Chapter 12: Gold? Tell Me How Much You Want, I’ll Make It

Water manipulation and Mental Illustration? Controlling water—being able to summon and shape it out of thin air? That was a pretty good ability. The image of a high-pressure water cannon flashed through Bronya's mind. As for Mental Illustration... if you were in an ordinary world, it might seem useless. But this chat group connected to infinite worlds. Surely, there were countless applications waiting for it. Bronya glanced through the group shop and noticed a knowledge item: "Immortal Talismans." Bingo. Liyue's cultivation techniques? If paired with Mental Illustration, it basically meant psychic talisman drawing. Just imagining it made her realize how practical the ability really was—if you had the right knowledge to go with it. Understanding the effects of the Superpower Awakening Serum, Bronya couldn't help but feel tempted. Bronya: "Looks like I need to get one of those too. Time to slowly save up points." Seeing Bronya's message in the group, Takumi let out a knowing chuckle. He started crafting something manually and uploaded it to the shop. Group Message: "Takumi has listed 'Heavy Armor Bunny' x10 in the group shop." Everyone paused at the notification. Bronya blinked. What now? She tapped the listing and quickly read the item description. \\[Heavy Armor Bunny] Description: A motorcycle loaded with advanced tech. Powered by nuclear fusion to eliminate range anxiety. Comes with heavy weaponry for defensive situations, includes flight functionality and can transform into a mech. The onboard AI can even write code for you. Price: 3000 points. Seeing the ridiculously long and detailed description, Bronya's eyes sparkled. She wanted it. Badly. Bronya: "!!!!" "@Takumi, can I pay in gold? I want one right now!" Bronya had no points. Her login bonus had only netted her 10—barely enough for a gun. In the shop, guns cost 10 points, bullets cost 1 point per 100 rounds, and top-tier PCs or phones were only 5 points. Immortal Talismans and lightning magic were 5000 points. The Heavy Armor Bunny and Superpower Serum both cost 3000. But she really, really wanted it. Gold seemed like a universal currency. Surely it was acceptable? Takumi: "No gold, thanks!" \\[Red Packet Sent] He didn't just decline the gold offer—he even sent out a red packet. Everyone jumped to grab it. Each person got a gold bar. The group went quiet for a moment. Takumi: "Gold's worthless here. I can make as much as I want. Honkai is omnipotent." You want diamonds too? He could make those as well. Bronya: "...." "Well then..." She was speechless. Fujiwara Chika: "So jealous!!! Takumi, your power is OP. You can just create whatever you want!" Even Sagiri was stunned. Golden red packets? That was beyond luxurious. Each gold bar was easily 100 grams. In their world, that was equivalent to 600,000 yen at least! Takumi: "As long as I understand the structure, I can synthesize it. One of my inherited techniques includes how to produce gold." The world he inherited had advanced technology before the age of magic and monsters. They'd already figured out how to synthesize metals and were on the verge of building starships and achieving nuclear fusion. These breakthroughs came from humans who had awakened brain-related superpowers, helping to rewrite physical laws. But for some unknown reason, the key scientists all died suddenly. Their theories couldn't be realized in time. Takumi had suspicions. Maybe there was something else behind it. Bronya was dumbfounded. She couldn't even trade gold or jewels? Bronya: "Then what do you want from me?" She was a bit flustered. If gold was worthless, then what did she have to offer? Takumi: "I want tech. Any kind of technology." Bronya blinked. Bronya: "Tech? Isn't your world already super advanced? You've got nuclear fusion! We haven't even cracked that yet." Heavy Armor Bunny ran on fusion, after all. Her world was still stuck in the funding stage. Takumi: "To me, knowledge is power. Just give me the tech from your world." With that, he sent her a private red packet. Inside was a Heavy Armor Bunny. Takumi believed Bronya would trade. She stared at the screen, falling into thoughtful silence.