Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lan confronted the base leaders over their plans and their treatment of Qin Ling, then reconsidered how much he could trust them. He left the discussion saying he would think over Qin Longtian’s proposal and would not easily forgive their actions.

• Qin Ling and the others discussed whether she should train alongside Jiang Lan and how the base’s plans should be handled.
• The leaders expressed concern about Jiang Lan’s position and the distribution of resources, unaware that he had arrived.
• Jiang Lan said he and his aunt could leave the base, prompting the leaders to deny that they wanted him gone.
• Qin Longtian explained that the leaders wanted to protect the base’s dignity and ensure resources went to those who deserved priority.
• Shen Qingqiu reminded Jiang Lan to be cautious, and he decided to focus on himself rather than rely on the leaders’ arrangements.
• Jiang Lan called Qin Longtian and said he needed more time to consider the proposal and would not readily forgive what had happened.

After Qin Longtian and the officials worried that their actions had alienated Jiang Lan, Qin Ling and her subordinates visited Jiang Lan to discuss the situation. The officials then decided they had to contact Jiang Lan again before the next Beast Tide, while Shen Qingqiu questioned whether Jiang Lan would take responsibility for them.

• Qin Ling and her subordinates worried that Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian had not returned, then decided to visit Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan finished his call with Qin Longtian and found Qin Ling and her subordinates approaching his villa.
• Jiang Lan welcomed Qin Ling and the others inside and reassured them that the problems were not their fault.
• Shen Qingqiu left the room after the visitors asked whether their arrival had caused trouble.
• Qin Longtian confronted a senior official about the damage to their relationship with Jiang Lan, and the officials resolved to contact Jiang Lan again before the next Beast Tide.
• Shen Qingqiu asked Jiang Lan whether he was really going to take responsibility for the others.

Jiang Lan challenged Qin Longtian over the base’s treatment of Qin Ling and the others, insisting that the decision to stay or leave affected more than just him. Qin Longtian apologized and visited in person, while Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu pressed him to address the base’s problems.

• Qin Ling and the others discussed whether they could stay and train at the base if Jiang Lan left.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Longtian that he understood why people were being despised at the base and questioned the refusal to let Qin Ling and the others join.
• Qin Longtian apologized and said the base was correcting its problems, while Jiang Lan clarified that he was not saying this because he planned to return.
• After the call, Jiang Lan told Shen Qingqiu that he was trying to secure benefits for Qin Ling and the others.
• Qin Longtian visited Jiang Lan and apologized in person, and Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu challenged him over the attitudes of people on his side.

Jiang Lan agreed to return and worked out arrangements with Qin Longtian, who later reprimanded his senior officers for acting behind Jiang Lan’s back. Back at the base, Jiang Lan explained the plan to Qin Ling and the others, but they doubted it and remained opposed to their return.

• Jiang Lan told Qin Longtian that he would stand by his position and wanted the arrangements handled without keeping anyone under control.
• Qin Longtian confirmed Jiang Lan’s views, relaxed, and agreed to move forward with the arrangements.
• Qin Longtian held a meeting and scolded his senior officers for acting without discussing matters openly with Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan told Shen Qingqiu he was willing to go back, and Shen Qingqiu questioned why he had not made his stance clear earlier.
• Jiang Lan returned to the base and contacted Qin Ling and the others to explain how to resolve the situation.
• Qin Ling and the others questioned Jiang Lan’s plan and continued to view the returning group as shit-stirrers.

Jiang Lan faced pressure from people at the base who wanted clear answers about their plans and resources, while Qin Ling and the others considered whether to keep following him. Shen Qingqiu worried that persuading them could lead to blame, and the chapter ended with the dispute unresolved.

• A man warned Jiang Lan and the others not to leave until they explained themselves clearly, and they argued over how much the situation had changed.
• People at the base questioned Jiang Lan's intentions and whether their efforts would bring any benefit, while Jiang Lan remained reluctant to make arrangements.
• Qin Ling worried about losing access to resources and disappointing Jiang Lan, and Qin Longtian and the others were alarmed by the talk of breaking ties.
• Shen Qingqiu frowned at the strained relationship between the two sides and warned that they might later be blamed for interfering.
• The others accepted that they had few options as someone continued agonizing over how the matter might turn out.

Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian argued with the others over plans for the base and whether more people should be brought in, while Qin Ling and the others continued training. They reached no firm resolution, and the base remained under-resourced in the event of a Beast Tide.

• Jiang Lan made arrangements for the situations unfolding at the base, while Qin Longtian worried that the others were misunderstanding his concerns.
• Qin Longtian and the others argued over whether people should come to the base and whether Jiang Lan’s plans needed their cooperation.
• Shen Qingqiu said the issue should not disrupt everyone’s training, and Qin Ling and the others continued practicing under Jiang Lan.
• The group acknowledged that their limited resources restricted recruitment and that their current numbers would offer little protection if a Beast Tide came.

Qin Longtian and the others debated whether Jiang Lan could address the problems facing the base, while Shen Qingqiu urged Jiang Lan to consider the consequences carefully. They agreed to bring Jiang Lan into the discussion, but the underlying matter remained unresolved.

• People at the base disagreed over whether the current situation was manageable and whether Jiang Lan could change it.
• After the others left, Qin Longtian realized the present problem was far more complicated than he had expected.
• Shen Qingqiu urged Jiang Lan not to fixate on helping the base without considering what might happen later.
• Qin Longtian said they needed to address the issues between the two sides openly and resolve more than just the surface problems.
• The group agreed to invite Jiang Lan and acknowledged that capable Martial Artists like him were rare.

Qin Ling and the others argued with martial artists at the base over their actions and efforts to improve, while Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu discussed the confusion back at their villa. Jiang Lan calmly urged everyone to consider the matter from another angle, and the others remained unsure how it would be resolved.

• Qin Ling said he had joined the base to gain resources, not to scheme against others or provoke a conflict.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu returned to their villa and wondered how the situation should unfold.
• Qin Ling and the others intensified their cultivation as martial artists at the base questioned their motives and dismissed their progress.
• Qin Ling defended Xiaoke and argued that everyone was working hard to improve.
• Jiang Lan calmly suggested reconsidering the matter from another angle, leaving the others exchanging uncertain glances.

The base's residents argued over Jiang Lan's help training Qin Ling and the others, with some worrying about their abilities and the threat of the Beast Tide. Jiang Lan and the others discussed their motives and past misunderstandings, but the disagreement remained unresolved as they considered how to plan ahead.

• Several people debated whether unclear explanations had caused others to object to Qin Ling and the others training at the Martial Arts Arena.
• Qin Longtian spoke seriously about the strained relationships and questioned whether the current approach made sense.
• One speaker asked what would happen without Jiang Lan's help, noting that the base's progress depended on him.
• Jiang Lan's female companion argued that he should consider the consequences of giving Qin Ling and the others more training.
• Jiang Lan recognized that people feared a Beast Tide, but said it was unlikely to appear there and that little could be achieved by worrying over it.
• The group agreed they needed to plan ahead, though they did not resolve their concerns about the training.

Qin Longtian and the other leaders debated whether Jiang Lan should lead the team, while their followers discussed why they trusted him. Jiang Lan accepted the assignment and decided to let everyone come along, despite concerns that some people might cause trouble.

• Qin Longtian argued with the elders over whether Jiang Lan should lead the team and how much control he should be given.
• One leader warned that Jiang Lan needed to consider the consequences beyond the immediate situation, while another challenged his changing position on Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan received word that he would lead the team while he was at home chatting with the Female Lead.
• Qin Ling and the others discussed their loyalty to Jiang Lan and said their progress had come from his support and guidance.
• Jiang Lan asked whether the others had plans or complaints, then decided to let everyone come along despite the possibility of trouble.

Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian discussed the group’s concerns about the Beast Tide and Jiang Lan leading the team, while trainees at the base continued practicing. The chapter left Jiang Lan’s companions debating how to prepare and whether the others truly wanted to learn.

• The group discussed how a more extreme Beast Tide could threaten the base and questioned whether Jiang Lan could help resolve their problems.
• Qin Longtian challenged the others to speak honestly about Jiang Lan leading the team, and they insisted that his leadership would strengthen everyone.
• People who had joined the base because of its resources and Jiang Lan’s help continued training and planned to learn from Qin Ling.
• Jiang Lan watched Qin Ling’s people practice in the dance area and asked his aunt whether they should keep training that way.
• The trainees argued over whether Jiang Lan’s guidance explained their confidence, while one person doubted that the others sincerely wanted to learn.

Qin Longtian and the elders argued over Jiang Lan’s training choices and the resources given to his group, while Jiang Lan focused on Qin Ling and the others. The chapter ended with the base’s management still divided over how to explain the situation and allocate limited resources.

• Qin Longtian questioned the elders about their understanding of the situation, while Jiang Lan said he could not control others and had done what he could.
• Jiang Lan weighed whether to keep training Qin Ling and the others or make different arrangements, noting that he would worry if they left.
• The elders challenged Qin Longtian over the training requirements and resources, saying he had not offered them the same opportunities.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling and the others to finish their tasks, return early, and keep training without being discouraged by the elders’ remarks.
• The group learned that Other Bases cared greatly about the matter, while members of their own management disagreed over Jiang Lan’s use of limited resources.

Jiang Lan agreed to lead a team after officials debated their doubts and resentment, while he and Shen Qingqiu rejected further arguments and left with Qin Ling. The group set out to face the beast tide, but a small mishap and playful banter interrupted them, leaving the others to walk behind.

• Jiang Lan agreed to lead a team, and the senior officials said they had only been speculating about the situation.
• Qin Ling challenged the officials for blaming Jiang Lan, and they complained that he had acted high and mighty and ignored them.
• Shen Qingqiu urged the officials to explain themselves to Qin Ling, then left with Jiang Lan rather than continue the argument.
• Shen Qingqiu said the officials were jealous of Jiang Lan, while Jiang Lan and the others discussed their plans to grow stronger and gain resources.
• Qin Longtian was pleased that the officials seemed unfit to join Jiang Lan's team and believed the team would succeed.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu led Qin Ling and the others outside, where a minor mishap and their teasing made Qin Ling lead the group behind them.

Jiang Lan led Qin Ling’s group toward a checkpoint, where he sensed powerful energy and warned them to be careful as some members questioned his judgment. At the mobile base, Qin Longtian learned a high-level Beast Tide was rampaging in the south and argued with the higher-ups over whether to send people out for Beast Cores despite the risks.

• Qin Ling said she trusted Jiang Lan, while members of another team doubted his judgment and discussed whether to follow his lead.
• Jiang Lan sensed powerful energy at a checkpoint and warned everyone that the area was more dangerous than the previous one.
• Qin Ling blushed when someone suggested she had been seeking Jiang Lan’s approval, and she denied that Jiang Lan’s character had anything to do with her.
• Qin Longtian learned that a high-level Beast Tide was running rampant in the south and suspected energy had leaked or others had failed to resolve the threat.
• Qin Longtian urged the higher-ups to send people to obtain Beast Cores, arguing that the base needed energy, while they warned that the mission could make their people targets.

Jiang Lan agreed to lead Qin Ling and the others to deal with a Beast Tide after Qin Longtian asked for his help. He set out with Shen Qingqiu, while Su Lielin’s team stayed behind and allowed them to leave.

• Qin Ling’s team discussed their past conflict with Jiang Lan and demanded that the situation be explained clearly.
• After confirming the Beast Tide, Qin Longtian contacted Jiang Lan and asked him to bring a team, promising that their resources would be top-notch.
• Jiang Lan agreed to go, and he persuaded Shen Qingqiu to come with him while Qin Ling said she would rather confront the rival team.
• Su Lielin and his people decided to let Jiang Lan’s group leave, believing their departure suited their plans.
• Jiang Lan led Qin Ling’s group out of the base and met Qin Longtian, then dismissed the Beast Tide as something they could clear away.

Jiang Lan took Qin Ling and the others to gather resources, reassuring them that he would not confiscate what they found and that he intended to help them grow stronger. Back at the base, Qin Longtian and Su Lielin argued over the expedition and the resources, while another person defended Jiang Lan’s plan to share them.

• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling and the others that they could keep the resources they had gathered and that he had meant his promise to help them improve.
• Qin Longtian confronted people at the base, demanding to know why they were taking so long to deal with a young man.
• Su Lielin denied deliberately targeting Jiang Lan and told the others to put away the resources they had obtained.
• Jiang Lan brought Qin Ling and the others to their destination, where Qin Ling worried that the current situation was more serious than before.
• Shen Qingqiu questioned Jiang Lan for lecturing the group indirectly, and Jiang Lan put an arm around his shoulders.
• Qin Longtian returned to the base, where someone criticized him for letting Jiang Lan’s group go and worried they would keep the resources, but another person defended the arrangement.

Jiang Lan led Qin Ling, Shen Qingqiu, and their companions into an unexpectedly strange beast tide, where they collected resources and tested their improved abilities. Meanwhile, Qin Longtian and others debated whether Jiang Lan was taking too much control, while Shen Qingqiu came to trust Jiang Lan's plan.

• Qin Longtian argued with the others about whether someone else should take charge, and they questioned his motives and judgment.
• Jiang Lan and his companions reached the beast tide and asked the system whether it was an ordinary tide, but the system could not confirm what was happening.
• Jiang Lan reassured Qin Ling and the others that he would try to secure their resources, and they prepared to fight together.
• Shen Qingqiu asked Jiang Lan what he was trying to accomplish, then accepted that Jiang Lan had been waiting for the right opportunity.
• Qin Ling charged into the beast tide using techniques she had recently learned, while Shen Qingqiu hunted high-tier demonic beasts and collected their Beast Cores.

Jiang Lan and his companions finished hunting high-level Demon Beasts and headed back to the base, where a rival team accused them of taking its territory and demanded their haul. When the rival team attacked, Qin Ling and Jiang Lan fought back, and Jiang Lan effortlessly dodged an assailant who tried to reach him.

• Jiang Lan and the others spent the afternoon defeating high-level Demon Beasts and gathered their remains before setting off for the base.
• On the way back, Jiang Lan's group encountered a team from another base whose members claimed they had chosen the territory first and demanded part of the haul.
• Qin Ling mocked the rival team, and its captain blocked the path and threatened them when they refused to hand over their goods.
• The rival team drew weapons and charged, and Qin Ling kicked one attacker away as another tried to reach Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan dodged his opponent with ease and taunted him for being surprised.

Jiang Lan and his companions dealt with an ambush by people from another base, then faced a larger force sent by that base. Jiang Lan easily defeated their attacks, leaving Qin Ling and the others amazed by his strength.

• Jiang Lan sent the opposing captain flying after he demanded to know how Jiang Lan had dodged his attack.
• Qin Ling mocked the remaining attackers while Qin Longtian's group contacted Jiang Lan and learned that his team had encountered trouble.
• Shen Qingqiu warned Jiang Lan that people from other bases might get involved, but Jiang Lan trusted Qin Ling and the others to handle them.
• The opposing base's chief criticized his commander and considered sending more people to stop Jiang Lan's team.
• The base's aircraft arrived after Jiang Lan and the others had finished dealing with the ambushers, and its attack had no effect on them.
• Jiang Lan handled nearly all of the aircraft's assault himself, leaving Qin Ling and the others astonished.

Jiang Lan’s group clashed with members of Other Bases, then returned to find their base had received a declaration of war. Qin Longtian stood by Jiang Lan and affirmed his trust in the group, while tensions with several elders remained.

• Jiang Lan mocked Other Bases’ members after his group defeated them, and they threatened to make him see their strength.
• Qin Longtian’s base received a declaration of war from another base, which threatened consequences unless they paid a price.
• Qin Longtian told the External Publicity Department to send back a declaration of war and declared that the base was not afraid.
• Jiang Lan’s group returned and was blamed by several elders for provoking the conflict, while Qin Ling defended them.
• Qin Longtian said he believed Jiang Lan and that only Jiang Lan’s group could change the situation.