I was a charlatan in India

When creating a body for oneself, one should naturally choose the best lingam.

This thing not only affects Shenhe's perception of his surroundings, but also his ability to manipulate incense ash.

Speaking of incense ash...

Shenhe once sculpted half a body out of incense ash and turned it into his follower.

It seems she also has a wish: "to have a normal life."

It's strange, even a clump of incense ash can have its own consciousness. India is really incredibly neurotic.

Currently, there are two top-grade Linga stones: one is the gold-inlaid jade from Mina's family, and the other is the horse bone from Haiti.

The quality of this thing is very close to that of gold-inlaid jade, and there are also a few bone linga on the outside, but they do not have the same effect. I don't know what the standard for judging it is.

Shenhe plans to steal Mina's gold-inlaid jade hairpin.

Such good materials are wasted on just lighting up the map.

Clearly, his mindset has undergone a qualitative change.

The city of Varanasi, which was almost completely illuminated, was practically his private property in Shenhe's eyes.

Of course, it wouldn't be appropriate to just take it away, as that might make Mina feel sad.

He plans to make a fake one and replace it.

For example, copper plating on iron?

Forget it, let's just plate it with gold, otherwise it looks too fake.

Anyway, Mina didn't know that this thing was solid.

As long as the weight is appropriate, even if it is later discovered that it is not gold inside, people will only suspect that Dana was not sincere.

In any case, Mina didn't have a good impression of Dana to begin with.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.

Yes, let's do it that way.

The gods have become powerful, and so have you...

Shenhe suddenly remembered the phrase he hated most in modern times: "For the sake of the bigger picture."

I never expected that I would be the same way after gaining power.

This is normal.

You've become the ruler, yet you're still thinking about the people you rule; that's just plain crazy.

As long as there's no riot, then squeeze them dry!

Therefore, in Shenhe's eyes now, Mina's feelings are far more important than her actual interests.

After all, if someone is in a bad mood, it could affect Agni, which would be troublesome.

A believer is a believer, a source of material that provides the strength for asceticism or the resources for reality.

Dana is the same, and Mina is no different.

She won't receive any preferential treatment just because she's a pregnant young woman.

Just do it.

The most difficult part of making this counterfeit was the counterweight.

Gold weighs 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter.

Even stones or most metals, which we subconsciously perceive as heavy, do not have such an exaggerated density.

For example, a solid iron block actually weighs only 7.9 grams per cubic centimeter, less than half the weight of gold.

Modern counterfeit counterfeit weights are typically filled with tungsten, which is what we often hear referred to as a "tungsten core".

The two substances have very similar densities.

However, ancient India did not have the technology to refine tungsten.

We need to test the cost of getting this thing first.

Unlike the merit ball, tungsten ore is indeed an Indian product.

Its location is roughly in the Levant Mountains of Rajasthan. It was mined by the British during World War I and used in the war, and only became known to people after the war ended.

Of course, saying these things to Cifu is useless.

Shenhe first tentatively asked, "Get me some tungsten."

The required amount of arduous training is quite terrifying.

Clearly, this thing, which is far ahead of its time, is extremely expensive, even though the Blessing System can understand his commands in some way.

However, having learned from previous experience, Shenhe already knew which angles to exploit.

"Get me some stones from Mount Levant, stones that are exceptionally heavy, about the same weight as gold."

Using this description, the amount of ascetic effort required is indeed reduced.

But it's still ridiculously expensive.

It's certainly not the price of a merit ball.

Shenhe feels there is still room for improvement.

After much deliberation, he finally focused his attention on this "Mount Levante".

Could it be that the place name hasn't appeared yet?

Shenhe's historical knowledge is probably at the high school level, with maybe a little extracurricular interest, which is not enough to judge whether this knowledge point is correct or not.

But that doesn't stop us from testing the waters.

Therefore, Shenhe revised his wording again.

Mount Levante was replaced with "a rocky mountain in the arid desert of the west".

The amount of arduous training required has suddenly decreased!

Become!

This consumption is only slightly more than that of moving merit balls, which may be due to the weight.

After all, tungsten, like gold, is an overweight little monster.

Next comes casting and pouring.

The former is very simple. Just walk on Mina's gold-inlaid jade linga with incense ash, and then teleport to the space. That will be a ready-made mold.

As for casting...

Tungsten has a very high melting point, making it extremely difficult to smelt.

However, Shenhe can carry only a little bit at a time, so that when they are transported there they are small particles, and then they can be wrapped and bound together with some incense ash.

After cooling and solidification, a tungsten ringamen is formed.

Come to think of it, this seems to be the first tungsten product in the world. Logically speaking, it should be priceless. Could it be even more valuable than a gold lingam?

Shenhe summoned Arti and asked her to take Linga out to try it out.

"Okay, Brother Datian."

Arti walked up to the tungsten linga and looked at it curiously for a few moments.

This thing is grayish-brown and doesn't look like anything good.

Hey!

Arti strained with all his might to lift it, but the tungsten-plated ringjad wouldn't budge.

Shenhe then realized that the weight of this linga was definitely not something a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl could lift.

"Arti, go outside and wait for me."

Arti nodded and straightened up.

Before long, it was released into the outside world by Shenhe.

Immediately afterwards, an overweight linga fell in front of her.

"Bang!"

Even the ground was cracked!

"...Brother Datian, were you just about to ask me to move this thing?"

Arti raised a hand and pointed blankly at her little face.

what?

I?

"Yes, when I was your age, I could already lift this weight."

"You need to eat well and sleep on time to build up your strength."

"good."

Shenhe is talking nonsense.

The gold-inlaid jade, which weighs the same as this linga, was carried into Mina's room by four strong men.

However, Arti actually believed this nonsense.

She secretly vowed to work hard to strengthen her body so that she could better help her brother Da Tian in the future.

But... he's visiting shrines again.

Brother Da Tian didn't keep his word.

snort!

As she angrily performed her prayers, the lingam was successfully activated.

However, its effectiveness is quite limited, even less than that of a stone picked up casually by a believer.

This was completely unexpected by Shenhe.

It seems that there are other rules hidden in the criteria for determining the range of the linga that I have not yet understood.

He retrieved the linga, plated it with gold, and returned it to Arti.

"Activate it again."

Wow, this linga looks so beautiful!

Arti's eyes lit up instantly, and she didn't feel wronged at all that Shenhe had asked her to worship.

This time, the effective range expanded significantly, and the field of vision provided was exceptionally clear.

While it may not be as powerful as Mina's, it is still far superior to many Blackrock Linga.

Strangely, some nobles possessed lingams made with more gold than this one, but their coverage was far less than that of this one.

That's weird.

Shenhe muttered to himself as he retrieved the Golden Linga and Alti.

He added a few gemstones to it, and then sneaked into Mina's boudoir and took out the precious gold linga.

Hmm... you asked where gold and gemstones come from.

Those are Dana's goods, of course.

A god who steals things is just too overpowered.

At this moment, the remaining dozens of boxes of stones were finally brought back to Varanasi.

"Sir, a few soldiers escaped, but we captured most of the goods."

The captain in charge of escorting the goods waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to open the lid.

"Unpack and inspect the goods!"