Ciri's question was a very fatal one. The heroes in the World of Consciousness all drew their strength from people's affection for them and the impressions they left in the real world.
Yet characters created by players themselves found it difficult to gather that much... Faith Power.
Unless it was a character Foya played.
"There's no need for idols at all. I found a little loophole in how to turn player characters into 'Artificial Gods.'"
Joshua rested a hand on the shoulder of the orc model. The skin on its surface rapidly vanished, and it gradually became a blank humanoid figure, somewhat like a mannequin displayed in a clothing shop.
"This is what the model originally looked like. It isn't alive, so it doesn't need things like organs, blood, or flesh. It's simply a product made up of different Rune codes."
The Purple-robed One frowned slightly at the sight, seemingly deep in thought, while quite a few Ascenders were frightened by the rather horrifying scene.
"The skeleton that supports their movements."
As Joshua spoke, he restored half of the orc's skin. It truly looked very strange.
"And the skin that lets people distinguish their appearance. I like to call it a texture."
"Joshua, is the character I control in Minecraft like this too?"
Galolie looked at the orc with half its body reduced to bones and could not help raising her hand to ask Joshua that question.
"Yes, but don't worry. You can't see the skeletal model inside while you're in the game."
Joshua's reassurance made Galolie look even more uncomfortable.
"Uh... anyway, back to how these player characters can obtain 'Faith Power.'"
Joshua pondered for a moment, considering how to make people who had never even played an MMORPG understand concepts that... players on Earth had long been familiar