
i agree with you, the novel has more explaination on the political situation, anf his decision to go to haramark, as well as a deepening of the MC caracter through our vision of his relationship with his family. There's also a reflection on his wish to enter dylan's team, wich in the novel has to do with the power of his eyes and his research on it. All this connect the 2 seasons in the novel but is reduced or brushed off in the manhua to concentrate on the action. I can underrstand that decision but with the change of art, i have the same problem as you @perfberry

I think you can read the novel from the end of s1 without much problems, it's chapter 38 titled "miss foxy". Or if you like details, and you want the very beginning of his questions on the power of his eyes you can read from chapter 29 or 30 which is when in the book he sees the golden comandmand for the first time, there are a few differences and more details on his reflection, but it's not really necessary. I hope you'll like it!
I really like the story but tbh I feel like s2 doesn’t really connect to s1:/ it feels like i’m reading an entirely different novel