Recaps

Sylutia arrived at her new home in a remote valley and learned about the land, nearby support, and the supplies left for her. After exploring the area and cooking her first meal, she settled in alone for the night.

• Sylutia inspected her stone house and learned that the valley was vast, mostly uncleared, and difficult to cultivate, though the Woodland Association had prepared fifty mu of farmland.
• The Knight Attendant explained that Sylutia was short-handed, described nearby patrols and camps, and gave her three signal rockets for emergencies.
• Sylutia received a carriage, a draft horse, and two foals, along with provisions for the horse during the first year.
• After the knights departed, Sylutia walked around the valley, checked her food stores, and cooked soup with flatbread.
• Sylutia read by candlelight before going to bed in her new home.

After completing the initial sowing of her fifty acres, Sylutia tested her Alien Star power and discovered she could pass through fissures in space and time. She sealed Aromatherapy Lv.1 inside her Fate Card, freeing an ability slot to learn a new ability.

• Sylutia cared for the draft horse and foals, inspected the contaminated soil, and burned the field to prepare it for sowing.
• Sylutia sowed the fifty acres and irrigated the seeds with help from the draft horse over nearly ten days.
• Sylutia switched her Aspect Power from Emerald Nectar to Alien Star and passed through a wall into the study.
• Sylutia used Alien Star to seal Aromatherapy Lv.1 and stored the card inside Girl Under the Starry Sky.
• Sylutia freed an ability slot and prepared to learn a new ability.

Sylutia explored the valley, discovered that Distortion contaminated its soil and water, and concluded she could not purge its endless source. She recreated a purification ritual from Melancholy’s legend and formed the ability Sylutia’s Clear Spring, leaving her with a way to cleanse contaminated water and land.

• Sylutia examined her abilities, then rode the brown foal into the valley with the black foal following behind.
• Twisted Weeds wrapped around the brown foal’s hooves, so Sylutia freed it and used her lantern’s flames to burn the surrounding weeds.
• After surveying the cleared valley, Sylutia returned home and saw that the wheat she had planted was struggling under Distortion contamination.
• Sylutia sensed the endless Abyss of Distortion beneath the land and decided to learn a Radiant Moon ability to purify it.
• Sylutia studied Melancholy’s legend and, after praying and singing beside the pool through the night, formed Sylutia’s Purified Water and advanced it into Sylutia’s Clear Spring.

Sylutia assessed the growing conditions of her crops and decided she needed help managing nearly forty acres. In White Stone Citadel, she explored the market and went to the Forged Gold Hammer to seek a skilled blacksmith for Agren’s Radiant Gold Longblade.

• Sylutia used Emerald Eye potion to inspect her crops, record their problems, and devise improvements.
• Sylutia decided to hire help and traveled to White Stone Citadel for the market and supplies.
• Sylutia learned that merchants sold clean water and handmade goods in the market, including weapons forged by students.
• Sylutia headed to the Forged Gold Hammer, a renowned blacksmithing organization, to ask about forging Agren’s Radiant Gold Longblade.

Sylutia visited a weapon district and learned about Radiant Gold weapons while asking a blacksmith about commissioning a longblade for Agren. She left without buying anything, having learned that Radiant Gold Wheat was controlled by Third Order gardeners and deciding to seek seeds so she could work toward growing it.

• Sylutia compared her Black Steel Shortsword with a shopkeeper’s weapon, and the blacksmith identified hers as an old but skillfully made design.
• The blacksmith explained that Radiant Gold was lighter, sharper, and more effective at breaking supernatural barriers than Black Steel.
• Sylutia asked Oken Graymountain about a Radiant Gold Longblade for Agren, and he estimated materials and discounted labor would cost about 60 gold coins.
• Oken told Sylutia that joining the Four Seasons Alliance could lower Radiant Gold prices, while White Stone Citadel’s Radiant Gold Wheat was guarded by Third Order gardeners.
• Sylutia left Graymountain Forge without commissioning a weapon and decided to buy Radiant Gold Wheat seeds.

Sylutia explored the market and learned about the different kinds of workers available before deciding to hire Toad Demi-humans as servants. She left the trading area with a group of twenty toads, who needed flour-based food and regular access to water.

• Sylutia browsed the crowded market and learned about its slave, employee, servant, and laborer categories.
• Sylutia rejected the expensive slaves and considered hiring servants instead, dismissing Minotaurs, Goblins, and Dire Wolves.
• A manager explained that Toad Demi-humans from the Hot Rain Swamp were sold in groups of twenty for one gold coin and needed flour-based food and water.
• Sylutia decided to hire the Toad Demi-humans.

Sylutia bought 60 toadfolk servants, brought them to her valley, and organized their work and living arrangements. After about twenty days, they could handle their routine tasks, and her wheat was growing well as she planned for a successful harvest.

• Sylutia spent 3 gold coins on 60 toadfolk and bought tools, supplies, vegetables, and extra carriages to transport them.
• Sylutia returned to the valley and had the toadfolk clear land, then cooked dough for them over a bonfire.
• Sylutia had the toadfolk build a long shed and divided them into groups for watering, fieldwork, and household chores.
• After about twenty days of instruction, the toadfolk managed basic tasks without daily guidance, and Sylutia's wheat reached Good quality.
• Sylutia calculated that 5,000 pounds of excellent-quality wheat could earn 50 gold coins and considered planting a second crop after the first harvest.

Sylutia improved her wheat-growing expertise and realized her [Alien Star] Aspect Power was nearing advancement as she reflected on the Law of Three Phases. She chose to wait for her [Emerald Nectar] to catch up, while wondering what had caused [Alien Star] to grow.

• Sylutia assessed the wheat fields and found that Distortion was slowly returning beneath the soil.
• Sylutia advanced her Wheat Branch gardening skill to Superb and considered using Emerald Dew Water before planting Purple Alfalfa to restore the soil.
• Sylutia sensed her [Alien Star] beginning to manifest and saw the outline of an unfinished Star Palace on her Fate Card.
• Sylutia measured her [Emerald Nectar] at about 8.9 and her [Alien Star] at about 9.8, and decided to wait before advancing either Aspect Power.
• Sylutia reviewed the Law of Three Phases—power, skill, and practice—and wondered whether her past-life knowledge had strengthened [Alien Star].

Sylutia completed her first wheat harvest with the toads and discovered that the outstanding-quality crop could help her advance her [Emerald Nectar] Aspect Power. She decided to keep the wheat stored and submit it later, then turned to rotating the fields and expanding the valley’s farmland.

• Sylutia observed the wheatfield as an [Alien Star] and realized that cultivating wheat with crystallized [Emerald Nectar] Aspect Power could help her reach the second tier.
• Sylutia taught the toads how to harvest the ripe wheat, and they cut, bundled, and carried it to a drying ground.
• Sylutia burned the field’s remaining stubble into fertilizer, planted Purple Alfalfa, and used a cart to help the toads thresh the dried wheat.
• Sylutia dried the grains with her lantern and stored the harvest, completing her first full cycle of agricultural production.
• Sylutia inspected the outstanding-quality wheat and decided to keep it in the granary until later rather than attract attention by submitting it early.
• Sylutia sealed the granary with the toads and prepared to rotate the fields, clear more farmland, and build support facilities.

Sylutia cultivated alfalfa across her reclaimed fields, discovered that she was especially talented at growing flowering plants, and raised the crop to Perfect quality. When the alfalfa bloomed, its Emerald Nectar power resonated with her, advancing her Fate Card to the Second Order and granting her a new alfalfa-related ability.

• Sylutia planted alfalfa, used Emerald Dew Water to accelerate its growth, and let the ponies graze while promising the draft horse some when it was ready.
• Sylutia reclaimed another fifty acres with the toads and draft horse, planted alfalfa there, and reached Outstanding proficiency in its cultivation after fifteen days.
• Sylutia saw the alfalfa bloom into a purple sea and realized she was particularly adept at cultivating plants defined by their flowers.
• Sylutia used the Emerald Eye potion and Alien Star Perception to study the plants, then cultivated the alfalfa to Perfect quality, with roots reaching nearly fifty meters underground.
• As the alfalfa flowers condensed Emerald Nectar, Sylutia absorbed its power, and her Fate Card advanced from Maiden in the Flower Sea to Maiden Surrounded by Alfalfa, reaching the Second Order.
• Sylutia gained the Alfalfa Purple Flower ability, which let her control nearby alfalfa and guide it toward Perfect quality.

Sylutia's alfalfa cultivation forced her advancement to the Second Order, improving her abilities and giving her control over alfalfa. After testing her new powers, she created Alfalfa Flower Balls and considered trying one on an animal or another living creature.

• Sylutia advanced to the Second Order through the alfalfa flowers, and her Blossom Method also advanced by a stage.
• Sylutia tested her improved Identification Pupil and Natural Perception, discovering the former tired her and the latter could detect the distant Toad Demi-humans.
• Sylutia used her new Alfalfa Purple Flower ability to sense the land beneath the valley and make the alfalfa field prune and regulate itself.
• Sylutia gathered alfalfa petals into six Alfalfa Flower Balls, which could help animals grow, and wondered whether people could eat them.
• Sylutia looked toward the stable and the Toad Demi-human houses and came up with an idea for testing the flower balls.

Sylutia tested Alfalfa Flower Balls on her horses and discovered they strengthened the animals’ Blood Law Aspect Power, then made nutritious Alfalfa Steamed Buns for the toads. After the toads and Sylutia fell asleep from the buns, she dreamed of ruling a toad army.

• Sylutia fed an Alfalfa Flower Ball to a gray draft horse and observed its Blood Law Aspect Power gradually rise.
• The next day, Sylutia found the horse transformed into a healthy, enhanced Lakeside Horse with First Order Blood Law abilities.
• Sylutia gave each of the two foals half an Alfalfa Flower Ball and decided to test the food on the toads.
• Sylutia made Alfalfa Steamed Buns, whose combined ingredients produced a highly nutritious food that promoted Aspect Power condensation.
• Sylutia handed one bun to each toad, and they all fell asleep; after eating a small piece herself, she also became drowsy.
• Sylutia dreamed that she commanded a toad army and was crowned ruler before a cheering crowd of toads.

Sylutia grew strawberries and blueberries with her Emerald Nectar, then baked blueberry bread for the toadfolk as the alfalfa finished enriching her fields. She traveled to White Stone Citadel to ask the Woodland Association about advancing and arranged for a windmill to be built in the valley, leaving her to stay in town for several days.

• Sylutia gave the toadfolk a day off, planted strawberries and blueberries, and used her Emerald Nectar to bring them to fruit.
• Sylutia harvested the berries and baked Excellent Blueberry Bread, which the toadfolk eagerly ate.
• Sylutia had the toadfolk harvest the alfalfa and set out for White Stone Citadel with ten toadfolk.
• At the Woodland Association, Sylutia asked what came after advancing, and the clerk said an instructor would examine her situation in two days.
• Sylutia applied to have a windmill built in the valley, and the Woodland Association agreed to cover a quarter of the cost.

Lucy discussed farming, expedition risks, and advancement with a fellow apprentice on the Golden Radiance Plain. As their five-year deadline approached, his friend planned to use a Blood Dew Potion to attempt the second rank, while Lucy gave him biscuits for his next expedition.

• Lucy explained how he treated polluted soil and described the profits and security of growing premium wheat near the citadel.
• Lucy’s companion recounted earning gold from Black Snake Berries and monster materials on a cautious expedition, while warning about exploration’s dangers.
• Lucy’s companion said he had requested a Blood Dew Potion to improve his chances of reaching the second rank despite its risk of Blood Decay.
• Lucy gave his friend a box of Honey Biscuits, and they promised to exchange goods again before parting.

Sylutia sold her Superior quality wheat flour at the market and met Fred, a baker with a Gold Steam Aspect who offered to buy her surplus wheat. After tasting one of Fred’s extraordinary cakes, she saw how a skilled baker could turn Superior ingredients into food with supernatural effects.

• Sylutia set up a market stall and sold only 16 jin of wheat flour during the morning.
• Fred sampled Sylutia’s flour, praised its quality, and offered to buy her available stock for four silver coins per jin.
• Sylutia agreed to discuss selling about 2,400 jin and followed Fred to a dessert restaurant.
• Fred ordered Sylutia an Orange Pinwheel Cake, which eased fatigue and showed her the power of his Gold Steam baking profession.

Sylutia arranged a flour sale through the Woodland Association and passed an assessment confirming her stable, uncontaminated advancement to the Second Order. Yude invited her to apply as a provisional member of the Four Seasons Alliance, but she chose to learn more before deciding.

• Sylutia and Fred agreed that she would provide 2,400 jin of Exceptional-quality flour for 72 gold coins, and Fred posted the purchase as a Woodland Association commission.
• Sylutia accepted the Wind Hearth Bakery's commission to supply the flour and planned to retrieve it from the valley two days later.
• At the Woodland Association, Sylutia passed Yude's tests of her Emerald Nectar Aspect Power and mental stability.
• Yude explained the Four Seasons Alliance's provisional membership benefits and obligations, then offered to recommend Sylutia for membership.
• Sylutia said she would stabilize her condition and consider her options before choosing an organization, and she registered as a Second-Order student with the Woodland Association.

Sylutia received her increased Second Order student supplies from the Woodland Association and chose items suited to her abilities. With her new badge and a chest of resources, she left to buy supplies and bring someone back to the valley.

• A Woodland Association receptionist explained the origins of the supply system and how advancement changed Sylutia’s quarterly allotment.
• The receptionist brought Sylutia double the usual Second Order supplies, including food, potions, crafting materials, and clothing.
• Sylutia chose Meditation Incense and Black Rosewood because they suited her Moonlight Breathing Technique and spell-like abilities.
• The receptionist gave Sylutia her Second Order Student Badge, which recorded her advancement at the Golden Radiance Plain.
• Sylutia left the Association carrying her supplies and planned to buy more provisions and bring someone back to the valley.

After overseeing the construction of the valley’s windmill, homes, and warehouses, Sylutia practiced a Radiant Moon Meditation Technique and discovered that her moon-aligned abilities were transforming her Fate Card. She changed the card into Maiden Surrounded by Starlight, allowing its Alien Star Aspect to absorb and convert the Radiant Moon influence.

• Sylutia had the Stonemason Guild build a windmill, a paved grain-drying area, new toad dwellings, and three warehouses over nearly a month.
• Sylutia counted her remaining 118 gold coins, tried on her Apprentice Robe and light armor, and decided to wait until the wheat ripened before exploring a Secret Realm.
• Sylutia considered learning an attack skill and a Meditation Technique, rejected the demanding Nightmare method, and chose a Radiant Moon technique from her notes.
• Sylutia meditated beneath the moon, completed a cycle, and increased her mental strength by about one percent.
• Her Meditation Technique, Moonlight Breathing Technique, and Sylutia's Clear Spring resonated and began transforming Maiden Surrounded by Alfalfa toward Radiant Moon.
• Sylutia changed the Fate Card into Maiden Surrounded by Starlight, whose Alien Star Aspect absorbed the moonlight and transformed it into stars.

Sylutia tended her garden and wheat fields while several of her toads awakened Aspect Powers and advanced to First Order. She named four standout toads the Four Great Croakers and assigned the newly empowered group to help cultivate plants.

• Sylutia used her cultivation skills to improve her apple saplings and checked that her wheat was growing well ahead of its harvest.
• A red toad told Sylutia it had advanced, and she examined its Blood Law abilities.
• Over the following days, more toads advanced and manifested Emerald Nectar, Blazing Sun, Spiral Fish, and Blood Law powers; one learned Dew Prayer Technique.
• Sixteen toads advanced in total, and Sylutia named four leaders Blood Frog, Wood Frog, Fire Frog, and Water Frog.
• Sylutia reassigned the toads to help cultivate plants after their intelligence increased with their awakened powers.

Sylutia fought off a swarm of Darkblood Sap-Sucking Insects that damaged her wheat fields, then harvested an unusually large crop of Rare- and Perfect-quality wheat. She was left wondering how to explain her extraordinary yield without attracting unwanted attention.

• Sylutia found Darkblood Sap-Sucking Insects feeding on her ripening wheat and used her Fireglow Orchid lantern to burn the swarm, scorching much of the crop in the process.
• Sylutia cleared the remaining insects and learned that their eggs had been hidden deep in the soil, so she left them and kept watch over the fields for several days.
• Sylutia harvested about 20,000 catties of wheat from her hundred mu, including around 3,000 catties of Perfect-quality grain.
• Sylutia realized her harvest surpassed what Third Order gardeners across the city usually produced and worried that her success would make her famous.

After storing her harvest, Sylutia traveled to White Stone Citadel to report her work and seek an assessment. Her Perfect-quality wheat astonished the appraiser and the city’s leaders, who decided to inspect her valley and consider rewarding her.

• Sylutia arranged storage for her Rare- and Perfect-quality wheat, put the leftover straw to use, and replanted Alfalfa across the fields.
• On the journey to White Stone Citadel, Sylutia considered learning new skills, visiting other places, forging Agren a long knife, and writing to Florella.
• At the Woodland Association, Sylutia learned that an Outstanding rating offered valuable rewards and submitted her Perfect-quality wheat for assessment.
• An Appraiser identified Sylutia’s wheat as Perfect, and the Association’s senior officials became convinced she was an exceptional horticulturist.
• The leaders of the Holy White Knight Hall, the Four Seasons Alliance, and the Forged Gold Hammer agreed to inspect Sylutia’s valley, and Kurand Hill volunteered to lead the assessment team.

Sylutia met Kurand Hill, a Four Seasons Alliance branch president, who explained the Woodland’s structure and invited her to study with the Alliance. After inspecting her valley farm for five days, Kurand was impressed by her perfect-quality crops and prepared to report her achievements to headquarters.

• Sylutia met Kurand Hill, who described her connections to the Four Seasons Alliance and invited her to study with them.
• Sylutia said she would consider her obligations and asked to retain some freedom, and Kurand agreed to give her only a few simple tasks.
• Kurand and Sylutia traveled with an escort to inspect her valley farm and its crops.
• Sylutia demonstrated her farming methods, including using alfalfa to enrich the soil and isolate Distortion contamination.
• Kurand and the accompanying gardeners recognized Sylutia’s exceptional skill after the five-day inspection and returned to discuss reporting her achievements to headquarters.

Sylutia learned about combat abilities and advanced paths from Angela, then trained with Yude until she mastered Vine Overgrowth and Wild Vegetation Growth. She left with two new Emerald Nectar abilities and a foundation for developing stronger plant-based combat techniques.

• Sylutia sold 5,000 jin of excellent wheat to the Association for 105 gold coins and kept her rare, perfect-quality wheat.
• Angela explained Vine Overgrowth, Bloodthirsty Vine, gardening ability advancement paths, Aromatherapy, and Breathing Technique transformations to Sylutia.
• Sylutia spent 80 points to learn Vine Overgrowth and Wild Vegetation Growth, leaving her with 400 points.
• Yude taught Sylutia how to use seeds and Aspect Power to accelerate vines and grasses for combat, demonstrating their strength with a stone pillar.
• Sylutia trained with Yude for two days and mastered Vine Overgrowth Lv.1 and Wild Vegetation Growth Lv.1.

Sylutia bought seeds and equipment at the Association, commissioned a Radiant Gold Longblade from Oken Graymountain, and prepared for her first expedition. She teleported to Berg Town in the Fir Black Forest, where her adventure began.

• Sylutia bought several kinds of vine and grass seeds, spending 27 gold coins on vines and nearly ten more on special grasses.
• An Association staff member lent Sylutia an Ebony Composite Bow and told her a weapon would be specially crafted after her evaluation reward arrived.
• Sylutia asked Oken Graymountain to craft a Radiant Gold Longblade for her friend and paid him a 50-gold-coin deposit.
• Sylutia dyed her hair black, put on light armor, and equipped her bow and Tree Jade Spirit Sword before setting out.
• Sylutia spent 20 points to teleport to Berg Town in the Fir Black Forest and stepped out beneath the forest canopy.

Sylutia arrived in Berg Town and learned about its residents, tavern, and Woodland Association. At the Association counter, she asked about exploring the forest and learned that traveling through the World of Shadows caused Distortion corruption.

• Sylutia reached Berg Town, where students and residents associated with the Orchid Fragrance Secret Medicine and the Elk Horn lived and worked.
• Sylutia entered the tavern, ordered mushroom savory pie and blueberry juice, and noticed a notice seeking a Purifier to help counter Distortion corruption.
• After eating, Sylutia asked the Woodland Association representative about exploring the forest’s Secret Realms.
• The representative recommended a safer route for beginners and warned that expeditions should last no more than five days because Secret Realms and the World of Shadows caused corruption.
• Sylutia recalled traveling through the World of Shadows without suffering corruption and wondered whether the place she had visited was shallow and relatively safe.