Chapter Summaries

An Kai joined the Mountainbreaker Gang as a mage retainer and received twenty Lower-grade Magic Stones. He spotted a likely Storage Ring in the mouth of a captured traitor and began planning how to obtain it.

• Hanks offered to sponsor An Kai as a Mountainbreaker Gang retainer, and An Kai agreed after learning the position came with resources.
• Hanks led An Kai to the gang headquarters, where An Kai demonstrated his Fireball and completed his registration with Frank.
• Frank gave An Kai twenty Lower-grade Magic Stones and paid Hanks ten gold coins for bringing in a retainer.
• War Wolf Polpi brought a captured Mountainbreaker Gang traitor back to the headquarters, with the eighth-tier-one mage Richardson accompanying him.
• An Kai noticed a ring in the traitor's mouth and learned the man had stolen two hundred gold coins, then claimed he had never killed a chicken while privately devising a way to get the ring.

An Kai confirmed that Will-Bukelin had stolen 200 gold coins and spent half a month waiting for a chance to take them. When Polpi left the Mountainbreaker Gang to search for his missing brother, An Kai went to Hanks with a risky deal worth at least 1,000 gold coins.

• An Kai checked the story forum and learned that Will-Bukelin had been captured after trying to escape with the Mountainbreaker Gang's resources, confirming An Kai's suspicions about the Storage Ring and its 200 gold coins.
• An Kai visited the gang daily for half a month, gaining 10 attribute points while waiting for an opportunity to reach Will-Bukelin.
• An Kai heard Polpi threaten Frank over his missing younger brother, Lei En, then saw Polpi leave with gang members and Richardson to search for him.
• An Kai entered the deserted headquarters, saw that Will-Bukelin's guards had gone with Polpi, and visited Frank without taking the bait to search for Lei En.
• An Kai went to Hanks's house and offered him a deal worth at least 1,000 gold coins.

An Kai recruited Hanks to exploit the Mountainbreaker Gang’s weakened defenses and planned to target Will-Bukelin during a rival gang’s assault. As the Evergreen Gang attacked the base, An Kai broke through a wall and abducted Will-Bukelin, who mistook him for a warrior sent by his father.

• An Kai told Hanks that most of the Mountainbreaker Gang was searching the Desert for Lei En and persuaded him to help attack Lei Ming, agreeing to give Hanks seventy percent of the spoils.
• Hanks realized An Kai had probably killed Lei En, while An Kai returned to the tavern to meditate and wait for an opportunity.
• Evergreen Gang scouts watched and provoked the Mountainbreaker Gang, then confirmed it was short of men after Lei Ming killed five of them.
• The Evergreen Gang leader ordered nearly a hundred people to attack the Mountainbreaker Gang’s base, and an Earth Mage shattered its main gate with Earth Spike.
• An Kai smashed through a southwestern wall, found Will-Bukelin buried in the rubble, convinced him he was from Buklin Capital, and carried him away unconscious.

An Kai captured Will-Bukelin to demand his Storage Ring, but discovered that the gang member was a Wanderer who had used stolen money to help the poor. Will-Bukelin swore to make An Kai his guide, and An Kai freed him before leaving; Will-Bukelin then chased after him.

• An Kai threatened the bound Will-Bukelin and demanded his Storage Ring, while Will-Bukelin grieved over his father's death and pleaded for revenge.
• Will-Bukelin revealed his [Wanderer's Heart] and surrendered his Storage Ring, proving he was a Wanderer.
• Will-Bukelin explained that he had used the Mountainbreaker Gang's ill-gotten money to help orphans and refugees, and An Kai decided not to kill him.
• Will-Bukelin swore upon his heart to honor An Kai as his guide, granting An Kai eight attribute points and the identity of Wanderer Guide.
• An Kai freed Will-Bukelin and left, but Will-Bukelin got up and chased after him.

An Kai gained the Wanderer Guide identity through Will-Bukelin and learned that the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy might be in the desert. He returned to Chaos City, watched the Evergreen Gang kill Lei Ming, and collected magic stones before heading back to look for supplies and an opportunity at the Evergreen Gang’s headquarters.

• An Kai decided to spare Will-Bukelin after gaining the Wanderer Guide identity, which gave him control over Will-Bukelin’s class and a share of his future improvements.
• Will-Bukelin followed An Kai, who refused to help avenge his royal father but told him that the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy had probably fled to the desert.
• An Kai returned to Chaos City, checked on the fight at the Mountainbreaker Gang’s headquarters, and met Hanks before they went to watch Lei Ming’s gang fall.
• The Evergreen Gang’s leader shot Lei Ming, and the gang members killed him; Hanks received the spoils and left Chaos City with Widow Wang and the others.
• Hanks exchanged fifteen gold coins for fifteen Lower-grade Magic Stones for An Kai, then gave him another eighty-five Lower-grade Magic Stones in exchange for An Kai’s eighty-five gold coins.
• An Kai returned to Chaos City to buy supplies and look for an opportunity to take something from the Evergreen Gang.

An Kai burned the Evergreen Gang’s headquarters, escaped Chaos City, and secluded himself in his oasis hideout to raise his attributes and spell proficiency. After nearly 200 days, he reached 81 intelligence and maxed out his three spells, while Dong Lin set out to find him before their agreement came due.

• An Kai killed the two guards at the Evergreen Gang’s headquarters, took food and a storage ring, then burned the headquarters and fled into the desert.
• An Kai learned that the Evergreen Gang had issued a wanted notice for him and Hanks, while Will-Bukelin stayed in Chaos City to pursue revenge through the Bounty Tower.
• An Kai reached his Second Secret Hideout, gained 100 skill points, and began meditating with the [Meditation Staff].
• An Kai raised his attributes to 60, increased all three spells to level 7, and demonstrated a powerful Fireball that killed two [Desert Crocodiles].
• Dong Lin learned An Kai was hiding in the desert and left his ancient castle with more than a hundred black-robed figures to search for him.
• After another 150 days of seclusion, An Kai raised his intelligence to 81 and brought Meditation, Fireball, and Freezing Spell proficiency to their limits.

After nearly 200 days of seclusion, An Kai emerged with greatly increased attributes and spells but little food, then tested his strength by killing a tier-two Typhon Giant. He discovered its rider was Sally Bukelin, the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy, and considered turning her in for a bounty and more Skill Points.

• An Kai ended his seclusion early because his enhanced appetite had nearly exhausted his food supplies, and he weighed whether to go to Chaos City while the Evergreen Gang still hunted him.
• An Kai hid underwater when he heard a magical beast approaching, pinned a Desert Crocodile, and learned that the approaching Typhon Giant was level 11.
• Sally Bukelin rode the Typhon Giant to the lake while fleeing assassins sent by her brothers, who had stripped her of her mana.
• An Kai burst from the lake and killed the Typhon Giant with 23 Fireballs as Sally leaped from its neck.
• An Kai prepared to kill Sally, but she revealed that she was the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy, and he realized her bounty could earn him more Skill Points.

An Kai confirmed that Sally Bukelin was the Fifth Princess and pretended to offer her protection while planning to sell her to the Bounty Tower. He agreed to take her to Chaos City, where she hoped to find help and he anticipated gaining resources.

• An Kai sensed Sally Bukelin using her Storage Ring and asked her to prove she was the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy.
• Sally Bukelin tossed An Kai her princess medallion, and he confirmed her identity before abruptly adopting a warm, sympathetic manner.
• Sally Bukelin recounted how her brothers had framed her, stripped her of her mana, and forced her to flee into the Desert, while promising An Kai future rewards for protecting her.
• An Kai offered to take Sally Bukelin to Chaos City, and she accepted, unaware that the Bounty Tower had placed a large bounty on her.
• Sally Bukelin washed her face and tried to charm An Kai as they prepared to leave, while An Kai thought about selling her and using the reward to fund his secluded training.

An Kai escorted Sally Bukelin to Chaos City, where he discovered bounties targeting both himself and Hanks, including a 1,000-gold reward posted by the now-Third-Tier Mage Dong Lin. Unable to safely enter the city, An Kai turned Sally away from it and headed for a nearby oasis while planning what to do next.

• Sally Bukelin believed she was winning An Kai over, while An Kai confirmed that her mana had been drained and she could not threaten him with magic.
• An Kai surrounded Sally Bukelin with Fireballs five hundred meters from Chaos City, then went ahead to check the city gate.
• An Kai found a 100-gold bounty on himself and Hanks and a 1,000-gold bounty posted by Dong Lin for information about An Kai.
• An Kai decided the bounty made entering Chaos City too dangerous, removed the notices, and told Sally Bukelin that her brothers might have set a trap.
• Sally Bukelin agreed to follow An Kai, who led her toward an oasis near the city; meanwhile, Will-Bukelin accepted a bounty mission for Desert Crocodile hides.

An Kai weighed whether to kill Sally Bukelin or find a way to claim her bounty, then decided to give her one day before killing her. The next morning, just as he prepared to act, a familiar voice nearby prompted him to restrain Sally and investigate.

• An Kai brought Sally Bukelin to an oasis, then killed a [Desert Crocodile] and a [White Stone Giant] with a Fireball while weighing his options.
• An Kai decided to seek a way to exchange Sally with the Bounty Tower for one day, after which he would kill her if no solution emerged.
• As night fell, An Kai served Sally a lavish meal and told her they would go to Chaos City the next day, while she misunderstood his intentions.
• The next morning, An Kai led Sally to a scenic spot and prepared to kill her, but a familiar voice nearby made him surround her with three Fireballs and tell her to wait.

An Kai rescued Will-Bukelin from Richardson and killed the Ninth Tier-One Level mage. After Will-Bukelin recovered, An Kai asked him to bring the Bounty Tower’s trader to him so he could turn in a bounty worth about as much as the Bukelin Duchy’s Fifth Princess.

• Richardson whipped the injured Will-Bukelin through the desert and into an oasis while demanding to know whether he wanted to live.
• An Kai arrived as Will-Bukelin collapsed, and Richardson threatened him after identifying him as a First Tier-One Level mage.
• An Kai impaled Richardson with a barrage of freezing spears, encased him in ice, and kicked the ice into a lake.
• An Kai took Richardson’s Storage Ring and traded its magic stones and a Typhon Giant magic core for skill points.
• Will-Bukelin’s Seven-Colored Heart healed his injuries, and he woke to thank An Kai.
• An Kai asked Will-Bukelin to bring the Bounty Tower’s trader to him, then revealed that his bounty was worth about as much as the Bukelin Duchy’s Fifth Princess.

An Kai arranged for Will-Bukelin to bring the Bounty Tower to the oasis so he could exchange Sally Bukelin for a bounty. He handed over Sally’s Storage Ring, trapped her in Fireball, and met the bounty officials, leaving them surprised by his low mage rank and asking what Sally was worth.

• An Kai sent Will-Bukelin to arrange a Bounty Tower transaction, then cooled Sally Bukelin with a Freezing Spell and listened as she explained mage classes.
• An Kai took Sally to a new spot near Chaos City and kept delaying her plans to go there while they waited for Will-Bukelin.
• When Will-Bukelin arrived with a Bounty Tower official and an Earth Mage, An Kai asked Sally for her Storage Ring and imprisoned her in Fireball.
• An Kai approached the Bounty Tower group, and the official questioned his first-tier, first-stage rank before asking what bounty target he had.
• An Kai announced that his target was the Fifth Princess of the Bukelin Duchy and asked what she was worth.

An Kai agreed to trade Sally Bukelin to the Bounty Tower for food and Lower-grade Magic Stones, but Ryan tried to kill him and claim the bounty. After An Kai burned Ryan to death, he returned to the Oasis and attacked Will-Bukelin, realizing Will had used the Bounty Tower’s arrival to rob him.

• Will-Bukelin reunited with Sally Bukelin and learned from her that their father was gone and four traitors had plotted against him.
• An Kai agreed to exchange Sally Bukelin for five hundred gold coins’ worth of food and twenty-five hundred gold coins’ worth of Lower-grade Magic Stones.
• Ryan and a Tier One, ninth-stage Earth Mage prepared to attack An Kai and claim the bounty for themselves.
• An Kai killed the Earth Mage with a Fireball and burned Ryan to death, then took their Storage Ring and grayish-white mask.
• An Kai returned to the Oasis and hurled a Fireball at Will-Bukelin, accusing him of bringing the Bounty Tower to rob him.

An Kai nearly killed Will-Bukelin and Sally Bukelin after mistaking their arrival for a Bounty Tower scheme, but Will proved his innocence and Sally offered to teach An Kai the rare [Summoning] spell in exchange for her freedom. An Kai accepted, and the three ended the day talking peacefully beside the oasis lake.

• Sally Bukelin used a scroll and her life essence to cast [Water Curtain], blocking An Kai's Fireball and saving herself and Will-Bukelin.
• Will-Bukelin swore on his [Wanderer's Heart] that he had not arranged for the Bounty Tower members to come, and An Kai confirmed he was telling the truth.
• Sally Bukelin offered to teach An Kai the unranked spell [Summoning] in exchange for her freedom.
• An Kai dismissed the flames trapping Sally Bukelin and accepted her offer, eager to summon creatures that could yield skill points when killed.
• Sally Bukelin began teaching An Kai [Summoning], and the three sat beside the oasis lake as night fell.

An Kai learned [Summoning] in hours, used skill points to summon a Magic Rabbit, and shocked Sally Bukelin and Will-Bukelin with his instant casting and the beast’s level. Sally Bukelin urged An Kai to leave the Desert with her, but he laughed, decided to let her go, and left the Oasis to inspect his gains.

• An Kai spent skill points to raise [Summoning] to Lv2 and instantly summoned a Lv3 Magic Rabbit.
• An Kai killed the Magic Rabbit, extracted its Magic Core, and exchanged it for a skill point, bringing [Summoning] to its maximum proficiency for Lv2.
• Sally Bukelin and Will-Bukelin were astonished that An Kai had learned the spell so quickly, cast it instantly, and summoned a beast stronger than himself.
• Sally Bukelin asked An Kai whether he had considered leaving the Desert, and he laughed at the idea and rejected it.
• An Kai told Sally Bukelin and Will-Bukelin to stay put and walked out of the Oasis, deciding not to confine Sally Bukelin with a Fireball and planning to inspect his gains.

An Kai searched the remains of old Ryan and examined the loot from Sally Bukelin and Ryan, finding a language reference book and a disguise mask. After putting on the mask and taking on a new face, he headed toward the Oasis, where he received an attribute point.

• An Kai found the ruined Staff where old Ryan had died, took its glowing gemstone, and opened Sally Bukelin's Storage Ring.
• An Kai found a book identifying the Shak Language, thirty-eight Lower-grade Magic Stones, and Sally's personal clothes, then spent the stones to raise [Summoning] to Lv5.
• An Kai opened Ryan's Storage Ring and found it empty, confirming that Ryan had planned to rob him.
• An Kai inspected the [Disguise Mask], put it on, and used [Freezing Spell] to make a mirror and admire his new middle-aged, bearded face.
• An Kai headed toward the Oasis and received a notification granting him one attribute point.

An Kai checked the updated side stories, rejected Will-Bukelin’s unspoken request for help, and left him and Sally behind. He reached Chaos City disguised as a warrior and headed to the Bounty Tower to assess its strength before buying supplies.

• An Kai spent an attribute point on endurance and prepared to travel to Chaos City to trade supplies before cultivating in the Mage Tower.
• The side stories revealed that the Bukelin princes had turned their attention to the eastern desert, while Will-Bukelin wanted An Kai’s help avenging his father and Sally felt both afraid of and dependent on An Kai.
• An Kai refused to help Will-Bukelin and sprinted away, leaving the siblings to decide what to do without him.
• Will-Bukelin agreed to take Sally back to Chaos City and asked her to explain what had happened over the past few days.
• An Kai donned the Disguise Mask, entered Chaos City, and headed for the Bounty Tower to check whether its members were stronger than him.

An Kai abandoned his trip to the Bounty Tower and raided the Evergreen Gang, targeting its leader, Kaili. He escaped with Kaili’s Storage Ring and three food carriages, leaving Polpi to take over as acting leader.

• An Kai overheard residents say people who reached tier two could glimpse Chaos City’s secrets, then changed course toward the Evergreen Gang.
• Disguised as a street vendor, An Kai used a detector to identify Kaili as a tier two, level two fighter.
• An Kai grabbed Kaili, punched him into submission, and took his Storage Ring.
• An Kai dragged Kaili into the Evergreen Gang’s headquarters and drove away with three carriages while the gang members held back.
• Polpi declared himself acting leader of the Evergreen Gang and ordered a subordinate to bring him Kaili’s concubine.

An Kai killed Kaili, the leader of the Evergreen Gang, and gathered food for his seclusion at the Mage Tower. After moving the supplies into the tower, he entered, and the lake vanished as the Mage Tower sank underground.

• An Kai killed Kaili with a Fireball outside Chaos City, and Will-Bukelin and Sally Bukelin found the Evergreen Gang leader’s badge on his corpse and decided to settle in the city.
• An Kai spent 31 skill points to raise [Summoning] to [Lv9] and prepared nearly 120 gold coins’ worth of food from the three carriages.
• An Kai summoned an [Elite] [Desert Crocodile: Lv9] and used it to transport the food across the lake to the Mage Tower.
• After the crocodile finished moving the supplies, An Kai killed it, collected its Magic Core and meat, and stored the meat in Sally Bukelin’s Storage Ring.
• An Kai dragged the food into the Mage Tower, after which the lake vanished and the tower sank underground.

An Kai trained in the Abandoned Mage Tower until he reached 100 Intelligence and unlocked the inheritance quest to summon a tier two pet beast. He realized his spells and abilities differed greatly from those of traditional mages, then cautiously headed up to the second floor.

• An Kai spent months meditating, summoning pets for skill points, and raising all four skills to level 10 while increasing his attributes.
• An Kai summoned a Stone Statue Giant, destroyed its chest core, and found that it had no Magic Core.
• An Kai raised his Intelligence to 100, unlocking the quest to summon a tier two pet beast by learning the second floor’s unranked Summoning spell and advancing to tier three.
• An Kai recognized that his Fireball, Meditation, Freezing Spell, and Summoning behaved differently from traditional mages’ spells, and attributed the difference to his balanced attributes.
• An Kai tested the stairs with a Freezing Spell net, confirmed the way was safe, and stepped toward the second floor.