Liu Zhi believed the ball when it claimed it had never harmed anyone.
After all, when it became a Tsukumogami, it was already on this island. It couldn't even see people in its daily life, so who could it possibly have harmed?
But the ball was no use to Liu Zhi, either. Though it hadn't been born on this island, it had become a Tsukumogami here. He couldn't take it with him, and there was no more information to be had from it.
Liu Zhi weighed the ball in his hand, then tossed it outside. It landed on his body.
Back in its body, the ball hopped excitedly twice, but then it spotted Liu Zhi standing not far away.
The ball tucked in its head and backed away a short distance.
Seeing this, Liu Zhi couldn't help smiling. He beckoned to it. "Come over here. Let's talk."
The ball cautiously took a few steps forward before asking, "What would you like to know, sir?"
"What level are you?"
That was what Liu Zhi was most concerned about right now. This was the first god he had encountered in the game. If he could find out its level, he could learn how the game's ranks were distributed.
The ball hesitated at Liu Zhi's question, then finally replied, "I'm just a Wild God."
"A Wild God? What level is that? Tell me about it."
"A Wild God is a god who can't establish a torii of their own. Without a torii, we can't have our own God's Land. With our true bodies out in the open, we're in considerable danger. That means we can be killed by others, so we're considered gods of the wild.
"A torii is something like a temple gate. It's shaped like the character for 'open' and is