Human morality and the World Consciousness's morality are different. To the World Consciousness, a knife was best left as nothing more than a knife. Kogetsu Tendou was a perfect fit.
"...You wouldn't happen to have planned to recruit Kogetsu Tendou as an agent from the start, which was why you recommended Rentaro Satomi to me, right?" Chen Luo asked as inspiration struck him.
That's right! Clever, aren't I?
"...I suddenly want to punch you."
So it was a buy-one-get-one deal? Kogetsu Tendou was the one he bought, and Rentaro Satomi was the freebie?
Ahem. Anyway, anyway... I'll pay more. I'll add some local specialties to your identity item's inventory. You might not have any use for Nihonium Metal, but you may need some rare materials from the universe.
A world could not possibly contain just one planet. Even the poorest World Consciousness was only poor compared to other World Consciousnesses. To an individual, it was still absurdly wealthy.
Or I could give you a star system?
Since the World Consciousness planned to undergo reincarnation after some time—several centuries, that was—a few more or fewer planets, or even a few more or fewer star systems, made no difference.
After all, everything would begin anew after reincarnation.
"No need. Just give me some valuable interstellar materials. I have nowhere to use a star system." Chen Luo waved his hand.
As for a star system, Chen Luo already had the World Tree. Though he did not know when it would bear fruit, its fruit could become planets suited to the conditions of their respective worlds. That was one of the World Tree's greatest values.
The planets in Chen Luo's Puppet World were not normal planets. Could normal planets run independently like a game, functioning even without people?
If Chen Luo really got a