Recaps

Lin Ke used his system missions to assert authority, rally Azan’s guards, and bring Nix into his household. Before his father returned, he underwent Bloodline Enlightenment, secretly awakened three powerful bloodlines, and quickly became a [Scholar] under Ove’s guidance.

• Lin Ke met Zernital in the woods, failed to solve the Riemann Hypothesis, and received a curse naming him Zernital’s heir and incarnation, set to take effect in a year.
• Lin Ke challenged Lady Brando’s authority, secured the purchasing team’s loyalty, and declared himself King of Azan to complete the system’s quest.
• Lin Ke drilled a thousand guards, then led them against two Giant Tigers during the convoy’s journey and recruited Nix after the Rabbitfolk offered to become his follower.
• Lin Ke returned to the castle with Nix, cared for the wounded, and learned that he could undergo Bloodline Enlightenment before his sixth birthday.
• Ove arrived at Azan Castle and privately awakened Lin Ke, John, and Nix, after which Lin Ke chose Knowledge, Luck, and Leadership in his soul space.
• Ove’s tests revealed Lin Ke’s Andrew Level aptitude, and he concealed the results for all three children before Lin Ke announced their awakenings to the household.
• Ove taught the children how to form classes, and Lin Ke used memories from his previous life to grow a branch in his soul space and become a [Scholar] within twenty-three minutes.

Lin Ke kept Ove in Azan, uncovered the danger surrounding Garros, and launched a new entertainment venture while planning new professions and industries. The arc left him preparing to build a paper factory with Ove’s magic and a crowd of eager workers.

• Ove became Lin Ke’s disciple after Lin Ke challenged him to prove the world existed beyond his own knowledge.
• Lin Ke traveled to Parrot City with Furon, where Baron Sandir gave them eggs and Puxin revealed that Garros had been trapped on another plane.
• Lin Ke summoned a Servant of Truth and confronted Puxin, while Ove arrived and rescued Lin Ke and Furon from Sandir’s forces.
• Lin Ke persuaded Ove to stay until Garros returned, then learned about the family’s debt and the coming Monster tide.
• Lin Ke organized a performance for villagers, and the Azan Drama Troupe’s show succeeded well enough to inspire plans to sell entertainment to nobles.
• Lin Ke absorbed the Divine Artifact Fragment into his Knowledge bloodline, while Antova sold a prized quill and sought financial help from her brother.
• Ruiwen killed two people searching for Rosfor’s corpse and noticed divine power on the remains that seemed to come from above Nathang’s Supreme Gods.
• Lin Ke recruited villagers for factory work, chose a site away from the water, and told Ove he would begin by making paper, and Ove raised and hardened the factory walls with magic.