"Online shopping? Yeah, we could probably make that work."

Ren watched Master Carl's creation while looking at the private messages from people wanting to buy it, muttering to himself.

There's a close relationship between consumption and industrial development—they influence and promote each other. Or rather, consumption drives industrial growth. Consumer demand determines the driving force behind industrial production. As consumer needs upgrade, diversify, and increase in volume, industrial output constantly adjusts its structure and improves efficiency and quantity.

Even though he didn't know if the God of War's signal was real or fake, Ren felt it was necessary to speed up industrialization—accelerate industrial output, speed up the transformation of agricultural workers, refugees, and slaves into industrial workers, expand literacy rates, and then have industry support agriculture in return to increase food production and expand the population.

This way, he could tackle both sides at once—tap into the faith of the existing population while expanding the future population that could provide faith.

The Golden Merchant Guild was doing well, but it couldn't possibly cover everything. That model only worked for products with universal appeal, things almost everyone would use. But online shopping combined with video seemed like it could complete the whole puzzle. And most importantly, as videos developed and people gradually saw more of the world, online shopping would become even more important.

"Someone actually needs this kind of invention?" The Goddess of Magic looked at the crystal parrot with a slight frown. Alchemy was also a type of magic, created by the Goddess of Magic herself and part of her divine authority. Betty, Book, and Little Magnemite were all products of this field. Even so, when she saw this crystal parrot, she frowned. If not for the person asking to buy it, she probably would've thought it was just a beginner's practice piece. But the next second, Ren's words caught her attention. "Online shopping? Shopping through the network?"

"Exactly. Merchants or creators can film and post their items in videos. If others see something they like, they can place an order." Ren nodded.

"Isn't that just the Quest Board? Just with the employer and bounty hunter roles switched." The Goddess of Magic was a bit confused, though her human side quickly made her realize: "Though this model does have some advantages. Choice should be mutual anyway."

"But it's not quite what I'm envisioning." Ren quickly explained the TikTok model from his past life—like how video creators could open storefronts, buyers could pay directly through the network, and items would be delivered by mail to complete the transaction.

This model was completely novel to the Goddess of Magic and Betty and the others. There were so many elements that needed time to digest, and even required Ren's detailed explanation before they could fully understand.

"Is this the main purpose of the bank you mentioned before?" The Goddess of Magic nodded slightly after digesting all the information.

"Yes and no. It's one purpose. Banks have many other uses, like stimulating factory development and industrial progress... Actually, I'm planning to start implementing this aspect soon." Ren thought for a moment, then circled back: "Actually, the hardest part isn't this—it's the transportation of goods, the delivery system."

For gods, setting up the banking side was simple. But delivery was different—you couldn't have gods delivering packages, right? Once transaction volume picked up, it would be incredibly difficult.

To achieve large-scale transportation, the only current solution was having the Golden Merchant Guild handle it. But the Guild's coverage wasn't enough, and even within the areas they could reach, efficiency was a major problem. Ultimately, the ultra-high-speed train system just wasn't widespread yet.

"Yeah, once that ultra-high-speed train system is in place, these problems will be solved. Wonder how much longer before the mortal realm's wars end." The Goddess of Magic agreed completely.

"Should be soon. That Lava General got the new divine arts and my magic-tech weapons—his efficiency is insane." Ren smiled at the thought.

This was important good news on his end.

Only when each region was relatively stable, when each area could stably supply raw materials and human resources, could magic-tech industrialization proceed smoothly and be fully accelerated.

Still, while chatting with the Goddess of Magic, Ren waved his hand and boosted Master Carl's traffic, also sending him an internal message: "Dear Master Carl, your work qualifies for the 'Video' app's creator support program. Starting now, your work will receive traffic support. Please publish more content soon."

At this very moment.

The Goddess of Love and Beauty was in her divine realm, constantly scrolling through Magic Net videos. She'd already gotten word from her good friend, the God of Hunting, that through the Magic Net, his faith power was steadily increasing—up by a full thirty percent.

Keep in mind, the God of Hunting was among the elite of the gods. His ability to gather faith power was among the strongest on the continent. Under these circumstances, using the video feature to increase by thirty percent in such a short time—the Goddess of Love and Beauty didn't even dare imagine how powerful it could become in the future.

Because of this, she—who hadn't participated in the God of War's campaign and hadn't really cared about these things—finally turned her attention to the video feature. But as she kept scrolling, her frown deepened.

"Why are these people uglier than the last? How can so many people like them? Do people on the network prefer ugly things? Impossible! If that were true, ugly would be beautiful—absolutely impossible! Don't those other gods' clergy know how to screen people?"

The Goddess of Love and Beauty kept scrolling and complaining, not thinking at all about why these viral videos were popular, what elements they contained. It seemed that in her eyes, appearance was the only thing that mattered.

After scrolling for who knows how long, she finally closed the video after seeing that chatty crystal parrot: "This world is too filthy. Let my clerics cleanse your souls. Beauty is what should attract attention!"

The moment that thought landed, in the mortal realm, the Church of Love and Beauty began a ritual-like miracle descent. But even at this moment, she hadn't realized she was about to become a top-tier powerhouse in this meta.

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