Takumi got to work.
He had the robots upload the files to the archive.
"Prometheus."
"What's the current status of the guys we sent into space?"
Back home and idle, Takumi decided to check on the Kosma team.
Upon his question, several pop-up screens appeared before him.
Real-time footage filled the displays.
"Kosma's team has reached Mars."
"They're deploying the necessary Divine Keys."
"In about an hour, they'll initiate a space jump out of the solar system."
A detailed action plan appeared before Takumi.
He reviewed the listed equipment.
This time, Dr. Mei had certainly prepared everything.
Among them were numerous star-destroyer cannons.
And some newly transformed Mechanoids?
These had been converted from existing robots.
"So many Mechanoids already?"
Takumi was surprised by the report.
Their numbers were growing rapidly.
Had the conversion gone that smoothly?
"Yes!"
"Everything is proceeding normally."
"In a few days, all robots in our world will become Mechanoids."
Once converted, some robots might no longer follow Prometheus' control.
Chapter 331: First Thing After ArrivalGo Online!
Mechanoids.
Whether they were the ones modified later, or those originally brought back from the No Game No Life world, all of them now possessed their own consciousness and emotions.
At this point, they could be considered a new race entirely.
Because of this, Prometheus didn't interfere with them.
Unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn't get involved.
Prometheus held extremely high authority in Takumi's world.
She could control anything mechanical.
That was a permission granted by Takumi.
However, she refrained from controlling the Mechanoids.
Hearing her report, Takumi nodded.
This setup was fine.
After reviewing the team that had departed, Takumi felt reassured.
The current unit was formidable.
Conquering a star system was something they could do effortlessly.
There shouldn't be any problems.
Takumi had previously scouted that alien civilization.
They weren't particularly powerful.
Only a few hundred years into being a spacefaring civilization.
Now that Kosma's forces were there, they could likely overpower them with ease.
Once subdued, they could slowly erode them from within.
"Dr. Mei submitted a proposal."
"Lord Takumi, please review it."
At that moment, Prometheus displayed a document.
Takumi was puzzled but curious.
When he read the contents, he was stunned.
"Deploying Honkai against unfriendly alien civilizations?"
The proposal was simple.
Takumi was advised to consider deploying Honkai against particularly hostile alien civilizations.
Honkai itself was a weapon against civilization.
If communication failed and the aliens possessed strong technological capabilities,
Takumi could release Honkai upon them.
This might even enhance Takumi's power.
While Takumi didn't intend to destroy civilizations,
his nature as Honkai meant he gained power the stronger a civilization was.
In essence, he could use other civilizations as nourishment.
Reading through the plan, Takumi stroked his chin thoughtfully.
This strategy targeted only the hostile ones.
Dr. Mei hadn't told him earlierlikely because they hadn't encountered truly hostile civilizations yet.
Still, it was a clever idea.
Takumi had the power to grow alongside civilizationsor to destroy them.
Against the uncooperative, he could shift his approach.
Drop Honkai directly.
If aliens existed in the universe,
there would surely be more of them.
This was a viable path.
Not every civilization cherished peace.
After pondering the details, Takumi fell into deep thought.
It really wasn't a bad suggestion.
"Alright... let me know when we find a suitable civilization."
Takumi didn't object.
The universe was massive.
He didn't even know how many civilizations were out there.
He had only scanned the Milky Way in detail.
He hadn't yet investigated the rest of the galaxies.
But surely, others existed.
He just hadn't noticed.
"Understood."
Prometheus replied and vanished.
After reviewing space operations, Takumi turned his attention back to his own world.
What were the newcomers up to?
Everyone who came to Takumi's world received a terminal and an ID.
That terminal also served as a surveillance device.
Takumi could see what they were up to.
The terminal functioned like a smartphone.
Unless you didn't use it or hid it,
Takumi would know your whereabouts.
Even if you hid it in another dimension,
he could still track it.
As long as you were in Takumi's world,
you were under his watch.
"What are you up to?"
As Takumi was scanning data, Bronya walked over.
"Checking the state of the world."
"Seeing how well the newcomers are integrating."
Hearing that, Bronya scoffed.
"Most of them became gourmet hunters."
"No need to check."
"Especially the familias from Orario."
"They all ran off to become gourmet hunters."
"Even people from Gensokyo are doing the same."
"Miss Yuuka Kazami even acquired some land and started planting sunflowers from the Gourmet World."
She was well-informed.
She had just finished checking.
Takumi wasn't too surprised.
"That place really is popular."
"Even a lot of the Winged Ones are heading there."
It left Takumi speechless.
Many newcomers headed straight to the Gourmet Hunter world.
Even some draconic kin did the same.
Several worlds were bustling now.
"Well, everyone loves good food."
Bronya chuckled and leaned on Takumi's shoulder, playing with her terminal.
Together, they checked the world's status.
All in all, everything was going smoothly.
Even Esdeath's army had been organized.
Lilia was helping her out.
After browsing the info, Takumi stopped paying attention.
Let the world grow at its own pace.
Meanwhile, in Liyue, Ningguang received the first batch of people sent by Zhongli.
Upon receiving the space bracelet, she handed it over to Keqing to release them.
In the newly built Liyue Harbor,
Keqing returned with the bracelet and began releasing its contents.
As the bracelet opened,
a crowd appeared.
Leading them were several immortals in human form.
Returning to this world, Cloud Retainer immediately activated her terminal to connect online.
Among those arriving were Xingqiu, Chongyun, Beidou, Qiqi, Yaoyao, Yun Jin, and Shenhe.
They had all been sent by Ganyu.
Also included were many ordinary Liyue citizens.
As they stepped out and saw the familiar yet subtly different place,
many froze.
Was this the Jade Chamber?
But it looked newer than before.
"Keqing!"
Beidou called out with excitement.
"Lady Keqing!"
"Keqing-jie!"
The others followed, greeting her warmly.
Seeing all these familiar faces, Keqing's face broke into a wide smile.
Chapter 332: There Was No Choice Before, But Now I Want to Move
It had been a long time since Keqing had seen these familiar faces from Liyue.
She quickly greeted everyone warmly before beginning her explanation:
"This place was built to mirror Liyue Harbor entirely. Only a few narrow areas have been expanded slightly.
You can find housing based on the location of your old residences in Liyue Harbor.
Just pay a fee later, and everything will be set.
Also, schools and other facilities have already been established.
Soon, the Mechanized Species will arrive to issue identification cards.
Each of you will receive a terminal for this world.
When the time comes, input your identity information into it.
Remember, once your identity is recorded, it cannot be changed.
That ID will accompany you for life."
Once everyone had been released, Keqing began to explain the situation to them.
Everyone nodded in response to her words.
"Understood, Lady Keqing."
"We've got it memorized."
"We'll be sure to cooperate."
At that moment, a spatial rift opened in the sky.
One by one, the Mechanized Species began to emerge.
Seeing these cold and unfamiliar figures, the people of Liyue were stunned.
Keqing quickly explained:
"These are the Mechanized Species.
They're here to help issue your identification cards."
Hearing this, everyone was filled with curiosity.
The Mechanized Species wasted no time and got to work immediately.
Now that these robots had transformed into Mechanized Species, their capabilities had increased significantly.
They could extract terminals directly from the void.
Prometheus had long prepared methods to manufacture terminals within subspace.
Terminals were constantly being produced around the clock.
After all, with so many connected worlds, the required supply was massive.
These Mechanized Species could connect to subspace at any time to retrieve the necessary terminals, activate them, and distribute them along with recording identity data.
Once they arrived, they began working diligently.
Xingqiu and Chongyun observed these icy-looking beings with curiosity.
Were these mechanical constructs?
Without a word, the Mechanized Species handed a terminal to Xingqiu.
As soon as Xingqiu touched it, his fingerprints and retina data were instantly recorded.
"Please enter your name, gender, origin world, and residential address. Do not enter false information.
Once input, it cannot be changed."
Xingqiu was momentarily dumbfounded.
A screen appeared before him, already displaying a photo of himself.
It was like a digital form that needed to be filled out.
Fascinated, Xingqiu quickly completed the registration.
Before long, his terminal was activated.
The Mechanized Species handed it to him and left.
"That's it?"
Xingqiu was dumbfounded.
That simple?
Chongyun, standing beside him, was equally stunned.
All they needed to do was fill in some information?
Nothing else?
"Hello, Mr. Xingqiu. Artificial Intelligence Prometheus at your service."
At that moment, a holographic figure emerged from the terminal.
It was a subprogram of Prometheus.
Seeing it, Xingqiu was amazed.
With Prometheus's guidance, he began to understand how the terminal worked.
He had to admitit was incredibly convenient.
Everyone who received a terminal began experimenting with it.
Beidou also got hers.
However, rather than tinkering with it, she sought out Keqing to ask,
"Where's Ningguang?
Isn't she here?"
Beidou was puzzled.
They had all arrived herewhy wasn't Ningguang around?
"Ningguang is currently working in another area.
I'm overseeing the affairs of Liyue Harbor here.
She's helping manage another region."
Keqing explained Ningguang's role.
Apparently, Ningguang held a rather important position here.
After all, she assisted Takumi with managing many different places.
Hearing that, Beidou was astonished.
"That woman got promoted, huh?
That's impressive."
Ningguang had truly risen in rank.
Promoted after moving to another world?
Right now, she was practically second only to Takumi.
Considering how vast Takumi's world was and her involvement in its administration, her position couldn't be considered anything but high.
"Yeah.
I'm handling things here. She assists occasionally,
but her main duties are in other cities."
There was nothing to hide.
A simple check could verify this.
"Alright, I understand.
I'll look around a bit first. I'll find her later."
Beidou didn't pursue it further.
She started strolling around the new Liyue City.
And she wasn't the only one.
Everyone began exploring and getting a feel for the place.
Liyue had been revitalized with this fresh influx of people.
And this was only the first wave.
More would surely follow.
After the first batch had been transferred, Zhongli contacted Takumi.
Zhongli:
[@Takumi, could you make a trip to Teyvat?
The Seven Archons are all here now.]
The gods of Teyvat wanted a word with Takumi.
Seeing the message, Takumi paused for a moment.
But he didn't decline.
He immediately condensed a consciousness projection and sealed it in a spatial bracelet, then sent it to Zhongli.
Takumi:
[Zhongli's exclusive red envelope]
Seeing the gift, Zhongli immediately understood how Takumi was operating.
He wasn't sending his real body.
Which was honestly for the best.
Zhongli had been worried that Takumi's real presence might accidentally blow up all of Teyvat.
After all, Takumi was ridiculously powerful now.
He was nothing like the man who had first joined the group chat.
It had been less than a year since Takumi entered the group chat, and his rise in power was astonishing.
Absolutely absurd.
At the moment, Zhongli was atop Mt. Aozang.
Before a massive stone table sat a number of figures:
The Seven Archons, Furina, Yae Miko, and even Nahida.
Nahida had been brought here by Zhongli and Ei from the Akademiya.
Everyone had made their decision long ago.
They would leave Teyvat.
In the past, they had no choice.
Now, they could leaveand do so easily.
Naturally, everyone was willing.
A spatial bracelet appeared out of thin air in Zhongli's hand.
Seeing this, all the gods turned to look.
Moments later, Zhongli opened the bracelet.
Takumi's figure appeared beside him.
Chapter 333: She Became a Streamer and Claimed She Had No Brother
As soon as Takumi appeared, he was greeted by a group of beautiful women.
Seeing them, Takumi's eyes immediately lit up.
"Yo, everyone's here."
Though it was just a projection of Takumi's consciousness, the gods present could see through it instantly.
Even so, the power radiating from him was overwhelming.
After suppressing his aura slightly, Takumi muttered,
"Even this is hard to contain. Teyvat is just too fragile."
Just this projection alone was enough to make Teyvat's space begin to collapse.
"You've grown too strong, too quickly."
Zhongli heard Takumi's muttering and shook his head.
Indeed, Takumi's power had skyrocketed at an alarming rate.
Even though it was only a projection, Takumi could now easily destroy the entire Teyvat.
And entering this world felt like returning home to him.
