Chapter Summaries

Yun Shenwei led the evacuated civilians to Qingfeng City and concealed how he had escaped the Dark Knights. After reuniting with Chen Qingchang, he heard that their old Small Town might face trouble and decided to investigate.

• Yun Shenwei told Uncle Locke that luck had helped him escape and urged everyone to leave for a big city.
• Uncle Locke led the group on a day-long journey to Qingfeng City, where officials assigned them a place to rest.
• Yun Shenwei arrived at the western resting area and reunited with Chen Qingchang, who said an expert had flown him to the city on a Flying Magical Beast.
• Chen Qingchang mentioned that the expert had warned of trouble coming to their old Small Town, so Yun Shenwei resolved to investigate with the system.

Guo Xiangliang enlisted Klass to investigate someone from the Small Town, while Yun Shenwei searched Qingfeng City for work and helped Chen Qingchang find a path into business. The chapter left Chen Qingchang moved by Yun Shenwei’s support, while Guo Xiangliang’s plan to cause trouble remained unknown to Yun Shenwei.

• Guo Xiangliang asked Klass to investigate someone from the Small Town, and Klass agreed to help.
• Yun Shenwei searched for work so he could secure a legitimate identity and establish himself in Qingfeng City.
• Yun Shenwei met Chen Qingchang, who explained that he was struggling to find suitable work or schooling.
• Yun Shenwei advised Chen Qingchang to learn business and gave him money to study at a merchant guild.
• Chen Qingchang was deeply moved as Yun Shenwei left to attend to his other affairs.

Yun Shenwei took the system’s advice to learn what city residents needed and decided to introduce technology by making juicers. After demonstrating free peach and orange juice at a stall, he attracted a crowd eager to try it.

• The system urged Yun Shenwei to use technology to help people gain influence, reminding him that he had limited time before he needed to save Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shenwei explored the Vegetable Market and other places to observe how ordinary city residents lived.
• Yun Shenwei decided to introduce juicers and combine system technology with the power of Battle Through the Heavens.
• Yun Shenwei set up a stall and offered free peach and orange juice, drawing a crowd that questioned his claims.
• An elderly man tasted the juice, praised it, and excitement spread as more people gathered.

Yun Shenwei attracted Qingfeng City's major families by demonstrating his unusual juicer and discussing plans to sell it. Chen Wen arrived to attack him on behalf of someone else, but Yun Shenwei swiftly defeated Chen Wen and his lackeys, drawing the Lucia Family's and Bianca Family's admiration.

• Yun Shenwei served peach and orange juice to a growing crowd and said he planned to sell his juicer while keeping its design secret.
• The Bianca Family considered recruiting Yun Shenwei, while the Lucia Family considered marrying one of their daughters to him.
• Chen Wen arrived with his lackeys, pushed through the crowd, and accused Yun Shenwei of deceiving people.
• Yun Shenwei asked Chen Wen why he had come after him, and Chen Wen admitted that someone else had ordered him to make Yun Shenwei pay.
• Yun Shenwei struck Chen Wen more than twenty meters away and quickly knocked several of his lackeys aside.
• Members of the Lucia Family and Bianca Family witnessed Yun Shenwei's strength and were impressed.

Yun Shenwei defeated Chen Wen after the man attacked him with a hidden sword, then warned the crowd not to provoke him. The Lucia Family and Bianca Family offered him protection and showed interest in his juicers, while he chose to build ties with them cautiously.

• Chen Wen threatened Yun Shenwei, then charged at him with a short sword hidden in his sleeve.
• Yun Shenwei sent Chen Wen flying again and knocked him unconscious.
• Yun Shenwei told the crowd he would fight anyone who came to cause him trouble.
• An elderly member of the Lucia Family pledged to protect Yun Shenwei, and an elder from the Bianca Family offered protection in exchange for first access to his inventions.
• Yun Shenwei thanked both families and agreed to give their elders juicers and juice.
• Yun Shenwei resolved to remain humble and build his strength steadily rather than show off his power.

Yun Shenwei gained the support of the Lucia Family and the Bianca Family, then built his reputation by selling Juicers while longing for Nalan Yanran. After Chen Wen’s failed attack left him disgraced and driven from the city, Klass began considering another approach.

• Yun Shenwei hinted that he wanted work, and elders from the Lucia Family and the Bianca Family promised to welcome him and help him if he needed it.
• Yun Shenwei made fruit juice for people, returned home alone, and missed Nalan Yanran and his former life in Battle Through the Heavens.
• Yun Shenwei sold Juicers around the city, became widely known, and refused marriage proposals because he remained devoted to Nalan Yanran.
• Chen Wen recovered, learned that the failed attack had ruined his reputation, and left the city with a group of people.
• Klass told Guo Xiangliang that Chen Wen had failed and that they would find another way.

Klass agreed to help Guo Xiangliang ruin Yun Shenwei’s reputation at the upcoming Invention and Creation Competition, while Yun Shenwei continued his work and kept in touch with the Light Knights. The chapter ended with Bianca Family Steward Bi Duo arriving to discuss important matters with him.

• Klass rejected Guo Xiangliang’s suggestion to abandon their plan and vowed to deal with Yun Shenwei.
• Klass proposed using the Invention and Creation Competition to destroy Yun Shenwei’s reputation, and Guo Xiangliang secretly welcomed the scheme.
• Yun Shenwei continued developing his business, and he learned that Cang Lan and the Light Knights were growing stronger and hunting dark creatures.
• A messenger told Yun Shenwei that someone from the Bianca Family had come to see him, so he hurried to the reception hall.
• Bi Duo introduced himself as the Bianca Family’s Steward and said he had come to speak with Yun Shenwei and inform him of several matters.

Bi Duo told Yun Shenwei about the upcoming Inventor Competition and the Bianca Family’s interest in recruiting him. Yun Shenwei agreed to compete and planned to visit the Bianca Family in two days, while keeping his system and abilities concealed.

• Bi Duo explained that the Bianca Family wanted to recruit Yun Shenwei because of his potential and urged him to enter the city’s Inventor Competition.
• Bi Duo said placing highly in the city competition would qualify Yun Shenwei for the national competition, where success could earn him noble status.
• Yun Shenwei agreed to participate but said he first needed to sell his invention and obtain money and resources.
• Yun Shenwei kept his system secret and decided to proceed cautiously while considering alliances with the city’s noble families.
• Yun Shenwei asked Bi Duo to tell the head of the Bianca Family that he would visit in two days.

Yun Shenwei visited the Lucia Family, where Lucia Honglian welcomed him and discussed the upcoming Inventor Competition. He declined the family’s suggestion that he become Honglian’s husband, but showed strong interest in learning about the competition’s preliminary selection.

• Yun Shenwei toured the Lucia Family residence and considered building ties with the family to support his inventions and future development.
• Lucia Honglian introduced herself to Yun Shenwei and said she hoped they would become friends and improve together.
• A Lucia Family elder suggested Yun Shenwei might join the family as Honglian’s husband, but Yun Shenwei declined, saying he wanted to focus on developing his technology.
• Lucia Honglian changed the subject to the upcoming nationwide Inventor Competition and its possible path to the semifinals.
• Yun Shenwei asked Lucia Honglian to explain the preliminary selection standards, and the elder left them to talk.

Lucia Honglian explained the stages and stakes of the Storm Empire’s Inventor Competition, and Yun Shenwei decided to pursue it as a path to gaining influence and opposing Dark Technology. The chapter ended with Lucia Honglian snapping him out of his daydream about winning first place.

• Lucia Honglian told Yun Shenwei she was interested in him but agreed they could remain friends after he said he already liked someone.
• Lucia Honglian explained that the competition’s regional semifinals would take place in Wind Spirit City, with the best competitors advancing to the Imperial City.
• Lucia Honglian described the rewards for winning, including noble status, land, and possibly an army.
• Yun Shenwei declared that he intended to compete and believed he could win first place, then imagined using his status and Light Power to oppose the Dark Knights and Dark Technology.
• Lucia Honglian noticed Yun Shenwei had stopped listening and patted his shoulder to bring him back to the conversation.

After discussing inventions and the Technology Competition with Chen Qingchang, Yun Shenwei decided to visit the Bianca Family to learn about its projects and broaden his ideas. The Bianca Family welcomed him and arranged for its young lady to meet him, leaving Yun Shenwei waiting in the Council Hall.

• Yun Shenwei explained that the Technology Competition could help him develop inventions and make a name for himself, while he considered the limits of using technology to challenge the world's laws.
• Chen Qingchang urged Yun Shenwei to invent things ordinary people could use, and Yun Shenwei argued that combat weapons were also needed to protect people from the Dark Knights.
• Yun Shenwei told Chen Qingchang he wanted to defeat the Dark Knights and turn Dark Technology against them, then Chen Qingchang left to attend to his affairs.
• Yun Shenwei decided to visit the Bianca Family after visiting the Lucia Family, hoping to learn about its projects and find new areas for invention.
• The Bianca Family warmly welcomed Yun Shenwei, and an elder led him to the Council Hall to wait for the family's young lady.

Yun Shenwei met Bianca 0° to discuss an alliance and presented his hair-dryer invention as a potential business opportunity. He used the Lucia Family’s offer of marriage to strengthen his bargaining position, and Bianca 0° paused to consider what her family could offer.

• Bianca 0° introduced herself to Yun Shenwei and said she wanted to discuss an alliance.
• Yun Shenwei described his hair dryer’s household and combat uses, and Bianca 0° asked about its materials and high-end versions.
• Yun Shenwei said he had not brought a sample and offered to send one later.
• Yun Shenwei told Bianca 0° that the Lucia Family had asked him to marry into their family and asked what the Bianca Family thought.
• Bianca 0° considered Yun Shenwei’s potential future as a noble and fell silent while weighing her response.

Yun Shenwei secured the Bianca Family’s agreement to join his alliance, adding to his partnership with the Lucia Family. Suspecting someone had secretly turned Chen Wen against him, he asked both families to investigate and left the Bianca elders some of his inventions.

• Bianca 0° agreed to bring the Bianca Family into Yun Shenwei’s alliance, and the family elders approved the arrangement.
• The Bianca elders promised to support Yun Shenwei, who left to address other matters while still suspecting someone was targeting him.
• Yun Shenwei decided to use the Lucia Family and Bianca Family to investigate who was causing trouble behind the scenes.
• The Lucia Family agreed to investigate, and Yun Shenwei then asked Bianca 0° and the Bianca elders for help as well.
• Yun Shenwei gave the Bianca elders several Hair Removal Devices and razors he had invented.

Yun Shenwei strengthened his ties with the Bianca Family and considered how to expand his influence beyond the two great families. As the Technology Competition approached, he formed a Sales Team to promote his inventions, and Chen Qingchang returned to join it.

• The Bianca Family elders accepted Yun Shenwei's gifts and promised to investigate who was causing trouble behind the scenes within three days.
• Yun Shenwei gave Bianca 0° a Portable Communicator, and the two grew closer as she invited him to visit and suggested he marry into the family.
• Yun Shenwei reflected that he wanted to build connections beyond the Bianca and Lucia families and eventually travel to larger regions and the imperial capital.
• As the Technology Competition approached, Yun Shenwei entertained people who sought marriage ties with him and considered forming an Invention Alliance and a Technology Sales Organization.
• Yun Shenwei screened young people and formed his own Sales Team, and Chen Qingchang returned to join it.

Yun Shenwei appointed Chen Qingchang Vice Captain of the Sales Team and explained how he could earn a promotion through strong performance. The team began selling Yun Shenwei’s Energy Source Stone-powered inventions, leaving Chen Qingchang and his salespeople working to build business.

• Chen Qingchang quit his job and asked Yun Shenwei to let him join the Sales Team as captain.
• Yun Shenwei appointed Chen Qingchang Vice Captain and told him to earn the captaincy through sales results and experience.
• Chen Qingchang accepted the position and reaffirmed his trust in Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei gathered experienced, capable salespeople and introduced daily-use products powered by Energy Source Stones.
• Chen Qingchang took his subordinates out to sell the goods and earn commissions and technological products.

Guo Xiangliang persuaded Klass to target Yun Shenwei by sabotaging the upcoming Inventor Competition preliminary round, then secretly capturing him. The Klass Family elders approved the plan while Yun Shenwei and his salesmen remained unaware.

• Guo Xiangliang warned Klass that Yun Shenwei's inventions and alliances with the Lucia Family and Bianca Family threatened the Klass Family.
• Klass described the family elders' disagreement over whether to recruit Yun Shenwei or plunder him, while he considered how to capture him.
• Guo Xiangliang proposed sabotaging Yun Shenwei at the Inventor Competition preliminary round to ruin his reputation and create cover for capturing him.
• Klass welcomed the scheme and said he would discuss it with the elders.
• The Klass Family elders approved the plan that night as Yun Shenwei continued inventing and his salesmen continued making sales.

Yun Shenwei arrived at the Inventor Competition, where Chen Qingchang urged him to win and set an example for the people. The chapter left off with Klass arriving to challenge Yun Shenwei through the talented inventors from his family.

• Yun Shenwei entered the competition selections near the front thanks to his status and successful products.
• Chen Qingchang urged Yun Shenwei to win first place, and Yun Shenwei confidently told him not to worry.
• Yun Shenwei and Chen Qingchang observed the crowds and families attending the competition, and Yun Shenwei said he would set an example for the children.
• Klass arrived with inventors from his family and taunted Yun Shenwei, who dismissed him after Chen Qingchang explained who he was.

Klass and his associates challenged Yun Shenwei’s legitimacy and threatened to investigate his identity and inventions before the competition. Yun Shenwei agreed to the investigation and sent Chen Qingchang to seek help from the Lucia Family and the Bianca Family.

• Klass accused Yun Shenwei of arrogance and warned that the competition would humiliate him if he lost.
• Yun Shenwei refused to argue further and challenged Klass to settle matters on the competition stage.
• Klass promised his inventors doubled salaries and family support if they defeated Yun Shenwei, then his associates accused Yun Shenwei of stealing an invention and having an unknown background.
• Onlookers grew suspicious, and Klass proposed bringing in identity verifiers and patent inspectors to investigate Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei accepted the investigation and told Chen Qingchang to find people from the Lucia Family and the Bianca Family for help.

Chen Qingchang alerted the Lucia and Bianca Families that the Klass Family was targeting Yun Shenwei, and both sent support as Yun faced a hostile investigation. Lucia Honglian and Bianca 0° arrived to defend him, escalating the confrontation between the families.

• Chen Qingchang rushed to notify the Lucia and Bianca Families, and both dispatched people to support Yun Shenwei.
• Lucia Honglian took the Lucia Family token and rode ahead while Bianca 0° also hurried to the scene.
• An investigator questioned Yun Shenwei about his origins, but Yun defended himself and accused the Klass Family of trying to sabotage him before the Inventor Competition.
• Klass denied Yun's accusations and defended his family's reputation as the crowd listened.
• Lucia Honglian and Bianca 0° arrived and stood up for Yun Shenwei, and Klass mocked them for protecting him, inflaming the conflict.

City Lord Lan stopped Klass from escalating his feud with Yun Shenwei and urged the families to behave before the Inventor Competition. Yun Shenwei headed to the competition area with Bianca 0° and Lucia Crimson Lotus as officials arrived and the crowd gathered for the event to begin.

• City Lord Lan arrived with armored soldiers and ordered Klass and the others to disperse, warning them not to cause trouble before the competition.
• Klass apologized, promised his family would perform well, and hurried away with the inventors he had brought.
• City Lord Lan praised Yun Shenwei's juicer, encouraged him to compete, and offered his protection if the Klass Family troubled him again.
• Bianca 0° and Lucia Crimson Lotus led Yun Shenwei toward the competition area, followed by Chen Qingchang and members of their families.
• High-ranking officials from across the districts arrived as the crowd cheered and waited for the Inventor Competition to begin.