Recaps

Xi Xiu trained harder, planned to earn money in the Arena, and found an online recipe job to support herself and Sixi. Her anonymous client, Qing Zhixun, paid her for her first recipes, and Xi Xiu eagerly prepared many more.

• Xi Xiu improved her Mental Power control and trained in the Battle Room, while the Orphanage children grew more diligent after the war.
• Xue Fanhui told Xi Xiu that the Arena offered competitions with Star Coin prizes, and Xi Xiu began looking forward to earning money there after turning fourteen.
• Xi Xiu researched online work and found a listing offering two hundred thousand Star Coins a month for four recipes.
• Xi Xiu sent her anonymous client several recipes using Alliance ingredients, and Qing Zhixun paid her fifty thousand Star Coins for the week.
• Xi Xiu celebrated the payment and wrote sixty more recipes, determined to make money and build a future for herself and Sixi.

After seven years on Ningkui Star, Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui went on a spring outing to the Xisui River with 08. As Xi Xiu remembered her former life while watching the sunrise, 08 decided to preserve the girls’ traces in its memory.

• Xi Xiu continued earning money from her Star Net recipe job while training and studying with Zhen and Xue Fanhui.
• Seven years passed, and the twelve-year-old girls prepared snacks and supplies for an outing after years of living at the Orphanage.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui left with 08 and rode the Orphanage vehicle to the Xisui River.
• At the river, Xi Xiu watched the sunrise and was reminded of Blue Star, while Zhen and Xue Fanhui quietly gave her space.
• 08 watched the girls settle in and decided to keep their traces permanently in its chip instead of deleting them when they left for other star systems.

Xi Xiu prepared a fresh medley and juice-fried eggs for Xue Fanhui and Zhen, impressing them with her cooking and discussing her plan to open an ingredient-processing shop after retirement. The three friends spent the day at the Xisui River, taking photos and enjoying the scenery before heading home.

• Xi Xiu made a refreshing fruit medley, and Xue Fanhui and Zhen praised it and asked how she had learned to prepare it.
• Xi Xiu cooked eggs on a miniature energy stove, and Xue Fanhui and Zhen were amazed by the natural food and its taste.
• Xi Xiu told Zhen she planned to open an ingredient-processing shop after retirement, and Zhen assured her that aristocratic families would be customers.
• After eating, Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen rested beneath the trees, then dressed up and took a group photo by the Xisui River.
• The three friends played by the river, collected stones, watched the sunset, and recorded the scenery before it was time to return home.

Xixiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen planned a three-month trip to Anvile, secured approval, and prepared for their first journey across star systems. On the night before leaving Ningkui Star, they shared their hopes and fears, while Xixiu remained determined to find her place among the stars.

• Vivian announced that travel applications had opened, and the three girls began researching destinations and planning their trip.
• Xixiu chose Anvile, Xue Fanhui chose Tianwei Star, and Zhen chose Kuimu Star; after rejecting Tianwei Star, Zhen and then Xue Fanhui agreed to Anvile.
• Zhen created a detailed itinerary with help from Xixiu and Xue Fanhui, and Vivian approved their plan.
• The three girls submitted their applications and learned a week later that their three-month trip had been approved, with departure set for the end of April.
• On the night before leaving Ningkui Star, Zhen asked Xixiu if she was afraid, and Xixiu encouraged her to be brave as they discussed their future ambitions.

Xi Xiu and her companions left the Orphanage and began their journey to Anweier, where they trained aboard the Star Shuttle. When Cheng Yixue insulted them for being orphans, Xi Xiu fought back and left the conflict with the bureau staff handling the aftermath.

• Vivian gave Xi Xiu a Space Locket, reminded her to stay safe, and saw her off with Zhen and Xue Fanhui.
• Dora led Xi Xiu's group and five other groups onto the Star Shuttle bound for Anweier.
• Xi Xiu trained Zhen and scheduled the group's daily practice while they traveled.
• Cheng Yixue and her companions mocked Xi Xiu's group for being orphans, and Xi Xiu cited Alliance Etiquette and recorded their insults.
• Xi Xiu and Zhen fought Cheng Yixue's group, with Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui winning and Zhen narrowly defeating her opponent.
• Xi Xiu named prominent Alliance figures who had grown up in Orphanages, then returned to her cabin as Dora called in the other group's supervisor.

After the afternoon’s conflict, Xi Xiu relaxed with Zhen and Xue Fanhui, reading a romance about a human and a merman. The girls settled down for the night, while Dora found Cheng Yixue’s group breaking the rest rules and warned them their evaluations mattered.

• Xi Xiu reassured Zhen and Xue Fanhui that she was all right, then immersed herself in a romance about a human and a merman.
• Zhen admired the novel’s merman and said she wanted to visit Miu Run Star, while Xue Fanhui reminded the girls that the matching system would decide their future partners.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui went to bed on time, and Xi Xiu practiced the Tranquil Heart Art as she fell asleep.
• Dora found Vivian’s group sleeping soundly and gave them another point for their discipline.
• Dora entered Cheng Yixue’s cabin and found six girls still chatting; she warned them they could ignore the rules only if they were willing to accept the consequences for their evaluations.

Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui traveled to Anvile Star, where they marveled at a fiery cosmic spectacle and began their three-month independent trip. They settled into a cozy courtyard and made plans for their future together.

• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui watched a vast red explosion illuminate the depths of space during the Star Shuttle journey.
• After five star days, the three arrived at Anvile Starport, where Dora warned the travelers to stay safe and return on schedule.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui rode the Sky Rail to the planet’s surface and separated from the other groups.
• The three checked into their reserved courtyard, set up 08, and sent Vivian a photo to confirm their safe arrival.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui joked about opening a shop, making Star Coins, and traveling together.

Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui began their trip around Anweier, visiting the lavish Anvile Imperial Palace and exploring the central district. After sampling local snacks and recording their impressions for a travel report, they returned to the inn.

• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui set off with Dora in a rented hovercar driven by 08, and Dora learned that the girls had earned enough to fund their travels.
• The girls toured Anvile Imperial Palace, admiring its golden wooden design, gemstone decorations, and star-system maps made with luminous stones.
• Xue Fanhui recorded an idea for applying the palace's design to weapon construction.
• The girls explored Anweier's central district, admired the clean streets and Anvile People, and bought local snacks to share.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui returned to the inn, recorded their thoughts for their travel report, and ate snacks they had also mailed to friends on Ningkui Star.

Xixiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen visited Silver Waterfall, collected Silver Beads, and met the Anvile woman Wu Jingxian on their way down the mountain. After she invited them to her home, Xixiu agreed to go, leaving the three girls with their curious host.

• Xixiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen explored the Star Net for two hours before resting for their trip to Silver Waterfall.
• The three girls traveled by Hovercar to Silver Waterfall and collected several hundred Silver Beads from the spray.
• Xixiu sensed someone watching them on the mountain, and the hidden observer became interested in her unusual Mental Power.
• On their way down, the girls met Wu Jingxian, who asked them to help gather beads she had spilled across the path.
• Xixiu agreed to visit Wu Jingxian's home after arranging for 08 to move their car, and Wu Jingxian served them Artemisia Juice.

Xixiu and her friends met A Xian, an Anvile girl who quickly befriended them and volunteered to guide them around Anweier. A Xian sensed something unusual about Xixiu and joined the girls at their hotel, while Dora reported their unexpected friendship to Vivian.

• A Xian stopped Xixiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen, explained that she meant no harm, and asked to be friends with Xixiu.
• Xixiu accepted A Xian's offer, and A Xian arranged to accompany the girls on their travels around Anweier.
• On the way back to the hotel, A Xian asked why the girls had come to Anweier, and Xixiu described the Anvile People as beautiful, kind, and mysterious.
• Dora followed the girls to the hotel and reported to Vivian that they had befriended an Anvile person.
• A Xian entered Xixiu's room and announced that she would share Xixiu's bed, while Xue Fanhui and Zhen agreed.

A Xian purified Xi Xiu and her friends’ Silver Beads into protective Jing Pearls, then grew curious about the calming aura she sensed from Xi Xiu. The four set off for Fengzhi Island, where A Xian shared Anvile’s history and encouraged Xue Fanhui’s ambition to become the Alliance Chief of weapon engineering.

• A Xian used her mysterious art to seal the Silver Beads, turning them into protective Jing Pearls and startling Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui.
• A Xian cuddled close to Xi Xiu overnight because Xi Xiu’s aura made her feel unusually calm, and she watched Xi Xiu closely the next morning while trying to understand why.
• A Xian shared Anvile’s Nutrient Paste with the others, and they exchanged food before preparing to visit Fengzhi Island.
• The four traveled by Hovercar while A Xian checked that a woman from the Children's Affairs Office was still following them and then told them about Anvile’s history.
• After Zhen wished there were no wars, A Xian promised to build powerful weapons, and Xi Xiu explained that Xue Fanhui hoped to become the Alliance Chief of weapon engineering.

Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, Zhen, and A Xian visited Fengzhi Island, where a group of Fox Tail People repeatedly harassed them. When the Fox Tail People blocked their way down the cliff and attacked, Xi Xiu and her friends prepared to fight back.

• A Xian learned that Xi Xiu and the others had earned their own spending money for the trip and resolved to work herself.
• The group reached Fengzhi Island, bought processed fengzhi, and climbed to an observation deck overlooking the sea.
• Fox Tail People insulted the girls on the crowded path, and A Xian stepped in to block them.
• The Fox Tail People later cornered the group on the path down, while Dora watched from hiding and checked reports of their bullying children.
• Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui formed a mutually supportive formation, and the Fox Tail People attacked.

Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Xue Fanhui defeated a gang of Fox Tail People who had attacked them on Fengzhi Island, and the Central Brain rewarded them for stopping repeat offenders. After leaving the island with fresh Fengzhi, the girls discussed A Xian’s fighting prowess and Xi Xiu’s training and future plans.

• Zhen retreated to safety while Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui confronted the Fox Tail People, and A Xian took on the remaining attackers.
• Xi Xiu pinned the gang leader, while A Xian defeated four others and left the group badly beaten.
• The island’s security robots reviewed surveillance, identified the Fox Tail People as repeat offenders, and handed them over to the Alliance Tourist Management Office.
• The Central Brain awarded the four girls 5,000 contribution points, and the island’s robots gave them fresh Fengzhi as they left.
• Zhen praised A Xian’s fighting and resolved to train harder, while Xue Fanhui told A Xian that Xi Xiu trained six hours a day and wanted to open an ingredient shop after retiring.
• A Xian praised Xi Xiu’s determination to become stronger so she could protect herself in danger.

Xi Xiu and her friends traveled around Anvile with A Xian, learning about the system’s artificial satellites and A Xian’s family and culture. As they set off for Wei Jiu, they discovered that A Xian was still considered a child by Anvile’s adulthood rules.

• A Xian told Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui that her prominent family had earned her an exemption from military service, and they admired her strength and background.
• Xi Xiu arranged interstellar shipping for a package to Vivian and learned that Anvile’s First, Seventh, and Ninth Satellites were artificial stars built for defense.
• Zhen and A Xian offered Xi Xiu data packages about star systems, and the four girls set off for Wei Jiu.
• A Xian said she was twenty by the Alliance’s age calculation, but Anvile People did not become adults until thirty, so she happily called herself a baby.

Xi Xiu and her companions arrived on the artificial satellite Wei Jiu and prepared for a five-day wilderness survival assessment in Xirina Forest. After A Xian became their guardian and helped oversee their plans, she asked Xi Xiu how she concealed her unusually powerful Mental Power.

• Xi Xiu and the others arrived on Wei Jiu, where they received a mission to survive in a forest as a group for five days.
• A Xian applied to become their guardian on Anweier, and the Children's Affairs Bureau approved her application.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and the others chose Xirina Forest, submitted their plan to the Central Brain, and bought supplies for the mission.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian watched the sky from the hotel rooftop, and A Xian admitted she was curious about Xi Xiu's powerful Mental Power.
• Xi Xiu was shocked when A Xian asked how she concealed her Mental Power.

Xi Xiu learned that A Xian believed her peaceful aura could help avert a looming crisis for the Anvile People, then joined the wilderness survival exercise in Xirina Forest. After the girls set up camp, A Xian sensed creatures approaching through the forest.

• A Xian noticed Xi Xiu's unusual Mental Power method and explained that the aura around Xi Xiu might help save the Anvile People from a spreading decay.
• Xi Xiu agreed to help A Xian if she could, while keeping her origins and the Tranquil Heart Art secret.
• A Xian led Xi Xiu and the others to Xirina Forest, where she explained that its ancient trees represented the Anweier Star System and served as Wei Jiu's air-purification system.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and the others chose a campsite, set up their tents, and prepared food while Dora observed and awarded them another point.
• A Xian heard rustling in the forest and sensed curious creatures approaching the girls' camp.

Xi Xiu and her companions explored Xirina Forest, where A Xian hinted at dangerous and extraordinary plants. After a mysterious force probed Xi Xiu during the night, the group traveled deeper into the forest, while A Xian secretly encouraged a curious childlike being to approach Xi Xiu.

• Xi Xiu sensed movement in the forest, and A Xian explained that the Alliance had mental and combat plants with unusual abilities.
• A mysterious force immobilized Xi Xiu during the night, gently examined her Mental Power, and then withdrew; Xi Xiu decided not to tell the others.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, Zhen, and A Xian traveled deeper into Xirina Forest, recorded plants, and chose a campsite after setting a boundary for their exploration.
• A Xian communicated with a childlike being hiding behind a tree and urged it to find a chance to attach itself to Xi Xiu.

Xi Xiu and her companions explored a flower-filled forest on Wei Jiu, where she encountered a vine that clung to her and followed her back to camp. A Xian identified the vine as a seedling of the powerful Exotic Plant Ebony, which had chosen Xi Xiu as its companion.

• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, Zhen, and A Xian explored the forest and photographed unfamiliar plants and flowers.
• Xi Xiu sensed a hidden presence, then a vine tangled around her foot and rubbed against her Mental Power.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu to pet the vine, and it released her after she stroked it.
• The vine followed Xi Xiu and the others back to camp, where A Xian explained that it liked Xi Xiu and would not harm her.
• A Xian identified the seedling as Ebony, a Level Fifteen vine-type Exotic Plant that had split off from a huge plant and would follow Xi Xiu.

Xi Xiu accepted Ebony after it offered her valuable crystals, and the group traveled to Falling Meteor Lake to finish their expedition report. The chapter left Xi Xiu and her friends playing by the lake as their final night on Xirina began.

• Ebony dug Blue Nether Stones and Hua Yu Stones from the ground and offered them to Xi Xiu in hopes she would take it with her.
• A Xian explained that Ebony could be carried in a flowerpot, and Xi Xiu touched it with her Mental Power, accepting its attachment.
• Dora watched Xi Xiu and Ebony through surveillance and sent Vivian a cryptic message about a huge surprise.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and Zhen explored the southern edge of Xirina, then compiled and uploaded their expedition report at Falling Meteor Lake.
• Ebony drank from the lake and tried to pull Xi Xiu into the water, while A Xian and Xue Fanhui played there and invited Xi Xiu to join them.

Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui completed their journey with A Xian, traveling from Wei Jiu to Mulata before returning to Anvile's main planet. The girls said goodbye to A Xian, who gave each of them a gift, while Xi Xiu took responsibility for raising Ebony.

• Xi Xiu softened toward Ebony and used her Mental Power to show it affection after A Xian explained that the plant liked Xi Xiu's peaceful aura.
• A Xian learned that Xi Xiu and Zhen would leave for Mulata Administrative Star, and the girls discussed staying in touch and eventually meeting again.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui traveled to Mulata, where they lived peacefully for over thirty days and earned positive evaluations after helping a runaway girl reunite with her parents.
• The group returned to Anvile's main planet, where Dora met them and prepared for their departure aboard the Children's Affairs Bureau's Star Shuttle.
• A Xian gave Xi Xiu, Zhen, and Xue Fanhui wooden bead bracelets, gave Xi Xiu a box, and said their connection would continue beyond this meeting.

Xi Xiu and her friends returned safely to the Orphanage after their travel training, where they learned about the consequences of Cheng Yixue's team's misconduct. After Xi Xiu turned fourteen, A Xian formed Wuwu's Team with Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui, while Zhen watched from outside the Arena.

• Xi Xiu and her friends trained during the peaceful Star Shuttle trip back, and Dora gave them perfect scores for their travel training.
• At the transfer station, Dora showed that Cheng Yixue's team had caused the shuttle delay and that Xiang Manzhu had wrongly accused the bureau staff.
• Xi Xiu and her friends returned to the Orphanage, showed A Xian they were safe, and Xi Xiu set a new goal as she looked toward the wider Alliance.
• After a long time, Xi Xiu turned fourteen and became eligible to enter the Arena.
• A Xian formed Wuwu's Team with Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui, while Zhen watched because her Mental Power did not meet the Virtual Mecha requirement.

Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Xue Fanhui formed Wuwu's Team and defeated a top-ranked team in the Virtual Battle Arena, then went on to set a record with two hundred consecutive wins. After exhausting themselves in a long session, Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui returned to the orphanage, and an energetic A Xian called them again after they woke.

• Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Xue Fanhui entered a high-prize Virtual Arena match against the highly ranked team Just Be Ruthless.
• A Xian and Xue Fanhui defeated their opponents while Xi Xiu outmaneuvered hers, and Wuwu's Team wiped out Just Be Ruthless in under ten minutes.
• A Xian led the team through sixty consecutive wins, earning half the day's rolling Prize Pool and tips as Wuwu's Team became famous.
• Xi Xiu continued studying and training, and she, A Xian, and Xue Fanhui later set a record with two hundred consecutive wins.
• Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui returned to the orphanage exhausted, and A Xian video-called them energetically after they woke.

At sixteen, Xue Fanhui left Ningkui Star for the First Military Academy on Capital Star, parting from Xi Xiu and Zhen as they prepared for their own futures. Xi Xiu continued training and studying while arranging a new robotic body for Sixi, and Xue Fanhui revealed that her academy assigned male and female students to share dorm rooms.

• Xue Fanhui reached physical fitness 4A and Mental Power 2S, and she, Xi Xiu, and Zhen watched the sunset together by the Xisui River as they faced their coming separation.
• Xi Xiu, Zhen, and A Xian continued their Star Net arena matches, building Wuwu's Team's record to six thousand fights with only forty losses, while Ebony grew with soil A Xian had sent.
• Xi Xiu and Zhen accompanied Xue Fanhui to receive a Blocker injection, and Xue Fanhui left for Capital Star with Shu Anna, Ding Zhizhi, Hu Yuning, and other girls from the Orphanage.
• After Xue Fanhui departed, Xi Xiu trained Zhen and continued her studies, then commissioned a custom robotic body for Sixi using Hua Yu Stone Ebony had given her.
• Xue Fanhui called Xi Xiu and Zhen from the First Military Academy and explained that students shared dorm rooms in mixed-gender pairs; her roommate was a Golden Ke Star Person with physical fitness 4A and Mental Power 2S.

Xi Xiu welcomed back her childhood robot nanny, Sixi, and brought her into life at the dormitory while preparing to leave Ningkui Star. After Xi Xiu and Zhen received their testing results, Zhen struggled with the prospect of being separated from Xi Xiu.

• Xi Xiu activated Sixi in a new transformable body, and Sixi recognized her as the grown-up 99 and greeted her warmly.
• Sixi secretly destroyed the data about Xi Xiu's laboratory years, while Xi Xiu believed she had erased it herself.
• Xi Xiu introduced Sixi to Zhen and 08, then continued work-study jobs, training, and earning vehicle and mecha certificates with Sixi nearby.
• Sixi sensed Ebony's powerful Mental Power, briefly stirring the plant before it returned to sleep.
• Xi Xiu tested at 5A physical fitness and Mental Power 2, while Zhen's Mental Power remained below the military-school requirement.
• Vivian spoke privately with Zhen, who admitted she could not bear to part from Xi Xiu and the others.

Xi Xiu and Zhen said farewell as they left Ningkui Star to study on different worlds. On her voyage to Gaia, Xi Xiu reunited with Wu Yuan and learned that Wei Lanshan had gone to Xi He's Alliance.

• Vivian comforted Zhen about leaving Xi Xiu and encouraged her to face a future on her own.
• Xi Xiu reassured Zhen that they would always be family and urged her to keep practicing Martial Skills.
• At Ningkui Star's starport, Xi Xiu gave Zhen a gift and sent her aboard a starship bound for Jinghui Star before departing for Gaia.
• Aboard her starship, Xi Xiu opened Vivian's gift and activated Wu Yuan, who said Lord Lan had sent it to protect her while Wei Lanshan was away.
• Wu Yuan told Xi Xiu that Wei Lanshan had gone to Xi He's Alliance and would not return for several years.