“Ding, potential group member detected—Bai Xuan’s consciousness has awakened.”
“Ding, host, would you like to join the Super Dimensional Chat Group?”
The sudden mechanical voice caught Bai Xuan off guard. What did he just hear?
A Super Dimensional Chat Group?
A chat group type of golden finger like in the novels?
“Was my time travel… your doing?”
Bai Xuan didn’t agree right away. The arrival of a golden finger didn’t overwhelm him with excitement. He had many questions in his mind that he hoped the chat group could answer.
“Ding, the host’s time travel was not a result of the chat group.”
“Ding, the chat group detected a fictional keyword—Earth, and randomly selects those with high fortune to join the chat group. Since there is no individual with outstanding fortune on the host’s planet, an agreement was made with Earth’s consciousness.”
“Ding, the chat group will initiate a spiritual energy revival. Earth’s consciousness will grant a portion of the world’s authority to all living beings on Earth. The chat group will then select the one with the strongest fortune.”
“Ding, the host has been detected to have awakened the authority ability—Nature, making you the individual with the strongest fortune on Earth. Therefore, the chat group invites the host to join.”
The chat group’s emotionless mechanical voice spoke beside Bai Xuan’s ear.
“So, your arrival has nothing to do with my time travel?”
Bai Xuan frowned. This was truly unexpected.
The chat group sought him out because of fortune, but Earth’s consciousness, spiritual energy revival, and all that—making such a big fuss just to select someone with high fortune as a group member?
And on this Earth, the gap between rich and poor is so vast, power is held by a very small few, and people who get lifted up by riding a big wave just keep appearing one after another.
Under these circumstances, you tell me there’s no obvious difference in fortune among all the people on Earth?
Why don’t you tell me what exactly counts as a difference? What counts as a difference!
“Ding, this world has no individuals favored by fortune; they are all background characters.”
“Ding, since they are all background characters, how could there be any difference in fortune?”
“Ding, the chat group is also extremely puzzled by this. The host possesses the destiny of a time-traveler. According to data comparisons from fictional worlds, even if you are not the protagonist of the era, you should still hold an important position.”
“Ding, yet the host’s fortune is actually no different from that of a background character?”
Although the chat group’s voice was a cold mechanical one, perhaps it was psychological, but Bai Xuan could actually sense confusion and puzzlement in it, as if it had discovered something unbelievable.
On this point, Bai Xuan had nothing to say. Even though he was a time-traveler and this world had many differences from his past life, he had never thought about changing anything.
Apart from paying attention to his physical health and maintaining the habit of exercising since childhood, his life’s path was no different from his past life.
He went to the same schools, made the same friends, and found a bit of joy in the ordinary.
For him, this kind of life was just fine.
If it weren’t for the chat group, his future would probably involve finding a decent job and continuing on with this ordinary life.
Nothing much to change, and nothing he really wanted to change.
As for why he felt this way… probably because he wasn’t really short on money.
If he came from an ordinary family, where the savings couldn’t even cover a major illness, then he would definitely rely on the resources he had to try and turn things around. But the problem was, he wasn’t short on money.
His parents each had their own companies, and his various elders had some influence in different industries, so he didn’t need to worry about money.
But where there are pros, there are also cons. His parents’ marriage completely fell apart after he turned fourteen. There was never any love between them to begin with, and after all that time, they hadn’t developed any familial affection either. Their separation was only natural.
When he was fifteen, each of them started their own new families.
But the money they were supposed to give him never decreased—fifty thousand a month from each side, so a total of a hundred thousand for living expenses. That was more than enough for him, since he didn’t have any particularly expensive hobbies.
When he was younger, he thought about whether to try and change this outcome, but after thinking it over, he decided against it. After all, their lives after remarrying were pretty happy.
At least, they were happier than when they were together.
He didn’t choose to live with either parent. Back then, he had also seen videos asking “who would you choose to live with after your parents divorce?” But in the end, no matter who you choose, as long as your parents want to remarry, it’s unlikely you’ll end up happy.
Even if your new family treats you well, once their own child is born, a clear difference in priority will appear between you.
Besides, living alone is pretty good too.
Attending classes as usual, hanging out with classmates on weekends—there’s no real loneliness.
“Ding, may I ask if the host would like to join the chat group?”
It seemed Bai Xuan had been silent for a while, so the chat group started asking again whether he wanted to join.
“Let me join. I also want to see if this Super Dimensional Chat Group of yours is the kind of existence I’m familiar with.”
Bai Xuan nodded. Then, he heard the chat group’s voice by his ear.
【Group Notice: Welcome to the Super Dimensional Chat Group. Constructing your group nickname based on your information… Your group nickname is Child of Nature.】
“Ding, group member [Child of Nature] has joined the chat group.”
“Ding, group member [It’s Like This, Meow] has joined the chat group.”
“Ding, group member [Golden Flash] has joined the chat group.”
Be My Son: “Welcome new members.”
Be My Son: “I didn’t expect new people to join so quickly.”
Ultimate Dance King of the Uchiha: “Hmph, I hope these new members have decent strength. Not like the last one, who was just an ordinary person.”
Boil Otaku into Soup: “…”
Boil Otaku into Soup: “I suspect you’re implying something about me, and I have proof!”
Boil Otaku into Soup: “Welcome new members.”
Worst Evil Spirit: “Welcome new members~ If you doubt the existence of the chat group, you can check the group files. There are world profiles for each group member in there.”
Worst Evil Spirit: “And by the way, @Ordinary Group Owner, come out and receive the guests.”
Ordinary Group Owner: “Uh… ‘Receive the guests’ sounds a bit too much like a brothel madam, but whatever. Welcome new members.”
Su Yunqing tilted her head as she looked at the new members joining this time.
Hmm, she couldn’t figure out which work the [Child of Nature] was from. [It’s Like This, Meow] was a bit strange too, but if nothing went wrong, it should be Meowth from Team Rocket in Pokémon.
As for [Golden Flash], that one was easy to identify. It was Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, from the same world as group member Madara Uchiha.
Seems decent? At least much better than the first batch!
Thinking of this, Su Yunqing showed a wry smile. She was the first to join this chat group and naturally became the group owner. She had thought it was her golden finger.
But the chat group used facts to tell her that she was being too naive.
Even though she was the group owner, the only privilege she had was a sevenfold discount.
She didn’t have the common “enlightenment” function often seen in chat group novels, nor did she have the authority to invite or kick members.
According to the chat group, every member was “carefully selected” by it. Kicking someone would be like disrespecting it, wouldn’t it?
Who exactly is disrespecting who here? The group owner has no prestige!
After reluctantly accepting the facts, not long after, the chat group invited three new people.
The World’s Strongest Man from the One Piece world—Whitebeard. The “Revered One” who single-handedly challenged the ninja world from Naruto—Madara Uchiha. And the Spirit of Time from the Date A Live world, who killed ten thousand people to make up for her regrets—Kurumi.
