Announcer's Booth.
Hearing the system's prompt, Rios, who was in the midst of conversing with the Fatui diplomat, was momentarily stunned.
"Why did Mualani suddenly give me Shock Value again?"
"I haven't done anything to make her angry recently, have I?"
Rios hadn't even seen Mualani lately, so it was impossible for him to have provoked her temper.
Could it be that Ajaw had made Mualani angry?
As Rios was puzzling over this, the diplomat standing opposite him spoke up.
"Pyro Archon, this is the Delusion from the Captain for you."
The Fatui diplomat handed over an ice-blue bead.
"Thanks for the trouble."
Rios took the Delusion, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart; he hadn't expected the Fatui diplomat to be so polite.
But upon second thought, since the Fatui in Natlan were all under the Captain's command, it wasn't so strange.
Though the Captain was part of the Fatui, he was an upright person; in the original work, he even led his subordinates to protect Natlan and battle the Abyss.
That the diplomats under the Captain weren't arrogant and overbearing like other diplomats was entirely understandable.
"Pyro Archon, our Fatui Captain wishes to have a private conversation with you; would that be possible..."
"No."
The Fatui diplomat hadn't even finished speaking when Rios gave his reply.
"Just tell the Captain that I'm busy saving Natlan, and he'll understand."
"Understood..."
"I'll convey your words to the Captain."
The diplomat nodded hesitantly and exited the announcer's booth.
As he left, he even thoughtfully closed the door behind him.
What a considerate fellow; no wonder the Captain chose him as the diplomat.
"Now I can start producing the Visions."
After obtaining the Delusion, Rios eagerly took out the Gnosis, as well as the Pyro Vision he had used in the past.
At the same time, he mentally connected to the system.
[Unlock successful]
[Crafting mass-produced Pyro Visions requires 3000 Shock Value]
"I'll make 3 for now."
Some time had passed since Rios became the Pyro Archon.
The suspension of the Pilgrimage of the Returning Flame's Holy Night and the Night Warden Wars had already spread throughout all of Natlan.
When the Natlan people from other tribes learned of this news, they reacted with the same shock as those at the Stadium of the Sacred Flame, providing Rios with a large amount of Shock Value.
On top of that, the player world had also learned some information about the Pyro Archon and Natlan; at this moment, they were still quarreling over the issue of the Pyro Archon's gender, bringing another massive batch of Shock Value.
In fact, the Shock Value from the players exceeded that from the Natlan people.
He believed that once Natlan's major version arrived, the Shock Value would be even more abundant.
[Generation complete]
Three Pyro Visions appeared before Rios.
Their appearance differed from genuine Visions only in the finest details.
Unless someone was an expert on Visions, they probably couldn't distinguish the difference between the two.
"System, I have a question."
Rios held the three Visions in his hand: "If someone obtains a mass-produced Vision, do they qualify to enter the gacha pool?"
After all, Neuvillette didn't have a Vision, yet he could still enter the gacha pool.
So, could someone with a fake Vision enter the gacha pool?
[Replying to host: Yes, they can.]
[Although the Visions produced by the system are not true Visions, they can still help people use elemental power, so the characters have the possibility of entering the character gacha pool.]
[Additionally, for characters who enter the gacha pool due to the host's influence, the Shock Value they bring to players will also be credited to the host.]
"It really works?"
Rios hadn't expected that his casual question would actually unlock a new way to increase Shock Value.
"Have Kinich of the Scions of the Canopy and Chuychu of the Flower-Feather Clan come to see me."
Rios instructed.
"Yes."
The secretary exited the announcer's booth.
Not long after.
Kinich walked in, with the yellow pixelated little dragon following behind him.
"So fast?" Rios was slightly surprised; was Kinich's ancient name Malipo? He had just been summoned, and he was already here.
"Pyro Archon, I happened to be nearby, so I arrived quickly."
Sensing Rios's puzzlement, Kinich said with a straight face.
But the little dragon beside him was far from proper.
"Kinich, weren't you so brave before? You even dared to challenge the Pyro Archon."
"Now that the Pyro Archon is right in front of you, why aren't you fighting? Could it be that you're scared?"
Ajaw clamored from the side.
But it didn't get to gloat for long before Kinich slapped it to the ground with one palm.
"Sorry, Pyro Archon." Kinich said, "You should still remember that Ajaw always speaks without any sense of propriety."
"Stupid Kinich, in terms of age, I, the great holy dragon, am... Don't, don't step on me!"
"I'll shut up, alright?"
Seeing Kinich raise his foot, Ajaw immediately cowered.
With the daily routine of one person and one dragon coming to an end, Rios took out the freshly produced mass-produced Vision and said: "Kinich, do you want to obtain this Vision?"
"Vision?"
Kinich and Ajaw were both slightly stunned upon hearing this.
In Genshin Impact, Kinich obtained his Vision at the instant of his death during the Night Warden Wars.
Now that the Night Warden Wars were suspended and the frequency of Abyss monsters appearing in Natlan had decreased, Kinich had no opportunity to obtain a Vision.
At present, he was merely a nimble saurian hunter who also raised a pixelated dragon; he was not a Vision holder.
"Pyro Archon, I'm honored by your recognition."
"But from what I know, even if one obtains an ownerless Vision, without acknowledgment, it cannot be used to wield elemental power."
Kinich said.
"Exactly. Rios, stupid Kinich already has me; he doesn't need a Vision."
"This guy is already hard to kill as is; if he gets a Vision on top of that, how long do I have to wait for him to die so I can take over his body?"
Ajaw clamored.
Seeing that the person and dragon had mistaken it for an ordinary Vision, Rios smiled lightly: "What if I said that this Vision only requires my acknowledgment to allow someone to use elemental power?"
"What?" Kinich was startled upon hearing this, "Just the Pyro Archon's acknowledgment allows one to use elemental power?"
This was completely different from what he had heard from his tribespeople.
"No need to be too surprised."
Rios opened his palm, and three mass-produced Pyro Visions floated in the air: "These Visions are all imitations I created based on the structure of true Visions, the Gnosis, and the Delusion."
"They can allow ordinary people to wield elemental power just like a Delusion."
"Yet they can also, like ordinary Visions, bring no harm to the user."
"I plan to distribute these Visions to Natlan's outstanding warriors."
"You are the first."
After hearing Rios's words, Kinich's face could no longer maintain its usual calm.
For the Pyro Archon to be able to mass-produce Visions—this was simply too unbelievable.
After all, among tens of thousands of people, not even one might awaken a Vision.
This was the gods' gift; after obtaining a Vision, not only could one use elemental power, but there was also the possibility of becoming a god.
If every Natlan person could hold a Vision...
The mere Abyss monsters would be utterly insignificant.
No matter how many came, they would be slain.
And now, Kinich was about to become the first person to possess a mass-produced Vision.
"Then, what is the price?"