Sinhyeok entered the room and checked the materials he had.
He thought about top-grade sacred water.
"It's essentially a potion made by mixing a mana herb with the priest's holy power."
The recipe was simple.
However, just making it like that felt somewhat lacking.
"This is exactly the kind of thing Elysia would specialize in."
*And her fields are vast, too.*
She was certainly specialized in procuring materials and producing pharmaceuticals.
"For now, should I ask the priest for a bit more of his opinion?"
He immediately left the room and found Priest Eizar, who was in the midst of a busy discussion with Arin.
"You must be very busy, but do you have a moment?"
Eizar smiled and gestured.
"I always have time. Ask me anything."
Sinhyeok showed him the sacred water he had made and asked.
"Would it work perfectly on ordinary people who don't know how to use mana at all and can't even sense it?"
"Hmm. It should. However, there is a possibility that even with my blessing, they may find it difficult to receive holy power."
"As I thought. Then what would that ratio be?"
Eizar thought of the villagers.
"It would apply to about 30 percent."
"That's quite a lot."
"It can't be helped. Holy power is also one of the mysteries, just like mana. It requires at least a minimal amount of talent."
"Understood. I'll do my best to improve on this part as much as possible."
Eizar smiled and cheered on Sinhyeok's efforts and research.
"Do your best."
Sinhyeok cheered the two of them on with a fist pump and headed to his room.
Eizar gazed at Sinhyeok for a moment before turning his attention away.
"Sister, where had we left off?"
"We were talking about the company name."
"Ah, yes. We were discussing the company name, which is also the god's name. What would be good to call it?"
The two of them pondered for a while, unable to say a word.
"This is quite the dilemma. The townspeople were saying we need a name for the new faith, too. Hehe."
Baek Arin looked at him regarding the headache-inducing problem.
"You seem awkward with this?"
Eizar gave a bitter smile.
"Rather than awkward, I would say it doesn't resonate. Now that I fully possess this, I've come to know. A god—that is, a Transcendent—knows their own name innately, but I don't have one. It doesn't feel that way. It's as if it hadn't been bestowed upon me."
He stared into empty space with hollow eyes.
"It feels as if someone newly molded me but simply left me after making me."
Arin playfully quipped at his empty-looking expression.
"Then how about asking the mister who saved you for a name?"
"Hehe. Should I do just that?"
Priest Eizar pondered Arin's words and rose from his seat.
"Perhaps that might be right."
"Hmm?"
He turned around and headed toward the room where Sinhyeok was.
"I'll be back shortly. Please continue without me."
"Huh? Priest, where are you going?"
The priest said with a smile.
"I'm going to ask my creator for a name!"
Knock, knock, knock.
He headed to the room where Sinhyeok was working.
Sinhyeok hurriedly opened the door.
"Priest, is there something I can help you with?"
"There is one thing you must help me with."
Sinhyeok stepped forward eagerly at those words.
Opening the door wide, he said.
"Please come in. I will help you with anything."
He sat on the sofa and requested help from Sinhyeok with a smile.
"Please give me just one name. Now that I think about it, you remade me, Brother, yet never gave me a name."
"Huh? Ah, come on, Priest, don't be like that. I'm no god."
Seeing the priest just smiling and staying still, he realized this was serious.
"Are you serious?"
Nod, nod.
"Uh, umm."
Sinhyeok watched his reaction and cautiously asked.
"In Korean? Or Runic?"
"If possible, Runic would be good."
At those words, Sinhyeok took out an Enchanter's tome, watching his reaction.
*A name from me?*
It felt a bit strange, but seeing the priest ask so seriously, he couldn't simply refuse.
"Hmm."
He set the book down for a moment and gazed at the priest.
"What would be good?"
"Hehe. Anything is fine."
"Still, I think it would be nice if it had a meaning that resonates."
So, as if performing alchemy, he slowly analyzed and took in the mental image he felt from the priest.
*Warm sunlight. A slightly plump build and a generous, benevolent smile.*
A man anyone could call father, or comfortably call uncle.
"You're just like a bear. A teddy bear who really likes honey...."
Afraid he might catch on, he avoided the last syllable.
"Hmm?"
Fortunately, the priest didn't understand.
Sinhyeok turned around and seriously flipped through the book.
"I'll decide it right away."
While flipping through the book, he found two words he liked.
"Auzar."
Eizar felt it resonate the moment he heard the word.
"It feels warm. What is the meaning?"
"Warm golden light."
Both burst into laughter at the same time.
"Ahem."
"Hahaha. It suits you well, right? You're good at collecting donations."
Eizar nodded vigorously.
"Hahaha. That is my specialty indeed. So I like it even more. Auzar!"
As the name was called, a faint golden light flowed out from him like the sun.
"Now that will become my Divine Name."
He savored the name and felt as if a missing piece had been filled.
"So this is the name given to me by my lord."
The light flowing out from him streamed into Sinhyeok.
As Sinhyeok accepted that light, he was enveloped by a strange sensation and a feeling of omnipotence.
"Priest?"
He could feel everything about him.
His authority and divinity.
Even the core he held and his thoughts.
[Creation is complete.]
[A name that transcends fate has been bestowed.]
[The divine authority of the great golden sun that embraces all people has been born.]
[Status Window]
Name: Auzar (Lv. 100)
Class: Demigod
Strength: ---
Agility: ---
Stamina: ---
Divine Power: ---
Traits: Solar Body, Hero
[Known Skills]
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[Main Skills]
Blessing
Vassal Designation
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"Huh?"
An administrator urgently intervened upon the bizarre message.
[You're still far too early for this. I'll close this for you.]
All the messages that had appeared before his eyes vanished, and even the bizarre sensation disappeared.
"Ah, ah."
A regretful exclamation escaped him.
But he could still feel one thing.
*...Should I call it affection?*
Looking at Auzar, he felt as if he were looking at a work he had created.
It was the same for him as well.
"It's delightful. I feel my soul brimming over. Is this what a creator is?"
He smiled pleasantly.
"Uh. Even I don't really...?"
Auzar smiled, stood up, and grabbed the door to leave the room.
"You are still far too early. However, you will come to know fully before long."
Sinhyeok was bewildered by the cryptic words.
"Uh, umm?"
He smiled, left the room, and headed toward Baek Arin.
Arin, who had been waiting outside the door, welcomed him upon seeing him.
"Is it decided?"
"Yes. Auzar. Let's go with that name. Now it will be my name."
The moment Baek Arin heard that name, she witnessed the holy power throughout her entire body suddenly surge and increase rapidly on its own.
Holy power naturally spread to the surroundings.
"Wh-what?"
And when she looked at the priest, she naturally wanted to be reverent and look up to him.
"My lord?"
Auzar cracked a smile and waved his hand.
"This is a bit strange. Is it better like this?"
His faint aura disappeared.
And Baek Arin shook her head.
"What was that?"
"A minor event?"
Baek Arin was bewildered by the priest's awkward smile.
"For now, since the company name is decided, almost everything is set. As for the rest, that fellow will finish it up."
She defined the company name and product on paper.
"Auzar's Holy Power Subscription Service. It's a payment plan, and the lifetime payment amount is..."
Auzar stated clearly.
"Half of what one possesses. That is the value of this grace."
* * *
"They won't call for me anymore, right?"
Sinhyeok looked around and secretly pulled a Teleport Scroll from his chest.
*Let's hurry there and back.*
He immediately headed to the workshop.
The surroundings wavered and space distorted.
"Urgh!"
Something tried to surge out.
But he held it down and leaped straight into Lady Elysia's room.
"Hmm? What brings you here? I heard you went on vacation."
Today, too, she was dissecting a monster on her workbench.
"Urp...!"
Seeing that scene, he really felt like he was going to throw up.
"Go throw up in the field over there."
Sinhyeok nodded violently, ran to the field, and threw up.
"Sigh."
She handed him water.
"Thank you."
Sinhyeok took a mouthful of water, rinsed his mouth, and spat it out.
"What about your vacation, why are you here?"
Sinhyeok smiled refreshingly and explained the situation.
"It's not a vacation, it's work. Have you seen the news?"
"No?"
"Oh my, you need to see this with me to understand how I feel."
Sinhyeok took out his phone and showed her the news he had downloaded moments ago.
"Have you ever seen a human worse than dwarf shit!? Where is this bastard!? I'll cut his head off right now and attach it to an orc's body!"
Sinhyeok grabbed her as she was really about to leave and spoke urgently.
"That's why I went on leave."
"Yes."
She calmed down for a moment and looked at Sinhyeok.
"Are you planning to cause trouble?"
"I'm going to stop it."
"How?"
"I'll respond in kind. As it happens, we have a generous and benevolent god on our side."
"Hmm?"
She pondered for a moment and recalled the priest she had briefly met at the workshop not long ago.
"Ah, that bizarre human?"
"Yes. So there's something I need to think through with you."
He immediately took out the sacred water and showed it to her.
"The concentration is strong. Is that human's divinity the sun? It's full of gentle, warm light."
"Yes. I'm going to sell this to make people awaken to holy power."
"Oh, what?"
Elysia was bewildered.
"You're going to do what with holy power?"
Sinhyeok spoke shamelessly and confidently.
"Sell it. Of course I have to sell it. Fairly, of course."
"Wow. Demons give it out for free, but your benevolent Lord charges money?"
"There's a reason for all that. For now, let's set that aside; I need to improve this potion's performance."
She thought about what he was trying to do and looked at him curiously.
"It already looks sufficient, so what?"
"The target is ordinary people. They probably have no talent for mana."
"Hmm. Then it needs to include a constitution improvement. And in large quantities, with easy ingredients that still show sufficient efficacy."
Sinhyeok nodded vigorously.
She spoke without hesitation.
"Then baby food is perfect. Mix it with that. You know the recipe, right?"
"Aha!"
She put on a straw hat to go out to the field and said to Sinhyeok.
"How much are you going to make?"
"Uh, enough for 20 million people for now?"
"Okay. I'll send it through the Captain. I'll prepare the materials right away."
"Wow! Thank you!"
She said with a smile.
"I'll take all the money, too. Fairly, of course~"
Sinhyeok felt inexplicably anxious at those words.
"But do you have enough materials?"
She smirked and pointed at the garden.
"You haven't looked around here yet, have you? It's enormous. I'm using an entire planet."
"Right...."
Sinhyeok came out of her room.
When he returned, a text message had arrived.
- It's the Quartermaster Chief. Send me the warehouse location for the materials drop-off.
"Sharp."
*But if this happens, is Hong Ik an accomplice, too?*
With that thought, he found Baek Arin.
"Arin. We need to drop off the materials. The warehouse location."
"Good. We just need you to finish up, mister. Let's all go to the factory together."
"That fast?"
She looked at Sinhyeok with a proud face.
"I'm the owner of Hanha Group."
When they went outside, that car was waiting.
"Ah, not that car."
A butler came out and said with a smile.
"Young lady. There's nothing but those kinds of cars in the garage."
"Haah."
Everyone except Baek Arin boarded with excited faces.
"Where are we going?"
Sinhyeok got in first and asked her.
"Hanha Group has a pharmaceutical company. I've arranged to use one of their factories. It's all been cleared out, so security should be fine."
Sinhyeok and Ichan were impressed by Arin's words.
"She's a real chaebol. She doesn't even know how many companies she owns."
"Awesome. Hyung, is that what a real chaebol is?"
The two impressed individuals shone with sparkling eyes, and Baek Arin got annoyed.
"Ah, seriously, why are they like this!"
Everyone laughed and headed to the factory.
Baek Arin looked at Sinhyeok, who was deeply pondering the whole way, and asked.
"Still worrying about the mass production?"
"Yeah, she said we could dilute it, but it's still a huge amount."
Sinhyeok checked the news to see when the government's nationwide Awakening would begin.
"The date hasn't come out yet, right?"
Just in case, he asked the others as well.
Everyone searched the internet diligently and spoke.
"Not yet."
Sinhyeok looked at Hong Juyeon, the sole intelligence agency employee.
"What about you, Agent?"
"If you brazenly ask me, it's a crime to mishandle classified information."
"Aw~"
The 'aww' that scratched at her heart considerably made Hong Juyeon choke up.
"These people, seriously."
When she choked up, Baek Arin leaned in and looked at her in the passenger seat.
"Really, you can't?"
Then Ichan also leaned his head in and looked at her earnestly.
"No."
As she was about to say no, she wavered for a moment at Ichan's eager eyes.
"I can't... but the Chief did release some information for me to tell you."
Everyone booed at those words.
"Boooo."
"That's not how it works. Booo."
"Ouch! I just sent it, just now! By text!"
Hong Juyeon announced the time.
"It's in one week. They say they'll begin the nationwide Awakening then."
Sinhyeok checked the time.
"Then we only have one week left."
Checking the time made his head hurt even more.
"It'll work out, right?"
Baek Arin said matter-of-factly.
"It will. If you just match the quantity properly, mister."
"Damn it."