In a crossover anime, the only way to become stronger is by marrying a wife.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Fujiwara Chika was still the same as before.

Tsubasa Tanuma and Nagisa Tomari also looked at Chika Fujiwara, and then the couple exchanged glances.

Fujiwara Chika went out all night and didn't come back. What happened was actually predictable and quite reasonable.

Of course, everyone saw through it but didn't say anything.

“I’m here today to re-establish an elite committee,” said Chika Fujiwara.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Everyone who stays in the organization will receive five large experience cards, which will make it easy to reach level 10. In addition, I will also give each person a high-quality weapon and matching items."

Fujiwara Chika didn't say anything unnecessary, simply stating to everyone, "With these things, everyone can survive in the Otherworld."

"Of course, all these items were donated by Tsukikawa-kun as a prior investment, so I would like to ask everyone to follow my instructions and those of Tsukikawa-kun."

Fujiwara Chika then added earnestly, "As long as everyone follows orders, everyone can achieve better development."

Chapter 76 An Extraordinarily Rich Investment

The remaining few people looked at each other.

Now that things have come to this, they have no better choice than to stay.

"I'll distribute the weapons and supplies to you first, along with a contract in your backpacks. You can only use those weapons and items after you sign it," Fujiwara Chika added.

"After all, this is the Otherworld, and these are necessary measures. Please forgive us~" Fujiwara Chika said apologetically, clasping her hands together.

Of course, Tsukikawa Shuu wouldn't let others use her resources for free.

Getting something for free is shameful, so Tsukikawa Shuu will take some measures.

While running dungeons and exploring, you may occasionally obtain blank contracts. After writing down the conditions, the contract is generated as long as the contracting party voluntarily signs their name. If the other party betrays the contract, they will be severely punished.

It had been sitting in the warehouse for a while, but now it's time to use it. Anyway, there aren't many members left in the Elite Committee.

Iino Miko, Tomari Nagisa, and Tanuma Tsubasa could naturally understand Fujiwara Chika's predicament.

Logically speaking, given the level of trust Fujiwara Chika has in them, she probably wouldn't do such things. The only possibility is Tsukikawa Shuu, since he's the one who invested in and built this team.

Everyone read the contents of the contract carefully.

There weren't any unreasonable conditions.

The first point, naturally, is to require everyone to obey orders.

Secondly, no information about the elite committee can be disclosed to outsiders.

Third, one can apply to leave the organization, but must not betray the organization, and even after leaving the organization, one must not do anything harmful to the organization.

At this point, there was no other choice, and the conditions did not seem particularly unreasonable, so everyone signed the treaty.

Everyone received a profession card, a superior-level skill card, and a superior-level weapon. In addition, each person received 10 experience cards, which was enough to roughly level up to 15, barely reaching the level of a second-rate player in the current underworld.

Tsukikawa Shuu's inventory still contains several rare-level weapons, as well as many weapons of rarer or higher level, enough to turn them all into top-tier players and arm a small elite group without any problem.

However, they won't be given such good equipment at the beginning. The important thing is to see their loyalty and contributions before rewarding them.

"Give us a full set of top-quality equipment?" Tanuma Tsubasa was still somewhat incredulous.

It's worth noting that previously, apart from Hisashi Katsuki and Miyamoto Taira, the other eight members of the Elite Committee only had weapons of the "fine" level. In the current underworld, such equipment would already be considered second-rate for players.

Many more players are still struggling to survive, or have already perished in the belly of monsters.

Before the dungeon could be opened, excellent-grade equipment was already a rare item. Otherwise, the ten top players on the Elite Committee wouldn't have treated a weapon that was only excellent-grade as a treasure. Weapons of excellent grade or higher were rare and hard to come by. Before the dungeon could be opened, they could only be obtained by luck.

For a novice player, a weapon of the highest level is enough to make them roam freely until level 20. As long as they don't leave the city, they can live a comfortable life just by killing low-level monsters.

"In addition to these basic equipment, each person will also receive 500 high-quality ores as personal development funds," Fujiwara Chika said.

"500 refined ore per person?!"

The crowd was once again filled with shock and joy.

Kawakita has been incredibly extravagant this month.

It's worth noting that back then, when Hisamoto no Kijiro and Miyamoto no Taiko forced all the players to hand over all their refined ores, they still couldn't collect a thousand. Now, the few of them together have far more refined ores than those ten top players did back then!

These quantities of refined ores and equipment are nothing to Tsukikawa Shu. As long as Tsukikawa Shu can get the upgrade blueprints for weapons of epic quality or higher, he can easily make several weapons out of ores in no time.

However, blueprints of epic quality or higher are not easy to obtain. There's no use for Tsukikawa Shuu having so many ores, so she might as well invest some of them.

These items were nothing to Tsukikawa Shuu and the others, but for Iino Miko, Tanuma Tsubasa, Tomari Nagisa, and a few others, it was like a penniless person suddenly receiving hundreds of millions of yen in start-up capital.

Bo Muzhu hurriedly opened the forum to check the transaction information.

For example, when it comes to weapons, prices vary depending on the weapon's function and rarity, but weapons of the same quality actually have little difference in price.

The price of a regular weapon fluctuates between 55 and 60 refined ores, while a superior weapon fluctuates between 250 and 300 refined ores.

As for rarer or higher-grade items, even I would find myself using too few, so it's unlikely I'd put them up for sale at this time.

They now have enough refined ore to buy another excellent-grade weapon and a decent-quality auxiliary item.

If it were everyday items like food and clothing, there would be even more.

One refined ore can buy two cans of meat or 1000 grams of bread.

Of course, while everyday supplies in this alternate world are precious, they are not as precious as the various weapons and items.

"There's nothing for you to do right now. Your immediate task is to level up as quickly as possible," Fujiwara Chika said.

"We will definitely not let our senior down!" Iino Miko said gratefully.

Having been in the underworld for so long, they have seen too many people die in this cruel world. Now that they have a stable organization and a powerful player like Tsukikawa Shuu as their backer, they no longer need to worry about dying suddenly at any time, and they can achieve more development.

……

After dealing with matters concerning the Elite Committee, the remaining time was quite dull, mostly spent grinding dungeons and exploring maps. The seven days in the Inner World were drawing to a close.

Tsukikawa Hiiragi tallied up her gains over the past few days.

As your level increases, the experience required to level up also increases, at which point you'll need higher-level monsters to help you level up.

In seven days, Tsukikawa Shuu leveled up to level 48. She gave most of her experience cards to Fujiwara Chika to help her level up, and used the rest to help the members of the Elite Committee level up by a dozen or so, so that they could barely reach the level of second-rate players and not be wiped out as soon as they appeared.

Besides that, Tsukikawa Shuu also saw a new feature in the system update.

[Player count reached, the Underworld update begins...]

[New Message: Hidden Realm]

The system will randomly generate secret realms; the location, monsters, and rules are all unknown. The only certainty is that each realm will contain abundant rewards.

Any player can enter the secret realm to explore.

Chapter 77 The Art of Union, do you want it?

However, it is still unclear when the secret realm will open.

Now, those top-tier players have reached level 20 and are basically able to leave the town to move around. Although they are still easily killed by high-level monsters, they can survive in the countryside as long as they avoid those monster lairs.

Although the monsters in the suburbs are high-level, and encountering them would almost certainly mean certain death for these level 20 players, these monsters each have their own settlements, and there are relatively safe zones between each lair. By conducting multiple reconnaissance missions, a safe route map can be obtained, allowing players to avoid those monster lairs.

Of course, this was completely unnecessary for Tsukikawa Shuu.

Since those high-level monsters are now also experience points for me, as long as I clear the monsters in my path, I won't disturb them.

——Tsukawa Hiiragi said.

If the secret realm is opened in the wild, it will inevitably cause people from different towns to compete and fight each other.

Even if it's launched within a town, if the profits are high enough, it might attract players from other towns and regions to compete for it.

After taking stock of what I had gained in this other world, I looked at the countdown timer on the system and realized it was about time to head back.

"Remember to come find me."

Fujiwara Chika wrapped her arms around Tsukikawa Shu's neck, looking pitiful, then pouted, "If you don't come to me, I'm going to cause you trouble."

"I will definitely go back," Tsukikawa Shuu said.

Then, he put his arm around Fujiwara Chika's waist and looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka beside him, "So, can I ask for leave?"

"no!"

With one hand on her hip, Hiratsuka Shizuka directly thwarted Tsukikawa Shu's attempt to skip class.

……

When I closed my eyes and opened them again, I was still standing in that hotel by the beach.

I glanced at the time; not much time had passed.

"worn out!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka collapsed onto the bed, looking like she was about to go to sleep.

Although when you return to reality, both injuries and fatigue are reset, psychological fatigue still exists.

Despite being very cautious, Hiratsuka Shizuka just wanted to stay in bed a little longer.

"Time seems to be passing so slowly," she said listlessly, lighting a cigarette.