Chapter Summaries

Richard and Bobobo Wei Qi agreed to continue teaching Harry and Kathy in their own ways, leaving the students to struggle with lessons from both. A month later, Richard began engraving the Three-Ring Fire Spell Baruk Flame onto a Micro Spell Tracking Missile warhead.

• Richard told Bobobo Wei Qi that he had no certain answers to their questions and argued that they should keep an open mind.
• Bobobo Wei Qi agreed to continue teaching Harry and Kathy alongside Richard, then hurried back to Ash Academy.
• Bobobo Wei Qi gave Harry and Kathy intensive instruction while Richard continued encouraging them to study and think freely.
• After a month passed, Richard studied Veisha Secrets in Eden Garden to confirm the spell patterns for Baruk Flame.
• Richard secured a Micro Spell Tracking Missile warhead at his workbench and began engraving the spell patterns onto it.

Richard completed and successfully tested his first Micro Spell Tracking Missile, then began studying the spell Floating Shuttle Devious Kill. He hoped to adapt it for aerial mobility rather than close combat.

• Richard engraved the Baruk Flame magic pattern onto a missile warhead and filled its circuits with molten silver.
• Richard assembled the Micro Spell Tracking Missile and tested it at the Spell Testing Field, where it exploded with power close to his expectations.
• The blast startled Eden Garden, but Pandora slept through it after rolling onto the floor; Richard carried her back to bed.
• Richard returned to his laboratory and studied Floating Shuttle Devious Kill, seeking a way to improve his maneuverability in the air.

Richard studied the spell "Floating Shuttle Devious Kill" as part of his effort to develop spell warplanes and air superiority. A week later, he taught Harry and Kathy about dualism, then told them they should agree with neither dualism nor monism.

• Richard compared conventional Wizard aerial combat to airships and argued that warplane-style thinking could overwhelm it.
• Richard studied "Veisha Secrets" and tested part of the "Floating Shuttle Devious Kill" spell.
• A week later, Richard explained dualism to Harry and Kathy, contrasting Western and Eastern ideas of opposing forces.
• Kathy asked which philosophy she and Harry should accept, and Richard answered that they should agree with neither.

Richard taught Harry and Kathy to treat ideas as tools and judge them against facts. After hearing that Vicki might challenge Richard, the children told Marquis Wei An, who revealed clues that Vicki might be far stronger than his apparent Level 1 rank; that night, Vicki stared at a chained chest marked with a pale blue bird.

• Richard told Harry and Kathy to test ideas against reality and illustrated his point with a fable about an astrologer who fell into a pit.
• Harry and Kathy repeated Richard’s lesson to Bobobo Wei Qi, who sent them away after suggesting that he had something to take care of.
• Harry and Kathy argued over spending money in their carriage, then went to tell Marquis Wei An that Vicki might confront Richard.
• Marquis Wei An said Vicki’s history with the Blood Fang Bandit Group suggested that his strength might exceed his Level 1 rank, and he saw a contest with Richard as potentially useful.
• At night, Bobobo Wei Qi stood motionless before a chained black chest marked with a pale blue bird.

Bobobo Wei Qi opened his chest of magical equipment and potions, then boosted his power to mid-rank Level 3 Wizard strength. Confident he could defeat his rival in a contest over who was the better teacher, he flew to the academy, leaving Jessica waiting with dinner.

• Bobobo Wei Qi broke the chains on his chest and equipped an ornate Wizard Robe and several magical items.
• Bobobo Wei Qi drank a purple potion, vomited, and insisted the potion had not gone bad.
• Bobobo Wei Qi sorted the remaining potions and drank the ones he considered safe, raising his power to mid-rank Level 3 Wizard.
• Bobobo Wei Qi announced he would challenge his rival to prove who was the better teacher and flew toward the academy grounds.
• Jessica asked Bobobo Wei Qi to eat dinner and tell her how he had refuted Richard, but he promised to tell her when he returned.
• Jessica put the dinner back in the pots to keep it warm and waited for Bobobo Wei Qi.

Richard agreed to spar with Bobobo Wei Qi, who revealed that he was a Level 3 Wizard and challenged Richard over his teaching of Harry and Kathy. After leading Bobobo Wei Qi high into the night sky, Richard prepared to test his Warplane Mode against him.

• Jia Lie rushed into Richard’s study and alerted him to a streak of blue light approaching Blue Lake Manor.
• Bobobo Wei Qi landed at the manor, accused Richard of interfering with his students, and challenged him to a fight.
• Bobobo Wei Qi revealed that he had been hiding his strength and was a Level 3 Wizard, while Richard questioned whether Bobobo Wei Qi was his real name.
• Richard persuaded Bobobo Wei Qi to fight away from the costly manor, then flew upward with him until they reached five hundred meters.
• Richard stopped more than three hundred meters south of Bobobo Wei Qi, summoned a Micro Spell Tracking Missile, and fired it at him to test his Warplane Mode.

Richard kept Bobobo Wei Qi at a distance and attacked him with Strange Arrows, forcing him to spend mana on shields while evading his counterattacks. Bobobo Wei Qi realized Richard’s speed and range made him impossible to hit, leaving him trapped in a one-sided fight.

• Bobobo Wei Qi blocked Richard’s first Strange Arrow with an Energy Shield, then followed its direction and found Richard, who immediately fled while firing another arrow.
• Richard attacked Bobobo Wei Qi from changing angles, shattering his shields as Bobobo Wei Qi recognized that he was being worn down by ambushes.
• Bobobo Wei Qi used Spirit Vision Eye to locate Richard and launched an Air Siege Cone, but Richard escaped beyond its effective range.
• Bobobo Wei Qi continued chasing and spent about five minutes blocking repeated Strange Arrows while failing to land a hit on Richard.
• Bobobo Wei Qi realized Richard stayed beyond his spellcasting range, often more than five hundred meters away, and that he was being beaten one-sidedly.

Richard defeated Bobobo Wei Qi with a relentless barrage of Strange Arrows, and Bobobo Wei Qi agreed to end their fight permanently as a draw. Richard then declined to hear more about Bobobo Wei Qi’s identity and went inside to record data, leaving Bobobo Wei Qi puzzled by his new claim to belong to the Don't Listen Faction.

• Bobobo Wei Qi used spells and spell items to fend off Richard’s Strange Arrows, then drank a potion to strengthen himself and raised an Energy Giant Shield.
• Richard’s continuing barrage shattered Bobobo Wei Qi’s shield, and Bobobo Wei Qi fled before using his last protective pendant to survive the explosions.
• Richard asked whether Bobobo Wei Qi admitted defeat, and Bobobo Wei Qi agreed to stop fighting permanently if they called the battle a draw.
• Bobobo Wei Qi revealed that his real name was Hanslow Anan and offered to explain his identity and reasons for coming to Galan City.
• Richard declined to hear more, said he was temporarily part of The Don't Listen Faction, and went into the stone building while Bobobo Wei Qi wondered what that faction was.

Bobobo Wei Qi returned to Ash Academy after his battle and tried to convince Jessica that he had won. After learning what happened, Marquis Wei An decided to support the Wizards who could help his children Harry and Kathy master extraordinary power.

• Bobobo Wei Qi sneaked back to Ash Academy in torn, scorched clothes and told Jessica that he had won.
• Bobobo Wei Qi changed into a clean robe and loudly embellished his victory while explaining it to Jessica.
• Marquis Wei An reflected on how extraordinary power could help his family escape Galan City’s limits.
• Marquis Wei An ordered his servants to deliver 300 gold coins to Blue Lake Manor and 200 to Ash Academy each month as additional tuition.
• Marquis Wei An checked that Harry and Kathy were safely asleep before leaving their rooms.

Richard reviewed his battle with Bobobo Wei Qi and planned upgrades to Warplane Mode and Micro Spell Tracking Missiles. Meanwhile, a mysterious black-robed man opened Sophia’s grave and vowed to resurrect her.

• Richard concluded that Warplane Mode and Micro Spell Tracking Missiles could defeat Wizards but still needed improvements in speed, altitude, range, power variation, and control.
• Richard recorded plans to upgrade Warplane Mode toward Generation 2 capabilities and improve the missiles’ speed, guidance, and controllability.
• A black-robed man entered a cemetery on the Main Continent and found Sophia’s gravestone.
• The man opened Sophia’s coffin, lifted her body out, and declared that he would use his power over death to bring her back to life.

Raymond interrupted a man’s attempt to use necromancy on Sophia’s corpse and confronted him. The wounded man escaped, swearing he would return for revenge.

• The man chanted over Sophia’s body, forcing a gray Energy Ball into her and preparing a larger black one.
• Raymond stabbed the man through the chest, disrupting his spell and causing Sophia’s body to fall still.
• Raymond identified himself and condemned the man’s necromancy, while the man insisted he was trying to save Sophia.
• The man attacked Raymond with a Black Sickle, but his assault proved to be a phantom as he fled in the opposite direction.
• The wounded man flew away and vowed to return for revenge, while Raymond judged that he could not catch him.

Raymond helped Canon kill the escaped target and delivered a fresh woman’s corpse to Master Lux for an experiment intended to replace organs and extend human life. As dawn approached, a hand emerged from the graveyard soil.

• The fleeing man struck Raymond’s Air Wall, and Canon killed him with golden Energy Spears.
• Canon warned Raymond to be more careful, then sealed the dead man in his coffin and left.
• Raymond cleaned the graveyard, took the woman’s corpse, and carried it to Master Lux in a Stone Tower.
• Master Lux examined the corpse and said he needed ten more similar materials to advance his organ-replacement and lifespan-extending experiment.
• Raymond and Master Lux exchanged the Truth Society’s oath, and Master Lux began his experiment.
• A hand pushed through the soil behind a gravestone and clenched into a fist.

Richard spent August researching magical projects and repeatedly defeated Bobobo Wei Qi in combat exchanges. One night, Bobobo Wei Qi was ambushed on the road to Ash Academy and faced a wounded Middle-Aged Male Wizard.

• Richard continued researching the Micro Spell Tracking Missile, Warplane Mode, and the spells in "Veisha Secrets."
• Bobobo Wei Qi visited Richard, shared his background as a Potion Wizard, and eventually accepted that he could not restore his pride by defeating Richard.
• Richard bluntly ended one of Bobobo Wei Qi's visits by shutting the door in his face.
• On his way to Ash Academy, Bobobo Wei Qi sensed danger, dodged three ice spikes, and tried to flee toward a forest.
• A wounded Middle-Aged Male Wizard emerged from the forest and confronted Bobobo Wei Qi.

Bobobo Wei Qi fled a middle-aged wizard’s attacks while drinking potions until his concealed Level 3 strength emerged. He demanded an explanation for the attack, but the other wizard ran, forcing Bobobo Wei Qi to chase him.

• The middle-aged wizard attacked Bobobo Wei Qi with branches and pursued him as Bobobo Wei Qi fled, dodged spells, and drank potions.
• Bobobo Wei Qi endured the wizard’s magical attacks and claimed he was a Level 3 Wizard while buying time with potion after potion.
• Bobobo Wei Qi drank his final potion as a lightning pillar struck, then broke through it in golden light and revealed his Level 3 power.
• Bobobo Wei Qi demanded to know why the middle-aged wizard had attacked him, and the wizard ran when Bobobo Wei Qi offered to let him flee.
• Bobobo Wei Qi chased after the fleeing wizard and shouted for him to stop.

Bobobo Wei Qi was lured into an ambush by the Middle-Aged Male Wizard and fled toward Blue Lake Manor while the enemy wizards pursued and wounded him. When Richard did not appear, a swarm of Strange Arrows descended from the sky and devastated the pursuers, leaving their fate unknown.

• Bobobo Wei Qi chased the Middle-Aged Male Wizard and harassed him with minor spells until the wizard led him to more than ten waiting companions.
• Surrounded by the enemy wizards, Bobobo Wei Qi drank a potion to raise his power and tried to escape, but their spells badly wounded him.
• Bobobo Wei Qi flew toward Blue Lake Manor and shouted for Richard to save him, but the pursuing wizards' attacks struck the manor without drawing a response.
• Countless Strange Arrows rained down on the pursuers, exploding into a vast cloud of fire and tearing apart their Spell Shields.

Richard defeated the attackers who pursued Bobobo Wei Qi to Blue Lake Manor, then charged him for the damage and accepted his Blood Spirit potions. Bobobo Wei Qi discovered a tattoo tied to the reason he had come to Galan City and secretly left to investigate, while a mysterious man watched the manor and followed his movements from afar.

• Richard inspected the corpses and demanded that Bobobo Wei Qi explain who had attacked him; Bobobo Wei Qi said he did not know and offered Blood Spirit potions as compensation.
• Richard accepted the potions and demanded one thousand gold coins to repair Blue Lake Manor, then helped the manor hands contain the fire.
• Bobobo Wei Qi searched the bodies and recognized an eye tattoo on the Middle-Aged Male Wizard as a symbol connected to his long-abandoned investigation.
• Bobobo Wei Qi burned away the tattoo and left to plan his investigation without revealing what he had found.
• A pale, black-robed man emerged from the darkness, watched Blue Lake Manor and Bobobo Wei Qi's departure, then vanished.

After studying the Blood Spirit Potion and adding it to his Spell System research, Richard examined a ring taken from a corpse and considered what it revealed about the Supreme Order Divine Assembly. He entered meditation and sent his consciousness out to search for the person who had watched the battle.

• Richard added the Blood Spirit Potion to his Spell System analysis chart as a possible reference for developing stronger Blood of the Gods potions.
• Richard examined a Space Iron Ring from a corpse and considered whether the people pursuing Bobobo Wei Qi had belonged to the Supreme Order Divine Assembly.
• Richard reflected on the Assembly’s hidden influence, its powerful ranks, and its possible connection to the world’s underlying truth.
• Richard entered a meditative state and sent his consciousness into the sky to search for the watcher he had sensed near the battlefield.

Bobobo Wei Qi discussed aerial speed with Richard, then secretly investigated a distant battle after leaving Blue Lake Manor. At the battle site, Mr. Shande faced three pursuers who demanded that he cooperate and return with them.

• Bobobo Wei Qi visited Richard and explained how Wind Spells and Transformation-type Construction-Type Spells could aid high-speed aerial movement.
• A distant explosion interrupted their conversation, but Bobobo Wei Qi and Richard acted unconcerned and resumed their discussion.
• Bobobo Wei Qi pretended to leave for Ash Academy, then hid near Blue Lake Manor to see whether Richard would investigate the explosion.
• After seeing no sign that Richard would leave, Bobobo Wei Qi set off toward the sound while Richard remained motionless in his study.
• Beside a pond, a short-haired woman confronted Mr. Shande on behalf of her group and urged him to cooperate, while a badly wounded person lay nearby.

Shande refused to surrender and fought the short-haired woman and her companions, killing Morton by draining his blood. The short-haired woman attacked Shande with enchanted daggers, insisting her group had acted for his own good as their clash continued.

• Shande explained that he had avoided the trap near Galan City and refused the short-haired woman’s demand to cooperate.
• The short-haired woman and her two companions attacked Shande, but he blocked their spells with a skull-shaped Energy Shield.
• Shande used his Bone Staff to strike at the three wizards; one stream of black light became mist that pierced Morton and let Shande drain his blood.
• The short-haired woman drew enchanted daggers and charged Shande, while he became black mist and accused her group of killing Sophia.
• The short-haired woman drove her glowing daggers into the black mist and declared that her group had been right and had acted for Shande’s own good.

Shande fought off Leader Dolan and escaped, while Bobobo Wei Qi investigated the group’s connection to Mike and set out after them. An unseen Invisible Man then headed after Shande instead.

• Shande rejected Leader Dolan’s offer and unleashed a storm of black-mist spears to cover his escape.
• Leader Dolan and her surviving companion cleared the battlefield, collected the bodies, and left to report Shande’s growing power.
• Bobobo Wei Qi concluded that the group might have been hunting Shande and wondered whether they had also been responsible for Mike’s fate.
• Bobobo Wei Qi turned invisible and pursued Leader Dolan and her companion, sensing but failing to detect someone following him.
• After Bobobo Wei Qi left, the Invisible Man headed in the direction Shande had fled.