Ed Adrian claimed Baron Tuer’s castle and opened a Soul Webway, bringing four players from another world into the mana-ravaged land. After the players survived their first hunts and began building a raft, they asked Ed to use two live Vine Sheep to summon another soul.
Ed pursued the Tree Worship Church’s bishop while the players explored beyond the castle and attracted growing attention to World of Disorder. The players defeated the Rat King with Ed’s help, then discussed the game’s strange mechanics and possible purpose as Cui Yuan prepared to investigate further.
Ed negotiated with Seraphina, the red dragon, to fund his growing operation and made her the bank president before setting up quests and trade for the players. As the beta expanded into village repairs and commerce, Dragonborn Village’s chief discovered Seraphina had left for the castle.
Ed strengthened ties with Dragonborn Village and brought new Soul Returners into the castle as Bishop Duolin toured the diocese. When a wooden house monster attacked Upperstream Village, Ed and the players defeated it, captured Duolin’s party, and persuaded the villagers to relocate beside Shattered Castle.
Ed recruited Duolin and his guards into the Second Holy See, settled them at the castle, and laid out a more inclusive doctrine. As players rebuilt the village and explored the world, Ed's allies questioned his plans and discovered more about the Church’s corruption and the elite warriors.
Ed expanded his settlement by bringing Midstream Village’s people into Riverside Village while the Soul Returners learned new abilities and more players entered the world. After meeting the traveling merchant Gray and uncovering signs of bloodshed at the White Wax Town church, Ed began planning an attack to capture its clerics alive.
Ed’s players encounter Xilǐ'er, an ancient knight whose armor and horse revive after destruction, and help him recover his lost memories. Xilǐ'er agrees to stay with Ed’s forces while Ed prepares for the coming attack on White Wax Town and learns more about distant powers.
Ed prepared an assault on White Wax Town while [Dark Archmage] uncovered the church’s underground prison and rallied players to rescue its captives. The players began digging toward the dungeon as Ed announced the second phase of the operation was about to start.
Ed led the Soul Returners and villagers to defeat Bishop Yiden and reclaim White Wax Town, then exposed the Church’s crimes to the townspeople. The town became the first reclaimed parish of Ed’s Second Holy See, while the Holy City’s investigation threatened what would come next.
After reclaiming White Wax Town, Ed established a dungeon and began planning economic changes for the Dragonborn, while players explored the new content and Zhongde brought his roommates into the game. The arc leaves [Lion Hidden in the Eyes] approaching Dragonborn Village with a package from Seraphina as its guards alert the village chief.
Ed reorganized Dragonborn Village, expanded White Wax Town’s farming and church influence, and developed new player systems as activation codes drew real-world attention. Duolin’s reports reached senior Church officials, while Willow faced her final exam as the cave came under attack.
Gray survived a Corpse Tide at the cost of severe injuries, then reached Ed’s castle and warned him that Blood Corpses were returning. Ed organized the settlement and its players for defense while Gray helped develop equipment and training, and Dark Archmage left to investigate the damaged seal.
Ed prepared the barony for a Blood Corpse assault as players fought the first major wave and discovered that the poison could spread after resurrection. The players developed ways to track the horde while Ed set up insurance and body retrieval services, and Dark Archmage left for Dragonborn Village with a blowpipe to mark Blood Corpses.
Ed brought the Desolate Throat Tribe into his domain and recruited Willow, whose research might slow the Demonic Tide. As players fought Blood Corpses and Ed moved to claim nearby towns, Gray collapsed because his mechanical body was incompatible with the territory’s rules, leaving Ed and Willow to attempt a dangerous plant-based remedy.
Ed saved Gray and backed his bid to become Grand Foundry Master while players uncovered a revived Blood Corpse count and worked with Weeping Willow Town’s defenders. Bennett’s assault failed at dawn, but he began gathering forces for an attack on White Wax Town and ordered [Aluode] to die in the coming battle.
The players and the Soul Returners defeated Bennett and his Blood Corpses at White Wax Town, while Ed interrogated Bennett and learned about Antos and the Blood Corpses. Ed turned Bennett into the engine for the Antasia, and the arc ended as Tree Worship Church crusaders approached White Wax Town to investigate Duolin.
Ed and the players captured Motley and the Stained Ones, then turned their attention to a reviving vampire marquis and the Sea of Flowers. Four players who transformed into Blood Corpses encountered the marquis’s influence at the sealing site, while Ed tried to stop him from taking control.
The players sabotaged Oliver Adelaide’s revival and helped destroy his Blood Corpses and the Soldier Bee legion, then expanded Ed’s control across Aduolin Province. Ed advanced to the middle tier, while Gray began working with the players on mechanical experiments.
Ed revealed himself to Nuolun, who joined the Second Holy See and helped lead the campaign against the Stained Ones. At Black Locust Town, the Soul Returners and Holy Crusaders stormed the church, captured its tax collector, and looted its stores.
After the Second Holy See secured its territory, Ed welcomed a dying soldier into the World of Disorder while Gray and the players traveled to Great Labyrinth City. The envoys gained an audience with the Grand Foundry Master and opened talks on cooperation, though their meeting was concealed from Ed’s observation.