[Authority Name: Corridor of the Underworld of Thousand Realms Trials]; God of Tarot and Underworld Judgment

Instead, someone like Kayaba Akihiko clearly defined rights and responsibilities through agreements, used benefits as bait, and gave participants tangible, visible returns. Though it might seem like he was giving away a portion in the short term, he had established a sustainable positive cycle.

The stronger and more invested the participants became, the more the system might gain in return. The system itself also became more appealing as its participants grew.

A glint flashed through Marquis Voban's eyes. He had completely understood the brilliance of Kayaba Akihiko's design.

The participants gained the power and health they desired, while the creator gained the Points he needed. Both sides got what they wanted, allowing the system to operate for the long term and even continuously evolve.

Even with the wisdom and knowledge he had accumulated over his long life, he had to admit that Kayaba Akihiko's Point-gathering system, based on "virtual worlds-user agreements-Internal Force cycles," was truly genius.

This subtle yet endlessly self-sustaining method of "harvesting" was indeed a path he had never considered.

Rather, before the game Jianghu, Kayaba Akihiko had somehow already accumulated hundreds of millions of Points through developing virtual games. Who knew how he had managed it, or how many games he had created for Recycle.

Great King of Asgard: "What, @Oldest Godslayer? Are you tempted by Kayaba Akihiko's game? Do you want to copy him and make a game to earn Points?"

Great King of Asgard: "Forget it. You don't have that ability."

Loki lounged sideways upon the Asgardian throne, his handsome face filled with mockery as his words carried undisguised scorn.

Great King of Asgard: "Kayaba Akihiko can do it because he is the 'God' of that world. From the underlying code to the top-level design, everything was built by his own hand."

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