Chapter Summaries

Tang Zheng reunited with the Rock team and used his growing reputation to gain an introduction to the Royal Capital Adventurer's Guild leader. After meeting the leader, he turned his visit into an opportunity to rescue the Verdant Leaf Witch, who returned to the inn that evening.

• Tang Zheng greeted Captain Dossari and the other members of the Rock team, joking with them and thanking them for their friendship.
• Captain Dossari described the Guild leader and the Rock team's failed mission, and Tang Zheng decided to use his influence to arrange the Verdant Leaf Witch's rescue.
• Tang Zheng and the Rock team visited the Royal Capital Adventurer's Guild, where a drunken adventurer mocked the Rock team and Samantha came downstairs to meet Tang Zheng.
• Tang Zheng asked Samantha to introduce him to the Guild leader, and the two went upstairs while the Rock team drew attention in the hall.
• The Guild leader later came downstairs with Tang Zheng, and the Verdant Leaf Witch returned to the inn that evening.

Lakyus learned that Cuiye had left with help from the Adventurer's Guild and asked Gagaran about Free Will's leader. Meanwhile, Tang Zheng tested his magic and new Ninja class, then created a shadow clone as he prepared to investigate whether he could unlock another class.

• Lakyus stopped Tina's lecture, asked whether Gagaran had released Cuiye, and heard that Cuiye had already left with the Adventurer's Guild's help.
• Gagaran described Free Will's handsome but troublesome leader, and Lakyus showed curiosity about him.
• Tang Zheng inspected his failed potion solution, warned the Twin Witches after nearly casting Dragon Lightning, and concluded that canceling a spell did not restore its mana.
• Tang Zheng visited the Dwarf craftsmen in the Lava Zone and reviewed his Attribute Table, noting his increased stats and unchanged Justice Value.
• Tang Zheng saved his Experience Points for a possible new class and used Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique to create a convincing duplicate.

Tang Zheng tested the Shadow Clone Technique, learning that the clone could fight and summon creatures but had weak offensive magic and lasted only briefly. Months later, he watched the Royal Capital prepare for Prayer Day and reflected on how long he had been in this world.

• Tang Zheng tested the Shadow Clone's combat abilities and found that it could attack independently and respond to conscious commands, but could not use class skills or Body Armament.
• Tang Zheng discovered that the Shadow Clone could cast offensive magic with reduced power but could summon an Observer Dominion as strong as his own.
• Tang Zheng concluded that the Shadow Clone could serve as a support or summoning tool, though its two-minute duration prevented it from sustaining a full battle.
• Over the following days, Verdant Leaf Witch and Enri sold Regeneration Potion in the Royal Capital, where demand for the high-grade potion exceeded supply.
• On December 31, Tang Zheng watched the Royal Capital's Prayer Day decorations and bells from the inn and reflected that he had been in this world for more than half a year.

Tang Zheng watched the Slane Theocracy’s priests perform a public blessing and reflected on his preparations for a future conflict with Nazarick. Meanwhile, Lainas went to meet Princess Renner while privately speculating about Tang Zheng, then noticed that the corridor outside Renner’s palace was unusually empty.

• Tang Zheng recognized the priests’ blessings as Minor Healing and considered how the Slane Theocracy maintained public support.
• Tang Zheng let Enri go watch the blessing with the Verdant Leaf Witch, then thought about his plans, his growing strength, and the danger of opposing Nazarick.
• The evening celebrations began after the priests withdrew, and Lainas walked through Francia Palace to answer Renner’s summons.
• Lainas wondered why Tang Zheng had refused to meet her and speculated that he might favor Demi-Humans.
• Lainas reached the corridor outside Renner’s palace and noticed that no palace maids were there.

Lainas visited Princess Renner, who gave her a carefully chosen Celebration Day gift while privately planning how to meet Tang Zheng. At the celebration, Tang Zheng reflected on his attempt to draw Renner into cooperation, and Imina joined him with no good news.

• Princess Renner welcomed Lainas alone and gave her a pair of delicate magical-spider-silk gloves as a Celebration Day gift.
• Lainas realized the gloves had been prepared specifically for her and suspected Renner’s apparent thoughtfulness could sway her if she had not sworn a Knight’s Oath.
• After Lainas left, Princess Renner considered meeting Tang Zheng and planned to ask Lakyus for help after the celebration.
• Tang Zheng attended the celebration with Enri and the Verdant Leaf Witch while wondering how Princess Renner would respond to his hint of cooperation.
• Imina joined Tang Zheng in the crowd, said she had no good news, and challenged him for not answering her earlier remark.

Tang Zheng used the festival to recruit casters and acquire Bear Goblin slaves for a Magic Ritual experiment. After preparing the ritual in the Great Wetlands, he began testing whether it could transform a subject into a magical beast beyond its natural size limit.

• Tang Zheng bought Imina a wine jug and gave her a hairband marked with his magic to pass on to Lainas.
• Tang Zheng learned five Basic Classes from Magic Casters at an estate, but found none who could fill the missing Mental System and Other System classes.
• Imina reported progress on buying warehouses and acquiring three Bear Goblin casters through Eight Fingers.
• Tang Zheng took the Bear Goblins to the Great Wetlands, healed one, and used Charm Species: All to keep it still.
• Tang Zheng assembled the Forest Gnome Magic Ritual to test whether it could transform a subject into a magical beast larger than its natural limit.

Tang Zheng tested the Wild Shape ritual in the Great Wetlands, then returned to the Royal Capital to resume maintaining his public identity as a Genius Alchemist. He accepted invitations from Blue Roses and the Golden Princess and went to meet a familiar girl waiting outside his inn.

• Tang Zheng’s Wild Shape experiment caused a Bear Goblin to die when it tried to transform into a Manticore, so he revived it and continued researching the ritual with the remaining Bear Goblins.
• After learning the ritual’s process and restrictions, Tang Zheng returned to the Royal Capital on January 5th and met with the Verdant Leaf Witch and Enri at the inn.
• Tang Zheng received an apology from Lakyus and an invitation from the Golden Princess for himself, Enri, and the Verdant Leaf Witch, and agreed to attend the meeting the next day.
• Enri told Tang Zheng that a girl had been waiting outside the inn, and he recognized her as he went to speak with her.

Tang Zheng sold Daya an advanced Regeneration Potion for her ailing brother and arranged for her to obtain another. He then teleported to Ye Yiwuer, bought an estate near the Abelion Hills, and moved the unconscious Dwarf craftsmen there before returning to the inn, where he found the Verdant Leaf Witch and Enri waiting.

• Daya asked Tang Zheng to sell her an advanced Regeneration Potion for her younger brother, and he sold her one for ten gold coins.
• Tang Zheng told Daya to ask Samantha to reserve one advanced potion from his daily supply, though he could not control the price.
• Tang Zheng sensed that his marked copper coin had reached Ye Yiwuer and teleported there.
• Tang Zheng bought land and an estate near the Abelion Hills to establish a foothold and house the Dwarf craftsmen.
• Tang Zheng teleported the unconscious Dwarfs to the estate, returned to the inn, and asked the waiting Verdant Leaf Witch and Enri why they were not wearing formal dresses.

Tang Zheng and Free Will entered the royal palace for a meeting with Princess Renner and Blue Roses, escorted by Climb. The gathering began with introductions and teasing, then Tang Zheng unexpectedly greeted Lainas, catching the room off guard.

• Climb escorted Tang Zheng, Enri, and the Barghest through the palace after presenting Princess Renner's handwritten letter.
• Climb brought Free Will to Princess Renner's hall, where they met Renner, Lakyus, and the members of Blue Roses.
• Tang Zheng introduced himself as Free Will's captain and complimented Princess Renner and Lakyus.
• Tina teased Tang Zheng and Climb by asking which of them thought Lakyus or Princess Renner was prettier.
• Tang Zheng greeted Lainas, and Renner reacted with tightened fingers as the others looked on in surprise.

Tang Zheng met with Princess Renner and Blue Roses, who proposed a state purchase of his low-tier Regeneration Potions to save soldiers in the border wars. He refused the proposal, leaving the reason for his rejection unexplained.

• Princess Renner hosted Tang Zheng and Free Will alongside Blue Roses, while Lainas remained tense about the meeting.
• Lakyus showed Tang Zheng a Lesser Regeneration Potion and asked whether mass production could lower its cost further.
• Tang Zheng confirmed that large-scale production could reduce the potion’s cost.
• Princess Renner proposed that the Kingdom purchase the potions for its soldiers, offering Tang Zheng the chance to negotiate a price and gain public gratitude.
• Tang Zheng considered the proposal’s benefits and refused.

Tang Zheng rejected Princess Renner’s proposals and recognized that she was secretly advancing her political aims. After Renner revealed the suffering of her maids and hinted at concern for slaves, Evileye challenged Tang Zheng over the Assassin equipment, but the princes arrived before the dispute began.

• Tang Zheng refused to supply potions to the army, explaining that he lacked the capacity, had no need for money, and wanted to avoid violating adventurer regulations.
• Princess Renner indirectly revealed her interest in the Empire’s reforms, and Tang Zheng guessed that she had deliberately sent proposals there; she realized he had seen through her.
• Princess Renner used Regeneration Potion on two injured maids, prompting Tang Zheng to infer that she was concerned about slaves suffering under Eight Fingers.
• Lakyus announced that Ijaniya had withdrawn its assassination orders against Tang Zheng and Free Will, then asked to exchange for Enri’s Assassin equipment; Tang Zheng refused.
• Evileye challenged Tang Zheng to fight for the equipment, but Zanac and the First Prince entered the hall before the confrontation began.

Tang Zheng and Evileye prepared to settle their dispute in a duel on the palace lawn, disrupting Princess Renner’s effort to enlist Free Will in her plans. The princes ordered Gazef and Lainas to intervene if the fight turned dangerous, while Tang Zheng remained intent on proving his strength rather than cooperating with Renner.

• A crowd gathered at Ro-Lente Castle as Tang Zheng and Evileye faced each other on the lawn, with elite soldiers and the royal family watching.
• Tang Zheng deduced that Renner wanted his support against Eight Fingers and that Evileye had challenged him partly to test whether she could sense his concealed presence.
• Tang Zheng rejected Renner’s attempt to influence him and told Evileye that adventurers settled matters through action rather than words.
• Renner apologized to Zanac and Barbro, while privately resenting that neither Tang Zheng nor Evileye could be controlled through her plans.
• Barbro ordered Gazef and Lainas to rescue the fighters if anyone was endangered, and both agreed to intervene if necessary.

Tang Zheng sparred with Evileye, summoning increasingly powerful Angels as she countered them with magic. Their battle continued to astonish the onlookers, who recognized that Tang Zheng could fight at the level of a top adventurer team.

• Lakyus regretted letting the spar begin while the members of Blue Roses discussed Evileye and Tang Zheng's strength.
• Tang Zheng summoned two Flame Archangels, but Evileye destroyed them with Fireball and Lightning Strike.
• Tang Zheng summoned the Observer Dominion and Peace Authority Angel, and Evileye countered their attacks with flight, crystal magic, and Reverse Gravity.
• Tang Zheng used Sunlight while Observer Dominion defended him, and the two continued exchanging powerful attacks.
• Gazef, Lakyus, and the others watched in shock as the battle's strength surpassed what they could handle.

Tang Zheng escalated his duel with Evileye by summoning a Fifth-Tier Purifying Principality, hoping to demonstrate enough strength to protect Lainas and acquire Evileye’s techniques. The angel’s Holy Flame struck Evileye down, and Lakyus hurried to prepare to intervene.

• The princes asked Gazef and Lainas how they would fare against Evileye and the summoned angels, and both admitted they could not defeat Evileye.
• Tang Zheng healed the Peace Authority Angel as Evileye recognized his summoning and healing abilities, then decided she was ready to end the test fight.
• Tang Zheng dismissed the Peace Authority Angel and summoned the level 32 Purifying Principality, urging Evileye to fight at full strength.
• Tang Zheng ordered the Purifying Principality to attack, and its Holy Flame engulfed Evileye and knocked her out of the sky.
• Lakyus called for Tia to bring her equipment so she could intervene.

Tang Zheng and Evileye fought in a fierce battle of spells and summoned angels, with Tang Zheng using clever tactics to survive Evileye’s strongest attacks. Just as they prepared to continue, Lakyus intervened with a powerful strike and demanded an end to the fight.

• Tang Zheng and Evileye exchanged attacks, with Evileye using Dimensional Move to ambush him and Tang Zheng countering with Sunlight and his summoned angels.
• Evileye cast her Fifth-Tier Sand Field: All, binding Observer Dominion, but Tang Zheng escaped by having it throw him into the air and then summoned Purifying Principality again.
• Evileye and Tang Zheng fought in the sky, trading lightning, holy flames, and wing strikes as Tang Zheng used Observer Dominion to shield Purifying Principality from Maximize Magic: Dragon Lightning.
• Lakyus struck from the ground with Dark Blade Mega Impact and ordered Tang Zheng and Evileye to end the fight.

Tang Zheng and Evileye ended their fierce duel when Lakyus intervened, and King Ramposa III arrived to invite the adventurers to the banquet. After returning to the inn, Tang Zheng used Skill Points to master four new abilities.

• Lakyus interrupted Tang Zheng and Evileye's battle with the Demon Sword Kilineiram, and they stopped fighting.
• Tang Zheng thanked Evileye for the battle, while she questioned how he had evaded her Sand Field spell and praised his combat ability.
• Ramposa III arrived with his entourage, spoke amiably with Blue Roses and Free Will, and invited both parties to the banquet.
• Lakyus and Tang Zheng declined the invitation, and the two parties later parted on warmer terms after returning from the Royal Capital.
• Tang Zheng spent Skill Points to master Sand Field, Magic Resistance Breakthrough, Maximize Magic, and Reverse Gravity.

Tang Zheng learned four spells and gained information about the Kingdom’s adventurers before meeting Princess Renner to secure her support and ask about the Holy Kingdom. Lakyus vowed to reach the Hero Realm within a year, while the Blue Roses learned that magic could reach the Tenth Tier.

• Tang Zheng learned two reinforcement spells, a crowd-control spell, and Reverse Gravity, then reflected on the nation-destroyer’s hidden abilities.
• Evileye explained to the Blue Roses that Tang Zheng could boost his casting ability by one tier, and Lakyus vowed to enter the Hero Realm within a year.
• The Blue Roses were astonished to learn that magic had ten tiers, with Evileye saying only legendary figures were believed to wield Tenth-Tier magic.
• Princess Renner returned to the palace after being reprimanded over the battle, while Climb resolved to train harder after witnessing the fighters’ power.
• Tang Zheng met Princess Renner in her hall, offered Lainas’s assistance and funding for orphanages, and asked what she knew about the Holy Kingdom.
• Tang Zheng vanished after their conversation, and Princess Renner drank from his cup after he left.

Tang Zheng reconsidered how to approach the Abelion Hills after analyzing Princess Renner’s intelligence, then sent the White Mist Witch to locate Martial Lord Go Gin. Meanwhile, he completed the Other System professions and learned the Tattooist’s magic.

• Tang Zheng suspected Princess Renner was testing him and decided to use an Undead-controlling Arcane System identity to make contact with the Abelion Hills.
• Tang Zheng brought the White Mist Witch to Ye Yiwuer and sent her into the Abelion Hills to find Martial Lord Go Gin.
• Noble servants delivered invitations to Tang Zheng’s inn after news of his battle with Blue Roses spread, while Enri and the Verdant Leaf Witch handled the refusals.
• Tang Zheng visited Imina’s manor and used the Magic Casters she had found to max out the Other System professions.
• Tang Zheng noted that the Tattooist could create tattoos that transformed into monsters, including the venomous snake tattoo associated with Hilma.

Tang Zheng gathered several Mental System classes in the Royal Capital and realized he needed one more Basic Class to meet the requirements for Tenth-Tier magic. He left the capital with his companions, bound for the Abelion Hills, and began using an unconscious black-market Thief as part of an undisclosed plan.

• Tang Zheng acquired the [Monk] and [Buddha God Follower] classes from a monk and considered the mystery of the obscure Buddha God.
• Tang Zheng concluded that one more Mental System Basic Class would satisfy the requirements for Tenth-Tier magic, and chose the Abelion Hills as his next destination.
• Tang Zheng shared Dwarf-made liquor with Imina and Lainas; after they passed out, he carried Imina back and advised Lainas to master the [Priest] class.
• Tang Zheng and his companions departed the Royal Capital in a reinforced carriage pulled by the Barghest, while he traveled separately inside it.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch brought an unconscious black-market Thief into the carriage, and Tang Zheng had her wake him before she used Charm magic.

Tang Zheng entered Abelion Hills disguised as an evil Magic Caster, fought the Zern, and secured the final Basic Class he needed. After testing his theory in the Lava Zone, he unlocked the special class Magic Overlord and completed the advancement.

• Tang Zheng used a magical disguise to keep his presence with the Free Will adventurer team concealed while he searched Abelion Hills for a Mental System caster.
• Tang Zheng killed two Zern guards, then drew out their captain and a squad by provoking them.
• Tang Zheng defeated the Zern squad while deliberately sparing the captain, then ordered her to tell her King to defeat him or submit in three days.
• Tang Zheng gained the final Basic Class and converted Mad Wizard to the Mental System in the Lava Zone, triggering the conditions for a special class.
• Tang Zheng advanced to Magic Overlord and discovered its powerful passives and class skills.