"Please, have a seat, Lord Takumi. Just now, Lord White Yasha also arrived in another world. And it seems she even caught a couple of dragons."
Hearing this, Takumi raised his eyebrows.
"Caught a couple of dragons?"
He was genuinely puzzled, so he immediately opened the group chat.
And there, he saw the messages sent by White Yasha:
White Yasha: [Image] [Captured two dragons.] [White Ice Dragon and Blazing Flame Dragon.] [Their names are Velzard and Velgrynd.] [Which world is this?]
Hourai Kaguya: [Not sure, maybe I haven't seen it yet.]
Himeko: [I think I vaguely remember it!!]
Zhongli: [A world of dragons?]
Many in the group were chatting about it.
After seeing this information, Takumi raised his brows again.
Takumi: [That's the world of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.] [Those two should be Veldora's older sisters.]
Seeing Takumi appear in the chat, White Yasha glanced at the two dragons she had captured and was also quite surprised. She started asking questions and quietly began searching for the anime Takumi had mentioned.
Takumi hadn't expected it to be that world.
Speaking of which, Rimuru ended up becoming extremely powerful, eventually mastering imaginary space, spatial domination, and multi-dimensional barriers. He wondered how far Rimuru had progressed now.
"Is that world really strong?" Ais asked curiously.
She hadn't had time to check the group files, so she could only ask Takumi.
"Yes, very strong. That world was created by the Star King Dragon Veldanava. It includes many racesgoblins, demi-humans, lizardmen, and more."
"And in that world, monsters can evolve if given names by others. If someone gives them a name, their power increases and they undergo evolution."
Takumi briefly explained the world's structure.
After hearing this, Ais was amazed. Loki and Hestia were also very surprised.
So many different races? That world was clearly full of interesting things.
"Your world still has some time before it merges with the others. Ais, would you like to come with me?"
After the brief explanation, Takumi extended an invitation to Ais.
Before Ais could answer, Loki responded immediately:
"Go! Of course, we're going! Bring our entire familia with us. Please take us along!"
Indeed, this time she planned to bring everyone from her familia. Since Takumi offered, they had no reason not to go. With the worlds merging, it would be beneficial to get familiar with the other side early.
Ais nodded after hearing Loki's words. Since Loki had decided, she would go too.
"Alright, then let's depart later today."
Since they were all willing to go, Takumi naturally agreed. That other world needed people to help with the merging process. If the Loki Familia were willing to assist, that was perfect.
Seeing this, Hestia couldn't help but speak up:
"Then can I come too?"
She really wanted to go! She was so curious about other worlds now.
"Why are you trying to butt in, shorty? Isn't it fine for you to stay here and be a side character?" Loki glared at her viciously.
She suddenly found Hestia extremely annoying.
"What's it to you? Do I need your permission to go?" Hestia glared back, refusing to back down.
Takumi didn't say anything. Why did she get to decide?
"What are you even going to do there? You'll just be in the way." Loki scowled. Clearly, Hestia would just cause trouble.
"That's not true! I can help too! After unsealing my divine power, I'm still very strong!"
Was she being looked down on? Even if Hestia's strength was considered the weakest among the Twelve Olympians, she was still powerful.
Even a little strength was better than none.
Takumi saw the two starting to argue and couldn't help but be amused. These two really didn't get along.
Seeing the situation, Takumi finally interjected:
"Alright, enough. Since Hestia wants to come, let her come. It won't be a problem. We'll set off after a short rest."
He stopped them before things could escalate. Who knew how long they'd argue otherwise?
Both of them snorted and stopped talking.
Loki just found her extremely annoying! The real reason? Why did that damn loli have so much fat in her chest!?
That was what irked her most.
After all, she was flatter than Takumi!
Takumi stayed with the Loki Familia for a while.
Soon, the person sent out to buy food returned.
Loki brought out the fine wine she had gotten from the god of wine and shared it with Takumi. When it came time to offer some to Hestia, she was obviously reluctant.
The high-ranking members of the Loki Familia also arrived.
Loki explained that they would soon head to another world to help out.
Everyone was surprised to hear this.
Seeing their reactions, Takumi added:
"If you go help, Ais can gain benefits. Who knows, maybe she'll grow much stronger."
Everyone's eyes lit up.
They all knew how Ais had gotten strongersomeone had commissioned her to forge a weapon, and she had used the points earned to enhance herself. With just one enhancement, she had become the strongest in their familia.
And everything required points.
Now Ais had a chance to gain points again?
Did that mean she could become even stronger?
They had even heard that members could invite others into the group.
But Ais didn't have enough points.
If she could invite Loki later and do another enhancement
Hiss!!
Chapter 266: Internet? And So Many of This Race?
The members of the Loki Familia instantly perked up.
They could help Ais earn points? That was more than enough motivation.
Everyone was deeply curious about the chat group. If there was a chance to enter it someday, that would be the best outcome. But it seemed unlikely.
According to them, the points in the group were extremely difficult to acquire. Even a single point was incredibly valuable.
Everyone agreed to the plan. After dinner, they began preparing.
Everyone packed up their belongings and gathered together.
Seeing this, Takumi promptly stored them all into a spatial bracelet.
Then, he sent it directly to Houraisan Kaguya.
Takumi: [Exclusive red packet for Houraisan Kaguya] [This is the Loki Familia. Let them go over and help as well.] [As for me, I'll go check out the other world.] [This world is basically under control.] [The gods here will keep their people in line.] [Shiroyasha, make sure to handle things properly over there.] [Once I settle the remaining world, everything should be stable.]
Takumi explained the situation in the chat.
Receiving Takumi's message, Shiroyasha also popped up.
Shiroyasha: [Leave this world to me!] [I'm already having a great conversation with the strong beings of this world.] [(pwq)]
Looking at the powerful beings she had gathered, Shiroyasha was incredibly pleased.
The mission rewards were distributed based on merit. If Takumi settled all the worlds, the rest only needed to manage the magical beasts that would merge in later.
Those could be handled by others, and everyone would still get some benefits.
Shiroyasha was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
Of course, Takumi would get the largest share of contributionafter all, he was managing multiple worlds.
But it was fine. As long as she handled this world well, she would earn her fair share.
Takumi: [OK, it's yours.] [I'm heading off to the last world.]
All that remained was settling the last world.
With that in mind, Takumi didn't hesitate. He opened a portal again, exited into the void, and flew toward the final world.
Although the world was some distance away, for the current Takumi, it was only a matter of minutes.
Upon arrival, he charged in without hesitation.
The moment he entered, Takumi realizedthis world seemed to be in the midst of a great war.
He concealed his presence and silently slipped into the world.
The sky was shrouded in a gray haze. The magic energy was extremely dense, but there were also harmful substances lingering in the air.
Feeling the environment more carefully, Takumi frowned.
Was this a post-nuclear war world?
Then had spiritual energy been restored?
But upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like nuclear radiation existed here.
Which meant, this wasn't a post-nuclear war world.
So what kind of world was this?
It had magic and an apocalyptic landscape.
Takumi began probing further.
Gradually, he detected something
"The internet?"
"This world has that too?"
Discovering this, Takumi was amused.
But that worked just fine.
If there was a network, he could hack into it.
With that thought, Takumi activated his authority and infiltrated the network he had discovered.
However, the moment he entered, he was immediately detected.
'Intruder detected.' 'Initiating trace.'
Massive data flows surged forth, and Takumi was being locked on.
He was surprised.
Seriously? That sensitive?
He got detected just like that?
Still, Takumi proceeded to extract the data he needed.
As he downloaded the information, he paused for a moment.
"I see. So it's that world."
"No wonder."
"So this network belongs to the Ex-Machina?"
Realizing this, Takumi rubbed his chin.
Then suddenly, his eyes lit up.
The Ex-Machinaa race created by the doubting god Phaloh of this world.
She didn't understand what gods were or why they existed.
No one could answer her, so she created five small mechanical cubes to converse with.
Observation, Analysis, Logic, Responsethe four base units, and one overseer unit.
These machines evolved over time, improving themselves after losing their creator, eventually developing into the current Ex-Machina race.
They had no hearts, no emotions, and didn't know what they fought for.
They existed meaninglessly, repeating the same cycle of observation, analysis, logic, and response.
Normally, they posed no harm to other races.
Only when attacked would they retaliate.
"So the Ex-Machina are still emotionless at this point."
"Which means the war has only just begun."
"And there are quite a lot of them."
"Even c207Pr4f57t9 is still active."
Sorting through the data he acquired, Takumi grinned.
Then he decisively uploaded a few files to the Ex-Machina's database.
Want to know what a heart is?
Then let Takumi show you.
The heartsuch a complicated concept.
Takumi uploaded various anime archives he had watched.
Let them slowly comprehend it through those.
At the same time, he also uploaded the Prometheus emotional system.
The data he sent stunned the Ex-Machina.
After scanning and confirming they weren't viruses, the mainframe units grew curious.
Ex-Machina did possess curiosity.
They rapidly began browsing the content Takumi uploaded.
And they integrated the emotional system template.
All done via data transfer, so their processing was incredibly fast.
In just a few seconds, the Ex-Machina were overwhelmed.
'Emotion?' 'The human heart is complex.' 'Is this the thing we've been searching for?' 'And who are you?'
The Ex-Machina ceased their counter-hack.
However, they had already locked onto Takumi's location.
Of course, that was intentional. Otherwise, even if they tried, finding Takumi wouldn't be that simple.
Once these files spread through their network, more and more Ex-Machina began appearing in front of Takumi.
Dense, humanoid mechanical beings emerged, surrounding him.
Seeing the cold machines assemble before him, Takumi smiled broadly.
Among them, he spotted c207Pr4f57t9
That was Schwi.
Chapter 267: This World is in the Midst of a Great War
Takumi looked at the mechanized species (Kikai-shu) that had appeared before him. He silently snapped a photo and sent it into the group chat. The photo was taken directly in front of Shubi.
Takumi: [Picture]
Takumi posted a photo of Shubi in the group.
Upon seeing the photo, Chika Fujiwara, who was currently fighting zombies, popped up in the chat.
Chika Fujiwara: [Shubi??] [No Game No Life?] [And these mechanized species!!] [Is this at the start of the Great War?]
Wow, turns out it's this world?
Megumi Kato: [Stop chatting. Get back to work!!]
Bronya: [This world, huh. So what do you plan to do?] [At this point in time, aren't they in the middle of the Great War?] [Good thing the world hasn't fused yet, or given the nature of the Flugel and the Demons...]
Bronya had watched No Game No Life in Takumi's world. She didn't expect this to be the world they'd arrived in. The god of this world was something elseespecially the God of War. One of their attacks could destroy an entire planet. If not for the special nature of this world, that kind of power would have already obliterated everything.
Then there were the Dragonoids. Massive bodies, immense power, refined command skills, sharp intellect, and eternal life. Their combat abilities were overwhelmingly strong. Their bones were harder than any known mineral. Even in death, their bodies remain.
According to the novel's setting, it would take nearly a hundred Flugel to bring down a single Dragonoid. In fact, the Flugel were used as units of measurement for combat strength:
1 Dragonoid = 100 Flugel.
Even the weakest Dragonoid had a single scale that contained the same energy as a full-powered Heaven Strike from a Flugel. And those scales numbered in the trillions.
Their strength was unimaginable.
The strongestFinal Dragonshad power on par with Artosh. Their existence was beyond comprehension. Higher-level Dragonoids existed across time itself, transcending past and future from the present as multidimensional lifeforms. They could reflect and infinitely amplify the power of multiple timelines.
From these settings alone, it was clear how strong the world of No Game No Life was.
Once Takumi realized which world this was, he understood why the mission offered so many points. After all, the races in this world were overwhelmingly powerful.
First tier: Godsbeings born from the concept of the planet. No conceptual god is weak. Second tier: Phantasmal species like Avant Heim, home to the Flugel. Third tier: Elves, whose corridors formed the Elf nation. The black ash in the sky was left behind when they perished. Fourth tier: Dragonoids.
Then came Giants, Flugel, Forest Spirits, Earth Spirits, Fairies, Kikai-shu (mechanical species), Demons, Vampires, Moon Song species, Beastmen, Seafolk, and finally, the Human species, the last to be recognized.
