[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-680":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2293340,4485,"Chapter 680: Manifesting Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon in Unison (Please Refresh)","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-680",680,"\u003Cp>“Ajun, I’m hungry!” Shandora had tugged at Chen Jun’s sleeve countless times already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, no one needed to be told—the sound of this Empress licking her lips could be heard throughout the entire Hive Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the incomprehensible mutated version of Emiya Shirou and the others’ information-gathering, the immediate priority was getting Red Archer to pull out his pots, pans, and utensils and cook something to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chen Jun hadn’t been holding her back tightly, Shandora would have already rushed forward and started gnawing on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll make you some Kangshifu to tide you over.” Chen Jun suddenly noticed Shandora already chewing: “Wait, what are you eating?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shandora was shoveling a cloud-like mist into her mouth, and new tendrils of mist kept emerging from the machine in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So delicious! One bite tastes like a creamy blend of planets and stars!” Shandora broke off a spinning nebula: “Ajun, try some too—this cake keeps growing on its own!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did this come from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I established a teleportation channel through the biological camera’s mouth to bring it over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shandora happily gnawed on the cake while everyone turned back to the screen, where a squirrel was swimming through a “starfield” in first-person view, inhaling massive clouds of “stardust” like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the starfield tore open—a hand reached in, grabbed the squirrel, and yanked it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t run off like that, Sandy! Song Shu placed the squirrel back on his shoulder and apologized to Emiya Shirou: Sorry about that, Senior Emiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine—I made something ordinary people can eat. But why are you suddenly calling me ‘Senior’? I’m younger than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All those Immortal Chefs like Bie Xue Xianji respect you—I’m just following suit. Don’t mind the details. Are you implying this is Sakura’s exclusive title?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shuhang.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cough—sorry, I spoke out of turn.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” Shandora frowned in disappointment: “I’m still hungry! This stuff is such an appetite stimulant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation channel shut off. Shandora reluctantly saved the last bite, waiting for it to expand again before putting it in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It tastes blander after it grows bigger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head toward Red Archer and Emiya, her eyes filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll grant you a few universes, and let Gilgamesh lend you the Raising of the Sky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! We don’t have that kind of culinary skill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even imitating it made their scalps tingle—how could the original Raising of the Sky possibly possess such power? Even the version enhanced by Dingdang couldn’t achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Masters and Servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War in Shadow City all felt their scalps prickling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many strange things—Record Keepers and the Central Mainframe hadn’t stopped analyzing; their files kept refreshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Raising of the Sky project?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the Supreme Sword Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Holy Grail that grants wishes to create universes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it mean that Emiya Shirou’s power hasn’t recovered to one ten-thousandth? What does it mean by a sword technique that suppresses the time rivers of countless worlds? Coach, isn’t the tone way too off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could this be one of those cases where someone’s soul invaded and took over his body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too bizarre—among these people was a Creation God capable of generating multiverses, not some mass-produced artificial universe. And that Creation God planned to have Emiya Shirou cook his own created universes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t that guy Su Lin figure something out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointed but slightly satisfied, Shandora asked: “He named the squirrel Sandy—and said it’ll become a scientist someday?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think he’s referencing SpongeBob. Earlier, when he stole Gilgamesh’s treasure, he quoted Fat Tiger’s lines and recited lines from the Tongjian series.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier, he was cosplaying the Golden Beast from an ACG game,” added Bubble, the Xiling host who loved collecting life-sized figurines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jun’s expression twisted: “The key is, these references are overlapping?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell is this guy—a walking aggregation of memes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you didn’t notice, good.” Shandora swallowed and issued a command, sending the squirrel scurrying again toward the open-air stove—the camera shifted to the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine if no one noticed. Shandora swallowed, gave the order for the squirrel to run out again toward the open-air stove, and the camera shifted to the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not thinking of…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also synced the olfactory sense, Ajun—smell this! So fragrant!” Shandora tugged on Chen Jun’s arm with a pitiful look, holding up the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of food, the Empress’s former dignity vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful not to expose us—we’re conducting a covert investigation,” Chen Jun warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But these dishes are made for us,” Shandora pinched Chen Jun’s arm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the mission?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m talking about the mission—look over there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squirrel lifted its head, its viewpoint turning upward to the shrine’s entrance, where a red banner with white characters read: “Xiling Empire Time Administration Bureau: First Fantasia Retreat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squirrel lifted its head, its viewpoint turning upward toward the shrine’s entrance, where a red banner with white characters hung: “First Fantasy Ground Team-Building of the Hilbert Empire Time Administration Bureau Film Crew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, who the hell are these people?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve had official dealings with Yagumo Shikie from Fantasia—hanging this banner will definitely cause confusion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You think I won’t sue you for copyright?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps they accessed our information through World Interference Theory,” Taweil analyzed: “And—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, a gap silently opened behind the stove—a hand as white as jade swiftly snatched up Emiya Shirou’s freshly prepared dishes, taking the plates along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yagumo Shikie didn’t react.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, a rift opened silently behind the stove, and a hand as white as jade swiftly snatched up the dish just prepared by Emiya Shirou, taking the plate along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the inverted Swastika Xiling is fine, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ajun, try this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, icy slice of fish was shoved into Chen Jun’s mouth. The next instant, he saw an ocean stretching between heaven and earth, countless fish completing their food chain—purely a golden fishing ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Delicious.” Chen Jun turned and saw Shandora holding a familiar plate of fish slices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I used the Void Creature’s properties to make this dish vanish on an unknowable, immeasurable level. I’m watching it,” Shandora wiped her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Strange—the ingredients are running low. Shi Hao, do you have any more meat?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou wiped sweat from his forehead: 【I feel like I’m losing strength… Illya, lend me some mana.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Silly, open your mouth~】 Illya floated before Emiya Shirou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Just give me the mana directly—there are so many others here.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I charge interest, big brother.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shy boy, the forward girl—their lips drew closer on screen. Is this mana replenishment?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sandy, why are you running off again… Uh, did I come at a bad time?】 Song Shu grabbed the squirrel awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this just altitude sickness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou felt more exhausted today than usual—even with Huai Shi helping, he nearly collapsed twice before finishing all the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He downed a bottle of energy supplement he drank while working, catching his breath after a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou felt more exhausted than usual today; even with Huai Shi helping, he nearly collapsed twice before finishing all the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illya pouted, picked up a silk scarf, and gently wiped the sweat from Emiya Shirou’s forehead and face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not his fault,” Emiya Shirou took her small hand and placed it on his forehead, sensing for a moment before smiling: “I’ll make you a hamburger patty now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just make it ordinary, Shirou—don’t use that cooking style today,” Illya said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not his fault. Emiya Shirou took the other’s small hand, pressed it to his forehead for a moment, then smiled: “I’ll make you a hamburger patty now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took ordinary ingredients: chopped onions mixed with beef, added egg and flour, stirred in cheese, then innovatively added some roasted portobello mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he sprayed a tiny drop of olive oil onto the pan’s bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out some ordinary ingredients, chopped the onion and mixed it with beef, added egg and flour, stirred in cheese, then innovatively added some roasted porcini mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple yet rich aroma of ingredients mingled with smoke as Emiya Shirou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was young, Kiritsugu said he loved German hamburger patties, so I always wanted to make one that matched Germany’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou flipped the patty, cooked it through, and placed it on a plate: “I thought if I made it, he might stop leaving home so often.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.” Illya fell silent for two seconds, then asked: “Are you thinking of Kiritsugu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Emiya Shirou didn’t deny it. He placed a knife and fork before Illya:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But back then, I didn’t know he was going to Germany to find you. Compared to the hamburger patty, you were far more important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dinner knife sliced through the patty; juices flowed with the rising steam. Illya carefully blew on it, then placed the bite in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For me, nothing is happier than eating food you cook every day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illya’s eyelashes fluttered down, her lips curling slightly as she whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as every day stays like this, even if you marry everyone else, it doesn’t matter—I’m happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I hope you’ll be happy too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head, her wine-red eyes fixed on Emiya Shirou: “I won’t go anywhere. I won’t run off. I’ll always stay by your side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest (Stay True to Your Original Intent): Due to the host’s excessive use of high-end ingredients, exceeding personal capability and detecting external interference and auxiliary plugins…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, the system has issued a special quest: Create a new dish using ordinary ingredients and earn genuine satisfaction from diners.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up, her wine-red eyes fixed on Emiya Shirou: I won’t go anywhere, won’t run off—I’ll stay by your side forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Upon completion, the reward mechanism will be reset.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, tipsy guests were slapping tables and laughing; Xiao Yan had taken a phoenix flame from Fujiwara Meku and happily experimented with a new fire lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of strange flames surged—just then, Song Shu ran over to fish “Sandy” out of a wine jug, completely unaware of the blooming fire lotus behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, tipsy patrons laughed and slammed their tables; after taking a cluster of the Phoenix Flame from Fuwari Mihō, Xiao Yan happily experimented with a new Fire Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clusters of Strange Flames surged, just as Song Shuhang ran over to fish “Sandy” out of the wine jug, utterly unaware of the blooming Fire Lotus behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fireworks exploded, drawing the gaze of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? I’m truly a fool—I’ve been ignoring the most basic, fundamental things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou gave a self-deprecating smile, then knelt on one knee before Illya’s startled expression: “It may be late to say this now, but Illya—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you accept a non-German wedding? No, before that—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took her right hand, projected Ganjiang and Moye, and transformed them into a pair of rings using Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements: “Will you marry me? Let the wedding be held in this shrine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illya tilted her head, staring blankly as she slipped the ring—its black and white strands entwined—onto her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange smile appeared on her face, tears tracing down her cheeks, reflecting the scene of Song Shuhang, clad in the Flame Armor yet charred and collapsed on the ground, holding up a squirrel, while Su Lin’s true form stepped out from the empty air beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin put down the camera and said, “I’ll send you the developed photos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.” Emiya Shirou stared blankly to the side: “Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m at least your father—don’t you think it’s normal to pay attention to your kids’ emotional matters?” Su Lin shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the memory card labeled “Winter Woods Love Story (Heavenly Illya Route)” from the camera and placed it into his extradimensional vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the storage card labeled “Winter Woods Love Story (Heavenly Illya Route)” from the camera and placed it into the subspace vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll sit at the elders’ table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou and Illya stood frozen in place for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you end up with such a strange hobby?” Meng Qi sipped his wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t even settled accounts with you for leading the charge to collect my share of the wedding gift money.” Before Su Lin finished speaking, he noticed the man had collapsed and fallen fast asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’s still just a mortal body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s rare to have such a lively, joyful occasion, but I still feel we should seek the approval of the Fantasia’s administrator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya smiled faintly, troubled: “Provided you bring many guests to Fantasia—currently, the number is still acceptable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wedding will surely bring relatives from both sides. Never mind the fallen heroes of the Emiya clan; even the countless aunts, uncles, dragons, and humans from Lu Mingfei’s side will add up to a sizable crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wedding will surely bring relatives from both sides; never mind the Emiya family’s fallen heroes, even the countless aunts, uncles, dragons, and humans from Lu Mingfei’s side will add up to quite a crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin took a sip of wine, then shook his head with an air of weary age: “My wounds haven’t healed yet, and now I’m still stuck managing this bunch of useless youngsters’ wedding affairs…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you improve yesterday’s pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make one that lasts longer, too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, there’s an even better one.” Kaguya thought for a moment and said, “But some of its ingredients are on the Moon—you’d have to obtain them from Chang’e, who’s imprisoned in the Lunar Capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you, the Lord of the Yin Star, think of a way for Your Majesty?” Su Lin felt the mythological stories of this world were a mess: “Isn’t the Cold Palace your home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” Kaguya covered her smile with her sleeve, “Besides, that pill is extremely expensive—when you calculate the cost…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle! I found the dog—I can start work at Heaven early!” Yang Jian ran along a path outside the shrine, led by Inaba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about considering becoming a son-in-law of Eternity Pavilion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click-click\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flash fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark shadow emerged from the grass, leaped past Yang Jian, and flew off toward the cliff’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Breaking News! Outsider Su Lin is about to become a son-in-law of Eternity Pavilion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin stared expressionlessly at that direction for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then turned his gaze to Yang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Emperor has long sought an opportunity to send Yang Jian down to earth—you should pay closer attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His elder cousin’s reminder echoed in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian turned his head stiffly, pretending nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian turned his head stiffly, pretending nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can call me Boss or Brother—that title’s too old.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can call me Boss or Brother—that title’s too old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin drained his cup in one gulp, face flushed red, and shouted: “Bring me back that celestial dog—throw it into the Eighteen Layers of Hell!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian’s expression relaxed instantly; he summoned the “dog.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the spiritual power and cultivation foundation left by Yang Jian in his third eye flared to life—golden light spilled from his central eye, engulfing his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Manifest the Law of Heaven, Mirror the Sun and Moon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine warrior wielding a three-pronged, two-edged spear stood towering, his body wreathed in golden auspicious clouds, appearing in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Jian, at your command!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from the scene shone on everyone’s faces. Chen Jun rubbed his brow, tapped his ear, and raised a questioning look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from the screen fell on everyone’s faces; Chen Jun rubbed his temples, tapped his ears, and made a questioning gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>",2613,"2026-06-20T04:17:33.470Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","51e04023d3f70eead5d6cdc5d5cb353c9e92a678fd7438d7bb7b6248dbd57829","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-681","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-679",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]