Chapter Summaries

Fox Gario explained that he had handed the Exorcists a copy of the plans while keeping one for himself, and he invited Yasuda Miaozi to join his future army. As the Exorcists and the King's Coalition remained in a standoff, the Captain General received news about the Coalition’s race status and extra Profession.

• Fox Gario told Yasuda Miaozi that he had given the Exorcists a copy of the plans but kept one for himself.
• Fox Gario offered Yasuda Miaozi command of ten thousand soldiers, but Yasuda Miaozi declined for now and focused on strengthening himself.
• Yasuda Miaozi ended their conversation and went to attend to his own business.
• The Exorcists and the King's Coalition remained in a tense standoff near the Double Ring Hills while the Exorcists transported the Mana Disruption Device and built a stronghold.
• An aide told the Captain General that they had news about the King's Coalition's race status and extra Profession, and the Captain General reacted with surprise.

The Captain General learned that the King's Coalition had gained Quasi-Evolutionists through the Engraving Machine and Career System, then considered whether the coalition's inactivity offered a chance to attack. He ordered more intelligence gathering and bought machines for his own use, learning that Tarot Villa was selling them.

• The aide told the Captain General that an Engraving Machine and Engraving Potion could turn Transmigrators into Quasi-Evolutionists in five minutes, and that hundreds of thousands had tested the process.
• The Captain General berated the Exorcists' intelligence network for learning about the machine only through a World Channel advertisement, then asked about the standoff at the Double Ring Hills.
• The Captain General considered whether the King's Coalition was waiting to create more professionals, but suspected that internal disagreements might explain why it had not attacked.
• The Captain General ordered the intelligence team to investigate behind the King's Coalition's lines and told the aide to buy one or two Engraving Machines.
• The aide said that Tarot Villa members were selling the machines, and the Captain General recognized the renowned organization of inventors, scholars, and powerful fighters.

The World Channel discussed the Engraving Machine’s career-change slots, its high price, and the wealth generated by witch-run businesses. Bei Adoris saw her warehouses fill with Gold Coins again and considered buying more supplies.

• Transmigrators offered Silver Coins for access to Engraving Machines, hoping to use the Career System to become stronger.
• World Channel users argued over whether twenty thousand Gold Coins was affordable and discussed the machines and potions Tarot Villa had shipped.
• The conversation shifted to witch-run industries and the fortunes made by organizations such as the Black Witches and The Profiteer.
• Bei Adoris looked at her overflowing Gold Coin warehouses and considered buying more supplies despite higher prices.

The Captain General learned that the King's Coalition was fighting an alliance of Degenerate Species on its eastern front and decided to exploit the stalemate by mobilizing one million Exorcists. Just as he began issuing battle orders, his assistant reported that headquarters was under attack.

• The Captain General's intelligence team discovered that Degenerate Species had invaded the King's Coalition from the northeast and seized two regions.
• The Captain General ordered a meeting and told the company commanders that the Exorcists would attack the King's Coalition while it was occupied on the eastern front.
• The company commanders volunteered to lead the attack, and the Captain General laid out a plan to mobilize one million Exorcists.
• The Captain General asked Fox about his people's training, and Fox said they were ready to fight.
• The Captain General's assistant rushed in and announced that headquarters was under attack.

The Captain General learned that Twin Moon Bay had fallen after its Exorcists were struck by a sudden outbreak of mutations. He and the squad leaders discovered that most people at headquarters had become Undead, while the remaining survivors were changing one by one.

• The Captain General received word that Twin Moon Bay had been attacked and found that the other Captain Generals and senior officials had vanished from his Card’s contacts.
• The Captain General told the squad leaders that the Patriarch and senior officials were gone, then ordered them to contact any remaining friends at headquarters.
• A squad leader reached a friend who reported that the Exorcists had mutated about an hour earlier and that no enemy had invaded.
• The squad leader learned that most people at headquarters had become Undead and that the remaining survivors were mutating while hiding in shelters.

After learning that the Undead in Twin Moon Bay had stats combining those of the Exorcists they had mutated from, the Captain General took charge of the leaderless Exorcists and planned to contain the threat. He ordered the troops at Double Ring Hills to hold their positions and prepared to command forces in other regions, while Fox asked what would happen to his unit.

• The Major General told the Captain General that Appraisal Glasses had revealed the Undead's stats were the Exorcists' stats added to their own.
• The Captain General considered the possibility that the Undead were mutated dead people and concluded that he had to investigate the cause and prevent them from spreading beyond Twin Moon Bay.
• The Captain General recognized that the other leaders were gone and that he now commanded the Exorcists.
• The Captain General ordered the troops to maintain their defensive positions at Double Ring Hills and watch for a counterattack from the King's Coalition.
• The Captain General said he would go to the other regions to take command and stop the Undead from escaping Twin Moon Bay.
• Fox asked the Captain General what would happen to his unit.

Fox learned that the Exorcists’ leadership had been wiped out and that the Demons could control the resulting Undead. He proposed killing the last Captain General and seizing the Exorcists’ manufacturing base, and Yasuda Miaozi agreed to hear how she could help.

• The Captain General ordered Fox to gather his unit and Mana Disruption Devices, then teleport to Maple Leaf Forest.
• Fox contacted Yasuda Miaozi, who confirmed that the Demons were responsible for the Exorcists’ collapse and could control the Undead.
• Fox and Yasuda Miaozi reconsidered their contract after realizing the Exorcists could no longer help them target the Witch Race.
• Fox proposed killing the remaining Captain General so the Exorcists would splinter into rival factions.
• Fox offered to seize the Mana Disruption Device manufacturing base and its regional income, and Yasuda Miaozi asked how she could assist.

Fox received the Captain General’s rushed order to lead his battalion against the Undead at Twin Moon Bay, despite fearing it would cost his troops heavily. He accepted the assignment and began coordinating the troops while arranging for Yasuda Miaozi to arrive through the Teleportation Array.

• The Captain General stationed Fox’s hundred-thousand-strong battalion at Maple Leaf Forest, where Mana Disruption Devices were being manufactured, and prepared to attack Twin Moon Bay.
• Fox read the Captain General’s plan and saw that it called for a reckless charge against the Undead, risking the battalion he had spent a month bringing together.
• Fox considered refusing the assignment but decided that doing so would invite the Captain General’s suspicion and cost him his position.
• Fox told Yasuda Miaozi that the plan had changed and promised access to the Teleportation Array after he bought some time.
• Fox began coordinating the troops, satisfying the Captain General, who praised him as a dependable subordinate.

Fox and Yasuda Miaozi carried out their plan to assassinate the Captain General during a guard shift change, while Fox worried about the Demon Persons’ ability to turn people into Undead. The Captain General’s tent suddenly exploded, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Fox met Yasuda Miaozi in Adventurer City and hurried with him toward the camp.
• Fox explained that assassination had become their last resort, and Yasuda Miaozi agreed to sneak into the Captain General’s tent alone.
• Yasuda Miaozi used his talent to vanish among the branches while Fox alerted his trusted subordinates to prepare the Mana Disruption Device.
• Fox reflected on the Demon Persons’ attack at Twin Moon Bay and worried they could use the same method to turn him and his people into Undead.
• The Captain General’s tent suddenly exploded as Fox watched from nearby.

Fox intervened when Yasuda Miaozi’s assassination attempt failed, then killed the Captain General and took control. Fox told the badly injured Yasuda Miaozi that he still had to kill nearby squad captains so they could seize Maple Leaf Forest.

• The Captain General survived Yasuda Miaozi’s ambush thanks to an Advanced Protective Stone and grabbed the injured assassin.
• Yasuda Miaozi fired a laser toward Fox’s hiding place, forcing Fox to throw a Mana Disruption Device into the fight.
• The explosion knocked down the Captain General and Yasuda Miaozi, and Fox rushed in to stab the Captain General to death.
• Fox gave Yasuda Miaozi a Life Potion, but told him to kill the nearby squad captains before they took over Maple Leaf Forest.

Fox expanded his control over the Maple Leaf Forest by having Yasuda Miaozi eliminate its squadron leaders, then turned toward neighboring regions. The Demon Hunters’ infighting, the spread of Undead and Degenerate Species, and the Kings’ Coalition’s retreat left the northern continent in widespread chaos.

• Fox sent the wounded Yasuda Miaozi to guide his men through the Maple Leaf Forest and eliminate its squadron leaders, while deciding to deal with the Undead in Twin Moon Bay using Mana Disruption Devices.
• Overnight, Yasuda Miaozi removed most of the Maple Leaf Forest’s squadron leaders, and Fox took control of the region’s forces, growing his following from one hundred thousand to more than eight million.
• Fox and Yasuda Miaozi aimed to take two neighboring regions, but their leaders began fighting over power after learning that the Captain General had died.
• Tens of millions of Undead appeared across the continent, the Demon Hunters turned on one another, and the Kings’ Alliance fought Degenerate Species.
• Transmigrators became Professionals in growing numbers through the Engraving Machine, while Degenerate Species gathered in the northeast and pushed the Kings’ Coalition back despite support from southern rulers and organizations.

Lan Qingyou prepared to make an SS-Rank Talent Potion using an SS-Rank Mutant Potion, Cell of Gross fragments, and materials from Kesuya. The chapter ended as she began considering the ingredients’ proportions.

• Lan Qingyou woke after a restful night and began her only task for the day: making the Talent Potion.
• Lan Qingyou recalled how Professor Samael had bought Heaven’s Fall and unexpectedly become its regional distributor in the central and Western Region.
• Lan Qingyou had already made Chu Yuan’s potion to help people quit Heaven’s Fall, using cells from an Intestinal Source Larva to flush Cell of Gross fragments from drinkers.
• Lan Qingyou prepared to use the SS-Rank Mutant Potion, Cell of Gross fragments, and cells from the Eye of Kesuya and Tears of Kesuya in the SS-Rank Talent Potion.

Lan Qingyou spent four days developing a potion that had a 5% chance to raise the Talent level of an S-Rank user, succeeding with her tenth batch. She drank the potion and, after consuming more Talent Potions with lunch, finally increased her Talent level.

• Lan Qingyou carefully tested batches of the potion, recording observations and refining her process over four days.
• Lan Qingyou completed the tenth batch and used her Magic Eye to confirm it could raise an S-Rank user's Talent level with a 5% chance.
• Lan Qingyou drank the new potion and ate lunch while trying more Talent Potions.
• Lan Qingyou's Talent level increased after she finally got lucky.

After Lan Qingyou’s talent level increased, a Mental Attack from the ingredients in her potions trapped her in a volcanic landscape where she could not move. She confirmed she was still connected to the Karim Continent, tested whether her Card could capture the scene, and told the group what had happened.

• Lan Qingyou’s talent level increased while she ate, and she was suddenly transported into a rust-red landscape where she could not move or fly.
• Lan Qingyou suspected a Mental Attack from the ingredients in her potions and stayed calm while she assessed her surroundings.
• Lan Qingyou sent a message to the group and confirmed that her Card network still worked.
• Lan Qingyou photographed the landscape, but the pictures showed only her shelter, so she shared them and explained her test.
• The group reacted with surprise, and The Hermit asked whether Lan Qingyou had eaten monster cells separated out of Heaven's Fall.

Lan Qingyou explained that the magical creature cells in Heaven's Fall had trapped her in an illusion, while revealing that her talent had improved after she drank the potion. After the group asked her to make Talent Potions, she gave them an impossible ingredient list, then returned to her shelter and checked her upgraded talent.

• Lan Qingyou told the group that the cells in Heaven's Fall only served as a carrier and catalyst, though she privately believed their source, Gross, was extraordinarily powerful.
• Lan Qingyou said the potion had raised her talent, prompting several group members to ask her to make Talent Potions for them.
• Lan Qingyou gave the group a list of ingredients for an SS-Rank Talent Potion, including materials they could not find.
• Lan Qingyou returned to her shelter after about three minutes in the illusion and opened her Personal Information panel.
• Lan Qingyou saw that her talent was now Star Glory (SS).

Lan Qingyou considered her upgraded gravity talent and the materials needed to raise her shelter to level nine. In the group chat, Judgment discussed plans to found a country, and Lan Qingyou learned that he had secured four adjoining regions.

• Lan Qingyou considered using her five-kilometer gravity range to set up an alert and a defensive field around herself.
• Lan Qingyou reviewed her shelter’s level-nine requirements, Gold Copper and White Phantom Stone, and asked Judgment to identify the unfamiliar materials.
• Judgment agreed to help and told Justice that preparations for establishing a country were nearly complete.
• Lan Qingyou offered to help resolve Judgment’s disputes, but Judgment said her intervention was not yet needed.
• The Fool asked about Judgment’s borders, and Judgment said he had secured four adjoining regions.

Lan Qingyou and Alisa discussed ways to analyze the cells from Heaven's Fall while chatting about their organizations' potion and creature markets. Alisa considered using a giant mixer or an alchemical array to separate the cells, but admitted that array research was not her specialty.

• Shang Chuan told Lan Qingyou that Red Peak Rock Mountain and the Gravel Plateau had been secured and connected by a road.
• Lan Qingyou considered the Black Witch's enormous potion output and its competition with Profession-class alchemists and the White Witch's Synthetic Beasts.
• Lan Qingyou messaged Alisa about trying a hybrid approach and then slicing apart the cells from Heaven's Fall.
• Alisa revealed that someone had tried to use Heaven's Fall cells to control her subordinates, and that she had caught the culprit.
• Alisa said separating the cells one by one would be difficult and suggested getting a giant mixer, while Lan Qingyou proposed developing an alchemical array.

Alisa warned Lan Qingyou about a Mana Disruption Device and shared news about events in the north, including Li Mei’s death. Lan Qingyou began considering how to counter the device and asked how Li Mei had died.

• Alisa sent Lan Qingyou a blueprint for a Mana Disruption Device and explained that it could disrupt magic within a certain range.
• Lan Qingyou objected to Alisa’s warning, then recalled The Fool’s paper on resisting external Magic Power disturbances and marked it for later.
• Alisa asked Lan Qingyou what she knew about the Exorcists’ conflicts in the north, and Lan Qingyou said she knew little about them.
• Alisa told Lan Qingyou that Li Mei, the Exorcist in their group who had taken the Evolution Cell, was dead.
• Lan Qingyou asked Alisa how Li Mei had died.

Alisa told Lan Qingyou about Li Mei’s death and explained how the Undead Race differed from the Necro Race. She then revealed that others had grafted branches from the Perching Giant Tree to create trees that attracted Flying Magic Beasts, leaving Lan Qingyou ready to confront them and asking Alisa what she wanted in return for the information.

• Alisa recounted how she found Li Mei and his friends turned into undead at Twin Moon Bay, killed Li Mei to spare him further suffering, and decided to seek revenge for herself.
• Alisa explained that the Undead Race formed when living people mutated into undead, unlike the Necro Race, whose members revived after death and mutated.
• Alisa told Lan Qingyou that people elsewhere had grafted branches from the Perching Giant Tree onto other trees, creating new trees that attracted Flying Magic Beasts.
• Lan Qingyou realized those people had cut down her tree and prepared to settle accounts with them, then asked Alisa what price she wanted for the information.

Lan Qingyou questioned Alisa’s motives for sharing three pieces of useful information, but Alisa insisted she was repaying old favors. Alisa revealed that the Knights Order of the Knights Guild had a Perching Giant Tree branch, and Lan Qingyou decided she would uproot the organization’s involvement.

• Lan Qingyou asked Alisa what price she expected for the three pieces of information, and Alisa said she was repaying favors.
• Lan Qingyou suspected Alisa wanted her help taking revenge on the Exorcist of the Hearth, but Alisa denied it and challenged her to a fight someday.
• Lan Qingyou asked Alisa what she knew about the Perching Giant Tree branch, and Alisa said the Knights Order had one.
• Alisa confirmed she meant the Knights Order of the Knights Guild, and Lan Qingyou resolved to pull the tree out by its roots.