Chapter Summaries

After arriving near a Tacet Field, Lu Li met Bai Zhi and the others, discovered his system, and was caught in the field’s sudden eruption. When Crownless attacked, Lu Li chose to taunt it and draw its attention.

• Lu Li was captured by Bai Zhi’s creature You Tan and claimed he was a banished visitor from the Land of Light.
• Lu Li’s system activated, giving him points and the D-rank skill Run in Style.
• Bai Zhi met Chixia, Rover, and Yangyang, then ordered You Tan to keep Lu Li bound and take him to Jinzhou City.
• The Tacet Field erupted, and Crownless attacked Rover and Yangyang while Lu Li remained unaffected by the sound wave.
• Lu Li rejected fleeing and roared at Crownless, gesturing for it to attack him.

Lu Li helped Rover and Yangyang defeat the Crownless by drawing its attention, then received a Pangu Terminal that guaranteed Reverberations from Tacet Discords he defeated. After learning how Echoes worked, he decided he would become a Pokémon Master.

• Lu Li taunted the Crownless and used his upgraded running skill to draw its attention while Rover and Yangyang attacked.
• The Crownless transformed, but Rover and Yangyang defeated it while Lu Li stayed behind Rover and encouraged them.
• Lu Li received the Pangu Terminal Pro Max Plus Edition, which could collect guaranteed Reverberations from Tacet Discords he defeated and purify Echoes to obey him.
• Chixia and Baizhi joined the group after the barrier disappeared, and Rover credited Lu Li's distraction with helping them win.
• Yangyang and Chixia explained how Reverberations could become Echoes, and Lu Li decided to become a Pokémon Master.

Rover absorbed the Crownless’s reverberation through her Tacet Mark, prompting speculation that she might be the celestial figure described in Huanglong’s history. After Jinzhou’s communications returned, Magistrate Jinhsi broadcast a message seeking an important visitor who had recently awakened and felt lost.

• Lu Li tried and failed to absorb the Crownless’s reverberation with his Pangu Terminal, while Rover’s level-zero Terminal also could not absorb it.
• Rover’s Tacet Mark lit up, drew in the Crownless’s reverberation, and absorbed it completely.
• Yangyang recalled a passage from the Chronicles of the Era about a celestial figure who absorbed Echoes and began Huanglong’s history.
• Chixia and Bai Zhi questioned whether Rover could be that ancient figure, but Bai Zhi said they needed more research.
• The group’s Pangu Terminals received a broadcast from Jinzhou magistrate Jinhsi, who said an important visitor had awakened and must feel lost.

Jinhsi's message invited Rover to meet her in Jinzhou, while Lu Li insisted it might have been meant for him. As the group headed toward Jinzhou, Lu Li got Rover to help him land finishing blows on Tacet Discords so his gourd could absorb them, leaving the group with two reverberations to collect.

• Jinhsi's message asked its intended guest to meet her in Jinzhou, and Lu Li proudly claimed she had meant him before Yangyang suggested it was Rover.
• Rover decided to join the Moon-Chasing Festival preparations in Jinzhou, and Chixia promised to treat her to Panhua Restaurant's specialties.
• Lu Li asked Rover to leave Tacet Discords nearly defeated so he could finish them off and let his gourd absorb them.
• Lu Li introduced himself to the others as Lu Li, and Bai Zhi said he must visit the Huaxu Research Institute when they reached Jinzhou.
• Rover defeated one rocky Tacet Discord and weakened another, which Lu Li finished with Yangyang's sword and his improvised Dugu Nine Swords.
• Chixia urged Rover to try absorbing the two reverberations left behind.

Lu Li absorbed the Rocksteady Guardian reverberation and summoned it as a living Echo he could ride, surprising the others with his unusual ability. After the group registered their Pangu Terminals at a Beacon, Lu Li discovered a new quest to gain Resonator abilities by increasing intimacy, and checked the group’s current levels.

• Lu Li absorbed the Rocksteady Guardian reverberation and summoned the purified Echo, then rode on its arm with Rover.
• Chixia and Bai Zhi reacted to Lu Li’s ability to command a living Echo, while Rover joined him on Rocksteady Guardian.
• Yangyang registered Rover and Lu Li’s Pangu Terminals at a Beacon, and Lu Li tested its teleportation function.
• Chixia explained Resonator attributes and abilities as the group continued toward Jinzhou.
• Lu Li received a long-term quest to increase intimacy with Resonators and checked the intimacy levels of Rover, Chixia, Yangyang, and Bai Zhi.

Lu Li and Rover arrived in Jinzhou City, where the group split up to handle reports, appointments, and medical examinations. After choosing to accompany Rover, Lu Li gained a talent that earned him Shell Credits, and he and Rover activated Jinzhou’s central beacon before he discovered the Jinya Forum on his gourd.

• A hidden red-and-white figure spotted Lu Li and called him her darling and a seed of destiny.
• In Jinzhou, Bai Zhi went to report the anomalies at the Research Institute, while Yangyang headed to the Frontier to make a report and arrange appointments for Rover and Lu Li.
• Chixia offered to show Rover and Lu Li around and take them to register at the central beacon, while Bai Zhi recommended that both newcomers undergo examinations.
• Lu Li chose the option to accompany Rover and gained the talent Don't Underestimate a Poor Young Man, which granted him one Shell Credit per second.
• Chixia explained how the central beacon worked, and Rover and Lu Li activated it with their gourds.
• Lu Li noticed the Jinya Forum feature on his gourd.

Lu Li registered on the Jinya Forum, earned system rewards by confessing to Rover, Chixia, and Jinxi, and headed with Rover and Chixia toward the Frontier. Along the way, he posted an exaggerated legend about himself that quickly drew attention and boosted his fame.

• Lu Li registered on the Jinya Forum under the username Jinxi's Dog, then confessed to Rover and Chixia to complete the system's options and receive three skills and a weapon.
• Rover and Chixia kicked Lu Li to the ground after he also professed his love for Jinxi, while the system unlocked the achievement Jinzhou's Most Devoted.
• Chixia received Yangyang's call saying the paperwork was finished and asking her to bring Rover and Lu Li to the Frontier.
• Lu Li received a long-term mission to increase his fame and published a grandiose post claiming he was a legendary traveler named Lu Li.
• Forum users reacted to the post, and Lu Li watched his fame rise as he traveled toward the Frontier with Rover and Chixia.

Lu Li, Rover, and their companions reached the Frontier, where crowds of impostors had gathered hoping to meet Magistrate Jinhsi. Rover and Lu Li went inside to meet Sanhua, while Yangyang and Chixia waited outside.

• Lu Li, Rover, and Chixia arrived at the Frontier and found crowds seeking an audience with Jinhsi.
• Yangyang explained that Sanhua had been turning away applicants, who described her cold gaze and decisive rejections.
• Rover wondered how Jinhsi could identify the real guest, since her message had given only a vague description.
• Lu Li reassured Rover, and Yangyang suggested that Rover meet Sanhua, inviting Lu Li to go with her.
• Rover and Lu Li entered the Frontier while Yangyang and Chixia stayed outside.

Lu Li and Rover waited in the Frontier’s inner hall, where Sanhua confirmed that the Magistrate wanted to meet Rover and gave her tokens to investigate while Jinhsi was away. Sanhua’s frequency-reading eye failed when she looked at Lu Li, leaving him convinced he was the Chosen One.

• Lu Li posted a boastful picture from the inner hall on the Jinya Forum and replied to comments as his fame rose.
• Sanhua arrived and told Rover that Jinhsi had left her a welcoming gift and tokens, and would formally meet her within three days.
• Sanhua explained that she had recognized Rover because Rover’s frequency matched Jinhsi’s.
• Sanhua tried to read Lu Li’s frequency, but pain struck her eye and she could not make it out.
• Lu Li declared that his unreadable frequency proved he was the Chosen One, leaving Rover and Sanhua speechless.

Rover and Lu Li received permission to travel freely through Jinzhou, then left the Frontier to rejoin Yangyang and Chixia. Lu Li comforted an uneasy Yangyang and earned two rewards from his options before Chixia confronted him for flirting with everyone.

• Sanhua gave Rover and Lu Li the Magistrate’s tokens and updated their Terminals with access to Jinzhou and the Frontier.
• Sanhua explained that Jinhsi had once been named Xi and was known as the Dragon Maiden for resonating with Jué, but she had never met Rover before.
• After Rover and Lu Li left, Changli spoke with Sanhua about Lu Li’s unusual nature and how difficult he was to see through.
• Rover rejoined Yangyang and Chixia outside the Frontier, and Yangyang warned that the rising wind and other events felt unsettling.
• Lu Li encouraged Yangyang, held her hands, and received a Soothing Bell and a Wind Field Generator for completing two options.
• Chixia accused Lu Li of flirting with Yangyang after confessing to her and Rover, and Lu Li called them all his wings before Chixia grabbed him.

A Piao, Lu Li, Yangyang, and Chixia examined the Magistrate’s four tokens but found no clear lead beyond identifying a sundial. The group split up to investigate, leaving Lu Li to explore Jinzhou with Chixia, while an unusual butterfly briefly landed on him.

• Rover reassured Yangyang, and Chixia said the group had reported the situation to the relevant Jinzhou authorities.
• A Piao showed everyone four tokens from the Magistrate; Chixia and Yangyang recognized the candy, but nobody identified the unusual leaf.
• Lu Li identified the black fruit as a mangosteen, and Yangyang explained the sundial’s time and directional markings.
• A Piao decided to go to the research institute with Yangyang while Chixia showed Lu Li around Jinzhou.
• Lu Li took Chixia’s hand as they headed toward Panhua Restaurant, and an unusually colored butterfly briefly landed on his shoulder.

Lu Li learned about Solaris and Jinzhou from Chixia, then went with her when she was called to duty. After discovering his Terminal had a grappling hook, Lu Li challenged Chixia to a race and rushed off before she could explain their destination.

• Lu Li learned that Solaris had been changed by the Wail and that Jinzhou guarded Huanglong’s northern frontier against Remnants.
• Lu Li paid nine thousand Shell Credits for their meal and decided he needed to find a way to earn money if he remained on Solaris.
• Chixia received a call about missing people and hurried toward her duty assignment with Lu Li.
• Chixia showed Lu Li how to use his Terminal’s grappling hook to travel quickly between grapple points.
• Lu Li challenged Chixia to a race and launched himself away before she had told him where they were going.

Lu Li and Chixia raced through the air, and Chixia rescued him when he nearly fell, earning him two system rewards. They then agreed to help Uncle Old Zhang find San Hua, and Lu Li used his new ability to understand animals to learn she had gone to Uncle Chenpi’s place.

• Lu Li raced Chixia through the air, declared himself Spider-Man, and nearly fell when he ran out of grapple points.
• Chixia caught Lu Li with an Echo glider, and the system awarded him Language Proficiency and a Jinzhou Stew Bowl after declaring their race a tie.
• Lu Li tried to kiss Chixia, but she pushed him away before Uncle Old Zhang asked her to find his missing cat, San Hua.
• Lu Li discovered he could understand Big Yellow, who told him San Hua had gone to see a Relic Seeker.
• Lu Li learned from Uncle Old Zhang that San Hua was pregnant, then told Chixia they should visit Uncle Chenpi’s place.

Lu Li and Chixia investigated A Piao’s Terminal records, but found no useful matches. Outside the archives, Aalto and Encore confronted Lu Li over his post, and Encore became so impressed by his boasts that she invited him to join the Black Shores.

• Chixia and Lu Li found Chenpi sprawled on the ground after San Hua accidentally knocked him over, and Lu Li intimidated San Hua into apologizing.
• Chenpi appraised Lu Li’s Comrade’s Hammer at a million Shell Credits and offered to buy it if Lu Li ever wanted to sell.
• Chixia and Lu Li searched the archives for A Piao’s Terminal number, but the records revealed no useful information about either A Piao or Lu Li.
• Aalto and Encore confronted Lu Li outside the archives, calling him Jinxi’s Dog and asking about the legendary figure from his post.
• Lu Li performed his grandiose lines for Encore, who admired him and invited him to join the Black Shores.

Lu Li claimed to be an information broker and sold Aalto a dramatic, incomplete account of the amnesiac woman Magistrate Jinhsi was seeking for two million Shell Credits. When Aalto realized he had been conned and moved to confront him, Lu Li fled with Chixia.

• Lu Li jokingly claimed membership in the West Coast, then told Encore and Aalto that he was an information broker too.
• Lu Li offered Aalto exclusive information about the person Magistrate Jinhsi was searching for, and Aalto paid him two million Shell Credits.
• Lu Li described an amnesiac woman meeting two Jinzhou people named Xia and Yang and fighting a monster with them, then ended his story before revealing what happened next.
• Aalto demanded his money back and threatened Lu Li, but Lu Li invoked Chixia's status as a Jinzhou Patroller and warned Aalto that they were in Jinzhou.
• Lu Li chose to leave with Chixia and used Run Like a Boss to escape, while Aalto admitted he had only meant to scare him and Encore lamented that Lu Li had gone.

Lu Li reunited with Chixia after escaping with her, while A Piao and Yangyang learned more about the tokens and the clues leading to Magistrate Jin. The group concluded that the clues might be a deliberate screening process and parted for the night, with Chixia arranging to meet them for breakfast the next morning.

• Lu Li set Chixia down after their escape, and she worried that the information broker might pursue him over the Shell Credits.
• At the Huaxu Research Institute, Bai Zhi examined the tokens and recommended testing them without damaging them; A Piao and Yangyang reported that Lu Li had run off with Chixia.
• A Piao and Yangyang confirmed that the Sundial indicated the hour of the Goat but needed a missing component to open the Mechanism Box, and that the Sugar Ball contained clues to unlocking it.
• A Piao and Lu Li reasoned that Magistrate Jin's layered clues might screen out people who were not meant to find her destination, and Yangyang mentioned Changli's role as the Magistrate's advisor and teacher.
• Chixia invited A Piao, Lu Li, and Yangyang to breakfast at Panhua Restaurant, and A Piao and Lu Li left for their lodgings together.

Lu Li and A Piao decided to leave Jinzhou City to investigate the remaining clues, which pointed toward the port and a Tacet Field. A Piao’s memories also led Yangyang to identify the Norfall Barrens as a possible destination, and the group prepared to buy weapons before heading out.

• A Piao woke Lu Li and insisted he join her in investigating clues outside the city.
• At Panhua Restaurant, Yangyang suggested tracing the mangosteen to the port and searching near a Tacet Field for the Leaf’s source.
• Lu Li learned that his Echo could devour Remnants it defeated, but he could absorb only those he defeated himself.
• A Piao recalled a black-haired girl in the Star Sea and a sound string falling toward Yunling Valley and the Norfall Barrens, leading Yangyang to suggest the Norfall Barrens could help recover A Piao’s memories.
• Lu Li worried that their clues pointed toward the frontline base in the Norfall Barrens, so A Piao and Lu Li agreed to buy weapons from Uncle Wei at the Fabrication Station before leaving Jinzhou.

Lu Li bought a Mingyu sword and used his Pass to gain clearance to leave Jinzhou. He offered to take Jianxin with him if she taught him how to see ten thousand feet away.

• Uncle Wei sold Lu Li a Mingyu sword for sixty thousand Shell Credits.
• Yangyang told Lu Li that the city gate defenses had tightened as General Jiyan led the Midnight Rangers on the front line.
• Jianxin pleaded with the soldiers to let her leave Jinzhou and search for someone, but they refused without clearance.
• Lu Li showed the soldiers his Pass, secured permission for three people to pass, and caught Jianxin's attention.
• Jianxin offered Lu Li her few possessions, but he instead asked her to teach him how to see ten thousand feet away.

Lu Li left Jinzhou with Jianxin, Yangyang, and A Piao to help her find a retired soldier’s relative, while gaining Jianxin’s admiration through his absurd claims about teaching and helping the world. The chapter ended with Jianxin’s intimacy reaching 80, surprising Lu Li.

• Lu Li received the B-rank Blood Blade Technique after leaving the city with Jianxin.
• Jianxin explained that she was traveling to Desorock Highland to find Zhiyuan, the grandson of Grandpa Zongye, whom she had escorted to safety.
• Jianxin described her mountain training and her master’s lesson about loving others by helping people in the world.
• Lu Li convinced Jianxin that charging Aalto two million Shell Credits for a lesson was a way of teaching him that money could not solve everything.
• Jianxin took Lu Li as her master and vowed to learn from him, then the system announced that her intimacy had reached 80.

After Jianxin's intimacy reached 80, Lu Li gained the Cleansing Profundity skill, and the group traveled with Jianxin toward the Fubo Front to find Zhiyuan. They discovered Exiles stealing from a reconnaissance tower and learned the starving thieves had damaged military equipment, leaving the consequences unresolved.

• Lu Li gained Cleansing Profundity after Jianxin's intimacy reached 80 and joked about his Tacet Mark.
• A Midnight Ranger told Jianxin that Zhiyuan had likely been taken to Fubo Camp by its quartermaster and asked the group to check two silent reconnaissance towers.
• The group headed north with Jianxin toward the Fubo Front and encountered Exiles gathered at a reconnaissance tower.
• The Exiles tried to flee, but most collapsed from hunger and confessed they had tried to steal valuable equipment to sell.
• Lu Li and Yangyang condemned the Exiles for stealing and damaging a tower that could leave the front line vulnerable to a Tacet Discord attack.