Chapter Summaries

Ronan and the others debated whether Raven’s work should prioritize personal expression or professional commercial operations, until Lady Mora arrived and challenged the group to put Raven’s wishes first. The chapter ended with Ronan calmly greeting Mora after revealing he had prepared for her presence.

• He Donglou noticed the nightclub beauty and became fascinated as she leaned on his shoulder.
• Ji Shang outlined the benefits and risks of professional business operations, while the beauty argued that Raven should express herself personally.
• Xi Wei defended professional management as a way to help Raven communicate effectively and avoid online harm, but the beauty ignored her and addressed Ronan.
• Sun Jiayi restrained Xi Wei, while Ronan recognized Lady Mora as a powerful Extraordinary Species and explained that he had prepared for her arrival.
• Ronan said Raven’s wishes should come first, clinked glasses with the beauty, and greeted her as Lady Mora.

Ronan met Mora, a dangerous Extraordinary Species who had entered Xia City without the branch noticing, and quietly probed her views on the future of Extraordinary Species. Mora approved of a decision Ronan and Raven had made, then left him with a question about how they could ever know how they appeared to each other.

• Ronan recognized Mora at the Starry Sky Clubhouse and alerted the others, who realized the danger she posed.
• Mora sat beside Ronan and spoke with him through close contact while Xue Lei and Bamboo Pole prepared for a possible conflict.
• Mora praised Ronan's potential, and Ronan asked about her ideas on Ultimate Bodies and Perfect Bodies.
• Ronan suspected Mora might be connected to Apocalypse Laboratory and probed her views on the future of Extraordinary Species.
• Mora said she was pleased with the decision Ronan and Raven had made, then asked how either of them could know what they looked like in the other's eyes.

At the Nearshore Battery gathering, Mora warned Ronan against distorting her perspective for publicity and left a lipstick mark on his shirt. After the others departed, she tortured Sun Jiayi to connect her to Water Tank, negotiated for a Sea Blue Flower Seed, and warned Sun Jiayi against contacting dangerous people or trying to please everyone.

• Mora told Ronan she wanted an authentic account of the world through his and Raven's eyes, threatened anyone who manipulated the footage, and kissed his chest through his shirt.
• The gathering ended, and Mora stayed behind to replay memories of the attendees before watching the sea until dawn approached.
• Mora summoned Sun Jiayi, restrained and injured her, and forced her to connect to Water Tank through a dedicated line.
• Mora told Water Tank she could not affect Ronan, accused him of using her as a weapon, and obtained his agreement to send her a Sea Blue Flower Seed.
• Mora released Sun Jiayi and ordered her not to contact dangerous people around Mora or interfere when Mora flirted, adding that Sun Jiayi would pay for the seed's cultivation.

Freelance paparazzo Zhong Man tested her new recording device while preparing to cover a celebrity’s arrival in Xia City, then captured two people entering North Shore Gear’s plaza. Tian Qi warned her to keep her distance as another man blocked her camera, leaving Zhong Man’s photos backed up and the encounter unresolved.

• Zhong Man finished her morning run and tested her new external recording device while checking news about a celebrity’s arrival.
• Tian Qi approached Zhong Man on the path and followed her toward the North Shore Gear plaza, where she left him behind.
• Zhong Man spotted two people entering the plaza and used her Smart Brain to record them as they looked toward her.
• A man blocked Zhong Man’s camera, and Tian Qi advised her to keep her distance from the newcomers.
• Zhong Man secretly backed up her photos while Tian Qi continued his awkward attempt to talk with her.

Zhong Man recognized Raven in the photos she had taken and sold one to a fan who wanted candid pictures of her. The fan invited Zhong Man to Raven’s newly created Demi-Plane, where she saw its lone administrator struggling to manage the group’s discussions.

• Zhong Man rejected Tian Qi’s advances and examined the photos she had taken of Raven and the young man beside her.
• Zhong Man realized both subjects seemed to have noticed her from about fifty meters away, though she could not explain how.
• Zhong Man assessed the photos’ commercial value and found a fan seeking unseen street photos of Raven on Tian Jie Community.
• Zhong Man edited a photo to frame Raven alone, sold it to the fan, and received a link to Raven’s Demi-Plane.
• Zhong Man saw that Zi Ran Mian Er was the Demi-Plane’s only administrator and was arguing with posters while trying to win over other members.

Zhong Man watched Zi Ran Mian Er struggle to manage the chaotic Demi-Plane fandom and declined to get involved when the administrator asked her for help. She then left for the air terminal and brushed off Tian Qi’s offer of a ride.

• Zi Ran Mian Er tried to promote Raven and keep order in the Demi-Plane while Qiu Ye and Mystic Ritualist fought across the board.
• Zhong Man joined Qiu Ye’s Global Support Association and followed Zi Ran Mian Er’s Demi-Plane, then received a hand-drawn image resembling Demon Eye Girl.
• Zi Ran Mian Er sent Zhong Man a series of messages asking where a scene had been filmed and pleading for help against people who doubted her.
• Zhong Man packed her recording equipment and headed toward the air terminal without answering Zi Ran Mian Er’s request.
• Tian Qi introduced his cousin Tian Si and offered Zhong Man a ride, but Zhong Man politely declined and continued toward the subway.

On the subway to the airport, Zhong Man followed Zi Ran Mian Er’s link to a video that appeared to feature Demon Eye Girl, only to discover it had been posted by the Wilderness Explorers Association Xia City Branch. The video showed someone waking in a sparse room and answering a teenager at the door, but it had not yet revealed who they were.

• Zhong Man rode the crowded subway toward the airport and worried that the shop owner might resell her reserved filming spot.
• Zhong Man checked Zi Ran Mian Er’s messages and saw a screenshot that showed Zhong Man in the background of a video featuring Raven.
• Zhong Man opened the link and found that the video had been posted by the Wilderness Explorers Association Xia City Branch.
• Zhong Man watched the video as a first-person camera rose from a low position in a dim, simple room.
• A teenager called Raven from outside, and the room’s occupant opened the door.

Zhong Man watched Raven’s debut video, recognized herself in a newly filmed scene, and joined the excited fan community discussing Raven’s rise. The video then shifted toward an underground location, while Zi Ran Mian Er urged fans to enter Reality Mode.

• Zhong Man watched Raven greet a huge Crow and fly into the morning sky before the video moved to North Shore Gear Institute.
• The video showed Zhong Man being filmed as Raven and her companion walked through North Shore Gear, and Zhong Man replayed her brief appearance repeatedly.
• Zhong Man entered the “Demon Eye Girl” Demi-Plane and found Raven’s fans celebrating her debut and discussing Zhong Man’s role in the footage.
• Zhong Man grew uneasy as fans speculated about her identity and appearance, then prepared to visit Qiu Ye’s fan club.
• Zi Ran Mian Er posted an urgent message telling anyone who could access Reality Mode to enter it.

Zhong Man discovered that her portable virtual equipment could play Raven’s debut video in Reality Mode and began experiencing it on the subway. The chapter ended as she followed Raven into an Exoskeleton laboratory and felt Raven’s brief reply resonate as if it came from her own body.

• Zhong Man noticed a Reality Mode prompt triggered by the video and remembered that her external device supported portable reality.
• Zhong Man reloaded the video’s resources, prepared her accessories, and entered Reality Mode despite the costly data use.
• Zhong Man experienced Raven’s breathing and movements as an immersive shared perspective while following her through the city.
• Zhong Man followed Raven and her Brother into a high-end laboratory filled with Exoskeleton equipment.
• Ronan asked Raven whether she was ready to become a public figure, and Zhong Man felt Raven’s reply vibrate through her own body.

Zhong Man watched Raven’s new Reality Mode video, then browsed the forum’s speculation about Raven, Ronan, and the Crow. An earthquake warning interrupted her as she rode the subway, with the shear wave expected in 55 seconds.

• Zhong Man watched Raven and Ronan in the laboratory before the video followed them into the Wilderness from a Crow’s aerial viewpoint and ended abruptly.
• Zhong Man considered how quickly Raven’s team had produced the video and how immersive it might be in a Virtual Cabin or Hero Seat.
• Sky Street forum users discussed Raven’s suspected Vampire brother, the seemingly psychic Crow, the laboratory, and why a wealthy Raven had fought in a bloody arena.
• Zhong Man considered browsing other forums for reactions to Raven’s video.
• Zhong Man’s wristband and the other passengers’ devices sounded an alert as the subway announced a magnitude 4.3 earthquake and a shear wave expected in 55 seconds.

After an earthquake struck Xia City, Zhong Man endured a long subway evacuation and expected her airport-pickup work to fall through. As she waited in the traffic chaos, Tian Qi arrived and called out to her.

• Zhong Man felt the earthquake aboard a slowly moving subway and worried that she would have to carry her heavy suitcase through the tunnels.
• The subway reached a station safely, and Zhong Man carried her suitcase up the stairs before emerging into a citywide transportation shutdown.
• Zhong Man browsed Raven's Demi-Plane, found the forum overwhelmed by earthquake posts, and messaged the absent Zi Ran Mian Er to ask if she was all right.
• Tian Qi pulled over beside Zhong Man and called out to her, saying he had come to pick up a friend.

Zhong Man rode with Tian Qi and Tian Si through the traffic jam toward the airport, where they were picking someone up for Professor Pan. They encountered Yingying on her way to handle maintenance, and Yingying recognized Zhong Man as the photographer whose images of Raven had appeared in the video.

• Tian Qi and Tian Si offered Zhong Man a ride through the gridlock after other stranded fans competed for seats in their car.
• Tian Qi discussed the video featuring Raven and told Zhong Man that she had made a strong impression in it.
• Tian Si spotted Yingying carrying a huge case and stopped so they could greet her.
• Yingying said she and her son were heading into the Subway Station to handle routine maintenance because the city was gridlocked.
• Yingying recognized Zhong Man as the photographer who had taken secret photos of Raven and revealed that she had supported keeping Zhong Man's shot in the edited video.
• Yingying praised Zhong Man's photos and left for the Subway Station carrying the case.

Zhong Man discussed Raven’s celebrity potential with Tian Qi and Tian Si, explaining why Raven’s appearance was “resistant” rather than instantly dazzling. She left them with the view that Raven’s flawless skin, reserved image, and docile manner gave her a resilient appeal.

• After Tian Qi and Tian Si drove away from Yingying, Zhong Man compared their flawless skin with her own and worried about her appearance.
• Tian Qi showed Zhong Man Raven’s photo and the chaotic Demi-Plane discussions, where Mystic Ritualist defended Raven; he recognized the user as Ou Que, his workplace’s vice president.
• Tian Qi asked whether Raven could become popular, and Zhong Man said Raven’s video established a quiet, reserved image that contrasted with her earlier circulating material.
• Zhong Man distinguished celebrities with immediately stunning looks from those with more resilient appeal, arguing that the latter could withstand public scrutiny better.
• Zhong Man described Raven as not yet overwhelming in beauty but well-balanced by her reserved air, apparent docility around Ronan, and exceptionally flawless skin.

Zhang Yingying inspected a damaged Spirit Wave Network node while Ronan's friends discussed Raven's video and the public reaction to it. The node showed signs of Abyss Zone interference, prompting Zhang Yingying to request Fortress surveillance and prepare for a possible Darkside Species infiltration.

• Tian Si told Zhong Man that breathing, meditation, exercise, and a good teacher helped her skin, while Tian Qi complained that Ronan had taught her personally.
• Ronan's friends debated the cautious response to Raven's video and whether Ronan should explain his intentions publicly.
• Zhang Yingying found a crack splitting a celebrity advertisement and reported that the nearby Spirit Wave Network node was irreparably damaged.
• Bamboo Pole shared a Shang Ding Building notice showing a DG Value and Abyss Zone interference, raising the possibility of an Aberrant Species infiltration.
• Zhang Yingying requested Fortress support to surveil the area and said they should check for Darkside Species before attempting repairs.
• An authoritative voice confirmed Fortress could operate its detection module, and Zhang Yingying called the speaker the Vampire.

Ronan guided Zhang Yingying in using Blood Intent Ring Fortress’s Segmenter to detect aberrant contamination at a rift, which he believed had formed during a collision between spacetime planes. He warned that a determined Mora was approaching the site, and told Zhang Yingying to evacuate with her son.

• Ronan used Blood Intent Ring Fortress to project moisture and spiritual pressure, helping Zhang Yingying operate the Segmenter and detect remnants of demonic aura near the rift.
• Ronan explained that the contamination likely came from an Aberrant Species caught and injured as spacetime planes collided, rather than one that had crossed over safely.
• Zhang Yingying and the friends group discussed the danger of spacetime damage to Spirit Wave Network nodes and the possibility of further incidents.
• Ronan told Zhang Yingying to stop work and evacuate because Mora was approaching the site with precise awareness of the spacetime collision.

Zhang Yingying left the Subway Station after Mora arrived, while Ronan discussed plans for Raven’s next shoot and the earthquake-like disturbance. Mora passed Zhang Yingying with a flirtatious warning, then disappeared down the stairway.

• Octopus confirmed The Visitor’s identity in the group chat, and Zhang Yingying prepared to leave while Ronan explained that the Tooth Mark could connect to distant locations.
• Ronan told the group that Raven might lead the next shoot alone and discussed adding interactive experiments; the others criticized his last-minute plans.
• Ronan sensed Mora’s arrival and warned Zhang Yingying, who continued toward the stairway exit.
• Zhang Yingying met Mora on the stairway, where Mora flirted, asked whether she had brought an umbrella, and continued past her.
• Zhang Yingying left the station and looked back, but Mora had already disappeared around the corner.

Mora tracked Zhang Yingying’s lingering aura through an underground passage and spoke with Ronan about the Deep Blue Laboratory and the Aberrant pollution in a crack in the GG display. Meanwhile, Zhong Man gave up her stakeout and returned to the Bottom-of-the-Lake Lounge Booth, where Zi Ran Mian Er’s messages kept arriving.

• Mora followed Zhang Yingying’s traces underground and exchanged remarks with Ronan about Raven’s video and the reorganization of the West Pacific Observation Center.
• Mora inspected the crack in the GG display, and her presence caused the lingering Aberrant pollution to flare up and burn itself out.
• Mora and Ronan discussed whether the crack was like a bitten rotten apple or a lively cat biting its tail, and Mora asked who had made the cat so lively.
• Zhong Man ended her stakeout in the North Shore Jungle and went to the Bottom-of-the-Lake Lounge Booth for coffee.
• Zhong Man read a stream of messages from Zi Ran Mian Er about Raven’s materials and arguments on the forums.

Zhong Man struggled with the chaotic management of the Demon Eye Girl Demi-Plane while trying to earn money, then discovered that a controversial post linking Raven to the Xia City earthquake had been pushed onto Tian Jie Community’s homepage. She realized Zi Ran Mian Er’s attempt to contain the post had instead boosted its popularity, leaving the story at the start of a likely crisis.

• Zhong Man learned how Zi Ran Mian Er, Sea Fishing King, and Straight Men Slayer Apple Cat were handling the Demi-Plane, and saw that its management remained chaotic.
• Zhong Man faced shrinking work opportunities after the earthquake and considered earning money by helping Zi Ran Mian Er produce exclusive content.
• Zi Ran Mian Er admitted in the administrators’ chat that Deep Sea Uncle suddenly seemed to make sense, while Sea Fishing King and Straight Men Slayer Apple Cat responded cryptically.
• Zhong Man logged into Tian Jie Community and found that the old post blaming Raven’s video for the Xia City earthquake had been pushed onto the homepage.
• Zhong Man realized that merging discussions into the original post had increased its visibility and boosted its topic score, while Zi Ran Mian Er remained unaware of the consequences.

Zhong Man watched a forum debate about whether Xia City’s earthquakes came from distortions in space-time, which had pushed a post about Lady Raven onto the front page. Worried about the attention turning into a public-opinion crisis, she asked Zi Ran Mian Er to move the discussion into a separate theory post, while wondering whether Raven’s team would respond.

• Deep Sea Worshipper argued that Xia City’s earthquakes came from space-time disturbances rather than tectonic movement or Lady Raven, attracting ridicule and then serious debate from Community Experts.
• The argument drew a growing audience after participants cited academic papers and authorities, including Zhi Xing Institute professor Wu Zunliang.
• Zhong Man realized the post had become a trending topic and feared it could be screenshotted and spread into hostile circles.
• Zhong Man messaged Zi Ran Mian Er and asked him to get Deep Sea Worshipper to make a dedicated post, then merge the related discussion into it.
• Zhong Man considered whether Raven, Ronan, Zhang Yingying, and the Raven Team would act if the post sparked a public-opinion crisis.

Zhong Man learned that Raven had been exempted from exams after being confirmed to repeat a year, then reconsidered the Reality Mode show and its prospects. She ended the night asleep with Raven’s video playing on repeat.

• Zhong Man met Tian Qi at the Mystic Studies Society headquarters and learned Raven had taken leave and would repeat a year.
• Zhong Man refused to leak Raven’s academic troubles, warning Tian Qi not to cause Raven and her team more trouble.
• Tian Qi described the show’s real locations and people, and Zhong Man left to look into the news herself.
• Zhong Man spent the night studying Raven and the seven-minute Reality Mode video, weighing the show’s ambition against the pressures of making a hit.
• Zhong Man set up her sleeping environment and fell asleep while Raven’s video played on repeat.