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Dragon King Sprays Water: According to the Law of Conservation of Luck, since my luck is terrible, someone here must've stolen it.
Dragon King Sprays Water: Who dares pilfer this one's fortune? Speak now!
Camera Princess: Group Owner, are you…
Truth-Seeker: Having a mental breakdown (confirmed).
Unshakable Green Lotus: Tsk, how patheti—
[Group member "Unshakable Green Lotus" has been muted for 1 minute due to inappropriate remarks.]
"You're the one who's crazy! Your whole family is crazy!"*
Gu Ruoli seethed with frustration. Was venting really too much to ask?
Spotting Zhang Chulan's audacious interjection, her eyes glinted coldly.
"March 7th's an idiot, so I'll let her slide. Wu Tong's a moneybags I can't afford to offend. But you, Zhang Chulan—daring to poke fun at me? Do you think my 'Divine Sword' is a joke?"
(Note: "Divine Sword" refers to her admin privileges.)
Dragon King Sprays Water: Cat got your tongue? @Unshakable Green Lotus
Slime King: … (shivering)
Camera Princess: … (shivering)
Fallen Lazy Angel: … (shivering)
Don't Bully the Poor Youth: … (shivering)
Hungry Dragon Roars: … (shivering)
Passerby: … (shivering)
Witnessing this, Gu Ruoli's irritation gave way to exasperation.
Truly, humanity's essence is being copycats (confirmed).
...
After the chaos subsided, the conversation finally returned to its original topic.
Dragon King Sprays Water: Wu Tong, you're finally online! Where've you been? Couldn't reach you for days.
Truth-Seeker: Visiting a teacher. Took a trip to the Honkai world.
Dragon King Sprays Water: The Honkai world? You met Elysia, didn't you?!
Truth-Seeker: ???
Truth-Seeker: Why would you assume I'd seek out Elysia?
Dragon King Sprays Water: Pfft—we're both shut-ins. Don't play dumb. You'd never skip meeting your waifu.
Dragon King Sprays Water: Admit it! You saw my darling Elysia, right?
Truth-Seeker: …
Truth-Seeker: Sure did. Even brought her back. Jealous?
Dragon King Sprays Water: Wha—?! Nooo! My Elysia—!
Truth-Seeker: Correction: My Elysia now (smug).
Camera Princess: Group Owner… you're into girls?!
March 7th's world shattered. A lesbian was among them all along?!
Dragon King Sprays Water: N-no! It's not like that! March, let me explain!
Dragon King Sprays Water: She's my 2D anime waifu! Just a figure of speech! I'm not actually gay!
Gu Ruoli panicked. If this misunderstanding spread, no girl would ever let her cling to them again!
She still needed to cozy up to March 7th, Fu Hua, He Xi, and the others during their offline meetup!
Leisurely Stroll in the Mortal World: Young friend Wu Tong, your timing is impeccable. Thanks to your aid, the crisis in the seven nations has been resolved.
Leisurely Stroll in the Mortal World: [Directed Red Packet · Truth-Seeker]
[Group member "Truth-Seeker" has claimed the red packet.]
Truth-Seeker: No big deal. Friends help each other.
Wu Tong tossed the newly acquired Horse Talisman into his storage space without a second glance.
Leisurely Stroll in the Mortal World: Your generosity is noted. Rest assured, I shall honor our contract.
Leisurely Stroll in the Mortal World: Even should the heavens fall, the contract stands.
Truth-Seeker: Then I'll await your arrival.
Wu Tong had no doubts about Zhongli's promise. After all, who didn't know the Geo Archon's devotion to contracts?
Passerby: Uh… am I the only one lost here?
Unshakable Green Lotus: +1
Slime King: +1
Skybase King: It's obvious. These two struck a private deal.
Skybase King: Since Zhongli resolved the seven nations' crisis, he must've used the Horse Talisman Wu Tong drew recently.
Skybase King: Unable to fix it himself, Wu Tong's talisman became the bargaining chip. And Zhongli, bound by contract, would reciprocate with equal value.
Skybase King: The only thing matching seven nations' worth is… well, the seven nations themselves.
Unshakable Green Lotus: So… Tong-ge conquered Teyvat?!
Zhang Chulan's jaw dropped. How did Wu Tong pull this off silently?!
Truth-Seeker: Impressive, as expected of the universe-renowned strategist He Xi. Every guess was spot-on—except yours, Chulan.
Wu Tong marveled at He Xi's precision. Truly worthy of the title "Divine Strategist Crane Zhuge."
Truth-Seeker: Not conquered. Just a contract.
Truth-Seeker: If Teyvat ever faces annihilation, the Seven will lead their people to settle in my world.
Unshakable Green Lotus: Oh.
Zhang Chulan rolled his eyes. Same difference. Once they're in your world, they're under your thumb.
Having witnessed Wu Tong's methods and ambitions firsthand, Zhang Chulan knew better than to voice this aloud.
Slime King: Hey, Chulan, is the Luotian Grand Ritual ready? You seem less stressed today.
Rimuru noted Zhang Chulan's sudden calm, a stark contrast to his earlier complaints.
Unshakable Green Lotus: Yep. Everything's set. Just waiting for guests now.
A sharp glint flashed in Zhang Chulan's eyes. The stage was prepared—whether for honored guests or unwelcome intruders.
Come…
I'll be waiting at the Luotian Grand Ritual.
Don't Bully the Poor Youth: Luotian Grand Ritual?
Dragon King Sprays Water: Right, you're new here. It's basically…
(Lengthy explanation ensues.)
Dragon King Sprays Water: So yeah, the group decided to help him out. Plus, it's our first offline meetup.
Don't Bully the Poor Youth: Got it. I'll join. When is it?
Dragon King Sprays Water: Uh… in three days? @Unshakable Green Lotus?
Unshakable Green Lotus: Confirmed. Three days to go.
Passerby: That soon?
Passerby: Feels like no time passed at all.
Dragon King Sprays Water: Probably 'cause you've been busy. Time flies when you're drowning in work.
Passerby: …Guess so.
Kamen Rider Decade massaged his temples, exhausted. Between constant world-hopping and endless tasks, his head throbbed.
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