Chapter 40: God (5)

Chapter 40: God (5)

Hmm. It's good that magic has been tweaked and improved, but it's problematic that there's no way to test this changed magic.

I can't recklessly teach something that hasn't been tested either.

After all, testing and debugging are indispensable steps after creating anything. Hmm... A testbed... I need a testbed...

But using it myself wouldn't create the same environment as when a lizardman uses it. Hmm... What to do.

If I were a lizardman, it would be simple, but unfortunately, I am not a lizardman...

Hmm? Wait a minute.

If I'm not a lizardman... then becoming a lizardman would solve the problem, right?

Using polymorph to change... that would only change the appearance, not the essence, making it difficult to achieve the same results.

Should I try creating a clone instead? A clone... Hmm... Alright.

I nodded slightly.

There was nothing I couldn't create with my power of creation, so let's create a lizardman.

If I connect my consciousness to it and make it into a clone, wouldn't that work?

Fortunately, there were plenty of lizardmen to serve as blueprints. Just pick one at random, copy, and create.

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So, I created a lizardman. The lizardman with silver scales was completed in a plausible form.

Good. The body is ready. Now, if I connect my mind to this body... Hmm... I connect the main body and the clone with magic. Shall I name it mental synchronization magic?

The lizardman, who had been closing its eyes as if asleep, slowly opened them, and in front of it was me.

No, in front of me was my form. Um. The recognition that both are me doesn't leave my mind. One mind. Two bodies. Hmm...Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

Moving together isn't easy. Especially the main body.

Moving the clone isn't too burdensome... but when I move the main body, it seems like there's not enough resources to move the clone. Is it because I'm concentrating on moving the main body, neglecting the clone?

Well, there's no need to move both the main body and the clone right now, so let's move on. If improvements are needed, we'll fix it next time.

But why do I feel like even without the power of creation, it might be possible to form a body purely with magic?

Of course, it consumes a significant amount of magic, so ordinary creatures wouldn't dare to use it, and the body created this way would have much lower capabilities compared to the amount of magic consumed, making it a less than useful ability...

If you're more than just a creature... for the children that treated as Spirit Kings... might it be possible?

Hmm. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I took scales from the other children, except Erebus... Even if returning the scales is problematic, wouldn't it be okay to share this much?

Wait. Spirits, listen...?

At that moment, a spark of an idea flashed through my mind.

The talent of a Archmage. That is... the ability to communicate with spirits and quickly become friends, perhaps a kind of social skill?

No, calling it social skill sounds a bit odd. A personality that quickly becomes intimate? A talent? Like a capybara? Hmm...

No, maybe it's a talent for taking care of children? Since one must gently coax the whimsical and willful spirits to become friends...

If it's easier to soothe spirits, then one could use magic more excellently.

I chuckled softly to myself.

A mage's aptitude being social skills. How did it come to this...? But, being close to spirits has many advantages, so isn't it fine?

If it's a spirit with considerable power, it could even influence the environment or weather. A skilled mage could coax such spirits and obtain what they need.

Hmm. It might even be useful for rituals like praying for rain. To alleviate droughts or stop rain when a flood is about to happen. Though individual lizardmen have little magical power, spirits would willingly use their power for a close friend.

Alright. Having decided this, I need to designate one of the lizardmen with outstanding social skills as a Archmage.

Thinking this, I opened GodTalk, and something caught my attention.

A few buttons located at the bottom of GodTalk. One of them is shaped like a speech bubble, so I understand it's the current message window...

But what about the star-shaped one?

I pressed the star shape with my finger and saw the message list change to a different window.

Yggdrasil. Sagarmatha. And the name Shamash appeared on the screen. It looked like a screen showing a list of people in a messenger.

I see. So, this screen shows a list of gods.

But Shamash? I understand the other two, but Shamash? Why is that child listed here?

Hmm... Is the faith in Shamash spreading among humans? It's natural to sanctify the light that illuminates darkness...

Ahem, does it really matter? Having one more god to look after humans isn't bad.

Favoritism? It is favoritism... but it can't be helped.

Without such favoritism... humans might be pushed out by other races and disappear.

Humans, who have no other advantages except being widely spread across the world and having a large population, can't be left to go extinct.

Because I, who was once human long ago, part of me says to help them.

That's why I am favoring humans.