Chapter Summaries

Yun Shou saved Xu Wen and crafted a teenage body for himself, then posed as a mysterious amnesiac who had rescued him with expensive cell repair fluid. Xu Wen woke unharmed and confessed his desperate poverty, leaving Yun Shou to learn about his disabled sister and bleak circumstances.

• Yun Shou healed Xu Wen and decided to use him as his entry point into the world while leaving the scarred gunman alive as a possible future conflict.
• Yun Shou spent five hours cultivating a new body in the likeness of his sixteen-year-old self and tested its strength, toppling a mound of garbage.
• The noise woke Xu Wen, who realized he had recovered from the gunshot and asked Yun Shou if he had saved him.
• Yun Shou claimed he had used his last dose of cell repair fluid, and Xu Wen knelt to apologize for being unable to repay its cost.
• Xu Wen explained that he scavenged for credit points to repair his younger sister's necrotic leg nerves after his father died and his mother disappeared.

After saving Xu Wen, the amnesiac narrator made him a lackey and learned about Scrap Mining Planet’s society and the siblings’ difficult lives. The chapter ended with the narrator beginning to cultivate and recalling the Mech Manipulation System’s realms.

• The narrator told Xu Wen that he had lost his memory and ordered him to become his lackey and call him Boss.
• Xu Wen led the narrator out of Garbage Dumping Zone No. 612 and explained the power of the Dawn Consortium, schools, and Trash Kings.
• Xu Wen brought the narrator home, where his sister Xu Yan thanked him for saving her brother.
• While Xu Wen went to school, the narrator talked with Xu Yan and learned that she and her brother had endured a difficult life.
• The narrator decided to cultivate and reviewed the Mech Manipulation System’s foundational realms and the First Realm of Outer Manipulators.

Yun Shou cultivated the Mech Manipulation System and learned that Xu Wen needed to reach the ninth stage of Qi of Manipulation before Star Brilliance School’s October 1 assessment to avoid expulsion. After reassuring Xu Yan and leaving to explore the slums, Yun Shou dealt with several criminals and collected their money.

• Yun Shou drank Profound Bright Liquid and reached the sixth stage of Qi of Manipulation in ten minutes.
• Xu Yan told Yun Shou that her brother Xu Wen had reached the sixth stage after years of cultivation and needed the ninth stage to graduate from Star Brilliance School.
• Xu Yan blamed herself for holding Xu Wen back, and Yun Shou reassured her that Xu Wen still had a chance to meet the requirement.
• Yun Shou left Xu Yan and wandered through the slums while taking pills to cultivate.
• Yun Shou encountered six robberies, fourteen thefts, and an attempted rape, then robbed the criminals in return and took their credit points.

After reaching Crystal Realm Level Seven, Yun judged the Mech Manipulation System weak without the Dao Mark and planned to use a mech to restrain himself, starting with the Qilin clan. Xu Wen took Yun to scavenge a new garbage-ship dump, relying on his school uniform as protection while explaining how Star Brilliance School’s principal exploited its students and funding.

• Yun compared the Mech Manipulation System’s weak attacks across realms and concluded that his Dao Mark made him far stronger than his cultivation alone would allow.
• Yun decided to use a mech as a restraint and chose the Qilin clan as his first target.
• Xu Wen told Yun that garbage ships would dump a new load around four in the morning and asked him to join the scavenging run.
• Xu Wen explained that the school uniform could deter attackers because harming a student could trigger a school investigation, though the school would keep any compensation.
• Xu Wen described the principal’s embezzlement and the costly rental rules for school uniforms, then Yun put one on before they set out.

At the garbage disposal zone, Yun Shou speculated that destiny fortune could fix future outcomes and worried about how he could oppose the Destiny Dao Master. As Mad Rhino King tried to stow away on a garbage transport ship bound for the Holy Land Sky Domain, its machine guns tore through his armor and struck his body, leaving his fate uncertain.

• At three in the morning on August 26, Yun Shou arrived at the garbage zone and waited with a crowd for the transport ship.
• Yun Shou reasoned that destiny fortune might designate future outcomes and wondered whether it had made Bei Chenguang's birth inevitable.
• When the ship opened its hatch to dump garbage, several people rushed to board it, but the ship's machine guns opened fire on them.
• Mad Rhino King charged toward the ship in his Iron Bull Battle Armor while onlookers recognized him as one of the Seven Great Trash Kings.
• Mad Rhino King endured the gunfire and climbed to within three hundred meters of the ship before bullets pierced his armor and struck his flesh.

You attempted to board a garbage ship by charging through its guns and cannon, but the blasts left you gravely injured and trapped underground. You preserved your head to survive, then lost consciousness when another upheaval struck.

• Mad Rhino King failed to control the Iron Bull Battle Armor, convincing the onlookers that sneaking aboard a garbage ship was futile.
• You charged at the garbage ship, deflected its machine-gun fire, and survived a direct hit from its cannon, though the blast left you severely wounded.
• You crashed into a garbage mountain, killed the rats around you except for one, and assessed your injuries and slow recovery.
• The ship fired again, burying you underground and leaving you unable to heal or reach your Space Ring, so you concentrated nutrients in your head to survive for several days.
• Another upheaval struck, and you lost consciousness without dying.

Yun Shou used a future vision to board and disable a garbage ship, then chose to stay beside Xu Wen after realizing how much stronger mechs could be. When the ship left, Xu Wen led him into the dumping zone by claiming they were students and should go first.

• Yun Shou foresaw himself evading the garbage ship’s fire, breaking into its cockpit, and destroying its control console before ending that future.
• Back in the present, Yun Shou stayed beside Xu Wen and assessed his strength against the capabilities of mechs.
• The garbage ship rejected all 341 stowaway applications with gunfire, dumped its waste, and departed.
• Xu Wen took Yun Shou into the garbage dumping zone with the scavengers, then declared that they were students and should go first.
• The crowd fell silent and made way for Xu Wen and Yun Shou, leaving Yun Shou astonished.

You and Xu Wen searched a garbage mountain for valuable Mech Pilot supplies, and Xu Wen discovered that you had reached the Crystal Realm at just sixteen. After Xu Wen explained how he used projected Power of Manipulation to detect scrap, you cut off his probing strand and displayed a vastly larger Great Yellow Python of your own.

• You and Xu Wen crossed the garbage heaps at night to reach a newly dumped mountain of trash.
• Xu Wen realized you had forgotten to ask about your cultivation, and you revealed your Crystal Realm Power of Manipulation.
• Xu Wen explained how projected Power of Manipulation could detect discarded Mech Pilot supplies and probed the garbage with a strand of energy.
• Xu Wen found a piece of metal that had absorbed some of his Power of Manipulation, but you cut through his probing strand and made him cry out about the wasted energy.
• You dismissed Xu Wen's complaint and summoned a Great Yellow Python of Power of Manipulation from your right arm.

You and Xu Wen scavenged a garbage mountain, evaded a confrontation with the Scarhead Team, and obtained credit points and an identity card. You then began training Xu Wen to reach the Crystal Realm within a month.

• You used the Great Yellow Python to retrieve six items from a garbage heap, and Xu Wen dismantled some components that earned him 30 credit points.
• You and Xu Wen scavenged from dawn until noon while Trash Kings fought over Mad Rhino King's exoskeleton elsewhere.
• You foresaw several possible encounters with Scarhead, then let Xu Wen pass the Scarhead Team by pretending to be a student.
• Xu Wen exchanged his scavenged goods for 1,080 credit points and bought you an identity card for one credit point.
• You began adding special ingredients to Xu Wen's meals and guiding him toward a breakthrough to the Crystal Realm.

After becoming a first-stage Outer Manipulator, Yun Shou treated Xu Yan’s legs with acupuncture while building an exoskeleton. By September 9, Xu Yan could move her toes, and Yun Shou completed the armor’s final adjustments, unaware that Xu Yan had begun to suspect his private habits.

• Xu Wen’s Power of Manipulation advanced rapidly under Yun Shou’s guidance, and Yun Shou reached the first stage of Outer Manipulator on August 31.
• Yun Shou began treating Xu Yan’s legs with silver needles and True Qi, then tested the treatment on Xu Wen, temporarily preventing him from using his treasured collection.
• Yun Shou earned credits, gathered materials, and designed and assembled an exoskeleton while continuing Xu Yan’s treatment.
• Xu Yan regained sensation in her legs and feet, and Yun Shou advanced to the second stage of Outer Manipulator on September 7.
• During the fourth course of treatment on September 9, Xu Yan wiggled her toes as Yun Shou finished adjusting the exoskeleton.
• Xu Yan privately wondered whether Yun Shou had a foot fetish, while Yun Shou emerged from his room and joked that she had been conquered by his charm.

You tested War Dragon Generation One in the garbage district, where you defeated three exoskeleton-wearing herders and took their machines as upgrade materials. The next day, you returned in War Dragon Generation Two, killed two hostile scavengers, and continued searching the district.

• You completed War Dragon Generation One and tested it by rescuing a scavenger from three modified dogs.
• After the scavenger blamed you for killing the Mountain Excavation King's dogs, you struck him and confronted the herders who arrived.
• You defeated the three herders despite their superior exoskeletons, then killed them after learning they fed people to dogs and took their machines.
• On September 11th, you returned to the garbage district in War Dragon Generation Two and killed two scavengers who had fired at you.
• You collected 14 kilograms of Chromium Gold and passed by an injustice without intervening.

You defeated Pangolin, a powerful exoskeleton operator, and used his equipment to create War Dragon Generation Three. The next day, you charged Motorcycle King's gang and faced two riders who transformed their motorcycles into Iron Motorcycle Armor.

• On September 13, you fought Pangolin and shattered his drills with your bare chest before tearing apart his exoskeleton.
• You built War Dragon Generation Three from Pangolin's equipment, then buried Pangolin beneath the garbage district and told him you were not an Outer Manipulator.
• On September 14, you faced Motorcycle King's gang and smashed motorcycles and riders with your reinforced Iron Motorcycle Armor.
• Two riders transformed their heavy motorcycles into Iron Motorcycle Armor and launched a coordinated flying kick at you.

Yun Shou defeated two Iron Motorcycle Armors, drawing the attention of Zone 612’s Garbage Kings and Red Cape Rangers, then treated Xu Yan and helped her begin learning to walk. The chapter ended with Xu Yan asking Xu Wen to buy her blue stockings as a gift for Yun Shou.

• Yun Shou destroyed two Iron Motorcycle Armors, killed their pilots, and learned that one had wished she had fled after seeing his mid-spec exoskeleton.
• Yun Shou’s victory made his name known throughout Zone 612, where Red Cape Rangers had arrived and the Mountain Excavation King was searching for him.
• Yun Shou completed Xu Yan’s sixth leg treatment and caught her when she tried to walk before she was ready.
• Xu Yan asked Yun Shou to teach her to walk, and he agreed to take a break from upgrading his armor to help her.
• Xu Yan asked Yun Shou whether he preferred white or black, and he replied that he meant the color blue.
• Xu Yan asked Xu Wen to buy her blue stockings as a gift for Yun Shou, and he agreed.

You upgraded War Dragon Generation Four while the Six Great Garbage Kings met and issued an order to kill the Red Cape Ranger, believing he had come to seize their territory. You entered the garbage district unaware that the kings had set a deadly trap, but overheard people discussing the order and realized you needed to be more careful.

• You completed War Dragon Generation Four by adding wheels to its legs, improving its jumping power and sustained speed.
• Mountain Excavation King accused the other kings of being connected to the Red Cape Ranger, but they denied involvement.
• The kings concluded that the Red Cape Ranger was an outsider seeking territory and agreed to unite against him.
• Motorcycle King announced the Garbage Annihilation Order, directing their subordinates to locate and kill the Red Cape Ranger.
• You entered the garbage district, overheard two men discussing the order, and decided to be more cautious before merging with your armor.

You used a disguise to draw attention away from your Red Cape Ranger identity, then killed three Scarheads who discovered your exoskeleton. The Blind Silver Assassin arrived to challenge you, and you blocked his rapid sword strikes while recognizing his exoskeleton’s weaknesses.

• You disguised yourself as Blue Enchantress, ran away from the garbage mountain, then changed back and put on War Dragon Generation Four.
• Three Scarheads spotted the Red Cape Ranger and reported his location, so you killed them when they approached.
• The Blind Silver Assassin charged in after receiving the report, and you identified him as a skilled blind swordsman inside a fragile, specialized exoskeleton.
• The Blind Silver Assassin unleashed a flurry of sword thrusts, but you blocked them with your war blade.

You killed the Silver Assassin and fought through the forces of Zone 612’s garbage kings, taking down the Motorcycle King, the Fire Dragon King, and the Iron Man King. After salvaging their exoskeletons, you upgraded War Dragon Generation 5 with new speed, rolling, and heat-ray capabilities.

• You killed the Silver Assassin, then leaped onto a garbage mountain as enemy teams and steel behemoths closed in.
• You charged through the Scarhead Team and killed the Motorcycle King by making him rush into your blade; after a brief disappearance, War Dragon Generation 5 gained much of his speed.
• You fought the Fire Dragon King and Iron Man King and their underlings, killing the Fire Dragon King after withstanding his heat rays and killing the Iron Man King when he tried to flee.
• You salvaged the two kings’ exoskeletons and upgraded War Dragon Generation 5 with rolling bearings, a heat ray, and other components.

You used War Dragon Generation 6 to attack Eight-Claw King, melting one of her steel tentacles before luring her into a close-range fight. You severed her upper body, and she tried to use Power of Manipulation to put herself back together.

• You entered War Dragon Generation 6 and flew over the garbage district to find Eight-Claw King.
• Eight-Claw King offered to help you kill Mountain Excavation King and surrender vacant territory, but you refused and attacked her with heat rays.
• Eight-Claw King shielded herself with her tentacles, but you melted one of them and pursued her through the garbage district.
• You pretended your Power of Manipulation was exhausted and lured Eight-Claw King back before cutting through her torso with the high-frequency vibration blade.
• Eight-Claw King reached out with Power of Manipulation to try to reassemble herself, while Yun Shou recalled Old Six's failed attempt.

You defeated Mountain Excavation King and Debt King, wiping out the Six Kings and the remaining gangs in Zone 612. The Red Cape Ranger became known across the district, and you returned to the siblings’ house before Xu Wen brought news of the mysterious expert.

• You killed the modified-mouth woman and defeated Mountain Excavation King, who begged you to let past grudges go.
• You attacked Debt King when he arrived offering cooperation and killed him, completing the destruction of the Six Kings.
• You cleared out the remaining vicious thugs and gangs, earning the name Red Cape Ranger throughout the trash district.
• You gathered metal materials, built a walker-like device, and returned to the siblings’ house to rest.
• On September 17, Xu Wen told you that a handsome, mysterious Red Cape Ranger had been provoking the Trash Kings.

Yun Shou helped Xu Wen reach the Crystal Realm and secure his place in the coming ascension, while he advanced his own cultivation and intervened in nearby garbage districts. After the family moved into a villa amid Xu Wen’s sudden fame, Yun Shou sensed an enemy attack outside and took cover with Xu Wen and Xu Yan.

• Yun Shou scolded Xu Wen for thinking about looting after hearing that Eight-Claw King and Mountain Excavation King had been killed, then continued treating Xu Yan’s legs.
• Yun Shou advanced to Outer Manipulator Fourth and Fifth Stage, fought in surrounding garbage districts, and passed knowledge to their residents.
• Xu Wen broke through to the Crystal Realm, and Yun Shou and Xu Yan saw him off to his examination before attending his ceremony as the school’s first elite student in six years.
• Xu Wen’s ascension qualification drew attention and offers from local higher-ups, and the family moved into a villa as Yun Shou advanced to Outer Manipulator Sixth Stage.
• Late one night, Yun Shou sensed attackers outside the villa, gathered Xu Wen and Xu Yan, and pressed them into hiding.

After conglomerate soldiers attacked the villa, Xu Wen and Xu Yan fled with your help. The conglomerates and Star Brilliance School branded Xu Wen a criminal and hunted the three of you, leaving them on the run with their trust in the school shattered.

• Conglomerate soldiers bombarded the villa, but you shielded Xu Yan, and Xu Wen killed the attackers with the Power of Manipulation.
• Xu Wen recognized the attackers as soldiers from the conglomerates' exclusive forces and decided to flee with Xu Yan and you.
• You chose to help the siblings grow strong enough to settle their own grudge and implanted fifty Life-Replacing Techniques into each of you.
• After the inner-city guards reported that the three had escaped, their superior ordered them killed, while a conglomerate leader arranged to eliminate Xu Wen before he could uncover the truth.
• Xu Wen planned to seek refuge at his school, but you warned that its principal could betray him for a bribe.
• The conglomerates and Star Brilliance School issued wanted notices against Xu Wen, accusing him of real and fabricated crimes, forcing the three of you to keep fleeing.