Chapter Summaries

Tina hired Vilia, a skilled young builder from Dagas, as her assistant and found inspiration for a mountain-side housing project in one of Vilia’s treehouse models. When Vilia showed Tina a sword-swinging pottery doll, Tina realized it held a spell.

• Vilia completed a practical cottage model in two hours, and Tina hired her as an assistant for seventy Sea Shell Currency a week.
• Tina took Vilia to a construction site, where Vilia watched the Bone Frame Vehicle work and Tina discussed Dagas’s building hazards with her.
• Tina admired Vilia’s sturdy models but had to design attractive premium homes for a difficult mountain-side plot near Salt City.
• Tina noticed Vilia’s giant-tree house model and used its design to plan a tree-like mountain development, then promised Vilia a share of the profits.
• Tina treated Vilia to barbecue, and Vilia explained that her clay figures could be sold as sword-wielding dolls.
• Tina saw Vilia’s pottery doll swing a wooden sword and recognized that it was made of separate parts and powered by a spell fixed onto pottery.

Tina learned that Vilia had developed a new way to use Runes in clay figurines and agreed to represent her under a contract. Seeing the invention’s potential, Tina promised to help Vilia develop flying magic wands and houses, then decided to ask her mother to fund the work.

• Vilia introduced Tina to her brother Chuck, who explained that he and Vilia had brought their ill mother, Nahe, to Salt City for treatment and struggled to support the family.
• Tina offered to represent Vilia’s clay-figurine technology, and Vilia and Tina signed a contract giving Vilia seventy percent of the profits and Tina thirty.
• Vilia demonstrated how she used standardized Rune clay tablets and Magic Bottles to make clay figurines move, and Tina recognized the method as a breakthrough.
• Vilia told Tina she wanted to make flying magic wands so her brother could fly and she could take their mother into the sky.
• Tina promised to help Vilia develop flying wands and houses, then decided to write to her mother to request funding.

Tina presented Vilia’s Rune-powered Shaped Pieces to the Yao Tribe’s apostles, demonstrating flight equipment and a floating house that could lead to flying cities. The invention won Tyrant’s support, and Vilia learned that God Yao had already healed her mother’s heart condition.

• Tina received a three-million City Bond from her mother, Mrs. Matthews, and secured funding for the construction project’s second phase.
• Vilia used Forbidden Soil and Runes to create a hammer-shaped Magic Wand that could fly, and Tina encouraged her to trust her abilities.
• At a gathering beneath God Yao’s Divine Statue, Tina presented Vilia’s Shaped Pieces, flight suit, and floating house model to Tyrant and the apostles.
• Philes praised Tina and Vilia’s work for overturning Long Ji’s earlier judgments about Runes, while the apostles verified the invention’s potential.
• Tyrant offered to fulfill Tina’s request for Vilia’s mother, but Sekhmet appeared and revealed that God Yao had already healed her heart condition.

Lu Yao backed the Yao Clan Civilization’s independent development of Magic Runes, made Vilia a Hero, and saved her mother. He appointed Tina as a Welfare Apostle to help overlooked villagers, then saw inventions herald a new era and awaited the chance to name it.

• Lu Yao reviewed Vilia’s Shaped Pieces and ruled that the Yao Clan Civilization must develop its own runes rather than rely on Odin’s.
• Lu Yao made Vilia a Hero and ordered Sekhmet to cure her mother, Nahe.
• Lu Yao appointed Tina, Vilia’s teacher and an architect who supported disadvantaged children, as a Welfare Apostle tasked with finding and helping overlooked talent.
• Lu Yao envisioned an Apostle Social Security System that would direct more apostolic power toward protecting ordinary villagers and expanding their opportunities.
• The Arcane Research Institute invented Magic Rune, Guang Yan invented Connected Relay Station, and Fahai invented Long-Distance Voyage Airship, prompting a message that the Yao Tribe had reached a new era awaiting Lu Yao’s name for it.

Lu Yao surveyed the Yao Clan’s new Magic Rune technology and saw it transform the Resurrection Kingdom’s farming, construction, manufacturing, and research. As the Yao Tribe entered the Magic Well Era, Lu Yao elevated Fahai to a Subordinate God and the Long-Distance Voyage Airships began venturing beyond their safe routes.

• Crane Taoist explained that Yuan Qing and a team of Shadow Demons had compiled the Magic Rune with help from researchers, spellcasters, and Tyrannosaurus Rex Asi.
• Magic Runes, Plastic Sheets, and Magic Energy transformed the Resurrection Kingdom’s farms, construction sites, workshops, cities, and flying machines, reducing the need for skeleton labor.
• Guang Yan described how Connected Relay Stations extended communication and Insight across nearby worlds, while Ju had not sent an oracle in over a hundred years.
• Lu Yao watched Fahai and Joseph discuss improving the Long-Distance Voyage Airship, then granted Fahai a Godhead and praised his work.
• Lu Yao declared the start of the Magic Well Era as the Yao Tribe prepared for a new age of runic power and long-distance voyages.

The Yao people began exploring the void with Long-Distance Voyage Airships, while Lu Yao learned that planters were using Omnipotence Stones to help Dry Barnyard Grass take root and alter barren worlds. He then received Dog City's offering, a dangerous Wonder tied to Anubis, and entered the city to inspect it himself.

• The Yao people celebrated the new era and prepared for void exploration, while Lu Yao asked Fahai about the dangers of long voyages.
• Fahai explained that planters had spread Dry Barnyard Grass across Grit Worlds, where Omnipotence Stones helped the weeds survive and gradually transform the land.
• Lu Yao encouraged Fahai to continue the experiments and heard that the Yao City Ship had surveyed nine worlds, with plans to circumnavigate the Ring of Worlds and eventually reach deeper void.
• Three-Flower Cat and Menes presented Dog City's Mountain Hermit Wonder, which could unleash laws capable of destroying its world.
• Lu Yao entered Dog City in Huang Jia's body to examine the Wonder and determine its condition.

Lu Yao used Yesterday's Replay to witness the Hermit's memories and learn how he met Anubis, fought the Soldier Spirits, and chose to live apart from others. The memory ended with the Hermit petrifying, leaving several Godheads in his wineglass.

• Lu Yao learned from the Sacred Scarab that the Hermit had granted Anubis divine power and Wisdom, though he was a Pseudo-human rather than a God.
• Lu Yao replayed the Hermit's memories and saw him give a young Anubis advice about death, patience, and the dragon he had once raised.
• The Hermit showed Anubis a Stone City built from wonders that preserved the forms of dead life.
• Thousands of Soldier Spirits attacked the Hermit, who used the wonders to bind them before the memory ended in a violent flash.
• The Hermit explained that he had cut his refuge free and sent it into the Void Turbulence, then told Anubis he did not regret leaving the group.
• The Hermit bid Anubis farewell, warned him about the Apocalypse Incantation, and petrified with several Godheads in his wineglass.

Lu Yao learned more about the [Hermit] and Dog City, then discovered that Rome and [Wuyou Township] had profited from a political and economic scheme that heavily damaged Great Qin. After deciding to stay out of the wider power struggle, he chose to support Great Qin by spending money there.

• Lu Yao questioned Menes and the Spirit People about the [Hermit], learning that he had created Wonders, raised Anubis, and left behind the prototype of Dog City.
• Lu Yao learned that his official account had been upgraded after the 'Sleeping Dragon Talent Program' passed, and Song Shiyi told him Rome had opened the [Void Mirror] to other Mythologies.
• Song Shiyi explained that Rome and [Wuyou Township] had secretly cooperated, while Great Qin suffered enormous losses after selling assets during its economic crisis.
• Lu Yao learned that the committee planned to join Rome's road system, while Great Qin could not accept Rome's terms and Buddhism had little need for the route.
• Lu Yao decided to support Great Qin and opened the 'Great Qin Hidden Dragon Lord' talisman message to spend money there.

Lu Yao visited Great Qin Market with Zhao Zhenzhu as his guide and explored the Great Qin Military Prefecture. He bought terracotta warriors, military instruments, and a rare book to bring back for his people to study.

• Lu Yao entered Great Qin Market through his talisman pass and called Zhao Zhenzhu to guide him.
• Zhao Zhenzhu explained the market’s rules, its state-run shops, and Great Qin’s major trade goods as they walked through it.
• Zhao Zhenzhu took Lu Yao to the Great Qin Military Prefecture, where he used the Identifier to inspect the Qin Army Terracotta Warriors.
• Lu Yao bought several kinds of terracotta warriors and Qin Army Music instruments for Philes and the Yao Clan Civilization to study.
• Lu Yao found Shennong Lost Chapters, a limited-use enlightenment book, and bought it for the Museum.

Lu Yao toured Great Qin’s Military Prefecture, bought a collection of its warrior figures and warships, and learned about Great Qin’s response to its political setbacks. He discovered his Yanhu Ward land had been requisitioned for a Beast Garden and bought a Sacrificial Altar after its Psionic Energy reaction matched his own.

• Lu Yao examined the military branches and bought two of every type of Great Qin warrior figure and warship, including Iron Eater Beast cavalry.
• Lu Yao learned that Great Qin would seek other collaborators after Rome and Wuyou Township blocked its entry into their law, and Zhao Zhenzhu explained that his Yanhu Ward land had been requisitioned for a Beast Garden.
• Lu Yao chose to exchange his land deed for a share of the Beast Garden’s dividends, and Zhao Zhenzhu offered to handle the arrangement.
• Lu Yao followed his tactical eyepiece’s signal to the Jiuyuan Commandery shop and found a Sacrificial Altar connected to the pantheistic concept of Heaven.
• The Altar’s Psionic Energy reaction shifted until it matched Lu Yao’s, so he bought it for 890,000 Flame of Faith.

Zhao Zhenzhu reported Dragon Hidden Lord’s visit to Great Qin, and Bai Qi ordered gifts from the Beast Garden to strengthen ties with him. Meanwhile, Lu Yao uncovered the purpose of the Serensto Type II World Card and prepared Malik to enter its rescue challenge.

• Zhao Zhenzhu told Deputy Commander Jiang Cen that Dragon Hidden Lord had bought war figurines, the Shennong Lost Chapters, and the Sacrificial Altar, and had asked about Great Qin’s stance on Roman Law.
• Zhao Zhenzhu reported to Bai Qi, who advised Great Qin to judge Dragon Hidden Lord by his actions and proposed giving him a black bird, an Iron Eater Beast, and a Kaiming Beast.
• Lu Yao used Sui Zhu and Bi to find and unseal Serensto Type II from the Sacrificial Altar.
• Lu Yao used Psionic Access to identify Three Thousand Worlds as a collection of World Cards for training the Spirit Race against the Fallen Servants.
• Lu Yao connected an Interface Card to Serensto Type II and activated its challenge to rescue Princess Sissi.
• Lu Yao chose Malik to enter the Serensto challenge as its Hero.

Lu Yao guided Malik through Selesto, where Malik fought the kingdom’s forces and learned that Princess Sissi was imprisoned inside Leviathan. Malik defeated the giant beast and freed Sissi, but the princess turned out to be an arrogant Red Dragon, leaving Lu Yao to reconsider the mission’s promised reward.

• Malik explored Selesto, fought Air Skin-Weevils and Nuo warriors, and used Psionic Bombardment to wipe out the attackers.
• Malik captured a Great Nuo, learned about Selesto’s clans and the imprisoned Princess Sissi, and persuaded it to guide him to Leviathan.
• Malik attacked Leviathan from a distance, defeated the giant beast with Psionic Bombardment, and freed Princess Sissi.
• Princess Sissi demanded that Malik crawl over and lick her feet, while the Simulator awarded Lu Yao 550,000 psionic energy and urged him to build a relationship with her.

Nuowei watched the Invader destroy Leviathan, then saw the Red Dragon Princess Sissi escape and submit after the Invader wounded her. The Invader questioned Nuowei and Nuomei, asking why they had not killed Sissi, and learned that they were unable to.

• Nuowei recalled how the kings had fought Leviathan and entrusted him with guarding the dragon sealed inside its belly.
• Nuowei watched the Invader strike Leviathan with a powerful attack that shattered it, then sent a messenger to warn the king.
• Princess Sissi flew out of the spatial hole and demanded that the Invader serve her.
• The Invader slapped Sissi, shot her in the chest, and ordered her to obey as the First Marshal.
• The Invader called Nuowei and Nuomei over and asked why they had not killed Sissi; Nuowei explained that her ability prevented them from doing so.

Malik returned with the resurrected Princess Sissi and revealed that she was an empty shell created by Serensto’s rules, prompting the Fourth King to propose testing whether she and the Nuo truly existed. Nuowei volunteered to leave Serensto first, accepting the risk of annihilation.

• Malik returned with Princess Sissi and told Nuowei he could not take her away because she did not exist outside the world’s rules.
• Princess Sissi claimed Serensto Type II was her custom-made private model and that its inhabitants were fictional playthings, while Malik questioned her memories and origins.
• The Fourth King challenged Princess Sissi to explain why she stayed and proposed testing whether she could exist outside Serensto, offering to undergo the test himself.
• Malik said the test was voluntary and promised respect and support if anyone proved they truly existed.
• Nuowei volunteered to face the test first, accepting the possibility of annihilation and asking to scout the way for the king.

Lu Yao tested whether Selesto was real by helping Nuowei escape, then learned the Nuo and Curse Worms were an isolated civilization centered on a powerful sentry tower. Selesto joined the Yao Clan Civilization, while Daisy offered a new reward for finding her parents.

• Lu Yao ordered Malik to test Daisy's immortality, and Malik killed her before capturing her after she revived.
• Lord Yang questioned Daisy, and Lu Yao sent Nuowei through Kali and Xiu's chariot to the Traveler world, proving Selesto and its Nuo were real.
• The Fourth King explained that Selesto's dwindling population included 26 Great Nuo, 617 Nuogua, and 2,600 Curse Worms, all protected by the Nuo-Curse Sentry Tower.
• Malik invited the Fourth King to join the Yao Clan Civilization, and the Lord Yang accepted on behalf of Selesto.
• Daisy offered Lu Yao a reward if he helped her find her parents, and Lu Yao decided to investigate.

Lu Yao discovered that Daisy was the seventeen-year-old daughter of the late Red King Metania and the missing merchant Blaze, and brought her out of Selesto to learn the truth about her parents and the Dragon Race. Daisy accepted the loss, joined Lu Yao’s forces, and revealed that her father had left a guarded treasury where she hoped to find news of him.

• Lu Yao confirmed that Red King Metania had died in the Millennium War and learned from Can Cong that her partner had been a Brass Dragon named Blaze.
• Daisy refused to believe Lu Yao’s account and repeatedly returned after Malik killed her, until Lu Yao told her that Fu Gu Chan had devastated the Dragon Race and offered to show her proof outside Selesto.
• Daisy used her authority to leave the Three Thousand Worlds and entered Yao City, where Can Cong and the others showed her the Dragon of Blood’s last words.
• Daisy accepted that her parents and the dragons of the past had fallen, thanked Lu Yao, and gave him five million Psionic Energy as her promised reward.
• Daisy agreed to work for Lu Yao, became an Apostle, and was assigned to maintain Selesto and connect it to the Yao Clan World.
• Daisy told Lu Yao about Blaze’s guarded treasury and asked him to defeat its protectors so she could search for news of her father.

Lu Yao and Daisy discovered that the Red Dragon family treasury was protected by a heavily armed city that Malik could not breach alone. As Xing Tian joined the battlefield, Daisy revealed that he was a Monarch-level Winged Person and offered to challenge the defenses herself.

• Daisy opened the treasury gate and waited in the safe zone while Malik approached the city, where Psionic Guards, Blockers, and Giant Fish Head Cannons defended the entrance.
• The Giant Fish Head Cannons repeatedly blasted Malik back, and he requested support after losing more than half his Health Points.
• Lu Yao awakened Xing Tian from the Holy Coffin and sent him to the battlefield.
• Daisy explained the ranks of Winged People and warned that Monarch-level Winged People could help the Curse Clan return to the Void Universe.
• Daisy offered to enter the city herself and challenge its defenses to preserve the place from Xing Tian's summoned forces.

Lu Yao learned how the Spirit Race used strict authority ranks to control access to information, while Daisy flew into her family’s fortified city and discovered her parents’ memories and a message from her father. The message revealed that her mother died fighting the Giant in the Millennium War and that her father had gone to search for the vanished Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun.

• Daisy explained to Lu Yao that the Spirit Race ranked its members by authority and rewarded valuable information with Psionic Energy and points.
• Daisy tried to fly into her family’s fortified city, was shot down and rescued by Malik, then tried again and was allowed inside.
• Salid, a Merchant Spirit, welcomed Daisy at the palace, where she found Memory Crystals showing moments with her parents.
• Daisy found a Golden Scale and read her father’s message, which said her mother had died in the war against the Giant and urged Daisy to live well.
• Daisy’s father revealed that he had taken her mother’s body to search for the Queen Mother of the West in vanished Kunlun and find the Elixir of Immortality.

Lu Yao read Golden Sail Blaze’s account of Kunlun’s schism, Queen Mother of the West’s campaign against Eastern King Duke, and the Spirit Race’s warning about the Fallen Servants. Daisy gave Lu Yao her mother’s Tear of the Red King and offered the Spirit People and devices, while her parents’ message explained their search for the Immortal Tree and left her with a farewell.

• Lu Yao learned that Eastern King Duke had become Eastern Emperor Jun, killed Lu Wu, and taken Kunlun gods and resources into the Time Stop Zone, prompting Queen Mother of the West to launch an expedition against him.
• Golden Sail Blaze’s message explained how Kunlun split between gods and those who pursued Ethereal Ascension, and warned Daisy to avoid the Fallen Servants and their assimilating Servant Pawns.
• Golden Sail Blaze revealed that he and Metania had hidden Daisy in the Three Thousand Worlds after the Spirit King died, then described their search for Queen Mother of the West and the missing Immortal Tree before bidding Daisy farewell.
• Lu Yao searched the Heavenly Court database and found that Queen Mother of the West had taken the Immortal Tree into the Time Stop Zone as a means of raising Old Gods for war.
• Daisy offered Lu Yao her mother’s Tear of the Red King, but he told her to keep the keepsake and treasury; she then asked him to take the Spirit People and devices for the Yao Clan Civilization.

Lu Yao distributed the weapons and Spirit People recovered from the City of Vaults, then learned from Daisy and Salid about the dangers and purpose of the [Spirit Harvester]. Daisy entered the mining area and inherited her father's investment, gaining 1,228,719,000 psionic energy.

• Lu Yao sent heavy weapons and Worker Spirits to support [Sky Abyss] and the Yao Clan's ongoing projects, and organized the Soldier Spirits into two squads.
• Daisy told Lu Yao that her father's assets were invested in [Commoner Camp] and [Spirit Harvester], and Salid explained how the mining area became dangerous after its tools failed, Mine Monsters attacked miners, and the [Clock of Time] was taken by the Giants.
• Salid explained that [Spirit Harvester] was designed to help the Spirit Duke identify valuable rule composites and eliminate chaotic abnormalities, and he suggested Daisy could recover her father's assets there.
• Lu Yao gave Daisy a [Psionic Valve], and she returned half an hour later with 1,228,719,000 psionic energy inherited from her father's investment.