Zhao Hai steps out of his castle to face his new reality, standing on the high walls as the sun rises over the barren plains. Below him stand the hundred demoralized slaves purchased by Grimm, each branded on the forehead with the Buda family's baring-fangs dragon emblem. Instead of treating them like disposable livestock, Zhao Hai delivers a shocking speech, swearing on the honor of the Buda family that any slave who works hard or contributes a useful skill will have their slavery status stripped, becoming free civilians with the right to earn wages and bear the Buda name. This unprecedented promise ignites a spark of desperate hope in the lifeless eyes of the slaves, completely transforming their work ethic. To back up his grand words, Zhao Hai initiates his first outdoor soil modification. Using the custom settings of his Space Farm, he projects a spatial tear that rains down a gray cloud of digitized space soil and spring water over a measured ten-acre plot. In moments, the toxic, oil-slicked black sand transforms into rich, fertile earth, proving to his ecstatic followers that their master possesses godlike magic. The emotional climax hits when Meg, the beautiful wind mage who previously avoided him out of fear and disgust, tearfully hugs him in a burst of pure relief, realizing their exile is not a death sentence. However, this miracle brings a dangerous realization: if the old nobles in the capital discover that the Buda family can turn a useless wasteland into the largest granary on the continent, they will launch an immediate extermination campaign. Zhao Hai must quickly pivot, ordering the slaves to hide their farming efforts in a secluded mountain canyon while preparing for an impending threat from the nearby Carrion Swamp.

The fragile peace of the castle shattered when a sentry spots a terrifying swarm descending from the iron mountain range. The Carrion Swamp, a legendary forbidden zone of death, has unleashed a massive army of poisonous beasts and undead. Zhao Hai stands on the castle walls and watches in horror as over a thousand green-furred poisonous rats, massive toxic snakes, and giant spiders surge toward his home. When the rats dive into the moat, the clear water instantly turns a deadly, bubbling green, rendering the castle's defenses useless. Behind the toxic beasts walk towering crocodile skeletons and human undead, while flying insect monsters darken the sky. Realizing they are completely outmatched, Zhao Hai orders an immediate retreat. He opens a massive spatial portal in the inner courtyard, guiding the terrified slaves and his core defenders into the safe haven of the Space Farm. Inside the pocket dimension, the group finds an environment free of toxic miasma, where the soil is pristine and the air is clean. To maintain order, Zhao Hai distributes wooden cups, blankets, and large, sweet radishes to the hungry slaves, turning their terrifying exile into a communal feast. While the slaves rest, Zhao Hai utilizes the farm's newly unlocked 3D monitoring screen to watch the outside world. He sees the ravenous beasts tearing through his living room, destroying the furniture and roaming the empty stone halls. This surveillance capability gives Zhao Hai a massive tactical advantage, allowing him to wait out the swarm in perfect safety. When the beasts disperse, Zhao Hai uses the opportunity to capture several high-level undead creatures, including a massive fifteen-meter-long crocodile skeleton. By bringing these undead into the Space Farm, the system automatically upgrades them, granting them high intelligence and absolute loyalty to Zhao Hai, effectively creating his first personal army of formidable defenders.

Leaving the ruined castle behind, Zhao Hai and Grimm set out toward the Montenegro Fortress, the gateway to the Versailles Duchy. To hide his true identity as the crippled Adam Buda, Zhao Hai dons a thick, black magic robe with a heavy hood and a dark veil that completely conceals his face, adopting the persona of a mysterious black magician. Riding atop a mutated, spider-like undead beast captured from the swamp, he presents a terrifying figure that commands instant respect on the road, as black magicians are feared throughout the continent. Upon entering the bustling Montenegro Fortress, a lawless haven for mercenaries and adventurers, they quickly register at the Mage Guild. By summoning his formidable mutated undead beasts, Zhao Hai easily passes the evaluation, earning an intermediate mage badge and a hundred gold coins that solve their immediate financial worries. Their journey takes a dramatic turn on the road to Casar City when they stumble upon a bloody ambush. The notorious Undead Mercenary Group is slaughtering a caravan belonging to the powerful Macridel Trading Company to steal a legendary Necromancer Orb. Zhao Hai watches as Laura, the young and determined daughter of the trading company, is cornered alongside her wounded, loyal bodyguards. Seizing the opportunity to secure a powerful business ally, Zhao Hai orders his mutated undead beasts to intervene. The battle is swift; Grimm unleashes his green combat aura to decapitate the ambushers while Merlin's water shield deflects deadly black magic beams. After wiping out the attackers, Zhao Hai absorbs the fallen black magicians into his Space Farm, converting them into intelligent undead servants who communicate with him via telepathy. This rescue earns him the deep gratitude of Laura, who is captivated by his mysterious aura and agrees to a secret trading partnership, setting the stage for the Buda family to sell their high-quality magic radishes and buy much-needed resources.

With the gold and resources secured from Laura, Zhao Hai purchases Rocky Mountain, a desolate, barren peak near Casar City, to establish a secondary base. However, their sudden rise and mysterious activities draw the suspicion of the Versailles family, who dispatch a skilled death warrior named Mark to spy on the manor. Zhao Hai's intelligent undead scout, Zhao Qian, detects the spy but warns of an even greater danger: a highly coordinated strike force is marching toward their canyon camp. This ambush is led by Qielan, a formidable level-seven light magician who is the natural nemesis of black magicians, accompanied by three high-level warriors and the powerful Rock Spirit brothers. Qielan carries the legendary Demon Sealing Iron Scroll, a metal book capable of sealing powerful magic. Knowing a conventional defense is impossible, Zhao Hai utilizes his spatial teleportation to position his upgraded undead soldiers in the canyon, turning the enemy's ambush into a deadly trap. The battle is fierce, as Qielan's light summoning spells clash with Zhao Hai's mutated beasts, while Grimm engages the enemy warriors in a brutal display of martial power. Amidst the chaos, the heavy burden of the Void Water continues to weigh on the Buda family, as Zhao Hai's physical weakness limits his ability to move freely in combat. However, a major revelation occurs during the struggle: Grimm asks if the magical properties of the Space Farm can be upgraded to find a cure for the Void Water. Zhao Hai realizes that by collecting rare, exotic plants from the surrounding forests and dungeons, he can gain enough system experience to upgrade the space to level ten and unlock the ranch, which holds the key to purifying the poison in his blood. This realization transforms their desperate defense into a proactive quest to hunt for rare flora across the continent, setting up a race against time to cure his body before the imperial forces realize the last heir of the Buda family is regaining his strength.