Chapter Summaries

David received a luxurious villa at No. 16 Orr Street as compensation from Deputy Director Garrett and discovered it already contained a hidden, fully equipped alchemy room. He kept Butler Albin on staff and prepared to use the room for alchemy.

• David left the Temple of Wealth with the alchemy materials he had purchased and arrived at his new villa with Butler Jason.
• Butler Albin welcomed David and showed him the villa, which David assigned to Butler Jason’s management while keeping Albin’s duties unchanged.
• David asked about building an alchemy room, and Butler Albin revealed that the villa’s former owner, Lord Hammond, had built one and gone bankrupt pursuing alchemy.
• David used the Shadow Servant to inspect the concealed room, then opened its entrance by touching a spiritual detection pattern on the statue.
• David explored the stocked alchemy room and learned that the Noble Affairs Office had not known about it; Butler Albin explained that he had hoped Lord Hammond might return before learning of his death.

David designed and built an alchemical carriage by adding more than sixty patterns to an ordinary carriage, then tested its capabilities on Jianmo City's streets. After its successful first ride, Butler Albin was stunned to learn David had only studied alchemy since arriving in God's Great World.

• David spent six days drawing patterns on the carriage components, using his Smart System server to assist with the design.
• David assembled the carriage in the garage, powered it with Krypton Crystals, and activated its patterns so it hovered above the ground.
• David had Andrew Knight drive the carriage through Jianmo City, where its speed, shield, and stabilizing patterns attracted attention from the nobles.
• Andrew's sharp turn left him pale, but the carriage's patterns kept it level, and David told him the test had gone well.
• Butler Albin asked how long David had studied alchemy, and David said he had begun after arriving in God's Great World, leaving Albin shocked and disbelieving.

David completed his breakthrough to Formal Knight after opening an unusually vast Heart Sea space, aided by the Battle Angel's bones and his abundant bloodline power. He left the training room to find his juvenile War Horse and Knight Andrew, who was astonished by how quickly David had advanced.

• David canceled Euphemia's etiquette lesson and trained in the Energy-Gathering Array as his saturated knight pattern neared its limit.
• David's bloodline power broke through the knight pattern's center and opened a Heart Sea space, which expanded as the Battle Angel's bones replenished his bloodline power.
• David stabilized the Heart Sea space, drew its condensed bloodline power, and realized he had become a Formal Knight.
• David saw that his War Horse was still too young to be useful in battle and brought it into the hall.
• Knight Andrew sensed David's advancement and marveled that he had become a Formal Knight in ten days, unlike Andrew, who had needed a Level 3 Enhancement Serum.

An evil god follower unleashed undead on Saro City, killing its residents and surrounding Baron Hitchcock. After a prolonged fight, the Baron was slain and raised as a powerful undead knight.

• Bone spears killed the soldiers guarding Saro City, and black mist spread through the city, turning its residents into skeletons.
• Baron Hitchcock discovered that undead had overrun the city and fought through the skeletons while trying to escape.
• A curse weakened Baron Hitchcock, and the skeletons swarmed him as their ghostly energy strengthened them into battle undead.
• Baron Hitchcock fought for an hour as undead poison and exhaustion drained his strength, but he could not escape the growing horde.
• A bone spear pierced Baron Hitchcock's heart, and the black mist raised his corpse as an undead knight before the remaining skeletons scattered.

Minister Geshwen told David that Death God believers had massacred Saro City, clearing David of blame for the Atkins Family massacre while warning him to stay in Jianmo City. After bringing Butler Jason and other staff into the city for safety, David accepted an invitation to the City Lord’s Manor cocktail party and set out to attend.

• Minister Geshwen informed David that Death God believers had killed about thirty thousand people in Saro City and claimed responsibility for the Atkins Family massacre, clearing David of Dryden’s accusations.
• Minister Geshwen warned David that the Noble Affairs Office lacked the manpower to respond soon, so David sent Knight Andrew to bring Butler Jason from Luce Castle and told Jason to remain at the residence.
• News of the massacre reached Jianmo City, prompting increased security and driving nobles from nearby castles into the city, while Butler Jason arranged David’s clothes and accessories.
• Butler Jason brought David an invitation to a hastily arranged cocktail party at the City Lord’s Manor, and David decided to attend despite suspecting it was connected to the massacre.
• After Euphemia trained David in cocktail party etiquette, he left for the City Lord’s Manor in the alchemy carriage with Knight Andrew.

David attended a reception hosted by City Lord Karger, where the nobles debated forming a knight squad to fight the evil god’s followers near Jianmo City. As Karger gathered support, David worried that Knight Andrew might be sent into a dangerous battle, and Karger passed him by without explaining his proposal.

• Captain Marquis welcomed David and Knight Andrew to the city lord's manor, where David studied the guests and met Charlie.
• Charlie asked David about flight technology from the Interstellar Federation and tried to buy his flight-capable Exoskeleton Armor, but David declined.
• City Lord Karger called on the nobles to form a knight squad after the followers of the evil god destroyed the Atkins Family in nearby Saro City.
• The nobles argued over contributing knights, while Karger privately persuaded some of them to support the plan.
• David worried that Knight Andrew would be sent to fight the followers of the evil god, but Karger noticed Charlie beside him and approached another noble instead.

David brought Charlie back to his villa and let him try on a space-type 'Exoskeleton Armor,' but Charlie's reckless flight badly damaged the hall. The City Lord's Mansion repaired the villa the next morning, and David crafted alchemy lamps to brighten it; the Luce Family's prospects improved with his growing alchemical skill.

• David brought Charlie to the villa, where Charlie praised the lighting and asked to see the 'Exoskeleton Armor.'
• David unlocked the 'Exoskeleton Armor' for Charlie and explained its controls, but Charlie launched into the air at maximum engine output, smashing through the chandelier and roof.
• Charlie learned to fly the armor and returned by crashing through the roof again, while David freed him from it and dismissed him without asking for compensation.
• The City Lord's Mansion sent workers to repair the roof and install a more extravagant chandelier, and David realized Charlie had arranged it.
• David carved crystals into lotus-shaped alchemy lamps, powered them with Krypton Crystals, and had five installed in the hall.

David received Knight Charlie, who asked for more time to offer something in exchange for the Exoskeleton Armor, while City Lord Karger organized twenty-six knights to respond to evil god followers. At Ssang Town, a follower of the God of Shadows released zombie poison to create chaos and delay the arriving knights.

• David welcomed Charlie, accepted his communication arrays, and said he would consider Charlie's request for the Exoskeleton Armor.
• City Lord Karger gathered twenty-six Formal Knights and promised them merit for fighting evil god followers.
• After intelligence agents found evil god followers in Ssang Town, Captain Marquis led the knights there aboard a Starry Sky Flying Boat.
• A follower of the God of Shadows released zombie poison in Ssang Town's market, infecting residents and causing widespread panic.
• Captain Marquis ordered the knights to kill the infected and split into groups to search for the evil god follower.
• The hidden follower watched the knights search the market, having set out to delay them.

David discovered that an alchemy array had sealed off Jianmo City's inner city and sheltered his household in the villa's Safe House. As Evil God believers attacked the City Lord's Manor to capture Charlie, Karger confronted them while their leader set out to find Charlie.

• A burst of alchemical energy disrupted David's work, and he used the Shadow Servant to discover six points of an alchemy array surrounding the inner city.
• David ordered Butler Albin, Butler Jason, and Knight Andrew to secure the villa's servants in the Safe House, then joined them and explained that they would be safe there.
• David saw a skeleton knight and four hooded Evil God believers heading toward the City Lord's Manor, while Karger learned the city's knights could not be reached and hurried to protect Charlie.
• Karger forced Charlie into a Safe House after telling him that Evil God believers had entered the inner city, and Charlie watched the invaders through a surveillance array.
• The Evil God believers demanded that Karger hand over Charlie and revealed a Tracking Hound; Karger refused, and their leader sent three attackers against him while setting out to capture Charlie.

Charlie contacted David to ask him to deliver a final message to his parents, but David instead rode to the City Lord's Manor to help him. David joined City Lord Karger's battle and pierced one of the evil god believers with a thrown spear, leaving the fight unresolved.

• City Lord Karger fought a Skeleton Knight and three evil god believers, who used curses and ranged attacks to keep him occupied while they searched for Charlie.
• Charlie realized the evil god believers would find him, contacted David, and asked him to pass a message and a hidden letter to his parents.
• David reassured those in the Safe House, then set out alone for the City Lord's Manor despite Charlie's warning about the four Level 3 evil god believers.
• David arrived to find the manor guards dead and City Lord Karger badly wounded, and he announced that he had come to help.
• David threw a Level 3 Grade short spear through an ice wall and an energy shield, piercing one of the evil god believers.

David killed Harkins and the wounded evil god cultist before racing to the stables to protect Charlie. Bilbohm captured Charlie, but David reached them and killed Bilbohm with a heavy sword.

• David pierced Harkins with a Level 3 Grade short spear, then crushed his head with the war horse after Harkins faked his death.
• David used a Mental Arrow and the war horse to kill the other fallen evil god cultist, then followed Little White's guidance toward Charlie.
• Bilbohm tracked Charlie to the Safe House, tricked him into wasting his Magic Talismans, and captured him with black mist.
• David arrived as Bilbohm carried Charlie away and stunned Bilbohm with a High-Frequency Sonic Wave.
• David cut through Bilbohm's defensive barrier with Heavy Sword Space Severing and severed his head.

David rescued Charlie from the evil god followers attacking Jianmo City, and Charlie recognized him as a friend. After learning more about the history and methods of sorcerers and knights, David returned to his villa, where he assessed his combat strength and resolved to strengthen his body to control his power.

• David protected the immobilized Charlie after killing Bilbohm, and City Lord Karger restored Charlie’s movement with a Magic Talisman.
• Charlie thanked David, called him a friend, and explained how evil god followers used spiritual abilities as sorcerers in opposition to the knight system.
• Karger reported that the evil god follower he had fought escaped, then arranged a reception for David and Charlie.
• Karger later confirmed the knight squad had returned and the city was under control, and he told David that his three kills would earn him merits and spoils.
• David returned to his villa and reviewed his battle, judging that he could contend with a peak Earth Knight using his special weapons and skills but lacked confidence against Sky Knights.

David absorbed the souls of three God of Death followers and gained the Ice Control talent, then examined the spoils the City Lord's Manor sent him. The next morning, a Level 4 Sky Knight arrived at his villa aboard a golden eagle as a four-deck Starry Sky Flying Boat descended nearby.

• David absorbed the soul energy of three God of Death followers, raising his Spirit to 8.99, and found that one follower's Knowledge Light Orb contained Ice Control (Talent).
• David learned Ice Control and tested it by freezing a thin layer onto a wall, though he worried that using the ability would make others mistake him for an evil god follower.
• David opened the City Lord's Manor's chest of spoils, kept the crystal pendant that enhanced Ice Control and gloves useful for alchemy, and told Butler Jason to store the rest carefully.
• The next morning, David sensed a Level 4 presence and saw a Sky Knight riding a golden eagle beside a descending four-deck Starry Sky Flying Boat.

David was invited to the City Lord's Manor, where Baron Blackmer tested his strength before learning that David had saved Charlie. Blackmer then offered him a place with the Mein Family, but David's Luce Family identity ended the recruitment attempt.

• David watched a Sky Knight arrive at the City Lord's Manor in a flying carriage pulled by pegasi, then left for his etiquette lesson.
• Captain Marquis invited David to lunch at the City Lord's Manor, where Charlie apologized and warned that Baron Blackmer suspected David had approached him for ulterior motives.
• Baron Blackmer tested David's strength, and David used his strength-enhancing equipment to overpower him but suffered backlash injuries.
• Baron Blackmer apologized for doubting David, acknowledged that he had saved Charlie, and advised him to avoid overusing strength-enhancing equipment.
• Baron Blackmer offered David resources and a path to becoming an Earth Knight as a retainer of the Mein Family, but David identified himself as a member of the Luce Family, and Blackmer abandoned the offer.

David accepted the Mein Family’s gift of Qinya Manor on Bama Star and a villa in its main city after saving Charlie, then prepared to travel there with Butler Jason and Knight Andrew. The chapter ended with the group paying steep Portal fees and setting out for Bama Star.

• Baron Blackmer and Charlie offered David a gift to repay him for saving Charlie, and David agreed to accept it.
• David learned the gift included Qinya Manor and a villa on Bama Star, properties Charlie had received for his tenth birthday.
• David watched the Mein Family’s Starry Sky Flying Boat expand Jianmo City’s Portal with a beam of light and pass through it.
• David assigned Butler Albin to oversee the family’s properties and repairs, then agreed to bring Butler Jason and Knight Andrew to Bama Star.
• Butler Jason paid fifty God's Gold Coins per traveler at the Portal, and David’s party prepared to depart for Bama Star.

David arrived in Bama Main City and toured the luxurious villa at No. 35 Central Plaza that he was acquiring through the Mein Family. After completing the handover, he linked his noble crest token to the villa’s alchemical systems and decided to hire servants locally.

• David paid to pass through the Portal to Bama Star, hired Jules as a guide, and traveled through Bama Main City to Central Plaza.
• Jules led David’s party to the villa at No. 35 Central Plaza, where the Mein Family’s steward greeted Baron Arthur and completed the handover with Butler Jason.
• David inspected the villa’s lavish rooms and discovered that its doors, furnishings, utilities, and training room were enhanced with alchemical patterns.
• David told Butler Jason to hire servants in Bama Main City rather than draw more from the Luce estate.
• David used his bloodline power to connect his noble crest token to the villa’s patterns, gaining control over its systems.

David explored Central Square at night, then rejected Viscount Hibo’s attempt to buy the villa at No. 35 Central Square. After Hibo threatened him and offered more money, David revealed that he had killed three Level Three evil god believers while rescuing Knight Charlie, leaving Hibo startled and unwilling to abandon the deal.

• David walked through Central Square at night and returned to the villa after an hour.
• Andrew told David that Viscount Hibo had arrived, and David found Hibo seated in the reception room’s seat of honor.
• David moved the meeting to the hall, where Hibo offered three hundred thousand God's Gold Coins for the villa.
• David refused to sell, and Hibo raised his offer to five hundred thousand God's Gold Coins while threatening him with his status as an Earth Knight.
• David warned Hibo that the villa’s runic array had recorded his threat, then explained that he had killed three Level Three evil god believers while rescuing Knight Charlie.
• Viscount Hibo reacted with surprise and said he would send someone to ask again.

David settled into his new life on Bama Star, buying maps and traveling to Qinya Manor, which the Mein Family had given to him. He met the manor’s workers and learned about its profitable Warmheart Lotus harvest, leaving him with a stable source of income and a first glimpse of the estate’s unusual lake.

• David told Jason to make clear that the Luce Family would not sell the villa and to furnish it lavishly.
• David bought an alchemical map and a parchment map, then used the alchemical map to locate Qinya Manor about a hundred kilometers from the city.
• David traveled through Bama Star’s countryside and arrived at Qinya Manor, where Steward Claude welcomed him and handed over the estate.
• Steward Claude explained that the manor held two thousand hectares, employed forty-three households, and earned about one hundred thousand God's Gold Coins per season from Warmheart Lotus seeds.
• David inspected the master’s residence and Qinya Lake, sensed faint life energy in its water, and ate his first lunch at the manor.

David explored Qinya Lake and discovered that its life energy resonated with the Battle Angel skeleton, suggesting something in the lake was connected to it. He shared Warmheart Lotus seed soup with Butler Jason and Steward Claude, who experienced its restorative effects.

• David asked Steward Claude to take him around Qinya Lake in the manor’s alchemical pleasure boat.
• David used his spirit to examine the lake’s fish and Warmheart Lotus, finding that the lotus seeds held especially dense life energy.
• Steward Claude harvested two mature seedpods and prepared Warmheart Lotus seed soup, explaining how much people could safely consume.
• David invited Butler Jason and Steward Claude to share the soup, and they accepted after he dismissed their concerns about the rules.
• David sensed the lotus seed’s life energy resonate with the Battle Angel skeleton and realized that this was the source of his familiarity with Qinya Lake.
• Butler Jason felt revitalized, while Steward Claude’s longstanding back pain eased after they ate the seeds.

David found the Battle Angel’s skeletal wings buried beneath Qinya Lake and gained the ability to fly and control them. He left a sphere of life energy where the wings had rested to help preserve the lake’s life energy.

• David marked five locations in Qinya Lake where he sensed fluctuations in life energy, then secretly returned at night to investigate them.
• After finding nothing at the first three locations, David sensed the Battle Angel skeleton yearning near the fourth and dug thirty meters beneath the lakebed.
• David found strange bones that repelled his Space Ring; they vanished into his body, and skeletal wings emerged from his back as his Golden Exoskeleton Armor began to fail.
• David discovered that the wings let him fly, retract at will, repel water, and gather life energy, then created a sphere of life energy.
• David returned underground without the Golden Exoskeleton Armor and placed the sphere where he had found the bones.