Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhenwei learned that Tang Yongyu had once sent mercenaries after Wei Lanshan and the experimental subject, and became enraged at the possibility that the subject was a rival genius. Ye Yunhan planned for the Ye Family to visit Wei Lanshan and apologize, while Ye Zhenwei reviewed Wei Lanshan’s records and remained dismissive.

• Ye Zhenwei began tracking Wei Lanshan after learning she had returned to the Alliance alive.
• Ye Yunhan questioned Tang Yongyu, who admitted she had placed a bounty on Wei Lanshan and the experimental subject.
• Ye Yunhan berated Tang Yongyu and decided to visit Wei Lanshan with her and Ye Zhenwei to try to repair the situation.
• Tang Yongyu told Ye Zhenwei that the experimental subject might have exceptional talent, and Ye Zhenwei erupted in anger at the thought of another genius.
• Ye Zhenwei calmed herself, promised to handle the matter, and reviewed Wei Lanshan’s available records on the Star Net.

Ye Yunhan and Tang Yongyu brought Ye Zhenwei to Wei Lanshan’s laboratory, seeking help with Ye Zhenwei’s emotions, but Wei Lanshan refused and ordered them to leave. Ye Zhenwei then confronted Wei Lanshan, demanding that she reveal where she had hidden the Ye Family’s test subject.

• Ye Zhenwei resented Wei Lanshan and believed her own future would surpass Wei Lanshan’s.
• Ye Yunhan and Tang Yongyu picked up Ye Zhenwei and urged her to show Wei Lanshan respect and gratitude.
• Wei Lanshan admitted the Ye Family to her laboratory and met them in the reception room.
• Ye Yunhan denied that the Ye Family had hired mercenaries to hunt Wei Lanshan, while Tang Yongyu asked her to examine Ye Zhenwei.
• Wei Lanshan refused to treat Ye Zhenwei, declared their old transaction complete, and ordered Qi Mang to escort the family out.
• Ye Zhenwei demanded that Wei Lanshan hand over the Ye Family’s test subject and threatened to report her to the Elder Council and Central Brain.

Wei Lanshan confronted Ye Zhenwei over her arrogance and rejected the Ye Family’s claim to the test subjects. Ye Yunhan insisted the subjects belonged to his family, but Wei Lanshan said her agreement had already ended and had been made with Old Master Ye, not him.

• Ye Zhenwei regretted speaking rudely to Wei Lanshan but refused to show weakness, despite the lessons her teacher Yuan Chuhong had given her about changing her conduct.
• Wei Lanshan challenged Ye Zhenwei’s standing, and Ye Yunhan tried to shield his daughter and apologize on her behalf.
• Ye Zhenwei demanded that Wei Lanshan return the test subjects, claiming they belonged to the Ye Family, while denying that she needed Wei Lanshan’s treatment.
• Wei Lanshan said the test subjects had died in an explosion and pointed out that the Ye Family had treated them as disposable experimental objects.
• Ye Yunhan insisted the Ye Family had a right to recover the test subjects, but Wei Lanshan said her deal with the family was settled and had been made with Old Master Ye, not him.

After Wei Lanshan rejected Ye Zhenwei’s family, Ye Zhenwei blamed her parents and placed her affairs under her teacher Yuan Chuhong’s control. Ye Yunhan suspected Tang Yongyu had another motive for pursuing Wei Lanshan, while Ye Zhenwei sought reassurance from Yuan.

• Wei Lanshan ordered Liu Yao to gather a decade of information on Ye Zhenwei after Ye Zhenwei’s family left her laboratory.
• Ye Zhenwei told Ye Yunhan and Tang Yongyu they had disappointed her, then called them weak and unfit to plan her future.
• Ye Zhenwei announced that Yuan Chuhong would handle her affairs and left to train, troubled that Hong Xixiu, Wu Jingxian, and Wei Lanshan had shown stronger presence than her.
• Ye Yunhan confronted Tang Yongyu about why she had pursued Wei Lanshan, but she refused to explain herself.
• Ye Yunhan decided to stay quiet for now and study the Communication Ship’s technology, while Tang Yongyu returned with him to their residence.
• Ye Zhenwei told Yuan Chuhong she had lost her temper again, and he reassured her that she could achieve what Li Zhengfeng could not.

Ye Zhenwei resumed intensive training under Yuan Chuhong’s guidance as he and his supporters discussed the attacks on the returning Communication Ship and the Boyuan Family’s plan to end her engagement. The chapter left Yuan Chuhong and his team preparing to counter the Boyuan Family and restore Ye Zhenwei’s reputation.

• Ye Zhenwei told Yuan Chuhong about her meeting with Wei Lanshan, and he urged her to focus on training and trust her talent.
• Yuan Chuhong encouraged Ye Zhenwei to believe she could become the Jingsu Alliance’s strongest warrior, and she returned to grueling training.
• Yuan Chuhong discussed the Communication Ship’s attacks with his six supporters, saying the attackers had used decommissioned warships and left few clues.
• Xue Zixian reported that the Boyuan Family intended to break off Ye Zhenwei’s engagement, and Yuan Chuhong welcomed the news.
• Yuan Chuhong told his supporters to prepare countermeasures and salvage Ye Zhenwei’s reputation if the Boyuan Family acted first.

Ye Zhenwei learned that the Boyuan Family planned to break off her engagement to Chris and decided to accept, seeing the family’s earlier support for her pursuit of Qing Shihao as a scheme to secure gifted heirs. She told her parents she would handle the matter herself and remained determined to rise to the top of the Alliance, while her mother supported her.

• Yuan Chuhong told Ye Zhenwei about the Boyuan Family’s plans, and she agreed to let the engagement end and handle the matter herself.
• Yuan Chuhong explained that the Boyuan Family feared her growing power and had hoped she would bear gifted children for Chris; Ye Zhenwei understood their calculation.
• Ye Zhenwei told Ye Yunhan and Tang Yongyu that the Boyuan Family had notified her of the breakup and warned them not to intervene.
• Tang Yongyu reassured Ye Zhenwei that she could reach the Alliance’s peak without the Boyuan Family, and Ye Zhenwei vowed to become the best and surpass Qing Shihao.

After Ye Zhenwei and Chris ended their engagement, Ye Zhenwei blamed the Boyuan Family in a viral video, while Chris accepted the breakup and prepared to leave for the Sulaina Star System. Xi Xiu and the others treated the scandal as gossip before returning their attention to joint training and their exam ranking.

• The Boyuan Family announced that Chris had released Ye Zhenwei to pursue her career, and the two had settled the breakup through compensation.
• Ye Zhenwei posted a video claiming the Boyuan Family had wanted her as a breeding machine, drawing widespread support and angering Chris.
• Chris turned off the video and prepared to garrison the Sulaina Star System for ten years, while his father decided the Boyuan Family would not pursue the dispute.
• Xi Xiu and the others discussed the breakup and Ye Zhenwei's compensation in their group chat during joint training.
• When Wu Jingxian asked why they should not aim for first place, Xi Xiu said they should talk again after they could withstand eighty percent of her attacks.

Xi Xiu, A Xian, and their friends continued their training while Qing Zhixun quickly removed his name from a poll about Ye Zhenwei’s future partner. As they reached the second semester of sixth grade, Wu Jingya prepared to investigate the Eternal Robots across the Alliance, while technological advances promised longer lives and stronger constitutions.

• Su Jinbao spotted Qing Zhixun on a fan poll about Ye Zhenwei’s future partner, and A Xian called her nephew to show him the post.
• Qing Zhixun removed his name from the poll, ending the online commotion as spectators stopped making a fuss.
• Wu Jingya told A Xian and Xi Xiu that she planned to travel with a Guard Team to investigate the descendants of people connected to the sealed site, and she expected to leave in about ten days.
• Xi Xiu, A Xian, Feng Qiqi, and Bai Jungo kept up their demanding training while Wu Jingya and Wu Jingyang reviewed records connected to the Eternal Robots.
• Ye Zhenwei focused on training and was later promoted to captain and sent to garrison the Tianwei Star System.
• Alliance researchers advanced transportation, Wearable Mecha, and genetic modification, with Wei Lanshan and Fu Xuan’s breakthrough promising longer lifespans and improved training potential.

Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui waited anxiously while Zhen underwent genetic enhancement surgery, then celebrated her safe recovery and looked ahead to meeting on Gaia. Meanwhile, Wu Jingya and Wu Jingyang’s investigation into mysterious disappearances and altered robots stalled, prompting the Alliance to issue a Level One network alert as A Xian warned Xi Xiu that a dangerous confrontation might be approaching.

• Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui waited four hours for Zhen’s genetic enhancement surgery to finish, then spoke with her after she emerged safely.
• Zhen told Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui she would recover in time to join the exchange delegation’s visit to Gaia, where they planned to meet again.
• Wu Jingya’s investigation into the sealed-site archives repeatedly lost its leads, and the Elder Council activated the Alliance’s Level One network alert after Anvile took notice.
• The Alliance publicly warned that robot programs could be tampered with to make robots attack humans, prompting citizens to replace old models and learn to identify dangerous ones.
• Wu Jingyang failed to trace the anonymous source spreading information about the robots and wondered whether the same force was behind the Alliance’s other strange incidents.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu they could only wait for an opportunity, while fearing the enemy might unleash Bio-constructs and Eternal Robots against the Alliance.

Xi Xiu proposed that a project leader from centuries ago had uploaded his consciousness and was responsible for the missing Anvile consciousnesses. Wu Jingmu called an emergency meeting after Wu Jingxi’s memories supported the theory, while Xi Xiu and A Xian considered the possibility of facing their own clansmen as enemies.

• Xi Xiu suggested that someone involved in the original projects had survived by uploading his consciousness into an Eternal Robot, and A Xian told Wu Jingyang the theory.
• Xi Xiu explained that the Eternal Robot on the Communication Ship and the missing clues among descendants pointed toward an original project leader who had gathered consciousnesses over centuries.
• Wu Jingyang warned that Anvile consciousnesses that had failed to return to Origin Land might have been intercepted, and Wu Jingmu summoned an emergency meeting of Anvile People above level fourteen.
• Wu Jingxi recalled sensing a clansman calling to her in the Nameless Land and binding her consciousness to her body to remain with her newborn child and partner.
• A Xian explained that consciousnesses uploaded into Eternal Robots would eventually lose their memories and become strangers to Anvile People, leaving Xi Xiu worried about a future battle against their clansmen.

Xi Xiu underwent Gene Modification Surgery performed by Wei Lanshan and recovered smoothly, then prepared to rest at the old residence with A Xian. The chapter left Xue Fanhui and their friends recovering safely after their own surgeries.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian's mentors finished teaching them their Martial Skills, while Ming Weiman trained with Xi Xiu during his visits to Gaia.
• Wei Lanshan performed Gene Modification Surgery on Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui, with Wu Yuan assisting and Fu Xuan observing.
• Wei Lanshan found Xi Xiu's genes stable and improved them; Xi Xiu felt well after the procedure and learned her Mental Power helped her withstand the modification.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian waited while Xue Fanhui completed surgery, then returned to their dormitory and urged her to rest.
• Enweit and Su Jinbao checked on Xi Xiu, and she told them to look after each other while she was away for seven days.

Xi Xiu and A Xian trained at the old residence while their elders planned investigations and future assignments. A month after their genetic modification surgeries, they reunited with Zhen when her school arrived on Gaia for an exchange program, and Xi Xiu asked about the students’ free-travel schedule.

• Xi Xiu reassured Feng Qiqi about her upcoming surgery, and Feng Qiqi went to train with Bai Jungo.
• A Xian worried that someone had betrayed Anvile and could intercept the consciousnesses of its people; Xi Xiu comforted her and promised they would always be family.
• After seven days of training, Xu Fengxiang gave Chi Shengyun a list of researchers to investigate and agreed that Feng Qiqi would stay on Gaia while Xu Fengxiang planned to eventually hand the Nine Stars forces to Xi Xiu.
• A month after their surgeries, Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and A Xian welcomed Zhen and her classmate Nie Xien on Gaia.
• Zhen reunited tearfully with Xi Xiu and explained that she and Nie Xien would be paired for the exchange; Xi Xiu asked how many days they had for free travel.

Zhen reunited with Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui on Gaia, shared stories about her years of study, and introduced Nie Xien to the family bond they shared. After Zhen and Nie Xien finished their ten-day exchange, Xi Xiu's group picked them up for a trip, where Zhen met Xi Xiu's teammates and heard more about her hard work.

• Zhen met Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui in Gaia's central district and told them about her achievements and travel plans.
• Zhen explained to Nie Xien that Xi Xiu and Fanhui were her family and that she would do everything she could for them.
• Zhen and Nie Xien reviewed their exchange itinerary and completed the ten-day program.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, and A Xian picked up Zhen and Nie Xien in a rented airship.
• Xi Xiu introduced Zhen to Su Jinbao, Enweit, and Damian, and Su Jinbao told her how hard Xi Xiu worked.

Xi Xiu and Squad 626 took Zhen and Nie Xien on a tour of Gaia, sharing stories and enjoying the ocean together. As the group discussed their approaching service assignments, Xi Xiu and Zhen promised to keep working hard and take care of themselves.

• Su Jinbao told Zhen and Nie Xien about Xi Xiu's battles against Star Beasts, and the group grew more comfortable with one another during the trip.
• Xi Xiu helped Enweit escape Nie Xien's questions about his eleven siblings, and the airship arrived at Gaia's coast.
• Xue Fanhui and Damian reflected on their upcoming separation as they set up a beach tea party with the others.
• A Xian said she planned to follow Xi Xiu's future assignment, while Xi Xiu hoped Squad 626 could stay together in service.
• Zhen told Xi Xiu to take care of herself, and Xi Xiu promised she would while urging Zhen to keep working hard.

Damian discussed his upcoming fleet service with Su Jinbao and Enweit, while their friends expected to stay together under Hong Xiuxiu’s leadership. After returning from an outing, Damian and Xue Fanhui exchanged heartfelt farewells before graduation and his departure for deep space.

• Damian told Su Jinbao that he wanted to serve in the fleet, and Su Jinbao said their group planned to remain with Hong Xiuxiu.
• Su Jinbao described 626’s strong standing in the class, and Damian encouraged the team to keep pursuing first place.
• Damian concluded that the Alliance was preparing for war after learning that newly recreated weapons had gone into mass production.
• Xue Fanhui returned Zhen and Nie Xien to their residence, while Xi Xiu and A Xian returned to 629 and Su Jinbao went with Enweit to 626.
• Damian thanked Xue Fanhui for supporting him over their seven years as partners, and they wished each other safety and success before parting.

Zhen said goodbye to Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui before they returned to school, where Xue Fanhui discussed her upcoming move to the First Research Institute and the risks posed by Xiao Wenjiu. A Xian promised to ask Third Brother to keep watch, and Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui prepared to support each other as they moved into their next stages of life.

• Zhen tearfully said goodbye to Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui, and Xi Xiu sent her Martial Skills and urged her to keep training and stay cautious.
• Xue Fanhui promised to make weapons for Xi Xiu and get newly developed weapons to her before Xi Xiu began her service.
• After returning to school, Xue Fanhui told Xi Xiu she would leave after the graduation ceremony and said she would be careful at the First Research Institute.
• A Xian warned Xue Fanhui that Xiao Wenjiu had a complicated background and ties to the Tang Family and another family.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu that Third Brother was keeping an eye on Xiao Wenjiu, and Xi Xiu thanked her.

After 626 Squad took first place in the sixth-year test, Principal Lu Shouyi investigated their record and challenged Xu Enchi for excluding them from key cultivation recommendations. Lu reported the matter and the students’ results to the Elder Council, which would assess them in their seventh year and decide their placements.

• Xi Xiu and 626 Squad finished first in the sixth-year test, ahead of Hai Suomiao’s 828 Squad and Yue Qila and Zhang Jixing’s team.
• Gan Fu'er and Chen Junwu released 626’s test footage and scores after worrying Xu Enchi might interfere with the results.
• Lu Shouyi reviewed 626’s videos and confronted Xu Enchi over submitting only five candidates for key cultivation instead of the customary ten.
• Xu Enchi defended his choices, while Lu pointed out that he had excluded promising students and warned that the Alliance could lose loyal soldiers.
• Lu Shouyi sent the Elder Council a report detailing the issue and attached six years of results for 626 and 828.

Chen Huan considered assigning promising students to Ye Zhenwei, while Lu Shouyi and the retired officers discussed how to secure fair treatment and protect Team 626. They proposed compensation and special training for the team, and Lu Shouyi agreed to prevent anyone from testing their Mental Power.

• Chen Huan reviewed Team 626 and Team 828’s records, ruled out Hong Xixiu and her teammates as recruits for Ye Zhenwei, and submitted a preliminary assignment plan to the Central Brain.
• Lu Shouyi called Gan Fu'er, Zheng Shengchun, Yang Guxi, Mei Zhenyue, Xi Daiyu, and Li Shuqi to discuss Team 626’s results and the nomination list that Xu Enchi had submitted without consulting the teachers.
• Xi Daiyu proposed letting Team 626 choose and adjust their service assignments, Li Shuqi requested new mechas for them, and Yang Guxi asked that they not face Yue Qila’s team during seventh-year training.
• Zheng Shengchun urged Lu Shouyi to reject any proposal to test Team 626’s Mental Power, and Lu Shouyi promised to handle it.
• Mei Zhenyue proposed special training for Team 626 in their final year, and Lu Shouyi agreed.

After Damian left for the Stellar Fleet, Xue Fanhui prepared to begin her service at Gaia's First Research Institute and spent time with Xi Xiu and A Xian before departing. The chapter ended with Xi Xiu and A Xian seeing Xue Fanhui off, while she urged Xi Xiu to stay safe and remember their promise to meet again.

• Lu Shouyi assigned Gan Fu'er and Chen Junwu to instruct the seventh-years and arranged separate extracurricular tutoring for 626 and 828.
• Xue Fanhui felt lonely after Damian left for his service posting and prepared to join Gaia's First Research Institute to develop battlefield weapons.
• Xue Fanhui gave Xi Xiu the gemstones Damian had left for her, and Xi Xiu learned that Damian had chosen the Stellar Fleet after improving his Martial Skills.
• Xue Fanhui joined Xi Xiu and A Xian for training, then walked through the campus with them and admired its landscaping and buildings.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian drove Xue Fanhui to her departure point, where she said goodbye and urged Xi Xiu to stay safe and meet her again.

After Xue Fanhui parted from Xi Xiu, Xi Xiu and her friends prepared for an intense year of joint training aimed at winning the grade’s top-team title. Hai Suomiao revealed the Elder Council had chosen Tianwei as a destination for the team, though the friends would likely be sent to different posts.

• Xue Fanhui reluctantly left Xi Xiu, who returned to the dormitory with A Xian.
• Xi Xiu, Su Jinbao, and Enweit reviewed the demanding training schedule and agreed to work toward becoming the grade’s top team.
• Su Jinbao and Liang Jingxian traded boasts in the group chat, while Tarasha and Flora joined Su Jinbao’s side.
• Hai Suomiao told Xi Xiu and A Xian that their results had been submitted to the Elder Council and that the team’s deployment destination had been decided as Tianwei.
• Hai Suomiao said he would return to Miu Run Star, while Liang Jingxian and the others would likely go to Tianwei; Xi Xiu and A Xian decided to focus on completing the training year first.