Recaps

Anvis returned to Moonrise Fortress for the New Life Festival and learned that his family had been studying a mysterious ancient key whose power resisted even Ninth Rank Rule Power. Duke Carlot asked him to reveal the true form of the Old Days Secret Scripture, and the chapter ended as its cover displayed a pitch-black mass.

• Anvis returned to Moonrise Fortress and reunited with Fiona, Duke Carlot, and Duchess Elena.
• Duke Carlot summoned Anvis to his study, where Leonard activated its highest-level protective Magic Arrays.
• Duke Carlot explained that the family’s Ninth Rank Limits had found no definite purpose for the ancient key, though its essence contained immense power.
• The key shed its dull surface and revealed a brilliant silvery-white sheen, making Anvis sense an infinitely vast world within it.
• Duke Carlot instructed Anvis to use his Spiritual Power to reveal the Old Days Secret Scripture’s true form, and a pitch-black mass appeared on its cover.

Duke Carlot used the silver key to explain how it could reveal hidden possibilities and choices in Anvis’s fate. After celebrating the New Life Festival with his family, Anvis traveled to the Itel Federation’s Lolan Kingdom to seek the creator of an important treasure.

• Duke Carlot demonstrated the key’s power and explained how it could reveal possibilities hidden by an arranged fate.
• Anvis understood that the key could give him more choices and thanked Duke Carlot, who told him to prepare for his departure and use the Family Amulet if he faced overwhelming danger.
• Anvis spent the New Life Festival at Moonrise Fortress with Duke Carlot, the duchess, and Fiona, while Raymond and Aranis were absent.
• The next day, Anvis left his family and took the ultra-long-distance Teleportation Array to the Lolan Kingdom in the Itel Federation.
• Anvis traveled to the Lolan Kingdom because the creator of a treasure from his previous-life memories was living there in seclusion.

Anvis traveled in disguise to Violet City to seek the Old Mage whose research concerned the evolving artificial bloodline Perfect Blood. He found the mage’s house, but the owner was away, leaving Anvis waiting at the living elderberry gate.

• Anvis and Chom reached Violet City in disguise after concealing their tracks and leaving the Gloria Empire.
• Anvis recalled how Perfect Blood could absorb other bloodlines and envisioned combining it with Magic Construct Technology to produce powerful synthetic soldiers.
• Anvis found the Old Mage’s vine-covered house and touched a black elderberry that rang a faint chime inside.
• Anvis waited, but the elderberry gate did not open because the Old Mage was away.

Ougeman Weilujin, a fugitive ancient biologist, discovered that a pheromone from an ancient creature could overcome reproductive isolation, but his experiments stalled when he ran out of Black Domain Orchid Pollen. Returning home, he found two strangers waiting at his door and wondered how they knew about his hidden entrance.

• Ougeman fled the Holy Radiance Church and settled in Violet City to continue researching ancient biology.
• Ougeman bought a giant Chalk Fossil and extracted an unusual enchanted pheromone from the ancient creature preserved inside it.
• Ougeman tested the pheromone on experimental subjects and found that it enabled modern creatures to produce offspring bearing traits from ancient species.
• Ougeman tried to synthesize the pheromone, but his supply of Black Domain Orchid Pollen ran out and his remaining reaction solution began to deteriorate.
• Ougeman searched Violet City's Alchemy Shops for more pollen but learned that enough would not be available for a month.
• Ougeman returned home and found two cloaked strangers waiting outside, though only a few close colleagues knew the elderberry at his door concealed a Magic Gate bell.

Anvis offered to fund Ogman’s research into Perfect Blood Source Blood and promised to supply the materials Ogman needed. The deal gave Anvis hope that the research might help reconcile the conflict between his two Legendary Bloodlines.

• Ogman welcomed Anvis and Chom into his residence, then grew uneasy when they crossed his courtyard traps without triggering them.
• Anvis revealed that he knew the details of Ogman’s research and proposed financing it.
• Anvis explained that he could provide the experimental materials Ogman needed, prompting Ogman to request Fifth-Rank experimental magical beasts and high-grade bloodlines.
• Anvis agreed to supply the materials and recalled how Perfect Blood Source Blood had improved his bloodline in his previous life.
• Anvis considered using his two Legendary Bloodlines as a foundation for Perfect Blood Source Blood that might resolve their conflict.

Anvis left Ogman with several High-Ranked bloodlines and traveled with Chom to buy tickets for a construct airship to Dylas Port. While waiting to board, Anvis read that the King of Lyka Kingdom had died, stirring his memories of a coup there that would trigger the second outbreak of the construct revolution.

• Anvis spent three days at Ogman's home while Ogman used materials from Chom for his experiments.
• Anvis left Ogman several High-Ranked bloodlines, including the Cursed Plutonium Dragon bloodline, then departed with Chom.
• Anvis and Chom bought second-class tickets for the Silver Spotted Flower airship to Dylas Port.
• While waiting at the giant aviation branch office, Anvis read that the King of Lyka Kingdom had died and the Second Prince might enter the Emerald Crystal Palace.
• Anvis recalled that a coup in Lyka Kingdom would lead to the second outbreak of the construct revolution.

Anvis recalled how the Lyka Coup would end as he traveled aboard the Silver Spotted Flower to Violet City. In his cabin, he divined that the journey would bring minor setbacks and began making a Coin of Destiny.

• Anvis read about the Lyka Coup and recalled that the Sixth Prince would use Magic Constructs to overthrow both sides and take the throne.
• The Silver Spotted Flower arrived at Violet City, and Anvis boarded with Chom; an unseen golden-haired Half-Elf Girl he knew appeared in the corridor after they left.
• Anvis and Chom settled into their small second-class cabin aboard the airship.
• Anvis used Mirror Silver Divination to predict his journey and saw possible obstacles but no great danger.
• Anvis placed a Platinum Coin in Moonlight Mercury and began creating a Coin of Destiny.

Anvis refined a Coin of Destiny aboard the Silver Spotted Flower, but a violent jolt interrupted the process as Iron Feather Ravens attacked the airship. The crew struggled to repel the flock while the Captain reassured the passengers that the situation was under control.

• Anvis used Fate Feedback and Moonlight Mercury to refine both sides of a Platinum Coin into a Coin of Destiny.
• The airship shook during the second infusion, but Anvis completed the refinement and confirmed the coin had accepted his Fate Feedback.
• Anvis noticed shadows passing the porthole and learned that a flock of Iron Feather Ravens was attacking the airship.
• The crew reported damage to the air sacs and found that the defenses and bird-repelling arrays were failing to stop the ravens.
• The Captain tried to steer the Silver Spotted Flower away from the flock and announced that passengers should remain calm.

Anvis ordered Chom to drive off the gray wing terror birds threatening the airship, while the captain prepared for an emergency landing. The ravens and terror birds suddenly fled, allowing the airship to continue its journey, and Anvis noticed his Fate Feedback had increased.

• The captain learned the airship had only ten minutes of Mana and heard that something was driving the Iron Feather Ravens ahead of them.
• Chom told Anvis that a flock of gray wing terror birds had appeared, and Anvis ordered him to drive them away quietly and reassure the captain.
• The crew detected the approaching terror birds, and the captain began preparing an emergency landing despite the dangers below.
• A mysterious voice told the captain to remain calm, after which the ravens fell away and the terror birds fled from the airship.
• The captain ordered the airship to continue, and Anvis later noticed his Fate Feedback had increased by about one and a half units.

Anvis and Chom went to Dylas Port to ask about a black ship connected to their search. An intelligence merchant said it would arrive in two days and revealed that many others had been asking about it.

• Anvis and Chom reached Dylas Port and visited the Corner Girl tavern to seek information about a black three-masted ship.
• Anvis paid an intelligence merchant one gold coin to learn whether the ship had returned.
• The merchant said the Black Ship would arrive in two days and remain for three days.
• The merchant added that dozens of people had asked about the ship over the past several months.
• Anvis and Chom left the tavern and checked into an ordinary inn.

Anvis experienced a prophetic vision of Evan in danger and a sealed power connected to the Old Days Secret Scripture, then resolved to seek the seal. He and Chom boarded the Black Strange Three-Masted Sailing Ship to investigate the island, and the ship departed Dylas Port.

• Anvis foresaw Evan wrapped in Tentacles and witnessed a ritual beside a Jet-Black Seal, but the seal's corruption was erased by familiar icy mana.
• Anvis realized the Old Days Secret Scripture had caused the vision and suspected it sought the power sealed in the cave.
• Anvis decided the intact seal could be exploited and hoped the Scripture would absorb the restrained Alien Power.
• At Dylas Port, Anvis confirmed that the ship's islanders traded the same gems and Harmonizers Evan had brought out.
• Anvis and Chom persuaded the captain to let them board the Black Strange Three-Masted Sailing Ship, alongside dozens of other island investigators.
• Three days later, the Black Ship sailed from Dylas Port into the Sea of Mist.

Anvis and Claire sailed aboard the Black Ship toward a mysterious island, each wary of the dangers connected to Claire’s misfortune-causing trait. On Blue Star, Jiang Heng waited for Mysterious Era’s open beta as the game’s official team announced new features.

• Anvis learned that Claire had disguised herself and boarded the Black Ship, and he resolved to keep his distance from her on the island.
• Claire reflected on how her strange trait had brought misfortune to people around her and explained that an ancient Stone Tablet had led her toward the Nameless Island.
• Jiang Heng read the game team’s progress report, which announced bug fixes, new gameplay features, titles, and achievements ahead of the open beta.
• Jiang Heng noted that millions of inexpensive Game Helmets had already been sold before Mysterious Era’s official launch.

Jiang Heng entered the open beta as the Players descended across Yar Continent and explored their surroundings. In Aulassian, Prophet Brentz sensed the turning point of fate and ordered Olvasha and Veronica to watch for unusual events.

• Jiang Heng received Little Cat Tiramisu’s teasing message, then entered the Game Pod as the open beta approached.
• Jiang Heng created his character as Last Dragonborn and synchronized with the game world.
• Players appeared across Yar Continent at midnight, marveled at the realistic environment, and began exploring or searching for settlements.
• Brentz sensed the Players’ arrival from Aulassian and declared that the turning point of fate had begun.
• Brentz told Olvasha and Veronica to watch for abnormal occurrences across the continent.

Anvis and his companions reached the vast Nameless Island, where a strange encounter with a Wanderer warned him that the land of Lavanles did not welcome outsiders. A sailor then suggested the Wanderer’s mind had been eroded by a curse.

• After more than half a month sailing through the Sea of Mist, Anvis and the others arrived at the Nameless Island.
• The Black Ship dropped off its passengers at an empty harbor and immediately sailed away without taking on supplies.
• Anvis saw Claire speak with a Wanderer near the docks, then approached the Wanderer with Chom to question him.
• Anvis used Charm Person on the Wanderer, who warned that Lavanles was cursed and did not welcome outsiders before falling silent.
• A sailor approached Anvis and explained that the Wanderer’s mind had been eroded by the curse power in the wilderness.

Anvis entered Lavanles, where Bill warned him about the island’s curse and showed him around. Anvis spotted an unseen black sphere that transformed into several different women, and he suspected a Player had appeared.

• Bill told Anvis and Jom that an ancient god’s curse plagued the island at night and that Lai Temple protected Lavanles.
• Bill guided Anvis through town and pointed out the Sleeping Siren inn and Lai Temple.
• Anvis gave Bill several Silver Gold Coins and watched him return to the docks.
• Jom sensed a trace of the island’s corruptive force on Bill and suggested he might have ventured into the wilderness.
• Anvis asked Jom about a black sphere he had seen in an alley, but Jom could not see it.
• The black sphere transformed into a female Nature Elf, then a Dark Elf, and then a female Dwarf.

Xia Ye Ying Huo’s character creation suffered a synchronization error, but she eventually entered Foreign Harbor City as a Half-Elf and met Anvis. She was left flustered by his handsome appearance, while her attempt to inspect him revealed only question marks.

• Anvis worried about the lack of gender-adjustment options, then concealed himself in an alley and activated his bloodline’s light-element gathering effect.
• Xia Ye Ying Huo’s first character-creation attempt failed to save her appearance, forcing her to remake her character and choose a Half-Elf.
• Xia Ye Ying Huo entered Foreign Harbor City, accepted the Player agreement without reading it, and marveled at her new body and surroundings.
• Anvis greeted Xia Ye Ying Huo, who tried to touch his face, prompting Chom to step protectively between them.
• Anvis gently admonished Xia Ye Ying Huo, who blushed and tried to inspect his information, but saw only question marks.

Anvis used Xia Ye Ying Huo’s quest Panel to offer a series of increasingly dangerous quests, disguising his real motives behind extravagant rewards. Xia Ye Ying Huo left bewildered, while Anvis believed she could handle the challenges with the Old Days Secret Scripture and Chom.

• Anvis introduced himself to Xia Ye Ying Huo, who said her name was Vivian, and offered her a quest to collect ten shells in exchange for coins or a Mysterious Stone.
• The Mysterious Stone jumped from Vivian’s hand and broke, causing Anvis to cancel the shell quest and Vivian to receive a failure prompt.
• Anvis offered Vivian a B-rank quest to retrieve three Ancient Stone Bricks from the island’s ruins, which had a recommended Challenge Rating of 50+.
• Anvis gave Vivian an S-rank quest to retrieve the items from a Heretic God Cult altar in a cave with a recommended Challenge Rating of 80+.
• Vivian left confused by the impossible-seeming quests, and Anvis thought she could manage them with the Old Days Secret Scripture and Chom.

Anvis visited the Sleeping Siren to learn about the island and its valuable resources, discovering how the curse and the temple shaped life there. As he left, he noticed something on the black-cloaked outsider that caught his attention.

• Anvis entered the Sleeping Siren with Chom and learned that most of the town's Professionals were low-ranked, while the temple and an ancient black High Tower blocked Chom's scan.
• Anvis paid for two rooms and asked the bartender about the island and its resources.
• The bartender explained that Emis Heart came from mines in the northwest mountains and Emis Dust was a byproduct of blessings from the temple of Old God Rai.
• The bartender described the dangerous cursed mountains and jungle, the protected town of Lavanles, and the curse's strength at night and during new moons.
• As Anvis left, he noticed something on the black-cloaked outsider.

Anvis left a tavern after spotting someone dressed like a bishop of the Holy Radiance Church, then chose to investigate Old God Rai’s temple while remembering that Evan was missing. Elsewhere, Players pursued quests and race-rolling, and Last Dragonborn helped his clients obtain a rare Dragonborn character as a rival club player reached level ten.

• Anvis noticed a figure in Holy Radiance Church bishop’s attire at the tavern but left without confronting him.
• Anvis reviewed his island objectives, remembered to search for Evan, and decided to explore Old God Rai’s temple first.
• Xia Ye Ying Huo completed the Lost Cat quest and was surprised to see players nearing level ten in the rankings.
• Last Dragonborn repeatedly killed clients’ newly created characters to help them roll rare races, and one client obtained a Dragonborn character.
• Last Dragonborn checked the rankings and saw Silver Blue Arena - Black Cardboard had reached level ten and become an official Professional.

Last Dragonborn reached level 10 by killing players, unlocked a title for killing level 1 players, and considered how the game’s revival system encouraged spending. In Palosia, pickpocket Lenny stole from the player Xing Yu, who detected him and saw Lenny turn into a hostile Red Name.

• Last Dragonborn killed himself to clear his Red Name after reaching level 10, then unlocked the Novice Terminator title for killing over 1,024 level 1 players.
• Players complained on the Mysterious Era forum about limited revivals, expensive Resurrection Crystals, and the cost of reincarnating.
• Lenny, a sharp-eyed pickpocket in Palosia, noticed an influx of strange refugees and selected one with a bulging purse as his target.
• Xing Yu detected Lenny stealing 12 silver and 72 copper, and Lenny’s name turned into a hostile Red Name.
• The author explained that the chapter was posted early as a repeated section because they could not finish the full update in time.

Anvis visited Lai Temple and found no sign that its statue was the target he sought, then questioned explorer Baige Sen about the island’s gemstone mines. Baige revealed that a hidden crystal cave held enormous gemstones guarded by spirits, and that he had escaped with one gemstone using his only Teleportation Scroll.

• Xing Yu shouted that Lenny was a Red Name monster, causing nearby refugees to turn their attention toward the pickpocket.
• Anvis climbed to Lai Temple with Chom and sensed a gentle Force Field from the Moon Goddess Lai statue, but the Old Days Secret Scripture did not react.
• Anvis found Baige Sen preparing an expedition and offered him a Portable Magic Disintegration Gathering Device for information about the gemstone mines.
• Baige explained that gemstones came from deep mountain fissures and could shatter if disturbed with excessive vibrations.
• Baige told Anvis and Claire that he had found a crystal cave beneath the island, where spirits attacked him and he escaped by teleporting away with a gemstone.

Anvis heard Old Explorer Baige Sen’s account of a lost gemstone cave and tried to use a gem from it to locate the site, but his divination failed. After Anvis and Chom left, Baige Sen spoke privately with Claire, who revealed she was determined to remove her Misfortune Trait.

• Baige Sen described the deep gemstone cave, its Crystal Spirits, and how an Earth Dragon’s awakening changed the underground passages until he could no longer find it.
• Baige Sen lent Anvis a large raw Emis Heart gem from the cave, but Anvis’s divination spells failed against the island’s Cursed Force Field.
• Anvis and Chom received a hand-drawn Parchment Island Map, then said farewell to Baige Sen and left.
• Baige Sen raised a soundproof barrier and asked Claire if she had truly decided to seek a way to remove her Misfortune Trait; Claire confirmed she had.

Claire received a warning from Baige Sen’s father urging later explorers to avoid Lavanles and leave the island before a certain time. Anvis discovered a strange oil painting in a ruined house that drew him toward it.

• Baige Sen gave Claire a fragment of Stone Tablet left by his father and told her to remember what had first set her on her path.
• Claire read the fragment’s warning to stay away from Lavanles and leave the island before the time arrived.
• Anvis noticed an isolated patch of ruins on his way to the Black Tower and asked Jom about the house at its center.
• Jom identified the ruins as a Small Anomaly Zone and said they posed no danger to them.
• Anvis entered the house and found a vivid, unusually new oil painting of a Youth and Girl running hand in hand along a sunset beach.

Anvis used Mercury Eye and Extreme Cold Frozen Light to investigate an illusory Oil Painting and a hidden shadow in an abandoned house. He and Chom left the ruins, but dark green spell effects and enormous black Tentacles suddenly attacked them.

• Anvis activated Mercury Eye’s true vision and confirmed that the Oil Painting and parts of the ruined house were abnormal phenomena, not physical objects.
• Anvis struck the Oil Painting with Extreme Cold Frozen Light, causing it to vanish in an illusory ripple.
• Anvis spotted a pitch-black humanoid figure in the fireplace, and Chom dismissed it with an icy sword aura.
• Chom explained that the phenomenon threatened lower-Rank Professionals but posed little danger to them, and Anvis left the house with him.
• Dark green spell effects and enormous black Tentacles appeared as Anvis and Chom stepped beyond the ruins.

Anvis and Jom defeated two cultists who ambushed them, then investigated the sealed ancient High Tower. Anvis sent Pigeon through its magical seal to discover what was inside, and waited for its report.

• Anvis escaped the cultists’ surprise attack while Jom destroyed their spells and captured them.
• Anvis failed to read the attackers’ chaotic memories, and Jom found pendants marked with five-pointed Stars that suggested they belonged to the Heretic God Cult.
• Anvis and Jom reached the Black Tower after nightfall and discovered its entrance was sealed by a self-repairing space-time array.
• Anvis summoned Pigeon and asked it to enter the tower and inspect what was sealed inside.
• Pigeon returned from the tower, and Anvis asked what it had found.