Chapter Summaries

Xie Juanhan and his family investigated why unripe Star Berries were falling and tried emergency measures to stabilize the crop. Just as the berries seemed to be holding steady, Moli alerted Xie Juanhan and Telingewei at night, and they discovered the Magic Wand Tree had vanished.

• The Goblins brought Xie Juanhan a sack of prematurely fallen Star Berries, and he went with Telingewei to inspect the fields.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei applied more fertilizer and Blessing Magic, which appeared to slow the fruit drop, while they searched for advice on growing the level-three plants.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei struggled to find useful cultivation guidance, and Harper and the other Companion Beasts enlisted the Pixies to help.
• Moli came to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei's door late at night, and they noticed that the Magic Wand Tree had disappeared from the courtyard.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei discovered the Magic Wand Tree trying to help the Star Berries and learned that their companions were watching over it. Later, Sylvan brought word that Priest Yiluo was investigating a solution, then Yiluo decided to visit the Magic Forest to pursue the possibility of growing level-three magical berries in the Elf Forest.

• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei followed Moli to the fields and found the Magic Wand Tree inspecting Star Berry patches in an effort to help them ripen.
• Xie Juanhan saw Nibote quietly watching over the Magic Wand Tree, and Moli reassured the dragons that their companions were caring for the berries.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei comforted the Magic Wand Tree and agreed they could thin the fruit if they could not find another solution.
• Sylvan visited with a letter from Priest Yiluo, who said he was checking records for an old method to address the Star Berry problem.
• Xie Juanhan later sent Priest Yiluo a letter, and after reading it Yiluo decided to visit the Magic Forest, hoping its success could lead the Elf Forest to grow level-three magical berries too.

Yiluo visited Xie Juanhan with a group of Elves and proposed using the power of the earth to nourish the Magic Forest’s Star Berries. Xie Juanhan and Telingewei agreed to help find the required giants, and Yiluo explained that the next step was laying a vast magic array across the berry fields.

• Yiluo led a group of Elves to the Magic Forest to discuss ways of improving the Star Berry harvest.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei welcomed the Elves with a meal, and Yiluo explained that the Star Berries lacked enough magical power to thrive.
• Yiluo proposed drawing on the power of the earth to nourish the berries instead of removing most of the fruit.
• Yiluo said the method required a Cyclops, a Two-Eyed Giant, and a Three-Eyed Giant to work together.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei said they knew a Two-Eyed Giant and his Three-Eyed Giant friend, as well as the Cyclops Kuitifulong.
• Yiluo showed the group his notes and said they needed to lay a huge magic array across the Star Berry fields.

Xie Juanhan, Telingewei, and their allies used the giants’ dance and a magic array to draw out the earth’s power and ripen the Star Berries into level-three magical berries. As the ripe berries’ fragrance enchanted the gathered guests, Xie Juanhan delivered one berry to each and invited them to taste.

• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei prepared the magic arrays while friends and allies gathered at the farmland with three giants.
• The giants danced and sang to draw the earth’s power as the gathered creatures joined them with music and dancing.
• The Star Berries ripened from green to orange-yellow, becoming level-three magical berries across the fields.
• The berries’ fragrance left the guests dazed, and Xie Juanhan used a breeze to place a ripe berry in each guest’s hands.
• Xie Juanhan silently invited everyone to taste the berries, and the guests began taking bites.

Xie Juanhan, Telingewei, and their guests enjoyed the Star Berries before the visitors departed, then harvested the berries and began making wine, preserves, and jam. The family later shared Star Berry ice cream on the veranda, relaxing together after the harvest work.

• The Pixies, giants, Elves, and Dwarves tasted the level-three Star Berries, and the guests said goodbye to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei at dawn.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei woke after a short nap and took Harper and the other fluffballs to pick ripe Star Berries.
• Telingewei carried the harvest home, where Xie Juanhan washed and dried the berries before turning them into wine.
• Xie Juanhan and the fluffballs spent the harvest season making Star Berry wine, preserves, and jam.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei made ice cream topped with Star Berry jam, soaked berries, and crushed nuts, then shared it with the fluffballs.
• Xie Juanhan, Telingewei, and the fluffballs rested together on a woven grass mat on the veranda.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei received wine yeast cultivated by the Mage Tower Pixies and used it to ferment Star Berry wine. As the different batches began developing distinct aromas, they left the wine to continue fermenting.

• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei opened gifts and letters sent by friends, while the Magic Wand Tree managed the messenger birds in their courtyard.
• Harper and the other furry creatures brought in a small flask and a letter from the Pixies at the Mage Tower.
• Xie Juanhan found that the flask held berry wine lees with a wraith aura, and he and Telingewei read that the Pixies had cultivated the yeast for them.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei added the Pixies' yeast and fresh Star Berries to a fermentation jar, then moved the wine through its initial fermentation and into storage barrels.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei checked the fermenting berry wine and noticed that the different yeasts had produced aromas resembling gin, sweet wine, and Wraith Wine.

Xie Juanhan cultivated a new wine yeast with Blessing Magic after discovering an icy freshness in a fermenting batch of Star Berry wine. Later, he and Telingewei sampled their wines and opened an early barrel of level-three Star Berry wine, which emerged rose-colored and fragrant.

• Xie Juanhan selected untreated Star Berries and used a dragon’s blessing to cultivate wild yeast, with Telingewei and Moli helping him inspect the fermenting wine.
• Xie Juanhan detected an enticing aroma in one batch, and he and Telingewei tasted its cold, sweet drink and recognized that they had bred a new wine yeast.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei arranged their fermenting wines in the corridor and sampled them, agreeing that the level-three Star Berry batch promised to become excellent magic wine.
• Eager to taste mature wine, Xie Juanhan took Telingewei to the dragon’s cave and brought out a barrel of level-three Star Berry wine fermented with Tammi Golden Wine yeast.
• Telingewei opened the barrel and poured the rose-colored wine into golden cups, where the drink quickly evaporated into a thin mist.

After Xie Juanhan and Telingewei drank level-three magic wine, Telingewei flew to Teme Port while Xie Juanhan fell asleep. During the night, a strange ball of light entered Xie Juanhan’s room and became stuck to his shoulder.

• Xie Juanhan, Telingewei, and the fluffballs drank level-three magic wine, which filled them with Magic Power.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei carried the fluffballs to the study to rest, then Telingewei left for Teme Port to meet Boerman at the Adventurers' Association.
• Xie Juanhan fell into a deep sleep, expecting Telingewei to return by the time he woke.
• A small ball of light bounced through the forest and into Xie Juanhan’s home, passing through the fence, walls, and doors.
• The Magic Wand Tree followed the ball of light into Xie Juanhan’s room and watched it hop onto his shoulder.
• The ball of light tried to wake Xie Juanhan, but it became stuck to his shoulder and cried out while he slept.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei hosted the Vespas for a moon-viewing gathering, where the spirits revealed they knew of a safe spatial node that might lead Xie Juanhan home. Xie Juanhan recognized its location as near Mount Kaonielin and waited for the Vespas to confirm.

• Balls of light stuck to Xie Juanhan while he slept, and Telingewei returned to find them covering him and the Magic Wand Tree transformed into a spirit.
• Xie Juanhan learned the balls of light were inviting them to a moon-viewing gathering on behalf of the Vespas, so he invited the Vespas to visit their courtyard instead.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei checked on the sleeping furballs, then shared their gifts and went together to the cabin in the sea of clouds.
• On the full-moon night, the Vespas arrived as glowing hares, and Xie Juanhan and his companions welcomed them with food and conversation.
• When Xie Juanhan said he was seeking a spatial node to take him home, the Vespas offered to make a deal and said they knew a weak but safe node.
• Xie Juanhan asked whether the node was in the northwest near Mount Kaonielin, and the Vespas dropped their pastries in surprise.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei learned that the spatial passage at the Kaonielin Plain was connected to Telingewei’s mother and that she may have left because their world could not sustain two world-destroying dragons. After helping the Vespas enter the Inner Land, Xie Juanhan reassured Telingewei that they would face any journey through the passage together.

• Xie Juanhan agreed to help the Vespas return to the Inner Land in exchange for the location of the spatial node at the stone circle on the Kaonielin Plain.
• Telingewei read Harper’s memories and learned that his mother had left this world through the spatial passage, which generations of super magical creatures had deliberately opened.
• The Vespas explained that Telingewei’s mother may have left because their world could not support two world-destroying dragons at once.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei opened the Inner Land beneath the lake, and the Vespas and balls of light entered before dawn.
• Telingewei shared his lingering pain over believing his mother had abandoned him, and Xie Juanhan comforted him by promising not to leave him behind if they returned through the passage.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei discovered an immense ancient magic array in the Kaonielin Plain that could open a spatial passage, though it would take over two hundred years to charge at its current rate. After they returned to the Magic Forest, a rumor that Lord Silver Dragon was leaving frightened its residents, and Xie Juanhan reassured the Weaving Fairies that he was not leaving forever.

• Nibote found a stone formation hidden beneath the grass on the Kaonielin Plain, and Xie Juanhan and Telingewei cleared the surrounding grass to reveal a ten-kilometer-wide magic array.
• Telingewei determined that the array absorbed ambient Magic Power instead of using Demonic Cores, and Xie Juanhan explained that it was charging like a battery.
• Telingewei estimated that the array would take a little over two hundred years to charge, so Xie Juanhan said they should find a way to speed it up.
• Telingewei and Nibote carried Xie Juanhan and the family back to their cabin in the Magic Forest, where residents began spreading a rumor that Lord Silver Dragon was leaving.
• Xie Juanhan told the tearful Weaving Fairies that he was not leaving forever and might only take Telingewei and the others to visit his family.

Xie Juanhan treated a young Demon Wolf injured by one of his Tuonai'er Demon Birds and reassured Moli that he would not replace him. He then found the trapped bird in the Magic Forest and decided to make it dinner for the family.

• The Weaving Fairies, Water Demons, and other neighbors worried that Xie Juanhan’s family planned to leave, so he repeatedly assured them they were staying for now.
• A pack of Demon Wolves explained that a Tuonai'er Demon Bird had pecked the young Little Qiaokesi and that a magic vine had trapped another bird in the forest.
• Xie Juanhan applied medicine to Little Qiaokesi’s injured rump, and the pup showed him affection.
• Moli returned and grew jealous of Little Qiaokesi, but Xie Juanhan reassured and soothed him.
• Xie Juanhan followed the Demon Wolves into the Magic Forest, found the surviving Tuonai'er Demon Bird hanging in a vine, and chose to serve it for dinner.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei found that the raised Tuonai'er Demon Bird had two crystals inside it, including an unknown pale green one. Sylvan identified the strange crystal as possibly a Crystal of Plants, a rare magical material used to improve magic potion brewing, leaving them with a way to investigate the raised birds’ unusual magic.

• Haxi went to fetch Telingewei, who returned with Haxi and agreed to help Xie Juanhan prepare the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.
• Telingewei found two crystals inside the bird’s heart, and Xie Juanhan noted that the raised Tuonai'er Demon Birds’ magic circulated poorly.
• Nibote flew off and brought Sylvan to examine the pale green crystal.
• Sylvan recognized the crystal as possibly a Crystal of Plants and explained that it could stabilize magic potions and increase brewing success by at least thirty percent.

Xie Juanhan learned that the Crystal of Plants was a valuable aid to potion makers, while the group enjoyed a meal of Tuonai'er Demon Bird. Later, Yiluo arrived with Sylvan and a pile of valuables to ask Xie Juanhan to sell or trade him the crystal.

• Sylvan explained that the Crystal of Plants improved potion-brewing success, and offered to take it to Yiluo for appraisal.
• Xie Juanhan and the others ate Tuonai'er Demon Bird, whose tender meat carried the fragrance of Star Berries.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei fertilized their ripening Golden Vine Pumpkins with help from the Goblins and Harper's group.
• Sylvan and Yiluo arrived together on Simurgh, and Yiluo asked Xie Juanhan to sell or trade him the Crystal of Plants.
• Yiluo laid out gold coins, Demonic Cores, potions, essential oils, and flowers, explaining that the crystal was a rare treasure to high-level potion makers.

Yiluo explained that the Tuonai'er Demon Birds had formed a Crystal of Plants by gathering Magic Power from unripe Star Berries, then arranged a future trade for their eggs or chicks. As Xie Juanhan and Telingewei discovered the Magic Wand Tree sneezing magma across the yard, the fluffballs scrambled to save their mats.

• Yiluo proposed that excess Magic Power from the unripe Star Berries had gathered inside the Tuonai'er Demon Birds, and Xie Juanhan agreed.
• Yiluo explained that the birds would likely lay eggs within two months and asked to trade for eggs or chicks; Xie Juanhan promised a pair if more than fifty chicks hatched.
• Yiluo borrowed Sylvan's giant eagle and returned to the Magic Forest, while Harper and the others listened eagerly to the discussion.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei improved the birds' diet, and the Tuonai'er Demon Birds grew larger with brighter feathers.
• Xie Juanhan avoided reading Harper and the others' memories to respect their privacy, then later regretted it when the Magic Wand Tree began sneezing magma across the yard.
• The fluffballs hurried to carry their mats away from the magma, but several mats were partly burned as Hadi and Harvey sneezed while running.

After the Magic Wand Tree accidentally scorched the yard while sneezing lava, Xie Juanhan learned that Harper and the others had made it raise fire-attribute insects. Later, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei brought eleven female Tuonai'er Demon Birds to the Elf Forest to find mates, and released them near the first marked location.

• The Magic Wand Tree sneezed lava across the yard, and Xie Juanhan transformed into a White Dragon to douse the flames with river water.
• Xie Juanhan questioned Harper and the others about the dead fire-attribute insects, and they admitted they had asked the Magic Wand Tree to raise them.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei marked the reported Tuonai'er Demon Bird locations and sent Harper and the others to ask the Pixies which birds were male.
• The Pixies identified all eleven caged Tuonai'er Demon Birds as female, so Xie Juanhan and Telingewei decided to take them to the Elf Forest to find mates.
• After attending harvest festival balls, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei traveled to the first marked location with the birds and released them within the bounds of their magic rings.

Xie Juanhan and the others took their Tuonai'er Demon Birds to the Elves’ territory to find mates, but the females rejected or attacked every wild male they encountered. The Elves discovered that one female was transforming into a male, and Yiluo arrived as they discussed whether the flock could breed together.

• Xie Juanhan and the others visited several locations, but their Tuonai'er Demon Birds attacked or rejected each wild male they found.
• After the breeding attempts failed, Xie Juanhan suggested visiting the Elves’ territory, and the Elves came to escort the group to a welcome feast.
• The Elves examined the flock and noticed that its largest female appeared to be changing into a male.
• The Elves explained that Tuonai'er Demon Birds could change sex and said the transformed male might mate with the flock’s females, though they needed to ask the priest about breeding and offspring.
• Yiluo arrived, and Telingewei moved close to Xie Juanhan; Xie Juanhan took his hand and squeezed it.

Xie Juanhan learned from Yiluo how to select healthy Tuonai'er Demon Bird eggs before returning to the Magic Forest for autumn. That night, Nibote reported flying deer near the pumpkin fields, but a dispute with the Perytons erupted, prompting the Goblins to seek help from Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

• Yiluo told Xie Juanhan that Tuonai'er Demon Bird eggs could be identified by sex and health, and agreed to send him unrelated male eggs for breeding.
• After two days with the Elves, Xie Juanhan and his companions returned to the Magic Forest with Demon Birds and books as autumn set in.
• Nibote woke while guarding the fields and saw a herd of flying deer sniffing the Golden Vine Pumpkins, but they vanished before he reached them.
• Moli arrived after hearing Nibote's howl, and Nibote insisted he had seen deer while the Perytons denied entering the fields.
• Nibote and the Perytons argued loudly until the Goblins went through the underground tunnels to ask Xie Juanhan and Telingewei for help.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei investigated a nighttime argument between Nibote and the Perytons and discovered that a herd of Golden-Horned Deer had come to see the farm’s Golden Vine Pumpkins. After confirming the pumpkins were authentic and tasting the ripe crop, the deer offered to bless the farm’s aquatic plants in exchange for some.

• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei went to the farmland with their companions after Goblins reported that Nibote and the Perytons were arguing.
• Telingewei detected an unfamiliar, faintly divine scent, and Xie Juanhan summoned the Golden-Horned Deer from the Inner Land.
• The Golden-Horned Deer explained they had come to see the farm’s pumpkins, confirmed the crop was authentic, and clarified that last year’s fur-puffing effect had likely come from the plants being at a level threshold.
• Xie Juanhan invited the Golden-Horned Deer and the others to share a ripe pumpkin, and Telingewei cut one open for everyone to taste.
• The Golden-Horned Deer asked to trade for pumpkins and offered to bless the farm’s aquatic plants so they could reach the pumpkins’ quality.

Xie Juanhan and the others traded Golden Vine Pumpkins for the Golden-Horned Deer’s blessing, which transformed the pond’s aquatic plants into level-two magic plants. The pond became a gathering place for the forest’s creatures, while the Tuonai’er Demon Birds laid unusually powerful eggs that Sylvan believed were all healthy.

• The Golden-Horned Deer blessed the pond’s aquatic plants, transforming them into beautiful golden-stemmed flowers with level-two potential.
• Xie Juanhan offered the Golden-Horned Deer 200 Golden Vine Pumpkins for the blessing, and they agreed to leave the pumpkins in the field under a magical agreement.
• Xie Juanhan and Telingewei let the Flower Elves make nectar from the aquatic flowers, which drew insects, icefish, and other forest creatures to the pond.
• After the rice harvest, the Tuonai’er Demon Birds laid three powerful eggs in the straw, and Xie Juanhan decided to bless them.
• The Tuonai’er Demon Birds stopped laying eggs after a little over twenty days, and Sylvan suggested they had absorbed unhealthy eggs so they would only lay healthy ones.