Recaps

Chen Mu survived the destruction of Skywing, built its reputation with a communications advertisement, and tried to deal with the Green Line inside his body. As the Central Continent Group’s technology drew attention, Beard’s group tracked Chen Mu through his communication card, forcing him to flee with Lu Xiaoru.

• Chen Mu escaped the battlefield with Wei'a and captured Lu Xiaoru, then questioned One-Brow about his concealment method and learned Lu Xiaoru had targeted him for his communication equipment.
• Chen Mu and Lu Xiaoru rescued survivors from the ruined Skywing Building, and Su Liu Cherou treated the injured before Chen Mu returned to Lu Xiaoru’s hidden house with her and Wei'a.
• Ren Wenzhou and Qian Mingyi publicized the Central Continent Group’s jungle communication breakthrough, then hired Chen Mu to make an advertisement that helped Skywing gain prominence.
• Chen Mu pursued Xiao Man in disguise and fought her, but the Green Line’s pain forced him to withdraw while Yu Guo carried Xiao Man to safety.
• Su Liu Cherou examined Chen Mu and found the Green Line clinging to his bones, then helped him survive a dangerous perception entanglement before he tried and failed to remove it himself.
• Beard learned of Chen Mu’s advanced communication technology and sent Xiao Man and Yu Guo to investigate him, while Chen Mu returned to Skywing and made plans with Lu Xiaoru.
• Beard reached Chen Mu through the [Thousand Miles] card and offered rewards for his technology, but Chen Mu realized the call was helping them locate him and fled with Lu Xiaoru.

Chen Mu built Skywing’s business and defenses while his Digital Series Cards drew enormous attention and exposed him to rival factions. The arc ended with a fierce auction for card 013 and Chen Mu stunned by what happened there.

• Bu Qiangdong moved Skywing into a new building, and Chen Mu attended Ren Wenzhou’s reception, where Yang An offered him a card-making partnership.
• Chen Mu crafted a Folded Swallow Wave Card and a batch of numbered cards, which Yang An’s auction house sold for rising prices, culminating in Super 007’s 350-million-Odi sale to Madam Zhi Lian.
• After Su Liu Cherou warned that the green thread inside him might be a living organism, Chen Mu learned that the Golden-Spotted Soft Jelly Fungus could possibly neutralize it.
• The fat man introduced Chen Mu to Bagnell, who joined him, recruited expert Card Adepts, and began building a force to protect Skywing.
• Yu Guo and Xiao Man tried to seize Chen Mu, but Bagnell’s defenders killed three attackers and forced the survivors to retreat.
• Chen Mu continued studying energy structures, sold a Folded Swallow Wave Card to Jiao Si for two hundred million Odi, and refused to reveal his card-making method.
• At the auction for cards 012 through 022, representatives from major factions gathered, card 012 sold, and Chen Mu was dumbstruck by what happened during the bidding for 013.

Chen Mu builds and arms his base as war spreads across the Federation, then clashes with Zhongda Academy while pursuing Faya after Fatty’s death. The arc ends with Chen Mu and Wei'a ambushing Qiao Yuan and Mi Xiaqing, trapped in a fight inside the conference room.

• Faya won Digital Series Card 013, and Bagnell completed a heavily fortified base as Chen Mu continued developing his cards.
• Xie Yanbai attacked the base but escaped after its defenders and Yu Guo’s group confronted him, while Chen Mu strengthened defenses and recruited Card Adepts and Card Crafters.
• Chen Mu solved a key design problem with Ru Qiu’s help, created the Tactical Shuttle Card Set, and Bagnell trained the Card Adepts into disciplined squads.
• As conflict escalated between Zhongda Academy and the Federation Comprehensive Academy, Chen Mu won a wager by crafting a card that dealt 902 damage and let the Card Crafters choose their own work.
• When fighting reached Luoyou City, Bagnell and Jiao Si defended the base, and Chen Mu wounded Yu Guo and drove off the attackers.
• Qiao Yuan led reinforcements to Luoyou City and helped Zhongda Academy defeat the Federation Comprehensive Academy’s forces, while Xi Ping told Chen Mu that Fatty had died.
• Chen Mu and Wei'a infiltrated Zhongda Academy’s base to expose Faya’s role, then burst into a meeting between Qiao Yuan and Mi Xiaqing and attacked them.
• Wei'a shattered Qiao Yuan’s Energy Shield, but Qiao Yuan counterattacked and Mi Xiaqing filled the room with expanding rings as Chen Mu sent a chair toward the wall of light.

Chen Mu escaped Luoyou City, looted the Federation Comprehensive Academy’s base, and negotiated a departure with Tang Hanpei while the fighting escalated behind him. He led his people through the wilderness toward Tiandongli District, where they gained combat experience before reaching the dangerous Riegel Base.

• Chen Mu and Wei'a escaped the Small Warehouse through the sewers as Zhongda Academy pursued them, while Xiao Man and Yu Guo stayed behind to delay Qiao Yuan and Xiao Man unleashed 013.
• Chen Mu and Wei'a slipped into the Federation Comprehensive Academy’s encampment, killed Zu Ning, stole cards and valuables, and rescued the captive Su Liu Cherou.
• Chen Mu kept the [Node-Style Link] legacy, studied its tactics, and learned that Tang Hanpei had arrived in Luoyou City as Faya and Zhongda Academy continued fighting.
• Tang Hanpei asked Chen Mu to help capture Zhongda Academy’s base, but Chen Mu refused and accepted money, supplies, and Capital passes for the 620 people leaving with him.
• Chen Mu’s group departed with Tang Hanpei’s help, chose Tiandongli District as their destination, and refused a Federation Comprehensive Academy escort that tried to redirect them to the Capital.
• Bagnell led Chen Mu’s group through the wilderness, where the rookies fought dangerous beasts and suffered casualties as their squads gained experience and discipline.
• Tang Hanpei devastated Luoyou City with repeated [Geomagnetic Storm] attacks while Chen Mu remained unaware, and Chen Mu continued training before his group reached a base for supplies.
• At Riegel Base, Chen Mu ordered Lu Xiaoru to stop local Card Adepts harassing the women, and Wu Yu and Xi Ruiyi joined her in attacking them.