Chapter Summaries

Zhou Rui and Wang Muxue reconsidered their relationships with Yang Bo, who remained focused on securing Wang Muxue’s fleet through their cooperation rather than pursuing her romantically. After meeting Wang Muxue, Yang Bo returned to Wan Hua Valley, where he discussed a newly mutated bee colony and the dangers of entering the Alliance’s potion market with his girlfriends.

• Zhou Rui told Zhou Sen she wanted to deepen her relationship with Yang Bo, while Zhou Sen warned that Yang Bo had three girlfriends and might find her troublesome.
• Yang Bo spent time cooking with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, while Wang Muxue considered how to approach him and their partnership.
• Wang Muxue met Yang Bo near Wan Hua Valley, thanked him for helping restore her fleet, and admitted her earlier romantic hints had partly been a test.
• Yang Bo said he wanted a peaceful life with his girlfriends and agreed to Wang Muxue’s offer to grant him whatever she could, while privately valuing her fleet over romance.
• At home, Yang Bo told Su Wei that another Black Mountain Bee colony had mutated, and he and the women discussed why he avoided selling potions in a market controlled by major companies.

Yang Bo drew attention with his potion sales, trained with Ning Xue, and prepared for possible threats to their wedding. Meanwhile, the Swordsmanship Association planned to take over his Second World character after investigating his abilities, and the Princess’s identity was confirmed.

• Yang Bo prepared more potions for Wang Muxue, then trained against Ning Xue’s Space Mecha on Devon Star and overwhelmed her with his skill.
• After Devon Star authorities warned that the grand wedding could invite danger, Yang Bo ordered Jerry Butler to demand stronger security and instructed Bai Lu to manage the household with his authority.
• Yang Bo tried the Mecha War Game, found it had become pay-to-win, and returned to March Star the next morning before logging into the Second World.
• The March Star Swordsmanship Association’s Guild Master told the Guild Master Assistant to collect Yang Bo’s game data so the Grand Steward’s side could take over his character.
• The Guild Master told the Guild Master Assistant that the Princess’s identity had been confirmed, prompting the assistant to sigh.

The Guild Master explained Yang Bo’s rise to the Guild Master Assistant, warning him to accept the truth rather than blame others for his gambling losses. As they watched Yang Bo train, they discussed his growing importance, an impending attack on Green City, and suspicions surrounding Brian’s Manuscript.

• The Guild Master revealed that Su Hai was Yang Bo’s only victor in the Empire and that Yang Bo had previously framed Su Hai’s game character, sending him to prison and then the Frontlines.
• The Guild Master chastised the Guild Master Assistant for gambling heavily, imitating Yang Bo unsuccessfully, and refusing to admit that Yang Bo was more talented.
• The Guild Master warned that the Thieves Guild and nearly two thousand fighters planned to attack Green City in two days, and said Yang Bo ranked eighteenth in strength among players.
• The Guild Master told the Guild Master Assistant that Yang Bo’s achievements had earned them rewards and that their duty was to discover talent for Your Majesty.
• The Guild Master and his assistant discussed March Star’s new law and the high-priced purchases of Brian’s Manuscript, then the Guild Master challenged the assistant’s suspicions about Grandmaster Alchemists.

The March Star Swordsmanship Association’s guild master concluded that Zhang Lao Si and the Ninth Fleet used different pharmacists, while Yang Bo trained his game character and considered how to gain power over the Second World. After spending time on Devon Star, Yang Bo rushed back to March Star when Su Wei reported an emergency in the Second World.

• The guild master reasoned that Zhang Lao Si sought influence through low-grade serums while the Ninth Fleet sought profit, so their pharmacists were likely different people.
• Yang Bo trained his game character with a hammer and privately considered how to find and control the Second World without provoking the Empire or Alliance.
• Yang Bo spent two days training in the game, then returned to Devon Star as Bart after White and the others finished unlocking the Space Mecha buttons.
• Yang Bo paid White and the others their promised bonuses, and they agreed to keep quiet about the mechas and their owner.
• Yang Bo trained with Ning Xue and stayed with her overnight on Devon Star.
• An emergency signal from his Interstellar Creature and Mental Seed brought Yang Bo back to March Star, where Su Wei told him something had happened in the Second World.

The Thieves Guild besieged Green City with a large force and military-grade catapults, while Yang Bo and the academy searched for a way to defend against the attack. Yang Bo proposed coating the city walls with ice, and Green City began heating groundwater and pouring it over the walls as the Thieves Guild planned its assault for the next day.

• The Thieves Guild assembled large catapults and defensive barriers along the frozen river while Green City and Green Academy failed to stop them with probing attacks.
• The Thieves Guild advanced its catapults within range and struck Green City's walls, while its members claimed they were targeting the Green Family and Viscount Ancas.
• Yang Bo and Su Wei stayed online to keep watch as nearly two thousand Thieves Guild members, including more than five hundred cavalry, gathered outside the city.
• Yang Bo noticed ice forming on a wall and suggested to Dean Eddie that Green City use heated groundwater to coat its walls in ice.
• Eddie relayed Yang Bo's idea, and the City Lord tested it before mobilizing Green City to pour heated water over the walls facing the Thieves Guild.
• The Thieves Guild leaders discussed using thirty catapults, incendiary bombs, and poison gas bombs the next day, and planned to seize Green City and ransom its nobles.

The Thieves Guild bombarded Green City’s ice-covered walls with Catapults, but the ice absorbed the damage. That night, Yang Bo helped the defenders ambush the Catapult crews and seize five weapons, while he considered the risks of introducing gunpowder.

• The Thieves Guild’s Big Boss saw that Green City’s walls had been coated in ice, and his men’s Catapult stones damaged the ice without harming the walls.
• Yang Bo identified the attackers’ leaders and watched the Thieves Guild bombard Green City with thousands of stones throughout the day.
• The City Lord ordered Yang Bo to help defend the walls during a nighttime repair ruse, and Yang Bo prepared fire arrows for the ambush.
• Yang Bo fired a fire arrow to expose five advancing Catapults, and archers shot the crews as the Black Armor Cavalry and light cavalry seized the weapons.
• After logging out, Yang Bo discussed the siege with Su Wei and considered whether introducing gunpowder could bring punishment from the Aquamarine Empire.

Yang Bo identified the leaders behind the siege of Green City and warned the City Lord that the Thieves Guild was preparing a hidden weapon. The defenders reinforced the area against fire, while the attackers planned to use incendiary bombs the next morning.

• The four leaders of the besieging forces argued over their losses and agreed to keep attacking before resorting to poison smoke or incendiary bombs.
• Yang Bo recognized the Red Headscarf Thieves Guild commander, the Fierce Tiger Thieves commander, and two noblemen, and the City Lord offered him a viscount title if he captured a noble.
• Using a brass monocular, Yang Bo spotted guarded sections of the thieves’ camp near the river and saw their leaders inspect items carried from them.
• Yang Bo warned the City Lord that the camp might contain a weapon capable of throwing Green City into chaos, so the City Lord ordered nearby buildings soaked with boiling water until they were coated in ice.
• The attackers decided to bombard Green City with stone projectiles for an hour the next morning and then use incendiary bombs.

The Thieves Guild factions and two noble houses prepared for one last attack on Green City, while the leaders argued over whether to betray or preserve their allies. Yang Bo watched the camp as its Catapults advanced and people began carrying supplies out of an isolated section.

• The Fierce Tiger Thieves' Second Leader and the Red Headscarf Thieves Guild leader discussed their losses and disagreed over selling out the two noble houses or keeping them as leverage.
• Bald Head and the Silver-haired Middle-aged Man acknowledged their distrust of the other factions and their doubts about the attack, but decided they had to proceed.
• The Guild Master explained to his assistant that Yang Bo's strength, reputation for luck, and loyalty to Green City had helped him succeed.
• Yang Bo logged into the game before dawn and watched the Thieves Guild camp, expecting its factions to launch a final attack.
• After the Catapults began moving toward Green City, Yang Bo noticed people carrying things out of an isolated section of the camp.

Yang Bo persuaded Green City's City Lord to attack before the thieves guild could fire its Incendiary Bombs and Poison Gas Bombs. Green City's forces routed the attackers, captured the Silver-haired Middle-aged Man and many catapults, and left the City Lord celebrating their victory and newfound fortune.

• Yang Bo warned the City Lord that the thieves guild might use Incendiary Bombs and Poison Gas Bombs, then proposed capturing the Silver-haired Middle-aged Man.
• The City Lord approved Yang Bo's plan, and Green City's Black Armor Cavalry charged out as Yang Bo shot the Silver-haired Middle-aged Man and his guards.
• Yang Bo ignited the Incendiary Bombs and Poison Gas Bombs near the catapults, while Green City's cavalry and noble archers attacked the position.
• The Fierce Tiger Thieves' Second Leader ordered a retreat, and the thieves fled as Green City's infantry advanced and its cavalry pursued them.
• Green City's forces captured the Silver-haired Middle-aged Man and eighteen catapults, while the City Lord celebrated the victory and the discovery of more than one hundred Incendiary Bombs and Poison Gas Bombs.

Yang Bo learned that Locke had lost an arm after being attacked while serving as Sheriff of Gao Lan City, and wondered whether a conspiracy or hidden powers were at work. He chose to stay in Green City and develop his territory, while the Aquamarine Emperor took notice of his talent and ordered him watched.

• Yang Bo heard that Locke had been promoted to Sheriff of Gao Lan City before wanted criminals hacked off one of his arms, and he suspected the attack might have been a conspiracy.
• Yang Bo considered whether hidden civilizations or mystical forces existed, but concluded that strength mattered more than using religion to control the planet.
• Yang Bo agreed to check the Swordplay Association for Annie and Siya, then told Su Wei he planned to remain in Green City and expand his territory instead of seeking advancement elsewhere.
• The Aquamarine Emperor praised Yang Bo's battlefield judgment after watching his performance in the Second Game World and ordered the Grand Steward to keep a close watch on his game character.

Yang Bo secured Game Helmets for Annie and Siya at the Swordplay Association, prompting the Guild Master to report that Su Wei was a Superpower User and drawing the Emperor’s attention to flaws in his surveillance. After training at home and logging into the Second World, Yang Bo arrived at the City Lord’s residence, where the City Lord asked where he wanted to go next.

• Yang Bo visited the Swordplay Association with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, and the Guild Master arranged Game Helmets for Annie and Siya without asking for conditions.
• The Guild Master noticed that Su Wei was a Superpower User and reported the discovery, leading the Emperor to question whether other information about the Prince’s family was wrong.
• Yang Bo and the three women ate at an upscale restaurant, then returned home, where Yang Bo logged into the game and the women trained their superpowers.
• In the Second World, Yang Bo saw corpses displayed outside Green City after the battle with the Thieves Guild and visited the City Lord’s residence.
• The City Lord congratulated Handy on the victory and offered to recommend him to the Royal Capital or the Borderlands.

Yang Bo refused to leave Green City for the Royal Capital or the Borderlands, choosing instead to secure better land, recruit commoners, and become a city councilor. After logging off, he explained to Su Wei that he needed to focus on his experiments, while the Swordsmanship Association discussed how his approach to the game defied their expectations.

• Yang Bo asked the City Lord of Green City for better land and permission to recruit commoners, and declined the chance to seek advancement elsewhere.
• The City Lord promised to find Yang Bo adjoining land, help him recruit commoners and purchase slaves, and support his appointment as a city councilor.
• Yang Bo left the City Guard and returned to his home, where he rested his game character and logged off.
• Yang Bo told Su Wei he was stepping back from the game to focus on his experiments, and she supported his decision.
• The Guild Master and Guild Master Assistant discussed Yang Bo's choice to develop his territory rather than pursue a military post or higher title, and decided to report it to Your Majesty.

The Aquamarine Empire emperor ordered the March Star Swordsmanship Association to find a way to make Yang Bo play the Second World game more often. Meanwhile, Yang Bo considered how to maintain his cover and travel between planets, and White said a compact Energy Oscillation Laboratory could be bought and modified at high cost.

• The Aquamarine Empire emperor discussed Yang Bo’s wealth and sparse game activity with the Grand Steward, then ordered the Grand Steward to encourage him to play more.
• The Grand Steward passed the order to the March Star Swordsmanship Association president, who gave his Guild Master Assistant three days to devise a solution.
• Yang Bo returned to Devon Star and used a shapeshifting Interstellar Creature to communicate with Su Wei upstairs.
• Yang Bo decided he needed a base on March Star to support his Brian identity and asked White about portable Energy Oscillation equipment.
• White told Yang Bo that the Alliance sold small Energy Oscillation Laboratories that could be modified, though they were expensive.

Yang Bo entered a Virtual Game after forcing the Swordplay Association to let him skip the queue, then decided to have White and the others design an Energy Oscillation Laboratory. He also considered their proposal for grading Ultra-High Temperature Material and chose to focus on supplying the highest grade rather than control the entire industry.

• Yang Bo learned that small Energy Oscillation Laboratories cost a fortune and said he would build one himself.
• Yang Bo took Ning Xue and Bai Lu shopping, then bullied the Swordplay Association into letting him bypass its queue.
• Yang Bo discovered that the Second World game he had received was a Virtual Game and concluded that many Empire players used such games instead of the real one.
• Yang Bo asked White to design an Energy Oscillation Laboratory and promised 10 billion whether the effort succeeded or failed.
• White and the other two proposed producing several grades of Ultra-High Temperature Material, but Yang Bo decided to make only the highest grade and leave room for other manufacturers.

Yang Bo watched March Star’s Mutated Creature materials and serum auction drive up his wealth and fame, while Zhang Bozhen arranged another batch of serum materials with Ninth Mister. The chapter ended with Zhang Bozhen and Butler Niu speculating that Ninth Mister wanted to acquire warships.

• Yang Bo read reports about the Black Market serum auctions, rising property prices on March Star, and renewed attention on his growing wealth.
• Zhang Bozhen told Yang Bo that a newly discovered pangolin-like Mutated Animal would be announced and turned into serums, though he would have to owe Yang Bo payment for now.
• Yang Bo explained to Su Wei that he did not want to ask Zhang Bozhen about the Grandmaster Alchemist, and he said he studied alchemy as a fallback rather than to work for someone else.
• March Star announced experimental data for the new Mutated Animal material and restricted its habitat, while news reports revealed that much of its range belonged to Yang Bo.
• Yang Bo arrived on Devon Star in Bart's appearance, and Zhang Bozhen contacted Ninth Mister to arrange another batch of serum materials.
• Ninth Mister praised Zhang Bozhen’s actions and agreed to process the materials, while Zhang Bozhen and Butler Niu guessed that Ninth Mister might be seeking warships.

Ning Xue was upset by online rumors about her relationship with Bart, but Bart comforted her and encouraged her to show off her wealthy life. After they trained together, Ning Xue asked about Bai Lu, the twin maids, and Buler’s territory, and Bart left the decisions about the maids to her.

• Ning Xue complained that she had always been the passive party in her dealings with Ninth Mister, while her butler considered how much leverage Ninth Mister had over her.
• White and two others continued studying a knockoff Energy Oscillation Laboratory to meet Yang Bo’s demands and secure their promised compensation.
• Ning Xue showed Bart online rumors accusing her of scheming to get together with him, and Bart comforted her by suggesting she post pictures of her luxurious life.
• Bart trained with Ning Xue in mecha combat, and she noticed his skills differed from what the Empire Academy taught.
• Ning Xue discussed Bai Lu, asked about Buler’s territory, and said she wanted to free the twin maids; Bart told her she could decide what to do.

Yang Bo discovered that Mechanic mode let him analyze and potentially replicate a Smart Alarm Turret, then learned that Li Yong’s fleet was tracking a mysterious Ghost Spaceship. After visiting Devon Star for materials and mecha training with Ning Xue and Bai Lu, Yang Bo returned to March Star to begin his replication experiment.

• Yang Bo analyzed the Smart Alarm Turret in Mechanic mode, uncovered its tracking backdoors, and realized he could reproduce its components and software.
• Yang Bo postponed Zhou Rui’s request to talk, while Zhou Rui struggled to bring herself to confess what she knew about the Stealth Potion.
• Yang Bo received Li Yong’s report that the military was tracking a fast Ghost Spaceship that radar could detect only intermittently.
• Yang Bo transformed into Bart, ordered materials from Jerry Butler, and trained Ning Xue and Bai Lu in mecha combat while Ning Xue kept her Space Mecha secret.
• Yang Bo took the materials back to March Star and prepared to replicate the Smart Alarm Turret in his Underground Laboratory.

Yang Bo tested Mechanic mode by replicating, decomposing, and optimizing a Floating Alarm Turret, then considered stealing Energy Stones to build a Space Mecha. He later joined Su Wei and the others to inspect the rapidly growing Mutant Black Rock Honeybees, whose honey raised concerns about possible mutations.

• Yang Bo used Mechanic mode to replicate a Floating Alarm Turret in ten seconds, then decomposed it into exceptionally pure materials.
• Yang Bo optimized another turret, increasing its speed and range while removing its software backdoors, but the experiment consumed costly Energy Stones.
• Yang Bo concluded he could build a Space Mecha by preparing its materials and taking Energy Stones from a wealthy family’s reserves on Devon Star.
• Su Wei told Yang Bo that the Black Rock Honeybees in the garden had split off, and Yang Bo went with the others to inspect them at Wan Hua Valley.
• Yang Bo and Su Wei observed that later generations of the bees were more vividly colored and larger, while Annie wondered whether they might reach human size and Siya asked whether their honey could cause mutations.

Yang Bo observed the mutated Black Rock Honeybees with Su Wei, then studied several Space Mechas to gather data for building his own. He made eighty potions for Zhang Bozhen and went to Devon Star as Bart to buy Energy Stones and seek information about the seller.

• Yang Bo and Su Wei decided to keep observing the mutated Black Rock Honeybees instead of separating them.
• Yang Bo considered how to obtain Energy Stones for a Space Mecha and chose to gather more information about the Carter Family and possible purchases.
• Yang Bo collected Zhang Bozhen's Mutated Animal materials and studied several Space Mechas in the Underground Laboratory on March Star, spending two days charging five times to complete the work.
• Yang Bo made eighty potions for Zhang Bozhen and decided to wait a few days before delivering them.
• Yang Bo transformed into Bart, went to Devon Star, and asked the Butler to purchase a batch of Energy Stones.

Yang Bo learned that Devon Star had smuggled Energy Stones arriving at its spaceport and planned to seize them. After returning to March Star and continuing his usual activities, he prepared to act once the shipment arrived.

• Yang Bo kicked the Energy Stone official to secretly plant a Mental Seed, learning about Devon Star’s reserves, the Emperor’s surveillance system, and families stockpiling stones.
• Yang Bo discovered that a shipment smuggled from the Alliance was headed for Devon Star and planned to rob the Energy Stones while letting others suspect the Emperor.
• Yang Bo asked Jerry Butler to buy materials, trained in mecha combat with Ning Xue and Bai Lu, then declined to pursue an official Energy Stone purchase.
• Yang Bo returned to March Star, continued his game-world routine, and delivered Zhang Bozhen’s medicine.
• Yang Bo learned that the smuggled Energy Stones had arrived at the spaceport and prepared to take action.