Recaps

Lin Yu awakened first from the banquet’s daydream after turning his imagined award ceremony into a defiant refusal, earning five ropes and the God of Revelry’s interest as a potential follower. A’yu and Li Hua also awakened, while the other Players remained immersed in their illusions.

• Lin Yu’s daydream froze after he berated the stage, and the God of Revelry appeared to praise his defiance and invite him to become a follower.
• The God of Revelry resumed the banquet, awarded Lin Yu five ropes for adding arrogance to honor, and gave him a chilled drink.
• Lin Yu observed that the other Players were still trapped in their daydreams and realized he had awakened ahead of them.
• A’yu awakened after adding killing to victory, received two ropes, and drank her altered fermented mung-bean drink.
• A’yu asked Lin Yu about his five ropes, and he kept the way he earned them secret.
• Li Hua, whom A’yu called the Gambler, awakened beside Lin Yu.

After the banquet ended, the God of Revelry kept Lin Yu behind to answer his questions and renew his offer to make Lin Yu his Human Realm Agent. Lin Yu thanked him but had not yet revealed whether he would accept.

• The God of Revelry ended the banquet and announced that the parting gifts depended on how many ropes each guest had earned.
• Li Hua promised Lin Yu he would visit her in Jiang City, then the other guests and Li Hua disappeared one by one.
• The God of Revelry kept Lin Yu until last and allowed him two questions because he had eight ropes.
• Lin Yu learned that Octopus Ka would have served him a quill-shaped dessert called [Narrative Trick], and the god confirmed that an existence on their level concealed Lin Yu’s identity.
• The God of Revelry explained that six guests had been invited as potential agents and that fate had chosen Lin Yu for the remaining slot, then asked Lin Yu to decide whether to become his Human Realm Agent.

After receiving generous rewards for completing The Feast Above the Heavens, Lin Yu returned to the rooftop and assessed his new items, which gave him ways to gain and store beneficial effects. His final reward appeared as an excited octopus apprentice who asked whether Lin Yu was its future agent.

• Lin Yu announced that he would attend his own invitation alone and reminded the other players of the riddle about its time and place.
• The Settlement Space ended, and Lin Yu returned to the rooftop at the moment he had left, then went back through the fire escape and locked the door.
• Lin Yu inspected Reusable Delicious Paper, Carnival Pendant, and Blissful Immortal Pot, recognizing that the latter two could strengthen his combat abilities.
• Lin Yu reflected on the Crow's lack of generosity and on how powerless he had felt against A'yu's strength.
• Lin Yu summoned Pocket Little Chef Apprentice, and the pink octopus asked whether he was the agent its lord had sent it to serve.

Lin Yu learned that the pink Little Octopus was a capable cooking and stealth companion sent by the God of Banquets. After hearing its real name was Ba, he gave it the codename Hannah, and it eagerly accepted.

• Lin Yu discovered that the Little Octopus was a summoned creature and asked about its relationship with Ka and its abilities.
• The Little Octopus explained that it could cook three kinds of dishes to restore stamina, boost Mental Power, or treat injuries, but needed eight hours of sleep after each dish.
• The Little Octopus demonstrated its camouflage skill, [Stealth Disguise], and its ability to create a moving, speaking illusion of Ka with [Illusion Ink].
• Lin Yu told the Little Octopus to call him Director and learned that its real name was Ba.
• Lin Yu gave Ba the codename Hannah, and Ba happily embraced the new name.

Lin Yu took Hannah to the hotel lounge, tested his items by eating and drinking, and turned a food-granted buff into Immortal Brew. The chapter ended when he recognized his senior sister Shen Bingmiao working as the lounge’s new bartender.

• Lin Yu sat with Hannah in the executive lounge and ordered food and a nonalcoholic drink so she could observe human-world cooking.
• Lin Yu gained the Dance Mastery buff after eating more food, then used the Blissful Immortal Pot to preserve it as Immortal Brew of Dance.
• Lin Yu rang for the bartender and saw Shen Bingmiao arrive for her shift.
• Shen Bingmiao cheerfully approached Lin Yu to recommend drinks, and he recognized her as his senior sister.

Lin Yu tried to hide the source of his sudden wealth from Shen Bingmiao, who questioned him at a hotel suite. After she left, she suddenly returned and asked whether he was a Player in the Death game.

• Shen Bingmiao questioned Lin Yu about his expensive suite and sudden wealth, and he claimed he had made money through investments.
• Lin Yu turned the questions back on Shen Bingmiao, who said she had come to earn money for the Drama club’s productions.
• Shen Bingmiao said she would give Lin Yu space and left after mentioning that Lin Zhao would be proud of him.
• Lin Yu reflected that he wanted to keep Shen Bingmiao away from the Death game and believed she was not a Player based on his earlier tests.
• Hannah admitted that Shen Bingmiao frightened her, but Shen Bingmiao returned and asked Lin Yu if he was a Player in the Death game.

Lin Yu learned that Shen Bingmiao was a Tier 3 player affiliated with Order as an outsourced member, and she explained how rank advancement differs from ordinary Instance missions. She left him with the idea that advancing rank means making another world remember the player forever.

• Shen Bingmiao revealed that she had suspected Lin Yu was a player and had joined the Death game around the week before last.
• Shen Bingmiao explained that high-tier players could evade the forum’s simple player-identification test because its advice did not apply to them.
• Shen Bingmiao told Lin Yu that she was Tier 3 and outsourced to Order.
• Lin Yu said he had experienced four Instances but had not advanced in rank.
• Shen Bingmiao explained that rank advancement missions focused on crucial events in an Instance world and could leave a lasting mark there.

After Shen Bingmiao explained that advancing a tier meant making another world remember you, Lin Yu considered what the revelation might mean for his unusual Instances and his S-rank evaluation. He monitored reactions to the previous Instance, warned Li Nian about the experts heading to Jiang City, and found more than ninety-nine urgent messages from a famous detective.

• Shen Bingmiao left Lin Yu's suite after offering to keep in touch, and Lin Yu reflected on her explanation of tier advancement.
• Lin Yu asked Hannah what she had sensed about Shen Bingmiao, but Hannah said she might have been mistaken.
• Lin Yu saw A'yu's Marauders' APP post asking for help solving a riddle about a time and place in Jiang City.
• Lin Yu read Tycoon's announcement that Tier 3 experts from several organizations might soon arrive in Jiang City.
• Lin Yu told Li Nian that he had advanced his tier and chosen [Collar], then warned her that experts were gathering in Jiang City.
• Lin Yu checked Doctor May's phone and found more than ninety-nine urgent messages from a famous detective.

Lin Yu learned that Fu Luo had failed his first Tier 1 advancement and was trying to avoid taking risks again, so he urged Fu Luo to attempt the mission and build his strength. Fu Luo agreed to try, then told Lin Yu that Order might be transferring people to Jiang City because something was about to happen there.

• Lin Yu called Fu Luo after finding more than a hundred vague messages and learned Fu Luo wanted help with his advancement.
• Lin Yu discovered that Fu Luo was attempting his second Tier 1 advancement in his nineteenth Instance because he had avoided his first mission.
• Fu Luo explained that he had considered never advancing and relying on a Team-up Item every ten Instances.
• Lin Yu urged Fu Luo to face the mission and strengthen himself, and Fu Luo agreed to do his best.
• Fu Luo told Lin Yu that Officer Gao Shan wanted to add him as a friend and that Order was preparing to transfer people to Jiang City.

Lin Yu accepted Gao Shan’s invitation to work with Order in Jiang City, where major organizations were gathering experts in response to the looming threat involving Fluoxetine. At the briefing, Li Hua, the Gambler from Haicheng, arrived as the Administrator.

• Lin Yu used May May’s identity to contact Gao Shan, who invited him to join Order’s operation in Jiang City, and Lin Yu agreed.
• The next morning, Lin Yu saw that major organizations were mobilizing and that forums were buzzing about a mysterious expert from the Psychology Society.
• Lin Yu met Gao Shan and joined a briefing at Jiang City Hotel, where he assessed the gathered Order members and outside recruits.
• Li Hua, the Gambler from Haicheng, entered the room and introduced himself as the Administrator.

Li Hua told the Order that the Psychology Society had invited him and several other powerful Players to Jiang City with a riddle, and the group worked out that the meeting would take place on Thursday evening. The location remained unknown, and Lin Yu considered using his knowledge as the riddle’s author to claim Li Hua’s offered reward.

• Li Hua explained that a Psychology Society member had invited him and five other experts to meet in Jiang City, leaving a riddle as the time and place.
• The captains learned that the invitation had reached several powerful Players, including A'yu, Radish, Robin, the Magician, and Mosin-Nagant, and grew concerned about the threat.
• Mad Saber complained that Li Hua had not brought more support from Sea City, but Li Hua explained the risks of moving too many people into Jiang City and calmed the assembled Players.
• Lin Yu asked how Li Hua had deduced the time, and Li Hua explained that the thirty silver coins and the Last Supper pointed to Thursday evening.
• Li Hua asked the group to solve the location clue and offered extra compensation, while Lin Yu considered earning it because he knew the answer.

Lin Yu joined Gao Shan’s temporary squad as Order began its search for the puzzle’s location in Jiang City. Li Nian offered him a favor from the Magician in exchange for solving the puzzle, and Lin Yu agreed when she sent him the prompt he had created.

• Li Hua divided Order’s forces into six squads, gave them communication brooches, and launched the operation in Jiang City.
• Gao Shan introduced Lin Yu and the other members of his temporary squad, then explained that he had avoided recruiting women because his wife might check on him.
• The squad set out in a rented Jiang City Express van with Dan Wang driving.
• Lin Yu read Li Nian’s message asking if he wanted to solve puzzles and negotiated a personal favor from the Magician.
• Li Nian sent Lin Yu the puzzle prompt he had created himself.

Lin Yu solved Order’s riddle and identified the Southern Section of the Ring Elevated Highway as its location. He submitted the answer to Order through Tycoon while keeping the Freedom Alliance uninformed for now.

• Lin Yu told Li Nian that he could solve the riddle but waited before giving her an answer.
• Lin Yu found the riddle and reward offer in Jiang'an Hall’s internal app and privately contacted Tycoon.
• Lin Yu told Tycoon the gathering would take place at seven o’clock on Thursday evening, linking the clues to Judas and the Last Supper.
• Lin Yu explained that the dusk rainbow referred to the broken rainbow bridge in Ragnarok and identified the abandoned Southern Section of the Ring Elevated Highway as the location.
• Lin Yu told Tycoon that a friend had solved the riddle and asked for the reward to be credited to him.

Lin Yu strengthened Old Yao’s standing in Jiang'an Hall and used Zhu Ming to build her persona, while learning that the Marauders’ leader had solved the puzzle. As the teams moved toward the abandoned southern elevated road in Jiang City, Lin Yu deduced that Jiang'an Hall and Order were coordinating closely and that Order had a major home-field advantage.

• Lin Yu used Old Yao’s supposed network of reliable friends to solve the puzzle, earning Tycoon’s approval and the prospect of promotion in Jiang'an Hall.
• Lin Yu messaged Li Nian as Zhu Ming, and Li Nian said the Norse mythology clue matched a dangerous woman whose name Zhu Ming should not yet know.
• Lin Yu saw that A'yu’s puzzle post had been replaced with a notice from Diviner, the Marauders’ leader, inviting members above Tier 2 to register for the Jiang City trip.
• Gao Shan told Dan Wang to head for the southwest entrance to an abandoned section of Jiang City’s southern elevated road after the Gambler’s side identified the location.
• Lin Yu inferred that Tycoon and Li Hua had direct, rapid contact and that Jiang'an Hall would coordinate closely with Order during the operation.

Tycoon, Li Hua, and the Jiangcheng Administrator discussed Fluoxetine’s invitation and concluded it was meant to draw out a hidden person and spark chaos in Jiang City. Meanwhile, Lin Yu’s team stopped for noodles, where Li Nian unexpectedly appeared behind him.

• Li Hua asked the Jiangcheng Administrator to assess Fluoxetine’s purpose, and the Administrator suggested the puzzle was bait to draw out someone outside the six invitees.
• Li Hua and the Administrator ruled out Tycoon and the Administrator as the intended target, while the Administrator warned that the Psychology Society sought to create chaos in Jiang City.
• The Administrator predicted that the coming disorder could exceed the Snow Mountain Riot, leaving Tycoon and Li Hua alarmed.
• Lin Yu’s team ate dry-mixed noodles at a small shop near the southern outskirts of Jiang City.
• Li Nian entered the noodle shop and spoke, startling Lin Yu.

Lin Yu disguised as May May ate at a noodle shop with Gao Shan’s team, where they crossed paths with Li Nian and other Freedom Alliance members. Li Nian did not recognize Lin Yu, but Gao Shan’s offer to help him join as a full member threatened to complicate his plans.

• Lin Yu recognized Li Nian, Qianhuan, and two likely Freedom Alliance members entering the shop, then worried that Gao Shan’s team might identify them.
• Gao Shan and Reed eyed Li Nian’s group suspiciously, but Big Bird said Li Nian was a wealthy local’s daughter and the others accepted the explanation.
• The Freedom Alliance members joked about their appearance and anime characters, easing the police officers’ suspicions as both groups continued eating.
• Gao Shan’s team finished their meal and secretly had their bill paid by the Shandong bun before Gao Shan ordered drinks for the road.
• Gao Shan stayed behind with Lin Yu, encouraged him about the mission, and said he might arrange for Lin Yu to join through exceptional admission.
• Li Nian briefly looked surprised by Lin Yu’s face but did not recognize him, while Gao Shan’s offer left Lin Yu alarmed.

Lin Yu and Gao Shan were exposed as Death game Players by Xiao Yun while dining with members of the Freedom Alliance, but Li Nian stopped the confrontation. Lin Yu stayed behind to negotiate, threatening to reveal the Freedom Alliance's location to the Gambler and the Tycoon.

• When Gao Shan said Li Hua, Lin Yu pretended they meant a real-estate manager and urged Gao Shan to play along.
• Xiao Yun opened her umbrella to block Lin Yu and Gao Shan, then accused them of being Death game Players.
• Gao Shan prepared to hold off the Freedom Alliance while Lin Yu called for backup, but Li Nian insisted everyone eat their noodles first.
• Lin Yu sat down and told Gao Shan to leave, offering himself as the one to stay with the Freedom Alliance.
• Li Nian invited Lin Yu to join the Freedom Alliance, and Qianhuan challenged him to name his negotiating leverage.
• Lin Yu showed the pin on his collar and warned that the Gambler and the Tycoon could track the Freedom Alliance's whereabouts.

Lin Yu negotiated with the Freedom Alliance by using the Soul Spirit Gold Brooch and Tycoon’s reputation to persuade them to let Captain Gao Shan go while keeping Lin Yu as leverage. After Gao Shan left, Lin Yu explained that his apparent sacrifice also helped him build a reputation and satisfy his desire to become a hero.

• Lin Yu warned the Freedom Alliance that the Soul Spirit Gold Brooch could reveal their last location and that Tycoon, Li Hua, Order, and Jiang'an Hall could target them, then proposed that they release Gao Shan and keep him instead.
• The four Freedom Alliance members approved Lin Yu’s plan, but Gao Shan objected to leaving him behind.
• Lin Yu argued that Gao Shan needed to return to his team as captain and stay calm, and Gao Shan reluctantly left after Xiao Yun warned him to go quickly.
• Qianhuan praised Lin Yu’s reputation, while Li Nian asked why he had made himself the one at greatest risk.
• Lin Yu said he was seeking the best outcome for everyone and explained that his apparent sacrifice would build his reputation and fulfill his desire to become a hero.

Lin Yu refused the Freedom Alliance’s repeated invitations and faced a threat from Qianhuan, but used a favor owed to him by the Magician to prevent Qianhuan from killing him. Though Qianhuan offered to let him go, Lin Yu chose to stay with the group.

• Lin Yu found the Freedom Alliance members relaxing at the hotel instead of preparing for Thursday night, and declined their invitation to join.
• Li Nian teased Lin Yu with a threat, then Qianhuan pressed a sharp Playing Card to his throat and challenged him to act like a hero.
• Lin Yu showed Qianhuan a message from Zhu Ming and revealed that he had solved the mystery of the time and place, earning a favor from the Magician.
• Li Nian confirmed the message was genuine, and Qianhuan acknowledged that he owed Lin Yu a favor and offered to let him go.
• The other Freedom Alliance members accepted Qianhuan’s decision, but Lin Yu said he did not plan to leave yet.

Lin Yu used his apparent captivity by the Freedom Alliance to secure a free window for moving around Jiang City under another identity. After the Alliance members escaped into Li Nian’s painting, Lin Yu disguised himself as Heavenly Artisan and headed to the airport to meet the Marauders.

• Qianhuan warned Lin Yu that Jiang City would become chaotic, but Lin Yu chose to stay with the Freedom Alliance to monitor them.
• Li Nian used Painter Kui’s oil painting to let the four Freedom Alliance members escape, while Xiao Yun’s Embalmer ability kept Lin Yu behind an invisible barrier.
• Lin Yu realized the Alliance had left him with a useful alibi and a chance to act freely as his other identities.
• Lin Yu changed his appearance to Heavenly Artisan and messaged Marauders members in Jiang City to meet him at the airport.

Lin Yu joined the Marauders in Jiang City and followed them to their hidden stronghold aboard an abandoned cargo ship. There, A'yu announced that she would assess all members below Tier 2 before allowing them to take part in the important operation.

• Lin Yu arrived at the airport, identified himself as a Tier 1 Heavenly Artisan, and joined A'yu and the Marauders despite their members mocking him.
• A'yu told the Marauders to stop criticizing Lin Yu, though the group remained wary of him.
• The Marauders boarded a tour bus and traveled to an abandoned wharf, where their leader showed A'yu the branch's hidden cargo-ship stronghold.
• A'yu inspected the ship's training and recreation facilities, then announced that members below Tier 2 would have to pass her selection and assessment to join the operation.

A'yu announced a selection for the Marauders' upcoming operation and had her right hand, Sea Cucumber, assess the candidates in the arena. Lin Yu watched the fights and concluded that the standards were looser than he had expected as more contestants stepped forward.

• A'yu explained that the operation was complicated and that candidates would be assessed so they would not burden the group.
• Sea Cucumber introduced himself and said candidates had to withstand three moves and land one attack while he used only a few Items.
• Sea Cucumber defeated a Jiang City Corporate Slave with practiced martial arts, then blocked his buffed baton strike with a konjac-like shield and passed him.
• Lin Yu noted that a contestant could pass by appearing useful, even after being outclassed during most of the fight.
• More contestants eagerly stepped onto the arena after seeing Sea Cucumber's assessment process.

Lin Yu underwent Sea Cucumber’s assessment after eating enough food to build up buffs from his Carnival Pendant. He proved himself strong enough to pass and command the others, while leaving the crowd reconsidering the rumors that he was useless.

• Sea Cucumber assessed the Tier 1 contestants, rejected five as unqualified, and A'yu noticed that Lin Yu had not yet taken his turn.
• Lin Yu finished eating the base’s food reserves, explained that he needed to eat before performing, and stepped onto the Arena with two hammers.
• Lin Yu caught Sea Cucumber’s first punch and dodged his jab, surprising Sea Cucumber with his speed and reactions.
• Sea Cucumber struck Lin Yu in the abdomen with a powerful punch, but Lin Yu endured it without showing pain.
• Sea Cucumber passed Lin Yu with flying colors and said he could command the others; Lin Yu then put away his hand cannon and explained that May and the ambushers who defeated his group had been extremely strong.

Lin Yu strengthened the Heavenly Artisan’s reputation among the Marauders, then rejected A'yu’s offer to help with his revenge. A'yu lent him a powerful token and revealed the group’s mission: escort her to a meeting in Jiang City, then exploit the gathering of rival factions to cause chaos.

• After Lin Yu displayed the Heavenly Artisan’s strength, the Marauders wondered how powerful May was, and A'yu praised Lin Yu and offered to help him.
• Lin Yu described how Order members had destroyed his home and killed his friends, and vowed to take revenge himself.
• A'yu accepted Lin Yu’s refusal of her help and lent him a Meteorite Token that could store and release energy.
• Lin Yu asked about the operation, and A'yu explained that Fluoxetine of the Psychology Society had invited major organizations to meet in Jiang City.
• A'yu ordered the Marauders to escort her to an overpass the next night, then urged them to attack rival groups and seize their spoils if her meeting went smoothly.
• Lin Yu thanked A'yu but refused her offer of kindness.

After leaving the Marauders to act alone, Lin Yu returned home and gave Lin Zhao twenty thousand yuan, promising more money to improve her shop. He considered using his Lin Yu identity or creating a new one to earn money through the Death game.

• Lin Yu told A'yu he would act alone, and she approved his decision and promised him a reward if he achieved results.
• Lin Yu sent Gao Shan a brief message and location pin about raiding a stronghold, then left the port and headed home.
• Lin Yu gave Lin Zhao twenty thousand yuan, and she welcomed him home with a meal despite scolding him for staying out late.
• Lin Yu told Lin Zhao more money was coming and urged her to renovate or replace her shop, but she refused to spend the cash.
• Lin Yu decided he would find a way to get Lin Zhao a better shop and considered earning money as a bounty hunter under a new identity or as Lin Yu.