Chapter 2 - The God inside the game and the real me (2/2)
《Those are you Fate Points. The more residents feel gratitude the more points you will accumulate. As the number of inhabitants increases, the amount of points will inevitably increase. The more oracles you do for the benefit of the villagers, greater will be their feelings of gratitude and therefore greater the points》
In other words, the points that I will get will depend on the content of the oracle that I give.
I’d better think seriously about the content of the oracle from now on. So I need to do something for them in order to create a feeling of gratitude?
《The things that can be activated by using the Fate Points will be here. The more the town flourishes and the number of villagers increases, the contents of miracles will be also upgraded, so please do your best》
I was already starting to doubt whether this was a kusoge or not, but the story changes when such a system comes into play. Let’s check out the contents of the miracles.
「What, I can’t give them anything directly? 『A peddler arrives』『A traveling doctor comes』『A hunter stop by』『Refugee villagers joins』I see, I’m the God of Fate so it is normal that I can manipulate the destiny of the people. Next is… Ooh, I can manipulate the weather a little too. This is so nice, at least something like a God’s miracle」
The playability has increased!
The only Fate Points I have now are those of gratitude for having driven out the monsters with that dazzling light.
However, I don’t know in what to use them since I have so few points.
I’m not clear right now in what the villagers need. The only thing I can do is to eavesdrop and think about what to do from here on.
The men, Lodis and Gams, are silently cutting trees. They do not talk to each other so there’s no conversation.
Lodis is making efforts to start a conversation but it is difficult given that the other party only respond with 「Aah」「Right」「Is that so?」these three patterns.
These two are not helpful at all. Let’s see the women side?
『Laila-san, how much food did you bring with you?』
『Not much since I was desperate to escape. I managed to carry three wooden boxed that were for sale, but if we ration them, it should last at least two weeks』
『Two weeks? It would good if we could secure a food supply by then』
Important information was included in the middle of their conversation while they were plucking edible wild plants.
Securing food? Does that mean that if I choose 『A peddler arrives』they would be able to purchase food? But the question here is wherever they have money or not, and before that, they should secure fish and food from the mountains on their own.
I wish I could check how is the harvest around us.
「Should I order Gams to examine the surroundings tomorrow? But I don’t think it’s a good idea to separate the only one with capability to fight from everyone…」
If I could gather information about the surroundings, it would be possible to be prepared for the danger in advance. But as long as I don’t know how dangerous it is, it would be reckless to only send Gams to explore.
This a dilemma.
If I’m going to complete this game then I should use the powerless girlーCarol to expand the range of visibility.
But I’m unable to discard a character who acts so humanely to the point that you would not believe it is an AI. They are doing the best to live.
I know that it’s stupid to think like that, but I’m serious when I say that I’d like to watch over them from now on.
It has not been more than three hours since I started this game but I’ve already begun to develop empathy towards these villagers who are overflowing with humanity.
「I won’t be able to sleep in peace if I make them do something reckless and they end up being annihilated」
Such excuses leave my mouth even though no one is listening to me.
Let’s think about the best way for them to survive. I should better check what kind of miracles can be activated with my Fate Points.
At present, the first choice is securing food. The second choice should be to gather the necessary tools and materials to make a house. As for the third choice…
「What the heck is this?」
At the bottom of the list, there was an item called “Familiar”.
Speaking of familiar in a fantasy world, it should be a magician’s familiar. They can be used as eyes, limbs, deliver things and even gather information…
「Information gathering!」
Right. If I choose this, then it will be possible to expand the visible range of the map!
If you think about it, it’s natural for a game to have such measures. The manufacturers are not a fool after all.
「I hope I can contract someone with my current points」
When I click in the 『Familiar』 item, a variety of familiars appears lined up.
There are many animals, but also many commonly seen names of monsters that appear in the fantasy genre.
「If it’s for scouting and expanding the map, then a bird, right? Its range of action is wide and it’s convenient for scouting」
There are many kinds of birds, but the necessary points for the majority of them are high.
For now, the only kind of bird that I can make a contract is a chick.
「When the chicken grows and begins to lay eggs, it can contribute to the table, but as for scouting, no matter how you see it, it’s not suited for it」
The standard should be going for cats or dogs, but I don’t have enough points.
「I wonder if there isn’t any other way to earn points other than by gathering feelings of gratitude」
As if it had responded to my muttering with perfect timing, words appeared on the screen again.
《There are other ways to increase your Fate Points. That is the billing system. Ten points will be added for every 1000 yen》
…A billing system!?
Hey wait a minute, you have implemented the worst system for a neet!
We are in an era where It is said that it’s difficult to find an online game without a billing system on the internet. Of course, there are such games, but why the hell has they incorporated such a system in an alpha test game!?
With my current points I can not contract a decent familiar, but if gather at least 2000 yen I should be able to collect enough points for a cat or a small dog. In addition to the familiars, if I had points I could make life easier for the villagers.
When I got up from the chair in which I was seated for a long time, I took out a bankbook from an accessory case that was placed on the side of the pc.
「The remaining money is about 10,000. If I sell all the books in the house and the games, I should be able to obtain a decent amount of money. And if place all the sweepstakes without scraping them on an online auction, then…」
From that moment I continued to be troubled and time passed without me being able to make a decision.
――I ignored the feelings of incongruity that I harbored towards the NPCs that acted like humans.