Chapter Summaries

Xue Yunfeng explained how the title of Damboro Pearl began with a fisher girl and uncovered a suspicious pattern of supernatural pearls. After Oaises confirmed the investigation, Hill offered merit rewards and considered leaving Bacia with the Undead.

• Xue Yunfeng described how a future Grand Sage named a merchant’s daughter the Damboro Pearl, beginning a tradition that spread beyond noble circles.
• Xue Yunfeng recounted how the first Pearl later married a merchant and her daughter repeated her path, while more extraordinary pearls appeared every twenty years.
• Hill asked who had helped investigate the records, and Xue Yunfeng explained that Yue Xiaoluo and others had found related evidence in Toril.
• Hill said Oaises had confirmed Xue Yunfeng’s analysis and would award him ten thousand merit points, with smaller rewards for the other participants.
• Xue Yunfeng invited Hill to leave Bacia with the Undead, and Hill asked whether they were still planning to oppose the Moon Clan.

After learning that his family had stripped him of his promised territory and that Ellie had also been made a lord, Linde was offered a chance to claim a remote valley with the Undead’s support. The chapter ended with him weighing an exclusive, binding agreement that would secure the valley for the Undead but sever his remaining ties to his family.

• Snow Yunfeng told Linde that Earl Ster had formally separated him and Ellie from the family and granted them lordly titles.
• Snow Yunfeng discovered that Linsell Town, the territory Linde expected to receive, had gone to Baron Finch, leaving Linde devastated.
• Lu Huayu proposed that the Undead help Linde settle in a remote valley, offering to pay rent far in advance.
• Linde explained that he could not afford the territory and feared outsiders could exploit it or block its waterway.
• Snow Yunfeng offered to help Linde become a baron if he signed an exclusive agreement reserving the valley for the Undead and their affiliates.
• Linde recognized that the agreement would be binding for his bloodline and began considering whether to accept it and fully separate from his family.

Linde hesitated to cooperate with the Undead because he feared losing Dieter’s approval, so Lu Huayu arranged for the brothers to speak. Dieter supported Linde’s future and agreed to share the territory with the Undead, leaving Linde to promise he would not borrow money to grow stronger.

• Linde said he wanted Dieter’s opinion before agreeing to work with the Undead.
• Old Age said Dieter and the exhausted knights were struggling against the sea monsters, so Xue Yunfeng opened the Cloud Platform’s defenses to let them in.
• Dieter heard the proposal and urged the Undead to help Linde, saying his brother should pursue becoming a Mage and could share the territory in exchange for tax revenue.
• Dieter warned Linde not to borrow money from the Undead for potions or faster advancement, and Linde swore he would not borrow money to increase his strength.
• Dieter offered to give Linde money when they returned, while Linde said Lu Huayu had already promised to prepay years of rent.

Dieter agreed to Linde’s territory deal with 'Xue Yunfeng' and explained why he trusted the Undead’s fair approach despite their plans to use Linde. The agreement was presented, and Hill prepared to move his animals once the territory was chosen.

• Dieter questioned why Linde had chosen someone so much like himself, and Linde explained that fair exchanges felt safer than unconditional kindness.
• Dieter said Linde needed a secure baronial territory and asked 'Xue Yunfeng' to deliver Linde’s title documents before the earl’s documents arrived.
• Dieter rejected the idea of exploiting the family dispute for his own advancement and explained that he wanted Linde to understand the consequences of Ellie’s rise to power.
• Dieter offered to cooperate with the Undead in Basia City, arguing that soldiers could not trust traitors, and 'Xue Yunfeng' agreed to make a concession.
• 'Ball Ball' gave Linde the drafted agreement, including voided documents for other possible territories, and Linde felt reassured that the Undead had not been plotting against him from the start.
• Hill asked for the territory map so he could move his animals, and 'Xue Yunfeng' offered help before realizing that the transport cages might frighten them.

Linde signed an agreement granting the Undead extensive control over his territory in exchange for the chance to become a Mage and receive a baron's title. As sea monsters escalated their assault on Cloud Platform, 'Xue Yunfeng' revealed that they believed his command identity was represented by Bellflower's flowerpot.

• Dieter warned Linde that the agreement severely restricted his sovereignty, but Linde said he wanted a baron's title and a future as a Mage, then signed.
• The agreement transformed into a crystal book covered in divine emblems, and Oaisis took it into the earth.
• 'Old School Striking King' reported that the sea monsters were growing stronger and that her group was preparing to count their numbers and evacuate with Endless Vines.
• 'Mo Bi Chenxin' realized that Cong Huan might be betraying him over Ji Lanyuan, and 'Lu Huayu' explained how Cong Huan could benefit either way.
• 'Xue Yunfeng' revealed that the sea monsters were attacking Cloud Platform because they mistook it for his command center and believed Bellflower's flowerpot contained the crystal ball tied to his identity.

Xue Yunfeng explained how the Heaven-Defying Alliance planned to disguise its command artifact as destroyed and use affiliated families to conceal its influence across multiple cities. As the group prepared to withdraw from Bacia, Dieter accepted that the coast would have to be abandoned and planned to visit Hill’s Mage Tower with Linde before midnight.

• Xue Yunfeng revealed a crystal ball with altered divine emblems to support the story that the Alliance’s mission artifact could be destroyed and reset.
• Lu Huayu realized the Alliance had hidden affiliated families among its forces and gathered information through people near Paintbrush.
• Mo Bi Chenxin explained that his family’s employees had been monitoring events around Paintbrush, while his conflict with Toril had caught him unprepared.
• Xue Yunfeng told Dieter that Ellie’s sea monsters would protect the Ster Family but would force the Alliance to abandon the coast and its Endless Vines.
• Dieter agreed to preserve his friendship with the Alliance and help maintain order in Bacia City, while Xue Yunfeng arranged for him and Linde to visit Hill’s Mage Tower before the Alliance left at midnight.

Dieter and Linde escaped Cloud Platform and planned to claim Grand Sage Belfran’s abandoned refuge, while Xue Yunfeng’s group endured the sea monsters’ assault. The Moon Clan unexpectedly attacked the monsters and Cunlü, leaving the Undead unsure whether to retreat as Hill found a suitable place to settle.

• Dieter led Linde and his knights through a hidden passage, and the brothers discussed settling at Grand Sage Belfran’s former refuge and building a camp there.
• Xue Yunfeng struggled to survive the sea monsters’ attacks on Cloud Platform with the help of Old School Striking King, Mo Bi Chenxin, Cunlü, and the others.
• Cunlü reported that the Moon Clan’s ships were bombing sea monsters and had also killed people carrying Endless Vines.
• Xue Yunfeng ordered his allies to prepare to attack the Moon Clan and take the Endless Vines, but decided they could not retreat before Eden acted.
• The Moon Clan targeted Cunlü while continuing to fight the sea monsters, and Hill explained that Triton opposed the Ocean Goddess’s revival before describing a place he had found to live.

Cunlü survived Eden’s attacks by using her evolved pea vine to evade spells and sea monsters while the Heaven-Defying Alliance defended Cloud Platform. Tanya then ordered a Knight to force Ji Lanyuan’s group to act, leaving their betrayal about to be exposed.

• Cunlü used her second-stage pea vine to evade attacks and stay alive as Eden’s forces failed to break through the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s defenses.
• Tanya noticed Ji Lanyuan’s group had remained near Cloud Platform and suspected Black Rose had realized they were spies.
• Tanya told a Knight to pressure Ji Lanyuan’s group into cooperating, arguing that they had no way out because the enemy knew their real identities and addresses.
• The Knight defended Ji Lanyuan, saying he had deceived her and that she had originally sympathized with Speckled White Sails before being drawn into the betrayal.
• Tanya revealed Ji Lanyuan did not know Speckled White Sails had agreed to cooperate in exchange for becoming the boss’s lover, then ordered the Knight to make Ji Lanyuan call for help.

Ji Lanyuan learned that Speckled White Sails had a new lover and was pressuring her to betray Black Rose, but she refused to attack Cunlü. Tanya redirected the demand toward Xue Yunfeng, leaving Ji Lanyuan facing a choice about whether to fight him.

• Tanya pressured Ji Lanyuan to attack her former companions, but Ji Lanyuan accused Knight of trying to use her and refused to strike first.
• Mo Bi Chenxin and Old School Striking King concluded that Speckled White Sails had fallen for someone new and was helping Tanya’s faction for his sake.
• Speckled White Sails urged Ji Lanyuan to leave Black Rose and join her family, then revealed that Fabia’s white sails had brought her peace and health.
• Ji Lanyuan refused to kill Cunlü but said she could fight Xue Yunfeng for Speckled White Sails.
• Tanya told Ji Lanyuan to go kill Xue Yunfeng and asked whether Black Rose members could enter Cloud Platform.

Xue Yunfeng explained the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s plan to use Eden’s attack on Basia City to secure territory, draw unaffiliated players against Eden, and purge traitors within the alliance. As Ji Lanyuan and Speckled White Sails arrived, the alliance prepared to spring its trap, while Speckled White Sails panicked when Mo Bi Chenxin’s presence undermined her story.

• Ji Lanyuan revealed her resentment toward Xue Yunfeng and her desire to remove him from power, while Tanya grew alarmed at the influence of free factions in Eden.
• Xue Yunfeng explained that the alliance needed Eden to gain an advantage so William would permit them to establish their own territory, and laid out his plans for Eden and the alliance’s internal enemies.
• The alliance spotted the attackers approaching, and Old School Striking King prepared to strike after Ji Lanyuan was expelled and became a Red Name by injuring Idle One.
• Mo Bi Chenxin climbed the Pea Vine as Speckled White Sails arrived, and Xue Yunfeng sent him to confront her performance.
• Speckled White Sails panicked when Mo Bi Chenxin repeatedly rebutted her claims, since she had believed he could not have entered Oaisis.

Mo Bi Chenxin exposed Speckled White Sails’ lies and turned the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s reputation around. As Lily counterattacked the attackers at Cloud Platform, her soul-poisoning vines revealed that the supposed command center was a trap and left Ji Lanyuan exposed.

• Mo Bi Chenxin’s evidence defeated Speckled White Sails’ accusations, and Xue Yunfeng’s costly Dimension Door helped bring the Mithril Elves back into battle.
• A High-Rank Swordsman struck Xue Yunfeng and Lu Huayu down, then attacked Bellflower atop Pea Vine.
• Lily transformed and overwhelmed the Swordsman with her silver-flowered vines, using her soul poison to expose the power hidden in his Mental Sea.
• Lily’s vines drove the enemies away from Cloud Platform, while Ji Lanyuan realized Xue Yunfeng had exposed her plan from the start.
• Old School Striking King kicked Ji Lanyuan down and ordered the Knights of Black Rose to prevent anyone from rescuing her or helping her commit suicide.
• Cunlü sang and danced atop the vines as the Undead recognized the attacker as a Magic Swordsman from Bacia.

Ellie’s assault on the seawall failed, while the Undead prepared to leave Bacia City and demanded compensation from the Damboro Royal Family. After Lucia was exposed as the source of the royal family’s trouble, Damboro abandoned her and her mother, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Lily defeated Ellie after Ellie transformed into a giant body, and the Undead quickly finished the battle as Ji Lanyuan and Speckled White Sails logged out or withdrew.
• Xue Yunfeng directed the Heaven-Defying Alliance to expel certain family members, notify allied families, and demand that Damboro compensate the Undead for the garrison officer’s actions.
• Dieter accepted Linde’s proof of nobility and helped him prepare a new residence on the cliff, while Linde stayed there to test whether his former followers would remain loyal.
• Helena investigated the High-Rank Swordsman’s involvement and discovered his close ties to Lucia and her mother, prompting the Damboro Royal Family to recognize Lucia as the main source of the scandal.
• The Damboro Royal Family gave up on Lucia after the Undead promoted her rival, revoked Lucia and her mother’s access to the royal palace, and reclaimed their nearby properties.

Linde became Baron Kane and left Basia with the Undead, determined to rely on himself rather than the people who had wavered when his title was threatened. Dieter stayed behind to build a separate home for his followers, while Hill’s unexpected generosity transformed the valley into a small city.

• The Damboro rulers agreed to compensate the Undead with remote territory, a barony for Linde, and materials, while Earl Ster regretted the damage to his relationship with his youngest son.
• Linde moved his belongings to the cliff, and Dieter and Linde’s teacher declined to force him to reconcile with the earl.
• Snow Yunfeng’s group prepared to leave Basia, while Ellie returned to the Hall of Abundance and Hill remained away from the city.
• The Undead delivered the enfeoffment document, and Linde became Baron Kane before setting off with them in Lu Huayu’s carriage.
• Linde chose to travel without his former attendants, while Dieter established a new castle for his followers and hoped his brother would be well.
• Hill leveled the valley and built the Undead a small city, astonishing them with his sudden kindness.

Hill realized that his worries about the Ster Family had been pointless, then helped William prepare a settlement for the Undead. While overseeing the work, he found a shell bearing the imprint of a Greek goddess and suspected it was tied to Aphrodite and the Titans’ plans for resurrection.

• Hill reflected on his past and concluded that Telashir had given him the family he needed, while William asked him to stop the Undead from building an ugly space hive in the valley.
• Hill redesigned the valley and built a fortified, gourd-shaped city, leaving open spaces for the Undead to develop as they pleased.
• The Undead celebrated their new city as Hill watched from the highest peak, pleased after discovering something valuable during the work.
• Hill examined an imprint left by a Greek goddess and reasoned that it was connected to Triton, Aphrodite, and a plan to gain divine authority in Oaisis.
• Hill studied a lotus-leaf-shaped shell and suspected its powers came from Aphrodite and from either Gaia or Rhea, whose role might help restore Uranus or Kronos.

Hill considered the identity and origins of the God of Space-Time Kronos and whether to show his sealed shell to William. Meanwhile, Linde settled into his castle with Lu Huayu’s help, and Lu examined a curtain-installation tool as a possible product for other worlds.

• Hill wondered whether the God of Space-Time was truly Kronos or connected to Uranus, and debated when William should see the sealed shell.
• Purvi asked Hill whether he was possessed after noticing his unsettling expression.
• The Undead fought over territory while Lu Huayu carried Linde into the baron's castle and explained why he would not compete for a better location.
• Lu Huayu advised Linde to keep acting like a good person, and Linde promised to study magic and alchemy.
• Linde arranged his castle with household golems sent by Xue Yunfeng and showed Lu Huayu a tool for installing curtains.
• Lu Huayu considered whether such everyday tools could be used and sold in Telashir and Toril.

Xue Yunfeng investigated the mysterious shell and considered whether the being behind Ellie was an enemy, while the Heaven-Defying Alliance secured territory and began building up its holdings. William and Oaisis appeared to be contending for control as Triton accelerated the Moon Clan’s entry into the world, increasing the pressure on Eden to act before more players arrived.

• Xue Yunfeng watched the shell vanish and concluded that William’s actions would reveal whether the power behind Ellie was an enemy.
• The Heaven-Defying Alliance and its allied families secured territory and began infrastructure projects, giving their members a place to develop despite restrictions elsewhere.
• Xue Yunfeng recognized that the game’s rules were meant to balance players, but he sought an advantageous territory before his scattered faction members fell further behind.
• Hill observed that William had begun competing with Oaisis for control while Triton accelerated the Undead and Moon Clan’s entry into the world.
• More Moon Clan members accepted entering the game after Triton restricted them, and their arrival threatened to narrow the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s advantage.
• Eden remained anxious to push out the Heaven-Defying Alliance before the third and fourth batches of players arrived.

Hill watched the Undead and Moon Clan fight across a shifting battlefield while the Undead factions split and struggled to reunite. He stayed in Oaises to follow a secret matter involving the God of Space-Time, which he found more compelling than any gossip in Toril.

• Hill reasoned that Triton might have cooperated differently with William if he knew the Ocean Goddess could be his grandmother or great-grandmother, while Aoskar cooperated to avoid drawing the Lady of Pain and the Elven Pantheon into conflict.
• Aoskar shifted his focus from controlling Oaises to observing the Lady of Pain and seeking a more suitable world, while Moon Clan fighters joined the desert battlefield.
• Over the following month, the Undead fought both the Moon Clan and one another, and their smaller, poorly reinforced desert forces began losing ground.
• After the Heaven-Defying Alliance was betrayed by Speckled White Sails and Ji Lanyuan, other Undead factions criticized Eden and pursued their own campaigns instead of following its orders.
• Hill followed the Undead faction struggles on televisions linked to tablets, then settled in to watch after a tablet controller appeared on his television wall.
• Hill understood William's discreet hint that a powerful figure was involved and chose to remain in Oaises because he wanted to learn more about the God of Space-Time.

With Hill gone, the Undead in Oaisis pursued their own projects, while Basia City struggled to adapt to the Evil God and the Hall of Abundance’s decline. Eden celebrated its victory over the Heaven-Defying Alliance, but Tanya resented her Young Master for crediting Speckled White Sails with the success.

• The Undead realized Hill’s monitor-making had inspired them to experiment with Oaisis’s low-grade energy sources and old-fashioned technology.
• Lifestyle-profession families left Basia City’s discounted Hall of Abundance for Kane Barony, while the city’s shops and residents adjusted to the uncertain situation around Ellie.
• The Ster Family’s collateral members privately complained about Linde severing ties, while the city’s nobles and military officers remained in place as they watched the danger unfold.
• Eden’s Undead celebrated taking territory from Xue Yunfeng, and Speckled White Sails mourned her reputation while her Young Master comforted her.
• Tanya resented her Young Master for attributing Eden’s victory to Speckled White Sails, since Tanya had handled the negotiations and fought for their terms.

Snow Yunfeng anticipated the chaos that would follow the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s retreat and planned to use the approaching disaster to build ties with the people of Damboro. He left the group preparing relief supplies and seeking permission to use the Legendary Oil Painting to bring suitable survivors to Linde.

• Snow Yunfeng told Mo Bi Chenxin that she could move back into her villa, while Lu Huayu remarked that Speckled White Sails would be too disgraced to seek out her old flame.
• Snow Yunfeng checked whether the families had planted their fields and explained that Linde would collect land tax in food.
• Snow Yunfeng said William’s new quests suggested he was paying attention to Oaisis, and proposed contacting Damboro’s poorest residents, who could trade sea monsters for food.
• Perfect Baldhead and Young Master argued over whether unusual architecture, including the starship port, was beautiful.
• Snow Yunfeng warned that the weather and yellowing grass pointed to a coming disaster, and told the group to gather supplies for relief efforts.
• Snow Yunfeng planned to ask William for permission to use the Legendary Oil Painting to rescue decent people and bring them to Linde, prompting Lu Huayu to accuse him of disguising his real intentions.

Lu Huayu considered why Snow Old Dog was helping Linde and concluded that securing a lasting foothold in Oaisis would benefit their group. Xue Yunfeng explained that their public actions were meant to win Damboro’s support, while the group began investigating strange creatures connected to the coming drought.

• Lu Huayu reasoned that Linde could gain a prosperous city and trained army by cooperating with the Undead, and that Snow Old Dog was unlikely to account for Linde’s interests.
• Xue Yunfeng told Perfect Baldhead and the others to keep their suspicions private and said their actions aimed to secure the Damboro people’s approval rather than persuade their enemies.
• Lu Huayu asked whether they needed to observe Sea God’s Eye, and Young Master protested that he could keep watch before falling awkwardly to his knees.
• Xue Yunfeng said Hill’s presence was keeping their valley safe from Evil Gods, and Nanfeng asked whether the locusts had attracted another Evil God before the drought began.
• Xue Yunfeng said he had ordered people in the desert to study oddly shaped scorpions and questioned how the earth-aspected World Lord could fail to recognize real ones.