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Book 6: Chapter 50:2: The Vision of an Otherworldly Online Game, Part 2

Upon seeing Chen Heng successfully learn the skill, Satou Kazuma felt relieved. He had been worried that Chen Heng’s status as a visitor from another world might prevent him from acquiring skills.

Although they both came from different worlds from this one, Satou Kazuma’s otherworld travel and Chen Heng’s otherworld travel were different.

Satou Kazuma’s previous world was ruled by the same world consciousness, just another world in the same universe, whereas Chen Heng came from a world ruled by a different world consciousness, another universe altogether. He was truly and utterly an otherworld visitor to the core.

With Chen Heng’s success, Satou Kazuma relaxed, and his mind began to churn with an interesting idea.

There were many newcomers in the Dimension Administrators Association. Because the Dimension Administrators Association was relatively new, their newly awakened powers were relatively weak.

Satou Kazuma himself had awakened an ability—good fortune.

His good fortune ability wasn’t the ethereal kind of luck. He could leave it activated consistently, but the increase was not much. Of course, this was affected by the strength of his good fortune ability.

He could also sacrifice his good fortune temporarily, removing the buff for a while and then experiencing a burst of good fortune later.

Good fortune was different from luck; Dimension Administrators Association members could shield themselves from luck’s influence, but good fortune was personal.

[TL Note: The implication of luck here is something like blessings from the world. Chen Heng’s luck was reduced because of having a transcender ancestor who had overdrawn on his clan’s luck. Good fortune is similar but without the influence of the world, something intrinsic, unlike luck, which could be altered by certain actions.]

Satou Kazuma thought his ability was fantastic.

Satou Kazua considered that the newcomers might gain auxiliary abilities like his, so he planned to open up his world to Dimension Administrators Association members.

However, it wouldn’t be opened to just anyone. Those who wanted to enter would need to sign a contract not to cause widespread harm in this world or make significant changes to its people or events.

Each time they entered or left, they’d pay their own way, and Satou Kazuma would collect 100 points from them.

Satou Kazuma believed his idea had merit. Even those with substantial strength might be interested in peculiar abilities, like Chen Heng’s interest in the Steal skill.

Of course, it wasn’t just about the Steal skill; there were many unique abilities in this world that could intrigue members of the Dimension Administrators Association. Satou Kazuma believed that those rich powerhouses would not mind spending 100 points to increase their versatility. He even considered offering power-leveling services for weaker members.

Satou Kazuma now had a high-level monster, a One-Punch Bear, so he could start a power-leveling service and help the newcomers gain substantial strength.

He shared this idea with Chen Heng, who seemed supportive.

“That’s a great idea! Personally, I support it. Your world’s power system is comprehensive, and anyone—even ordinary people—can quickly gain the ability to protect themselves through this adventurer system. It’s like an online game. The cost of acquiring strength in your world is minimal.”

“So, you also think this is feasible, Big Brother?” Satou Kazuma was excited by Chen Heng’s endorsement.

In Satou Kazuma’s view, Chen Heng was fundamentally different from the others. First, and most importantly, Chen Heng held the unique position of being the first and only administrator of the Dimension Administrators Association, endowed with the authority to post announcements, although he hadn’t yet exercised this power.

“Uh-huh…your world’s power system is fascinating. Even ordinary folks can swiftly gain power through this adventurer system. These abilities are truly mystical and are beneficial even to those with mature power systems. Not everyone in our association possesses formidable abilities.”

Chen Heng paused, then continued, “In our association, we offer the first awakening of abilities. Those who can join the Dimension Administrators Association are typically highly talented with great potential. For instance, individuals like Umaru-chan, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Kato Megumi, who were originally ordinary people with no special abilities, gained exceptionally strong powers after their ability first awakening.

“However, the awakening of abilities in the Dimension Administrators Association is random and caters to the individual’s nature. This leads to situations where some newcomers have immense potential but their abilities are auxiliary in nature. For example, Kato Megumi can control her presence, but this ability doesn’t provide her with immediate offensive capabilities in the early stages.

“Kato Megumi once complained that, although her ability is useful, it doesn’t offer direct combat skills. It makes it difficult for her to confront non-human entities or heavily fortified mission targets.”

“Then, Big Brother, can you post an announcement in the Dimension Administrators Association?” Since Chen Heng supported his idea, Satou Kazuma made his request.

“Post an announcement? Come to think of it, I haven’t exercised that authority yet. Alright, I’ll post an announcement in the Dimension Administrators Association later. But for now, there’s something more important…”

“Yes?”

“Hand over the other skills to me. I’ve amassed 15 skill points. I plan to use them all before leaving this world. Since you’ve been in this world for quite some time, Kazuma, you probably know of some very useful skills that require very few points. Can you advise me?”

“Very useful yet low-cost skills, huh? Hey! You three, any suggestions for skills that meet these criteria?” Chen Heng’s request was quite tricky, as generally, very useful skills required a significant number of skill points.

“Nature’s Beauty.”

“Explosion magic.”

“Penetrating Gaze.”

“Huh? Darkness, is there really such a skill like Penetrating Gaze?” Satou Kazuma keenly noticed something strange mixed with the suggestions.

“No.” Darkness shook her head.

“Then why did you say that? Can you all suggest something practical? Big Brother has helped us greatly,” Satou Kazuma exclaimed with a hint of disappointment, addressing not just Darkness but the others too.