Chapter Summaries

New Moon News showed footage from the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s first artificial satellite launch, taking viewers from the ground through the atmosphere and into outer space. The broadcast revealed the blue planet beneath their feet, leaving viewers stunned.

• Wimbledon City residents gathered in the squares to watch the evening broadcast of New Moon News.
• The anchors introduced footage recorded by a Mana Illusion Recording Device mounted on the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s Mana Launch Rocket.
• The rocket rose above the crowd, and the footage showed the planet’s curved surface as it climbed toward the atmosphere.
• The rocket broke through the atmosphere, and the broadcast showed the sun and the dark expanse of outer space.
• The anchors revealed the planet from space, astonishing the viewers.

Xu Yi discussed the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s satellite launch and synchronous-orbit plans with Sanchelli, whose magical automation research had produced the Mana Computer called the Heavenly God. Xu Yi urged Sanchelli to focus on improving it and studying mathematics, while Sanchelli dreamed of traveling into outer space.

• A group worried that the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s Mana Launch Rocket could enable attacks from great distances, possibly striking cities directly from its Main Base.
• Sanchelli showed Xu Yi the Heavenly God, a Mana Computer he had developed, and Xu Yi recognized its potential to surpass Earth’s first computers.
• Xu Yi explained that synchronous communications satellites could provide broad, stable signal coverage more efficiently than High-Altitude Mana Signal Beacons.
• Sanchelli said his calculations suggested the guild could not launch a satellite into synchronous orbit, and Xu Yi told him he had misunderstood the propulsion required and should study mathematics.
• Xu Yi urged Sanchelli to prioritize the Heavenly God’s development, and Sanchelli declared that he dreamed of seeing the planet from outer space.

Xu Yi reflected on how magic and the ideas he brought from Earth had transformed the Sains Continent, while recognizing that its inventions relied on principles no one fully understood. He accepted that magic could remain a black box and asked Cindy to arrange a private meeting with the emperors of the Two Great Empires.

• Xu Yi surveyed the modernized streets around the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Main Base and wondered whether the continent's development was heading in the right direction.
• Xu Yi concluded that the people of the Sains Continent had used magic and the inspiration he provided to create inventions beyond what he had imagined.
• Xu Yi reasoned that magic had been inherited from the Abyssal Demon Race without its underlying principles, leaving modern magical technology as a form of black-box technology.
• Xu Yi accepted that magic did not need to be fully explained before it could be used and decided not to forcibly change the world's current path.
• Xu Yi used his magic communication box to ask Cindy to arrange a private meeting with the emperors of the Two Great Empires.

Xu Yi met with the Candel Emperor to explain that the Xinfei Merchant Guild had no ambition to challenge the Candel Empire and only wanted to develop the magic industry. He left after warning that Emperor Klein and the Lampari Kingdom were willing to maintain ties with the guild, while the Candel Emperor remained unable to trust him.

• Xu Yi and the Candel Emperor discussed the Military Magic Machinery Proliferation Restriction Treaty and the guild’s role in evacuating refugees from the Mana Magical Kingdom.
• Xu Yi said the Xinfei Merchant Guild had no interest in competing with the Candel Empire for control of the continent and raised the Candel Empire’s suspected involvement in the Qidanlu Town and White Meng Mine incidents.
• The Candel Emperor questioned whether Xu Yi could speak for the guild’s more than two hundred thousand members and dismissed his assurances as insufficient.
• Xu Yi reminded the Candel Emperor that Emperor Klein and the Lampari Kingdom wanted good relations with the Xinfei Merchant Guild, then left the palace.
• The Candel Emperor reflected on the guild’s influence and wondered why Emperor Klein was willing to trust Xu Yi.

After resigning from the Mainland Magic Industry Sector Technology Fund, Xu Yi spent three months with his family before returning to the Demoncloud Continent, determined to leave the Sains Continent to develop without him. Stille revealed that Prince Raymond was Xu Yi and Servini’s son, and the chapter ended when a large shadow dropped beside Xu Yi on the beach.

• Xu Yi resigned as president of the Mainland Magic Industry Sector Technology Fund and vanished from the Sains Continent for three months.
• News emerged that Xu Yi had returned to the Demoncloud Continent, reassuring the emperors of the Two Great Empires.
• Xu Yi told Stille he intended to leave the Sains Continent and the Xinfei Merchant Guild to develop without his interference, except if Freya faced danger.
• Stille told Xu Yi that Prince Raymond was his son with Servini, and Xu Yi admitted he had suspected the truth.
• A large shadow landed beside Xu Yi on the beach, scattering sand as someone exclaimed that space was fun.

Xu Yi questioned Cassandra about her firsthand trip into space, where she found mana space unusually stable and flying effortless. As Cassandra celebrated the prospect of sharing the experience with the dragons, Xu Yi suddenly suspected she had interfered with the artificial satellites.

• Xu Yi asked Cassandra to take human form and explain why she found space exciting.
• Cassandra said mana space beyond the atmosphere was more stable than mana space near the planet’s surface.
• Xu Yi recalled how the Xinfei Merchant Guild had used satellites and instruments to study space before Cassandra ventured there.
• Cassandra described how she learned to break through the atmosphere and fly through space safely.
• Cassandra said she wanted to tell the other dragons about space, and Xu Yi asked whether she had tampered with the artificial satellites.

Xu Yi persuaded Cassandra to work for the Xinfei Merchant Guild collecting data in space and to recruit other dragons for suitable jobs. He then told Stille he planned to focus on the Demoncloud Continent and asked whether she had considered retiring.

• Cassandra admitted that she had chased and kept company with the guild’s artificial satellite, and Xu Yi warned her that other dragons might not survive flying into space.
• Xu Yi convinced Cassandra to collect space data and ask her clanmates whether they would work for the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
• Cassandra agreed to work for sixty gold coins a month, with compensation for other dragons to be negotiated based on their jobs.
• Xu Yi considered using Cassandra to maintain, repair, and retrieve artificial satellites, while Stille accused him of underplaying how special Cassandra’s work was.
• Xu Yi said he intended to focus on the Demoncloud Continent after resolving the goblin problem, then asked Stille whether she had considered retiring.

The Sains Continent prospered after Xu Yi left, as magic industry, mana illusion networks, transportation, and population grew dramatically. The continent moved closer to the world Xu Yi had envisioned, though nations continued to fight over resources and industrial power.

• Stille retired as president of the New Moon Merchant Guild and withdrew from public life, while Freya led the Xinfei Merchant Guild to continued dominance.
• The New Moon Merchant Guild made Mana Illusion Projectors affordable and spread its programs across the Sains Continent, encouraging travel and interest in other nations.
• More people traveled abroad or joined fleets seeking new continents as transportation improved and the continent’s population surged past one billion.
• The New Moon Merchant Guild and media partners aired Population Explosion, attributing the population boom to increased grain production and productivity driven by technology.
• The De Yishi Kingdom lost a year-and-a-half war with the Mecca Kingdom and was forced to surrender mines and open its market.
• The Sains Continent’s magic industry continued to advance as Xu Yi’s vision drew closer to reality.

After the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s forces reached the Goblin royal city, Xu Yi rejected calls to destroy it and announced that he intended to negotiate peace with the Goblins. He wanted to preserve the Goblins as a labor force, while keeping their potential threat contained by the guild’s military superiority.

• Hart pointed out the Goblin royal city as Verus, Mien Firehammer, Keweiyin, and Mance urged Xu Yi to attack.
• Xu Yi ordered Hart to make the Guard Corps appear ready to storm the city without actually attacking.
• Xu Yi stunned the native representatives by announcing that he planned to hold peace talks with the Goblins.
• Xu Yi explained that he wanted to retain the Goblins as workers and argued that their trustworthiness did not matter while his forces remained stronger.
• The representatives laughed at the Goblins’ intelligence but abandoned their objections because the Xinfei Merchant Guild held all the power.

Xu Yi explained to the native representatives why the Xinfei Merchant Guild needed goblins as laborers while reserving more skilled work for other races. After surrounding Goblin King City, he entered alone and summoned the goblin king to negotiate.

• Xu Yi argued that the Demoncloud Continent’s development required far more workers than the native races could provide, so goblins would handle basic tasks while other races took more important positions.
• Mance, Garn Firehammer, and Verus agreed with Xu Yi’s plan to employ goblins and develop the continent with help from the native races.
• Hart reported that the army had surrounded Goblin King City and killed goblins who tried to escape, and Xu Yi ordered the representatives to help secure the city.
• Xu Yi used his magic to appear inside Goblin King City, protected himself from attacking goblins with a Mana Shield, and called for their king.
• A procession of well-dressed goblins arrived carrying a thin, shriveled goblin on a sedan chair, and Xu Yi asked whether he was the goblin king.

After the Goblin King surrendered, Xu Yi turned his attention to signs that the Abyssal Demon Race would return through an ancient teleportation array. He agreed to help Akali investigate the ruins, but Cassandra then reported finding something connected to them on the moon.

• Xu Yi secured the Goblin King's surrender and began overseeing the difficult work of capturing and training goblins as workers.
• Akali showed Xu Yi records indicating that the Abyssal ruins' effects on the mana space had changed and that the ruins formed a vast teleportation array.
• Elder Windini warned that the Abyssal Demon Race was returning, but admitted she knew few details and insisted they had left the world by choice.
• Xu Yi told Akali to monitor the ruins and agreed to stay on Sky Island to help her study the array.
• Cassandra called Akali from the moon and said she had found something that might be connected to the ruins.

Xu Yi and Akali learned that Cassandra had flown to Alice, one of the planet’s moons, and discovered stone pillars matching those in the Abyssal Demon Race ruins. After the pillars began glowing and the mana space around Cassandra changed, her communication abruptly cut off.

• Cassandra told Xu Yi and Akali that she had flown to Alice and explained that the journey had taken about two months, including a three-day nap.
• Cassandra sent footage of a stone pillar on the moon, and Xu Yi and Akali recognized it as matching the pillars in the Endless Sea ruins.
• Xu Yi noticed dust moving in Cassandra’s footage, prompting Cassandra to discover that she could breathe air on the moon.
• Cassandra searched the area and found many pillars arranged in a pattern like the one in the sea ruins.
• The pillars began glowing as Cassandra sensed the surrounding mana space change, and her voice abruptly cut off.

Xu Yi, Akali, and Windini investigated a surge of blue light linked to the Abyssal Demon Race ruins and learned that Cassandra had suddenly returned from the moon. Cassandra reunited with them in tears and explained that activating similar stone pillars on the moon had triggered the event.

• Xu Yi and Akali sensed abnormal mana fluctuations and found a pale blue pillar of light rising over the sea near the ruins.
• Xu Yi, Akali, and Windini flew toward the light after the strange mana state prevented them from using teleportation magic.
• When the blue lights vanished, Xu Yi had Akali call Cassandra, who answered and said she had returned and could see the ruins' stone pillars.
• Xu Yi teleported to Cassandra, who transformed into human form and sobbed in his arms before seeking comfort from Akali.
• Cassandra told Xu Yi that she had channeled mana into similar stone pillars on the moon, after which the pillars glowed blue and she was suddenly transported back.

After Cassandra’s moon expedition, Xu Yi learned more about the Abyssal Demon Race’s teleportation technology, but he postponed investigating the ruins when he heard Heinz was critically ill. Xu Yi arranged for an elven nurse to use Life’s Praise, restoring Heinz’s strength temporarily so he could spend time with his old friend.

• Xu Yi concluded that Cassandra’s return from the moon suggested the Abyssal Demon Race had used advanced Spatial Teleportation to migrate elsewhere.
• Xu Yi left Space Island after learning Heinz was critically ill and hurried to Heinz’s manor near Bunta City.
• Xu Yi told Heinz that Life’s Praise could briefly restore his health but might cause him to die that night, and Heinz agreed to receive it.
• Alex silenced Heinz’s relatives when they protested Xu Yi’s plan, and Rhea gave her approval.
• The elven nurse used Life’s Praise on Heinz, who regained his strength, jumped out of bed, and invited Xu Yi to drink with him.

Xu Yi wandered through Bunta City's New District after visiting the dying Heinz, reflecting on death and his fading hope of returning to Earth. As he resumed his walk, reckless street racers approached and the lead car veered toward a young couple.

• Xu Yi left Heinz's manor, knowing that Life's Praise had only briefly revived Heinz and that he would likely die before morning.
• Xu Yi reflected beneath the twin moons on the possibility of returning to Earth and the reality that his loved ones there had probably died or moved on.
• Xu Yi altered his appearance with Illusion Magic after noticing a young woman pointing him out, then continued toward his accommodations.
• Xu Yi heard several Mana Sports Cars racing down the narrow street and recognized them as genuine Xinfei Merchant Guild vehicles.
• The leading Mana Sports Car screeched around and hurtled toward the young couple standing at the roadside.

Xu Yi stopped a runaway Mana Sports Car from hitting a young couple, then confronted the wealthy street racers responsible. At the City Lord’s Manor, he rejected their offer of compensation and pressed Bunta City’s mayor to address the danger of street racing, leaving the reckless driver facing Xu Yi’s stern rebuke.

• Xu Yi halted the speeding Mana Sports Car with his magic and knocked its abusive driver unconscious after the driver blamed him for damaging the car.
• When the other racers surrounded Xu Yi and one drew a Mana Pistol, Xu Yi called Count Viguan to handle the incident.
• At the City Lord’s Manor, Count Viguan and the racers’ relatives offered compensation, but Xu Yi asked if they thought he was short of money.
• Xu Yi asked whether the Lampari Kingdom had laws against nighttime street racing and argued that the near-fatal danger to pedestrians required regulation.
• The injured driver claimed his Bovale racing car would keep its occupants safe, and Xu Yi challenged him for ignoring the pedestrians he nearly hit.

Xu Yi intervened after a noble street racer nearly killed a commoner couple, then questioned Count Viggan about Bunta City's worker riots and the deaths of their leaders. He left after warning Viggan to respect the working class and convey that warning to Queen Servini.

• Xu Yi barred the unlicensed street racer from ever applying for a driving license or driving a Magic Locomotive and secured three thousand gold coins in compensation for the couple.
• Xu Yi warned the street racer's family not to retaliate against the couple, and they promised to leave them alone.
• Xu Yi asked Count Viggan about the two worker riots, the deaths of the imprisoned leaders, and the wages and benefits workers received.
• Xu Yi recognized that factory owners were withholding wages and imposing harsh working conditions while Viggan concealed the abuses.
• Xu Yi told Viggan not to underestimate the working class and asked him to pass the warning to Queen Servini before leaving the City Lord's Manor.

After Heinz died, Xu Yi attended his funeral and returned publicly to the Sains Continent, where he proposed an outer space program to the Candel Emperor. He used the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s satellite imagery to persuade the emperor to join, then considered which country to approach next.

• Alex told Xu Yi that Heinz had died and shared Heinz’s final message asking Xu Yi to rest and leave other matters alone.
• Xu Yi agreed to attend Heinz’s funeral, deliver a speech, and warned Alex to prevent any trouble from Heinz’s relatives.
• Xu Yi explained his outer space program to the Candel Emperor, including plans to reach Alice and Tidas.
• Xu Yi showed the Candel Emperor a detailed satellite photograph of a secret Candel Empire military research base.
• The Candel Emperor realized the Xinfei Merchant Guild’s satellites could observe the empire, and Xu Yi expected him to join the program.

Xu Yi explained his plans for a Sains Continent space program and talked with Freya about her presidency and his strained relationship with Servini. Freya teased her father after revealing Raymond was her younger brother.

• Xu Yi told Freya that he had given major Sains Continent nations technical materials so they would eventually join the space program and look beyond their planet.
• Freya told Xu Yi that she enjoyed being president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild and did not regret taking the position.
• Xu Yi assured Freya that his distance from Servini stemmed from their political roles, not a personal quarrel, and said the Lampari Kingdom would be essential to the space program.
• Xu Yi asked whether Freya had feelings for Raymond, and Freya laughed and revealed that he was her younger brother.

After Xu Yi left the Sains Continent, rivalries erupted into wars across the continent, ending more than twenty years of peace. On the Demoncloud Continent, the Xinfei Merchant Guild subdued the goblins and used its huge new workforce to rapidly expand production.

• Xu Yi left the Sains Continent, easing some people's fears while newspapers noted that he could still return quickly and influence events.
• The Malo Empire occupied the Nomiman Duchy, and the Candel Empire retaliated by conquering Rogdunsten.
• The Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom seized islands along the southeastern coast and went to war with the Chino Kingdom, while the Lampari Kingdom invaded the Angelia Kingdom.
• The Candel Empire declared war on the Malo Empire after its patrol battalion was ambushed, and the armies fought a major battle on October 2.
• With the Goblin King's cooperation, the Xinfei Merchant Guild and its allies brought the goblins under control and divided more than three million captives among themselves.
• The Xinfei Merchant Guild organized its nearly one and a half million goblins into a compliant workforce, accelerating the growth of production bases across the Demoncloud Continent.