Shared Talent: Traveling through a hundred worlds simultaneously

Raven12345, an elite member of the Time and Space Administration of the Xiling Empire, who roams the stars and is "famous" for all sorts of inconceivable and reckless behavior.

At this moment, I am in an unprecedented state of stagnation.

Her signature long silver hair seemed to lose some of its luster from shock, and her beautiful eyes were filled with the philosophical questions, "Who am I? Where am I? What happened?"

Just seconds ago, she was sitting smugly in her super luxurious, multi-functional boss chair that could be manually operated like a shuttle, trying to use the formidable reputation of the Xiling Empire and a little (what she thought was) just the right amount of threat to intimidate Su Chen, an ordinary Earthling who had accidentally gained invincible power and seemed a bit naive, to obediently sign a "contract of servitude" and become another happy (scapegoat) employee under her command.

She had already written the script: the other party would first be fearful, then hesitant, and finally, under the lure of her (in her own opinion) unparalleled personal charm and the benefits of the empire, would reluctantly agree.

This way she can get rid of all the troublesome things that have been piling up lately.

For example, when he accidentally scratched a piece of paint off the neighboring dimensional observation station while repairing the garden with the ship-slaying sword he had swindled, he would blame it on the unlucky newcomer.

However, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

The guy in front of me, named Su Chen, after his initial confusion, was not intimidated at all; instead, his eyes gradually became... strange.
Then, just as Raven12345 was preparing to intensify its deception efforts.

Su Chen moved.

There was no earth-shattering energy burst, no complex and mysterious law fluctuations; it was simply a kind of pure, outrageous, and unreasonable "power."

Raven12345 felt as if she had been lifted off her beloved boss's chair by an irresistible force and gently placed aside like a rag doll. Then, that person, Su Chen, sat down in the seat that originally belonged to her in a very casual and natural manner.

I even adjusted the angle of the chair back to find a more comfortable position!

"This place is nice, but the staff's attitude is a bit poor. I'll train them properly in the future."

Su Chen patted the wide armrest, his tone carrying the satisfaction of someone who had just acquired a small company.

Raven 12345's brain processing core seemed to be overloaded and was buzzing.

"You...what are you doing?!"

She screamed, her voice distorted.

Su Chen raised his eyelids and glanced at her lazily: "I agree to your request. From now on, I'm your boss. Don't you understand?"

"What kind of cosmic joke is this! You're a lunatic!"

Raven12345 finally realized what was happening. Rage instantly overwhelmed her reason. Her silver hair moved without wind, and the surrounding space began to ripple. Powerful energy gathered at her fingertips—she was going to blast this arrogant guy into elementary particles!
Then, she saw Su Chen raise his fist.

It was just an ordinary fist, nothing special.

But Raven12345's core (although it is said to be somewhat damaged) is frantically alarming!

A terrifying sense of dread, stemming from an innate life force and the overwhelming power of an existence she could not possibly resist, instantly gripped her.

The energy she had gathered dissipated with a "pop" like a punctured balloon.

"Our...our Xiling Empire is not to be trifled with!"

Raven12345 shouted, trying to salvage its last shred of dignity.

"If you keep doing things like this, it'll easily attract the attention of higher-ups! And then it won't be as simple as just recruiting them!"

Su Chen shrugged happily, his expression both innocent and irritating.

"It doesn't matter. I haven't done anything outrageous. I just feel this position suits me better. So, do you have any other opinions?"

He shook his raised fist, a warm smile on his face, but to Raven12345, it was more terrifying than any ferocious face.

"..." Raven12345 fell silent.

What could she do? She couldn't beat them in a fight, and she couldn't intimidate them. Even when she brought up the imperial backing, the people there just acted like tough guys who were "always ready to fight."

A huge sense of injustice and absurdity welled up inside me.

Ultimately, faced with absolute power (and that fist), Raven12345, an outstanding employee of the Xiling Empire's Time and Space Administration, an amateur star carver, a gardener of the ship-slaying sword, and a master of courting death, lowered her "noble" head.

"No...no objections..." she squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, feeling a sharp pain in the core of her mind.

"Very good." Su Chen nodded in satisfaction and began to inspect his "new territory" like a real boss.

"Then, let me see your recent work report first? Also, make me a cup of tea, from Blue Star."

Raven12345 stiffly turned around and mechanically began preparing the so-called "work report." Heaven knows what kind of nonsense that was; her mind was already flooded with countless comments.

'I clearly wanted to find some unlucky wage earner! Why?! Why did I end up being the wage earner?!'

'Did they find a scapegoat employee to take the fall for me, or did they invite a living ancestor to worship?!'

"It's all over! Now, not only am I not sure if I can keep the ship-slaying sword I tricked out of, but my office, my chair, my salary... are they all going to be mine?!"

'Does damage to the core of one's thinking really affect luck?! No! This has nothing to do with being brain-dead! It's just that this guy is too abnormal!'

While mentally ranting and raving, she clumsily tried to operate the tea machine that she usually wouldn't even glance at. Her long silver hair drooped down her sides, making her look incredibly dejected and forlorn.

Sitting in his executive chair, Su Chen looked out at the boundless starry sky and the bustling port of the Time and Space Administration below, feeling the seemingly omnipotent power emanating from a mysterious place within him, and an interesting smile appeared on his lips.

"The Xiling Empire... Raven12345... It seems that this new world is much more interesting than I imagined."

His "working" career officially began in a way that no one expected.

However, the person working for her was that famously eccentric goddess, while the boss was him.

Compared to his other selves from different worlds, his experience is rather unique, or to be precise, very strange.

Unlike his other selves, he was hit by a dump truck and brought to this world. If he hadn't gone to that place, he would have initially thought that he had come to this strange world in a physical body.

Just as they arrived in this strange world and were nearly swallowed by a bizarre creature, he went to the hall and met his other selves.

He realized that he possessed invincible strength, but unlike his other selves, he was an ordinary person who had been hit by a dump truck.

Having arrived in a dangerous world, I didn't think twice and simply shared the invincible power.

Because of my power, he returned to his world and the first thing he did was kill the terrifying creature that posed a danger to him.

Just as he killed the terrifying creature, he was targeted by something very interesting. A powerful force called the Xiling Empire had taken notice of him.

Yes, the power he shares is very special; it's pure physical power.

It wasn't the kind of thing that was almost omniscient and omnipotent, but fortunately, the other people in the hall who were relatively humane gave it an auxiliary device similar to artificial intelligence.

This device not only grants the user unimaginable power in their own world, but also helps them find answers to questions and understand the world around them.

So, he went to that place in a daze and was received by a raven. As soon as the raven spoke, he guessed that it was the flawed one from his memory.

Since he was already here, he possessed invincible physical strength. Although he wasn't omniscient or omnipotent, there was truly no one in this world who could defeat him.

Of course, the reason why he doesn't share his near-omniscient and omnipotent power is because his other selves are worried that he'll be too boring.

Also, I've fooled this raven. If she uses some technology to teleport me away and escape, I might not be able to catch up with her.

Never mind, this worldview is really interesting, and I'm really interested in it.

Sitting in the overly comfortable executive chair that originally belonged to Raven 12345, Su Chen crossed his legs and tapped the smooth tabletop with his fingertips.

His eyes, now brimming with boundless power, were scanning with great interest the vast amount of information flowing on the holographic projection in front of him, about the Xiling Empire and the countless worlds under its rule.

"Interesting, really interesting..." Su Chen murmured to himself, his face beaming with an irrepressible smile of wonder.

A grand interstellar civilization, bizarre races, and those hilarious "anomalies" and "accident reports" (many of which were signed "Raven12345")... This was a thousand times more exciting than any novel he had ever read or any game he had ever played.

Now, he is not only involved in it, but has also inexplicably (or rather, forcibly) become the "person in charge" of a small node in this huge system.

Just watching isn't enough.
Now that Su Chen has these skills, of course he has to personally get involved and find some fun... oh no, I mean "fulfill his duties".

His gaze swept over Raven 12345, who was looking dejected and trying to kill the crack in the floor with his eyes, and he cleared his throat.

"Ahem, um... Little Crow."

Raven12345 suddenly looked up, its silver hair almost standing on end.

"Who is Raven?! I am Raven 12345! A hero certified by the Xiling Empire..."

"Okay, little crow, no problem, little crow."

Su Chen readily interrupted her, speaking in a relaxed tone as if she were referring to her own pet.

"As your new boss, I feel I need to get familiar with the business as soon as possible. Give me something to do."

Raven12345's lips twitched, and it roared inwardly.

Business? Familiar with business whatsoever! I haven't even had a chance to sit in that chair of yours for more than a few times!
But she still managed a twisted smile, an attempt to appear submissive.

"No... I don't know which aspect of 'business' you'd like to handle, boss? I have 3,700 backlogged cross-dimensional noise complaints, 500 unresolved cases of historical timelines being altered by illegal time travelers, and..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Su Chen waved his hand, looking disgusted.

"Those old, trivial matters are enough to give me a headache. I need something fresh, interesting, and preferably... something that allows me to observe the 'plot' up close."

He leaned forward slightly, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. "I remember, didn't you have a key 'surveillance target' on Earth? Someone named Hao Ren?"

Raven12345's heart skipped a beat.

Hao Ren?!
How does this guy know Hao Ren?!

That was the "chosen unlucky guy" she had been searching for for a long time, the one she was preparing to take over her mess... oops, I mean, the "inspector" candidate!

Does this parachuted-in ancestor even want to steal this?

"Yes... there is such a person. An ordinary human from Earth, who has not yet been found to have any special abilities, but possesses extremely high affinity for anomalous events and... uh, resilience."

Raven12345 answered cautiously, trying to get away with it.

"However, everything is normal on his end so far, there's nothing to worry about..."

"normal?"

Su Chen chuckled and tapped his finger in the air, and a file marked "Top Secret" but actually just pulled out of the database popped up.

"Things will get weird very soon. Track his real-time location and status. I want to see with my own eyes how he encounters that werewolf with husky blood and that penniless vampire."

Raven12345's eyes widened, its mental core overloaded once again.

This guy not only knows Hao Ren, but he also knows Lily and Vivian?!
Who exactly is he?!

Could it be that they were really sent down from above on an incognito visit... and incidentally to cause me trouble?
Seeing Raven12345's stunned expression, Su Chen impatiently tapped the armrest of his chair.

"What are you all standing there for? My new secretary? Turn on the surveillance! This is an important onboarding assessment for potential future employees in our department. As the leader, of course I have to personally oversee it."

"Our...our department?"

Raven12345 felt like she was about to cry.

This script is wrong!

She was the one who hired Hao Ren as her subordinate, so how come it seems like she and her intended subordinate are now working for this Su Chen?
But under Su Chen's kind gaze, she could only operate the control panel with tears in her eyes and bring up the surveillance footage of Hao Ren.

My heart was filled with grief and indignation.

It's over, it's over!

My reserve staff! My plan to shift blame! Now it's all become this living ancestor's source of amusement!
Observe? I think you just want to see the show up close! And you make it sound so noble!

Hao Ren, good luck to you. Although you don't know it yet, your future boss might, probably, maybe will be replaced by an even more unreliable one... And I, your once brilliant and capable boss, am now just a lowly secretary...

"It's so noisy," Su Chen thought to himself.

He was initially quite interested in this eccentric woman's figure and appearance; if she didn't speak, just standing there was truly a feast for the eyes. (End of Chapter)