Chapter 2

What is more despairing than time travel?

Some would answer "traveling to a dangerous world," others would say "not having a golden finger after traveling," and still others would say "being pinned to the ground and biu after traveling"...

Well, Guan Liyuan admitted that he had encountered all three of these situations!

So Guan Liyuan decided to post on the "Grand Universe Forum" to vent his frustration...

However, just as he used his mind to input the title of the post on the forum page that others couldn't see, a fat penguin jumped out, but the people around him still ignored it, clearly indicating that the penguin, like the forum interface, was invisible to others.

"Hey, what do you mean by 'no golden finger'? Am I not your 'golden finger'?" the penguin complained, fidgeting with its red scarf... Don't ask why a penguin needs a scarf!

"Ah, the main reason is that I can still deceive myself by saying my 'golden finger' hasn't awakened. If I admit that my 'golden finger' is just a forum, then there's no hope at all!" Guan Liyuan communicated with the penguin in a way that made no sound.

This was Guan Liyuan's greatest progress in a month... Finally, he could control his silent communication with the penguin, and only let the penguin hear what he wanted to "say"!

"What do you mean 'just' a forum? Have you recognized the status of the 'Grand Universe Forum' in the forum world? This is a high-end forum where each universe can only have one registered member, and it operates entirely on an invitation-only basis! Do you know what that means?"

"I know, usually people who make such claims are scammers." Guan Liyuan became even more disdainful.

"You, you are the most vicious slanderer in the entire universe... No, in all universes combined! You should know that my motto is: 'Dedicated to creating happiness!'"

"..."

Seeing that Guan Liyuan was silent, the penguin felt that it had finally convinced this ungrateful person, although his eyes still looked a bit strange.

It seemed that the penguin thought Guan Liyuan's silence was a reflection on his own mistakes, so its tone softened a bit: "Don't take your blessings for granted. If the system hadn't detected that your soul vibration pattern was highly consistent with the creators of this server, given the level of 'favor' you received from the will of this universe, the probability of becoming a forum member would be negligible, let alone becoming a noble administrator like you are now!"

Brainwashing is a terrifying thing for intelligent beings.

But Guan Liyuan felt that being repeatedly brainwashed by a fat penguin with a red scarf, to accept that "being a forum administrator is a glorious mission and responsibility like the successor of communism"... This kind of brainwashing was completely ineffective!

"Alright, let me confirm again, are you sure that I am the only 'noble administrator' in the entire forum now?" Guan Liyuan asked.

"That's right, after the forum went online, it lost contact with the creators' world... But the good news is, everything else is going smoothly. Although countless bugs appeared after running for ten thousand years, I found you! You are the only soul in all connected universes with the qualifications to be an administrator. Now those bugs are no longer a problem!" The penguin also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me make it clear, I can still handle the role of... administrator, but I know nothing about programming..."

"Of course, haven't I already explained? You don't need to do anything special. After regaining the administrator role, the world you are currently in will automatically become the 'main world.' With a solid foundation, the server can automatically fix bugs... Any other questions?"

"One last question, when will the administrator privileges you mentioned be fully activated? I can't wait to ban the guy who posted a picture of me when I was exposing myself!" Guan Liyuan asked.

"About three months! After all, the level of 'favor' you received from the will of the universe was the lowest. I need to help you increase it to the level of a regular member before I can activate your privileges... The universe you are in now is of a very high level, and the energy required to change its will has already used up nearly half of the energy I've accumulated over ten thousand years!" The penguin said, sounding a bit aggrieved.

"No problem, once my privileges are activated, I'll immediately raise the price of forum coins and organize some big gift packages and holiday recharge events!"

"Good idea!"

The members of the "Grand Universe Forum," who are almost all "heaven's pride" or on the path to becoming "heaven's pride" from countless universes, don't know that their forum coins will be raised in price in three months...

As for what Guan Liyuan can do in these three months, he can still only browse the forum when he has nothing to do!

"Tsk tsk, the 'Cosmic Gossip' section is always the most active. Gossip is indeed the instinct of intelligent beings, and even 'heaven's pride' is no exception!"

After saying this, Guan Liyuan noticed that the fat penguin was still looking at him, and he hesitated to click on the gossip section...

"Cough, as a noble administrator, I decide to supplement my knowledge..."

Guan Liyuan clicked on the "Strategy Discussion" section, which is the second largest section of the "Grand Universe Forum," indicating that many "heaven's pride" are still focused on their main business!

Although the rules and laws of different universes are different, and the so-called "strategies" cannot be replicated, learning from each other and discussing together is indeed one of the shortcuts to progress...

"Huh? This post has been bumped up again? It seems there are new members joining the discussion..."

Guan Liyuan saw the post that had caught his attention again. The poster's member ID was "Master of the Hollow Palace," and the post title was "On the Operating Principles and Usage of Wish-Actualization Items."

The post had already reached several thousand replies. The early replies were mostly unhelpful, mostly just people making fun of the serious title and the "Master of the Hollow Palace" defending himself...

However, later, another theory master joined, and the two finally found a common language. They discussed for several thousand replies, and no one else could interject.

The theory master's member ID was "Iron Man's Brother," who had deep insights into the "Equivalent Exchange" law...

Well, actually, Guan Liyuan had long felt that these two guys, from their IDs to their post content, were very "suspicious," resembling the protagonists and bosses of two worlds he knew, especially when he saw the terms "Hougyoku" and "Philosopher's Stone" appear in their posts!

Unfortunately, because his privileges were not yet activated, he couldn't fully view the backend information of the two...

And now another theory expert joined the discussion, confidently claiming to have a "Shikon Jewel" that could grant any wish if collected completely. His ID made Guan Liyuan decide to definitely sell him a name change card at a high price in three months!

"Damn, even the penguin didn't add sensitive words when registering the ID?" Guan Liyuan said with a grin.

"This is also a bug. There was originally a sensitive word database, but because the languages of different universes are different, the forum's built-in translation function unified the languages, and the sensitive word database has never been updated..."

At this moment, Guan Liyuan heard a roar: "Guan Liyuan! You're going to 'open your spirit' in three months, and you're handing in a blank paper again! And what are you looking down at? Do you know what is more pitiful than a waste? It's a waste who doesn't recognize themselves as a waste!"

Seeing the old teacher's trembling mustache, Guan Liyuan carefully considered and decided to give up on "correcting his wrong perception of me, making him realize that I am not a 'waste' but a 'noble administrator'..."

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