Chapter Summaries

Xi Xiu trained Zhen in Mental Power and Martial Skills before she and Xue Fanhui left Jinghui Star. At the transfer point, Xiao Wenjiu speculated to Tang Zhankuan that Hong Xixiu was hiding her abilities, but Tang Zhankuan offered another explanation.

• Xi Xiu warned Zhen and Xue Fanhui to stay wary of Xiao Wenjiu, then taught Zhen Mental Power techniques and tested her skills.
• Xi Xiu instructed Zhen to train with different objects and keep her abilities concealed, while Xue Fanhui decided to avoid Xiao Wenjiu and secure her project data.
• After ten days on Jinghui Star, Zhen saw Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui off, and the three parted sadly.
• At the transfer point, Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui ran into Xiao Wenjiu and Tang Zhankuan, who urged Xiao Wenjiu to leave with him.
• Xiao Wenjiu told Tang Zhankuan he suspected Hong Xixiu had hidden talents, citing combat videos, but Tang Zhankuan attributed her strength to possible Anvile secret techniques.

After returning to Gaia, Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui discussed the threat posed by Xiao Wenjiu, while Xi Xiu reflected on her past and asked Wu Yuan about Wei Lanshan’s favor to the Ye Family. The next day, Xi Xiu resumed training with her teammates at a much higher intensity.

• Xiao Wenjiu followed Tang Zhankuan to a cabin across from Xi Xiu and the others, and Xue Fanhui warned Xi Xiu to stay wary of him.
• Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui avoided Xiao Wenjiu while disembarking on Gaia, then Xue Fanhui explained his public persona and cautioned Xi Xiu about being alone with him.
• Xi Xiu returned to her dormitory, welcomed Ebony, and spoke briefly with Zhen before asking Wu Yuan how Wei Lanshan had become indebted to the Ye Family.
• Wu Yuan told Xi Xiu that Wei Lanshan owed the Ye Family’s old man a favor, which the family used to ask her to treat Ye Zhenwei.
• Xi Xiu gave Su Jinbao, Tarasha, and the others gifts from Jinghui Star, then increased their training difficulty by thirty percent.
• Wu Jingxian and Enweit returned to school and were stunned by how much Xi Xiu’s teammates had been pushed through training.

Xi Xiu and A Xian discussed settling in Anvile, Qing Zhixun’s family connection, and the threat Xiao Wenjiu posed to Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui. The chapter left them planning to stay cautious and gather evidence against Xiao Wenjiu.

• Xi Xiu thanked A Xian’s family for the supplies and said she might settle in Anvile after retiring.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu that Qing Zhixun was her nephew, and Xi Xiu urged A Xian not to blame him for the failed rescue at Haian Fortress.
• Xi Xiu told A Xian that Xiao Wenjiu had targeted her over her Mental Power, and A Xian proposed setting a trap to expose him.
• Xue Fanhui told Damian about Xiao Wenjiu’s behavior, and Damian advised her to keep her distance from him outside the lab.
• Damian showed Xue Fanhui the colorful diamonds he had dug up, lifting her mood.

Xi Xiu reunited with her training group as the new semester approached, while Enweit recounted how he had defeated his ten siblings and explained how his training on Gaia had changed his views of humans. Enweit and Xi Xiu exchanged gifts and promised to keep improving together.

• Xi Xiu collected stones from Xue Fanhui, shared a few with A Xian, and stored the rest in her Space Locket.
• Enweit told 626 that he had defeated all ten of his siblings during his visit home, surprising them with his Mental Power improvement.
• Enweit's father praised his growth and hoped it might help bring change to Aola Star.
• Su Jinbao urged Enweit to make the most of the training days ahead, and Enweit reflected on how humans had been allies to Aola Star.
• Enweit gave Xi Xiu twenty refined Energy Stones as thanks for her guidance, and they exchanged gifts and agreed to improve together.

626 began a demanding second semester, and Xi Xiu learned that Wei Lanshan was nearing the end of her expedition and hoped she would return safely. Meanwhile, A Xian spoke with Qing Zhixun, who later received news that Qing Shihao had found a partner.

• 626 received its new schedules, including a warship assessment requiring students to navigate and restore nearly twenty thousand cabins, and prepared to work hard for the semester.
• Xi Xiu received Wei Lanshan's message saying she would return soon and estimated that her ship would reach the Jingsu Alliance in about a year.
• Xi Xiu told Wu Yuan about Wei Lanshan, but he showed little excitement and left after joking about his aloof manner.
• Xi Xiu learned from Zhen that Xue Fanhui's courses were also demanding, while Zhen's were easier.
• A Xian called Qing Zhixun, who barely conversed with her, and they ended the call after a few exchanges.
• Qing Zhixun received a message from Qing Shihao saying he had met a wonderful woman, along with a photo of them smiling together.

Qing Zhixun reflected on his family’s new matches and committed himself to protecting the Alliance, while Xi Xiu and her classmates intensified their training for upcoming space exercises. When Xue Fanhui was accused of plagiarizing her Atomic Aggregator, Xi Xiu and her friends investigated how her private data had leaked and suspected Xiao Wenjiu.

• Qing Shihao celebrated his match with Li Wangshu and advised Qing Zhixun about applying for a match, while Qing Zhixun kept his doubts to himself.
• Qing Zhixun reviewed information from Yuanri about a growing threat and resolved to fight those who endangered the Alliance’s peace.
• Xi Xiu and the students of 626 worked hard through their second semester, preparing for training in space and studying warships, tactics, weapons, observation, and star charts.
• Qian Mufu accused Xue Fanhui of plagiarizing her Atomic Aggregator and posted data and design evidence on the school network.
• Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Damian visited Xue Fanhui, who explained that her data had also been projected in Master Jian’s laboratory.
• Xi Xiu and her friends noticed that Xiao Wenjiu had been in the laboratory with Xue Fanhui three times and left after her, making him a possible suspect.

Xi Xiu and Damian uncovered signs that Qian Mufu’s plagiarism accusation against Xue Fanhui had been engineered, while Master Jian investigated evidence tampering in his laboratory. Wu Jingyang traced a suspicious backup of Xue Fanhui’s data to the laboratory’s artificial intelligence, leaving the identity and method of the culprit unresolved.

• Xi Xiu and Damian found that Qian Mufu’s prototype data differed from Xue Fanhui’s finished model and that their online evidence was removed as the school began investigating Xue Fanhui for plagiarism.
• Master Jian reviewed Xue Fanhui’s data, believed her account, and decided to investigate how her laboratory work had reached Qian Mufu.
• Master Jian found that surveillance data was missing and the laboratory’s projection equipment had been cleaned, so he asked the Central Brain and Alliance experts to help recover the data.
• A Xian asked Wu Jingyang to investigate the retained laboratory data, and he found that the laboratory artificial intelligence had backed up Xue Fanhui’s prototype and sent it to Qian Mufu without instructions.
• Wu Jingyang gave A Xian his findings and prepared a technical post for her to publish on the school’s internal network.

Qian Mufu was expelled from Gaia for framing Xue Fanhui, though the person who manipulated him remained unidentified. As Xue Fanhui recovered, Xi Xiu and Damian urged her to conceal her suspicions of Xiao Wenjiu while they waited for him to expose himself.

• Qian Mufu confessed to Master Jian that someone had promised to recommend him as a disciple if he ruined Xue Fanhui's reputation, and Master Jian told him to apologize to Xue Fanhui.
• The school expelled Qian Mufu and recorded the incident in his file, while he left Gaia vowing to find the person who had set him up.
• The school submitted its collected evidence to the Central Brain, and Wu Jingyang continued investigating the untraceable person or group behind the plot.
• Xi Xiu invited the listless Xue Fanhui to relax near the forest hotel, and Damian joined them to support his partner.
• Xi Xiu, Xue Fanhui, Damian, and their companions encountered Xiao Wenjiu on the Sky Rail, and Damian and Xi Xiu advised Xue Fanhui not to reveal her suspicions.
• Xue Fanhui regained her composure, met Xiao Wenjiu's gaze as usual, and watched him drive westward.

Xue Fanhui tried to cope with her unease about Xiao Wenjiu while her friends relaxed at a forest hotel. The group entered a difficult virtual battle against Hanhai People, where A Xian and Xi Xiu used Mental Power to fight them.

• A Xian and the others arrived at the forest hotel, where Su Jinbao told them that Ye Zhenwei had been sent back to Gaia for intensive retraining after her mistake at Haian Fortress.
• Xue Fanhui worried about facing Xiao Wenjiu again, and Xi Xiu urged her to act as usual while the Central Brain investigated what had happened.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian led their friends into a realistic, difficult virtual mecha battle against Hanhai People.
• The Hanhai People proved fast and could only be killed by severing their heads, so Xi Xiu and Enweit coordinated to clear a path.
• A Xian advanced with Su Jinbao and explained that they could use Mental Power to cut down the Hanhai People.

Xi Xiu, Wu Jingxian, and their teammates fought successive waves of Hanhai People in the Virtual Network, revealing Xi Xiu and Wu Jingxian's extraordinary combat strength. After the team defeated an overwhelming force of armed Hanhai mechs and logged out to rest, Xue Fanhui and Damian predicted that Xi Xiu would become a major figure across the starry sky.

• Wu Jingxian and Xi Xiu used strands of Mental Power to tear apart Hanhai People, and the team killed the remaining enemies after a brief battle.
• Damian asked Xi Xiu to teach him her Mental Power technique, and she agreed to practice with him and Xue Fanhui later.
• The team entered a new map and faced a swarm of armed Hanhai mechs, so Xue Fanhui and Damian prepared the group's weapons while the others coordinated their attack.
• Xi Xiu discovered that the Hanhai mechs had a movable weak point in their abdomens and told her teammates to coordinate as they fought.
• Xi Xiu and Wu Jingxian displayed overwhelming speed and strength, while Su Jinbao, Enweit, Tarasha, and Flora also achieved strong results against the Hanhai forces.
• After all eight teammates defeated the wave and logged out to rest, Xue Fanhui told Damian about Xi Xiu's past, and Damian predicted that she would shine across the starry sky.

After a draining virtual battle, Xi Xiu and her teammates ate and slept at the Forest Hotel before returning to school. Xue Fanhui then received an urgent call from Master Jian summoning her to the laboratory for a mission.

• A Xian explained that she had taught Xi Xiu Anvile methods for handling Mental Power, and Su Jinbao and Enweit resolved to train harder and follow Xi Xiu in the future.
• Xi Xiu told Xue Fanhui about Wu Yuan and some of what had happened with Wei Lanshan, and Xue Fanhui urged Xi Xiu to stay alert and protect herself.
• The exhausted group replenished their energy, slept at the Forest Hotel, and agreed to return for more virtual battles.
• After the eight classmates woke and headed back, Xue Fanhui and Damian parted from them at the school gate.
• Xue Fanhui received a video call from Master Jian, who summoned her to the laboratory for a mission.

Xue Fanhui joined Master Jian's project to develop weapons against Level 3 Star Beasts and worked with the graduating students under Hu Bugui. After an all-night review of the data, she returned to her dormitory, where Xi Xiu checked on her.

• Master Jian assembled the Mech Department's top students to begin a targeted weapons development project and warned them to protect the laboratory's research.
• Master Jian assigned Xue Fanhui to Hu Bugui's group and Xiao Wenjiu to a separate group, with each working in a different laboratory.
• Hu Bugui proposed that his group develop individual concepts and combine them into a series of mech designs, and Xue Fanhui agreed.
• Xue Fanhui spent the night reviewing data and answering Master Jian's questions before returning to her dormitory at sunrise.
• Xi Xiu video-called Xue Fanhui, learned she had stayed up all night, and urged her to take care of herself.

Xi Xiu and A Xian enjoyed Gaia’s autumn scenery and reflected on A Xian’s Mental Power advancement and Group 626’s progress. Meanwhile, Xue Fanhui and her classmates completed the Starlight designs, which Master Jian submitted to the Alliance for production development.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian admired Gaia’s golden autumn landscape from the Sky Rail and discussed A Xian’s plan to return to Anvile.
• A Xian reported that her Mental Power had reached 3S, and the Wu Family decided to give Xi Xiu and A Xian newly completed all-purpose mechas.
• Xi Xiu and Group 626 continued intensive training, improving their combat skills and Mental Power as they grew closer and considered serving together in the future.
• Xue Fanhui and her classmates completed the Starlight series of weapons, mechas, and warp warships, incorporating low-energy warp capabilities and transforming forms.
• Master Jian submitted the Starlight series and Xiao Wenjiu’s group’s designs to the Alliance, while Hu Bugui and Xiao Wenjiu prepared to coordinate with production teams.

Group 626 and Hai Suomiao's team planned for their simulated battleship battle against Yue Qila's and Guo Guangqing's teams. They chose to practice in the Virtual Network using real star-chart data, where Huang Chuanhu spotted a newly formed, unstable nebula missing from the map.

• Group 626 received an assignment pairing them with Hai Suomiao's team against Yue Qila's and Guo Guangqing's teams.
• Hai Suomiao and Tarasha discussed strategy with Group 626, and Liang Jingxian agreed to investigate Guo Guangqing's team.
• The groups agreed to develop two battle plans each and practice coordination in the Virtual Network while waiting for a training-room battleship.
• Xi Xiu showed the group the harsh star-sea training area, and Huang Chuanhu pointed out that the map omitted a recently formed, unstable nebula.

The students discussed the dangers of a newly formed nebula near their starship training area and began preparing tactics for the joint exercise. Xi Xiu’s team settled on two plans to discuss with 828 the next day, while A Xian reminded her to bring Ebony along.

• Huang Chuanhu told the members of 626 and 828 about a newly formed, unstable nebula near the training area, and Yi Mingda warned them to avoid it.
• Tarasha suggested that the groups meet again once the virtual training time was confirmed and add the nebula data to their preparations.
• A Xian urged Xi Xiu to bring dormant Ebony to training and told her that the Wu Family had prepared a powerful new gift for her.
• A Xian warned Xi Xiu that Yue Qila was determined to beat her, and Xi Xiu said she would give the team exercise her best effort.
• Xi Xiu’s group shared ideas and compiled two tactics to bring to 828 for discussion the next day.

Xi Xiu's team and Group 828 used a trap to draw their senior opponents into attacking, then struck their starship during a training battle. As Xi Xiu steered them out of the asteroid field, she spotted an object approaching and asked Flora to identify it.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian piloted their starship while their teammates took up their assigned combat roles against the hidden upperclassmen.
• Hai Suomiao and Tarasha chose to defend first, and Xi Xiu proposed faking a flaw near an asteroid to lure the seniors into attacking.
• The two teams advanced at full speed and fired hidden weapons before reaching the asteroid.
• The seniors attacked, and the students' strike hit the outer edge of their starship instead of causing widespread damage.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian steered their ship out of the asteroid field, where Xi Xiu spotted an approaching object and asked Flora what was on their left.

Xi Xiu devised a trap in an interstellar dust field that let 626 and 828 defeat their senior opponents in simulated space combat. Their instructors praised their tactics, pointed out flaws to address before real training began, and looked forward to their future growth.

• Xi Xiu identified the debris field as an opportunity, and 626 and 828 planned attacks that would funnel their opponents into a five-shot barrage.
• The seniors’ intelligent system dodged the first attacks, but their warship moved into the final strike and lost.
• 626 and 828 celebrated their victory, while Gan Fu'er and Chen Junwu praised the teams’ improvement and discussed their potential.
• Gan Fu'er warned 626 to account for debris and plan an escape route, while Chen Junwu advised 828 to choose weapons more precisely and prepare multiple retreat plans.

After defeating the sixth-year students, Xi Xiu’s team rested, refined their battle plan, and prepared to depart for practical training. At the boarding area, Xi Xiu met He Yinlei and learned that her team would face Yue Qila’s top-ranked team.

• The sixth-year students accepted their instructor’s criticism and were ordered to repeat the battle simulation twenty times.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian rested while discussing their approach to the practical training, and A Xian said Hai Suomiao would take the lead.
• Teams 626 and 828 completed three more Virtual Network sessions, chose a route around the nebula, and adjusted their plan using Liang Jingxian’s information about Guo Guangqing’s team.
• On departure day, Yue Qila warned Guo Guangqing not to underestimate Xi Xiu’s team, while Guo dismissed the threat posed by Wu Jingxian and Hai Suomiao.
• Xi Xiu met He Yinlei at the boarding entrance and learned that He Yinlei’s team had been matched against Qiu Shaorong’s second-ranked team.
• Xi Xiu’s team boarded the school starship and waited in their cabin for the instructors to explain the training rules.

Xu Enchi overlooked Xi Xiu’s groups when choosing students to watch, while the instructors prepared for the one-on-one starship combat training. After Guo Guangqing mocked 626 and 828 online, Xi Xiu’s teammates planned to make him regret it during training and saved evidence of his insults.

• Xu Enchi instructed the instructors to track hits and observe students without helping them, then reviewed files while favoring several students and leaving Hai Suomiao and Wu Jingxian off his priority list.
• Gan Fu'er told Chen Junwu that Xu Enchi was not watching the two groups they favored, and Chen Junwu expected 626 and 828 to prove themselves in training.
• Xi Xiu’s two groups finished their combat deployment aboard the starship and discussed how later training sessions would become more difficult.
• Su Jinbao and Liang Jingxian showed their teammates Guo Guangqing’s boasting and insulting messages about 626 and 828.
• Xi Xiu proposed turning the combat exercise into a chase before delivering a decisive blow, while Wu Jingxian and Hai Suomiao vowed to confront Guo Guangqing afterward.
• Xi Xiu told Su Jinbao to preserve screenshots of Guo Guangqing’s insults, and Liang Jingxian saved a copy as well.

Class 626 planned to turn Guo Guangqing’s provocation into a cat-and-mouse performance during practical training, then arrived at the training base and prepared for their match. Xi Xiu’s Red Team boarded the training warship and checked their equipment before the battle began.

• Liang Jingxian told Class 626 that Guo Guangqing was related to Kuang Biru, and the students agreed to follow Xi Xiu’s plan and stay alert during training.
• Xi Xiu and her teammates practiced Mental Power aboard the warship before landing at the training base and setting up camp with Class 828.
• Xi Xiu told A Xian and Hai Suomiao that one result would not prove anything, and the group rested before the next day’s training.
• Chen Junwu warned the Red Team to follow the Star Chart and avoid the forbidden zone, while Xi Xiu’s group watched the first match and reviewed its tactics.
• At ten thirty, Xi Xiu’s Red Team boarded the training warship, checked their controls and Protective Suits, and prepared for takeoff.