Chapter Summaries

Ye Jin cooked three refined home-style dishes, leaving viewers and chefs impressed by his skill. Western chefs tried to discredit him online, but their campaign backfired as Mi Nuo was flooded with angry replies.

• Viewers saw a vision of a master who chose to surpass himself, and they felt Ye Jin's movements carried the same bearing.
• Ye Jin prepared Dongpo pork, mao xue wang, and water-boiled live fish with precise technique and improved recipes.
• Western chefs contacted media outlets and bloggers to attack Ye Jin and sway public opinion.
• Mi Nuo posted that Ye Jin was all show and that Eastern cuisine could not compare with Western cuisine.
• Mi Nuo received a flood of insults from viewers and influencers, and he wondered how public opinion had turned against him.

Ye Jin fed the birds and stray dogs drawn to his cooking, while Mi Nuo’s online attack triggered a worldwide boycott of Michelin restaurants. Mi Nuo lost his job and faced a lawsuit as Ye Jin headed to the harbor.

• Mi Nuo returned to Ye Jin’s livestream and watched birds and stray dogs gather around the restaurant, while Brian explained that the animals had been released for realism.
• Ye Jin tossed rice to the birds and leftovers and bones to the stray dogs, then sat down to enjoy his meal as viewers watched and ordered Yi Nation cuisine.
• Li Hong’s online challenge sparked outrage in Nine Domains Nation, and consumers at home and abroad began boycotting Michelin-certified restaurants.
• Michelin chefs deleted their videos and blamed Mi Nuo, while his restaurant fired him, apologized publicly, and sued him for financial and reputational losses.
• After lunch, Ye Jin rode his electric scooter toward the harbor.

Ye Jin went to the harbor to see whether he could leave the island and find weapons or allies, but found no viable way to sail away. As he left to continue investigating, a contestant from Black Flame Country ventured into the sea in a small fishing boat, prompting the emergency team to prepare a rescue.

• Ye Jin rode his electric scooter toward the harbor, hoping to find a way off the island and eventually obtain help or powerful weapons.
• Brian told viewers that the production team had made it impossible for Ye Jin to leave the city by vehicle and said the island had no airport.
• Ye Jin found a damaged, grounded ocean liner and several small wooden fishing boats, but decided none could safely take him across the sea.
• Viewers discovered that a contestant from Black Flame Country had stocked up on food and sailed out in a small boat, and Brian alerted the emergency team to stand by for a rescue.
• Ye Jin found nothing useful at the harbor, got back on his scooter, and headed for his next destination.

Ye Jin went to the island’s library to learn how to combine and reinforce fishing boats so he could leave safely. He found books on ship construction, then noticed an unexpected book about interstellar cruisers.

• Viewers speculated that Ye Jin had abandoned his plan to leave the island, while some mocked him and others defended his courage.
• Ye Jin entered the city library, turned on the lights, and searched its shelves for material about ships.
• Ye Jin ruled out repairing the damaged liner and planned to combine fishing boats and reinforce them with added equipment.
• Ye Jin found books on hull construction, ship dynamics, and ship drafting, then spotted a book titled "Conceptual Design Theory and Applications for Interstellar Voyaging Cruisers."

Ye Jin read and learned a theory book about interstellar cruisers, despite viewers mocking him for treating it like science fiction. A new notification offered him a star cruiser blueprint if he spent 1,000 Talent Points to unlock a level-three civilization knowledge base.

• Ye Jin found a book titled "Interstellar Voyage Cruiser Conceptual Design Theory and Applications" and wondered whether mastering it could help counter the cosmic invaders.
• Brian described the book as science fiction, prompting viewers to criticize Ye Jin for reading too quickly and accuse him of pretending to study.
• Ye Jin finished the book and used fifty Talent Points to learn its contents, but was disappointed that he had gained knowledge rather than an actual warship design.
• A notification identified the theory as seventy-percent-complete knowledge from a level-three civilization and offered a star cruiser blueprint for 1,000 Talent Points.

Ye Jin used a strange book by Li Hu to unlock a blueprint for the Shanhai, a star-cruising warship from the Deep Sea Civilization. The system simulated the ship on credit, but Ye Jin learned that building it required extensive foundational knowledge and more Talent Points.

• Ye Jin discovered that Li Hu's book had connected his system to a level-three civilization and revealed a star-cruising warship blueprint.
• Li Hu, excited that his idol Ye Jin was reading his work, began writing a new online novel.
• Ye Jin studied the compressed blueprint and learned that the Shanhai belonged to the Deep Sea Civilization and could carry up to one hundred people.
• Ye Jin chose to begin construction, and the system granted him ten thousand Talent Points in credit before successfully simulating the warship.
• The system told Ye Jin that building the Shanhai required foundational knowledge skills for its seven parts, leaving him dismayed by his debt and the work ahead.

Ye Jin’s emotional reaction to Li Hu’s obscure book made it a worldwide sensation, while he studied the star cruiser he hoped to build before the coming battle. After viewers mocked his brief library visit, he sat down with another book and began studying again.

• Viewers worldwide searched for Li Hu’s book after seeing Ye Jin nearly cry over it, and its popularity sent it onto the trending rankings.
• The publisher that had rejected Li Hu regretted its decision, while Li Hu watched the discussion and began typing with renewed inspiration.
• Ye Jin examined the star cruiser blueprint in his mind and considered how its thousands of components could help him fight the invading race in a hundred days.
• Ye Jin returned “Conceptual Design and Applications of Interstellar Cruising Vessels” to a prominent shelf, prompting viewers to argue over reading and education.
• After picking up “Principles of Computer Organization,” Ye Jin sat down and began studying, leaving the viewers and haters speechless.

Ye Jin read Computer Organization in a few minutes and used twenty Talent Points to master it, lighting a tiny point in his battleship’s command system. As viewers mocked or praised his unusual pace, he picked up another computer book and continued reading.

• Ye Jin settled into a library and rapidly flipped through a difficult computer science textbook while viewers and commentators questioned whether he was actually reading.
• Ye Jin spent twenty Talent Points to learn Computer Organization, gaining extensive computer knowledge and lighting a small point in the battleship’s command system in his mind.
• Ye Jin returned the textbook to the shelf and picked up The Soulful Chip: How Computers Work in Simple Terms.
• Viewers challenged a commenter who had promised to livestream himself having diarrhea while doing a handstand, and he said he would start the stream.
• Ye Jin sipped bitter coffee, added sugar, and wondered about the hotel’s broken power system.

Ye Jin finished a second book in eight minutes and immediately began a third, while viewers condemned his reading and accused the show of being rigged. Brian’s attempt to steer the discussion backfired, and he was ordered to report to the director after the overnight shift change.

• Ye Jin finished reading The Engine of Logic’s predecessor in eight minutes, gaining two Talent Points, then picked up The Engine of Logic as his third book.
• Brian questioned the value of Ye Jin’s rapid reading, prompting viewers to accuse the Nine Domains Nation contestant and the production team of disrespecting knowledge and rigging the show.
• Viewers praised Brian as a hero and urged him to join their boycott, leaving him unable to shake off their support as he feared the Human Destiny Alliance would discard him.
• Ailiya stayed silent as the comments spiraled, and Brian finally shouted at the viewers to shut up before asking them to trust the production team.
• The director ordered Brian to come to his office after the overnight shift change, and Brian feared the consequences of his outburst.

The production team defended the show by revealing that more than a hundred prominent psychologists were observing it, but viewers and scholars then condemned Ye Jin for flipping through a book. After finishing it, Ye Jin recited passages from across the book word for word, leaving viewers stunned by his memory.

• Brian privately resented Ailiya and regretted his earlier remarks as he feared the powerful people behind the show.
• Professor Chase announced that the program was noncommercial and overseen by more than a hundred psychologists, then the feed returned to the livestream.
• Viewers and a group of scholars criticized Ye Jin for treating a book disrespectfully and demanded an apology and government action.
• Ye Jin finished the third book, spent another twenty Talent Points, and put it back on the shelf.
• Ye Jin recited passages from different parts of the book, and viewers who checked the text realized he had memorized it word for word.

Ye Jin demonstrated extraordinary memory and comprehension by reading and reciting computer books, impressing viewers around the world. After gaining twenty points of light from twelve books, he ran out of Talent Points and left on his electric bike to retrieve his vehicle and earn more.

• Ye Jin recited The Engines of Logic word for word, silencing viewers who had mocked him.
• Ye Jin read twelve computer books over nearly two hours and then recited their essential passages in order without mistakes.
• Viewers around the world watched in awe as Ye Jin’s memory and comprehension became clear.
• Ye Jin discovered that the twelve books had lit twenty points of light, but he had run out of Talent Points and owed ten thousand.
• Ye Jin cleaned up, rode his electric bike out, and set off to retrieve his vehicle from the mountain and earn Talent Points.

Ye Jin amazed viewers with his memory and then headed to a rock-climbing store, where he prepared for a free solo climb. As viewers realized he planned to climb without safety gear despite apparently being a beginner, they watched in shock.

• Ye Jin left after impressing the crowd, who praised his memory and wondered where he would go next.
• Andrew drove an M1A2 tank out of the military base, while Yige'er chopped trees and began building a house.
• Boudreau's small fishing boat capsized in a storm, leaving him adrift until he reached a tiny deserted island and ended his competition.
• Ye Jin entered a rock-climbing equipment store and watched an instructional video while choosing his gear.
• Viewers recognized the video as a free solo climbing tutorial and noticed Ye Jin had bought no safety equipment.

After realizing he had no Talent Points, Ye Jin earned more by doing push-ups and learned master-level free solo climbing. He reached the sheer cliff on Tainan Mountain and began an unprotected ascent as viewers watched in fear.

• Ye Jin did fifty push-ups, gained thirty Talent Points, and spent twenty to learn master-level free solo climbing.
• Ye Jin packed his gear, rode his electric scooter to Tainan Mountain, and walked to the cliff beneath the Wuling Hongguang he had left near its top.
• Viewers recognized the cliff from Ye Jin's earlier stunt, while a famous international climber explained the extreme danger of free solo climbing.
• Ye Jin put on his climbing gear and began climbing the nearly 3,000-foot cliff without protection.

Ye Jin began a free solo climb up an exceptionally smooth, high cliff with no safety equipment, leaving viewers terrified as he moved rapidly upward. He reached thirty meters without slowing, while the livestream audience worried about the route and his dwindling strength.

• Ye Jin started climbing the cliff with only his hands, climbing shoes, and daggers, while viewers feared he would fall.
• Ye Jin clung to the rock and climbed nearly ten meters within a minute or two, drawing increasingly anxious reactions from the livestream audience.
• Nanocameras filmed Ye Jin from multiple angles as viewers compared his speed with Alex and other rock climbers.
• Ye Jin reached thirty meters by choosing footholds and routes without looking down.
• Ye Jin continued surging upward without slowing, despite carrying no supplies to replenish his strength.

Ye Jin climbed a sheer cliff without safety equipment, stunning viewers with his speed and expert technique. As he reached 100 meters, the wind began to pick up.

• Ye Jin used a difficult leg-powered move to grab a protruding rock and continued climbing without pausing.
• Viewers and climbing experts watched in fear and recognized Ye Jin’s skill as that of a top-tier climber.
• Ye Jin climbed rapidly, relying on movements he had carefully simulated and aiming to finish before nightfall.
• Ye Jin reached 100 meters as the grass around the cliff began moving in the rising wind.

As strong winds threatened Ye Jin’s climb, viewers feared he would fall, but he deliberately performed a dangerous flip against the cliff to intensify his calorie burn. The chapter ended with the audience screaming as he prepared to do something even more shocking.

• The island’s wind picked up, and climbers warned that Ye Jin faced near-certain death more than a hundred meters above the ground.
• An expert climber urged the production team to provide safety protection, but the team refused to intervene unless Ye Jin was gravely injured.
• Viewers pleaded for Ye Jin’s safety while others wished for his death, as he focused on the rapid calorie consumption caused by the climb.
• Ye Jin loosened his grip, repositioned his feet, and flipped himself against the cliff face in a lightning-fast maneuver.
• The audience reacted with shock and excitement, then screamed even louder when Ye Jin made another move.

Ye Jin climbed a sheer cliff in fierce winds, calmly looking down before reaching a near-impossible section with only a tiny fingerhold. He crossed it using one finger on each hand, leaving viewers stunned by his feat.

• Ye Jin braced himself against the cliff and admired the sunset while viewers feared he would fall.
• Ye Jin looked down without showing fear, then turned back to the cliff and continued climbing.
• Ye Jin climbed to 200 meters and reached a section where the only handhold was a tiny indentation.
• Ye Jin hooked one finger into the indentation, launched himself upward, and secured both hands on separate holds with one finger each.
• Ye Jin made it across the dangerous section, astonishing viewers around the world.

Ye Jin climbed more than two hundred meters up a narrow crack in the cliff, then rested in a recess beneath a dangerous overhang. After recovering, he launched himself toward the rock above, leaving viewers terrified that he would fall.

• Brian praised Ye Jin’s precise climbing after he passed a deadly obstacle.
• Ye Jin used a narrow crack as a ladder and climbed rapidly to 420 meters.
• Ye Jin reached the end of the crack and stopped in a recess beneath a smooth, overhanging section of rock.
• Viewers feared Ye Jin would have to hang from tiny holds and pull his entire body upward.
• After resting and recovering his strength, Ye Jin braced against the rock and pushed himself outward toward the upper face.

Ye Jin climbed an 800-meter cliff at record-breaking speed, then used climbing daggers to scale a sheer rock face and reach the summit. His unprecedented feat left viewers and professional climbers stunned.

• Ye Jin caught a protruding rock after leaping across a gap, then hauled himself upward using only his arms.
• Ye Jin climbed the cliff with extraordinary speed, passing dangerous obstacles with ease.
• After two hours, Ye Jin reached 800 meters, breaking Alex’s record.
• Ye Jin faced a near-vertical rock face with almost no cracks and drew two climbing daggers.
• Ye Jin alternated the daggers to climb the final stretch and reached the summit, leaving the world silent.

Ye Jin completed a record-setting climb up a sheer cliff, earned Talent Points, and drove dangerously back down the mountain. After returning to the hotel and eating, he went out again to study at the library, leaving viewers stunned by his relentless drive.

• Ye Jin reached the summit after climbing over a hundred meters in just over two hours, setting a record that viewers around the world celebrated.
• Ye Jin watched the sunset, took a photo, and received 5,000 Talent Points as his Human Body Shackles breakthrough reached 20%.
• Ye Jin drove down the mountain at extreme speed, then returned a shared electric scooter and went back to the hotel.
• Ye Jin restored power at the hotel, cooked Yanjing noodles with soybean paste, and ate alone while viewers reacted to the lonely scene.
• Ye Jin drove to the library late at night, astonishing viewers who had expected him to rest or play games.