Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

At this point, Kaguya Houraisan looked at Kazuya Kurokawa with a questioning gaze: "Speaking of which, I should be the one who's surprised. Do people from your world really like video games that much?"

The faith that gathered in the game "Tsukihime" in a short period of time was almost equivalent to the population of an entire capital city.

Such a rapid rate of faith gathering can only be achieved by supernatural tales and disasters that can spread throughout an entire city in a short period of time.

Kaguya Houraisan thought the video games made by Kazuya Kurokawa were quite fun, but she was still amazed that they could be loved by an entire city in just one month.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I guess I don't like it that much."

Although video games are quite popular in modern times, they should still be considered a relatively niche category in the cultural sphere compared to products like movies.

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's strange. Could it be that the quality of faith in your world is higher, and after it was transmitted to this world by your ability, it expanded?"

The princess on the moon leisurely analyzed the food she was putting into the pot while using chopsticks to pick up some vegetables.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Emmmmm..."

Regarding Kaguya Houraisan's question, Kurokawa Kazuya turned his head and exchanged a glance with Hanami Anna.

The two of them quickly came to their conclusions.

This was basically common sense for the two of them.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Your Highness must have been using the internet a lot lately."

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's right."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, how many people do you think use the internet?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Around 100,000 or so."

Her Highness thought for a moment, gave her answer, and then...

Kaguya Houraisan: “?”

Princess Tsukigami, with her beautiful Yamato Nadeshiko-like demeanor, glanced at Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami Anna with a strange look.

She felt that the two people in front of her were looking at her with a sense of excitement and pride.

Chapter 18 Kaguya of Mount Hourai Gradually Takes It Seriously

Information asymmetry can sometimes create this strange situation.

Individual thinking is also difficult to transcend the limitations of its time.

Kaguya Houraisan, living in this era, has access to the internet, but her understanding of the modern world is still like the blind men and the elephant; she only simulates it based on her own living environment.

In Kaguya Houraisan's mind, the modern society that Kazuya Kurokawa and Anzu Hanami traveled to was probably a more advanced Lunar Capital.

The rule of the extraordinary world is that only a small group of people can master special powers and enjoy a life of luxury.

In Kaguya Houraisan's mind, a city like Luna City, with a population of hundreds of thousands, where everyone can live happily, is already a miracle among miracles.

Although she herself was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the Moon's Name.

But it must be admitted that compared to the struggling people on Earth, the Lunar Capital is a paradise for any commoner in the lower or middle classes of this era.

To be honest, when she mentioned that the internet population was in the hundreds of thousands, Kaguya Houraisan was actually overestimating the world that Kazuya Kurokawa lived in.

That basically puts the other side on par with the Lunar Capital.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Our world has a total population of about 80 billion, more than 50 billion internet users, and gamers alone must number in the hundreds of millions."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Oh, I see... Just kidding, what are you two talking about?"

The elegant princess looked at the two people who were exchanging glances from time to time, and her gaze became strange.

She clearly felt that the two of them were joking.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I'm not kidding you, you can find this data by searching it on any search engine with your phone."

Kaguya Houraisan: "I think most of those people live in the city. How many people can a city like yours have?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Due to advancements in transportation and sewer systems, the population of modern large cities is generally in the tens of millions or more."

Kaguya of Mount Penglai: "..."

Watching the two silently, Kaguya Houraisan felt her emotions becoming very strange.

It's probably like a modern person who comes to ancient times, thinking they are super advanced, and is ready to show the ancient people their modern technology.

Little did she know that the ancient people opposite her would pull out alien technology.

According to the information she gathered, the world Kurokawa and Miya lived in should be a generally peaceful world.

These people generally live affluent lives, use all sorts of tools, have a wide variety of hobbies, wear a variety of clothes, and are completely under the management of a certain order.

So how can a city maintain stable operation after accommodating tens of millions of people, providing jobs, food, and a good life for everyone?

Kaguya Houraisan felt that even if she could completely drain her father, Tsukiyomi, she might not be able to sustain this for long.

After all, the very operation of the Moon Capital, with its hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, has essentially kept Tsukiyomi in a state of frequent slumber.

Lunar Capital, a city built on the moon.

Although it sounds incredibly impressive, its operation primarily relies on Tsukiyomi and the deities within it.

What everyone in the city is actually doing is researching and using the power and protection bestowed upon them by Tsukiyomi, thereby achieving convenience in their lives.

This is also why the population of the Lunar Capital is no longer increasing.

If we add any more, the moonlit night scene won't be able to be maintained.

Of course, even so, the Lunar Capital is a hundred times more advanced than the Earth.

Countless Moon People jointly researched and used the power of Moonlit Night, and in the process of using it, they continuously provided it with faith, thus embodying all the wisdom in one.

It was through this system that Tsukiyomi continued to progress over the millennia, becoming one of the few gods to survive the Age of Gods.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Your world shouldn't have any supernatural powers, so how do you maintain such a large population?"

The princess on the moon frowned, feeling puzzled.

Although she already knew that Kurokawa and Mi's world had no gods, demons, or supernatural beings, her worldview, which she had developed since childhood, would not change because of this.

Her logical thinking about the development of things is clearly different from that of Kurokawa Kazuya.

The gods protect the people, and the gods exert their power.

In Kaguya Houraisan's eyes, development has always been the product of a certain extraordinary individual radiating their power outward.

Things like the internet and mobile phones must possess a special existence, radiating their power to allow everyone to immerse themselves in the online world.

Simply put, in her logic, power diminishes the more it is divided.

The efficiency improvements and cost reductions brought about by large-scale production and the development of collective technology were not even in Kaguya's mind.

After all, she had no knowledge of this and had never seen a similar scene before.

On this land, the extraordinary remains the mainstream.

Princess thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out how massive an existence it would take to support 50 billion netizens.

Fortunately, Kaguya Houraisan herself wasn't the type to dwell on trivial matters.

Since you don't understand it yet, just keep reading.

After all, the development model of another world without extraordinary beings is not what she imagined. As she spends more time online, she will gradually figure it out sooner or later.

Anna Hanami: "Kaguya, are you still going to eat?"

The blue-haired girl spoke as she picked up a fresh asparagus with her chopsticks.

Noticing Kaguya Houraisan's strange mood, Ms. Hanami decided to break the ice and ask her a question.

Although they were indeed a little smug, upon closer reflection, they realized they would still need to rely on the princess in front of them, and that smugness quickly dissipated.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Tch~ I won't be in a bad mood just because someone is better than me."

The elegant Princess Moon glanced at Banami and gave her answer.

Then, to Hanami's astonishment, she directly took the beef that the other person had just cooked.

Anna Hanami: "Eh!!"

The blue-haired girl immediately showed a reluctant expression.

Kaguya Houraisan: "This beef was brought by me, so it's normal for me to take a little from you. So, if you're trying to test my feelings, then be generous and hand over the meat. What's the point of just giving me a bamboo shoot if you're feeling sorry for me?"

The beautiful princess launched into a sarcastic remark at Anna Hanami in front of her.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, according to you, Princess, my ability, 'Infinite Signal,' can also transmit the beliefs of people from another world. Since signals can be transmitted, and beliefs can be transmitted, is it possible to transmit even more?"

As he spoke, Anna Hanami, who had been struggling with the meat, also looked at Kaguya Houraisan in front of her, her eyes clearly filled with unrealistic expectations.

Kaguya Houraisan's answer was, unsurprisingly, a denial.

The beautiful girl shook her head at the two expectant people:

"The possibility is basically nonexistent."

As she said this, she gestured slightly with her chopsticks to indicate who the two were:

"If a passage is built between two fish tanks to allow a small fish to pass through, then another fish that is even smaller than that fish can naturally pass through as well."

"There must be a channel for the cross-world transmission of network signals."

"I don't know what the current state of this passage is, but faith itself is the most special thing in this world. It is the foundation of all gods and demons. It can pass through any obstacle and is almost impossible to be blocked by anything. According to the research of scholars in the Moon Capital, its essence may even be a kind of observation."

"The faith that exists in the 'game experience stores' today, to be precise, wasn't guided by Kurokawa and Miya's abilities."

"The ability 'Infinite Signal' allows you to send signals to objects according to your will, and those signals can arrive and disappear at any time as you wish. But have you noticed that the arrival of those faiths is under your control and obstruction? You haven't even noticed their appearance."

Kaguya Houraisan shook her head at this point: "Those beliefs simply flowed into this world through the channel you opened."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "An unexpected consequence of a flaw in your ability?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Indeed, but isn't it a good thing? It gives you the capital to create miracles."

She dipped the beef in the seasoning in her bowl, then put it in her mouth and chewed.

Perhaps because she had gained a better understanding of the world on the other side, Kaguya Houraisan ate with a different feeling at this moment.

He used to think that only a few people ate this stuff.

But look at the current state of Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami Anna...

Kaguya Houraisan: "In your world, can just anyone buy this kind of hot pot dipping sauce?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's a fairly common food; you can buy it at convenience stores."

I adjusted my mood and let go of the unrealistic ideas that were already out of the question.

He looked down and tapped twice on his phone, displaying the hourly wage for a convenience store job and the price of hot pot seasonings to Kaguya Houraisan.

The comparison is quite straightforward. Using the wages of convenience store employees, who have almost no hiring requirements, as a benchmark, it's almost immediately clear that this spice is something that any ordinary person in their world can easily buy and consume.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Emmmm...it seems I need to think carefully about my attitude towards you all from now on."

For Kaguya, protecting Kurokawa and Miyako and Hanami Annako is simply about finding interesting people she wants to spend time with.

But now the two seem to be showing a different kind of value.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Is there anything Your Highness needs us to do?"

His tone was quite serious.

Although the two sides got along well, their status was ultimately unequal.

If possible, Kurokawa Kazuya still wanted to build a more solid relationship of mutual benefit with Houraisan Kaguya in front of him.

Kaguya Houraisan: "This is just something I'm thinking about; it's too far from something you can achieve."

Her thoughts drifted back from the distant moon, and as she pondered seemingly impractical matters, Kaguya Houraisan gave Kurokawa Kazuya a rather pleasant smile.

Kaguya Houraisan: "To achieve my goal, you need sufficient strength. Therefore, you all need to improve rapidly. Unlike before, I can now fully assist you."

Kurokawa Kazuya frowned slightly: "Don't we need to give anything in return? That kind of deal is a bit unfair."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Not at all. For me, the fact that you can bring hope is good news in itself."

The beautiful princess smiled gently.

Her stunning beauty, coupled with her moon-like aura, makes her fatally attractive to any member of the opposite sex.

It's perfectly normal for Kurokawa Kazuya, as a normal male, to be attracted to the princess's face.