Chapter 578: Chapter 578: Zhongli – I’d Rather Not Be the Group Admin
When Hu Tao saw that it was Takumi, she immediately brightened up with excitement.
"Takumi! Let me tell you something! I got a huge order this morning! Can you believe it? Some people really are wild. Even though they went to reincarnate into another race, they still wanted to hold a funeral for themselves. So, they came to us early to place the order.
"In their words: 'We're changing races, which means the old us has died. So we should have a proper funeral.'"
Hu Tao chattered away, excitedly explaining the details of her latest major job to Takumi.
Takumi fell silent.
"They play this hard? What race is it?"
He was quite curious—what kind of race played this hard?
"Goblins! They said they were tired of being short and wanted to change races. Once we had a reincarnation system set up, they started negotiating with different races and only recently finalized their choice.
"You wouldn't believe it, but those guys are filthy rich! I just casually quoted a price and they agreed without blinking. With this order, I could eat for three years straight!!"
Hu Tao was overjoyed. She never imagined that people would reincarnate en masse. The money was just too easy.
"Impressive! So, what's your next move? Planning a grand send-off? Gonna have Uchiha Madara carry the coffin?"
Takumi looked at her with interest, wondering what she had in mind.
Hu Tao grinned.
"Exactly! He and that Senju uncle of his—perfect team. I've already had him develop a wooden carriage using his Mokuton abilities. Then we mount a giant purple figure on it—makes the perfect hearse.
"Purple represents nobility. It's absolutely flawless."
Hu Tao was animated as she laid out her vision.
Takumi was speechless.
Classic Hu Tao—only she could come up with something like this.
"Amazing. I wish you booming business."
He smiled, though wishing a funeral parlor good business did sound a little strange.
"Hahaha~ Thanks! I'll be busy for a while, but if you want to visit, come later!"
Hu Tao clearly appreciated the blessing. Business was booming in Takumi's world now, and some had even started to compete with her. But she wasn't worried. None of them could really compete.
She had Takumi backing her—she was on top of the world.
After chatting, Hu Tao returned to work.
Takumi wandered off and eventually found the old man—Zhongli—taking a break.
Zhongli was surprised.
"You've got time today?"
He poured tea as he spoke.
"You're not a guest consultant for Wangsheng anymore? They're so busy. Aren't you helping?"
Takumi looked at Zhongli in confusion.
Zhongli seemed awfully relaxed despite Hu Tao being swamped with work.
"Ever since Hu Tao found out my real identity, I've been doing less and less. She said I just need to be the symbolic anchor. I can't be relied on for everything.
"I know about this big order of hers too—but she kicked me out."
Zhongli sighed.
Once Hu Tao discovered he was Rex Lapis, she stopped relying on him.
But he didn't mind. He quite enjoyed the peace.
"So she got tired of you!"
Takumi chuckled.
Now that Hu Tao had so many assistants, it was clear she'd sidelined Zhongli.
Zhongli gave a wry smile.
"You're not wrong. I was indeed dismissed."
They began chatting casually.
"Let me pass the group admin role to you. You'd do a better job."
Zhongli sipped his tea and dropped the surprise offer.
He had long grown tired of being the chat group admin. Takumi was more suited for it.
Takumi blinked.
"Wait, we have a group admin?"
He hadn't even realized there was one.
Zhongli was speechless.
"What do you think?"
Clearly, the admin had no presence at all.
"Alright, I'll take it. Not like it makes a difference. Though… is it even transferable?"
Takumi was curious.
This chat group was basically a cheat system. Was the admin role really transferable?
"A feature was added later. Admin transfer, plus group moderation. I never used them though."
Zhongli explained it all honestly.
Takumi nodded. So the group had upgraded.
Made sense. With over 30 people in the group now, added functionality wasn't surprising.
After pondering a moment, Takumi accepted.
Zhongli saw his agreement and didn't hesitate. He immediately handed over the role.
[Group admin has changed to 'Takumi.']
A notification popped up in the group.
Before anyone else could react, Takumi began exploring the new features.
['Zhongli' has been assigned as a group moderator.]
shiroyasha: [????? Give me one too!!]
Admin? That was a thing?
['shiroyasha' has been assigned as a group moderator.]
Seeing her request, Takumi didn't refuse and appointed her as well.
Then he posted a message.
Takumi: [Let's sleep together tonight!]
shiroyasha, who had just been thrilled, nearly choked on her drink.
shiroyasha: [Get lost!!]
[shiroyasha has been muted for 10 minutes.]
Takumi: [Believe it or not, even as a moderator, I can still mess with you.]
From this day forward, please call me the Power Trip King!
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