From then on, for quite a long time, Su Lin developed the good habit of saving up.
Why pull? Just buckle down and grind.
A few days later, Su Lin sat in Wangshu Pavilion with one leg crossed over the other, studying spells and occasionally checking for messages in the group.
The Chat Group was especially lively today, even though it was the middle of the night.
Xiao Yan: "Kid, let me tell you, a harem—a harem is the true path, got it? Who cares about routes or futures? Joining the Chat Group is all about changing the future! In the past, you could only choose one. Take Brother Xiao's advice and take them all."
Shirou Emiya: "No. Weren't we just talking about finding a way to Purify the Holy Grail?"
Xiao Yan: "That's why I'm telling you, a harem! Do you understand the value of a Happy End?!"
Xiao Yan: "Actually, why not take the hidden route? I rather like it when Xun'er calls me Brother Xiao Yan. Hehehe."
Shirou Emiya: "What hidden route?"
Xiao Yan: "That little girl named Illya."
That was way too criminal.
Ye Fan: "Brother Xiao Yan, how have you been these past few years? Xun'er is at Jia Nan Academy, and she really, really wants to chop you to death~."
Luffy: "What's a harem? Is it tasty?"
Su Lin: "In a certain sense, very tasty."
Shirou Emiya: ".."
Shirou Emiya was making breakfast at home when he turned back to glance at Saber.
He would get chopped to death, right?
If he had not joined this Chat Group, would he have gone down that route?
"Shirou?" Saber noticed Shirou Emiya's gaze.
"Ah, it's nothing."
Shirou Emiya turned back and continued making breakfast.
He had joined the Chat Group on the night before last in this world. After Lancer pierced his heart with a spear, Rin Tohsaka saved him. He had stumbled home intending to investigate the Chat Group that had appeared in his vision, only to be dragged into a magical ritual known as the Holy Grail War.
There were group members from all kinds of worlds, and his own world and experiences had been turned into manga in other worlds. Apparently, there were anime and games too.
Thanks to the Chat Group, Shirou Emiya had learned about his future in advance.
After learning the cause of everything and what lay ahead, Shirou Emiya felt anger and resentment. He wished he could immediately save his junior, end the Holy Grail War, and save his adoptive father's biological daughter.
But his abilities were limited. Even knowing that his counterpart in parallel worlds could grow stronger, he was currently nothing more than a rookie magus.
Not to mention that a future version of himself was watching over his current self from Tohsaka's side.
Still, he was not too worried.
Only two days had passed in this world, but every day, he traveled to other worlds to train for a full three months before returning.
Everyone was very kind and willing to help him train.
They were just a little improper.
Xiao Yan: "@Ye Fan Brother, I was joking. Don't tell Xun'er I said any of that."
Ye Fan: "Pah."
Ye Fan: "Other than Xu Xian, you're the second man I, Ye Fan, admire. Do you dare act but not take responsibility?"
Xiao Yan: "Nothing has even happened yet. How can you slander my innocence?!"
Ye Fan: "I personally saw you fooling around with Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun in the novel before you joined the group."
Xiao Yan: "Can that be called fooling around?! That... that was just an accident, yes, an accident. Novels don't count! The current me is wholeheartedly devoted to Xun'er!"
Su Lin: "Are you abandoning adorable Xiao Xiao? Such a cute daughter."
Ye Fan: "Unworthy of being a father!"
Xiao Yan: "I have something to do. Logging off first."
In a corner of the future, within the Endless Fire Domain.
Xiao Yan, who had become the Great Ruler, was watching over a pill furnace while leisurely chatting with his wife.
Then he suddenly sensed a slight fluctuation in the River of Time concerning his past self.
"Huh?" What was this memory? Had the timeline branched?
In the Chat Group, the troublemaking Xiao Yan was defeated by the barrage of criticism and logged off.
Han Li: "Don't listen to Xiao Yan's nonsense. You should proceed cautiously. Even with the Chat Group's help, your foundation in every aspect is still weak. Finding a way to improve your strength is the top priority."
"Yezi, why are you smiling so lewdly?"
Pang Bo scratched his head in confusion.
"My wholesaler will be able to supply goods soon. When the time comes, I'll take you with me to make a fortune. Hehehe."
"You mean that Japanese red-haired kid you brought over before?"
Earlier, Ye Fan had brought over a Japanese man named Shirou Emiya from somewhere and kept him by his side to train for three months.
He had not seen him yesterday, and Ye Fan said he had gone back.
How should he put it? Whether it was his cultivation methods or anything else about him, he just felt somewhat strange.
"I'll be leaving for a while. When the time comes, you and Black Emperor can just..."
Pang Bo nodded without asking why. He trusted Ye Fan unconditionally.
The Heavens Chat Group's announcement suddenly issued a notification.
[Chat Group Notification: Lu Mingfei has joined the Chat Group, Zhongli has joined the Chat Group, Klein Moretti has joined the Chat Group]
Su Lin froze slightly, put down the jade in his hand, and immediately looked at the Chat Group notification.
After six months, newcomers had finally joined again.
To him, these arrivals could also be considered "old acquaintances."
Su Lin sometimes wondered whether he would encounter characters he did not know.
After all, the worlds were so vast.
Perhaps someday, someone would enter pretending to be a Soothsayer.
Thinking about it, it was rather interesting.
Zhongli: "How fascinating. I never imagined such a wondrous object existed."
Lu Mingfei: "A Chat Group? Don't tell me it was made by Tencent."
Klein hurried into the washroom and returned above the Gray Fog to divine the matter. Only after confirming that some Evil God had not corrupted him did he dare speak. At first, he had thought he was hallucinating.
Klein: "That Tencent you mentioned... does it charge money?"
Lu Mingfei: "The kind that keeps chasing after you asking whether you want some Q Coins."
Klein: "I understand."
Su Lin: "I understand too."
Ye Fan: "Those who understand, understand."
Xiao Yan: "So many victims. Sob, sob, sob."
Zhongli: "Tencent, Q Coins—what are those?"
Luffy: "Are they tasty?"
Su Lin uploaded "Dragon Raja," "Lord of Mysteries," and "Genshin Impact Setting Collection."
For the contents of Lord of Mysteries, Su Lin deleted and redacted some portions. It took him three hours from start to finish, and after repeatedly checking it several times, he sent it to the group.
He also told Klein to read it above the Gray Fog to prevent any oversights. If he saw anything he should not see, he was to erase the memory before leaving the Gray Fog.
Two days after Su Lin uploaded the relevant novels and game settings to the Chat Group.
After everyone finished reading the material related to their own paths.
Lu Mingfei: "I don't want to play anymore. Destroy everything. For my next wish, I might as well have Lu Mingze destroy the world."
Klein: "I want to take a vacation. If it's like this book says, wouldn't I have it even worse than the 996 Work System?"
Xiao Yan: "A life with an extremely high concentration of Meng."
Zhongli: "A splendid yet perilous world. I offer respect to your future, Trailblazer of the road ahead."
Zhongli took a sip of tea in reality and continued reading everyone else's stories.
This was a little more interesting than today's opera.
As for his own story, there was no need to pay attention to that pile of game settings. In the future, he could personally try the "mobile game" they mentioned and see what it was.
Shirou Emiya: "The world depicted in Dragon Raja is not very friendly to its protagonist."
After finishing the Dragon Raja novel, Shirou Emiya felt an inexplicable frustration in his heart.
Lu Mingfei: "I watched videos of the FSN game. In a sense, you with dozens of BEs aren't doing much better."
Shirou Emiya: "?"
Lu Mingfei: "You're not bad either."
Shirou Emiya nearly choked while eating.
Was it really that tragic? Those three routes were only part of the future.
Cold sweat slowly ran down his forehead.
(End of Chapter)