"Actually, you've already noticed that there are still many Aishi and other things in this world. The dimensional barrier completely cuts off all life forms and souls. It's actually not that strict on inanimate objects. "
So it turned out that there was still a gap in space and time between the Aishi and Ansorenne. This meant that there was still a delivery window.
"That's true. If it's really impossible to enter or leave, the Aishi will only be able to invest without being able to return anything. They won't be so passionate about this either."
However, since it was far too difficult to enter or leave, the "toll" they had to pay was rather ridiculous.
"Just maintaining the opening requires several Main Gods to watch over it for a long period of time. Also, the delivery of goods has a high rate of loss. In order to ensure that the goods won't be damaged in the dimensional rift, the delivery container must be protected by divine power. Any random delivery will probably cost more than a hundred times more than the actual delivery."
All of this was mentioned in the information he received. The highly advanced combat equipment he was wearing was the most obvious proof. What Rorschach didn't understand was how this had anything to do with spending money to buy things.
"Since it's impossible to determine where the goods will land after passing through the dimensional barrier, it can basically be seen as completely random. At first, in order to ensure that the goods will successfully reach the destination, the dimensional containers would even be marked with the original owner's Divine Emblem. But soon, this was seen as foolish."
The reason? Actually, it was quite easy to guess.
"Ansorenne … isn't this too big?"
Yep, this was a complete world filled with dangers and difficulties. Bringing a container here to find its true owner would mean crossing half the continent. This would definitely be an epic journey … but then discovering that the container contained only a pile of underwear? That would be truly ridiculous.
Also, it was unavoidable that the container would be pocketed.
"I worked so hard to find this container with my own abilities. Why should I give it to you? I used my own divine power to open the container. Why should I give it back to you? "
The unspoken rule of having Divine Emblems on the containers actually made this even more common.
For example, the Church of Wealth's container obviously contained valuable items. However, the new Church of Agriculture's container was completely useless even if it was dropped on the ground. The end result was that no one would be able to receive the goods.
The rules would change according to the environment. Since it was impossible to have an accurate express delivery of goods, it was impossible to establish a transportation line between the goods and the owner. The rules of freight transport were repeatedly compromised and adjusted, becoming a set of unspoken rules that were currently in operation.
If you pick up a chest and use your own divine power to break the protection of the chest, the original owner of the chest will sense it. Then, as the price for obtaining the chest, you will have to pay a fixed amount of neutral divine tributes to make up for it.
In order to encourage the return of goods to their original owners, there was often a sum of money marked on the outside of the box. If the goods were returned to the church of the original owner, they would receive several times the amount of Divine Tributes.
To put it simply, whoever picked it up would have to pay for the express delivery and payment.
And if you don't want to gamble on what's inside this time, you can give it to the original owner, who needs it the most, and get a guaranteed reward for your hard work.
"Since we can't guarantee that the goods will be delivered to the owner, then let's take a step back and not let the goods go to waste. We should try our best to make them useful in the hands of our allies."
There was also a period of time when there were specialized box hunters.
Their daily routine was to wander around Ansorenne, looking for boxes with high rewards.
This was a technical job, as well as a dangerous one. After all, the more remote a place was, the harder it would be to find a chest, and the more likely it would be to preserve it.
It was said that in the earliest batch of chests, there were even Divine-level magical armors, God Equipment, and SemiGod Equipment. Just finding one would be enough to eat for the rest of one's life.
However, later on, it was discovered that marking the exact amount of rewards on the chests was far too foolish. Marking the chests too high would mean that there were good treasures inside, while marking the chests too low would mean that nobody would help you return the chests … Nowadays, there was no difference in the chests' appearance, and the rewards were basically the same.
Different churches also had different rates of returning goods. The more powerful a church was, the more it would be at a disadvantage.
After all, everyone knew that their chests had a high rate of returning good items.
The churches under Main Gods and powerful Gods had less than 10% of their chests, which forced them to change the chests' markings to those of Subordinate Gods and Weak Gods. The result was that the chests' rate of returning Subordinate Gods and Weak Gods had plummeted.
Since there would always be a demand for resources in the outside world, there would naturally still be treasure hunters. It was just that the chests themselves were now a type of product, and the amount of divine power (Divine Tribute) needed to open chests had basically become standardized.
And so, all the descenders, local residents, and Evil Gods had no choice but to deal with these annoying chests. Whenever they encountered "treasure chests" in the wild, they would try their best to bring them back.
Why were there Evil Gods' chests? That was because Evil Gods would also send out treasure chests to transport resources. It was said that the rarer something was, the more valuable it was. There were also all sorts of traps for the enemy faction, which made the enemy faction's chests more expensive.
At this point, Roxia basically understood what was going on.
"Yep. Isabella is so addicted to opening chests that she can't stop herself … "
Wait a moment, that didn't seem right. Before opening chests, the chests' contents had already been determined.
"Ha, do you think that there's any meaning in saying such things to those sucking addicts? They've already developed a series of evil cults and metaphysics. "
What else was there to say? Isabella, who was addicted to sucking, had probably squandered all the neutral Divine Tributes she had. Not to mention, she just happened to be an African with a white face and black hands …
Su Nanna's voice was filled with exhaustion. Sometimes, if one thought about it, even though his companions were all quite strong, none of them had a reliable personality.
It was no wonder that these days, they were known as a gathering camp for weirdos. Perhaps even Rorschach was a rare normal person.
"… It's said that Isabella strongly insisted on choosing this Divine Domain, apart from considering the logistical advantages. She probably felt that believing in the God of Games would bring her good luck. Not only that, you can take a look at the fifth page of the Faith System. It's the page that I've always forbidden you from reading … "
Rorschach slowly opened the Faith System and turned to the fifth page. It was indeed a familiar page.
"300 Divine Tributes per draw … Our God actually has his own Lottery page? Does Lori think that Isabella isn't useless enough? "
"Don't misunderstand. This is actually an internal benefit. It's one of the most practical Divine Graces, as long as it's done in moderation … But it's also a fact that Isabella is even more useless. Ordinary Divine Tributes have a small Lottery, while major Divine Tributes have a Lottery box. Isabella is ranked third in personal power and always has the highest Quest Points. She eats grass all year round, so she's definitely the poorest. "
"Ha, how could that be? She's at least stronger than me."
Rorschach laughed self-mockingly.
"… At least you don't owe anyone anything. Isabella has to put on makeup whenever she goes to many cities. "
Rorschach was frightened. Things had already reached this point? Meanwhile, Isabella was already rolling around on the ground. There was an open wooden box next to her that was filled with fragrant popcorn!
Although the person who put Isabella in the box was either crazy or taking revenge on society, Rorschach's words overlapped with Su Nanna's when he saw how unladylike Isabella was.
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