Jujutsu sorcerers, mages, exorcists, breathing style swordsmen...
Various kinds of powers appeared in this world. Although these powers could indeed be loosely collectively referred to as mana and exist in the air for people to use at any time, their components were actually even more complex and chaotic than the gas components in the air, and there would even be other changes depending on the region.
Different supernatural powers had their own focuses, and the cultivation methods were also strange and varied. Some powers could be interchanged or connected, but that was basically only after different forces had merged with each other for hundreds or even thousands of years.
For example, the cursed energy used by jujutsu sorcerers could be converted into majestic life force through the Reverse Cursed Technique, and could also be converted into spiritual power through some special techniques.
Similarly, exorcists could use the conventional techniques of jujutsu sorcerers with almost no hindrance after some relatively simple technique conversion.
These were all told to him by the chief priestess tonight when she hinted that he could jump ship at any time.
He just didn't know what the difference would be if top-tier techniques like Domain Expansion were used by different forces with different powers.
But this was the result of mutual infiltration and fusion over many years.
As long as the regions were further apart, it would be very troublesome. For example, there were very few supernatural systems in East Asia that could connect with those in Western Europe or South Africa.
The niche mages in Japan had only increased slightly in the last few centuries, and their special magical foundation system had not yet fully integrated into the inner world of Japan.
Coupled with the fact that this world had already merged a bunch of random worldview settings, Miyauchi Hikage was really not talking nonsense when he said that there were hundreds of supernatural power systems.
Following Miyauchi Hikage's explanation, Tohru, who was carefully sensing the mana situation in this world, opened her eyes.
Her expression still seemed a little surprised by the chaos of this world.
But she had also made some attempts.
Although the composition was complex and the concentration was low, relying on the active characteristics of the mana in this world, after passing through the multiple filtering effects in her body, she could still relatively easily forcibly convert the mana of this world into her own magic power. It just took twice as long as normal.
"What a strange world. So what's the deal with the supernatural decline and resurgence? Does it have anything to do with the disappearance of those gods?" Tohru said, and then looked at Miyauchi Hikage again.
Miyauchi Hikage shook his head. "I don't know the details either. After all, I've only been in contact with the inner world for half a month, and awakening my supernatural ability is actually something that happened in the last few days."
"I only know that one or two hundred years ago, the gods of this world disappeared. After some time, the mana concentration in this world rapidly dropped to a freezing point, and this freezing point lasted for more than a hundred years until recently when it started to recover."
"A world without gods," Tohru felt that breathing the air of this world gave her a comfortable feeling of not being polluted by gods. "It should be pretty good, right?"
She pointed to the equipment in the studio.
She recalled the scene when she first arrived near the set, where those people were holding a pile of lighting and filming equipment filming a scene. At that time, she thought that the magic tools in this world had developed to the point where ordinary people could use them at will.
But looking at it now, there was not a trace of magic on these items.
"Because there is no interference from gods, and the power of mana has been lost, your world has been able to develop so many strange but interesting-looking items, right?"
"Maybe there is a reason for this, but in fact, before the gods disappeared, the West in our world had already started the first industrial revolution. It's just that the subsequent supernatural decline did cause the inner world to give up their stage due to the development of technology in the first hundred years."
Miyauchi Hikage transformed into a history teacher and briefly introduced to her how the technology in their world had developed step by step to its current level, and also explained the connection between the inner world and the outer world.
"Just being able to use the power of lightning so freely is unimaginable for mortals in our world." Tohru adapted very quickly. After listening to it once, she roughly knew the principles of these modern electrical appliances.
Although she had lived for ten thousand years, she was indeed still in her teenage years among dragons, and was also at the stage of the highest ability to accept knowledge in her "dragon life."
Miyauchi Hikage had no doubt that perhaps in less than a month, she could finish learning the courses that others would take more than ten years to learn.
After all, in the original work, Tohru had just arrived in this world at the beginning, and within a few days, she had thoroughly integrated into this world, and could even establish good relationships with the neighbors and vendors in the shopping street. This learning ability was far more powerful than that of ordinary people.
"Did the development of technology suppress those supernatural beings?" Hearing Miyauchi Hikage's words, a gleam of interest flashed in Tohru's eyes again. "Without the suppression of those gods and supernatural beings, and under the influence of the technology you mentioned, the lives of ordinary people in this world should be pretty good, right?"
In her world, due to resources and territory, and mainly because of the secret contest between gods, dragons, and other races, wars in their world had almost never ceased completely.
She wanted to know if it would be any different in this world.
Miyauchi Hikage gave an answer that completely dashed her hopes.
"No, just the two world wars in the last century resulted in more than 100 million casualties. And until now, the flames of war in our world have never ceased, and people still die from war every day."
"Even if there is no war on the land you are standing on now, there are troops from other countries stationed on this land to interfere with the order around here."
He looked at Tohru before him. "I actually wonder, if those gods hadn't disappeared, would this number be smaller or larger?"
"So you'd better not think too highly of a world without gods, and don't even think about bringing our world's technology back to your world. Those people will probably only care about the benefits that those lethal weapons usable by ordinary people can bring them."
"I know you want to come here to escape reality for a while, and by the way, see if you can find a solution to the problems in your world in our world. But unfortunately, this world is actually also currently looking for a way out for the future."
"Even with those gods likely to reappear at any time, and the resurgence of those supernatural powers after the supernatural revival, perhaps the problems our world will face in the future will be even more severe than those in your world."
Miyauchi Hikage shook his head and stated the possible future situation of this world.
"Although these words may sound harsh, I think I should remind you at the beginning not to have too many expectations for this world."
"If you just treat this place as a place for rest and relaxation, I think there are still many things here that Miss Tohru can use for pastime and entertainment."
Tohru's face changed bit by bit.
After listening to Miyauchi Hikage's explanation, she seemed to deflate a lot again.
She had thought that this world without gods could provide her with some help.
Unexpectedly, although humans who lost their gods did burst out with more amazing creative abilities, their desires also hatched more sins.
At least, a world war with more than 100 million casualties did exceed the upper limit of Tohru's imagination for wars between humans.
Did the number of ordinary people in her world exceed 100 million?
Tohru thought back and found that no matter how she thought about it, the number of 100 million was too shocking for her.
And it was precisely because she heard this number from Miyauchi Hikage that Tohru very simply gave up her original idea.
Indeed, changing the world was not an easy task.
After almost dying once to change the world, Tohru had become much more mature than before.
Her heart, which had been a little restless, calmed down instantly.
Therefore, she just looked at Miyauchi Hikage before her with a complicated expression.
They had known each other for less than a few hours, but he seemed to have already seen through her original thoughts, and poured a bucket of cold water on her head, sobering her up completely.
"I really still don't like people like you," Tohru suddenly said.
"Actually, I quite like dealing with people like you, Miss Tohru, who harbor ideals. At least I know that you are not the kind of bad person who will do anything to achieve your goals," Miyauchi Hikage touched his head.
"It's just that after all, you have power comparable to a god, Miss Tohru. And if a powerful god like you falls into some obsession because of your ideals, the danger caused to our world will probably not be much smaller than a world war."
In the original story, Tohru temporarily put aside her original obsession because of Kobayashi's appearance, and instead wanted to stick with Kobayashi for a lifetime.
But now, Honma Meiko, who had the opportunity to serve as Tohru's anchor in the future, could not appear for the time being. To avoid Tohru making any moves during this period, what Miyauchi Hikage could do was to present the ugly and unpleasant side of this world to Tohru at the very beginning.
"No matter what, I won't cause so many casualties, and I promised you that I wouldn't affect your world," Tohru waved her hand somewhat dispiritedly.
"Anyway, I know all the things you said. So how do you plan to arrange for me now?"
"I also promised Menma that I would show you our world properly. Just now, I talked about the not-so-glamorous side of our world. Now, in order to redeem your impression of our world, Miss Tohru, naturally, I have to tell you about the impact of 'technology' on us ordinary people."
"And after you have learned almost all the common sense of our world, Miss Tohru, you can decide where you want to go yourself."
As he said this, Miyauchi Hikage pointed to the set, throwing the question back to Tohru. "Miss Tohru, is there anything you want to know about now?"
Tohru looked around. Just now, Miyauchi Hikage had only briefly explained the principles of electrical appliances, but she still only half-understood their functions.
"Then explain the development of these 'electrical appliances' to me again, and also tell me about this 'set' of yours. I'm a little curious about the strange performances those people were doing in front of these instruments before."
Seeing that Tohru had temporarily put down her obsession, Miyauchi Hikage nodded, then picked up the camera next to him and introduced the development direction of the internet celebrity industry in Asahigaoka Village to Tohru.
He took out his phone and simply showed her a few videos, letting her know the concepts of the "internet" and "video" in this world.
"Under my leadership, our village now relies on these acted-out videos. After being spread on the internet, we earn revenue through views and advertising for others."
These things were enough to attract Tohru's attention.
After all, among Tohru's dragon compatriots, there was a guy who originally had a great prejudice against humans, but after coming into contact with online games, instantly became an internet-addicted otaku dragon.
As long as the Tohru before him didn't completely turn into a useless dragon addicted to the internet like a certain fallen angel whose halo had turned black.
After taking Tohru, who was still scrolling through videos with eyes shining with curiosity about unknown things, to his private office in the studio.
Then he told her that she could live here first, and after he solved her identity problem when he came back tomorrow morning, he glanced at Tohru's current attire.
"If you want to do as the Romans do, you have to change your outfit," he pointed to the clothes of the ordinary people in the video.
Fortunately, he usually didn't watch many videos. Because the girls around him were all beautiful girls who scored above 80 even without makeup, he hadn't specially watched those beauty videos.
At least the women appearing on his phone now were dressed relatively normally. At most, he had just followed a few normal fashion bloggers to complete Shiina Mashiro's "daily outfit task" before.
"Do you need me to get some clothes for you to choose from?"
Tohru looked at the outfits of the high school girls in the video, then shook her head at Miyauchi Hikage. "Dragon transformation magic can change clothes at will. I don't need to buy clothes. I'll just study it myself later."