Chapter Summaries

Bart’s Ultra-High Temperature Material drew widespread interest after he distributed samples, and Wan Dao City Institute of Technology confirmed its exceptional performance. As Bart prepared to train pilots in his territory, Ning Xue and Bai Lu discussed their roles there, while the Altena Family weighed the risks of alienating him.

• Bart sent more experimental data, and companies and Ning Xue’s relatives sought samples of his material.
• Bart gave Ning Xue a sample for her family without asking for anything in return, and all 120 samples he had prepared were claimed.
• Bart ordered Jerry Butler to hire Agate, train the territory’s Mecha Pilots, and recruit talented commoners.
• Ning Xue asked Bai Lu about Bart, and Bai Lu encouraged her to take a more active role in the territory and guard against rivals.
• Wan Dao City Institute of Technology confirmed that Bart’s material could reduce Energy Engine weight by 8% and raise performance by more than 15%, while noting it could not be mass-produced.
• The Altena Family realized it could not safely challenge Bart, though some people became more determined to have him killed.

The Wu Family plotted to kill Bart by hiring assassins and manipulating the royal family, while Yang Bo considered taking the fight to Devon Star’s corrupt nobles himself. He approved Ning Xue’s plan to aid the territory’s commoners, and she went to deliver the news.

• At a family meeting, the Wu Family decided to pursue a two-pronged plot against Bart, including using their royal-family agent to provoke conflict between the royals and Great Nobles.
• Yang Bo learned that the Mercenary Guild had posted a 100-billion-credit S-rank bounty on Bart, with warlords and the Brotherhood also sending killers to Devon Star.
• Yang Bo remembered the Villain List and decided to prepare a purge of Devon Star’s corrupt nobles, possibly using the name of an anti-government armed group.
• Yang Bo told Jerry Butler to ignore visiting cards from people who had brought no gifts.
• Yang Bo approved Ning Xue’s plan to subsidize struggling families and exempt the territory’s commoners from taxes.
• Ning Xue traveled with servants and guards to the town, where Bai Lu told the mayor that she had brought good news.

Ning Xue distributed aid and inspected the town, while Yang Bo investigated two notorious nobles and searched for a way to locate them. Allen’s gossip revealed Duke Tyke’s arrival on Devon Star and his disturbing power, leaving Yang Bo wary as he planned his next move.

• Ning Xue distributed supplies to the town’s women and children, promised support for schoolchildren, and learned from Bai Lu to balance generosity with authority.
• Yang Bo identified Duke Tyke and Hou Zhongping as potential targets, investigated the Highland Terrorist Organization, and decided to verify their reputations before acting.
• Yang Bo abandoned the idea of using the mercenary bounty to find Tyke and resolved to build an intelligence network on Devon Star.
• Ning Xue thanked Bart for the people’s aid, but Bart rebuffed her, prompting her to leave angrily.
• Yang Bo invited Allen to Paradise Island with White and two others, where Allen reported that Tyke planned to buy a shipment of Variants and described Tyke’s lethal reputation and strange power.

Yang Bo investigated Tek’s brutality and learned the duke’s hunting plans, while Agate considered training Mecha Pilots for Bart’s territory. Yang Bo secretly boarded Tek’s hunting fighter, preparing to make the hunt fatal.

• At Paradise Island, Yang Bo reviewed auction listings, spotted Brian’s Manuscript, and decided to seek a way to approach Tek.
• Yang Bo planted a Mental Seed in Tek’s personal servant and learned about Tek’s cruelty and upcoming hunting trip.
• Agate heard Jerry Butler’s payment offers for training Mecha Pilots but chose to observe Bart’s territory before recommending anyone.
• Yang Bo transformed into Bart and slipped away from his followers into Wan Dao City.
• Using the servant’s memories, Yang Bo used Stealth to board Tek’s hunting fighter and prepared to make Tek the first duke killed by a beast.

Yang Bo ambushed Duke Tyke during a livestream, killed him and his Butler, and exposed the identities and locations of hundreds of viewers who had supported the torture. He freed the captives and flew toward Duke Tyke’s estate, while Devon Star’s Planetary Fleet tracked the clown-like figure and mistook him for the duke.

• Yang Bo hid aboard Duke Tyke’s fighter and discovered the duke livestreaming the torture of a woman for wealthy viewers.
• At Duke Tyke’s territory, Yang Bo seized the duke and his Butler during their livestream and fed the Butler to the beasts, gaining Mind Control +32.
• Yang Bo revealed Duke Tyke’s identity, threw him into the beasts’ cage, and gained Mind Control +32 when the duke died.
• Yang Bo hacked the livestream viewers’ devices, obtained their personal information, and threatened to come for them before freeing the captives and flying away.
• Devon Star’s Planetary Fleet detected Yang Bo’s energy signature and tracked him toward Duke Tyke’s estate, mistakenly believing he was the duke.

Yang Bo impersonated Duke Tyke, killed the Duke’s heirs and Hou Zhongping, and fled toward the sea while the Empire struggled to understand the killings. The nobles secured their territories, and Bart returned safely to his manor, where Jerry Butler said its Energy Defense System had protected them.

• Yang Bo crossed neighboring territories unchallenged because their fighters mistook him for Duke Tyke, then used the Duke’s voice to summon his descendants.
• Yang Bo revealed that he was with the Highland Free Armed Forces and killed Duke Tyke’s sons and grandsons with a chain of lightning, leaving the group’s insignia behind.
• Yang Bo flew to Hou Zhongping’s manor, killed the Butler, and struck down Hou Zhongping with lightning before escaping toward the sea.
• The Emperor learned that Duke Tyke and his heirs were dead and that Hou Zhongping had been killed, while officials suspected the Villain List had marked both men as targets.
• Bart returned to his territory, where Jerry Butler welcomed him and said the Energy Defense System had kept them safe.

Yang Bo, posing as Bart, watched the fallout from the Devon Star attack and prepared to profit from rising demand for Ultra-High Temperature Material. He then learned that a warlord from the Scarlet Federation had sent a suicide squad to kill him.

• Yang Bo read online reactions to Duke Tyke's death and saw the Empire issue a wanted order while exposing Duke Tyke's torture videos.
• Yang Bo reflected on the identity information he had stolen from more than four hundred people's wristwatches and on the terror his final surprise had left them in.
• Jerry Butler told Bart that demand for Ultra-High Temperature Material had surged, and Bart ordered a competitive bidding event that excluded hostile families.
• Bart criticized the Garrison Fleet commanders online and threatened to withhold taxes, prompting Devon Star nobles to support his demands for accountability and tax relief.
• Bart announced that Ultra-High Temperature Material would be sold to the highest bidders, and Allen warned him that a Scarlet Federation warlord's suicide squad had entered the country to kill him.

Yang Bo returned to March Star and delivered Zhang Bozhen a D-Class five-star Gene Evolution Serum, while considering how to expand his influence. Zhang Bozhen planned to use the serum to consolidate control of the Planetary Council and arrange a meeting with Yang Bo.

• Yang Bo learned that Duke Tyke’s assets had been frozen and that the Noble Council was gathering evidence against him, while Livestream Room viewers secretly contacted his servants.
• Yang Bo returned to March Star with the serum he had made for Zhang Bozhen and weighed the costs of building a private force or controlling existing fleets.
• Zhang Bozhen received the serum and praised Master Brian’s skill, while Butler Niu warned that Master Brian’s identity might be exposed.
• Zhang Bozhen decided to raise March Star’s security alert, use the serum to unite the Planetary Council, and ask Butler Niu to arrange a meeting with Yang Bo.

Yang Bo visited Zhang Bozhen with his three girlfriends and learned that Zhang had invited him to explain a delay in payment for their Mutated Animal development agreement. They parted on friendly terms, with Zhang offering to help Yang Bo obtain a mecha and the women impressed by his connection to the planet’s owner.

• Zhang Bozhen and Butler Niu discussed the Zhang Family, their dependence on Ninth Mister, and their uncertainty about his goals.
• Yang Bo arrived at Zhang Bozhen’s invitation with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, and Zhang remarked on Yang Bo’s girlfriends.
• After lunch, Zhang Bozhen apologized for lacking the funds to pay Yang Bo for the exclusive Mutated Animal development rights until a new harvest brought in money.
• Yang Bo reassured Zhang that he understood and said he would help if Zhang needed to buy anything discreetly.
• Zhang Bozhen offered to obtain any mecha Yang Bo wanted, while Annie, Siya, and Su Wei discussed how extraordinary Yang Bo was on the way home.

Yang Bo’s discovery of a naturally mutated animal on his private land became the basis for a lucrative deal with Zhang Bozhen, who used its materials to produce D-Class Five-Star Potion Gene Evolution Serum. The public announcement made March Star’s serum impossible to ignore, while Yang Bo’s wealth and prospects drew attention across the Alliance and the Aquamarine Empire.

• Yang Bo showed Su Wei, Annie, and Siya the estuary where the mutated animal lived and explained his exclusive development deal with Zhang Bozhen.
• Zhang Bozhen publicly announced March Star’s new Gene Serum and livestreamed the collection of animal blood and the testing of the finished doses.
• March Star revealed that its serum was D-Class Five-Star Potion and offered it through an auction, alarming Gene Serum Companies and officials who had tried to block the materials.
• Zhang Bozhen blacklisted companies and people who had schemed against March Star, and told Butler Niu to restrict some Alliance agencies from entering its territory.
• People traced the mutated animal’s habitat to Yang Bo’s privately owned land, bringing renewed attention to his fortune and earning potential.
• Su Hai and Su Yong learned of Yang Bo’s latest success, and Su Yong realized Yang Bo may have known about the animals when he bought the land.

Yang Bo’s newly publicized discoveries brought him wealth and renewed attention, while Zhang Bozhen used March Star’s Gene Serums to blacklist enemies and tighten entry rules. After Yang Bo reached Devon Star, he and Zhang Bozhen agreed to work together on acquiring hard-to-obtain goods, including warship components.

• Alliance reporters publicized Yang Bo’s discoveries and past victories, renewing the humiliation of the Aquamarine Empire’s noble descendants and driving up interest in March Star land.
• Su Hai complained to Su Wei about Yang Bo, but she defended him and raised the price of the Gold Coins she sold her brother; Yang Bo kissed Su Wei, Annie, and Siya.
• Zhang Bozhen blacklisted his opponents and the Zhang Family, announced an auction of fifteen D-Class Five-Star Gene Evolution Serums, and restricted foreign visitors to protect Brian.
• After arriving on Devon Star, Yang Bo contacted Zhang Bozhen as Ninth Mister, and they discussed procuring goods unavailable on the open market, including retired warships and components.
• Butler Niu praised Zhang Bozhen’s idea of using official purchases to supply Ninth Mister, who could seize the goods along the way.

Yang Bo used his partnership with Zhang Bozhen to expand his access to weapons while considering how to strengthen his control abilities. As Bart, he countered the Wu Family’s challenge so sharply that Wu Jinchang was left facing a costly duel or the loss of his heir status.

• Yang Bo welcomed the weapons he could obtain through Zhang Bozhen and considered how he might gain control of the Aquamarine Empire’s fleet as his Mental Power grew.
• Wu Jinchang publicly challenged Bart to a duel, wagering their assets and demanding that the loser become the winner’s slave.
• Yang Bo learned from Jerry Butler that Wu Jinchang had reached A-rank decades earlier and examined the wealth and armed slaves he controlled.
• Bart demanded that Wu Jinchang relinquish his heir status before they discussed a duel, forcing him to retract the slavery condition.
• Bart rejected Wu Shiming’s challenge and demanded a 260-billion-cash wager from Wu Jinchang instead.
• The Wu Family’s Clan Leader suggested Wu Jinchang give up his heir status, but Wu Jinchang refused and demanded that the others find another solution.

Wu Jinchang challenged Bart to a life-and-assets wager, but Bart withdrew after Ning Xue urged him to avoid the fight. The withdrawal left the Wu Family divided and impressed outside observers, while Bart stayed close to Ning Xue.

• Wu Jinchang's family refused to back his personal grudge against Bart, so Wu Jinchang challenged Bart to a life-or-death duel and wagered all his assets.
• The Wu Family declared it would not interfere, and Yang Bo accepted the challenge as Bart while setting his own wager at 250 billion.
• Ning Xue urged Bart to withdraw, and Bart canceled the Arena Match, blaming his wife and criticizing the older generation for coveting a junior's assets.
• Wu Jinchang felt relieved but began resenting his family, while spectators mocked Bart and the Altena Family and the Emperor of the Aquamarine Empire reassessed him.
• Bart tried to turn Ning Xue's concern into affection, but she grew angry when he pushed his luck.

Yang Bo arranged a grand wedding with Ning Xue while the Emperor assessed Bart’s mysterious background and waited for his material tests. Back on March Star, Yang Bo planned to use the wedding as bait for assassins and discussed the Second World game with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya.

• Yang Bo and Ning Xue discussed their wedding, and Ning Xue agreed to hold it at the Ring Hotel after Yang Bo backed down in his conflict with the Wu Family.
• Su Ruoxin told the Emperor she could not see through Bart, and the Emperor decided to wait for the material tests before judging whether he could recruit him.
• Yang Bo instructed Bai Lu and Jerry Butler to prepare a lavish wedding, consult Ning Xue’s family, and refuse wedding gifts.
• Ning Xue worried that her family wanted her younger sister to marry a Prince and resolved to speak with her sister.
• On March Star, Yang Bo told Su Wei he hoped assassins would target the wedding, while they discussed Green City, Su Hai’s robbery, and the Swordplay Association.
• Su Wei asked when they could take the yacht out, and Yang Bo said they could go whenever they wanted.

Yang Bo arranged a family yacht trip, encouraged Su Wei to learn the Mecha Game, and considered building a Space Oscillation Laboratory on Green Devil Star. In Second World, he learned that the Thieves Guild had gathered over a thousand people and that the city remained in danger.

• Yang Bo booked a yacht for himself and his family to sail in three days, and the women agreed that no outsiders should join them.
• Yang Bo recommended the Mecha Game to Su Wei, but she failed its entry tests and vowed to become a Mecha Master and Mecha Grandmaster.
• Yang Bo considered developing a small Space Oscillation Laboratory on Green Devil Star as the Mecha Game's real-world activities became restricted.
• Yang Bo visited the City Lord in Second World and learned that the Thieves Guild had gathered more than a thousand people and that the danger had not passed.
• The City Lord told Baron Handy that messengers sent to the Royal Capital might already have been killed, leaving the city isolated by winter.

Yulia told Isabel that Master Nobel wanted her to join him in Antimony to defend his reputation, and Isabel suspected the affair was a plot targeting Yulia. Isabel decided to accompany them on a state visit after Eihwaz and Aleister completed their advancement ritual, while Yulia worried about falling behind her brother.

• Yulia told Isabel that a supposed disciple of Master Nobel was claiming his inventions and patents in Antimony, prompting Nobel to plan a return with Yulia for an alchemy competition.
• Isabel suspected the situation was a plot and realized Antimony might be targeting Yulia, as Emma had previously used Yulia's face during an attack.
• Yulia said she would stay behind if she might endanger Eihwaz, but Isabel insisted she would accompany her and protect her with the Queen's Guard.
• Isabel planned to wait until the snow stopped and consult Aleister in her dreams after Eihwaz and Aleister's advancement ritual.
• Yulia learned that her brother was advancing to the fifth level and felt anxious that she had not yet reached the fourth.

Yang Bo made serums, spent a day at sea with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, and continued managing his affairs through Bart’s identity. He gave Ning Xue a Space Mecha, which she named Falling Snow, and she asked why he treated her so well.

• Yang Bo collected serum ingredients, made fifty five-star D-Class Gene Evolution Serums, and checked on the Sand Rats and Mutant Leeches he was breeding.
• Yang Bo took Su Wei, Annie, and Siya out on his yacht, where they fished, played a game drawing turtles on one another, and later became intimate.
• Yang Bo returned to Devon Star as Bart, arranged a banquet guest list, and warned Pirate Group officers that the Pirate Council planned to eliminate some disobedient groups.
• Yang Bo offered to send a spaceship to collect Ning Xue’s family and gave her a Space Mecha activation button.
• Ning Xue named the white Space Mecha Falling Snow, learned to pilot it, and asked Bart why he was so good to her.

Yang Bo and Ning Xue reconciled after he gave her a Space Mecha, and preparations began for their wedding despite tensions with the Altena Family. He then met with Liu Zhijie, Wang Muxue, and Zhou Rui to discuss the mysterious Five-Star Potions Zhang Bozhen had obtained.

• Yang Bo told Ning Xue he would treat her as family and gave her a Space Mecha, while warning her not to show it around because it had no legitimate records.
• Ning Xue inspected Bart’s mech, sparred with him, and asked him to teach her mecha training; Jerry Butler and Bai Lu noticed how close the couple had become.
• Bart arranged to bring Ning Xue’s family to Devon Star and booked the Circular Hotel in Wan Dao City for their wedding, while his father and stepmother grew furious over being excluded.
• Yang Bo met Liu Zhijie, Wang Muxue, and Zhou Rui to discuss the unusually potent Five-Star Potions in Zhang Bozhen’s possession.
• Wang Muxue and Zhou Rui speculated that Zhang Bozhen might have access to a Grandmaster Alchemist, while Yang Bo pretended to wonder who his collaborator could be.

Yang Bo and his allies discussed their potion trade, Yang Bo’s discoveries on his land, and how to expand Wang Muxue’s fleet without publicly joining forces with Zhang Bozhen. The next day, Liu Zhijie visited Yang Bo and asked him to make Gene Serums.

• Zhou Rui and Liu Zhijie agreed that Zhang Bozhen’s public moves had drawn attention away from their potion distribution, while Wang Muxue suggested Zhang might already have traced the operation to her.
• Yang Bo revealed that his land held several kinds of Mutated Animals, including one whose materials could raise Gene Evolution success rates by at least 15%.
• Yang Bo offered to sell more potions so Wang Muxue could lower protection fees and obtain warships, while Wang and Zhou rejected Liu Zhijie’s suggestion to cooperate with Zhang Bozhen.
• Yang Bo and the others agreed to keep his potion-making ability secret, and he arranged separate meetings with Wang Muxue, Liu Zhijie, and Zhou Rui.
• Liu Zhijie visited Yang Bo’s home, brought gifts for Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, and privately asked Yang Bo to make him some Two-Star or Three-Star Gene Serums.

Yang Bo caught up with Liu Zhijie over tea and a meal, then received a valuable suit of superpower armor from Zhou Rui and made three Stealth Potions for her. He left without accepting her dinner invitation, wary of the complications of getting closer to her, and returned home to test the armor.

• Yang Bo refused Liu Zhijie's offer to buy his land, and the two discussed marriage, politics, and Yang Bo's superpower training.
• Liu Zhijie enjoyed a meal cooked by Su Wei, Annesia, Annie, and Siya, and offered to investigate whether Yang Bo's pan-fried dumplings could be patented.
• Yang Bo visited Fatty Boss to help make potions, then went to Zhou Rui's villa, where she gave him a finished suit of armor.
• Yang Bo activated the armor's Energy Shield and Energy Weapon with his superpower, surprising Zhou Rui with the purity of his energy.
• Yang Bo made three Stealth Potions for Zhou Rui, agreed to keep them secret, and declined her invitation to dinner.
• Yang Bo returned to his villa and tested the armor, pleased that he could now wear two suits at once.