Chapter Summaries

After recovering from the Hazard Trigger, Lin Shuang left the Xianzhou for Azur Star and discussed visiting Herta Space Station with Silver Wolf. She admitted she wanted to get a little Herta Puppet, then asked Silver Wolf for help, leaving Silver Wolf wary of her plan.

• Lin Shuang recovered from the Hazard Trigger's aftereffects and received approval to visit Azur Star.
• Lin Shuang boarded her assembled spaceship and departed, while Acheron continued visiting her through portals whenever she wanted to be beside Lin Shuang.
• Lin Shuang told Silver Wolf she planned to contact Herta Space Station and was curious about the Herta Puppets there.
• Lin Shuang considered ways to access the station and steal a little Herta Puppet, then asked Silver Wolf for a favor.
• Silver Wolf demanded to know Lin Shuang's plan and worried that helping her would ruin her reputation.

Lin Shuang arrived on Azur Star after several days of travel and wondered whether Kafka and Silver Wolf were preparing for their plan. She received a message from an unfamiliar account asking if she had arrived, leaving the sender unidentified.

• Lin Shuang recalled that Acheron had become fond of her massages during the trip, and the ship eventually reached Azur Star without Acheron aboard.
• Lin Shuang completed the arrival procedures and saw Herta Space Station in orbit.
• Lin Shuang thought about Kafka and Silver Wolf's upcoming move and wondered when Silver Wolf would finish making the signal jammer.
• After settling into her accommodation, Lin Shuang received an anonymous message asking whether she had reached Azur Star.

Lin Shuang accepted Kafka’s invitation to shop and discovered Kafka wanted them to have matching custom gowns for their intimate contract. Kafka reassured Lin Shuang that the Stellaron Hunters cared about her, and Lin Shuang agreed to take their arrangement more seriously.

• Kafka sent Lin Shuang a selfie and invited her to go shopping while Silver Wolf stayed home to play games.
• Lin Shuang traveled to the neighboring city and waited outside an upscale custom clothing shop for Kafka.
• Kafka arrived in a striking dress, flirted with Lin Shuang, and said their date was for having matching haute couture gowns made.
• Kafka told Lin Shuang not to let Silver Wolf mislead her, explaining that Firefly and Silver Wolf cared about her too.
• Lin Shuang admitted she had treated the contract as just a mission and said she would take it more seriously.

Lin Shuang went on a date with Kafka, who arranged custom outfits and used Word Spirit to erase the shop staff’s memories of them. At a café, Lin Shuang secretly photographed Kafka and openly praised her beauty.

• Kafka took Lin Shuang to a stylish clothing shop and encouraged her to try on a formal dress for their marriage registration.
• Kafka ordered custom outfits for them, then used Word Spirit to make the shop staff forget their faces and names and destroy the order records.
• Lin Shuang asked whether Kafka’s Word Spirit could work on a heliobus, and Kafka said she thought it probably could.
• Kafka took Lin Shuang to a café, where Lin Shuang photographed her and showed her the picture while complimenting her appearance.

Lin Shuang received a message from Asta inviting her to Herta Space Station, though she suspected it was a scam. The chapter ended with the real reason for Herta’s interest: Lin Shuang could freely convert energy through her own will, a capability she did not realize was remarkable.

• Kafka edited Lin Shuang’s candid photo and suggested she learn photography, and Lin Shuang agreed.
• Silver Wolf sent Lin Shuang two stickers designed to block Herta’s signal and help control a puppet during a ceremony.
• Kafka told Lin Shuang that she and Silver Wolf could not provide the long-term identity she needed to enter Herta Space Station.
• Herta ordered Asta to invite Lin Shuang to the station because she was interested in Lin Shuang’s abilities.
• After Kafka left, Lin Shuang received an invitation email signed by Asta but suspected it was a scam.
• The narration explained that Lin Shuang’s ability to convert energy through her will was what made her valuable to Herta’s research.

Lin Shuang accepted Asta’s invitation and traveled to Herta Space Station, where she discovered a massive Void Pawn assault underway. She armed herself after disembarking and began investigating the station as alarms rang and cargo ships fought back.

• Lin Shuang received confirmation that Asta’s invitation was genuine and decided to visit Herta Space Station, while keeping her Full Load Bottles private.
• Acheron questioned Lin Shuang about performing a ritual with a puppet and warned her not to let Herta study her Full Load Bottle.
• Four days later, Lin Shuang boarded a spacecraft to Herta Space Station and saw more than a thousand Void Pawns converging on it.
• Lin Shuang docked at the station and found alarms sounding, robots unloading supplies, and no staff in the passageway.
• Lin Shuang transformed her clothes into armor, summoned a fiery-red greatsword, and walked toward a nearby hatch.

Lin Shuang fought her way through the Herta Space Station after the Anti-Matter Legion invaded, but an elevator lockdown forced her to continue on foot. Asta realized Lin Shuang had arrived during the evacuation and called her, only to learn that Lin Shuang was casually exploring the station.

• Lin Shuang killed eight Void Pawns and used Asta’s Electronic Pass to open a sealed bulkhead.
• Silver Wolf messaged Lin Shuang and offered a map to the Herta Dolls, but their teasing exchange ended when the elevator locked down and lost power.
• Lin Shuang forced the elevator doors open with heliobus flame and continued through the station, defeating the Anti-Matter Legion monsters she encountered.
• Asta evacuated the researchers and shut down the elevators to the Master Control Zone, then realized Lin Shuang should have arrived and called her.
• Lin Shuang told Asta she was already inside the station and had been exploring while fighting the invading Legion.

Lin Shuang received an upgraded pass and a map from Asta, who asked her to rescue Arlan from the Containment Zone. As Lin Shuang explored the zone, Silver Wolf contacted her and proposed joining her.

• Lin Shuang killed a Void Pawn and told Asta the Containment Zone was crawling with enemies.
• Asta upgraded Lin Shuang's access, sent her a map, and asked her to rescue Arlan; Lin Shuang agreed in exchange for a reward.
• Lin Shuang found that she was near several Curio storage chambers and decided to visit one containing Himeko's Broken Greatsword.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf discussed their mission, and Kafka fought the Void Pawns while Silver Wolf left to find Lin Shuang.
• Silver Wolf contacted Lin Shuang as she made her way through the Containment Zone.

Lin Shuang explored Herta’s Curio storage area while Silver Wolf kept her company through a game-like avatar and guided her toward a rating gun. Meanwhile, Silver Wolf and Kafka searched the control room for clues to the Stellaron’s location.

• Silver Wolf teased Lin Shuang over her search for Herta’s Curios and led her toward a gun that rated people from zero to one hundred.
• Silver Wolf’s chibi avatar attacked a Trampler alongside Lin Shuang, but the enemy threw her aside before Lin Shuang defeated it with a punch and a flaming greatsword.
• Silver Wolf installed the avatar as a follower pet on Lin Shuang’s phone and encouraged her to level it up, then quietly guided her onward.
• Silver Wolf told Kafka that Asta had ordered the space station evacuated and that Herta had only recently invited Lin Shuang there.
• Silver Wolf explained that a Curio might be hiding the Stellaron and asked Kafka to help search the control room terminals.

Lin Shuang uncovered the hidden chamber containing the Stellaron, then helped Kafka and Silver Wolf choose Stelle as its vessel. After Kafka implanted the Stellaron and instructed Stelle, she thanked Lin Shuang for calling her gentle.

• Lin Shuang used the Mystic Seal of True Sight to reveal a hidden door beside the Curio collection room and asked Silver Wolf to unlock it.
• Silver Wolf lifted the door's restrictions, and Lin Shuang and Silver Wolf found the Stellaron inside as Kafka and Silver Wolf prepared to teleport there.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf arrived, and Lin Shuang chose Stelle as the Stellaron's vessel.
• Kafka placed the Stellaron inside Stelle while Lin Shuang teased Silver Wolf, who kicked Lin Shuang in retaliation.
• Kafka finished instructing Stelle, then caressed Lin Shuang's cheek and thanked her for the compliment.

Kafka gave Lin Shuang a ring before leaving with Silver Wolf, and Lin Shuang’s relationship with Kafka became “Partners in crime.” A system draw granted Lin Shuang Silk Manipulation, which she tested through the ring before Silver Wolf returned to ask about her Rating Gun score.

• Kafka slipped a ring onto Lin Shuang’s hand, called her a partner in crime, and left the space station with Silver Wolf.
• Lin Shuang checked the system pop-up, received a green-tier draw, and gained Silk Manipulation, which let her create fiery threads through the ring.
• Lin Shuang wondered whether she could use Silk Manipulation and her Riding Skill to capture the Doomsday Beast as a mount, then headed to inspect the Wings of the Wind and the fragments.
• Silver Wolf reappeared on Lin Shuang’s shoulder and asked what score she had received from the Rating Gun, prompting them to bicker.

Lin Shuang visited the Curio collection rooms to see the Wings of the Wind and a broken sword, then set out with Silver Wolf to find Arlan. After defeating a Trampler, she used Kafka-like threads and her Riding EX ability to tame and transform it, leaving Silver Wolf eager to learn how her power worked.

• Lin Shuang found the Wings of the Wind and the broken sword, touching both as she reflected on the worlds and stories they represented.
• Lin Shuang and Silver Wolf headed for the Containment Zone surveillance room to search for Arlan and a Herta Puppet.
• A Trampler ambushed Lin Shuang, but she bound it with blue-green threads and climbed onto its back.
• Lin Shuang's Riding EX power transformed the Trampler into a stronger, fire-wreathed mount and made it obey her.
• Silver Wolf examined the altered Trampler and questioned Lin Shuang about how she had acquired the ability.

Lin Shuang and Dan Heng found the injured Arlan and brought him to meet March 7th and Stelle. The group regrouped at the locked central elevator, where March 7th realized she had misplaced the access card Asta gave her.

• Lin Shuang rode Mount No. 1 to the monitoring room, where she met Dan Heng and showed him Asta's contact information.
• Arlan came out of the monitoring room and vouched for Lin Shuang and Dan Heng before they set out together.
• Lin Shuang ordered Mount No. 1 to carry the injured Arlan toward the central elevator, where they found March 7th and Stelle.
• March 7th introduced herself and Stelle to Lin Shuang, then asked Arlan about the elevator.
• Arlan explained that the elevator had been locked and asked about the access card, and March 7th admitted she had forgotten where she put it.

Mount No. 1 protected Lin Shuang and the others from a swarm of Void Pawns, then Lin Shuang used her pass to unlock the elevator for one trip. The group boarded, with Mount No. 1 squeezing into the human-sized elevator.

• Stelle recognized Lin Shuang and called her the woman who touched other people's butts, so Lin Shuang grabbed her cheeks until she apologized.
• More than a dozen Void Pawns surrounded the group, and Lin Shuang ordered Mount No. 1 to finish them.
• Mount No. 1 used fiery arrows and waves of flame to kill the Void Pawns and block their attacks.
• Lin Shuang scanned her phone to unlock the elevator, and March 7th realized her search for the Secret Key had been unnecessary.
• Arlan asked about the elevator locks, and Lin Shuang explained that the access would work for only one trip.
• Mount No. 1 struggled to fit through the elevator doorway, but Lin Shuang told him to crouch, and he squeezed inside.

Lin Shuang and the Astral Express crew reached the Master Control Zone, where Himeko and Asta welcomed them and arranged for Arlan to receive treatment. Asta reported that the station was recovering from the attack but its researchers were distressed, and she still could not contact Herta.

• March 7th mistook Lin Shuang's flame-wielding Trampler mount for a possible relative, while Stelle asked Lin Shuang what assimilation would be like if she rode her.
• Lin Shuang whispered an explicit explanation of assimilation to Stelle, leaving her embarrassed and speechless.
• The elevator opened in the Master Control Zone, where researchers panicked at the sight of Mount No. 1, but Himeko calmly greeted Lin Shuang and the others.
• Asta arrived with security staff, sent Arlan to the infirmary, and thanked Lin Shuang for helping during the attack.
• Asta led the group toward the Command Platform and told Himeko that the station's security damage was minor, but the researchers were badly shaken and Herta had not answered her messages.

Lin Shuang arranged for Mount No. 1 to work with the Herta Space Station Security Department and exchanged contact information with Asta. While Lin Shuang messaged Acheron about the station crisis, Acheron realized her concern for Lin Shuang had grown unusually personal.

• Asta agreed to hire Mount No. 1 at compensation equivalent to a Security Department head, and he left with a station guard for his new post.
• Lin Shuang kept her connection to Mount No. 1 and gave him instructions before exchanging contact information with Asta.
• Asta asked Lin Shuang’s permission to contact Herta, then stepped aside when Acheron messaged her.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron about the Anti-Matter Legion and the Doomsday Beast, and Acheron urged her to stay safe and call for help.
• Acheron began to reply while traveling through a shattered star region, then noticed how much more personally worried she had become about Lin Shuang.

Acheron reassured herself that she could take time to understand her growing concern for Lin Shuang, while Lin Shuang joined the Astral Express crew as alarms revealed the Doomsday Beast attacking the Space Station. The group headed toward a platform to meet Welt, and Lin Shuang prepared to hold the beast back.

• Acheron told Lin Shuang to be careful after worrying that her actions might attract another Emanator, and Lin Shuang promised to call her if anything happened.
• Himeko invited Lin Shuang aboard the Astral Express, and Lin Shuang said she might someday become one of the Nameless.
• The Doomsday Beast attacked the Space Station's Shield, prompting Asta to urge Himeko to take Lin Shuang and leave.
• Lin Shuang explained that the beast was pursuing the Stellaron and that leaving the Master Control Zone would keep the station from becoming their battlefield.
• Himeko led the group toward the Supply Zone and a nearby Platform to meet Welt, while Lin Shuang said she would try to pin down the Doomsday Beast.

Lin Shuang tried to tame the Doomsday Beast as a mount, but struggled to control it as it fought back and battered itself against the space station’s barrier. With Himeko’s drone and March 7th’s arrows helping her, Lin Shuang kept burning and restraining the beast while her Riding Skill slowly assimilated it.

• Lin Shuang charged at the Doomsday Beast and wrapped it in flaming threads as it dived toward the platform.
• She landed on its neck and drove her greatsword into its body, burning it and anchoring herself in place.
• The Doomsday Beast twisted and slammed into the space station’s protective barrier to try to shake Lin Shuang off.
• Himeko’s drone and March 7th’s arrows distracted the beast and helped Lin Shuang endure its attacks.
• Lin Shuang held on and kept burning the Doomsday Beast as her Riding Skill gradually assimilated it.

Lin Shuang and the Astral Express crew fought the weakened Doomsday Beast, while Stelle awakened the power of Destruction and Welt subdued her. Welt then met Lin Shuang and was stunned by her resemblance to Kiana Kaslana.

• Lin Shuang diverted the Doomsday Beast as Himeko, March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng attacked it on the Platform.
• The Doomsday Beast lashed out with beams, and Stelle shielded March 7th as the Stellaron in her chest unleashed Destruction against it.
• Welt appeared and tapped Stelle unconscious, and Lin Shuang caught her before March 7th reached them.
• Welt recognized Lin Shuang's face, armor, and sword as resembling Kiana Kaslana, then introduced himself as a member of the Star Rail Express.

Lin Shuang tamed the Doomsday Beast and brought it back to the Space Station, where Welt and Himeko recognized her from rumors about the battle on the Luofu. After Stelle was examined, Lin Shuang explained how she had learned about the Stellaron and identified the Stellaron Hunters as the ones who implanted it in her, leaving the Astral Express Crew considering what Stelle's connection to their plans might mean.

• Lin Shuang assimilated the Doomsday Beast, healed it, and rode it back to the Space Station's Platform.
• Asta allowed the Doomsday Beast to stay temporarily on the Platform while Lin Shuang and the crew took Stelle for a medical examination.
• Himeko and Welt connected Lin Shuang to rumors about an outsider who fought an Emanator of Destruction on the Luofu, and Lin Shuang confirmed the story.
• Lin Shuang told March 7th that she had seen the Stellaron implanted in Stelle while clearing monsters in the storage zone.
• Welt asked who had implanted the Stellaron, and Lin Shuang named the Stellaron Hunters, prompting concern about their plans for Stelle.