Recaps

He Xi awakened his earth magic, helped Tuen learn to protect others, and set Cyril on the path to becoming an Insect Mage. The arc left He Xi and Baron Ul surrounded by enraged Goblins inside Plint as the town’s silencing field remained unexplained.

• He Xi met Tuen and Mora in the forest, taught Tuen Common Tongue, and arranged for Isla to train him in the ways of knighthood.
• Tuen used Holy Light Strike to save He Xi from Jared, while Mora blessed He Xi and gave him a pack of items containing David’s adventure notes.
• He Xi learned Earth Spike Technique from David’s notes and raised a towering stone pillar that drew the attention of Plint’s residents and Duggan.
• He Xi secretly gave Cyril the Swarm Leader trait, and Cyril established a bond with giant mosquitoes, convincing Duggan to take him to Fernandez to meet Professor Meli.
• He Xi mastered Light Spell and prepared to leave Plint, but he and Bruce found Goblins outside town and discovered that a boundary around Plint blocked sound.
• He Xi used Light Spell to help Baron Ul’s guards retreat from Goblins at the northern entrance, then joined them in an attempt to reach the bell tower and rescue the townspeople.
• He Xi and Baron Ul fought through Goblins in the bloodied streets, but a Goblin shaman enraged them and overwhelmed the guards’ formation, leaving the group surrounded.

He Xi uncovered the fate of Blackstone Mine’s goblins, then reached Rose Town and registered as an adventurer under the name Galen. After joining Dragon Fang for a village commission, he gained Primal Feast from Grimm and received a temporary boost to his Constitution and Strength.

• He Xi killed the chained goblins at Blackstone Mine and extracted Bloodline Solidification, while William ordered the evidence erased and the person responsible investigated.
• He Xi and Bruce left for Rose Town, where Annis hired He Xi as a guard and he exposed Odin’s false claim to be a professional adventurer.
• He Xi reached Rose Town, registered as a Black Iron Rank V adventurer under the name Galen, and joined Hulk’s Dragon Fang squad for a mission to clear Spined Boars from Stone Creek Village’s water source.
• He Xi met Grimm at the Orcs and Lutes tavern, enjoyed his food, and persuaded him to keep the rule protecting his staff while treating troublemakers more gently.
• He Xi spent 21 Parsing Points to extract Primal Feast from Grimm and paired it with Adamantine Stomach, gaining temporary boosts to Constitution and Strength.

He Xi joined Hulk’s party to clear the Spined Boars from Stone Creek Village, then learned about Zoya’s past and protected his bloodline from Salamachis’s contract. After returning to Rose Town, he earned a new guild badge and began seeking trustworthy shops to appraise his crystal core and buy equipment.

• He Xi traveled with Hulk, Bruce, Belt, Laila, and Zoya to Stone Creek Village, where the party agreed to attack the Spined Boars by day after Zoya scouted their positions.
• He Xi and the party fought the boars near Gray Mist Forest, and He Xi killed the boar leader and Sow Leader while the others held off the herd.
• The villagers bought the remaining boars, and Hulk divided the spoils evenly while He Xi kept the leader’s rare crystal core.
• At midnight, Bloodline Solidification blocked Salamachis’s attempt to extract He Xi’s bloodline power, and He Xi caught Zoya touching his abdomen.
• Zoya told He Xi that a rival elven tribe had killed most of her people, sealed her magic, and imprisoned her and her mother, and He Xi promised to help her grow stronger and break the seal.
• The party returned to Rose Town, where the guild awarded each Dragon Fang Squad member twenty-four silver scales and issued He Xi a Black Iron III badge.
• He Xi took his crystal core to shops in Copper Nail Alley, recognized a low offer as a scam, and asked Bruce to find shops trusted by experienced adventurers.

He Xi settled into Rose Town, improved his magic, and took on new commissions with his party. After seeking a magic staff, he agreed to Fivik Kvais’s Pain Shield experiment and discovered that ebony staff material let his magic flow effortlessly.

• He Xi sold his Spined Boar crystal core to Rocknor for twelve Gold Shields and accepted Ford’s offer to search for the missing Anise.
• He Xi and Zoya rented adjoining rooms from Ms. Cassandra, and he learned Appraisal Spell and Labeling Spell before training Earth Spike Technique to Lv.3.
• He Xi practiced Grease Spell and reunited with his party, who accepted goblin and kobold extermination commissions and enjoyed a meal featuring Pooji soup.
• He Xi won a drinking contest against Morris, then asked Belt to help him find a magic staff.
• Hai En directed He Xi to the hidden shop of Fivik Kvais, who offered him free staff material in exchange for serving as a Pain Shield test subject.
• He Xi agreed to Fivik’s experiment, and Bruce and Zoya followed him to the shop and waited outside while Fivik tested the spell’s duration, fatigue relief, and resistance to cold.
• Fivik taught He Xi her improved Appraisal Spell, and He Xi found that magic flowed through the ebony staff material as if it were an extra arm.