[And the "Conjuration Effect" is determined by the host's current [Numerical Value].....]
In other words... [Item] = [Real-World Item] + [Nenryoku properties that meet the conditions] + [Matching Nen amount/Numerical Value]....
As Roy pondered, quietly savoring this piece of information, he once again felt, in the dark, the constraint of the [Law of Equivalent Exchange]!
The so-called [risk] and [reward], the so-called [effort] and [return], can be "equal" or "unequal", and hidden within them... the [leverage] that lies in wait is decided by a person's [talent], [System], and eventual [upper limit of height]!
Take Donba as a reference—he took the [Hunter Exam] his whole life, and never managed to step through the gate of becoming a [Nen user],
Then look at the Fourth Prince of the Kakin Empire, Tserriednich "Twice-Cooked Pork": he merely heard that "Nen" existed, and on the spot he autonomously opened his [Acupoints], stepping into the world of [Nen users],
The disparity between people is far greater than a "ten-times leverage", "hundred-times leverage", or even "thousand-times leverage"!
Roy strolled among the [Items], as if walking through the treasure vault of human imagination. As the system prompts slowly faded away, his face remained calm, without the slightest hint of discouragement...
Having something is always better than having nothing; it's just that the process of acquiring it might be a little more winding and tortuous....
"Creak~" The door closed, the gap shut, boundless light vanished... When the lapse of memory could no longer keep up with the rhythm of opening the door... Roy's consciousness shivered; in the next instant, when he pulled his Gaze away from that tiny pocket on his chest, the cartoon door in front of him that represented "Doraemon" had already closed, and, lingering there, only the cartoon blue cat hanging above the doorhead remained, smiling as it waved at him....
"Ganbatte, Nobita no Nissan~"
The round blue cat head waved its white-gloved hand, then gradually sank back into the wooden plaque.....
Roy's lips curved into a timely smile; he raised his hand and waved back at it: "Okay!"
He watched as the once-animated image dimmed, becoming just an ordinary blue cat on the wooden plaque. The old collar was still there, the little golden bell was still there, but... the one small pocket on its chest alone was now branded onto Roy's own chest....
Roy lowered his hand and stood before the tightly shut "Doraemon" door; ever since he awakened the [Gate of Cognition], this was the first, and also the very first, door that would no longer open for him... He lingered there for a long, long time... until a gust of wind rose, stirring ripples across the azure Sea of Cognition.....
The youth, draped in a head of striking silver hair whose tips flowed with glazed golden light, remained silent for a while. Then he bent at the waist and gave a deep bow to the "Doraemon" door before him.....
"Thank you for bestowing me with the [Pocket]. If I ever get the chance to go back to the past,"
"please believe me,"
"I will definitely make up every single episode of 'Doraemon' without missing a one, and finish watching it all....."
The blue cat that had sunk into the wooden plaque had its round eyes flash bright for a moment, then quickly dim again....
A moment later, Roy straightened his back and took a deep breath. At last, he cast one more long look at the adorably clumsy blue cat on the doorhead, then turned and left, in an instant turning into a drifting mist. With the [Four-Dimensional Treasure Belt] in tow, he slipped into the Unconscious Domain and returned to his body....
"Buzz...." Consciousness rejoined as one,
In the temple, beneath the dome, upon the throne, Roy's body gave an almost imperceptible shudder. In the next instant, he cast his Gaze down upon the cloud platform at the "one snake" and "one dog" below, and his eyes grew much softer.....
"Taiyi,"
"My Lord,"
"Serve the tea...."
"Yes,"
[Taiyi] inclined his head, obeying Roy's command. He extended a finger, then pointed lightly toward Winnisa and Old Keller,
[Wood Release] emerged... A tea table, along with several teacups and a teapot, slowly descended into the two's field of view. It then poured water and steeped tea all on its own, completing everything in one smooth motion... This kind of "at one's fingertips", "as the heart wills" "Conjuration" was clearly——
Not something an ordinary [Conjuration] Nen user could pull off.....
Winnisa recalled one of her old customers. The fellow was a lizard, also a "Conjuration" Nen user. Every time she watched him use his Conjuration abilities to "pull living things out of thin air" just to make her younger sister laugh... she could tell it was nothing as easy and effortless as what the Divine Envoy had just displayed.....
Winnisa and Old Keller exchanged a glance, then hurriedly offered their thanks,
Roy let out a faint "Mm", his face hidden within the mist, making it impossible to see clearly....
[Taiyi] understood without needing more words. Seated at Roy's lower right, he looked calmly at the two and said, "The Lord says: all living beings are equal. What you have done and what you will do, the Lord will hear and will see... Of course, if there is something you wish for, as long as it is within a reasonable scope, the Lord will also send down grace like rain....."
The vortex beside the dream passage would not lie, and the call from believers could not be faked.....
Winnisa's and Old Keller's prayers and thanks had long since been received by Roy,
The youth, propping his chin lazily, leaned sideways against the throne. With a flick of his fingers, two [Heart-Worms] wriggled along the [Lines of Causality]; without a sound, they slipped into the hearts of the two and saw the scrolls of their lives......
One of them was of a Nation of Hot Springs, a land whose hot pools lay within, whose main function was [Purification], expelling [natural] [backlash] from the bodies of clients hailing from all over the Dark Continent,
The other was of a land of Frostfall, a territory where Orcs, Magical Beasts, and Rare Beasts coexisted. Unfortunately, Old Keller was clearly a "country mutt" who had never seen much of the wider world; his entire life revolved around an out-of-the-way village and an additional small town that happened to have an [Adventurer Guild]... His greatest lifetime achievement was nothing more than hunting down one D-rank [Iron-Armored Monkey],
And that was only recently, after he learned [Water Breathing], erased all his Hidden Injuries, and restored his condition to its peak, that he could complete such a hunt alone.....
Through the feedback of the [Heart-Worms], Roy silently watched the lives of the two, then simultaneously synchronized this information to [Taiyi],
After that,
Under Winnisa's and Old Keller's stunned Gaze, they saw [Taiyi] casually cast them a single glance.....
"You wish to offer your music to the Sirens; my Lord does not interfere...."
"You wish to pass 'Water Breathing' on to your close friend, [Disease-Worm] Max, and lead him to believe in my Lord... my Lord grants this....."
"My Lord...." With a single sentence, [Taiyi] voiced the thoughts within Winnisa's and Old Keller's hearts. He placed his right hand over his chest and bowed reverently toward Roy, saying, "Praise the Sun."
Winnisa and Old Keller froze for a while, staring blankly at [Taiyi]. They then tilted their heads up and, with cautious reverence, stole a glance at the throne beneath the dome. Slowly, a Gaze pierced down through the swirling mist; it was like a sharp blade, "stabbing" the two of them until they were laid completely Transparent....
Winnisa and Old Keller couldn't help but shudder, cold sweat trickling down the backs of their necks. They hurried to follow [Taiyi], placing their right hands over their chests and offering Roy a devout salute: "Praise the Sun!"
"To the all-knowing... my Lord!"
All-knowing and all-powerful—that is what makes a god... 'No mistake about it, my Lord is... a just-awakened Old God......'
[Prompt: Your "believer" Winnisa is in awe of your omniscience and omnipotence, providing you with 10 points of Power Of Faith....]
[Prompt: Your "believer" Old Keller is in awe of your omniscience and omnipotence, providing you with 10 points of Power Of Faith....]
With that devout salute completed, twenty points of Power Of Faith slowly fell into the panel.....
Winnisa straightened her back together with Taiyi and said devoutly, "My Lord, Winnisa of the Sirens thanks you for your magnanimity. Please, my Lord, issue your decree. As long as it is something I can do, I will see it done, even at the cost of my life....."
'This snake-man is really crafty... why didn't I think of that?' Old Keller watched as Winnisa suddenly spoke up, took the initiative to volunteer herself, and was one step faster than him in slipping into the "believer" role. He hurried to catch up, asking for Roy's instructions.....
In their eyes, god loves humankind, and humankind loves god; this was only natural... However, even though Roy already had an idea in his heart—he wanted the two of them to help him gather information on the [True God Cult] and on the burial ground of the faction to which his great-grandfather had belonged—he still chose, without revealing anything, not to rush and to wait a little longer....
Wait until they became stronger,
And wait until he himself became stronger... then talk!