Anime Crossover: The Small Workshop System's Aggressive Feeding

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When she saw the other people Zhou Ye had brought, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"Zhen Yi?"

A girl with a bowl cut and wearing a vocational high school uniform was looking at her with a worried expression. It was her twin sister, Zenin Mayi.

"Sister!" Seeing that Maki was safe and sound, Mayi first breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a sarcastic expression, her eyes slightly red. "You idiot! You actually dared to go against the family! Do you know they sent out the Black Team! Do you want to die?"

"I'm fine, aren't I?" Maki looked at her sister, who was saying one thing but meaning another, and felt a warmth in her heart. Her tone softened.

Standing next to Zhenyi was a tall, handsome young man. He was dressed in simple casual clothes, and his expression was a mix of restraint and excitement as he looked at his hands and the world with a fresh, curious gaze.

“Ultimate…Mechanical Maru?” Kugizaki Nobara recognized him, or rather, recognized the familiar aura of cursed power emanating from him.

“It is Yu Xingji.” The young man spoke, his voice no longer a mechanical synthesized voice, but a slightly hoarse, human tone. He bowed deeply to Zhou Ye, his eyes filled with endless gratitude, “The Chairman has granted me a new life and removed the curse from my body. From this day forward, my life belongs to the Council.”

This scene was just as shocking to everyone as Gojo Satoru's defeat.

Release the "curse from Heaven"!

In the world of sorcery, this is considered an innate and irreversible "binding," a shackle of fate. But now, Zhou Ye has easily erased it as if curing a cold.

Zhou Ye ignored the shock of the crowd; a girl was standing next to him.

It is a three-tiered sunset.

That blue-haired girl who was always a little timid but kind-hearted. At this moment, she had changed into a proper secretary's uniform. Although she was still a little nervous, there was a new determination in her eyes.

"Miwa-kun?" Fushiguro Megumi was also surprised.

“Mr. Zhou Ye… no, Chairman, saved my family.” Miwa Kasumi said with courage, “My younger siblings have been sent to a very safe and wonderful place to study and live. In return, I will work hard here and become a qualified secretary.”

Zhou Ye's gaze finally landed on Gojo Satoru.

"Mr. Gojo, we meet again."

“Yes.” Gojo Satoru put his hands in his pockets and faced this unfathomable man. He put away all his frivolity and his expression was more serious than ever before. “I just submitted a verbal application for employment.”

A playful smile appeared on Zhou Ye's face as he looked Gojou up and down, as if he were appraising a rare collectible.

"Oh? You're really interested in the position of senior construction team leader?"

“Of course.” Gojo Satoru met his gaze frankly. “However, I have one condition.”

"tell me the story."

“I want to participate in the research and development of core technologies.” A light called “seeking knowledge” shone in Gojo Satoru’s eyes. “That analysis report about my technique showed me a whole new world. I want to know what kind of scenery lies at the end of that world.”

The entire scene was once again plunged into a strange atmosphere because of this conversation.

A powerful figure who had just been dominating the world of sorcery now resembled a student eager for knowledge, making his "learning requests" to the leader of a mysterious organization.

Zhou Ye smiled.

“I have approved your application in principle,” he said. “However, the council does not accept idlers or brutes. If you want to access the core, you must first prove your worth.”

He turned around and announced to everyone.

"Alright, that concludes today's outdoor activities. Maki, Mai, you two sisters have a good chat. Kokichi, Utaha will take you to our technical department; there are things there that might interest you. Miwa, you're in charge of settling them in and also preparing tonight's incident report."

He paused, then looked at Gojo Satoru.

"As for you, Captain Gojo, come with me. Your job interview will begin now."

As the words fell, Zhou Ye's figure began to blur, like a television screen with a poor signal. Without hesitation, Gojo Satoru took a step forward and followed his rhythm.

The two figures, along with the silent blond king, transformed into a stream of data and disappeared into the Shibuya night.

Only the students, their faces filled with shock, and a pair of sisters, reunited after a long separation, remained speechless.

A new era seems to be unfolding in a way that no one could have predicted.

Chapter 343 Zhou Ye's Interview and the Rules of the New World

When Gojo Satoru's feet touched solid ground again, the surrounding scenery had completely changed.

No longer the streets of Shibuya, but a magnificent space beyond words. The pure white floor stretched endlessly, seemingly without boundaries. Above, not the sky, but a dome flowing with golden code and star trails. Countless enormous, semi-transparent screens floated in the air, displaying in real-time parameters of various worlds, energy fluctuation diagrams, and complex law formulas.

This is one of the true cores of the Celestial Council—the [Omniscient Surveillance Room].

Zhou Ye stood with his hands behind his back in front of a huge main screen. The screen displayed a real-time model of Earth, marked with countless red dots. Each red dot represented a powerful cursed spirit or a top-grade cursed object.

"How do you feel?" Zhou Ye asked calmly without turning around.

“…Beyond imagination.” Gojo Satoru removed his blindfold, his “six eyes” operating at an unprecedented speed, attempting to analyze this space. But the feedback he received was complete blankness. Everything here was built upon rules he couldn’t comprehend. His “six eyes” here were like an old-fashioned dial-up modem trying to connect to the internet, facing a quantum fiber optic network—completely unable to connect.

"This is a node where we observe and manage the various worlds." Zhou Ye turned around, his gaze falling on Gojo Satoru. "Now, let's begin your interview. The first question is, why do you want to join us?"

"To become stronger," Gojo Satoru answered decisively.

“Superficial.” Zhou Ye shook his head. “Power is just a tool, not an end. If I gave you an axe that could split a planet in two, what would you do with it? Continue to be an invincible mountain king?”

Gojo Satoru fell silent.

This question touched upon a long-standing sense of confusion deep within him.

He possesses the greatest power, yet all he seems capable of is maintaining a fragile balance. He could kill all the high-ranking members, but he knows that would only plunge the world of sorcery into greater chaos. He can train powerful students, but they will still struggle within this corrupt system.

His power is more like a magnificent cage, trapping him within the title of "strongest".

“I…” Gojo Satoru took a deep breath, dissecting himself so honestly for the first time, “I want to change this world. My former best friend and I both want to create a world where sorcerers no longer need to sacrifice themselves to protect ordinary people. But my method is too slow, too gentle. And his method is too extreme, too wrong.”

He remembered Xia Youjie's resolute face.

“I thought I could only slowly continue down the path of education, hoping that the next generation would be different. Until… I met you.” Gojo Satoru’s eyes sharpened again. “You showed me that the world really can be reshaped and the rules can be rewritten. I don’t want to be that patch-up patcher anymore. I want to be… an architect who can design new blueprints.”

Zhou Ye listened quietly, his face revealing neither joy nor anger.

“Very good, that answer is more sincere than the first one.” He nodded. “So, the second question. How much do you know about the Council’s philosophy?”

"Clean up the trash, recycle hazardous materials, and upgrade the system." Gojou succinctly repeated Zhou Ye's previous words.

“This is just an action plan, not a philosophy,” Zhou Ye corrected. “Our core philosophy is order and survival. We travel through different worlds and have witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations. The destruction of many civilizations did not stem from external enemies, but from the collapse of their internal rules and the increase of information entropy.”

He pointed to the Earth model on the screen.

"The cursed power in your world is a typical system bug on the verge of going out of control. It originates from negative emotions, but in turn breeds disasters, forming a vicious cycle. Over time, the cursed spirits will become stronger and stronger, eventually completely devouring the living space of mankind. Your so-called exorcism is just scooping water from a constantly leaking pool, but you never think about plugging the leak."

"Our goal is to find that vulnerability and fix it at its root. To restore the energy of curse power to its proper, neutral state, so that it no longer automatically generates the bug called curse spirit. This is the real system upgrade."

Gojo Satoru was deeply shaken by what he heard.

For the first time, he examined the world he lived in from such a macro and rational perspective. It turned out that the enemy they had fought for generation after generation was just a "system G".

“To achieve this, you need immense computing power, a precise understanding of the underlying laws of the world, and… absolute execution.” Zhou Ye’s gaze turned serious. “Joining us means you have to give up a lot of things. For example, your arrogant, self-important way of doing things.”

"In the council, there is no strongest, only the most suitable. Everyone is a cog in a huge machine. Even I am just a maintainer and operator of this machine. The law weapon you are pursuing is a huge project that requires cross-departmental collaboration and the use of countless resources. It is not a killer move for you alone."

"Can you accept this? Going from a domineering king to a captain who needs to follow discipline and obey orders?"

Gojo Satoru remained silent for a long time.

He remembered how he always went his own way, shouldering all the responsibilities alone. He remembered the respectful yet fearful looks in Iji's eyes. He remembered the distance between the students and him—their trust in him, yet the feeling that they could never truly fight alongside him.

Perhaps... a different way of living wouldn't be bad?

“I accept.” He raised his head, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

“Very good.” A satisfied smile finally appeared on Zhou Ye’s face. “Welcome to the Sky Council, Captain Gojo. Now, I will give you your first task as your entry assessment.”

5. Tiao Wu's body tensed instantly; he thought it was going to be some earth-shattering combat mission.

“Your task is,” Zhou Ye said casually, “to go to the High School of Spellcasting and find the higher-ups. Don’t do anything, don’t kill anyone. Use your words to persuade them to willingly hand over all the top-grade spell artifacts held by the spellcasting community, including all the Su Nuo fingers.”

"Huh?" Gojo Satoru's expression froze instantly.

He suspected there was something wrong with his ears.

Let him try to reason with those "old oranges" whose minds are filled with centuries-old outdated ideas and who are as stubborn as rocks in a latrine.

This is even more outrageous than sending him to fight all life forms in an entire galaxy single-handedly!

He could even picture it: he walked into the conference room, smiling politely, and said, "Hey, gentlemen, for the sake of world peace, hand over your treasures," only to be met with the same looks they'd given him for being crazy, followed by a barrage of roars, accusations, and absurd orders...

"That's impossible!" Gojo Satoru blurted out. "They won't listen! Trying to reason with them is like trying to reason with cursed spirits!"

“This is your mission.” Zhou Ye’s tone left no room for doubt. “Wutiao Wu: Power breeds laziness. When you get used to solving problems with your fists, your brain rusts. What we need is a warrior who can wield a hammer and a scalpel, not a brute who can only crack walnuts.”

"If you can't even convince a few old people who have been left behind by the times, then what makes you think you can convince the world to accept our upgrade? Your dream of becoming an architect is just a dream."

Kasumigaoka Utaha appeared beside her at some point, handing her a tablet computer with a newly written document on it.

"Captain Wu, this is a reference document I prepared for you, titled 'Strategies and Rhetoric for Effective Communication with Backward Feudal Forces, V1.0'," she said with a smile, a sly glint in her glasses. "It contains psychology, game theory, and some micro-expression analysis techniques, which I hope will be helpful to you. If you need, I can also help you write a eloquent speech."

On the other side, Yukichi also came over, followed by several small hovering robots.

"Five... Captain. I've created several high-precision holographic projection drones that can display irrefutable data models in real time during negotiations, creating psychological pressure through visual means. They can be deployed at any time if needed."

Even Miwa Kasumi, who had just joined the company, timidly brought over a cup of tea.

"Um... Mr. Gojo... Good luck!"

Gojo Satoru looked at this group of "new colleagues" and was at a loss for words.

He felt like he wasn't going on a mission with a high chance of survival, but rather to participate in a 3.9-level community debate with full company technical support...

This feeling of "teamwork" is unfamiliar, but... not bad.

"I understand." He took the tea from Sanlunxia, ​​drank it all in one gulp, and then put the empty cup back on the tray.

The helplessness and frustration on his face vanished, replaced by that familiar, cynical smile tinged with a hint of madness.

"It's just a matter of talking, a piece of cake." He cracked his knuckles, making a series of snapping sounds. "I suddenly feel that this task... seems quite interesting."

He turned around, walked towards the portal leading to the outside world, and waved to the crowd with his back to them.

"Wait for my good news, everyone."

Watching his disappearing figure, Kasumigaoka Utaha adjusted her glasses and asked Zhou Ye softly, "Chairman, do you really think he can succeed? Those higher-ups are not to be trifled with."

"Whether he succeeds or not is not important." Zhou Ye's gaze was deep. "What's important is to let him push open that door with his own hands, to let him feel for himself how much destructive power the weapon of reason can cause."

"A person accustomed to nuclear weapons should also learn how to use language to ignite an ideological revolution."

Chapter 344 Old Deng's Twilight and the Rules of a New Era