[Nan Li: Fighting? No time.]
[Nan Li: Currently playing cards with someone, do not disturb.]
[Bald Great Demon King: I see, well then.]
Since Nan Li had clearly refused, Saitama couldn't pester him any further.
He was indeed a warmonger.
However, that was only if the other party was willing to fight him.
So, with nothing to do, Saitama could only prop his hands behind his head, lying on the tatami mat, staring blankly at the ceiling.
At this moment, the Chat Group did not become deserted because of the Bald Great Demon King's silence.
[Fujiwara Chika: Playing cards? Is it poker?]
[The Gray Witch: Mr. Nan Li seems to be on the Xianzhou Luofu, so it should be di'yuan qiongyu, right?]
[White-Haired Witch: That di'yuan qiongyu is actually our mahjong here.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Hmm? Master, you're back on Luofu? @Nan Li]
[Nan Li: Yes, I just got back not long ago and was called to play cards.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Where? I want to go too.]
[Nan Li: Alright, come find us at Leisure Court in Changle Tian. There's a card hall nearby.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Leisure Court, I know that, but what you just said was... 'us'?]
[Nan Li: Yes, Bai Heng and I are both here. It's her first time playing di'yuan qiongyu, and I'm teaching her how to play.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Huh? Bai Heng said it's her first time playing, and she's letting you teach her how to play?]
[Nan Li: Yes, is there a problem?]
[Strongest Dark Elf: No, no problem at all.]
Lestia thought there was a huge problem!
If it weren't for the fact that she and Bai Heng often went out shopping and playing during this period, she might have actually believed it.
Since they were out having fun, the most popular di'yuan qiongyu on the Xianzhou in recent years was definitely an entertainment activity the two girls had to experience.
At that time, Bai Heng was indeed a novice, just like Lestia.
However, the former was a Xianzhou native after all, and di'yuan qiongyu wasn't a very difficult game, so she picked it up very quickly.
Within two days, she started dominating the card hall.
In contrast, Lestia had only just learned to recognize all the di'yuan qiongyu tiles.
Now Nan Li was saying that Bai Heng was playing di'yuan qiongyu for the first time, and he had to teach her how to play.
Something fishy... no, a foxy trick!
However, as a fellow girl, Lestia naturally wouldn't expose the little thoughts of a certain white-furred fox.
[Lestia: Never mind, I won't go. Master, you and Bai Heng play.]
Lestia not only didn't expose her, but she even provided an assist.
Of course, the reason she didn't join in the fun was also because she didn't want to be a third wheel.
Hmph hmph! Bai Heng, you should thank me~
[Fujiwara Chika: Wait! The Bai Heng you're talking about? Is it that Bai Heng?]
[White-Haired Witch: Since it's on Luofu, then it should be Bai Heng of the High-Cloud Quintet?]
[Nan Li: Yes, it's her. Looking at your reactions, didn't Lestia tell you? I thought she would talk about these topics with you.]
[The Gray Witch: Not at all. The last time we talked about that 'Tree God Alliance' and then she disappeared.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Oh dear, I've been having so much fun on Luofu recently that I completely forgot about the Chat Group.]
[Shinjo Daigo: So, Mr. Nan Li is currently in the Honkai: Star Rail World, hundreds of years before the story begins?]
[Lord of Fire Armor: Since it's hundreds of years ago, it's not surprising that there's a 'Tree God Alliance', right?]
Although Da Gu and Xin Nan had only recently joined the group, they had both found time to catch up on the Honkai: Star Rail worldview.
After all, as men, they were always more interested in the interstellar era compared to the girls in the group.
[Nan Li: You're half right. I did arrive in the Honkai: Star Rail World hundreds of years ago, but now, the Astral Express is still about two or three months away from reaching Luofu.]
[Fujiwara Chika: Good heavens! You're a transmigrator, aren't you? Similar to Sakaguchi Hinata.]
[The Gray Witch: So that's it. Because you knew about the tragedy of the High-Cloud Quintet, you made some changes, right?]
Nan Li had previously hinted that he knew information about the group members' various worlds. Now, after Fujiwara Chika's statement, the group members also knew of his transmigrator identity.
However, they weren't surprised, because transmigrators weren't uncommon.
For example, Sakaguchi Hinata, and also the Sword Saintess who transmigrated from the Goblin Slayer world to the Slime world.
[Sword Saintess: Eh? Does that mean Mr. Nan Li is also considered one of the 'anomalies'?]
At that time, Nan Li had also been asking many questions, and then reported to the Chat Group that the Sword Saintess was an 'anomaly'.
Now, the latter also subconsciously said the same thing.
Sure enough.
In the very next second, the Chat Group displayed a notification in the public channel.
[Chat Group: Group member 'Nan Li' is an anomaly, but due to his special circumstances, he does not meet the Chat Group's standards for issuing missions.]
[White-Haired Witch: The plot has clearly changed drastically. Not to mention the sudden appearance of the 'Tree God Alliance', Bai Heng, who should have died hundreds of years ago, is now alive and kicking.]
[Ash Witch: Oh my~ An anomaly, yet doesn't meet the standards for issuing missions?]
[Genos: Perhaps our thinking is fixed. The Slime world also has many timelines. Perhaps the Honkai: Star Rail World Mr. Nan Li is in is another timeline?]
Yes.
The Slime world indeed has many timelines, all created by one person's arbitrary time travel.
This brings us to the strongest hero, Chloe, who was mentioned at the beginning as the female hero who sealed the 'Storm Dragon Veldora'.
However, strictly speaking, it was actually Sakaguchi Hinata who sealed Veldora at that time.
Because during the internal strife of the Luminas Church, Sakaguchi Hinata died, and her soul merged with Chloe's hero body.
And Chloe was able to travel through time at will.
At that time, Chloe, with Sakaguchi Hinata's soul as the dominant force, traveled back hundreds of years and sealed Veldora with the 'Infinite Imprisonment'.
The reason Chloe traveled through time at will, creating so many timelines, was because she wanted to save Rimuru.
In many timelines, Rimuru would be killed for various reasons.
For example, in one timeline, Rimuru did not encounter Sakaguchi Hinata's ambush, successfully returned to his country, and even successfully repelled the imperial army.
Because of this, Rimuru at that time did not evolve into a Demon Lord.
Later, Rimuru, who had not evolved into a Demon Lord, died in a holy war a few years later, causing Veldora to go completely mad with anger and begin to destroy the world.
So, in order to save the world, Luminas, Sakaguchi Hinata, and Chloe challenged Veldora.
However, during the decisive battle, Sakaguchi Hinata was attacked and killed by someone unknown.
Having lost a major combatant, they did not have enough strength to stop Veldora.
Thus, in order to change the outcome of the world being destroyed, Chloe began to frequently travel through time, constantly trying to change the outcome of Rimuru being killed.
If she had succeeded once, Chloe wouldn't have traveled through time so frequently.
In other words, Rimuru had died countless times in other timelines.
And as for why honkai: star rail also has many timelines, we have to mention the leader of the Stellaron Hunters — Elio.
Elio has the ability to foresee the future.
In the future he saw, the universe was destroyed by the destruction aeon nanook.
In order to change this outcome, he began to arrange scripts and direct the Stellaron Hunters' actions to confront Nanook.
Then, among the outcomes of numerous future timelines, Elio found a path that could allow the universe to endure and retain a glimmer of hope.
This precisely demonstrates that the honkai: star rail universe also has many timelines.
[Nan Li: Why think so much? Anyway, I don't meet the Chat Group's requirements for issuing missions. Instead of wasting time, you might as well go look for anomalies in your own worlds.]
Actually, Nan Li didn't want the group members to know his true identity.
Although it was impossible to hide it forever, he would hide it for as long as he could.
After all, he still had to hide his identity as the Ambrosial Arbor to stir up some trouble.
The later he was exposed, the more time Nan Li would have to do more things.
[Genos: Indeed, I still owe several people in the group points.]
[Fujiwara Chika: But how easy is it to find an anomaly? I, for one, wouldn't dare to run around recklessly.]
[White-Haired Witch: I've been looking here, but I haven't found any anomalies yet.]
[Shinjo Daigo: I haven't either.]
Meanwhile, in the Honkai: Star Rail World.
Seeing that the group members in the Chat Group were no longer focused on his 'anomaly' status, Nan Li closed the Chat Group.
However, he didn't fully concentrate on playing cards with Bai Heng. Instead, he picked up his jade amulet and began to contact someone.
[Nan Li: Silver Wolf, have your scripts been finalized?]
Not long after, she replied to him.
[Silver Wolf: Sorry, I was just playing a game.]
[Silver Wolf: The script isn't completely finalized yet. Elio is racking his brain so much he's going bald trying to figure it out.]
[Nan Li: Oh? How so?]
[Silver Wolf: It seems the future keeps changing, making it impossible for him to finalize the ultimate script.]
[Nan Li: I see. Does that mean your Stellaron Hunters' plan will be delayed?]
[Silver Wolf: Not really. The script about going to the Herta Space Station after a while, we'll proceed with that as usual.]
[Nan Li: Alright, I understand. You go play your game.]
[Silver Wolf: OK.]
Just then, a black cat appeared outside Silver Wolf's room.