He was thinking with his mind, his strategic intellect honed by years of solitude and meticulous planning.
He understood, with absolute clarity, that if magic and technology could both be evolved together in his world, or, even better, if they could be intricately combined, the potential for Veridia would become limitless.
He envisioned fantastical creations: mana cannons that fired bolts of pure arcane energy, spaceships powered not by mundane combustion but by harnessed mana stones, automated cities built with magical precision.
Because, in the grand scheme of things, his primitive humans, no matter how physically powerful, would not be able to spread their influence or territory across the cosmos faster than technologically advanced, or magically-fueled, spaceships.
His vision for Veridia was not merely a strong planet, but a dominant force in the universe, a beacon of combined might.
Sunny began to go through these requests one by one, methodically sorting through the torrent of private messages.
As he had half-expected, the very first legitimate order was for a weapon.
However, it was neither a nuclear warhead nor any form of advanced weaponry.
This particular God, whose world was evidently still in its nascent stages of development, simply asked for a single basic bow and a hundred arrows.
-I guess at this time, no God will be needing a nuclear weapon or any advanced weapon,- Sunny mused, a faint smile touching his lips.
He was not heartbroken by the simplicity of the request, because he knew it was just a matter of time before more complex and intricate designs would inevitably arrive.
With a surge of Faith, Sunny meticulously manifested two identical bows and 200 arrows.
The bows were crafted from a fine, resilient wood, entirely smooth to the touch, their strings made of a hard, perfectly elastic rubber.
Sunny manifested two pairs because he wanted a spare set for his own nascent lifeforms on Veridia.
Sunny’s pricing strategy was simple, yet audacious: his charge was two and a half times more than his calculated Faith cost for manifestation.
On the Blue Planet, such a markup would be unashamedly called a scam, as many consumers could easily guess the production cost using the raw ingredients or by directly consulting a worker.
But here, in the ethereal marketplace of Gods, no one knew about the true, minute production cost of these divinely manifested items.
The specific order for the bow and arrows only costed Sunny a paltry 8 Faith points to produce.
For this, he directly asked for 20 Faith points.
The God on the other side of the trade was visibly hesitant at first, the pause in communication a clear sign of their internal debate over the price.
But their hesitation quickly dissolved, and they promptly confirmed the trade after looking at the item’s System-generated description.
Item name: Basic Bow (Cosmos)
Grade: A
Description: A bow manifested by the God of Manifestation using his Faith as a source. Due to the use of a God’s Faith, this bow is filled with extraordinary power.
Sunny was already intimately aware of these detailed descriptions; they were System standard for items manifested with Faith.
The spear he had made for Thorn, for instance, had been an S-Grade artifact.
And the bow he was going to eventually gift to his humans was also of S-Grade, having been manifested directly by him with higher intent.
Though their inherent grades were high, implying immense durability and effectiveness, they didn’t inherently hold any specific combat skill.
This was a current limitation: Sunny was not yet able to imbue a weapon with an active, learnable skill.
He gazed down at Veridia, his divine attention lingering on his human tribe.
He desperately wanted to find someone with a natural talent in archery or marksmanship, someone who could truly maximize the potential of these newly manifested weapons.
He meticulously scanned through his human population, searching for any tell-tale signs of such an innate ability.
To his disappointment, he found no humans among them with this specific talent.
-Sigh! These guys are really talentless when it comes to ranged combat,- Sunny sighed, a fleeting moment of frustration.
-Even if the cooldown of my SSS-Grade Skill-Resonance finishes, it wouldn’t matter much for this specific purpose.-
His gaze then lingered at other, unexplored parts of Veridia.
The sheer size of Veridia was truly immense, a sprawling landmass five times that of Earth, now holding an abundance of untouched, fertile territories.
Sunny’s eyes widened, a flicker of surprise passing through him. �������������������������������������������.�����������
He noticed a new group of agile, human-like creatures inhabiting a different continent within his vast world.
There were currently five distinct large islands (which were effectively continents) making up Veridia: one massive landmass in the middle, and four smaller ones positioned strategically on its four cardinal sides.