Recaps

Xu Yi expanded the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s transport, research, and commercial plans while seeking cooperation with the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom. The guild’s fleet challenged the Candel Empire’s navy, and Xu Yi arrived to inspect Jia Sha’s country before deciding whether to cooperate.

• Riley abandoned efforts to persuade Candel officials to approve the Amli Merchant Guild’s road projects, then met Jia Sha, who proposed a costly highway linking his kingdom with the Stantin Duchy and the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
• Xu Yi and President Cruz agreed on cement technology, plants, and cargo locomotives, while Xu Yi advanced military machinery research and set ambitious targets for Mana Airships.
• Xu Yi increased research and Guard Corps budgets, and Nevall brought supplies to Thunder Island as Leslie took command of the fleet and prepared to clear nearby pirates.
• Leslie’s fleet destroyed the Reaper Pirate Group and later confronted the Candel Empire navy, escaping after warning shots and explosions at sea.
• Xu Yi promoted cycling and mana sedan racing, pursued a market in the Candel Empire through Prince Frank, and tested the Mana Airship’s range and positioning systems.
• Xu Yi intervened when the Makalin Merchant Guild tried to poach Anko Mana Merchant Guild recruits, then recruited Old Man Sakeqi to help with business in the Norton Duchy.
• Xu Yi ordered Leslie to control the Candel Empire’s waters and the Southern Continental Waters within three months, with island bases to support the guild’s shipping routes.
• Xu Yi changed course during the flight to the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom, then arrived late and told Jia Sha he wanted to inspect the country before considering cooperation.

Xu Yi expanded Xinfei’s trade, technology, and maritime plans while navigating Queen Servini’s pregnancy and a failed attempt to partner with Prince Frank. The arc ended with Leslie helping establish Xinfei’s first island bases and confronting the challenge posed by slavery in rival guilds.

• Xu Yi and Jia Sha agreed to pursue trade with a deepwater port in the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom, using local road-building materials and exchanging technology and supplies for resources.
• Xu Yi backed Bunta City’s water infrastructure and partnered with Freeman’s Ireland United Merchant Guild to produce steel pipes, then learned Queen Servini was pregnant.
• Xu Yi and Stille unveiled the Mana Illusion Projector, while the New Moon Merchant Guild and Azshara Tribe began plans to produce and distribute illusion films.
• Xu Yi expanded his maritime ambitions, supported a network of Signal Towers, and welcomed Lord Russell, whose visit exposed the strength of Xinfei’s Guard Fleet.
• Xu Yi rejected Prince Frank’s demand for Mana Sedan technology and manufacturing support without compensation, then offered Baron Billier support to stage races in the Candel Empire.
• Leslie led the Guard Fleet into Candel Empire waters to escort construction supplies to Xinfei’s planned island bases, where workers began building a harbor and living quarters.
• Nevall told Leslie that slave labor could give rival guilds a cost advantage, and Leslie trusted Xu Yi to find a response.

Xu Yi used the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s technology and growing military strength to secure new markets, acquire workers, and expand across Nozdormu while foreign powers weighed the guild’s influence. The arc ended with Stille revealing her pregnancy as the guild’s products transformed everyday life.

• Leslie agreed to help Remito Russell’s Candel Empire navy fight pirates, while Russell saw the Guard Fleet’s overwhelming strength and asked Xu Yi to sell it frigates.
• Xu Yi’s proposal to abolish slavery passed in the Stantin Duchy but met resistance, so he traded steelmaking technologies for slaves and sent them to the guild’s island bases as workers.
• The Xinfei Merchant Guild expanded into the Falk Kingdom and Nozdormu, while Xu Yi increased spending on research, security, and maritime growth.
• After Krusik attackers ambushed the Transport Fleet, Xu Yi sent the Guard Corps to Krusik Island, where Hart captured its king and ended the kingdom’s resistance.
• Aiwei Ruoang and Shalong Li Nuer weighed the threat Xinfei posed to Sark, as the Sark Kingdom negotiated with Shandy and Elder Lysania for fertilizer in exchange for territory.
• Xu Yi reassured Count Rivell that Xinfei would not share military machinery technology with other nations and proposed a machine-tool parts factory in Bunta City.
• Russell visited Xinfei’s modern city and failed to secure cheap Guard Frigates, leaving convinced that the Candel Empire’s navy would need to cooperate with the guild.
• Xu Yi promoted more energy-efficient household machines, and Stille revealed she was three months pregnant while Elder Lysania filmed a Mana Sedan advertisement with Anise.

Xu Yi used the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s growing influence to force political change in the Stantin Duchy and expand its partnerships abroad, while confronting disputes in the Sark Kingdom and rebuilding his connection with Servini. The arc ended with the guild planning major communication and road projects as Xu Yi reconsidered how to share advanced technology.

• Marquis Southgate and Seymour visited the Xinfei Merchant Guild, where Seymour refused to apologize to Lina and later faced an investigation for causing a bus accident.
• Xu Yi confronted nobles who rejected Mana Signal Towers, cut off cooperation with them, and supported Congress as it abolished private fiefs and defeated the lords who rebelled.
• Southgate met Xu Yi, discussed public transit and investment in his fief, then left for the Malo Empire with plans to cooperate with the guild.
• Xu Yi signed a naval cooperation agreement with Russell and the Candel Empire, while the two men clashed with Southgate when he arrived at Xinfei Port.
• Xu Yi threatened Sark Kingdom soldiers blocking the Moon Shadow Tribe’s territory and demonstrated his power, while Sark officers reviewed their failed operation and planned further military research.
• Servini learned that the guild planned factories in the Drake Duchy, and Xu Yi later traveled to meet her, where she asked him to build Mana Signal Towers so they could speak whenever she wished.
• The guild and the Lampari Kingdom planned more than a hundred Mana Signal Towers, seventeen skills academies, and an ambitious road program with the Amli Merchant Guild.
• Xu Yi reconsidered his refusal to share Magic Machine Tool technology after Cruz challenged his assumptions, then reviewed the planned road routes and their obstacles.