"Good morning! Master! It's time for breakfast!"
Sakuya walked to the window and pulled open the curtains. Sunlight streamed through the window into the room, shining directly on the bed.
At this moment, the giant caterpillar on the bed still wriggled unconsciously, as if it hadn't heard anything.
"Ugh... protection money... it's due, konoyaro..."
Sakuya listened to Zhong Chen's unconscious mumbles from under the covers, a doting smile appearing on her face as she shook her head helplessly.
"Master sometimes really acts like an overgrown child."
"Sakuya, don't you know that a man remains a youth until death?"
Sakuya looked in surprise at Zhong Chen, who had suddenly sat up, a smile on his face as he looked at her.
"Master, pretending to be asleep to eavesdrop on a lady's thoughts is a very ungentlemanly act!"
"Hehe! I just suddenly woke up."
Zhong Chen showed no embarrassment at Sakuya's words; instead, he put on an air of 'I, the sovereign, have just awoken.'
"Since Master is already awake, please get up and wash up quickly. Miss Lashara and the others have been waiting for you for a long time."
Hearing that Lashara and the others were waiting for him, Zhong Chen stopped messing around and got straight out of bed.
"The weather is nice today! System, sign in!"
"Ding, congratulations Host, you have received Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill * 1 (Rainbow)."
"Nani? Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill? And it's rainbow quality? System, you're not messing with me, are you!"
"Heh! I suggest Host take a good look at the description before speaking."
Hearing the System say this, Zhong Chen quickly opened the System backpack to check the detailed description of the Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill.
After just one glance, Zhong Chen gasped, taking a sharp breath.
Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill: As the name suggests, upon consumption, one instantly stretches their legs and pops their eyes, ascending directly to heaven. As the saying goes, 'eyes pop, instantly an immortal,' 'legs stretch, I am a Golden Immortal!'
"System, you are my god!!!"
"I am invincible under heaven! Who can kill me... Ahem... I should probably only say that once."
"Hmph!"
"It is recommended that Host consume it as soon as possible. The System will update after you become an immortal."
"Sakuya, go guard the door. No one is allowed to enter!"
Hearing the System say this, Zhong Chen didn't intend to delay and directly ordered Sakuya to go guard the door.
"Yes!"
Seeing Zhong Chen's serious expression, Sakuya knew it must be important, so she bowed slightly and went outside to stand guard.
After Sakuya left, Zhong Chen took out the Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill, looking bewildered at the pitch-black thing in his hand.
"System, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Why does this thing look so much like the 'chūn' (dirt/dead skin) rubbed off during a bath in Northeast China?"
"Heh... Host, you wouldn't think there would be those special effects like 'heavenly flowers falling, golden lotuses springing from the ground,' would you?"
"You yourself said this is a two-dimensional art style. Besides, it's good enough to have something to eat! Or... should this System add some purple qi for you?"
"Cough cough, let's just forget about that!"
When Zhong Chen heard the System wanted to add purple qi for him, he immediately expressed his polite refusal.
Heh heh... add purple qi? Purple so dark it's black, right? We're all thousand-year-old foxes, why play these tricks?
Looking at the pitch-black pill in his hand, Zhong Chen gritted his teeth and threw it directly into his mouth.
The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and endless spiritual energy, accompanied by immortal qi, surged into Zhong Chen's body.
"System! I @#$%!"
Before Zhong Chen could finish speaking, his eyes instantly widened, his legs straightened uncontrollably, and his entire body fell stiffly onto the bed, losing consciousness.
"Ding, detecting a significant increase in Host's strength. System update beginning..."
After an unknown amount of time, Zhong Chen slowly regained consciousness, turned his head to look around, and found himself still in the room.
However, outside, day had already turned to night.
"System, are you still there, you bastard!"
"Still here, oh. Is there anything you want to tell me!"
"This thing really lives up to its name of 'leg-stretching eye-popping,' without the slightest discount!"
"The description should have been very clear, and besides, aren't you still perfectly fine?"
"Huh? System, why do you sound a bit off? Where's your 'ding'?"
"Oh Host, this System has also upgraded! Would you like to check your panel?"
Zhong Chen could feel that he had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to before.
To use the System's previous evaluation, he could easily crush his former self.
"Open System panel!"
Zhong Chen
Gender: Male
Age: 23 (Immortal)
Realm: Peak Golden Immortal (Peak Eleventh Tier)
Cultivation Method: Basic Cultivation Method
Special Abilities: Eye of Identification, Dimensional Gate, Space Compression Technique
Followers: Izayoi Sakuya, Tom
Magic Treasures: Linglong, human emperor banner (450,000 souls)
Items: Dimensional Gate Sub-gate * 1, Dragon Ball Space Capsule Technology, Origin Explainer, leibi * 14... Overall Rating: You are now an existence in the myriad worlds whose stomp can cause a storm of blood and gore. Would you like to try crushing others? (￣︶￣)♦
Zhong Chen looked at the dazzling words "Golden Immortal" in the realm column, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards, his face filled with satisfaction.
PS: For his specific image at this moment, please refer to He Rundong's version of Lu Bu.
"System, what does 'Peak Eleventh Tier' mean?"
"Because Host's strength has completely exceeded the rating standards of Slime World, the rating standards of the Myriad Worlds (Primordial Chaos Edition) are now being used."
"Then what tier is Rimuru in the System's rating?"
"Early Seventh Tier."
"What about Sakuya?"
"Also Early Seventh Tier."
"So, SSS-rank corresponds to Seventh Tier, SS-rank corresponds to Sixth Tier, and so on, right?"
"Host is correct!"
"Alright, I understand. You may withdraw!"
"Grass (a type of plant) o(▼dish▼メ;)o"
"Good heavens, after the update, it's really different. You've even learned to swear!"
Knock knock knock... "Enter."
Click... As the door was pushed open, Sakuya looked at Zhong Chen, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, with a surprised expression.
"Master! You're finally awake!"
"Haha! I was only unconscious for one day, is there any need to be so nervous!"
Zhong Chen looked at the overjoyed Sakuya, a gentle smile on his lips as he spoke.
"No, Master, you've been unconscious for three days!"
"What?"
Hearing Sakuya's words, Zhong Chen instantly sprang from the bed and appeared before Sakuya.
"I was unconscious for three days?"
"Yes."
Zhong Chen quickly used his divine ability to sense the time and indeed found that the timeline had moved forward by three days.
"Then Hakucho Castle must be almost at the Holy Land by now, right?"
"That's right. According to Miss Lashara, they should arrive at the so-called Holy Land tomorrow."
Hearing that they were about to arrive at the Holy Land, Zhong Chen felt as if he had missed some wonderful show.
"Since that's the case, let's go out. After all, as a senior consultant, if I don't go out soon, the employer might get angry!"
Thinking of Lashara's money-grubbing appearance, Zhong Chen had reason to suspect she would use the opportunity to deduct his salary.
That wouldn't do. As the founder of the The Idle Organization, if he got his salary docked by his boss on his first day of work...
If that got out, how could he continue to operate within the organization? He would be laughed at for a year by those troublemakers.
A few minutes later, Zhong Chen and Sakuya arrived at the main hall of Hakucho Castle, where many people were sitting on the sofas.
They were all characters Zhong Chen was very familiar with from the anime.
"Oh! Look who it is, isn't it my Senior Consultant? What, did you remember you still have a job?"
Lashara looked at Zhong Chen and Sakuya as they entered, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but she spoke sharply.
"Oh dear, there's a reason I haven't been working. Let me explain in detail..."