"You're saying this machine lets me train with your wisdom's boost?" Reisen Anko asked, naginata mid-swing.
"Yep," Reisen Riou replied, unusually meek. She was way stronger than him.
Her blade slashed down, Electro-charged air crackling. "What's your wisdom worth to me?"
"Don't sell me short! My Glimmer Archery is perfected—technique, footwork, scientific theory, Inazuma philosophy, all top-notch. It's high-tier across Teyvat. Plus, Lady Ei praised it."
"You've got ulterior motives. Spill, or I won't buy you making this out of kindness."
"You know me too well," Reisen Riou grinned, not hiding it. It was mutually beneficial. "When you grow using this, I copy some of your progress. My youkai nature lets me get stronger from it."
"Copy? How's that work?" Anko pressed.
"Knowledge and experience are replicable. It's like copying your Inazuma etiquette book—same thing, doubled. If it's a secret technique, just turn it off."
"No fakes in my masterpiece. All my Glimmer Archery knowledge is in there. Unlocking it's tough, though—prerequisites are Imperial Archery, Inazuma Shrine Archery, Basic Math, Advanced Math, Inazuma Philosophy, Ritou Archery, Heart Flow, Bow Heart, Elemental Theory. Only then can you learn it."
Anko cut in, "And it's a nerfed version. Only Electro users can fully learn Glimmer Archery. Others just get the framework."
Reisen Riou shrugged. "So, you using it or not?"
"I hate to admit it, but your knowledge is deep. How's it work?"
"Here's the manual. Figure it out."
Contractor: Shrine Guardian Reisen Anko—Life Level LV59
Evaluation: Naginata Arts LV8—Exceeds Boost Range. Upload Naginata Theory?
Evaluation: Swordsmanship LV6—Exceeds Boost Range. Upload Swordsmanship Theory?
Evaluation: Archery LV5—Eligible for Boost.
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After giving Anko her One System, Ten Thousand Divine Machines, over a hundred units spread across Ritou.
Ritou Shrine held about seventy. The rest went to the Kawakawa clan.
The shrine had fifty-some mikos, so how'd he hit seventy? He gave units to the Slimes—loyal workers for over a decade. Especially the Pyro Slimes,温泉 heroes, toiling 24/7.
He had a project: could he upgrade big Slimes to Mid-tier Elementals or Leader-grade (LV50)? A Leader-grade pet would be bragging rights.
Teyvat's elemental being classification was rough, split by power: Low, Mid, High, Top-tier.
Top-tier: Demon gods like Barbatos, Azhdaha, Morax, Raiden Ei, Raiden Makoto.
High-tier: Some rival demon gods (e.g., Thunderbird), others weaker. Reisen Riou, born at LV5, was a High-tier shame. High-tiers were dragons, humanoids, or beasts, born with intellect and names. Phantasmal Elements (like Oz, named by Fischl) fit here.
Mid-tier: Deceivers like Treasure Hoarders' flowers. Gold, Silver, and Purple Flowers were Mid-tier Leaders, widespread like Phantasmal Elements.
Low-tier: Just Slimes and Crystalflies.
Before he could relax, Wisdom of the Ten Thousand as One sent an alert.
Panicked, he rushed to the underground freezer, built to house the server. Ice Mist Flowers and helmeted Cryo Slimes guarded it, doubling as shrine storage.
Pushing past affectionate Slimes, he checked the server's error log. With the One System's short lifespan, issues were clear:
[One System Unit 104: Data Loss]
[One System Unit 104: Data Corruption]
[One System Unit 104: Image Distortion]
[One System Unit 104: Insufficient Processing Power]
He knew whose unit this was.
In the forging chamber, he crafted more One System units to parallel-connect with Unit 104, fixing data loss, corruption, distortion, and processing issues.
Four linked units could display proficiency with a precision of 100 (his system's was 1000, shown as x.x/100; theirs, x.x/10).
Hoping this satisfied Anko, he prepped the upgraded units.
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