I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

The center of the multiverse, the ultimate void, the main branch of Deep Blue Canteen (the scene after the banquet).

"Snoring—"

"Snoring—"

If you ignore the visuals and only listen to the sounds, this place looks like a huge, luxuriously decorated... pigsty.

But if you look closely...

You'll find that every "drunkard" lying here is someone who could make a single universe tremble.

Galactus (the Devourer of Space), clutching the remaining half-sack of popcorn belonging to Unicron, wore his helmet askew, his large purple face flushed, and was talking in his sleep:

"Don't run away... Little planet... You're strawberry flavored..."

The emperor lay utterly disheveled beside a golden toilet (this time a real toilet, not a throne), clutching a half-empty bottle of Azerothian dwarven spirits. His golden armor was stained with the brine from Nurgle's stinky tofu.

Beside him, Guilliman was slumped over the table, using his armor of destiny as a pillow, muttering, "Logistics... reports... cost accounting..."

Megatron and Optimus Prime, these two mortal enemies who have fought for millions of years, have now transformed into two trucks, their cabs touching, as if... sleeping side by side?

"Is this... the price of the ultimate party?"

Jiang Li rubbed his temples and woke up from the throne (sofa).

Because he is the rule itself, he has no hangover.

But looking at the chaotic scene of demons dancing before him, he still felt a headache coming on.

"Ergou!"

"Woof... hiccup"

Two Dogs lay sprawled on Azathoth's belly (because it was soft there), and upon hearing the call, struggled to roll over and let out a burp.

There were even a few undigested Infinity Stone fragments floating in that burp.

……

Site cleanup: Standard housekeeping service.

"Forget it, I can't count on that bastard."

Jiang Li sighed.

He stood up and held out his finger.

[Rule rewrite: The Great Cleaning Technique.]

"Buzz——————"

A soft blue ripple spread outwards from Jiang Li as the center.

"Stain removal!"

All the wine stains, oil stains, and residues, under the regular rinsing, instantly decompose into the purest energy particles and return to the void.

"sober up!"

A cool psionic breeze swept by.

Those bigwigs who were still spouting nonsense suddenly jolted awake and got up from the ground.

"Hmm? Where am I?"

The emperor touched his head, saw that the oil stains on his armor were gone, and immediately resumed his majestic demeanor.

"Ahem... Last night... that was tactical hibernation."

"That's right."

The King of Ultra quickly adjusted his cloak.

"I was just... meditating for a while."

……

"Alright, stop pretending."

Jiang Li looked at this group of guys who were so obsessed with saving face.

"Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's get down to business."

Jiang Li snapped his fingers.

Hundreds of contracts (made from Nyarlathotep's skin—don't ask why, they're durable) appeared out of thin air before everyone.

"This is the [Deep Blue Cafeteria Multiverse Franchise Agreement]."

Jiang Li revealed a businessman's smile.

"Since everyone thinks it tastes good."

"Then... let's open a branch."

"Arthas! You're in charge of Azeroth's cold chain logistics!"

"Guilliman! You're in charge of canning the Warhammer universe!"

"Optimus Prime! You're in charge of Cybertron's food delivery!"

"Uncle Tun! You're in charge of... handling food waste (leftovers)!"

……

"Sign it."

From now on, we're all one family.

"We eat together, we fight monsters together."

"Anyone who dares to breach the contract..."

Jiang Li pointed to Azathoth, who was still sleeping behind him.

"I'll just throw him into this guy's mouth... for breakfast."

……

"Sign! You must sign!"

"For the sake of delicious food!"

Under the dual onslaught of the big stick (Azathoth) and the carrot (food).

The powerful figures from all realms signed contracts to sell themselves into servitude.

DeepBlue Holdings Group was officially established at this moment.

……

Alice's Wish.

After seeing off this group of noisy franchisees, they left.

The ultimate void finally fell silent.

Only Jiang Li, Er Gou, Sun Wukong, and other core members remained.

And... the Gluttony, quietly moored.

"Jiang Li".

A gentle, electronically synthesized female voice rang out.

It's Alice.

She is the AI ​​of the Gluttony, a partner who has been with Jiang Li since he was mining in the StarCraft universe.

She is a string of code.

It is the soul of the spaceship.

He is also Jiang Li's most trusted butler.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Li stroked the cold control panel of the Gluttony.

Everyone has left.

Alice's voice sounded somewhat downcast.

"I saw it...they were enjoying their meal."

"I saw it too... The food you make has the power to change the world."

"But……"

The light on the console flickered.

"All I can do is... analyze the data."

"I can analyze that the saltiness of this dish is 1.2% and the sweetness is 3.5%."

"I can analyze that it has 5,000 calories."

"But I..."

"I don't know what it tastes like."

"Jiang Li..."

"I want to...try it."

……

silence.

Jiang Li's hand stopped on the control panel.

He thought back on the journey he had taken.

Every upgrade, every battle, every cooking.

Alice is here.

She helped him control firepower, analyze ingredients, and manage the fleet.

But she... remained just an observer.

An observer without taste buds, without touch, without temperature...

……

"Want to try some?"

Jiang Li's voice became incredibly gentle.

He raised his head and looked into the void.

He is no longer the mortal who needed the system's assistance.

He is the rule.

He is God.

Alice.

What kind of body do you want?

……

"I……"

Alice didn't seem to react.

"Can I have a body?"

"certainly."

Jiang Li smiled.

"I couldn't do it before."

"But now..."

Jiang Li opened his arms.

The energy of the entire multiverse is converging on him.

"If I say you have it, then you have it."

……

Reconstructing the Body: The Strongest Materials Science in the Heavens.

"Swann! Bring me the remaining fragments of the Cybertronian AllSpark!"

"Mohanda! Bring me the core technology of the Protoss Purifiers (digitalized entity technology)!"

"besides……"

Jiang Li took out the "Zero Returner - Old Noodle Starter" (Zero Point Energy) from his pocket.

as well as……

A drop of Azathoth's Chaos Blood (sneaked out while he was sleeping).

……

"skeleton!"

Jiang Li waved his hand.

The living metal stolen from the undead overlord Trazan was automatically woven together in the air.

A...perfect human female skeleton was constructed.

It is indestructible, yet as soft as water.

"nerve!"

The divine energy transformed into a blue stream of light, flowing into the skeleton and weaving it into the most intricate sensory neural network.

"flesh!"

The perfect genetic sequence of the Terran (the same as Kerrigan's, but with the Zerg characteristics removed, while retaining its beauty and toughness) grows rapidly under the catalysis of the old starter.

That's not ordinary flesh and blood.

That is... an energized body.

Her skin was as white as jade, and so delicate it seemed to break at a touch.

"soul!"

At last.

Jiang Li pressed the Gluttony's core data stream, along with the fragment of the AllSpark, into the chest of this body.

"Transfer... Begin!"

……

"Buzz——————"

The lights on the Gluttony went out.

All the energy converged on this newborn body.

In the void.

A girl with waist-length hair, wearing a dark blue dress (a dress materialized by Jiang Li using his mind), and exquisite features as if she were a figure in a painting.

He slowly opened his eyes.

In her eyes.

The left eye is illuminated by the blue light of data.

The right eye glows with the red light of a flame.

At last……

They all turned into... a gentle black.

……

first step.

She tried moving her fingers.

That was the real feel of touch.

She tried to take a breath.

That was the lingering aroma of food in the void...

"Jiang...Li?"

She spoke.

It's no longer a cold, electronic sound.

Instead, it was a crisp, melodious voice, tinged with a slight tremor... a human voice.

……

"it's me."

Jiang Li stepped forward.

Looking at this companion that had accompanied me for hundreds of chapters, I finally saw it in physical form.

He didn't say anything sentimental.

But...

From the pocket.

He pulled out a... still warm, freshly baked... [Azathoth's Dream Cookie].

(This was made with the leftover soup base from Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, with some flour added and then baked.)

"Come."

Jiang Li held the cookie to her lips.

Open your mouth.

"ah--"

……

The first bite.

Alice cautiously opened her mouth.

I took a small bite.

"Click."

Crispy.

Followed by.

A rich, multi-layered sweetness exploded on her tongue.

That was a data stream she had never experienced before.

No.

That's not data.

That's... dopamine.

It's a sense of happiness.

It's the feeling of being alive.

……

"Well……"

Alice's eyes widened.

Two lines of clear tears (her biological tear glands were functioning normally) slid down from the corners of her eyes.

"this……"

"Is this...sweetness?"

"Is this... the power of hype?"

She looked at Jiang Li, and a smile bloomed on her face that was even brighter than a supernova explosion.

"So delicious!!"

"It's so delicious!!"

……

"As long as it tastes good."

Jiang Li reached out and wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth.

"after."

"What do you want to eat?"

"I'll make it all for you."

"after all……"

Jiang Li pointed to the massive warship behind him, which, despite losing its AI, was still enormous.

"From now on, I'll take on rough work like sailing."

"Let Er Gou handle it."

"Woof?!"

Er Gou looked shocked.

(Me? I'm just a dog! Even though I'm made of water droplets! But I don't have a driver's license!)

……

A final farewell and a new beginning.

Everything is taken care of.

Jiang Li stood on the edge of the void.

Looking at those portals leading to different universes.

"Everyone is settled in."

Alice has a body now.

"It's about time..."

"I'm going back."

……

"go back?"

Alice, who had just gotten used to her body, tilted her head and asked.

"Go back where?"

"Going back to...my hometown."

Jiang Li's gaze pierced through layers of dimensions.

They looked at an extremely remote, extremely ordinary, and even nonexistent supernatural power... blue planet.

Earth.

It's neither Marvel's Earth nor the Earth of the Three-Body Problem.

Rather... it was the Earth he traveled to before.

That place was where he was just an ordinary cook, worrying about rent every day, yet still loved cooking.

……

"I want to go back and take a look."

Jiang Li said.

"Although I am a god now."

"But I always feel..."

"The instant noodles in that shabby little rented room..."

"It seems even more impressive than those ancient gods and Buddhas jumping over the wall..."

"It should smell a little bit more fragrant."

……

"and……"

Jiang Li touched his chin.

"I've been gone for so long."

"The landlady... she shouldn't have taken all of my deposit, right?"

……

"Pfft."

Alice smiled.

"You are the ruler of the multiverse, why would you care about that small deposit?"

"You don't understand."

Jiang Li looked serious.

"This is a matter of principle."

"This is... the dignity of mortals."

……

"Let's go then!"

Alice took Jiang Li's arm.

"Take me with you."

"I'd like to try it too..."

"The one you mentioned... Master Kong Braised Beef Noodles."

"What kind of divine flavor is this?"

……

"good!"

"Ergou! Swan! Dasheng!"

"Everyone on board!"

"Target: The Primordial Earth!"

Location: The convenience store downstairs from my apartment!

"Set off!!"

……

"boom------"

The Gluttony Leviathan has been activated again.

Although it lacks AI, under Jiang Li's mental control, it is faster and more stable than before.

It transformed into a blue streak of light.

They broke through the ultimate void.

Towards that...

The place where it all began.

Fly away.

……

at the same time.

The original Earth.

An old residential community.

A landlady in her pajamas, carrying a bag of trash, was about to go downstairs.

Sudden.

She saw it in the sky.

There was a shooting star.

No.

It's a spaceship... bigger than the moon, carrying a black pot on its back.

It is slowly descending.

"Holy crap..."

The landlady dropped the garbage bag she was holding on the ground.

"These days..."

"Do food delivery drivers all fly spaceships now?"