself. O'dor praised Calista's talent and said he would guide her, while Xuemiyya returned to care for her sleeping husband.

• Velin introduced his aunt and uncle to Calista and welcomed everyone to the banquet.
• Velin made Yalin Olon drink thirty bottles of Glowing Wine, then both men passed out drunk.
• Sisina escorted Yalin Olon away, Seraphina took Calista to a guest room, and Hilda helped Velin back to his room.
• O'dor called Calista a genius and said he would offer her guidance if Velin kept her in Qixing Territory.
• O'dor told Flora that Calista would choose to stay and could become a legend if properly nurtured.
• Xuemiyya returned to the Main Castle bedroom and gently unbuttoned Velin's clothes as he slept.

Velin woke late and prepared to discuss official matters with Yalin Olon, then went to inspect the two magic potion workshops. Kahe completed production checks and inventoried their valuable reserves before learning that Velin had arrived.

• Velin woke in the afternoon, dressed formally, and learned that Yalin Olon had gone with Calista to visit O'dor.
• Velin considered whether to devise a test for Hebrew, then abandoned the idea and headed for the two workshops.
• Kahe inspected the latest Purple Condensation Gel batch and ordered its products sealed or sent for distribution according to regulations.
• Kahe checked the Gold Nether Crystal production and inventoried the workshops' remaining stocks of both resources.
• A guard informed Kahe that Velin had arrived, and Kahe left the storeroom to meet him.

Velin discussed Kahe’s role and resources, then agreed to let Calista remain in Qixing Territory to study and serve the territory. Meanwhile, a Dark Elf infiltrating the Underground World sent her findings to the Great Priest and concluded that the Spider Queen would claim it.

• Velin checked on Kahe’s welfare and told him he would bring Yalin Olon to visit the workshops.
• Yalin Olon asked Velin to let Calista stay in Qixing Territory to study, and Velin agreed.
• Velin and Yalin Olon postponed official business until after a visit to the workshops and shared Glowing Wine at dinner.
• Xuemiyya told Velin that Camelia would remain on the flagpole for five days and threatened a longer punishment if it happened again.
• A Dark Elf disguised as a Gray Dwarf reported that the Underground World’s Teleportation Array was likely in District 1 and that human troops were concentrated there.
• The Dark Elf returned to her Gray Dwarf disguise and rested after declaring that the Spider Queen would claim the Underground World.

Velin showed Yalin Olon the Purple Condensation Gel workshop and negotiated a larger trade quota with the Kingdom of Belfas. Velin offered an additional thirty thousand units in exchange for a port near the Black Asia Orc border and a large group of mages, leaving Yalin to seek the king’s approval.

• Velin and Yalin Olon toured the Purple Condensation Gel workshop, where Kahe explained its production capacity and shortages of raw materials.
• Velin told Yalin how his annual output was divided among the army, stockpiles, family supply, and trade, including the units already allocated to Belfas.
• Yalin offered higher prices for Types I, II, and III Purple Condensation Gel, and Velin agreed to add thirty thousand units to Belfas’s trade quota.
• Velin requested a port near the Black Asia Orc border and three thousand mage apprentices, five hundred Bronze-grade mages, sixty Silver-grade mages, and five Low-Gold mages.
• Yalin said he needed the king’s approval for Velin’s conditions, and Velin accepted.

Velin signed a thirty-year trade agreement with the Belfast Kingdom that secured supplies, territory, recruits, trade privileges, and academy places for Qixing Territory. After Yalin Olon departed, Velin considered how to manage the new territory and recruitment before arriving at the Floating Battleship construction base, where Calista stood beside Odor.

• Seven days after Velin placed trade orders, Yalin Olon told him that King Chilalundi Belfas had accepted the terms if the agreement lasted thirty years.
• On August 11, 9780, Velin and Yalin Olon signed the seven-clause Belfast–Qixing Trade Agreement, granting Qixing Territory annual potion trade, Chenwan Port City and surrounding lands, recruits, trade benefits, and academy admission places.
• Yalin Olon left to deliver the agreement to the Royal Capital and asked Velin to take care of Calista, while Velin understood that Yalin might remain under his brother's surveillance.
• Velin considered assessing the incoming recruits, leaving academy admissions to Xuemiyya, and delaying large-scale development in Chenwan Port City for ten years.
• The next morning, Velin arrived at the Floating Battleship construction base and saw Calista standing beside Odor, who grew uneasy when Velin gave him a knowing look.

Velin learned that his Elemental Furnace was dangerously flawed, while Guidance of Fate revealed a secret in the Gadas Underground World connected to someone named Morienk. The chapter ended with more than three hundred Dark Elves preparing to attack Theo Fortress and destroy its Teleportation Array.

• O'dor praised Calista's first Elemental Furnace but determined that Velin's creation could be modified into a bomb capable of flattening Star Prayer City.
• O'dor took Velin's furnace away to seal as a Magic Energy Bomb and told him to study Calista's work before building another furnace with her help.
• Velin heard Guidance of Fate reveal that Morienk had hidden a secret beneath withered vines at a riverbank in the Gadas Underground World, and decided to wait for its location to appear.
• More than three hundred Dark Elves approached Theo Fortress in Area One after months of reconnaissance and prepared to destroy its Teleportation Array.

Dark Elves launched a surprise attack on Theo Fortress and advanced toward its Teleportation Array while the human defenders tried to hold them off. Giens destroyed the array in a cataclysmic explosion, killing the remaining soldiers and Dark Elves nearby, while Gray Dwarf defenders prepared to resist elsewhere in the fortress.

• Dark Elves infiltrated the patrols at Theo Fortress's East, South, and North Gates, then attacked and killed guards across the fortress.
• Giens assembled the Third Brigade and ordered it to defend the Teleportation Array as the Mid-Gold Dark Elf Priest led more than three hundred Dark Elves toward it.
• The Dark Elves overwhelmed the soldiers guarding the camp entrance, and two Low-Gold Dark Elf Warriors charged the array while Giens confronted them.
• Giens was mortally wounded and crushed the Magical Device in his mouth, triggering an explosion that destroyed the Teleportation Array and annihilated nearby human and Dark Elf forces.
• The Mid-Gold Dark Elf Priest escaped the blast and imagined claiming a territory for the Iris Tribe, while a Gray Dwarf captain urged his soldiers to die rather than surrender.

After the Teleportation Array to the underground world was destroyed and the Third Brigade was presumed lost, Velin and O'dor rushed there to confront the attackers. They found the Seventh Camp resisting a Dark Elf force, and Velin met its deputy commander after O'dor began searching the captured priest's soul.

• O'dor detected a breach in the underground world, told Velin that three Soul Intent rank Dark Elves had appeared and the Teleportation Array was destroyed, then teleported with him to investigate.
• At Theo Fortress, Kark learned that the Third Brigade was presumed wiped out, detained the Underground Auxiliary Army, and ordered the prisoners kept under strict guard.
• Velin and O'dor arrived in the underground world and found over a thousand Seventh Camp soldiers surrounding more than a hundred Dark Elves on a hill.
• Velin restrained the Dark Elves and asked O'dor to search the Dark Elf Priest's soul for information about their origin.
• Akdane, deputy battalion commander of the Seventh Camp, greeted Velin and identified him as the Lord of Worlds of the Muns underground world.

Velin saw the loyalty of the Underground Auxiliary Army and ordered its soldiers to restore order while he and O'dor fought the Dark Elves from the Gadas Underground World. After O'dor cleared out the Iris Tribe and the destroyed Teleportation Array left the enemy world within reach, Velin found that most auxiliary units had remained loyal to Qixing Territory.

• Velin questioned the Auxiliary Army at a mine, recognized its loyalty, and ordered it to pacify the mines and plantations while awaiting further orders.
• O'dor confirmed that the invading Dark Elves came from the Gadas Underground World, whose name Velin recognized but did not explain.
• At Theo Fortress, Velin restrained five Dark Elf assassins as O'dor crippled the priest who tried to transform them, and Velin took charge of the surviving Auxiliary Army soldiers.
• O'dor learned where the other two Dark Elf priests were and left to capture them, while Velin promised to care for the families of the fallen defenders.
• Over the next two days, O'dor eliminated the Dark Elves of the Iris Tribe, and Velin found that most Auxiliary Army units had defended Qixing Territory, though a few companies had defected.

Velin rewarded the surviving Underground Auxiliary Army after its devastating losses and set goals for rebuilding the Underground Legion. O'dor warned him that the pressure of fate could arrive at any time, leaving Velin determined to stop neglecting his responsibilities.

• Velin praised the twenty-three surviving officers and increased every Underground Legion soldier’s pay tenfold.
• O'dor told Velin the Teleportation Array had been repaired, urged him to return to his studies, and mentioned Krell; Velin realized his actions had caused Krell and Italia to fall into the Boundless Sea.
• Velin decided to spend three days settling the Underground World’s affairs and leave the Gadas Underground World for Kyle to handle later.
• Velin ordered Caius to fill the Underground Legion’s vacancies within half a year, improve its strength within six years, and recruit twenty thousand Public Order Troops.
• Velin promised the surviving officers the same reward for raising the Legion’s combat power and told them to address him as “my lord,” making them part of Qixing Territory.

Velin returned to Star Moon Fort and focused on learning to build Floating Battleships while Odor prepared potions for experiments on three Dark Elves. Meanwhile, Kyle and Meltis arrived in Celestria Cloud City after a ten-month journey and set out to find a map to Meltis’s birthplace, Gaelos Cloud City.

• Velin returned to Star Moon Fort with Odor and resumed learning Floating Battleship construction, reassuring Odor that he had become less troublesome.
• Odor began preparing experimental potions, intending to end the lives of the three Dark Elf Priests before their presence attracted a Wax Melting Demon.
• Kyle and Meltis arrived at Celestria Cloud City after traveling for ten months and bought a map of the region.
• Kyle questioned Meltis about her knowledge of her homeland and learned that Gaelos Cloud City was roughly seventy to eighty thousand kilometers away.
• Kyle told Meltis they would find a map showing Gaelos Cloud City, and she led him toward Celestria Cloud City’s center as Star-Radiant Flying Knights respectfully yielded the airspace.

Kyle and Meltis arrived in Celestia Cloud City to buy a map, attracting the interest of a powerful Thunder Angel who could not track them. After buying a map with real-time coordinates, Kyle found the route from Celestia Cloud City to Gaelos Cloud City and learned it passed through three other Cloud Cities.

• A golden-haired Thunder Angel sensed Kyle and Meltis arrive, but Kyle evaded his search and later watched the angel fly toward the City in the Sky.
• Kyle and Meltis found the Hundred Flowers Shop, where the Star-Radiant girl explained that real-time maps were restricted to Soul Intent rank Transcendents and angels.
• Kyle revealed enough of his power to satisfy the shop’s requirements, then asked Meltis about the Winged Unicorn egg while the girl retrieved the map.
• Kyle paid five Low-Grade Magic Crystals for the map and entered Gaelos Cloud City as his destination.
• Kyle narrowed the map to the shortest route and learned it passed through Bralis Cloud City, Wailond Cloud City, and Zephyros Cloud City.

Kyle met Draven Deren, who invited him to explore a lost world in the Aidavinas World Cluster. Kyle refused because important people were waiting for him in Reality Space, then departed with Meltis.

• Kyle thanked the Star-Radiant girl and prepared to leave the shop with Meltis, but Draven Deren arrived and introduced himself as Kyle’s distant kinsman.
• Draven invited Kyle and Meltis to his vast manor, where Kyle sensed the many inhabitants and Draven created a place for them to sit.
• When Draven delayed explaining his purpose, Kyle said he and Meltis needed to leave for Galos Cloud City, and Meltis briefly flew off before returning for him.
• Draven invited Kyle to explore a lost world in the Aidavinas World Cluster, thirty Starlight Years away.
• Kyle refused because important people were waiting for him in Reality Space, and Draven accepted his decision as Kyle and Meltis departed.

Kyle and Meltis sought passage from Celestia Cloud City to Galos Cloud City and learned about the royal airship Gray Speaker. Meltis revealed a royal token that could secure them passage, while the ship’s captain changed its route to avoid a dangerous Suspended Void.

• Kyle and Meltis met Calon Seraphim, a certified information broker, who sold them directions to the Gray Speaker’s departure from Port 372.
• Kyle paid Calon one Intermediate Magic Crystal and four Low-Grade Magic Crystals for information that the Gray Speaker would leave for Galos Cloud City at eight the next morning.
• Meltis told Kyle that the Frostsilver Oath Ring could compel members of the Ilondewin Kingdom royal family to obey her, and Kyle urged her to use it to board the ship.
• Aboard the Gray Speaker, its captain decided to change the route to avoid the Suspended Void, despite the risk of arriving late in Galos Cloud City.

Kyle and Meltis sought passage to Galos Cloud City aboard the Gray Speaker, whose royal passengers initially turned them away. After Meltis presented the Frost Silver Oath Ring, the Red-haired Woman welcomed them aboard, while her seventh brother began suspecting who they were.

• The middle-aged man reflected on the Kingdom of Ilondwein's costly wars and the siblings he had lost before a guard reported two strangers seeking passage.
• The Red-haired Woman persuaded her seventh brother to let her inspect Kyle and Meltis at the harbor.
• Meltis presented the Frost Silver Oath Ring, and the Red-haired Woman and the Gray Speaker's guards knelt in recognition of its authority.
• Kyle asked to travel to Galos Cloud City aboard the Gray Speaker, and the Red-haired Woman agreed to welcome him and Meltis aboard.
• The Red-haired Woman arranged the finest guest quarters for Kyle and Meltis, then told her seventh brother about their arrival.
• After hearing her account, the middle-aged man recalled what he knew about the ring's holder and began forming suspicions.

As the Gray Speaker Floating Airship traveled to Galos Cloud City, Kyle told Meltis part of how he and the lord met the Yusia Crown while the young Royal Scions prepared to approach their honored guests. Alvin and his three friends met Kyle and Meltis, and Kyle invited them to sit with him.

• Kyle agreed to answer Meltis’s personal questions for the day and gave her a partial account of meeting the Yusia Crown.
• Alvin, Lorenzo, Erica, and Vera discussed how to approach the two guests as their elders had ordered, then Alvin went to greet them.
• Meltis called the approaching people ants, but Kyle rebuked her and she suppressed her anger.
• Alvin bowed and introduced himself to Kyle and Meltis, then admitted he had come at an elder’s order.
• Kyle asked Alvin to bring his three friends over, conjured four chairs, and invited all four Royal Scions to sit.

Kyle questioned Vera, Alvin, Lorenzo, and Erica about their trip to Galos Cloud City, and Leviael revealed that the group sought a way out as well as a place to study. After Kyle disclosed Meltis Coriel Olivier Theodore’s identity, Meltis offered the Ilondewin Kingdom five of Kyle’s thirty Soul Intent rank follower slots.

• Vera introduced Alvin, Lorenzo, and Erica to Kyle and Meltis.
• Leviael explained that the young people aboard the ship would stay in Galos Cloud City and that their journey was partly a search for a way out.
• Kyle revealed Meltis’s full name, and Leviael realized Meltis was a princess; Leviael and the four youths knelt to apologize.
• Kyle left Meltis to settle matters with Leviael and fulfill her promise to him.
• Meltis told Leviael to conceal Kyle’s origins and offered the Ilondewin Kingdom five of Kyle’s thirty Soul Intent rank follower slots.

Meltis questioned four youths who wanted to follow Kyle, then explained her family’s surnames and lineage to him. Meanwhile, Leviael reported Kyle’s plans to the Gray Speaker Floating Airship, where her brother urged that the news be sent to the kingdom before Kyle left Galos Cloud City.

• Meltis stopped four youths and told them they would need to serve and prove their worth to earn her approval to follow Kyle.
• After receiving a warning from Kyle, Meltis went to meet him, and he asked her to explain her family in detail.
• Meltis explained that her surnames were Coriel, Olivier, and Theodore, describing the origins of each and her family’s connection to Galos Cloud City.
• Leviael reported to the middle-aged man aboard the Gray Speaker Floating Airship that Meltis had addressed Kyle as her lord.
• The middle-aged man told Leviael to send word to the kingdom quickly because Kyle might leave Galos Cloud City after recruiting thirty Soul Intent followers.