Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lianqiu and the others shared what they knew about Belobog and urged Bronya to confront Cocolia before she merged completely with the Stellaron. Bronya remained overwhelmed by the group’s calls for her to seize leadership, while Zuikaku grew excited at the prospect of overthrowing a superior.

• Seele explained that she would help the Outworlders, and Zuikaku stopped her from attacking Jiang Lianqiu because her older sister had ordered her to protect him.
• At the Goethe Hotel, Jiang Lianqiu explained how Fuli had weakened the barrier around Zuikaku and connected Bronya’s dreams to Zuikaku’s memories of the Sakura Empire.
• Jiang Lianqiu told Bronya that she had been adopted from a lower-city orphanage, prompting her to recover childhood memories and recognize her origins.
• Bronya said she did not know what to do about Cocolia, and Jiang Lianqiu warned that she had to act before Cocolia merged with the Stellaron and became a monster.
• Seele, Stelle, and Jiang Lianqiu urged Bronya to take the Great Guardian’s position, but their talk of rebellion and revolution left her bewildered.
• Zuikaku admitted that the prospect of overthrowing a superior excited her.

Bronya resolved to confront Cocolia and take control of Belobog, while the group prepared to stop the Stellaron. Cocolia welcomed Bronya’s challenge but revealed that her memories of Bronya had weakened the Stellaron’s influence, leaving her conflicted as Jiang Lianqiu and Himeko investigated the Stellaron.

• Jiang Lianqiu suggested Bronya consult Svarog, and Himeko explained why Belobog needed a peaceful-looking transfer of power.
• Bronya decided to confront Cocolia and use force if necessary, while the group planned to restrain Cocolia and seal the Stellaron.
• Jiang Lianqiu assigned Zuikaku and Trigger to accompany Bronya while he and Himeko went to investigate the Stellaron.
• Bronya asked Cocolia what she would do if Bronya sought the Great Guardian’s position, and Cocolia enthusiastically encouraged her to take it.
• Cocolia cursed at the Stellaron and accused it of contacting Bronya, while Bronya and the invisible observers realized Cocolia knew about the Stellaron’s influence.
• At Eternal Winter Mountain, Jiang Lianqiu told Himeko that memories of Bronya might have helped Cocolia resist the Stellaron’s control.

Himeko sealed Belobog’s Stellaron while Cocolia transformed and fought Bronya and her allies, insisting that its power was needed to protect Belobog from future threats. After discussing how sealed Stellarons were handled, Jiang Lianqiu sensed an Aeon in the sky.

• Himeko admitted that she had deliberately used her speech to influence Bronya, and Jiang Lianqiu urged her not to become a teacher.
• Cocolia argued that Belobog needed the Stellaron’s power to face future dangers and revealed that its ancestors had borrowed money from the Interstellar Peace Corporation.
• Cocolia transformed into the Mother of Deceit, but Bronya rejected her and joined Seele, March 7th, Trigger, Zuikaku, and Stelle in attacking her.
• Himeko removed the Stellaron from the Engine of Creation and sealed it with runic chains.
• Jiang Lianqiu examined the sealed Stellaron and asked to borrow it for study before sensing an Aeon in the sky.

Stelle pulled the Lance of Preservation in the Star Rail Space and drew the attention of Qlipoth and Nanook, while Jiang Lianqiu gained the powers of Preservation and Destruction. Back on Eternal Winter Mountain, Cocolia recovered her human form after losing, and Himeko explained that the Stellaron had been sealed.

• Cocolia tried to escape toward Eternal Winter Mountain, but Stelle blocked her and was pierced by Cocolia’s lance.
• In the Star Rail Space, Stelle witnessed Cocolia’s past and the Great Guardians’ fading will, then pulled the Lance of Preservation.
• Stelle reunited with Jiang Lianqiu, and Qlipoth and Nanook watched them before vanishing with the Star Rail Space.
• Jiang Lianqiu returned to Eternal Winter Mountain with the powers of Preservation and Destruction, adding them to the Hunt and Trailblaze.
• Cocolia apologized to Bronya after her defeat, and Himeko explained that she and Jiang Lianqiu had sealed the Stellaron.

Jiang Lianqiu helped Bronya stabilize Cocolia after the Stellaron corruption and promised to treat her, while Cocolia thanked the group and gave Stelle the Flame Lance. At the Starport, Shoukaku reunited with Zuikaku, and Von Noymiau reported that the Paths of Preservation and Destruction had appeared and that researchers had built an experimental intelligence-reducing aura generator.

• Cocolia suffered a violent coughing fit, and Jiang Lianqiu diagnosed her with lasting damage from the Stellaron and offered daily treatment.
• Trigger injected Cocolia with battlefield medicine to stabilize her for forty-eight hours, and Cocolia thanked the group and praised Stelle for wielding the Flame Lance.
• Shoukaku reunited with Zuikaku at the Starport, then explained the Commander’s upgrades and the arrangements for Zuikaku’s accommodations and refitting.
• Von Noymiau told Jiang Lianqiu that the Paths of Preservation and Destruction had appeared in the universe and discussed why Aeons required Authorization.
• Von Noymiau reported that the Third Research Team had built an experimental law-nullification aura generator, which she proposed renaming the intelligence-reducing aura.

Jiang Lianqiu inspected the Codex Silencia, a device that could suppress magic across five light-years and potentially erase fundamental laws at catastrophic cost. Back at the Starport, he welcomed Shoukaku and Zuikaku, reassured Zuikaku that he saw Ship Girls as people rather than weapons, and their new Mental Link made her legs give out; the chapter ended with Belfast admitting two new Paths had appeared.

• Jiang Lianqiu learned that the experimental aura generator could nullify magic across a five-light-year radius and might erase Paths briefly, while tampering with physical laws could destroy a galaxy.
• Jiang Lianqiu rejected the researchers’ proposed names and chose Codex Silencia for the device.
• Shoukaku and Zuikaku met Jiang Lianqiu at the Starport, and he explained that Jarilo-VI’s Stellar Core was sealed while the Stellar Railway waited for the Rift Zone to weaken.
• Zuikaku wondered whether Jiang Lianqiu needed her and Shoukaku, and he told her that Ship Girls were people, not weapons.
• Zuikaku instinctively called Jiang Lianqiu Commander, forming a Mental Link that made her legs give out.
• About ten hours later, Belfast told Jiang Lianqiu that two new Paths had appeared.

Jiang Lianqiu welcomed Bronya, Seele, Himeko, Asta, Tingyun, and Vivian as they arranged for Ginza Argentum Ring to take over Belobog’s debt and fund its reconstruction. As Cocolia finished treatment, Bronya invited Jiang Lianqiu to her succession ceremony, while Seele’s frustration exposed Bronya’s awkward feelings toward him.

• Tingyun proposed that Vivian buy Belobog’s debt rights and support its reconstruction, and Asta invested in Ginza Argentum Ring to make the deal possible.
• Jiang Lianqiu trusted Vivian to manage the Ring, accepted Asta as a partner, and refused Asta’s requests to take Victoria Housekeeping staff.
• Jiang Lianqiu agreed to attend Bronya’s Great Guardian succession ceremony after Cocolia completed her treatment.
• Seele stormed out after scolding Bronya for secretly longing for Jiang Lianqiu and urging her to be more proactive.
• Bronya told Jiang Lianqiu how she argued with Seele, and he recognized her threat to shove a gun barrel up Seele’s nostril.

Jiang Lianqiu and Bronya became physically intimate in the tea room while Seele and Cocolia waited outside. Afterward, Bronya realized Seele shared her feelings for Jiang Lianqiu and asked him not to let either of them down.

• Bronya agreed to sit beside Jiang Lianqiu, and the two became intimate in the tea room.
• Seele returned to the tea room and met Cocolia, but Trigger stopped them from interrupting Jiang Lianqiu and Bronya.
• Cocolia thanked Trigger for looking after Bronya, while Seele agreed to wait and left with her.
• Bronya learned that Cocolia and Trigger knew what had happened, then Jiang Lianqiu carried her to the bathroom to wash.
• Bronya told Jiang Lianqiu that Seele was probably angry because she had feelings for him too, and asked him not to let either of them down.

Bronya became Great Guardian and encouraged Seele to be honest about her feelings for Jiang Lianqiu. As Topaz arrived to collect Belobog’s old debt, Vivian proposed that the group buy the company’s debt rights, leaving Topaz stunned.

• Bronya asked Seele whether she liked Jiang Lianqiu and urged her to face her feelings, prompting Seele to flee back to Wildfire.
• Bronya delivered her succession speech in Belobog Plaza as the Overworld and Underworld citizens celebrated together.
• Topaz introduced herself to Jiang Lianqiu and March 7th, then asked about Belobog’s long-standing debt to the Interstellar Peace Corporation.
• Jiang Lianqiu refused to reveal Bronya’s position on the debt and told Topaz to speak with her directly.
• Vivian proposed that the group buy the company’s debt rights, and Topaz stared at the assembled group in shock.

Vivian secured Topaz’s approval for Ginza Argentum Ring to purchase Belobog’s debt, bringing the company onto the galactic stage and prompting Topaz to consider future cooperation. Elsewhere, Huanlong asked Xingxiao to distract the Luofu, while Xingxiao noticed that Huanlong’s behavior and body seemed to be malfunctioning.

• Vivian persuaded Topaz to transfer Belobog’s debt in exchange for immediate payment, and Topaz secured approval from the Strategic Investment Department.
• Vivian signed the contract on behalf of Ginza Argentum Ring, with Jiang Lianqiu named as the personal recipient of the debt rights.
• Topaz exchanged contact information with Vivian and the others, then refused Jiang Lianqiu’s apparent attempt to buy Numby.
• Xingxiao watched the Anti-Matter Legion destroy a starfish-producing planet while Huanlong arrived in Tingyun’s appearance with her tail on fire.
• Huanlong told Xingxiao that Jing Yuan’s military preparations had restricted her movements on the Luofu and that her work in the Mínghuǒ Merchant Guild had overwhelmed her.
• Huanlong asked Xingxiao to draw the Luofu’s attention away from her plans, and Xingxiao agreed while suggesting Huanlong see a Doctor.

Huanlong struggled to maintain her Tingyun disguise while working at the Mínghuǒ Merchant Guild and enduring Su Shang and Jiang Lianqiu’s affectionate display. After treating them to dinner, Huanlong decided to wait for Xingxiao to make a move and Jing Yuan to become distracted before acting freely.

• Huanlong returned to the Luofu Xianzhou, tried to leave the merchant guild, then gave in and began auditing its account books.
• Su Shang arrived with Jiang Lianqiu, and a clerk recognized him from an earlier visit with Jing Yuan, prompting Huanlong to invite the pair to dinner.
• At the restaurant, Huanlong grew increasingly sick of Su Shang and Jiang Lianqiu’s closeness and secretly tampered with Jiang Lianqiu’s tea.
• After dinner, Su Shang grew sleepy and said she wanted to sleep in Jiang Lianqiu’s arms, further angering Huanlong.
• Huanlong decided to wait until Xingxiao began moving and Jing Yuan was occupied before she acted without restraint.

Huanlong tried to seduce Jiang Lianqiu and make him betray Su Shang, believing her Bewitching Heart Technique was finally working. Jiang Lianqiu revealed no clear response before pulling Huanlong into his embrace, leaving her startled by his sudden advance.

• Huanlong invited Su Shang to her residence with a false promise of fireworks, then settled her in a guest room to sleep.
• Huanlong flirted with Jiang Lianqiu in the garden and tried to exploit his affection for Su Shang, but he rejected her advances at first.
• Jiang Lianqiu secretly streamed Huanlong's seduction through the Command Link, where the girls watched and advised him on how to act.
• Huanlong intensified her heart-bewitching arts and, after guiding Jiang Lianqiu to a pavilion, believed she had overcome his resistance.
• Jiang Lianqiu seized Huanlong's hands, called her A-Yun, and pulled her into his embrace, surprising her.

Huanlong became captivated by Jiang Lianqiu’s emotions, kissed him, and began planning to keep him for herself even after the Luofu’s destruction. Meanwhile, Xingxiao redirected her fleet toward the Luofu, and Fu Xuan misread Huanlong’s lovestruck behavior as a sign that she was preparing to cause trouble.

• Jiang Lianqiu used his emotions to daze Huanlong, then kissed her; Huanlong accepted him and began calling him Qiu-lang.
• Xingxiao contacted Huanlong about her preparations, received a distracted response, and ordered her fleet to head for the Luofu Xianzhou.
• Huanlong decided she would preserve Jiang Lianqiu during the Luofu’s destruction and fantasized about keeping him captive afterward.
• Fu Xuan monitored Huanlong with Qingque, who mistook her lovestruck expression for excitement about causing chaos; Fu Xuan consequently decided to give Qingque more responsibility.

Jiang Lianqiu visited Fu Xuan and Qingque at the Qiong Guan Array and argued that the monitored Huanlong was in love. He proved it by calling Huanlong, who answered by calling him “Husband,” leaving Fu Xuan stunned.

• Jiang Lianqiu arrived with Jing Yuan’s access token and discussed Huanlong’s behavior with Fu Xuan.
• Qingque tried to curry favor with Jiang Lianqiu, while Fu Xuan objected to his teasing nickname for her.
• Jiang Lianqiu lifted Fu Xuan, then agreed to bet that Huanlong was in love in exchange for one request from her.
• Jiang Lianqiu called Huanlong, who answered with “Husband,” stunning Fu Xuan and Qingque.

Jiang Lianqiu’s unusual mental power overwhelmed Huanlong with romantic emotions, leaving Fu Xuan and Qingque stunned by his influence over the Aeon. Meanwhile, Dan Shu and Tao Ran struggled to secure the Stellaron, but Dan Shu’s attempt to contact Huanlong revealed that the Emanator was occupied with Jiang Lianqiu.

• Jiang Lianqiu showed Fu Xuan and Qingque Huanlong’s lovestruck reaction and explained that his mental power had affected her emotions.
• Fu Xuan and Qingque learned how Huanlong had become entangled with Jiang Lianqiu, and Qingque asked him to teach her his ways.
• Tao Ran met Dan Shu and urged her to obtain the Stellaron soon, explaining that he had to attend the Dragon Tamer Assembly despite the horn growing from his forehead.
• Dan Shu agreed to contact Huanlong using a flame she had kept in a rune-covered wooden box.
• When Dan Shu reached out to Huanlong, she heard the Emanator’s lovestruck cry for Jiang Lianqiu.
• The chapter recalled theories connecting Abundance and the Propagation to Permanence and the Vidyadhara’s inability to reproduce normally.

Huanlong left Jiang Lianqiu after their night together to advance her plans, while Jiang warned Fu Xuan that Xingxiao was approaching the Luofu. As Xingxiao prepared her fleet, she sensed that Huanlong’s loyalties and feelings had begun to shift.

• Huanlong confirmed that Jiang Lianqiu had fallen asleep, left him, and decided to send the Stellaron that night as Xingxiao prepared to act.
• Jiang Lianqiu woke, realized Huanlong had brought Xingxiao into the Luofu crisis, and warned Fu Xuan to watch out for her.
• Fu Xuan hurried to the Divination Commission and negotiated with Jiang Lianqiu over how she would thank him, only for his request that she call him Qiu-lang to embarrass her.
• Xingxiao told Huanlong that her fleet needed thirteen more Warp Jumps to approach the Luofu and that she would send reconnaissance fleets ahead.
• After speaking with Huanlong, Xingxiao concluded that Huanlong had developed feelings she should not have.

Jiang Lianqiu and his allies tested a newly built Star Gate designed to connect universes, while Huanlong privately planned her next moves after he left. The first cross-universe connection succeeded, and Hood confirmed that her fleet was ready to cross.

• Huanlong returned to her bedroom, found Jiang Lianqiu gone, and felt relieved that she could continue her plans without his attention.
• Jiang Lianqiu showed Herta, March 7th, and the others the enormous Star Gate built in the Silver Crown system and authorized its first conventional cross-universe experiment.
• Belfast activated the Star Gate's reactors and stabilization anchors as the structure formed a black-hole-like channel and distorted space-time.
• Belfast's team completed the channel, law interface, and characteristic-signal checks, then contacted Hood at Ophiuchus Starport.
• Hood confirmed that her fleet was ready to cross, and the observers celebrated the experiment's success.

Jiang Lianqiu and Herta opened the Star Gate, bringing a massive fleet into the Silver Crown Galaxy as the Stellar Railway crew reunited with Kafka and Silver Wolf. Kafka asked them to travel to the Luofu Xianzhou to rescue Blade and avert a coming catastrophe, but Stelle laughed at her warning.

• Jiang Lianqiu agreed to give Herta a Research Hub module and researchers after she helped solve the Star Gate problem.
• The Star Gate opened, and hundreds of starships from Jiang Lianqiu’s world arrived and formed up in the Silver Crown Galaxy.
• Sirius detected Silver Wolf trying to hack Stelle’s phone, and Jiang Lianqiu let Silver Wolf and Kafka connect to the public channel.
• Kafka reunited with Stelle and asked the Stellar Railway crew to visit the Luofu Xianzhou, where Blade had been detained.
• Kafka warned that the Luofu would face a catastrophe and lose more than half its people if the crew did not go, and Stelle laughed.

Jiang Lianqiu revealed Vivian’s ability to foresee danger, then bargained with Jing Yuan over helping the Luofu as the Stellaron crisis escalated. Luofu contained the outbreak, while Fei Xiao’s fleet approached Xingxiao’s forces and considered striking first.

• Kafka realized Jiang Lianqiu’s circle had disrupted Aetherium’s scripts, then she and Silver Wolf left after Sirius released their hijacked projections.
• Jiang Lianqiu told Herta and the others that Vivian could foresee certain near-future dangers, and Himeko asked whether they would go to Luofu to confront Huanlong.
• Jiang Lianqiu reminded the group that Ruan Mei’s deal with Jing Yuan required Huanlong to obtain the Elixir of Immortality, while Tingyun chose to remain away from Luofu for now.
• Jing Yuan negotiated with Jiang Lianqiu and secured expanded technical cooperation with the Mech Servants in exchange for his help.
• Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan discussed the crisis as Luofu sealed its gates and restored order by containing Mara-Struck and Stellaron-corrupted constructs in designated areas.
• Fei Xiao confirmed Xingxiao’s fleet was approaching Luofu and considered whether to use the opportunity to strike it.

Jiang Lianqiu arrived at Su Shang’s home on the Luofu and met Guinevere, Huohuo, and Lord Tail, who mistook him for a monster. After he calmed the frightened Huohuo and learned why the two girls were staying there, Huohuo began explaining how she had met Su Shang.

• Fei Xiao received an unexpected contact request from a blonde woman named Hood.
• Yukong learned that the final merchant ship had arrived and directed the Rainbow Chariot to dock at Liúyún Dock.
• Jiang Lianqiu appeared in Su Shang’s courtyard, where Guinevere attacked him and Huohuo hid in fear.
• Jiang Lianqiu stopped Guinevere’s rough attempt at CPR and used his mental power to wake Huohuo.
• Guinevere explained that she and Huohuo were staying at Su Shang’s house while Su Shang guarded against the Stellaron outbreak.
• Huohuo began telling Jiang Lianqiu that she had met Su Shang during Cloud Cavalry Army drills.