Takumi then copied a few more of these Devil Fruit-plundering magic tools, and after gathering ten of them, he handed them to Riveria.
"Leave these things here for now. When Esdeath and the others come back at noon to get supplies (have meals), you can help me give them to them."
"Ok, no problem."
Riveria didn't say anything else. She wrote down the matter and put the ten bracelets aside. Only then did Takumi look at the last envelope.
"A reply came the next day. This time, the Heavenly Realm's response was much faster. Was it because I touched a nerve?"
It used to take three days to get a response, but now it was the very next day. This meant either they were interested in cooperation, or they were firmly opposed to it.
I hope it's the former...
Takumi thought as he opened the envelope.
After reading the letter quickly, Takumi smiled with satisfaction.
"It seems that someone's plan succeeded." Riveria, seeing Takumi's smile, also smiled and joked.
Takumi nodded and handed the letter over casually. "The Heavenly Realm has agreed to cooperate, whether it is the recovery of Divine Artifacts or technical exchange. They agreed to everything."
"Congratulations then." Riveria took the letter with a smile, read it quickly, and raised her eyebrows. "Even the preparations for negotiation have been made. It seems that the Heavenly Realm is also a little impatient."
"After all, knowledge of the power of faith from another world is undoubtedly very valuable information for them."
The reason why Heaven was tempted was actually not difficult to guess. It was simply out of curiosity and a thirst for knowledge about the power of faith in other worlds.
The gods in the KonoSuba world were all gods of faith, and the power of faith was as important to them as their lifeblood.
If they had the opportunity to understand the power system of faith from another world, compare it with their own to check for omissions, or even iteratively upgrade, they would naturally not let it go.
Even if they had to use their own wealth to exchange for it, they would be moved.
Riveria asked again, "So, do you want to go there now?"
The Heavenly Realm side had even prepared the negotiation venue. The letter also stated that representatives from Dimension City were welcome to come over at any time.
With such an eager attitude from the other side, it stood to reason that Dimension City should also respond quickly.
And the only representative Dimension City could send this time was Takumi.
After all, he was the one who initiated this matter. Others were not as clear about the stakes as he was. If others were allowed to negotiate, some benefits might be missed, so Takumi could only handle it personally.
"I'll go ahead; I have basically nothing else important to do here anyway."
Takumi thought for a while and found that there was nothing pressing to do today.
So, it would be better to go to the KonoSuba world today to start cooperation negotiations.
Riveria nodded, stopped asking, and watched Takumi go. After he left the office, she continued to work.
Although most of the girls in Dimension City were very idle now, there were still many things to be busy with at the internal affairs center.
For example, the agricultural planting plan after spring, and a lot of work that needed to be prepared in advance for the planning and design of the outer city construction.
Fortunately, since the addition of Artoria (Lancer) and the Knight Princess (Alice), two capable people who handled internal affairs, a lot of her work had been shared. Overall, it was easier than before.
...
In a villa in Axel.
Takumi came out of the rainbow vortex, looked up, and saw a long-lost acquaintance, Eris.
Besides her, there were two unknown women.
The appearance of the two was not much worse than Eris's. They were both rare beauties. They had different temperaments, but like Eris, they both had a faint aura of divinity.
They seemed to have been waiting for a long time. When they saw Takumi coming, Eris took the lead to greet him.
"Long time no see, City Lord Takumi." Eris came closer and smiled.
"Long time no see, Goddess Eris." Takumi responded with a smile and looked at the two people beside her.
"I wonder who these two are?"
"Let me introduce you. These two are the representatives for this cooperation negotiation. This is the Goddess of Forging who manages artifacts in Heaven. This is the Goddess of Wisdom, the most knowledgeable in Heaven."
"Hello."
"Hello, City Lord Takumi."
Both parties had the intention to cooperate, so there was no need for excessive politeness.
The Goddess of Wisdom took the lead and said, "Before the negotiation begins, we need to confirm whether you are qualified for the transaction."
It meant that the goods must be inspected first.
After all, the Heavenly Realm side definitely had relevant knowledge about the power of faith, but they had no idea what Takumi possessed. They had to first confirm whether Takumi was just making empty talk. Only by verifying his claims could they continue the discussion.
Otherwise, there was no need to continue this technical exchange.
Takumi also expressed his understanding and readily took out a small amount of information. The content did not involve the core secrets, but it was enough to understand the general situation.
The Goddess of Wisdom took the information with some excitement and read it carefully. Eris and the Goddess of Forging looked at her nervously. After all, once this knowledge was proven to be useful, it would be a big deal for the gods in the entire Heavenly Realm. It was a happy event, and they could also benefit from it.
After reading this, the joy in the Goddess of Wisdom's eyes was hard to suppress. She nodded to Eris and the Goddess of Forging. The two of them were also happy to see this.
Then, after a while of wrangling, the details of this technical exchange and cooperation were finalized.
However, it was not a one-time transaction, but a long-term cooperation.
Mainly because the Heavenly Realm saw the prospects of Dimension City through this matter and was deeply aware that the city would definitely have the opportunity to obtain this kind of knowledge in the future, so they planned to cooperate long-term.
After final negotiation, both parties agreed that in the future, technical cooperation on the power of faith would be mutually communicated to the maximum extent.
Not only this time, but if there was any new technology in the Heavenly Realm in the future, the research progress of Dimension City could also be obtained immediately.
In contrast, if Dimension City obtained new knowledge related to the power of faith from other worlds in the future, it would also need to share it with the Heavenly Realm.
At the same time, if Dimension City wanted to trade this knowledge with other worlds, it also required the consent of Heaven.
In other words, Dimension City and Heaven had reached an academic alliance. If new parties wanted to join in the future, Heaven would have the right to control and share the benefits.
From a long-term perspective, Heaven took advantage.
However, Heaven did not take advantage in vain and promised to make concessions in the cooperation regarding Divine Artifacts.
Takumi agreed to this without much hesitation.
After all, the knowledge of the power of faith was actually dispensable and not very important to him personally.
Moreover, after reaching the academic alliance, he would no longer need to worry about it in the future.
Researching and acquiring new knowledge would essentially be outsourced to the Heavenly Realm, and he would basically only need to sit back and enjoy the achievements.
If someone took the initiative to be a tool, why not accept it?