"Too small, too small, your scope is too small."
The prompter scoffed at its host's thoughts.
"You should pursue Raiden Mei now, marry into the Raiden Family, then take out Anti-Entropy's radical faction, take over Anti-Entropy, and subsequently transfer Anti-Entropy's assets to your name."
"Ah… aren't you thinking too highly of me?"
Looking at the simulator's words, Luo Su only felt a toothache.
He was a branch of the Deity race.
The Deities of Terra Continent had a distinct flavor of residents from another Terra World.
Resisting a twenty-centimeter diameter steel pipe head-on, leaping ten or even dozens of meters, and unleashing various powerful Originium Arts were their basic skills.
It made one wonder if they were essentially a group of biological weapons.
But biological weapons were still within the realm of living beings, whereas Anti-Entropy's leader was the Herrscher of Reason, who could crush a Dongfeng missile with bare hands.
A Herrscher, that existence was closer to a god.
Although Welt Yang was half-dead, a half-dead god was still a god.
If he were caught embezzling Anti-Entropy's assets, he'd probably have every last hair plucked out, kicked all the way from North America to Europe, and then from Europe to Asia.
"Tsinghua and Peking Universities are not as good as being bold! Try it, what if you don't get caught?"
Damn.
Why don't you say, what if I get caught?
"I think it's better to earn more longmen coin and take care of more beast-eared girls."
Luo Su refused the system's prompt and reached out to feel the air temperature.
Hmm, not bad.
Luo Su nodded, then looked at the dining table nearby.
On the table were authentic Russian dishes: borscht, dumplings, caviar, and large chunks of stewed meat.
There were no overly expensive dishes; after all, Master Luo was quite strapped for cash at the moment.
Feeling the temperature rise to a range where humans could be active, Luo Su opened the Chat Group and called out to his friends.
"Guys, come and experience the unique cuisine of Ursus!"
"Is dinner ready?!"
Hui Hui, who had deliberately starved herself for a good meal, was the first to act; she quickly activated the Crossing, her eyes sharp like a Husky looking at an empty food bowl!
Judging by her previous Crossing experiences, after activating the Crossing button, a portal would appear in front of her, and as long as she stepped into it, she could… could… In Hui Hui's bewildered expression, without any warning, a large hole appeared beneath her feet.
"Ah!!!"
"Why is this Crossing method different from before?!"
She screamed, transforming into a falling red mage, plummeting from the portal that had opened in Luo Su's ceiling!
Was the Chat Group's method of sending people actually to just drop them from the sky?!!
Luo Su's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he watched the mage plummeting directly towards his head.
Damn, quick, get out of the way!!
He instinctively wanted to dodge, but the prompter was flashing in the corner of his eye.
"Above you is your valuable means of production. As a successful mine owner, how can you tolerate the risk of your means of production being damaged?"
Luo Su's face changed drastically upon hearing this.
The legs that had been about to retreat were suddenly infused with power; he leaped like an ape, extended a hand, pulled the witch into his embrace, and landed steadily.
"Are you hurt?"
The young man gently comforted the means of production… ah, no, the cute witch in his arms.
"N-no problem."
Hui Hui stammered her reply.
The gaze of a certain individual in her sight was truly fervent. To be honest, most women would get goosebumps when looked at with such an intense gaze by someone of the opposite sex.
It was easy to associate it with a pervert.
However, Luo Su's eyes were so clear, without a trace of lewdness.
Ah… what was going on?
For a moment, the young girl was at a loss.
"If you're fine, go rest over there. There are prepared fruits and stewed meat."
The young man gently set Hui Hui down, as if cherishing some precious treasure.
After doing this, he fell into deep vigilance.
This Chat Group he joined seemed to have some issues; the teleportation method wasn't very reliable.
He had to stay alert and catch all the group members.
Especially Uzumaki Naruto and Raiden Mei.
The former was a labor force before acquiring the Shadow Legion, and the latter was a genuine Sugar momma; he was still counting on her to reclaim Me Corp and help with funding… While Luo Su was on alert, another girl indeed fell from the sky.
It was Raiden Mei.
Leaping, like a galloping lightning bolt.
The young man once again brought the girl safely to the ground.
"Are you alright?"
He asked the girl in his arms, a paladin-like professional smile on his face.
"N-no… I'm fine."
Raiden Mei said this, but her slender fingers were tightly gripping Luo Su's collar, her small face pale.
She truly hadn't expected that the so-called Crossing would involve a hole opening beneath her feet, air-dropping her into Another World.
"It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine."
Luo Su comforted Raiden Mei, preparing to get up and greet the next group member.
However, before he could turn around, his expression froze.
"Ow—!"
Uzumaki Naruto's scream came from behind him.
Damn, why is the falling speed accelerating?
"Are you okay, Naruto?"
Luo Su quickly moved Raiden Mei aside and rushed to Naruto, his expression filled with grief.
What the hell is wrong with this Chat Group's crappy Crossing?
Just throwing down his precious means of production like that, it's too much!!
"N-no, I'm fine. By the way, Big Brother Luo Su… how do you use Shadow Clones?"
The unlucky ninja staggered to his feet, pointed at Raiden Mei, and asked.
"Are you a ninja too?"
Luo Su: "…"
Raiden Mei: "…"
Hui Hui: "…"
Skadi: "…"
Wait, where did Skadi come from?
Luo Su stared, somewhat stunned, at the silver-haired woman who had abruptly appeared beside him.
"You didn't fall down?"
The woman was also stunned.
"Didn't everyone come through a portal?"
Well, well, well, did the Chat Group's teleportation get fixed when it was Skadi's turn?
Luo Su clutched his head, both sad and happy.
Happy that he didn't have to perform an aerial catch of an Orca—Skadi's weight might be quite astonishing, and if he didn't catch her steadily, he might turn from Luo Su-kun into Luo Su-chan.
Sad that the Chat Group he joined sometimes seemed unreliable.
"Hmm, everyone, let's eat first."
Luo Su sighed, no longer thinking about the Chat Group.
It was the first gathering for the group members, and this occasion wasn't suitable for dwelling on bothersome things.
"After dinner, I'll send you the information you're interested in, and then I'll introduce our company's upcoming ventures."
He said this, and everyone in the group looked at the delicacies on the dining table.
"Yes, yes, the sky is the biggest, eating is the biggest."
Hui Hui, the dedicated eater, nimbly picked up the prepared utensils and served everyone a full bowl of meat and dumplings.
Luo Su habitually sat in the spot closest to the garden.
The view from this position was excellent; through the window, he could see the snow-covered landscape outside, the silver coniferous forest, and the large banner of the Reunion Movement.
Wait.
The banner of the Reunion Movement?!!
Chapter 5: Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River, Don't Bully Luo Mou for Being Poor!
Reunion Movement.
An organization composed entirely of Infected.
The worldview of Terra is built upon the versatile energy source—Originium.
And so-called Infected are patients who have contracted Oripathy, damaged by the energy substance—Originium.
People infected by Originium. The theoretical fatality rate is 100%, and upon death, there is a risk of spreading infection and potential dangerous abilities, thus they are loathed by society.
The Infected of the Reunion Movement are extremely xenophobic, hostile towards the normal human society that once oppressed them, proclaiming that "the Infected should be proud of their identity and actively acquire and use their own power."
In short, they are a group of thugs.
However, at its inception, this organization did not have all sorts of strange ideas.
It could even be considered quite a progressive organization.
They were friendly to the Infected, friendly to serfs, and hoped to gain recognition from small citizens and middle-class farmers.
But unfortunately—
Luo Su's current status was that of a noble mine owner.
Completely outside their scope of unity.
No, rather than being outside their scope of unity, he was the kind of existence whose demise would make the Infected exclaim, "Good riddance, pop the champagne!"
Luo Su looked at the groups of Infected outside, taking a deep breath.
Holy crap!!