Recaps

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 Adrian restored his severed body, discovered the Verdant Crown had replaced his eye, and named it Little Green.
• Ed claimed Baron Tuer’s castle and its Soul Webway, then created the World of Disorder game page to recruit souls from another world.
• Ed traveled through villages under his control, learned how the Tree Worship Church’s seeds had become currency, and discovered 272 people had preregistered.
• Ed selected four applicants for a technical test and summoned their souls into prepared bodies, introducing them as Soul Returners.
• The players explored the castle’s dangerous surroundings, where a Deadwood Vine killed Good Times Don't Last before the group regrouped and defeated it.
• Ed updated the game with experience and stamina bars while the players gathered wood, studied his creature compendium, and planned to build a raft.
• Zhongde and Do Some Farm Work were paralyzed and devoured by plum blossom deer, but Ed killed the aberrants, absorbed their genes, and increased his level and summoning capacity.
• After Ed removed the toxin, the players hunted Vine Sheep and finished gathering raft materials, then asked him to use two live sheep for another soul summoning.

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.

• Cui Yuan investigated World of Disorder, discovered clues to its hidden Easter egg, and helped spark a viral wave of interest in the game.
• The Tree Worship Church bishop tracked Ed east, encountered a dragon, and was killed after the dragon learned that the church had forced its way into dragon territory.
• Ed repaired three dead players, and the players discovered that a Deadwood Vine could revive when planted with living vine and flesh.
• Ed hunted at night and encountered the Rat King, escaping its swarm by using the Territory Secret Pact and gravity magic.
• Great Wei Boxing Champion joined the beta as the players explored northeast, where they encountered the Rat King and returned to warn Ed.
• Howling Pothos organized the players to lure the Rat King into a pit, and Ed trapped it with Deadwood Vines and Paralysis Flowers.
• Ed expanded Little Green’s power and killed the Rat King’s core, after which the players celebrated before the forced logout and Ed disposed of the remaining rats.
• The players discussed the battle, shared recordings, and speculated that World of Disorder might be an experiment or a way to train AI NPCs, while Cui Yuan planned to investigate and make videos.

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 struck a blood-sealed loan and employment deal with Seraphina, then brought her to the castle to run a bank for his Soul Returners.
• Ed used Tasteless Fruit to make a trade agreement with Sali of Dragonborn Village, then visited the dragon’s lair and recruited Seraphina.
• Ed posed as Bishop Adrian in Upperstream Village, granted tax relief, and appointed Kaping village chief.
• The players returned after maintenance to find new quests, shops, currency, and Seraphina’s bank, where they deposited their coins.
• Ed opened trade routes and exploration quests, and two players exchanged fruit for iron goods in Dragonborn Village while others explored Upperstream Village.
• Great Wei Boxing Champion and Zhongde repaired homes in Upperstream Village, while Good Times Don't Last and Shit Appraisal Master explored Dragonborn Village and bought clothes to resell.
• The Dragonborn Village chief recognized dragon coins from the clothing shopkeeper, found Seraphina’s lair empty, and learned from a note that she had gone to the castle for fun.

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.

• The Dragonborn Village chief renewed trade with Seraphina and Ed, making the village a safe zone and unlocking dragonborn mercenaries for hire.
• Ed welcomed four new Soul Returners, while Seraphina taught him about dragon bloodlines, domains, and the dragons who survived the Demonic Tide.
• Bishop Duolin ignored Yiden’s warnings and toured the villages, where the players uncovered a buried wooden house monster at Upperstream Village.
• The monster attacked, and Duolin joined the players in fighting it as Ed sent reinforcements and revived Do Some Farm Work.
• Ed used Hang Upside Down and Chaos to defeat the monster, while the players captured Duolin and the other four Church guards as apostates.
• Ed persuaded Upperstream Village’s residents to relocate beside Shattered Castle and sent the players to salvage building materials from the ruins.