Arc 1The Youngest Level-Nine Engineer
Mo Yuan awakens the Herrscher of Reason Core, protects Na'er before she leaves with Di Tian, and earns the Federation's youngest Level-9 Soul Engineer title in Mingdu. He begins testing his Molecular Reconstruction technology with the Federation Academy of Sciences while Xu Rongzhi's interest in him remains unresolved.
- Mo Yuan awakens the Herrscher of Reason Core with Innate Full Soul Power, chooses the Three-Legged Golden Toad as his Soul Spirit, and gains the Control of Gold skill.
- Mo Yuan befriends Tang Wulin through paid experiments, studies his Golden Dragon King bloodline, and lends him money to buy a Century Soul Spirit.
- After Na'er recovers her memories, Mo Yuan fights Di Tian to ensure she can leave safely, gives her a Necklace and Black Feather, and lets her return with him.
- Mo Yuan travels to Mingdu, passes the Level-9 Soul Engineer assessment, and receives the Federation's youngest nine-star badge.
- Mo Yuan persuades Gu Yuan to let him use the Mecha Engineer Association's pilot laboratory to test his Molecular Reconstruction technology, then restores its furnaces and builds a conversion device.
- Mo Yuan converts iron ore into high-quality Star Silver, and Gu Yuan agrees to present the sample to Huo Yuan at the Federation Academy of Sciences.
- Xu's emissary invites Mo Yuan to meet Xu Rongzhi, but Mo Yuan refuses and learns from the Federation database about Xu Rongzhi's influence and investment in rare-metal synthesis.
- Huo Yuan verifies the Star Silver's quality and agrees to collaborate with Mo Yuan under his conditions of first credit and work limited to the Materials Science Department.