Chapter 172: Just a School Anime?

Based on the currently known information, Lin Yu has already confirmed that the distribution of the myriad worlds indeed follows certain laws.

Starting from the Frieren world, the chat group successively searched seventeen worlds; among those Lin Yu had peered into, they were basically worlds of Japanese anime and light novels.

This cannot be mere coincidence.

Therefore, Lin Yu speculates that this prospective group member named Bai Bai Zeming must have also transmigrated to a Japanese anime world.

As the scroll in his mind unfurled, a quiet and peaceful high school campus appeared before his eyes.

Outside the school gate, which bore traces of time, high school students wearing black uniforms either rode bicycles or walked in groups, entering the campus in clusters of two or three.

And at the very center of the scroll was a tall black-haired youth.

He stood about 1.8 meters tall, with an above-average appearance, wearing the same black uniform, hands in his pockets, walking calmly through the bustling crowd, appearing somewhat aloof.

Lin Yu looked at him with interest, then immediately shifted his gaze toward the school gate.

He saw that on the stone pillar to the right of the gate, the words "Shenshan High School" were clearly written.

"Shenshan High School?"

Lin Yu's expression became somewhat strange, as if he had recalled a certain very curious girl.

Could it be that world?

While thinking this, Lin Yu pulled the image to a higher position, his gaze constantly searching among the chatting and laughing male and female students, and soon spotted a curly-haired youth carrying a small bag.

"Yo, Houtarou!"

A very energetic voice came from behind.

The youth sighed, stopped walking, turned around, and looked back.

At the same time, Lin Yu also recognized the youth's identity from this address.

It was the male protagonist of the school romance mystery anime "Hyouka" — Oreki Houtarou!

"So, this is the world of Hyouka?"

Lin Yu frowned: "That shouldn't be right!"

The chat group has now upgraded three times; the newly joined members basically all come from higher-level worlds.

Not to mention the previous Marvel World, even the peers of this time were Overlord and Shadow; how did it suddenly become a magic-free school anime for this guy?

Lin Yu shook his head, determining that the matter could not be so simple.

Because the world where Bai Bai Zeming resides is the seventeenth world discovered by the chat group.

At that time, although Lin Yu did not enter this world, he did linger outside it for a while.

He can confirm that this world is absolutely not a magic-free world!

Thinking of this, he looked again at the tall youth suspected to be Bai Bai Zeming, trying to find clues from his every move.

But unfortunately, from going to school to leaving school, this person's behavior was extremely ordinary, as if he were just an ordinary Chinese exchange student, with nothing worth noting at all.

At this moment, only the last ten minutes remained until the second day of the chat group.

Ten minutes later, the invitation progress would reach 30/30; even if Lin Yu did not cast his vote, the chat group would randomly select two from these three people.

After a brief thought, Lin Yu first cast his vote for Bai Bai Zeming.

As for the remaining two, it was indeed somewhat difficult to choose.

Judging by personality and character, he leaned more toward Shadow, but Suzuki Satoru had already joined the provisional list; barring unexpected events, he would eventually join the group sooner or later.

Rather than waiting for him to become the Undead King who disregards humanity, it would be better to pull him into the group earlier to train him.

Moreover, the chat group so far still leans toward lawful good; since it included Old Bone in the list of prospective members, that means there is still a chance for redemption...

Just as Lin Yu was pondering in his mind, the three characters 【Suzuki Satoru】 on the list suddenly flickered, twisting into a string of English letters amidst brilliant silver light —

Ainz Ooal Gown!

Undoubtedly, during this period, Suzuki Satoru, or rather Ainz, had already come into contact with the otherworldly world and formally changed his name to the guild name he valued most.

His self-perception had also changed; he was no longer Suzuki Satoru, but Ainz.

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, and finally made a decision, casting his second vote for Ainz.

As for Shadow, this guy is nearly invincible in his world; let him have his fun for a while first!

Great Tomb of Nazarick, Wang Zuo Room.

This was a hall as quiet and solemn as a temple; the internal space was extremely spacious, and even if hundreds of people were stuffed in at once, no one would feel crowded.

Hanging from the ceiling, which was dozens of zhang high, were numerous magnificent and intricate crystal chandeliers; various colored magic gems were embedded in the layers of crystal chandeliers, radiating a dreamlike and brilliant light.

The walls of the hall were white as a base, adorned with various decorations primarily in gold.

Forty-one huge flags with different patterns were planted on the walls, slowly fluttering without wind.

At this moment, in the majestic Wang Zuo Room, about a dozen figures emitting powerful auras were kneeling on one knee, looking fervently at the throne at the very top of the stone steps.

And upon the throne was a skeleton of incomprehensibly huge size.

He wore a cloak that could be called magnificent, held a golden scepter inlaid with seven gems, wore various glowing gem rings on his ten finger bones, and his whole body emitted an indescribable sense of oppression.

Undoubtedly, this magnificent skeleton frame was the one known as Bone King, Ainz Ooal Gown!

Just now, he formally announced to the entire Great Tomb of Nazarick that from now on, he would abandon the player name 【Momonga】 and walk the world under the guild name 【Ainz Ooal Gown】.

As for the reason, it was very simple: since he could transmigrate, there was no reason other players couldn't transmigrate.

If his guild companions had also transmigrated to this world, they would surely be able to find him by this name...

Thinking of this, even Ainz couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable surge of expectation in his heart.

"Vroom—"

Green light bloomed from the bone-white skeleton, completely erasing the excitement and expectation that had just surged forth.

【Forced Calm】!

This is Anz's innate passive skill; as long as he experiences excessive emotional fluctuations, whether positive or negative, the skill forcibly erases them.

It can be said that a large part of the reason Anz will become the Bone King in the future lies in this skill.

But at this moment, Anz did not feel there was any problem; instead, after calming down, he sighed in relief, thinking it was good to have this skill, otherwise he would have lost his composure in front of these subordinates...

Gazing at the NPCs below the stone steps, their eyes fervent and faces full of admiration, Anz pondered for a moment, then opened his jaw again.

But before he could make a sound, a bizarre message abruptly popped out, occupying his mind.

【Congratulations on obtaining entry qualification. Do you wish to join the Group Chat Realm?】

【Yes/No】

What?!

Red light flared in Anz's hollow eye sockets, and his recently calmed emotions surged again.

The next second, green light bloomed, and Forced Calm took effect once more, bringing him back to calmness.

"Group Chat Realm..."

Anz's heart stirred; as a middle-aged internet addict who had devoted most of his life to the virtual network, he automatically ignored the four extremely high-prestige prefix words "Group Chat Realm," shifting his attention instead to the chat group itself.

After all, it's just a chat group; all kinds of names exist. If one believed even this, wouldn't a chat group named "Council of God" imply that everyone in the group is God?

More than that, what Anz cared about more was the meaning behind this message.

Judging from the pop-up form, it differed slightly from the game's chat system.

But since he had already transmigrated, what did a little difference matter?

"So... someone is contacting me?"

Who could it be? Could it be guild companions?

Thinking of this, Anz was extremely tempted and very much wanted to click accept immediately.

But his cautious nature still made him restrain himself.

After a brief thought, his figure flashed; utilizing the ability of the 【Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown】, he teleported to his bedroom, retrieved various magic scrolls from his inventory, and triggered and cast them one by one.

In an instant, magical radiance of various colors flickered over his body.

Only after buffing himself with dozens of information protection and resistance enhancement effects did he finally stop his actions, then turn his gaze to the pop-up window and cautiously accept the invitation.

【New members 'Anz' and 'Bai Ze Ming' have joined the group chat. Come chat happily together!】

【Lin Yu: Welcome, welcome!】

【All Group Members: +1】

The message popped out, and all the group members kept spamming, warmly welcoming the two newcomers.

Seeing this scene, Anz was somewhat stunned; after coming to his senses, he quickly shifted his gaze and looked nervously at the member list.

But unfortunately, the list contained only pure Chinese characters, Chinese names, with none of his familiar guild companions.

This inevitably made Anz feel somewhat disappointed.

However, immediately following that came deep confusion—what kind of chat group is this exactly?

Anz shifted his gaze, looking at the group chat interface; at this moment, the other newcomer had already sent a message:

【Bai Ze Ming: Group Chat Realm?!】

【Bai Ze Ming: 【Excited. jpg】 Is it the kind I'm thinking of?!!!】

Three full exclamation marks fully expressed the newcomer's excitement.

【Su Su Haoming: Ho ho, looks like you know your stuff!】

【Bai Ze Ming: Of course I know!】

【Bai Ze Ming: Big shot, you don't know, you really don't know!】

【Bai Ze Ming: Little brother has been waiting for this golden finger for a full four years!】

In a world suspected to be "Hyouka," twenty-year-old high school sophomore Bai Ze Ming sat on the large bed in his bedroom, gazing at the chat group in his mind, tears streaming down his face in excitement, unable to control himself.

Having transmigrated for a full four years, experiencing five deaths...

Laozi's golden finger has finally arrived!

(End of this chapter)