Chapter Summaries

Roy volunteered to go south and stop the Orc army, then traveled behind the enemy lines to Gold Rush Town. Yanila and Finniel welcomed him there as the story left him poised to assess their loyalty and prepare for the coming battle.

• Frosv assigned Roy to prevent any Orc army from crossing before June fifteenth and warned him that Yanila and Finniel might defect to the Orcs.
• Doni gave Roy intelligence on the Orcs and wished him success, while Roy cautioned Doni to stay alive.
• Roy gathered Winsbell, Athedia, Planje, Furia, and Black Cat Domi, then traveled south underground aboard the Steel Behemoth Dadaru'er.
• Roy bypassed the mage-controlled Tata Mountain Quarry and flew to Gold Rush Town, the last wizard territory in the south.
• Yanila and Finniel recognized Roy and welcomed him, with Finniel kneeling and Yanila reluctantly bowing.

Roy ordered Yanila and Finniel to muster troops against the approaching Orc Legion, then traveled to Red Stone Gorge, where his show of force reminded the centaur leaders of wizard power. When Roy confronted the orc vanguard, he revealed that its general, Luker, was his foolish younger brother, leaving Luker stunned.

• Finniel reported that the tribes had been fighting the Mage Legion and receiving less aid, so Roy ordered both tribes to send five thousand troops each to Red Stone Gorge.
• Finniel protested that the Bloodhoof Tribe could not gather enough troops, but Roy insisted the order was mandatory and threatened to replace her as leader.
• Roy traveled to Red Stone Gorge, where a Steel Behemoth emerged from underground and frightened Yanila and Finniel into recognizing his power.
• Two days later, Luker led three thousand elite orcs toward the occupied canyon and dismissed its defenders as a minor Auxiliary Army.
• Roy rode alone toward Luker's forces and used a Message Spell to call Luker his foolish younger brother, stunning the orc general.

Roy stopped Luker’s Orc vanguard from advancing by detonating a Blazing Sun-type Miniature Nuclear Bomb against a mountain, demonstrating the devastation he could unleash. The vanguard survived, but Masur recognized the explosion as a warning that the Orc Expeditionary Force could not ignore.

• Luker recognized Roy and warned the Orc Deputy Generals not to attack, while Roy urged the Orcs to stop their invasion.
• Roy considered how the Orcs’ survival needs and alliance with the mages had driven their plan to invade the southern border.
• Roy threw a Blazing Sun-type Miniature Nuclear Bomb at a mountain, blasting a crater into it and triggering a massive collapse.
• Roy told the Orcs he would not let them pass and rode away, leaving Luker’s force stunned by the weapon’s destructive power.
• Masur saw the distant mushroom cloud and feared Luker’s vanguard had been wiped out.
• A War Priest reported that Luker’s vanguard was unharmed and had received only a warning, which Masur understood as a threat to the entire expedition.

Roy explained why he had used the Magitech Device to intimidate the orcs instead of killing them, then met Masur and warned him that the alliance was a trap. After Masur left without choosing sides, Chenos summoned two elementals to attack Roy, who called up Dadaru'er.

• Athedia asked Roy why he had not dropped the Magitech Device on the orcs, and Roy explained that killing them would force a fight to the end and remove a source of pressure on their leaders.
• Roy returned to Red Stone Gorge, where Yanila and Finniel were shaken by his actions, and considered using Alchemy Witchcraft to create powerful devices himself.
• Masur arrived alone, and Roy revealed their past encounter before warning him that the joint attack on Netherland was a trap set by the mages and devils.
• Chenos arrived with Doria and claimed Roy had stolen ammunition from an Arcane Golem, then offered Masur help against long-range attacks.
• Masur left without answering, and Chenos summoned a Fire Elemental and a Water Elemental to attack Roy, who summoned the Steel Behemoth Dadaru'er.

Roy’s Steel Behemoth drove off Chenos and Doria, helping keep the armies locked in a stalemate while Roy continued his work. After nearly half a year, Roy completed a new flying device, but a massive Meteor Fire Rain suddenly descended.

• Dadaru'er withstood Chenos and Doria’s attacks, destroyed their elementals, and forced them to retreat, shooting down Doria’s flying machine before he escaped with Blink.
• Luker, Durul, and the others watched the clash, and Masur ordered them to stay alert and monitor the underground.
• The armies remained at a stalemate near Red Stone Gorge as Masur refused to join the wizards and sent orcs to seize nearby settlements for supplies.
• Nearly half a year later, Finniel told Roy that the orcs had seized the Thunderclap Tribe’s grasslands and captured more than thirty thousand centaurs, but Roy offered only vague reassurance.
• Roy completed a dragonfly vehicle using magical engineering and Mechanical Refinement, then followed Yanila outside and saw meteorites engulfed in flames falling from the sky.

Roy watched Frosv’s Hellfire Legion and giant constructs turn the battle at the Royal City, crippling the Mage Tower. He returned to find the enemy on the brink of defeat, and Frosv ordered him to find Archmage Gem for a chance to claim spoils.

• Hellfires and giant constructs descended on the Royal City, where Frosv’s Golem Legion joined the battle and crippled the Mage Tower.
• Roy held his position at Red Stone Gorge until midnight, then received Frosv’s message that they had won and the Mage Tower could no longer escape.
• Roy returned to the devastated Royal City and found Stone Giants restraining the damaged Mage Tower while Frosv recovered elsewhere.
• Frosv ordered Roy to find Archmage Gem and promised that he could keep most of the treasures he seized.

Roy joined the assault on the Mage Tower and raced to seize its valuable stores before the battle ended. After killing Chenos, he discovered a cache of Uranium Essence in the mage’s Space Ring.

• Erlandt and the others entered the damaged Mage Tower with golems as the attackers steadily fought through its remaining defenders.
• Roy used Sailen in the Maiden’s Skull to locate the armory and led his followers to the materials room.
• Roy collected valuable Level 1 Magic Materials and directed Winsbell, Athedia, and Planje to leave worthless items behind.
• Winsbell attacked Chenos as he tried to flee, and Roy pursued and killed him with help from his followers.
• Roy took Chenos’s Space Ring and was astonished when Uranium Essence poured out.

Roy used alchemy to turn uranium essence into a powerful enchanted Nuclear Grenade, then continued with the assault on the Mage Tower. After the group reached the area near the core chamber, Frosv arrived and prepared to break through the sealed door.

• Roy used a Formation Array and uranium essence to create a Nuclear Grenade with a yield of about five thousand degrees.
• Roy showed the device to Planje, Winsbell, and Athedia, then stored the remaining ores and dangerous products.
• Roy and the others gathered more materials and captured Apprentice Mages as they pushed through the Mage Tower with Frosv's support.
• After daybreak, the group reached the upper levels near the core chamber and assembled outside its sealed door.
• Frosv ordered everyone aside, removed his robe, and revealed a powerful, muscular body as he prepared to attack the door.

Frosv broke into the central chamber and defeated Archmage Gem, who appeared to accept his loss. Gem then unleashed a devastating Rainbow Light Spray on the victors, leaving Roy injured and Athedia dead as she shielded him.

• Frosv used Diamond Skin and the Activation Spell to smash through the alloy door to the central chamber.
• Frosv found Archmage Gem waiting among the ruins, and Gem explained that he had lost everything and saw no reason to flee.
• As Frosv urged everyone to retreat, Archmage Gem unleashed the 7th Circle Conjuration Spell Rainbow Light Spray.
• Roy saw Erant and Lime killed by the beams, then survived a red flame attack with his armor and shield badly damaged.
• Athedia charged in front of Roy to block the following lightning bolts, and the current burned her to death.

Roy and his allies fought to survive Archmage Gem’s trap as Athedia died protecting Roy and her soul became a Rose Holy Emblem. Roy joined the assault on Gem, then threw his Nuclear Grenade into the battle, engulfing the Archmage in an explosion.

• Gem’s attack killed Doni, poisoned Blight, and wounded Roy and Frosv as their allies retreated.
• Gem revealed that he had used the Mage Tower’s wealth to lure Frosv into a trap, then attacked him with the 7th Circle spell Mage’s Sword.
• Winsbell failed to heal Athedia, whose soul became a Rose Holy Emblem and asked Roy to make her a chess piece.
• Roy recognized Athedia’s devotion and ordered Winsbell to attack Gem while he prepared his Nuclear Grenade.
• Roy threw the activated Nuclear Grenade at Gem, and its explosion swallowed the Archmage in a fireball.

Roy and Frosv survived Archmage Gem’s nuclear blast, but Gem killed himself to prevent his soul from being captured. Roy gained the Bronze-tier Catalog of All Studies talent and began searching the ruined chamber for salvage.

• Roy’s Nuclear Grenade blasted through the central chamber, severely wounding Archmage Gem and blowing Frosv away, while Roy and Frosv survived.
• Archmage Gem used the 9th Circle Spell True Name: Death to destroy his own body and soul rather than let his soul be captured.
• Tinas, Blade, Besian, and the others returned and reported that the chamber’s valuable information and tower spirit were gone.
• Roy acquired the Bronze-tier Catalog of All Studies talent, which increased his learning efficiency and could transform Arcane Knowledge into Witchcraft.
• Roy helped clear the chamber while searching the ruins for surviving treasures.

Roy traded for materials to expand his stock of alloys and Fire Copper, then began preparing to build a stronger Fire Copper Statue modeled after Athedia. His injuries and unstable Life Energy Crystal remained a concern, while he planned to advance his strength and help Planje reach Level 1.

• Tinas, Blade, Roy, Besian, and the others held a trade fair to exchange treasures recovered from the Mage Tower, and Roy bought Fire Copper and alloy blocks from Blade.
• Roy returned to his workshop and paid Wynn and the craftsmen in magic stones to process the alloys with his supplied formulas.
• Roy counted 5,000 pounds of Fire Copper and planned to build a stronger statue of Athedia, using high-strength alloys and Uranium Essence for its core.
• Winsbell healed Roy when his old injuries troubled him, and Roy explained that the battle, radiation, and a cracked Life Energy Crystal had damaged his health.
• Roy told Planje he would experiment with a potion to help her advance to Level 1, and she jokingly warned him not to turn her into a mount.

Roy created a Uranium Energy Potion that used radioactive materials to grant witchcraft energy and improve the drinker’s attributes. After Planje reached Level One and developed extraordinary stamina and other enhancements, Roy considered using the potion on himself to condense a Level 2 Source of Magic Power.

• Roy used Uranium Essence and radium salt to refine a glowing potion, applying alchemical knowledge and witchcraft principles.
• Roy named the finished elixir the Uranium Energy Potion and explained that its effects depended on carefully controlled doses.
• Planje drank the potion and, within a week, surpassed twenty degrees of magic power and Life Energy to become a Level One professional.
• Roy’s tests showed that radium salt transformed Planje’s blood mercury, giving her exceptional stamina and increased resistance to toxins and radiation.
• Planje’s cells began adapting to the potion’s energy, and her skin, endocrine system, and charm improved.
• Roy decided to use the potion and radium salt on himself in hopes of condensing a Level 2 Source of Magic Power.

Roy completed preparations for his Serpent's Tail Kiss and proposed testing his Uranium Energy Potion to help train wizards. After rewarding him with Doni's magic carpet, Frosv agreed to refine Dadaru'er, but questioned Roy’s request to return to the Witch Tower for a vacation.

• Roy processed Potionology materials with Furia and Doni while Maiden's Skull guided them, then left to meet Frosv.
• Frosv offered rewards for recruiting wizards and cultivating native talent, and Roy proposed testing his Uranium Energy Potion using supplied materials in exchange for the data.
• Frosv auctioned the deceased wizards' legacies, and Roy won Doni's magic carpet for three hundred thousand magic stones.
• Frosv gave Roy the carpet without charge as a reward for his service and agreed to Refine into Chess Piece Dadaru'er.
• Roy asked for time off to return to the Witch Tower, and Frosv frowned because Netherland was short on manpower.

Roy secured Frosv’s support and prepared to return to the Witch Tower to pursue opportunities in the Chalk Country. After refining and drinking Serpent's Tail Kiss, he reached the Spiritual Power limit for a Level 1 Wizard and focused on preparing to advance to Level 2.

• Roy offered Dadaru'er as collateral, and Frosv agreed to let him take the Steel Behemoth after refining it into a chess piece while counting Roy’s other deeds as contributions.
• Roy refined Serpent's Tail Kiss from scarce materials and drank it to strengthen his Spiritual Power.
• On August 10, Roy’s Spiritual Power surpassed 50 degrees and reached the peak of Level 1.
• Roy demonstrated his strength by lifting an Iron Chain against ten centaur warriors using Spiritual Power alone.
• Roy explained that further Spiritual Power gains would matter little and that advancing required transforming his Source of Magic Power.

Roy developed radioactive potions and discovered that radium water could induce mutations in sunflower seeds, opening a new path for his research with Tinas. The experiments succeeded, though radioactive contamination was toxic.

• Roy refined the Uranium Energy Potion and continued experimenting alone, producing several potions and a radioactive hair-growth potion.
• Roy used uranium concentrate and radium salts to give his hair a silver-white glow that emitted toxic Witchcraft Energy radiation.
• Tinas admired Roy’s silver hair, then visited to discuss their sunflower research and left him sunflower seeds.
• Roy connected Tinas’s selective-breeding plan with radioactive mutation and prepared radium water to test on the seeds.
• Roy’s treated sunflower seeds sprouted and grew, confirming that the radium-water experiment had worked.

Roy completed his preparations and returned to the Witch Tower, planning to connect a Summoning Gate to his own residence at Valentina’s mansion. The Red Skirt Ghost was astonished that a Level 1 Wizard owned a mansion.

• Roy gave Tinas half of the crystallized sunflower seeds and explained his cultivation method, but she failed to reproduce his results and concluded he was exceptionally lucky.
• Roy arranged to take damaged war scrap from the Gem Workshop for processing, while Winsbell admonished him and Domi defended him.
• Frosv finished reforging Dadaru'er into a pangolin-sized Shatranz Chess Piece, and Roy gave him Radium Water for his persistent cough.
• Frosv told Tinas, Blade, and Besian that Roy had arranged military purchases, materials, and wizard recruitment, then Roy said farewell and left for the Witch Tower.
• Roy returned to the Witch Tower and ordered the Red Skirt Ghost to find him a room so he could connect a Summoning Gate to his private residence at Valentina's mansion.

Roy returned to his renovated Mage Mansion, handled accumulated correspondence and preparations for news from Chalk Country, then opened Melina’s Ring. The ring yielded preserved alchemy talents and magical jewelry, but Roy found no further source essence before the chapter ended.

• Roy used a Plane Connection array to bring his followers and Dadaru'er to his renovated Mage Mansion, where he checked on its facilities and ongoing work.
• Roy read Aliftia’s message about an organization gathering he had missed and reviewed Nuchimok’s letters about their transactions and the Giant Soldier.
• Roy told the Maiden's Skull to watch Witch Tower announcements, then began dismantling Melina's Ring with a magic array.
• Roy found intimate garments and Apprentice-level items in the ring, triggering the acquisition of the Quick Step and Thrifty Household Management alchemy talents.
• Roy examined Melendas' Jewelry and considered its possible uses, but continued searching in disappointment as he found no more source essence.

Roy discovered that several Puppet Cores contained Talent Source Material, which helped condense a higher-level talent and led him to identify them as High-grade Elemental Matrices. He learned that the matrices were alchemical constructs inspired by summoned elementals and developed for controlling large-scale elemental forces.

• Roy found several similar Puppet Cores and used their remaining Talent Source Material to raise Alchemy Talent Acquisition to about 75%.
• Roy suspected that a higher-level talent had condensed and examined its Talent Seed, considering whether he could refine it to increase its rank.
• Roy identified the cores as High-grade Elemental Matrices made through Alchemy Witchcraft rather than summoned from the Elemental Plane.
• Roy recalled how wizards developed Summoning Witchcraft and used elemental beings as servants and cannon fodder, including in tactics such as the Elemental Sea.
• Roy concluded that the High-grade Elemental Matrices were created to help wizards alchemically refine and control large-scale elementals.

Roy searched Melina’s belongings and found a photograph of her with her sister Ilena, along with a map that connected to maps of the Faded Desert and Flesh Swamp and revealed a Blood Seal Demon Bee hive. As the Maiden’s Skull assembled the maps, Roy discovered a spirit among the remaining objects and recognized it as Melina.

• Roy searched Melina’s belongings and found a childhood photograph of Melina and Ilena, prompting him to wonder whether Melina had reincarnated and to treat Ilena as a possible threat.
• Roy discovered Melina’s hand-drawn map and compared it with his own and Sailen’s, joining them into a larger map of the Chalk Country, the Faded Desert, and the Flesh Swamp.
• Roy found Melina’s marking for a Blood Seal Demon Bee hive and realized its treasure-hoarding inhabitants might hold valuable items, so he summoned the Maiden’s Skull to piece together the three maps.
• Roy sensed a soul among the remaining objects, grabbed the incorporeal figure, and recognized it as Melina.