Recaps

After nearly a year at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin reunited with Mason, who revealed that an ancient wizard tower once stood near Rotting Mire. Mason asked Luo Lin to find Glowcap Mushrooms there and offered a map of the dangerous mire’s edges.

• Luo Lin and his squad drove back the mutated Sludge Devourer in Silent Marsh, then returned with samples and terrain data.
• The outpost rewarded Luo Lin for the mission and gave him a Tranquil Crystal fragment, which he later used to make a wearable mental-protection talisman.
• After nearly a year at the outpost, Luo Lin met Mason in the central hall and learned that an ancient wizard tower had once stood near Rotting Mire.
• Mason told Luo Lin he had failed to find Glowcap Mushrooms after fleeing swamp aberrations near the mire.
• Mason asked Luo Lin to find Glowcap Mushrooms in exchange for a premium and showed him a hand-drawn map of routes and dangers near Rotting Mire.

Luo Lin prepared carefully and ventured into the Rotting Mire outskirts to gather Glowcap Mushrooms for Mason. He found and harvested some after defeating the creatures guarding them, while leaving smaller mushrooms behind.

• Luo Lin studied Mason’s map and agreed to search for Glowcap Mushrooms, without promising he would find them or a specific amount.
• Over half a month, Luo Lin prepared his equipment, potions, spells, and route, then received Captain Holm’s approval to leave the Gray Tower Outpost.
• Luo Lin traveled through the Black Forest and avoided dangerous areas and Marsh Aberrations as he approached the Rotting Mire.
• Luo Lin found Glowcap Mushrooms at the first marked site and triggered hidden threads that summoned aggressive insects from a pond.
• Luo Lin crushed the insects with rubble, used Acid Spray on a nearby hole, and carefully harvested the Glowcap Mushrooms while leaving smaller ones behind.

Luo Lin reached a second Glowcap Mushroom collection site in a force-field interference zone and was ambushed by a mutated Swamp Sludge Monster guarding the mushrooms. After several exchanges, he unleashed his newly developed [Corrosive Orb] at the charging monster, and the attack raced toward its defenses.

• Luo Lin camped safely through the night, then continued toward the second collection point as the interference zone suppressed his perception and mana.
• Luo Lin discovered a large Glowcap Mushroom patch and dodged the mutated Swamp Sludge Monster that erupted from the ground to guard it.
• Luo Lin damaged the monster's arm with [Acid-Erosion Ray], then used [Mage Hand] to knock it into the ancient tree and bring down the mushrooms.
• Luo Lin defended against the monster's corrosive mud spray with [Weak Force-Field Armor] and fired another [Acid-Erosion Ray], but the monster blocked the shot with sludge.
• Luo Lin developed and launched [Corrosive Orb] at the charging Swamp Sludge Monster.

Luo Lin killed the Sludge Monster, collected Glowcap Mushrooms, and ventured toward the ancient Gray Tower ruins. He found a patrolling Metal Skeleton near a damaged hall, but a powerful monster drawn by the earlier battle forced him to decide quickly whether to stay or flee.

• Luo Lin killed the Sludge Monster with a [Corrosive Orb] and recovered seven intact, excellent-quality Glowcap Mushrooms.
• Luo Lin recovered his strength, then followed his curiosity toward the map's Unknown Force-Field Interference Zone.
• Luo Lin discovered the ancient Gray Tower ruins and sensed powerful presences around the gray-mist-shrouded center.
• Luo Lin hid from a Metal Skeleton patrolling a damaged hall and spotted possible chests and ancient records inside.
• Luo Lin sensed a destructive energy fluctuation and realized a stronger monster had been drawn toward the ruins by his battle.

Luo Lin sneaked into the ruined hall and recovered several ancient objects, including a seemingly lifeless egg that resonated with his spiritual power. When the Metal Skeleton approached, he escaped using a Greater Flash Rune Stone and fled the Rotting Mire as other powerful presences closed in.

• Luo Lin slipped into the half-collapsed hall while the Metal Skeleton patrolled outside.
• Luo Lin found a rusted chest and stored its scrolls, crystals, compass, and sealed red liquid in his Dimensional Bag.
• Luo Lin discovered a heavy gray-patterned egg whose shell briefly resonated with his Mental Sea, then wrapped it and hid it in a box inside his clothes.
• The Metal Skeleton approached the hall, so Luo Lin blinded it with a Greater Flash Rune Stone and escaped through another opening.
• Luo Lin fled toward the outskirts of the Rotting Mire as the Metal Skeleton and other dangerous presences pursued him.

Luo Lin returned to Gray Tower Outpost with Glowcap Mushrooms and mysterious relics from the ruins, then examined the ancient scrolls and discovered the Gray-Spotted Egg was still faintly alive. He delivered the mushrooms to Mason, who was delighted with the haul.

• Luo Lin escaped the dangers near the Rotting Mire and returned to Gray Tower Outpost after several days of cautious travel.
• Luo Lin studied the Bronze Compass, sealed vial, and ancient scrolls, learning about a Stasis Field, an improved [Rock Skin] model, and research on Soul Imprints and contracts.
• Luo Lin inferred that the Gray-Spotted Egg had been preserved by a Stasis Field and sensed a faint response when he fed it gentle mental power and mana.
• Luo Lin brought the twelve Glowcap Mushrooms to Mason, who eagerly accepted them and celebrated the successful delivery.

Luo Lin studied ancient texts to understand the Gray-Spotted Egg and discovered it was trapped in a delayed life process, then gradually awakened it through careful spiritual and energy nourishment. Nearly two years into his term at Gray Tower Outpost, he had strengthened his magic and standing while the egg continued to gather vitality.

• Mason bought Luo Lin's Glowcap Mushrooms for thirty percent above market price and gave him Flashing Dust, hinting that Luo Lin could come to him with future needs or goods.
• Luo Lin spent most of his contribution points on books about ancient runes, magical beasts, familiar contracts, and energy hatching.
• After nearly a month of study, Luo Lin deciphered the energy inertial field theory and realized that a damaged Stasis Field had left the Gray-Spotted Egg in an extremely delayed life process.
• Luo Lin optimized Weak Force-Field Armor using ancient ideas about earth-element stability and began gently communicating with and nourishing the egg.
• About two months later, the egg responded with a faint longing and began drawing in spiritual force and life-energy, prompting Luo Lin to continue its careful daily care.
• Over nearly two years at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin improved his defenses and reputation through study and patrols, while the egg grew increasingly active and his Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice progress reached 89%.

Luo Lin nurtured the ancient egg while growing stronger through dangerous missions, and in his third year at Gray Tower Outpost, it finally hatched into a mutated Six-Eyed Crow. He began forming a gentle equal contract with the exhausted hatchling.

• Luo Lin used his spells and command skills to help his squad defeat Shadowsteel Scorpions in Weeping Death Canyon and gathered materials to support the egg's hatching.
• Luo Lin traded potions and antidotes for rare resources and learned more about milestones on the path to becoming an Official Wizard.
• Wizard Eric advised Luo Lin to seek treasures that could nourish the egg's life origin, while Wizard Stone praised his work with energy particles and spells.
• In his third year at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin sensed the egg was hatching and supplied it with spiritual power and life energy as cracks spread across its shell.
• A weak chick with six pairs of eye-slits emerged, and Luo Lin recognized it as a mutated Six-Eyed Crow.
• Luo Lin drew an equal-contract rune and guided his blood-infused symbol toward the exhausted chick.

Luo Lin bonded with the Mutant Six-Eyed Crow chick, named it Baha, and raised it into a perceptive companion whose abilities improved his research and patrols. In his fifth year at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin reached the limit of the Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice stage.

• Luo Lin completed an equal contract with the chick and named it Baha.
• Luo Lin cared for Baha as it slowly grew, opened its first two pairs of eyes, and developed perception that revealed energy flows and concealed things.
• Baha helped Luo Lin refine spell models and wizard arrays, and its warnings and discoveries improved his patrols and earnings.
• Luo Lin used Baha's feedback to improve the precision and efficiency of his spells.
• During deep meditation in his fifth year at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin reached 100% progress as a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.

Luo Lin reached the limits of a Third-Rank Apprentice and learned what resources and preparation he would need to become an Official Wizard. He abandoned attempts to force a breakthrough and began pursuing materials, an Advanced Meditation Method, and a path for his innate spell.

• Luo Lin sensed the barrier at the edge of his Mental Sea and refrained from forcing a breakthrough into the First-Circle Wizard realm.
• Luo Lin observed Baha's growth and recognized how its abilities and spiritual feedback had strengthened him.
• Luo Lin reviewed advice from Wizard Eric, Wizard Stone, and Old Jack about Crystallization Media, Advanced Meditation Methods, and innate spell materials.
• Luo Lin considered how his Perfect Basic Meditation Method might help him and accepted comfort from Baha.
• Luo Lin began organizing his studies, watching high-risk Outpost missions, and asking Mason about black markets and secret gatherings.

Luo Lin searched for rare materials and studied ways to advance his spells, then led his squad into a deadly valley where mutated Crystal-Cluster Mountain Demons attacked them. He created a temporary Acidic Interference Field that disrupted the demons and gave the squad a chance to break out.

• Luo Lin and Baha investigated dangerous areas, uncovering notes about Glimmer Dust and gathering information about Soulflame Flowers and Elemental Essence from Old Jack.
• Luo Lin refined his mental power, experimented with defensive spells, and began planning an innate spell based on corrosion and penetration.
• Luo Lin's squad found Mind-Calming Crystal Ore Seedlings in a mist-filled valley and was surrounded by mutated Crystal-Cluster Mountain Demons.
• Luo Lin used Corrosive Orb to wound a demon attacking Holm, then asked Holm to hold the demons back while he prepared an idea.
• Luo Lin formed a temporary Acidic Interference Field that disrupted the demons' crystal armor and blinking, allowing Holm and the squad to break through and flee.

Luo Lin returned to Gray Tower Outpost with a Mind-Calming Crystal, earned recognition for his actions, and began strengthening his abilities. Mason offered dangerous leads on an Advanced Meditation Method and the rare materials Luo Lin needed, leaving Luo Lin to prepare for a long and uncertain search.

• Luo Lin’s team escaped the valley with a Mind-Calming Crystal, and the exhausted group returned to Gray Tower Outpost.
• The Outpost rewarded Luo Lin’s team and praised Luo Lin’s decisions, raising his reputation among the apprentices.
• Luo Lin exchanged his contribution points for Basic Energy Structure Deflection and refined his defensive spells while training Baha in reconnaissance.
• Luo Lin asked Mason about an Advanced Meditation Method and rare materials, and Mason mentioned Deathwhisper Marsh, elemental nodes, and rumors of ancient meditation fragments in Shipwreck Bay.
• Luo Lin decided to focus on improving his mental strength, physical condition, knowledge, and spells while keeping the dangerous leads in mind.

During his sixth year at Gray Tower Outpost, Luo Lin prepared to compete for entry to the Afterglow Secret Realm, where rare Elemental Essence and a First-Circle Meditation Method could help him advance. He returned to the Academy and began gathering information about the selection and his rivals.

• Luo Lin strengthened his foundation, refined his force-field armor, and continued developing his coordination with Baha while gathering resources at the Outpost.
• Captain Holm delivered notice of the Afterglow Secret Realm selection, which would admit the top one hundred applicants to an assessment demiplane.
• Luo Lin decided to participate, and Holm arranged his departure as Luo Lin trained, maintained his equipment, and sought advice from Wizard Eric and Wizard Stone.
• Luo Lin left Gray Tower Outpost and returned to Shadow Crow Holy Tower Arcane Academy, where his spiritual power at its apprentice limit surprised an administrator.
• Luo Lin settled in, then searched the mission hall and library for information about the selection and its competitors.

Luo Lin survived the Shadowwood Realm selection by completing tasks and defeating threats with Baha, keeping his ranking around the top fifty. As the competition entered its final stage, he cautiously began a dangerous mission to eliminate Wailing Banshees in the Rotten Woodland.

• Luo Lin witnessed Aubrey advance to First-Circle Wizardhood by signing a two-hundred-year service contract and resolved to pursue advancement without surrendering his freedom.
• Luo Lin entered the Shadowwood Realm selection and defeated a group of Shadow Panthers with Baha's help.
• Luo Lin found a Ghost Orchid and repelled an apprentice who tried to take his task tokens.
• Luo Lin completed tasks using his rune knowledge and Baha's energy sense, maintaining a ranking around the top fifty.
• Luo Lin accepted a high-reward task to eliminate Wailing Banshees in the Rotten Woodland and observed the dangerous spirits from the forest's outskirts.

Luo Lin passed the selection in twenty-first place, earning entry to the Afterglow Secret Realm. With the realm opening in a month, he began studying its dangers and planning his supplies.

• Luo Lin used a purifying radiance to destroy the Wailing Banshee and collected Pure Resentment Crystals.
• Luo Lin defeated Lina’s attack with Flashing Dust and a controlled Corrosive Orb explosion, then claimed the Shadow Ghostface Mushroom.
• Luo Lin finished twenty-first in the selection and qualified to enter the Afterglow Secret Realm.
• Luo Lin consulted Sacred Tower Academy’s archives and learned about the secret realm’s unstable regions, potential resources, and ancient construct guards.
• Luo Lin planned exploration routes and began checking his supplies for the secret realm, which would open in one month.

Luo Lin prepared for the Afterglow Secret Realm, received warnings from Wizard Eric and Wizard Stone, and entered the realm with Baha. After cautiously crossing its hostile landscape, he discovered a partly buried ancient structure and found its entrance.

• Luo Lin stocked up on potions, scrolls, reinforced equipment, and three unstable Corrosive Rune Bombs while preparing Baha for the expedition.
• Wizard Eric warned Luo Lin about weak spatial points and ancient constructs’ energy cores, while Wizard Stone advised him to adapt to the realm’s energy without risking stability.
• Luo Lin rested and checked his supplies before joining the other ninety-nine selected apprentices at the teleportation ceremony.
• The Official Wizard sent the apprentices into the Afterglow Secret Realm, where Luo Lin and Baha arrived safely in a desolate landscape with chaotic energy and fragile space.
• Luo Lin cautiously traveled toward calmer energy fluctuations and discovered a corroded metal hemisphere with a dark entrance beneath the rubble.

Luo Lin explored a dangerous secret realm, found clues about stabilizing its energy, and located an out-of-control Element Pool containing Elemental Essence. Near the pit, he recovered an incomplete Fading Light Meditation Method, leaving him with a useful but insufficient prize as he considered how to approach the turbulence.

• Luo Lin opened a rusted cabinet in an ancient ruin and found experimental logs about unstable energy and simple stabilizing runes.
• Luo Lin followed the logs’ directions, avoided a concealed energy trap, and survived further hazards while gathering unusual crystals and a likely bottle of Elemental Harmonizer.
• Luo Lin reached a basin with a bottomless pit where violent energy turbulence surrounded several clusters of Elemental Essence.
• Luo Lin observed that the turbulence eased when the Essence clusters neared the pit’s edge and searched nearby remains for protection or guidance.
• Luo Lin recovered a scroll containing the incomplete Fading Light Meditation Method and learned that its crucial instructions for reaching and stabilizing the First-Circle realm were missing.

Luo Lin uncovered the Star Source Meditation Method, chose its dangerous but seemingly limitless path, and searched the ruins for resources to support his future cultivation. He left the energy pit unexplored for now, equipped with several useful discoveries and a set of mysterious rune plates.

• Luo Lin found a hidden compartment in the scroll tube and uncovered the ancient Star Source Meditation Method, which used stars to transform mental power.
• After weighing its dangers against its potential, Luo Lin chose to pursue the Star Source Meditation Method and put away its scroll.
• Luo Lin postponed entering the energy pit and collected a Mind-Calming Silverleaf and neutral crystal pebbles that could help with cultivation and a Star-Gathering Array.
• Luo Lin opened a locked drawer in an ancient observation platform and found dark-gold rune plates that quietly absorbed ambient energy.

Luo Lin prepared for another attempt to obtain Elemental Essence after exploring the secret realm and gathering useful materials. He managed to divert a cluster of Water Elemental Essence out of the energy pit, but the resulting blast shattered his armor and hurled him away as Baha seized the essence.

• Luo Lin collected rare materials, mapped the secret realm, and avoided Kyle Silverglow and Lina while searching for Elemental Essence.
• After nearly ten days, Luo Lin returned to the energy pit with Baha and prepared to seize a cluster during a lull in the turbulence.
• Luo Lin charged toward the Water Elemental Essence, but the energy turbulence abruptly erupted into a destructive current.
• Luo Lin created a crude Deflection Field and used Mage Hand to guide the essence outward, but the current struck him and shattered his armor.
• Baha caught the Water Elemental Essence and flew after the badly injured Luo Lin.

Luo Lin recovered from the injuries he suffered while seizing the Water Elemental Essence, then cautiously explored the secret realm until its thirty-day limit forced him to leave. He returned to Shadow Crow Holy Tower Arcane Academy with rare materials and the Star Source Meditation Method, where he spotted Kyle and Lina among the surviving apprentices.

• Luo Lin sealed the Water Elemental Essence in a rune-lined lead box and escaped with Baha to a concealed hiding place.
• Luo Lin treated his injuries and restored his strength through potions and meditation while Baha kept watch.
• Luo Lin resumed exploring the secret realm, finding Voidstone Shards, Dragonblood Ink, and other materials while avoiding dangers.
• As the secret realm’s closure approached, Luo Lin secured his treasures and prepared to leave.
• The secret realm expelled Luo Lin and the surviving apprentices to the central square of Shadow Crow Holy Tower Arcane Academy.
• Luo Lin spotted Kyle and Lina among the returned apprentices, and the presiding wizard dismissed everyone after declaring the exploration over.

Luo Lin chose to pursue the dangerous Star Source Meditation Method instead of exchanging his Water Elemental Essence for an orthodox method, then prepared to construct his first Natal Star. After returning to Gray Tower Outpost and studying the scroll, he began drawing Starforce from Dawnstar and established a faint resonance, leaving the attempt at the moment he started constructing the Star Core.

• Luo Lin inventoried his secret-realm gains and decided to keep the Water Elemental Essence and Star Source Meditation Method rather than claim an orthodox meditation method.
• Luo Lin exchanged lesser materials for contribution points and research supplies, then returned to Gray Tower Outpost and began seclusion.
• Luo Lin studied the Star Source Meditation Method, prepared the Dim-Light Star-Gathering Array with crystal pebbles, and chose Dawnstar as his first source of Starforce.
• Luo Lin purified his spiritual power, visualized Dawnstar, and searched the Mental Sea for its Starforce until he sensed a faint resonance.
• Luo Lin focused his spiritual power on the planned Star Core position and began constructing the Star Core.

Luo Lin initially condensed a Star Core by drawing Starforce from the Morning Star, then spent half a month stabilizing it and strengthening his spiritual power. With his mental barrier on the verge of shattering, he prepared to make his final breakthrough toward becoming an Official Wizard.

• Luo Lin endured the violent clash between Starforce and his spiritual power, using the Mind-Calming Silverleaf, the Perfect Meditation Method, the Water Elemental Essence, and the Mind-Calming Crystal to stabilize his Mental Sea.
• Luo Lin fused his spiritual power with Starforce and initially condensed a Star Core, beginning to transform his spiritual power and crack the barrier to becoming an Official Wizard.
• Luo Lin spent several days consolidating the Star Core and drawing gentler Starforce from the Morning Star while Baha guarded him and Captain Holm and the team kept him undisturbed.
• After about half a month, Luo Lin stabilized the Star Core, strengthened his Morning Star connection, and prepared to shatter his mental barrier.

Luo Lin broke through to become a First-Circle Wizard by completing the Star Source Meditation Method and condensing the Natal Star Qiming. He remained in seclusion to stabilize his new power and practice his upgraded spells.

• Luo Lin used his Star Core, mental power, and the barrier’s residual energy to shatter the limit of his Mental Sea.
• The Qiming Star Core transformed into the fist-sized Natal Star Qiming, drawing in Starforce and raising Luo Lin’s mental attribute to 127.
• Luo Lin inspected his status and confirmed he had become a First-Circle Wizard, while Baha entered a transformation period and his talent spell remained unsolidified.
• Luo Lin stayed in the stone house for several days to control his increased mental power and starlight-infused mana.
• Luo Lin practiced his upgraded First-Circle spells, improving their strength, range, effects, and reliability.

After stabilizing his First-Circle advancement, Luo Lin returned from Gray Tower Outpost to the Shadow Crow Holy Tower and chose an assignment over remaining at the academy. While the Administrative Tower processed his request, he began preparing for his next journey by studying the Star Source Meditation Method and gathering knowledge about solidifying innate spells.

• Luo Lin completed his seclusion, revealed his advancement to Captain Holm, and received congratulations from the Gray Tower Outpost.
• Luo Lin returned to the Shadow Crow Holy Tower, where the registration steward and academy members were astonished that he had become an Official Wizard without signing a two-hundred-year contract.
• Wizard Eric and Wizard Stone questioned Luo Lin about his meditation method, and he claimed he had found an incomplete ancient method in the secret realm.
• After considering his options, Luo Lin chose a thirty-year assignment rather than staying at the academy, and submitted a request for a challenging, resource-rich region.
• While awaiting his assignment, Luo Lin used his Official Wizard access to study advanced library materials and prepare to solidify his innate spells.

Luo Lin studied stellar magic and innate-spell materials while preparing for his new posting. He arrived at Blackrock Town, where he received a residence, laboratory, and regional intelligence.

• Luo Lin researched stellar studies and materials for solidifying innate spells, experimented with improving Corrosive Orb, and examined the rune-covered metal plates.
• Luo Lin traded secret-realm materials for Dragonblood Ink, Void Sand, and intelligence about possible Soulflame Flowers in Deathwhisper Marsh.
• Luo Lin trained Baha in scouting and support techniques before learning that he had been assigned to the Blackrock Mountains.
• Wizard Eric gave Luo Lin Message Bugs, and Wizard Stone gave him research notes before he departed the academy.
• Luo Lin traveled to Blackrock Town and met its administrator, Old John, who showed him his residence and laboratory and handed over regional documents.