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Perhaps astonished by Hinata Sakaguchi's reaction, the Sword Maiden was momentarily stunned and didn't respond.
In the latter's heart, the former had always been a reliable senior who was serious, meticulous, and never smiled.
For her to show such an expression now was quite a surprise.
Hinata Sakaguchi was unaware of what the Sword Maiden was thinking at the moment.
Her mind was currently consumed with how to join that so-called chat group.
Seeing that the Sword Maiden hadn't responded, Hinata Sakaguchi even reached out and grabbed the former's shoulders, shaking her twice.
"Little Meg, hurry and speak! How do I join that chat group?"
"Ah... Oh, I'll go ask the group members."
"Alright, go ask quickly. If possible, can you ask them to send some modern food? Anything is fine."
It was clear that Hinata Sakaguchi's mind was completely focused on food at this point.
And so, under Hinata Sakaguchi's hopeful gaze, the Sword Maiden immersed a part of her consciousness into the chat group.
The Sword Maiden: "Um... do you know how to invite others to join the chat group? I have a senior here who wants to come in."
Expendable Warrior: "I want to know too. How can others enter this chat group? My teacher wants to come in."
Expendable Warrior: "Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Genos, and I'm a cyborg."
In the One-Punch Man world, Genos, whose body was half-transformed into a machine, was currently apprenticing himself to a certain bald demon lord.
Yesterday, he was chasing the Mosquito Girl monster, and due to a moment of carelessness, he was defeated. He was about to self-destruct to take her down with him.
However, a certain bald demon lord suddenly intervened and killed the Mosquito Girl monster with a single slap.
That powerful figure filled Genos with admiration, and he resolved to become his disciple.
To avenge his deceased parents and the former residents of his town, he had to become stronger!
He had just arrived at the bald demon lord's home to apprentice himself, and after recounting his experiences to the latter, he discovered a chat group in his mind.
He asked Dr. Kuseno—the person who had saved him and given him this semi-mechanical body for revenge.
Dr. Kuseno had no idea about the chat group.
Genos then told the bald demon lord about the chat group, and also explained the concept of the myriad worlds.
Unexpectedly, the latter became very excited after hearing about it.
"Genos, you're saying this chat group can connect to the myriad worlds?"
"Yes, Teacher Saitama."
"The myriad worlds, huh? Doesn't that mean I can fight against strong people from other worlds?"
"It seems so."
"Then can you find a way to get me in? I just want to find a strong opponent to fight right now."
The bald demon lord, with his powerful demeanor, instantly changed his expression, igniting a strong fighting spirit.
And since he had already decided to become his disciple, Genos naturally wanted to help his teacher.
Chika Fujiwara: "I don't know. It seems joining the chat group is random."
Witch of Ashes: "Sorry, we haven't researched this aspect since joining the group."
Little City Lord of Unfathomable City: "If I could invite people around me to join, I'd invite my aunt and my dad. I still remember their perfunctory expressions from before."
Strongest Dark Elf: "Why don't we ask the mysterious owner? @ Nan Li"
At this moment, Nan Li, sitting in the office of the Dan Ding Division's Chief Alchemist, was holding a jade tablet and browsing some beauty videos to relax.
Feeling that someone was calling him in the chat group, he began to check.
Nan Li: "Hmm? Something wrong? Oh, how to invite people around you to join the chat group, right? It seems you rarely visit the Points Mall ."
Nan Li: "There's an 'Invitation Letter to Join Group' in the points store. Spend 5000 points to get it, and then designate someone near you to invite them in."
Seeing Nan Li's reply in the chat group, the other group members all rushed into the points store.
After some searching, they indeed found the so-called "Invitation Letter to Join Group."
However, the glaring 5000 points made many group members hesitate.
Chika Fujiwara: "5000 points, huh? How many group missions do I have to leech off of for that?"
Little City Lord of Unfathomable City: "Yeah, 200 points per leech, so wouldn't that be 25 times?"
Witch of Ashes: "The main thing is, where are there so many missions? I still haven't found anything unusual in our world."
In reality, Elaina hadn't even looked at the videos about her world in the group files yet.
And she didn't intend to.
Elaina was out traveling, wanting to experience the anticipation and joy of exploring the unknown.
If she knew everything that was going to happen in advance, what would be the point of her journey?
It would completely go against her original intention.
Chika Fujiwara: "Still under house arrest, and I don't dare to go out. I also haven't found any other anomalies."
Little City Lord of Unfathomable City: "Although I've had my subordinates collect fresh news from the martial arts world, they're all pretty insignificant. It's a long and arduous journey."
The Sword Maiden: "Sigh~ I have 4000 points here, still short of a thousand."
Nan Li: "I have enough, but my points are for something else. I plan to exchange them for other items in the store."
He still wanted to exchange for "Ten Light Years Not Too Late."
Later, when he had more points, Nan Li could consider bringing in some people around him to play.
Expendable Warrior: "Excuse me, how do I obtain these points? Is the only way to get them through these 'missions' you mentioned?"
Chika Fujiwara: "Yes, you can check the message the chat group sent you when you joined. If people or monsters that shouldn't exist appear in your world, discovering and reporting them to the chat group can trigger a mission."
Nan Li: "Also, for example, the Sword Maiden's mission this time, if a certain important character suddenly disappears, causing a significant change in the world's plot, it will also be judged as an anomaly by the chat group."
Expendable Warrior: "Then it seems I won't be able to get 5000 points anytime soon."
At this moment, Genos also scrolled through the chat history.
He found that the last group mission had actually occurred right after he joined.
At that time, he was immersed in his own world, recounting his experiences to a certain bald demon lord.
He was telling the other person why he wanted to become stronger and apprentice himself.
This also led to Genos not paying attention to the messages in the chat group at the time.
Now, thinking back, he felt truly upset.
"Sorry, Teacher Saitama, I temporarily can't invite you to that chat group."
"The invitation letter requires 5000 points, and I don't have any points right now."
Genos bowed his head to Saitama, expressing his deep apologies.
As Saitama's disciple, if he couldn't complete the task his teacher assigned, wouldn't his evaluation in his teacher's heart decrease?
"Is that so..."
Saitama also looked regretful.
But he really wanted to fight against strong people from other worlds!
Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind.
"Hey? Genos, can you ask those group members if they can lend you points?"
"Oh, right, I'll go ask."
With that, Genos found a suitable target and then began to ask in the chat group.
Expendable Warrior: "Um, can you lend me 5000 points? I will definitely pay it back later. @ Nan Li"
Nan Li: "I still trust your character, Genos."
Nan Li: "However, as I said above, I have something I want to exchange for, so I apologize."
Perhaps some might say that Nan Li's act of refusing another's request is not [Abundant] at all.
Abundance should be selfless and altruistic.
However, in Nan Li's view, refusing another's request sometimes does not violate the concept of [Abundance].
Suppose a gambler who had just lost money came to Nan Li to borrow money to continue gambling.
Nan Li not only didn't lend him the money but also successfully persuaded him to turn over a new leaf.
According to the behavioral definition of [Abundance], Nan Li indeed does not conform.
But if Nan Li lent him the money and let him continue to gamble, wouldn't that harm him?
Persuading the other party to turn over a new leaf, from the perspective of the outcome, how is this not a form of [Abundance]?
His family's [Abundant Healer] never refused anyone's prayers.
To grant all sentient beings whatever they desire.
But in Nan Li's opinion, he believed this was a "disease."
Unrestricted blessings led to the emergence of many extremely distorted people and species, bringing suffering to many civilizations throughout the universe.
Specifically, the Abundance-folk led by Yaoshi.
From the perspective of the outcome, Nan Li felt this was not [Abundant] at all.
Therefore, he founded the [Tree God Alliance], intending to give this already critically ill universe some good medicine.
In the name of Abundance, to hunt down those abominations.
Since the Cloud Knights conduct their hunts for "justice," Nan Li can also conduct different Abundance activities for "universal peace."
Perhaps this Abundance is more extreme, it is force.
But violence against violence, from ancient times to the present, has always been the best prescription for treating chaos.
Afterward, Genos began to ask other group members. Among them, the Sword Maiden and Monica both expressed willingness to lend.
However, the Sword Maiden also wanted points to exchange for an invitation letter, and Monica was too socially anxious to negotiate well.
Thus, the matter of Genos borrowing points from group members was temporarily left unresolved.
Closing the chat group, Genos told Saitama what had just happened in the group.
Upon hearing this, Saitama once again looked full of regret.
However, he had no intention of blaming Genos.
After all, they were strangers, and the other party hadn't even met Genos. How could they lend out points?
After all, those points were even more valuable than money in the real world.
"Teacher, don't worry. I just asked the group members, and they said that as long as we find anomalies existing in our world and report them, it can trigger a chat group mission, and then we'll get points."
"What are we waiting for? Genos, let's go out and look for them quickly."
"Yes, Teacher."
And so, a certain bald demon lord took Genos and began to search for "anomalies" all over the streets.
That day, the monsters once again experienced the fear of being dominated by the bald demon lord... Meanwhile, in the Reincarnated as a Slime world.
The Sword Maiden told Hinata Sakaguchi the situation.
Upon hearing it, the latter was disappointed, but not too much.
"Since I'm still short 1000 points, I'll just wait a bit longer."
A thousand points, that's just a matter of the next group mission.
Hinata Sakaguchi could afford to wait.
Besides, she only wanted to join the group for food, it wasn't a must.
If she wanted something to eat, she could just have the Sword Maiden act as an intermediary.
"Little Meg, now ask the chat group members if any of them are modern people, and see if they can send some modern food over."
"Tell them I can trade with things like gold, silver, and jewels."
The Sword Maiden nodded and then began to ask in the group.
Soon, several group members responded.
Chika Fujiwara: "Sister Sword Maiden wants modern food? I have some here. As for gold, silver, and jewels, forget it."
Witch of Ashes: "Gold, silver, and jewels? If you don't want them, you can give them to me! I want them! @ Chika Fujiwara"
At this moment, a certain scoundrel witch's eyes were sparkling.
She couldn't help it; she was a deep money-grubber.
Nan Li: "Modern food? I have interstellar food here. Do you want to try it?"