Recaps

Ron dealt with the thugs who tried to steal flowers from his shop, while Professor Hicks learned that Harper had quickly created a powerful Meditation Potion from the Nether Orchid. Hicks planned to visit Ron’s flower shop the next afternoon to discuss the potion.

• Nora tried to help Ron stop the flower thieves, then left despite her aching knee.
• Ron tied up the three thugs and turned them over to Chaos City’s patrol.
• Edith told Professor Hicks that Harper had made a Meditation Potion that greatly improved most tested mages’ meditation efficiency.
• Hicks ordered Edith to test how long people could safely keep using the potion.
• Hicks arranged to visit Ron’s flower shop the next afternoon with Mason.

Jasper learned that Ron’s Nether Orchid shop had sold more than twenty flowers to mages and went to investigate after hearing that thieves had targeted it. Ron ignored the System’s indecent daily quest and continued studying, unaware that Jasper was taking action on his behalf.

• Holt reported that more than twenty customers, apparently mages from the Magic Academy, had bought Nether Orchids from Ron’s shop.
• Jasper gave Holt 20 gold coins to buy an orchid and planned to have a mage test it before informing Webster.
• A guard told Jasper that three thugs had been caught trying to steal from Ron’s shop and were being held at the courthouse.
• Jasper decided to go to the courthouse and look into the attempted theft.
• Ron rejected the System’s daily quest, studied the Outline of Battle Qi, and meditated without knowing Jasper was investigating the shop.

Ron trained to strengthen himself, harvested Nether Orchids, and spent a relaxed afternoon playing cards and reading at his shop. As he planned how to spend the Wealth Points from his approaching main quest, he suspected the system had priced its prerequisite spells to force him into paying for them, but decided to take life as it came.

• Ron trained in the courtyard, noting that his Battle Qi was growing quickly and that he had advanced to First-Order Mage after only a few days of meditation.
• Thinking of the three thugs who had entered his courtyard, Ron decided that he needed to rely on his own strength to protect himself.
• Ron harvested more than twenty Nether Orchids in his Cultivation Space, bringing his total to over a hundred.
• Ron played Dou Dizhu with Lyle and two employees at the Barbecue Shop before returning to open his shop for the afternoon.
• Ron calculated that completing his main quest would give him enough Wealth Points to buy more Cultivation Space, then grumbled that the system had set the prerequisite spells at 500 Wealth Points each.

Mason told Professor Hicks that Prince Ron had stirred up an Elemental Ocean Vortex when he became a First-Order Mage, leading Hicks to conclude that Andre III had entrusted Ron with the Nether Orchids because of his extraordinary magical talent. Hicks and Mason arrived at Ron’s flower shop, where Hicks saw Ron calmly ignore an angry customer and became even more impressed by his lack of temper.

• Professor Hicks asked Mason what Prince Ron was like, and Mason described him as easygoing and handsome.
• Mason remembered that Ron had stirred up an Elemental Ocean Vortex while advancing to First-Order Mage and told Hicks about it.
• Hicks recalled the headmaster describing his own Magic Tide as a vortex and inferred that Ron had exceptional magical talent.
• Hicks concluded that Andre III had entrusted Ron with the Nether Orchid supply to cultivate his future and told Mason to treat Ron respectfully.
• Hicks and Mason reached Ron’s Wonderful Flower Shop, where an angry customer cursed at Ron before storming out.
• Hicks watched Ron remain relaxed and ignore the customer, then remarked that Ron seemed to have almost no temper.

Ron sold the Magic Academy the shop’s hundred Nether Orchids and began discussing a longer-term partnership with Professor Hicks. Meanwhile, Mason’s promotion report drew academy mages to buy the flowers, and Old White arrived to purchase one after previously mocking Mason.

• Ron welcomed Professor Hicks and agreed to discuss the Magic Academy’s offer to buy Nether Orchids.
• Ron sold the academy all hundred Nether Orchids for 2,000 gold and agreed to discuss a continuing partnership.
• Mason sold Nether Orchids to academy mages who had learned about them through his promotion report.
• Old White entered the shop to buy a Nether Orchid and was embarrassed to find Mason there.

Mason sold Old White a Nether Orchid, while Ron and Professor Hicks reached a preliminary supply agreement between Ron and Disode Magic Academy. Hicks interpreted Ron’s requests as a possible Imperial effort to win over the Academy, unaware that Ron simply wanted protection for his shop and to study magic without using System Shop Wealth Points.

• Mason accepted Old White’s payment and gave him a Nether Orchid without mocking him.
• Ron and Professor Hicks agreed that Ron would supply the Magic Academy with 200 Nether Orchids per month for three months, with payment made in advance.
• Hicks agreed to weekly deliveries, a Magic Academy Supplier Badge for Ron’s shop, and personally teaching Ron water and earth magic.
• Hicks suspected that Andre III had sent Ron to Chaos City to build goodwill with the Academy’s neutral mages.
• Ron remained unaware of Hicks’s suspicions and had requested the badge for protection and lessons to avoid spending Wealth Points.

Holt discovered that the Magic Academy planned to buy Nether Orchids from Ron, while Jasper arrived to apologize and investigate the theft of the flowers. After the patrol team took Professor Hicks and Mason to question a Magic Academy apprentice, Ron checked his quest progress and closed the shop to handle another matter.

• Holt bought a Nether Orchid and overheard Ron and Professor Hicks discuss a contract and a hundred flowers for the Magic Academy.
• Jasper told Ron that the arrested flower thieves had named a Magic Academy apprentice as their mastermind, and Ron left the investigation to Jasper.
• Professor Hicks apologized to Ron and joined Jasper, Mason, and the patrol team on their way to the Magic Academy.
• Ron learned from the System that the promissory note and undelivered Nether Orchids did not yet count toward his Wealth Points.
• Ron sold more Nether Orchids, wrote something down, and closed the shop at five to head into the neighboring alley.

Ron posted a help-wanted notice hoping to hire Nora for his flower shop, while Nora later found the notice but could not read it. The chapter ended with Nora returning to her shack and falling into a wary, light sleep.

• Ron posted a notice seeking two young shop employees and hoped Nora would apply so she could earn money through work.
• Lyle told Ron that the barbecue shop’s revenue had surged after customers praised his seasoning.
• Nora limped to the alley late at night, scavenged a few scraps, and wished she could eat barbecue again.
• Nora noticed Ron’s hiring notice but could understand only a few numbers and words because she could not read.
• Nora returned to her shack, clutched her dagger as she lay down, and woke alert when she heard a rustling sound nearby.

Jasper suspected the Disode Magic Academy had supplied Ron with the Nether Orchid and reported the situation to his captain while planning to investigate Ron. Ron finalized a contract with the academy, completed his quest, and received a new quest to grow a Golden Red Chrysanthemum that could aid battle qi cultivation.

• Jasper heard Holt report that Professor Hicks had cooperated with Ron, then suspected the Magic Academy had provided the Nether Orchid and might be supporting the prince.
• Jasper ordered Holt to keep monitoring Ron's flower shop, increased Holt's reimbursement, and wrote his captain a letter separating facts from speculation.
• Ron trained his qi, signed a revised contract with the Magic Academy representative, and received 4,000 gold coins for 100 Nether Orchids plus an order for 600 more over three months.
• The system announced Ron had completed the Nether Orchid sales quest and triggered an upgrade quest to grow one Golden Red Chrysanthemum.
• Ron learned the chrysanthemum cultivation method and discovered that its flowers could boost battle qi circulation and help condense it.

Ron obtained an exclusive Black Gold Card as a member of the imperial family and deposited his 6,000 gold coins. Back at his shop, he spent 900 Wealth Points on nine square meters of Cultivation Space before entering the Dimensional Space.

• Ron visited the Gold Depository and asked to apply for a gold card with his two payment slips.
• Manager Guy recognized Ron as the Seventh Prince and explained that direct imperial family members qualified for a Black Gold Card and a monthly credit limit.
• Ron received a mana-bonded Black Gold Card and deposited the money from his slips.
• Ron checked the refreshed System Shop and decided to save Wealth Points rather than buy the expensive Miracle of the Goddess of Harvest.
• Ron exchanged 900 Wealth Points for nine square meters of Cultivation Space, then closed the System Panel and opened the door to the Dimensional Space.

Ron grew Golden Red Chrysanthemums, harvested and transplanted them in a way that prevented them from regrowing, and opened his shop with the flowers for sale. He waited for Nora to apply for work, but Jasper arrived instead and saw the Magic Academy badge being hung beside the shop.

• Ron grew a Golden Red Chrysanthemum, completed his upgrade quest, and harvested its seeds and fruit.
• Ron cultivated five more flowers, cut off their blooms before transplanting them into pots, and harvested petals and leaves from the remaining plants.
• Ron opened his shop with five Golden Red Chrysanthemums priced at thirty gold coins each and received a quest to sell five hundred.
• Ron waited for Nora to apply for the job but realized she had not come, unaware that she could not read.
• Magic Academy representatives hung a badge beside Ron's shop sign, and Jasper arrived from the Glorious Mercenary Group and looked grave at the sight.

Jasper visited Ron to report the punishment of the apprentice who had directed the thugs and to propose a regular Nether Orchid order for the Glorious Mercenary Group. They agreed on a monthly supply of one hundred orchids, and Ron began pitching the shop’s other plants.

• Jasper told Ron that the apprentice had received six months in detention, a fifty-gold-coin compensation order, and expulsion from the Academy.
• Ron accepted the purse of fifty gold coins and thanked Jasper for resolving the matter.
• Jasper asked to buy Nether Orchids regularly for the Glorious Mercenary Group’s mages.
• Ron said he could supply about one hundred Nether Orchids a month at the fixed price of twenty gold coins each, with no discount.
• Jasper agreed to the terms and said he would have an agreement drafted for the next day.
• Ron suggested that the shop’s other plants might suit the mercenary group even better and offered to explain them.

Ron introduced the Golden Red Chrysanthemum to Jasper, who bought one to test its effects and arranged for patrols to watch the flower shop. Ron considered how to fulfill his sales quests and find a shop assistant without exposing the shop’s secrets.

• Ron showed Jasper the Golden Red Chrysanthemum and explained that it could invigorate Battle Qi and help warriors form a Battle Qi Vortex.
• Jasper bought one flower for 30 gold coins so the Glorious Mercenary Group could test it.
• Jasper offered to assign guards to Ron’s shop, but Ron asked him to arrange occasional patrols instead.
• Ron’s system recorded progress of 1/500 toward the Golden Red Chrysanthemum sales quest.
• Ron reflected on his bulk sales deals, the need for a shop assistant, and his plan to redeem [Miracle of the Goddess of Harvest] before anyone investigated the shop’s supply.

Ron shared barbecue and a card game with Mason, Harper, and Edith, then discussed potion research and his plans to study at the Magic Academy. After saying goodbye, he brought food to the nearby alley for Nora.

• Ron joined Mason, Harper, and Edith at Lyle's Barbecue Shop, where they ate, played Magic Duel, and chatted.
• Harper explained that Nether Orchid could be used to brew a powerful Meditation Potion, but Ron chose not to get involved in the research.
• Ron told his friends he would study water and earth magic under Professor Hicks at the Magic Academy.
• Edith offered to help Ron with questions about water, earth, and wood magic, while she and Harper traded teasing remarks.
• After dinner, Ron carried another serving of barbecue to a nearby alley, where Nora arrived looking for food.

Ron found Nora scavenging for food and offered her barbecue, then asked her to consider working at his shop. Nora revealed her cat ears to prove she was a half-beast, and Ron’s daily quest prompted him to pet them before she put her hat back on.

• Ron brought Nora barbecue and water, and she saved the five remaining skewers to ration over the next five days.
• Ron explained that his shop was hiring assistants and read the job requirements aloud after learning Nora could not read.
• Nora asked whether the job had any restrictions on race, then removed her hat to reveal her cat ears.
• The system triggered a quest telling Ron to pet Nora’s ears, but he asked why her eyes were pale black instead of pale red.

Ron offered Nora a job at his flower shop, and she revealed that she was a female half-beast. After he reassured her that his own mother was a half-beast, Nora accepted the job, leaving plans to sign an employment contract the next morning.

• Nora revealed that she was a female Cat-kin half-beast and explained why she hid her identity.
• Ron told Nora that his mother was a half-beast and assured her he would not discriminate against her.
• Nora asked about the pay and duties, and Ron offered her ten silver coins a week if she also worked at night.
• Ron offered Nora room and board, but she declined to move in because she wanted time to make sure she could trust him.
• Ron and Nora agreed that she would come to his shop the next morning to sign an employment contract.

Nora began her new job with the promise of regular meals and pay, while Ron bought her a uniform that would conceal her Cat-kin identity. At the Glorious Mercenary Group, Holt and four other trainees tried Golden Red Chrysanthemum petals, and Holt successfully formed a Battle Qi Vortex.

• Nora happily ate the five meat skewers she had left after leaving Ron.
• Ron decided not to expose Nora’s cat ears and bought three loose uniforms with roomy work caps for her.
• Jasper offered five longtime trainee mercenaries Golden Red Chrysanthemum petals, warning them that their effects and safety were uncertain.
• All five trainees accepted the risk and consumed the petals before beginning their cultivation.
• Holt gathered Battle Qi with the help of the petals and successfully formed a Battle Qi Vortex.

Ron accelerated his battle qi cultivation with the Golden Red Chrysanthemum and welcomed Nora to the Flower Shop, where she ate breakfast and prepared to wash and change into her uniform. The system offered Ron a way to see through the bathroom door, but he rejected the quest and went downstairs.

• Ron used the Golden Red Chrysanthemum during his morning training and calculated that he might soon attempt to condense a Battle Qi Vortex.
• Ron let Nora into the shop and brought her upstairs to eat breakfast and sign her employment contract.
• Nora ate eagerly, then agreed to wash and change into the uniform Ron had prepared for her.
• The system offered Ron a quest to peek at Nora bathing and a temporary item that could see through the bathroom door.
• Ron rejected the offer and went downstairs while Nora showered.

Nora began working at Ron’s flower shop after signing a three-year contract, and Ron showed her the shop’s rare, expensive flowers and trained her in the basics of sales. While Nora tended the shop, Ron cultivated more flowers in the Dimensional Plane and considered the scale and profits of his pending deals with the Glorious Mercenary Group.

• Nora came downstairs in her work clothes, and she and Ron went upstairs to sign a three-year employment contract for ten silver coins a week.
• Ron introduced Nora to the Nether Orchids and Golden Red Chrysanthemums, explained their value, and taught her how to recognize counterfeit money and use the cash box.
• Nora opened the shop and began cleaning when few customers arrived, while Ron used an excuse to enter the Dimensional Plane.
• Ron cultivated more than a hundred Nether Orchids and Golden Red Chrysanthemums in three hours and saw that he had 5801 Wealth Points.
• Ron estimated the Glorious Mercenary Group could buy hundreds of Golden Red Chrysanthemums each month, but he considered the branch’s limited funds and the need to avoid suspicion.

Ron shared lunch with Nora, learned about her difficult past, and teased her about his identity and the shop’s staffing. Nora insisted she could handle the work herself, and Ron sent her back downstairs to watch the shop.

• Ron asked Nora about her age and learned that she had fled human traffickers as a child after her mother helped her escape.
• Ron told Nora to remove her hat, and she revealed her dark gray cat ears to him for the first time in years.
• Nora asked whether Ron was from Chaos City, and Ron jokingly claimed that he was the emperor’s seventh child and had received a divine revelation from the Goddess of Harvest.
• Nora asked whether Ron would hire another employee, then protested that she could manage the shop herself when he suggested she might have to share her pay.
• Ron assured Nora that he would not hire anyone else and told her to finish lunch before returning downstairs to watch the shop.

Ron negotiated contracts with Jasper for Nether Orchids and Golden Red Chrysanthemums, securing a lucrative supply deal with the Glorious Mercenary Group. Their agreement gave the group priority access to the flowers in exchange for staggered monthly advance payments.

• Nora learned that Jasper addressed Ron as "Your Highness" and struggled to reconcile it with Ron's Orc blood and royal connection.
• Ron and Jasper reviewed and signed a contract for 25 Nether Orchids per week, with payment upon delivery.
• Jasper confirmed that Golden Red Chrysanthemums had helped four novice mercenaries form Battle Qi Vortices, and Ron offered to supply up to 500 a month.
• Ron proposed advance payment in exchange for priority supply, and after negotiating, Jasper agreed to pay 10,000 gold coins upfront, 3,000 midmonth, and 2,000 at month's end.

After finalizing the Golden Red Chrysanthemum deal, Ron accepted Jasper’s offer to leave four mercenaries guarding his shop and went to explore Disode Magic Academy. He slipped into Ilya’s class, learned she was an Elf Race Saintess, and ended up being offered a Special Edition Ilya Illustrated Book by an apprentice.

• Ron and Jasper signed their contract, and Jasper assigned Holt and three other newly advanced First-Order Warriors to guard Ron’s shop.
• Ron left Nora in charge and walked across Chaos City to Disode Magic Academy, where he used his pass to enter and explore.
• Ron slipped into Ilya’s Introduction to Magic Circle Analysis class and watched the elf teach.
• Baby Fat told Ron that Ilya and another Elf Race Saintess had advanced to Tier Three and served as assistants at the academy.
• Baby Fat offered Ron a copy of his Special Edition Ilya Illustrated Book for one silver coin.

Ron listened to Ilya explain how magic circles imitated bodily mana channels, then met Edith in the academy corridor and learned Professor Hicks was away. Edith offered to teach him basic magic, and Ron discovered she was Ilya’s older sister.

• Ilya explained how magic circles let people reproduce spells by tracing artificial mana channels with magical materials.
• Ron disagreed with Ilya’s goal of making magic-circle study accessible to ordinary people and instead favored teaching mages to make circles for them.
• Ron paid Baby Fat a silver coin, took several illustrated books, and left the classroom.
• Edith met Ron in the corridor and told him Professor Hicks had gone with the dean to visit the Gnome Race.
• Edith offered to teach Ron basic magic, and Ron learned that Ilya was her older sister.

Ron met Edith’s older sister, Ilya, at the Magic Academy and then went with Edith to the training ground to learn magic. There, Mason saw them arrive together, drawing the students’ attention.

• The chapter explained that elves came from the Tree of Life and that Ilya was Edith’s older sister and a Saintess.
• Ilya answered her students’ questions about magic arrays while Edith scolded her for letting them admire her instead of listen to the lesson.
• Edith introduced Ilya to Ron, who greeted her before she left, absorbed in thoughts about magic arrays.
• Edith and Ron headed to the training ground so he could learn to use magic.
• Mason taught newly advanced mages the Soil Tilling Technique as they struggled to cast it, then noticed Edith arriving with Ron.

Edith taught Ron the Soil Tilling Technique and the Dew Technique at the Magic Academy, where he mastered both unusually quickly. He struggled more with Fireball and Wind Blade, leaving Edith convinced his strongest affinities were earth and water.

• Edith demonstrated the Soil Tilling Technique to Ron and explained how to channel magic through three fixed meridians.
• Ron cast the Soil Tilling Technique on his first attempt and expanded its affected area while Edith guided him.
• Edith praised Ron’s exceptional earth-magic talent, while Mason quieted students who were distracted by the lesson.
• Ron practiced the Soil Tilling Technique further, then learned to cast the Dew Technique just as smoothly.
• Ron tried the Fireball Technique and Wind Blade, taking more than ten attempts to cast them and showing less talent for fire and wind magic.