Chapter Summaries

Velin headed to Barsha’s Duke’s Territory after Royis revealed that Mallorick might be hiding there. Luowal found Mallorick at East Nolan Castle and pursued him as Mallorick fled toward Barsha.

• Velin offered to sell the Legendary Arcanist’s territory to the five Legendaries for three hundred thousand high-grade magic crystals.
• Royis told Velin that Mallorick might be hiding in Barsha’s Duke’s Territory because Mallorick and Barsha had once been close.
• Mallorick tried to win Barsha’s forgiveness, but she dismissed him and he continued hiding in her territory.
• Celeste sensed Mallorick inside East Nolan Castle, and Velin gave Luowal permission to capture him.
• Luowal sealed the space around Mallorick, who fled toward Barsha and begged her to save him.

Velin confronted Malokeli over his evasion and demanded compensation, but Malokeli paid with a World Origin Crystal Fragment worth more than the debt. After settling the others’ debts and rewarding Royis, Velin ordered the Floating Ship Star Moon to head to Star Moon Fort.

• Luowal beat Malokeli and brought him to the Floating Ship Star Moon, while Barsha followed to see what would happen.
• Velin demanded two million magic crystals from Malokeli, who offered a World Origin Crystal Fragment instead.
• Velin valued the fragment at three million high-grade magic crystals, took it, and gave Malokeli the surplus in elemental and magic crystals.
• Barsha collected the crystals and carried Malokeli away, while Velin paid Royis her promised share and allowed the other four Legends to leave under their repayment agreements.
• Velin told Kyle to take the Floating Ship Star Moon to Star Moon Fort before returning to Star-Prayer Floating City.

Velin avoided Belder by retreating into his demiplane, then arranged for Xing to train with the Griffin Knight Order in exchange for Shining Wine. Meanwhile, Lysid prepared to found a kingdom in the Serandor Alliance and sent a letter to the Star-Prayer Kingdom; the report of his son’s arrival reached Foreign Minister Angus.

• Velin entered the demiplane to avoid Belder, while Hilda stayed behind as Belder waited for him at the Pavilion.
• Velin gave Xing wine and ordered him to train with the Griffin Knight Order, promising a bottle of Shining Wine for every jin he lost.
• Lysid wrote and sealed a letter as he considered the upcoming showdown, his territory, and the challenge of governing a kingdom with eight faiths.
• Lysid sent a fleet of twelve Floating Battleships to the Star-Prayer Kingdom with his letter.
• Lysid’s son arrived at Star-Prayer Floating City and identified himself to local officials, who passed the report to Foreign Minister Angus.

Angus was assigned to handle a diplomatic visit after Velin refused to take over the work, while Xifulin arrived in Star-Prayer Kingdom and received an audience date with the king. Nils’s secretive errands were interrupted when Flora confronted him about where he had been.

• Angus visited Velin at the Royal Palace and agreed to attend the diplomatic visit with his wife, while Velin left him to arrange the details.
• Angus returned to the Foreign Affairs General Bureau and began planning the visit, hoping Velin’s child would soon be old enough to help him work.
• Xifulin received a message that the king would see him in the Royal Palace’s Administrative Hall in three days, and the messenger advised him to visit the displeased Angus.
• Xifulin decided to prepare a gift for Angus, while his gold Swordsman suspected the messenger was related by blood to the king.
• Flora caught Nils after he delivered the message and demanded to know where he had been spending his time.

Flora beat Nils until he revealed that Kavir had fallen for Trisa and had been meeting her in secret. Nils went to confess to Kavir that he had exposed their relationship, leaving Kavir to wonder whether his secret had been revealed.

• Flora took Nils into an alley, beat him, and demanded to know where he had been for two weeks.
• Flora led Nils past constables who arrested one of their own to cover for her, then took him to a tavern and questioned him.
• Nils told Flora that Kavir liked Trisa and had asked him to help arrange their meetings; Flora gave Nils a Magic Memory Crystal Orb and ordered him to record them.
• After Flora threatened to tell Uncle Velin if Nils lied, Nils decided to confess to Kavir before giving Flora the recording.
• Nils arrived at Kavir's manor and admitted he had made a mistake; Kavir asked whether he meant the secret relationship with Trisa.

Kavir learned that Great-Aunt Flora planned to expose his secret relationship with Trisa to Uncle Velin, so he arranged for Nils to record their meeting. Nils delivered the recording to Flora, leaving Kavir and Trisa’s secret romance at risk of being revealed.

• Nils told Kavir that Great-Aunt Flora had ordered him to record Kavir and Trisa together and would tell Uncle Velin about their relationship.
• Kavir decided Nils should record his meeting with Trisa, since Flora would inform Uncle Velin regardless.
• Trisa left work and agreed to meet Kavir at their usual place that night.
• Kavir and Trisa met at a pavilion, while Nils secretly recorded them with the Magic Memory Crystal Orb.
• After Trisa departed in the morning, Kavir told Nils to turn in the recording, and Nils later gave it to Flora.

Flora showed Velin and Xuemiyya evidence that Kavir and Trisa were secretly in love, and Velin decided to accept their relationship and tell Kavir’s parents. The three visited Ilisis and Aishilia at Eagle Manor, where they arrived as the couple were discussing a family gathering.

• Flora visited Velin and asked him to summon Xuemiyya, then spoke with him about Odor’s long absence and his past.
• Flora showed Velin and Xuemiyya a Magic Memory Crystal Orb recording of Kavir and Trisa sharing intimate moments.
• Velin accepted the romance between his nephew and student, and he, Xuemiyya, and Flora decided to tell Ilisis and Aishilia.
• The three arrived at Eagle Manor while Ilisis was practicing swordsmanship and Aishilia was reading.
• A guard announced that Velin, Xuemiyya, and Flora had come to visit.

Velin brought Ilisis and Aixiliya evidence that Kavir and Trisa were romantically involved, then confronted Trisa about their relationship. Trisa admitted they had been together for three years, while the family laughed at Velin’s teasing.

• Velin visited Ilisis and Aixiliya with Xuemiyya and Flora and explained that Kavir had been courting his student, Trisa.
• Velin showed the family a Magic Memory Crystal Orb depicting Kavir and Trisa together, and they decided to visit Trisa at the Education General Bureau.
• Trisa daydreamed at work until Velin arrived and took her to a reception room filled with Kavir’s family.
• Velin threatened to send Kavir to the Skelli Duchy and transfer Trisa to Qixing Province unless she explained their relationship.
• Trisa admitted that she and Kavir had been together for three years and confessed that they liked each other.

Velin and Xuemiyya discussed arranging a possible marriage between Kmelia and Lucas, while Trisa agreed to marry Kavir in ten years. Lucas foresaw that he would marry the Queen’s younger sister, and the New Continents began a century-long migration toward the Main Continent.

• Velin told Trisa to call Ilisis and Alicia Father and Mother, and they arranged for her and Kavir to marry in ten years.
• Velin reassured Trisa that he would speak to her father about the marriage.
• Velin and Xuemiyya decided to invite Kmelia and Lucas to meet and see whether they liked each other.
• Kmelia resumed her experiment after Kalaya Mia Zerida reminded her to focus.
• Lucas used his Law Domain to inspect the future and saw that he would marry the Queen’s younger sister, who would be kind to him and the little fairy.
• On January 1, 9826 of the Radiant Calendar, the New Continents began moving toward the Main Continent in a century-long migration.

Velin reviewed the Star-Prayer Kingdom’s population, development plans, and infrastructure projects before traveling to the Serandor Alliance. He arrived in Duke Kiria’s Territory, where Lecid Kiria welcomed him.

• Velin noted that the Star-Prayer Kingdom had nearly six hundred million people, including relocated Ilia Kingdom citizens, Dragonkin settled in Zeferus Province, and the Titus Clan on Titus Island.
• Velin asked Kyle about construction of the Space Gate and Teleportation Arrays, then ordered him to issue a Pioneering Decree and continue groundwork across the New Continent.
• Velin told Kyle to prepare for their trip to the Serandor Alliance and to bring a few younger people along; after Kyle left, Velin fell asleep in the garden.
• On January 25, 9826, Velin arrived in Duke Kiria’s Territory with a fleet of thirty-six Floating Battleships, while Lecid Kiria and over a thousand family members awaited him.
• Lecid welcomed Velin, who boarded a carriage with Xuemiyya, Kyle, and Lyanna as Lecid’s eldest son arranged reception for the rest of the delegation.

Velin and Xuemiyya toured Kiria City, where Velin explained how he might support Lysid after the coming duel. Half a month later, Lysid and Drake began a battle that would decide the Serandor Alliance’s future, and after thirty days and nights it was still unresolved.

• Lysid welcomed Velin to the Dongplin Travel Palace, and Qixing Legion’s Third Battalion took over its defenses.
• Velin and Xuemiyya went in disguise to Kiria City, where Velin described the Alliance’s political instability and said he would help Lysid if Lysid won.
• Constables subdued an orc who tried to flee after losing a wager, and a middle-aged man quoted a supposed saying by the Moon Knight about honoring wagers.
• Half a month later, Lysid and Drake began their full-strength duel in the Shadow Space, with the outcome set to shape the Serandor Alliance’s future.
• The duel continued through thirty days and nights as more than thirty Shadow Space Legendaries gathered to watch.

Lysid defeated Drake in a month-long duel, and Velin helped both exhausted Legendary Experts recover before securing their agreement to discuss the Serandor Alliance’s future. At a meeting in Dongplin Travel Palace, Kyle began outlining how the Alliance’s territories would be divided into provinces as a nation was established.

• Lysid’s and Drake’s Law Domains shattered after their prolonged duel, and both fell into craters, with Lysid winning.
• Owenno helped Lysid up, while Sandro reassured Drake that his effort would not draw their Lord’s blame.
• Velin healed Lysid and Drake, urged them to resolve disputes peacefully, and proposed that the Alliance’s Legendary Experts meet again in half a month.
• The duel’s result spread across the Serandor Alliance, and Kiria City celebrated Lysid’s victory.
• Velin opened a meeting at Dongplin Travel Palace, where Kyle presented the Alliance’s territorial figures and began proposing how its domains would be divided into provinces.

Velin read and witnessed the Serandor Alliance Agreement, which established the Kingdom of Kiria under Lysid and placed it under the Star-Prayer Kingdom’s supremacy. After the agreement was signed, Velin backed Lysid publicly and began considering his delayed journey to the Deep Illusion Realm.

• After three days of debate, the ten Legendaries agreed on administrative divisions based on Kyle’s proposed plan.
• Velin read the agreement, which renamed the Serandor Alliance the Kingdom of Kiria, named Lecid Kiria its first king, set its government and territorial terms, and made it subordinate to the Star-Prayer Kingdom.
• Velin, Xuemiyya, Lysid, Drake, Kyle, Lyanna, and the other Legendaries signed the three copies of the agreement.
• Velin told the Legendaries to uphold the agreement and publicly supported Lysid by accepting his invitation to a banquet.
• Velin gave Kyle the state document and reflected on his growing influence, his planned trip to the Deep Illusion Realm, and the Dawn Church’s compensation request to the descendants of the God of Dreams.