Recaps

As Qixing Territory prepared for Holy Law Day and Lyanna and Kyle’s wedding, Velin promised the couple a trip to the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom. Two days later, Velin’s parents arrived at Star Moon Fort, leaving him to greet his mother while Xuemya watched his reaction with amusement.

• Velin told Kyle that Qixing Territory’s extravagant wedding preparations were a way of repaying his years of service, and offered him access to the underground treasury.
• Velin said he would take Lyanna and Kyle to the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom after the wedding, and Kyle agreed to let Lyanna renovate their room at Star Moon Fort.
• By Blue Gauze Lake, Velin’s parents discussed their missing wedding gift, family members who had been called back, and their plans to visit Star Moon Fort.
• Two days later, Velin lounged in Fountain Square while the territory prepared for Holy Law Day, then recognized his mother, Elisa, arriving with Angus.

Velin reunited with Angus and Elisa, arranged their roles in Kyle and Lyanna’s wedding, and helped Kyle prepare for the ceremony. As the guests gathered at the garden venue, Velin and Kyle left the Secondary Castle together to attend the wedding.

• Velin told Angus and Elisa that Kavir had been sent to war as part of his heir’s trial.
• Velin asked Angus and Elisa to attend Kyle’s wedding, and Elisa met Kyle while Xuemya went to see Lyanna.
• Angus acknowledged Lyanna as his daughter and discussed how Kyle should address him before and after the marriage.
• On Holy Law Day, Xuemya dressed Lyanna while Velin discussed wedding matters with Kyle, and Angus welcomed guests at the garden venue.
• At eleven in the morning, Velin tucked a flower into Kyle’s formal attire, and they left the Secondary Castle for the wedding garden.

Velin discussed troop preparations with Orlando before officiating Kyle and Lyanna Ecks's wedding at Star Moon Fort. The Goddess of Life blessed the couple and gave Kyle the surname Aeludriel, leaving the guests awed as the wedding feast began.

• Velin told Orlando that the Zephyrus Legion would assemble first and instructed him to prepare the troops before the order was issued.
• Velin examined Orlando's soul after Orlando said he had felt restless and advised him to seek a second examination from Velin's uncle-in-law.
• Lavia opened the wedding ceremony, and Velin recited the Life Scripture before Kyle and Lyanna exchanged vows.
• The Goddess of Life appeared and bestowed the surname Aeludriel, Wing of Holy Law, upon Kyle.
• Velin declared Kyle Aeludriel and Lyanna Aeludriel married, and the guests began the wedding feast.

Kyle and Lyanna celebrated their marriage with family before Velin led a group to the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom. As their Floating Ship arrived at the Astralan Hunting Zone, Kmelia secretly left Star Moon Fort with Annorah.

• Angus and Elisa congratulated Kyle and Lyanna, and Kyle told Lyanna that she was his wife from then on.
• The next morning, Velin invited Angus and Elisa to visit the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom, and Odor decided to join them with his aunt.
• Eight people boarded the Star Moon Floating Ship at noon and departed from Star Moon Fort.
• Kmelia watched the ship leave, then persuaded Annorah to accompany her on a secret outing that night.
• Ten days later, the Floating Ship emerged from space above the Astralan Hunting Zone and stopped three thousand meters in the air.

Velin arrived at North Kalanka City in the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom and used the Red Heart Scale to secure respectful treatment and obtain information. After learning that the kingdom had five royal zones and seventeen hunting zones, he considered asking Odor for deeper knowledge.

• Velin ordered the Star Moon Floating Ship to descend beneath the sea and head for the nearest city.
• A mermaid warrior stopped the ship at North Kalanka City and began reciting the city's official welcome and religious protocol.
• Velin showed the Red Heart Scale, prompting the warrior to summon Alia Tasserf, the city's governor, who offered to have Viscount Kariel pay homage.
• Velin asked Alia Tasserf to bring him a map and geographical gazetteer of the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom.
• Velin read that royal zones were guarded by Continental Legends and hunting zones by Kingdom Legendaries, and realized the kingdom possessed at least five Continental Legends and seventeen Kingdom Legendaries.

Velin and his companions traveled around the Dusk Court Royal Zone and arrived at the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom’s Royal Capital. There, Odor told Velin how to contact the royal family, but left him wondering whether his uncle had acquaintances at the Royal Palace.

• Velin chose Odor’s longer route around the Dusk Court Royal Zone, and the Star Moon Floating Ship reached the Hainas Royal Zone after enduring hundreds of spatial turbulences.
• Velin’s group arrived at the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom’s Royal Capital, where he sent Xuemya, Lyanna, his parents, and his aunt to explore while he, Kyle, and Odor went underwater.
• Odor explained that Velin should visit the nearest Church of the God of Mermaids and Sirens, present a token, and wait for the royal family to escort them to the Royal Palace.
• Velin hurried to stop Odor from returning to the surface because he wanted to learn whether his uncle knew anyone at the Royal Palace.

Velin, Odor, and Kyle visited the Deep Current Temple in Scale City Corridor, where the temple’s rules led to a confrontation before Velin revealed the Red Heart Scale. Velin identified himself as the Moon Knight and requested an audience with the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom’s king, leaving Bishop Melodia Hainas on her way to report his arrival.

• When Velin entered the temple, its crystals turned red, and mermaid warriors attacked him and his companions for entering without an invitation.
• Kyle subdued the warriors and nearby sea creatures with his aura, and Velin showed the Gold Low-tier warrior the Red Heart Scale to prove he was an honored guest.
• Bishop Melodia Hainas arrived, apologized for her subordinates, and agreed to report Velin’s request for an audience with the king.
• Velin gave his name as Velin Ex and said he had come with Darcy, prompting Melodia and the gathered sea creatures to recognize him as the Moon Knight.
• Melodia left for the royal palace, while the Gold Low-tier warrior welcomed Velin into the temple with newfound reverence.

Helios Hainas learned that Marlene wanted to establish her own nation, but Lady Tia ordered her to return. After learning that the Moon Knight had come with Darcy, Lady Tia summoned them to the Tidal Great Hall and ordered Sheryl and Mana to return as well.

• Helios Hainas told Lady Tia that Marlene had become a Legend and wished to establish a nation, and Lady Tia told him to send her back.
• Melodia told Helios Hainas that the Moon Knight had arrived with Darcy, prompting Lady Tia to summon them to the Tidal Great Hall.
• Lady Tia recognized Halifax's aura and ordered Theolis to tell Sheryl and Mana to return within a month.
• Odor worried that Lady Tia might recognize him, while Velin and Kyle noticed his unease.
• Melodia escorted the Moon Knight, Darcy, and Odor from the Deep Current Temple toward the Tidal Great Hall.

Velin and his companions arrived at the Tidal Great Hall to meet Tia Hainas, while Odor nervously faced the woman he had been avoiding. Tia welcomed Velin and learned about his companions, but Odor’s connection to her remained unspoken.

• Tia remembered waiting a thousand years for Darcy to return and decided that Sheryl deserved a lesson for keeping his return secret.
• Velin and his companions reached the Tidal Great Hall, where a mermaid songstress invited them inside on Tia’s behalf.
• Odor grew tense when he heard Tia’s name, then followed Velin into the hall despite his anxiety.
• Tia introduced herself to Velin as the grandmother of Theolis Hainas and welcomed him and his companions.
• Velin explained that Grand Duke Halifax had given him the Red Heart Scale and introduced Kyle as his brother and Guardian Knight.
• Tia recognized the Aeludriel surname, and Velin explained that the Goddess of Life’s Crown had granted it to Kyle on his wedding day.

Tia revealed that she had adopted Odor as Darcy more than two thousand years earlier, and Odor admitted that he was Darcy before insisting that Darcy had died. Tia accepted him as her child and asked to meet his wife, so Odor and the others traveled by carriage toward his teacher’s location.

• Velin introduced Odor Kadra to Tia, who questioned him about children and recognized a shell as a gift from her adopted child, Darcy.
• Tia recounted adopting Darcy 2,137 years earlier and asked Odor why he had never returned to see her.
• Odor told Tia that Darcy had died a thousand years earlier and that he was no longer her child, but Tia embraced him and said he had admitted the truth.
• Tia asked Odor to take her to meet his wife, and Odor agreed before traveling with Velin, Kyle, and an angel in the royal Seahorse Carriage.
• After the carriage surfaced and Odor directed it toward his teacher, Angus moved in front of Elisa as it approached, while Xuemya and the others moved behind him.

Odor introduced Tia to Flora and explained that Odor and Darcy were the same person in different lives, while Tia warmly welcomed Flora. Velin was left behind when Tia departed, then went to the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom to request permission to build two Teleportation Array anchor points and was offered a chess match instead.

• Tia confirmed that Flora was Odor’s wife and corrected his estimate of how long they had been married.
• Odor introduced Tia as his mother and explained to Flora that Odor was his current name and Darcy was his name in a previous life.
• Tia embraced Flora, then left with Odor and Flora, leaving Velin and Kyle behind.
• Velin and Kyle traveled to the Eternal Whirlpool Palace Cluster, where Theolis received Velin in the Holy Crown Grand Hall.
• Velin asked to establish two Teleportation Array anchor points along the Zhili King's Zone and Harmonia border, and a blond mermaid offered to settle the matter through a chess game.

Velin played chess with Minister Phoebus, who was secretly Theolis’s father, and then negotiated a lease for two border areas. Theolis offered him a thousand-year lease, leaving Velin stunned.

• Theolis arranged for Velin and Minister Phoebus to play chess before discussing the border lease.
• Velin made several poor moves, and Phoebus eventually won after carefully managing the game.
• Phoebus left, and Velin asked Theolis to arrange a chess match between Phoebus and Kyle.
• Velin showed Theolis two marked locations along the border between Zhili King's Zone and Harmonia Hunting Zone.
• Theolis offered to lease the land within a thousand kilometers of both locations to Velin free of charge for one thousand years, and Velin was left speechless.

Velin negotiated a hundred-year contract with Theolis and learned how the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom created its iron-blooded royal inheritance system. The chapter ended with Velin and Theolis chatting in the Holy Crown Grand Hall while two Legends contested each other through a concealed law-domain chess match.

• Velin agreed that a hundred years was sufficient for the contract, and Theolis ordered a sacred contract brought from the rear hall.
• Theolis explained how royal numbers grew, prompting Fidel Hainas to reform the inheritance system with trials, revoked surnames, and limits on a king’s reign.
• Velin considered the Hainas system but decided that the Ex Family’s gentler inheritance system suited its current era.
• Velin asked Theolis to help Aria Taself if she encountered hardship, and Theolis agreed to intervene once on Velin’s behalf.
• Velin and Theolis relaxed into conversation while two Legends fought an invisible contest with law domains in a side hall.

Kyle defeated Faseran Hainas in a contest of laws, and Faseran invited Kyle and Velin to a banquet at the Water Whirl Main Hall. After they left, Theolis ordered an investigation into Aria Taself and her blood relatives.

• Kyle defeated Faseran, who learned that Kyle had become legendary only a year earlier and was known as the Wing of Holy Law.
• Faseran acknowledged Kyle's strength, and they agreed to meet for a drink the next day.
• Velin and Theolis ended their conversation, and Faseran introduced himself to Velin as Theolis's father.
• Faseran invited Velin and Kyle to a banquet and agreed to prepare more sea delicacies.
• After Velin and Kyle departed, Faseran told Theolis to bring his wife to the banquet.
• Theolis sent a Soul Intent merman to investigate Aria Taself and her direct blood relatives across seven generations.

Velin and Kyle enjoyed a banquet and spent time with Theolis before returning to land, where they reunited with Xuemya, Lyanna, Angus, and Elisa. After Tia and Odor parted, Tia reminded her son to have a child with Flora and departed by sea.

• At France's banquet, Velin ate his way through hundreds of dishes while France served Water Orchid Wine that empowered the mermaid maids and immersed Theolis and his wife in an illusion.
• Velin visited Theolis over the next half month, while Kyle and France played chess and learned about each other's Law Domains.
• On June 6th, 9793 of the Radiant Calendar, Velin and Kyle said farewell to Theolis and returned to land.
• Velin and Kyle spent several carefree days eating in the streets before Xuemya, Lyanna, Angus, and Elisa returned from their journey with Tia and Odor.
• Tia repeatedly urged Odor to have a child with Flora before he left, then departed toward the sea.

Velin arrived at the border of the Zhili King's Zone and the Harmonia Hunting Zone to choose land for a leased island and a Teleportation Array. Governor Nacio gave him a map marking stable locations, which Velin sent to Duke Moravia for review.

• Odor wondered what his mother had learned after finding his letter to Sheryl, while Flora chose not to press him about his worries.
• More than a thousand officials and clergy welcomed Velin at the border, and Governor Nacio presented him with a map of the region that marked suitable sites for Teleportation Arrays.
• Velin asked Kyle to take the map to Duke Moravia so he could choose an area to lease.
• Duke Moravia paused his lesson on stabilizing chaotic space to examine the map, surprised that Velin had obtained it.

Duke Moravia assigned his students work on the third Teleportation Array while warning about new ships arriving in the archipelago. Kyle returned to Velin with news that the first two arrays were complete, and Velin prepared to visit Duke Moravia before heading home.

• Duke Moravia marked the locations of the first two Teleportation Arrays on Kyle’s map and asked him to tell Velin they were complete.
• Duke Moravia assigned his nine students tasks for the third Teleportation Array and warned that the newly arrived ships might need to be dealt with.
• Velin sensed Kyle’s return, and Kyle reported that the first two Teleportation Arrays were complete and Duke Moravia had invited Velin to visit.
• Velin told Governor Nassio to clear the two marked areas within half a year and gradually lift the blockade.
• Velin had Kyle set a route to visit the arrays and Duke Moravia, hoping to see his grandfather and father together with his mother present.

Velin reunited with Elisa and Duke Moravia, then inspected the military facilities his grandfather had prepared. Duke Moravia asked Velin to lure Elisa away so he could punish Angus, but Velin refused and returned to the Floating Ship with Kyle.

• The Star Moon Floating Ship arrived near the third Teleportation Array, where Elisa reunited with Duke Moravia and Angus greeted his father-in-law.
• Duke Moravia showed Velin the islands planned for his army, training grounds, and Floating Fleet, explaining that the location would also help deal with treasure-seeking desperadoes and protect Teleportation Arrays.
• Duke Moravia asked Velin to lure Elisa away so he could beat Angus, but Velin refused and warned that Elisa would be heartbroken if she found out.
• Velin returned to the Star Moon Floating Ship with Kyle and told Xuemya about Duke Moravia's plan, and she concluded that he was determined to beat Angus.

Velin tested the second Teleportation Array with Kyle and Odor, learning how quickly it could transport people and what limits affected its operation. After arriving at the first array and eating, the three teleported onward, while Duke Moravia planned to send Angus to the front lines.

• Velin questioned a High-tier Gold Arcanist about the Teleportation Array’s travel times, operating limits, and maintenance needs.
• Velin sent Elisa, his father, Aunt, Xuemya, and Lyanna into his Demiplane, then activated the array with Kyle and Odor.
• Duke Moravia watched the group disappear and decided he would send Angus to lead troops on the front lines.
• Velin, Kyle, and Odor arrived on an island amid a raging storm, then flew northeast to the first Teleportation Array.
• Velin ate a grilled fish with Kyle and Odor before the three entered the first array and teleported away.

Velin inspected the newly completed port and arranged to draw supplies and personnel from Yolia Island before returning to Qixing Territory to assemble a 350,000-strong force. He chose Orlando to oversee the preliminary arrangements, with Devonshire as his deputy, but still struggled to find a qualified staff officer for the force.

• Velin toured the port and learned that replacing its Magic Puppets with Logistics Troops would require far more people than he could spare.
• Velin ordered Levandor to prepare half of Yolia Island’s military supplies for collection and told him to have Sival ready to give up two-thirds of his personnel.
• Velin and Kyle selected Orlando to oversee the force’s preliminary arrangements and Devonshire to serve as his deputy, while ruling out Ignis because the Floating Fleet needed him.
• Velin outlined a first batch of 350,000 troops drawn from Qixing Territory, the Holy Dragon Kingdom, the Underground Legion, and allied forces, while leaving the Gray Mist Legion and family forces untouched.
• Velin considered asking Kyle’s father to advise Orlando, then reviewed the generals’ list as he struggled to choose a qualified staff officer for the diverse army.

Velin recruited his father Angus to help coordinate the family’s troops and planned to keep his grandfather Ignatius in Qixing Territory as a High-tier Soul Intent Transcendent. Ignatius had already decided to stay, but Angus and Velin still sprang their request on him.

• Velin decided to make Angus a staff officer in practice and arranged for Elisa to serve as a logistics consultant, then sent Kyle to the Holy Dragon Kingdom.
• Velin went to Angus and Elisa with his request, but Xisina interrupted to report that Ignatius and his wife had arrived.
• Angus and Velin agreed to use Ignatius’s visit to persuade him to stay and support the family.
• Ignatius arrived at Star Moon Fort with his silver-haired wife, and the family welcomed them back to Qixing Territory.
• After the women entered the castle with Xuemya, Angus asked Ignatius to settle down and help the family with his strength as a High-tier Soul Intent Transcendent.

Velin appointed Orlando to lead the integration of the first troops for the New Continent campaign, with Devonshire as his deputy and Ignatius Ex as his adviser. Orlando asked how authority would be settled if he and Ignatius disagreed.

• Ignatius agreed to stay with the family, and Velin asked him to help consolidate an army of three hundred and fifty thousand.
• Clotilde asked Xuemya when she and Velin would have a child, and Elisa encouraged Xuemya to work hard.
• Seven days later, Orlando arrived at Star Moon Fort and waited to meet Velin.
• Velin named Orlando the preliminary commander responsible for integrating the first troops for the New Continent campaign.
• Velin assigned Devonshire as Orlando’s deputy and Ignatius Ex as his adviser, and Orlando asked how they would resolve disagreements over command.

Velin accepted Orlando’s plan to reorganize the troops under Ilia Kingdom’s military system and entrusted him with leading the work. Meanwhile, Kyle arrived in the Holy Dragon Kingdom to collect its promised hundred thousand troops and inspected their impressive strength.

• Velin gave Orlando command over the reorganization, and Orlando recommended using Ilia Kingdom’s military system to prepare for founding a nation.
• Velin approved Orlando’s proposal, promised to arrange matters with the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and said Orlando could eventually take charge of governing the country.
• Velin and Xuemya discussed Orlando’s future and Belder’s workload before retiring for the night.
• Kyle met Olivia Nasius at Holy Dragon East Island and asked to collect the hundred thousand troops promised to Qixing Territory.
• Olivia took Kyle to inspect the army, and Kyle judged that its strength could rival five elite legions of the Ilia Kingdom.

Kyle gathered the hundred thousand Dragonman Warriors under Velin Ex’s command, and Olivia began fulfilling her ten-year alliance pact by providing troops, two Legendaries, and a three-hundred-ship Floating Fleet. Kyle and Isadora reached the Pollock port base to take command of the fleet, while Merivellna was sent to bring Iletos to Qixing Territory.

• Kyle demonstrated his aura before the assembled Dragonman Warriors and named Velin Ex as their future commander under the alliance pact.
• Blake ordered the hundred thousand soldiers to break camp and finish assembling by dawn.
• Olivia instructed Isadora to receive the Floating Fleet and sent Merivellna to bring Iletos from Holy Dragon West Island.
• Kyle accompanied Isadora to the Pollock Floating Ship Port Base, where General Lard showed them three hundred ships bearing Qixing Territory’s banner.

Isadora took command of the special task fleet and transferred its three hundred Floating Battleships into Kyle’s Demiplane. After Isadora lost their duel and gave Kyle a memory orb, he saw a ruined hall and a young man holding a severed head before the memory shattered.

• Bask briefed Isadora on the fleet’s ships, personnel, and Magic Puppets.
• Kyle opened a passage to his Demiplane, and Bask organized the fleet’s transfer before dawn.
• Isadora asked Kyle to duel for a wager, offering a secret if she won and ten thousand gold coins if he won.
• Kyle and Isadora returned to Pollock Port, where Isadora placed the fleet under the Moon Knight’s command and admitted she had lost.
• Isadora gave Kyle the memory orb, and Kyle saw a young man holding a severed head in a ruined hall before the memory broke apart.