Recaps

Su Li built his household’s business by selling enchanted weapons and advanced to the third tier alongside Elena and Saina. As war drove up prices and guilds investigated his work, he agreed to learn runes from Talia, who discovered how powerful he had become.

• Su Li and Elena sold enchanted daggers at the black market, and Elena received a letter from Old Ford asking her to return to the Iris Family when she reached the fourth tier.
• Su Li celebrated Saina’s birthday with a heat-regulating bracelet, and Saina accepted rouge from Elena as a gift.
• As the Elven Merchant Association and Silver Claw fought over customers, Su Li sold enchanted weapons while avoiding the guilds’ attention.
• Su Li broke through to the third rank, followed by Elena and Saina, and he persuaded Elena to avoid taking over shops and keep their peaceful life.
• War and refugees drove up food prices, and Su Li offered to buy a ship so the family could escape if necessary.
• Su Li refused Scarface’s offer to supply enchanted longswords, then caught the attention of Talia when one of his knives cut through her armor.
• Talia found Su Li in the market and offered to teach him runes, and he agreed after realizing the lessons could improve his weapons.
• At Talia’s workshop, Su Li revealed he was a stable third-tier knight, leaving Talia stunned by his strength.

Su Li learned rune engraving, secured rare materials, and forged weapons for himself, Saina, and Elena while navigating the Elven Merchant Association and Barlow’s demands. He and Saina and Elena reached the fourth rank, and Su Li’s greatsword began evolving as he prepared to make their armor.

• Su Li learned to control his aether while engraving runes under Talia, then successfully activated a defensive rune on his first attempt.
• Elonore gave Su Li Ice Soul Ore, and he used it to ease the strain in his meridians while promising the Elven Merchant Association help with its magical artifacts.
• At the Star Festival, Barlow asked Su Li to inscribe a fourth-tier Explosion Rune on a cannon blueprint, but Su Li refused and forced Barlow and his guards to their knees.
• Barlow delivered the Heart of the Flame Demon to Su Li, whose Sword Spirit Root drew its fire-element ether into his meridians.
• Su Li repaired Grand Elder Elvin’s damaged battle armor and received Dragon Blood Grass, which he traded to a dwarf for fire-element meteorite iron.
• Su Li forged a frost-infused sword for Elena and a heavy axe for Saina, then made himself a greatsword instead of the warhammer he had planned.
• Su Li and Saina and Elena advanced to the fourth rank, triggering a surge that destroyed monitoring instruments across the city.
• Elvin and Barlow urged caution after the disturbance, while Su Li’s greatsword began forming rune circuits and he prepared to make armor for Saina and Elena.

Su Li forged powerful gear, brought Elonore into his household, and helped her reach the fourth tier as the political crisis deepened. The group returned to Wading Village, where Old Buck refused to leave and irregular soldiers arrived at his courtyard.

• Su Li broke through to the fourth tier, forged a greatsword and soft armor, and drew the attention of Talia and Barlow.
• Su Li accepted ancient Active Circuit diagrams from Elonore and forged exceptional armor with her, while the Elven elders moved to exile her.
• Su Li stopped Elonore’s exile, gave her mithril earrings, and welcomed her into the family, where she reached the fourth tier.
• Su Li and the others chose to stay in Silver Crown City until the royal capital fell into chaos, then set out for Wading Village with supplies.
• Su Li and Saina found Old Buck struggling in his ruined smithy, and Old Buck told them soldiers had seized village boys and grain and the fifth-rank commander had died.
• Su Li offered to take Old Buck and Martha to the Free City-State, but Old Buck refused to leave his anvil before irregular soldiers entered the courtyard.

Su Li returned to Red Leaf Manor, married Elena, Saina, and Elonore, and became entangled in the royal succession struggle before helping the Iris Family take the palace. The old prince unleashed the palace array, and crimson light swallowed Su Li and his companions as he received his fourth-life settlement.

• Su Li traveled with Elena, Saina, and Elonore to Red Leaf Manor, where Old Ford welcomed them after realizing their strength and offered Su Li land, wealth, and a place in the Iris Family’s plans.
• Elena announced her wedding to Su Li, and the manor prepared a grand feast while nobles and royal officials brought lavish gifts.
• Third Princess Livia proposed a marriage alliance and offered intelligence in exchange for Su Li repairing a royal weapon, but Su Li rejected her political demands and refused to let her humiliate Saina.
• Livia claimed publicly that Su Li had accepted an alliance, but Su Li beheaded her after she insulted Saina, and Old Ford detained her attendants under the noble duel ordinances.
• Su Li declared that he would marry Elena, Saina, and Elonore, then secured fertile royal land for Wading Village’s elders and famine refugees as the Iris Family prepared to move against the palace.
• Su Li joined Old Ford’s troops in the assault on the capital, where the old prince donned the founding king’s fifth-tier armor and fought Su Li while Elena, Saina, and Elonore subdued the royal retainers and guards.
• The old prince activated the palace array and unleashed its stored energy across Saining City, so Su Li fled with Elena, Saina, and Elonore as the palace collapsed and crimson light engulfed them.
• Su Li received an overall S settlement rating for his fourth life, unlocked the dark gold prize pool, and chose to draw an inherent trait.