"Is this really as far as it can go?"
The Magic Goddess looked at the newly formed Worm Race within the iron mine and fell silent for a moment.
Stealing this portion of faith and gaining the Worm Race's faith did not seem particularly appealing. It was even possible that this Worm Race possessed no intelligence at all.
She even felt that Roger's description of the Worm Race was inaccurate. It seemed more like the special power radiated during the formation of a god had affected the surrounding lifeforms, transforming their biological traits, rather than causing evolution... Of course, that was merely an analysis based on the information available.
As for the truth, they would need to verify it on-site.
"No matter what, I feel that we need to make a trip there."
Roger seemed to be pondering something as well. After a long while, he suddenly spoke. "They have already manufactured Magitech Vehicles. Combined with the Super-High-Speed Train, the development of Magitech Industrialization will completely hit the accelerator."
"They need vast amounts of steel and mines. If I devour this faith and alter the distribution of the iron ore, the difficulty of extraction will be greatly reduced, fundamentally solving the first major problem in Magitech Industrialization."
"Also, we can take the opportunity to see whether we can cultivate large numbers of Worm Race members. If we can, they will have a very good material during the process of Magitech Industrialization."
The mortal world lacked far more than just tire materials.
Since the mucus secreted by these worms could serve as the main material for tires, it would surely perform exceptionally well in many industrial products as well—conveyor belts, pipes, gloves, shoes, toys... practically everything.
Roger knew very well how important rubber had been in his previous life. If the