Chapter Summaries

Cao Fengqi woke in a shelter on a devastated Blue Star, where he learned he had been reincarnated into a family struggling to survive the evil god’s invasion. After accepting his father’s warning to give up on Wu Qianqian and healing his broken arm, he discovered a new prompt offering to open a cheat.

• Cao Fengqi woke with the memories of his new life, then learned that his family lived in a shelter amid the evil god’s blight.
• Cao Fengqi drank the wild vegetable soup and teased his nephew Dabao, while Cao Jiancheng returned with fried bugs and Bone Spirit Paste.
• Liu Chunying scolded Cao Fengqi for wasting resources on Wu Qianqian, and Cao Jiancheng warned him to forget her; Cao Fengqi agreed.
• Cao Fengqi applied the Bone Spirit Paste and examined his status, which showed a new prompt: “[Open cheat?]”

Cao Fengqi activated his game cheats in the Lost Land, where his family struggled to survive famine and attacks by evil spirits. After entering the dangerous realm with his black iron staff, he discovered that his supply-display cheat had detected eight nearby supplies.

• Cao Fengqi activated supply display, script assistance, and maximum skill proficiency cheats.
• Cao Fengqi recalled his family's hardship and regretted that his former self had given moon spirit stones to Wu Qianqian.
• Cao Fengqi told his family he would enter the Lost Land to search for supplies, and Cao Jiancheng decided to go as well.
• Cao Fengqi took his black iron staff and entered the Lost Land beside Cao Jiancheng.
• Cao Fengqi's cheat detected five level 1 supplies, two level 2 supplies, and one level 3 supply within one kilometer.

Cao Fengqi used his scanning cheat to find hidden supplies, including two Moon Spirit Stones, then followed a level 3 supply to a glowing herb. Calamity Rats ambushed him, but he used the cheat’s warnings and his black iron staff to knock all three down.

• Cao Fengqi dug up a level 2 Moon Spirit Stone and found battered black iron armor beside a skeleton.
• His scan detected another level 2 supply, so Cao Fengqi abandoned the armor and dug up a second Moon Spirit Stone.
• Cao Fengqi approached a glowing herb marked as a level 3 supply and used his cheat’s warning to strike the first attacking Calamity Rat.
• Two more Calamity Rats attacked from behind and the right, and Cao Fengqi dodged and knocked them down with his staff.

Cao Fengqi used his script cheat to gather resources in the Lost Land, gaining meat, a spirit herb, healing liquid, and materials while surviving a Shadow Specter encounter. After finding a Moon Spirit Stone, he detected two level 4 resources and headed toward them.

• Cao Fengqi killed three Calamity Rats, gathered their meat and hides, then picked and ate Night Soul Grass to improve his spirit and eyesight.
• Cao Fengqi gave up on a level 2 resource buried six meters underground and found Living Spirit Liquid in a pool, which he saved for later.
• Cao Fengqi collected a broken spear and blood demon stone, then used his dark iron staff to disperse an attacking Shadow Specter.
• Cao Fengqi gathered a third Moon Spirit Stone and detected two level 4 resources within a kilometer.
• Cao Fengqi headed toward the level 4 resources, gripping his dark iron staff.

Cao Fengqi explored the Lost Land, found level 3 night-vision goggles and other supplies, and returned to the Cao family shelter with a rich haul. There, he teased Dabao and Xiaobao with calamity rat meat before promising to roast some for them.

• Cao Fengqi found two level 4 supplies inside poison miasma and decided to buy a protective suit before trying to reach them.
• Cao Fengqi searched nearby supplies, uncovered level 3 night-vision goggles that could see through 70 meters of fog, and collected more materials and a moon spirit stone.
• Cao Fengqi left the Forgotten Land and counted his supplies, including calamity rat meat, spirit stones, life spirit liquid, and metal materials.
• Cao Fengqi found Dabao and Xiaobao waiting with a lunch of earthworm soup and wild vegetables, then teased Dabao by pretending he would not share the calamity rat meat.
• Cao Fengqi promised to roast meat for the children if Dabao stopped crying, and both children cheered at the prospect.

Cao Fengqi brought home Calamity Rat meat and valuable materials, feeding his family and shocking them with his success. As black snow began to fall, the chapter ended with Cao Jiancheng joining the family to eat after hearing Cao Fengqi might give the meat to Wu Qianqian.

• Cao Fengqi roasted Calamity Rat meat for Dabao and Xiaobao and bragged to the neighboring Song couple about finding three injured rats.
• Cao Fengqi noticed black snow falling from the sky but set his concerns aside to eat.
• Liu Chunying and Liu Xiuxiu returned with little food, then discovered Cao Fengqi had brought home a large supply of meat.
• Cao Fengqi urged Liu Xiuxiu and the children to eat, threatening to give the meat to Wu Qianqian if they refused.
• Cao Jiancheng emerged with the level 2 and level 3 materials Cao Fengqi had obtained, then agreed to eat when Liu Chunying warned the meat might go to Wu Qianqian.

After migrating with his family through the snow-covered Lost Land, Cao Fengqi visited Liangmin County's market to buy a protective suit for exploring poisonous miasma. He found one at Worldweaver's Clothing Store and examined the level 2 option, but its price was steep.

• Cao Fengqi told Cao Jiancheng that he had found a treasure trove, and the family discussed the light snowfall and their plans to migrate.
• The next morning, Cao Fengqi insisted that his mother add meat to lunch before he and Cao Jiancheng dismantled the level 3 shelter and joined the migrating procession.
• As the procession traveled, Cao Fengqi heard people discussing Transcendent Sequence runes and resolved that becoming transcendent was necessary for him to establish himself.
• After the family rebuilt their shelter, Cao Fengqi went to the market to look for a protective suit that could help him obtain two level 4 supplies.
• Cao Fengqi visited Worldweaver's Clothing Store, where an attendant offered a level 1 suit for one Moon Spirit Stone or a level 2 suit for five.
• The attendant brought out a protective suit for Cao Fengqi to inspect after he asked to see the level 2 option.

Cao Fengqi entered a poisonous miasma zone in the Lost Land wearing his new protective suit and found a level 4 Arcane Musket and an Abyssal Blood Flower, which strengthened his constitution. After several hours of sparse gathering, he followed a scan showing 65 level 1 resources toward a dirt slope, where he heard a caw.

• Cao Fengqi learned that his grandfather had gone to work for the stingy spirit forger, then entered the Lost Land wearing his protective suit and night vision goggles.
• Cao Fengqi crossed into the miasma zone after the protective suit and oxygen supply cleared the danger warnings.
• Cao Fengqi dug up a level 4 Arcane Musket and an Abyssal Blood Flower, then consumed the flower and raised his constitution to 18.
• Cao Fengqi returned to his shelter, cleaned the musket, and reentered the Lost Land to gather resources.
• After finding little for hours, Cao Fengqi followed a scan showing 65 level 1 resources toward a dirt slope and heard a caw from ahead.

Cao Fengqi used his Script Cheat’s aiming aid and Arcane Musket to kill a flock of Rotten Crows guarding two fruit trees, then finished the survivors with his black iron staff. After gathering their wings, he found a Soul among the leader’s remains.

• Cao Fengqi spotted eleven Rotten Crows guarding two fruit trees and decided to attack with his Arcane Musket.
• Cao Fengqi used the red-dot aiming aid to shoot the Rotten Crow leader and five others with all six musket shots.
• Cao Fengqi killed the five remaining Rotten Crows with his black iron staff as they swooped at him.
• Cao Fengqi used the Gathering Technique on the crows and collected their wings.
• Cao Fengqi gathered the leader’s remains and discovered a Soul.

Cao Fengqi brought home a haul of rotting crow wings and Earth Abundance Fruits, then shared the crow wings with his family for breakfast. After seeing the harvest and learning he had killed the crows with one shot each, Cao Jiancheng celebrated his son’s success and agreed to quit his dangerous, poorly paid night work.

• Cao Fengqi collected the rotting crows’ level 4 soul and 22 wings, then harvested 65 Earth Abundance Fruits from a tree in the Lost Land.
• Cao Fengqi returned home after midnight, ate an Earth Abundance Fruit, and fell asleep while Cao Jiancheng worked through the night for Spirit Forger Wang.
• The next morning, Cao Fengqi objected to Cao Jiancheng’s meager pay and burn blisters, then brought out the crow wings as breakfast for the family.
• Cao Jiancheng, Liu Xiuxiu, and Liu Chunying were astonished by the haul, and Cao Fengqi told them he had killed the crows with one shot each.
• Cao Jiancheng praised Cao Fengqi and warned him to prioritize safety, then agreed not to return to Spirit Forger Wang’s job.

Cao Fengqi shared his plentiful food and Earth Abundance Fruits with his family, earning their admiration and the neighbors’ envy. After they traveled onward and ate a modest lunch, he entered the Lost Land to search for more supplies, while Liu Chunying reflected on how much he had changed.

• Cao Fengqi gave Earth Abundance Fruits to Dabao, Xiaobao, Liu Chunying, Liu Xiuxiu, and Cao Jiancheng, and the family roasted Rotten Crow meat for breakfast.
• Liu Xiuxiu and Liu Chunying showed off the family’s food to the Song couple and other neighbors, while Cao Fengqi answered Song Qianyuan sarcastically.
• The Cao family happily ate breakfast, packed up their shelter, and traveled with the large group for more than five hours through falling black snow.
• Cao Fengqi told Liu Xiuxiu to trade for vegetables and seasonings, and Cao Jiancheng encouraged her to prepare more food because Fengqi needed strength to explore.
• After a modest lunch, Cao Fengqi promised Xiaobao he would find her something tasty, then entered the Lost Land as Liu Chunying considered how he had changed.

Cao Fengqi discovered an abandoned town in the Lost Land and used Evil Concealment Armor to explore it, gathering supplies while avoiding danger. He found a cluster of ten level 3 items and two level 4 items ahead and set his sights on them.

• Cao Fengqi found level 3 Evil Concealment Armor beneath a stone slab and put it in his backpack.
• Cao Fengqi discovered the ruins of a former human settlement and determined that it had been a town rather than a city.
• Cao Fengqi put on the armor despite its bone-deep cold and cautiously entered the abandoned town.
• Cao Fengqi collected a moon spirit stone and found damaged golden armor and a Three Spirits Saber among the supplies.
• Cao Fengqi spotted ten level 3 items and two level 4 items clustered a thousand meters ahead.

Cao Fengqi explored the abandoned town, collected a level 4 bow and speed potion, and survived an attack from a Filth Cricket. After killing it with the Arcane Musket, he obtained a soul from its corpse.

• Cao Fengqi was bitten by a Calamity Rat, healed his thigh with Living Spirit Liquid, and resolved to watch for ambushes in the ruins.
• Cao Fengqi found an Evil-Breaking Bow, Evil-Piercing Arrows, and a Swift Speed Potion among the level 4 supplies, but could not fully draw the bow.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the shelter, left his new equipment aside, and reentered the Lost Land to gather metal for expanding the shelter.
• Cao Fengqi encountered a Filth Cricket, shot its belly to slow it, then destroyed both of its glowing eyes with the Arcane Musket.
• Cao Fengqi used the Gathering Technique on the dead Filth Cricket and obtained one soul.

Cao Fengqi killed a Ghost-Faced Spider, harvested its level 4 spider silk, and ate a Blood Ganoderma that raised his constitution to 21. Back at the shelter, he rested and found his family surprised by the level 4 weapons he had brought home.

• Cao Fengqi found a level 4 supply, then spotted a Blood Ganoderma guarded by a Ghost-Faced Spider's invisible web.
• Cao Fengqi shot and killed the Ghost-Faced Spider, then gathered its soul and level 4 spider silk.
• Cao Fengqi ate the Blood Ganoderma, increasing his constitution by two points, and returned to the shelter to rest with only one musket bullet left.
• Cao Fengqi checked his status, ate an Earth Abundance Fruit, and told Dabao, Xiaobao, Liu Chunying, and Liu Xiuxiu that he had found nothing tasty.
• Cao Jiancheng emerged holding an Evil-Breaking Bow and Evil-Piercing Arrows, and Liu Xiuxiu and Liu Chunying realized they were level 4 weapons.

Cao Fengqi explored an abandoned town for supplies, escaping a pack of Calamity Rats and finding several Ghost-Faced Spiders. After returning with valuable materials, he planned to trade some for level 3 metal and useful gear, leaving him ready to visit the market with Cao Jiancheng.

• Cao Fengqi told Cao Jiancheng that he had found an abandoned town, and Cao Jiancheng warned him about its dangers.
• Cao Fengqi recovered a damaged level 4 greatshield and a damaged level 3 item, then spotted a huge level 3 supply buried underground.
• A pack of over twenty Calamity Rats chased Cao Fengqi, but the script helped him avoid hazards as he outran them.
• Cao Fengqi killed Ghost-Faced Spiders and collected their souls and silk, along with level 3 metal, moonlight stones, and Bone Spirit Paste.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the shelter exhausted, then told Cao Jiancheng he wanted to trade supplies for level 3 metal and defensive equipment.
• Cao Jiancheng agreed to accompany Cao Fengqi to the trading market and asked Xiu'er to make a filling meal.

As Cao Fengqi’s family enjoyed their newfound prosperity on the migration route, Wu Qianqian came expecting his attention and an apology. Fengqi rejected her, accused her of bringing him bad luck, and left the confrontation on the verge of turning physical.

• The Cao family shared broth with neighbors, then continued traveling toward Tianbei Base City through falling black snow.
• After the family traded stories about Cao Fengqi’s fifty jin of level 4 materials, the Song couple watched enviously and mocked them.
• Wu Qianqian arrived with a companion and complained that Fengqi had not visited her or sent her food.
• Cao Jiancheng told Fengqi he could afford to marry Wu Qianqian, while Liu Chunying worried that marriage might divide the family.
• Wu Qianqian demanded an apology, but Fengqi shouted for her to leave and said he would never marry her because she had nearly gotten him killed and brought him bad luck.
• Wu Qianqian raised her fist to strike Fengqi, who called for his father to stop her and keep her bad luck away.

Cao Fengqi rejected Wu Qianqian, and his parents agreed that he should stay away from her after he said she brought him bad luck. He and Cao Jiancheng then traded equipment and a Moon Spirit Stone for cured meat and rice before planning more market visits.

• Cao Fengqi insulted Wu Qianqian and told her to stay away from him, so she left in humiliation.
• Cao Jiancheng and Liu Xiuxiu agreed that Fengqi should not marry Wu Qianqian, while Liu Chunying wondered whether the household could remain together when he found a wife.
• Cao Fengqi and Cao Jiancheng headed to the market, where Cao Jiancheng explained how the Hu family and Zhou family had built their wealth and influence.
• Cao Fengqi traded a battered shield to the Hu Family Butcher Shop for three hundred jin of cured meat.
• Cao Fengqi traded a black iron staff and Moon Spirit Stone to the Zhou family for three hundred jin of rice, and Cao Jiancheng planned their next market stops.

Cao Fengqi and Cao Jiancheng browsed the central trading area for defensive equipment, where they bought an Evil-Attracting Music Box for 40 jin of meat. Cao Fengqi then found a Crude Arcane Necklace that could block weak evil spirits and beasts, and considered using it to take revenge on a swarm of Calamity Rats.

• Cao Jiancheng advised Cao Fengqi to look for level 3 defensive equipment, and they searched the central trading area.
• Cao Fengqi asked why the stalls lacked items that increased constitution or mental strength, and Cao Jiancheng explained that wealthy families and Brahmins bought them up.
• Cao Jiancheng bargained for an Evil-Attracting Music Box and accidentally agreed to the seller's demand for 40 jin of meat.
• Cao Fengqi inspected the Crude Arcane Necklace while customers argued over its two-soul price and limited protection.
• Cao Fengqi considered buying the necklace so he could attack the Calamity Rat swarm that had wronged him.

Cao Fengqi bought an Arcane Necklace and brushed off his fair-weather friends, then visited a spirit forger’s shop with Cao Jiancheng. He left without buying a shield or Beast Trap and planned to return home before wiping out the Calamity Rats.

• Gao Chen and four others warned Cao Fengqi that Wang Dahai was pursuing Wu Qianqian, but Cao Fengqi said he did not care about her.
• Cao Fengqi bought the Arcane Necklace for two souls and told his former friends to stay away from him.
• Cao Jiancheng joined Cao Fengqi, and they went to the spirit forger’s shop to inspect its equipment.
• Cao Fengqi considered buying a Black Shield and a Beast Trap but rejected them because the shield was too heavy and one trap would not be useful enough.
• Cao Fengqi declined to visit the Zhang Family Pill Shop or the world weaver’s clothing store and decided to go home to deal with the Calamity Rats.

Cao Fengqi returned to the Calamity Rat swarm’s territory and used his powerful equipment to kill the leader and the entire pack. He harvested meat, hides, and a soul, then discovered something inside the rats’ hole.

• Wu Qianqian rejected her parents’ advice to marry Wang Dahai and complained that Cao Fengqi had forgotten what she had done for him.
• Gao Chen and the others told Wu Qianqian that Cao Fengqi had spent two souls on powerful equipment, and she insisted she no longer knew him.
• Cao Fengqi entered the Lost Land and tracked down the Calamity Rat swarm with his Arcane Musket, arcane necklace, and Three Spirits Saber.
• Cao Fengqi killed the Calamity Rat leader and more than twenty other rats without being harmed, then harvested 110 jin of meat, their hides, and one soul.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the shelter and looked inside the hole where the Calamity Rats had emerged, reacting with surprise at what he found.