Recaps

After resting through the night, Lin Yu and April encountered a merfolk emergency search-and-rescue team near the wreckage of the Lucky Golden Dragon. April posed as a wealthy passenger and Lin Yu as her bodyguard, while the merfolk admired him for killing the Ink-Black Twin-Headed Octopus.

• Lin Yu and April woke at dawn and saw juvenile Silver-Head Fish following the octopus tentacles tied to their boat.
• April questioned Lin Yu about his wilderness knowledge, and he explained that he had worked as a wildlife reporter while she described herself as a medical student.
• April identified the approaching merfolk as an emergency search-and-rescue team, correcting Lin Yu’s guess that they were an ordinary patrol.
• Five merfolk arrived in metal vessels and asked whether Lin Yu and April had survived the Lucky Golden Dragon.
• April claimed she had been a wealthy passenger and that her bodyguard had killed the black two-headed octopus; the merfolk praised Lin Yu and were impressed when he said he came from the Middle Sea.

Lin Yu and April traveled aboard a merfolk rescue vessel toward Baobol, where they planned to use a teleportation node to attend the Origin Tracing Festival. The merfolk captain explained that his team would remain on duty during the festival rather than go to the Sea Monster Royal Capital.

• Lin Yu and April admired the glowing deep-sea scenery as the merfolk vessel descended toward the seafloor.
• Lin Yu told the merfolk captain that their kingdom's scenery was nearly a third as magnificent as the Middle Sea, earning his delight.
• The merfolk captain confirmed that Lin Yu and April planned to take the Lucky Golden Dragon to Baobol and use its teleportation node.
• Lin Yu considered the festival's importance and the dangers humans faced traveling through sea monster territory.
• April asked whether the merfolk captain would visit the Sea Monster Royal Capital, and he said the Emergency Rescue Team would work overtime and stay on duty.

Lin Yu and April arrived in Baobol during the Tide-Chasing Festival and prepared to travel through the underwater city. Hannah explained that the city’s advanced facilities came from the Lost Kingdom, whose civilization had collapsed after the Mu Continent sank, leaving the present world to rely on ancient technology.

• The Merfolk Captain gave Lin Yu and April temporary passes and suggested they travel on foot because festival traffic clogged the waterways.
• April chose to wear filter masks and diving suits with Lin Yu, and explained that the captain treated them well because they were foreign visitors who appeared wealthy.
• Lin Yu told April he had been invited to the Middle Sea by the God of Banquets, but April thought he was joking.
• The Merfolk Captain led Lin Yu and April toward a teleportation node while Hannah explained that Lost Kingdom facilities provided teleportation, underwater air pockets, and relief from gravity.
• Lin Yu recalled that the Mu Continent sank after a bloody upheaval, taking its ruler and three cities behind the Azure Sea Sky Dome, after which the unified races fragmented into separate nations.

Lin Yu and April joined the crowded queue for Baobol’s teleportation array, where Prince Kord arrived and ordered the gate cleared for his family. After threatening to raise taxes on the city’s residents and visiting humans and undersea people, Kord heard someone dismiss him as a clueless country bumpkin.

• Lin Yu, April, and the Merfolk Captain swam through Baobol and joined the long queue for the teleportation array.
• Two golden vessels arrived, and guards announced that the array would close until Prince Kord had passed through.
• Prince Kord claimed his noble bloodline entitled him to special treatment and threatened tax increases against Baobol’s residents and visitors.
• Someone in the crowd sighed that Prince Kord was a clueless country bumpkin who had not even visited the Middle Sea.

Lin Yu confronted Prince Kord in Baobol, revealed that she came from the Middle Sea by summoning food with a divine item, and refused to cooperate with him. After she narrowly missed killing Kord with a short sword, Sword warned the prince that Lin Yu could kill them both.

• Lin Yu stepped forward and insulted Prince Kord, while April and the Merfolk Captain reacted with concern.
• Lin Yu used Reusable Delicious Paper to summon grilled fish, and Sword recognized it as a divine gift that proved she came from the Middle Sea.
• Kord tried to appease Lin Yu and proposed they use the portal together, but she refused and told him to get in line.
• Lin Yu threw a Green short sword at Kord, but Sword blocked it with his own sword.
• Kord ordered the guards to kill Lin Yu, and Sword warned him that she could kill them both.

Lin Yu used Reusable Delicious Paper to demonstrate his status and strength, forcing Prince Kord to let him and April use the portal first. After they departed, Kord plotted to have Lin Yu killed in the Sea Monster Royal Capital during the Tide-Chasing Festival.

• Lin Yu used Reusable Delicious Paper as proof of his connection to the Middle Sea and relied on his strength to deter Kord and the Merfolk Guards.
• Lin Yu secured priority access to the portal and entered it with April, while no one else dared to join them.
• April praised Lin Yu after witnessing how thoroughly he had intimidated Kord and his guards.
• Kord blamed Sword for failing to investigate Lin Yu, threatened to dock his pay, and raised taxes on Baobol's commoners.
• Kord's youngest son suggested punishing townspeople who had mocked his father, and Kord praised him.
• Kord planned to arrange Lin Yu's death in the Sea Monster Royal Capital during the Tide-Chasing Festival, then ordered his party to use the portal.

Lin Yu and April arrived in the Sea Monster Royal Capital for the Tide-Chasing Festival, where Lin Yu drew attention by emerging alone with April through a teleportation portal. After learning how to apply for a festival stall, they headed toward the trading venue, and Lin Yu explained why he had chosen to make a conspicuous entrance.

• Lin Yu and April traveled through a teleportation portal and arrived in the Sea Monster Royal Capital, where their unusual two-person arrival attracted attention.
• Sea Monster administrators questioned Lin Yu and April, who introduced themselves as visitors from Baobol City attending the Tide-Chasing Festival.
• Lin Yu asked where to apply for a stall, and the administrators explained that valuable goods required an appraisal report before they could be sold at the main trading venue.
• Lin Yu and April left the portal, and April asked whether he had deliberately made a scene to build momentum for himself.
• Lin Yu admitted that he had disliked the merfolk prince and said that a high profile could be advantageous when backed by sufficient strength.

Lin Yu explained to April why he wanted to publicly oppose the merfolk, attract Sea Eye Venerable’s attention, and present himself as a distinguished guest from the Middle Sea. At the Appraisal Institute, their reputation earned them access to the uncrowded Distinguished Guest passage and a Senior Appraiser.

• April questioned the risks of provoking the Order and the Merfolk Royal Family, and asked Lin Yu to explain the benefits of acting openly.
• Lin Yu said their search for [Mermaid's Tear] would put them at odds with the merfolk anyway, and that their public reputation could help them approach Sea Eye Venerable.
• Lin Yu revealed his ambition to gain wealth, status, fame, and respect, surprising April with how specifically he described his dream.
• Lin Yu and April arrived at the Sea Monster Royal Capital Academy Appraisal Institute during the Tide-Chasing Festival.
• An Appraisal Institute worker recognized Yayu and April as distinguished guests from the Middle Sea and escorted them toward the Distinguished Guest passage for a Senior Appraiser.

Lin Yu had a sea monster appraiser assess an octopus tentacle and a divine steak, planning to use the tentacle as bait to investigate the attack on the Lucky Golden Dragon and auction the steak at the Tide-Chasing Festival. He revealed that he hoped to buy the Lost Treasure and, especially, Mermaid's Tear.

• Lin Yu presented an Ink-Black Twin-Headed Octopus tentacle and a steak summoned with the Reusable Delicious Paper for appraisal.
• The appraiser identified the tentacle as a high-grade ingredient and estimated it could sell for fifty to seventy thousand Sea Monster Shells.
• Lin Yu planned to list the tentacle as bait and watch for unusual reactions that might reveal the truth behind the Lucky Golden Dragon's sinking.
• The appraiser praised the steak as a Present World Treasure and recommended selling it at the Tide-Chasing Festival auction.
• Lin Yu said he wanted to purchase the Lost Treasure and uncommon materials, including Mermaid's Tear.

Lin Yu and April sold valuable items through an appraisal house and received a lead to meet the collector Sea Eye Venerable. Meanwhile, Prince Kord hired Gu Ya Zun to kill two humans, but failed to tell him who they were before leaving.

• Lin Yu asked the appraiser about finding Lost Treasure and Mermaid's Tear, and learned they would probably be sold at auction.
• The appraiser gave Lin Yu a business card to meet Sea Eye Venerable at his collection hall.
• Lin Yu admitted to April that he had stolen the item that produced his valuable steak, and they left to sell their loot.
• Prince Kord paid Gu Ya Zun two Blood Coral Crystals to kill the two humans who had humiliated him.
• Gu Ya Zun stopped Prince Kord and asked him to identify the targets by name and appearance.

At the Tide-Chasing Festival, Lin Yu and April heard rumors casting them as Middle Sea VIPs selling a Present World Treasure to obtain the Lost Treasure. Lin Yu revealed he had deliberately spread the rumors to build their status, while April worried that Order would identify them; he promised he could handle them.

• April and Lin Yu heard festival-goers spreading rumors about two Middle Sea VIPs, their treasure-quality dish, and the Lost Treasure.
• April worried that their growing fame could attract powerful natives when they visited the Auction House.
• Lin Yu reassured April that their reputation might help them maintain a high position in the civilized royal capital.
• Lin Yu revealed that he had used Lip of Rumor to deliberately spread the story about selling Present World Treasure delicacies to acquire the Lost Treasure.
• April warned that Order could identify them from the rumor's mention of two VIPs, but Lin Yu said he had a way to deal with them.

Lin Yu and April discussed the danger posed by Order’s Director before arriving at the Auction House, where the managing director eagerly offered to arrange Lin Yu’s auction of a Present World Treasure delicacy. Lin Yu then asked the director to introduce him to a Sea Monster collector.

• April warned Lin Yu that Director was a master of disguise and planning, and might be more dangerous than the newcomer Zhu Ming.
• Lin Yu reasoned that Director was unlikely to attend because he was reportedly in poor condition, though April urged caution around Order’s other experts.
• Lin Yu and April arrived at the Auction House, where its managing director greeted them after hearing of their visit from the Senior Appraiser.
• Lin Yu told the director he planned to auction a Present World Treasure delicacy, and the director promised to prioritize his needs.
• Lin Yu asked the director to introduce him to a Sea Monster collector and presented the Senior Appraiser’s business card as a token from an intermediary.

Lin Yu and April waited in the auction house’s VIP lounge for Sea Eye Venerable, while Lin Yu reasoned that influential locals might visit them first. The regent Gu Ya Zun arrived, and Lin Yu bluntly called him “Fatty.”

• The merfolk supervisor arranged for Sea Eye Venerable to be invited and left Lin Yu and April in the VIP lounge.
• April enjoyed the lounge’s comforts but reminded herself to stay alert and suggested they use their time productively.
• Lin Yu argued that waiting calmly could attract powerful visitors and provide useful information.
• A visitor arrived at the lounge, and Lin Yu opened the door to meet the merfolk regent Gu Ya Zun and his attendants.
• Gu Ya Zun introduced himself and asked whether he was speaking to Yayu or April, and Lin Yu identified himself before calling the regent “Fatty.”

Gu Ya Zun planned to have Lin Yu and April assassinated to provoke chaos among the Pure Ruins races and strengthen his family’s position. Convinced they had not uncovered his plan, he ordered Shadow to strike after Sea Eye Venerable arrived, preferably during the auction.

• Lin Yu insulted Gu Ya Zun, and April laughed before the two shut the door in his face.
• Gu Ya Zun suspected Lin Yu and April were on guard but decided their hostility did not mean they had discovered his assassination plot.
• Gu Ya Zun recalled that he wanted the killings to spark war in the Pure Ruins and give the Sea Monster Kingdom an advantage.
• Gu Ya Zun ordered Shadow to kill Lin Yu and April after Sea Eye Venerable arrived, ideally once the auction began.
• Gu Ya Zun planned to blame the Naga first, then involve the merfolk if necessary, and use the ensuing chaos to extort benefits.

Lin Yu explained to April why he believed Gu Ya Zun had come to kill them, and why he had deliberately provoked him. They went to meet Sea Eye Venerable, with Lin Yu ready to use the Marauders’ methods if the negotiations failed.

• April questioned Lin Yu for insulting Gu Ya Zun, and Lin Yu said he sensed the regent’s murderous intent.
• Lin Yu explained that provoking Gu Ya Zun would force him to act hastily, and argued that his connection to Sea Eye Venerable was probably weak.
• April agreed to follow Lin Yu’s lead in their dealings with the sea monsters.
• The auction house announced that Sea Eye Venerable had arrived and invited Lin Yu and April to his private collection room.
• Lin Yu and April set off to meet Sea Eye Venerable, and Lin Yu said they would use Marauder methods if he proved unreasonable.

At the Tide-Chasing Festival, Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow realized that two suspected Marauders were connected to the Lost Treasure and headed to the Auction House to find them. They reached the entrance, where Mad Saber feigned anger over being denied entry until Mountain Sparrow showed his Membership Badge.

• Mad Saber ate takoyaki while Mountain Sparrow criticized him for neglecting their mission.
• Mountain Sparrow explained that two humans from the Middle Sea had beaten Prince Kord and were preparing to sell a top-tier delicacy, making them likely candidates connected to the Lost Treasure.
• Mountain Sparrow said the suspected Marauders were heading to the Auction House to meet Sea Eye Venerable, and Mad Saber agreed to confront them.
• Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow reached the Auction House, where an attendant demanded a Membership Badge, invitation, or letter of introduction.
• Mad Saber pretended to take offense and shoved with the guards until Mountain Sparrow displayed his Membership Badge and separated them.

Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber infiltrated the Sea Monster Kingdom Auction House to stop two Marauders from obtaining the [Mermaid's Tear]. They decided to wait for the auction to identify the targets, then spotted the two human women with the auction house manager.

• Mountain Sparrow used a hand-drawn membership badge to sneak into the auction house with Mad Saber.
• The pair searched the exhibition hall for the Marauders but found no one who matched their targets.
• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber agreed to wait for the auction, then follow the Marauders out and look for a chance to strike.
• The auction house manager emerged with two human women, and Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber recognized them as the targets.

Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber planned to secretly kill the Naga guarding Lin Yu and April, while Lin Yu warned April that the Order and an assassin were watching them. Lin Yu remained confident he could defeat all of their pursuers as they continued toward Sea Eye Venerable’s chamber.

• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber identified the hidden Naga as a powerful bodyguard and decided to find an opportunity to kill it in an auction-house blind spot.
• Lin Yu told April that Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow belonged to the Order and warned her to act as though she had not noticed them.
• April asked whether the Order planned to attack, and Lin Yu urged her to stay cautious because Mad Saber might act impulsively.
• Lin Yu told April that a Naga was following them and considered whether the Mermaid prince or sea demon regent had sent it.
• Lin Yu reassured April that he could defeat the Order agents and the Naga if they attacked.

Lin Yu and April met Sea Eye Venerable in his private vault and learned that he planned to auction [Mermaid's Tear] to provoke the Merfolk Royal Family. The chapter ended with Lin Yu asking to see the pearls after Sea Eye Venerable refused a private trade.

• A sea monster supervisor led Lin Yu and April through an airlock into Sea Eye Venerable's private vault.
• Lin Yu asked how Sea Eye Venerable could be a sea monster noble despite having legs, and Sea Eye Venerable explained that an artifact accident had altered his body.
• Sea Eye Venerable described an ancient legend about a Tail Race woman using a device to grow legs, and Lin Yu shared a human version in which she lost her voice and turned to foam.
• Sea Eye Venerable asked whether Lin Yu and April wanted to buy or sell, and Lin Yu said they wanted [Mermaid's Tear].
• April proposed a private transaction, but Sea Eye Venerable refused because he wanted the public auction to anger the Merfolk Royal Family.
• Lin Yu asked Sea Eye Venerable to show him the [Mermaid's Tear]s.

Lin Yu learned that the Mermaid’s Tears held fragments of merfolk royal souls and could grant outsiders their spells and authority. After Sea Eye Venerable explained that he planned to auction two to provoke the Merfolk Royal Family, Lin Yu proposed making a private deal with him instead.

• Sea Eye Venerable showed Lin Yu the two Mermaid’s Tears he planned to sell and explained that they contained merfolk soul power and could grant access to royal spells and Ancient Civilization facilities.
• Sea Eye Venerable said the Merfolk Royal Family regarded the Tears as a threat and had tried to assassinate him over the ones he possessed.
• Sea Eye Venerable revealed that he was auctioning two Mermaid’s Tears to provoke the Merfolk Royal Family, while keeping five more in his personal collection.
• Lin Yu returned the box and offered Sea Eye Venerable a private deal, claiming his plan could trouble the merfolk even more.

Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber ambushed a Naga bodyguard in the Auction House, but Mad Saber was wounded during the fight. They discovered the Naga carried a private guard credential belonging to a sea demon regent, suggesting the Marauders had an important ally.

• Mountain Sparrow worked out the Naga’s patrol pattern and identified a ten-minute security gap in the far-left corridor.
• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber went to ambush the Naga, planning to kill it and dispose of its body before the guards returned.
• Mad Saber killed the Naga but took a stab wound to the thigh during its dying counterattack.
• Mountain Sparrow found a private guard credential on the Naga and realized it served a sea demon regent rather than being hired directly by the Marauders.

Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber confronted Gu Ya Zun after learning he was the owner of the badge and had recently met the Marauders. Gu Ya Zun refused to stop supporting them, and the two concluded he was a key figure in their plans and had to be killed.

• Mountain Sparrow asked a sea monster attendant whose badge they had found, and the attendant identified it as belonging to regent Gu Ya Zun.
• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber went to Gu Ya Zun’s private box, planning to judge his relationship with the Marauders and stop him if possible.
• Gu Ya Zun mistook them for the two human women he had recently met, revealing that he had seen the Marauders not long before.
• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber said they had killed Gu Ya Zun’s Naga and demanded that he stop interfering with their pursuit of the two humans.
• Gu Ya Zun refused, saying his actions concerned the rise of the Sea Monster Kingdom, and Mountain Sparrow concluded that he was central to the Marauders’ plans in the Outer Sea beyond Pure Ruins.
• Mountain Sparrow and Mad Saber decided they had to kill Gu Ya Zun.

Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow attacked a Sea Monster regent, while Lin Yu revealed that his bargain with Sea Eye Venerable was a setup to steal five Mermaid's Tears. Lin Yu assigned April to enter the vault, promising to handle security and their escape.

• Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow launched a surprise attack on the Sea Monster regent, and the fight erupted into a fierce deathmatch.
• Lin Yu and April left Sea Eye Venerable's private vault after reaching an agreement with him.
• Lin Yu admitted he had deceived Sea Eye Venerable by pretending to help raise the Mermaid's Tears' price and arrange a fictitious sale.
• Lin Yu explained that he planned to steal the five Mermaid's Tears kept in Sea Eye Venerable's vault.
• Lin Yu told April that she alone would enter the vault and promised to plan their escape and keep her safe.

After killing Gu Ya Zun, Mountain Sparrow proposed using his ability to hide the corpse and impersonate the regent at the auction. Mad Saber agreed to the risky plan, and the two prepared to rely on Mountain Sparrow’s drawing and Mad Saber’s acting skills to avoid detection.

• Mad Saber asked Mountain Sparrow how they could escape after they killed Gu Ya Zun, but Mountain Sparrow said they should stay and make sure the Marauders did not get the Mermaid’s Tear.
• Mountain Sparrow used his manga ability to make Gu Ya Zun’s corpse disappear and temporarily recreate the regent’s tokens.
• Mountain Sparrow proposed posing as Gu Ya Zun and attending the auction from his private VIP box so they could pursue the Lost Treasure and prevent the Marauders from succeeding.
• Mad Saber agreed to the plan, despite the risk of being exposed, and asked how they would disguise themselves as the regent.
• Mountain Sparrow said he could draw a shell for them to operate from inside, while Mad Saber offered to imitate the sea monster’s voice and act naturally.

Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow disguised themselves as Gu Ya Zun and entered the auction, hoping to obtain [Mermaid's Tear] and “Lost Treasure.” After discussing a plan to fake Gu Ya Zun's death if things went wrong, they remained unaware that Lin Yu had overheard them and judged their acting terrible.

• Mad Saber and Mountain Sparrow reached Gu Ya Zun's private auction booth inside their disguise, “Paper Gu Ya Zun No. 1.”
• Mountain Sparrow explained that Gu Ya Zun's privileges would let them bid without paying immediately, and they planned to acquire [Mermaid's Tear] and “Lost Treasure.”
• Mad Saber suggested pretending Gu Ya Zun had been assassinated to confuse their pursuers if the auction plan failed.
• Mountain Sparrow developed a scheme to stage Gu Ya Zun's death at the auction and create an incident that would buy them time.
• Lin Yu listened from the neighboring booth, decided their acting was awful but their plot could help his own script, and told Hannah to stop monitoring them.