Chapter Summaries

An Bingyan and Tong Muxue fought in a tea house’s private room, forcing Yimo to intervene. Yimo stopped them before they came to blows.

• An Bingyan entered the room and started a fight with Tong Muxue.
• Tong Muxue struck back and traded taunts and shoves with An Bingyan.
• Yimo intervened and mediated between them, stopping the fight.

An Bingyan secretly went to Yimo's room and held her through the night, though she worried Yimo might dislike her. She finally relaxed as she lay beside Yimo.

• An Bingyan secretly went to Yimo's room that night.
• An Bingyan slipped under Yimo's covers and held her while she slept.
• An Bingyan worried that Yimo truly disliked her.
• An Bingyan relaxed after lying beside Yimo.

Yimo's cold unexpectedly eased the tension between Tong Muxue and An Bingyan, who took turns caring for Yimo. Yimo insisted the cold was only slight while resting on the sofa with warm tea.

• Tong Muxue and An Bingyan stopped fighting and began taking turns looking after Yimo.
• Yimo sat bundled in a thick padded coat on the living room sofa, holding warm tea and watching TV.
• Yimo grumbled that the cold was not serious.

Yimo realized it was time to visit Xia Yuxi, whom she had not seen since before Survival Island. Xia Yuxi would spend the New Year in Lushi with Tong Muxue and An Bingyan.

• Yimo recalled that she and Xia Yuxi had last met before Survival Island, in late December.
• Yimo noted that it was early February and there were forty days left until the New Year.
• Yimo decided it was probably time to visit Xia Yuxi.
• Yimo realized Xia Yuxi would spend the New Year in Lushi with Tong Muxue and An Bingyan.

Yimo was alone in his room, trying to decide how to divide Valentine's Day among his girlfriends, when Shi Xinglan messaged him to ask for a New Year’s greeting. The chapter excerpt ended as Yimo perked up and began thinking about Shi Xinglan’s New Year.

• Yimo sat alone at his desk, worrying over how to divide Valentine's Day among his girlfriends.
• Shi Xinglan texted Yimo to ask where his New Year's greeting was.
• Yimo perked up when he received Shi Xinglan's message.

Yimo regained consciousness and began moving through a grand interior as he heard a man and a woman talking. The excerpt ended as his vision cleared in the early morning.

• Yimo gradually regained consciousness.
• Yimo heard leather shoes striking the floor and a man and a woman conversing.
• Yimo opened his eyes and stepped forward as his vision cleared.

Yimo used his Paper Person talent in the bathroom to create a copy of himself and disguise it with a hat and makeup. He took gold coins from the system and handed them to someone, but the chapter ended before the recipient was named.

• Yimo activated his Paper Person talent in the bathroom and molded a copy of himself.
• Yimo added a hat and used makeup to make the duplicate look more masculine.
• Yimo took gold coins from the system and began handing them to someone.

Yimo's clone left the enlistment registration office and entered a highly advanced city. The clone traveled through a modern urban area filled with steel-and-concrete buildings and levitating cars.

• Yimo's clone left the enlistment registration office.
• Yimo's clone found itself surrounded by an advanced, modern city.
• Levitating cars raced along tracks of blue light between the buildings.

Yimo’s recruit company waited for its instructors and commander, and the bored recruits gathered around as a fight seemed about to break out. The excerpt ended before the confrontation began.

• Yimo waited with the roughly 160 recruits in his company for the instructors and company commander.
• The recruits formed a circle around the apparent impending fight and cheered the would-be fighters on.
• Yimo glanced around and noticed that most of the onlookers were white, with most of the rest being black.

The recruits expected Tri-eyed Brother to activate his deathrattle, but he proved even less capable than Bai Renmei Zi. Yimo dragged Bai Renmei Zi into the mess, delighting everyone.

• The recruits thought Tri-eyed Brother might activate his deathrattle.
• Tri-eyed Brother proved less capable than Bai Renmei Zi.
• Yimo gleefully dragged Bai Renmei Zi into the mess.
• Everyone enjoyed the spectacle and considered White Giant, Bai Renmei Zi, Tri-eyed Brother, and Yimo the most eye-catching recruits.

A tense scene unfolded inside the bathhouse, with Tri-eyed Brother, Yimo, and Bai Renmei Zi at its center. Several of Tri-eyed Brother’s sworn brothers, Black Girl, her apparent backup boyfriend, and curious onlookers gathered around them.

• Tri-eyed Brother, Yimo, and Bai Renmei Zi formed the inner circle in the bathhouse.
• Several of Tri-eyed Brother’s sworn brothers gathered around them.
• Black Girl and what seemed to be her backup boyfriend joined the middle circle.
• Onlookers who heard about the entertainment hurried over to watch.

Key Plot Points & Events

• The recruits in Yimo's new company sleep soundly due to exhaustion from the first day's training, which involved running twenty laps.
• Yimo is not surprised by their deep sleep, as it's rare for them to not have to stay up late in the game.

Character Developments

• Yimo: Shows understanding and acceptance of the recruits' exhaustion, indicating a level of empathy and awareness of their physical limits.

Significant Themes

• Physical Exhaustion: The recruits' deep sleep highlights the intense physical demands of their training.
• Acceptance: Yimo's lack of surprise at their sleep suggests acceptance of the recruits' need for rest.

Character Interactions

• Yimo and the Recruits: Yimo's lack of intervention or expectation of wakefulness indicates a temporary respite from their usual interactions, with Yimo allowing them to rest undisturbed.

Yimo challenged the Devil Instructor to an Imperial City PK match at dawn and won, securing privileges that let him request leave and avoid being worked to exhaustion. The chapter left Yimo with a safer way to handle his recruit training.

• While the 303rd Recruit Company was in an uproar, Tri-eyed Brother seethed with resentment in the infirmary.
• At dawn, Yimo challenged the Devil Instructor to an Imperial City PK match.
• Yimo used a few tricks to beat the Devil Instructor.
• The Devil Instructor granted Yimo privileges to request leave at any time and avoid being worked to exhaustion.

Mr. Carrot questioned how the encounter had gone wrong and wondered whether his opponent had hidden his true strength. The excerpt ended before he reached an answer.

• Mr. Carrot thought his opponent should not have noticed him, given the opponent's strength.
• Mr. Carrot considered whether his opponent had concealed his true strength.
• Mr. Carrot rejected the idea because his opponent had acted as if he were in danger.
• Mr. Carrot wondered where things had gone wrong.

A handsome middle-aged man in a Washington District manor wondered where the players from his faction were. He was John, nicknamed Green Brothers, a First Team player whose teammates included James Armstrong, Black Forest, and War Chariot.

• John sat in a luxurious manor in the Washington District with his brows furrowed.
• John asked where the players from his faction were.
• The chapter identified John as a First Team player nicknamed Green Brothers and named his teammates James Armstrong, Black Forest, and War Chariot.

Amid an attack of explosions and gunfire, the Green Brothers took cover outside the private club and fought back. They hit three attackers in the arms and legs, leaving them unable to fight.

• The Green Brothers quickly retreated to cover in front of the private club.
• Many bodyguards and the secretary were killed in the sudden attack.
• The Green Brothers drew their guns and returned fire.
• The Green Brothers shot three people in the arms and legs, leaving them unable to fight.

The Green Brothers had gained influence within the Federal Council, but they lacked the experience and foundation of its long-established councilors. Their further rise would be difficult even if no one opposed them.

• The Green Brothers held high standing among the Federal Council members.
• The Green Brothers still lacked the experience and foundation of the established councilors.
• The Green Brothers faced difficulty rising further even without anyone causing them trouble.

The Green Brothers watched news coverage about themselves in Washington Civil Federal Hospital and discussed politics. The chapter ended before explaining the first assassination.

• The Green Brothers lay in the hospital bed and watched the news on the communications projection.
• The brothers switched channels and found that 80% of the programs were about them.
• The Green Brothers smiled and remarked that politics was fascinating.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Green Brothers, capitalizing on their majority in the Federal Council, propose to move up the Federal Speaker election.
• A vote is held, with 57 in favor and 26 against, confirming the Green Brothers' dominance.

Character Developments

• The Green Brothers demonstrate their political prowess and assertiveness, seizing the opportunity to solidify their power.
• Burns, though not mentioned directly, is likely feeling the pressure and loss of influence due to the Green Brothers' maneuver.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The chapter highlights the shifting power dynamics within the Federal Council, with the Green Brothers gaining the upper hand.
• Political Maneuvering: It underscores the strategic and opportunistic nature of politics, with the Green Brothers capitalizing on their advantage.

Character Interactions

• The Green Brothers work together, demonstrating unity and shared ambition, while Burns is notably absent or passive in this interaction.
• The vote indicates a clear divide within the council, with 57 supporting the Green Brothers and 26 opposing them, reflecting the polarization of political sentiments.

Ati watched the Green Brothers enter an administrative building under martial law and prepared to attack them. He jumped down from a nearby rooftop as more than a dozen bodyguards followed the brothers inside.

• Ati stood on an administrative building and watched the streets under martial law.
• Ati saw the Green Brothers enter the administrative building opposite with more than a dozen bodyguards.
• Ati leaped down dozens of meters to the ground.