[Those aliens carried a lot of energy, yet this planet remains full of it.]
Takumi stared at the planet and began to question: could its energy be infinite?
Otherwise, with how strong those aliens were, it should've been drained dry long ago.
Boros:
[No!]
[I can feel that my body strongly rejects that energy, so I'll pass.]
Boros was watching the stream too, but he looked very uneasy. His instincts screamed that the planet was poisonousespecially for his kind. It could kill him.
Takumi was surprised. So Boros couldn't absorb it?
Takumi stared at the planet longer, analyzed the situation, and then gave up the idea. His body could absorb anything without consequence, but that might not apply to others.
They'd have to investigate further.
Let others study it firstsee if it was truly toxic.
With that, Takumi got to work. After completing his mission and acquiring a World Gate, he planned to transfer the entire planet to his own world for research.
He wiped out all aliens cultivating on the planet, then sealed the entire thing into his Imaginary Space.
He'd study it later.
There was definitely something strange about this worldthe abundant energy was absurd.
After sealing the planet, Takumi went to the aliens' home world and wiped them out for good.
Finally, the system marked the mission as complete.
He earned 495,000 points. Boros got 5,000fine by him.
Takumi checked his total: 640,000 points now.
Though still short of the amount needed for his next upgrade, another mission like this would get him there.
First upgrade: 1,000 points.
Second: 10,000.
Third: 100,000.
Fourth: 1,000,000.
Takumi had already upgraded three times. The fourth would cost a million.
Now he had 640,000. Almost there.
He probably wouldn't bother with a fifth upgradeit'd cost way too much. Missions weren't that frequent, and who knew how long saving up would take?
After finishing the mission, Takumi returned to Earth. He had hotpot with Boros and Saitama, then went back to his own world.
He placed the World Gate in Z-CitySaitama's city. Since few people lived there, it was perfect.
Back in his world, Takumi built a city specifically to connect to Z-City. He even dispatched a good number of machine species (Mechai units).
"From now on, you'll be stationed here." "If any evildoers come from the other side, you have full authorization to eliminate them." "Just take them out."
The One Punch Man world was far from peaceful, so Takumi had to lay down the rules.
Who knew how many villains would come causing trouble?
The Mechai units quickly recorded the command.
"Understood."
Their leader looked at the gate, then uploaded all data to the Mechai internal network. That way, all other units would be aware as well.
Once all was set, Takumi pinged Boros.
Takumi:
[@Boros, the World Gate's ready. Come over whenever.]
[Bring Saitama too.]
Boros:
[OK!]
[I'm moving into your world.]
He'd been wanting this for a while. Takumi's world had way more strong people now. In Saitama's world, no one could match himnot even Saitama.
Though Saitama kept getting stronger every day, it was nothing compared to Takumi's cheat-like progression.
Now with the connection open, Boros could finally go challenge stronger foes.
Bliss.
Saitama would probably get stronger in Takumi's world tooBoros was looking forward to it.
After chatting with Boros for a bit, Takumi logged off.
He still had a planet to deal with.
Might as well hand it over to Herta and her group for research.
Who knows? Maybe they could discover something useful.
With so many members of the Genius Society around, it'd be a waste not to make use of them.
Since you're all herego ahead and research more stuff!
Chapter 439, You're Discriminating!!
Takumi went straight to where Herta and the others were.
Upon arrival, he didn't rush to find Herta right away. Instead, he found a spot near the space station and released the yellowish planet there.
The people busy in the space station suddenly received an alert. Hearing the alarm, everyone was stunned.
Was there even danger in this world?
While everyone was confused, they quickly located the source.
A pale yellow planet, like an egg tart, had mysteriously appeared near the space station.
"Huh?"
Seeing the planet, Herta was momentarily stunned. "What is this?"
She had been busy just now and hadn't seen the messages in the chat group. So she didn't know that Takumi had gone on a mission.
Looking at the planet, she slowly noticed something unusual.
Takumi then appeared in her office.
"You saw it, right?"
"That planet is for you to research."
"It's a very unique planet. The gases on it can be absorbed, and once absorbed, they can be used without any resistance or rejection when combined."
Takumi smiled as he explained, watching Herta staring at the planet displayed on her computer screen.
Herta was surprised. "Energy?"
"Is it usable?"
"Is it strong?"
"Is it stronger than perpetual motion energy?"
"Planets with energy aren't that rare; there are plenty in the universe."
"But ones that can be absorbed by living beings are very few."
"If it's not that strong, then it's not worth much."
"It'd be drained too easily."
Herta looked at Takumi. If the energy was weak, it wasn't meaningful.
"I'll give you some aliens for research."
"As for draining, don't worry. This planet's energy seems inexhaustible. Many aliens have absorbed from it for years and it's still full."
"I'll also hand over all the data I gathered from that world."
As he said that, Takumi summoned a bunch of aliens and tossed them out.
Seeing them, Herta wrinkled her noseshe found them ugly.
Still, she didn't think too much and called in some robots to preserve them in containment pods.
In addition, Takumi also released many spaceships outside the stationspoils brought back from that world.
He had already obtained extensive data on those spaceships, so the rest of the research would be left to Herta and her team.
Takumi couldn't be bothered.
Herta looked at the unfamiliar ships and nodded.
Even though they usually observed the universe, they could still do other kinds of research.
"If you have anything you want researched in the future, send it over."
"We should have plenty of free time here."
Herta glanced at Takumi, hinting he could send over anything they couldn't handle in his world.
"Sure!"
"Let's leave it at that then. I'm heading off."
She was basically asking for samples. Since Takumi was always running around collecting strange stuff, her team found it invaluable.
They were curious about everything.
Takumi didn't stay long. After handing over the materials, he left.
Back at home, Takumi was completely free.
He didn't need to manage the city; just staying home was fine.
With time to spare, Takumi decided to explore his own world a bit.
While relaxing, Akeno suddenly tagged him in the chat group.
Akeno: [@Takumi, our world seems to be moving.]
[The biblical god says it's because Great Red left, and the world started moving with her.]
Seeing Akeno's message, Takumi was stunned.
Something like that?
shiroyasha: [That dragon is your world's guardian, right?]
[She ran off, so the world naturally followed.]
[In other words, your world might soon be connected to Takumi's.]
[Totally normal.]
[No need to think about it. Obviously, it's Xiaoju's fault.]
[She definitely did it!]
Even before Takumi could speak, shiroyasha jumped in.
She knew. She absolutely knew.
It had to be Xiaoju's fault.
Otherwise, how could that dragon have been brought over by Ophis?
Ophis was a very innocent girl, after all.
Takumi looked at shiroyasha's message and sighed inwardly.
So that's how it was.
Takumi: [Got it. No problem then!]
[Actually, it's perfect. That world coming over could be nice.]
[Maybe we should consider pulling over other members' worlds too?]
Takumi stroked his chin as he spoke.
It would be great if his world became like the Little Gardena cluster of connected worlds.
There were so many worlds in the group. If they were all brought over, visiting each other would be much easier.
Although some members had already moved to Takumi's world, their home worlds hadn't.
Hmm maybe it was time to bring their hometowns over as well.
After all, those people were still people.
Bronya: [Great idea. I support it!]
Fujiwara Chika: [I support it too!!]
Sagiri: [Support!]
Yuu: [Support!]
Miko Yotsuya: [Support!]
Kusanagi Izumo: [I wouldn't mind if it's possible.]
Nyaruko: [I support it too!!]
The chat exploded with support for Takumi's proposal.
But Takumi frowned when he saw Nyaruko's message.
Takumi: [@Nyaruko, please shut up!]
[No Eldritch abominations allowed!!]
Come on, letting Nyaruko's world through? That'd be a disaster.
Who knew what freaky things her world contained?
It'd be totally creepy if they actually came floating over.
Nyaruko: [You're discriminating!!!]
[This is a violation of the Intergalactic Rights Act!!!]
[Cthulhu beings are people too!!]
[(??Ў)]
This is a crime, you know?
Takumi: [My world, my rules. Please shut up or I'll exile you.]
[Don't think I don't know you've already snuck over!!]
Seriously, talking back?
Did she think he wouldn't notice? That girl had already brought over Kuko and some of her companions.
Their weird aura was way too obvious.
Kaguya Houraisan: [I already kicked them out. Please freeze their bank cards and make them live under a bridge!!]
Kaguya chimed in too.
She had been the one who approved Nyaruko's entry.
But when Nyaruko tried to move in with several others, Kaguya wasn't having it.
So she gave no face and kicked them out.
Too many eldritch horrors in her house would scare the rabbits!
That was absolutely unacceptable!!
Chapter 440, Retire at 300, Keqing!
Nyaruko: [No way, no way!!] [I'm not living under a bridge QAQ.]
Nyaruko immediately caved in.
When you live under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head.
In this world, Takumi could leave her penniless with just a word.
How would she eat without money?
How would she play games without money?
He could even cut off her internet.
And a Nyaruko without internet would perish.
Absolutely unacceptable!!
Seeing Nyaruko immediately give in, Takumi nodded in satisfaction.
Just a Nyaruko, after all~!
Akeno: [Since that's the case, I'm relieved.] [It's fine if our world drifts toward Takumi's.] [I'll let the biblical god know.]
Seeing that the conversation with Nyaruko had ended, Akeno quickly spoke up.
After learning the reason, she sighed in relief.
She had thought it might be a serious problem.
But this was fine.
If their world could end up near Takumi's, wouldn't that be better?
After chatting a bit more in the group, Akeno informed the others who had been waiting.
Takumi, having dealt with the chat, went out for a stroll.
He returned to Liyue Harbor.
Now, Liyue was bustling.
Being a port city, many ships had started docking here.
Takumi had distributed the connected worlds across different regions.
There were even a few new cities on a nearby giant island.
Because of this, trade was now booming.
Thanks to the nearby Gourmet City, many people bought ingredients there and transported them to cities like Inazuma.
You'd often see ships docked here.
Seeing the prosperous scene, Takumi nodded in satisfaction.
Not bad at all.
"You're this idle?"
Just as Takumi was enjoying himself, a crisp voice sounded behind him.
Keqing had just finished her work and saw Takumi standing around enjoying the scenery?
So this is why he's been pushing all the work onto them?
Ningguang had told her to hand over her current responsibilities and help manage Takumi's world together.
And what's Takumi doing?
Absolutely nothing.
Keqing, who loved overtime, was immediately displeased.
Even if he was her superior!
She'd drag him into work!
"Oh, it's Ah Qing!"
"Done with work?"
Takumi turned and looked at Keqing.
Noticing her slightly annoyed expression, Takumi couldn't help but laugh.
So she couldn't stand to see him idle, huh?
"Done with work?"
"Who could finish it all?"
"I'm not like you, doing nothing all day."
"As the leader of this world, shouldn't you take initiative?"
"Leaving everything to otherswhat kind of leadership is that?"
"You're supposed to set an example!"
How can the boss slack off like this?
"Because I don't know how to manage!"
"Leave it to the professionals."
Takumi was totally confident as he said this.
But Keqing didn't believe him at all.
"Yeah right."
"I know full well that you can just inject any knowledge directly into your brain."
She rolled her eyes at Takumi.
Always spouting nonsense.
Who'd believe that, knowing what they knew about him?
She had done her research on Takumi.
She knew he was powerful, but he never acted haughty.
Unlike those who flaunted their strength.
That's why she dared to speak to him like this.
"Believe it or not."
Takumi shrugged. He couldn't help it if she didn't believe him.
He didn't have that kind of knowledge.
Even if he did, he didn't want it.
Seeing his attitude, Keqing was speechless.
Fine, no point arguing.
"Good thing I ran into you."
"Let's talk."
"Ningguang told me I'll be handling land management."
"I heard space development is starting too."
"Will our land become cheaper?"
"Like on Marsit's already half-transformed."
"At this rate, won't land be given away for free?"
Keqing voiced her concerns.
Ningguang had asked her to prepare for land management.
So she had done some homework.
Even the current area had unused land.
Yet space development had already begun.
If we plan to move populations off-world, will land be given away?
Land was already cheap.
Most people could afford it.
But space was so farmany might not want to go.
Even though most people here were immigrants from other worlds
Moving to space might be a hard sell.
Takumi thought about it.
"No need to worry about those planets for now."
