[{"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-73":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},2292733,4485,"Chapter 73: Submerged","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>Facing a deep-sea submersible mission that most people experience only once in a lifetime, would you ask Lu Mingfei if he wants to join?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would undoubtedly shake his head without hesitation—even as a beginner cultivator, he had no desire to crawl into one of Caesar Cattusso’s collectibles, fully aware that accidents could happen, gazing only through the overhead observation window at the surrounding blue-black seawater, with just a sliver of light penetrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the submersible vanished completely into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick with the nicotine of Caesar’s expensive cigars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, can you not smoke in public?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Diaphanous’s air circulation system is more than sufficient—don’t worry, it’ll dissipate soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei could only inhale the expensive secondhand cigarette, using a water-based group chat to ease his inner unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caesar, because he was about to enter marriage, felt he had a luck buff and was completely untroubled, even enthusiastically participating in this mission—he’d already bonded with the dock workers, speaking a clumsy mix of Chinese, English, and Japanese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zihang needed no mention—he, even at the last moment, focused solely on how to counterattack, not wasting energy on negative emotions; in self-control, he had already surpassed the vast majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Mingfei? Though he knew this mission was perilous but not fatal, his heart still trembled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you ever seen the butterfly effect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei feared that standing in the wrong spot or drinking one sip too much might trigger unpredictable changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Qi Condensation late-stage cultivator would be crushed by deep-sea pressure, wouldn’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Hui Liyi, these damn snakes of the Snake and Eight Families had them descend in a bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scientific research? Hahaha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: 【Image】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a round table covered in a white tablecloth, laden with all manner of delicacies—from fresh sashimi to labor-intensive gourmet dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the details in the image, about six people surrounded the table, plus Su Lin making seven—this much food was truly wasteful; if Lu Mingfei joined, it would be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan: “Poisoning us at midnight? Send me a copy right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Not really appropriate—there are others nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan: “Then charge it to my tab, I’ll make it up next time—I need to keep moving to find my Xun’er. Logging off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Goodbye, Xiao Yan giegie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan: “Damn it, you little brat, wait for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Mm, remember to send me some good fruit to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan didn’t reply—he’d probably logged off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei: “Did you go back to your own world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Nope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei: “Who are the others at the table?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Oh, this is someone else’s engagement banquet—I just showed up for the fun, and they kindly invited me to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei immediately closed the group chat—he’d lived twenty years and never encountered such a lucky break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to close his eyes and sleep, but the submersible occasionally emitted faint sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei’s expression turned peculiar—if he remembered correctly, in the narrow gap of the watertight compartment, there was a beautiful, long-legged “nurse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, big sister in the tight suit, hurry up and defuse that bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei silently prayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A luxury hotel somewhere in Beijing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the private room arranged by the Wu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin, with a slightly apologetic smile, said to one couple among the people before him: “Hahaha, didn’t expect your engagement tonight—sorry, sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since landing from the plane, Su Lin had been rushing all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One reason: he wanted to stay in Beijing a few more days, so he’d rushed to finish the “employer’s” assigned task first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other reason…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the system store’s world-limited section, prices ranged from E-rank bloodlines to S-rank bloodlines, from spirit words to authority—each with different costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheapest E-rank hybrid bloodline cost 300 points; the most expensive, the Authority of the Bronze and Fire Dragon King, was priced at a staggering 270,000 points (with Dragon Clan alchemy bundled).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Authority of the Earth and Mountain Dragon King was priced at 180,000 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t know what authority the other Lu Mingfei planned to give him, the thing was undeniably valuable and offered massive boosts for his current stage—he was seriously tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when he heard a gathering of hybrid bloodlines from this target family was happening, he didn’t hesitate—he headed straight here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense! Your presence is an honor to my son! Come, come—our mortal fare isn’t ambrosia or dragon liver and phoenix marrow, but please, do savor it.” Wu Zhongcheng acted as server, entering from the door with a porcelain dish, placing it carefully on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still prefer your defiant demeanor,” Su Lin wanted to say—but felt it would be too disrespectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you standing there for?” Wu Zhongcheng said to his son and daughter-in-law. “Aren’t you going to thank Lord Su Lin for gracing your engagement banquet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Su Lin, I’m not good with words—I’ll drink it all.” Wu Zhongcheng’s son, a young man in his twenties, had a dignified face, a buzzcut, and gave the first impression of being straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up a bottle of Moutai and downed it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you just drank the whole bottle?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin hadn’t expected this young man—the last person who drank like that was a character named Leng Feng in a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t worried—he was a hybrid with dragon blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For normal humans, he’d only say: drinking harms health—try to drink less or not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin glanced at the orange juice in his hand and sighed helplessly—why bother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great deity gracing my and Xiao Gu’s engagement banquet—this could be passed down as a myth for thousands of years,” said Wu Zhongcheng’s daughter-in-law, a tall woman with a sweet voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhongcheng nodded approvingly—compared to his simple-minded son, his daughter-in-law was far more articulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin thought: Can you please stop calling me “great deity”? It’s technically true, but it still feels embarrassing… he hadn’t yet adjusted to this new identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Haoran was studying his smartphone nearby—he’d once scorned such modern tech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His niece Wu Yuxiang, the family’s most potent bloodline of this generation, was teaching him how to use QQ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every hybrid treats dragon-slaying as a lifelong vocation like the Cassell Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among many hybrid families, Cassell’s stance toward the Dragon Clan is considered extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most hybrids don’t want to risk their lives—they simply want to use their talents to thrive better in human society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Dragon Clan threatens their lives, they’ll fight back; but if the Dragon Clan awakens in remote wilderness, what’s it to them? Let the radicals handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even study and pursue Dragon Clan power, hoping to become a “dragon” themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the profit is great, loyalty means little to some hybrids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the Wu family holds a relatively firm stance toward the Dragon Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ve got it.” Wu Haoran picked up his phone and said to Su Lin: “Lord, you haven’t told me why you want me to use QQ.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, wait a moment.” Su Lin put down his chopsticks and tapped his phone a few times: “What are your four QQ numbers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was speaking to these few talented hybrids of the Wu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“6663…” Wu Zhongcheng recited a string of numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“1722…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3013…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin nodded, fingers flying across the screen: “Done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, all their QQs received the same invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【High-IQ Being at Foundation Establishment Late Stage】 invites you to join 【Beloved Family Group】.\u003C\u002Fp>",1261,"2026-06-20T04:17:29.700Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7e9a737ec694671a8c12d60932911eeadb4ad0babf42ab821900b83194782ccc","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-74","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-72",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]