Chapter Summaries

Sherlock returned to his family estate after easily foiling Jia Lie’s attempted ambush, only to discover that his relatives had summoned him home to arrange a marriage with Caroline of the Kana Family. The chapter left Sherlock alarmed as the family patriarch began praising Caroline as a potential bride.

• Sherlock revealed his convoy guards and magic-pattern ballistae, causing Jia Lie’s bandits to flee and leaving Jia Lie alone.
• Sherlock ordered a guard to beat Jia Lie before the convoy continued on its way.
• Sherlock arrived at his family estate with Lucia and arranged for the treasures from the East Coast to be unloaded.
• Sherlock found his family gathered in the drawing room and learned that the urgent Crystal Ball message had only been used to bring him home quickly.
• The family patriarch introduced Caroline of the Kana Family as a beautiful, capable Level 2 Wizard, and Sherlock realized his family intended him to marry her.

Sherlock was ordered to marry Caroline after Yi Luo refused, while Jia Lie arrived in Toke City hoping to make his fortune. His first robbery ended in failure when he tried to rob Richard, a Wizard, and was frightened into fleeing.

• Sherlock protested marrying Caroline because he feared her, but the family elder ordered him to accept the marriage after Yi Luo said he was leaving to train with Master Tuo Lei.
• Jia Lie entered Toke City, determined to succeed after failing twice elsewhere.
• Jia Lie hid beside the road and attempted to rob Richard as he rode toward the city.
• Richard used ice spikes to frighten Jia Lie and warned him not to rob him again.
• After Richard rode away, Jia Lie fled and wondered whether he needed companions to succeed as a bandit.

Richard studied Wandering Energy Element storage technology as part of his plan to develop intelligent, target-tracking spell missiles against the Wizards of the Main Continent. He began testing how wind affected a Caseless Spell Bullet and outlined the requirements his missile and energy-storage designs would need to meet.

• Richard checked into an inn in Linghua Town and spent the night studying Wandering Energy Element storage technology.
• Richard planned to turn Spell Bullets into intelligent missiles that could track targets and attack without requiring him to charge and activate each one by hand.
• Richard used a Wind Spell to simulate a wind tunnel and observed how strong airflow affected a Caseless Spell Bullet.
• Richard envisioned a larger, arrow-shaped missile covered in magic patterns for flight control, target tracking, and orientation adjustment.
• Richard identified stability and controlled release as requirements for the Wandering Energy Element storage technology needed to power his design.

After failing to develop a reliable Energy Storage Container with ordinary materials, Richard traveled north toward Galan City to seek rarer supplies. In Silver Maple Leaf, he encountered the bandit Jia Lie again and took him on as a servant and guide to Galan.

• Richard left Linghua Town after exhausting its available materials and traveled north toward a more prosperous city near ore-rich mountains.
• Richard stopped in Silver Maple Leaf City and spotted Jia Lie, the bandit who had previously tried to rob him.
• Jia Lie explained his string of misfortunes and said he planned to return to his birthplace, Galan City.
• Richard hired Jia Lie as a servant to help with local matters in Galan City, and Jia Lie accepted.
• Jia Lie bathed, changed clothes, had his injured arm treated, and returned to Richard within an hour.
• Richard and Jia Lie rode north out of Silver Maple Leaf City toward Galan City.

A bald wizard learned that an evil energy source had contaminated another mine, while Lu Xi identified the stone cursing Alice and traced a possible lead to the Second Elder's attendant. After Lu Xi sealed the stone, the man behind the curse suffered a violent backlash and realized their connection had been severed.

• The Gray-Clothed Old Man told the bald wizard that miners in the South Slope Mining Area were suffering from evil energy emitted by a strange ore, and the bald wizard considered whether to suspend mining.
• The bald wizard learned that Nancy and Gelo had awakened from their injuries and decided to visit them, hoping to recruit the talented Nancy.
• Lu Xi recognized the black stone as the source of the malignant energy harming Alice and warned her that it carried a soul curse.
• Alice recalled that the Second Elder's attendant had recently visited her room, and Lu Xi sealed the stone in a lead-lined box.
• The man using the soul stone suffered a bloody backlash and realized that his connection to the stone had been severed.

Sherlock heard a mysterious voice offer him a way out of the altar chamber and crawled through a breach after waiting five minutes. Elsewhere, Circe brought Nellide and Hai Di to a city, while a Green-haired Youth named Raymond stood over a dying Wizard after attacking his Stone Tower.

• A voice inside Sherlock’s soul opened a breach in the secret chamber and urged him to explore beyond it.
• After five minutes, Sherlock crawled through the opening, while his body remained asleep on the altar as a Blue Fairy emerged from him and blood seeped into the altar.
• Circe led Nellide and Hai Di into a majestic city in the Northern Main Continent.
• A Green-haired Youth named Raymond stood before the mortally wounded owner of a devastated Stone Tower, who asked why Raymond had betrayed him.

Raymond killed his former teacher and destroyed the Wizard’s dangerous research, claiming he acted to protect the truth. He delivered a fragment of the Time Safe spell to Master Olendor, and the two affirmed their loyalty to the Truth Society.

• Raymond told his aged teacher that his research was mistaken and that killing him would save him.
• Raymond used the wooden chair to kill the aged Wizard, then burned the scrolls containing Spatial Spell and summoning research.
• Raymond met Master Olendor in a distant Stone Tower and gave him a fragment of a Time Safe spell.
• Raymond explained that the spell could record and later restore its caster’s bodily condition after severe injuries.
• Raymond and Olendor pledged themselves to the Truth Society, and Olendor stayed up all night studying the scroll.

Richard and Jia Lie searched Galan City for a secluded, private place for Richard to stay. After rejecting two courtyards, Richard agreed to inspect an estate outside the city, leaving Jia Lie to wonder how wealthy his master was.

• Richard and Jia Lie rode into Galan City, where Jia Lie hoped to keep his new position as Richard’s servant.
• Jia Lie showed Richard a large courtyard, but Richard rejected it because the busy street would disturb him.
• Jia Lie led Richard to a quieter courtyard, but Richard rejected it because a nearby building overlooked the grounds.
• Jia Lie suggested estates outside the city that were quiet and private, and Richard agreed to view one costing around two thousand gold coins.
• Jia Lie followed Richard toward the city gates and realized his master might be wealthier than he had assumed.

Richard bought Earl La Er’s manor for fifteen thousand gold coins and settled into his new home in Galan City. After nobles sent him invitations hoping to make his acquaintance, he told Jia Lie to keep them from bothering him.

• Richard spotted Earl La Er’s manor and decided to buy it for twice its estimated price, provided the sale was completed that day.
• Jia Lie negotiated the sale, and Richard paid fifteen thousand gold coins in Crystal Coins for the manor and its remaining furnishings.
• Richard put the manor’s five maids and eight male servants under Jia Lie’s management and had them prepare his rooms and laboratory.
• After dinner, Richard began work in his new study and found invitations from nobles who had heard about his lavish purchase.
• Richard ordered Jia Lie to discard future invitations from strangers and remove the current stack from his desk.
• Jia Lie took the invitations away but locked them in a chest in his room in case Richard wanted them later.

Richard spent a month conducting experiments on energy-storage materials while Jia Lie managed purchases and the manor’s accounts. A powerful explosion shook Blue Lake Manor, leaving Jia Lie staring in shock toward Richard’s work building.

• Richard studied materials and conducted experiments, sending Jia Lie and the servants to buy increasingly rare ores and metals.
• Jia Lie rejected villagers seeking manor work and reprimanded Robert after two maids accused him of harassing them.
• Jia Lie recorded the manor’s expenses, drawing items he could not spell and keeping careful track of Richard’s money.
• An explosion struck Jia Lie’s office, shaking the room and dropping debris from its roof.
• Jia Lie rushed outside with the accounts and froze as he saw what had happened in the distance.

Richard’s Micro Spell Tracking Missile went out of control during a wind tunnel simulation, damaging a room and nearly endangering the manor’s servants. He decided to build a dedicated Wind Tunnel Laboratory, leaving Jia Lie to handle the construction plans and supplies.

• Richard tested a Micro Spell Tracking Missile in a room using a Wind Spell to simulate airflow.
• The missile became unstable, and the shifting airflow caused the room’s roof and walls to collapse.
• Richard redirected the missile with an Air Missile before it could hit the servants near the stables.
• Jia Lie asked Richard whether he needed help, and Richard told him to arrange repairs and purchase materials for a Wind Tunnel Laboratory.
• Jia Lie reviewed Richard’s construction plans and realized the manor would need more workers, then encountered an unresolvable obstacle while purchasing supplies.

Richard sought a reliable supply of high-quality glass for his Wind Tunnel Laboratory and arranged a meeting with Marquis Wei An Sisko. The marquis agreed to provide the glass, then asked Richard about his wizardry level to gauge his strength.

• Jia Lie told Richard that Marquis Wei An Sisko's factory was Galan City's only source of high-quality glass and that buying it elsewhere would risk delays and breakage.
• Richard found Wei An's invitation among the letters he had received and sent his calling card to request a visit.
• Wei An welcomed Richard, and Richard visited the marquis at his residence the following day.
• Richard asked for a sufficient share of the glass factory's output, and Wei An readily agreed to supply it for the next few months.
• Wei An asked Richard what level his wizardry had reached, and Richard recognized that the marquis was testing his strength.

Richard explained the Main Continent’s Wizard hierarchy to Marquis Wei An and described himself as near the boundary between Level 2 and Level 3 Wizard. Wei An tested his claim by arranging a combat assessment, calling in the Magic-armored Knight Soren.

• Richard considered how much of his strength to reveal when Marquis Wei An asked his Wizard level.
• Richard said he was at the peak of Level 2 Wizard or had just advanced to Level 3 Wizard, explaining that his combat ability varied because he focused on research.
• Marquis Wei An asked whether Richard would test his combat level with the help of his men.
• Richard agreed, and Marquis Wei An called for Soren.
• Soren entered the reception room in Dark-black Iron Armor and knelt before Marquis Wei An.

Marquis Wei An arranged for Richard to demonstrate his power against Soren, his strongest Magic-armored Knight. Richard’s seemingly harmless spark blasted Soren unconscious, convincing the Marquis that Richard was at least as powerful as a newly advanced Level 3 Wizard and worth cultivating a closer relationship with.

• Marquis Wei An introduced Soren as a Five-rune Elite Magic-armored Knight and asked Richard to test his strength against him.
• Richard sent a faint spark toward Soren while remaining seated, and Soren dismissed it as harmless before sensing danger and trying to evade it.
• The spark chased Soren and exploded against his armor, hurling him outside and leaving him unconscious with internal injuries.
• Richard told Marquis Wei An that Soren would recover after a few months and blamed his own lack of combat practice for the injuries.
• Marquis Wei An accepted Richard’s explanation and decided to pursue closer contact with him after recognizing his formidable strength.

Richard used Spell Salt to defeat Soren, then accepted Marquis Wei An’s request to guide his children, Harry and Kathy, as they studied wizardry. He left after meeting the children and recognizing their potential to become Wizard Apprentices.

• Richard recalled that he had used Spell Salt to injure Soren and knock him unconscious during the test.
• Marquis Wei An asked Richard to guide his children, offering one hundred gold coins each month and saying they could help with his work.
• Richard agreed, partly because he expected to need extra hands for his planned Wind Tunnel Laboratory.
• Harry and Kathy greeted Richard as their teacher, and he told Marquis Wei An that both children had promising wizardry talent.
• Richard took his leave, and Marquis Wei An escorted him to his carriage.

Richard taught Harry and Kathy philosophy while they supervised construction of the Wind Tunnel Laboratory, urging them to preserve their curiosity and explore the world. He left them reflecting on his lesson as the laboratory work continued.

• Marquis Wei An supplied glass for Blue Lake Manor, and Jia Lie’s workers began building the Wind Tunnel Laboratory beside the repaired Wooden Building.
• Harry and Kathy supervised the construction and carefully ensured the workers followed Richard’s blueprints.
• Richard gave the children occasional lessons in philosophy, explaining that curiosity helped people question what seemed natural and see beyond their surroundings.
• Richard compared the world to a rabbit whose fur people descended as they lost curiosity, and urged Harry and Kathy to keep exploring rather than settle into comfort.
• Richard returned to the stone building while Harry and Kathy tried to remember and understand his words.

Richard tested an improved Micro Spell Tracking Missile in the newly completed Wind Tunnel Laboratory and confirmed that it could withstand strong winds, track a target, and strike it. The test left him convinced that the design was worth developing further, and he imagined more powerful spell missiles.

• Richard inspected the completed Wind Tunnel Laboratory and prepared its fans and target for testing.
• Richard activated the improved Micro Spell Tracking Missile and watched it advance against increasingly strong winds.
• The missile’s Light Spell patterns locked onto the metal target, and it accelerated through the wind to strike and penetrate it without exploding.
• Richard observed the test and concluded that the missile’s design concept worked despite its remaining flaws.
• Richard considered future missile designs using freezing, invisibility, prophecy, and spatial magic.

Richard finished working in the Wind Tunnel Laboratory and learned that Wizard Wei Qi wanted to challenge his teaching of Harry and Kathy. When Bobobo Wei Qi arrived at Blue Lake Manor, he accused Richard of teaching the children useless ideas and began an indignant tirade.

• Richard collected the Metal Fan Blades targets and Micro Spell Tracking Missile casings, then summoned Jia Lie to arrange for the Wind Tunnel Laboratory to be cleaned.
• Harry and Kathy told Richard that their other teacher, Mr. Wei Qi, wanted to discuss Richard's lessons with them.
• A servant reported that someone from Ash Academy had arrived, so Richard went to the manor gate with Harry and Kathy.
• Richard met Wizard Wei Qi, who introduced himself as Bobobo Wei Qi and questioned whether Richard had physically punished the children.
• Bobobo Wei Qi accused Richard of teaching Harry and Kathy useless ideas that could lead them astray, then launched into an indignant tirade.

Bobobo Wei Qi confronted Richard over teaching philosophy to his students, but Richard challenged him with questions about the nature and origins of the world that he could not answer. Bobobo Wei Qi postponed the discussion until the next morning and left, while Richard hoped they could eventually persuade each other without conflict.

• Bobobo Wei Qi explained that Richard's philosophical lessons to Harry and Kathy had spread among his students and angered him.
• Bobobo Wei Qi accused Richard of leading the children down a crooked path, while Richard defended their right to think about unfamiliar matters.
• Richard asked Bobobo Wei Qi about the essence of the world, the origin of time, the world's edge, the first life, and the origin of consciousness.
• Unable to answer, Bobobo Wei Qi delayed the discussion until the next morning and departed by carriage, saying he wanted dinner first.
• Richard remarked to Harry and Kathy that their Teacher Vicki was more adaptable than he had expected and hoped to avoid conflict.

Bobobo Wei Qi returned to Ash Academy after claiming he had refuted Harry, then searched the tower’s books all night for answers he could not find. He left Jessica to teach in the morning while he went to deal with an unspecified matter.

• Bobobo Wei Qi hurried toward the tower, then slowed to a calm walk when he noticed Jessica approaching.
• Jessica asked whether he had refuted Harry, and Bobobo Wei Qi claimed he had silenced him before declining her dinner invitation.
• Bobobo Wei Qi searched the tower’s books for answers, exhausted the shelves, and brought up three dusty boxes from the basement.
• Bobobo Wei Qi spent the night reading and muttering in frustration until he sat motionless among the books at dawn.
• Jessica found Bobobo Wei Qi with bloodshot eyes, and he claimed he had fallen asleep without closing his eyelids.
• Bobobo Wei Qi told Jessica to teach his students that morning and left to handle a small matter.