Chapter 2: Promotion

After Yu Sheng’an and Loxia confirmed that the Internet Divine Skill was working without any issues, they hastily went to promote and spread it!

Standing before the magical power transmission well in the ancient castle, he took a deep breath, pondered for a while, and then deposited one hundred Mithril Rings.

With a flash of light from the teleportation array, the hundred Mithril Rings vanished.

They would randomly appear in the Kewell Empire’s capital—Willis City.

This was one of the 1,026 teleportation points marked by Tang En, and a carefully selected location by Yu Sheng’an for promoting the divine skill.

The Kewell Empire is located at the southern end of the Azaea Continent and doesn’t have much territory.

However, it is one of the few magical kingdoms.

The entire empire is based on magic and rejects deities. The influence of the Five Prime Gods here is limited to divine skills, and they aren’t even allowed to establish churches.

In fact, even divine skills are only regarded by magicians as backup spells.

After scattering the Mithril Rings, Yu Sheng’an was left in agonizing anticipation.

He initially planned to use this time to systematically study magic knowledge, but he found that he couldn’t calm his mind.

An hour later, finally, one Mithril Ring was activated.

Instantly, Yu Sheng’an pinpointed the location of the ring and used the power of the Divine Spark to open the God’s Perspective.

Soon, a scene came to mind.

He saw a young mage apprentice in a white robe casually flipping through an almost empty Internet page, sneering: “What kind of fake god is this? Internet Divine Skill? What a joke!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually crushed the Mithril Ring.

Crushed it…

“You bastard—” Yu Sheng’an’s face stiffened, and he couldn’t help cursing, “Wait till I get my hands on you! You better hope you never need the Internet again!”

Before Yu Sheng’an could finish his rant, the Mithril Rings he had spread out began to be activated almost one after the other.

Yu Sheng’an could no longer bother about this symbolic first user and hurried to check the other users.

Unexpectedly, these rings were shut down shortly after they were activated.

Many rings were even reduced back to their raw materials.

Yu Sheng’an was stunned, unable to jump around in fury anymore.

His face turned grim.

Something’s wrong!

According to his expectations, the appearance of the Internet may not have caused a huge explosion, but at least the first group of people who picked up the Mithril Rings should have been thrilled!

Although there are communication methods like magic letters, owl messengers, thunder bearers in this world, none of them can rival the convenience of real-time Internet communication!

Families, friends, guilds, mercenaries, kingdoms… in what situation wouldn’t they need it?

Where exactly did things go wrong?

As Yu Sheng’an puzzled over it, yet another Mithril Ring was activated.

Yu Sheng’an instinctively looked. He saw a young girl curiously playing with a social page, exclaiming: “Wow! This looks so fun! Brother, why don’t you also inscribe it so we can see if we can chat!”

Before she could finish, the young man beside her suddenly turned pale and snatched the ring from her, scolding, “Did you forget what the Teacher said? Using divine skills will get you noted by the god!”

Before he could finish, the God’s Perspective was cut off, but Yu Sheng’an shivered as his eyes flashed with realization!

No wonder no one uses the Internet Divine Skill. The root of the problem is here!

In short, it’s a matter of privacy concerns!

But even though Yu Sheng’an had identified the issue, he couldn’t bring himself to be happy.

Because this problem is something he finds hard to solve.

Those who aren’t afraid of being noticed by gods are probably only believers.

They might even be eager to gain the attention of the gods!

But could he even preach?

Even if he could bring over the carefully refined teachings from Blue Star, he might be branded as a heretical god by the Five Prime Gods and easily exterminated before he could promote them!

For a moment, Yu Sheng’an fell silent.

He hasn’t suffered enough setbacks from the society!

He thought that a random advanced technique from a transmigrator could easily shock everyone and dominate the world.

But what about reality? It’s so cruel!

Yu Sheng’an had a premonition. Even if he tried to forcibly promote the Internet Divine Skill, it would at most see limited use.

Those who have the means would prefer to use expensive magic tools rather than adopting his Internet Divine Skill.

The only way to succeed might be to endure and wait.

But that’s something Yu Sheng’an doesn’t want to see, no matter what.

He’s too weak. Aside from the Divine Spark, he’s just an ordinary person.

If the Five Prime Gods find him, he won’t stand a chance.

He still wants to go home and even more to return in glory!

So, he needs power, and he needs to gain it quickly!

Gaining Origin Essence to drive the Divine Spark and indirectly obtain strength is the quickest method he can think of.

It’s at least simpler than practicing magic.

Yu Sheng’an let out a breath and turned to leave the magical power transmission well.

He wandered aimlessly around the ancient castle, his mind a blank canvas, yet filled with countless thoughts.

He liked to pace while pondering over problems.

He couldn’t understand. On Blue Star, many people easily submitted to software that invaded their privacy. Why doesn’t it work in this world?

Is there really no solution other than relying on believers?

Under what conditions would people knowingly use divine skills despite knowing they are being watched by a god?

As this question arose, Yu Sheng’an suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

He thought of a solution!

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From a distance, Loxia noticed Yu Sheng’an’s gloomy expression.

After contemplating, she quietly returned to her room, pretending to know nothing.

She decided that unless Yu Sheng’an summoned her, she wouldn’t appear before him except to deliver meals.

She could tell that Yu Sheng’an was in a terrible mood.

If she guessed correctly, it should be because the spread of the Internet Divine Skill is not going well!

After all, the Internet Divine Skill neither attacks, defends, nor grants any blessings.

In this perilous world, it would be strange if it could spread!

So, it’s better not to appear before him now, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Even though he had always acted gently, her cousin had always seemed very gentle and refined too, hadn’t he?

In the end, to secure the title, he slaughtered her entire family.

Returning to her room, Loxia felt a bit bored.

The ancient castle is vast, but she’s the only intelligent creature here other than the master.

That’s because her former master, Tang En, was a mage god who trusted magical puppets more than other creatures.

She even missed the days when the previous master Tang En was around.

He always had endless magical projects to research and constantly assigned her various tasks, keeping her busy.

She could even leave the castle occasionally to purchase magic materials, which was her happiest time.

Now, everything has changed. She has nothing to do and instead feels more lonely.

Cultivate?

Forget it!

Her fate has long been tied to the castle. If the castle collapses, she dies. Whether she practices or not doesn’t matter. After all, she’s just a wisp of a ghost.

Time flew by.

One day, Loxia came to the library and looked at the dozen worn-out travel journals and poems. After some thought, she reluctantly picked up a magic book, intending to pass the time.

However, without any internal motivation, she soon grew tired of the mysterious and tedious magic book.

In her boredom, her gaze inexplicably fell on the ring on her index finger.

This was the Mithril Ring created by her new master Yu Sheng’an to carry the Internet Divine Skill.

The only reason she wore it was to express a form of loyalty.

After some thought, she activated the Internet Divine Skill.

In her friend list, there was only Yu Sheng’an, who was added during the tests.

She knew Yu Sheng’an hadn’t sent her any messages, but she instinctively logged in to check.

However, when the virtual scroll interface opened, she was stunned by a couple of newly added window buttons on the scroll.

Forum?

Library?

What is this?