"Benimaru! Temporarily mobilize a 30,000-strong Orc army, plus 5,000 from the Garrison, for a total of 35,000!"
"These people will accompany me to the New World; the rest of the Garrison will remain in the Great Jura Forest. Also, notify the leaders of other races in the forest!"
"Order them to assemble their forces and be ready for battle at any time!"
Zhong Chen sat in the main seat, issuing commands one after another.
"Yes, Lord Chen!"
Benimaru bowed his head in acknowledgment after hearing the command.
"That's all I have to say. Rimuru, do you have anything else?"
Zhong Chen turned his head and asked Rimuru, who was sitting beside him.
"No! Then everyone, let's act according to Lord Chen's orders! Let's do our best together!"
"Yes!"
"Then, meeting adjourned!"
... The next day, at the town entrance.
"Is this the Dimensional Gate?"
Miss Shizu, seeing the Dimensional Gate for the first time, looked at the glowing white portal in amazement and asked.
"Hehe! How about it? Isn't it amazing to see it for the first time!"
Zhong Chen said to Miss Shizu, who was full of surprise, with a triumphant expression, like a child showing off his toy.
"Can I use this gate to return to my original world?"
Miss Shizu stared blankly at the Dimensional Gate and asked Zhong Chen, who was still looking triumphant.
"Uh... that's probably not possible. The Dimensional Gate acquires world anchor points randomly. Unless you've been to that world, you can't travel there without an anchor point!"
Hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Miss Shizu's eyes, but she quickly composed herself and said to Zhong Chen with a slight smile:
"Is that so... It doesn't matter if I can't go back. I probably don't have any family left there anyway! Lord Chen, let's go! I still need to recruit teachers to educate the children!"
"Alright! Then let's set off!"
Afterward, Zhong Chen led everyone through the Dimensional Gate to the Demon Slayer World.
Demon Slayer World, Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
"We actually came straight to the headquarters!"
"Coming back feels like an eternity has passed!"
"Your whole family isn't in this world anymore, boy. You're not still clinging to it, are you!"
"Hey, I was just expressing a sentiment!"
Everyone who walked out of the Dimensional Gate looked at the familiar Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters and couldn't help but sigh.
"Is this the world of Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the others?"
Miss Shizu looked at the incredibly familiar architectural style and asked Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who had just stepped out of the Dimensional Gate beside her.
"Haha, Miss Shizu is right. This is where I first met Lord Chen!"
"At that time, the entire Demon Slayer Corps was suppressed by Lord Chen's aura and was completely unable to fight back!"
Hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, Miss Shizu looked at Zhong Chen in surprise.
She hadn't expected such a thing to have happened between Zhong Chen and the Demon Slayer Corps back then.
"Wasn't I a little hot-headed back then? It's all in the past, so let's not bring it up!"
Looking at Miss Shizu, who was staring intently at him, Zhong Chen replied awkwardly.
At that time, because he had just gained invincible power, he was indeed a bit arrogant in his actions, but hasn't he reined it in a lot now?
System: Are you sure? What about the Lizardmen incident?
Zhong Chen: None of your business!
"Haha, alright, I won't ask then!"
Zhong Chen looked at the lined-up Demon Slayer Corps members and said loudly to everyone present:
"Everyone, you have one week to invite the talents we need! I don't care how you invite them, but everyone must return here to gather after one week!"
"Do you all understand?"
"Understood!"
"Alright, then let's go!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen walked into the hall, found a good spot, and lay down directly.
His subordinates would handle the task of finding people; he would just go around the world to collect some supplies.
For Zhong Chen, who could travel the entire globe in an hour, of course, he would rest as much as possible whenever he could.
Miss Shizu, who followed him into the room, looked at Zhong Chen, who had instantly turned into a slacker, and gained a deeper understanding of the 'Duo of Idleness.'
"Lord Chen, I'm also ready to set off!"
"Hmm, then be careful! Although with your strength, no one in this world can harm you!"
Zhong Chen waved his hand at Miss Shizu and said directly.
"Okay, then, goodbye, Lord Chen!"
After speaking, Miss Shizu turned and walked out of the room.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who had entered the room with Miss Shizu, also said to Zhong Chen:
"Then, Lord Chen, I'm also leaving! I think my old friends should be able to help a lot!"
"Alright, go ahead. Just be back on time in a week! Oh, and be careful!"
"Okay!"
Demon Slayer World, five days later.
"These supplies should be enough, right? I feel like they're enough for tens of millions of people to live for five years."
Zhong Chen looked at the various supplies in the system space and thought, 'Mom no longer has to worry about me going hungry.'
Zhong Chen, who had been lying in the Demon Slayer Corps for three whole days, finally remembered his mission on the morning of the fourth day when he woke up.
It can only be said that Zhong Chen, without Sakuya accompanying him, completely let himself go.
For the next two days, Zhong Chen began to scour the entire world for various supplies.
The granaries, armories, and factories of major countries all suffered an unprecedented catastrophe.
In some factories, Zhong Chen didn't even spare a single screw, for example, Neon, and again, Neon... This global theft incident directly became the greatest unsolved mystery of the entire world for a hundred years.
Even in the New World, countries still couldn't figure out what had happened.
In the end, they could only attribute it to the countries being plundered by aliens at the time, which was correct in a sense.
During this period, Zhong Chen also took the time to visit Shenzhou, leaving a large amount of weapons, equipment, technology, and factory equipment for certain patriots in Shenzhou.
This directly led to Shenzhou single-handedly defeating the entire world in the subsequent First World War.
"Alright! It's time to go back!"
The century's greatest thief returned to his loyal Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters with a massive amount of supplies, and then, without stopping, rested for another two days Ψ(￣∀￣)Ψ.
"Ah, how delightful!"
Zhong Chen, drinking the oldest cola and reading manga, crossed his legs and exclaimed with utmost comfort.
"Haha, Lord Chen is really at ease!"
A gentle female voice entered Zhong Chen's ears. Zhong Chen looked in the direction of the voice and said in surprise:
"Oh, Kanae, you guys are back!"
"Hmph! We're not as leisurely as you, you big bad guy!"
Indeed, these people were Kanae Kocho and others who had gone to the Butterfly Mansion on the first day.
"Oh ho! You little girl are getting arrogant again, watch my Divine Retribution!"
Zhong Chen, instantly appearing behind Kochou Shinobu, used his exclusive move on her.
"Ouch (It hurts)!"
Classic scene recreated: Kochou Shinobu covering her head and squatting defensively.
"You bad guy! Sister, look at him!"
"Haha, alright, you know what Lord Chen is like!"
Kanae Kocho merely covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then gently advised.
These two were like a bickering couple; as soon as they met, they would surely start squabbling.
"Wuwu! Sister is siding with this bad guy now and doesn't like me anymore!"
"Hmph hmph, mere Shinobu, you cannot defeat this sovereign! Wahahaha!"
"Pfft!"
Looking at Zhong Chen displaying the queen's three-stage laugh to Kochou Shinobu, Kanao Tsuyuri, who had been standing silently by, finally couldn't hold back a soft laugh.
"Alright! Lord Chen, don't provoke Shinobu anymore! If you provoke her further, she'll really cry!"
"Hehe!"
While the few of them were bickering, members of the Demon Slayer Corps also began to return to the headquarters from various places.
"It seems I've come at the wrong time!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the bickering group and said gently.
"No, you've come at just the right time!"