As a transmigrator, Adam had already been in this Spirit Recovery World for half a year.
In his previous life, he had been an ordinary office worker. By sheer luck, he had won the first prize in the lottery, earning tens of millions of yuan overnight—going from a poor man to a sudden millionaire.
But before he could even enjoy his newfound wealth, he drank himself to death on the very night he claimed his prize.
When he regained consciousness, he found himself reborn in another world, inhabiting the body of a high school student who had just committed suicide due to school bullying and depression.
Upon realizing this, Adam was depressed for a long time.
After all, the fortune of tens of millions he had just won was gone before he could even touch it. Anyone in his place would feel despair.
To make matters worse, the original owner of this body wasn't from a rich family either. Much like Adam's past self, he came from an ordinary household—and both his parents had died in a car accident a year prior.
He was left with only a meager inheritance, barely enough to rent a small apartment.
However, before the suicide, the original owner had already squandered what little inheritance remained. The rent was due in just over a week, meaning Adam had to find money fast or risk ending up on the streets.
Even worse, this world was completely different from the one he came from—it was a world where spiritual energy had been reviving for decades.
Though wars between nations no longer existed, humanity now faced the constant threat of beast invasions.
Fortunately, humanity had its own countermeasures. In this age of spiritual resurgence, everyone who reached sixteen years old could undergo an Awakening Ceremony to gain a supernatural ability.
These abilities were divided into seven ranks: D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS.
Anyone who awakened an ability of S rank or higher could essentially ascend to the peak of life, never needing to worry about money or status again.
But those who awakened a D-rank ability would likely remain ordinary their entire lives—one among the countless commoners.
And some were even worse off, never awakening any ability at all, doomed to live at the bottom of society.
The body's original owner had awakened half a year ago. He did awaken an ability—but it was merely D-rank fire affinity.
While high-tier fire abilities could unleash immense power, a D-rank fire ability had almost no potential for growth.
That had been one of the key reasons that drove the original owner to suicide.
Still, transmigrating wasn't without its benefits. At least Adam's thirty-something body had returned to the vitality of a sixteen-year-old—and he was even somewhat handsome.
Of course, that was little more than self-consolation.
Luckily, the city he lived in was relatively safe, guarded by an S-rank ability user, making beast attacks rare.
And so, while sulking and desperately trying to find ways to make money, Adam endured the harshest three months of his new life.
Then, one day, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his head—the voice of a system.
It was the activation of a chat group that had apparently been lying dormant in his mind all along.
The moment he heard the words "Chat group activation complete. You are the group leader.", Adam was stunned.
It turned out that the chat group had existed inside him all this time, but due to a system malfunction, it had taken three months to start up.
The instant he realized he had a golden finger—a cheat system—all his frustration and despair vanished, replaced by uncontainable excitement.
So what if he lost his millions? So what if he died once? None of that mattered now—not when he had a chat group.
Having read countless novels in his past life, Adam immediately understood just how overpowered a chat group could be. And he was the group leader.
He didn't yet know who would join, but since it was called the Multiverse Chat Group, its members were sure to include immensely powerful beings.
If he played his cards right, he was confident that he could become the strongest person in this Spirit Recovery World in no time.
Forget getting revenge on those who had bullied this body's previous owner—with the chat group, ruling the entire world would be no problem.
After all, he was the protagonist of this world.
And the chat group didn't disappoint him. Among the first few members it brought in were transcendents—characters from the anime and fiction he had read in his previous life.
At that moment, Adam immediately decided to use spoilers to his advantage—to gain benefits from the chat group members!
Even though some of the members were people he didn't recognize, that didn't matter. He just needed to focus on those whose identities he did know.
By now, after two months of development, the chat group already had more than a dozen members.
And with the addition of the five newcomers just now, the total number of members had exceeded twenty.
From their display names, he had already identified three of them—two were immensely powerful transcendents, and the other was a beautiful girl he had long admired.
In his eyes, as long as he played his cards right, it would be a piece of cake to add that cute slice-of-life heroine to his future harem candidates.
And perhaps, in the future, he could even enter her world and capture the other beautiful girls he envied as well.
The thought alone made Adam's grin grow wider and more arrogant. Then, he typed out a welcoming message in the chat group.
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[Adam: Welcome to the group, newcomers! Two more strong ones have arrived, huh?]
[Muscle God: Welcome, welcome! Do you like muscle training, newbies?]
[2.5 Satoru: Oh my, Adam-kun, looks like you recognize a few of the new members again.]
[Adam: Just three this time~ As for the other two, not sure yet. If you drop a name, maybe I'll recognize them too~]
[Million-Word Author: Waaah! I actually joined a chat group?!]
[Million-Word Author: So this is a chat group? How amazing!]
Watching the Multiverse Chat Group silently, Eriri immediately recognized who this "Million-Word Author" was.
To avoid exposing too much, she directly reached out across universes and established a mental connection with her.
"Emi-chan~"
At that moment, Elf Yamada—who had been sitting at home, happily chatting in the group—suddenly heard Eriri's voice in her mind and instantly shifted her focus away from the chat.
"Eriri-nee! What's up? Do you need me? I can come over to you right now~" Elf Yamada said playfully, showing no surprise at all about hearing Eriri's voice.
Clearly, this wasn't the first time this had happened.
Eriri smiled softly, ignoring Elf's teasing tone and getting straight to the point.
"You just joined a chat group, right?"
"Yeah! How did you know?" Elf Yamada asked in mild surprise.
But soon she remembered Eriri's abilities—nothing in any world could be hidden from her—so her curiosity quickly faded.
Still, Eriri answered anyway.
"Because I joined the same chat group as you."
"Eh?! Really?! Then I'll say hi to you in the group!"
Elf froze for a moment, then quickly became excited, ready to tag Eriri in the chat.
Since they had joined the group at the same time, neither had seen the system's 'new member' messages. And because Elf hadn't checked the member list, she had no idea Eriri was there too.
Before she could act, Eriri stopped her.
"Wait, Emi-chan. Don't reveal anything about us in that chat group just yet."
Hearing her tone, Elf immediately paused.
"What's wrong? Is there something dangerous about that group?"
"Not dangerous," Eriri replied calmly. "That chat group is Little Skirt's next meal. But before that, I plan to have some fun in there first~"
"I see~ alright then," Elf replied easily.
She had no objections to Eriri's request. Even knowing that the chat group she had just joined would soon be devoured by Little Skirt and cease to exist, she didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy.
Despite her playful personality, she knew when to take things seriously.
"As a reward," Eriri continued, "once I'm done playing, I'll transfer you into our own chat group~"
Though Elf didn't mind, Eriri wasn't one to shortchange her allies.
And upon hearing Eriri's promise, Elf Yamada's face immediately lit up with excitement.
"Yay!"
Compared to this mysterious new chat group, the one Eriri and her companions belonged to was countless times superior.
...
After finishing her conversation with Elf Yamada, Eriri once again focused her attention on the chat group.
After a brief investigation, she had already figured out the functions of this Multiverse Chat Group.
Its core features were similar to Little Skirt's—members could gain points through the Check-in System, and those points could then be used to enhance their power.
Members could also upload their abilities to the marketplace for free, though uploading alone didn't earn them points.
Only when other members purchased an ability would the uploader receive 80% of the points corresponding to its value, with the remaining 20% taken as a transaction fee by the chat group.
Of course, members could also send their abilities or items directly to others via the Red Packet System for free.
The uploaded or gifted abilities were merely copies—the original powers of the member would remain intact.
However, simply acquiring an ability didn't mean one could instantly match the original owner's strength. After all, ability was just the foundation—mastery and development determined real power.
Little Skirt's own group had similar features, but since all members of the Multiverse Same-Sex ♀ Friendship Group possessed enormous amounts of points, none of them ever needed to upload abilities to earn more.
Besides, the atmosphere in their chat group was completely different. If anyone ever needed points, all they had to do was ask—and the others would gladly send them as gifts.
As a result, there had never once been an instance of anyone uploading abilities to the shop.
Thus, the shop in their group only displayed three items: the Cross-Realm Teleportation Talisman, the Designated Invitation Ticket (Limited), and the Universal Armament – Pink Fluffy Bunny (Rental).
But in this Multiverse Chat Group, the shop was full of all sorts of items and abilities—in addition to the Cross-Realm Teleportation Talisman.
For example, Satoru Gojo had uploaded Six Eyes, Limitless Technique, Reversed Cursed Technique, Domain: Unlimited Void, and various other jujutsu powers.
Muscle God had uploaded his muscle-training methods, while the group leader Adam had listed his D-rank fire ability.
However, there was no sign of the Designated Invitation Ticket in the store, and the Cross-Realm Teleportation Talisman was priced at the same 1,000 points as in Little Skirt's system.
It also came with restrictions—using it required permission from the member whose world one wanted to enter.
For Eriri and her friends, that amount of points was nothing, but for the members of this Multiverse Chat Group, it was an astronomical sum.
Thus, even after two months, no one in the group had ever purchased a talisman to visit another member's world.
Aside from that, Eriri also noticed some Memory Images in the chat—though they weren't full anime series, merely short fragments.
Even without reading the group leader's mind, she immediately understood his motive.
He was using spoilers to earn points and abilities from other members—a profitable scheme with zero risk.
Eriri also skimmed through the member list. Although it only showed usernames and lacked detailed profiles, she instantly recognized each one's true identity.
Most were characters from various anime series—both protagonists and supporting roles.
Only a few were people Eriri hadn't seen in any anime before, but that wasn't unusual. After all, the Multiverse included more than just anime worlds.
Among the newcomers who had joined the chat at the same time as her, one wasn't from any anime, while the other two were Aizen Sousuke and Uchiha Madara.
The reason everyone in the Multiverse Same-Sex ♀ Friendship Group happened to be from anime worlds was likely due to Eriri's subconscious influence.
Since she had never considered the possibility of non-anime characters appearing in her group, Little Skirt had never recruited anyone outside that realm.
After all, the multiverse itself revolved around Eriri.
Although the Multiverse Chat Group didn't provide detailed introductions for each member, it did display their levels.
Eriri, of course, had disguised both her own and Elf Yamada's levels—in this chat group, they appeared as Level 1, Stage 2: two ordinary girls with no combat power whatsoever.
As she looked back at the chat interface, the group was buzzing with lively chatter from the new members.
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