Zhongli did not hide anything from Takumi's question.
He was indeed liberated now.
"Hu Tao found a professional."
"She thinks I'm too inefficient."
"In her words, I'm not aggressive enough."
Looking at Zhongli's message, Takumi was speechless.
Oh my god.
Is he being looked down on?
Not aggressive enough?
Hu Tao wants Zhongli to be more aggressive.
For a moment, Takumi didn't know how to respond.
Takumi:
"Because he wasn't bold enough, Morax was fired!"
"Morax, the god of Liyue, who refused to hustle, was expelled by Hu Tao."
Shiroyasha:
"Happy!~"
"Is Zhongli unemployed?"
"Want to come work for me?"
Fujiwara Chika:
"That's so funny, Hu Tao really did it."
"You got fired?"
Zhongli's reason made everyone in the group laugh.
So that's it.
You were fired because you weren't competitive enough.
Zhongli:
"Well!"
"Can't be helped."
"But it's nice—finally free from those tedious tasks."
"Hu Tao gave me too much work."
"When I founded Liyue, it wasn't this complicated."
Zhongli really doesn't like working.
He slacked off whenever possible.
Now, because new worlds were added,
Hu Tao disliked his slowness and hired many replacements.
Maybe she felt she'd bullied him enough?
So she let him go.
Zhongli doesn't really understand what that strange girl is thinking.
Anyway, he, as an old soul, feels relieved.
Finally, he doesn't have to work anymore.
Retirement life officially begins!
Speaking of retirement, he's ready.
While chatting with Zhongli, Takumi gave him the wine he wanted.
Zhongli looked very pleased.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Takumi for wine.
After receiving it, Zhongli went offline.
Guess he went to find someone to drink with?
Takumi didn't mind.
After fulfilling everyone's requests, Takumi gained many points again.
Fujiwara Chika:
"Takumi, how many points do you have now?"
"What's left?"
Everyone had been giving him their points.
The group was curious about the exact total.
Takumi:
"Over a million."
"Soon."
With no tasks, he could only gain points slowly.
Once he dismantles the chat group,
Takumi wants to see what it really is.
Is it not intelligent at all?
Is everything predetermined?
Takumi is genuinely curious.
Bronya:
"So complicated."
"One task was completed earlier."
"Now we're stuck gathering slowly."
"Too bad luck can't influence the chat group."
"If everyone brought a lucky god spirit, the points would pile up fast."
Takumi already tested all that.
Luck doesn't affect the chat group.
Everything is random.
He won all the grand prizes when he first joined.
Now, the only option is daily sign-ins.
This tiny group hasn't refreshed any tasks in ages.
No new members for a long time either.
Takumi:
"There's no way to influence the chat group."
"Can't do anything."
"Just wait."
Takumi had no other solution.
He'll just be patient.
Eventually, he'll figure it out after dismantling the chat group.
Not knowing now doesn't mean he'll never know.
One day, all the secrets will be revealed.
Takumi has plenty of time.
This wait won't be long.
He can afford it.
He collected a round of protection fees from the group. (To read the violent novel, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
After fulfilling everyone's minor wishes, Takumi closed the chat group.
That's all for now.
Having received many points, Takumi turned back to monitoring his world.
Besides rule changes, some elements rooted in his world were also shifting.
For example, the Quantum Sea and the Imaginary Tree.
These had now fully merged with Takumi's world.
When exposed to that energy, the Imaginary Tree began absorbing like crazy.
It loved that energy.
It made it stronger.
As it continued absorbing,
many people glimpsed the tree's shadow in Takumi's world.
Though it appeared only briefly, they all noticed.
The same applied to the Quantum Sea.
However, no one saw the sea directly—only heard sounds from it.
Those came from the Quantum Sea.
Both were absorbing the energy constantly.
"Takumi."
Just then, Ruan Mei's virtual image appeared before him.
Seeing her, Takumi was puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
Isn't Ruan Mei busy researching the world?
Did she discover something?
Takumi paused and looked at her, confused.
"Those energies seem to promote world origin."
"I'm here to report something."
"The world has grown even stronger."
"It's still evolving."
"When I returned, I saw how much it had advanced."
"It even devoured several reserved worlds."
"They were absorbed naturally—not by me."
Ruan Mei spoke quickly.
Takumi was surprised.
"Out of control?"
Ruan Mei shook her head.
"Not out of control."
"But... it's less tied to me."
"Something like that."
"Still within control."
"Just wanted to give you a heads-up."
"The monsters from other worlds might be unpredictable."
"Some unexpected ones may arrive on the battlefield."
"But I won't interfere."
"It's more fun that way."
"I want to see how it unfolds."
Ruan Mei shared her thoughts eagerly.
She wanted to observe the world closely.
After her explanation, Takumi didn't think much and nodded.
"As long as it's under control, let it evolve."
"Don't worry about the monsters."
"They're outside the world—the world moved here."
"They likely benefited as well."
"So don't worry."
"Let it evolve."
"You're planning not to interfere anymore?"
Since Ruan Mei came to report, it likely meant she wouldn't intervene further in that world.
Ruan Mei nodded.
That was indeed her intention.