“…”
Bai Xuan looked speechlessly at Huo Yu. He thought she was going to say something profound.
Does she have to be so full of herself?
“What are you looking at? Do you have a problem with my looks?”
Huo Yu narrowed her eyes, a hint of displeasure showing on her face.
“Not at all.”
Bai Xuan shrugged. There’s no denying that Huo Yu is really good-looking.
Calling her a “disaster that brings down kingdoms” wouldn’t be entirely wrong either.
“Tch, a high school kid like you just doesn’t understand a woman’s charm.”
Huo Yu first let out a dissatisfied snort, then said with a bit of curiosity:
“What did that guy say?”
“Did he use the excuse of testing your strength to attack you?”
“Though it looks like he was defeated by you before he could even make a move. The damage to his shoulders and legs is pretty severe.”
“Pretty much.”
Bai Xuan didn’t deny it, saying it calmly.
“I hope he can tone down the hostility and that disgusting tone of his next time.”
“Meh, meh, meh, cut him some slack. There are idiots like that everywhere, no matter where you go.”
Huo Yu spread her hands. She could more or less understand what Bai Xuan meant.
But there’s no helping it. The spiritual energy recovery has only just begun. Expecting people to adapt to this era so quickly and change the way they speak overnight is pretty unrealistic.
The country has considered this aspect too. After all, times are changing, and things that don’t keep up with the times will face serious consequences.
The Industrial Revolution was like that in the past, and the current spiritual energy recovery is no different.
So the country has to think about every aspect.
Language, in particular, is a key area of focus for them.
They don’t want their nation’s future strongmen to do something irrational—or even leave the country—just because of some comments made by netizens online.
When it comes to strong individuals, everyone must show a certain level of respect.
Huo Yu didn’t chat with Bai Xuan for long. After all, as the director of the Hangzhou Spiritual Energy Bureau, she had plenty of things to take care of.
She came here mainly because she sees Bai Xuan as a key person of interest. When Bai Xuan called the special handling team, they sent the info to her too, so she decided to come along.
It’s still the same point: given Bai Xuan’s current talent and abilities, unless he does something that harms the country or its people, he can pretty much do whatever he wants.
That is, unless someone can prove that Bai Xuan’s abilities aren’t as powerful as they think—that he doesn’t actually have control over oxygen, and that he has nothing to do with the concept of nature itself.
But Li Feng’s little incident this time will probably make them trust Bai Xuan’s abilities even more.
“Ding. Member [Glory of the Northern God] has joined the chat group.”
“Ding. Member [Lighthouse’s Richest Man] has joined the chat group.”
The chat group’s mechanical, cold voice rang out beside Bai Xuan. He paused for a moment, then broke into a smile. Walking over to the rocking chair placed in front of his villa, he closed his eyes and entered the chat group.
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Newcomers?”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “And two at once?”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Welcome, welcome.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Introduce yourselves, newcomers.”
The Wickedest Elf: “Welcome, newcomers. This is a super-dimensional chat group that connects all worlds across time and space. We’re all from different worlds too. If you have doubts or questions, just try to recall the information in your mind—it should have already told you everything.”
Be My Son: “Ku la la la, more newcomers have arrived after Dongfang Bubai.”
Uchiha Dancing King: “One of the newcomers has an interesting name.”
Uchiha Dancing King: “A god, huh.”
Boil Daigo Into Soup: “Welcome, newcomers. And by the way, who exactly is the Northern God? A god of the north?”
Boil Daigo Into Soup: “But to be called the glory of all the northern gods, that’s pretty impressive.”
Boil Daigo Into Soup: “So this newcomer must be really strong, right?”
Meow Like This: “Lighthouse’s Richest Man? I don’t know where the ‘Lighthouse’ is, but meow meow smells money.”
Golden Flash: “Welcome, newcomers… Seeing how much you’ve all typed after me, I suddenly feel like just saying ‘welcome newcomer’ is way too plain.”
Invincible East: “So, what should I be posting at a time like this?”
Child of Nature: “I think a verbal welcome should be enough… probably.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “@Glory of the Northern God, @Lighthouse’s Richest Man, don’t be shy. Come on out and introduce yourselves.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Everyone in this group is really nice, you know.”
Uchiha Dancing King: “…”
Even though he doesn’t consider himself a bad person, it feels so weird to hear someone call him nice.
Boil Daigo Into Soup: “Looks like the newcomers are pretty cautious.”
Boil Daigo Into Soup: “They haven’t said anything for quite a while.”
The Worst Spirit: “It’s normal to be cautious about something unknown.”
Invincible East: “Or maybe they’re still figuring out how to use it.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Sister Dongfang, how did you manage to post in the chat group so quickly back then?”
Invincible East: “I felt a stirring in my heart.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “I don’t get it…”
Child of Nature: “It means there was, like, some kind of voice that told her how to operate it.”
Child of Nature: “Kind of like how you can meet someone in a dream and know exactly who they are even though you can’t see their face.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Oh, I see. That explanation makes it clear.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Speaking of which, these two names are kind of hard to guess. ‘Glory of the Northern God’ sounds familiar. Is that Thor?”
The only one she could think of who fits that name is Thor. She just doesn’t know if it’s the “serious” Thor from Norse mythology, the one from the Marvel movies, or some other version from another world.
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “And ‘Lighthouse’s Richest Man’—that’s so vague.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “Could it be someone from an ordinary world? Like, the richest man in some Lighthouse Country?”
Child of Nature: “You’re not sure who ‘Glory of the Northern God’ is?”
Child of Nature: “Haven’t you watched ‘One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes’?”
Bai Xuan was a bit surprised. He really didn’t expect that Su Yunqing wouldn’t recognize the identity behind “Glory of the Northern God.” Even though her guess of Thor fits the name, if she had watched “One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes,” her tone wouldn’t be so uncertain.
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes? What’s that? ‘One Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes’?”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “I’ve heard of it. Someone recommended it to me. But back then, I was busy watching ‘Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World,’ so I didn’t get around to it. Then I just forgot.”
Just an Ordinary Group Owner: “So the newcomer is from the ‘One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes’ world? A deity from Norse mythology?”
Child of Nature: “I’m not 100% sure, but the name should be.”
Child of Nature: “And yes, it’s probably the Norse mythology version, Thor specifically. But… uhmm… let’s just say it might be different from what you’re imagining.”
