Vol. 1The Self-Charging Rune

Li Si prepared for an assassination, uncovered a plot involving the Second Prince, and escaped McGuire’s Tomb of Death before advancing to Silver Rank. He then developed a Self-Charging rune and began organizing a merchant guild, while hidden enemies investigated him and two Gold-level mages prepared to duel over taking him as a disciple.

  • Li Si used his knowledge and talents to develop his magic and combat skills, joined the Fifth Magic Workshop, and registered as the mercenary Moriarty.
  • Li Si reunited with Ya Er and arranged to train with her.
  • Li Si joined Ya Er’s team, helped kill a Moon Spirit Leopard, and received Fenriria’s blessing after Elena performed a rite for its cub.
  • Li Si investigated signs of a war plot and was trapped in a teleportation array by a black-clad attacker.
  • Li Si uncovered Yatean Fies’s role in the plot against him and joined Arsen’s team to investigate an abnormal forest near Kola Village.
  • Li Si escaped McGuire’s Tomb of Death after destroying the lich’s Horcrux, then passed his Silver-level evaluations and advanced to Silver Rank.
  • Li Si developed a Self-Charging rune, chose a Trial Card from the royal treasury, and began building a merchant guild to produce enchanted goods.
  • Ya Tean ordered Robert to investigate Li Si, while Yousef and Odis sought to take him as a disciple and prepared to duel.
Chapters 1–102 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1Building Strength in Secret

Li Si used his knowledge of the game and his All-Rounder talent to develop arcane magic and broaden his combat skills while preparing for the assassination he knew was coming. After joining the Fifth Magic Workshop and beginning work under a false name at the Mercenary Guild, he met Ya Er again and arranged to train with her.

  • Li Si discovered he had become Li Si Kane, a Court Viscount marked for assassination at the Sacred Festival, and chose to build strength by pursuing class specialties.
  • At the Royal Library, Li Si found Bobaka's Arcane Notes and gained Arcane Mind, then began experimenting with spell models and developed the Blue Ball Spell.
  • Li Si trained in multiple weapons, advanced to Arcanist, and defeated Di Sen in a challenge quest, earning experience, specializations, and Wrathful Strike.
  • At Fiss Royal Magic Academy, Li Si’s guard Welf defeated Yor in a duel over the Azure Gem, while Li Si suspected Camus had arranged the confrontation to test his abilities.
  • Bernie secured Li Si an assistant position in the Fifth Magic Workshop, where Li Si learned about Bernie’s civilian enchantment research and agreed to work with him.
  • Li Si improved his spells and archery, then registered as the unranked mercenary Moriarty to seek an instructor and gain experience.
  • Li Si reunited with Ya Er at the Mercenary Guild, agreed to learn the whip from her, and went with her to her team’s villa after buying ingredients for Golden Silk Shrimp Balls.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Leopard and the Brooch

Li Si joined Ya Er’s adventurer team, trained with its members, and helped them hunt a Moon Spirit Leopard whose death led to a blessing from Fenriria. As the Sacred Festival approached, Li Si investigated a possible push for war and was ambushed by a black-clad attacker using a teleportation array.

  • Ya Er recruited Li Si as the team’s cook, and he registered with the Mercenary Guild under the alias Moriarty before joining the group on a commission.
  • Li Si helped the team destroy a kobold nest and then joined their hunt for the Moon Spirit Leopard threatening Tony Baron’s territory.
  • After the Moon Spirit Leopard died, Li Si found its cub and Elena performed a rite that returned its soul and brought Fenriria’s blessing upon the group.
  • Li Si bought Arcadia’s Lucky Brooch from Old Jack and awakened it with High-level Holy Water, learning that its brief fortune would be followed by three days of misfortune.
  • Li Si learned that strategic supplies were being stockpiled and asked Arsen which nobles might be pushing the kingdom toward war.
  • Li Si suspected Camus might know who was behind the plot and later left for Arsen’s villa, where a black-clad man trapped him in a teleportation array.
  • Li Si attacked the ambusher, cut through part of the array’s runes, and forced him to use two Fourth Circle Spell scrolls for defense.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Tomb of Death

Li Si uncovered the Second Prince’s role in the plot against him, then joined Arsen’s team to investigate the strange forest around Kola Village. Trapped in McGuire’s Tomb of Death, he rescued Angela and destroyed the lich’s Horcrux before escaping and advancing to Silver Rank.

  • Li Si defeated Camus, identified Yatean Fies as his master, and killed him, then endured the lingering misfortune from Arcadia’s Lucky Brooch.
  • Li Si warned Arsen that unusual purchases and Bertich Kingdom’s movements pointed to a plot, and Arsen’s team accepted a mission to investigate the abnormal forest near Kola Village.
  • Li Si and his companions discovered that undead energy had drained the land beneath the forest, then were teleported into McGuire’s Tomb of Death.
  • Li Si made his way to the Secluded Residence, woke Angela, and persuaded her to help defeat McGuire and escape the tomb.
  • Li Si found McGuire’s real Horcrux while Angela fought the lich, then destroyed it and used a Secret Realm Crystal to evacuate himself and his companions.
  • Biweisi and the Royal Mage Corps found Li Si’s group after their escape, and Li Si explained how they had defeated McGuire.
  • Li Si reached level 50, passed the Silver-level breakthrough evaluations, and advanced to Silver Rank.
  • Li Si tested his new strength by casting ten Blue Ball Spells at once, then assigned all 100 Free Attribute Points to Intelligence.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Self-Charging Rune

After advancing to Silver, Li Si develops a self-charging rune and begins building a merchant guild to produce affordable enchanted goods. His plans take shape as hidden enemies probe him, while two Gold-level mages prepare to duel over taking him as a disciple.

  • Li Si returned to Can Guang City with Angela, introduced her to Joyce, and learned that the Second Prince’s faction was growing more active.
  • Li Si met Lisa in the library, then decided to develop civilian enchanted goods and created a Self-Charging rune that restored depleted Elemental Crystals.
  • Joyce gave Li Si a Shadow Amulet, and King Morton rewarded him for saving Princess Tiya by letting him choose one treasure from the royal treasury.
  • Li Si chose a Trial Card and defeated Mirror-Li Si, earning the Mirror Image skill and the exclusive specialty Omnipotent - Li Si.
  • Li Si showed the Self-Charging rune to Bernie and Yousef Daher, who welcomed him as a student and agreed to teach him Concealment to protect the rune.
  • After a suspicious attack at the academy, Li Si worked with Mora and Bernie to establish a merchant guild, securing Baron Karl’s investment and sales support.
  • Ya Tean ordered Robert to replace the assassination targets and investigate Li Si indirectly after learning that Li Si was Silver-level and had met the King.
  • Yousef and Odis each sought to take Li Si as a disciple, so Dalton sent them to the Fran Duel Arena as students gathered to watch their spar.
Chapters 76–102 Summaries Read
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