Chapter Summaries

Chen Luo used deception to keep Dharma King from becoming Dog Leader while securing the crystals he needed to advance. Dharma King ended the chapter deeply in debt after falling for Chen Luo’s tricks.

• Chen Luo lied to Sea Ji about how many crystals he needed to reach Level Ten and returned to the base with a Level Ten Lightning crystal.
• Dharma King searched for valuable crystals to support his family and found a Level Eight Space crystal.
• Chen Luo recognized that the crystal could help him reach Level Eight, but became alarmed when Dharma King asked if it would earn him the Dog Leader position.
• Chen Luo persuaded Dharma King to absorb the Level Ten Lightning crystal for his own safety, then charged him for it and revised the crystal prices, leaving Dharma King thousands of points in debt.
• Dharma King tried to return the crystal, but Chen Luo refused and allowed him to buy food on credit.

Lin Tian stole gifts meant for Chen Luo and led over a thousand men to seize a high-level crystal from Xiong Wenhui’s base. Xiong Wenhui transformed into a massive black bear and routed his force, leaving Lin Tian alive but defeated.

• Lin Tian kept the gifts that other bases had entrusted him to pass to Chen Luo, while telling Zhou Qiang that the supplies would help support his men.
• A visiting boss told Lin Tian that Xiong Wenhui’s mostly female base had obtained a crystal that might be level eight or nine, and Lin Tian decided to take it.
• Lin Tian brought over a thousand men to Xiong Wenhui’s base and sent Zhou Qiang to demand the crystal, but Xiong Wenhui refused.
• Lin Tian ordered his men to kill the defenders and spare the pretty women, so Xiong Wenhui transformed into a giant black bear and slaughtered his attackers.
• Lin Tian invoked Chen Luo’s name as Xiong Wenhui charged, then escaped with his wind ability as his surviving men fled.

Chen Luo oversaw the first potato harvest, promoted Meng Yin, and set distribution rules for the crop. When Lin Tian asked for help against Xiong Wenhui, Chen Luo recognized her as a talented former subordinate of Mi Ling and considered choosing her over Lin Tian.

• Meng Yin showed off her new duck transformation, and Chen Luo took her to inspect the potato harvest.
• Ouyang Lu harvested 960 Jin of potatoes with Meng Yin's help, and Chen Luo announced promotions for Grass Sprite users and Meng Yin.
• Chen Luo set potato benefits by membership rank and sent Lin Tian to wait in the hall.
• Lin Tian told Chen Luo that Xiong Wenhui had attacked his men and mocked Chen Luo's name.
• Chen Luo recognized Xiong Wenhui from his previous life and considered killing Lin Tian so he could recruit her.

Chen Luo led a force of more than two thousand people to confront Xiong Wenhui after she fought off Lin Tian’s group. He tried to pressure her into accepting a one-on-one fight, leaving her eager to prove herself against his chosen subordinate.

• Chen Luo inspected Lin Tian’s people, summoned fifteen hundred reinforcements from his base, and set out with Lin Tian to Xiong Wenhui’s base.
• Four red-eyed strangers watched Chen Luo’s convoy and discussed finding more companions while keeping a low profile and securing food.
• Xiong Wenhui learned that Lin Tian’s group had returned with more than two thousand people and prepared to fight rather than flee.
• Chen Luo’s force surrounded the base, and Xiong Wenhui and Zhou Nannan challenged his reasons for attacking them.
• Chen Luo called Lin Tian his dog and offered Xiong Wenhui a one-on-one fight against one of his subordinates; Xiong Wenhui accepted the challenge.

Chen Luo’s subordinate Su Dazhu defeated Xiong Wenhui by enduring her Bear Strength until her Crystal cracked. Chen Luo took her level-eight Crystal, then offered to spare her followers if she joined him, before turning to settle his score with Lin Tian.

• Chen Luo sent Su Dazhu to fight Xiong Wenhui, who transformed with Bear Strength but could not hurt his formidable defense.
• Xiong Wenhui forced herself to sustain her transformation until her Crystal cracked, and she collapsed and handed Chen Luo her level-eight Crystal.
• Chen Luo threatened Xiong Wenhui and her followers, but opened a gap in the base’s cordon so anyone who wished could flee.
• More than a hundred women stayed beside Xiong Wenhui, and Chen Luo offered to spare them if she acknowledged him as her boss.
• Xiong Wenhui accepted, and Chen Luo slapped Lin Tian for questioning his decision before saying it was time to settle their score.

Chen Luo used Lin Tian’s abuse of his name, theft of gifts, and murder of Chen Luo’s old classmate as grounds to punish him, though Lin Tian realized the accusations were a pretext. After Lin Tian’s followers refused to fight, Chen Luo had him killed, leaving Xiong Wenhui’s group under Chen Luo’s authority.

• Chen Luo slapped Lin Tian and rebuked him for using Chen Luo’s name while robbing people and pocketing gifts meant for Chen Luo.
• Chen Luo accused Lin Tian of killing Chen Luo’s old classmate, and Lin Tian begged for mercy after hearing Chen Luo say he would not be spared.
• Lin Tian threatened Chen Luo and urged his men to fight, but they refused and Xia Haoran knocked Lin Tian down.
• Chen Luo had Lin Tian restrained and stabbed him, then ordered Big Pillar to continue the punishment.
• Xiong Wenhui watched Lin Tian die and reflected that Chen Luo was now her boss.

Chen Luo brought Xiong Wenhui and her followers to his prosperous base, where they began settling in. He then discovered that Xu Qing, a future King Rank esper, had joined because of the base’s reputation and benefits.

• Chen Luo recruited his old acquaintances and invited Xiong Wenhui’s group to move to his base, leaving the others free to fend for themselves.
• Zhou Nannan realized Chen Luo had used intimidation to expose fair-weather followers, while Xiong Wenhui accepted his invitation and packed up her group.
• Chen Luo escorted the newcomers through his well-defended base, where Shu Yun welcomed them, provided potatoes, and explained the rules.
• Chen Luo noticed Xu Qing applying to join as a Level Five member and recognized him as the future King Rank known as the Meteor Sea of Fire.
• Chen Luo had Rice discreetly check Xu Qing, and Rice confirmed that Xu Qing meant no harm.

As Lunar New Year approached, Chen Luo arranged a generous dumpling feast and three days off for everyone at the base. The chapter ended with Chen Luo reluctantly agreeing to eat the misshapen dumpling Rice had made for him.

• Xiong Wenhui enjoyed the Canteen’s food and thanked Chen Luo for bringing her to the base.
• Mi Li suggested improving the members’ meals for Lunar New Year, and Chen Luo decided to provide five tons of pork for dumplings.
• Chen Luo gave everyone three days off and instructed Ma Yu to organize dough-making and dumpling preparations.
• Chen Guang and others moved the pork into cold storage, and news of the feast spread through the base, exciting the members.
• Chen Luo made dumplings with Mi Ling, Mi Li, Rice, and Dharma King, then promised to eat the misshapen dumpling Rice made for him.

Chen Luo’s dumpling feast brought the base together, while Dharma King reached level seven and earned points. That night, a sea turtle attacked a survivor by the river, and Chen Luo planned to visit Big Strong the next day.

• A member confessed to keeping a level-six crystal, and Chen Luo reassured him that turning in personally obtained crystals was optional.
• The base’s residents shared a dumpling feast, strengthening their sense of unity as Zhao Ziyi and others ate until they could barely move.
• Dharma King absorbed a crystal, advanced to level seven, and received two thousand points from Chen Luo.
• A survivor mocked the base beside the river, and the eldest of the four little sea turtles bit off his private parts.
• Chen Luo remembered Big Strong and decided to bring him dumplings the next day.

Chen Luo gave Big Strong the antidote hidden in dumplings, and Big Strong left with his level-six lightning crystal still in his possession. He soon encountered Bing Lin and his zombies, who beat him and took the crystal.

• Big Strong hid a level-six lightning crystal in his backside before meeting Chen Luo, but its energy made him tremble until he pulled it out.
• Chen Luo searched Big Strong, gave him an antidote hidden in a container of dumplings, and told him they should avoid meeting regularly.
• Big Strong left, pleased that Chen Luo had not taken his crystal, and expected to reach level six soon.
• Bing Lin and his zombies approached Big Strong, and Bing Lin ordered Black Thunder to test his strength.
• Black Thunder beat Big Strong and took the level-six lightning crystal that fell from his pocket.

Chen Luo arranged for Big Strong to infiltrate the Bing Lin Society, then warned Zhao Ziyi to keep the plan secret. Back at the base, Dharma King showed off his eye lightning and received metal goggles made by Long Yu.

• Big Strong joined the Bing Lin Society after Bing Lin and Black Thunder took his crystal, then contacted Chen Luo through Zhao Ziyi.
• Chen Luo told Big Strong to stay undercover in the society and promised to compensate him with a partially used level-eight flesh crystal.
• Chen Luo warned Zhao Ziyi that Big Strong’s infiltration was top secret, restricted her from leaving the base without permission, and said he would promote her to Elder.
• Dharma King demonstrated that he could shoot lightning from his eyes after reaching level seven.
• Long Yu brought metal that amplified lightning and fashioned it into golden goggles for Dharma King, which Rice called 24K Titanium Alloy Dog Goggles.

Chen Luo improved his Void Exile and discovered that Mi Li could speed up his energy recovery, while Sea Ji unexpectedly visited to give him New Year's gifts. Sea Ji left after handing him two Crystals, and Chen Luo resolved to restore her youth once he mastered Time Reversal.

• Chen Luo practiced Void Exile, accidentally vanishing the Puppies' ball and learning that Silver Wolf had taught them to call him Godpa.
• After six days, Chen Luo gained precise control over Void Exile's direction and told Sea Ji to wait until he reached Level Eight before they went out together.
• Mi Li discovered that her White Magic Wand could increase Chen Luo's energy recovery speed by about a quarter, and she repeatedly cast the spell as he practiced.
• Chen Guang told Chen Luo that Sea Ji had returned, so Chen Luo hurried out to greet her and called her Big Sister Sea Ji at her request.
• Sea Ji gave Chen Luo a Level Nine Crystal and a Level Eight Crystal as New Year's money, then left to protect her shell.
• Chen Luo felt moved by Sea Ji's visit and resolved to use Time Reversal to make her young again.

A Light mutant terrorized Chang Yuan’s base, and Chang Yuan kept it fed while waiting to claim its crystal when it died. Chen Luo learned about the mutant and rushed to the base, where he found it tormenting captives.

• A Light mutant appeared at Chang Yuan’s base, killed the entrance guards with its radiant ability, and began eating survivors.
• Chang Yuan offered the mutant fresh food and sent people to capture survivors so it would stay at his base.
• Chen Luo’s intelligence network reported the mutant, and Chen Luo decided its Light crystal could help Mi Li grow stronger.
• Chen Luo ran to Chang Yuan’s base, broke through a wall, and searched the heavily guarded central area for the mutant.
• Chen Luo entered as the mutant mutilated a captive and demanded that Chen Luo cut off his ears.

Chen Luo entered Chang Yuan’s base to confront a mutant, but the mutant died from poisoned meat before he could act. After Chen Luo took its level-ten crystal and killed Chang Yuan, Zhang Chuan took over the base under Chen Luo’s backing.

• Chang Yuan anticipated gaining the mutant’s crystal, but a subordinate warned him that Chen Luo had broken into the mutant’s room.
• The mutant died from poisoned meat just as Chen Luo arrived, and Chen Luo retrieved its crystal, discovering it was level ten.
• Chang Yuan ordered his men to attack Chen Luo, but Chen Luo used Space Cutting to kill Chang Yuan instantly.
• Zhang Chuan persuaded the others to clear Chen Luo’s path, and Chen Luo appointed him to run the base.
• Zhang Chuan claimed leadership and told the base’s survivors they would follow Boss Chen’s lead.

Chen Luo reached level eight and planned a general assembly to promote his base, share cultivation and farming knowledge, and expand his intelligence network. He recruited the base’s weakest members as intelligence operatives by offering them a chance at lifelong benefits.

• Chen Luo gave Mi Li the level ten Light crystal, encouraging her to use it to reach level eight and help him with her buffs.
• Four days later, Chen Luo advanced to level eight and decided to contact Sea Ji, publicize his base, and call a general assembly.
• Chen Luo planned to share his cultivation knowledge to attract talent, promote the Peace Plan, and prepare survivors to use Meng Yin’s improved seeds.
• Chen Luo gathered the bottom five hundred members, rewarded Wang Qi one thousand points for his intelligence work, and presented him as an example of the benefits operatives could earn.
• More than a hundred members volunteered for the intelligence department, and Zhao Hai took them away for training.

Chen Luo’s teams spread word of a free crop-growing exchange at Divine Capital’s South Stadium, while one base attacked Xia Haoran’s group and Zhou Hongliang plotted to rob Chen Luo’s supplies. Meanwhile, Mi Li endured the painful breakthrough to level seven with Chen Luo at her side.

• Su Dazhu, Xia Haoran, Shu Yun, and Jin Yuanjiang led four groups to invite nearby bases to the February 15 gathering and give each base a potato.
• Xia Haoran’s group killed more than six hundred attackers at a base that tried to seize their potatoes, losing four members.
• Zhou Hongliang decided to investigate Chen Luo’s base and planned to raid it during the gathering.
• Chen Luo’s teams returned after spreading the invitation throughout the surrounding area, with no further losses.
• Mi Li reached level seven after enduring intense pain, and Chen Luo comforted her as she recovered.
• Rice listened from the doorway and called Chen Luo’s words lies after he left Mi Li’s room.

Chen Luo prepared a large gathering to announce farming techniques and took charge as survivors began arriving. At South Stadium, he recognized the powerful lightning Esper Ability User Wild Thunder, who wanted to trade a level-six space crystal, and answered his taunt with a level-nine lightning crystal.

• Chen Luo sent 288 intelligence operatives to gather reports on major events, mutants, and promising talent at nearby bases.
• Chen Luo assembled his staff and reservists at South Stadium, where Xiong Wenhui guarded the level-five-only inner area.
• Survivors arrived at the gathering, and Chen Luo toured the venue while his members took up their assigned posts.
• Chen Luo found Wild Thunder publicly offering to trade a level-six space crystal for a lightning, wind, earth, or fire crystal.
• Wild Thunder mocked Chen Luo for having no suitable crystal, and Chen Luo revealed a level-nine lightning crystal Sea Ji had given him.

Chen Luo displayed his high-level crystals to humble Wild Thunder, then publicized strict recruitment requirements and generous benefits at his base. As survivors gathered, Xiong Wenhui enforced the level-five entry rule, and Iron Claw arrived demanding to ignore the rules.

• Chen Luo showed Wild Thunder several advanced crystals, leaving Wild Thunder stunned and unable to dismiss his collection as luck.
• Chen Luo ordered recruitment boards posted, offering food, crystals, clean accommodations, facilities, and other benefits to recruits who met the level-five minimum.
• Chen Luo rested in the inner area while Mi Li organized the gathering and Xiong Wenhui guarded the east gate.
• Xiong Wenhui exposed an underleveled esper ability user who had lied about his strength and killed him as a warning to others.
• Iron Claw led a group toward the inner area, ignored directions to use the east gate, and boasted that he never followed rules.

Jin Yuanjiang killed Iron Claw, and Su Dazhu led a group to destroy a Zombie horde without losing anyone, impressing the survivors at the gathering. Bing Lin decided to organize more Zombies and target Chen Luo, who planned to use the attack for combat experience and considered elevating Big Strong if the threat grew.

• Jin Yuanjiang trapped Iron Claw in compressed sand and crushed the level-five Esper to death.
• Su Dazhu ordered three hundred members to fight a horde of four or five hundred Zombies, and his well-trained team killed them all without casualties.
• Wang Lie admired Chen Luo's recruitment terms but worried that Chen Luo's growing strength would threaten other bases.
• Bing Lin and the Bing Lin Society learned about the gathering and decided to organize more Zombies to attack its organizer.
• Big Strong relayed Bing Lin's plans through Zhao Ziyi to Chen Luo, who chose to let the attack proceed for training and considered making Big Strong their future leader.

Dharma King stole Rice’s pearl, then rushed to defend the base from Zhou Hongliang’s attacking force and killed more than a thousand enemies for points. After the battle, he discovered Zhou Hongliang had only a level-five crystal, disappointing him.

• Dharma King hid Rice’s pearl on his paw, but it fell off when he ran toward the base’s wall after an enemy attack was announced.
• Mi Ling, Mi Li, and Shu Yun considered summoning Giant Sea Turtle to defend the base against Zhou Hongliang’s force of at least two thousand survivors.
• Dharma King leaped from the wall and used his lightning powers to beat Zhou Hongliang before killing him with a lightning beam.
• Dharma King created four Lightning Clones and killed over a thousand of Zhou Hongliang’s men, while the others fled or were left for the base’s survivors to handle.
• Dharma King demanded Zhou Hongliang’s crystal, found it was only level five, and angrily struck the corpse.