Recaps

Betty joined the young nobles gathered at Princess Mia’s new hotpot and barbecue restaurant, where Mia promoted the food and Elemental Cards. After the guests left, an exhausted Mia sought comfort from Irene before they prepared to inspect the shop’s business.

• Betty joined her noble friends on the restaurant’s seventh floor and concealed her free Elemental Cards so they would not expose her earlier visit.
• Betty played the cards with the other nobles and saw that many guests had become absorbed in the game.
• Mia arrived, greeted the young nobles, and gave a speech about bringing hotpot and barbecue from Chaos City to the Imperial Capital.
• The guests enjoyed the meal, and Mia promoted Elemental Cards by playing several rounds with them.
• After the guests departed, Mia clung to Irene and complained of exhaustion, then agreed to help inspect the restaurant’s business.

Ron inspected the Spice Fir’s many culinary and medicinal uses, then planted its seeds in the Dimensional Plane and accelerated their growth through four harvests. After one year inside the Cultivation Space, he had gathered fruits of four different colors.

• Ron read the Spice Fir’s description and learned that its parts could be used for seasoning, medicine, and other effects, including a reproductive effect from mixing all four fruit powders.
• Ron exchanged Wealth Points for ten square meters of Cultivation Space and used the Spice Fir Cultivation Method to prepare the planting area.
• Ron planted the Spice Fir seeds and controlled the growing conditions as the trees rapidly grew to towering heights.
• The Spice Fir bore pink, bright-red, pale-yellow, and light-white fruits in four successive harvests, completing a year of growth inside the Cultivation Space.

Ron harvested Spice Fir fruit, leaves, branches, and resin, then prepared seasonings and a medicinal brew at the Flower Shop. Nora drank the brew and found that it had improved her eyesight.

• Ron collected a spring fruit and stripped brittle needle leaves from a Spice Fir branch, then discovered the branch released golden resin.
• Ron applied the resin to his skin and noticed it made his skin feel smoother and more elastic.
• Ron snapped off more Spice Fir branches, collected bark, and left Doll in charge of caring for the tree.
• Ron ground fruits into seasonings, stored the spicy bottle, and brewed bark with Autumn Fruit powder.
• Ron gave the brew to Nora, who drank it and felt her vision become clearer.

Ron showed Yuna how Spice Fir needles and resin could be used as tea, a skin treatment, and a restorative drink. After the resin drink eased her hidden injuries, Yuna transformed and moved close to Ron, suggesting she wanted to soak in it and drink the bathwater.

• Ron gave Nora eye medicine and told her to drink it over the next few days to cure her nearsightedness.
• Ron brought a Spice Fir branch to Yuna and brewed tea from its needles, which made Yuna feel unusually warm.
• Ron collected the branch's golden resin and showed Yuna how to apply it to her face and mix it into hot water.
• Yuna discovered that drinking the resin helped repair her hidden injuries from years of cultivating Shadow Battle Qi.
• Yuna transformed into a mature beauty, leaned close to Ron, and said that soaking in the resin while drinking the bathwater sounded nice.

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• The author described delays in signing and receiving a recommendation, which finally arrived after the book had reached about 300,000 words.
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Ron learned that the resin could heal hidden injuries that hindered high-tier warriors from reaching the legendary realm, so he warned Yuna to keep it secret and share it with Nora and Sylvie. After Yuna confronted him about his closeness with Nora, Ron returned to the shop and decided to keep his distance until he understood his feelings.

• Yuna explained that the resin water could repair hidden injuries, which could prevent high-tier warriors from advancing toward the legendary realm.
• Ron gave Yuna the resin branch and told her to share it with Nora and Sylvie while keeping its properties secret.
• Ron explained that Nora was too frugal to use the resin for herself, and Yuna urged him to consider whether he was prepared to take responsibility for Nora before changing her habits.
• After Yuna scolded him and threw him out of the bar, Ron told Nora to try the extra seasonings for lunch.
• Ron stopped himself from pinching Nora's cheek and returned to his study, deciding to restrain himself until he knew whether he merely lusted after her or truly cared for her.

Ron managed the nuns’ growing production of Everchanging Radish and Elemental Cards, using access to mahjong as a work incentive. Meanwhile, Elemental Cards expanded across the empire and Mia’s hotpot restaurant opened to a packed crowd, leaving her thrilled with its success.

• Guy reported that 235 nuns had arrived and that they had become absorbed in playing War of the Gods instead of the other games.
• Ron proposed tracking each group’s workload every three days and awarding mahjong access to the top-performing group and the three hardest-working nuns in each other group.
• Guy reported that Ron could expand the Everchanging Radish fields near the Dalle River, while Elemental Cards sales spread through the capital, eastern and southeastern cities, and Chaos City.
• Ron learned through Mia that her hotpot restaurant had drawn aristocrats and commoners alike, who praised its food and attentive service.
• Mia told Ron that the restaurant’s successful opening had given her a sense of accomplishment beyond what buying a dress could provide.

Ron planned the hot pot shop’s expansion with Mia and spent the evening enjoying his comfortable life at the Flower Shop. When Mason and Edith visited the bar, Yuna pressed Sylvie into sampling her unusual cocktails, and Ron arrived to find Sylvie looking pale.

• Ron and Mia agreed to open a hot pot shop branch in the Imperial Capital while scouting locations in other major cities, with Mia taking sixty percent of the shares and Ron forty percent.
• Nora cooked dinner with Spice Fir fruit powder, and Yuna persuaded Sylvie to help taste a new mixed drink while Ron declined.
• Ron relaxed in his study, using the Heart-Connecting Vine to fetch books, pour tea, and massage his shoulders as he worked on cards.
• Nora told Ron that Mason and Edith had arrived at the bar, where Yuna had been questioning Edith about whether an Elf Saintess could marry outside her race.
• Ron entered the bar and ordered a Green Trap, then saw Sylvie looking pale beside several strange drinks and realized she had been enduring Yuna’s cocktail tasting.

Ron hosted a game of War of the Gods with Edith, Mason, and Sylvie, who became increasingly absorbed in mahjong despite losing. After the game, Edith told Ron that the Elf Race planned to send a priest to discuss buying Scale Vine in large quantities, leaving Ron hopeful about completing his sales quest.

• Ron invited Sylvie to join Edith and Mason for War of the Gods, and they taught her how to play mahjong.
• Sylvie grew more focused as she played, but she lost copper coins in each of the three rounds.
• Ron ended the game late at night, and Sylvie returned to her bedroom while trying to appear unconcerned about her losses.
• Edith told Ron that an elf priest would visit in a few days because the Elf Race wanted to buy Scale Vine in large quantities after seeing it work well against Beastmen.
• Ron welcomed the prospect of the Elf Race's purchase, which could help him finish his quest to sell 5,000 Scale Vine plants.

Betty bought a commoner edition of Elemental Cards in the Imperial Capital, while Ron changed the magic patterns on four noble edition cards and sent Guy to arrange their distribution. Sylvie watched the nuns play War of the Gods, and the chapter left the effects of Ron’s new card strategy uncertain.

• Betty stopped her carriage and bought a 10-copper-coin commoner edition deck of Elemental Cards because she wanted both versions for her collection.
• The shopkeeper promoted the cards to another customer, who also chose the commoner edition instead of the 1-gold-coin noble edition.
• Ron replaced the Everchanging Radishes for four noble edition card types with versions bearing new magic patterns.
• Ron told Guy to keep thirty thousand decks and send the remaining new versions to the Gem Trade Alliance, and Guy agreed to pass Ron’s letter to Gil.
• Sylvie watched a nun play War of the Gods and pushed her back into her seat when the nun tried to give it up.

Sylvie nearly joined the nuns’ War of the Gods game before Ron summoned her away, and she went with him to buy ingredients for hotpot. At the Flower Shop, Ron reunited with Priest Gweil and invited him and Edith to dinner, where Nora prepared a hotpot with unusual seasonings.

• Sylvie’s advice caused the nun she coached to lose repeatedly, and she regretted leaving just as Ron called her away.
• Ron noticed it was snowing and asked Sylvie what she wanted in the hotpot; Guy declined dinner and got off near his home.
• Ron and Sylvie bought dinner ingredients and went to the Flower Shop, where they found Edith with Priest Gweil.
• Ron invited Edith and Gweil to dinner, and Nora prepared the hotpot broth and dipping sauces.

Ron and Gweil negotiated a contract for the Elf Race to buy Scale Vine, Nether Orchids, and Golden Red Chrysanthemums, with priority supply for the elves. After the deal, Yuna continued testing drinks on Sylvie and Nora, and Nora fled to Ron for help.

• Gweil forgot his planned talking points while eating hot pot with Ron and was impressed by the food.
• Ron and Gweil discussed Scale Vine in the study with Edith and Sylvie present, then signed a contract for the Elf Race to buy at least three thousand Scale Vines monthly and prepay half the cost for priority supply.
• Ron realized the elves cared more about securing large quantities of Scale Vine than obtaining discounts, while he wanted to limit sales and protect the plants' value.
• Sylvie returned to the bar, where Yuna made her try drinks until her taste buds went numb.
• Yuna chased Nora with more cocktails, and Nora ran into Ron's study to beg him for help.

After selling 5,000 Scale Vines, Ron planted an Emerald Cypress and completed the quest that upgraded his system to Level 5. The new main quest sent him to the Imperial Capital to open a Flower Shop branch, and he decided he would make the trip despite his reluctance.

• Ron received the Scale Vine delivery from the Elf Race and completed the quest to sell 5,000 Scale Vines.
• Ron examined the Emerald Cypress’s parasitic growth and healing properties, then planted its seed in the Dimensional Plane.
• Ron grew the Emerald Cypress to maturity, completing the upgrade quest and raising the system to Level 5.
• The system unlocked panel skins, expanded Ron’s control over plant sales, and assigned a quest to open a branch in the Imperial Capital.
• Ron considered the danger and political attention tied to the capital, then decided to go and pursue the reward of Spatial Transmission permission.

Ron paired the Parasitic Wood with the Puppet Tree, causing the tree to evolve into a Doll Emerald Cypress and grow a lifelike human-shaped puppet. When Ron touched it, the puppet transformed to resemble him exactly, leaving him staring at a copy of his own body.

• Ron tested the Parasitic Wood in the Cultivation Spaces of several plants, but it rejected the Nether Orchid, Golden Red Chrysanthemum, Scale Vine, Heart-Connecting Vine, and Spice Fir.
• Ron placed the Parasitic Wood in the Puppet Tree's Cultivation Space, where it immediately attached itself to the tree and sent nutrients into its trunk.
• Ron accelerated time, and the Puppet Tree grew to thirty meters tall, developed cypress-like leaves, and produced large, realistic Puppet Fruits.
• Ron let a ripe Puppet Fruit float before him and touched its head, forming a mental bridge with it.
• The puppet grew joints, muscles, facial features, hair, and a body that matched Ron's appearance.

Ron tested the new Puppet Fruit and expanded his cultivation space before exploring the system’s new skin feature. After wasting Wealth Points on random skins, he customized his panel with an image of Heveste, the Goddess of Harvest.

• Ron discovered that his realistic puppet was durable and self-repairing but lacked his real body's strength and could not seriously injure opponents.
• Ron harvested leaves from the Puppet Emerald Cypress for Harper to study, expanded his Cultivation Space to 15 square meters, and planted another Puppet Tree.
• Ron explored the system’s skin feature, rejected several random skins, and stopped after spending more than twenty Wealth Points.
• Ron spent 5 Wealth Points to customize his panel and selected his old character card depicting Heveste, the Goddess of Harvest.

Ron invested in the Magic Academy’s Meditation Potion production and returned to the Flower Shop, where he used a True Person Doll to spare himself from tasting Yuna’s strange drink. He left Nora suspicious of the doll’s changed clothes and regretted encouraging Yuna to make more.

• Ron gave Harper Emerald Cypress scale leaves to research at the Magic Academy.
• Professor Hicks offered Ron priority investment rights in the Meditation Potion project, and Ron committed two hundred thousand gold coins.
• Ron asked Guy to handle negotiations with the Magic Academy and returned to the Flower Shop.
• When Yuna chased Nora upstairs with another strange drink, Ron transferred his consciousness into a True Person Doll and volunteered to taste it.
• Ron severed the doll’s sense of taste, then let it drink both his glass and Nora’s; Yuna left promising to make more, while Nora noticed the doll wore different clothes.

Ron announced that he planned to return to the Imperial Capital to open a Flower Shop branch, but those around him suspected he had political motives. After Yuna teased him over an illustrated booklet, she asked whether he was truly going back.

• Ron told Nora, Yuna, and Sylvie that he planned to return to the Imperial Capital to open a Flower Shop branch.
• Sylvie offered to notify the Church and arrange protection for Ron, then recorded his plans to visit Mia’s hotpot restaurant and meet Gil about selling Elemental Cards.
• Ron invited Sylvie and Mason’s group to play War of the Gods, and Sylvie won back her lost copper coins before going to bed.
• Yuna visited Ron’s bedroom, teased him about the Ilya special edition illustrated booklet, and returned it to her storage space.
• Yuna asked Ron whether he was really going back to the Imperial Capital.

Ron tried to reassure Yuna that he was not going to the Imperial Capital to fight for the throne, but she warned him about the princes and insisted he let her accompany him. As Yuna hid in Ron’s shadow, Nora knocked and timidly asked to come into his bedroom.

• Yuna outlined the First Prince’s, Second Prince’s, and Fourth Prince’s strengths and warned Ron that the Church of the Goddess of Harvest could not protect him from their powerful alliances.
• Ron said he was going to the Imperial Capital to open a branch and had no interest in fighting for the throne, then teased Yuna until she begged him to stop tickling her foot.
• Yuna insisted on accompanying Ron, but he told her to stay behind to watch the shop and Flower Shop while Sylvie made arrangements for his safety.
• Nora knocked on the bedroom door and asked whether Ron was asleep, then timidly asked if she could come in.
• Yuna turned into shadow and hid in Ron’s shadow as he pulled up the blanket and answered Nora.

Nora visited Ron’s bedroom to ask if she could accompany him to the Imperial Capital, fearing his departure meant she would never see him again. Ron clarified that he would return to Chaos City after opening a branch, and Nora left relieved after wishing him good night.

• Nora nervously entered Ron’s bedroom and asked when he would return to the Imperial Capital.
• Nora asked to travel with Ron, offering to help at the shop, do chores, and cook according to his tastes.
• Ron asked why Nora wanted to follow him, and she tearfully explained that she thought she would never see him again.
• Ron clarified that he planned to return to Chaos City after opening the branch, and Nora brightened with relief.
• Nora apologized for disturbing Ron, wished him good night, and left his room.
• A hidden person pinched Ron beneath the blanket and scolded him for slapping their shadow.

Ron secretly attached a Parasitic Wood to the Divine Tree while claiming he had received a divine decree to bless it. He left the tree and parasite to grow together, hoping to see changes after his trip to the Imperial Capital.

• Ron told Sylvie he was going to the Divine Tree in the eastern part of the city.
• Ron asked a missionary to keep followers away from the tree, claiming the Goddess had ordered him to bless it.
• Ron entered the fenced area and attached a Parasitic Wood to the Divine Tree.
• Ron used Plant Growth Technique to make the Parasitic Wood's bark blend into the tree's bark.
• Ron left the Divine Tree to slowly transform, expecting its healing properties to improve over the coming months.

After blessing the divine tree, Ron arranged for the convent to monitor its growth and learned that the Archbishop had been waiting for him to return to the Imperial Capital. Ron chose to travel there by carriage, while Sylvie agreed to handle the arrangements and quietly leaned a little toward his side.

• Ron instructed the missionary to collect fallen divine-tree leaves and record any changes, and asked Sylvie to oversee the reports.
• Ron asked Sylvie to have Bishop Maurice cast Towering Tree Supports Heaven on the divine tree and explain the blessing to him.
• Ron learned that the Archbishop had been waiting for him to come to the Imperial Capital and that the Church’s leaders had their own ideals.
• Sylvie explained that a spatial teleportation array could take Ron safely to the Imperial Capital, but Ron decided to travel north by carriage instead.
• Ron told Sylvie he was glad she had spoken candidly, and she promised to handle the journey to the Imperial Capital responsibly.

Ron prepared for his trip to the Imperial Capital after arranging new Elemental Card production and a Nether Orchid contract with the Magic Academy. Before leaving, he gave Nora a talking Doll so they could stay in touch, and the carriage departed with Ron still answering her through it.

• Ron oversaw the second Elemental Card production run and changed the magic designs on four noble cards.
• Guy finalized an agreement for Ron to contribute 200,000 gold coins to the Magic Academy, and Ron signed a one-year contract to supply 5,000 Nether Orchids each month.
• Ron reached the Intermediate Mage rank and received the title Fresh Magic Novice.
• Before leaving for the Imperial Capital, Ron gave Nora a Doll that let him speak to her from afar and promised to check in on the Flower Shop and bar.
• Ron embraced Nora goodbye and departed by carriage, while Nora watched him leave and heard his voice reply through the Doll.

Ron and his convoy continued toward the Imperial Capital while assassins repeatedly attacked a Doll impersonating him. After another attack was dealt with, Ron reflected on how the journey had hardened him, and the convoy remained on guard as it neared its destination.

• Ron played War of the Gods with Sylvie and two nuns at the convent in Stan City while his real body posed as the guard Buffett outside.
• An assassin attacked Doll Ron, but Wood Magic killed the attacker, and Ron and the guards cleared the courtyard.
• Ron recognized that the repeated attacks had made him less disturbed by corpses and the smell of blood.
• Sylvie distributed scale leaves to the guards so the convoy could guard against poison.
• Ron stood watch in the snow, longing for his comfortable life at the Flower Shop as the convoy prepared to continue toward the Imperial Capital.

Rumors about Ron’s return to the Imperial Capital spread widely, but the threats against him remained limited. While traveling, Ron checked in with Nora and Mia, who updated him on life in Chaos City and preparations for his new shops.

• Rumors portraying Ron as a threat to the throne and a notorious villain spread through the Imperial Capital and beyond.
• Ron concluded that the people behind the smear campaign were trying to provoke him, while avoiding stronger attacks because he was a Favored One.
• Ron used Doll to call Nora in Chaos City, chatted with her, and then watched her reunite with Yuna after the call.
• Ron contacted Mia, who reported that she had selected locations for more than a dozen shops and helped Elemental Cards sell by playing Magic Duel with young nobles.
• Ron promised Mia she could choose plants from his hidden collection when the branch shop opened.

Ron’s convoy reached the Imperial Capital after news of the northern battles and another fabricated wife scandal spread through the Empire. At the city gates, a guard publicly welcomed Ron, drawing a curious crowd whose comments greeted him with suspicion and ridicule.

• The orcs launched a night assault at Dusk Snow Pass, suffered heavy losses, and retreated after the human defenders repelled them.
• At North Guard Pass, the First Prince killed the Tiger Howl Tribe’s young chieftain and claimed his head, while a general forced a Red Fang to withdraw.
• Doll Ron read a report linking him romantically to Betty, a viscount’s daughter, and learned she had bought a set of commoner-version Elemental Cards.
• Ron’s convoy approached the Imperial Capital while the real Ron, traveling under the alias Buffett among the guards, walked alongside it.
• A city guard recognized Ron at the gates and loudly welcomed him, prompting bystanders to question his character and his claim to the throne.