I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Kato Megumi: Really? But most people would find it amusing to see their male protagonist being all lovey-dovey with another female character, right? Isn't that the kind of amusing feeling that comes from watching the Monkey King, who can't escape the Buddha's palm?

Spider: Ms. Kato... were you like this before? Although I didn't talk to you much before, I always felt... well, never mind.

Kato Megumi: I guess I was like this before. Hmm... although I probably wouldn't have shared my thoughts with others before.

Megumi Kato: Perhaps it was this supernatural trigger that made me reveal my inner thoughts, or perhaps it was because of my extraordinary encounter that I came to believe that I am a unique existence in this world, and my personality changed.

Megumi Kato: Okay, that's the end of our short chat. I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight everyone.

Spider: Ms. Kato Megumi is so carefree, she has a mysterious and wonderful charm that makes her seem indifferent to everything. Hmm... she seems a bit like my Ms. D.

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (Kousaka Kyosuke): @Spider, I remember your Miss D is the goddess of the underworld in your universe. Miss Kato's aura is actually somewhat similar to hers? Sigh!

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): A deity? Miss Spider knows deities too? A god of the underworld? That's a bit of a shame. If it were a dragon god, it would be great if it could become a part-time deity at my shrine.

Spider: ...Hmm...Part-time god? What does that mean?

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): This is an incredibly convenient deity position that I created. All a deity needs to do is register once at my shrine and become the head deity of my household. After that, the deity is free to come and go as they please, and I won't ask for their help or trouble them at all. It's an incredibly easy and convenient position!

Spider: Hmm... if that's the case, I can try to think of a way for you. My Miss D knows quite a few dragon deities.

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Eh~~! Really? Miss Spider, is it really okay? I'm suddenly receiving such a great favor from you, is it really alright to accept it? Thank you so much, thank you so much. When you come back to Minecraft, I will definitely bring you the best wagashi from the human village right away.

Spider: You're too kind. It's nothing, no need to go to such lengths... Hmm... this wagashi, is it delicious?

100,000 Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): [Reimu Hakurei's Thumbs Up (Picture)], that's really delicious.

Spider: Then I won't be polite?

100,000 Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): You're welcome.

Spider: You're too kind.

Masato (Yukino Yukinoshita): You two... is this kind of fun?

Spider: So much fun!

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Of course it's interesting!

Future Promising True Lord (Zhongli): @Golden Fairy, @Chocolate and Vodka, @Police Officer. Are all three of you here?

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (Kousaka Kyosuke): Hmm? Mr. Zhongli?

Spider: It is Senior Zhongli.

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Why did the gods appear? Where are the usual warnings? This is so strange, there are always warnings! Why? This is so weird.

Spider: No, didn't Senior Zhongli say last time that he could access the chat group's underlying system and modify the prompt? Didn't you guys remember that?

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): I remembered it, but I didn't expect that Lord Zhongli would actually change the prompt. Doesn't that make the group less fun? Think about it, this is one of the few times Lord Zhongli has been thwarted. Every time you saw that entry prompt, didn't you smile knowingly?

Spider: ? ?

The real thing (Yukishita Yukino):? ?

Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): ??

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Ah~~! Sorry, I got too carried away and blurted out my true thoughts.

Ability-less person (Nana): ? ?

Adventurer (Bell): ?

Little Brat (Accelerator): Hahahaha! Hahahaha! You bastard, you bastard!! You're even more arrogant than me! I'm dying of laughter!

Golden Fairy (Ctholly): @FuturePromisingTrueLord, Mr. Zhongli, I have received the red envelope points from your private message. I now have enough for 1,000 points. Do you need me to buy a task card now?

Chocolate and Vodka (Yuri): I've got mine all ready too, wanna come? Wanna come?

Future Promising True Lord (Zhongli): Hmm... If you're ready, you can use it now. I'm available anytime. By the way, @all members, everyone, anyone want to travel to the post-apocalyptic world? You can come with me.

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (Kousaka Kyosuke): Me, me! I want to go to the world where Chtholly lives. I want to see what fairies look like, and I also want to see what beastmen and cannibals look like!

Golden Fairy (Ctholly): Sure, if Mr. Kousaka wants to come. But I remember that the world you live in is a very peaceful, standard world, while our world is a post-apocalyptic world. Will you be in any danger?

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (Kousuke Kousaka): It's alright, I just asked the system AI, and the exoskeleton power armor I made can operate without any problems in your world. With this, I should have a pretty good ability to protect myself.

The powerless one (Nana): Is the exoskeleton for the Takasaka cow finished? I remember you said you only assembled one leg, didn't you?

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (Kousuke Kousaka): That's a mobile suit, a highly mobile humanoid combat weapon, used for ground suppression warfare and space warfare. It's what I consider the main weapon. The exoskeleton powered armor I'm wearing now is just a piece of real science that can increase my strength and speed. The difference is too great.

Ability-less person (Nana): Uh... okay.

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): I want to go too, but I want to go to Yuri's world, a vast city in complete isolation, it must be so interesting.

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): Then I'll go to Yuri's world too. The absence of life means there's no danger.

Little Brat (Accelerator): Tch, I can't get into the beginner mission card anymore, I need at least a high-level mission card with 1 points.

Red Iris Immortal (Fu Hua): That's true. The 1 points required for advanced mission cards are just too much. It's too troublesome for people like us to enter the worlds of weaker group members.

Zhongli (Zhongli): Immortal Chiyuan, if you further cultivate what I've provided and delve deeper into Honkai energy, you might be able to acquire the ability to create clones. As for you, Frostbite, if I have the time, I might visit the world where you are in [A Certain Magical Index] and have a proper discussion with you.

Cute Imp (Accelerator): Hmm...okay, but you know about the demons in my world. According to the new book Kato Megumi brought, the demons in my world have always wanted to leave their world. If you come—no, rather, if something like the chat group is leaked to the demons—I don't know what will happen.

Little devil (Accelerator): Those demons have no mercy whatsoever.

True Lord of a Promising Future (Zhongli): Don't worry, I'm already somewhat prepared, at least for me. I'm also confident in dealing with the demons of your world.

Cute Little Brat (Accelerator): Tch, I know, Zhongli, the confidence you mentioned is probably over 100%. I've been looking forward to your arrival. I really want to see what the Demon God will look like when he sees you; it'll be super interesting! Hahaha!! Hahaha!!

The Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): Well, just look forward to it.

Police officer (Tendo Kisara): I feel like I missed something in the conversation, but... @FuturePromisingShinkun, I'm all set. If you need, I can buy a beginner mission card right now.

Future Promising True Lord (Zhongli): Are you all ready? @Golden Fairy, @Chocolate and Vodka, @Police Officer. If you are ready, please use the beginner mission card. I will simultaneously dispatch my clones to your respective worlds.

Chapter Eight: Three Missions

The end times.

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After the heavy snow, the entire city in ruins was covered in a white expanse. Traces of war damage and all sorts of strange objects were concealed by pure white.

Standing in this vast expanse of snow, even Yuri and Chito felt an immense aura.

Qianhu, dressed neatly, stood before a vast expanse of snow, gazing into the distance with a calm and serene expression.

Of course, Yuri is even more carefree than Chito.

She muttered to herself, rubbing her slightly hangover head as she stepped out of the tent. Looking around at the vast expanse of white snow and feeling the goosebumps on her skin from the cold wind, she couldn't help but frown.

Then she took a piece of beef jerky from her pocket, chewed it, and turned back into the tent.

"It's too cold today, let's go out tomorrow."

"Um?????"

Qianhu stared blankly as the short-haired girl walked back into the tent, pulled up her blanket, and curled up in it like a kitten.

"Um???"

"No, no, of course not. We can't sleep anymore, we have to get up and keep going."

Qianhu paused for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Get up! We still have a long way to go today. We're not far from the top of the tower; we need to cover at least a section each day!"

"No."

Yuri answered without hesitation.

"It's so comfortable in bed."

"Even if it's comfortable, it's not okay, we still have to keep going." Yuri was about to enter the tent when she pulled up her blanket completely.

Who knew that Chito would roll over, hugging the blanket like a military green sushi roll or a wriggling caterpillar, and roll away from Chito's grab on the heat-insulating floor.

"Ok??"

Qianhu stood frozen in place for a few seconds, then his expression suddenly changed several times.

She suddenly leaped forward, trying to grab Yuri, who was still rolling on the ground, but Yuri dodged her again with her agile rolling.

"No."

Yuri repeated the sentence coldly once more.

"Don't get up, it's so cold."

"You can't do this." Hearing this, Qianhu rubbed his temples. "Didn't we agree to go to the top of the tower to find humans? Didn't we want to see if humans are still living in this city?"

Upon hearing this, Yuri sat up abruptly, clutching her blanket.

Even if we find them, what can we do?

“We’re just kids, and even if we’re a little older now, we’re still just girls. Even if we have guns, can we protect what we have now? Do you really think the survivors on top of the tower have enough supplies?”

“They are all adults who can rob us with violence at will, while we have material possessions but are powerless to resist. Isn’t this the root cause of why the world has become the way it is now?”

"So, what's the point of finding those humans at the top of the towers? Is it to let them plunder us, or to kill them in self-defense? What better meaning could it possibly have for the two of us?"

“In the past, we didn’t have enough resources. Going to the top of the tower to find a human settlement was our last hope and our only wish. But now, with the [Multiverse Chat Group], our resources and safety are well guaranteed.”

"Even if humans are social animals, needing their own kind to survive better and be more proactive, we can still go to the two lower levels... I remember very clearly, there are artificial wombs and cloning devices there. As long as there is enough energy, the two of us can create countless companions."

"so....."

Chito listened to Yuri's long-winded explanation and surprisingly did not continue to reach out to grab her. Instead, he coldly stared at Yuri's bright blue eyes that were sparkling.

"so what?"

Yuri responded quickly.

"So I can just stay in bed all day and wait until it's not so cold before moving forward."

"no!"

Qianhu refused swiftly and without hesitation.

"We're leaving now."

"No...no." Yuri was still refusing: "Why can't the sweet blankets and the warm tent keep your heart? Why do you want to move forward while it's snowing? It's all so strange."

"We still have plenty of time. Even if we're delayed for a few days, it shouldn't matter. Now that we're free from the pressure of food and energy, wouldn't it be nice to leisurely travel through an empty city?"

"Or is it the thousand households?"