Chapter Two: Joining the Protagonists' Chat Group

[Shi Jian: “The old code phrase ‘The Heavenly King Covers the Earth Tiger, the Pagoda Suppresses the River Demon’ is no longer popular. Now, what’s trending is ‘What are you doing?~ Hey yo!’”]

[Meng Qi Xiao Yan: “Bro, are you also from Earth?”]

[Shi Jian: “Yes, but I probably time-traveled later than you guys. That old phrase is more than a decade old. I came from 2024!”]

[Xiao Yan: “I time-traveled in 2009…”]

[Meng Qi: “I came from some year… @Shi Jian, how’s the national football team these days? I only time-traveled because I got too excited watching a soccer match…”]

[Shi Jian: “That’s a long story…”]

The three chatted enthusiastically, and the others spying on this chat group couldn’t help but speak up.

[Lin Dong: “What exactly is this chat group? Can someone explain it to me?”]

Lin Dong, known for his impatient nature, was the first to speak.

The emergence of this chat group was strange, and he knew nothing about it.

However, Shi Jian and the others seemed very familiar with this thing.

Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked them.

Besides Lin Dong, Fang Han had also been paying close attention to the chat group in his mind.

But his personality was much more cautious than Lin Dong’s.

So he hadn’t spoken up yet.

Now that Lin Dong had spoken, Fang Han’s eyes lit up.

Because he was also very curious about this chat group.

Lin Dong’s question happened to be exactly what he wanted to ask.

Soon, someone responded.

[Shi Jian: “A chat group, as the name suggests, is a place for people to chat. But the people chatting all come from different worlds. The chat group is our tool for communication and exchange!”]

Shi Jian gave a straightforward explanation of what a chat group was.

[Lin Dong: “You mean you all come from different worlds? There’s actually such an amazing thing in this world that allows people from different worlds to communicate with each other?”]

Lin Dong’s first reaction was disbelief. To think there was such a world-defying thing that could connect people from different worlds!

Fang Han was also shocked when he heard the chat group’s function.

Not long ago, he had gained an incredible opportunity that opened his eyes!

He knew that in their world, some powerful beings could bring the dead back to life, resurrecting those long gone.

That alone was astonishing.

But this chat group was even more terrifying.

It could connect people from different worlds.

What kind of transcendent power was this?

[Shi Jian: “Exactly. Everyone in this group comes from different worlds, but not absolutely. @Lin Dong and @Xiao Yan, you two are actually from the same world, but your world contains many smaller worlds within it, and you two come from different small worlds!”]

[Shi Jian: “If you can ascend from a small world, you two might meet in the ascended world!”]

As soon as Shi Jian said this, others had yet to react, but Xiao Yan was already restless.

[Xiao Yan: “We’re both from Earth. How do you know about me? Did you give money to Jack Ma?”]

Lin Dong quickly responded.

[Lin Dong: “From what you said, you seem to know me?”]

Shi Jian didn’t hide anything.

He had read a lot of novels about chat groups.

Usually, the characters in the group come from various movies, TV shows, and novels.

The protagonists, with their foresight, pretend to be omniscient and omnipotent immortal beings.

They use this persona to fool others in the group for their own benefit.

This is the so-called “con artist” style.

But Shi Jian didn’t intend to do this.

Con artists may work at first, but over time, it’s exhausting and risky to keep up the act.

Besides, no one else in this group was simple.

Except for Lin Dong, Shi Jian wasn’t confident he could keep fooling the others.

And there was no need to fool them.

Shi Jian planned to be straightforward.

Everyone who joined was loyal and grateful.

By being honest, Shi Jian could make them owe him a great favor.

Wasn’t that better than pretending to be a god?

Pretending also risked being exposed.

[Shi Jian: “To be precise, I know all of you, and I even know your futures!”]

[Xiao Yan: “How do you know us and our futures? We just time-traveled a few years later than you. How are you so impressive!”]

[Shi Jian: “You and Meng Qi are protagonists in novels I’ve read. Xiao Yan, you have a three-year pact with Medicine Elder! Meng Qi has his cycle space…”]

Shi Jian briefly mentioned Xiao Yan and Meng Qi’s situations to add credibility to his words.

Both Xiao Yan and Meng Qi were time travelers, and they were stunned by this.

[Meng Qi: “This is a bit ridiculous!”]

[Xiao Yan: “I’m a protagonist? Then I basically can’t die…”]

Both Meng Qi and Xiao Yan were shocked beyond words.

What a mix of surprise, joy, and worry.

They were protagonists in novels, which was even more unbelievable than time traveling.

Surprised that they were merely characters written by others.

Happy because as protagonists, they were destined for greatness.

[Shi Jian: “Lin Dong and Fang Han are the same. They are protagonists in novels too. The only difference is you two are time travelers, while Lin Dong and Fang Han are natives.”]

Lin Dong and Fang Han were shocked by Shi Jian’s words.

The men called Meng Qi and Xiao Yan were actually characters from books?

And Shi Jian had read their stories?

More importantly, they themselves were also characters in those books?

Shi Jian had read their stories as well?

This was unbelievable.

[Lin Dong: “Is what you say true? You really know me and even know my future?”]

[Shi Jian: “Lin Dong, the Stone Talisman, Lin Langtian…”]

Hearing Shi Jian’s words, Lin Dong was completely stunned.

Now his cultivation had improved rapidly because he had obtained a mysterious stone talisman in the Stone Pool.

No one else knew about this.

Lin Langtian was the target of his cultivation.

Lin Langtian had crippled his father during the clan competition, and Lin Dong wanted revenge.

He was instantly thrilled.

[Lin Dong: “Will I succeed in avenging my father in the future?”]

[Shi Jian: “Yes…”]

At this moment, Fang Han also couldn’t help but speak in the group.

[Fang Han: “If that’s the case, do you also know about my situation?”]

[Shi Jian: “Nine Orifices Golden Core, Flooding the Netherworld Map…”]

Upon hearing this, Fang Han no longer doubted anything.

The Nine Orifices Golden Core and Flooding the Netherworld Map were his biggest secrets and greatest opportunities so far.

If so, Shi Jian really did know their futures.

But the way he knew their futures was bizarre.

He had gotten it from the books.

Fang Han didn’t dwell on this.

If such a chat group existed, who knew what else was out there beyond his imagination?

Perhaps some supreme being had foreseen their futures and written them into books passed to other worlds.

Rather than worrying about this, it was better to seize the present.

Make good use of this chat group.

[Fang Han: “Would you be willing to tell me my future? I will never forget this favor!”]

Seeing Fang Han say this, Xiao Yan, Meng Qi, and the others all urged Shi Jian.

They all wanted Shi Jian to reveal their futures.

[Shi Jian: “Don’t rush, I’ll upload some documents in the group files!”]

Hearing Shi Jian’s words, Fang Han and the others eagerly awaited.

Before long, a series of notifications rang out in the chat group.

Member Shi Jian uploaded files: “Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan,” “Supreme Lifetime Meng Qi,” “Eternal Life Fang Han,” “Martial Movement of the Universe Lin Dong,” “Saint King Yang Qi.”