Chapter Summaries

Zhao Dongfeng’s detachment defeated the Morning Star Pirate Group, whose crews surrendered and captured their own deputy commander. The Alliance President and Vice President praised the victory and signaled support for Zhao Dongfeng, while Wang Muxue suspected the encounter had been staged.

• Zhao Dongfeng broadcast the Alliance’s surrender terms while ordering his detachment to attack the Morning Star Pirate Group.
• The Ministry of Defense briefed Alliance leaders on the battle, and the President questioned why Zhao Dongfeng was still only an acting Captain.
• Wang Muxue noticed that Zhao Dongfeng’s patrol route and the pirates’ movements suggested the encounter might have been staged.
• After their flagship was disabled and their ships came under fire, Morning Star Pirate Group members surrendered, seized their deputy commander, and offered testimony against their leaders.
• The Alliance President and Vice President celebrated the victory and praised Zhao Dongfeng, who shouted, “Long live the Alliance!” while Jose reacted angrily.

Yang Bo learned that Li Han and Li Yong were suspicious of Zhao Dongfeng and unsure whether Li Yong’s Good Big Brother had made an alliance with him. Meanwhile, Yang Bo discovered that a Flame Dragon Pirate Gang shipment intercepted by the Federation was part of a secret operation, and its commander was ordered to prepare another cargo shipment.

• Li Han warned Li Yong not to contact his Good Big Brother while the investigation into Wu Jianping’s matter remained incomplete.
• Li Yong agreed to lie low for now, though he feared losing ground in the family’s internal competition.
• Yang Bo decided to wait and see who lost patience first as he continued working to provoke conflict between the Pirate Alliance and the Federal Central State.
• Yang Bo discovered that two Flame Dragon Pirate Gang battleships carrying mysterious cargo had sent a distress signal after encountering Zhang Han’s Third Fleet detachment.
• The Flame Dragon Pirate Gang Regiment Commander ordered the cargo destroyed, then reported the incident to a mysterious superior, who demanded that he prepare another shipment.

Yang Bo manipulated the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang’s ships and helped Zhang Han’s fleet destroy the pirates’ escape pods, while Zhang Han turned the attack into a hugely popular livestream. Yang Bo then exposed peace talks between the Federation Government and the Pirate Alliance, sparking political outrage and demands for independence, as Zhang Han pursued the abandoned transport ships and teased their cargo to viewers.

• Yang Bo altered the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang commander’s order, and the First Deputy Regiment Commander and his companions died when their escape pod’s systems failed.
• Zhang Han ordered his fleet to fire on the pirates’ escape pods, then livestreamed the attack as viewers condemned him and his audience grew into the millions.
• The Federation fleet destroyed the escape pods and pursued the two abandoned transport ships while Zhang Han renamed his stream Butcher’s Livestream Room.
• News broke that the Federation Government was negotiating peace with the Pirate Alliance, and Li John accused the government of weakness and called for provincial independence votes.
• Yang Bo’s revelations stirred political condemnation, conspiracy theories, and demands for audits and independence across the Federation and Alliance.
• Zhang Han’s livestream reached forty-seven million viewers, and he promised to show them the Pirate Warship’s cargo when the audience passed fifty million.

Zhang Han livestreamed his boarding of the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang’s warships, turning the raid into a lucrative spectacle while Yang Bo quietly maintained control of the ships. The chapter ended as Zhang Han opened the First Deputy Regiment Commander's quarters and revealed three Companion Robots.

• The Flame Dragon Pirate Gang's Regiment Commander suspected betrayal, ordered his people to evacuate their bases, and planned to assume new identities.
• Yang Bo let the gang flee, relying on backdoors he had planted in its warships, and sent Gray Hound's Pirate Groups another set of coordinates under Li John's identity.
• Zhang Han raised his livestream entry fee and boarded the abandoned warships, attracting a huge audience by teasing the mysterious cargo.
• Zhang Han found two Companion Robots modeled after Alliance celebrities, dressed them in pink micro miniskirts, and ordered them to call him Daddy.
• Zhang Han entered the First Deputy Regiment Commander's quarters and found three more Companion Robots inside a storage cabinet.

Zhang Han’s livestream uncovered illegal human-animal gene experiments and clones of powerful figures aboard a pirate warship, including the Aquamarine Empire Emperor and his first Queen. The revelations sparked panic and political pressure on the Pirate Alliance as Yang Bo suspected the Emperor’s family had arranged the operation.

• Zhang Han opened the pirate warship’s cargo containers, revealing nearly two hundred living human-animal and human-plant test subjects, and ordered the area sealed.
• Zhang Han found clones of his grandfather and other influential Federation and Alliance figures in the second container.
• Zhang Han discovered clones of the Aquamarine Empire Emperor and his first Queen, then drew a huge audience by livestreaming them and suggesting powerful people might have been replaced.
• Yang Bo suspected the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang had transported the clones from secret laboratories in the Second World’s outer space, possibly under the Emperor’s direction.
• Major families demanded genetic tests, while the Aquamarine Empire ordered warship inspections and pressured the Pirate Alliance to hand over the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang and locate the laboratories.

Yang Bo watched the clone scandal damage relations between the Federation, the Aquamarine Empire, and the Pirate Alliance while planning to exploit unrest on March Star to obtain battleships. He ended the chapter preparing to train in a mecha with Su Wei and the others.

• The Aquamarine Empire froze battleship orders for the Federation and the Pirate Alliance after clones of important figures, including its emperor, were found among pirate cargo, and the Pirate Alliance issued bounties for the Flame Dragon Pirate Gang.
• Zhang Han gained fame from his livestream, while his family received benefits from celebrity agencies seeking control of footage involving their Companion Robots.
• The Federation lost two B-Class Battleships and four C-Class Battleships in another pirate attack, deepening the Pirate Alliance's political troubles.
• Yang Bo decided to let the clone scandal unfold and planned to use the Anti-Government Armed Forces' expected unrest on March Star to raise his profile and acquire battleships.
• Yang Bo asked Su Wei and the others to join him for mecha training, intending to use a Training Mecha and later credit his performance to an intelligent system.

Yang Bo entered the Alliance’s virtual mecha training platform and chose a defensive Training Mecha to conceal his real abilities. In his first beginner battle, he defeated a Ninth Generation Mecha with a perfectly timed counter, leaving spectators stunned.

• Yang Bo and Su Wei’s group discussed rumors surrounding the Emperor livestream before returning to Second World.
• Yang Bo and Su Wei’s group arrived at the March Star Mecha Training Field, where Yang Bo chose virtual training to maintain the impression that he lacked mecha talent.
• Yang Bo registered on the Alliance Mecha Association’s platform and selected a heavily armored defensive Training Mecha.
• Yang Bo entered beginner-level online battle training and was matched against a Ninth Generation Mecha pilot who complained about facing a Training Mecha.
• Yang Bo dodged the Ninth Generation Mecha’s kicks, seized its feet, and threw it onto the platform, winning as spectators watched in disbelief.

Yang Bo, using the Training Mecha under the nickname Little Bull Runs Fast, defeated two opponents with rapid, unconventional maneuvers and drew widespread attention on the battle platform. After choosing the beginner arena, he was matched with a livestreaming Eighth Generation Mecha pilot on an island map.

• The Ninth Generation Mecha Pilot reviewed his defeat by Yang Bo and posted the match recording on the forum, accusing Little Bull Runs Fast of disguising himself as a newbie to stomp beginners.
• Yang Bo entered another match on a space station map and used laser impact and ricochets through weightless compartments to ram and defeat an Eleventh Generation Mecha in three and a half seconds.
• Spectators replayed the match and recognized Yang Bo's precise control of the Training Mecha, while his victories became a popular topic on the platform.
• Yang Bo selected the beginner arena and was matched with a modified Eighth Generation Mecha piloted by a player who was livestreaming to more than fifty thousand spectators.
• The opponent announced that he hated show-offs and bullies, then revealed his nickname, Angry Birdman, after Yang Bo called him out for hiding it.

Yang Bo, fighting as Little Bull Runs Fast, defeated Angry Birdman’s Eighth Generation Mecha with a Training Mecha and drew a huge audience. After revealing his identity to Su Wei and the others, he planned to gather more data and build a custom Training Mecha system, then discovered that the training field’s Unmanned Mecha used a system framework containing backdoors he had planted.

• Yang Bo and Angry Birdman entered a beach arena, where Yang Bo disrupted the Eighth Generation Mecha’s charge and knocked it down with a sequence of shield and body strikes.
• Yang Bo seized Angry Birdman’s Plasma Greatsword, used it as a feint to throw the Eighth Generation Mecha, and pinned it until the system declared him the winner.
• Yang Bo ended his matches for the day and heard spectators debate his identity and the source of his skill, while he kept his hand speed deliberately low.
• Yang Bo found that the training field’s Unmanned Mecha used the same system framework as robots in which he had planted backdoors.
• Yang Bo told Su Wei, Annie, and the others that he was Little Bull Runs Fast, then went to build a model from the day’s data for a custom Training Mecha system.

Yang Bo entered another battle as Little Bull Runs Fast, using the space station’s control system and a carefully timed ambush to defeat a modified Ninth Generation Mecha. The chapter ended with spectators realizing that the fixed control point had allowed him to predict and trap his opponent.

• Yang Bo began modifying his mecha settings while spectators and Mecha Grandmasters tried to reproduce the techniques from his earlier battles.
• Yang Bo enabled automatic matching and entered a space station battle against a modified Ninth Generation Mecha equipped with flight, missile, and drone modules.
• Yang Bo spawned in the control room and paused the space station’s control countdown whenever his opponent approached, slowing the Ninth Generation Mecha’s progress with hazards and destroyed drones.
• While the Ninth Generation Mecha waited at the control point, Yang Bo spun his Training Mecha through a damaged compartment to build up speed for an ambush.
• Yang Bo bounced around the compartment to evade twelve Micro Missiles, then dodged as they pursued him into the control room and struck their own master.
• Spectators realized that Yang Bo had used the fixed control point to predict where the Ninth Generation Mecha would wait and set up his attack.

Viewers analyzed how Little Bull Runs Fast won with a Training Mecha, then watched him defeat a customized 14th Generation Mecha in an Arena Match. The opponent’s attempt to disable Yang Bo’s sensors left his own advanced systems unused, and Yang Bo logged off after the victory.

• Viewers explained that Little Bull Runs Fast had used the space station’s fixed Control Center to locate the Ninth Generation Mecha, then spun at high speed to evade its twelve Micro Missiles.
• Yang Bo received messages offering dates, sparring fees, competitions, and endorsements, and he sent each sender an automatic reply declining for now.
• A matched Mecha Pilot challenged Yang Bo to an Arena Match and chose a customized 14th Generation Mecha, while spectators mocked his boasts and refusal to reveal his nickname.
• The opponent fired Energy Interference Missiles and charged, but Yang Bo blocked his attacks with a shield, sidestepped a shield collision, tripped the 14th Generation Mecha, and followed up with an elbow strike.
• Yang Bo realized the opponent had fought using only the cockpit’s transparent canopy rather than the mecha’s radar, optical computer, or Intelligent System, then logged off.

Yang Bo continued building his reputation as Little Bull Runs Fast after defeating another opponent with a Training Mecha, then prepared to study more models before beginning practical combat training. Meanwhile, the Emperor’s suspected clone and the leaked biological samples plunged the Pirate Alliance into turmoil, and Yang Bo waited for the Anti-Government Armed Forces to make trouble on March Star.

• Yang Bo’s decisive victory with a Training Mecha impressed spectators, who praised his timing and criticized his opponent’s use of jamming missiles.
• Su Wei and the others congratulated Yang Bo, went shopping with him, and later heard him say he would begin practical combat training after studying more Training Mecha models.
• Yang Bo returned to his workshop, intending to use Training Mecha research as cover while he prepared for future emergencies.
• The Empire and the Pirate Alliance placed bounties on the vanished Flame Dragon Pirate Gang as scrutiny of the Emperor’s suspected clone and leaked biological samples intensified.
• The Pirate Alliance Council of Elders faced pressure from both its Pirate Groups and its powerful patrons to calm the crisis and find the mastermind.
• Yang Bo chose to watch events unfold and wait for the Anti-Government Armed Forces to come to March Star.

Yang Bo entered a virtual mecha battle against a novice livestreamer and used the hostile terrain to launch an unexpected attack on a defended base. He defeated the Eighth Generation mecha in a last-second maneuver, leaving spectators stunned.

• Yang Bo ignored Tiger of Mecha's challenge and entered the training hall, where matchmaking paired him with Tao Tao Tao Jiayou 011.
• Tao Tao Tao Jiayou 011 asked to livestream their fight and hoped to choose a space-station map, but Yang Bo selected a random map instead.
• On a double-gravity base-defense map, Yang Bo surveyed the crater and climbed a nearby dead volcano while the Eighth Generation mecha fired at him from the base.
• Yang Bo leaped from the volcano with his Energy Shield beneath his Training Mecha, using the impacts of the enemy's lasers to slow his descent.
• After the Energy Shield failed and the damaged Training Mecha spun toward the base, Yang Bo made a final maneuver that flashed silver and defeated the Eighth Generation mecha.

Yang Bo won two simulation matches with his Training Mecha, defeating Gold Medal Coach Bumblebee in an arena with a fast maneuver and dagger strike. After leaving the simulation pod and visiting Su Wei and the others, he planned to customize a Training Mecha and prepare for the Anti-Government Armed Forces, while also expecting to meet Wang Muxue.

• Yang Bo's Training Mecha pierced its opponent's cockpit with a dagger, winning the match even as both mechas crashed.
• Yang Bo matched against Bumblebee and defeated the Gold Medal Coach in the arena by using his Rocket Pack to circle behind him, ram his mecha, and embed a dagger in its back.
• Yang Bo logged off and read forum discussions about how to counter Little Bull Runs Fast, then left the simulation pod after noticing someone watching.
• Yang Bo visited Su Wei and the others during practical mecha training, accepted their praise, and declined Su Wei's request to be their regular sparring partner.
• Yang Bo planned to customize a Training Mecha, wait for the Anti-Government Armed Forces to make trouble, and meet Wang Muxue the next day.

Wang Muxue questioned Yang Bo about his suspiciously familiar mecha style, but he denied hiding anything and showed her his plans to build a custom Training Mecha. As Zhang Bozhen sought Ninth Mister’s help to investigate threats around March Star’s Ancient Martial Arts Arena Match, Yang Bo ignored the request because he wanted the Anti-Government Armed Forces to make trouble.

• Wang Muxue visited Yang Bo and accused him of hiding his identity as Little Bull Runs Fast, but Yang Bo denied it and explained his Training Mecha skills as the product of his talents.
• Yang Bo showed Wang Muxue his custom Training Mecha design and said he planned to manufacture mechas and robots himself; she remained suspicious but could not refute his reasoning.
• Yang Bo and Wang Muxue went upstairs together, while Shen Gongbao and the little creatures stayed hidden until she left several hours later.
• Su Wei and the others trained as a five-person Mecha Pilot team, then watched and discussed Little Bull Runs Fast’s popular battle highlights.
• Yang Bo told the women he preferred Training Mechas because electronic jamming could disable a standard mecha’s intelligent Control System.
• Zhang Bozhen asked Ninth Mister to investigate possible trouble around March Star’s upcoming Ancient Martial Arts Arena Match, but Yang Bo replied that he was busy and ignored his follow-up messages.

Zhang Bozhen worried that Ninth Mister might accept a job that threatened March Star’s Arena Match, while Yang Bo refused his request and prepared his company for possible terrorist attacks. He offered Li Qiubai and Yulia paid leave, but both declined and Li Qiubai persuaded Yulia to stay near Yang Bo instead.

• Zhang Bozhen rejected visa applications from people who had targeted his side and asked Ninth Mister for help with the Arena Match, but Yang Bo replied that his team was busy in the Federation.
• Yang Bo went to the company and told Li Qiubai and Yulia he planned to give them a month and a half of paid leave because the company could be targeted by terrorists.
• Li Qiubai and Yulia both refused to take leave, and Yang Bo warned them that staying at the company or dormitory could put them at risk of kidnapping.
• After Yang Bo left, Li Qiubai persuaded Yulia to remain on March Star and suggested they move into Yang Bo’s well-defended villa until the Arena Match ended.
• Yang Bo regretted that he had not been ruthless enough to make the two women leave.

Yang Bo equipped Su Wei and the others with Space Mechas and advanced construction of a battleship dockyard in Kalaya Province. He then contacted Zhao Dongfeng as Kuai Biao 9527 and offered more intelligence in exchange for a private meeting and a photo, leaving Zhao to decide whether to accept.

• Yang Bo told Su Wei and the others that he was preparing for the Ancient Martial Arts Arena Match, promised them Space Mechas, and urged them to keep the purchase confidential.
• Yang Bo inspected the battleship dockyard under construction in Kalaya Province and optimized its construction robots while planning to use battleship sales to build influence.
• Zhao Dongfeng struggled with the He Family after his military merit forced them to give him a position intended for another candidate, and he grew frustrated when Kuai Biao 9527 did not reply.
• Yang Bo contacted Zhao Dongfeng in the game, congratulated him, and proposed deeper cooperation, pointing out that Zhao lacked money, personnel, and influence.
• Yang Bo asked Zhao Dongfeng to meet privately and take a photo together, then gave him three days to decide before Yang Bo approached someone else.

Zhao Dongfeng defied the He Family’s attempt to push him out of the Third Fleet and decided to seek support from Kuai Biao 9527. Yang Bo agreed to meet him and promised opportunities to earn enough Military Merit to become a general.

• Zhao Dongfeng rejected his second uncle’s offer of a Ministry of Defense post and demanded a position with real authority instead.
• When his second uncle revealed that the family wanted He Xiaofeng to take Zhao Dongfeng’s place, Zhao Dongfeng confronted him and refused to leave the fleet.
• Zhao Dongfeng ended the call and decided to transfer to the Sixth Detachment, where He Family influence was weaker and he could pursue Military Merit.
• Zhao Dongfeng messaged Kuai Biao 9527 to accept a meeting and explained that he had broken with the He Family and wanted more chances to earn merit.
• Yang Bo replied that he would arrange the meeting and promised Zhao Dongfeng he could earn enough merit to become a general.

Yang Bo observed Alya’s growth in the Second World while investigating the strange Soul Particles, then discussed the Mecha Recall business and the royal family’s crisis with Su Ruoxin. He left Su Ruoxin worried that the emperor might be a fake and offered support through his developing teleportation technology.

• Yang Bo delayed taking a photo with Zhao Dongfeng and decided against expanding his influence in the Alliance Military for now.
• Yang Bo watched Alya in the Second World, hoping her growth would help reveal the origin of the Soul Particles.
• Yang Bo inspected the Mecha Recall facility on Devon Star and planned to negotiate with the Space Mecha Company before potentially suing it.
• Su Ruoxin told Yang Bo that footage suggested her parents’ clones might have been real and that the royal family feared others could be replaced by clones.
• Yang Bo raised the possibility that the emperor was fake, prompting Su Ruoxin to worry that nobles might use the suspicion to challenge him.
• Yang Bo promised to support Su Ruoxin and explained his developing Spatial Point-to-Point Teleportation technology.

Yang Bo considered how Su Ruoxin might use Bart’s battleships against the Emperor, then traveled to Trier Star to approach Zhao Dongfeng, who was under pressure from the He Family. Yang Bo discovered multiple groups were watching Zhao Dongfeng and decided to act against them before seeking out Zhang Han.

• Yang Bo told Su Ruoxin that the Emperor might be testing her with the seized battleships, prompting her to consider using them against him when an opportunity arose.
• Yang Bo visited Catherine, completed orders at the Ultra-High Temperature Material Laboratory, and entered the Second World.
• Yang Bo learned that the He Family had cut Zhao Dongfeng’s benefits, frozen his property, and pushed his family out of the Capital Circle while Zhao faced an investigation.
• Yang Bo traveled to Trier Star, where Zhao Dongfeng was waiting for the Third Fleet’s investigation under surveillance.
• Yang Bo found that multiple groups were watching Zhao Dongfeng and decided to target the observers before looking for Zhang Han.