Chapter 2

Xiao Yan and Ye Fan were both modern people, and they understood what Su Lin meant by those words.

Though surprised, they quickly calmed down—after all, given their current experiences, nothing strange could truly shock them anymore.

They had already experienced dimensional travel, cultivation, and a chat group; it wasn’t hard to accept that they might appear in some work.

Su Lin: “Should I give you all a general overview of the relevant works? Starting with Doupo Cangqiong.”

……

The time was the third day after the downfall of the Four Emperors’ Beast King Kaido, in the New World, the capital of Wano, Flower Capital.

A grand celebration banquet was being prepared.

As the heroes who liberated Wano, the entire Straw Hat Pirates were still recuperating and healing in the Shogun’s mansion.

The imperial chef pushed a food cart into the hall, bringing dish after dish of exquisite cuisine: “Today, I’ve put in even more effort than usual, preparing a Benzen cuisine worthy of the name of the [Shogun].”

“Please enjoy!”

“......”

Jinbe raised his cup and laughed: “Hahaha, looks delicious—thank you.”

“It must be lively outside.”

The only one present was the former Seven Warlords of the Sea, Jinbe.

Since the banquet was delayed by two hours, the Straw Hat Pirates couldn’t wait and had rushed out onto the streets to gorge themselves.

“Stir-fried noodles—!” “Takoyaki—!”

“Grilled squid—! Apple candy—!”

“—!” Chopper, mouth stuffed, grinned happily at Luffy, who was puffing his cheeks: “So much delicious food, Luffy—and so many fun activities too!”

“Wooah, mmm.” (You’re right, Chopper.) Luffy swallowed his food, eyes gleaming: “And everything’s free today!”

“Hmm.” Luffy glanced at the message notification at the edge of his vision: “Is this still here?”

What exactly is this thing?

With a thought, the message interface popped up.

Han Li: “So everyone here is from different worlds, and this device is our means of communication, while the Cross-Dimensional Talisman can establish a passage to shuttle between worlds.”

Su Lin: “Exactly.”

Han Li: “Truly miraculous—it seems this world holds countless unexpected wonders.”

Ye Fan: “@Su Lin, fellow from another world, what happens after Zhetian? Could you tell me? I’m currently trapped underground with a giant black dog and a fat Daoist.”

Xiao Yan: “Same with Doupo Cangqiong! I’m about to head to Yunlan Sect.”

Su Lin: “Wait a moment—I’ll check if I can upload the materials.”

Han Li: “Please also help with Fanren Xiuxian Zhuan, brother—I’ll never forget this favor.”

Su Lin chuckled—he was waiting for exactly that line from Han the Devil.

He chose honesty; just these pieces of information could help the group members immensely.

They weren’t fools—divine trickster tactics might work at first, but maintaining them long-term would exhaust him, and Su Lin wanted things relaxed and harmonious; second, based on the works’ descriptions, these group members were all deeply loyal and would repay debts of gratitude—no need to deceive them for minor early gains.

Besides, who knew if someone unknown—or another dimensional traveler like himself—might join someday? Being exposed would be embarrassing.

Su Lin: “@Xiao Yan, don’t use Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus when you go to Yunlan Sect—it’ll bring you trouble and drag your Xiao family into it.”

Xiao Yan: “Received! Thanks, Brother Su!”

Outside an inn in the capital of Gamma Empire, Xiao Yan stared thoughtfully at Su Lin’s warning.

Trouble? Even dragging the Xiao family into it?

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Xiao Yan’s eyes as he silently uttered the name Yunlan Sect.

Had Mo Cheng’s affair been exposed? But they had no evidence—why would they implicate my Xiao family?

Xiao Yan grew even more curious about his future trials, eager to learn the plot details from Su Lin.

“Little Yan?”

Yao Lao sensed something off about Xiao Yan today—he’d been distracted, then suddenly excited and cheerful, and now he’d fallen silent again.

“I’m fine, Master.”

Xiao Yan shook his head. Right now, the most important thing was his three-year pact with Nalan Yanran—but he could no longer use Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus.

Shouldering Xuanzhong Chi, Xiao Yan smiled lightly.

Even without Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus, he still had full confidence he could defeat Nalan Yanran.

But someone who could make him use Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus.

Nalan Yanran, you truly are exceptional.

Su Lin hadn’t expected that, though he couldn’t directly scan memories, the chat group could directly copy information from real-world computers—saving him considerable trouble.

Moreover, if he truly scanned memories, Su Lin would have reservations.

Upload successful: One Piece, Fanren Xiuxian Zhuan, Doupo Cangqiong, Zhetian, Fate Appear at Night.

Group member Su Lin uploaded literary works: One Piece, Fanren Xiuxian Zhuan, Doupo Cangqiong, Zhetian, Fate Appear at Night.

After uploading, they could be converted into a browseable file format—this made more sense.

Han Li: “Thank you!”

Ye Fan: “Thanks—I owe you a favor!”

Xiao Yan: “Me too.”

Su Lin: “No problem, no problem.”

To maintain group harmony—and for the future administrator position.

A divine trickster protagonist would inevitably milk them for every advantage.

Better to be honest—steady and sustainable. Once these people get stronger, hehe.

This is called sustainable development.

Besides, cultivation techniques will inevitably become available once they’re familiar with things—it’s only just begun, and he was already eager to complete the system tasks and grind achievement points.

As for how? Cultivation would take too long—look at how these protagonists train for years on end—why seek distant solutions when easy ones are right here?

Luffy: “One Piece? The people drawn in these pictures look like me.”

The real deal has arrived.

Su Lin’s lips curled into a smile—when it came to abilities, wasn’t the One Piece world the obvious choice?

Looking at the two items in his system inventory, Su Lin had already formed an immature idea.

Who said he had to perform miracles before people in his own world?

Su Lin: “@Luffy, do you want to save Ace once?”

On the way, Su Lin had already decided his next move.

“Ace!? What are you talking about... Ace is already...” Luffy, who had been eating and ignoring the group chat, froze suddenly, pupils trembling.

The giant grilled squid slipped from his hand.

Chopper kept eating; Zoro and Sanji argued in the distance...

Luffy swallowed hard, staring ahead in disbelief—in others’ eyes, he was just staring blankly at empty air.

“Briefly put—I can send you back two years, but once there, nothing you do will change the present. If you save Ace, you’ll only create a world where Ace lives—and in that world, there’s another you.” Su Lin replied.

Su Lin fell silent. No one else spoke in the group.

He figured Luffy would need a moment to process that.