"Hm... I guess that means we can only rely on daily sign-ins then."
"Well, alright."
Lala seemed a little disappointed. She was very curious about the group's features.
"Don't worry~" Chika Fujiwara chimed in, "As long as a mission appears, there'll be a chance to earn points. Just wait a bit."
Hearing her, Lala nodded. There was no other choice for now.
At this moment, Asuka turned to Takumi. "When are you going to Little Garden?"
Takumi was instantly puzzled. "Where are you guys in the storyline now? Has the Fire Dragon Festival happened yet?"
"The Fire Dragon Festival already passed. Izayoi beat the demon lords senseless. Next up is the Three-Headed Dragon arc. Those guys are probably going to make Little Garden relocate," Kasukabe Y replied.
"Though, due to the presence of the God of War, the storylines are all messed up by now. Who knows if the Three-Headed Dragon will even show up. Galgi's already been captured by Izayoi and Shiroyasha."
Asuka's mouth twitched a little while speaking. She understood full well the current state of things. The future probably wouldn't unfold like the anime at all.
Az-Dahaka might not even be released. Little Garden might not need to be rebuilt. Ever since so many people joined the chat group, the whole world had turned upside down. Or rather, the moment they joined, fate had already changed.
The anime? It was just a loose reference now.
After all, everyone had powered up after joining the group. Their strength far surpassed what it was before. How could things still follow the original path?
"That said, if Az-Dahaka really is going to be released, it'll happen regardless," Takumi mused. "But Galgi was captured? Didn't he have two prototype star maps? Wasn't he supposed to be hard to deal with?"
Not only did Galgi have the prototype star maps, but he also possessed solar sovereignty. How could he be so easily defeated?
"Shiroyasha reclaimed his solar sovereignty," Y explained. "And as for the prototype star maps... well, they were no match for Izayoi."
Even if he had those maps, it didn't matter. The ability of the Star-Eater (Kyketsu) reduces others' divine status. But Izayoi's strength isn't divine statusit's pure, overwhelming physical power.
So Galgi got flattened.
Izayoi beat him down so badly there was no room for resistance. However, since Galgi was involved with other matters, Izayoi didn't deal with him too harshly and instead handed him over to Shiroyasha.
After two rounds of strengthening, the current Izayoi was no longer someone Galgi could compete with.
Even in the original, Galgi wasn't a match for him. Let alone now.
Understanding the situation, Takumi nodded.
"In that case, I'll wait a bit. If Az-Dahaka really gets released, I'll head over then. No rush."
Though he was interested in Little Garden, now wasn't the right time. Going now would be meaninglesswhat was there to see? Black Rabbit and the other kids?
Better to wait for Az-Dahaka's appearance. Then it'd be worth going.
"Alright," Asuka nodded. "Just let us know when you do. For now, we plan to go to the Gourmet Hunter world to gather some easily-raised ingredients and bring them back. So we'll be crashing at your place for a few days."
She didn't dwell on the earlier topic. Instead, she and Y simply announced their plans to stay with Takumi for the time being.
Chapter 322: Signal Cannot Connect, Unable to Confirm
Kudou Asuka's community, "No Name," had improved significantly recently thanks to their participation. They had made a lot of money, but the issue of food still needed to be solved. They couldn't keep relying on purchases forever.
Because of that, the two of them decided to get some food supplies from Takumi's world and bring them back for cultivation. That way, they could be self-sufficient and even make a bit of money.
Their community's land wasn't particularly fertile. It was difficult to grow crops in Little Garden, so they came here to acquire more sustainable options.
Upon hearing this, Takumi waved his hand. In the next moment, both of their terminal accounts received a deposit.
"Just go buy some from Gourmet City," Takumi said. "Why go collecting food yourselves? It's not like you're looking for high-end ingredients. If it's just ordinary food, then buying it is enough."
As long as points weren't involved, it was no problem. So Takumi generously gave them money to purchase the goods themselves. He had prideletting guests do the dirty work would make him look bad.
Hearing this, kudou Asuka was stunned. "Your Gourmet City is already open? I have to go check it out! I thought it wasn't ready yet."
"It's been running for a while now," Takumi replied. "There are even specialties from several worlds. Go have a look."
He turned to Kasukabe You, who was sitting beside Megumi Kato. "You might find it worthwhile to study there too."
The two girls got along quite wellperhaps due to their quiet personalities.
Kasukabe You had the Genome Tree, allowing her to communicate with different species and gain innate abilities from them. For example, upon meeting the griffin from Shiroyasha's group, she gained the ability to walk on air. From the Celtic giant, she obtained superhuman strength.
The more species she met, the more powers she could acquire. The food creatures from Gourmet City might grant her more abilities.
"That's a good idea," kudou Asuka agreed. "Learn what you can, then eat them."
"How cruel!" Kasukabe You said, her expression blank. "You want me to eat my friends after learning from them?"
Her Genome Tree considered those beings as friends. Studying them only to eat them afterward? That was a bit much.
kudou Asuka shrugged. "Then what are they good for? It's just about gaining abilities."
Takumi listened to their conversation and couldn't help but laugh. Kasukabe You did seem a bit hesitant. Eating your friends? That's brutal.
Leaving the conversation, Takumi returned to his own work. He began uploading all the magic books he had brought back from the Toaru Majutsu no Index world into his archive.
One of them, related to the Mobile Church, could be used to design battle outfits. Combining it with Magical Armored Girls' attire might result in some impressive gear.
He summoned Lilia and explained the spell to her. After his explanation, Lilia became very interested.
"I'll study it," she said. "If we can merge them, it should make our magical weaponry even more powerful."
She had already been researching ways to strengthen magical gear. Infusing outside magic to enhance combat efficiency sounded like a good plan.
"Good. Take your time and ask others for help if needed."
"The Demon Gods should be interested too. They've been researching our world's magic since arriving. Try consulting them."
After Takumi released the Demon Gods, they had holed up in the library. The abundance of magic books was a huge temptation for them, especially since they had lost their divine powers.
They became fully immersed in their studies, which Takumi didn't mind. Once they understood the magic systems here thoroughly, they could become teachers themselves.
As Takumi continued uploading books, Lilia browsed through the archive.
"By the way," she said, "didn't one of the merged worlds have lots of magic books too? Like Agurola's world?"
Hearing this, Takumi paused. That worldright!
"I almost forgot!" he exclaimed.
That world was full of vampires, but it had many valuable resources. Not just magic books, but also technologies like artificial angels.
Though, the artificial angel research wasn't really necessary. After all, Takumi had real angels.
Speaking of which, what was Gabriel doing lately? Could she have gone off to scout other worlds for angelic candidates?
"Prometheus, is Gabriel currently in Heaven?"
Takumi inquired.
Prometheus quickly responded, "Lady Gabriel has taken several angels to Miss Agurola's world. She is not in Heaven."
Gabriel had not only left Heavenshe took a whole group of angels with her.
"She's not trying to exorcise demons, is she?" Takumi mused, his expression a little strange. That world had demons and other such beings. Was she causing trouble for them?
"Unknown," Prometheus replied. "Signal cannot connect. Without improving the signal equipment, we cannot monitor other worlds via the portal."
Prometheus had no idea what was going on. Her signal couldn't reach that world. Even with the portal, transmissions didn't work.
Therefore, she had no real-time information about what was happening over there.
Takumi frowned. A lack of signal was a problem. Other worlds weren't under Prometheus' surveillance.
"Forget it," he said, shaking his head. "We'll wait until she returns."
Gabriel was strong. It was unlikely anyone over there could pose a real threat to herespecially since she had taken so many angels along.
Chapter 323: Should We Ask Aliens to Help You Develop It?
Takumi uploaded countless magic books into the data archive, adding another 100,000 magical tomes. At the same time, he began to ponder whether he should find a way to establish network connectivity with other fused worlds.
After all, with so many worlds merged, their networks still weren't connected. The worlds that entered via the transit gate couldn't receive his world's network signal. It was something he needed to consider.
In addition, there was also the task of collecting knowledge from other worlds. Takumi valued such knowledge immensely. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the trouble to travel just to gather magical books from those worlds.
With that in mind, Takumi began organizing. There was still a lot of magic he hadn't uploaded yet. Besides the ones from the Toaru Majutsu no Index world, there was also a wealth of information from the No Game No Life world that needed to be archived.
Takumi spent the entire night working on these things, while the people in the group spent the night at his house. The next day, everyone headed to school. Juuou Asuka and the others went to Gourmet City to make purchases.
Having spent the whole night uploading knowledge, Takumi finally stepped out and headed to City of Hope. This city had now become the central hub of Takumi's worldeffectively its capital. More and more people were choosing to live there.
Aside from the people Takumi initially brought in, many Magical Armored Girls had also decided to settle here. There were even some who came for educational purposes.
As a result, the housing Takumi originally built was no longer sufficient. The outskirts of the city were constantly under expansion. These matters were handled entirely by Ningguang and the Holy Maiden.
Takumi arrived at the building where Ningguang and the others worked. Coincidentally, Keqing was there today as well. Seeing Takumi arrive, both women were a bit surprised.
"Mr. Takumi!" they greeted quickly.
Takumi responded with a smile, "Just call me Takumi. Are you both adjusting well here?"
He sat down in the room, and Ningguang and Keqing joined him. After staying here for a while, their attire had also become more modernized. Ningguang poured him tea and responded with a smile.
"We've gotten used to it. Honestly, I don't mean to say this harshly, but life here is much more comfortable than in Liyue."
That was an undisputed fact. Life in Liyue wasn't nearly as convenient as it was here.
"As long as you're comfortable! I suppose it won't be long before Liyue starts relocating here, right?"
Zhongli had deliberately given Takumi points to pull Ningguang into the grouplikely in preparation for this matter.
"Yes! The Geo Lord spoke with me just yesterday. He plans to start sending people over soon, and the gradual transfer will begin. He's already confirmed a few matters."
"He mentioned that he's contacted the other Archons. I suppose he'll discuss this with you as well."
Ningguang recounted her recent conversation with Zhongli. The discussions with the other Archons most likely revolved around the full migration of Teyvat.
The other gods were in favor. After all, Teyvat was plagued with endless problems, with each nation having its own safety hazards. If they could move to a more stable world, they were all willing to do so.
Especially since the new land would be constructed based on their original territorieshow could the Archons not be tempted? It would solve most of their issues instantly.
"Alright. I'll talk to him when the time comes."
Takumi wasn't too concerned about the mass migration of Teyvat. In his world, space was abundant. Land was the least valuable resource.
In fact, they had already begun terraforming Mars. And even on this planet, there were vast unused lands and open continents, all without major dangers.
As for magical beasts? Nobody even considered them a threat anymore.
Ningguang nodded. She and Zhongli could handle Liyue's relocation. Takumi had already prepared the land for them. But for the other nations, land still needed to be allocated.
That was something only Takumi could decideNingguang had no authority in that regard.
"Since other nations have merged in recently, how's the trade situation coming along?"
Takumi didn't dwell on the previous topic but instead shifted to ask about this one.
With so many worlds fusing together, how had commerce developed?
Ningguang explained, "The details are being handled by Tingyun. I must say, Miss Tingyun is incredibly capable. Many of the merged worlds have begun to accept our currency. Once they understood how currency works, they were happy to adopt it."
"In fact, demand now slightly exceeds supply. If possible, I hope you can increase currency production."
Seeing Takumi bring this up, Ningguang immediately raised the issue she'd been meaning to discuss. Currency supply was falling short of market demand.
She had intended to bring this up with Takumi soon, and now was the perfect chance. If they couldn't exchange enough money for foreign visitors, it would be a huge problem.
These worlds were eager to buy technology and knowledge from Takumi's world, even sending students to study here. But when it came to currency, there was a massive shortageit simply couldn't meet demand.
"Alright, I got it. I'll just make some adjustments."
Takumi wasn't bothered. It was just currencyno big deal. He could set up a few more printing machines and be done with it.
"Great. That should solve the problem. Also, some worlds are inviting us to help develop their universes. I'm not sure whether we should agree."
She seemed a little lost as she said this. Things like interstellar development were new to hersomething she only began to understand after arriving in this world.
