Chapter Summaries

Yang Bo captured nine Invisibility Rats and returned to help the Mutants relocate from the Ash Organization’s former base. After they left, Tie Niu’s herd began eating the crashed spacecraft, and Huang Lao San showed Yang Bo a map of the planet’s dangerous territories.

• Yang Bo discovered that transforming into animals gave him their distinctive senses and abilities, then used Biological Summoning to lure Invisibility Rats into prepared boxes and collected a fur sample.
• Yang Bo packed the nine rats into five boxes in his Mecha Cockpit and created a false sign of habitation near his crashed Lifeboat.
• Huang Lao San told Yang Bo that the Mutants disagreed about where to build their city, and Yang Bo ordered them to move away from the Ash Organization’s old base.
• Huang Lao San said the Mutants had killed the Ash Organization members who tried to escape, and Yang Bo accepted that the matter was settled.
• The Mutants moved with their hostages to a location more than two thousand kilometers away, while Tie Niu and his brother led their herd into the sinkhole to eat the spacecraft.
• Huang Lao San showed Yang Bo a map whose blank areas marked the territories of powerful Mutated Beasts.

Yang Bo advised the Mutant tribes on building defensible cities and negotiated with the Alliance for Mutated Beast maps and supplies in exchange for captured pirates. After handing over the pirate leaders, he planned to visit Tie Niu and train his Charge skill.

• Yang Bo gathered reports about powerful Mutated Beasts and advised the tribal leaders to build stone-walled cities near familiar territory while keeping their homes underground.
• Yang Bo reported that the Mutants had eliminated the Ash Organization rescuers and asked the Alliance for Mutated Beast distribution maps.
• Yang Bo offered more than two hundred captured pirates, including One-Eyed and Bald Head, to the Alliance in exchange for supplies for the tribes.
• The Mutants confessed the pirates' crimes to the female captain, who arranged for the pirate leaders to serve as Witnesses for the Prosecution before soldiers dragged them away.
• Yang Bo decided to visit Tie Niu and raise his Charge skill.

Yang Bo explored the Ash Organization’s equipment and data, then trained his Charge skill among the Trident Bulls until he reached Grandmaster level. He returned to the Mutants, who offered him a vast stretch of territory on Green Devil Star.

• Yang Bo used his Mechanic state to power on and gain authorization to an optical computer, where he found Ash Organization intelligence and detailed spaceship and Repair Robot data.
• Yang Bo stored the recovered equipment in a cave, then killed more than three hundred Trident Bulls and asked Tie Niu to raise the remaining herd.
• Yang Bo traveled across the planet for half a month, killing several thousand Trident Bulls and raising Charge to Grandmaster level.
• Yang Bo returned to the Mutants, and Huang Lao San told him the Alliance had given them a map for selecting territories.
• Yang Bo chose a location on the map, and Huang Lao San offered him the rest of the surrounding area, which covered more than ten million square kilometers.

Yang Bo claimed Emerald Territory, joined Green Devil Star’s new self-governing council as a Super Citizen, and received his lord documents. He then disappeared into the wilderness with Tie Niu, waiting for rescue while considering whether his improved Gene Serum crafting skills could help him make serum after returning to March Star.

• Yang Bo chose Emerald Territory after the Mutant Leaders divided Green Devil Star’s surface, and he declined to become council chairman.
• The Alliance Council unanimously approved Green Devil Star’s self-governance, and Yang Bo became a council member with the title of Super Citizen.
• Yang Bo received documents for his 14.6-million-square-kilometer territory, then left with Tie Niu to patrol his land.
• Yang Bo searched near his Lifeboat for Invisibility Rats while using Camouflage to disguise himself and hoping someone would find him.
• Yang Bo recalled how Four Seas Company’s crimes had advanced his Gene Serum crafting to master level and wondered whether he could make serum with Stealth rats and Tie Niu’s saliva.

After hiding for a month on Green Devil Star, Yang Bo was rescued and joined the other surviving residents in demanding compensation. He rejected an initial offer and insisted on one hundred million Credit Points plus tax-exempt land, leaving negotiations unresolved.

• Yang Bo stayed concealed in his tunnel until an Unmanned Fighter detected his wristwatch signal and a rescue team extracted him.
• Yang Bo discovered four other surviving residents, and they agreed to demand substantial compensation and legal representation.
• The March Star Special Affairs Office warned Yang Bo that pursuing legal action could attract extremist organizations and offered fifty million Credit Points and a property.
• Yang Bo countered by demanding one hundred million Credit Points and tax-exempt land, threatening to go to court if the offer was not accepted.

Yang Bo negotiated compensation with the Alliance and chose a vast, dangerous coastal property on March Star, planning to turn it into a fortified shelter. After learning about the planet’s bizarre and deadly wildlife, he grew excited about the creatures’ possible abilities and considered whether to reveal his powers to Liu Zhijie.

• Yang Bo rejected the negotiators’ appeal and demanded compensation, then agreed to accept land on March Star instead of unrestricted money.
• Yang Bo chose a twenty-thousand-square-kilometer plot between the sea and mountains near Oma City and signed preliminary compensation and confidentiality agreements.
• Yang Bo learned that March Star’s wildlife included venomous, poisonous, and predatory creatures, and he became eager to test whether they could grant him abilities.
• Liu Zhijie received Yang Bo’s message, celebrated the Ash Organization’s downfall and Anzhi Clean Company’s growing business, and wondered whether Yang Bo had awakened powers.
• Yang Bo considered showing Liu Zhijie one of his superpowers and using Anzhi Clean Company to his advantage.

Yang Bo traveled to March Star after receiving compensation and reflected on the superpowers he might have awakened. After arriving in Oma City, he reunited with Fatty Boss and asked him for help with a lawyer and his land.

• Yang Bo watched a Blackwater Aquamarine Empire film, stored his Emerald Territory documents in Mecha Space, and wondered about March Star's secrets.
• After nearly two months of travel and two Space Jumps, Yang Bo arrived at March Star and saw Fatty Boss at the spaceport.
• Yang Bo told Fatty Boss that he might have superpowers after surviving on grass roots on Green Devil Star, and Fatty Boss suggested it could be a secret technique.
• Yang Bo revealed that he had received one hundred million Credit Points in compensation and bought permanently tax-exempt land.
• Yang Bo asked Fatty Boss to find a lawyer for his compensation agreement, and Fatty Boss asked whether he would continue his company contract.

Yang Bo settled into his new dormitory on March Star and learned about the planet’s many dangerous creatures. After finding Mecha Game still running and hearing about an upcoming update and second Doomsday Game Instance, he decided to use the virtual game to explore dangerous areas for useful discoveries.

• Yang Bo accepted the job and told Fatty Boss he wanted to build a Doomsday Bunker, then learned about March Star’s defenses and dangerous wildlife.
• Fatty Boss warned Yang Bo to keep his compensation secret, showed him the company dormitory, and advised him not to register with the government.
• Yang Bo chose a second-floor apartment and read a guide describing March Star’s dangerous creatures and wilderness restrictions.
• Yang Bo logged into Mecha Game, found Base 16 still available, and confirmed that killing rats did not grant him skills.
• Yang Bo read a notice about an upcoming game update and second Doomsday Game Instance, then reentered the game to explore dangerous areas for anything useful.

Yang Bo entered the Underground World in a Generation Six Mecha, where he encountered a powerful beast and a mysterious whirlpool before a tentacle destroyed his mecha and the game forced him to rest for 24 hours. That evening, Fatty Boss took him to a restaurant and explained that some of its specialty dishes contained poisonous ingredients.

• Yang Bo passed the Level Six assessment, gained access to mecha below Generation Six, and left Base 16 while Justice Gang members threatened him.
• Yang Bo traveled deeper than three thousand meters underground, where a military researcher altered the game backend to send a monster after him and collapse his intended route.
• Yang Bo dodged the pangolin-like monster, found an underground river, and was swept into a lake with a massive whirlpool.
• A tentacle dragged Yang Bo's mecha underwater and destroyed it, after which the game barred him from returning for 24 hours.
• Fatty Boss took Yang Bo to a luxurious restaurant and explained that some dishes contained neurotoxic ingredients and that customers were limited to one visit per week.

Yang Bo signed a government agreement for a remote, dangerous plot of land and discovered his awakened strength was close to D-Class, earning him a higher salary and a new five-year contract. Fatty Boss arranged time off and help with the property while secretly understating Yang Bo’s strength in his report to headquarters.

• Fatty Boss warned Yang Bo about the dangers and hidden organizations on newly developed planets, then reminded him to sign the government agreement.
• Yang Bo chose a large, inexpensive plot near the mountains and sea, explaining that it suited his bunker plans and allowed him to apply for a personal Laser Gun.
• Fatty Boss tested Yang Bo’s strength at the company and recorded an average of 4.83 tons, putting him near D-Class and giving him strong growth potential.
• Liu Zhijie raised Yang Bo’s immigration compensation to two million and arranged a new five-year contract, a month of paid leave, and referrals for developing his property.
• Yang Bo left to inspect his land while Fatty Boss reported his strength to headquarters as only 1.4 tons to keep them from taking him away.

Yang Bo inspected his vast coastal property while Liu Zhijie learned that Red Earl's Faction had seized Pado Star and discussed the wider political fallout. Yang Bo read the news, realized Red Earl's operation may have been connected to the warship he had taken, and felt relieved he had escaped before the occupation.

• Yang Bo visited his newly purchased land, noting its immense size, cliffs, river, beach, and mountainous terrain.
• Liu Zhijie received news that Red Earl's Faction had taken control of Pado Star's alarm system, captured councilors and other hostages, and demanded independence.
• Liu Zhijie and his caller discussed the Alliance's response, Green Devil Star's fleet victory, and a possible threat to returning residents from the Ash Organization.
• Yang Bo read reports that Red Earl had occupied Pado Star and forced residents to vote on independence under armed guard.
• Yang Bo suspected Red Earl's Faction had sabotaged the warship he took to divert the military's attention and decided he could flee if threatened.

The Alliance learned that Pado Star had rebelled as a Green Devil Star capital ship broke through the warp tunnel blockade and headed to stop the revolt. Meanwhile, Yang Bo watched the crisis unfold and hired Ma Lin to design a heavily fortified underground fortress on his land.

• Pado Star's Red Earl's Faction panicked after its warp tunnel blockade was destroyed, while the Alliance refused its demands and learned that Pado Star had declared independence.
• Green Devil Star's capital ship destroyed Pado Star's warships at the warp tunnel and continued toward the planet, leaving two ships to guard the route.
• The Alliance Council authorized the capital ship to contain the rebellion and cut off Pado Star's communications, but the planet had already announced its independence.
• Yang Bo watched the news, considered the remote, windy land he had bought, and decided its location would suit his plans.
• Yang Bo told Ma Lin he wanted a detection-proof doomsday fortress, then chose an underground circular design with backup energy systems and an independent circulation system.
• Yang Bo requested sturdy above-ground defenses and asked whether any animals would eat grass, leaving Ma Lin and the others stunned.

Yang Bo signed a contract to build his house, bought an anti-gravity flying car, and applied for a Laser Gun because his property was near the mountains. After passing the shooting test, he left with the issued weapon and planned to make a more powerful gun in the same shape.

• Yang Bo agreed to have a lawn planted and signed a letter of intent after Ma Lin explained the landscaping plan; Liu Zhijie offered to lend him money if needed.
• Five days later, Yang Bo signed the house contract for 163 million Credit Points, paid just under 100 million, and bought an Anti-Gravity Flying Car for 1.8 million.
• Yang Bo watched Superpower Users fight, considered buying training equipment to measure his abilities, and heard from Fatty Boss that a Laser Gun required training.
• Fatty Boss took Yang Bo to the sheriff's department, where he applied for a Laser Pistol restricted to use on his own property and learned how to maintain it.
• Yang Bo passed the shooting test on his third try, and Fatty Boss laughed at the child-sized Laser Gun as Yang Bo resolved to make a High-Frequency Laser Gun with the same appearance.

Yang Bo returned home after Fatty Boss warned him that survivors of the pirate incident might target residents, then inspected his underground facilities and creatures. The next day, he learned that his work was flexible and was offered a mission to clear Gold-Eating Ants from a mine.

• Fatty Boss warned Yang Bo to report anything suspicious because pirate-incident survivors might target residents as hostages.
• Yang Bo returned to his heavily shielded villa, stored his gun, and inspected his underground levels and repaired mecha.
• Yang Bo moved nine Invisibility Rats into their breeding area and checked on five Mutant Leeches as he considered gathering materials to build robots.
• Yang Bo went to the company the next day and learned that most employees lived elsewhere and accepted missions offline.
• Fatty Boss explained Yang Bo's monthly mission quota and recommended a job clearing Gold-Eating Ants from an automated mine near Oma City.

Yang Bo accepted a 150,000 Credit Point mission to relocate an ant nest from an automated mine and began preparing to qualify for a Wilderness Operation Permit. After studying the regulations, he left work to shop and noticed someone following him.

• Yang Bo read the mine mission details and accepted it after Fatty Boss explained its difficulty and permit requirements.
• Fatty Boss applied for Yang Bo’s five-day Wilderness Operation Permit and gave him extensive procedures to memorize.
• Yang Bo studied the wilderness regulations and learned that an assessor would evaluate him before the permit could be issued.
• Fatty Boss warned Yang Bo that assessors could reject applicants based on subjective impressions, and Yang Bo agreed to return the next morning.
• Yang Bo went shopping after work and realized that someone seemed to be following him.

A hidden Ash Organization operative investigated Yang Bo, suspecting that his wealth and unusual circumstances connected him to the disaster on Green Devil Star. Yang Bo tested his strength at home and went to work, where government experts began assessing him.

• Yang Bo reviewed his memories but found no sign of anyone following him, while an Ash Organization operative studied footage of him and planned to observe and capture him.
• Yang Bo checked that the Invisibility Rat was fine, then tested his strength, recording 701 tons normally and 6,982 tons with Skin Metallization.
• Yang Bo practiced controlling his mecha in the cramped basement and saw that the Mecha Game expansion would arrive in a month.
• Yang Bo went to work, where Fatty Boss told him that government agencies would assess him.
• A government official and five expert consultants began questioning Yang Bo about how he would respond to an unknown creature or an injured wild animal in the wilderness.

Yang Bo received his wilderness operation permit and traveled to the mining site to investigate an ant infestation. He found far more ants than the job description suggested, requested additional payment and permission to expand the search, and waited for the client’s reply while observing the mining robots.

• Yang Bo’s permit was approved, and Fatty Boss prepared equipment for his five-day operation.
• Yang Bo flew to the mining site, passed an inspection, and was told to keep his recorder running at all times.
• Yang Bo examined the black ants and found them corroding the metal fence with poisonous liquid.
• Yang Bo photographed the infestation and asked the mining company for more money and permission to search a wider area.
• Yang Bo waited for the client’s response and used footsteps to study the mining robots’ internal structure.
• Fatty Boss praised Yang Bo, and Yang Bo suspected a breach in the site’s outer wall had let the ants inside.

After finding that ants had entered the mining base through a breach outside the site, Yang Bo returned from his field assignment and considered taking more work. That night, he explored the seabed, killed a mutated sea snake, and fled when he sensed a machine approaching.

• Yang Bo inspected the mining robot repair workshop, found the ants’ entry point, and reported the breach to Client.
• Fatty Boss told Yang Bo the breach was the construction contractor’s responsibility, so Yang Bo returned to the office and agreed to take another field assignment.
• Yang Bo noticed a middle-aged man who seemed to have appeared in his earlier memories, but he dismissed the possibility that he was being followed.
• Yang Bo used Stealth to reach the shore and began exploring underwater, where seawater passed through his body.
• Yang Bo killed a mutated sea snake and gained Infrared Vision +2.
• Yang Bo descended to the seabed at four thousand meters, sensed a rapidly approaching machine, and fled.

Yang Bo escaped an unmanned submersible in March Star’s ocean and grew concerned about the planet’s hidden dangers, while Fatty Boss considered how to develop him. The next day, Yang Bo began a library cleanup task and asked whether E-Rank residents could enter.

• Yang Bo outran a pursuing unmanned submersible, hid on the seabed, and wondered about March Star’s dangerous oceans.
• After returning home, Yang Bo reviewed the company’s well-paid tasks without knowing Fatty Boss was grooming him as one of his own.
• Fatty Boss trained, worried about his fitness and family, and considered what Yang Bo should learn and how to test his superpower.
• Oma City warned citizens to stay in shallow water, and Yang Bo suspected the warning had followed his ocean encounter.
• Yang Bo traveled to the Oma City Library for a task clearing animal and insect corpses from its rooftop electric grid, then asked the librarian whether E-Rank residents could enter.

Yang Bo discovered that the rooftop transmitter generated a powerful electrical field, then learned that Fatty Boss wanted him to study Gene Serum production as a potentially profitable skill. The chapter left Yang Bo with a book of basic formulas and the possibility of trying his hand at pharmacology.

• Yang Bo cleaned the rooftop, where he observed the transmitter’s electrical effects on himself and a bird.
• Fatty Boss offered Yang Bo training in other trades, including Gene Serum production, after Yang Bo declined to pursue Mecha Pilot training.
• Fatty Boss explained how subtle differences in materials, timing, and temperature could cause Gene Serum to fail or become inferior.
• Fatty Boss gave Yang Bo a book containing methods for making three basic Gene Serums and explained where materials and finished serum could be traded.