Chapter Summaries

Lan Qingyou and her companions searched the ship’s hold, where they found a huge hoard and debated how the Dungeon’s wreckage and undead might have come to be. The group set aside the mystery to search for treasure, and Lan Qingyou began sorting through the hoard with Little Spoon’s help.

• Lan Qingyou explained that Little Spoon could guide her to treasure, and the group headed into the ship’s holds with a Pink Infantry leading the way.
• The High Priestess asked whether she could keep the Blood-Sucking Sword, and the others agreed to give it to her.
• Gu Xiaobei found a vast pile of coins, jewels, and gold objects in the hold, and the group recognized a pattern on the coins from the ships outside.
• The Sun, the High Priestess, the Pope, and the Magician proposed explanations for the Dungeon’s wreckage, dock, altar, and undead inhabitants.
• Gu Xiaobei urged the group to focus on treasure, and Lan Qingyou began tossing items from the hoard for Li Huai and the others to sort.

Lan Qingyou and the others divided the treasure they had found aboard the ship, but their Cards suddenly stopped working. As they prepared to leave, Little Spoon revealed a hidden brass door bearing a powerful seal, and Lan Qingyou warned Gu Xiaobei not to touch it.

• Lan Qingyou and the others divided the magical equipment and treasure into seven shares, with Lan Qingyou storing what she could in her Herb Bag.
• The group discovered that their Cards could no longer contact anyone, and Lan Qingyou's Herb Bag could not hold the remaining treasure.
• As the group prepared to leave, Little Spoon sensed something beneath a pile of gold coins.
• Li Huai scattered the coins with a gust of wind, revealing a rune-covered brass door that leaked cold air.
• Lan Qingyou pulled Gu Xiaobei away from the door and warned the group that it was protected by a very powerful seal.

Lan Qingyou studied the sealing array for five days and concluded that it guarded a sea-linked monster, possibly oversized or World-Class. Encouraged by The Pope to stop worrying over the dangers, she decided the group would enter the sealed area.

• Lan Qingyou explained that a seal protected what was inside without trapping what was outside, then asked the group to clear away the gold so she could inspect the array.
• The group removed the treasure and supported Lan Qingyou as she studied and documented the sealing array over five days.
• Lan Qingyou concluded that the seal held a monster connected to the sea and warned that it might be oversized or World-Class.
• The Pope reminded Lan Qingyou that everyone had chosen to seek gains and accept the risks, helping her recognize that she had been overly worried about their safety.
• Lan Qingyou resolved to enter, and the others affirmed that they had come to the Dungeon to grow stronger and obtain loot.

Lan Qingyou argued that the sealed array held valuable treasures and proposed preparations before they entered. When she read her world-title description aloud, the group suspected it was a prophecy, and the others began examining their own title descriptions.

• Lan Qingyou insisted that the array’s cores and guardians showed that something valuable was sealed inside.
• Lan Qingyou proposed redistributing their Magic Items and improving the Pope’s Bubble Beads before entering.
• Lan Qingyou read the description of her title, “Witch of the High Tower,” and the group found it suspicious.
• The Wheel of Fortune interpreted the description as a prophecy connected to Lan Qingyou’s choices and their current location.
• The Wheel of Fortune and the Pope recited parts of their own title descriptions, prompting everyone to inspect their Personal Information.

After preparing for the Mana Tide, Lan Qingyou and six companions opened the seal and entered a harbor containing an extraordinary ship made from World Tree Wood. They suspected the ship was the Dungeon’s core, but Lan Qingyou confirmed a monster was still present, and the group was left preparing to face it.

• The group adjusted their equipment and prepared underwater gear and water-resistant food for the unknown Dungeon ahead.
• After three days, Lan Qingyou undid the Sealing Magic Array, and Li Huai led the group through the Bronze Gate.
• The seven discovered a pristine, magically enhanced sailing ship in a harbor surrounded by rock walls.
• Lan Qingyou examined the ship and found it was made from World Tree Wood and carried powerful enchantments and blessings.
• The Magician asked whether monsters were present, and Lan Qingyou confirmed there were and said the ship was probably the core.

After The Pope attacked The Magician under a Frenzy status, Lan Qingyou organized the group and searched the World Tree Boat for the hidden monster. She found nothing in the cabins and prepared to check the Captain's Cabin, suspecting the monster might be in the sea.

• The Pope stabbed The Magician, and Lan Qingyou identified The Pope's Frenzy status and ordered The Sun to restrain him.
• Lan Qingyou treated The Magician's wounds, then flew up to the Dungeon's height limit to search the surrounding area but spotted nothing.
• Lan Qingyou assigned The Sun and Li Huai to guard the deck, then took Gu Xiaobei and the Wheel of Fortune to search the cabins.
• Lan Qingyou and her companions checked two levels of cabins without finding the monster, then approached the Captain's Cabin.

Gu Xiaobei found an S-Rank Sunlight Stone that produced Sunlight Salt, and agreed to let Lan Qingyou keep the stone while sharing its salt. After learning their group had been ambushed by an unseen enemy, Lan Qingyou inferred that it had mental attacks and flew ahead to bomb the sea.

• Lan Qingyou told Gu Xiaobei to open the Wooden Crate in the Captain's Cabin, where they found an S-Rank Sunlight Stone producing Sunlight Salt.
• Gu Xiaobei claimed the stone, then accepted Lan Qingyou's offer to keep it in exchange for access to its salt.
• The group returned to the deck, where the Sun reported that the Pope had fainted and the Magician said he could still fight despite his injuries.
• Lan Qingyou reasoned that the enemy had first targeted the Jiaoren and likely possessed mental attacks, then ordered Li Huai to strengthen the ship's wind-element defense.
• Lan Qingyou flew toward the sea and dropped huge Explosion Magic Potions in a line across the water.

Blue Qingyou uncovered and froze the S-Rank Eye of Kesuya, a sealed body part with powerful beam attacks and an Undying skill. Back aboard the ship, she told the others what she had learned, and the Magician said he had considered how to counter an immortal being.

• Blue Qingyou used Explosion Magic Potions to bring the giant Eye of Kesuya to the surface and inspected its skills and description.
• The Eye fired beams at Blue Qingyou, but her Black Witch Smoke countered them; she then froze the eye with a Frost Magic Potion and returned to the ship.
• Blue Qingyou confirmed that everyone aboard was safe because the ship's Protective Barrier had blocked the eye's attacks.
• Blue Qingyou told the group that the eye was an S-Rank part of a dismembered creature, had long-range beam skills, and possessed Undying.
• The Magician said he had thought about ways to counter an Undying skill, and Blue Qingyou asked to hear his plan.

Lan Qingyou and the others planned to weaken the immortal Eye of Kesuya by draining its moisture, while The Sun, Ingrid, used her World Item to remove the sea around it. The Eye of Kesuya fell onto the exposed seabed, and Ingrid collapsed from the cost of her wish.

• The Magician suggested draining the Eye of Kesuya’s moisture, and Lan Qingyou agreed to approach it with giant syringes supplied by the Wheel of Fortune.
• The Wheel of Fortune explained that divination had led her to have the Moon and The Chariot make the syringes.
• Lan Qingyou flew toward the Eye of Kesuya under cover of Black Witch Smoke as the others watched from the World Tree Boat.
• The Sun, Ingrid, used the Garihujin Horn to amplify her wish and make the bay’s seawater vanish.
• The Eye of Kesuya and the World Tree Boat dropped onto the exposed seabed, and the Wheel of Fortune gave the weakened Ingrid a Magic Power Potion.

The Sun used her ability to drain the seawater, leaving the Big Eyeball vulnerable to Lan Qingyou. Lan Qingyou harvested its tears and contained the Eye of Kesuya in a box, then stored it in her Herb Bag.

• The Sun used her ability, paid its toll, and treated her missing lung tissue with Life Magic Potions.
• Lan Qingyou attacked the Big Eyeball with syringes and Pink Infantry, draining ten syringes of blue liquid from its eye.
• Lan Qingyou discovered that the liquid was valuable crafting material and that draining it reduced the creature's magic power.
• Lan Qingyou decided to move the Big Eyeball, drained its remaining tears, folded it up, and carried it toward the World Tree Boat.
• Gu Xiaobei brought Lan Qingyou a box, and Lan Qingyou packed the Eye of Kesuya with Sunlight Stone and Sunlight Salt before storing the Wooden Crate in her Herb Bag.

After Lan Qingyou drained and stored the Eye of Kesuya, the Wheel of Fortune proposed that ratings for monsters might measure threat rather than rank, and Li Huai supported his theory with examples. The Magician turned the group’s attention to the shipwrecks, where they hoped to find Magic Items and other supplies.

• Lan Qingyou told the others she had drained the Eye of Kesuya and stored it in her Herb Bag, and the group discussed keeping it under control with the Tower’s Magic.
• The Wheel of Fortune suggested that ratings such as SS-Rank might describe a monster’s potential threat rather than its rank.
• Li Huai argued that monster ratings could reflect danger, citing the Mountain-Eating Beast, the Ancient Trees, and the Eye of Kesuya’s tears.
• The Magician suggested postponing the rating theory for Judgment and the Supreme Council to investigate.
• The Magician pointed out the nearby shipwrecks and proposed searching them for Magic Items, since they may have been equipped to intercept the Eye of Kesuya.

The group searched the sunken ships for treasure after defeating the dungeon’s enemy, then returned to find the Pope awake and shaken by how he had been controlled. As they prepared to divide their loot, Lan Qingyou objected to giving him a share and proposed giving him the ship instead.

• Gu Xiaobei jumped off the ship to search for treasure and sank into the sludge, so the High Priestess pulled her out.
• The group used Bubble Beads and Little Spoon to search the clustered sunken ships, finding plenty of loot before returning to the ship.
• The group found the Pope awake and fishing, and he refused a share because he believed he had not contributed.
• Lan Qingyou objected to giving the Pope any loot and also denied the Magician a share, citing her belief in Equivalent Exchange.
• Lan Qingyou proposed dividing the loot among the contributors and giving the ship to the Pope.

Lan Qingyou gave the Pope the ship and divided the Magic Items among the group. She then revealed that the sunken ships’ steel plating contained Mithril, giving The Magician material for Teleportation Arrays, and split the plates among the others for their own uses.

• Lan Qingyou argued that the Pope should receive the ship because he knew how to steer it and had contributed to their battles, and the group agreed.
• The Pope accepted the ship, and everyone divided the Magic Items, with Lan Qingyou setting aside usable items for the Pope and The Magician.
• Lan Qingyou showed The Magician a steel plate removed from a sunken ship and revealed that it contained a trace amount of Mithril.
• The Magician realized the plates could serve as bases for Teleportation Arrays and estimated that the plating from about fifty-three ships would be enough to begin making them.
• Lan Qingyou said she also needed Mithril plates for alchemy arrays, then divided the plates into six portions among everyone except the Pope and The Magician.

After clearing Undead Bay, Lan Qingyou and the others left the Dungeon and returned to their separate destinations. Vivian arrived back at her castle, where she rested and told Lilith to store and distribute the items she had brought back.

• Lan Qingyou, David Angel, Gu Xiaobei, Esmeralda, Li Huai, Vivian Nadasdy Bathory, Ingrid, and Nemo completely cleared Undead Bay, and the World Will announced that the Dungeon had closed.
• The Pope stored the World Tree Boat in a Card, and the group boarded his Bamboo Raft to leave before the Mana Tide arrived.
• Lan Qingyou gave The Pope a list of the World Tree Boat's identified features and blessings before she and Gu Xiaobei departed through the Teleportation Array.
• Vivian returned to her castle, where Lilith welcomed her, and Vivian rested in her chair.
• Vivian told Lilith to take the recovered items to the storeroom, distribute them to whoever could use them, and record who took each item.

Vivian reviewed her Dungeon rewards and prepared to explore two more Dungeons, while warning her people about Lan Qingyou’s Magic Eye. At her mountain castle, the chapter revealed how she had built a community of more than ten thousand Phantom Mist Vampires and became their revered ruler.

• Lilith admired a Dungeon axe, received Vivian’s permission to use it, and offered to bring her clean clothes.
• Vivian learned that her scouts had found two low-level Dungeons and ordered preparations to explore them the next day.
• Vivian told Lilith to warn people not to provoke a scarlet-eyed woman and to search for Appraisal Glasses.
• Vivian looked out over her Level 6 Shelter and the ten thousand vampires who lived under her rule.
• Vivian had divided the Star Dragon King’s Essence Blood into twenty thousand portions and distributed Vampire Magic Energy Fluid to nearby survivors, making them her subordinates.
• Vivian’s aloof manner led the new vampires to treat her like a god, and sixteen Marquis-level vampires moved into her castle.

Vivian agreed to supply Composite Steel Plates in exchange for Teleportation Arrays and a share of the profits for her vampire city, Brown. The group finalized the deal, and Judgment announced that the Supreme Council would soon put its newly minted currency into circulation.

• After Lilith and fifteen other victors came to Vivian’s castle seeking to serve her, Vivian kept them and assigned them jobs in her city.
• High Priestess offered Composite Steel Plates to Judgment in exchange for ten Teleportation Arrays for Brown and a share of the profits.
• The Sun and other members accepted High Priestess’s proposal, while The Tower offered half her plates and declined the arrays because she could make them herself.
• Judgment confirmed the group’s agreement, and everyone handed over their Composite Steel Plates except The Tower, who kept half.
• Judgment announced that the Supreme Council would circulate Copper, Silver, Gold, Orichalcum, and Thorium Coins alongside the Teleportation Arrays, then sent each member a sample set.

Lan Qingyou and Gu Xiaobei returned to the High Tower Shelter, where Gu Xiaobei helped her inspect the grounds and accelerate the growth of the War Tree Demon saplings. As night fell, they admired the glowing magic array and ended the evening preparing a barbecue together.

• Lan Qingyou handed Gu Xiaobei her Gold Coins to inspect and considered the valuable spoils she had earned from the Dungeon.
• Gu Xiaobei ran around Lan Qingyou's magic array while Lan Qingyou flew above her, and Gu Xiaobei's Tree Elf talent rapidly grew the War Tree Demon saplings.
• After dark, Gu Xiaobei admired the lights inside the magic array, then fell into a drainage ditch when Lan Qingyou repeated her description of the scene.
• Gu Xiaobei brought out an Integrated Kitchen and began grilling fish and vegetables while Lan Qingyou, Steel Wool, and Little Spoon waited at the table.

Lan Qingyou and Gu Xiaobei discussed a way for Gu Xiaobei to avoid flying, so Lan Qingyou agreed to build a Teleportation Array by the next day. With help from The Chariot’s Magic Power Conversion Devices and guidance from The Magician, Lan Qingyou began making an array that could connect to recorded locations.

• Gu Xiaobei suggested using a Teleportation Array to return instead of flying, and Lan Qingyou agreed to make one by the next day.
• Gu Xiaobei stayed the night in Lan Qingyou’s bedroom and joined her in studying how to make magic arrays.
• The Magician explained that Teleportation Arrays could distinguish destinations by sampling local Magic Power, and The Chariot offered conversion devices with built-in detectors.
• Lan Qingyou requested two devices from The Chariot so she could test them and make an array for the Emperor.
• Lan Qingyou received the devices, reviewed their instructions, and began making a Teleportation Array on a large Composite Steel Plate.

Lan Qingyou improved her Teleportation Array with restricted access, while The Magician planned to place the arrays in his Adventurer Guild. The High Priestess arranged to obtain cards and revealed she had more than ten thousand Vampires, leaving the others wary of her growing strength.

• Lan Qingyou added a privacy feature to her Teleportation Array, prompting the High Priestess, The Pope, and The Sun to request it for their arrays.
• The High Priestess postponed trying two Dungeons because the Mana Tide was coming and arranged with Judgment and The Magician for currency and ten thousand and sixteen cards for her city.
• The Magician said he planned to put the Teleportation Arrays inside his Adventurer Guild, which the Supreme Council had approved.
• Judgment realized the High Priestess had taken advantage of the Supreme Council's potion assignment to build a force of more than ten thousand Vampires, and she defended her actions.
• The others recognized that the High Priestess was deliberately increasing her strength and began thinking about finding Ancient Bloodlines.

Lan Qingyou returned from her trip, named her new teleport destination the “Habitat of the High Tower Witch,” and upgraded her Magic Array with an Iron Art Dome Pavilion and Sunlight Stone. The finished array’s defenses rivaled those of the World Tree Boat.

• Judgment accepted the Moon’s offer to cooperate and exchange information about Ancient Bloodline.
• Gu Xiaobei left with the Teleportation Array and calibrated equipment Lan Qingyou had prepared for her.
• Lan Qingyou named her teleport destination “Habitat of the High Tower Witch” and hid the array inside the Ancient Tree Branch.
• After resting, Lan Qingyou installed an Iron Art Dome Pavilion and placed a Sunlight Stone in the witch statue’s hands.
• The Pavilion activated the remaining node of Lan Qingyou’s Yin-Yang Fish, strengthening her composite Magic Array.