Recaps

He Xi returned to Rose Town, trained with Flora, and involved Zoya in plans to investigate the cave beneath Gray Mist Forest. His search for Annis revealed that Lady Rose’s schemes were tied to a planned marriage and the Tidal Trade Union, leaving He Xi and Flora heading to the Goddess of Night’s church to seek answers about the cave and Zander’s missing friends.

• Aunt Jing Shui’s spells failed against Slag, while He Xi and Bruce escaped by boat with Jin Bi and He Xi identified the Blue Stone as the Heart of the Swamp.
• He Xi framed Elton as the Hag’s accomplice, then joined his companions in dividing the recovered Gold Shields and accepted Antoine’s offer to escort a shipment to Rose Town.
• He Xi helped Zoya complete commissions, met Flora at Fivik’s shop, and learned that the Heart of the Swamp could be used to make a wand for Flora’s daughter.
• Flora recognized Bedalin’s dangerous mirror and offered to teach He Xi Calm Emotions before joining him to investigate the cave in Misty Forest.
• He Xi sold several valuable items, learned that Annis might be in an undiscovered Dungeon in Gray Mist Forest, and used the Shared Eye spell with Bruce and Zoya.
• He Xi registered Flora at the Adventurer Guild, became a Bronze I adventurer, and helped Flora solve the Roaring Ghost mystery by deducing that dwarves were racing minecarts.
• After learning Calm Emotions from Flora, He Xi asked Zoya to join the Dungeon trip, and she agreed despite her worries about her mana.
• He Xi and Flora questioned Jared through a magical delusion, learned that Annis had fled a planned wedding and that Serina feared the Tidal Trade Union, then left to find Zander at the Goddess of Night’s church.

He Xi and his companions uncovered the Kareen Cult’s memory-stealing ritual and entered Zander’s memories, where Lily sacrificed everything she remembered to save him. With Zander set on finding Lily, He Xi prepared to leave for Fernandez to study magic under Fivik’s guidance.

• Ms. Castien introduced He Xi and Flora to Zander, who joined their expedition to the cave in hopes of recovering his memories and finding Lily.
• Fivik warned He Xi that dense mana could turn the Mist Cave into a dangerous Dungeon, then joined the group as they explored its passages and found a vast cavern filled with memory-erasing mist.
• The group discovered the Kareen Cult using the Giant Stone to consume memories and create Empty Shells, and Flora opened a passage into its store of memories so Zander could search for his own.
• He Xi relived Zander’s memories of the Oracle’s ambush and saw Lily sacrifice all her memories to save Zander and send him away.
• After learning Lily had been taken under the Black Robe People’s control, Zander planned to seek advice and rescue her, while He Xi and Fivik searched the Dungeon for further clues.
• Rodney gave He Xi the group’s preliminary survey report, and He Xi sealed the passage with stone pillars before returning to the Dungeon with Fivik, Zoya, and Bruce.
• Flora gave He Xi a Teleportation Scroll and three Gold Shields, and He Xi spent Parsing Points to extract [Survival Instinct] and [Shaman's First Encounter] from Zander.
• Fivik told He Xi she would send him to Fernandez to study magic, explaining that she would not accompany him because she needed to prepare for her next stage.

He Xi trained in Fivik’s Dungeon, battled Black Robe attackers with Trist, and gained new traits through Trist’s powers. He then traveled to Holder to investigate the Holt Family and Kareen Cult, disrupted their wedding scheme, and learned how they had been transporting abducted people before killing Serina Nightthorn.

• Fivik explained He Xi’s training options and offered to cover his tuition if he became a professional, while He Xi selected Shaman's First Encounter.
• He Xi practiced magic in the Dungeon, then returned to Rose Town, where a black hole swallowed Bruce and Trist went after Quillendra.
• He Xi and Trist fought Black Robe attackers, and Trist’s shadow devoured one of them after He Xi was incapacitated.
• He Xi brought Trist to stay at Fivik’s shop, where Trist devoured a Goblin’s soul and gained a contract power that let He Xi draw traits from him.
• He Xi traced the Holt Family’s wedding plans to the Kareen Cult and traveled to Holder with Zander to investigate the disappearances and Annis’s marriage.
• He Xi confronted Raymond about Annis, then interrupted the wedding and exposed the bride as an Oracle impersonator and Black Robe mage.
• He Xi questioned Serina Nightthorn, learned the Kareen Cult had used the manor cellar and dug a passage outside Holder City to move abducted people, then killed her.

He Xi reunited with Isla, advanced as a Mage, and helped Fletcher resolve the trouble at Hama Mine. After Fivik brought the group to a valley tied to Fletcher, a boundary between winter and spring swept them away.

• He Xi uncovered Serina’s memories, rescued Annis from the Red Brick House, and left Holder City after Serina’s spirit explained how she had planned to kill him.
• He Xi and Trist confronted William at Blackstone Mine, where Trist killed him, and He Xi later reunited with Isla and accepted her protective bracelet.
• He Xi returned to Mist Cave, improved his spells, and reflected on his feelings for Zoya and the meaning of Isla’s gift.
• He Xi advanced to Mage, chose Elemental Harmonizer, and agreed to travel with Fivik, Zoya, and Bruce to Stone Raven Town to find Fletcher.
• He Xi found Fletcher at Hama Mine and learned that the One-Eyed Giant Gulu had stopped the miners because his injured son needed quiet and his sheep were disappearing.
• He Xi discovered that Gu Shi was a Cyclops Thunder Caller who sought lightning, and Fivik’s bolts awakened new abilities in him.
• After Gulu’s family left for the Duskhammer Mountains, He Xi selected Supernatural Focus and joined Fletcher’s group for a trip to a valley linked to the Feywild.
• Fivik noticed a boundary between winter and spring in the valley, and its surge made He Xi, Zoya, Fletcher, Bruce, and Fivik vanish.