Chapter 169: The Priesthood
Some people may wonder why mothers are worried when they can become heroes and great men.
That's because they can't understand what a mother feels.
Mayfair knows very well that any so-called hero or great man who looks glamorous and has countless halos on his body is actually the last winner after many dangers and tests, and their halo is often built on the competition of countless losers.
There is a saying that the greater the risk, the greater the return, and if this sentence is understood in reverse, the greater the return, the greater the risk.
If you are a young person, you are often willing to choose the kind of thrilling and exciting thing that pays very well once you succeed as your career, but from the perspective of a mother, what is often more important is to spend this life safely and steadily.
It's a pity that young people often don't understand their mother's thoughts, and in their opinion, being able to be rich and glorious is the most important thing, even if it takes their lives to win it.
Mayfair taught Al so many things, not that he hoped that Al could become a hero or a great man who could change the world, all Mayfair hoped was that Al could protect himself and the people he valued.
"Al, the instantaneous spell you learned is indeed very powerful, but you told me that this spell can only be used three times in real combat, so I think it's a bit of a big discount. ”
"But I can add to it. ”
Al explained.
"Do you mean that you can increase that spell slot of yours?" Although Al said a little briefly, Mayfair still understood what he meant: "Let's not say that the Fei Blue Crystal you said is very expensive, even that fairy secret technique is also a necessary condition, which means that you have to turn to that little goblin for help in this matter, so I want to ask you, do you take the little goblin's help to you for granted, and even want to keep asking for it in the future?"
Mayfair's words were very to the point.
Elton was stunned, and he began to think seriously about this question, which he had not thought about before.
Seeing Al's expression, Mayfair added: "But Al, you don't need to draw too much of a line with others, I just want to warn you not to take other people's kindness for granted, and you don't reject all other people's kindness to you because of this." ”
"I see. ”
"It's good that you know. Mayfair nodded: "I'm going to teach you a new holy art next, Al, you have a good idea." ”
Mayfair began to chant aloud a singular language.
The language is melodious, even if the tonal differences between adjacent words are enormous, but because of this, the chanting is imbued with an indescribable sacredness.
Al knew that his mother was reciting the sacred text, and he even knew the meaning of every word and sentence.
Unlike the mantras of the magicians, the sacred texts are passages that praise God, and of course they are mixed with accusations and accusations of sin, declarations and praises of the truths of the world, and so on.
These words can be said to be a sycophant to the gods, to borrow power from the gods.
If it was El before, he might not have thought much about such things at all, but after entering Ceylon, El realized that the magicians had a mocking and contemptuous attitude towards the priesthood.
"I think those priests are just a bunch of followers, sycophants, who use guò to pat the sycophants of the gods to borrow power. ”
"Yes, those people like to talk about the truth the most, in fact, in my opinion, they are just a group of clowns who are played with by the gods, and the flag of the gods is pushed to the table, but it's ridiculous that they don't even have such a consciousness. ”
"It's still our Dharma Master who is the greatest, self-reliant, and doesn't need to ask God or worship Buddha or anything, compared to us, those priests are simply too undignified. ”
"Haha, I've always wondered what they would do if the gods of the priesthood abandoned them, would they become ordinary people?"
"Needless to say, without the power of the gods, they are just waste. ”
Is that really the case?
Of course not.
Alco knew this far better than the classmates who were reluctant to talk about the priesthood at a fraction of the knowledge.
The gods are not the soft-eared kings of the mortal world, and the praise of these mortals is nothing to them at all.
And the clergy are not sycophants who can only pat the sycophants of the gods.
If you can get the power from the gods just by patting the gods on the back, then it is too simple, and people can recite more shameless words praising the gods, so that they can get more favor from the gods?
It's so nice to think about.
The difference between the high-ranking priests and the low-ranking priests is by no means the ability to pat on the back of the gods.
Why can fixed sacred texts only be exchanged for the power of fixed characteristics?
Why is it that an old priest who has been serving the gods for a long time can be completely surpassed by a new person in a year or two?
The reason for this qiē is that the clergy are also gifted, not because of the gods, but because of the mastery of the holy power.
Divine power, like magic, is a kind of power.
The magicians mocked the clerics as dogs under the chains of the gods, but they did not know that these chained dogs were likely to be even more frightening if they were able to break free from their chains.
Apostates, so-called people who turn their backs on the gods.
Logically speaking, those who turn their backs on the gods in this way should receive powerful and terrifying divine punishments and punishments, but it is true that not only can they still use the power of the gods, but they will also become more and more arrogant and powerful because they have broken the rules and baggage of the oaths they have promised.
The power of a mage comes from his or her own gifts, summarization, and observation of the world around him, and the power of a priest comes likewise from training.
If the learning of a magician is likened to the free selection of building blocks that can be freely combined, then the clergyman's power system is a framework that has been built in advance, and the clergy only needs to use the corresponding power according to the rules of the gods.
And if the outspoken apprentices in Elban had known that the current Goddess of Magic was constructing a new spellcasting system called the 'Demon Web', they would probably never have had the courage to say that again.
ps: I was ready to sleep, but I took a look, okay, this is the addition of the new Dharma Protector~ (To be continued.) )