Chapter Summaries

Players flocked to Steam Island as its enormous One-Eye Cult Grand Church, which also housed a Robot superstore, prepared to open. Yang Yi waited to shop at New World Department Store, while Ma Dabao greeted curious visitors and directed them toward the robot showroom.

• Players arrived on Steam Island and marveled at the sprawling, unfinished church that combined religious architecture with a robot superstore.
• Shopkeepers opened businesses along the central street, and players hurried to contact Zhang Zhi about renting the remaining commercial spaces.
• Yang Yi joined the line outside New World Department Store to buy voyage supplies with his membership discount.
• Visitors entered the church and saw the nearly completed Four-Armed Great Blasphemer Statue modeled after Yang Yi.
• Ma Dabao offered visitors trial memberships in the One-Eye Cult and directed those interested in Robots toward the showroom and custom-order services.

Yang Yi attended the New World Fleet mall's grand opening, bought more than a hundred million Conch Coins’ worth of goods, and won a Mid-tier Artisan Inscription Stone. At the docks, he learned that a player had exploited a Portal loophole to bring a ship to Steam Island and planned to settle there.

• Shen Guanquan opened the mall, where New World Fleet staff and Bioweapons kept the crowd in order.
• Yang Yi used his Black Gold Membership Card to buy up goods across the mall, spending just over fifty-two million Conch Coins after discounts.
• Yang Yi won the prize wheel’s grand prize, a Mid-tier Artisan Inscription Stone, then left the mall and ran to the docks.
• A player told the Regional Channel that he had teleported to Steam Island with his ship and intended to buy a house to avoid the Island Residency Fee.
• The player explained that an accomplice had destroyed his ship after the teleport, letting him rebuild it on the island, though rebuilding would take a week and might affect the ship’s data and contents.

Steam Island grew into a busy settlement as Yang Yi expanded its commerce and services. Before setting sail for the Sea of Miracles, he learned from Su Na that Sakura Disease was a radiating plague capable of infecting ships and turning them into hostile, independently moving threats.

• Yang Yi welcomed more players to Steam Island, set property limits, and had troublemakers fined and expelled as the growing population prompted plans for a prison and police station.
• Steam Island's commercial district flourished, with more than 5,000 resident players and peak daily visits exceeding 300,000.
• Ma Dabao sold Shen Guanquan 200 common and five Black-Gold Livery Bigji Robots for 115 million Conch Coins, and Shen Guanquan drew the golden gacha capsule.
• Yang Yi prepared to leave Steam Island for the Sea of Miracles after producing enough Security Robots, intending to keep his promise to Cui Xiya.
• Su Na explained that Sakura Disease emitted dangerous radiation that could mutate living beings and showed Yang Yi an infected miniature ship that could move and attack on its own.

Su Na showed Yang Yi a nightmare-inducing potion made with a Nightmare Statue, and he told her to prepare for their planned voyage to the Sea of Miracles. Yang Yi then accompanied Cui Xiya to the secret shipyard to collect her new mech, but strange thuds came from the factory before production finished.

• Su Na gave Yang Yi a Nightmare Dream-Entering Potion that caused nightmares and reduced sanity, and explained that Nightmare Statues could be used to create it.
• Yang Yi told Su Na to prepare for their voyage in one or two weeks and suggested she look for rare materials to help the Abyss Nautilus grow.
• Su Na asked Yang Yi for fingers and tongues as rare materials, and he later left her cabin clutching his injured hand.
• Yang Yi met Cui Xiya on deck and took her to the secret shipyard, where her Super Great Blasphemer was nearing completion.
• Strange, muffled thuds came from inside the small robot factory, and Yang Yi waited to investigate until production finished.

The Small Robot Factory produced a grotesque Hero-quality mech that Cui Xiya piloted and tested, revealing its power and strange transformations. Yang Yi decided to keep the costly, small-creature-only mech and planned to head for the Sea of Miracles after producing enough security robots.

• The factory produced a fur-covered, tentacled mech, and Cui Xiya stopped Yang Yi from shooting it before it carried her into its cockpit and connected to her body.
• Yang Yi read the mech’s information and learned that the Twisted Finite Miracle Factory could produce powerful twisted creations with self-healing abilities and dangerous costs.
• Cui Xiya tested the mech’s flight and flaming greatsword, carving a deep slash into the metal floor.
• The mech transformed into a giant long-legged sardine, then Cui Xiya ended the test after the machine drained her stamina.
• Cui Xiya stored the mech in her money bag, and Yang Yi decided not to mass-produce or sell it.
• Yang Yi checked that the security robots had about eight hours left to incubate and planned to travel to the Sea of Miracles after producing enough of them.

Steam Island’s anglers caught sea monsters and drew a wave of fishing enthusiasts to the island. Yang Yi checked his growing attributes and decided to catch a sea monster before setting off.

• Steam Island entered the Sea of No Light, and anglers hauling in a catch pulled up a crustacean sea monster over 150 meters long.
• He Qi’s thousand-meter Golden Arowana catch made sea-monster fishing lucrative and attracted many anglers to Steam Island.
• Anglers began fishing in large teams and buying upgraded gear, while a veiled woman’s handmade equipment and bait drew customers to Angler’s Home.
• Yang Yi suspected Steam Island’s permanent “Enemy of Sea Monsters” disaster made nearby sea monsters easier to catch.
• Yang Yi reviewed his improved attributes, noted that his security robots numbered over a thousand, and planned to catch a sea monster before leaving.

Yang Yi caught a giant Decomposer near Steam Island, where three Platinum Security Robots killed it in a public display of their power. The next morning, Yang Yi departed aboard the Nightmare Star for the Sea of Miracles, leaving Zhang Zhi and Yu Dawei to defend the island.

• Yang Yi hauled a Decomposer more than two thousand meters wide out of the sea, and it spread its frills into a net to attack the shore.
• Robot 03 shot through the Decomposer, Robot 02 stunned it with electrified harpoons, and Robot 01 smashed it with a warhammer while the Security Robots and players opened fire.
• Yang Yi shared the monster's recovered flesh among the players for Conch Coins, having staged the fight to deter troublemakers and promote the Robot Grand Market.
• The next morning, Yang Yi prepared to sail for the Sea of Miracles and told Zhang Zhi to manage Steam Island.
• Yang Yi asked Yu Dawei to defend the island, and Yu Dawei said he planned to manufacture several bodies for himself.

Yang Yi drank Su Na’s Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion and awoke in a dream as Song Yingwen, a badly injured vampire imprisoned aboard a ship. After realizing the dream concerned Eden’s past, he set out to find Abu, but the vampire who had questioned him tried to flee and was killed.

• Yang Yi drank the Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion and went to sleep after transferring two hundred million to Su Na.
• Yang Yi awoke bound to a cross in a ship’s prison and broke free, striking the man who had been interrogating him.
• Yang Yi checked the system panel and discovered that he was inhabiting Song Yingwen, a blood-starved vampire in the dream.
• Yang Yi questioned the man about Abu and inferred that the dream took place before Abu revealed his identity.
• The man transformed into bats and fled, but Yang Yi caught and killed him, then began drinking the blood on the floor.

Yang Yi killed Mo Dayan, a vampire whose identity linked him to the Great Newspaper, then discovered the Newspaper among a fleet in the Sea of Miracles. As he fought his way toward it, prisoners on a distant ship began dying mysteriously.

• Yang Yi found that the vampire he had killed was Mo Dayan, an editor at the Great Newspaper, and wondered whether he had been connected to Eden.
• Yang Yi searched the cell, took holy water and a Treasured-quality scimitar, put on Fine-quality chainmail and clothing, and headed for the deck.
• A fleet of more than fifty ships approached, and prisoners aboard its flower-covered Special Ship began dying in grotesque ways.
• Yang Yi emerged into daylight in the Sea of Miracles, spotted the newspaper-made ship he identified as the Newspaper, and steered toward it.
• The surrounding ships tried to stop Yang Yi, but he killed one attacker and used the chaos to leap between ships, healing his burns by drinking blood.

Yang Yi defeated the Eden Fleet attackers and forced a survivor to reveal how they used dreams to swap bodies and rob their victims. After learning that Lord Abu would arrive in about half a day, Yang Yi killed the informant and prepared to face what came next.

• Yang Yi killed the creatures aboard the enemy ships, boarded the Newspaper, and terrified its two remaining crewmen into submission.
• A surviving man revealed that the Eden Fleet used deep dreams to swap bodies, steal victims' resources, and cover up their crimes.
• The man explained that Nightmare Disease made Beautiful Dream less effective on Yang Yi, and said Lord Abu could cure it when he arrived in about half a day.
• Yang Yi pretended to lose control from bloodlust to learn why Song Yingwen had not been replaced, and the man attributed it to Yang Yi's Nightmare Disease.
• The man urged Yang Yi to flee before Lord Abu arrived and admitted he was a mole, but Yang Yi drained him after pointing out that he had never promised not to kill him.

Yang Yi explored the Great Newspaper and discovered its paper-made interior, where surviving players were trapped in beautiful dreams. After finding the captain’s quarters and gaining control of the ship, he spotted an Ironclad Ship fleeing and set off after it.

• Yang Yi sensed living blood inside the Great Newspaper and confirmed that its sturdy deck was made of paper.
• Yang Yi entered the Newspaper’s office and found paper-made furnishings and equipment, along with hundreds of players asleep or dead from blood loss.
• Yang Yi concluded that Eden’s Beautiful Dream had trapped the players in dreams so pleasant they could not wake, and continued exploring the ship.
• Yang Yi inspected the Newspaper’s lower floors, found its surveillance room, and took control of the ship by sitting at the captain’s desk.
• Yang Yi saw survivors fleeing aboard a level-five Ironclad Ship, waited to confirm their direction, and then pursued them.

Yang Yi discovered the Newspaper’s abilities and used its vast influence to craft a miniature Fear-Killing Cannon. He fired it at the fleeing boat, but the blast threw him into the sea and left the boat’s fate unknown.

• Yang Yi examined the Newspaper’s system interface and learned about its Origami Space, Player Forum, fire weakness, and 120 million remaining influence.
• Yang Yi discovered Eden had tortured Song Yingwen to obtain the Newspaper’s highest-level access credentials, but they had not acquired them.
• Seven players fled aboard a fast Ironclad Ship, believing the Newspaper could not catch them and that Song Yingwen lacked weapons.
• Yang Yi burned through the Newspaper’s structure to make room for a huge paper cannon, then fired a miniature Fear-Killing Cannon at the fleeing boat.
• The cannon’s recoil blasted Yang Yi into the sea and wrecked his chainmail, while the distant boat disappeared from sight.

Yang Yi’s attack on the Great Newspaper Fleet killed prisoners aboard the Eden through a linked consciousness, while Lord Abu tried to understand the sudden change in Song Yingwen. After eating the Eden’s Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge, Abu found a solution, as Yang Yi sailed toward the Eden and received a private message.

• Yang Yi left the wrecked Newspaper deck and steered toward the Eden to confront it.
• Lord Abu watched prisoners die as their linked consciousnesses perished, then used his Beautiful Dream Spell to put the remaining people in the hold to sleep.
• Abu learned that Song Yingwen had entered the Newspaper, sent subordinates to lure him back, and later lost contact with them after Yang Yi destroyed their ships.
• Abu ate the Eden’s Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge, which lowered his Sanity and gave him inspiration, and he exclaimed that he had found a solution.
• Yang Yi continued sailing toward the Eden, expecting to meet it within four hours, when his private message channel lit up.

Yang Yi exchanged taunts with Abu Singh while racing toward a confrontation, using the time to prepare five Fear-Killing Cannons. Abu Singh reached the Newspaper first and attacked Yang Yi with a spell, but Yang Yi resisted and kicked him.

• Abu Singh messaged Yang Yi, threatening his crew and offering him a place in Eden if he agreed to join.
• Yang Yi ignored Abu Singh's demands and challenged him to a fight, while Abu Singh suspected he was being lured away and threatened the crew.
• Both sides sped toward each other as Yang Yi folded five Fear-Killing Cannons and stored them in the Origami Space.
• Abu Singh traveled underwater to the Newspaper, entered the Origami Space, and boasted that he had made Yang Yi's preparations useless.
• Yang Yi resisted Abu Singh's spell, moved in front of him, and kicked him hard.

Yang Yi fought Abu Singh underwater and discovered that his armor, sword, and spells made him a formidable opponent. As the Dream Demon playing Abu Singh began to awaken, Yang Yi launched a powerful slash, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Yang Yi kicked Abu Singh through a wall into the sea, but Abu Singh survived and fled underwater.
• Yang Yi followed Abu Singh with his trident and fishman gear, while Abu Singh used his sword to intercept shots and block Yang Yi's attack.
• Abu Singh blasted Yang Yi with his Golden Straight Sword, but Yang Yi shielded himself with the Broken Iron Greatsword and suffered severe injuries.
• Yang Yi drank blood to regenerate and charged again as Abu Singh questioned his identity and began to awaken as a Dream Demon.
• Yang Yi revealed he intended to kill Abu Singh and swung the Broken Iron Greatsword with Supreme Holy Slash.

Yang Yi confronted Abu Singh in the dream, where Abu Singh revealed himself as a powerful Dreamwalker able to freeze the dream and control its contents. Abu Singh offered Yang Yi a partnership, but Yang Yi refused and prepared to fight.

• Yang Yi sensed a change in Abu Singh, who caught Yang Yi's Greatsword as the dream world came to a standstill.
• Abu Singh revealed his seven-colored, pupil-less eyes and restored Yang Yi's true appearance while explaining his Dreamwalker power.
• Abu Singh demonstrated his control by cutting off and reattaching Yang Yi's arm, then showed him King Sinda's Hero-level relics.
• Abu Singh offered the relics and proposed that he and Yang Yi join forces to claim the Sea of Miracles and the world.
• Yang Yi refused, drew an Antique Flintlock, and aimed it at Abu Singh as Abu Singh equipped another set of King Sinda's relics.

Yang Yi recounted his fierce dream battle with Abu Singh, who could reshape the dream and overpower him. After waking, Yang Yi warned Su Na not to enter his dreams and planned to explore the deep dream once he had recovered.

• Yang Yi woke amid a fire in the Captain's Quarters, controlled the flames with Su Na's Crystal Pendant, and learned the crew had salvaged the belongings, though his Long-Legged Sardines had burned.
• Yang Yi told Su Na and the crew that Abu Singh had defeated him in the dream, where Yang Yi survived through Refuse Death+[Dream].
• Yang Yi described summoning a crystal figure from the Infinite Flintlock to strike Abu Singh, but he had woken before learning the result.
• Su Na suggested the dream might have belonged to someone else, and Yang Yi decided Abu Singh might target him through dreams.
• Yang Yi told the crew to use Sleeping Potions and said he would explore the deep dream after recovering.

Abu Singh woke with his arm severed, then suffered another public setback when One-Eye exposed Eden's crimes in World Chat. After arranging stronger security for Steam Island, Yang Yi inspected his loot, used a Large Dream Crystal on the Nightmare Star, and continued his training.

• Abu Singh woke from the dream with a severed arm, reattached it with a recovery potion, and told his confidant that One-Eye had injured him before he killed him.
• One-Eye, revealed as Yang Yi, published an account of Eden's crimes in World Chat, and Song Yingwen denied the accusations while players debated whether to believe them.
• The New World Fleet uncovered a spy, and Shen Guanquan ordered him taken away to become fertilizer for mushrooms.
• Yang Yi told Yu Dawei to watch for Eden spies on the island, strengthen its defenses, and transfer him another two hundred million.
• Yang Yi inspected Su Na's Pendant of Pure White and his Dream Crystals, used the Large Dream Crystal on the Nightmare Star, and sold his Small and Medium Dream Crystals.
• Yang Yi went to the Training Room to continue training his body.

Yang Yi learned how the Radiant Holy Church detects people with a Grave Sin Mark and planned to approach the outskirts of the Sea of Miracles while seeking clues about the Eden and the Newspaper. After returning to Steam Island, he agreed to help prepare an underwater expedition to hunt sea monsters for Magic Stones.

• Yang Yi asked Cui Xiya how someone with a Grave Sin Mark could avoid arrest in the Sea of Miracles, and she explained that light and nearby clergy could reveal the mark.
• Yang Yi decided to head for the outskirts of the Sea of Miracles and asked Ma Dabao to gather statues and search for the Eden and the Newspaper.
• Three days later, Yang Yi returned to Steam Island and found that its defenses were growing, but its supply of Magic Stones was running low.
• Yang Yi, Yu Dawei, and the others decided to hunt sea monsters in the deep sea, and Zhang Zhi planned an expedition involving underwater Combat Robots, players, and a Twisted Warship.
• Yang Yi agreed to join the expedition for protection, while Yu Dawei's new body was expected to be ready in half a month.

Yang Yi repeatedly tried to enter dreams, but Abu Singh kept invading and killing him, while suffering a recurring injury to his right arm. After returning to Steam Island with Su Na and Cui Xiya, Yang Yi flew to the Port to meet Yu Dawei before the planned underwater exploration.

• Yang Yi drank the Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion, but Abu Singh invaded his dream and killed him, lowering Yang Yi's Sanity.
• Over the next two weeks, Abu Singh repeatedly drove Yang Yi out of his dreams, and Yang Yi decided to return to Steam Island and leave Xiaoji guarding the ship under the Twilight Veil.
• Abu Singh kept waking with his right arm severed and refused to go ashore for treatment, instead giving the Limb Grafting Notes to the fat man to learn.
• Yang Yi used the Player Island Portal to bring Su Na and Cui Xiya back to Steam Island.
• Yang Yi, Su Na, and Cui Xiya rode White Dragon toward the Port to meet Yu Dawei.