Still Too Slow!

"Magic Net Rings are merely devices for transmitting and receiving mana, with a few extra runes at most. Replicating them wouldn't be difficult."

Before Book could launch into another long-winded speech, Betty cut off the topic directly. "However, if they want to connect to our Magic Internet or enter the Magic Space, they must obtain Kenuosencha's approval."

"Are these 'pirated' Magic Net Rings any different from the ones we make?" Roger raised an eyebrow as all sorts of information began running through his mind.

If they were identical, then like Mana Bombs, letting mortals develop them freely might not be a bad thing.

After all, the number of Divine Spirits was limited. They could not produce them endlessly.

Mass-producing them through mortal hands, rapidly spreading them through mortal hands...

But Betty's next words left Roger stunned. "Once authorized, Magic Net Rings produced by mortals can connect without prayer. The 'lock' that forces them to pray does not come from the runes."

"Could we add a rune lock? For example, install a voice-activated lock that unlocks once it hears a prayer."

"A voice-activated lock? That really is an apt name." Betty was clearly taken aback. "But unfortunately, it can't be done. When you were in the mortal world, you may never have left the capital of the Dawn Kingdom, so you don't know what things are like outside."

"Although Human have a common language, every region has its own languages as well, and their common speech carries the accents of those other languages. Sound runes cannot accurately 'unlock' every single time. And that is only among Human. Spellcasters are not exclusively Human. Detecting Faith Power and lifting the restrictions only then is the best solution."

"Come to think of it, I still don't understand why you placed no restrictions on the Mana Bombs you invented. They can use them without praying, so who would become your follower? Who would pray to you?"

"If using a Mana Bomb required prayer, then how would it differ from other mana artifacts? The greatest advantage of Mana Bombs is... instant activation." Roger smiled and shook his head. "Besides, if every follower has to be forcibly made to pray through 'activation,' can they still be called followers?"

Betty still looked puzzled. "Why not? Priests of the Church of Light have different prescribed gestures for different divine spells, demonstrating their faith in the God of Light. Priests of the War God Church, along with those who have received blessings, must also pray once every day to ensure their battle blood keeps boiling!"

"Almost every god of strong faith seems to have such rules!"

Every god of strong faith did this?

Roger fell silent for a moment.

But he quickly came to his senses and shook his head slightly. "But whether it is the Goddess or me, we are both symbolic gods. You'll understand after some time. It won't be long before many people become my followers."

"Enough. Since only the ones we distribute can detect Faith Power, then pirated Magic Net Rings can simply be denied access. Let's stop discussing this for now. Doll, I have something else for you to do. It's very important!"

"What?!" Seeing Roger suddenly turn solemn, Betty straightened her expression as well.

"I have no way to monitor what is happening in the mortal world. Help me check whether anyone has purchased Mana Bombs. If they have, see whether more people are buying them to save their lives or to study them."

In Roger's view, treating "technological products" as divine spells bestowed upon followers would absolutely constrain and bind him. It was not a wise choice.

In comparison, enlightening some people to conduct scientific research, explore, invent, and create was the best path.

Whenever he thought of this, Roger recalled how many internet companies in his previous life would invite monks and Taoist priests to consecrate and pray over newly completed server rooms. Sometimes, they even invented cyber Buddhas to bless their servers against ever going down.

Apparently, many laboratories and factories had similar "traditions"...

"What is there to check? The Magic Space is full of discussions. Some are discussing the power and battle scenarios, while others are discussing how they were made. Without question, these special mana tools have attracted the attention of countless people. Nearly half the mage circles in the royal capital have exploded over them. They believe this has overturned their established understanding of mana tools. Quite a few are even saying that the Technology God is changing this world. Lord Roger, your success..."

Book finally found an opportunity to interject, immediately summarizing the discussions in the Magic Space before showering Roger with flattery.

He seemed afraid Roger would order him to shut up, so the flattery made up an even larger portion of his speech.

He went on and on.

Even Roger, who believed he had begun developing immunity to this guy's endless chatter, could not stop the corners of his mouth from lifting slightly.

Who did not enjoy being praised?

Especially when the praise practically sent him soaring into the heavens!

"Alright, how is the new feature development going?"

After an unknown amount of time, Roger was almost embarrassed by the praise before finally interrupting him.

"You already know the state of the basic functions. We are still filtering the information that can be uploaded." Once Book heard him get down to business, he immediately became much more restrained. "As you know, the Goddess is the origin of all mysteries. The knowledge she has stored with me is simply too vast. Perfectly filtering out what we need is not easy."

"Just tell me approximately how much longer it will take."

Roger let out a breath. "The number of Magic Web users should have reached ten thousand by now, right?"

His Blank Divine Core had already begun to be enveloped in a golden halo.

Every day, the prayers of internet users formed threads of Faith Power that gathered within the Divine Core, eventually condensing into liquid and flowing into it.

The bottom layer of the Divine Core had already been completely submerged.

Based on the rate of accumulation over the past few days, Roger estimated that it would take another hundred and fifty days or so to fill it completely.

In other words, if this Divine Core did not work like some endless bargain app, with gaseous faith condensing into liquid and liquid faith condensing into solid... then in another hundred and fifty days, it would undergo a transformation.

Becoming a god in a hundred and fifty days—any non-divine being who learned that would be unable to contain their excitement, yet Roger still felt that this speed was too slow...

And the Magic Goddess's accumulated faith seemed far from sufficient as well.

Even now, she was still using divine power to maintain the barrier of the Divine Kingdom.

He desperately wanted to use the new feature to add fuel to the fire, making existing users use it more often and giving those who had yet to accept Magic Net Rings a new reason to do so.

"About three days." Book thought for a moment before giving a number. "Actually, Lord Roger, I believe we can begin expanding into other regions. People in nearly every area of the Dawn Kingdom are now using our Magic Internet, and no technical problems have appeared."