Chapter Summaries

Ling Chu organized her priorities and decided to leave Hope Island to continue searching for the Elven Stone Slabs, despite the citizens wanting her to stay. As she set sail, the islanders sent her off with a large gift of Giant Razor Clams.

• Ling Chu sorted her goals into main and side quests, prioritizing upgrading Hope Island while also seeking Lucas, improving the Ghost Ship and crew, and investigating the world's gods and system.
• Ling Chu told her crew to prepare to depart at eight the next morning, and she refused You Jiali's suggestion to wait for the first players to arrive.
• The next morning, Ling Chu crossed Salos's Bubble Shield into the heat and boarded the Ghost Ship, where the Skeleton Henchmen cooled her with ice and fans.
• Black Skin and the citizens urged Ling Chu to stay, but Edmund reassured them that she would return after her voyages.
• Black Skin and the citizens presented Ling Chu with nets holding about a ton of Giant Razor Clams for her journey.

Ling Chu sailed away from Hope Island with her crew and checked the Ghost Ship’s dwindling food supplies. As the crew prepared to trade canned goods for staples, Squid Ball alerted everyone to major gossip on the Public Channel.

• Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship departed Hope Island after she promised the citizens she would return.
• Xiao Pai emerged from hiding and told Ling Chu it had feared the crowded ship and being eaten, then flew off without accepting bread.
• Ling Chu learned that the ship had run out of rice, flour, fresh vegetables, and ordinary seafood, so she told You Jiali to trade canned goods for enough staples to last a month.
• Ling Chu told You Jiali she would handle lunch while he procured supplies and took his promised three days off.
• Squid Ball @'d everyone in the Crew Channel and urged them to check the Public Channel for huge gossip.

Ling Chu learned that Autumn Snow’s Holy Army had lost more than half its members after landing on Snake Island and being poisoned by cobras. When Xia Chunying asked Ling Chu to remove her Soul Mark, Ling Chu refused but offered her an opportunity, keeping her as a source of information.

• Ling Chu read the Public Channel gossip about Autumn Snow’s desperate search for Antidote Potions and saw that the Holy Army’s First Crew had fewer than two hundred members.
• Ling Chu messaged Xia Chunying, who revealed that Autumn Snow had taken players to an island full of cobras, where many died or were poisoned.
• Ling Chu recognized the island as Snake Island and realized the Holy Army faced a devastating loss without enough Antidote Potions.
• Xia Chunying asked Ling Chu to remove her Soul Mark, but Ling Chu refused to release her and reminded her that the weakened Holy Army was still vulnerable.
• Ling Chu told Xia Chunying she could offer her an opportunity in exchange for her continued usefulness.

Ling Chu tried to bargain with Xia Chunying for the Holy Army’s supplies in exchange for removing her Soul Mark, then cooked braised pork rice while reviewing leads on the Elven Stone Slabs. She fell asleep by the stove and burned the meal, leaving the crew gathered to taste her questionable cooking.

• Ling Chu offered to remove Xia Chunying’s Soul Mark if she stole the Holy Army’s stored supplies, and Xia Chunying struggled with the choice without replying.
• Ling Chu decided to make braised pork rice, while Big Gold Tooth chopped the pork and Saka cooked the rice.
• While the pork simmered, Ling Chu reviewed translations of Stone Slabs No. 3 and No. 9 and considered the Golden Finger Gambling Ship and Lucas as leads to more slabs.
• Ling Chu fell asleep beside the stove, and the braised pork burned before Big Gold Tooth woke her.
• Ling Chu salvaged a few pieces for lunch, and the crew arrived as You Jiali warned them to be kind about the Captain’s cooking.

Ling Chu served the crew her badly overcooked braised pork rice, then used an invitation voucher to treat them to a meal aboard the Fat Starship. The Fat Starship arrived with a vast fleet, and the crew prepared to board its luxurious ocean liner.

• Ling Chu served the crew salty, blackened braised pork rice, and they pretended to enjoy it after You Jiali had told them to encourage her.
• Ling Chu stopped the crew from eating and decided to sell the leftover rice cheaply on the Trading Post.
• Ling Chu used her invitation voucher to invite the crew to the Fat Starship restaurant and told everyone to meet on deck in ten minutes.
• The Fat Starship and its fleet arrived, and Ling Chu and the crew saw the enormous, crystal-like ocean liner and its many guests.

Ling Chu and her crew boarded the Fat Starship's Sea Restaurant, where her Quality Inspector badge earned them discounted entry. They headed for the fourth-floor restaurant serving non-human guests, and the chapter left them riding a crystal-glass elevator.

• The Fat Starship connected to the Ghost Ship, and Ling Chu presented her invitation coupon to the mongoose attendant.
• Ling Chu showed her mongoose Quality Inspector badge and received a thirty percent discount for her companions.
• The mongoose attendant assured You Jiali that the ship served fresh-blood dishes, and Ling Chu paid 7,000 Sea Shells for the group.
• Ling Chu and her crew entered the luxurious restaurant and learned about the ship's dining areas and other facilities.
• The attendant led the group toward the fourth-floor non-human restaurant, and Huang Xiaowen admired the crystal-glass elevator.

Ling Chu and her companions explored the Fat Starship’s fourth-floor non-human restaurant after learning that Clumsy Bear could win a private island in the eating contest. They saw the restaurant’s unusual food and wary guests, and Ling Chu found the vampires’ table before they headed to the contest.

• The mongoose attendant announced the fifth-floor eating contest and said last year’s champion had received a private island, so Clumsy Bear decided to enter.
• Ling Chu led the group to tour the fourth-floor non-human restaurant before the contest began at two o’clock.
• The group saw beastmen eating raw and half-cooked meat and Lizardmen and snakefolk eating live worms.
• Huang Xiaowen accidentally stepped on a snakefolk girl’s tail, apologized, and the girl returned to her meal as other guests turned to watch the humans.
• Squid Ball worried that the non-humans might attack, but Ling Chu calmly continued through the restaurant.
• Ling Chu found the vampires’ table, where guests ate dishes made with fresh blood.

Ling Chu and her companions ate at the Fat Starship’s sea restaurant, where she overheard two mermaids mention that their Highness and Slachi would enter the eating challenge. They then went to the fifth deck for the contest, where the host announced its rules and warned contestants about the risks.

• You Jiali sampled blood pudding, and Ling Chu moved the group to a table serving deep-sea seafood when she noticed he was uncomfortable being watched.
• Ling Chu overheard two mermaids discuss their duty, their Highness entering the eating challenge with Slachi, and the contest starting in twenty minutes.
• Squid Ball offered Clumsy Bear cod porridge, but he refused so he could save room for the contest.
• Ling Chu and her companions rode to the fifth deck, where the host announced that two hundred contestants could compete for prizes by eating as much as possible within two hours.
• The host explained that contestants would receive increasing portions and could ring a bell for the next round after staff confirmed they had finished, then warned that the restaurant was not responsible for contestants who ate themselves to death.

Ling Chu watched Clumsy Bear and a crowd of beastfolk compete in the Fat Starship Sea Restaurant’s 173rd Big Eater Challenge. The contestants began eating, and the tiger beastfolk was first to finish his steak and beer, earning a huge pile of sausages.

• Clumsy Bear pushed through the crowd and claimed seat No. 36 while Ling Chu noticed most of the tables were still empty.
• A proud Mermaid Maiden brought her leashed Mixed-blood Sea Monster, Slachi, to seat No. 198 and ordered him to win the competition.
• The fox-meerkat host announced the challenge, and attendants served every contestant a two-pound grilled steak and a large beer.
• Clumsy Bear tore into his steak as the contestants began eating, while Ling Chu watched from the sidelines.
• The tiger beastfolk finished his steak and beer first, rang his bell, and received a tray piled with sausages.

Ling Chu watched Clumsy Bear compete in a staged eating challenge against the Mixed-blood Sea Monster and other contestants. Clumsy Bear advanced through the sausage round and steadily ate the cream cake, while the Sea Monster remained ahead and one contestant withdrew.

• The tiger beastman and Clumsy Bear finished their steaks and began the sausage round, while the Mixed-blood Sea Monster and a wolf beastman also rang their bells quickly.
• The Mixed-blood Sea Monster became the first contestant to finish the sausages and advance to the cream-cake round; the Mermaid Maiden called him Slachi and praised his appetite.
• A dwarf became the second contestant to reach the third round, and Clumsy Bear rang his bell soon afterward as the tiger beastman began to slow down.
• A contestant asked the fox-mongoose host for pickles, was refused, and later withdrew from the challenge, receiving a bottle of champagne.
• Clumsy Bear ate more than half his cake at a steady pace while Slachi had only a third of his cake remaining, and the Mermaid Maiden urged Slachi to eat faster.

Clumsy Bear advanced through the fourth round of the eating contest, facing a mountain of giant sushi as most contestants withdrew or struggled to keep eating. Ling Chu watched the leading contenders while Clumsy Bear continued eating steadily, still enjoying the food.

• The contestants entered the fourth round, where attendants served about fifty oversized pieces of sushi to each remaining contestant.
• Clumsy Bear eagerly began eating the sushi, while a beastkin contestant withdrew after seeing the platter.
• Squid Ball said Clumsy Bear could still eat much more, but Lingering Wind and Fading Moon warned that the Mixed-blood Sea Monster and the dwarf were formidable rivals.
• A werewolf contestant vomited and withdrew, and attendants cleaned the mess and escorted him away.
• Ling Chu noticed the Mixed-blood Sea Monster eating mechanically, while Clumsy Bear continued at a steady pace and the tiger beastkin struggled to eat.

Clumsy Bear and the Mixed-blood Sea Monster tied in the sushi round and continued through the fried-food round, while dwarf contestant Jacob finished his enormous platter first. As the sixth round began, Ling Chu spotted signs that Jacob was using a magical bow tie to cheat and publicly accused him.

• Clumsy Bear and the Mixed-blood Sea Monster finished the sushi mountain at the same time, leaving only four contestants in the fried-food round.
• Clumsy Bear ate most of his fried-food mountain, though Ling Chu saw that his fullness still left him room to continue.
• Jacob finished every crumb on his platter before the other contestants and drew cheers from his dwarf relatives, who said he had prepared for the contest.
• The sixth-round platter revealed a whole roasted tuna head, and Jacob calmly removed its decorative apple and made it disappear with barely a few bites.
• Ling Chu sensed magic from Jacob's bow tie, stood up, and accused a contestant of cheating.

Ling Chu exposed Contestant No. 77 for hiding food in his bow tie, and the dwarf was disqualified and taken to the Forbidden House. When Contestant No. 18 accused Clumsy Bear of cheating, Ling Chu insisted that all three remaining contestants be inspected and that false accusations be punished.

• Ling Chu pointed out the dwarf's bow tie as evidence, and the attendants found a large stash of food hidden inside it.
• The mongoose host disqualified Contestant No. 77 and ordered him imprisoned in the Forbidden House, while the audience learned that the prison was said to have no escapees.
• With only Clumsy Bear, the Mixed-blood Sea Monster, and the tiger beastman left, Contestant No. 18 accused Clumsy Bear of using a cheating tool.
• Ling Chu asked for all three remaining contestants to be inspected and argued that Contestant No. 18 should face punishment if his accusation proved false.
• The meerkat host agreed to inspect all three contestants and declared that Contestant No. 18 would be disqualified if Contestant No. 36 had not cheated.

Clumsy Bear and Slachi remained in the eating contest after the tiger beastman was disqualified, and both reached the end of the sixth round at nearly the same time. When the seventh-round giant hamburger arrived, Clumsy Bear transformed into a towering black bear, leaving the Mermaid Maiden and the audience stunned.

• The attendants found no cheating by Clumsy Bear, Slachi, or the tiger beastman, but disqualified the tiger beastman for falsely accusing a contestant.
• The Mermaid Maiden offered Clumsy Bear a thousand Flawless White Pearls to withdraw, but he ignored her and kept eating.
• Ling Chu noticed that Slachi's eating had slowed, and Clumsy Bear reached his fullness limit as both contestants finished the round together.
• The mongoose host announced the seventh round and had attendants bring out a giant hamburger stacked with more than thirty layers.
• Clumsy Bear transformed into a towering black bear, stunning the audience and freezing the Mermaid Maiden's smile.

Clumsy Bear out ate the Mixed-blood Sea Monster in the Fat Starship Ocean Restaurant’s eating challenge, while the Mermaid Maiden forced her contestant to keep eating after he collapsed. The sea monster eventually forfeited, and Clumsy Bear was declared the champion.

• Clumsy Bear transformed into the Gluttonous Giant Bear and used his renewed appetite to devour the hamburger tower.
• The Mixed-blood Sea Monster collapsed from overeating, but the Mermaid Maiden forced him awake and stuffed more food into his mouth.
• The sea monster vomited on the Mermaid Maiden, who tried to kill him before the meerkat host restrained her.
• The Mermaid Maiden demanded that the sea monster forfeit, and he weakly agreed before being dragged offstage.
• The meerkat host announced Clumsy Bear as the champion of the 173rd Eating Challenge at the Fat Starship Ocean Restaurant.

Clumsy Bear won the Big Eater Challenge and received an island transfer agreement from Captain Kurada. He handed the reward to Ling Chu for the Ghost Ship to manage, and the group encountered the Mermaid Maiden waiting near the restaurant.

• Clumsy Bear won the Big Eater Challenge, and the host announced the other top-three contestants and their prizes.
• Ling Chu, Clumsy Bear, and the others met Captain Kurada, who gave Clumsy Bear an island transfer agreement as his champion's reward.
• Kurada told them the Fat Starship would pass the island the next day, and the group left his cabin for the restaurant.
• Clumsy Bear gave the island agreement to Ling Chu, saying she should manage it for the crew.
• Ling Chu spotted the Mermaid Maiden waiting with several mermaid attendants near the restaurant entrance.

Ling Chu and her companions confronted Mermaid Princess Sveti, who demanded their contest reward and tried to take Ling Chu’s necklace. Sveti left after backing down, and Ling Chu revealed she had stolen a token from her.

• Sveti confronted Ling Chu and demanded the reward, but Ling Chu told her to ask the Captain who had awarded it.
• Sveti recognized her mother’s scent on Ling Chu’s necklace and accused her of stealing it.
• Ling Chu restrained Sveti’s wrist and warned her against starting a fight aboard the Fat Starship, so Sveti withdrew with her attendants and Slachi.
• Ling Chu and her companions entered the restaurant and ate while discussing Slachi’s mistreatment.
• Huang Xiaowen noticed a jade-like token in Ling Chu’s hand, and Ling Chu said she had plundered it from Sveti.

Ling Chu and her companions enjoyed a lavish meal and overnight stay aboard the Fat Starship, while You Jiali noticed that the restaurant had no visible chefs. The next morning, they disembarked and headed toward the newly acquired island.

• Ling Chu stored the Mermaid Royal Jade Tablet after checking its attributes.
• You Jiali investigated the restaurant’s serving outlet and told Ling Chu that he had not seen any chefs, but the group set aside their curiosity to enjoy their meal.
• A meerkat attendant guided the Big Eater Championship winners to luxury suites and said they would reach their island at nine the next morning.
• The group returned to the restaurant for breakfast, then Ling Chu chose to disembark when the attendant asked.
• Ling Chu and her companions returned to the Ghost Ship and saw their island ahead, with beaches and lush vegetation.

Ling Chu and her companions landed on a food island transferred to them by Kurada and learned that his skill had turned the island’s plants and sand into edible treats. Sveti watched from the shore and planned to attack them, but discovered that her royal jade token was missing.

• Ling Chu presented Kurada’s transfer agreement to the island’s meerkat guards, who agreed to take the group to the Island Core.
• Clumsy Bear, Squid Ball, and Huang Xiaowen tasted the island’s bark, leaves, and sand and discovered they were made of chocolate, matcha, and sugar.
• Ling Chu explained that Kurada’s Delicious Starfish Touch skill had likely transformed the island into food.
• Sveti emerged from the sea and ordered her Mermaid guard to summon reinforcements from an undersea outpost.
• Sveti reached for her royal jade token and found it missing.

Sveti abandoned the unconscious Slachi on the beach and returned to the sea to search for her missing jade tablet. Meanwhile, Ling Chu and her companions found the Island Core behind the Milk Waterfall, made her the island’s owner, and named it Food Island, leaving them with a fresh supply of food.

• Sveti ordered a guard to mobilize people without the jade tablet, then set off with the others to search the Fat Starship for it.
• Sveti found Slachi unconscious and apparently dead on the beach, released his chain, and left him behind.
• Ling Chu and her companions discovered the Milk Waterfall and sampled the island’s food, including cake, grilled meat, and chocolate.
• The meerkat guard led the group to a hidden cave, where Ling Chu gave blood to the Island Core and became the island’s owner.
• Ling Chu named the island Food Island and collected its matured supplies, including milk, chocolate, cake, and roasted meat.
• Clumsy Bear celebrated the abundance of food and asked whether they could take milk baths.