Recaps

Kyle witnessed Odor confront Safrais, an old friend who had once cursed him through a forbidden deed. Safrais withdrew her hidden contingencies and left, while Kyle and Odor parted ways without investigating each other’s secrets.

• Odor arrived after sensing familiar presences and ordered Safrais to withdraw her contingencies and return to where she belonged.
• Safrais removed the black miasma she had planted in Meltis and admitted she had been behind events in the Zesita Kingdom, which Odor concluded she had not caused.
• Safrais asked whether Odor intended to break free of the curse of time, and Odor explained that he had only a chance to become a World Legendary.
• Safrais offered to let Odor banish her, but he refused and told her never to appear before him again.
• Safrais retrieved three more hidden wisps of black miasma, broke the pact, and left; the gathered soul fragments shattered and the body fell into a pit.
• Odor departed, and Kyle sent Meltis and the others toward the Teleportation Array before setting out to clear Gold Tier dark creatures and handle a secret matter.

Kyle recovered a black box from the Gadas Underground World and returned to Qixing Territory, where O'dor recognized it as something he had lost. O'dor could not get Kyle to admit what he had found, while Velin concluded that he now had leverage over his uncle.

• Kyle retrieved a black box marked as left by Morienk, repaired the dark river channel, and returned to Qixing Territory.
• Kyle left Meltis and Dawn Camp in the Gadas Underground World while he traveled back through the Teleportation Array to Theo Fortress.
• O'dor inspected Velin's eight-hundred-meter Floating Battleship, then noticed Kyle approaching and suspected he had recovered a lost item.
• Kyle discovered that a faint aura had marked his robe, but denied knowing what O'dor meant when questioned about the item.
• O'dor let Kyle leave without learning what he had found, and Velin decided to use his advantage to keep his uncle in check or test him.

Velin gave up using his leverage against O'dor for now, and O'dor agreed to teach him how to build a Kilometer-class Floating Battleship in half a month. In Cecilia's Demiplane, Velin opened a box of books left by Morienk and began reading a diary that described his schemes involving Nakshira.

• Velin decided not to use the unfinished Floating Battleship to threaten O'dor, and O'dor told him to return in half a month for lessons on building a Kilometer-class Floating Battleship.
• O'dor returned to the Manor and embraced Flora, who decided she would visit Velin later.
• Velin entered Cecilia's Demiplane with Kyle, who checked Morienk's black box for hidden measures before opening it.
• Velin found five books with strange titles and began reading Morienk's diary.
• Morienk's diary recounted how Nakshira became mistress of the Kagas Family and Kagas City-state, then repeatedly plotted against him and was punished after her first rebellion failed.

Velin and Kyle used a passage about Nakshira to test Master O'dor's reaction by arranging for Flora to find a planted letter. Flora responded by punishing the entire Third Brigade for failing to prevent the letter from appearing, while Kyle waited for her to investigate.

• Velin read that Morienk had left Nakshira after thirty years and discussed using Nakshira's name to test someone's reaction.
• Velin told Kyle to imitate a soldier's handwriting and arrange for Flora to find a letter, and Kyle prepared the plan.
• After spending time with Xuemiyya and visiting the Mage Academy in disguise, Velin left Kyle to carry out the plan.
• Flora found the letter during an inspection and ordered the soldiers to identify its author, but three soldiers stepped forward to take the blame.
• Flora declared the letter's presence a dereliction of duty and ordered the soldiers and officers to run weighted laps around Star Moon Fort.
• Kyle watched Flora leave with the letter and expected her to investigate through Master O'dor.

Flora brought O'dor a mysterious Elvish letter signed by Rashikna, and its mention of Morienk stirred memories he had tried to bury. O'dor confronted Velin about the name Nakshira, then returned home and claimed his real concern was teaching Velin to build a Kilometer-class Floating Battleship.

• Flora asked O'dor to read the Elvish letter, and he hid his reaction after seeing its reference to Morienk.
• O'dor left for Star Moon Fort to question Velin about Nakshira, but Velin denied knowing the name and teased him about a past lover.
• Velin realized Morienk was connected to O'dor and was pleased that his test had prompted the visit.
• O'dor recalled his past lives, the diaries he had buried, and his attempts to destroy them, then worried about the ones he had missed.
• Flora comforted O'dor, and they agreed Kyle could join Velin's lessons on building a Kilometer-class Floating Battleship.

Velin received two Memory Crystals from Zos, whose exploration unit had discovered a mysterious passage that transported them to another place. Kyle identified the passage as linked to the Ancient Space Path beyond their world, and Velin began viewing the second crystal, which showed a town in the new space.

• Zos delivered two Memory Crystals to Velin, and Velin watched the first recording of the exploration unit entering a Stone Gate and being pulled into a strange passage.
• The first crystal showed the twelve warriors unconscious in a primeval forest after passing through the passage.
• Kyle examined Velin’s memory of the recording and said the passage carried the Origin Law of Space’s rhythm and led beyond their world.
• Kyle said the passage was connected to the Ancient Space Path and the Ancient Space God, while Velin decided to consult his uncle-in-law.
• Velin activated the second Memory Crystal with Kyle, and they saw a town in the other space.

Velin and Kyle learned about Xos City and the Saraphis Kingdom from Zos’s scouting report, including its military strength, feudal territories, and competing faiths. Kyle agreed to investigate whether Weaver of Morning Dew Selvia was connected to the God of Dawn.

• Velin and Kyle watched a Memory Crystal projection of Xos City and observed its layout, streets, and armed procession.
• Zos reported that Xos City belonged to Count Xos of the Saraphis Kingdom and that its three-thousand-strong City Defense Army was commanded by a Silver High-Tier Warrior.
• Zos explained that he had tested the commander by abducting one of Count Xos’s daughters and using her as bait, and Velin praised his initiative without punishing him.
• Zos gave Velin a booklet describing the Saraphis Kingdom’s provinces, noble rule, wars, powerful dukes, and regional religions.
• Velin asked Kyle whether Selvia was a Subordinate Deity of the God of Dawn or of one of His Subordinate Deities, and Kyle said he would investigate her with help from a cleric of the Church of Dawn.

Velin decided Qixing Territory should focus on developing the Pioneer Interlayer Space while continuing to expand the island as a possible future home. Kyle kept the secret of becoming a Subordinate Deity from Velin and went to ask O'dor not to reveal it; the next morning, O'dor appeared before Velin with a staff.

• Kyle explained that Qixing Territory should focus on the Pioneer Interlayer Space and treat the distant world as a future source of troops.
• Velin ordered Qixing Territory to shift its main focus to the Interlayer Space while continuing to expand the island.
• Kyle ordered Zos to keep their conversation secret for a hundred years and removed him from the Shadow Unit for the time being.
• Kyle went to find O'dor and asked him not to tell Velin about the path to becoming a Subordinate Deity.
• The next morning, O'dor appeared before Velin at the Floating Construction Base and set a long staff beside him.

Velin moved his Floating Battleship construction base into a Demiplane and traveled with Xuemiyya and O'dor toward the Southern Desert Kingdom, planning to seek a Legendary Spellcaster's relic. After spending thirty-three days building a battleship, he emerged at the desert border, surprised that the journey had already reached its destination.

• Velin learned of a Legendary Spellcaster's relic in the Land of Chaos and decided to visit it while traveling to the Holy Dragon Kingdom.
• Velin moved the Floating Battleship construction base into O'dor's Demiplane and set out for the Southern Desert Kingdom without Kyle.
• Velin traveled through several kingdoms and regions while building a Kilometer-class Floating Battleship inside the Demiplane.
• Xuemiyya and Flora asked O'dor to let Velin rest, so O'dor reached into the Demiplane with a Mage Hand and brought him out at the desert border.
• Xuemiyya told Velin they were about to enter the Southern Desert Kingdom, and Flora explained that he had lost track of time while building.

Velin and his companions reached a Shia Beastman military fortress as Black Asia Orcs pursued five youths seeking refuge. The Orc general recognized Velin and ordered his troops to retreat, after which the Shia Beastmen identified him as the Eternal Dawn Knight and knelt in homage.

• O'dor agreed to take Xuemiyya and Aunt to Port of Batanas, where Velin planned to be called out after their arrival.
• Flora spotted five youths fleeing Black Asia Orcs, and the fortress garrison prepared for an attack while Velin learned how both sides used bandits to circumvent the Hayena Armistice Agreement.
• The youths displayed the Southern Desert Kingdom's royal emblem, and the Shia Beastmen let them into the fortress.
• After recognizing Velin on the wall, the Black Asia Orc General knelt, then ordered his troops to retreat despite his subordinate's objection.
• The Shia Beastman officer recognized Velin as the Eternal Dawn Knight, and the fortress warriors knelt before him as the youths watched in confusion.

Velin and his companions received a deferential welcome at Red Sand Fortress after the Shia Beastmen recognized him as the Eternal Dawn Knight. While they waited for a meal, Velin asked the fortress commander to bring over a group of humans he had noticed.

• The Shia Beastman Officer and several hundred Shia Beastmen knelt to honor Velin, who helped them rise and asked to try the fortress's food.
• Xuemiyya teased Velin about his work on Floating Battleships, while Flora declined to get involved in their private matters and O'dor reacted with disbelief.
• Velin asked Flora and O'dor whether they wanted to rest in the main hall while the food was prepared, and they agreed.
• On the way down from the wall, Velin noticed five young humans and asked the Shia Beastman Officer to bring them to the lounge so he could question one of them.
• The Shia Beastman Officer ordered a subordinate to disarm, wash, and teach the humans etiquette before bringing them to Velin, then took over serving wine and fruit himself.

Yulick and his companions were summoned to meet Velin, the Eternal Dawn Knight, after surviving the Black Asia Orcs’ attack outside Black Card Fortress. Velin confronted Yulick about his journey, and Yulick revealed that a Legendary descendant had forced him to flee his homeland.

• Yulick guessed that the Black Asia Orcs had avoided the fortress because an important figure was inside.
• A Shia Beastman Warrior summoned Yulick and his companions to meet the Eternal Dawn Knight, warned them to show respect, and accepted ten Gold Coins from Yulick.
• Yulick and the others surrendered their weapons, entered the resting hall, and knelt before Velin.
• Velin asked Yulick where he came from and why he had crossed the Death Desert, and Yulick claimed he sought a breakthrough.
• Velin accused Yulick of lying and warned him against doing so again, prompting Yulick to admit that a Legendary descendant had forced him to leave his homeland.

Velin questioned Yurick’s adventuring party, but the crisis eased when the purple-haired adventurer revealed herself as Kavilia Vernard and offered her pendant. The name Vernard exposed a bitter history in Eastville, and Kavilia described her ancestor Caoles as a traitor and usurper.

• Velin pressed Yurick to explain how his party escaped the Black Asia Orc, and Yurick asked if he could refuse to answer.
• A purple-haired adventurer offered her treasure in exchange for Velin’s forgiveness, then removed a pendant that had concealed her identity and appearance.
• The woman introduced herself as Kavilia Vernard, and Velin allowed Yurick to stand.
• Yurick recognized Vernard as the disgraced family name of Caoles, whose descendants had been slaughtered after refusing to return power to Eastville’s royal family.
• Velin asked what Vernard represented in Eastville, and Kavilia called it the surname of traitors and condemned Caoles as a usurper.

Velin invited Yulick and his companions to settle in Qixing Territory, and their conversation left the weary adventurers considering it as a place to end their travels. Three days later, Velin’s party departed south, while five battered adventurers emerged from Death Desert at the Southern Desert Kingdom’s northern border.

• Velin returned Kavilia’s ancestral pendant and invited Yulick and his companions to settle in Qixing Territory.
• Xuemiyya described Qixing Territory’s opportunities and peaceful life, and Yulick said the group would visit if they had the chance.
• The Shia Beastman Officer prepared supplies for the adventurers, and three days later Velin’s party boarded the Star Moon Floating Airship for the Southern Desert Kingdom.
• Yurick watched the airship leave and considered making Qixing Territory the end of his adventure; Kavilia and the other companions also thought about visiting.
• Five injured adventurers emerged from Death Desert, and a short-haired woman named Clara collapsed with relief before being told to rest at their destination.

After escaping the Death Desert, Nephris and her four companions reached Caswell City and headed to an Adventurer Tavern for food. As they waited, Valerian wondered what had changed during their five years away, and Belik said they would find out by nightfall.

• Nephris and her companions rested after finally escaping the Death Desert, where they had spent five years searching for a Divine Artifact Fragment.
• After recovering and cleaning themselves, the five agreed to teleport to a large city and eat, with Clara choosing the destination.
• Morwena teleported the group to Caswell City, where Clara hurried them into an Adventurer Tavern and Belik disguised himself as a human.
• Clara paid the bald tavern owner to bring every kind of food, while Morwena cleaned the table and helped Clara rest.
• Valerian wondered whether anything major had happened during their five years in the desert, and Belik said they would learn by nightfall.

As Clara and Belik devoured the food at the Adventurer's Tavern, a bard recounted the Eternal Dawn Knight's deeds without naming him. Clara paid an adventurer for the name and froze when he told her it was Velin Ex.

• Clara and Belik argued over their eating habits until Nephris forced them to stop.
• Carido began telling the tavern about the Eternal Dawn Knight, prompting Salong to threaten a heckler with a report to the Church of Dawn.
• Carido described the knight's military commands and his past campaign in a Different World.
• Clara, impatient to learn the knight's name, paid an adventurer to tell her directly.
• The adventurer said the Eternal Dawn Knight was called Velin Ex, and Clara froze, dropping her roasted meat.

Clara learned that the famed Eternal Dawn Knight was her biological younger brother and struggled with how to face him, remembering their difficult childhood. The chapter ended with her confiding in Morwena about their old fights and her brother’s habit of tattling.

• Clara froze after hearing the bard’s tale and recalled her younger brother’s lazy childhood.
• Nephris told Morwena that Clara’s surname was Akes and that the Eternal Dawn Knight was Clara’s biological younger brother.
• Nephris explained that Clara had often complained about her brother and that she considered her companions family.
• Clara remained withdrawn as the party left the tavern and went to an inn.
• Morwena slipped into Clara’s room and asked whether she was thinking about how to face her younger brother.
• Clara embraced Morwena and recalled how her brother used to tattle whenever she tried to beat him up.

Clara received visits from Belik, Nephris, and Valerion while Morwena hid in her room, then spent the night with Morwena and explained why she had left her noble family. She revealed that she had chosen adventuring over an arranged marriage and had no plans to return home.

• Morwena comforted Clara about her scar, then hid inside the wall when someone knocked.
• Belik came to console Clara with wine, but hid as a coat rack when Nephris and Valerion arrived.
• Valerion exposed Belik’s disguise, and the visitors reassured Clara before leaving; he paused near the wall where Morwena was hiding.
• After the room’s barrier was sealed, Morwena emerged and told Clara she thought Valerion might have noticed her.
• Clara asked Morwena to stay the night, then told her she had left home to avoid an arranged marriage and did not intend to return.

Velin and his companions witnessed a Continental Legendary fall from the sky near Sea Dwelling City, triggering a world-wide surge of grief and mana. As Velin flew to retrieve the body for the Holy Dragon Kingdom, a powerful figure drove off those trying to seize it, leaving everyone else afraid to approach.

• Velin judged Sea Dwelling City’s prosperity and harsh methods, then decided to leave once their business was finished.
• A Continental Legendary fell from the sky, drawing in mana and causing creatures throughout the region to grieve.
• Mana-rich rain healed the injured and helped creatures and professionals grow stronger as Velin and O'dor flew toward the fallen Legendary.
• A Legendary Expert attacked contenders for the corpse and raised a seawater barrier, but another figure broke through and warned them away.
• The figure hurled a low-level Legendary Arcanist into a Space Rift, and Velin and the other Transcendents stopped moving.

Velin collected Amo’s remains and met with Gerrard, who had been waiting to send his old friend home. After they traveled to the Dawn Church, Gerrard began to tell Velin a secret revealed by the God of Dawn.

• Gerrard asked Velin to collect Amo’s remains and take them to the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and Velin sealed the corpse inside a dragon-scale magical item.
• Clara hesitated to approach Velin, deciding instead to seek him out after returning to Sea Dwelling City.
• Velin placed the magical item in his Demiplane and agreed to host Gerrard so they could catch up.
• Velin introduced Gerrard to Eudor, then they traveled to Sea Dwelling City and continued on to the Dawn Church with Xuemiyya and Flora.
• At the Dawn Church, Gerrard told Velin that the God of Dawn had instructed him to reveal a secret.

Gerrard told Velin that two new landmasses would appear near each subcontinent and described the rewards and dangers awaiting those who ventured to them. Velin learned that the Church of Dawn would not officially join the expedition, but Gerrard did not explain why.

• Velin listed Qixing Territory’s forces, including roughly four hundred thousand troops, forty-eight Soul Intent rank professionals, and between two hundred and forty and two hundred and sixty Gold rank professionals.
• Velin said he had few true allies, though he could recruit some with time.
• Gerrard revealed that a landmass would appear east of the Sinapsis Subcontinent in thirteen years, offering blessings for killing Transcendents and conquering territory before it merged into Reality Space.
• Gerrard explained that another landmass lay south of the subcontinent in a place where gods had fallen, and Velin said he would avoid its dangers.
• Velin asked whether the Church of Dawn would participate, and Gerrard replied that some clergy would go privately but the Church itself would not.

Gerrard negotiated with O'dor for knowledge about becoming a World Lord through an Interlayer Space, agreeing to provide him a divine position in exchange. After the dangerous space and its traces were erased, Gerrard waited for Velin to awaken so he could explain the remaining matters.

• Gerrard told Velin that the Empire would not participate in conquering continents, and Velin fell asleep at the table.
• Gerrard met O'dor privately and asked for information about achieving World Lord status through an Interlayer Space.
• Gerrard explained that his lord had completed the first step and planned to begin the second in a hundred years, while O'dor warned him about the risks of bearing a world's burdens.
• O'dor agreed to share his knowledge in exchange for a divine position in a world of at least fifth energy level and a rank no weaker than Lesser Divine Power, and Gerrard accepted.
• O'dor transferred the information to Gerrard, who sealed it deep within his soul; the Time Guards lost track of them, and a powerful force erased the Interlayer Space and its inhabitants.
• Gerrard waited at the church until Velin awoke, then reassured him that they had both rested.

Gerrard advised Velin on preparing for a distant continent’s arrival and offered help acquiring Floating Battleships. After Gerrard left, Bishop Tyberian told Velin that a woman had come to meet him, and Clara waited nervously outside the church.

• Gerrard gave Velin a restorative drink and asked how many Magic Crystals Qixing Territory had.
• Gerrard explained the costs and limits of Teleportation Arrays and gave Velin a catalog of Floating Battleships.
• Gerrard offered to help Velin purchase ships from the Axi Magic Kingdom, the Nether Arcane Kingdom, the Moon Elf Kingdom, and the Church of Dawn.
• Gerrard reminded Velin that thirteen years remained before the continent appeared and urged him to recruit mages and allies.
• Bishop Tyberian told Velin that an unnamed woman wanted to see him, and Velin asked for her to be brought inside.
• Clara waited outside the Dawn Church, nervously looking between its gates and the Family Crest in her palm.

Velin reunited with his third sister Clara at the church, and they caught up on their family before she introduced her companions. Velin recognized a Twilight Orc named Garnatav from the Sea-Sky Holy Hall, leaving Belick astonished and eager to know more.

• Clara arrived at the church with her four companions and followed Tyberian to the divine hall, where Velin waited.
• Velin greeted Clara as his third sister and embraced her, telling her to let the past stay in the past.
• Clara asked about their family, and Velin told her that Eldest Brother was doing poorly, Second Sister was with Grandfather, Risis was well, and their parents had left the Ilia Kingdom nearly twenty years earlier.
• Velin invited Clara's companions to join them, and Clara introduced Nephris, Valerion, Belick, and Morwena.
• Velin asked Belick whether he knew Garnatav, then conjured the Twilight Orc's appearance and said he had seen him at the Sea-Sky Holy Hall.

Velin questioned his guests about Violet Yachik Gammonas and learned that Belick recognized the name’s surnames, before inviting everyone to an outdoor banquet in Cecilia’s Demiplane. As the group prepared food beneath the Tree of Life, Clara and Flora reunited and began sharing stories of Clara’s travels.

• Velin asked Belick about Violet Yachik Gammonas, and Belick explained that Gammonas and Yachik came from the names of a fallen Epic and a Legendary High-Tier Swordsman.
• Velin invited the Adventure Team to an outdoor banquet, and Nephris accepted on their behalf.
• Velin introduced Xuemiyya, Flora, and Eudor to the others, then led the group into Cecilia’s Demiplane.
• Velin woke Xing and ordered him to catch a magical beast, so Xing flew off planning to bring back the scrawniest one he could find.
• Velin gathered fruit and woke Cecilia while the guests took on banquet preparations, with Valerion assigned to cook.
• Clara and Flora reunited while washing fruit, and Clara told Flora about her travels.